Matty Bell Named West Coach for East-West Shrine Game
SMU coach Matty Bell to lead the West team in the New Year’s Day East-West Shrine game in Kezar Stadium San Francisco. Don Faurot and Jeff Cravath named as assistants as Coffman reports over 40 000 of 60 000 seats sold with 10 000 more to go on sale.
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Don Faurot
Missouri
Jeff Cravath
University of Southern California
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Cravath
Marry
SMU Mustangs
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Kezar Stadium
Serena Seeks 21 Homers in 22 Games for Pro Season Record
Lubbock shortstop Bill Serena has 49 homers in the West Texas New Mexico League and could challenge the 69 mark set by Joe Hauser in 1933 if he belts 21 more in 22 games. He has eight hits in his last ten games and has started every game since joining the team.
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Bill Serena
Serena
Beltin Bill
Montgomery
Ala
Hubbers
Joe Bauman
Amarillo
Joe Cronin Calls Boston Manager Shuffle a Lot of Bunk
Detroit General Manager Billy Evans said Steve ONeill denied a Boston Red Sox report that he would replace Joe Cronin as manager next season. Cronin called the tale bunk in St Louis. The item mentions Ed Die Collins as Boston GM and notes a nine hole, lit golf course in America.
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Billy Evans
Detroit Tigers
Steve O'Neill
Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Boston Post
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Cronin
Red Sox
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Boston
St. Louis
Cards Win Series Scarcity of World Series Tickets Looms in St Louis
Allan Merritt notes looming ticket shortages if the Cardinals clinch the National League pennant. With about 20,000 ticket books sold, roughly double 1946, only around 8,600 World Series seats may be available to the general public, as holders of two books earn a chance at tickets.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Mound City
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Sportsman’s Park
John Q
Cardinals
Redbirds
Cardinal Dyer forecasts pennant chase with Boston and New York close
Dyer predicted a bruising battle between the world champions and their old Brooklyn foes with Boston and New York close behind. His forecast, made last June as the Redbirds fought to escape the loop's dungeon, remains unchanged. Ruel, manager of the St. Louis Browns, calls the club stuck in the AL cellar due to an unprecedented accumulation of coincidences.
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Eddie Dyer
Ano
Brooklyn
Boston
New York
Redbirds
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Herald
Muddy) Ruel
St. Louis Browns
Washington U Probes Amateur Policy Shift in St. Louis
Three major colleges have sent emissaries to Washington University to study St. Louis school's new strictly amateur athletics policy. Athletic Director Blair Gullion notes the three institutions plan to adopt similar rules once stadium debts are retired and local political issues permit.
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Simon
Washington University
St. Louis
Blair Gullion
Washington
Missouri Valley Conference
Jenkins Aims For 12 Hour Endurance Run At Bonneville
Ab Jenkins aged 66 prepares to drive the Mobil Special in a 12 hour endurance race at the Bonneville Salt Flats hoping to surpass automobile distance records. He notes dawn start with clear weather predicted and cites target speeds for 100, 500 and 2,000 miles.
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Utah
Ab Jenkins
Salt Lake City
Jenkins
Potter County auditor warns of bulky records and space limits
John Crudgington of Potter County urges consideration of microfilm to store growing county records. He notes space shortages most severe in older counties and says a trained librarian may be needed for such systems. State aid efforts are led by Travis County auditor Charles Berger.
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Texas
John Crudgington
Potter County
Crudgington
Texas County Auditors Association
Dallas
Charles Berger
Travis County
Tyson Resigns as Dallas Jesuit Coach after 34 years
Paul Tyson, dean of Texas football coaches and a longtime Jesuit High School of Dallas mentor, resigns after 34 years. He led four state champions at Waco High in the 1920s and will write a syndicated column. Jesuit notes regret and plans for the future.
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Bedichek
Texas High School Coaches Association
Paul Tyson
Texas
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Waco
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Little Dallas
Man of Distinction Elmer Riddle Faces NL Elite
Elmer Riddle, back with the Cincinnati Reds after a year on the voluntary retirement list, earned a rare NL distinction in 1941. He went 19 and 4 with a 2.24 ERA, joining a select group by leading in three major categories for a single season.
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Elmer Riddle
Cincinnati Reds
Riddle
Lower prices lift dollar volume in Cuba department store sales
Lower prices have drawn higher dollar volume for department store sales in Cuba, signaling stronger consumer activity despite broader economic constraints. The shift suggests shoppers respond to price cuts with increased spending across departments.
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Cuba
Army and Air Force offer earn and learn training
A soldier may access training in over 200 trades with cash value upon civilian return. Courses through the United States Armed Forces Institute let a soldier build toward a high school or college degree while earning a base pay of 75.00 a month. For full details visit a United States Army and Air Force Recruiting Station.
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United States Armed Forces Institute
United States Army
Air Force
US Stars Sweep Prague International Meet
American track stars dominated the Brno National Stadium event in Czechoslovakia, winning 11 events. Key victors included Allen Lawler in 100 and 200 meters, Mal Whitfield in 400 and 800, Bob Fitch in shot put and discus, Irving Mondschein in broad and high jump, Floyd Simmons in 110 hurdles, Boo Morcom in pole vault, and Lawler Mondschein Morcom and Houden in the 100 meter relay.
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Czechoslovakia
U.P
Europe
Brnos National
Allen Lawler
Texas University
Mal Whitfield
Army Air Forces
Bob Fitch
University of Minnesota
Irving (Moon) Mondschein
NYU
Floyd Simmons
Texas Univer
Sity
Boo” Morcom
University of New Hampshire
Lawler
Mondschein
Morcom
Dick Houden
Wisconsin
Dutch Girl Swimmers To Tour America
Dutch swimmer Nel Van Vlier aged 21 who broke breaststroke records worldwide will join Iet Van Feggelen, Netherlands freestyle champion, for an August series in the United States. The pair will swim in New York August 10, Detroit August 14, Holland Michigan August 16, Battle Creek August 17, then nationals in Chicago August 21 to 24.
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Iet van Feggelen
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America
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Chicago
Penn State Rival Gerry Karver Aims at Mile Record
Coach Chick Werner predicts Gerry Karver from Penn State will challenge Glenn Cunningham's 4 06.7 mile record, contending the threat will come before Karver finishes.
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Chick Werner
Penn State
Gerry Karver
Glenn Cunningham
Baseball Pro Coach Santistevan Calls Baseball Toughest Sport
Bingham Canyon coach Bailey Santistevan, longtime leader of six state baseball championships, says baseball is the hardest high school sport to coach due to the need for extensive individual attention to build consistent winners. He starred at Colorado A&M.
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Bingham Canyon
Utah
Bailey Santistevan
Bingham Canyon High
Santistevan
Colorado A & M
Britain Gains 4.25 Million Telephones After War Surge
Britain now has 4,250,000 telephone lines, 1,000,000 more than before the war, reflecting a large postwar expansion in communications capacity. The figure underscores rapid modernization of national telecoms and increased domestic connectivity.
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