NOVEMBER 26, 1951
EAST-WEST CLASSIC SET: NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VS LINCOLN
The last full weekend of collegiate football had plenty of excitement with some tight finishes in games among traditional rivals. The biggest impact from one of those heated meetings was on the west coast where the Northern California Miners, sparked by a wizard signal-calling job by quarterback John D'Anna, knocked off the host Redwood Mammoths 41-20 and clinched the Miners a spot in the East-West Classic. It will be the third appearance in Santa Ana in the last four years for the Miners, who beat St. Magnus in 1948 and triumphed over Wisconsin State a year later.
The loss was the second in consecutive weeks for a Redwood eleven that, up until 10 days ago, looked like one of the strongest outfits seen from the west in years but the Mammoths weaknesses were exposed a little over a week ago in a tight loss to Lane State and were fully taken advantage of Saturday by a one-loss Northern California team that played its best game of the season.
Reveling in the underdog role, something entirely new to them this season, the Miners asserted their mastery on the second play of the game and never relinquished it. D'Anna, an underappreciated junior passer, surprised the Mammoths defense with a 71-yard touchdown toss to Dave Mosca just 45 seconds into the game, and kept the pressure on the Redwood defenders for the rest of the afternoon.
The Miners will face Lincoln College, winners of the Great Lakes Alliance who will not only be making their first appearance in Santa Ana but will also be participating in their first New Year's Day game ever. The Presidents capped a perfect 9-0 season with a 24-3 victory over St. Magnus on Saturday. Lincoln completely dominated the underdog Vikings squad that went nowhere on offense but presented a rugged defense that forced the Presidents to work for the victory. Lincoln quarterback Derek Ridenour ran for one touchdown and passed for another but it was the ballhawking skills of Mike Pinkston that was the big story for the winners. The Lincoln defender had three interceptions including one he returned 45 yards for a second quarter touchdown.
Cumberland moved a giant step closer to clinching its first National Title after the Explorers held off Central Kentucky 17-10 to run their record to 9-0. All that stands in the way of the title is a game at home next weekend against Bluegrass State. Cumberland also accepted an invitation to play in the Cajun Classic on New Year's Day. Their opponent is expected to be the Maryland State Bengals, who demolished Huntington State 55-7 and improve to 9-0 while also being declared co-champions along with Alexandria of the South Atlantic Conference.
Highlights among the rivalry game results include Central Ohio winning a defensive struggle against Detroit City College by a 3-0 score. Carolina Poly doubled North Carolina Tech 14-7, CCLA beat Coastal California 17-6 while Spokane State won a wild one against Rainier College, prevailing 50-36.
WEEKEND COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS
EAST
Sadler 45 Grafton 3
Henry Hudson 19 Ellery 14
Brunswick 28 Pierpont 14
Pittsburgh State 24 Liberty College 16
Dickson 28 George Fox 16
St. Blane 34 Western Iowa 7
St. Patrick's 44 Conwell College 6
Garden State 34 Empire State 0
St. Pancras 31 Boston State 13
Brooklyn State 47 Bigsby College 10
SOUTH
Cumberland 17 Central Kentucky 10
Carolina Poly 14 North Carolina Tech 7
Western Florida 22 Alabama Baptist 21
Georgia Baptist 40 Central Carolina 0
Bayou State 23 Penn Catholic 16
Maryland State 55 Huntington State 7
Baton Rouge State 27 Louisiana Gulf Coast 3
Bluegrass State 22 Knoxville 6
Eastern State 34 Richmond State 7
Columbia Military Academy 21 Cowpens State 14
Alexandria 51 Chesapeake State 3
Lexington State 44 Petersburg 3
Greenville Atlantic 14 Mobile Maritime 7
Coastal State 26 Opelika State 7
MIDWEST
Lincoln 24 St. Magnus 3
Central Ohio 3 Detroit City College 0
St. Ignatius 30 Boulder State 13
Whitney College 23 Indiana A&M 16
Wisconsin State 31 Minnesota Tech 0
Northern Minnesota 30 Topeka State 10
Weston 25 Central Illinois 21
Ferguson 24 Eastern Oklahoma 24
SOUTHWEST
Amarillo Methodist 10 Red River State 3
College of Waco 33 South Valley State 7
Arkansas A&T 30 Payne State 3
Lubbock State 31 Texas Gulf Coast 10
Oklahoma City State 34 College of Omaha 0
Abilene Baptist 17 Valley State 3
FAR WEST
Northern California 41 Redwood 20
CC Los Angeles 17 Coastal California 6
Spokane State 50 Rainier College 36
Lane State 37 Portland Tech 3
Wyoming A&I 51 Tempe College 7
San Francisco Tech 30 California Catholic 7
Provo Tech 24 Idaho A&M 16
College of San Diego 30 Minns College 7
Utah A&M 40 Gates University 10
Mile High State 21 Colorado Poly 7
Sunnyvale 24 Wisconsin Catholic 17
Canyon A&M 31 Texas Panhandle 27
PALADINS CLOSE IN ON EAST TITLE
Roy Jones, a placement specialist, kicked the Pittsburgh Paladins much closer to clinching the American Football Association's East Division title. On the strength of Jones 40-yard field goal just under seven minutes into overtime of an otherwise fruitless struggle at Fitzpatrick Park on Sunday the Paladins claimed a 3-0 victory in a very uneventful contest, unless you are a fan of punters. Jones leg accounted for all of the offense as the Paladins nipped the Cleveland Finches and at 7-2, have a 2 victory lead on three rivals in the battle for top spot in the division.
