Tucson Lightweight Babe Mathis Plans Move to California
Tucson's Babe Mathis will likely vacate the Arizona lightweight title as he follows promoter-connection moves and a desire for better pay. He cites scarce opponents and small purses in Arizona, aiming for a main-event path in California or St Louis. Mathis has 66 pro fights with 26 knockouts and previously drew with Charley Salas in a San Diego debut.
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Arizona
Babe Mathis
Tucson
Mathis
Los Angeles
San Diego
St. Louis
Johnny Hart
Phoenix
Hart
Phoenix Athletic Commission
Davis-Monthan Mustangs Eye Regional Invitational Title
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Mustangs ride a seven game win streak and chase a regional invitational title after their 66-50 win over Grand Canyon College. Coach Lt. Jim Conway notes improved shooting and depth as keys, with returning veterans Morris Zempel Orville Butcher Roy Suzuki leading a balanced squad plus two new forwards Dick Luthanen and Jack Baker. The team aims for coast tournament prep while welcoming a new Badger Men's club banquet for THS state champs.
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Jim Conway
36Th Air Division
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March
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Conway
Grand Canyon College
Hosses
D-M
Morris Zempel
Orville Butcher
Roy Suzuki
Zempel
South Dakota
Black Hills Teachers’ College
Zemp
Butcher
Murray State of Kentucky
Con College
Suzuki
Dick Luthanen
Jack Baker
Don Peters
Matt Chavez
Russ Freeland
Roy Meyers
Jay Smith
Frosh
Wildcat
Calif
Williams Afb
Chandler
Tommy Hancock
Tyler
Tex
Edwards
Litchfield Park
Yuma
Luke Air Force Bases
Ua-Lasalle
D-M Mustangs
Jack Myers
Bombers
Williams
Jets
UA Frosh
Muroc
Litchfield
Luke
Hughes Wilcox
Notre Dame
D-M Gymnasium
Aztecs Invade Wildcat Den Tonight LaSalle Foe Here Tomorrow
LaSalle leads college basketball poll after six straight wins and 6-0 start. The Explorers received 26 first place votes and 692 points in the AP poll. Kansas State and Illinois follow in the top rankings with Seton Hall and Oklahoma A&M among others.
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Philadelphia
Associated Press
Sugar Ray Robinson May Retire From Boxing Soon
Rumors spread that Sugar Ray Robinson, 31, plans to retire and tour with song and dance. Abe Greene says no official word, while manager George Gainford claims Robinson will stay active and defend the middleweight title, possibly against Randy Turpin in London or Dublin next June.
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Gainford
England
Randy Turpin
London
Dublin
Turpin
D M Hosts Service Cage Tournament
Davis Monthan AFB begins the 36th Air Division invitational basketball tourney with eight teams. First round pairings include Hill AFB vs Yuma AFB at 2 p.m., Litchfield Park Navy vs Davis Monthan at 4 p.m., Williams AFB vs Edwards AFB at 6 p.m., and Luke AFB vs March at 8 p.m.
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Mose Quartet Captures El Rio Pro Amateur Honors
Dave Mose associate pro at El Rio Golf Club led his four man team to nine under par 61 to win the Pro Amateur at El Rio with 66 golfers. Teammates Jim Douglas Aubuchon and Joe Kelly scored 81 78 and 74 for a 61 winning total. Red Allen's team was second with 62. Art Brown's team third with 63. three teams tied at 66 for third led by Jim McDonald Herb Bowers and Ernie Ball. Low amateur was Jerry Purdy with 69. event played in favorable weather with Gunner Nelson hosting and hoping for another pro am soon.
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Globe
Leroy Olsen
Allen
Litchfield
Gunnar Nelson
John Reuter
Phoenix
Dave Mose
el Rio Golf and Country Club
Mose
Jim Douglas
Aubuchon
Joe Kelly
Sportsman's Fund
Eddie Fladoos
R. K. Warren
C. W. Patterson
Ball
Jerry Purdy
University of Arizona
Purdy
Simon Pure
McNally
Warren
Arizona Wildcats Host San Diego State in Bear Down Gym
Arizona and San Diego State meet in Bear Down gym with UA seeking its second win of the season as SDSU aims to extend a string of recent success. Preliminary 6:30 p.m. showcase features UA Frosh vs Eastern Arizona JC, followed by the 8:30 p.m. varsity tipoff broadcast on KTKT.
