Browns Lions clash for sixth NFL title in seven years
Detroit Lions led by Hoernschemeyer Layne and Harder battle Cleveland Browns at Municipal Stadium in a championship clash. Elyria’s Curcillo to play in East West Shrine Game in San Francisco with possible Coffman Trophy bid. Televised by WXEL. Capper events note Capitol Theater encore on Jan 1–3 with sports panel guests.
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Cleveland Browns
Detroi Lions
Municipal Stadium
Browns
Lions
National Football League
Bob Hoernschemeyer
Motor City
Hoernschemeyer
Doak Walker
Bobby Layne
Marlin
Pat
Box
Leon Hart
Detroit
Hart
Walker
Elyria
Tony Curcillo
Kezar Stadium
San Francisco
WXEL
Cleveland
Curcillo
William M. Coffman
Elyrian
Vic Janowicz
Bob Waterfield
U.C.L.A
Allen Dekdebrun
Cornell
Nick Sacrinty
Wake Forest
Johnny Lujack
Notre Dame
John Panelli
Eddie LeBaron
College of the Pacific
Kyle Rote
Southern Methodist
Fairview
Scarlet Warriors
Shaw
Lake Erie
South Amherst
Lorain County
Lorain Naval Reserve
Lorain Corps
Robert Turman
Lorain
Browns-Lions
Harold Horace
Frank Court
Horace
Capitol Theater
Marv Frankel
Lou Little
Nat Fleischer
Gene Sarazen
Frank Frisch
Bill Corum
Fearless Fraley and Olympic talk mix with sports notes
A collage of sports thoughts including Bob Mathias delaying 1956 Olympic plans due to Marine service. mentions greyhound racing growth, Rick Casares in the Gator Bowl, Rocky Marciano honors, tax trapping in Wisconsin, and Pop Warner award talk favoring Donn Moomaw over Jim Sears.
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York
Fraley
Marine Corps
Bob Mathias
Australia
Big Bob
Stanford
Pacific Coast
UCLA
Donn Moomaw
Southern Cal
Jim Sears
Moomaw
South Amherst to Stage First Annual Basketball Carnival
South Amherst prepares for its first scholastic basketball carnival featuring four teams from Lorain and Huron counties. Matches start Monday night with South Amherst vs Weston at 7:30 and Wellington vs Camden at 9:00, followed by semifinals and a championship on Tuesday.
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South Amherst
Lorain County
Ischnginey
Carden
Wellngton
Southwestorn
Weston
Warenan- Townsend
Huron County
Camden
Lust
Wellington
Sout Airhherst
Welington
James Hales
South Argherst
Dick Browne
Stan Madhock
Chick Smuth
Elyria
White
Jim Carcaran
Duke Pribich
Union Team Wins First Half C League Tie
The Union team defeated the Hornets 87 to 19 on the YMCA floor to clinch at least a tie for the first half of the Class C League. Local 101 of the UAW CIO led the effort as top scorer and overall standout in the lopsided victory.
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Hornets
YMCA
Uaw-Cio
UAW-CIO Hornets extend win streak with victory
triumph was the fifth in row for the U.A.W.C.CO. club. In other games Terry's Terrors beat Hot Shots 37-27 while Albert Auditors defeated West Side Boys Club 40-35. Ron Carr led UAW-CIO with 26 points and key players from the Hornets and Terrors contributed to the scores in a rugged league night.
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Ee WL
Pet Uaw-Cio
Terrys ‘Perrors En Seeee
Aihnecht Auditors
West Side Boys Club
Hot Shots
Eaoness
West Side Merchants
Hornets Yeep
U.a.w.c.co
Terry
Eaton Registers Over Avon Lake In Double Elimination
North Eaton Heating defeated Avon Lake Feed Mill 53 to 26 in a double elimination tournament last night on the Lorain MCA floor. Paul Sinis led the winners with high point total while Avon Lake struggled to respond in a game written with many garbled lines and player notes.
