Notre Dame Places Three On AP All America Team
Emil Sitko Leon Hart and Jim Martin were named to the 1949 AP All America for Notre Dame. Bobby Williams was a close first-team contender while Army Army and California players also earned spots in the selections. The piece also notes trends in offense, substitutions, and television in college football that year.
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Associated Press All America
Ted Smits
Associated Press
New York
Army
Cudlivduliver UL Live
Il Iutu
Bobby Williams
Emil Sitko
Leon Hart
Jim Martin
Doak Walker
Spark
Southern Methodist
Charlie Justice
North Carolina
Arnold Galiffa
Williams
Rod Franz
California
Clayton Townemaker
Minnesota Giant
Wade Walker
Oklahoma
James
Fim
Michigan
United States
College
Turtle Creek
James Martin
Cleveland
San Francisco
Clayton Towemaker
Minn
Minneapolis
John Schweder
Penn
Bethlehem
Gastonia
N. C
James Williams
Rice
Waco
Tex
Donora
SMU
Dallas
Asheville
N. Carolina
Fort Wayne
Ind
Duffy's Tavern Radio Ad Promotes Blatz Beer
A radio blurb thanks listeners for tuning in to Duffy's Tavern every Thursday on NBC. The spot promotes Blatz Milwaukee's Finest Beer as a sponsor and credits Blatz Brewing Co in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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Finnegan
Duffy's Tavern
NBC
Blatz
Milwaukee
Blatz Brewing Co
Milwaukee, Wis
Split-T Attack Improperly Name Sliding Quarterback System
Columbia Missouri November 30 The article discusses the Faurot Split T system created by Don Faurot at Missouri and its use by Missouri Oklahoma and Maryland in upcoming bowls. It notes the sliding quarterback keeps options open and contrasts it with the regular T formation. The piece cites Mississippi, Cornell, Detroit, Alabama among adopters and gives season records for Oklahoma Missouri and Maryland.
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Don Faurot
Missouri
Faurot
Missouri Tigers
Jim Tatum
Maryland
Charles
Bud) Wilkinson
Sooners
North Carolina
New Orleans
Louisiana State
Mississippi
Cornell
Detroit
Alabama
Oklahoma
Tatum
Carl Snavely
Iowa
Jacksonville Navy
Wilkinson
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
All-America Honorable Mention List Named
The Honorable Mention AP All-America includes Baron Duke Gazazzo William and Mary Schroeder Virginia Weiner North Carolina guards Chio Wake Forest Musser NC State Ward Maryland centers Holdash North Carolina Ulinski Kentucky backs Zollie Toth LSU Cox Duke Gregus Wake Forest Lex William and Mary Littleford Tennessee Michels Virginia Osisek Virginia Parelli Kentucky.
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Duke
Ragazzo
William & Mary
Schroeder
Virginia
Weiner
North Carolina
Chio
Wake Forest
Musser
N. C
Ward
Maryland
Holdash
Ulinski
Kentucky
Zollie Toth
Louisiana State
Cox
Gregus
Lex
Littleford
Tennessee
Michels
Osisek
Parelli
All-State Football Board Is Appointed
Morgantown West Virginia November 30 Personnel of the board to name the all state scholastic football team were announced by Chairman Roy M Legs Hawley The board will meet in Charleston December 11 to tabulate ballots and declare results Officials include John Faulconer James Stewart and F A Fitch among others with W R Fugitt advising The Rochester Royals boast ex Seton Hall captains Bob Davies Frank Saul and Bobby Wanzer on their squad.
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W. Va
Roy M
Hawley
Charleston
Rocco J. Gorman
John Faulconer
Hinton Daily News
James Stewart
Wheeling News
Rochester Royals
National Basketball Association
Bob Davies
Frank Saul
Bobby Wanzer
Iowa Pre Flight Coach Faurot Faces Tumult Over Tatum and Wilkinson
The 1943 airfield program sees Faurot clash with players Tatum and Wilkinson after a single meeting with Tatum and three with Wilkinson. Faurot has lost all encounters, signaling mounting friction within the coaching staff.
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Rot
Iowa
Faurot
Tatum
Wilkinson
Grundy Cagers Open Season With Pocahontas Friday
Grundy High School boys and girls basketball teams kick off the season hosting Pocahontas on Friday. The boys bring one returner from last year while the girls list five veterans. several freshmen and sophomores vie for varsity spots as the schedule unfolds with multiple away and home games through February.