The game was almost painful to watch with neither offense accomplishing much of anything and each club was forced to punt 11 times on the afternoon. The first time a team had possession inside the opposition thirty yard line did not occur until the fourth quarter when the Finches had a second down and four on the Paladins 28 yard line only to have a penalty take them out of field goal range. Cleveland did have a field goal attempt with just over two minutes remaining in regulation but Clarence Ryan's 41-yard attempt came up short. The Paladins never did get inside the Cleveland thirty and the game winning boot from Adams came with the ball snapped from the Finches 33-yard-line. The two clubs will meet again next weekend in Cleveland.
There was plenty of offense in Kansas City with, as is usually the case, the vast majority of it provided by the home team as the Cowboys blasted Chicago 34-9. The victory runs the defending AFA champion Cowboys winning streak to 13 games and leaves Chicago continuing to try and figure out just what went wrong in a season that has seen them post just a single victory in nine outings. Pat Chappell threw for a pair of touchdowns and 221 yards on the day while the backfield duo of Pat Hill and Mason Matthews combined for 180 yards on the ground to pace the Cowboys, who have clinched top spot in the West Division.
Detroit all but locked up the second playoff berth in the west with a second straight victory over the San Francisco Wings. The Maroons, who beat the Wings at home last week, prevailed 13-6 in the rematch on the coast to run their record to 6-3, a full 3 games ahead of the Wings, Los Angeles and St Louis with just three contests remaining on the docket. Dan Andrews threw for 211 yards to lead the Maroons while back Bill Drown, who scored two touchdowns to key the victory a week ago, was the only player to find the end zone on this day with a 1-yard scoring plunge early in the fourth quarter putting the Maroons up 13-3 at the time.
Los Angeles Tigers hopes of making the playoffs were dealt a huge blow when the Tigers were tamed 16-14 by the St Louis Ramblers Sunday. League rushing leader Nat Oldham closed in on the 1,000 mark for the season with 86 yards including a first quarter touchdown to pace the Ramblers, who are tied with the Tigers and Wings at 3-6 on the season.
The Boston Americans kept their slim hold on second place in the East Division following a 13-7 win at Minutemen Stadium over the New York Football Stars. It was not a pretty victory and New York had much more success on offense, especially threw the air where Dick Metcalf threw for 210 yards, 124 of which was to Ron Germain, but the Stars could not get on the scoresheet until the final minute of the game. The final game of the weekend saw Philadelphia run all over Washington as Don Gilbertson gained 115 yards on the ground and Mark Hedge ran for an even 100 as the Frigates beat the Wasps 24-10.
SHAMROCKS WIN SIX STRAIGHT
Four Shutout Victories During New York Streak
The New York Shamrocks finished with the best regular season record in the NAHC each of the past two seasons and after a sluggish start that saw them play .500 hockey for their first dozen games, the New York squad has rediscovered its top gear and is riding high on a six game winning streak. The recent hot play, boosted by terrific defensive work and goaltending that has seen the Greenshirts claim four shutouts in their past six games, has allowed coach Dave McClune's squad to pull even with a Toronto club that just two weeks ago had an eight point lead atop the league table.
