Voyles Denies Being Ousted From Dodgers Post
New York reports claim coach Carl Voyles was ousted as Brooklyn Dodgers football coach in the All American conference. A Brooklyn spokesman denied the report, saying Voyles will stay as business manager through 1949 while Gerry O’Brien is replaced. Voyles, ex Auburn and William and Mary coach, said he does not know about any ouster and remains director of football and coach at the Brooklyn Club through 1949.
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Carl Voyles
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn
Voyles
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Gerry O’brien
Auburn
William and Mary
Brooklyn Post
Branch Rickey
Rickey
Dodgers
Cleveland
Blue Grays Prepare Rough Work For All-Star Game
Blue Gray coaches schedule rough workouts to sharpen blocking and tackling for the Christmas afternoon All-Star grid contest. Offense dominated practice with a focus on passing plays. Brown's Ed Finn and VMI's Bobby Thomason led passing attempts and hit their targets consistently.
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Montgomery
Brown
Ed Finn
VMI
Bobby Thomason
Day By Day Through 1948 May Highlights and Sports Wins
Citation wins the Kentucky Derby by four lengths. Ex-jockey Earl Sande receives a 60-day suspension over a horse doping charge. Rodney takes the $50,000 Golden West trot at Santa Anita. Herman Barron wins the Goodall round-robin at New Rochelle New York. Mikhail Botvinnik becomes world chess champion. Major league teams abandon the NBL to join the BAA. Mel Patton clocks a world 100-yard record of 9.3 seconds in Fresno. Citation wins the Preakness by six lengths. Steve Brooks achieves six straight wins at Churchill Downs, tying a 41-year-old record. Faultless wins the $75,000 Gallant Fox Handicap at Jamaica. Johnny Palmer wins the Philadelphia Inquirer golf. American women win the Curtis Cup in England. Joe DiMaggio hits three homers in a doubleheader as Yankees split with Cleveland before a record crowd. Belgian boxer Cyrille Delannoit knocks out Marcel Cerdan in Brussels. Ike Williams defeats Enrique Bolanos in a tough 15-round decision. Ben Hogan wins the PGA Championship at St Louis. Stymie increases earnings to $849,635 with a Belmont win. Citation wins at Garden State Park in the Jersey Stakes. Rhode Island boxing commission revokes 66 licenses for incompetence. Ohio State tops Illinois in the Big Nine track meet. Yale wins ICA track title over NYU. Frank Stanahan wins British amateur golf in Sandwich. Coaltown loses at Belmont Park to Vulcan's Forge. Clayton Maefner sets Colonial Invitation record at Fort Worth. Mauri Rose wins fastest 500-mile Indy race, his third victory.
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Earl Sande
Rodney
Santa Anita
Herman Barron
New Rochelle
N. Y
Mikhail Botvinnik
Russia
Minneapolis
Rochester
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
National Basketball League
Basketball Association of America
Mel Patton
Southern California
Fresno
California
Preakness
Steve Brooks
Churchhill Downs
Faultless
Jamaica
Stymie
Johnny Palmer
Philadelphia Inquirer Golf
England
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Cyrille Delannoit
Marcel Cerdan
Brussels
Ike Williams
Enrique Bolanos
Los Angeles
Ben Hogan
Mike Turnesa
St. Louis
Belmont
Jersey
Garden State Park
Rhode Island State Boxing Commission
Ohio State
Illinois
Madison
Yale
ICA
NYU
Frank Stanahan
Sandwich
Coaltown
Belmont Park
Vulcan’s Forge
Clayton Maefner
Fort Worth
Mauri Rose
Rip Sewell Tops NL Earned Run Average in 1948
Harry Brecheen of the St. Louis Cardinals led the National League in earned run average est. 2.24 over 233 innings, topping pitchers with ten or more complete games. Brecheen also led in shutouts seven and strikeouts 149 while posting 20 wins and 7 losses. Rip Sewell of the Pirates posted 813 winning percentage 13 wins 3 losses. Johnny Sain of the Braves led multiple categories including 24 wins 29 starts 28 complete games and 315 innings. Rex Barney of Brooklyn threw the league’s only no hit no run game 2-0 versus the Giants on Sept 9.
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Harry
Cat
Brecheen
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Red Sox
Rip Sewell
Pittsburgh Pirates
Johnny Sain
Boston Braves
Sain
Rex Barney
Brooklyn
New York Giants
No Luck in Pro Leagues
Philadelphia reports a continued grid war between the NFL and AAC. The NFL demands Cleveland and San Francisco only while the AAC seeks a 14 team two circuit league with Baltimore and Los Angeles in the mix. Drafts proceed in Philadelphia for the NFL and Cleveland for the AAC.
