Upsets Highlight College Basketball Action In West Coast Trip
UCLA falls to Wisconsin 49 46 in Los Angeles while NC State loses 54 47 at San Francisco. Colorado beats NYU 68 65 at Madison Square Garden as Butler defeats Long Island 63 54. Northwestern beats USC 38 35 and Hamline tops Santa Clara 60 53. Oklahoma loses 55 49 to Syracuse as St Marys of California battles Beloit to late second half.
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Holiday call to join U S Army and U S Air Force
Christmas promotion urges readers to enroll in the Army or Air Force for an active life with technical training and a free retirement plan. It promotes security for the future and invites inquiries at 1008 Ferry St, Decatur Alabama.
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Florida Gators Struggle As SEC Slippage Deepens
Florida's basketball team sits bottom of the Southeastern Conference with a rough patch after losses to Tennessee and LSU. The Gators face Pittsburgh in Miami on December 28 and 29, relying on stars Taenzler Hamilton and Miller to spark the fast break while Bill Atkinson recovers from a knee injury. Lawrence Tech visits Gainesville February 8.
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Pros Pause On Eve For Christmas Eve Sports
New York reports a holiday pause with no major college basketball or pro and amateur hockey games tonight. Pro basketball leagues suspend as clubs plan to resume tomorrow night, while colleges mostly wait until next week.
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College basketball scores and streaks across the nation
Louisville beat Arizona 69 50 after a late run as Arizona led 43 42. Arkansas nearly upset Oklahoma A&M at Fayetteville but lost 50 45. West Texas, Siena, Springfield Teachers, Wyoming, Seton Hall and Kansas posted midweek wins and key streaks.
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Richerson and Cain to Start for Rebels
Ray Richerson and Cain are slated to start for the Rebels in the Shrine North-South all star charity game at the Orange Bowl. The event draws an estimated 35,000 to 40,000 fans with North coach Herman Hickman and South coach Andy Gustafson predicting a high scoring, wide open game featuring George Blanda and Tommy Brennan.
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Day By Day Thru 48 Sports Highlights
Summary of 1948 sports notes: Hogan wins Western Open in playoff over Oliver. Lloyd Mangrum earns 22,500 after Tam O Shanter playoff. Demon Hanover takes Hambletonian heat. Americans beat France in Olympic basketball final. Olympics close with 36 golds for US. Frank Parker defeats Ted Schroeder for eastern grass court title. Mildred Didrikson Zaharias wins national open golf. Babe Ruth dies of cancer. Demaret wins St Paul open. Chicago Cardinals top College All-Stars. Proximity sets 4 17 two mile trot record. Roosevelt Raceway reports 1,010,774 mutuel handle. Hogan wins Denver Open. Citation wins American Derby. Danny Foster wins Gold Cup speedboat. Guy Lombardo injured in boat accident. Andy Varipapa named bowler of the year. Lloyd Mangrum wins Utah Open. Herman Steiner, 43, wins U S championship.
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Detroit
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Sugar Bowl Chooses Top New Year Tilt With Tar Heels and Sooners
New Orleans fans favor the North Carolina Tar Heels against Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl, while Tulane supporters lament missing a home team entry. Analysts note the clash of Carolina’s single wing against Oklahoma’s splits and highlight stars Charlie Justice and Buddy Burris as key figures.
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Buddy) Burris
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Free Scoring Blue-Gray Game Predicted Christmas Eve
North and South all star squads prep for the 11th Blue-Gray game with offenses tuned for touchdowns. Analysts project a high scoring clash as quarterbacks Finn Collella Thomason and McCary lead passing threats for the South and Yankee line power by Kissell and fleet rushes by Collella and Dreyer.
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Maryland
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Wisconsin
George Guerre
Michigan State
Auburn Coach Staff Ties to Notre Dame Highlighted
Half of Auburn University football staff of six including Head Coach Earl Brown are Notre Dame alumni.
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George Raff Confesses Plans to Retire to France
Hollywood December 24. George Raff, the screen’s retiring star, says he will move to a house in the South of France and quit Hollywood unless a good roll comes along. He plans to finish current projects then head to France to produce and act in a film titled Incident In Cairo. Raff cites a sentimental view of aging and fears losing stardom as reasons for seeking a quieter life.
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Mexican League Reorganizes For 1949 Schedule
Dr. Quijano Pitman, league president, announced the reforming Mexican baseball league will meet in Monterrey next month to plan the 1949 schedule. Eight or nine clubs are expected with payrolls capped at 30 000 pesos per month and a limit of five foreigners per club. Possible 1949 members include Mexico City San Luis Potosi Monterrey Tampico Puebla and the Veracruz Blues with Torreon Nuevo Laredo and Veracruz Port as probable or possible additions.
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Butts Carries Record Squad To Orange Bowl
Athens Ga December 24 Coach Wally Butts will bring 48 Georgia Bulldogs to the Orange Bowl matchup with Texas on New Year's Day. The traveling squad is the largest of the year as rain limited practice last week but this week the team resumed hard scrimmages for the Longhorns tilt.
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Top Entry Listing For ABC Tourney
Atlantic City N J December 24 The American Bowling Congress announced 5342 teams will seek prize money near 300000 in its 46th annual tournament to begin February 12 in the convention hall The ABC had hoped for 6864 teams for a 60 day meet and envisioned a 500000 prize fund The smaller entry list reduced the number of alleys from 52 to 46 an ABC official said
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Edgar Bergen and Gene Autry Busy in Holiday Enterprise
Edgar Bergen wraps a final weekend on air with NBCs Christmas show and Screen Guild Show signaling a quick return. Gene Autry expands into a Phoenix men shopping venture amid ownerships in radio, airfields, factories, music houses, oil fields, theaters, and ranches as Christmas wishes go out to friends.
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Move for Uniform Track Rules Highlighted by Penn State Coach
In New York on December 24 Chick Erner, president of the College Track Coaches Association, advocates unified rules at NCAA meetings in San Francisco. He notes five different rule books AAU NCAA IC-4A High School and International complicate event order and double entries for athletes. John McLaughry of Conservative Union College argues college athletics can advance education but high school training should stress football as a means to a goal.
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Distance Lends Enchant Ment in Football Tale
Ted Collins owner of the New York Somebodies heads to Philadelphia for the National League playoff game. At 30th Street he rises to leave the train but Jack Mara stops him noting another station. He sighs that football progress mirrors the distance from the 40 yard line to the goal.
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High stakes verbal clash ahead of North South game in Miami
The upcoming North South football clash in Miami centers on heated verbal exchanges between longtime rivals coaches Herman Hick and his counterpart, shaking nerves ahead of key on field battles.
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Hickman Criticizes Gustafson Over South Talent Claim
Hickman accuses Andy Gustafson of broad interpretation in recruiting from the South. He notes Gustafson fished in South Dakota and jokes about avoiding South Bend and even South Korea where Glen Davis is stationed, hoping his players won’t engage.
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Halas predicts Indiana back George Taliaferro to shine
Papa Bear George Halas says the drafted Indiana star George Taliaferro will be an All-American and boost his team next season. Halas envisions a standout pro career for the rookie. The piece notes a TV trend as a safer way to follow games than betting in person.
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Woman Sentenced for Embezzlement in Alabama Post Office
Federal Judge C B Kennamer sentenced Mrs Mabel Crawford former Malvern Alabama postmistress to 15 months in prison for embezzlement. Jurors found she was about 380 dollars short in her accounting. Malvern lies in Geneva County.
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