Etienne Tremblay, who would be considered New York's backup netminder, had a pair of clean sheets last week. This week it was Alex Sorrell's turn as the winner of each of the last two Juneau Trophy's blanked Detroit 1-0 and Montreal 3-0 last week. New York has outscored its opponents 20-6 over the recent run of success.
Toronto, meanwhile, continues to struggle after the Dukes were pounded 8-1 in Boston last night, giving Jack Barrell's boys five losses and a tie in their last seven games. This after starting the season with 6 straight victories and a 9-1-3 record before another loss to Boston - this one 6-4 on November 11- started the Dukes slide.
NAHC RESULTS FROM LAST WEEK
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 20 Second period goals from Graham Comeau and Nick Tardif lifted the visiting Detroit Motors to a 2-1 win at Denny Arena. Jacob Gron, with just over five minutes remaining in the game, was the only Bees player to beat Detroit goaltender Millard Touhey.
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21
Boston 3 at 4 New York : Eric Abbott's fourth goal of the season, with just 1:58 showing on the clock, proved the difference and lifted New York to a 4-3 comeback victory over Boston. The Bees had led 3-1 midway through the middle frame on goals from Jamie Nargang, Mickey Bedard and Robert Walker but the Shamrocks rallied to tie the contest before the end of the second period. Ryan Kennedy, Rusty Mullins and Geoff Hartnell were the other Shamrocks snipers.
Chicago 0 at 3 Toronto : Gordie Broadway stopped all 32 shots he faced to lift Toronto past Chicago 3-0 and snap a four-game losing skid for the Dukes. Mike Navarro, Maurice Charette and Doug Zimmerman were the goal scorers.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 22
Montreal 2 at 5 Chicago : Tommy Burns had two goals and two assists as Chicago handed the Montreal Valiants their fourth straight loss. Derek Gubb had three helpers for the Packers, who outshot the Vals 42-20.
New York 1 at 0 Detroit : A goaltenders duel between Alex Sorrell and Millard Touhey saw Touhey blink first as Orval Cabbell, last year's NAHC scoring leader, beat Touhey six minutes into the third period for what would prove to be the game's only goal. It was Cabbell's 9th of the season
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 24
Chicago 5 at 2 Detroit :Third period goals off the sticks of Tommy Burns and Marty Mahoney - with his second of the game- helped Chicago close out a 5-2 road win in Detroit. The Packers have won three of their last four games while the Motors have dropped three of their last four.
Montreal 3 at 3 Toronto : Two teams that have had some struggles of late skated to a 3-3 tie. Quinton Pollack, Les Carlson and Lou Galbraith each had two points as the Dukes opened a 3-2 lead after forty minutes but Adam Sandford scored the only goal of the third stanza to earn the Valiants a point.
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25
Toronto 1 at 8 Boston : A game Jack Barrell and the Dukes just want to forget about after Wes Chandler had four points and Conn Cundiff three assists in Boston's 8-1 thrashing of the Dukes. The Bees outshot Toronto 58-28 to snap their two game losing streak.
Detroit 1 at 2 Chicago : Make it 4 wins in their last five games for the Packers and four losses in five for Detroit after Chicago completed a weekend home and home sweep of the Motors with a 2-1 victory. Tommy Burns, with four goals in his last three games and now tied for the league lead with a dozen on the season, staked the Packers to an early lead and Kevin Braun made it 2-0 after forty minutes. The lone Detroit goal to beat Norm Hanson came in the final minute when the Motors Adam Vanderbilt broke Hanson's shutout bid.
Montreal 0 at 3 New York : Alex Sorrell stopped all 28 shots for his second shutout in as many games and third on the season to help the Shamrocks blank Montreal 3-0 for New York's sixth straight victory. New York scored once each period with Jocko Gregg, Jim Macek and Jack Watkins doing the honours. Montreal is now winless in its last six games.
UPCOMING GAMES
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27
New York at Boston
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28
Chicago at New York
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29
Boston at Detroit
Toronto at Montreal
SATURDAY DECEMBER 1
Chicago at Montreal
New York at Toronto
SUNDAY DECEMBER 2
Montreal at Boston
New York at Chicago
Toronto at Detroit
DUKES CAUGHT BY NEW YORK IN STANDINGS
Toronto halted their losing streak at four games with a 1-1-1 week but still fell into a first place tie with the red hot Shamrocks, winners of six straight. The week began at the Gardens in front of a smallish crowd on a cool, blustery night. The fans were treated to a wide open game highlighted by the two netminders: Ned Hanson for the Packers and Gordie Broadway tending the Dukes goal.