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Philadelphia
National Football League
NFL
Arthur
Mickey) McBride
Cleveland Browns
San Francisco
AAC
McBride
Ben Lindheimer
Los Angeles Dons
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Bert Bell
George Preston Marshall
Washington Redskins
Redskins
Ray Benningson
Chicago Cardinal
Phillies trade with Cubs boosts youth in rotation
Philadelphia officials praise the Cubs deals for adding about 12 years average age to the roster. Russ Meyer is expected to help a young pitching staff led by Robin Roberts and Curt Simmons. Dutch Leonard’s erratic pitching is cited as a reason for the catchers receiving more reliability.
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Philadelphia
Phillies
Cubs
Phils
Russ Meyer
Chicago
Robin Roberts
Curt Simmons
Dutch Leonard
Dutch
Lions celebrate season with car prize drawing
At the end of the season party Detroit Lions fans and players gathered for a drawing that awarded a new automobile. Lucky ticket holder Paul Briggs jumped up while Assistant Coach Timmy Temperario joked that Briggs could be the league’s best tackle if he left the bench as quickly as he did his chair.
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Paul Briggs
Timmy Temperario
Paul
Philadelphia Scrapple: Eagles miscue in snow playoff
In a snowbound playoff, Eagles quarterback Tommy Thompson used a warming pad on his hands and ball carriers smeared fingers with a sticky liquid. Eagles lineman Jack Myers noted snow for the first time. Washington coach Turk Edwards may be promoted to vice president with a new coach to be hired. Ted Collins also plans to replace Clipperith as Yankees coach amid frequent clipping.
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Philadelphia
Eagles
Tommy Thompson
Jack Myers
UCLA
Turk Edwards
Ted Collins
Clipperith
Blind Spot on Packers Starters Recalled in Milwaukee
Coach Curly Lambeau remembers Bob Snyder’s tale of meeting in Milwaukee two seasons ago. Snyder, then coaching the Rams, modified blocking schemes and asked Kenny Washington if he could break through the line. Washington replied, I can’t even see through 1 ps.
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Curly Lambeau
Bob Snyder
Milwaukee
Bob
Los Angeles Rams
Kenny Washington
Kenny
Time to Retire: Douglas Eagles Tackle Nears 40
A veteran Eagles tackle, undrafted with a long career, nears 40 while serving as team trainer. He also runs a summer boys camp and has been named head coach at Drexel Tech, balancing multiple roles in football.
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Eagles
Drexel Tech
Voyles Ousted as Coach Rumor Denied by Dodgers
New York December report claims Carl Voyles was ousted as Brooklyn Dodgers football coach but both Voyles and the All America Conference club deny the move. The Daily News alleged a replacement next year while Voyles stays on as business manager until his contract ends in 1949. Brooklyn finished the season with 2 wins and 12 losses.
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Carl Voyles
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Football Dodgers
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The
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Stanford Beats Michigan In Close Bay Area Tilt
Stanford defeated Michigan 53-51 in San Francisco as Big Nine battles Pacific Coast Conference in a noted inter sectional slate. North Carolina State edged Nevada 49-48 with a late Cartier jumper. Oklahoma Aggies topped Baylor 56-40 and Missouri beat Southern Methodist 52-41.
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Two Teams Ready For The Others
Miami December 21. Both North and South squads prepared for Mahi Shrine all star game in the Orange Bowl Christmas night. North coach Herman Hickman announced morning drills and an afternoon scrimmage after losing halfback Dick Cramer to a broken collarbone. South coach Andy Gustafson planned morning workouts at Flamingo Park and an afternoon session at the Quarterbacks Club with contact work to follow.
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Dick Cramer
Rutgers
Alton Road Hospital
Hickman
Terry Brennan
John Fallon
Stankys Ankle In Good Shape After Operation
Eddie Stanky of the Boston Braves underwent an operation to remove two bone chips from his ankle after a collision last summer with Bruce Edwards. The surgeon said the leg should be strong again and Stanky hopes to be home by Christmas with walking expected in about 11 days.