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Pocahontas High School
Grundy Boys
Pocahontas
Whitewood
Honaker
Richlands
Castlewood
Garden
Bristol
Haysi
Graham
Feds Creek iKq
Comey
Reds and Braves to Meet in West Virginia Ex games
The Cincinnati Reds and Boston Braves will play two spring exhibition games in West Virginia. The NL clubs meet here on Monday April 10 and in Charleston the next day. Braves operate the Blue field franchise while the Charleston Senators in the Central league are a Cincinnati farm club.
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Cincy
Boston
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Braves
Charleston
The
Braves
Bluefield
Charleston Senators
Cincinnati
49ers threaten strike over bonus before AAC playoff
San Francisco 49ers threaten to strike unless granted a 500 dollar bonus per player for meeting the New York Yankees in an All-American Conference playoff. Co-owners Morabito say they will forfeit the game if players do not report in uniform by the deadline. Team captain Norm Standlee and halfback Len Eshmont declined to comment on demands.
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San Francisco
49Ers
New York Yankees
Tony
Vic Morabito
Yanks
Cleveland Browns
Buffalo
Morabito Brothers
Norm Standlee
Len Eshmont
Menlo Park
Yankees
Standlee
Eshmont
Tony Morabito
Vic
New York
O. O. Kessing
Sievers And Newcombe Named Writers Rookies Of The Year
Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe and Browns outfielder Roy Sievers were named the 1949 Baseball Writers Association of America rookies of the year. Newcombe won 17 games with 5 shutouts after debuting May 25. Sievers hit .306 with 16 homers and 92 RBIs in 140 games for a seventh-place Browns. Kellner was runner-up in the American League with 20 wins for the Athletics.
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Joe Reichler
New York
Don Newcombe
Brooklyn Dodgers
Roy Sievers
St. Louis Browns
Baseball Writers’ Association of America
Newcombe
del Crandall
Boston Braves
Sievers
Philadelphia Athletics
Alex Kellner
Alvin Dark
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn
Gerry Coleman
New York Yankees
Mike Garcia
Cleveland
Johnny Groth
Detroit
Bob Kuzava
Chicago
Sox
Montreal
Dodgers
Yankees
Browns
Kellner
Athletics
Corum Joins TRA Board After Winn Succession
New York November 30 Bill Corum sports columnist of the New York Journal American and Churchill Downs president has been elected to the Thoroughbred Racing Association board replacing the late Col Matt Winn. All other TRA directors were re elected.
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New York
Bill Corum
New York Journal-American
Churchill Downs
Thoroughbred Racin Association
Corum
Matt Winn
TRA
Officials Named For Class B Title Clash
Beckley officials selected for the state class B football championship in Parkersburg with Elizabeth and Romney as contenders. Executive Secretary W. R. Fuggitt announced umpires Paul Vennari of Beckley E F Garrity and Paul Steinbicker of Charleston John T Watson of Huntington and Morgan Wallace of Wheeling assigned to the game.
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Beckley
W. Va
Parkersburg
The
High School Athletic Association
W. R. Fugitt
Elizabeth
Romney
Paul Vennari
E. F. Garrity
Paul Steinbicker
Charleston
John T. Watson
Huntington
Morgan Wallace
Wheeling
Elephant feeds on sweets and travels kit in Hamburg
A circus elephant overturned a sweet hawker’s stand in Hamburg and devoured about ten pounds of confections. It then consumed a travelling kit stolen from a reporter, including razor blades and grooming items, according to the Abendblatt.
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Hamburg
Abendblatt
Ten Percent of Britons Draw Old Age Pensions
In Parliament Minister James Griffiths disclosed that about 4,540,000 Britons receive old age pensions, nearly 10 percent of the population, with an estimated government cost of 784 million dollars.
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London
National Insurance
James Griffiths
Morabitos Ultimatum Backed by Kessing in Saloon Dispute
Kessing supported any Morabitos ultimatum and expressed confidence the dispute would be resolved. He stated the issue should be cleared up and the game played as planned.
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Kessing
Funeral services set for Robert E. Hooey
Columbus Ohio November 30 funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday for Robert E. Hooey 52 nationally known sports writer death from injuries after a traffic crash suffered a skull fracture and brain injuries He was sports editor of the Ohio State Journal president of the Baseball Writers Association of America chapter He planned to attend the Rose Bowl game January 2 and had joined the Journal staff in 1924 becoming sports editor in 1929
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Robert E
Bob) Hooey
Hooey
Ohio State Journal
American Association
Chapeter of Baseball Writers of America
Pasadena
Ohio State
California
Journal
Clyde Tuttle
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Buck) Shaw
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