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North Eaton Heating
Avon Lake
Loraine McA
Paul Sinis
North Eaton
Avon Lake Heating
Etterang
Rinegen Orf
Kameshira If
Urgues If
Doon Lf
Kiel
FeenAg
Bruce
Wendirke GQ
Farmer
Retiwer
Cartlis
GAD Tota
Tron Avon Take Co
Seee FU
Correct Right Shoulder Posture in Basketball Shooting
Coaching note explains how a misaligned left foot and right shoulder tilt during the first step causes the ball to drift on release. It emphasizes keeping the first step straight and coordinated with the push of the ball to maintain proper form and balance.
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John F. Dille
Williams Buys Into Florida Firm
Ted Williams buys an ownership stake in a Miami fishing tackle distribution firm as he nears retirement from baseball. The 34 year old Boston Red Sox slugger and Marine Air Corps captain hopes to stay in baseball if possible but expects age and a long layoff to be hurdles. The firm serves the Southeast Caribbean and South America.
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Miami
Fla
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Marine Air Corps
Willams
Williams
Southeast
Carribbean
South America
Despirito Fails To Pilot Winner At Tropical Park
Miami Florida Tony Despirito sought to regain his magic touch and tie the all time record of 388 winners in a year with 12 wins in five days left. His bid suffered a setback when he failed to win in eight races at Tropical Park with Kirst Grandenvi runner up in the fifth race and three other finishes outside the money.
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Miami
Fla
U.P
Tony Despirito
Iacis
Tony
Walter Miller
Joe Culmone
Willie Shoemaker
Despiito
Tropical Park
Despirito
Kirst Granden
Fairview Loses First Game 51 to 44 to Alumni
Fairview High falls 51 to 44 as Ray Storey leads Alumni with 18 points and Hal Lawson adds 14 for Fairview in seven games this season. Reserve team beat Alumni prelim 39 to 21.
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Fairview High
Ray Storey
Hal Lawson
Finview Reserves
Cage Schedule for Saturday in Cleveland and Lakewood
Readable fragment lists events in Cleveland and Lakewood with cage match pairings including Cart Mo Rines versus Jon Viens and a Shaker Heights game at Lakewood. The OCR is incomplete but indicates local boxing or wrestling bouts and venue notes.
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Cleveland
Herts
Jon Viens
Shaker Heights
Col Goed
Lakewood
Lawrence Sets New Loop Record in Bowline League
Ralph Lawrence of Stainless Steel led the Pfaudler Company Bowline League at Stoney's Rain Bow with a 626 series to top the night and set a new league record by a 257 single. He also earned high honors for the evening.
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Lawrence
Pfaudler Company
Stoney’s
Rainbow Lines
Ralph Lawrence
Stainless Steel
Pfaudler Company League
Ces
Jago
High Machine Shop
TORET
Bowling roll-off set at Rainbow Lanes Sunday afternoon
The match follows a high of 243, with Stainless Steel earning three forfeits from the Assembly Room as Tank Shop dropped two to Cost Department. The first half loop title is tied between Tank Shop and the roll-off contenders.
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Assembly Room
Tank Shop
Cost Department
Rainbow Lanes
Maglie Threatens Holdout Over Salary Cut
Sal Maglie of the New York Giants said he would oppose any salary reduction to about 35000 for 1953. The famed "Barber" noted he has not received a 1953 offer yet and would not agree to a cut. He posted 18 wins and eight losses last season after a standout 23 and 6 the year before. He has kept in shape with carpentry work and plans gym workouts.
