Orange Bowl Growth Sets Records Through Decade of Expanding Capacity
The Orange Bowl in Miami has grown from a modest 8,000 seat event in 1935 to a 64,538 capacity game tomorrow between Santa Clara and Kentucky. The civic nonprofit committee built the bowl, with attendance milestones reaching 60,523 in 195? and a $323,416 gate last year as Santa Clara aims for its third bowl appearance and Kentucky returns after 1947.
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Santa Clara
University of Miami
Moore Park
Bucknell
Burghers
American Legion
Roddey Burdine
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Texas
Georgia
Villanova
California
S.M. U
Longest, fastest bowl records and sports immortals remembered
Bowl records span yards and passes from Ford in 1944 Sugar Bowl to Duquesne in 1937 Orange Bowl with Brumbaugh Fefferle combo. Notables include Sanders five scores in 1902 Rose Bowl and Prokop 1994 Sugar Bowl. Obituaries recall Jack Lovelock and Charlie Brickley, plus tributes to Old Pete and legends of outdoor sports.
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Great Lakes Navy
Mare Island
Pasadena
Driscoll
Great Lakes
Kellogg
Tulane
Texas A
Eddie Prokop
Georgia Tech
Tulsa
Big Mike Holovak
Boston College
Alabama
Sanders
Michigan
Stanford
Davey O'Brien
TCU
Carnegie Tech
Touring Cagers Return Home For Battles
Touring college basketball teams resume the title chase after Christmas Intersections. Big Ten contenders Illinois and Wisconsin clash. Early top regional teams include Long Island U and Indiana. Major games feature La Salle at Western Kentucky and Kentucky at Arkansas with several bowl results noted.
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Big Ten
Illinois
Wisconsin
East
Long Island U
Holy Cross
Duquesne
Villanova
St. John’s
Midwest
Indiana
Oklahoma
Bradley
Missouri
South
Kentucky
North Carolina State
Western Kentucky
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Tennessee
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Ohio State
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St. Louis
Navy
Four New Sugar Bowl Track Records Set in Meet
Four new Sugar Bowl track records were set at the Annual Invitational Meet in New Orleans yesterday. William Fleming of Notre Dame lowered the 120 yard high hurdles mark and led a strong Notre Dame showing.
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New Orleans
William Fleming
Notre Dame
Aggie Relays Set Four Track Records at Meet
Oklahoma A&M's mile relay team led by Billy Gilchrist Ralph Taylor John Voight and Dick Stolpe set a 3 16 4 record. Pat Bowers of Kansas broke the half mile time with 143 0. Indiana University runner Charlie Peters unattached posted 9 8 for the 100 yards.
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Aggies
Billy Gilchrist
Ralph Taylor
John Voight
Dick Stolpe
Pat Bowers
Kansas
Charlie Peters
Indiana University
East defeats West in Shrine Charity game. Raisin Bowl results
The Shrine Charity East wins 28-6 over the West. In the Blue-Gray game the South defeats the North 27-13. San Jose State beats Texas Tech 20-13 in the Raisin Bowl. Larsen and Cochell of San Francisco win Sugar Bowl doubles 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-3 over Savitt and Traber. Patricia Todd of La Jolla wins All Asia Women’s Singles 6-4 6-0 and, with Moran of Santa Monica, takes the doubles crown.
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Arthur Larsen
Earl Cochell
San Francisco
Dick Savitt
Itaca
N. Y
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Calcutta
Patricia C. Todd
la Jolla
Calif
Betty Hilton
England
Todd
Gussie Moran
Santa Monica
Britain
New Year sports roundups across 1940s highlights
A year in review sweep through sports headlines from January to October. Notable items include DiMaggio contract talks and heel worries, Willie Pep vs Saddler, Invita tion tournament wins, boxing club shifts, and tennis and golf results.
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Dave” Shapiro
Joe DiMaggio
Willie Pep
Sandy Saddler
DiMaggio
Baltimore
Don Lofgran
Rene Herrerias
San Francisco
Penn State
Bob Higgins
O B. Keeler
Atlanta
Sam Snead
Mike Jacobs
SBC
Jack Kramer
Forest Hills
Kid Gavilan
Catskill
Ray Robinson
Cary Middlecoff
Reading
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Slim
Charley Coe
Rufus King
Charley
Augusta
Herman Hickman
Yale
Yankees
Manyunk Wins San Carlos Handicap In Tight Finish
At Arcadia Sens Anita, Manyunk paid 84.80 to win the San Carlos Handicap in a photo finish with Star Reward and Miche Olympia, the odds on favorite showing only early speed. Loriot led all the way to capture the Dade County Handicap at Tropical Park in Miami. Frangine won the Good Cheer Purse at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans.
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Olympia
Miami
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New Orleans
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Fair Grounds
St Louis Browns Lose Head Scout Jack Fournier
Jack Fournier resigns as head scout for the St. Louis Browns ending his tenure with the major league club.
