Scribes favor playoff for football World Series
A vast majority of editors polled by the Associated Press expect a playoff between the NL and the All-America Conference champions. Some dissenters doubt the conference is ready, but over 90 percent want a 1948 playoff if possible. Browns won the 1947 conference crown via playoff over the Yankees. Cardinals sealed the NL title by beating the Eagles on Dec 28.
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New York
Jan
Ors
Associatedess
Cleveland Browns
New York Yankees
Chicago
Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles
Saints Face Maxwell Field Before Birmingham Vulcans
The Saint Bernard College five, riding a 5-0 start with wins over Athens College and Tennessee Wesleyan, prepare for Maxwell Field at Montgomery. They then travel to Troy State Teachers and Livingstone State Teachers, before a Birmingham City Armory home game against the Vulcans. The Saints aim to extend an unbeaten run while totaling 318 points to 190 against.
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Athens College
Tennessee Wesleyan
St. Bernard College
Maxwell
Montgomery
Fivers
Saints
Troy
Troy State
St. Berna
Livingstone State
Livingstone
Birmingham
Vulcans
Birmingham City Armory
Maxwell Field
Martin Junior College
Florence State Teachers College
Florence
Charles Gets Shot At Light Heavy Title After Moore Win
Charles Ebony Ezzard defeated Archie Moore by knockout in the eighth round at the Arena to solidify his NBA rating as top challenger. Plans for a title defense hinge on the Lesnevich Fox winner meeting the Moore victor, with a potential title fight set after March 5. A crowd of 8,334 paid $38,920 at the gate.
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Cleveland
Ezzard Charles
Archie Moore
Arena
Ebony Ezzard
Moore
National Boxing Association
Cincinnati
Gus Lesnevich
NBA
Abe Greene
St Louis U Dominates Long Island in Madison Square Garden
St Louis University defeated Long Island University 68 57 at Madison Square Garden in a double header. Ed MacAuley led St Louis as they built a 54 31 lead before LIU rallied. NYU and La Salle extended win streaks. North Carolina faced eligibility rulings affecting Bill Miller and Jack Daniels drew ineligible findings.
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CCNY
Syracuse
New York University
LaSalle
Philadelphia
NYU
Cornell
la Salle
Scranton
Boston College
Manhattan
Holy Cross
Harvard
Michigan State
Mid- West
Marquette
Tulane
Louisiana State
Baylor
Texas
Arkansas
Texas Aggies
Idaho
Oregon State
Chester
Pennsylvania Military College
Jack Daniels
PMC
Daniels
Boston A
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Eau Claire
Wis
Tennessee 1948 Football Schedule Announced by Neyland
Athletic Director Bob Neyland unveils Tennessee 1948 schedule featuring six SEC opponents. Home dates include Mississippi State Chattanooga Alabama Tennessee Tech Kentucky and Vanderbilt with road games at Duke North Carolina Georgia Tech and Mississippi.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
Bob Neyland
Vols
Mississippi State
Boston College
Tennessee State
Duke
Durham
N. C
Chattanooga
Alabama
Tennessee Tech
North _Carolina
Mississippi
Memphis
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Nashville
Ten Million Americans Face Tax Deadline Tomorrow
Ten million Americans face a midnight deadline for 1947 income taxes. Farmers must file their last year income, while others pay taxes beyond withholdings and must adjust estimates or complete quarterly payments tied to March 15. Professionals, business owners, and high earners in over $5,000 brackets are affected.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Truman
Knutson
State Board of Education to Elect Vice President
The state board of education held its annual organizational meeting in Montgomery with Superintendent R. Meadows noting the election of a new vice president to replace the late A. H. Carmichael of Tuscumbia was on the agenda.
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Montgomery
State Board of Education
R. Meadows
A. H. Carmichael
Tuscumbia
Governors plan regional medical school for African Americans
Tallahassee Fla Jan 14 A group of Southern governors will meet in Nashville Tennessee to discuss establishing a regional medical school for blacks. They will tour Meharry Medical College and consider acquiring it for the Southern states if acceptable.
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Talla Es
Fla
Nashville
Tenn
Meharry Medical College of
Seniors And Juniors Win In County Rivalry
Ogle County’s Decatur Red Raiders defeated Trinity Seniors 39 to 31 in Trinity. Decatur led 9 to 5 after the first quarter and 19 to 10 at halftime. Aubrey Free scored nine in the first half and finished as game high scorer with fifteen. Stewart led Trinity with nine. Joe Brewer added twelve.
