Watson Top Lineman In Southwest Conference Poll
Rice center Joe Watson captured lineman of the week honors in the American-Statesman poll after dominating line play against Texas. He edged Baylor’s Eugene Huebner and Texas/TCU standouts George Petrovich and Hubert Boff, with Texas’ Dick Harris and Odell Stautzenberger also noted among nominees.
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Joe Watson
Rice
American-Statesman
Watson
Texas
Dick Harris
Odell Stautzenberger
Texas A&m
Eugene Huebner
Baylor
George Petrovich
Hubert Boff
TCU
Petrovich
Owls
Huebner
A&m
Aggie
Oklahoma
Ralph Tinsley
Jimmy Flowers
John Hamberger
Joe Ethridge
George Brown
Chuck Stone
Tom Parsons
Lou Holder
Kilgore Favored For JC Crown
Kilgore leads the Southwest Junior College Conference after a 13 6 win over defending champion Tyler Apaches. Schreiner, Lamar, San Angelo and Paris loom as Kilgore’s weekend foes as NTAC checks standings and honors.
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Kilgore
Tyler Apaches
Rangers
Schreiner
Lamar
San Angelo
Paris
Kerrville
San Angelo Rams
John Tarleton
Stephenville
Tyler
NTAC
Lamar Cardinals
Beaumont
North Texas Agricultural College
Bobby Dill
Eddie Rusk
Gene Shannon
Sonny Rowe
Tommy Gray
Billy Peddell
Billy McWilliams
D. C. Chancey
Harold Murdoch
James Payne
Tarleton
This Hunter Had Costly Honeymoon
Andrew A. Bercume of Spencer Massachusetts pleaded guilty to hunting without a non resident license. He paid a $105 fine after admitting he hunted a pheasant and two rabbits out of season during his honeymoon in Tower City.
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Tower City
Andrew A. Bercume
Spencer
Mass
Bercume
Justice of the Peace
Leroy F. Kauffman
TCU's Berry Named Nation's Busiest Back
Dallas report notes Lindy Berry of TCU as the most active back in college football. The Wichita Falls star has touched the ball in about half of TCU's plays, totaling 186 plays from scrimmage and 804 yards in six games to date.
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Lindy
TCU
Wichita Falls
Dutch Meyer
Berry
Horned Frogs
Heath
Lindy Berry
Texas Christian
Fred Wendt
Texas Mines
New Mexico
Clyde Scott
Arkansas
Wendt
Charley Justice
North Carolina
Jim Finks
Tulsa
Brooks Predicts Dodgers Fail to Reach First Division
Portly veteran pitcher Casey predicts Brooklyn will miss the first division next season after the Dodgers traded Stanky to Boston and Walker to Pittsburgh. He blames youth movement and cites Stanky and Walker as missing keys to 1948 pennant success.
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New York
Portly High Casey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Brooks
Brooklyn
Rickey
Dodgers
Eddie Stanky
Boston
Dixie Walker
Heath Set To Crack O Brien s Record In College Football
Nevada quarterback Stan Heath has surged ahead in national passing stats after a 65-14 win over Tulsa. He needs 140 more yards to break the single season NCAC record of 1457 set by Davey O Brien in 1938, with Oklahoma City University next up in Reno.
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New York
Stan Heath
Nevada
Heath
Wolfpack
Tulsa
National College Athletic Bureau
Davey O’brien
Texas Christian
Wilson
Budd) Schwenk
Eggo University
St. Louis
Oklahoma City University
Reno
Oklahoma City
Santa Clara
Fresno State
Wichita
O’brien
Charley Conerly
Mississippi
Frankie Sinkwich
Georgia
Berry
Wendt
Texas Mines
Justice
North Carolina
Paunee
Minnesota
Finks
Davis
George Washing Jones
Cecconi
Pittsburgh
Rauch
Thomason
Virginia Military
Walthall
West Virginia
van Brooklin
Oregon
Boyda
Washington
Southard
Lambeth
Davidson
Nagel
UCLA
Mabe's Toe Stars For STSC Eleven
George Mabe of Southwest Texas State has been key in recent Bobcats wins with his kicking. He converted late in a 10-7 win over Howard Payne and broke a 0-0 tie against Stephen F. Austin. Mabe owns nine straight PATs and two field goals, with 21 of 23 placements in two years. The 170-pound junior from Eagle Pass may decide the homecoming game vs North Texas State next Saturday.
