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JANUARY 21, 1952

MAGNATES TO BARRELL: YOU'RE OUT!

By an overwhelming vote of 13 to 3 the owners of the 16 FABL clubs have voted to fire Dan Barrell as their league President after less than two years on the job. Led by coal magnate and Toronto Wolves owner Bernie Millard, a large group of owners pressed for a vote calling for Barrell's removal due to violating one of the core principles wanted in a league president by William Whitney when FABL was organized in 1892.

At the time Whitney, the first to form a professional baseball league two decades prior to the creation of FABL, stated the FABL President must have "no ties, financial or otherwise, to any one club in order to preserve the impartiality of the office." Barrell, a member of baseball's most recognizable family, had plenty of ties when he was appointed to replace outgoing president Sam Belton when he was retiring, and some owners objected at that point with Millard being among Barrell's most vocal critics. The February 1950 vote to appoint Barrell as Belton's replacement was not unanimous as Millard and New York Gothams owner Leland Winthrop both voted against the decision.

Ironically Millard's Toronto Wolves are one of the teams that perhaps violate the "no ties" guideline as the manager of Millard's club is none other than Dan's brother Fred Barrell. The final straw, in Millard's mind and clearly enough to push enough magnates to follow his lead and vote Barrell out, came when Max Morris - the legendary slugger and current Congressman- told Millard that Dan Barrell had asked him about an appointment to Rome State for his son Mike. While Barrell maintains it was simply innocent questioning of an old acquaintance on the prospects of son qualifying for the military academy, Millard painted a picture to his fellow owners of Barrell abusing his power to secure favor for his family."

Only longtime Barrell allies Bill Whitney of the Chicago Chiefs, Calvin Stockdale of the Washington Eagles and Tom Bigsby, who recently purchased the New York Stars voted against the removal of Barrell.

There has been no word on when a new league president will be appointed, not any indication of who the candidates for the position might be.

BREAKING NEWS - ONE BARRELL OUT IN TORONTO

As the dark winter nights set in on Lake Ontario with fans beginning to dream of the crack of the bat, and with it the warmth of spring, fans of the Wolves will have a new man in charge on the field. Fred Barrell went into the Wolves offices over the weekend to tender his resignation as the club's manager. This comes after the shakeup at the top of the FABL in which it is said Bernie Millard engineered the ouster of League President Dan Barrell, Fred's brother.

This was probably the straw that broke the camel's back for Fred, although it was rumoured that Millard was also on the verge of terminating Barrell after a record of 174-288 in three seasons as bench boss at Dominion Stadium. The front office has announced that for the upcoming season Dick Dennis will be the manager after 15 seasons as bench coach for the Wolves.

A statement from the team was "Dick Dennis will takeover as manager after Fred Barrell's sudden resignation. We have all confidence in Dick given his decade and a half as bench coach, he knows the players, the Wolves system now he will be in complete control. A search for a bench coach will begin immediately, we hope to fill the position before heading to spring training. We wish Fred success with his future endeavours."

Brett was alerted by an insider that big news was about to break for the Wolves, he should try to contact Fred Barrell. Brett was able to contact Fred who agreed to a brief interview:

Brett: Well, that was surprising news for baseball fans during the dead the winter. Is there anything you would like to tell the fans through the Mail & Empire?
Fred Barrell: The first thing I would like to say is that I would like to apologize to Wolves' fans for the teams performance during my 3 seasons in charge. A record of 174-288 is nothing I can be proud of, the people of Toronto deserve better, hopefully Dick will give them a better record.

Brett: Did Dan's departure have anything to do with your decision?
Fred: In a way, yes. I had been thinking over the winter than maybe I was not cutout to be a manager. My talents might be better suited to player evaluation. I may not have what is needed to lead an FABL team. When I heard that the Wolves owner led the group that fired Dan I knew it was time for me to leave.

The thing that I could not stomach was that Mr. Millard did not have the decency to call me in to tell of his plans before enacting them as matter of courtesy. With that type of subterfuge I was not comfortable with what would be going on out of my sight, hearing with the team. Without the full confidence of the owner I could not stay with the Wolves.

I would like to wish the players and staff all possible success in 1952 as the team begins to move forward. Dick is right man at this time for the team and its fans. Right now I am going to Georgia for awhile to consider my future. I would also like to thank the Mail & Empire for its tough but fair coverage of the team during my tenure. You could have been much harsher in your coverage.

TOP OF FABL DRAFT IS A FAMILY AFFAIR ONCE AGAIN

The Chicago Chiefs selection of Stan Czerwinski with the first selection in the 1952 draft marked the second year in a row that the top selection had a sibling with three Allen Awards to his credit. Czerwinski is the younger brother of Cleveland Foresters ace Adrian Czerwinski, winner of each of the last three Allen Awards.

A year ago it was the name Charlie Barrell that was uttered at the start of the draft as the Cannons made the three sport star from Noble Jones College the first pick. Charlie is the half brother of Cannons hurler Rufus 'Deuce' Barrell, who also has won three Allen Awards. Barrell is also a half-brother of Philadelphia Keystones catcher Roger Cleaves.

Deuce himself was a first overall selection by the Cannons back in 1935 and is one of five other number one picks who had previous pro baseball family ties when selected. There was Jim Adams Jr., currently with the St Louis Pioneers but drafted by Cleveland in 1943 and is the son of former big league shortstop Jim Adams Sr., who played a dozen seasons for the Keystones and Toronto in the 1920s. Then there is Frank Bunch Jr., the top pick in the 1938 draft, who's father Frank Sr. had a cup of coffee with the New York Gothams - the same club that drafted Jr. Finally we have two more of the Barrell brothers as both Harry (1931-Cleveland) and Tom (1929-Chicago Cougars) were first overall selections. They are two of Rufus Barrell's five sons to play in the big leagues.

Czerwinski is not the only player in this year's draft class with family ties. Jack Brinker of the New York Herald Tribune recently published a column outlining the 1951 and 1952 draftees with family ties to FABL. Here is a brief look at each of them.