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San Diego State
Arizona
Bear Down
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Bill Meyer
Bob Brady
Noel Mickleson
Ernie Hartzog
Aztecs
Arizona Pos
San Diego
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Poole Bruner
Mickelson Grower
Meyer Castro
Hartzog
UA Frosh
Eastern Arizona Junior College
KTKT
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University of Arizona
Wildcats
San Diego State Aztecs
UA Wildkittens
Cats
Centenary
Loyola of Los Angeles
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Redlands
Flagstaff
Washington University
Tulsa
Ft. Hays
Kan
Wichita A
SDS Cage
James C. Julien
Ziegenfuss
SDS
York
Penn
Brady
Noel Mickelson
Helix High
Fred Enke
Bill Kemmeries
Eli Lazovich
Enke
Jim Brower
Dave Inglis
Rudy Castro
Richards Receives Governor’s Award At Towncat Banquet
West Pittston’s Dave Richards 160 pound football star won the Governor’s Award at the Towncats banquet in the University of Arizona Student Union. Gov Howard Pyle praised athletic funding and Warren Woodson’s coaching while Richards was lauded for four years of consistent play.
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Arizona
Howard Pyle
Warren Woodson
Woodson
Richards
Daniel
Illinois Named No 1 College Team In UPI Poll
Illinois holds the top rank for the second straight week in the United Press coaches poll for the 1952-53 season based on games through December 14. La Salle Kansas State Washington and Oklahoma A&M follow. Seton Hall rises to sixth and Notre Dame enters top ten replacing Holy Cross. UCLA NC State and Minnesota occupy next spots.
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Washington
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Eee
Seton Halls
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Iowa
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Bradley
Colorado
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New York
United Press Board of Coaches
United Press Rating Board
Philadelphia
Illini
Seton Hall
Banquet Readied For Badgers
Tomorrow night’s THS football banquet will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Tucson high cafeteria. The state champion Badgers will be feted with awards, and coach Warren Woodson of the University of Arizona will be the keynote speaker. John Yargan Sr. urged boosters to join the newly formed Badgers Men’s club and attend.
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Tucson High
John Yargan Sr
Badger
University of Arizona
Warren Woodson
Charles Seeks Title Shot After Unimpressive Buford KO
Ezzard Charles, ex-champion from Cincinnati, out pointed by boos after a seventh round KO of Frank Buford in Boston. Charles weighed 187 to Buford 202 and faces a $400,000 bid to meet Rocky Marciano or Jersey Joe Walcott in June at Braves Field. Charles’ co-manager Tom Tannas says a title shot is promised after the Marciano-Walcott bout.
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P—Ezzard Charles
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Ohio
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Buford
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Charles
Sam Silverman
Callahan Athletic Club
Rocky Marciano
Jersey Joe Walcott
Braves Field
Tom Tannas
Silverman
Tannas
Joe Zapustas
BC Fives Play Busy Night With Multiple Showdowns
Five Border teams vie tonight as Arizona faces San Diego State and LaSalle after a California swing. New Mexico A M hosts New Mexico while Tempe travels to San Diego Marine quintet. Hardin-Simmons meets Midwestern and Texas Western to North Texas State.
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Tempe
California
San Diego Marine
Arizona
San Diego State
LaSalle
Philadelphia
New Mexico A&m
New Mexico University
Aggies
Texas
Hardin-Simmons
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Midwestern
Texas Western
Denton
North Texas State
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Loyola of
Los Angeles
San Diego Naval Training Center
Norton resigns as Texas A&M coach after alumni payout
Five years earlier Homer Norton stepped down as head football coach at Texas A&M as alumni financed $20,000 to cover the rest of his contract.
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Homer Norton
Texas A&m
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