DECEMBER 17, 1951
WASPS CLAIM FINAL AFA PLAYOFF BERTH
Ramblers Crush Cowboys Dreams of Perfect Season
The Washington Wasps are heading to the American Football Association playoffs for just the second time in franchise history and they clinched the spot over the team that denied them an AFA championship in 1947. That would be the Cleveland Finches, who finished tied with the Wasps for second place in the AFA East Division but lost out on a trip to Pittsburgh next weekend because the Wasps had a superior record within the division.
Led by a 141 yard rushing day from halfback Jim Lyster, the Wasps held off a gritty New York Stars club to claim a 24-20 victory and finish the season with a 7-5 record, 2 games back of the division leading Pittsburgh Paladins. The Paladins, who lost at home to Washington eight days ago, will stage a rematch at Fitzpatrick Park next Sunday with the winner advancing to the AFA championship game.
Yesterday in Pittsburgh the Paladins crushed the dreams of an injury depleted Boston Americans, blanking the Yanks 27-0 in a contest in which the visitors started the game without veteran quarterback Del Thomas and finished it without his backup Willie Hubbard, who left the game with an injury in the first quarter. That forced the Yanks to use reserve halfback Fred Akins as their passer and Akins completed just two of 15 attempts. Despite the struggles in the passing game the Americans stayed close for well over three quarters, trailing just 10-0 until Paladins signal caller Dusty Sinclair put the game away with an 8-yard scoring pass to Charles Joiner with 4:39 remaining to make it 17-0. The Paladins added 10 late points to wrap up the shutout victory.
Cleveland won 17-0 over a playoff bound Detroit Maroons club but needed a loss by Washington and Boston to allow the Finches to return to the postseason for the first time since they beat Washington to win the 1947 league title.
*** Cowboys Miss Out on Perfect Season ***
The Kansas City Cowboys may well be human after all. Coach Pete Walsh and his Cowboys saw their 15 game winning streak dating back to last season come to an end in the season finale as the St Louis Ramblers scored 10 late points to nip the Cowboys 17-10. The loss leaves Kansas City at 11-1, and denies then the opportunity to join the 1942 Chicago Wildcats as the only AFA teams to complete a season unbeaten and untied since 1930.
The Cowboys led 10-7 in a hard fought battle until Luis Younger, would had missed a short field goal earlier in the game, tied the contest with a 40-yard boot with less than four minutes remaining in regulation. Overtime never entered the conversation for the Ramblers, who after forcing a 3-and-out by Kansas City, took over at the Cowboys 44 yard line with 2:43 remaining in the game. Four plays later quarterback Phillip Frederick shocked the Cowboys and their sold out crowd when he team up with end Arnold LaVoie on a 29-yard touchdown pass that gave St Louis the victory and ended the Cowboys perfect season bid. Kansas City will still defend its AFA title won a year ago - they also won three of the four Continental Conference crowns- when they host the second place Detroit Maroons at Prairie Park next Sunday.
In other action Vince Gallegos threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns to lead San Francisco to a 34-3 drubbing of the Chicago Wildcats while in Los Angeles the Tigers downed Philadelphia 19-14.
The early playoff line has Pittsburgh as a 4-point favourite over the Washington Wasps while the Kansas City Cowboys are favoured by 5.5 points to beat Detroit.
ALL-AMERICAN TEAM PICKED BY CLEAR-CUT VOTE
Grabbing the ball at the opening kickoff, spurning the aid of crystal balls and ignoring entirely the possible benefit of resorting to the platoon system, 270 leading sports writers and broadcasters waded through 450 nominations and came out with 11 clear-cut selections for This Week in Figment Sports' 1951 All-America college football team.
Not one of the races for a first-team berth was close, and for the first time in years every member of the honor eleven is a senior. This is all the more interesting because 1951 was again a year in which freshman participated and many outstanding stars were uncovered. As was the case last year, the 1951 team is representative of the entire country with players hailing from teams in all parts of the nation.
Four of the All-Americans are repeaters in Central Kentucky quarterback Pete Capizzi, Redwood University end Bob Hoover, Northern California guard Ewell Jessop and Oklahoma City State tackle Preston Rich. Only St. Ignatius, with end George Becker and tackle Chuck Abernathy, placed more than one representative on the elite eleven.