1952 DRAFT

Mike Barrell opted out of draft: - The latest scion of the famous Barrell family, Mike is the son of Dan Barrell and attends Capital Academy in DC, the same school his father attended. Mike is a corner infielder and a solid, all-around prospect, unsurprising given his bloodlines. Like his cousin Charlie, Mike also plays basketball (his mother heads up OSA's basketball department) and football (his father starred at Chicago Poly). He has announced he will accept an appointment to Rome State military academy.
Eddie Black : Son of Duke Black, who never played professionally but has been a longtime amateur coach, and coaches his son at Richmond VA's Jefferson HS. Eddie is a 1B with intriguing power potential.
Stan Czerwinski -first overall Chicago Chiefs: The brother of Paul Czerwinski (now retired, former minor league pitcher) and Adrian Czerwinski (3-time Allen Award winner), Stan is an extremely talented catcher in the mold of T.R. Goins with an excellent all-around game.
Jack Day - round three Boston Minutemen: Son of Hall of Fame pitcher Rabbit Day, "Jackrabbit" Day is not a hurler, but is an excellent all-around 3B prospect possessing all five tools - including speed, fittingly for a youngster nicknamed Jackrabbit.
Stew Manning - round one, 11th overall, Boston Minutemen: Son of former Miners & Foresters OF Cal Manning, Stew is also an outfielder, and OSA very high on his potential impact as a big leaguer.
Bill May Jr. : Son of veteran Chiefs CF Bill May, Junior is a catcher, born in Rochester during his father's stint there while in the Kings' system, attends Chicago's Lake View HS.
Bob Stuart - round four, Pittsburgh Miners: Grandson of long-time AAA pitcher Jim Stuart, who spent his entire career in Buffalo fashioning a 154-149 record. Bob's an outfielder, and unlike his grandfather who never made it to FABL, Bob has the talent to make it the Show.
Bill Wall - round three, Chicago Chiefs: Nephew of Toronto Wolves star Fred McCormick, Bill's the son of Fred's sister Constance (McCormick) Wall. Great hit tool - he won't hit many HRs, but his stroke is every bit as sweet as his future-HOFer uncle.

1951 DRAFT

Charlie Barrell -first overall Cincinnati Cannons: Son of former AFA star (and one-time Tarzan actor) Joe Barrell and actress Dorothy Bates, "The Heartbreak Kid" might be the best athlete to come out of the large Barrell brood, which is saying something. A blue-chipper in baseball, basketball AND football, Charlie's star is bright and the biggest question is where will he take his talents when he finishes his collegiate career at Noble Jones as he stands a good chance of being a high draft pick in both basketball and football.
Freddy Barrell - Round 4, Detroit Dynamos: Son of current Wolves manager Fred Barrell, Freddy is a catcher like his father, though he's not currently touted very highly by scouts. Also plays football, which may end up being his best career option if he wants to play professionally.
Hugh Ferebee - 1951 round one, 11th overall, Chicago Chiefs: Grandson of former Stars & Miners OF Ray Moore, Hugh is a highly-touted CF prospect with an outstanding eye and plus contact tool out of Waxahachie HS in Texas.
Buddy Perkins - Round 19, Detroit Dynamos: Brother of current Saints SS Gordie, Buddy is a catching prospect with a middling outlook. Still young, it remains to be seen if he'll develop into a legitimate prospect.
Joel Spencer - undrafted : Son of former Cougars/Dynamos pitcher Hank Spencer, Joel is a scrappy & speedy second base prospect currently playing at Grange College.

POST HECTOR SAWYER ERA SET TO BEGIN FOR HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION

The shadow of Hector Sawyer, champion for over a decade and the greatest fight of all-time, will loom large over whoever may become the next ABF heavyweight champion of the world. The belt, without an owner since Sawyer walked away from the sport in September at the age of 37 after scoring a TKO win over Max Bradley in what was his 19th fight with the world title on the line.

Bradley now has another opportunity to claim the title as the search for Sawyer's replacement begins this Saturday evening at Boston's Denny Arena. The 25-year-old Bradley is now considered the best in the division but there are plenty of others hoping to lay claim to the crown. The top four contenders - Bradley along with Lewis Jones, Joey Tierney and Tommy Cline- are the new hope for the next generation of heavyweights and all four will fight over the next two weeks as the job of weeding out a new champion gets underway.

Bradley will meet Tommy Cline, a 27-year-old from Tennessee who has yet to receive a title shot, in Boston on Saturday. The winner of that 10 round tussle will earn the right to fight for the title at New York's Bigsby Garden, likely the first weekend of June. A week from now Jones and Tierney, considered the second and third best active heavyweights, will stage a similar bout at Keystone Arena in Philadelphia with the survivor punching his ticket to Bigsby Garden for that late spring title shot.

RECENT KEY RESULTS

New York welterweight Artie Neal dashed the hopes of the fans in Los Angeles when the New York born pugilist scored a technical knockout victory over California ring veteran Brian Pierce in the second round. A nasty gash had opened above the left eye of Pierce in the opening round and when the bleeding would not stop, referee Mark Nelson called the fight off and the crowd voiced its heavy displeasure with the decision. It was a disappointing conclusion for Pierce, who was born in Stockton and was making his return to California after several high profile fights on the east coast that included a victory over former world champion Mac Erickson.
Another veteran welterweight who once lost a title fight to Erickson was in action last week as well. That would be Rudy Perry and the Philadelphia native knocked out Paul Coleman in the 7th round of their bout in Newark last night. Perry is 33-7-1 all-time.

UPCOMING MAJOR FIGHTS

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.
February 22, 1952, Lakeside Auditorium Chicago: World Welterweight champion Danny Rutledge (25-1-1) defends his title against Dale Roy (40-9-1)

BIG WEEK IN TORONTO HAS DUKES CLIMBING BACK INTO RACE FOR NAHC LEAD

If nothing else the Toronto Dukes have proved to be a very streaky team this season. Coach Jack Barrell's squad sprinted out of the gate with six straight victories and lost just once in their first thirteen games sparking speculation they might run away with first place this season. That changed quickly after a dismal stretch that saw Toronto win just once in its next thirteen games. More stretches of shoddy play followed after Christmas but suddenly the Dukes are on fire once again and demonstrating the same form that sent them to a big lead in early November.

Even a 4-2 loss for a travel weary squad in Chicago last night did little dampen the spirits of rejuvenated Dukes club which went 4-0-1 in its last five games played over an eight day stretch before finally running out of gas in the Windy City. Toronto is still looking up at the Packers, who with last night's win lead the Dukes by six points, but while the Dukes may sit in third behind the New York Shamrocks as well as the Packers they can take comfort in the fact the recent stretch has secured their hold on a playoff spot far more tightly than it was just a week and a half ago. There is a long ways to go, 26 games for the Dukes, but Toronto is back to travelling in the right direction during a season that has had more than its share of ups and downs.

NAHC RESULTS FROM LAST WEEK
TUESDAY JANUARY 15

Toronto 4 at 2 Boston : Toronto is in the middle of a busy stretch that sees the club hit the ice six times over a nine day span. They made it three straight wins at the midway point of that run by doubling Boston 4-2. Gordie Broadway was the story in the Toronto net, making 32 saves with three second period Toronto goals provided Broadway with all the offense he would need to secure a victory on this night. The Bees are winless in their last three.

