Pro Football Crowns Clinched By Browns and Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles clinched their second straight Eastern title by defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 7-0 before 22,800 at Philadelphia. The Cleveland Browns stayed unbeaten in the West by rallying to a 31-28 win over the San Francisco 49ers before 61,000 in San Francisco, with Otto Graham passing for four touchdowns. The Buffalo Bills held at least a tie for the AAC East with a 35-14 win over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, while the Chicago Bears crushed the Washington Redskins 48-13 in Chicago. New York Giants beat the Yankees 28-14 at the Polo Grounds, and the Rams defeated the Green Bay Packers 24-10 at Los Angeles.
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Weekend NFL Results From Eastern Conference to West
Sunday results show York 78 for Boston 14 Philadelphia 17 Pittsburgh 0 Chicago Bears 48 Washington 13 Los Angeles 24 Green Bay 10. Teams listed include Green Bay Chicago Pittsburgh and other opponents with varied scores across divisions.
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All American Conference Scores Report
In the latest scores from the All American Conference and Western divisions, Buffalo and New York posted a 58 to 7 game result with Baltimore defeating Brooklyn 67 to 21. Western games saw Cleveland triumph over San Francisco 38 to 28 while Buffalo edged New York 35 to 14 in another matchup. Brooklyn fell 35 to 20 to Baltimore in the final listed scoreline.
Rock Island football star injured in Sunday car crash
Lloyd Weiderstrom 17 star fullback of Rock Island high school remained in Moline public hospital with injuries to his head and right side after a Sunday night automobile crash. Passenger in car driven by Robert McCluskey 19 received injuries, as their vehicle collided with another driven by Margaret Murray 17 of Davenport who was uninjured.
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Yale Dinghy Crew Wins Northwestern Regatta Trophy
Chicago and Yale teams competed at the Northwestern Invitational Regatta where Yale dinghy crew skippered by Bob Monetti took home the Mark Timmengsten Memorial trophy after decisive racing on the lake.
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Texas Accepts Orange Bowl Bid to Meet Georgia
The University of Texas will play Georgia in the Orange Bowl in Miami on New Year's Day after officials accepted the bid. Protests from Miami fans and sports writers claimed Texas lacks strength to challenge Georgia, but Texas athletic director Dana X. Bible announced the decision following discussions with Coach Blair Cherry and players.
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Ohio State players rate three Iowa men in all American picks
Ohio State observers select Earl Banks on the first team and Al DiMarco and Bill Kay on the second for the 1948 all American balloting. Banks leads guards, Kay among top tackles, with comparisons to Michigan and Wisconsin stars.
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Clarence and Oxford Junction pace Wapsie Eight in league play
Clarence leads the Wapsie Eight with a 4 0 mark and will meet Lowden's 3 1 squad while Oxford Junction boys host Wyoming as remaining schedule includes December and January games across Lowden Clarence Olin Stanwood Mechanicsville Lisbon and Oxford Junction with many matchups featuring the top two teams.
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Louis Conn Set for Chicago Exhibition Training
Heavyweight champion Joe Louis and ring rusty Billy Conn will start Chicago training this week for their six round exhibition at the amphitheater on December 10.
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Cedar Rapids Marion Prep Basketball Week Schedule
Heavy Cedar Rapids and Marion prep basketball activity unfolds over three nights this week. Parochial teams St. Wenceslaus and Immaculate Conception host and travel for games with St. Marys and Sacred Heart Waterloo respectively. Public schools begin Tuesday with Marion hosting Mt. Vernon and Cedar Rapids Roosevelt facing University High School of Iowa City.
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Grass-fed Mustangs Outrun Grain-Fed Horses, Report Says
Old timers claim grass-fed mustangs regularly outrun grain-fed horses, noting surprising speed advantages in documented trials and regional anecdotes. The report highlights endurance and terrain factors as possible explanations.
School basketball schedule fragments for Iowa City area
Monday matchups include St. Wenceslaus at St. Marys Iowa City and Sacred Heart at St Patricks while Tuesday offers City U High at Roosevelt Keystone at Wilson Immaculate Conception at St Patricks Mt Vernon at Marion and Friday lists Springville at Townsend Valley at Franklin and Roosevelt Con Wenceslaus at Immaculate Con.
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Anderson Gets Players' Trophy
Iowa City officials report the Iowa football team will honor Eddie Anderson with a gold statuette at a noon ceremony. The engraved statue commemorates “In appreciation of what you have done for us the 1948 football squad.” The underdog Hawkeyes finished 4 wins and 5 losses. Dick Woodard, acting captain in eight of nine games, will present the award.