Broadway was tested 14 times in the first to Hanson's 11 in what was a scoreless period punctuated by many spectacular saves at both ends. Mike Navarro finally broke the scoring drought on a screen shot in the final minute of the second frame. The home team carried most the play in the third with Barrell's charges thwarting any attacks by the Packers. Maurice Charette gave the Dukes a little breathing room with his fourth goal of the season with just over six minutes left in the game. Chicago was forced to open up even more to get back into the game with no success, Zimmerman's power play marker at 17:20 salted the game away as a 3-0 victory for the Dukes. Broadway made 32 saves for his second shutout of the season.
The struggling Vals of Montreal came into town on Saturday night to do battle with Toronto in a packed Gardens. The visitors seemed to make a statement in the first carrying the play to the Dukes. Montreal took the lead on a Rey Sclisizzi goal when he tapped in a loose puck that wormed through Broadway's pads to lie loose in the crease. Rob Painchaud tied the score with his third beating Valiants goalie TomBrockers from the slot during the last minute of the period. In the second Shel Herron notched his first of the season while Montreal enjoyed a 5 on 3 advantage with Trevor Parker and Alex Lavalliere in the sin bin. Sophomore Ken Jamieson tied the game with second goal of the year when he was sent in alone by Lou Galbraith then shoveled a backhand over a down and out Brockers. Pollack gave the fans something to cheer about when he gave the team a 3-2 lead at 15:40 of the second. Barrell had the team try to apply the same strategy as on Wednesday night against the Packers, check the opposition into submission then try to capitalize on turnovers. The tight checking seemed to work as the Vals only had six shots, unfortunately one by Adam Sanford found the twine when he found a loose puck sitting in the crease behind Broadway. Brockers put up a stonewall not allowing anything behind him though Toronto has a number of Grade A chances securing a point for his team in a 3-3 draw.
After two games in which the team played well they went into Boston then got their heads handed to them by the Bees. The home team struck early and often, holding period leads of 3-0 after one , 6-0 after two while firing an endless stream of rubber at an almost defenseless Scott Renes between the pipes. After Boston made it 8-0 in the third Maurice Charette broke Pierre Melancon's shutout bid with less than six minutes left, in a game Toronto was outshot 58-28, outhit, out hustled, outplayed in every facet of the game.
Coach Barrell- " I hope everyone learned a lesson last night in Boston, that was hard to watch or listen to if you are a Dukes fan. I was embarrassed, I hope the players were, there are no nights off in the NAHC. You don't bring your best game the other team will steamroll you as Boston did Sunday. I considered pulling Scott but decided to leave him in as a learning experience for both him along with guys who left him almost defenseless for 60 minutes. One game left for November in Montreal who are beginning to show signs of life, do not count anyone out yet the season is still young. We have a lot of things to straighten out over the next couple of practices."
- The last week has done a lot to separate one team from the rest, but it was the last-place teams start to fall deeper into the abyss. Just last week, Toronto had a win against Rochester in its pocket and stood a good chance of rising up the standings with a good week. The Falcons lost both games this week against division rivals Cleveland (116-109) and Rochester (95-72) to sit six games back with a 3-9 record and a current losing streak that has reached four games. More damning is the fact that only 1,966 fans were in attendance to see Toronto face the first-place Rockets. Toronto is last in attendance with an average of 2,140 to see the Falcons six home games so far and when you factor in the large Dominion Gardens capacity of 16,000, the building looks cavernous.
- The situation for Boston in the Eastern Division is very similar. Losers of six straight, they have been a victim of a tough schedule, just like Toronto. While Toronto has already played division-leader Rochester four times, Boston has faced East-leading Washington three times. Boston's attendance figures are not great either, as they have welcomed an average of 2,405 fans for the half dozen home games at 15,100-seat Denny Arena. The Centurions play has not been feeble, mind you, as they lead the league in rebounding and blocked shots, but the extra shots at the basket have mostly been wasted, as their 30% field goal percentage ranks last in the league. They are also very deliberate offensively, as they only average 14.8 assists a game, which is also last.
