Kentucky Plans Workout Before Orange Bowl Clash
The Kentucky Wildcats held a light conditioning session in Cocoa Florida as they prepare for the Orange Bowl meeting with Santa Clara on January 2. Coach Paul Bryant emphasized fitness and speed after a disappointing scrimmage and planned an additional test scrimmage before departing for Miami.
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Paul Bryant
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Lee Truman
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Wichita Falls edges Austin 14 13 in tense grid clash
In a tight early game Wichita Falls led 14 6 at halftime as Waggoner and Fouts moved the ball with runs and a scoring pass. Austin rallied in the fourth period but fell short 14 13 with Nelson Warren and Smith directing the late drive.
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Eckert
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Smith
Studer
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Hurler Gets Life For $53 Murder
Former major league pitcher Ralph Blackie Schwamb and Ted Gardner were sentenced to life imprisonment for the robbery murder of Long Beach physician Dr. Donald B. Buge. The crime, committed Oct. 12 near Gardena, netted only $53. Gardner pleaded guilty. Schwamb was convicted after Gardner testified. Judge Charles W. Fricke ordered life terms at San Quentin. Schwamb had played briefly for the St. Louis Browns.
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Blackie) Schwamb
Ted Gardner
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St. Louis Browns
New Orleans Officials pledge crackdown on bookmaking
New Orleans Mayor Delesseps Morrison promised a crackdown on bookies blamed for siphoning Fair Grounds race track revenue. He said the action would protect state and city tax receipts from mutual betting windows and bolster general law enforcement.
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California Bears Brace for Rose Bowl Showdown
California's football team completed the last two days of home drills with star quarterback Bob Celery fully recovered from an ankle injury. Celery, praised as a nimble formation general, leads a California attack feared by Ohio State in the Rose Bowl on January 2. Kept from practice were first string end George Souza and linebacker Forrest Klein due to knee injury concerns.
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Techmen Take Holiday for Raisin Bowl
LUBBOCK Texas Tech football began a three day holiday break from practice ahead of the December 31 Raisin Bowl game against San Jose State in Fresno California.
Northern All Stars Scrimmage Prepares for Shrine South game
Northern All Stars coach Herman Hickman led a 70 minute practice with a 50 minute full scale scrimmage in Miami. South squad coach Andy Gustafson trimmed two a day workouts to one and praised his unit. The Shrine North South game dec 26 in the Orange Bowl is expected to draw 50,000 plus for charity.
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Jim Powers
Southern California
Mahi Shrine
Betting Falls Off At Tropical Park
Miami December 23 The state racing commission reports a half million dollar drop in betting during Tropical Park's first 18 days of thoroughbred racing with mutual play down $508,203 from 1948. Attendance fell 1,684 as purses were reduced and nine race programs approved to cut red ink.
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Coaltown Recurring Throat Illness Delays Training
Farm trainer Ben Jones reports Calu met Farm’s famed racehorse Coaltown suffers a recurring throat ailment described as a strange rattle. He has been lightly galloping but remains in training, delaying potential racing due to the illness.
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West Praises LeBaron In Big Charity Game Build Up
In San Francisco on December 28 the West coaches praised Eddie LeBaron of the College of the Pacific as a top tailback for the charity game December 31. Other Western stars include Lindy Berry Texas Christian Ernie Johnson UCLA and Carl Killsgaard Idaho with Stanford hosting two practices as Eastern drills focus on passing plays.
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Matty Beil
Southern Methodist
Chunky Eddie le Baron
College of the Pacific
Lindy Berry
Texas Christian
Ernie Johnson
UCLA
Carl Killsgaard
Idaho
Stanford
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Tuss McLaughry
Dartmouth
Andy Kerr
Lebanon Valley
Pete Dorset
Cornell
Dorset
Sun Bowl Officials Chosen by Groups
Sun Bowl officials for the January 2 game between Georgetown and Texas Western were named. Referee Harry Phillips of El Paso will oversee the contest, with J. M. West of Texas Tech as head linesman. Border Conference crews select Phillips and West, while Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Association officials James J. Henry of Villanova and John F. James of Princeton will serve as umpire and field judge.
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Villanova
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Princeton
Ohio State Players Tour Hollywood Pre Rose Bowl
Ohio State footballers took a Hollywood morning tour and visited MGM studios in Pasadena. Coach Wes Fesler said three regulars Vic Janowicz Jerry Krall and Ray Hamilton are nursing injuries but expected to be ready for the California game January 2.
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Buckeye Band Heads to Rose Bowl with Alumni Support
Ohio State University's marching band of 120 departs Columbus for the Rose Bowl in Pasadena with planned stops in Denver Salt Lake City and San Francisco. Alumni contributions exceed 14000 from about 10000 donors, with about 18000 projected to be raised. remaining funds will come from the university athletic fund to cover the 31000 cost.
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Texas National Guard Rifle Tournament Ends First Round
The first round of eliminations in the Texas National Guard rifle tournament is completed. Forty eight units entered teams and 24 winners advance to 12 matches before January 15, 1950. Company E 141st Infantry Corpus Christi posted the high score 1226 followed by Headquarters Company Combat Command B Dallas 1213 and 146th Tank Battalion Dallas 1196.
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Rebels See North Beef Up Front For Blue Gray Game
Montgomery Ala Dec 23 A rugged Yankee line with eight linemen above 200 pounds each prompts Rebels coach Blair Cherry to plan a wide open attack. Notable tackles Don Cole Don Detorre Gus Cifelli and guards Joe Drazenovich Bernie Barkouskie Al Schmidt headline the North group. Northern coach Ray Eliot counters with fears of a strong Southern backfield led by Auburn star Travis Tidwell and others. Dec 31 game lineup shows both sides adopting the T formation.
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al Schmidt
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George Munger
Rip Engle
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Rube McCray
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Rice Owls Confident to Top Tar Heels in Cotton Bowl
Rice coach Jess Neely projects a four man backfield edge led by Tobin Rote and Sonny Wyatt against North Carolina. The Owls dominated the Southwest Conference with 2 114 rushing yards, 13 passing touchdowns, and a disciplined defense that allowed 171.1 yards per game. Rice has never lost a bowl game, with a storied Cotton Bowl history and a confidence in its star backs and defense.
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Sonny) Wyatt
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Froggie) Williams
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Army trio of stars faces math exams for eligibility
Three top Army football players Gil Stephenson from Columbus James Cain of Raleigh and Don Feldberg of Dallas attend Christmas makeup math exams. If they pass they remain eligible. if they fail their cases will be reviewed possibly ending their Army careers. Feldberg praised as one of the era’s greatest ends.
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Beloit College Buccaneers rely on sharpshooting over height
Beloit College basketball, with a 6 foot 3 inch center and a five man lineup under 6 feet, has hit 41.1 percent of shots while winning eight of nine. Ron Bontemps leads scoring with 196 points on 88 of 137 from the floor. Babe Baptist adds 63 baskets in 134 tries. The team uses a fast break and heavy pressure defense to offset height and lists upcoming non conference and major opponents.
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Sour) Anderson
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