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Niagara Falls
Sal Maglie
Giants
New York
Mahe
Maglie
Detroit
Cleveland
Lions
Los Angeles
Dillard Breaks Jamaican Caribbean 110-yard Hurdles Mark
Harrison Dillard of Cleveland and Mal Whitfield of Columbus combined with two Americans to smash Jamaican and Caribbean records in Kingston. Dillard timed 14.3 seconds for the 110-yard high hurdles and helped set a 42.3 seconds 400-yard relay record.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Harrison Dillard
Cleveland
Mal Whitfield
Columbus
Ohio
Dillard
Whitfeld
Merchants C Bowling League Sets Evening Schedule
The Merchants C Bowling League at Stoney's Rainbow Lanes features six matches tonight at 7 o'clock. The card includes Lorain W Nerwalk Truck versus Bivina Norway Truck, Youngs Hardware against Memos No 1 Bruce and King versus Maver Revtor, Van Aisdre arpe ship oss Borke Fura, Beverage Dispenser Company versus Grids Garage, and Mrs No 2485 Darvy Queen.
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Merchants
Stoney's Rainbow Lanes
Lorain
Bivina Norway
Youngs Hardware
Memos
Bruce and King
Maver Revtor
van Aisdre
Arpe
Oss Borke Fura
Grids
Darvy Queen
Shrine All-Star clash set as East meets West
Rival East and West teams square off in the 28th Shrine All-Star game at Kezar Stadium with 60 000 fans expected. The event aims to raise funds for the Shriners Crippled Children’s Hospital while noting a toss up in the depth chart and national broadcasts.
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SAN Francisco U.P
Kezar
Ps.t
Shriner
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Biggie Munn
East
Howie Odell
West
McAuifie
Fortunato
Tommy O'Connell
Illinois
Billy Reynolds
Pittsburgh
Don Heinrich
Washington
Eddie Crowder
Oklahoma
Bobby Reynolds
Nebraska
Olszewski
Wessels
Martinez Scores TKO In Seventh Over Williams
Vince Martinez a 23 year old welterweight from Paterson New Jersey battered Don Williams of Worcester Massachusetts to force a ninth round stoppage at Madison Square Garden. Williams retires claiming he is no longer the fighter he was after suffering a deep facial gash and bleeding from his nose and brow. Martinez improves to 26 1 with 15 knockouts while Williams ends a seven year pro run at 12 losses in 71 fights and a fourth kayo.
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New York
Vince Martinez
Paterson N. J
Don Williams
Chien Vejar
Madison Square Garden
Bill Brown
Bill Daly
Tex Pelte
Bobbysox
Martinez
Williams
Worcester
Mass
Ruby Goldstein
Ex-GI Returns To Help Japanese Musicians
Jackson Mississippi. Thomas Talbert, a former corporal with the Far East Command’s chaplain’s section in Tokyo, has returned to Japan as a civilian to give piano concerts. Proceeds fund eight scholarships for young Japanese musicians at the Tokyo Conservatory of Music. Talbert began the scholarship while in service with a Tokyo recital.
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Jackson
Miss
Far East
Thomas Talbert
Far East Command
Tokyo
Japan
Browns Lose Jones and Speedie as Lions Hopeful for Championship
Browns star Dub Jones and end Mac Speedie are out with twisted knees for the NFl title clash at Municipal Stadium. Coach Paul Brown starts rookies Ray Renfro and Darrel Brewster to replace Jones and Speedie as Detroit Coach Buddy Parker insists the Lions are in great shape for the showdown.
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Jones and Speedie
Browns
Milt Dolinger
United Press
Cleveland
Cleveland Browns
Dub Jones
Mac Speedie
Detroit Lions
End Speedie
Jones
Municipal Stadium
Vic Ippolito
Otto Graham
Speedie
Dante Lavelli
Graham
Paul Brown
Darrel
Pete) Brewster
Purdue
Ray Renfro
North Texas State
John Kissell
Brown
LIONS
Buddy Parker
Rams
Parker
Dick Stanfel
Syracuse Wings Past Barons to Narrow Standings Gap
Syracuse Warriors crushed Cleveland Barons 5-1 to close within two points of third place in the American Hockey League. Bronko Horvath scored twice in the decisive second period while Armand Lemieux and Sammy Casanato added goals and Eric Pogue netted his 19th of the season.
