New Era For Giants Shifts To Speed Over Power
Six player trade between the New York Giants and Boston Braves signals a new era with speed moving ahead of home run power. Willard Marshall Sid Gordon Buddy Kerr and Sam Webb go to Boston for Alvin Dark and Ed Stanky as Durocher retools a lineup long tied to heavy sluggers. The piece notes 1947 home run records and traces trades that reshaped the Giants roster, with Dark at short and Stanky in hustle leadership.
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New York Giants
Boston Braves
New York
Willard Marshall
Sid Gordon
Buddy Kerr
Sam Webb
Alvin Dark
Ed Stankytas
Bobby Thomson
Marshall
Gordon
Kerr
Johnny Mize
Walker Cooper
Mize
Yankees
Cooper
Cincimmati
Leo Durocher
Stanky
Giants
Beavers Visit Warren in Key Section I Showdown
The Cory High Beavers, after a win over Titusville Rockets, travel to Warren aiming for a second win this week over a Section I foe. Warren holds a 45-38 edge last meeting as Cory seeks a third victory in four starts. Beavers face height advantage and must overcome it to pull an upset. The lineup features Dimmick, Spaulding, Goleman, Ottaway, and Pitts for Cory, while Warren fields Danielson, Gordon, Simpson, Mesch, and Reese.
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Cory High Beavers
Titusville Rockets
Warren
Orange and Black
Dragons
Massa
Corry
Beavers
Danielson
Simpson
Fred Schwab
Titusville
BJ Dimmick
Doug Spaulding
Bob Goleman
Roger Ottaway
Art Pitts
Gordon
Uipoff
Mesch
Reese
Company A Tops Company B in Regimental League Opener
Meadville hosts Corry as Company A defeats Company B 48 to 46 in a tight opener. Paul Ryan led with 20 points while Noel added 12 for Meadville, who built a late lead after trailing at the half and three quarters.
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Basketeers
Meadville
Cotry
Corry
Paul Ryan
Noel
Ryan
Fox
Smolick
Herberg
Dimmick
Fitch
Lip ’Ae Company B
Fosburg
Joy Andrews
Pees ‘Thompson
Trace
G Moore
Richardson
Rita Gl Reese
Mavin
Heth
Thomas
Sherwoods pace two bowling leagues as National lead tightens
In Corry Jamestown action J Sherwoods Store and Washington Lunch led mixed results while Personal Finance swept Spring Creek. American League saw Sherwood's Store slip, Cabins-in-the-Pines blank Deerhead Inn, Bowl-Aire gain three points. top scores included Harry Hotchkiss 159 198 180 and Allan May 160 176 155 for the losers.
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Paul
Spring Creek
Washington Lunch
Ferry's
Waterhouse
Corry Journal
National League
Corry-Jamestown
Washington Linch
Paul's Men's
Paul's Men's Wear
Allan May
Chuck Williams
Harry Hotchkiss
Robert Eddy
Ferry
Lyle Watrauls
Frank Ferry
Bob Lewis
Pontiacs
Guy Delaney
Printers
Everwoods Store
Loblaws
Owen's
Bowl-Aire
Stahl's
Cabins-in-the-Pines
Deerhead Inn
Sherwood's
Owen
Don Newman
Paul Clark
Vic Crage
BowhAtre
Ganex
Stahl’s
Vanssens
Tie Harvey
Cabins
Eight Pennsylvania Players Named to North All-Star Squad
Miami Florida December 16 eight Pennsylvania boys are listed on the Shrine North squad for the December 26 North South college game. Yale coach Herman Hickman leads the northern team with Yale assistant Nick Katys coaching the backfield. Other northern players and Notre Dame members arrive in coming days.
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Associated Press
Oxy
Jim Martin
Notre Dame
Clayton Townemaker
Minnesota
Leon Hart
Emil Sitko
Deak Walker
Southern Sepia
John Schwederf
Penn
Rod Franz
California
Arnold Galiffa
Army
Charley Justice
North Carolina
Jim Williams
Rice
Wade Walker
Oklahoma
Miami
Fla
Herman Hickman
Yale
Shrine
Pennsylvania
Hickman
Nick Katys
Villanova
Katys
Bloomsburg
Pottsville
Harry Wettlaufer
Daney Brown
John
Pro Basketball Scores and Football Mentions Across Cities
ABA and college style results show Anderson over Syracuse 100 to 44, Minneapolis 68 to 3, Fort Wayne 69 over Rochester 66, Hartford 89 over Wilkes Barre 69, with other city pairings including St. Louis overtime, Sandusky and Villanova players listed among quarterbacks and backs, and scattered Pennsylvania mentions.
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Anderson
Syracuse
Baltimore
Minneapolis
Boston
St. Louis
Fort Wayne
Rochester
Sheboygan
Tri-City
American Teague Scranton
Trenton
Hartford
Wilkes-Barre
Robinson Named NL Most Valuable Player After Stellar Season
Brooklyn's Jackie Robinson led the National League in batting with .342 and tied for first in sacrifices, while stealing 37 bases. He edged Stan Musial in the individual race as the Dodgers won the league crown. Musial led in total bases and doubles, with Enos Slaughter also contributing for the Pirates.
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Associated Press
New York
Brooklyn
Jackie Robinson
Dodgers
St. Bouts
Marty Marion
Robison
Gardingls
Stan Musial
Musial
Enos Slaughter
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ralph
Eagles in Los Angeles for playoff contest
The Philadelphia Eagles arrive in Los Angeles to face the Rams in a key NFL playoff battle. Coach Greasy Neale, guiding the 41 year veteran, plans a workout at UCLA as De Irving Erick forecasts wet conditions for the game day. The Quaker City party includes about 100 supporters and checks into Bel Air Hotel before the afternoon session.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Philadelphia Eagles
Los Angeles Rams
Quaker City
Rams
de. Irving Erick
Earle
Greasy) Neale
Eagles
Portuguez Choice In Garden Battle
Porto guez, a Central American welterweight, makes his Madison Square Garden test tonight against Beau Jack, a fading lightweight who fights in a ten rounder. Bookmakers favor the panther like import who flashed power in his American debut by knocking out Bobby Mann in the tenth round.
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Portuguez
New York
Tuzo Por Cuguez
Madison Square Garden
Beau Jack
T& Choice
Bears
Panther
Bobby Mann
Trenton
N.d
Wrestler Blut to Enter Welter Limit for Jack Bout
The heavyweight and middleweight champion Blut plans to weigh near the welter limit of 187 pounds for the Jack match, give or take a pound. The former shoeshine boy projects a weight around 143 percent of that limit.
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Blut
Jack
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