Bears Edge Lions 6-3 in mud at Wrigley Field
George Blanda kicked a 41 yard field goal and a 22 yard clincher to lift the Chicago Bears over the Detroit Lions 6 to 3. The victory puts Chicago into a divisional title playoff with the Rams in Los Angeles next Sunday as both teams finished 9-3.
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Chicago
George Blanda
Wrigley Field
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Rams
Los Angeles
Bears
Lions
Blanda
Browns Beat Redskins 45 21 as Graham Shines in Snow
Otto Graham threw four touchdown passes and 321 yards for the Cleveland Browns who beat the Washington Redskins 45 21 to tie for the American Conference title. The win gave Cleveland 10 2, tied with the New York Giants, with a rematch to decide the title next Sunday in Cleveland.
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Halas
Blanda
Lions
Bears
Rams
Cleveland
Cleveland Browns
Washington Redskins
New York Giants
Philadelphia
Bobby Layne
Detroit
Leon Hart
Doak Walker
Walker
Green Bay
Don Hutson
Washington
Otto Graham
Graham
Browns
Warren Lahr
Lahr
Philadelphia Eagles
Shibe Park
Giants
Randy Clay
Charley Conerly
Tommy Thompson
Eagles
Wee
Yanks rout Colts to cap 7-5 NFL season
The New York Yanks defeated the Baltimore Colts 51-14 to finish 7-5, ending a four game skid and marking the club's best season under Ted Collins. Baltimore dropped to 5-7 after their fifth loss in a row. The Yanks also posted a small deficit for the year, about 150000 dollars.
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New York
New York Yanks
Ted Collins
Baltimore Colts
Yankee
Yanks
Baltimore
Collins
Goodman’s .354 Tops For American League
Chicago December 10 William D Billy Goodman of the Boston Red Sox was officially proclaimed the American League batting champion for 1950 with a .354 average The Red Sox also led the league with a team batting mark of .302 finishing third in the pennant race
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Chicago
William D
Billy) Goodman
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Southwest Conference Finishes 13-8 Season
The Southwest Conference ends with Texas defeating LSU 21-6 boosting the league’s 1969 season mark to 6-19. Texas leads with nine wins and one loss, Byron Townsend ties for season scoring with 84 points, and Ben Tompkins adds 46. Texas A&M wins Presidential Cup vs Georgia 40-20. Cotton Bowl looms Texas vs Tennessee.
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Missouri Valley
Oka A&m
Arkansas
Texas Christian
Texas
Louisiana State
Byron Townsend
Texas A&m
Bob Smith
Townsend
Oklahoma
Longhorns
Ben Tompkins
Bobby Jack Floyd
Aggies
Georgia
Washington
Smith
A&m
Dallas
Tennessee
Blaik Praises Sooner Bud Except That
Norman residents and about 100 others contributed 2.00 each for the Norman Transcript tribute ad for Bud Wilkinson, praising the Oklahoma coach. A PFC Blaik letter arrived as a gift, with editor Bill McKenzie planning to forward it to the Army mentor. Navy toppled Army 14 2 last Saturday altering rankings.
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Okla
Earl Blaik
Army
Bud Wilkinson
University of Oklahoma Sooners
Blaik
Norman Transcript
PFC
West Point
Bill McKenzie
Oklahoma
Associated Press
Navy
Missouri Upsets CCNY 54 37 Shatters City College Run
Missouri coach Sparky Stalcup used a containment plan at Madison Square Garden to topple CCNY 54 to 37. Ed Roman and Ed Warner were held off by a stifling defense as Bud Heineman led with 19 points and Bill Stauffer added 15.
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City College of New York
CCNY
Champs
Ed Roman
Ed Warner
Missouri
Sparky Stall Wp
Oklahoma A&m
Hank Iba
Madison Square Garden
Cage
Nat Holman
Hotshots
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Warner
Roman
Bud Heineman
Bill Stauffer
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Washington
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Romanz
Bradley
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Peoria
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Chicago
Gene Melchiorre
Mikan
Kansas
St. Joseph
Philadelphia
Convention Hall
Clyde Lovellette
Bill Spivey
Kent
Wildcats
Kentucky
Little Siena College
Manhattan
New York
Siena
Buffalo
Cap Neei
Niagara
Denver
Canisius
Southern Methodist
Middle West
Iowa
Western Michigan
Ohio State
Marquette
Indiana
Ovens
Notre Dame
Anderson
Ler
Kansas State
Buckeyes Begin Search for New Grid Mentor
The Ohio State football program starts a nationwide hunt for a successor to Wes Fesler after his surprise resignation. Athletic director Dick Larkins declines to discuss candidates until after the Big Ten winter meeting, as Bevis and others return to campus. Rumors point to Paul Brown, though Brown neither confirms nor denies interest. Fesler left amid reports of real estate pursuits with John Galbreath as his possible next step.
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Ohio State
Wes Fesler
Dick Larkins
Fesler
Larkins
Wendell D. Postle
Howard L. Bevis
Buckeye
Columbus
Ohio
Bevis
John Galbreath
Pittsburgh Pirates
Feshker
Minnesota
Bernie Bierman
Paul Brown
Cleveland Browns
Brown
Washington
St. Edwards Captures SAC Cage Title in Narrow Win
St. Edward's defeats Central Catholic 41 35 at Concordia Gym to clinch the Southwest Texas Academic League tournament. Concordia beat Peacock 58 29 in the consolation game led by Harold Rast with 20 points.
