Seals Hold Tryout Camp In Phoenix
The San Francisco Seals stage a midseason tryout at Phoenix Municipal Stadium with 18 hopeful players. Manager Tommy Heath and trainer Leo Hughes direct batting practice and infield drills as Ed Pentkowski Bob Bandelier and Gordon Windhorn—Windhorn a former New York Giants farm system outfielder—are among those already present.
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Phoenix
Heath, Hughes
San Francisco Seals
Arizona
Phoenix Municipal Stadium
Tommy Heath
Leo Hughes
Ed Pentkowski
Bob Bandelier
Gordon Windhorn
Windhorn
New York Giant
Lane Garden Timer Holds Sports Attendance Record
Caspar Lane known as Cappy is the official timer at Madison Square Garden. For 39 years of timing he has covered every basketball game at the arena and racked up a 3,000 event streak with only one miss. He once timed 12 basketball games in one day and survived a eye injury while on duty.
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New York
Caspar
Cappy) Lane
Lane
Madison Square Garden
Little Man
Rooseevlt Raceway
Harrison Dillard
Mal Whitfield
John Marshall
Irving Jaffe
Ab Jenkins
Horace Aschenfelter
Mel Patten
Greg Rice
Cappy
New York Ranger
Chicago Blackhawks
Lané
Bill
Lionel Conacher
Montreal Maroons
Garden
Cappy Lane
Texas Tech
DeWitt Weaver
Forrest C
Phog
Allen
Amateur Athletic Union
Real Magazine
Bill Kemmeries
Arizona
Kemmeries
West Texas State
Troy Burrus
Jim Scott
National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association
Albuquerque
American Automobile Association
R. C
Bob) Locke
Billito Race Track
Los Angeles Examiner
Locke
Rubin String Tops Rillito Juvenile Final
Dick Haskell head pro at Jefferson Park in Seattle played in Tucson for a round with local pros and guests. The piece notes Haskell’s past as National Intercollegiate medalist and Northwest money leader, plus mentions Manuel De la Torre Glen Ballantyne Art Brown and Johnny Long. The section closes with a correction about Long’s hole in one.
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Ray McNally
Randolph
Dick Haskell
Jefferson Park
Seattle
Haskell
el Rio
Northwest
Northwestern
Manuel de la Torre
Glen Ballantyne
Ballantyne
Davis- Monthan Afb
Art Brown
Art
Charlie
Foster Golf Club
Arkansas Arizona Battle highlighted by Arizona visit
Arkansas and Arizona clash in Tempe as the Razorbacks seek a title run while Arizona aims to upset the top team. The game features ARKANSAS coach Glen Rose and ARIZONA players Kemmeries, Lucke, and top Sun Devil records noted for Curran and Mackey.
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Dallas
Arkansas
Razorbacks
Arizona
Fred Enke
Glen Rose
Rubin String Favored To Capture Sixth Straight At Rillito
Rubin String, a bay two year old by Piggin String, is the heavy pari mutuel favorite for the Santa Rita Hotel Cup Juvenile Finale at Rillito. Seven starters join Rubin String including Three Pigs Busby's Smart Texas Nug Par Third Reader Miss Prissy Gill and Little Annie Finley. The $1,000 purse plus entry fees mark the richest race of the meet.
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Billito Track
Rubin String
Busby’s Smart Texas
Nug Par
Reader
Miss Prissy Gill
Annie Finley
Rukin String
Piggin String
Queeny
Box Bar Ranch
Billy Gabbart
Rukin
Hy Dale
Tonto Bars Gill
Nug Bar
Little Annie Finley
Busby
Smart Texas
Joaquin Figutron
Rillito
Poverty Lane
Trinco
Sorrel
Drifting Dream
Wayward Belle
Wandered
Timber Bud
Wanderer
Punjab Bowdie
Baron Joey Kennedy
Desert Star
Vinson
Beggar
Fleecy Teagarden Sizzle
Athey
Guinapa Taos Wu
Hawklet
Miss Dot
Teagarden
Red Biscuit
Mary Owens
Susan Bailey
April Stroud
Annetta Jo Gabbart
Lucy Carter Wilcox
Angel Time
Pegmar Curry
Kennedy
Resorte
Angel Face
Chance Luck
Bardo Vinson
J. Figueroa
Little Devil Kennedy
Lujan
Gal Wilcox
Joe Dee H
Diamond
Mike Vinson Ariel Lisa
Mohee
Jim Gabbart
Johnny Packard
W Curry
Billy van Dorn Clark
Reader J. Figueroa
Miss Prissy Gill Wilcox
Annie Finley Kennedy
Poverty Lane Kennedy
Trinco Baca
Goddard
Bob Baca
Scotlyn Stroud
Dr. Royal Wilcox
Southern Pater Kennedy
Perez Wise Cloud
Westfall
Iron Watt
Johnny O'Brien Aims for Fourth Year Scoring Record
Johnny O'Brien of Seattle University seeks to break the four year college scoring mark tonight at Convention Hall against St. Josephs. He needs one point to tie and beat the record he shares from River Falls Wisconsin. O'Brien already set a season high and holds the 1 051 points last season and 361 foul conversions. His twin brother Eddie leads in assists.