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16

Chicago 3 at 0 New York : The opener of a home and home back to back showdown between the top two teams in the league and Michael Cleghorn stole the show. The Chicago goaltender stopped all 34 New York shots he faced for his league leading fifth shutout of the season. Tommy Burns, with his 20th goal of the season, Max Ducharme and Tommy Brescia, with his first goal in 23 games this year, handled the offense.

THURSDAY JANUARY 17

New York 2 at 7 Chicago :The two clubs were tied for top spot entering the game, but the Chicago Packers clubbed the New York Shamrocks 7-2 to take sole possession of first place with a statement victory. Marty Mahoney scored twice and added an assist while NAHC scoring leader Tommy Burns and Jarrett McGlynn also each had three points as the Packers led 3-0 after twenty minutes and 6-0 at the end of forty.

Boston 1 at 1 Detroit : Two clubs battling for fourth place skated to a 1-1 tie. Tommy Hart gave the visitors the lead midway through the second period but Moe Treadwell replied on the power play for Detroit early in the third. The Motors have a 1-point lead on the Bees for the final playoff berth.

Toronto 6 at 3 Montreal : Quinton Pollack scored once and added three assists while Lou Galbraith and Rob Painchaud contributed three points each as the Dukes doubled the Valiants 6-3. It was Toronto's fourth straight victory.

SATURDAY JANUARY 19

Detroit 0 at 2 Montreal : A masterful goaltending display from Tom Brockers as the veteran Montreal netminder turned aside 28 Detroit shots for his first shutout of the season. Jimmy Backus and Adam Sandford were the Valiants goal scorers.

Boston 3 at 3 Toronto :The Bees tied for the third time in the past four games but the single point was enough to move Boston ahead of Detroit and into sole possession of fourth place in the NAHC standings. Third period goals from rookie Ben Voyechek and John Bentley allowed the Bees to rally for a 3-1 deficit after forty minutes.

SUNDAY JANUARY 20

Montreal 1 at 2 Boston :A tight checking affair saw the Bees nip the visitors from Montreal 2-1. Kip Bedard opened the scoring shorthanded for the Valiants just under three minutes into the game but that would be the only one of 23 shots to elude Pierre Melancon in the Boston net. John Bentley tied the game just over three minutes after Bedard's goal and Robert Walker's 14th tally of the season, late in the second period, proved to be the game winner.

Toronto 2 at 4 Chicago : An exhausted Toronto squad, unbeaten in its previous four games played over an eight day span, ran out of gas in Chicago playing for the fifth time in five different cities over the last nine days. Derek Gubb and Max Ducharme each scored twice to pace the Chicago offense.

New York 3 at 2 Detroit :The New York Shamrocks snapped a 4-game winless streak with a 3-2 road win in Detroit. Most of the offense came in the third period as the Shamrocks Geoff Hartnell scored the only goal of the first two frames. Detroit jumped ahead 2-1 before the final stanza was six minutes old as first Lou Barber and then Adam Vanderbilt gave the hosts the lead but Jack Watkins and Alfie Dennis, the latter on the powerplay, secured the two points for the Greenshirts.

UPCOMING GAMES
TUESDAY JANUARY 22
New York at Boston

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23
Montreal at Toronto

THURSDAY JANUARY 24
Montreal at Chicago
Toronto at Detroit

SATURDAY JANUARY 26
Chicago at Detroit
Boston at Montreal
New York at Toronto

SUNDAY JANUARY 20
Toronto at Boston
Detroit at Chicago
Montreal at New York

DUKES FIND SCORING TOUCH

Toronto seems to have solved their scoring woes during a week in which the team donned their game uniforms four times going 2-1-1 while lighting the lamp 15 times. The week started in Denny Arena with the Bees, a team that has had the Dukes' number this season. Jack Barrell promised new wrinkles in an attempt to confuse Boston. Whatever changes he made worked on this night as his squad skated to a 4-2 win on foreign ice thanks to a three goal second period to lead 4-1 after 40 minutes of play. Special teams along with goaltending was again the key for Toronto. The Dukes killed all six Boston power play opportunities while Gordie Broadway turned aside 32 shots in yet anther game Toronto was outshot 34-28.

A quick trip into Montreal for a Thursday night encounter with the Vals. In a fast-paced relatively wide open game the visitors came out flying taking a 3-0 lead after the first on goals by Miles Norman, Alex Cameron -with his first of the year- and Quinton Pollack. Montreal narrowed the lead the 4-2 after 40 with two goals, both while enjoying the man advantage. The Dukes, backed again between the pipes by Broadway, skated away with a 6-3 victory on a night in which Pollack had a goal and added 3 helpers.

The week continued on Garden's ice Saturday as the Dukes hosted Boston in front of 14,058. Boston seemed to be out for revenge after the loss earlier in the week. The opening twenty was scoreless until the final minute when Boston's Jake Durand scored his first of the year at 19:28 only to be tied by Les Carlson's 20th with one tick left on the clock. Rather than the hardnosed, hard hitting, penalty filled affair these two teams normally play this night was a break for the referee. The were only a total of 7 minor penalties called in the game. Dukes took a 3-1 lead into the final twenty when two players, Joe Camposano and Kenny Woolley, tallied their first markers of the campaign in the second. Camposano's goal was his first career NAHC goal. Boston stormed back to salvage a tie with two goals in third, with John Bentley tying the match with less than 3 minutes to play.

The last game of the week was Sunday night in Chicago. The Dukes scored early with Clyde Lumsen finding the back of the net on the powerplay at 2:08. After that the busy schedule seem to take a toll on the team's legs as the Packers took over the game. Scott Renes was again the victim of a shooting gallery facing 52 pucks on goal for the game. In a testy tilt Packers emerged as 4-2 winners thanks to 3 powerplay goals on six chances. Down 3-2 heading into the third the Dukes could only manage 2 shots on Norm Hanson in final 20 minutes for a total of 15 for the game.

Coach Barrell- Overall a good week until we ran out of gas in Chicago. Scott held us in the game when we could not seem to get control of puck to mount any type of attack. Goals are starting to come, we have to work on cutting down shots against, our goaltenders are under siege far too often all season. I have no comment on either Fred's or Dan's situation only to tell you what Mr. Welcombe told me "Nothing Millard does surprises me, he seems to enjoy chaos, upsetting the boat."

