UCLA Braces for Fresh Coaching After Staff Resigns
Entire UCLA varsity coaching staff resigns including Head Coach Bert La Brucherie and line coach W P Dutch Fehring. Athletic director Wilbur Johns initiates immediate replacement search while contracts conclude with two years left for head coach and backfield coach Ned Mathews. La Brucherie’s pay reported near $12 000 annually.
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University of California At Los Angeles
Bruin
Bert la Brucherie
UCLA
W. P
Dutch) Fehring
Shelby Calhoun
Ned Mathews
la Brucheries
Vic Kelley
Wilbur Johns
la Brucherie
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Yanks Strike Early Block On Top Contenders
The New York Yankees buy pitcher Fred Sanford from the St Louis Browns for 100000 and three players to block Cleveland Boston and Detroit from improving their pennant hopes. The swap sends catcher Hoy Partee to the Browns and adds depth, while Washington and New York scuttled a potential Masterson Wynn deal.
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Jack Hand
Chicago
New York Yankees
Fred Sanford
St. Louis Browns
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Boston
Metrall
Yanks
Red Sox
Detroit
Sanford
Yankee
Washington
Browns
Red Embree
Embree
Bucky Harris
Starr
Newark
Lollar
Partee
Golf Tourney For Baseball Players In Miami Feb Return
Fred Corcoran, ex PGA tournament manager, announced a revival of the baseball players golf tournament to be held in Miami late February just before spring training. He predicted a larger field than the 30 plus players in earlier events as many major and several minor league clubs train in Florida.
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Miami
Fla
Fred Corcoran
Professional Golfers’ Association
Corcoran
Eastern college league rule blocks summer play for athletes
The ECAC ruling bars collegians from playing for any team that pays players or covers living expenses, directly or indirectly. The decision limits spring competition to about eight to nine weeks, prompting criticism that it pushes talent toward liberal arts colleges or minor league clubs.
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New York
Eastern College
Eastern College Athletic Conference
Vermont Northern League
ECAC
Eligibility Rules Reach Other Sports In United States
The article discusses how eligibility rulings affecting summer basketball could apply to tennis golf and running. It notes tennis may use eight weeks of casual play under the USTA while golfers rely on sponsor hospitality during tours. It questions a club team runner at national championships and who pays expenses.
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Borscht
U. S
ECAC Declines Reply on Vermont Baseball Courtesy
The ECAC spurns Gov. Ernest W. Gibson of Vermont and fails to grant a direct reply about a courtesy. College players cannot afford summer leagues and would need to pursue Class C or D pro ball, or risk losing top prospects to major league intrusion.
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ECAC
Ernest W. Gibson
Vermont
Bennington
Barre
Education subsidies and summer pay for students debated
The Newark Times discusses colleges using tax free assets to compete with businesses and subsidize proficient students. Alma Mammy Princeton notes a student paying only half his education costs after fees, raising questions about subsidies and fairness for physically capable students.
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Newark Times
Alma Mammy Princeton
31 Drive Inn Wins Two
The 31 Drive Inn basketball team won two of three games this week. They beat Oak Ridge 53-29 at Danville, lost 67-56 at Ryans Cross Roads, and defeated Austinville 51-30 at Moulton Heights. Singleton scored 4, Rovers 33, Long 35.
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Danville
Ryans Cross Roads
Moulton Heights
Austinville
Gyme
Singleton
Eagles Hold Many Records In 1948 NFL Season
Philadelphia with a record haul of league leaders including Steve Van Buren as ground yardage champ and Joe Muha atop punting. Pat Harder repeated as scoring king for the Cardinals while Tom Fears and Pete Pihos among top pass receivers.
