Monday, Dec. 08, 1952
Who Won
P:Ex-Heavyweight Champion Ezzard Charles, a ten-round unanimous decision --his third straight "comeback" victory--over onetime Contender Jimmy Bivins; in Chicago.
P:Apprentice Jockey Tony Despirito, 17, his 363rd race this season; at Lincoln, R.I. With a month of racing remaining, Despirito is just 25 shy of the alltime U.S. record of 388 held by Willie Shoemaker and Joe Culmone (1950) and Walter Miller (1906).
P:Oklahoma's Halfback Billy Vessels, the Heisman Trophy as the U.S.'s outstanding college football player of 1952, for running, passing and kicking his team to the Big Seven title.
P:Navy, its second straight football victory over Army, 7-0, in a game notable for its fumbles (6 by Navy, 5 by Army).
P:Yachtsman Ted Wells, a Wichita, Kans. aeronautical engineer, the Western Hemisphere Snipe (overall length: 15 ft. 6 in.) sailing championship, over entries from Bermuda, Brazil, Canada and Cuba; at Clearwater, Fla.
P:Olympic Distance Runner Charlie Capozzoli of Georgetown, the N.C.A.A. cross-country title; at East Lansing, Mich. Capozzoli set an intercollegiate record over the four-mile course of 19:36.7, beating the old (1948) record by 16.4. sec.
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