Leading vote-getter was Hoover, the great Redwood end who also made the squad a year ago as a junior, who totaled 349 points in the balloting as compared to the brilliant Eddie Forsythe of Sadler, who total 341. Forsythe, who led the nation in total offense with his rushing skills and passing prowess for the Bluecoats, is expected to be the favourite to win the Christian Trophy when it is announced at the end of the week, although he should see plenty of competition for that award.
DYNAMOS LOOK FOR LIGHTNING TO STRIKE TWICE IN RULE FIVE DRAFT
A very quiet rule five draft in which just four different clubs made selections has come and gone with only eight players in total being drafted. The Chicago Chiefs and Detroit Dynamos each selected three players while the Cincinnati Cannons and Philadelphia Keystones grabbed one apiece.
The Chiefs, with a new general manager in place, made the first selection but that was only after four other teams had passed. Chicago opted for Archie Cunningham, a 25-year-old shortstop who was originally an 8th round selection by the Chicago Cougars in the 1948 draft. The Chiefs would also draft Earl Leckie, a 24-year-old centerfielder from Boston's organization and pitcher Bob Hobbs, a 30-year-old lefthander who went 14-6 for the Cougars AAA affiliate a year ago.
The Detroit Dynamos also selected three players but all were pitchers. Detroit struck gold last season with their second round choice of Walt Staton, a 25-year-old pitcher who went on to have a strong year in Brooklyn after being traded to the Kings as part of the package to acquire Ralph Johnson. Detroit is hoping to have similar success out of one of the three pitchers drafted last week. They would be Jack Halbur, Paul Grell and Ben Clough. Halbur, 22, was originally a Detroit draft pick but was sent to the Cannons organization in the Adam Mullins trade two and a half years ago. He split last season between Class A and B but Dynamos scouts suggest he could be a back of the rotation arm. Grell, like Staton, was selected from the New York Stars in the second round and the Dynamos fell the 32-year-old could be a nice addition to their struggling bullpen but he comes with a lot of baggage and wore out his welcome in New York. Clough is injured and will be on the 60-day disabled list until at least June so the Dynamos took a chance on him.
The other two players selected were both drafted from the Philadelphia Sailors. Jim Johnston, a 22-year-old outfielder who hit .256 in Class B, was selected by Cincinnati while the Philadelphia Keystones grabbed Hoppy Johnson, a 30-year-old righthander who had a brief trial with the Sailors in 1948 and went 17-7 last season for AAA San Francisco of the Great Western League.
Talk around the offices in Queens is that the team has been frustrated in attempts to add a quality starting pitcher to the rotation. "We can't seem to get a response to offers we've made." I've heard the team is resigned to going into the season with the staff they have and once again rely on a strong lineup to carry the team.
Speaking of their lineup, word out of Cuba is that last seasons first round pick Jim Allen is showing that he may be ready to step into the starting RF spot. Allen is hitting .410 for Manzanillo, with 3 homers and 10 RBI in 15 games. The 5'11" switch-hitter had a strong season in 1951 going straight to AAA after the draft.
Also at Manzanillo, Ted Beaven may make the rotation situation a non-issue. Beaven has posted a 3-1 record and 2.10 ERA in 4 starts. The was no activity in the Rule 5 draft for New York, as they made no selections and lost no players.
PACKERS STAY HOT TO EARN SHARE OF NAHC LEAD
Courtesy of the Chicago Daily News
After the debacle that could be called the Packers 1950-1951 season, it was hard to have expectations for success coming into this season, but sure enough, the Chicago Packers are red-hot. Having lost just one of their last eleven, totaling nine wins and a tie, the Packers now sit atop the NAHC, tied at 35 points with the New York Shamrocks. That's the same amount of points they had all of last season, and they've managed it in just 29 games. The Packers next win will double their total from last season, and seems primed to return to the postseason and a bid to capture their first ever cup.
It's not all smooth sailing, both Bert McColley and Tommy Burns are nursing minor injuries, but Chicago is doing everything right on the ice. You can thank the team's star for that, as the 31-year-old Burns leads all skaters with 18 assists, 14 goals is tied with fellow stars Orval Cabbell and Quinton Pollack, giving Burns the clear lead in overall points. At 32 points, he's the only skater in the 30s, leading Pollack (28) by four points and the third place Nick Tardif (26) by six. Burns also ranks 3rd in +/- at 11, while first line defender Pete Moreau (17) leads all players. He's also second in blocked shots (75), while Marty Mahoney (11) ranks 4th in goals and Derek Gubb (15) is in a big tie for 5th in assists.