While the big men like Luther Gordon and the high scorers like Ziggy Rickard draw most of the attention is there a more valuable player to his team than Philadelphia Phantoms guard Jerry Hubbard? The 30-year-old guard is well on his way to leading the FBL in assists for the fifth straight season and his 12.6 helpers per game is nearly four more than the next highest total, the 8.7 that Detroit's Israel Slusher accumulates per contest.
It has been a rough year for sports fans in the Windy City with the grid Wildcats suffering through a terrible season and on the court the Panthers were not much better. Perhaps a sign of things changing on the floor of Lakeside Auditorium as the cage cats have won three of their last four games, and finally snapped a dreadful 12 game losing streak. Two of those three victories were over Cleveland and that allows the Panthers, who are just 11-21 on the season, to stay within shouting distance of the 14-16 Crushers in the fight for the third and final playoff berth in the West Division. The Panthers, who won the inaugural FBL championship in 1946-47, have missed the playoffs each of the past two seasons.
Washington continues to set a frantic pace in the East Division as the Statesmen have won 16 of their last 19 games and own a 6.5 game lead on second place Philadelphia. Washington did stumble on the road last week, surprised 83-74 by Baltimore but rebounded with an 87-82 win at home over New York Friday night. Washington, winners of each of the last two FBL titles, will play two more games against the Knights this week.

COYOTES KNOCK RIVAL DOLPHINS OUT OF TOP SPOT

Section play, especially in the highly competitive West Coast Athletic Association and Great Lakes Alliance, is always fraught with danger and that was certainly the case Sunday afternoon as Coastal California fell from the ranks of the unbeaten and from number one in the polls after the Dolphins were upset at Barrette Arena by their cross-town rivals. City College of Los Angeles needed overtime but the Coyotes, keyed by a dozen points from junior forward Del Marmaduke, downed the Dolphins 51-47. This after the Coyotes themselves suffered a loss just four days earlier when Redwood beat CCLA 63-47 and at 3-0 is the only remaining unbeaten school in WCAA section play.

The Dolphins, who are 14-1 overall, slide from top spot down to fourth in the rankings as preseason number one Whitney College ascends back to the top of the collegiate cage poll. The Engineers, who were ranked second a week ago, completed the non-conference portion of their schedule with wins over Central Carolina and Elyria this week to enter GLA play, which begins Thursday, with a 12-1 mark.

There are only two unbeaten schools remaining in all of division one basketball. The Western Iowa Canaries who, like Whitney College, begin Great Lakes Alliance play on Thursday, improved to 13-0 and number three in the polls with wins at home over Boulder State and Chicago Poly last week. The other is Liberty College as the independent school is now 18-0 and ranked second in the nation. It is a return to form for the Bells, who stumbled (for them) thru a 21-9 season a year ago that saw them miss the AIAA tournament for the first time since the spring of 1935. Two seasons ago the Bells went 33-1 and were perfect until losing the national championship game to Noble Jones College, which became the first school ever to complete an unbeaten season. The Bells have reinvented themselves, changing from an under the basket offense led by big men Luther Gordon and before him Ward Messer, to a team that plays a little more on the perimeter with guard Joe Cesarini (10.1 ppg, 5.5 apg) leading the way. While not in the class of Gordon or Messer, both current Federal Basketball League stars, the Bells do have a pair of quality big men in center Bernie Stainbrook (8.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg) and forward Ole Avery (13.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg).

WEEKLY RESULTS FOR RANKED TEAMS
MONDAY JANUARY 14
at #10 Detroit City College 73, Michigan Lutheran 57
Coastal State 44, at #12 Noble Jones College 41
#13 Central Ohio 55, at #23 North Carolina Tech 46
#17 Lincoln 63, at Great Plains State 53
Constitution State 46, at #21 Opelika State 45

TUESDAY JANUARY 15
at #1 Whitney College 64, Central Carolina 40
at #3 Western Iowa 60, Boulder State 46
at #8 Annapolis Maritime 65, Maryland State 57
at #15 Columbia Military Academy 60, Capital (MS) University 42

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16
at #5 Redwood 63, #6 CC Los Angeles 47
at #7 Carolina Poly 57, Kansas Agricultural 41
St. Matthew's College 67, at #10 Detroit City College 54
#17 Lincoln 80, at Bayou State 76
#19 Lubbock State 59, at Oklahoma City State 50
at #25 Quaker College (CA) 74, #22 Berwick 50
at #23 North Carolina Tech 49, Topeka State 40

THURSDAY JANUARY 17
at #3 Western Iowa 66, Chicago Poly 55
at #15 Columbia Military Academy 56, Allentown State 39
at Petersburg 59, #24 St. Ignatius 50

FRIDAY JANUARY 18
#1 Whitney College 73, at Elyria 47
#2 Liberty College 67, at Harrisburg State 59
at #4 Coastal California 56, Idaho A&M 48
at #7 Carolina Poly 57, Rose Point (PA) 28
#8 Annapolis Maritime 55, at Tallmadge State 39
at #12 Noble Jones College 63, Central Carolina 55
#20 Lane State 57, at #18 Rainier College 39
at #19 Lubbock State 60, Bulein 49
at #23 North Carolina Tech 51, St. Matthew's College 47

SATURDAY JANUARY 19
at #9 Lexington State 63, Manhattan Tech 29
Chicago Poly 59, at #13 Central Ohio 50
at #11 Indiana A&M 53, Maldin 52
at #15 Columbia Military Academy 50, Eastern Virginia 36

SUNDAY JANUARY 20
#6 CC Los Angeles 51, at #4 Coastal California 47
at #5 Redwood 54, #20 Lane State 42
at Idaho A&M 66, #14 Northern California 56
at #18 Rainier College 57, Portland Tech 32

The Week That Was
Current events from the week ending 1/20/1952

An important advancement in the search for a cure to polio, as scientists have determined there are only three viruses that cause the disease. It is a milestone because trials of a vaccine have been waiting for this study to be completed.
In his annual message to Congress, President Truman has asked for at least $4.3 billion in new taxes. The President suggested the added revenue could be obtained by "eliminating loopholes and special privileges and by tax rate increases."
Truman has sent Congress the blueprint for his plan to reorganize the scandal-ridden Bureau of Internal Revenue. The plan calls for the "strongest corrective action" to address the "betrayal of trust" on the part of some tax-collection employees.
Universal Military Training was again a hot topic in the Senate after reports that there is a possibility the President could order active duty for youths soon after they completed six months of training.
The U.N. is looking into a Communist charge that Allied bombers killed at least 10 prisoners and wounded 60 in a Red POW camp.
Egypt says Prime Minister Churchill's invitation to the United States, French and Turkish troops to join in the defense of the Suez Canal "constitutes a new attack on the sovereignty of Egypt."

