Monday, Jan. 04, 1954

Scoreboard

P: Brooklyn Dodger Second Baseman James ("Junior") Gilliam, who hit .278, fielded .976, led the league in triples (17) and drew 100 bases on balls, as a lead-off batter, was named the National League's Rookie of the Year, the fifth Negro in a row to win the award. Runnerup: St. Louis Cardinal Pitcher Harvey Haddix, who won 20 games, lost 9.

P: In Lexington, the Kentucky basketball team, ranked No. 2 in the U.S. (see above), won its own invitation tournament by beating Philadelphia's La Salle College, 73-60. In the consolation round, U.C.L.A. defeated Duke, 72-67.

P: In Miami, led by Georgia's Zeke Bratkowski, who set up all three touchdowns, the Southern college all-stars beat the North, 20-0. In Montgomery, Ala., making the Southern sweep complete, the Grays beat the Blues, 40-20, the eleventh time in 15 meetings that the Southerners have won.

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