All-America Football Eleven Named by AP for 1948
The Associated Press selects its 1948 All-America with no school placing more than one first team. Notables include Dick Rifenburg and Charlie Justice on offense, Bill Fischer and Doak Walker returning, with Nebbed stars from Michigan Notre Dame and California making up the rest.
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Justice Rifenburg
Stuart
Clyde Scott
Arkansas
Ortmann
Michigan
Sitka
Notre Dame
Johnny Raven
Georgia
Dale Armstrong
Dartmouth
Mel Sheehan
Missouri
Burris
Oklahoma
Albert John DeRogatis
Duke
Bill Kay
Iowa
Don Mason
Michigan State
Bill Healy
Georgia Tech
Dick Harris
Texas
Bednarik
Trojans Defeat Greenfield 25-17 in Season Opener
The Trojans beat Greenfield 25-17 as Atlantic reserves downed Greenfield seconds 29-14. Chuck Duncan led Atlantic with seven points, Don Woolsey and Phil Armknecht added five each, Norman Smith four, while Jerry Foster led Greenfield with nine.
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Arthur Yates
Jim Corken
Trojans
Greenfield
Atlantic
Trojan
Chuck Duncan
Don Woolsey
Phil Armknecht
Norman Smith
Jerry Foster
Eddie Freese
Richard Foster
Hoffman
Woolsey
Foster
Dick Cook
Dwyer
Norm Smith
Atantic
Armknecht
Duncan
Olsen
Smith
Hunter Marshall
Corken
Bert Bagley
Norman Lisk
Dallas Speed
Dan Simmer
Hawkeye
Corning
Bedford
Cpburn
Burham
Marshall
Andersons
Johnson
Williams
Epistte
Bagley Phippen
Trojan Varsity
Nielsen
Wood
Cook
R. Barley
Lewer
Esse Duncan
Rattenborg
Rpmknecht
Bell Oo
Glsen
Helica Wlslahre Wae
Greenfield Ie
Lisk
Iie
Iman
Feseoen Tees
He Hard
Simmer
Layak
Stowell
Newbury
Dwyer Tt
King Weta Alent
Epg Hala
Goodale
Lisk Gesepeh Tvedes
B. Eckardt
1948 AP All America Football Team First and Second Teams
The AP selects its All America football players under first second and third teams. Notables include Dick Rifenburg Mich Teo Nomellini Minn Paul Tinie Okla Charles Bednarik Penn Rod Franz Calif William Fischer N D Jarney Poole Miss Bobby Stuart Army Doak Walker So Meth Charlie Justice N Car Art Murakowski Northw'n on the first team with many others across schools and positions.
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Dick Rifenburg
Mich
Teo Nomellini
Minn
Paul Tinie
Okla
Charles Bednarik
Penn
Rod Franz
Calif
William Fischer
N. D
Jarney Poole
Miss
Bobby Stuart
Army
Doak Walker
So. Meth
Charlie Justice
N. Car
Art Murakowski
Northw
Loras and Luther open 1948-49 with wins over out-of-state foes
Loras defeated Platteville Teachers 59 to 47 in Dubuque. Luther beat LaCrosse Teachers 47 to 44 in Decorah while Buena Vista lost at South Dakota State in Brookings. Steve Slattery and Marv Nemmets led Loras with 12 points each. Don Nyland and Ed Olson each had 12 for Luther.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Loras
Platteville
Pubuque
Luther
LaCross
Decorah
Buena Vista
Brookings
S. D
South Dakota State
Steve Slattery
Marv Nemmets
Cuhawks
Leo Butts
Don Nyland
Ed Olson
LaCrosse J
Pair of Charity Tosses Win for Wiota at Lewis
Wiota boys beat Lewis 35 33 on Jack Shaken’s two free throws with five seconds left. Behnese led Wiota with 13 points, Shaken had 11. Lewis top scorer Waterman with 12. Wiota girls won 38 30. Armstrong led with 18, Steffens 14, Nevens strong defensively. Wiota hosts Lenox in a doubleheader Friday.