The goalie play has impressed too, as despite entering the season as the backup, Michael Cleghorn leads the NAHC with his 9 victories. They aren't fluky wins either, as he leads the confederation in save percentage (.947) and GAA (1.46), and just Shamrocks star Alex Sorrell (4) has more shutouts thus far. Sorrell has had six more chances, and while Cleghorn will continue to get more starts, incumbent starter Norm Hanson has impressed too. His 8 wins are tied for 2nd with most of the other starting goalies, and his 2.40 GAA is nearly close to a full goal better then last season. With some new found help offensively, the Pack leads the NAHC with 80 goals, the high level of goaltending is allowing them to stay competitive and win the close games Chicago teams tend to struggle with.
Staying in first will be a tough task, as the Shamrock's stingy defense has positioned them well early on. The only team to allow fewer then two goals a game so far, the elite duo of Alex Sorrell (8-7, 1.89) and Etienne Tremblay (8-2, 1.91) is almost impossible to beat. On paper, they don't have many standout defensemen, but former Packer Jerry Finch (3, 9, 12) has been great on the first line, and young 24-year-old George Collingsworth (1, 8, 9) has had a huge breakout, ranked second with his +17 +/- while controlling and distributing the puck well. Plus it helps having an offense led by Cabbell (14, 9, 23) and Simon Savard (3, 7, 10), two elite offensive players who impact the game in multiple ways.
None of the other four teams are out yet, but the defending champion Valiants may need to wakeup soon if they want a chance at a title defense. At 6-15-17, they are the only team awaiting their 20th point, currently six behind the 5th place Motors. Goaltending has been their Achilles heel, as the once reliable Tom Brockers (4-11, 2.96) is starting to show his age and longtime backup Brad Carter (2-4, 3.15) hasn't been any better. At one point the Shamrocks were looking to move Tremblay for a defender, which could make the Valiants an interesting trade partner. They may not be willing to trade the type of player the Shamrocks want, as both John McDonald (1, 10, 11) and Ed McRae (3, 6, 9) are young and talented, but 25-year-old Isaac Finnson (4, 7, 11) may be a guy they'd part with to shore up the goaltending. Moving one of their offensive pieces would be better for Montreal, as their top two lines are filled with quality skaters who can make an impact on a contender. Montreal faces the Shamrocks in New York on Wednesday, so perhaps the two teams are focused on more than just the final score when the two clubs square off.
NAHC RESULTS FROM LAST WEEK
TUESDAY DECEMBER 11 The Bees snapped a 5-game losing skid by shutting out the Shamrocks 3-0 behind a 20 save performance from Oscar James in the Boston net. All the offense came in the first period with Jacob Godin, Tommy Hart and Robert Walker scoring for the hosts.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12
Boston 2 at 4 New York :The rematch at Bigsby Garden saw a much more inspired New York club as the Greenshirts doubled the Bees 4-2 a day after being shutout in Boston. Orval Cabbell, last season's scoring champ, had two goals to pace the Shamrocks attack with Alexandre Lepalame and Michael Di Giuseppe also scoring while Jacob Gron and Craig Simpson replied for the Bees. New York is 4-1-1 in December.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 13
Montreal 1 at 7 Chicago : A festive atmosphere in Chicago as the Packers were blowing out the defending Challlege Cup champions was tempered when league scoring leader Tommy Burns left the game with what later was diagnosed a bruised thumb. Burns, who will play through the injury, had two assists in a game that saw seven different Packers light the lamp behind battered Montreal netminder Tom Brockers, who faced 42 shots.
Toronto 4 at 3 Detroit : Detroit's 5-game unbeaten streak and Toronto's 8-game winless skid but come to an end at Thompson Palladium as the visiting Dukes prevail 4-3. Quinton Pollack scored the game winner with just over five minutes remaining to lift Toronto to the victory.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 15
Chicago 2 at 1 Detroit : Make it five wins in a row for the surging Packers who move into a first place tie with the New York Shamrocks after enduring one of the worst seasons in franchise history a year ago. Leon Seguin and Kevin Braun scored for the winners with Ben Witt notching the lone Detroit marker. Tommy Burns played for Chicago despite nursing a bruised thumb and did not register a point for the first time in seven games.
