Wrestle Royal Card Completes Southside Showdown
The Sports Arena hosts a seven man Wrestle Royal with Eddie Gideon Swift Scotsman Pat O Dowdy Kate Ue worn Irishman and Olan Boyn ton joining Mont LaDue Benny Trudell Punk Milt Olsen in the mix. The tournament will prune the field from seven to a main event matchup with eliminations from the card and a title upset noted as Funk defeated Sailor Dick Trout for the Southwest crown.
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Eddie Gideon
Swift Scotsman
Pat O Dowdy
Kate Ue
Olan Boyn
Badgers Display Sharper Form In Victory Over Sayre
In a competitive matchup the Badgers improved beyond their prior home tie with El Reno as they beat Sayre 54 to 47. Forward Jimmy Carter stayed healthy and added pace to the attack while Pat Powell noted as a key contributor in the round. The game featured alumni plans and transfer eligibility issues affecting roster status ahead of an alumni contest.
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Exes
Badger
Dick Wiggins
Glen Brotherton
Whit Pate
Glen “Mouse” Williams
Jimmy Bell
Carlos Hincamp
Billy Don ‘Martin
Dick Hall
Travis Tadlock
A. D. Foreman
Thomas Jones
Albert McKinney
David McKinney
Tom Jones
Kenneth Kelley
Pat Sasser Hall
Jones
Wiggins
Carter
Brotherton
University of New
University of Texas
Longhorns
Oklahoma City
Sports World Fails To Keep Most Resolutions Made in ’48
A year end look reviews sports prophecies that backfired in 1948. Noted picks by Burt Shotton, Jersey Joe Walcott, Fritz Crisler, Carl Leib, and others missed outcomes from baseball to college football. The piece pokes fun at bold forecasts, highlighting surprising results like Michigan’s continued strength and Cards and Red Sox misfires.
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Sports World
Oscar Fraley
New York
Brooklyn
Burt Shotton
Dodgers
Leo Durocher
Burt
Leo
Polo Grounds
Jersey Joe Walcott
Joe Louis
New Jersey
Joseph
H. O
Fritz” Crisler
Michigan
Wolverine
Carl Leib
NCAA
Bob Chappuis
Robert
Pittsburgh Steelers
Chappuis
Brooklyn Dodgers
Marie Joe McCarthy
Boston Red Sox
Bosox
Yankees
Cardinals
Cleveland
Red Sox
Yanks
Walcott
Dan Topping
Hogan Tops PGA Money List for 1948 in Golf
Hershey Pennsylvania reports Ben Hogan as the leading money winner in 1948 PGA events with $32,112. Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago was runner up in official PGA money and overall money totaled $45,808.32. Mangrum placed high but faced a Vardon Trophy disqualification. Johnny Palmer and Johnny Demaret are noted among other top earners with multiple scores and averages.
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Ben Hogan
Hershey
Lloyd Mangrum
Chicago
Hogan
Mangrum
PGA
Mangrum Fin
Jacksonville
Clayton Heather
Charlotte
Johnny Palmer
Badin
Jimmy Demaret
Gins
Catsas
Bobby
Locke
Tn Africa
Ski Alexander
Lexington
Alla Voy Wins Mexican Futurity in Mexico City
Nine Tarahumara runners began the 235 mile Chihuahua City to El Paso ride for the Southwestern Sun Carnival. Pedro Paseno favored to win as the race ends Tuesday afternoon with the torch lit for the Sun Bowl eve. Glenda Dendo Stables colt Alla Voy won the Mexican Futurity by 10 lengths over Asiamia with Voyquevuelo third.
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Cminunmua
Aexico
Sierra Madres
Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
el Paso
Robert Zinge
Pedro’ Paseno
Bocogna
Texas Mines
West Virginia
Sweden
Glenda Dendo
Hippodrome de Las Americas Cogent
Asiamia
Voyquevuelo
Monahans First Class A State Football Champions
Monahans defeated New Braunfels 14 to 0 in the Class A state title game watched by most of the West Texas town. Coach F Scroggins’ Lobos used the T formation to control the Unicorns and claim an upset win. Ray Cathey and Eddie Sampson led the offense while the Monahans line shut down New Braunfels’ stars.
