Lee Carey to Enroll at University of Arizona
Tucson high athlete Lee Carey will join the University of Arizona for the second semester starting January 28. A three-sport star in football baseball and basketball he will be eligible for varsity baseball this spring and may choose football later. Carey batted .333 for the Legion team last year and led state all star football selections for a second year.
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University of Arizona
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Santa Claus
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University of Southern California
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
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Lafayette
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Reggie Russell
LaMotta Nabbed in New York Fight Shuffle
Nat Rogers, Madison Square Garden matchmaker, was to announce the boxer meeting Jake LaMotta Friday night at MSG replacing the cancelled Rocky Graziano Ruben Shank bout. Graziano withdrew with a sacro iliac condition and a Zale return remains possible.
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Rogers
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Denver Cagers To Invade Far West
SAN FRANCISCO December 25. The undefeated Denver Nuggets head to the Far West for holiday games in the American basketball league. They face Los Angeles tomorrow night and San Diego Friday with other Friday games including Po catello hosting Oklahoma City and Sacramento visiting Oakland.
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Oakland
Shrine game notes cap busy holiday prep
North Carolina Tarheels enjoy warm Christmas while preparing for the Sugar bowl. West squad adds three Southern California players Ferarro McArdle Callahan for Shrine game practice indoors in Stanford gym. East Shrine team plans outdoor workout amid mud and rain with no T plays.
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Menlo Park
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Mickey McArdle
Jim Callahan
Stanford
Homer Norton
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Ticket Row Overshadows Rose Bowl Admissions
Hundreds queued for Rose Bowl tickets but windows closed after about 2,100 of 7,642 seats were distributed. Discontent fans hired attorney S. S. Hahn to review possible actions against UCLA and the Pasadena Tournament of Roses association for allegedly misleading buyers at $5.00 apiece.
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UCLA
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association
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Santa Clara Names Pesco New Bronco Mentor
Santa Clara University promotes Ray Pesco to head basketball coach after George Barsi’s departure. Pesco, a former Bronco star, comes from Valley High School where his teams won north bay titles in 1945 and 1946. His unheralded squad remains unbeaten and has defeated California USC Stanford and UCLA behind six feet two inch average, returning players led by center Frank Laney who scored 78 in five games.
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U.P
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University of Santa Clara
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Pesca
Bronco
Valley
Cal
Frank Laney
Sacramento Senators
Tucker To Reject Pro Grid Offers
Army quarterback Arnold Tucker announces he will not pursue professional football despite offers. He arrived in Miami for Christmas and says he will stay in the Army, with a June commission and hopes for flight training.
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Fla
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Army
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Miami Herald
$50 000 California breeders' championship at Santa Anita
ARCADIA Calif Dec 24 There will be no split field for the $50 000 California breeders championship at Santa Anita. The premier for two year olds is set for next Saturday afternoon with about 22 expected starters and several others possible. If more than 18 start the one mile race will begin at the quarter pole and finish there. If 14 to 17 runners show the start shifts to the eight pole and finish at the same place.
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Calif
California
Santa Anita
Kentucky’s Yarutis Out With Hand Fracture for Blue Gray
Kentucky’s Leo Yarutis fractured his hand in yesterday’s workout and will miss the Southern squad’s Blue Gray classic. Dutch Meyer and Vanderhelt’s Reyd Sanders lament the loss of a top defensive guard just days before the game. The item notes Carl Hubbell again leading the National League pitching charts for the second consecutive year.
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Ixentucky
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Dutch Meyer
Texas Christian
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Vanderheilt
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Yarutis
Carl Hubbell
New York Giants
Former middleweight champ Fred Apostoll named boxer of the year
Three years ago Boatswain's Mate Fred Apostoll earned Ring magazine's boxer of the year honor. He is described as a former middleweight champion and noted for his notable performance in recent rings.
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Fred Apostoll
Ring Magazine
Sun Bowl Teams To Get Welcome In El Paso
El Paso prepares a royal welcome for Sun bowl participants Cincinnati Bearcats and Virginia Tech. The Bearcats travel 3500 miles the farthest to the Jan. 1 game and will arrive Friday with Texan attire. Virginia Tech flies in Saturday for the holiday classic.
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Tex
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Negro teams in first Yam bowl clash in Dallas
In Dallas on December 25 two top Negro college teams meet in the Yam bowl game. Southern University of Baton Rouge, champion of the Southwestern Colored Conference, faces Tuskegee Institute, holder of the best record in the Southeastern Conference. A crowd of about 15 000 is expected.
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Southern University of Baton Rouge
Tuskegee Institute of Alabama
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Joker Rios Slated For Three Round Card At Armory
Richard Joker Rios replaces Rocky Lopez to face Frankie Crouse in an eight bout program at the armory. Willie Moore subs for Teddy Preston against Ben Chonto. Manny Cocio meets Burnell Williams in a 178 pound feature. Details list multiple regional fighters at Davis Monthan and Tucson venues.
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Teddy Preston
Ben Chonto
Nogales
Ariz
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Milky Way Stable Owner Ethel Mars Dies in California
A year ago Mrs. Ethel V. Mars, owner of the Milky Way racing stable, died after a long illness at La Jolla California.
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Milky Way Racing Stable
la Jolla
Calif
Enamel and Wood Best for Homemade Soap Making
Advice warns against aluminum as lye damages it and suggests using enameled or wooden utensils for soap making at home. The note emphasizes safer materials to prevent metal corrosion and contamination.
Rose Bowl teams gain 24 hours rest on Christmas Day
Illinois and UCLA football squads received a Christmas respite in Pasadena, with plans for light workouts and tapering drills after a day off. Ros e bowl prep continues as coaches labored over tentative lineups and injury concerns.
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Pasadena
Calif
U.P
Illinois
UCLA
Sulreu Uled
Bert Labrucherie
Bruins
Ray Eliot
Champaign
Ill
Labrucherie
Don Malmberg
Wes Mathews
Malnberg
Malmberg
Mathews
Kramer Schroeder to Face Australian Team in Davis Cup
The American Davis Cup pair John Kramer and Ted Schroeder head to Kooyong to meet Australia in the challenge round with confidence of at least a 3 2 victory. Bromwich Quist loom as tough doubles foes while Kramer recovers from a minor foot injury. A 14 500 crowd is expected as matches begin under hot humid conditions.
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Australia
John “Jake” Kramer
Ted Schroeder
Imaless
Uwarundar Wumay
Lot Brown
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John Bromwich
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Wimbledon
Forest Hills
Kramer
Kooyong
Kooyong Arena
Kyle Rote hailed as greatest Texas high school player
In San Antonio a crowd of old-timers tout Kyle Rote as the top all around Texas interscholastic league star. The Odessa Odessa Thomas Jefferson showdown for the 27th annual schoolboy title looms as Rote, a Jefferson senior weighing 172 pounds, posts strong rushing and passing numbers and unmatched defensive coverage in his fourth year.
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Thomas Jefferson
Odessa
Austin
Rote
Jefferson
West All-Stars Have Good Lime
SANTTA CLARA Calif Dec 25 Line troubles faded as Hast camp prepared for Shrine New Year’s game against a West all star team. Guards Mastrangelo Rovai Dean Hirsch and Carnady Orlando provided depth and alternated at center.
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Calif
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Bernie Bierman
Shrine
John Mastrangelo
Fred Rovai
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Hal Dean
Ohio State
Ed Hirsch
Northwestern
John Carnady
Indiana
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Colgate
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