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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1948
Page
11
The Braves rally as Cleveland tightens the score 5-4 in the seventh but Boston pulls away. Spahn dominates again before Satchel Paige brings relief as a late rally falls short. Babe Ruth is noted for beating series records. Potter and Stana change the lineup as Feller and Keltner feature.
Texas high school football sees eleven teams undefeated and untied last week as City Conference and Class AA games loom. Port Arthur tops the state with a 14 to 6 win over Brackenridge, while Amarillo, Baytown, Sweetwater, and Arlington Heights also impressed with district wins.
Baylor leads the Southwest Conference with an unblemished record after a 23 7 conference win over Arkansas as SMU Texas Texas A&M and others suffer setbacks. The league schedules Arkansas Texas at Austin Baylor Texas Tech Houston SMU Texas A&M Texas Christian this weekend with Baylor and Arkansas clashing earlier.
Stephen F. Austin remains undefeated and leads the Lone Star Conference as North Texas State challenges the defending champion. East Texas State lost 14 6 to the Lumberjacks while Southwest Texas State holds the lead with one conference win and no losses.
The Montreal Royals defeated the St. Paul Saints 8-3 to seize a 3-1 advantage in the best of seven. Game five is scheduled for Monday afternoon in Montreal.
Texas coach Blair Cherry must rebuild a better defense and firing on all cylinders as postseason threats loom. North Carolina and Oklahoma headline a ten game slate with Arkansas, Baylor, Texas A&M, Rice, SMU and TCU all poised to press the Horns. Randall Clay shines in the backfield while Teammates improve. Procter is out with a dislocated shoulder.
The Braves toppled the Indians to level the World Series at three games each. Bill Voiselle and Johnny Sain lead Boston after a scoring burst. Warren Spahn shines in relief, while manager Billy Southworth downplays the pitcher split and eyes a potential seventh game.
ACC Wild cats led by W T Smith beat Southwestern 27 to 0 as Hardin defeated McMurry 14 to 7 in conf play. Austin and Howard Payne lost non conference games while Corpus Christi University blanked Austin 25 to 0.
St Edward's High School upset undefeated St Joseph Victoria 20 to 6 on home field Sunday. Maurice Quigley opened scoring from the eight yard line, Johnny Schultz connected with Ray Reeds for a 29 yard TD, and Dunigan added the extra point to give a 13-0 lead at halftime. Schultz later added a 47 yard TD run, with Dunigan again converting.
Ted Horne of Patterson New Jersey died at Marshall Browning Hospital DuQuoin Illinois after his car lost control on the second lap of a 100 mile AAA race. The mass state police reported a broken wheel spindle caused the crash.
In NFL action the Chicago Bears crushed the Los Angeles Rams 42-21 to claim sole lead in the western division. Pittsburgh beat Washington 10-7 to keep both teams atop their divisions as Philadelphia routed the Giants 45-0 and Chicago Cardinals defeated Green Bay 17-7. Sid Luckman and Johnny Lujack led the Bears while Paul Christman sat out for the Cardinals with a fractured wrist.
Cleveland on October 10 recalls manager Lou Boudreau saying the club was due for a bad game after a 11 to 5 defeat to the Boston Braves. Bob Feller lost his second start, allowing seven runs and eight hits with three homers, while Satchel Paige closed the score in relief.
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