Bobby Layne Tops National League Passers
Bobby Layne of the New York Bulldogs leads the NFL passing chart with 333 yards on 23 completions from 39 attempts after a standout game Sunday. He holds the best interception record and ranks high in completion percentage, with 87 completions for 1057 yards and four touchdowns.
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Philadelphia
Bobby Layne
Lubbock
Texas
University of Texas
New York Bulldogs
Sammy Baugh
Charley Conerly
New York Giants
Johnny Lujack
Chicago
Layne
Baugh
Lujack
Bulldogs
Bill Chipley
Bob Mann
Detroit
Tony Canadeo
Green Bay
Felton Detroit Boxer in Controversial Draw
Young Detroit welterweight Felton drew 10 rounds with Tony Pellone of New York at Olympia Stadium. Judges split 5 4 5 while the referee favored Felton 54 46, yielding a Michigan draw amid postfight scoring debate and police scrutiny.
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Detroit
Lester Felton
Kid Gavilan
Cuba
State Boxing Commission
Felton
Olympia Stadium
Tony Pellone
New York
Johnny Webber
Lou Jallos
Clarence Rosen
Michigan
Boxing Commission
Floyd Stevens
Power Bowlers Take Loop Lead
Power bowlers moved into a one game lead in Goodfellowship League action at Point Pleasant as the U S Engineers dropped to second. Pard Hudson rolled a 563 series to top the night, with Allen 528 and F Ellison 523 following.
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Point Pleasant
Appalachian Power
Goodfellowship
U. S
Pard Hudson
Allen
F. Ellison
Royal’s Fakes Help Send Oklahoma Fullback on Way
Oklahoma coach Norman reports a Split T play where Darrell Royal fakes a pass then hands to Leon Heath for a middle rush. Darrell Royal, George Thomas, and linemen execute the setup with the center and guards guiding the blocks. Biggie Munn of Michigan State mentioned in the piece.
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Royal
Oklahoma
Norman
Okla
NEA
Darrell Royal
George
Thomas
Leon Heath
Nent
Biggie Munn
Michigan State
College Coaches Back Elbow Blocking Rule Enforcement
College coaches favor stricter enforcement of the elbow blocking rule in football. Lou Little chairs the rules committee and says coaches requested firm enforcement. The rule requires hand contact with the body and penalties can reach 35 yards for slips. Coaches nationwide largely support the rule with few objections.
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Will Grimsley
New York
Lou Little
Columbia
Coaches Rules Committee
Miners Welcome Back 3 Vets for 1949-50 Campaign
Murray City High School boys basketball returns three veterans from last season led by coach Jack Hillyer. Bob Shuttleworth Joe Stone and Dana Bookman are back while Dee Dixon and Bob Martin graduated. The Miners open with Somerset Holy Trinity next Tuesday then Rockbridge in the Hocking County League.
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Murray City
Jack Hillyer
Ohio U
Bob Shuttleworth
Joe Stone
Dana Bookman
Dee Dixon
Bob Martin
Miners
Somerset Holy Trinity
Hocking
Rockbridge
Somerset Trinity
Buchtel
Bloomingville
Union Furnace
Zanesville St. Nicholas
Carbon Hill
Gibisonville
New Straitsville
Laurelville
Shawnee
Ames Bern
Stockport
Trimble
Radar Photos Used For Cancer Detection
Washington reports a war born radar technique aids gastric cancer detection. Public Health Service funds Johns Hopkins University with a 49626 grant to advance Dr. Russell H. Morgan’s fluorographic camera and rapid X ray screening. Meanwhile Yale and Harvard set their 66th Yale Bowl matchup for November 19.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Johns Hopkins University
Russell H. Morgan
Army
The
Health Service
Morgan
Golfer of the Year honored in annual PGA poll
A year ago Ben Hogan was named golfer of the year in the PGA poll. The item notes past sports milestones and echoes the era by referencing notable events from football and boxing in compact form.
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Ben Hogan
Professional Golfers Association
Sid Luckman
Chicago Bears
Los Angeles Rams
U S Aided by Captured German Science Data
In Atlantic City Col. Harry A Kuhn notes the United States begins to reap benefits from German scientific data captured after World War II. More than 100000 reports cover synthetic fuels jet missiles chemical warfare and related topics and evaluation will take years. Key German advances include Fischer Tropsch oil from coal hydrogen peroxide high concentration white carbon black and new insecticides.
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Atlantic City
United States
Col
Harry A. Kuhn
USA
The
Armed Forces Chemical Association
American Chemical Society
Fischer-Tropsch
Dayton boxer Miller KOed by Williams in Wichita
Eddie Miller of Dayton Ohio was stopped by referee Gus Sparton at 20 seconds of the eighth round in a scheduled 10 round bout against Alvin Williams of Wichita. The match ended in a technical knockout for Williams after a decisive exchange in the eighth. Miller weighed 159 pounds while Williams was 161.
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Kayoed
Wichita
Kas
Eddie Miller
Dayton
Alvin Williams
Miller
Gus Sparton
Wahama JV Edges Little Blacks 19 12 in Tuesday Tilt
Wahama junior varsity beat Little Blacks 19 12 on a fourth quarter score after a deflected long pass. Half-time stood 12 6 with Hugh Rickard 45 yard and Robert Newell two yard scores. A benefit game November 16 will support Kiwanis Kids Day Foundation locally.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Wahama
Little Blacks
Mason City
Point Pleasant Dagrees
Hugh Rickard
Robert Newell
Bob Adkins
National
Kids’ Day Foundation
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis Club
Walter Selby
Dan Glassman
Virgil Siders
Bill Safford
Boone Adkins
Babe Adkins
William van Horn
Kiwanis
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