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Cleveland
U.P
Cleveland Barons
Syracuse Warriors
Warriors
Barons
Pittsburgh Hornets
Hershey ‘Bears
Bronko Horvath
Syracuse
Armand Lemieux
Sammy Casanato
Eric Pogue
Bell Proposes NFL Player Limit Cut From 33 to 30
Commissioner Bert Bell advocates trimming NFL rosters to 30 from 33 next season to reduce extravagant expenses. He notes payroll cuts of at least 1500 dollars though opposing any salary reductions. Bell supports two platoon use with less emphasis on specialists and stresses players deserve a living wage.
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CLEVELAND @P
Bert Bell
Bell
National Football League
Ohio State Five Battles Illinois in WPA Western Conf.
Ohio State arrives for a Western Conference opener against Illinois in Huff Gym with center Paul Ebert and guard Dean Cook leading the Bucks to stop six foot ten John Kerr and a veteran Illini trio as a capacity crowd of over 6 500 is expected to witness a battle for top Big Ten status after Illinois seeks to rebound from a 77 73 upset by Minnesota.
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Champaign
Ill
W.P
Ohio State University
Illini
Bucks
Illinois
Minnesota
Buckeyes
Ohio State
Paul Ebert
Dean Cook
John Kerr
Kerr
Max Hooper
Bob Peterson
Jim Bredar
Huff Gym
Varied high school cage results from Ohio and beyond
The composite score list shows Ohio scholastic cage results for teams including Marietta Dover Worthington Bexley Columbus West Columbus St Charles Portsmouth Columbus Central Dublin Hilliards Hamilton Cincinnati Withrow Lockland Wayne Cincinnati Elder Fremont St Joseph Fostoria St Wen Delin Celina Wapakoneta Westerville Big Walnut Toledo Woodward Anton Lehman Ashville Bremen Akron North Ironton Sabina Arcanum Tecumseh Springfield Cath Wayne Beavercreek Walnut Teap Waynesville Centerville Middletown Fenwick Dayton Patterson Van Wert Simi Shawnee Alumni Fairview Cleveland West Salem COLLFGE Wisconsin California Washington Met Idaho Iowa Oregon USN Amphibious Denver Washington St Louis Southern Calif Washington State Williams Wagner Hofstra Wesleyan Missouri Iowa State Kansas Nebraska Mankato Augustana Rice TCU Baylor Texas.
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Portsmouth
Columbus
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Chicago Herald-American
Jim Enright
the Examiner
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U.S
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Queens
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B'nai Brith
Joe Walcott
Henry Schell
Hillsboro
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Goodwin
Badger State
M. H. Crowder
Insurance
Ely. Sav. & Trust
UAW -C
Fred_ Smith
Terry Terrors
Berthold
Fred Smith
Ashfit
Phililon
Stark
Ruhl
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Ishick
Terrell
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Eaton
Billy Sixty
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Lou Worgham
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Johnny Olszewski
Cal
Bill Forester
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Don McAuliffe
Michigan State
Joe Fortunato
Mississippi State
Paul Dekker
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Norm Robertson
Pfeiffers Beer
Steve Krupar
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Shero
Reigle
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Bailey
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Milli Kan
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Horvath
Lemieux
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Pogue Casanato
Ashbee
Lynn ¢Wodhy
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Burnett
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Casanato
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Ashley
Ashbeet
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Pogue
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Patsy Caillighen
Bobby Carse
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Dover
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Bexley
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Columbus St. Charles
Wagner
Hofstra
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Iowa State
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Mankato Tch
Augustana
Rice
TCU
Bavior
Texas
Plymouth
Deetz, Inc
Chrysler
Lymouth
W. Broad Street
C.perrel
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