Colonels Open Basketball Season at James Wood
The 1952 53 season opens Thursday night at 8 o clock as the Colonels meet Wilson Memorial of Fishersville in a District 5 game. A 20 game schedule ends Feb 21 at Broadway with several open dates.
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Charlie Tait
James Wood
Colonels
Wilson Memorial
Fishersville
Broadway
Kenneth Mathews
Harry Patterson
Arthur Taylor
Fred Hilderbrand
Boyd Swartz
Walter Hoover
Capon Bridge
Waynesboro
Luray
Strasburg
Clarke County
Harrisonburg
Wilson
Covington
Montevideo
Heisman Prize Highlighted Across Decades In Sports
A retrospective roundup cites Dick Kazmaier of Princeton winning the Heisman Trophy as the top college football player. It recalls past debates over U S hockey team selection for St Moritz and historical MLB game limits, plus Army defeating Navy 20 to 0 at Franklin Field with Vidal and Buckler starring.
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Associated Press Today
Dick Kazmaier
Princeton
Downtown Athletic Club
New York
United States
U. S
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Washington Senators
Army
Navy
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Pick Vidal
Jack Buckler
Cadets
Cavaliers Fall 71 61 to Maryland Terps
Virginia Cavaliers lose to Maryland 71 61 as Bill Wilkinson and Maryland’s Gene Shue tie for 17 points each. Richmond’s freshmen-spurred Spiders defeat MCV 91 65 led by Jim Gahagan with 20 and Bob Hill 19. Elon College beats Lynchburg 68 0 with Vernon Howerton powering the Hornets.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Medical College of Virginia
Jim Gahagan
Bob Hill
Virginia
Cavaliers
Lynchburg
Hornets
Maryland
Torps
Bill Wilkinson
Gene Shue
Terps
Elon College
Skillett Malloy
Vernon Howerton
Hornet
One Armed Guard Named to Little All America Team
Harold Claassen reports Jodie Connell of Jacksonville Alabama Teachers earns a Little All-America berth for 1952. The 6-1 guard from Gadsden Alabama despite losing his left arm below the elbow in childhood anchors Alabama Teachers Notre Dame box attack, blocks, kicks off and scores when used as ball carrier.
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New York
Jodie Connell
Jacksonville
Ala
Associated Press
Connell
Gadsden
Alabama
Notre Dame
Ralph di Micco
Alfred
Chest Lagod
Chattanooga
ABC to Telecast Saturday Fights This Winter
ABC will air boxing every Saturday night starting Jan 24 in a $212 million package. The fights will be shown from Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with the host city blacked out for the night.
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New York
American Broadcasting Company
Bayuk Cigars, Inc
Guepe Named Big 6 Coach of the Year for 1952
Arthur L. Guepe, seventh year as Virginia head football coach, won the 1952 Associated Press Big Six Coach of the Year. His Cavaliers posted eight wins and two losses, leading in pass defense and contending for the conference title. Frank Moseley of Virginia Tech and Jackie Freeman of William and Mary followed in votes.
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Richmond
Virginia
Associated Press
Arthur L. Guepe
University of Virginia
Guepe
Frank Moseley
Virginia Tech
Jackie Freeman
William and Mary
Cavaliers
Duke
South Carolina
College
Moseley
Tech
Gobblers
Freeman
William Nd Mary
Indians
Deacon Dan Towler Tops Ground Gainer in NFL Ranks
Washington and Jefferson alum Deacon Dan Towler, a running back for the Los Angeles Rams, leads the NFL with 792 rushing yards on 130 attempts averaging 6.1 yards. Tobin Rote of Green Bay keeps the passing edge with 1,063 aerial yards and 12 touchdowns.
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Philadelphia
Dan Towler
Dan
Washington and Jefferson College
Pennsylvania
Los Angeles Rams
Tobin Rote
Green Bay
Rote
Dressen Rehired To Manage Brooks
Phoenix reports Chuck Dressen has been rehired as manager of the Brooks for a salary between 35000 and 40000. Joe Black also signed a contract for 1053 as the baseball draft closed. Dressen aims to negotiate with the Braves and pursue Warren Spahn.