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Monahans
Lobos
West Texas
Odessa
New Braunfels
Unicorns
F. ©. Scroggins
Weldon Bynum
Scroggins
Waldo Young Pounder
Ray Cathey
Eddie Sampson
Jerome Bindeenl
Dobie to be buried in Lakeview Cemetery near Cornell
Dobie, famed football coach at Cornell from 1920 to 1936, died Friday in Hartford Conn. He will be laid to rest this afternoon at Lakeview Cemetery overlooking Lake Cayuga. Funeral services are set for 2 PM at the Presbyterian Church. Though born in Minnesota, he made Ithaca his home during his 16 years with the Big Red.
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Hartford
Jones Wiggins Heads Alumni Group Meeting
Alumni Jones and Wiggins announce a gathering of former Badgerts at 2219 Harrison. Dick Wiggins and Dr Thomas Shas will lead the meeting and can be reached by phone at 6766 for details.
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Dick Wiggins
Thomas Shas
Harrison
Gins
Jones
Nevada Harbor Bowl squad stranded by Reno snow storm
Three coaches and seven players from the University of Nevada football team were stranded in Reno by the citys heaviest snowstorm in a decade. The 35 man squad had some members already in Southern California and others scheduled to meet in San Diego for the Harbor Bowl New Years Day. Snow measured eight inches with travel delays as the team planned an 8 AM departure for San Diego.
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Reno
Nev
University of Nevada
California
San Diego
Nevada
Villanova
Union Calls for Stricter Taft-Hartley Checks
Union leaders in Miami Beach endorsed a tighter Taft-Hartley Law, urging employers to issue financial reports and sign non Communist affidavits. endorsement came from the executive board of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, reported by President David Dubinsky.
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Miami Beach
Fla
International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union
David Dubinsky
Montgomery Will Retain Grid Game
Montgomery will keep the Blue Gray gridiron classic in Montgomery despite rumors it might leave. Blue Gray Association GM Champ Pickens said the game stays in Montgomery where it began and could be buried if not worth reporting. Also noted were ticket sales near 35 dollars and a rare roster emphasis in Fort Worth Cats history.
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Ron Acscronsite
Montgomery
Champ Pickens
Pickens
Blue-Gray Association
Picklens
Texas
Gnanees
Joe Pate
Glesdrenfelive
Fort Worth Cats
News-Globe
Waco Is King Of Schoolboy Football Loop
Waco holds 5 state titles and eight finals appearances in 29 years. The Tigers beat Amarillo 21-0 for the Class AA crown at Fort Worth, part of a 14 game winning streak with 415 points for and 88 against. star running back Richard Parma starred. coach Carl Price captured the title in his first season.
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Golden Sandstorm
Sooner Invaders
T. G. Hull
Golden Sandstorm Basketeers
Comets
Oklahoma City
Sports
Amarillo
Sooners
Crozier Tech Wolves
Dallas
Golden Sandies
Classen
Bretta
Bob Waller
Ed Jack Little
Gib Fordary
Bill Franklin
Lorin McMullen
Fort Worth
Waco
Rec
Texas
Tigers
Port Arthur
Joe Mac Gresham
Bob Sherman
Paul ‘Tyson
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Helen Thomas
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Kaye Tunnicliff
Wrestle Royal
Richard Alonzo Gonzales
Forest Hills
Los Angeles
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Patt Powell
Aan
Mondi
Sucky Sarns
Bucky
Ford Frick
Fearless
Amore
Coaltown
Army
Navy
Notre Dame
Southern California
Pimlico
Comat
Alla Voy
Mexico City
Best
K&m
Tabor Keeling
Bill Moore
LEE Tires
Phillips 66
Travis
Une
Georgia
Carroll Cours
Bighway
Dobie
Cayuga's
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London
Lac la Belle
Oconomowoc
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