Boston 5 at 3 Montreal : Boston handed Montreal its third straight loss, downing the Valiants 5-3. Defenseman Willis Beane led the way for the Bees with 2 first period goals and he later added an assist. Tom Brockers has allowed 12 goals in two games this week in the Montreal net.
New York 2 at 2 Toronto :George Collingsworth scored with less than two minutes to play to earn the Shamrocks a 2-2 tie but they lost sole possession of first place after Chicago won in Detroit. The Shamrocks led 1-0 early when Orval Cabbell scored his league-leading 14th goal of the season but Toronto answered with third period markers from Phillippe Dubois and Trever Parker before the Shamrocks benefited from Collingsworth's late heroics.
SUNDAY DECEMBER 16
Montreal 2 at 2 Boston : Wayne Augustin scored midway through the third period to give Montreal a 2-2 tie in Boston. Pat Coulter had given the Valiants an early lead in the opening period before Mike Brunell, with his 9th of the season, tied it three minutes later. David Scarpone had the other Boston goal.
Toronto 3 at 3 Chicago : The Dukes are now unbeaten in three games and they slowed Chicago's five-game winning streak by skating to a 3-3 draw at Lakeside Auditorium. Tommy Burns, despite the sore thumb, setup all three Packers goals while Quinton Pollack, with his 14th, Lou Galbraith and Doug Zimmerman each scored for the Dukes.
Detroit 2 at 2 New York :Detroit rallied with third period goals from Tyson Beddoes and Francis McKenzie to salvage a point out of a very disappointing week and claim a 2-2 tie in the Big Apple. After a scoreless opening frame the Shamrocks took the lead on second period goals from Jocko Gregg and Jimmy Keenan before the Motors revved up in the third.
UPCOMING GAMES
TUESDAY DECEMBER 18
Detroit at Boston
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19
Montreal at New York
THURSDAY DECEMBER 20
Detroit at Chicago
Toronto at Montreal
SATURDAY DECEMBER 22
Chicago at Montreal
Boston at Toronto
SUNDAY DECEMBER 23
Toronto at Boston
Montreal at Detroit
Chicago at New York
- The Statesmen have run their winning streak to six games and even more important than the length of the streak is their victory over the Phantoms. Philadelphia looks like the team best suited to challenge the Statesmen for first in the East this season after the Phantoms crushed Washington in their last meeting, 105-72. The 93-79 win for the Statesmen was keyed by a 41-point third quarter that cracked open a game where Washington led 28-18 after one period and hung on to a 39-38 halftime edge. Ivan Sisco led the way for Washington with 29 points and 16 rebounds, and the team has not missed a beat without injured sophomore forward Ernie Fischer. Charles Hooper moved from a sixth man to a starting role and while the bench might be a little shorter, defensive specialist Buddy Eugene stepped right in to team with Hooper to keep rookie Mel Turcotte to 5-for-15 shooting and 11 points.
- The lead for Washington is four games over Philadelphia and the difference is their road records and their team defense. Both teams are almost identical in offensive production, with Washington averaging 87.0 per game and the Phantoms right behind at 86.7 and both teams have shown a home-court advantage with Washington sporting a 9-1 record and Philadelphia only dropping one of seven at Keystone Arena. However, Washington has won five of eight away from the National Auditorium and Philadelphia is 4-7 on the road. The Statesmen also allow seven points a game less, to trail only Rochester in points allowed per game (79.3), while Philadelphia allows as many points as they score. (86.7 ppg). Washington will have to continue to prove their road bona fides, as seven of the next ten are on the road, including two in Philadelphia.
