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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1947
Page
7
Penn State seeks prestige with a Saturday clash against Navy while facing questions about strength of opponents. Pittsburgh Steelers pursue a playoff push relying on power running. Georgia Tech and Michigan loom in upcoming games as college and pro teams navigate key late season matchups.
Notre Dame retains No 1 ranking in the AP football poll with 68 percent of first place votes after a 21 7 win over Army. Michigan remains runner up as Penn State and Southern Methodist follow in the top tier with votes and points allocated across the 20 top teams.
The Hammond bowling team swept Al's Clothiers in the Elis Bowling League last evening with scores of 947, 970, and 985 to 906 and 863. Leo Garrell led the victors with 197 228 and 171 while Vance Allen topped the losers with 166 202 and 185.
In last evening’s Clymer Bowling League action the Neckers Co. won three games and total pins against Art’s Barber Shop. The Legionnaires won a forfeit from the Clymer Bank. GLF took three games from Conservation. Drug Store topped Clymer Bag Co in two games and pins. Grant Smith’s narrowly won total pinfall after a second game surge. John Neckers led with 180 187 170. Art Schermerhorn posted 137 118 161 for Art’s.
State College November 11 Elwood Betchel Penn State halfback may not start against Navy Saturday at Baltimore. Coach Bob Higgins said the 145 pound speedking from Easton injured his knee slipping on soggy turf at Temple Stadium Saturday. Penn State seeks its eighth straight win in an unbeaten season at Baltimore.
In League of America action Chicago defeated Springfield while Omaha edged Waterloo. Grand Rapids beat Kansas City and Tulsa defeated St Paul. Oklahoma City and St Joseph also posted wins with St Louis and Pittsburgh boxers noted in regional reports.
13 clubs selected 16 players in the baseball draft as William Kennedy of Louisville emerged as a top prize. Kennedy, 29, won 16 games with Scranton last season and was named Eastern League MVP. The session saw 26 minor leaguers chosen for 245000 dollars, with additional picks across American and National leagues, including Don White and Clarence Defani among others.
Mansfield College enters the season assured of the 1947 teacher college grid title. Slippery Rock and West Chester trail in standings, with Mansfield needing four league games to seal the crown. Upcoming weekend games include West Chester versus Millersville and Shippensburg facing Indiana in league play.
At Los Angeles on November 11 twelve teams were in contention for the American Legion Bracket on December 1. East Georgia Tech Pennistar Boston College Duke Mississippi State Virginia West Southern Methodist Texan Missouri Texas Christian Baylor and Kansas were named as finalists under Council Commander Lloyd Woods guidance.
Oran Sanders of the New York Yankees piled up 232 yards from scrimmage and passing against San Francisco to break the All-America Conference single game total offense record. The Texas native led the league in total offense with 2 031 yards across 11 games, while George Balturman previously held the single game yardage record.
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