North South Shrine Classic Ends In Dramatic Tie
In Miami Florida the North South game finished 21-21 after a 64 yard scoring pass from Jack Scarbath to Jim Hook with 20 seconds left. Purdue’s Bernard Flowers and Dale Samuels earlier sparked a 21-14 North lead as Don Moomaw and John Alderton highlighted stifling defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarbath
Miami
Jim
Maryland
Hook
North
Michigan State
Johnny Wilson
Shrine
Purdue
Dale Samuels
Bernard Flowers
Samuels
Don Moomaw
UCLA
John Alderton
Moomaw
Oklahoma
Buck McPhail
Virginia
Bob Tata
Tata
Musial Named NL Slugging Champion for 1952
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals tops the National League slugging percentage for the sixth straight year with a .538 mark. The report lists Hank Sauer as runner up at .531, and notes other league leaders in walks strikeouts double plays and team records tied to the 1952 season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Associated Press
Musial
Hank Sauer
Chicago Cubs
Ted Kluszewski
Cicinnati
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Gil Hodges
Duke Snider
Sid Gordon
Boston
Kiner
Eddie Mathews
Boston Braves
Sally Hemus
St. Louis
Peanuts Lowery
Roy Campanella Groun
New York Giants
Pitwee
Cincinnati
Martinez Favored In TV Welterweight Bout At Garden
New York reports Vince Martinez an 8 to 5 favorite to win his 12th straight as he meets Don Williams in the main ten Sania at Madison Square Garden. Williams, a 24 year old Worcester native with 57 11 2, has faced top welterweights and seeks another title shot on the coast to coast telecast at 10 p.m. EST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vince Martinez
Don Williams
Madison Square Gar
Bobby
Paterson
N. J
Williams
Martinez
Sammy Giuliani
the Garden
Worcester
Mass
Kid Gavilan
Johnny Bratton
Gill Turner
Gavilan
Ring Magazine Names Marciano Fighter of Year
Ring Magazine named Rocky Marciano of Brockton Massachusetts Fighter of the Year for 1952. Chuck Davis from East Lansing Michigan received the Ring Progress Award. The issue also presents year end ratings with Sugar Ray Robinson listed as middleweight champion and a proposed tournament to crown a new champion.
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New York
Rocky Marciano
Ring Magazine
Boxing Bible
Brockton Mass Blaster
Ring
Nat Fleischer
Chuck Davey
East Lansing
Mich
Ring Progress
Monthly
Fleischer
Sugar Ray Robinson
Robinson
England
Randy Turpin
Carl
Bobo) Olson
Honolulu
Charles Himer
France
Ernie Durando
Bayonne
N. J
Turpin
Homer
Olson
Durando
Marciano
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Camden
Ezzard Charles
Cincinnati
Rex Layne
Lewiston
Utah
Roland LaStarza
Kid Gavilan
Cuba
Davis Cup results and football notes from past decades
A roundup of sports memories noting US Australia Davis Cup singles, Vic Seixas and Mervyn Rose results, Frank Sedgman vs Ted Schroeder, and several past football milestones including Detroit franchise talks, Shrine game score, and Vanderbilt football coaches association leadership with aviation industry aircraft figures.
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United States
Australia
Vic Seixas
Mervyn Rose
Frank Sedgman
Ted Schroeder
Detroit
South
North
Montogomery
Ala
Dan McGugin
Vanderbilt
American Football Coaches Association
Boden Tops 427 Set in Narrow Bowling Night
Boden bowls 177 128 122 for a 427 set leading Clearbrook Woolen to three wins over Columbia Baking Co. Valley Distributors sweep. Glaize & Bro. win one. Dr. Pepper takes two of three from Valley Fruit & Candy. Standings list Elks Lodge leading with 31 wins, Valley Distributors at 31, and multiple clubs in pursuit.
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Bill Boden
Clearbrook Woolen
Columbia Baking Co
Boden
Nooky Shendon
Shendon
Maurice Foreman
Claud Triplett
Triplett
Clearbrook
Valley Distributors
Miller & Anderson
Pete Anderson
Charley Renner
Anderson
Suede Newcome
el Keller
Jim Fiddler
Jackie Billmyer
Glaize & Bro
Va. Woolen Co
Woolen Five
Fiddler Roll
Dave Fahnestock
Dr. Pepper
Valley Fruit & Candy
Elks Lodge
Bell Clothes
Clearbrook Woolen Co
Post Office
Bayliss & Patterson
Ind
Shrine All-Star Classic Attendance Hopes Rise
A 21 21 tie in the Shrine game at Miami capped the holiday football week. An expected 62 000 attend the East West game in San Francisco with a 60 000 gate for the Blue Gray clash in Montgomery. Ted Marchibroda and Ed Mioduszewski highlighted the East and Gray offenses. General Neyland’s health update affected Cotton Bowl prep in Dallas.
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Will Grimsley
New York
Miami
San Francisco
Montgomery
Ala
Galveston
Tex
Mobile
Mutual
Dumont
Mason-Dixon Line
Blues
Detroit
Ted Marchibroda
Indiana
Lou
Knoxville
Bob Neyland
Tennessee
Texas
Dallas
Neyland
Harvey Robinson
Georgia Tech
Mississippi
New Orleans
Tech
Billy Teas
Leon Hardeman
Star alignment of the Great Pyramid’s central passage
The slanting central passage oriented toward Thuban, the pole star 4,000 years ago, making the star visible from the shaft bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerat Pyramid
Thuban
DeSpirito Aims To Break Yearly Racing Win Record
Miami jockey Tony DeSpirito heads to Havana after achieving 376 wins this year. He needs 12 more victories to equal the all time mark set in 1906 and matched by Shoemaker. he plans to race Sunday at Tropical Park and finish at Oriental Park in Havana after a six day run.
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Miami
Fla
Tony DeSpirito
Havana
DeSpirito
Walter Miller
Joenes
Willie Shoemaker
Culmone
Shoemaker
Tropical Park
Oriental Park
Lawrence Rider Slices Through Havana Night
The Lawrence, Mass rider posted two seconds and two wins at Havana Thursday. He finished out of the money only once in eight rides for the day.
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Lawrence, Mass
Havana
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Korea
Perricone
Anthony
Bernard
Donald
Beaumont
U.S. Navy
W. H. Hase
Perricones
7Th Infantry
Winchester
J. A. Hotinger
N. Loudoun St
Northern Virginia Power CO
Sports Mirror
U. S
Ginn
Kanade
Renner
Newcome
Eee
Buncutter
Achille
Grays
William & Mary
Ed Mioduszewski
Auburn
Dudley Spence
Texas A & M
Hal Ledyard
Biggie Munn
Spartans
Howie Odell
University of Washington
Munn
Odell
Corong
Allstate
Coron
Durozone Hanna
Ranar
Safti-Cai
Loudoun
Bud
Duff's
Ostermoor
Winchester Furniture CO
South Main St
Expert TV
Molden Electric CO
Loudoun St. Winchester
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