Southworth Trades in Focus at Minor Leagues Convention
At the National Association of Minor Leagues meeting in Baltimore Billy Southworth signaled a willingness to trade from the Braves while naming preferred non negotiable targets. Rumors tied the Cubs to Bill Voiselle as a potential addition and indicated Yankee interest in Rae Scarborough and Eddie Robinson as they seek more pitching and a first baseman. The session highlighted shifting alchemy among Boston, New York, Detroit, and Washington players with market chatter and possible three way deals.
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Jack Hand
Baltimore
Billy Southworth
Boston Braves
National Association of Minor Leagues
Southworth
Braves
Billy
New York Giant
Alvin Dark
Johnnny Sain
del Crandall
Earl Torgerson
Boston
Warren Spahn
Eddie Stanky
Giants
Stanky
Willard Marshall
A. B. Chandler
Chicago
Charlie Grimm
John Quinn
Cubs
Bill Voiselle
New York Yankee
Yanks
Washington
Rae Scarborough
Nats
Scarborough
Senators
Eddie Robinson
Weiss
George S‘irnweiss
Don Johnson
Gus Niarhos
Dick Kryhoski
Detroit
Stirnweiss
Robinson
Tiger
Dick Wakefield
Bill Johnson
Niarhos
Kryhoski
St. Louis Browns
Bob Dillinger
Gerry Priddy
Charley Root
Frank Frisch
Boy Rowe
Detroit Star
San Diego
Louisville
American Association
Taft Wright
Philadelphia
A’s
National Association
Wolfpack Looms as Southern Conference Contender
Richmond Va. No. 1 troublemaker in the Southern Conference again will be North Carolina State's Wolfpack. Coach Everett Case praises his veterans, notes reserves must adapt, and lauds a strong freshman group as State, Duke, UNC, and George Washington vie for top status.
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Richmond
North Carolina State
Wolfpack
Everett Case
State
Case
Anderson
Ind
Raleigh
N. C
Wake Forest
Duke
Dick Dickey
Sam Ranzino
Indiana
Vic Bubas
Gary
Joe Harand
Tenafly
N. J
Wade Warriors Top Knob Juniors 27 20 in Opening Game
Wade Warriors rallied past Knob Juniors 27 20 after trailing 16 13 at halftime. Frank Parker led Wade with 11 points including three field goals and five perfect free throws as both teams totaled five fouls.
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Knob Junior High
Wade Warriors
Warriors
Knobagers
Frank Parker
Wade
Frank
Bob Hall Sees Five Games Per Week
AP features sports editor Frank Eck details Bob Hall former Yale quarterback and film scout who oversees five camera crews each Saturday filming two thousand feet per game and reviews ten thousand feet weekly. He preserves highlights and shares with up to 30 TV markets while guarding plays like Hart's Notre Dame score to avoid aiding rivals.
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Frank Eckap
New York
Bob Hall
Yale
East
Hall
North Carolina
Leon Hart
Notre Dame
Bill Barrett
Signal
Eli
Mal Stevens
Yale Law School
Princeton
Tiger
Brown Quits Blue Gray Post to Join High Point Club
Austin Brown resigns as Bluefield Blue Grays business manager effective December 31 and becomes a partner in a farm machinery business while taking an interest in the Thomasville Braves affiliate club in North Carolina. Bill Cousins may return as Bluefield manager. no successor named.
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Baltimore
Bluefield Blue Gray
Austin Brown
Bluefield
High Point
N. C
Bill Cousins
Brown
Blue Grays
Thomasonville
Austin
Cousins
Blue Gray
Richmond
Braves
Pawtucket
R. I
Daily Telegraph
John Quinn
Bluefield Blue Grays
Thomasville
Boston
Quinn
Braves reshuffle as Pawtucket folding shifts bluefield job
The Pawtucket club leaves the New England circuit, forcing Cousins to be offered the Bluefield position while Bill shows mixed signals about accepting. The Braves lose 1949 Blue Gray star Bill Green to the St. Louis Cardinals for $800 after a .333 season, and draft three Appalachian league players. Joe Higgins seeks a working agreement with Cincinnati and Detroit.
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Pawtucket
New England
Braves
Cousins
Bluefield
Bill
Ean Claire
Wisc
Cardinals
Winston Salem
St. Louis
Green
Paul Johnson
New River
Eau Claire
Hough
Kingsport
Joe Palcek
Bunker
Hartford
LaPalme
Bristol
Joe Higgins
Kingsport Cherokees
Joe
Cincinnati
Detroit
Cincinnati Reds
Reidsville
Carolina
Dual Platoons Spur Higher Scoring In 1949 College Football
An Associated Press survey notes widespread use of two platoons in 1949 boosting scores and rough play. Coaches relied on fresh offensive units and multiple formations including T and single wing. Oklahoma’s Sooners and Southern programs used rapid substitutions, while defenses devised varied formations, signaling a possible shift back to the single wing in the future.
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Associated Press
Duke
North Carolina State
Swearsilton Garrison
Charlotte Observer
Oklahoma Sooners
Player movements and updates amid ABA era team changes
The report notes a player going home to California and onto a suspended list with possible assignment to Jackson Mississippi. Ernie White arrives as Evansville club boss after talks with Bob Coleman who left Evansville for Milwaukee. Bill Adair, the new Blue Gray pilot, stayed in Montgomery Alabama. Joe Graboski, 19, 6'10" center for the Chicago Stags, is the youngest NBA player.
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California
Jackson, Miss
Ernie White
Evansville
Bob Coleman
Milwaukee
Bill Adair
Montgomery
Ala
Joe Graboski
Chicago Stags
National Basketball Association
Miami Open golf tournament starts with 231 entrants
The Miami Open begins in Miami Florida with 231 players at Miami Springs Golf Club. The 72 hole event runs through Sunday on a 6470 yard Bermuda greens layout, with top prize of 2000 dollars. Notables include Cary Middlecoff Sam Snead Lew Worsham Jimmy Demaret and Frank Stranahan.
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Miami
Fla
Miami Springs Country Club
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Chick Harbert
Detroit
Cary Middlecoff
Ormond Beach
Sammy Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Lew Worsham
Pittsburgh
Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Calif
Claude Harmon
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Fred Haas, Jr
New Orleans
Dallas Grid Fan Takes Room For 1951 Contest
Dallas hotel manager Tom Ryan received a long distance call from a woman in Dallas asking for a reservation on Oct. 12. The caller said she meant 1951 and the Notre Dame and SMU game date, showing the era's Notre Dame grid interest.
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Dallas Grid
South Bend
Ind
Tom Ryan
Dallas
Texas
Louise Myers
Ryan
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Joe Stoll
George Washington
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Tommy Hughes
Bill Martin
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Hugo Kappler
Phil McNiff
Johnny Moffatt
Ray Adler
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Gamecocks
Washington and Lee
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Bob Goldsmith
Davidson
Furman
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Clemson
Virginia Millitary Institute
Bill Green
OLD Hickory Distiling Corporation
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Aol
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Dutch Dorman
Marty Purtell
Roxie Middleton
Dorman
Hagerstown
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Doc
Harry Jenkins
Marysville
Vicksburg, Miss
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Larry
Bud) Pennell
Star Blue Gray
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Stockman Tire Service
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