Harrison Takes Richmond Lead In Open Golf
Harrison shot 65 to grab the lead in the Richmond Open at Richmond California. His 35 30 65 set a course record for the 6488 yard par 72 layout as 109 players started the second round. Milward Monti trailed, Mangrum and Furgal tied at 67, with Ford among early bracketed players after day one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russ Newland
Richmond
Calif
E. J
Dutch” Harrison
Little Rock
Ark
Harrison
Jim Milward
Northernaire
Erick Monti
Santa Monica
Milward
Lloyd Mangrum
Los Angeles
Ojai
Harold West
Portland
Ore
Freq Hawkins
Antioch, IL
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Schedule Worries Loom Over NFL Season Plan
NFL officials, buoyed by Detroit Lions ownership sale, push ahead with a 12 game schedule for fall to avoid clashing with the major league baseball season. The Lions sale, closing at the league’s mid winter meeting, aims to boost a weak 10 team circuit as talks hint at potential coach searches. The season runs Sept 26 to Dec 12, with baseball through Oct 3 and the World Series following. United States motor truck registrations hit a new year record of 6,492,000 in 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Football League
Detroit Lions
Detroit
Lions
Fred L. Mandel, Jr
NFL
Lyle Fife
Detroit Electrical Supply Company
Mandel
Auto City
Fife
Gus Dorais
Wally Butts
Georgia
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Eddie Anderson
Iowa
Decatur Hartselle Battle Set At Junior High Tonight
Decatur and Hartselle prepare for basketball clashes at Decatur junior high gym with senior and junior games. Expected lineups feature Stephenson Thompson Speegle Chunn Beddingfield for Hartselle and Brewer Evans Free Braswell Freeman for Decatur. An independent tilt follows between Southeastern and Mitchell with Dumas Wiggins Self Caudill Caudill McElroy and Caudill in the Southeastern lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Hartselle
Morgan County
Raiders
Don Stephenson
Louis Thompson
Speegle
Chunn
Beddingfield
Stephenson
Joe Brewer
Sam Evans
Aubrey Free
John Braswell
Roy Freeman
Floa
Briscoe
George Clem
Bobby White
Billy Levin
Duggie Johnson
Bob Freeman
Decatur Hartselle
Southeastern Allo
Mitchell
Southeastern
Milton Dumas
Jimmy Wiggins
Pack Self
Jimmy Caudill
Herb McElroy
Frank Gardner
Jack Morris
Charley Ed Mooney
Junior Wallace
Red McCarley
Athens Triumphs Over Cotaco 27 22 In Key Victory
Athens High School Golden Eagles rallied from a slow start to defeat Cotaco High School 27 to 22 in a tough league game. Led by Rudder and Kay and supported by Sibley and Allen, Athens built a 21 11 third quarter lead before Cotaco closed the gap. Hough paced Cotaco with seven points as Athens improved to 4 0 in the streak.
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Hal Self
Athens High School
Golden Eagles
Cotaco High School
Kay
Rudder
Turney
Matlin
Kaye
Hough
Cotaco
Athens
Catfish
Allen
Asult
Sibley
Bryan
Lemmon
Bobby Allen
Robert Rudder
Athens Bees
Abaga
Hey Teonard
Hargrove
Leonard
Johnson
Croaco
Boyd
Feseewe
J. Allen
Feeeerseeaes
Rensveeeeaeyrees
Eeneneneerenners
Smith
G Ae
Dunn
Rot
Austinville Dominates Danville In Dual Junior Senior Wins
Austinville boys basketball swept Danville Tuesday with juniors winning 37-25 and seniors 54-24. Juniors trailed early 3-5 before a strong second period. seniors led 8-0 in the first quarter and pulled away by halftime. Final: 54-24 for the seniors and 37-25 for the juniors.
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Austinville
Danville
Gurley
Uable
Harp
Looney
Morris
French
McCaghren
Smith
G Allen
Ie Woodall
Sparkman
G Ene i
Callahan
Austinville Jrs
F .Roper
Fons Harris
Ratliff
Danville Jrs
Solloday
Sckicane
Hogan
Nethery
Puckett
Louis Walcott flop tops AP year end poll 1947
New York January report notes Joe Louis disappointment in his bout with Joe Walcott and highlights other letdowns including the Boston Red Sox St. Louis Cardinals and Navy football. Giants UCLA and Billy Herman also appear among notable slips in the year end poll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joe Louis
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Associated Press
Brown
Louis
Walcott
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
Red Sox
Sox
Cardinals
New York Giants
Steve Owen
Chicago Cardinals
UCLA
Illinois
Navy
Army
Billy Herman
Pittsburgh
Phillies
Football standings and Browns sale dampen season
The article notes Ohio State’s football team holding a low position in the ratings with only two wins and a tight eighth place. It also reports the St. Louis Browns finishing last in the American League, 38 games behind the Yankees, and selling their top talent for 400000 dollars in late November. Hank Greenberg lands in 10th place as his Pittsburgh performance wasn’t spectacular.