- Without their best player, Rochester Rockets fans were fearing the worst. Marlin Patterson will be back in a couple of weeks and when he returns, he will find a team that has not missed a beat. Rochester is 8-2 and has a 2-1/2-game lead on Detroit in the West, as the Rockets have an active four-game winning streak. Stepping in for Patterson has been Stan Johnson, the 6'10", 242 pounder in his second year out of Payne State. He is the future and the future is now. Patterson's return will give them two reliable centermen, while power forward Billy Bob McCright already formed a great front court before Patterson's injury. McCright has taken over some of the scoring responsibilities, as the third-year pro is averaging a career-best 16.3 points in 10 games this year. Johnson and McCright are 25 and Patterson, the wily veteran, is only 27. This could be a fearsome trio for years to come.
ENGINEERS HAVE EASY TIME IN SEASON OPENER
The Whitney College Engineers were the preseason number one ranked team and picked by This Week in Figment Sports as the top team in collegiate basketball this season. The Engineers hit the ground running last week, dominating a game but clearly overmatched Grafton Scholars quintet 57-38 behind 14 points each from Edd Petty and Vic Jennings. Petty, along with teammate Solly Morris- who had 9 points- are concerned the top two candidates for next summer's Federal Basketball League draft and give, along with the junior Jennings, probably the most talented frontcourt in all of collegiate basketball.
Second ranked Rainier College was also in action last week as the Majestics followed up a win in the King of the South tournament with a 77-36 drubbing of Grange College on the road in Kentucky. Doc Daniels led the way for the West Coast Athletic Association powerhouse with 19 points. The Majestics will next face Commonwealth Catholic tomorrow in their home opener in Puyallup.
Third seeded Coastal California also made a pit stop on their way back to Los Angeles following a win in the Preseason AIAA tournament. The Dolphins, who won their first national title last April, improved to 3-0 with a 55-32 win over the Fond du Lac Hawks. Senior forward Rocky House had 17 points to pace Coastal California while center Rankin Egbert, another player expected to be selected in the first round of next year's FBL draft, added 10 points.
Liberty College, ranked fifth in the latest poll and hoping to bounce back from a 21-9 season that saw the Bells miss the AIAA tournament for the first time since the spring of 1935, had a busy start to their schedule. The independent squad is 3-0 after a pair of games last week. On Monday preseason All-American selection Joe Cesarini and Ole Avery each scored 12 points in a 56-42 victory over Conwell College and then on Friday the Bells dumped Central Carolina 62-51 behind 16 points from Avery. Cesarini, a junior guard from Long Island, NY, is hoping to join FBL stars Luther Gordon and Ward Messer, along with Winfred Dupre as Liberty College players to be named first team All-Americans.
WEEKLY RESULTS FOR RANKED TEAMS
MONDAY NOVEMBER 19
#2 Rainier College 77, at Grange College 36
at #5 Liberty College 65, St. Martin's College 38
#11 Great Plains State 51, at Wisconsin Catholic 40
#17 Elyria 55, at Poweshiek 40
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 20
#9 Opelika State 53, at Three Rivers State 45
#12 Lincoln 66, at Maldin 52
#15 Spokane State 46, at Oklahoma City State 36
at #23 Ellery 46, St. Patrick's 35
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21
#7 Lane State 47, at Northern Mississippi 30
#11 Great Plains State 47, at College of Cairo 46
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 22
at #1 Whitney College 57, Grafton 38
at #8 Redwood 62, Georgia Baptist 50
at #10 Perry State College 58, Oklahoma City State 49
#13 Carolina Poly 79, at West Corners (NY) 40
#14 St. Pancras 53, at St. Magnus 43
#16 Central Ohio 70, at Eastern State 60
at #17 Elyria 50, Huntington State 41
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23
#3 Coastal California 55, at Fond du Lac 32
#5 Liberty College 56, at Conwell College 42
at #20 Jersey City Tech 46, Needham 44
SATURDAY NOVEMER 24
#17 Elyria 57, at Bliss College 54
#19 Mobile Maritime 56, at Oklahoma Bible College 41
#24 Minnesota Tech 67, at Harper College 62
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25
#5 Liberty College 62, at Central Carolina 51
at #11 Great Plains State 49, Baton Rouge State 42
at #18 Dickson 64, Troy State (NY) 55
#20 Jersey City Tech 46, at Hartford Wesleyan 30
QUICK START FOR HAVANA IN CUBAN WINTER LOOP
The bats were booming for the Havana Sharks as the Cuban Winter League season got underway. The Sharks, winners of the first two league titles in the league celebrating its sixth season, exploded for 30 runs in their first three games to be the only team in the eight team loop to start 3-0.