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Hal Hubele
Tempe
Sun Devil
Dick Curran
Dick Mackey
Curran
Mackey
St. Mary's
Devils
San Diego Naval Training Center
Arizona
John Henry Johnson
Philadelphia
Johnny O’brien
Seattle University
Nate Nea Tanne
Ars
River Falls
Wis
State Teachers College
Johnny
New York University
Seattle
St. Joseph's College
Convention Hall
Fordham
Temple
O’brien
Johnny O
Eddie
Southerners Head For Sun Bowl
Mississippi Southern's Sun Bowl bound football team departs Hattiesburg for El Paso to face the College of Pacific on New Year’s Day. A bus will take the Southerners to New Orleans for air travel, with a brief workout planned on arrival.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Mississippi Southern
Sun Bow
el Paso
Texas
College of Pacific
New Orleans
Thad Vann
Boros May Enter Los Angeles Open
Julius Boros, the National Open champion, may participate in the $20,000 Los Angeles tournament after all. He previously said he would skip the local Open starting January 2, but an sponsor official now says Boros plans to be in Los Angeles this weekend and stay for the Open.
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Los Angeles
Julius Boros
Husky Pro
Boros
Illinois and NC State Seek Bounceback Wins Tonight
Illinois aims to rebound after a 77-73 loss to Minnesota and faces Ohio State in a Big Ten game as NC State visits Dartmouth. Kansas State and UCLA feature in top national matchups while La Salle, Washington, and other major programs headline holiday festival action at Madison Square Garden and various campuses.
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U.P
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Illini
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Kansas State
Oklahoma
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Yale University
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Columbia-Miami
Fla
Denver-Pacific Fleet
Harvard-Pitt
Idaho-Tulsa
Loyola
Stanford
St. Thomas
Santa Clara
San Jose State
West Virginia
Syracuse
Berkeley crew coach Rus Nagler dies at 54
Rus Nagler, longtime UC Berkeley freshman crew coach for 27 years until his 1951 retirement, died at his apartment at age 54. Firemen found no blaze after responding to a fire alarm he turned in shortly before his death, with asphyxiation suspected.
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Berkeley
Calif
U.P
Rusisell A. Nagler
University of California
Nagler
Cats Reds Clash In Memphis Intercollegiate Tourney Opener
Ole Miss seed No 2 faces Arizona January 2 in the first Memphis intercollegiate tourney opening game. Memphis State vs Auburn eyed for an early upset run with Auburn undefeated. Losers meet for consolation January 3 before the championship.
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Cats
Memphis
Tenn
University of Mississippi
Arizona Wildcats
Memphis State
Auburn
Arizona
Ole Miss
Washington St Louis beats Idaho. Huskies top Billikens 61 57
The University of Washington defeated St Louis University 61 to 57 in a close game. Separately Washington University of St Louis defeated Idaho in a separate matchup, score 61-57.
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New York
University of Washington
St. Louis University
Washington University of St. Louis
Idaho
Sugar Bowl State Opens Competition in New Orleans
New Orleans hosts a multi sport opening with yachting and a three day tennis event and boxing featuring Maryland vs Syracuse. Notable players include Gilbert Gray and Dave Brown. Mississippi and Georgia Tech collide for the football crown after track and other events.
