| Show Coming Events L Martin Almanac Se Sees Years Year's Sports Pec ks B By Whitney Martin NEW r YORK Jan Ian 1 Ml De A-De- De Despite spite mechanical difficulties the thel I I l key on the typewriter wore out we are able to present the the I Martin l Little Giant sports alI almanac almanac almanac al al- I manac for 1952 on schedule As in the past the predictions in this annual edition are arc so accurate accurate accurate ac ac- curate it can be saved saved and be belIed filed lIed away as a diary of or the year I Any errors are purely typographical cal so if Sam Snead should win the National Open you can blame the printer for spelling Sneads Snead's name Ben Hogan Anway with best wishes for the new year ear here Us January Harry Matthews l agrees to permit permit per per- per I mit Joey Maxim l to defend his light heavyweight title against him Yankees having a little contract contract contract con con- tract trouble tro The boys want a acut acut acut cut in that big wad the club saved through Joe DiMaggio's Dil re re- February Ball clubs head for Florida and points west vest Don Gehrmann wins Wanamaker mile as Fred V Wilt lt wilts in stretch Joe Louis an an- I an-I h I I his retirement this time He doesn't like being rocked to o sleep March 1 Reds and Athletics look great I in Grapefruit League Matthews l beats Maxim l to take title and Harrys Harry's manager Jack Hurley is bewildered Doesn't know what to do as he isn't used to piloting I champions St St. Louis U. U wins WIllS I IN N C A AA A basketball crown April Sixteen Major l League teams start out in a tie Timmy Jimmy Demaret wins twins Masters Bill has bright idea Will Vill g give iv e ballplayer ball ballplayer ballplayer player to holder of lucky number number number num num- ber on Scoreboard Winner inner refuses refuses reuses re re- re- re fuses uses prize wants a Yankee not nota a Brownie May lay I Stan lusial l worried about slump hitting hilling only Lee Wallard in great comeback again wins Indianapolis mile race June JuneI I Ben Hogan wins National Open Rocky Marciano l Jersey I Joe Walcott to win heavyweight title J Jersey ersey Joe says his timing was off off about about 10 years off July Yankees Ho hum Lead American League on the Fourth and Phillies lead National Eddie assists an umpire umpire tells tells him where to go August The football corpse starts stirling stirring stir- stir ring ling ring and coaches start to moan softly over their poor frail little little little lit lit- tle Ted Williams leading A. A L. L hitters with lusial l tops National League with 1375 September Cleveland surpriseD surprise wins A A. L L. pennant Phils Giants Cards and Dodgers in blanket finish in N N. L with Giants squeezing in on final day Frank Stranahan wins National amateur October Giants beat Indians in Wot World Id Series 4 1 games to 3 Notre Nolle Dame Tennessee T 1 c e x a s Oklahoma Nav Navy and California elevens ens start stait strong November i I Tennessee Oklahoma only unbeaten unbeaten unbeaten un un- beaten major majOl teams 1 I Navy bests Army 21 Wild scramble for bowl teams until somebody remembers there aint no more bowls Only the flowing bowls on New Years Year's Eve |