The Sharks blasted Holguin 8-2 in their opener as Detroit minor leaguer Jim Flowers doubled, homered and drove in three runs while pitcher Hub Armstrong, a New York Stars prospect, fanned 8 to keep Hawks hitters off balance. Armstrong, acquired in a deadline deal that sent Mack Sutton to Detroit, made his Stars debut last September and looks to be counted on as a key piece of the New York rotation this season.
The Sharks followed that up with a 5-4 win over Matanzas as Les Miller hit a walk-off solo homerun to lead off the ninth after Bill Speier tied the game with a 3-run shot in the bottom of the 8th. Saturday's game was a rout as the Sharks thumped the Santa Clara Stallions 17-4 behind four hits from Andy Conklin and King Brucker's second homer in as many games.
RECENT KEY RESULTS- Lewis Jones, one of the top heavyweight contenders, scored a unanimous decision over ring veteran Scott "The Chef" Baker At New York's Bigsby Garden Friday evening. Jones (26-4-1) is widely considered to be the number two contender in the division that is now without a champion following the retirement of Hector Sawyer.
UPCOMING MAJOR FIGHTS- November 28- Memphis, TN: veteran heavyweight Roy Crawford (35-8) meets Beau Peterson (13-3-1)
- December 3- Bigsby Garden, New York City: Middleweight contender Jim Ward (29-3) faces Bobby Price (26-8)
- December 8- Bigsby Garden, New York City: World Middleweight champion Mark McCoy (25-2) makes his first title defense. His opponent will be European champion Yohan Revel (31-1) of France, who will be making his North American debut.
- December 15- Hartford, CT: Middleweight contender Bill Boggs (24-4-1) meets Nick Greene (10-2)
- December 16- Washington DC: Italian Middleweight Hugo Canio (21-2-2) faces Joe Taylor (27-7)
- December 18- St Louis, MO: middleweight contender Dan Drewery (27-4-5) squares off with Adam Curtis (10-1-1)
- December 26-, London, ENG: top European heavyweight Joe Brinkworth (26-3) has a boxing day meeting with Nicolas Arnould (22-2-2) scheduled.
- December 31- Pittsburgh, PA: a pair of former middleweight champs in Millard Shelton (32-6) and Canadian Adrian Petrie (21-5-3) meet.
- December 31 - London, ENG: Heavyweight Ben Budgeford (24-5), who once fought Hector Sawyer for the world title, meets Scotland's Scott McKellar (21-5).
The Week That Was
Current events from the week ending 11/25/1951
- US Secretary of State Acheson outlined in detail the West's disarmament plan at a United Nations meeting in Paris and fervently appealed for its acceptance to "open a broad away along which we can all march together." Soviet Foreign Minister Vichinsky listened without reaction as Acheson urged all countries not "to turn into the noisesome alleys of propaganda."
- The first Soviet bloc reply to Acheson's plan came from Czechoslovakia -which told the United Nations it was not acceptable because it does not call for immediate prohibition of atomic weapons.
- Russia filed a formal complaint against the United States with the UN, charging that the US is financing armed groups on her territory aimed at the overthrow of Prime Minister Stalin's government. The US called the charges "groundless propaganda."
- North Korea has denied charges it executed 5,500 American war prisoners and accused Allied forces of committing atrocities against Koreans. The Reds also sent the United Nations their own four-point proposal to end the Korean war, days after the UN had offered its plan.
- American battle casualties in Korea since the war began have surpassed the 100,000 mark including 15,152 killed and nearly 13,000 listed as missing in action.
- Allied headquarters in Tokyo say there is "considerable evidence" that at least 6,000 American soldiers died in Red atrocity killings, although bodies of only 365 have been recovered.
- New stats indicate that in the United States one person out of every 26 is receiving some kind of public relief and taxpayers last year put up $2.3 billion for welfare bills, more than twice the amount paid back in the depression year of 1939. Yet the country is experiencing the greatest boom in its history, with practically no unemployment and a national income roughly three times the 1939 figure.