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St. Edward's
Central Catholic of San Antonio
Concordia Gym
Concordia
Harold Rast
Peacock
Jefferson Cage Coach's Wife Hurt In Accident
Mrs. Harry Hamilton, wife of the Jefferson High School basketball coach, is in critical condition after her car overturned three times on loose gravel while returning from Boerne. The incident occurred Friday and was reported Sunday.
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San Antonio
Harry Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson High School
Dartmouth Establishes in 1968
The Dartmouth College in Hanover New Hampshire traces its establishment back to 1769 with the 1968 reference marking a milestone in its long history.
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Dartmouth College
Hanover
N. H
Cooper Harmon Capture Miami International Four Ball
Pete Cooper and Claude Harmon won the Miami International four ball with a final 1-up margin over Dave Douglas and Jim Turnesa in the 36-hole final. The Florida based duo led from the 15th hole as Harmon made a five foot birdie at the end to seal the victory.
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Fila
Pete Cooper
Claude Harmon
Newark
Del
Turnesa
Briarcliff
Me Y
Cooper-Harmon
Harmon
Douglas
Women Golfers Eye Big Week In Austin Circuit
Austin women organize at three local courses and a fourth group, the Austin Women’s Golf Association, for weekly play and monthly meetings. The Country Club Women lead off with match play on Tuesday, AWPLGA plays Wednesday at Muny, with many pairings and matchups listed, including Mrs. Ross Terry and Mrs. K Williamson in the eighteen hole flight, and Mrs. J Mitchell Jr. and Mrs. Alex MacNabb in the nine hole A flight.
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Austin
Austin Women's Golf Association
Country Club Women’s Golf Association
Awplga
Muny
Ross Terry
K. Williamson
John Denner
W._E. Lloyd
W. PF. Helwig
Woody Parker
Marvin Wesley
Johnny Crawfor
Rm Partes
B. Rey “Tare
I. Colwell
Ee Higet
Mrre Chinser
Edgar Gesmeeee
J. H. Mitchell Jr
Alex MacNabb
Eeies
R. F. Rudell
J. V. Ee . D. Venmaee
Hy Ater
A. Gardne
Jack Fist
Leon
Bill Gowton
Lockhart Wins at San Marcos Invitational
Lockhart defeated Gonzales 41 to 23 to win the San Marcos annual tournament. San Marcos beat Seguin 42 to 22 in the consolation game, with key scorers listed including Stevenson Ready and Williams for Seguin and Johnson City games noted at halftime.
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San Marcos
Gonzales
Blasted Seguin
Lockharyt
Aure Jenek
Langaster
Schroeder
Connally
Smith
Scott
Stevenson
Ready
Williams
Ebaugh
Moren
Beguin—Forsage
Strene
Fey
Ulcahy
Babe Sire Powers
SAN Ma’ Demy Palftme Pears
San Marcos Academy
Airie Acadm Sa Wendt
Mele "Mollyfield
Scapanel
Bealie
McCreary
Peat Mercer
Peecasies City
Lucine Fe
Johnson City
Jing
Aggies SMU Place 3 on All SWC Team
Texas A M and Southern Methodist each placed three players on the 1950 All Southwest Conference team chosen by the Texas Sports Writers Association. Champion Texas and Baylor lofted two stars each while Rice added one. Notable selections include Bud McFadin of Texas and Bobby Smith of Texas A M as near unanimous picks.
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Dallas
Texas A&m
Southern Methodist
Texas Sports Writers Association
Texas
Baylor
Rice
Lewis
Bud) McFadin
Bobby Smith
Texas Sports Writers
Andy Hillhouse
Harold Riley
Paul Giroski
Bobby Collier
SMU
New York City as Capital 1785 1790
New York City served as the nation's capital from 1785 to 1790, during which period the seat of government was located in the city before moves to Philadelphia and later to Washington, D.C.
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New York
New York City
Aggies Win Cup Game. Police Probe Dressing Room Robbery
In College Park Maryland on December 9 the Texas A&M Aggies defeated Georgia 40 to 20 in the Presidential Cup game but suffered a theft as players’ wallets and watches were taken from the dressing room during the contest. Police investigate the robbery.
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Aggies
Georgia
College Park
Mike Merola
Pat Field
Texas Aggies
Walloping
TCU and Baylor Stay Unbeaten In Early Conference Play
Texas Christian and Baylor remained undefeated through the second week of warmup Southwest Conference basketball, each rattling off three straight wins. TCU beat Hardin-Simmons Texas Tech and Abilene Christian to push their record to four, while Baylor topped Texas Wesleyan Corpus Christi and North Texas as preseason hopes for coach Bill Henderson’s squad persist.
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Horned Frogs
Bears
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Arkansas Razorbacks
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Hardin-Simmons
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St. John’s
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Sam Houston
Irs Smu
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Weap Siena
Texas A&m
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Texas Wesleyan Heylor
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