- In the West, Rochester (13-4) and Detroit (12-6) are separating themselves from the rest of the division. The rest of the division is under .500 and underwater on point differential, meaning Chicago, Cleveland and Toronto have allowed more points than they have scored. The Mustangs have pulled to within 1-1/2 games of Rochester and they have beaten the Rockets in each of their last two meetings. Last Tuesday, Detroit welcomed Rochester to the Thompson Palladium and jumped out to a 25-16 lead enroute to a 92-88 win that was close throughout. Rochester chipped away at Detroit's early lead, but Detroit was able to hang on late. Ward Messer came up big on both ends of the floor, leading Detroit with 21 points and 25 rebounds. James Cormier impressed with 26 points on 10-for-17 shooting to pace the Rockets and the guard added eight rebounds, while Rochester forward Carl Casswell turned the ball over nine times. Now that Marlin Patterson is back in the starting lineup, Stan Johnson, who filled in so admirably in the Rockets starting lineup, is back on the far end of the bench. It is only a matter of time before Johnson gets featured again in a bigger lineup for Rochester.
WEEKLY RESULTS FOR RANKED TEAMS
MONDAY DECEMBER 10
at #7 Indiana A&M 70, Dickson 48
#15 Perry State College 66, at Poweshiek 57
#21 Frankford State 72, at Narragansett 54
TUEDAY DECEMBER 11
at #3 Western Iowa 54, Oklahoma City State 35
at #8 Redwood 58, Manhattan Tech 43
at #13 Detroit City College 60, Kansas Agricultural 43
#14 St. Ignatius 62, at Strub College 54
#16 Pittsburgh State 58, at Penn Catholic 46
at #17 CC Los Angeles 55, St. Martin's College 47
#22 Travis College 61, at Wisconsin State 51
#23 Piedmont University 58, at Springfield State 44
at #25 Northern California 73, Michigan Lutheran 45
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12
#2 Whitney College 74, at Miami State 48
#6 Opelika State 56, at Alabama Gulf Coast 53
#15 Perry State College 48, at Amarillo Methodist 47
#21 Frankford State 53, at Mahoning Valley State 4
THURSDAY DECEMBER 13
at #4 Liberty College 57, College of Omaha 46
#5 Rainier College 67, at St. Martin's College 46
at #10 Lane State 65, Grant (IN) 30
at #13 Detroit City College 71, Topeka State 57
#14 St. Ignatius 63, at Bliss College 55
at #18 Quaker College (CA) 69, #8 Redwood 61
#22 Travis College 58, at Pueblo State 40
at #23 Piedmont University 44, Georgia Baptist 39
FRIDAY DECEMBER 14
at #16 Pittsburgh State 65, Fond du Lac 43
#19 Great Plains State 65, at Dakota College 56
Middlesex 58, at #20 Brooklyn Catholic 51
at #25 Northern California 60, Utah A&M 57
SATURDAY DECEMBER 15
at #8 Redwood 53, Capital (MS) University 36
at #21 Frankford State 49, Brooklyn State 45
SUNDAY DECEMBER 16
at #1 Coastal California 58, College of San Diego 41
#18 Quaker College (CA) 56, at Texas Panhandle 29
at #20 Brooklyn Catholic 56, Constitution State 54
at #23 Piedmont University 47, Western Florida 41
ABF PLAN TO FIND SAWYER'S SUCCESSOR UNVEILED
The American Boxing Federation has confirmed that four fighters will be in the running to be declared the new Heavyweight Champion of the World. The greatest title in sports, vacant since Hector Sawyer sailed off into the sunset in the fall after more than a decade as the world champion, will be handed out in either late May or early June. That will be when the first post-Sawyer title fight will be held.
Before we can get there the ABF has decreed that there will be a playoff of sorts with the top four ranked challengers set to stage elimination bouts just over a month from now. In a process much like the one used to determine the welterweight champion after that division went without a title holder for the duration of World War II, bouts will be held involving Max Bradley, Lewis Jones, Joey Tierney and Tommy Cline - each considered to be the four best active fighters in the heavyweight division.
It will start January 26 in Boston when top ranked contender Max Bradley, a Merchantville, NJ native with a 22-2-1 career mark, will face Tommy Cline in a 10 rounder at Denny Arena. Cline, who hails from Clarksville, TN. and at 27 is the oldest of the four challengers, owns a record of 20-4. A week later at Philadelphia's Keystone Arena it will be second ranked Lewis Jones against #3 Joey Tierney. Jones, a 26-year-old who calls Lexington, KY., home, is 26-4-1 and he will face the young Detroit fighter Tierney, just 24 and with a career record of 24-1. It will also be a 10 round bout.