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Berry
TCU
Frogs
Baylor
Fort Worth
Austin
Southern Methodist
Texas
George Mabe
Southwest Texas State
Bobcats
SAN Marcos
Howard Payne
Mabe
Stephen F. Austin
Eagle Pass
East Texas State
North Texas State Eagles
Neun Returns To Yankees As Contact Man
Johnny Neun former major league first baseman and manager returns to the New York Yankees as a player contact man and personal scouting liaison. He previously managed the Yankees and Reds and coached from 1944 to 1946. He also played for the Tigers and Braves and later managed in the Yankees farm system. His 1927 unassisted triple play and 1927 batting .323 are noted highlights.
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New York
Johnny Neun
New York Yankees
Neun
Yankees
Cincinnati Reds
Yankee
Bill Dickey
Joe McCarthy
Detroit Tigers
Boston Braves
Newark Bears
Akron
Norfolk
Newark
Kansas City
Tigers
Cleveland
Baltimore Fights Ticket Scalpers
Baltimore acted to curb ticket scalping for the Navy Notre Dame game. Mayor Thomas D Alesandro signed an ordinance fixing fines from 5 to 500 dollars for selling football tickets above face value. Police began enforcing as detectives targeted brokers, aiming to keep tickets at regular prices amid a near capacity 57000 crowd.
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Baltimore
Navy-Notre Dame
Thomas D’alesandro
Notre Dame
Naval Academy
Dinner Hour Wins Close Pennant Purse at Churchill Downs
In Louisville on Tuesday Dinner Hour, a four year old chestnut gelding owned by Helen S Riineman, nosed out Tom Trade by a neck with Charle Anne third. The longshot paid 46.20 18 and 7.80 and stopped the clock in 1 47 4 5 for the mile and one sixteenth over a fast track.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Dinner Hour
Helen S. Riineman
Tom Trade
Charle Anne
Nine Horses Vie for Golden Poppy Handicap Favor
Charles S. Howard entries Miss Doreen and Sea Spray head a nine horse field for the $7500 Added Golden Poppy Handicap at Golden Gate Fields. The one mile race targets fillies and mares with Tuesday as the running day.
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Albany
Calif
Charles S. Howard
Miss Doreen
Sea Spray
Golden Gate Fields
Harvard slate to open vs Stanford and end with Yale
Harvard announces a rugged 1946 football schedule beginning at Stanford in Palo Alto and ending with the traditional meeting against Yale in Cambridge.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Stanford
Palo Alto
Calif
Yale
Sandy Saddler Tunes Up For Title Bout With Pep
Sandy Saddler, 22, boxes four rounds in Summit New Jersey as a tuneup for his title fight with Willie Pep in Madison Square Garden. He weighs 127 pounds after two rounds each with Johnny Jogin and Eduardo Carrasco, with another four rounds scheduled against the same opponents.
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Summit
N. J
Sandy Saddler
Willie Pep Friey
Madison Square Gaten
Saddler
Johnny Johnigan
Eduardo Carrasco
K State End Returns For Missouri Game
Rollin Prather, regular defensive end, returned to action at Kansas State as it prepared for the homecoming game with Missouri. Prather was injured in the Oklahoma clash two weeks earlier.
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Manhattan
Kan
Rollin Prather
Kansas State
Missouri
Prather
Oklahoma
US Net Trio Cleared for Argentina Tennis Meet
Victor Seixas Jr of Philadelphia Frank Parker of Los Angeles and Robert Falkenburg of Hollywood were cleared by the USLTA to compete in the Argentine National Tennis Tournament. Seixas is in Mexico and may play. Parker has a foot infection and is unlikely to go south. Falkenburg plans to play while visiting Brazil.
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Victor Seixas Jr
Philadelphia
Frank Parker
Los Angeles
Robert Falkenburg
Hollywood
Calif
USLTA
Seixas
Mexico
Parker
PSLTA
Falkenburg
Brazil
Indians and Braves Each Land Two On Star Team
The Cleveland Indians and the Boston Braves each secured two berths on the Associated Press 1948 Major League all star team. Lou Boudreau and Joe Gordon represent the Indians at short and second base, while Bob Elliott and Johnny Sain headline the Braves.
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New York
Cleveland Indians
Boston Braves
Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
New York Giants
Lou’ Boudreau
Keystone
Joe Gordon
Indians
Bob Elliott
Johnny Sai
Cardinals
Boudreau
Vern Stephens
Gordon
Boston
Conpert
Mize
Birdie Tebbetts
Red Sox
Cleveland
Jim Hegan
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