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Eddie Stanky
Boston Braves
Brooklyn
Bruce Edwards
Stanky
Providence Hospital
Five SEC Players Hit 100 Points This Season
Five Southeastern Conference players have already scored 100 points or more in eight to seven games. Warren Perkins leads Tulane with 112 points, followed by LSA’s Bob Meador and Virgil Risner, Tulane’s Jim Riffey, and Georgia’s Bob Healey, all over the century mark. Team scoring favors Tulane and LSU with Perkins, Risner, and Meador among the top totals. Other leaders include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt with notable individual totals.
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Warren Perkins
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Perkins
Bob Meador
Virgil Risner
Jim Riffey
Georgia
Bob Healey
Meador
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Carl Shaeffer
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Bill Lynn
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Florida
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Georgia Tech
Jim Nolan
Mike Sermersheim
Joe Keener
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Alex Groza
Ralph Beard
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Wah Wah) Jones
L. S. As
Dick Thompson
Mississippi
Jack Marshall
Mississippi State
Willard Daley
Tennessee
Paul Walther
Hugh Jones
Art Burris
Ed Montgomery
Melvin Payton
Hal Peck
Vanderbilt
George Kelley
Tide Tigers Battle Alabama Tonight in Historic Rivalry
Auburn meets the University of Alabama in Birmingham for the first regularly scheduled basketball game between the schools. Both teams show mixed records with Auburn 2-1 after beating Birmingham Southern and Howard, and Alabama 3-0 with wins over Birmingham Southern and Howard.
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Southern
Oregon squad arrives in Dallas for Cotton Bowl week
The Oregon Webfoots, 37 strong, arrived in Dallas preparing for the January 1 Cotton Bowl against Southern Methodist. Two-a-day drills began with a scrimmage planned. SMU listed two injured players, while Oregon included three Black players on its squad and noted them staying in Dallas Negro homes.
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Oregon
Southern Methodist
Webfoots
Eugene
Ore
Jim Aiken
Aiken
Fred Goodwin
John Milam
Texas
Penn State
Tyler
Eastern and Western squads prep for Shriners game
Eastern and Western college football stars expected today in San Francisco to finalize training for the New Year’s Day Shriners Charity game. The Eastern main group led by Andy Kerr Bernie Bierman and Tuss McIaughry arrived. six Eastern players are due in today after delays.
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Andy Kerr
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Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Tuss McIaughry
Dartmouth
Jeff Cravath
Southern California
L. R
Dutch” Meyer
Texas Christian
Ike Armstrong
Utah
New Alabama Road Map To Be Distributed Soon
Alabama's official 1949 road map from the State Highway Department has been received from printers. It shows the highway network as of September and features color illustrations of scenic spots across the state. About 73,000 copies were ordered from Powers Company, Mobile, at a cost of 10,884 dollars, roughly 14 cents each.
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Ala
Alabama
State Highway Department
Howard Williams
Walams
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Unclear game scores and lineups with historical note
Scores of 62 to 36 and 48 to 38 appear with probable starting lineups for Alabama and Auburn. Alabama listed Jack Brown Carl Shaeffer Gene Palmer Dick McKenzie Dyson Hamner. Auburn listed Bill Mobberly Don Sanford Bill Lynn or Glenn Nixon Roy Brawner Emmett McAfee. The text adds a note on the origin of the word hymn from ancient Greek usage.
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Alabama
Jack Brown
Carl Shaeffer
Gene Palmer
Dick McKenzie
Dyson Hamner
Auburn
Bill Mobberly
Don Sanford
Bill Lynn
Glenn Nixon
Roy Brawner
Emmett McAfee
Rose Bowl Teams Clash Over Practice Access
Northwestern coach Bob Voights restricts his squad to Midwest writers only, closing practices to public and other reporters as California’s Norrie West counters that California practices remain open to all football writers. The dispute signals a chilly exchange between the Big Nine and Pacific Coast Conference ahead of the Rose Bowl trip.
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Calif
Bob Voights
Northwestern University
Voight
Northwestern
Norrie West
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The
University of California
West
Pappy Waldorf
California
Riverside
Rose
Bowl coaches and secrecy echoes past seasons
Fritz Crisler of Michigan adopted a similar approach last year and Ray Eliot of Illinois followed the same pattern the year before, highlighting a trend toward sect on secrecy among coaches in major bowls.
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Fritz Crisler
Michigan
Ray Eliot
Ilinois
Wanted: Turkeys 10 to 15 Pounds For Sale
Help needed finding small turkeys between ten and fifteen pounds. Contact Euel Garri son or call the provided phone number 303 for arrangements.
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