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Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,817	January 21, 1952 JANUARY 21, 1952 MAGNATES TO BARRELL: YOU'RE OUT! By an overwhelming vote of 13 to 3 the owners of the 16 FABL clubs have voted to fire Dan Barrell as their league President after less than two years on the job. Led by coal magnate and Toronto Wolves owner Bernie Millard, a large group of owners pressed for a vote calling for Barrell's removal due to violating one of the core principles wanted in a league president by William Whitney when FABL was organized in 1892. At the time Whitney, the first to form a professional baseball league two decades prior to the creation of FABL, stated the FABL President must have "no ties, financial or otherwise, to any one club in order to preserve the impartiality of the office." Barrell, a member of baseball's most recognizable family, had plenty of ties when he was appointed to replace outgoing president Sam Belton when he was retiring, and some owners objected at that point with Millard being among Barrell's most vocal critics. The February 1950 vote to appoint Barrell as Belton's replacement was not unanimous as Millard and New York Gothams owner Leland Winthrop both voted against the decision. Ironically Millard's Toronto Wolves are one of the teams that perhaps violate the "no ties" guideline as the manager of Millard's club is none other than Dan's brother Fred Barrell. The final straw, in Millard's mind and clearly enough to push enough magnates to follow his lead and vote Barrell out, came when Max Morris - the legendary slugger and current Congressman- told Millard that Dan Barrell had asked him about an appointment to Rome State for his son Mike. While Barrell maintains it was simply innocent questioning of an old acquaintance on the prospects of son qualifying for the military academy, Millard painted a picture to his fellow owners of Barrell abusing his power to secure favor for his family." Only longtime Barrell allies Bill Whitney of the Chicago Chiefs, Calvin Stockdale of the Washington Eagles and Tom Bigsby, who recently purchased the New York Stars voted against the removal of Barrell. There has been no word on when a new league president will be appointed, not any indication of who the candidates for the position might be. BREAKING NEWS - ONE BARRELL OUT IN TORONTO As the dark winter nights set in on Lake Ontario with fans beginning to dream of the crack of the bat, and with it the warmth of spring, fans of the Wolves will have a new man in charge on the field. Fred Barrell went into the Wolves offices over the weekend to tender his resignation as the club's manager. This comes after the shakeup at the top of the FABL in which it is said Bernie Millard engineered the ouster of League President Dan Barrell, Fred's brother. This was probably the straw that broke the camel's back for Fred, although it was rumoured that Millard was also on the verge of terminating Barrell after a record of 174-288 in three seasons as bench boss at Dominion Stadium. The front office has announced that for the upcoming season Dick Dennis will be the manager after 15 seasons as bench coach for the Wolves. A statement from the team was "Dick Dennis will takeover as manager after Fred Barrell's sudden resignation. We have all confidence in Dick given his decade and a half as bench coach, he knows the players, the Wolves system now he will be in complete control. A search for a bench coach will begin immediately, we hope to fill the position before heading to spring training. We wish Fred success with his future endeavours." Brett was alerted by an insider that big news was about to break for the Wolves, he should try to contact Fred Barrell. Brett was able to contact Fred who agreed to a brief interview: Brett: Well, that was surprising news for baseball fans during the dead the winter. Is there anything you would like to tell the fans through the Mail & Empire? Fred Barrell: The first thing I would like to say is that I would like to apologize to Wolves' fans for the teams performance during my 3 seasons in charge. A record of 174-288 is nothing I can be proud of, the people of Toronto deserve better, hopefully Dick will give them a better record. Brett: Did Dan's departure have anything to do with your decision? Fred: In a way, yes. I had been thinking over the winter than maybe I was not cutout to be a manager. My talents might be better suited to player evaluation. I may not have what is needed to lead an FABL team. When I heard that the Wolves owner led the group that fired Dan I knew it was time for me to leave. The thing that I could not stomach was that Mr. Millard did not have the decency to call me in to tell of his plans before enacting them as matter of courtesy. With that type of subterfuge I was not comfortable with what would be going on out of my sight, hearing with the team. Without the full confidence of the owner I could not stay with the Wolves. I would like to wish the players and staff all possible success in 1952 as the team begins to move forward. Dick is right man at this time for the team and its fans. Right now I am going to Georgia for awhile to consider my future. I would also like to thank the Mail & Empire for its tough but fair coverage of the team during my tenure. You could have been much harsher in your coverage. TOP OF FABL DRAFT IS A FAMILY AFFAIR ONCE AGAIN The Chicago Chiefs selection of Stan Czerwinski with the first selection in the 1952 draft marked the second year in a row that the top selection had a sibling with three Allen Awards to his credit. Czerwinski is the younger brother of Cleveland Foresters ace Adrian Czerwinski, winner of each of the last three Allen Awards. A year ago it was the name Charlie Barrell that was uttered at the start of the draft as the Cannons made the three sport star from Noble Jones College the first pick. Charlie is the half brother of Cannons hurler Rufus 'Deuce' Barrell, who also has won three Allen Awards. Barrell is also a half-brother of Philadelphia Keystones catcher Roger Cleaves. Deuce himself was a first overall selection by the Cannons back in 1935 and is one of five other number one picks who had previous pro baseball family ties when selected. There was Jim Adams Jr., currently with the St Louis Pioneers but drafted by Cleveland in 1943 and is the son of former big league shortstop Jim Adams Sr., who played a dozen seasons for the Keystones and Toronto in the 1920s. Then there is Frank Bunch Jr., the top pick in the 1938 draft, who's father Frank Sr. had a cup of coffee with the New York Gothams - the same club that drafted Jr. Finally we have two more of the Barrell brothers as both Harry (1931-Cleveland) and Tom (1929-Chicago Cougars) were first overall selections. They are two of Rufus Barrell's five sons to play in the big leagues. Czerwinski is not the only player in this year's draft class with family ties. Jack Brinker of the New York Herald Tribune recently published a column outlining the 1951 and 1952 draftees with family ties to FABL. Here is a brief look at each of them. 1952 DRAFT Mike Barrell opted out of draft: - The latest scion of the famous Barrell family, Mike is the son of Dan Barrell and attends Capital Academy in DC, the same school his father