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New Orleans
Ulillid
Maryland
Syracuse
Gardnar Malloy
Dave Brown
Tom Brown Jr
San Francisco
Henry Jyngle
Noel Brown
Los Angeles
Bernard Bartzen
San Angelo
Tex
Grant Golden
Chicago
Hal Burrows
Charlottesville
Tony Vincent
New York
Bob Perry
Sid Schwartz
Brooklyn
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Georgia Tech
Gilbert Gray
Southern Yacht Club
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Buccaneer
Fairhope
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Pensacola
St. Andrew’s Bay
St. Peterburg
Sarasota
Fla
Ronnie Rhodes
Art Nelson
John Granger
Bill Miller
Walt Davis
Texas A & M
Darren Hooper
Rev
Bob Richards
Illinois Athletic Club
St. Bonaventure
St. Louis
Brown Owen Pit Strategy At Mobile
Coach Steve Owen of the New York Giants arrives in Mobile with 46 players to train the South squad for the Senior Bowl on January 3. Full workouts begin Monday as Owen, in his fourth year leading the South, is aided by backfield coach Al Sherman. Paul Brown of the Cleveland Browns leads the North squad and remains in Cleveland for the championship pro game.
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Mobile
Ala
Steve Owen
New York Giants
Owen
San Francisco
Miami
al Sherman
Paul Brown
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland
USGA May Change Women's Tourney Format in 1953
The USGA surveys players on dropping the 18 hole qualifying round for the Women's National Amateur to start directly with match play. The 1953 event is set for Rhode Island Country Club in Providence from August 24 to 29.
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New York
U. S. Golf Association
Rhode Island Country Club
Providence
Kozar Out For Tennessee In Cotton Bowl
Tennessee loses star fullback Andy Kozar to an injured hip as coach Bob Neyland braces for the Cotton Bowl against Texas. Kozar is out, with the injury improving but not enough for New Year’s Day play.
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Knoxville
Tenn
U.P
Tennessee
Bob Neyland
Texas
Andy Kozar
Kozar
Mickey O’brien
O’brien
Florida
Fight Results with Wins for Martinez Butcher and Dunn
In New York Vince Martinez stopped Don Williams after 9 rounds in a 148 to 2 bout. West Palm Beach Emerson Butcher outpointed Chief Crazy Horse over 10 rounds in Rock Island. Edmonton George Dunn stopped Carlos Chavez in 10 rounds in Edmonton after 131½ to 136½ score.
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New York
Vince Martinez
Paterson
N.J
Don Williams
Worcester
Mass
West Palm Beach
Fia
Emerson Butcher
Rock Island
Crazy Horse
Rosebud
S.D
Edmonton
Alberta
George Dunn
Carlos Chavez
Los Angeles
Descriptive racing card with multiple events and picks
Race order lists horses with owners and jockeys in each of the nine races. Notable picks include Rubin String riding Little Egypt as best bet in race five and Black Mike Pater as long shot. Other entries feature Punjab Ty s Little Brother and Drifting Dream among the fields with various named horses and connections.
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Little
Egypt
Black Mike " Pater
College Basketball Scores Across Several Matchups
Cage Capers shows Washington edging St. Louis by four, San Jose State taking Stanford, Wisconsin defeating California, and Iowa routing Oregon. UCLA over Oregon State, USC beating Washington State in overtime, plus early rounds in the SW Conf and Big 7 tournaments with Baylor, Rice, Texas Christian, Missouri, and Kansas victories. Hofstra, Augustana, Washington, Navy, Lewis & Clark, Santa Clara, and Loyola results also listed.
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St. Louis
San Jose State
Stanford
Wisconsin
California
Iowa
Oregon
UCLA
Oregon State
Southern California
Washington State
Augustana
Sioux Falls
Mankato
Washington
St. Lewis
Idaho
Navy
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Rountree
Ken Dunlap
Elkins Smither
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Texas A&m
RICE
Owls
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Enke
Rose
O.K
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SMU
Gene Schwinger
Schwinger
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Big John Starkey
Starkey
Tommy Strasburger
Murray Bailey
George Sealing
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By Skibo McKay
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ZEC
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Zasrounder
King Features Syndicate
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Sears
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Jess Hill
Hill
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Pasadena
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Williamson
Jim Haluska
Rod
Desert Star Beggar
Punjab
John P Igo
Racemenon
Pegmar Red Biscuit
Hot Pepper Bardo
Bob Wise Cloud Dr. Royal
Little Sister Rubin String
Billito
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