Virginia Solon Seeks Virginia William and Mary Football Date
Virginia lawmaker proposes a bill to force annual football games between the University of Virginia and William and Mary, aiming to crown a state champion. Support comes from William and Mary coach Rube McCray. UVA officials defer comment as schedules already exist for 1950.
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Virginia Solon
Law
Cavaliers
William and Mary
Virginia
Richeson
North Carolina
Duke
Alabama
Auburn
University of Alabama
McCray
O. K
Rube McCray
Montgomery
Ala
University of Virginia
Norton Pritchett
Pritchett
VMI
Virginia Tech
Indians
Georgetown Hoyas Move To Sun Bowl As Underdogs
Georgetown Hoyas travel to El Paso for the Sun Bowl to face Texas Western as 13 point underdogs. Coach Bob Margarita leads a rested squad with Billy Conn returning from injuries and Frank Mattingly providing key passing, aiming for a first bowl win after a five win season.
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Georgetown
Texas Western
el Paso
Hoyas
Holy Cross
Wake Forest
Boston College
Fordham
Denver University
National Airport
Mississippi State
Miami
Miners
D.C
Bob Margarita
Billy Conn
Newark, N. J
Conn
Bob Fortune
Paul Wintermeyer
Art Sheridan
Margarita
Frank Mattingly
Russell Retires After Braves Dodgers Deal
Out fielder Jim Russell announced his retirement from baseball after a three man trade sending him and Edglie Sauer to the Dodgers Montreal farm club in the International league. Louis Olmo moved from Brooklyn to Boston as part of the exchange. Russell blamed salary and weather for his decision and said he bears no ill will.
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Pittsburgh
Jim Russell
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Russell
Edglie Sauer
Dodgers
Montreal
Louis Olmo
Brooklyn
Boston
Ladies Night boxing show in Northfork boosted by women half price
Promoter F Alvin Webb labels the Northfork event Ladies Night to spark local interest as boxing resumes after a three month coal strike slowdown. An eight bout card is planned with Webb calling tonight's fights the most promising yet for the overall card. Northfork Rotary Club sponsors the show.
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Northfork
F. Alvin Webb
Colts Seek Draft Rule Change to Aid Weaker Teams
Baltimore Colts president Abraham Warner proposes that teams with fewer than half their 1949 wins receive two draft choices for every one of stronger clubs as the new National American league plans its January Philadelphia meeting. The Colts, worst in 1949 with one win, would pick first under bottom-up draft order.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Colts
Abraham Warner
Warner
Colts
Philadelphia
Colt
Leon Campbell
Arkansas
Bob Fuchs
Missouri
Belloise to meet Kid Portuguez in Madison Square Garden
Steve Belloise of New York ranked fourth in the middleweight division was paired with Tuzo Kid Portuguez of Costa Rica for a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden on January 13.
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New York
Steve Belloise
Tuzo
Kid) Portuguez
Costa Rica
Madison Square Garden
Phillies Seen As Dark Horse In Next Season
Gayle Talbott reports on the Philadelphia Phillies as a potential dark horse in the National League. Babe Alexander praises Eddie Sawyer’s managing and notes young pitchers, rookies like Ed Sanicki, and a strong glove game, while acknowledging the bonus rule’s impact and the Dodgers’ dominance.
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Phillies
Phils
Gayle Talbott
Babe Alexander
Philadelphia Phillies
Eddie Sawyer
Sawyer
Alexander
Jack Lovelock Dies in New York After Subway Tragedy
New York December 28 former world and Olympic mile record holder Dr Jack Lovelock of New Zealand died in Brooklyn after being hit by a subway train following a dizzy spell. The 39 year old former great ran 3 47.8 for the 1500 meters in Berlin 1936 and set the mile world record in 1933 at Princeton Cambridge Princeton meet. He had undergone knee surgery two years earlier and was returning from Manhattan to his home hospital for special surgery when the fatal incident occurred.
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New York
Jack Lovelock
New Zealand
Brooklyn
Cynthia
Manhattan
Lovelock
Berlin
Glenn Cunningham
Kansas
Oxford
Princeton
Oxford - Cambridge
Cornell
Bill Bonthron
Gundar Haegg
Sweden
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Bill Wightkin
Notre Dame
E Haute Brewing Co, Inc
Terre Haute, Ind
Goodfyear
Stockman Tire Service
Bluefield Ave
Bluefield, W. Va
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Kid Portuguez
Cards
Ed Sanicki
Husky
Toronto
del Ennis
Willie Jones
Andy Seminick
Studebakers
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el Avian
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