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Lewis
Jack Shaken
Wiota Boys
Wiota Girls
Wiota
Shaken
Leroy Behensee
Waterman
Mary Armstrong
Norma Steffens
Viota
Delores Nevens
Linkletter
Lenox
St Thomas College Drawn For Cigar Bowl Clash
St Thomas College of St Paul Minnesota was selected to oppose Missouri Valley Vikings in the Cigar Bowl game at Tampa Florida on January 1. J Rex Farrior, chair of the selection committee, said St Thomas was chosen after heavy consideration over Bowling Green Ohio and Wofford South Carolina.
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Tampa
Fla
St. Thomas College of
Wilkinson Joins Iowa Dentistry College as Part Time Instructor
Ian Herb Wilkinson, a key member of the University of Iowa basketball squads last two seasons, has completed his basketball career and taken a selective service examination. He now serves as a part time instructor in the dentistry college at Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
Ian Herb Wilkinson
University of Iowa
Wilkinson
Dentistry College At
Iowa
Atlantic and Greenfield scoreline and officials
Atlantic 14 to 58 loss to Greenfield with quarters 10 14 22 29. Officials Griff Eggerss Fitegerald and umpire H. J. Fitegerald listed. game details incomplete.
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Atlantic 2
Greenfield
Griff Eggerss
Audubon
H. J. Fitegerald
Elk Horn
Munn Proposes Officials Name Penalty Offenders on Field
Michigan State coach Clarence Munn urged rulemakers to require officials to point out each offender on penalties. He argued naming offenders would cut guessing and reduce penalties, noting two long clipping calls cost his year and mentioning games against Penn State and Washington State.
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Detroit
Clarence (Riggie) Munn
Michigan State
Munn
Michigan
Football Writers Association
George Guerre
Spartans
Penn State
Jesse Thomas
Washington State
Bowling Results Highlight County League Night
Norway Center beat Fletch ler Chapel in straight games while Tri County Farmers toppled Froe man s News and Griswold edged Links two to one. In the women s league Cook Caslow swept Calumet. Qmar beat Rasmussen Motors and Cameron Motors won from Skelly s two to one. Summers topped with a 519 series and Nielsen had a 194 high game. BR Voss posted 511 and 192s. Conger 508. Summers 158 and 185. Adah Rice led women with 178 and 453. Hugh Preston 173 and 447. Shearman 435. Parrott 428. Lynch 162 and Miller 161. City league matches include Phillip s versus City Cab Bus Neon vs Atlantic Monument V F W vs Colonial.
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Norway Center
Fletchler Chapel
Tri- County Farmers
Froeman's News
Griswold
Links
Cook & Caslow
Calumet
Qmar
Rasmussen Motors
Cameron Motors
Skelly’s
Ray Summers
F. Nielsen
BR. Voss
C. Conger
Summers
Adah Rice
Hugh Preston
Ivan Shearman
Norene Parrott
Jack Lynch
Lois Miller
Phillip
Bennie Huffman Named Waterloo Manager in Three-I League
Chicago based Bennie Huffman, longtime catcher with the St. Louis Browns, is named manager of the Waterloo Waterloos in the Three-I League. He succeeds Pete Fox after guiding Muskegon to third in the Caasa Central loop and has managed in Gloversville and Springfield with a .349 batting mark in 1947.
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Chicago
Bennie Houffman
St. Louis Browns
Waterloo
Chicago White Sox
Huffman
Pete Fox
Detroit Tiger
Muskegon
Mich
Baltimore
Hartford
Conn
San Antonio
Tex
Gloversville
M. Y
Springfield
Bowerman, Who Aided Mathewson Signing, Dies at 79
Romeo Michigan reports that Frank Bowerman, former New York Giants catcher, died at his farm near town. He would have turned 80 on December 4. Bowerman claimed he persuaded Giants management to purchase Christy Mathewson's contract from Cincinnati.