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Ariz
Chuck Dressen
Brooklyn Dodgers
Casey Stengel
Yankees
Brooks
Dressen
Joe Black
Dodgers
Braves
Warren Spahn
Boston
Ater Eniithrmos
Skyway Grill Keglers Take League Lead
Skyway Grill moved into first place in A League Monday night by taking three games from O Sullivan Plant while Lions Club fell back after a close loss to Buncutter Tire Co. Box scores show Skyway Grill 1688 set over O Sullivan Plant. New York's Park Row district no longer hosts major newspapers.
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Lions Cli
Buncutter Tire Co
Lions Club
Sonny Cooper
Mickey Perry
Dick Sheetz
Marsden Licksider
Artie Kiracore
Joe Allder
Bill Bradley
Bill Moore
Northern Virginia Power Co
Moore
Henry Flowers
Charles Herrell
Turk Wingfield
Snow White Grill
O'Sullivan Office
Bob Smith
Carr Publishing Co
Billy Glascock
Harold Pugh
Home Beneficial Life Insurance
National Fruit
Pete Edwards
No. Va. Power Co
Home Beneficial Life Ins
O'Sullivan
Handley Tops Area Grid With Best Record Among Three Schools
Handley led a trio of schools in District 5 with six wins and four losses, drawing larger crowds than Clarke County and James Wood. Clarke County finished strong with three wins in the final four games, while James Wood claimed its sole win late in the season against Strasburg. Individual scoring highlighted Ken Stickley of Clarke County and Meredith Boyd of Handley, with Kelchner of James Wood also contributing. Defensive standouts included Clarke County’s Royston brothers and Handley’s dominant line. The Judges graduate 16 players, James Wood six, and Clarke County 12, signaling a period of turnover after a high contact season.
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James Wood
Clarke County
Eagles
James Wood Colonels
Strasburg
Staun
Ee Oe Ieee
Colonels
Harrisonburg
Buena Vista
Warren County
Ken Stickley
Tiger
Meredith Boyd
Vincent Kelchner
JWHS
Boyd
Hyatt
Luby
Shiley
Brannon
Carroll
Dibeler
Robertson
Adams
Duvall
Taylor
Pingley
Minor
Stotler
Donald
Cather
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Layman
Clarke
Stickley
Crim
Journell
Barr
Kackley
Fuller
Breedon
Cooke
Pierce
Welch
Ashby
County
Royston
Don
Bill
Fort Hill
James Monroe
Martinsburg
Walter Barr
Schecter
Wallace Meets Dunlap In TV Fight Tonight
Detroit reports Coley Wallace known as the young Joe Louis meets fifth ranked Bob Dunlap in a nationally televised ten round bout on CBS at 10 p.m. EST tonight.
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Wallace
Dunlap
Detroit
Coley Wallace
Joe Louis
Ring
Bob Dunlap
CBS
Canada U S border spans waters and land miles
The boundary between Canada and the United States covers 2 198 miles of water and 1 788 miles of land showing a long frontier divide.
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Canada
United States
Snavely Resigns as Football Coach at North Carolina
University of North Carolina casts for a new football coach after Carl Snavely resigns effective Jan. 1. Speculation centers on Jim Tatum and George Barclay as leading candidates, with others named including Art Guepe, Johnny Vaught, and Jim Gill. The Tar Heels posted a 7-21 record over three seasons.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
University of North Carolina Today
Carl Snavely
Jim Tatum
George Barclay
Snavely
University Athletic Council
Department of Athletics and Physical Education
Tar Heels
South Carolina
Tatum
Maryland
Theatter
Barclay
Washington and Lee
Art Guepe
Virginia
Johnny Vaught
Mississippi
Jim Gill
Insignia of the 1st Marine Corps Adopted in 1868
The current emblem of the 1st Marine Corps Reserve features an anchor a globe and an eagle. This insignia was adopted in 1868 reflecting the corps long standing maritime and global reach.
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