Big Ten Dominance Noted In Indiana Pitt Victory
Indiana defeated Pitt extending its strong showing for the Big Ten amid questions of confidence and inexperience. The piece cites several teams blamed for overconfidence and notes broader trends including Rose Bowl politics, regional bowls, and notable players like Larry Kukura and Frank Adorney in a wide recap of college football events and teams.
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Indiana
Pitt
Jock Sutherland
Hoosiers
Pacific Coast
Big Ten
Coast Conference
Upheaval in Upsets as Hoople Predicts Winners
Wizard of Upsets MAJOR AMOS B Hoople boasted timely forecasts for college gridiron outcomes. He claimed three picks this week and recalled past success including Northwestern over Michigan and Santa Clara over UCLA. The nation reacted with astonishment as several predicted results aligned with actual scores.
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Major Amos B
Hoople Wizard of Upsets
Penn
Illinois
Michigan
Washington
California
Northwestern
Rice
Southern Methodist
Santa Clara
UCLA
Boxing results roundup from multiple cities
A series of boxing results lists several bouts including Roland Lastarza of New York KO'ing Walter Hafer of Maysville Kentucky in nine rounds, Harold Johnson of Philadelphia beating Jimmy Bivins on points in ten rounds, Mario Trigo of Los Angeles drawing with Chief Whitewater of Oakland in sixteen, Ronnie Delaney of Akron KO'ing Tommy Bell of Youngstown in ten, Manuel Ortiz of El Centro defeating Jackie Paterson in Glasgow on points over ten rounds in a non title bout.
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New York
Roland Lastarza
Walter Hafer
Maysville
Philadelphia
Harold Johnson
Jimmy Bivins
Cleveland
Oakland
Calif
Mario Trigo
Los Angeles
Chief Whitewater
Drew
Akron
Ronnie Delaney
Tommy Bell
Youngstown
Glasgow
Scotland
Manuel Ortiz
el Centro
Jackie Paterson
McArthur Entrants In State Beach Show
McArthur foxhunters will enter dogs in the 30th annual beach show and field trials of the Ohio State Foxhunters Association at Ripley Brown County. Raymond George vice president Dr B J Allison president and Paul Graham secretary treasurer participate. Judge George Lantz Sciotoville will judge.
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Muthur
McArthur
Ohio State Foxhunters’ Association
Ripley
Brown County
Raymond George
McArthur i
B. J. Allison
Oak Hill
Paul Graham
Jackson
George Lantz
Sciotoville
Three West Virginia Gridders Boost Marshall Attack
A trio of district players from West Virginia joins Marshall College's squad for a big game with Ohio University. Evans Hartley and Barton bring mobile offense and rugged lines, while Marshall cops 13 freshmen joining the Herd. Ohio prepares with lineup tweaks and scrimmages ahead of kickoff.
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W.va
Marshall College
Ohio University
Thundering Herd
Dave
Red” Evans
Athens
Bulldogs
Chuck Barton
Wahama
W. Va
Bob Hartley
Ravenswood
Herd
Evans
Eastern Kentucky
Hartley
Marshall
Barton
West Virginia
Ohio
Nick Visnic
Shadyside
Troy Reese
Big Green
Bobcats
Carroll Widdoes
Mary Spidel
Widdoes
Jim McKenna
Ed Roberts
Bob Haug
Wid
Roberts
Ed Sudnick
Dick Davis
Paul Winemiller
McKenna
John Marco
Ron van Horn
Idle Hour Keglers Sweep Three Games
The Idle Hour bowlers swept three games from Racine Tuesday night in the Pomeroy bowling league. L Beards led with a 498, Rhodes scored 435 to top Racine. L and Z Shop beat Second Ward 3 0 with Dill at 462 while Smith led losers with 490. Strip Miners beat Trading Post 2 1. Davies 460 Guinther 447 led Miners and E Baker had 445 for the losers.
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Idle Hour
Racine
L. Beards
Rhodes
Second Ward
Dill
Smith
Trading Post
Davies and
Guinther
E. Baker
Three-Wow Tie Tops Goodfellowship Bowling Standings
Three teams ride a three way tie for first after Tuesday results in the Goodfellowship League. W. Quill lin rolled 554 for three games to lead individual scoring. U. S. Engineers Parkies and Appalachian Powers share the top spot with 554?
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Point Pleasant
F. W. Quilllin
Goodfellowship League
U. S. Engineers
S. Parkies
Appalachian Powers
Pimlico Special betting outlook on Coaltown Capot duel
Pimlico tomorrow hosts the 13th Pimlico Special with Coaltown quoted at 3 to 5 and Capot at even money. Sam Keller calls the morning line, while bettors will set the final payoff. Capot’s bid to beat Coaltown this year could clinch multiple 1949 titles, including horse of the year, given Coaltown’s prior honors and Capot’s Sysonby mile win.
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Baltimore
Pimlico
Coaltown
Capot
Sam Keller
Calumet
Ponder
Greentree
John Gaver
Wally Butts Resigns After Tenure at Georgia
Wally Butts steps down after a decade as head football coach at the University of Georgia, concluding a ten year tenure directing the Bulldogs program.
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Wally Butts
Georgia
Athens Shooters Top Parkersburg in Skeet Meet
Athens Skyline Gun Club visitors defeat Parkersburg Valley View in skeet at Parkersburg West Virginia. Skyline A led by Woodworth Zenner Morgan Wade Rauch shot 224 of 250 to Parkersburg A 714 of 250 in a 56 target course. Skyline B 215 of 250 beat Valley View 194 of 250. high gun honors went to Dick Wade and Ron Pfalzgraf with 47 of 50.
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Athens
Parkersburg
W. Va
Valley View
Skyline Gun Club
Skyline
Charles Woodworth
D. R. Zenner
T. H. Morgan
Ed Wade
F. X. Rauch
Howard Mills
Dick Wade
Paul Ulimark
Roger Connor
Phil Zenner
Valley Views
Ron Pfalzgraf
Mikan Sets Scoring Mark in Lakers Victory Over College All Stars
George Mikan scored a record 81 points to lead the Minneapolis Lakers to a 94 86 win over a college All-Star squad in the 10th annual charity game at Chicago Stadium before 16731 fans. The old mark was 19 held by teammate Jim Pollard. Wallace Jones led the college All-Stars with 22 points and Kentucky teammates Alex Groza Ralph Beard and Cliff Barker also contributed.
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Mikan
Lakers
Chicago Stadium
Jim Pollard
Adolph Rupp
Kentucky
Wallace Jones
Pollard
Wildcat
Alex Groza
Ralph Beard
Cliff Barker
Bobcat Court Squad Cuts To Sixteen For 1949 50 Season
Ohio University trims its 1949 50 basketball roster to 16 players after Wednesday practice. Coach Jim Snyder explains cuts join Vic Polisicky after football season, while veterans McKown and Renner contend with frosh contenders.
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Bobcat
Ohio University
Jim Snyder
Vic Polosky
Snider
Frank “Babe” Topple
Rod Andrews
Lee O’brien
Jim Shreffler
Topple
Andrews
Shreffler
O’brien
Snyder
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George Mikan
Minneapolis Lakers
Phil McKown
Charles “Bones” Renner
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Bob Leucke
Jack Betts
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Charles Renner
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Gene Williams
Lee Williams
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Roy Schumacher
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