attended. Mike is a corner infielder and a solid, all-around prospect, unsurprising given his bloodlines. Like his cousin Charlie, Mike also plays basketball (his mother heads up OSA's basketball department) and football (his father starred at Chicago Poly). He has announced he will accept an appointment to Rome State military academy. Eddie Black : Son of Duke Black, who never played professionally but has been a longtime amateur coach, and coaches his son at Richmond VA's Jefferson HS. Eddie is a 1B with intriguing power potential. Stan Czerwinski -first overall Chicago Chiefs: The brother of Paul Czerwinski (now retired, former minor league pitcher) and Adrian Czerwinski (3-time Allen Award winner), Stan is an extremely talented catcher in the mold of T.R. Goins with an excellent all-around game. Jack Day - round three Boston Minutemen: Son of Hall of Fame pitcher Rabbit Day, "Jackrabbit" Day is not a hurler, but is an excellent all-around 3B prospect possessing all five tools - including speed, fittingly for a youngster nicknamed Jackrabbit. Stew Manning - round one, 11th overall, Boston Minutemen: Son of former Miners & Foresters OF Cal Manning, Stew is also an outfielder, and OSA very high on his potential impact as a big leaguer. Bill May Jr. : Son of veteran Chiefs CF Bill May, Junior is a catcher, born in Rochester during his father's stint there while in the Kings' system, attends Chicago's Lake View HS. Bob Stuart - round four, Pittsburgh Miners: Grandson of long-time AAA pitcher Jim Stuart, who spent his entire career in Buffalo fashioning a 154-149 record. Bob's an outfielder, and unlike his grandfather who never made it to FABL, Bob has the talent to make it the Show. Bill Wall - round three, Chicago Chiefs: Nephew of Toronto Wolves star Fred McCormick, Bill's the son of Fred's sister Constance (McCormick) Wall. Great hit tool - he won't hit many HRs, but his stroke is every bit as sweet as his future-HOFer uncle. 1951 DRAFT Charlie Barrell -first overall Cincinnati Cannons: Son of former AFA star (and one-time Tarzan actor) Joe Barrell and actress Dorothy Bates, "The Heartbreak Kid" might be the best athlete to come out of the large Barrell brood, which is saying something. A blue-chipper in baseball, basketball AND football, Charlie's star is bright and the biggest question is where will he take his talents when he finishes his collegiate career at Noble Jones as he stands a good chance of being a high draft pick in both basketball and football. Freddy Barrell - Round 4, Detroit Dynamos: Son of current Wolves manager Fred Barrell, Freddy is a catcher like his father, though he's not currently touted very highly by scouts. Also plays football, which may end up being his best career option if he wants to play professionally. Hugh Ferebee - 1951 round one, 11th overall, Chicago Chiefs: Grandson of former Stars & Miners OF Ray Moore, Hugh is a highly-touted CF prospect with an outstanding eye and plus contact tool out of Waxahachie HS in Texas. Buddy Perkins - Round 19, Detroit Dynamos: Brother of current Saints SS Gordie, Buddy is a catching prospect with a middling outlook. Still young, it remains to be seen if he'll develop into a legitimate prospect. Joel Spencer - undrafted : Son of former Cougars/Dynamos pitcher Hank Spencer, Joel is a scrappy & speedy second base prospect currently playing at Grange College. POST HECTOR SAWYER ERA SET TO BEGIN FOR HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION The shadow of Hector Sawyer, champion for over a decade and the greatest fight of all-time, will loom large over whoever may become the next ABF heavyweight champion of the world. The belt, without an owner since Sawyer walked away from the sport in September at the age of 37 after scoring a TKO win over Max Bradley in what was his 19th fight with the world title on the line. Bradley now has another opportunity to claim the title as the search for Sawyer's replacement begins this Saturday evening at Boston's Denny Arena. The 25-year-old Bradley is now considered the best in the division but there are plenty of others hoping to lay claim to the crown. The top four contenders - Bradley along with Lewis Jones, Joey Tierney and Tommy Cline- are the new hope for the next generation of heavyweights and all four will fight over the next two weeks as the job of weeding out a new champion gets underway. Bradley will meet Tommy Cline, a 27-year-old from Tennessee who has yet to receive a title shot, in Boston on Saturday. The winner of that 10 round tussle will earn the right to fight for the title at New York's Bigsby Garden, likely the first weekend of June. A week from now Jones and Tierney, considered the second and third best active heavyweights, will stage a similar bout at Keystone Arena in Philadelphia with the survivor punching his ticket to Bigsby Garden for that late spring title shot. RECENT KEY RESULTS New York welterweight Artie Neal dashed the hopes of the fans in Los Angeles when the New York born pugilist scored a technical knockout victory over California ring veteran Brian Pierce in the second round. A nasty gash had opened above the left eye of Pierce in the opening round and when the bleeding would not stop, referee Mark Nelson called the fight off and the crowd voiced its heavy displeasure with the decision. It was a disappointing conclusion for Pierce, who was born in Stockton and was making his return to California after several high profile fights on the east coast that included a victory over former world champion Mac Erickson. Another veteran welterweight who once lost a title fight to Erickson was in action last week as well. That would be Rudy Perry and the Philadelphia native knocked out Paul Coleman in the 7th round of their bout in Newark last night. Perry is 33-7-1 all-time. UPCOMING MAJOR FIGHTS 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. February 22, 1952, Lakeside Auditorium Chicago: World Welterweight champion Danny Rutledge (25-1-1) defends his title against Dale Roy (40-9-1) BIG WEEK IN TORONTO HAS DUKES CLIMBING BACK INTO RACE FOR NAHC LEAD If nothing else the Toronto Dukes have proved to be a very streaky team this season. Coach Jack Barrell's squad sprinted out of the gate with six straight victories and lost just once in their first thirteen games sparking speculation they might run away with first place this season. That changed quickly after a dismal stretch that saw Toronto win just once in its next thirteen games. More stretches of shoddy play followed after Christmas but suddenly the Dukes are on fire once again and demonstrating the same form that sent them to a big lead in early November. Even a 4-2 loss for a travel weary squad in Chicago last night did little dampen the spirits of rejuvenated Dukes club which went 4-0-1 in its last five games played over an eight day stretch before finally running out of gas in the Windy City. Toronto is still looking up at the Packers, who with last night's win lead the Dukes by six points, but while the Dukes may sit in third behind the New York Shamrocks as well as the Packers they can take comfort in the fact the recent stretch has secured their hold on a playoff spot far more tightly than it was just a week and a half ago. There is a long ways to go, 26 games for the Dukes, but Toronto is back to travelling in the right direction during a season that has had more than its share of ups and downs. NAHC RESULTS FROM LAST WEEK TUESDAY JANUARY 15 Toronto 4 at 2 Boston : Toronto is in the middle of a busy stretch that sees the club hit the ice six times over a nine day span. They made it three straight wins at the midway point of that run by doubling Boston 4-2. Gordie Broadway was the story in the Toronto net, making 32 saves with three second period Toronto goals provided Broadway with all the offense he would need to secure a victory on this night. The Bees are winless in their last three. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16 Chicago 3 at 0 New York : The opener of a home and home back to back showdown between the top two teams in the league and Michael Cleghorn stole the show. The Chicago goaltender stopped all 34 New York shots he faced for his league leading fifth shutout of the season. Tommy Burns, with his 20th goal of the season, Max Ducharme and Tommy Brescia, with his first goal in 23 games this year, handled the offense. THURSDAY JANUARY 17 New York 2 at 7 Chicago :The two clubs were tied for top spot entering the game, but the Chicago Packers clubbed the New York Shamrocks 7-2 to take sole possession of first place with a statement victory. Marty Mahoney scored twice and added an assist while NAHC scoring leader Tommy Burns and Jarrett McGlynn also each had three points as the Packers led 3-0 after twenty minutes and 6-0 at the end of forty. Boston 1 at 1 Detroit : Two clubs battling for fourth place skated to a 1-1 tie. Tommy Hart gave the visitors the lead midway through the second period but Moe Treadwell replied on the power play for Detroit early in the third. The Motors have a 1-point lead on the Bees for the final playoff berth. Toronto 6 at 3 Montreal : Quinton Pollack scored once and added three assists while Lou Galbraith and Rob Painchaud contributed three points each as the Dukes doubled the Valiants 6-3. It was Toronto's fourth straight victory. SATURDAY JANUARY 19 Detroit 0 at 2 Montreal : A masterful goaltending display from Tom Brockers as the veteran Montreal netminder turned aside 28 Detroit shots for his first shutout of the season. Jimmy Backus and Adam Sandford were the Valiants goal scorers. Boston 3 at 3 Toronto :The Bees tied for the third time in the past four games but the single point was enough to move Boston ahead of Detroit and into sole possession of fourth place in the NAHC standings. Third period goals from rookie Ben Voyechek and John Bentley allowed the Bees to rally for a 3-1 deficit after forty minutes. SUNDAY JANUARY 20 Montreal 1 at 2 Boston :A tight checking affair saw the Bees nip the visitors from Montreal 2-1. Kip Bedard opened the scoring shorthanded for the Valiants just under three minutes into the game but that would be the only one of 23 shots to elude Pierre Melancon in the Boston net. John Bentley tied the game just over three minutes after Bedard's goal and Robert Walker's 14th tally of the season, late in the second period, proved to be the game winner. Toronto 2 at 4 Chicago : An exhausted Toronto squad, unbeaten in its previous four games played over an eight day span, ran out of gas in Chicago playing for the fifth time in five different cities over the last nine days. Derek Gubb and Max Ducharme each scored twice to pace the Chicago offense. New York 3 at 2 Detroit :The New York Shamrocks snapped a 4-game winless streak with a 3-2 road win in Detroit. Most of the offense came in the third period as the Shamrocks Geoff Hartnell scored the only goal of the first two frames. Detroit jumped ahead 2-1 before the final stanza was six minutes old as first Lou Barber and then Adam Vanderbilt gave the hosts the lead but Jack Watkins and Alfie Dennis, the latter on the powerplay, secured the two points for the Greenshirts. UPCOMING GAMES TUESDAY JANUARY 22 New York at Boston WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23 Montreal at Toronto THURSDAY JANUARY 24 Montreal at Chicago Toronto at Detroit SATURDAY JANUARY 26 Chicago at Detroit Boston at Montreal New York at Toronto SUNDAY JANUARY 20 Toronto at Boston Detroit at Chicago Montreal at New York DUKES FIND SCORING TOUCH Toronto seems to have solved their scoring woes during a week in which the team donned their game uniforms four times going 2-1-1 while lighting the lamp 15 times. The week started in Denny Arena with the Bees, a team that has had the Dukes' number this season. Jack Barrell promised new wrinkles in an attempt to confuse Boston. Whatever changes he made worked on this night as his squad skated to a 4-2 win on foreign ice thanks to a three goal second period to lead 4-1 after 40 minutes of play. Special teams along with goaltending was again the key for Toronto. The Dukes killed all six Boston power play opportunities while Gordie Broadway turned aside 32 shots in yet anther game Toronto was outshot 34-28. A quick trip into Montreal for a Thursday night encounter with the Vals. In a fast-paced relatively wide open game the visitors came out flying taking a 3-0 lead after the first on goals by Miles Norman, Alex Cameron -with his first of the year- and Quinton Pollack. Montreal narrowed the lead the 4-2 after 40 with two goals, both while enjoying the man advantage. The Dukes, backed again between the pipes by Broadway, skated away with a 6-3 victory on a night in which Pollack had a goal and added 3 helpers. The week continued on Garden's ice Saturday as the Dukes hosted Boston in front of 14,058. Boston seemed to be out for revenge after the loss earlier in the week. The opening twenty was scoreless until the final minute when Boston's Jake Durand scored his first of the year at 19:28 only to be tied by Les Carlson's 20th with one tick left on the clock. Rather than the hardnosed, hard hitting, penalty filled affair these two teams normally play this night was a break for the referee. The were only a total of 7 minor penalties called in the game. Dukes took a 3-1 lead into the final twenty when two players, Joe Camposano and Kenny Woolley, tallied their first markers of the campaign in the second. Camposano's goal was his first career NAHC goal. Boston stormed back to salvage a tie with two goals in third, with John Bentley tying the match with less than 3 minutes to play. The last game of the week was Sunday night in Chicago. The Dukes scored early with Clyde Lumsen finding the back of the net on the powerplay at 2:08. After that the busy schedule seem to take a toll on the team's legs as the Packers took over the game. Scott Renes was again the victim of a shooting gallery facing 52 pucks on goal for the game. In a testy tilt Packers emerged as 4-2 winners thanks to 3 powerplay goals on six chances. Down 3-2 heading into the third the Dukes could only manage 2 shots on Norm Hanson in final 20 minutes for a total of 15 for the game. Coach Barrell- Overall a good week until we ran out of gas in Chicago. Scott held us in the game when we could not seem to get control of puck to mount any type of attack. Goals are starting to come, we have to work on cutting down shots against, our goaltenders are under siege far too often all season. I have no comment on either Fred's or Dan's situation only to tell you what Mr. Welcombe told me "Nothing