The two winners will then meet in a 15-round title fight to be held at Bigsby Garden in New York in either late May or early June. Bradley and Jones each had title shots in the past but both came up short against Sawyer. Jones lost by a TKO in the 13th round of their 1949 meeting while Bradley was Sawyer's final victim before the legendary champ retired, taking a TKO loss in the 8th round of their September bout.
RECENT KEY RESULTS- In Hartford, CT., last week middleweight contender Bill Boggs (25-4-1) had little trouble with young Nick Greene, knocking the 23-year-old Atlanta native out in the 8th round of their bout. It was just the second fight longer than 6 rounds in duration for Greene, who dips to 10-3 with the loss.
- Big things were expected from Hugo Canio when the Italian import was brought to North American in 1949 by famed promoter Chester Conley, but Canio has been a disappointment. His latest loss came last week in Washington DC when Joe Taylor earned a 7th round TKO victory over the 25-year-old Italian. Canio is 21-3-2 overall but has been knocked out in each of his three losses, all in the past 18 months including a title shot that he was clearly not ready for when John Edmonds had a fairly easy time with Canio.
- Chicago middleweight Dan Drewery was impressive in a bout in St Louis last week. The 26-year-old improved to 28-4-5 with a 6th round knock out of Adam Curtis. It marked the first time in 13 bouts the 24-year-old Curtis, who hails from St. Louis, had ever been knocked down.
UPCOMING MAJOR FIGHTS- 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).
- January 7 - St Louis, MO: veteran middleweights Bob Hinkle (32-10-1) and Owen Shepherd (29-10) meet.
- January 10 - Thompson Palladium, Detroit: Middleweights Davis Owens (25-3-1) and John Edmonds (34-4-1) stage a rematch of their draft in Chicago in October.
- January 16 - Los Angeles, CA.: Highly touted welterweights Brian Pierce (19-4-1) and Artie Neal (31-10-1) meet.
- January 20 - Newark, NJ: veteran welterweight Rudy Perry (32-7-1) faces Paul Coleman (33-19-2)
- January 25 - Keystone Arena, Philadelphia: WW contender Ira Mitchell (29-6) vs Seth Murphy (9-3-2)
- January 26- Denny Arena, Boston: Heavyweights Max Bradley (22-2-1) and Tommy Cline (20-4) will meet with the winner earning a title shot in May or June.
- January 31 - Richmond, VA: veteran welterweight Heinie Verplanck (23-8-1) meets Fred Morris (12-4)
- February 2- Keystone Arena, Philadelphia: Heavyweights Lewis Jones (26-4-1) and Joey Tierney (24-1) meet with the winner earning a title shot in May or June.
The Week That Was
Current events from the week ending 12/16/1951
- President Truman spent the early part of last week meeting with his top military and foreign advisors but at the end of the session the White House would only say the conference had "discussed the world situation and no policy decisions were made."
- Military waste was under fire in Congress, after investigators were told that before the Korean conflict the Army was buying certain automotive parts although it already had a 104-year supply on hand. There were also tales of how the Army doubled some costs by buying through middlemen rather than direct from manufacturers.
- Controversy in Washington after it was revealed that Frank McKinney, Democratic Party national chairman, made a profit of $74,000 in 1947 from a $1000 investment in common stock of a company that sold 700 tractors to the government. He held the stock for just 10 months but denies any wrongdoing, saying he knew little about the stock when he bought it in 1946 at the urging of the owner of the Milwaukee Blues minor league baseball team, a good friend of McKinney's.
- A Wisconsin member of Congress has called for the immediate removal of Howard McGrath as Attorney General, calling McGrath either "unwilling or incapable of providing the kind of leadership necessary" amidst tax scandal testimony flooding from Capital Hill.
- President Truman backed his Attorney General but declared war on any faithless public servants, declaring that "wrong-doers have no house with ne no matter who they are or how big they are." Truman left open the possibility he may set up a special commission to survey the field of tax scandals.
- Opposition leaders made a bold, but so far unsuccessful bid to topple the government of Iran's Premier as a nationalist mob battered on the Parliament gates.
- Truce negotiations in Korea hit another stumbling block as they for the first time discussed a prisoner exchange but immediately tangled on how to do it.