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Mt. Vernon tops Linn county Legion standings with four straight wins
Mt. Vernon finished last week with a 41 22 victory over Fairfax to lead the Linn county American Legion basketball standings with a 4 0 record. Coggon and Marion both stand undefeated after two games, while Toddville sits 3 0 in town play with two wins last week.
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KCRG to Broadcast Marion Mt Vernon Basketball Games
The Gazette reports KCRG stations will air five Marion high school basketball games this season starting with Marion versus Mt. Vernon at 8:20 p.m. Bob Brooks will provide play by play for all games. Schedule includes Mt. Vernon and Tipton matchups.
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Iowa colleges schedule 22 basketball games this week
Des Moines AP reports a busy opening week for Iowa college basketball with 22 tilts. Iowa, Iowa State, and Drake each play twice, opening slate midweek. later contests include Loras facing Platteville and Morningside vs Buena Vista, plus conference pairings Buena Vista vs Iowa Wesleyan and Dubuque vs Platteville Miners.
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Ripon earns five berths on Midwest Conference first team
Beloit notes the 1948 Midwest Conference all star selections where Ripon leads with five players tied to the second through first teams. Carleton and Knox place two apiece on the first team while Monmouth and Lawrence share spots. Coe and Beloit miss out as Beloit failed to win a conference game.
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West Virginia Football Backfield Coach Quits
Merlyn Condit resigns as backfield football coach at West Virginia University. He will leave at month end. A former Carnegie Tech All American halfback and pro grid star, Condit declined to discuss future plans but is known to pursue engineering.
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West Virginia University
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Carnegie Tech
All Midwest football team named by Chicago Tribune polls
Two players from Notre Dame and Michigan lead the 1948 all Midwest team chosen by the Chicago Tribune poll. Honored are end Leon Hart from Michigan, tackle Dick Tacklesnee from Notre Dame, guard Paul Baris from Oklahoma, center Bob Wipen, quarterback Harold Entsminger, halfbacks Emil Sitko and Harry Szulborski, fullback Art Murakowski, with nods to Michigan and Northwestern players among others.
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Notre Dame, Michigan Players Dominate Sporting News All America
Notre Dame stars Leon Hart and Emil Sitko along with Notre Dame end Leo Nome and Michigan’s Dick Rifenby earn spots on the Sporting News first team. Doak Walker of Southern Method ist cited as the standout player of the year in a separate Sporting News poll.
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Jack Jensen
California
Emil Sitko
Fourteen college teams remain unbeaten as Army falls
New York AP report lists the 14 teams still unbeaten and untied, noting Notre Dame and Clemson have finished their seasons while California and Michigan also remained unblemished. Army and North Carolina had ties, with Notre Dame set to face Southern California and Clemson to meet The Citadel.
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Hawks Whip Moline in front of 7 536 at Waterloo
Waterloo Hawks beat Moline 61 59 before 7 536 fans the largest crowd this season in the National Basketball League. Waterloo moved to 8 1 in nine starts led by Leo Kubiak with 19 points while Murray Wier did not score for Tri Cities.
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Industrial league opens with Steelers top Cherry-Burrell
Iowa Steel defeats Cherry-Burrell 48-25 at Quaker gym to start the 1948-49 Industrial basketball race. Les Melichar leads Iowa Steel with 15 points while Phil Hoover tops Cherry-Burrell with 10. LaPlant-Choate downs Wilson 52-30 as Bill Foushee and Frank Stastny pace the winners. Century Engineering beats Iowa Manufacturing 34-20 behind Jim Nilles and a 12-8 first half, never trails.
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Illicit Hunters Take Pheasants for Vets Dinner
In Benton county two Illinois hunters William Homolay and his son were arrested by conservation officer Bill Ayers for possessing 12 pheasants beyond legal limits and lacking hunting licenses. They were fined 200 dollars and the birds confiscated. The birds, along with 50 more, are to be sent to the Des Moines Veterans hospital. Ken Madden notes the birds arrive amid a push by Izaak Walton league members to boost the hospital’s dinner.
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Izaak Walton League
Texas Mines Gridder Is Nalson's Top Scorer
Fred Wendt of Texas Mines scored 42 points on Thanksgiving day with six touchdowns and six extra points but finished second to Ted Scown of Sul Ross in national scoring. Scown ended his season a week earlier with 144 points in 10 games.
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Al DiMarco to Wed Al Clinton on Dec 28 in Clinton
Al DiMarco star passer and quarterback for the University of Iowa football team for the past two seasons will marry Miss Mitzi Creglow of Clinton. The announcement came from Miss Creglow’s parents Mr and Mrs Leland F Creglow. The wedding service is set for St Irenaeus.
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