Millard does surprises me, he seems to enjoy chaos, upsetting the boat." While the big men like Luther Gordon and the high scorers like Ziggy Rickard draw most of the attention is there a more valuable player to his team than Philadelphia Phantoms guard Jerry Hubbard? The 30-year-old guard is well on his way to leading the FBL in assists for the fifth straight season and his 12.6 helpers per game is nearly four more than the next highest total, the 8.7 that Detroit's Israel Slusher accumulates per contest. It has been a rough year for sports fans in the Windy City with the grid Wildcats suffering through a terrible season and on the court the Panthers were not much better. Perhaps a sign of things changing on the floor of Lakeside Auditorium as the cage cats have won three of their last four games, and finally snapped a dreadful 12 game losing streak. Two of those three victories were over Cleveland and that allows the Panthers, who are just 11-21 on the season, to stay within shouting distance of the 14-16 Crushers in the fight for the third and final playoff berth in the West Division. The Panthers, who won the inaugural FBL championship in 1946-47, have missed the playoffs each of the past two seasons. Washington continues to set a frantic pace in the East Division as the Statesmen have won 16 of their last 19 games and own a 6.5 game lead on second place Philadelphia. Washington did stumble on the road last week, surprised 83-74 by Baltimore but rebounded with an 87-82 win at home over New York Friday night. Washington, winners of each of the last two FBL titles, will play two more games against the Knights this week. COYOTES KNOCK RIVAL DOLPHINS OUT OF TOP SPOT Section play, especially in the highly competitive West Coast Athletic Association and Great Lakes Alliance, is always fraught with danger and that was certainly the case Sunday afternoon as Coastal California fell from the ranks of the unbeaten and from number one in the polls after the Dolphins were upset at Barrette Arena by their cross-town rivals. City College of Los Angeles needed overtime but the Coyotes, keyed by a dozen points from junior forward Del Marmaduke, downed the Dolphins 51-47. This after the Coyotes themselves suffered a loss just four days earlier when Redwood beat CCLA 63-47 and at 3-0 is the only remaining unbeaten school in WCAA section play. The Dolphins, who are 14-1 overall, slide from top spot down to fourth in the rankings as preseason number one Whitney College ascends back to the top of the collegiate cage poll. The Engineers, who were ranked second a week ago, completed the non-conference portion of their schedule with wins over Central Carolina and Elyria this week to enter GLA play, which begins Thursday, with a 12-1 mark. There are only two unbeaten schools remaining in all of division one basketball. The Western Iowa Canaries who, like Whitney College, begin Great Lakes Alliance play on Thursday, improved to 13-0 and number three in the polls with wins at home over Boulder State and Chicago Poly last week. The other is Liberty College as the independent school is now 18-0 and ranked second in the nation. It is a return to form for the Bells, who stumbled (for them) thru a 21-9 season a year ago that saw them miss the AIAA tournament for the first time since the spring of 1935. Two seasons ago the Bells went 33-1 and were perfect until losing the national championship game to Noble Jones College, which became the first school ever to complete an unbeaten season. The Bells have reinvented themselves, changing from an under the basket offense led by big men Luther Gordon and before him Ward Messer, to a team that plays a little more on the perimeter with guard Joe Cesarini (10.1 ppg, 5.5 apg) leading the way. While not in the class of Gordon or Messer, both current Federal Basketball League stars, the Bells do have a pair of quality big men in center Bernie Stainbrook (8.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg) and forward Ole Avery (13.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg). WEEKLY RESULTS FOR RANKED TEAMS MONDAY JANUARY 14 at #10 Detroit City College 73, Michigan Lutheran 57 Coastal State 44, at #12 Noble Jones College 41 #13 Central Ohio 55, at #23 North Carolina Tech 46 #17 Lincoln 63, at Great Plains State 53 Constitution State 46, at #21 Opelika State 45 TUESDAY JANUARY 15 at #1 Whitney College 64, Central Carolina 40 at #3 Western Iowa 60, Boulder State 46 at #8 Annapolis Maritime 65, Maryland State 57 at #15 Columbia Military Academy 60, Capital (MS) University 42 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16 at #5 Redwood 63, #6 CC Los Angeles 47 at #7 Carolina Poly 57, Kansas Agricultural 41 St. Matthew's College 67, at #10 Detroit City College 54 #17 Lincoln 80, at Bayou State 76 #19 Lubbock State 59, at Oklahoma City State 50 at #25 Quaker College (CA) 74, #22 Berwick 50 at #23 North Carolina Tech 49, Topeka State 40 THURSDAY JANUARY 17 at #3 Western Iowa 66, Chicago Poly 55 at #15 Columbia Military Academy 56, Allentown State 39 at Petersburg 59, #24 St. Ignatius 50 FRIDAY JANUARY 18 #1 Whitney College 73, at Elyria 47 #2 Liberty College 67, at Harrisburg State 59 at #4 Coastal California 56, Idaho A&M 48 at #7 Carolina Poly 57, Rose Point (PA) 28 #8 Annapolis Maritime 55, at Tallmadge State 39 at #12 Noble Jones College 63, Central Carolina 55 #20 Lane State 57, at #18 Rainier College 39 at #19 Lubbock State 60, Bulein 49 at #23 North Carolina Tech 51, St. Matthew's College 47 SATURDAY JANUARY 19 at #9 Lexington State 63, Manhattan Tech 29 Chicago Poly 59, at #13 Central Ohio 50 at #11 Indiana A&M 53, Maldin 52 at #15 Columbia Military Academy 50, Eastern Virginia 36 SUNDAY JANUARY 20 #6 CC Los Angeles 51, at #4 Coastal California 47 at #5 Redwood 54, #20 Lane State 42 at Idaho A&M 66, #14 Northern California 56 at #18 Rainier College 57, Portland Tech 32 The Week That Was Current events from the week ending 1/20/1952 An important advancement in the search for a cure to polio, as scientists have determined there are only three viruses that cause the disease. It is a milestone because trials of a vaccine have been waiting for this study to be completed. In his annual message to Congress, President Truman has asked for at least $4.3 billion in new taxes. The President suggested the added revenue could be obtained by "eliminating loopholes and special privileges and by tax rate increases." Truman has sent Congress the blueprint for his plan to reorganize the scandal-ridden Bureau of Internal Revenue. The plan calls for the "strongest corrective action" to address the "betrayal of trust" on the part of some tax-collection employees. Universal Military Training was again a hot topic in the Senate after reports that there is a possibility the President could order active duty for youths soon after they completed six months of training. The U.N. is looking into a Communist charge that Allied bombers killed at least 10 prisoners and wounded 60 in a Red POW camp. Egypt says Prime Minister Churchill's invitation to the United States, French and Turkish troops to join in the defense of the Suez Canal "constitutes a new attack on the sovereignty of Egypt." __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles Last edited by Tiger Fan; 08-12-2024 at 12:24 PM.