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Ogle
Decatur Red Raiders
Organ County
Trinity
Eva
Priceville
Austinville
Cotaco
Athens
Union
Oglemen
Aubrey Free
Decatur
Stewart
Free
Joe Brewer
Newene
Steree
Lamon
Seon Kimbrell
Wee Chatches
Trinwelly
Brewer
Braswell
Kimbrell
Buster
Shaddy Erry
College basketball scores from multiple universities across regions
The AP reported numerous basketball results. EAST results include St Louis 68 Lons-Island 57 and Syracuse 55 over CCNY 61. Other East games feature New York U 58 Cornell 53, Boston College 66 Manhattan 57, and La Salle 73 Scranton 48. Midwest and South listings show varied scores with Kansas Wesleyan 64 Bethel 53 and North Dakota State 54 Moore head Teachers 46.
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Associated Press
East St. Louis
Lons—Island
CCNY
Syracuse
New York U
Cornell
Boston College
Manhattan
la Salle
Scranton
Allegheny
Thiel
Carnegie Tech
Geneva
Bowdoin
Tufts
Holy Cross
Harvard
Davis
Elkins
Shepherd College
New Britain
Fitchburg
New Haven
Arnold
Devens College
Assumption
Niagara
St. Bonaventure
Springfield
Mass
Massachusetts
Trinity
Briscoe's Team Seals Eighth County Victory
Decatur Juniors over Trinity Juniors 33 to 17 in Trinity. Bobby White scores 13 to lead Decatur while Hames adds six for Trinity. Decatur builds from a 4-2 first quarter to a 14-9 halftime edge and 27-14 after the third. Next game vs Hartselle at Decatur Junior High.
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Floyd Briscoe
Decatur
Trinity
Bobby White
Hames
George Clem
White
Trenity
Lamon
Whittlow
Enon
Alexander
Hes
C Jeareeesneseees
Mupdoy
Santeniicnn O Aycock
Gerenseesenereese Harris
Lem
Steseeesenee Garnett
Whi Alexander
Murphy Annd Harris
Buster
Shaddy Terry
Mobile pro basketball faces women’s league scheduling clash
Mobiles Amateur City Girls Le and four of five girls team managers oppose sharing City Recreation Center with the new Mobile Professional Basketball franchise. The Southern Pro Basketball League move leaves only Monday Friday and Saturday for pro games, prompting a commission decision as a Mobile game versus Jackson, Miss., nears.
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Mobile
Mobiles
Memphis
City Recreation Center
City Commission
Jackson
Miss
Boats Cheap This Year at National Motor Boats Show
New York, Jan 14 A 42-foot three cabin cruiser now $15 985 down from 17 850 at the 34th National Motor Boats show Grand Central Palace Prices at the exhibit mostly hold 1947 levels with minor 2 3 percent increases The display includes a four person “poor man’s yacht” about 3 000 and a 39-foot offshore cruiser with fishing tackle totaling 30 600 Other exhibitors report sales of large yachts and steel boats while small items like seat covers 4 50 and a fishbox 35 are available A distress signal display also attracts attention
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Jack Hand
New York
34Th National Motor Boats
Grand Central Palace
Aleman
Mexico
Hoboken
Baylor Handles Texas A&M 57 to 41
Baylor defeats Texas A&M 57 to 41 in a college basketball matchup. Texas Mines tops New Mexico 72 to 42 in another game.
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Baylor
Texas Aggies
Texas Mines
New Mexico
Bert Bell Pushes End Of Extra Point In NFL
New York January 14 The NFL held a rules session as part of its four day meeting and Bert Bell advocated ending the extra point to avoid tie games with a sudden death method while Curly Lambeau opposed the move saying fans favor it and Bell argued the paying spectator deserves decisive outcomes The owners plan to map the 1948 schedule.
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New York
National Football League
American Football Coaches Association
Bert Bell
Curly) Lambeau
Green Bay Packers
Lambeau
Bell
Mobile Bears franchise not for sale says Mobile president
Edgar Allen of the Mobile Association declares the Mobile Bears franchise is not for sale and rejects rumors of a Knoxville delegation seeking to buy the 1947 Southern Association team for 200000. Allen says there is no option or meeting planned.
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Mobile
Edgar
Southern Association
Allen
Mobile Frchise
Knoxville, Tenn
Southern Bears
Association Baseball
Mobile. Bears
Inca Ruins Seen Through Supernatural Lenses in Peru
Some Peruvians view the ruins of the Inca Empire as the work of supernatural beings. The belief reflects a blend of cultural heritage and traditional spirituality shaping interpretations of ancient structures.
GMC Trucks Built for Toughness and Endurance
GMC trucks are designed to take it with a chassis structure that provides greater strength and stamina than ever before.
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GMC
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