Browns and Lions Vie for NFL Title Meeting
The Cleveland Browns, winners of six straight divisional crowns, and the Detroit Lions, with one title, are seen as likely to meet for the NFL championship. Cleveland leads the American Conference with two games left, able to clinch at least a tie by beating the Chicago Cardinals next Sunday. The Lions and Los Angeles Rams top the National Conference after Rams beat the 49ers 34-21. Otto Graham led the Browns past the Redskins 48-24, while Lou Groza extended his consecutive conversions streak to 102.
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Virginia Cage Teams Swing Into December Action
Virginia college basketball opens a busy week with 23 games. Hampden Sydney visits Richmond while William and Mary meets George Washington and Washington and Lee faces North Carolina in Southern Conference play. Roanoke starts a five game northern tour with Hofstra tonight, then Wagner College, Iowa, St Johns, and Upsala follow.
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Washington and Lee
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Maryland
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West Virginia
Obelisk Memorial Marks 30,000 at Belsen Camp
An 80 foot stone obelisk tombstone was dedicated in Belsen Germany to honor 30,000 Jews and others killed in the Nazi concentration camp. West Germany president Theodor Heuss said Germany must bear its shame but noted good and evil exist among all people.
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Durocher Denies Quitting Baseball Rumors
In Phoenix at the winter meetings Jackie Robinson accuses the Yankees of racial prejudice, while Leo Durocher denies quitting baseball and says he will manage the Giants while Horace Stoneham owns the club. Durocher's one year Giants deal is worth about 50 000 dollars. Minor leagues prepare for their 51st convention through Thursday.
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Lincoln Premieres 205 Horsepower Engine in 1953 line
Lincoln unveils 205 horsepower V8 for 1953 Cosmopolitan and Capri models with power brakes steering and four way seat adjustment as options. The overhead valve engine gains higher compression 8 to 1 and new induction for faster acceleration with 60 mph in 12 seconds and 80 mph in 22. Exterior updates include gold V ornament bold Lincoln lettering and redesigned rear deck ornament with wider lower rear end and 13 basic colors plus 30 one tone combinations.
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Driver Held After Woman's Death in Fauquier County
A laborer, Claude Figgins, 33, of Linden, was jailed in Fauquier County as investigators probed the death of Miss Margaret Loveless, 26, who fell to her death from a truck he was driving while he was taking her to a store. Officials expected completion of the inquiry later today and considered Figgins's account potentially straightforward.
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Cavaliers Clinch Big Six Crown In 1952 Finale
Virginia Cavaliers finish 8-2 to claim the Big Six title after a 1952 season finale at Williamsburg. They topped William and Mary 34 0 behind Gerry Furst 81 yard run and 50 and 55 yard passes by Charlie Harding. Guepe's seven man front stifled W Ms Ed Mioduszewski, who gained zero rushing yards.
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Gerry Furst
Former West Pointer Tops Grid Scorers
A former West Pointer, Al Conway of William Jewel Mo college, led national football scorers with 133 points this season. He had 22 touchdowns and one extra point, while his closest rival Jack Parker of Mississippi State scored 120 points on 16 touchdowns and 24 conversions.
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Jack Parker
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Helicopter Aids Recovery Effort For Mt Ganett Crash
An Anchorage Air Force helicopter surveyed snow covered Mt Ganett to guide a 12 man ground party recovering 52 bodies from a C-124 Globemaster crash. The chopper will shuttle the team to a base camp at 4,000 feet, then to the 8,000 foot crash site on Surprise Glacier. Officials estimate two weeks to complete the task.
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Koller Tops SC Scoring With 72 Points
William and Mary halfback Tommy Koller scored 72 points to lead the Southern Conference scoring race for the season. The Citadel’s John Mamarek was second with 65 points, while Bruce Sturgess, Jimmy Thacker, and Jack Stone tied for third with 60 each. Duke won the command championship as Wake Forest and West Virginia tied for second in the league race.
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Jack Stone
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Gamecocks
Kiracofe Leads Winchester Past Damascus in Blue Ridge League
S F Distributing Co of Winchester opened with a 663 game and won three of four legs over Damascus in a Blue Ridge League match at Health Center Alleys. Artie Kiracofe led with 414, Bill Boden 136, and Keith Ritter 104 as Winchester claimed two overall matches despite a Damascus rally in the middle game.
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Keith Ritter
Bill Bradley
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Lester Kelter
Sports Memory Lines From The Orange Bowl And Heisman Year
A look back covers Bay lor the Orange Bowl bid to meet Georgia Tech a year ago, Johnny Lujack's Heisman win five decades past, Ohio State topping the final AP poll ten years ago, and Cincinnati's Babe Herman trade twenty years ago. It also notes feeding a caged mantis with insects or mealworms when prey is scarce.
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Georgia Tech
Johnny Lujack
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Cincinnati
Babe Herman
Chicago
Bob Smith
Reds
Grid Season Ends Almost As Expected
The 1952 college football campaign closes with Michigan State undefeated in major teams and a 24 game win streak. Georgia Tech also strong with 25 game run. Ole Miss unbeaten heading to Sugar Bowl. Disappointments hit Illinois California and Texas Christian. Maryland faltered late. Notre Dame upset king after beating Oklahoma and Southern California.
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