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Jack Fournier
St. Louis Browns
Independents Maintain Lead in City League Play
Independents defeated Evans Metals four times Wednesday night to extend their City League lead to five games. Blackwell Motors lost to Baggett, Brett Butane won three against Decatur Transit, while Richard Weaver posted a 210 high game and J C Ray a 524 series. Blackwell Motors led team high with 852, Independents top series 2474.
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J. C. Ray
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Raiders Face Two Opponents This Week For Decatur Juniors and Seniors
Decatur Red Raider Seniors face Danville Thursday night with Junior Raiders at Raiders Bees. Friday brings Cullman A and B Seniors to town for two more 7 00 p m games. Wayne Ridgeway leads Raiders with 84 points. Bobby Smith paces Junior Raiders with 98.
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Roy Freeman
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Charles Ogle
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Dick Biles
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First Half Bowling Results From Decatur Center Leagues
The Decatur Bowling Center reports first half results across Ladies and City Leagues with high games and series led by Casey Electric Garrison's McNelly Motors and Independents. Individual leaders include H Todd and Latham with top games and Baggett Trans. top team in the City League. The text also drifts into scattered sports and pro football notes from the era.
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I. Barron
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Garrison's Dominates Ladies Bowling Night Over Cooper Wells
Garrison's swept Cooper Wells as Grapette defeated Goodyear three times in a row. McNelly Motors and Casey Electric did not bowl. Iris Barron posted a 162 high game and Wynell Herndon led with a 444 series. Garrison's topped with 686 team game and Grapette posted a 1989 team series.
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Cooper Wells
Football Scores From Various Bowl Games
The Associated Press reports several college and high school results. East West Shrine in San Francisco saw East defeat West 28 to 6 while the Raisin Bowl in Fresno had San Jose State 20 Texas Tech 13 and the Peanut Bowl in Columbus Georgia saw Westfield 26 Glynn Academy 20. Other scores include Blue Gray Game in Montgomery South 27 North 13 and a high series listing for Garrison KeKtianse and others with individual scores 580 and 572.
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Columbus
Westfield
Mass
Glynn Academy
Brunswick
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Texas Tech
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Rain Threatens Bowls Today Across U S Stadiums
Rain threatens eight of twelve post season bowls as top ranked Oklahoma California Rice and Kentucky top the spreads. Sugar Rose Cotton and Orange Bowls line up Oklahoma over LSU California over Ohio State Rice over North Carolina Kentucky over Santa Clara with other matchups noted.
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Bowl Picture preview tones down to 4 major post season bowls
AP News features recap names California California Golden Bears Ohio State Oklahoma LSU Texas A&M Georgia North Carolina Rice and Santa Clara with historic bowl clashes and notable players and outcomes including 1921 1947 and 1949 bowls. The piece surveys past Rose Sugar Cotton and Orange Bowls and notable upsets and matchups.
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AP News
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Pacific Coast
Ohio State
Bears
Pasadena
Roy Reigels
Georgia Tech
Cal
Alabama
Sam Chapman
Philadelphia A’s
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New Oreland
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Sooners
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Tigers
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H. Ryan Wins Three Of Four In Week Of Play
H. Ryan won three of four games this week with Town Creek the lone defeat 27 25. Victories came against Holly Pond 55 3 Guard 56 43 and Co C Smith 74 70. H. Ryan piled up 210 points with Kemen scoring 62. Next at Danville H. Ryan meets Red Shield as the second game of a doubleheader in the Danville gym.
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Fighter Slightly Improves After Critical Knockout
New York heavy weight Car mine Vingo, 20, remained in critical condition after a brain hemorrhage from a sixth round KO by Rocky Marciano at Madison Square Garden Friday night. Dr. Vincent Nardiello said there is a big change from when he was brought in but condition still critical.
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Carminé Vingo
Madison Square Garden
Vincent Nardiello
State Athletic Commission
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Vingo
Rocky Marciano
Brockton
Mass
White Way Maintains Lead in Classic League
White Way strengthened its first place by sweeping Texaco in a Classic League night. Hogan Service rose to challenge as Pepsi Cola fell three games, while Garrison's notched four wins and earned top team honors with a 921 game and 2540 series. Sonny Todd posted a 200 game, Red Jones led with 544 series, and M. Long added a 542.
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Hogan Service
Garrison’s
Donaldson’s
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Red Jones
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Christmas Shopping Delayed in Alabama
Alabama shoppers delayed Christmas buying as Alabama department stores report an 11 percent drop in November 1949 versus 1948. Mobile and Birmingham saw declines, with Birmingham down 14 percent and Montgomery 12 percent. Furniture stores statewide rose one percent, led by a 10 percent gain in Birmingham while Montgomery fell 17 percent.
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