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Philadelphia Eagles
Steve van Buren
Louisiana
Tommy Thompson
Tulsa
Joe Muha
Virginia Military Institute
Chicago Cardinals
Chicago Bears
Los Angeles Rams
New York Giants
Washington Redskins
Pat Harder
Cardinals
Mal Kutner
Harder
Cliff Patton
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Patton
Tom Fears
Rams
Pete Pihos
Eagles
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Pihos
Fears
George McAfee
Bears
Joe Scott
Giants
Jerry Davis
Dan Sandifer
Redskins
Steve
Charley Trippin
Elmer Angsman
Trippi
Muha
George Gulyanics
Sanity Code Fails to Cleanse College Football Says Newsmen
An Associated Press year end poll finds sports writers widely skeptical that the Sanity Code removed professional taint from college football. Reporters argue the code is unenforceable, impractical, and ignored as colleges continue paying athletes and courting talent, keeping recruitment and subsidies status quo.
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Associated Press
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Si Burick
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Ohio
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New York Sun
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Evening Onicle
Earl Hoffeldt
Bisbee
Ariz) Daily Review
Doc Baker
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S. C
Christy Gregg
Union At
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Harry Keck
Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph
Bill Burke
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Kas
Gene Sullivan
St. Joseph Mo
Six Top High School Games Set Across County Tonight
Six county games unfold tonight with Decatur junior teams facing Moulton Heights outfits at Decatur junior high. Wayne Ridgeway leads Moulton Heights and earned all county last season as a junior. Falkville hosts Hartselle in a key pair of matches with Decatur eyeing top county honors. Austinville welcomes Trinity for a 7 00 start as Decatur seniors and juniors clash with strong Austinville squads. Probable Decatur starting lineup includes Seibert Marion Griffin Kennedy Bridwell Burns Weaver Hendon Murphy.
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Wayne Ridgeway
Wayne
Falkville
Hartselle Tigers
Hartsellg
Austinville
Trinity
Seibert
Marion
Griffin
Kennedy
Bridwell
O. Kennedy
Burns
Weaver Hendon Murphy
Decatur Senior High
Kentucky Still Holds Top Spot In National Basketball Race
Kentucky remains the national leader in college basketball after a 76-39 rout of Arkansas in Lexington. Alex Groza led with 18 points as the Wildcats schedule includes Holy Cross in Boston and St. John’s in Madison Square Garden.
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New York
Arkansas
Lexington
Alex Groza
Wildcats
Holy Cross
Boston
St. John's
Brooklyn
Indiana
Drake
Michigan
Pittsburgh
Purdue
Kansas
Phog Allen
Jayhawkers
Hanover Leads Small Colleges in Statistics
Hanover College figures lead the nation’s small college grid gladiators in fall statistics. Jim Peterson gained 1,589 total offense yards on 130 plays and Hank Treesh rushed for 1,383 yards on 100 attempts. Treesh scored 17 touchdowns for 102 points, ranking fourth among small school scorers.
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Jim Peterson
Hank Treesh
Hanover
Ind
Peterson
Treesh
Bearden Tops A L Pitching Title For 1948
Chicago December 14 Gene Bearden of the Cleveland Indians was named the 1948 American League pitching king with a 2.43 ERA. He led in wins with 20 and had a 20 and 7 record while appearing in 37 games. Detroit’s Hal Newhouser won 21 games with a 12 loss record for a .636 winning percentage. Indians team ERA 3.23 led the circuit as Cleveland also claimed team batting honors at .282.
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Gene Bearden
Cleveland Indians
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Tribe
Indians
New York
Detroit
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
Bearden
Jack Kramer
Hal Newhouser
Ex Alabama star signs with Steelers
Ralph Jones, former Alabama football and basketball star, is expected to join the Pittsburgh Steelers lineup in Birmingham tonight against New Orleans Sports. Steelers general manager Jim Price announced Jones has signed. Jones played pro football with the Charlotte club this season.
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Ala
Ralph Jones
University of Alabama
Birmingham, Steelers
New Orleans
Jim Price
Steelers
Jones
Alabama
Charlotte
N. C
Pitching Standouts Across the League Highlight Bearden, Lemon
Bearden's Cleveland star Bob Lemon earned 20 wins and 14 losses with a 2.82 earned run average, ranking high in the circuit. Bob Feller led with 164 strikeouts while Lemon also served as a coach with 147. Dizzy Trout, Joe Dobson, Ed Lopat and others followed in the ERA and win columns.
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Dizzy Trout
Detroit
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Bob Feller
Ed Lopat
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