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Romeo, Mich
Frank Bowerman
Christy Mathewson
New York Giant
Giant
Bowerman
Mathewson
Cincinnati
Manning Suffers Second Loss On Carroll Court
Manning and Carroll met on Carroll Court as Manning lost 29 25 after trailing 16 13 at halftime. Jim Wilt and Norman Schulz shared honors for the Tigers with eight points each. Massena girls and boys swept Casey 36 90 and 44 27 respectively on the home court. Bayard edged Audubon 38 20 with track scoring, while the Griswold and Cumberland doubleheader saw Griswold win the boys 46 4 and clan Kenworthy lead with 28 for Griswold.
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Manning
Towa
Carroll
Tee Jay
Jim Wilt
Ted Carroll
Norman Schulz
Tigers
Danny Peters
Bob William
Massenans
Casey
Behnwken
Henkenius
Toler
Jed Casey
Denny Pace
Whetstone
Massena
Bridgewater
Bayard
Audubon
Bayard Girls
Margaret Wolf
Wallace
Clarence
Mary E
Johnson
Marion J. Walker
A. N.S. RR. Co
R. Co
Weersteiner
ANITA
Bohning
Ralph
Victory Park
Victory Park Pede Eee
Anenen Verester Ee
Marne Anderson
Fred
Alice
Warren
L. E. Lot
Meredith
Ezra
Cor Meredith
Udd
Lewis Myers
J. H
eReeAd Eesti Smettadmaes
Rickard
William H
Corner
Ingram
Wm. H
Dickerson
Quinn
Norman
Nickerson
Painter
Burleigh M
Reidbe Ees Ae
Cumberland Orville
Eblen
Carl M
van Brandon
Greenwalt
Grant Township
Kirkham
Homer
Pathe
Brighton Township
Raven Eeevert
Noble Township
Aegis
Massena Township
C. F
C. E
On Read
Read
Strong competition shapes Southwest Iowa Conference basketball
The Southwest Iowa Conference this season looks fierce as top girls teams clash. Avoca, last year’s champs, beat Elliott and Anita. Oakland’s Jensen fires scoring runs past Elliott and Walnut. Griswold trails with Grace Ellen Kenworthy returning and Thompson emerging as a leading sophomore shaping Elliott into a strong unit.
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Griswold
Avoca
Elliott
Anita
Oakland
Jensen
Walnut
Grace Ellen Kenworthy
Kenworthy
Thompson
Delinquent Tax List for Cass County Iowa 1948 sale notice
Delinquent land and town lot tax list for Cass County Iowa 1947 and earlier due unpaid. Taxes plus costs will trigger sale at the Cass County Treasurer’s office in Atlantic on the first Monday in December 1948 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Unsold properties with asterisk marks have been previously advertised. A. M. Gill, Treasurer.
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Cass County
Towa
Atlantic
Iowa
A. M. Gill
Local hoops recap hints at coming matchups
The report notes Elliott edging Griswold 58 to 40 at Elliott and hints Elliott and Walnut expected to meet Walnut and Avoca later. Walnut and Oakland shared last year’s crown. Oakland appears strong after a close win over Elliott. Anita’s boys fell to Avoca, while Griswold’s squad remains largely intact and anticipated to produce solid play.
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Elliott
Walnut
Avoca
Griswold
Oakland
Anita Boys
Griswold Boys
Overtime Win at Walnut Marred by Last-Second Loss
A narrow overtime victory at Walnut was overshadowed by Elliott missing a critical three pointer, costing a potential lead and shaping the late game narrative.
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Walnut
Elliott
Dor s speed or take chances in passing on curves
A terse driving caution emphasizes careful passing on curves and hills to stay alive tomorrow.
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