Steer Quintet Has Top SWC Record
Texas Longhorns lead SWC in basketball as they post six straight wins and top the conference table. Slater Martin of Texas scores 36 points to push season total to 117, while Rice and SMU competitors chase scoring leaders amid a busy Christmas schedule.
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Lackland AFB Edges Tillotson Eagles In Last Second Miracle
In a wild Saturday night game Lackland Air Base beat Tillotson Eagles 176 to 74 as Chuck Schultz hit a midcourt buzzer beater to seal the win. Schultz led with 25 points while Otis Adams added 23 for Tillotson.
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Peewee Reese Remains with Dodgers From 194! Championship
Shortstop Peewee Reese is the lone holdover from Brooklyn's 194! title season still with the Dodgers. The veteran infielder continues to anchor the lineup as the club presses toward another pennant.
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Browns Clinch Third Straight Pro Grid Title With Bills rout
Cleveland Browns crushed the Buffalo Bills 49-7 to complete an undefeated season and claim their third consecutive All-America Football Conference championship. Fullback Marion Motley scored three touchdowns as Otto Graham steered the T formation in a snowbound lakeside finale watched by 22,981.
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NFL and AAC Set Talks to End League Rift
In Philadelphia, December 19, Commissioner Bert Bell says an NFL owners committee will meet with All-America Conference officials Monday to discuss professional football. AAC commissioner Jonas Ingram had delayed his league draft and will confer with the NFL. Tim Mara of the Giants cautiously weighs developments.
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Texas coaches seek 1949 coaching school site
Dallas Austin Beaumont Corpus Christi El Paso Tyler and Mineral Wells seek the 1949 coaching school. L. W. McConachie of El Paso, secretary of the Texas High School Coaches Association, said Sunday. Directors will meet in Fort Worth to select the school site and instructors.
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Eagles Beat Cardinals 7 0 In Snow World Championship Playoff
Philadelphia Eagles toppled the Chicago Cardinals 7 to 0 in a snowbound NFL title game. Steve Van Buren scored the lone TD on a five yard run as Cliff Patton added the extra point. Eagles dominated with running by Van Buren Pritchard and Thompson and earned their first league championship.
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Undefeated Finalists Clash for Texas Class A and AA
Four unbeaten schoolboy teams reach state finals with Waco Amarillo meeting for Class AA in Fort Worth and Monahans facing New Braunfels in Odessa for Class A on Christmas Day. Kincannon and Young headline strong backfields as Amarillo and Waco seek more titles.
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Conroe Wildcats Named America's No 1 Sandlot Team
The Conroe Texas Wildcats won the 1948 National Baseball Congress title as America's No 1 sandlot team after capturing the Texas State Tournament and Houston post invitational title. Notables on the roster included University of Texas players Tom Hamilton Dan Watson Charley Gorin and Ed Kneupper.
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Jeff Favored Over Maroons In San Antonio Showdown
The unbeaten Austin Maroons seek revenge after two close losses to Thomas Jefferson as they visit the Mustang gym in San Antonio Tuesday. Jefferson, 1948 49 squad, has only two lettermen returning Rob ert Trevino and Buzzy Lowell. Jefferson beat Pasadena 40 36 Thursday while Edison tops Hot Wells 37 32.
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Pro Cage Scores From BAA And National Circuits
In BAA action Minneapolis 94 beat Chicago 84 and Boston 77 defeated New York 75 in overtime. National results show Waterloo 47 over Oshkosh 46 and Anderson 83 over Dayton 61 while Tri City 67 edged Syracuse 66. American league Scranton 87 topped Bridgeport 84 and Wilkes Barre 104 defeated Hartford 92.
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Fort Worth to Host Texas Class AA Football Final
Amarillo and Waco will meet in Fort Worth next Saturday at 2 p m for the Texas schoolboy Class AA championship. Fort Worth was chosen after officials rejected the Cotton Bowl site due to bad conditions and Dallas offered high school stadium seating. Fort Worth will cover tickets and expenses.
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