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Ohio State
St. Louis Browns
New York Yankees
Hank Greenberg
Pittsburgh
Berce Leads In Scoring In Nation’s College Basketball
Gene Berce of Marquette tops national scorers with 21.5 points per game through January 10, while Cliff Crandall of Oregon State has 242 total points in 19 games. Ernie Vandeweghe of Colgate is second at 19.1 average, with Frank Kudelka of St. Mary’s third at 19.1.
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New York
Gene Berce
Marquette
Cliff Crandall
Oregon State
National Collegiate Statistical Bureau
Berce
Crandall
Homer Cooke
Bureau
Ernie Vandeweghe
Colgate
Frank Kudelka
St. Mary's
Calif
Kudelka
San Francisco
Bill Gallagher
LaSalle
Leo Wolf
Villanova
Ken Pryor
Oklahoma
Bob Gale
Cornell
Jack Marshall
Billy Joe Adcock
Vanderbilt
Austinville Teams Head to Union Hill Tonight
The Austinville juniors and seniors travel to Union Hill for road games with the junior contest at seven and the senior title at eight. Union Hill won both meetings earlier this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austinville
Union Hill
NYU Violets Top UNC 63 34 In Madison Square Garden Rout
NYU, ranked No. 1, crushed North Carolina 63 to 34 at Madison Square Garden in front of 18,497. It was NYU’s 11th straight win, UNC’s first loss in 13 games, as the Violets extended their dominance by beating major teams from coast to coast.
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Ted Meier
Associated Press
Kentucky
Texas
St. Louis
LaSalle
Oklahoma Aggies
New York University
Violets
North Carolina
Madison Square Garden
NYU
Pacific Coast
Tulane
St. Francis
Brooklyn
Arkansas
Connecticut
Cornell
Washington, D. C
Georgetown University
Rhode Island State
New Hampshire
Memphis
Mississippi
Arizona
West Texas
Far West
Rocky Mountain College
Montana
Buffalo
N. Y
Geneva
St. ‘Bonaventure
Lawrence Tech
Athens College meets Martin in a Mississippi Valley clash
The Golden Bears travel to Pulaski to face Martin College in a key MVC game. Athens seeks to rebound after losses to St Bernard and Lipscomb while Martin, after a 39 36 win earlier, has grown stronger with three players 6 5 or taller. The probable Athens lineup includes Lumpkins Grimes Sibley Densmore and Tomerlin.
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Golden Bears
Athens College
Martin College
Pulaski
Tennessee
Athens
St. Bernard Saints
David Lipscomb College of
Nashville
Athens Cagers
Martin Quintet
Martin
Snead Junior College of Boat
Lumpkins
Grimes
Sibley
Densmore
Tomerlin
Uniform Football Code Advances With Shared Goals
Savannah Georgia reports progress on a unified football code as collegiate and scholastic committees draft a common set. Key changes include use of a one inch tee for extra points and field goals, ten yard advance for out of bounds kicks, restricted substitutions after time outs, and stricter equipment material rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Collegiate Rules Board
W. J. Bingham
Harvard
Bingham
W. A. Alexander
Georgia Tech
Fritz Crisler
Michigan
A. R. Hutchens
Lake Wales
Florida
Hutchens
H. V. Porter
Chicgo
Federated State High School Group
Porter
Prep Schools Board
Tampa Woman Open leads as cold limits play stumbles
Betty Jameson clings to a two stroke edge in the Tampa Women's Open at Palma Ceia as gusty cold hampers grip and performance. Patty Berg and Mary McMillin post 77s while Louise Suggs sits back with an 80 in the 69-player field. Tony Languil skis in Continental Winter Playground sustains broken leg in Switzerland. Harold Jeffcoat purchased by Chicago Cubs from Nashville with 346 average and 218 hits last season.
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Tampa
Fla
Betty Jameson
Miss Jameson
San Antonio
Palma Ceia
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Mary McMillin
Green
Wis
Louise Suggs
Chicago
Harold Jeffcoat
Nashville
Chicago Cubs
Jeffcoat
Young pitcher Harry Nicholas declared a free agent
Scouts from six major league clubs converged on Valley Stream New York after Commissioner Chandler ruled 18 year old Harry Nicholas a free agent. The decision also fined the New York Yankees 500 dollars for signing him before graduation and stripped the club of any rights to negotiate with the youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Stream
N. Y
Harry Nicholas
A. B. Chandler
New York Yankees
Nicholas Ore
Cage Results Spread Across Colleges and Pro Teams
A roundup of college and pro basketball scores across regions with teams like DePaul, St. John's, Rhode Island State, Colby, Maine, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and more. Key results include Connecticut 58 over Massachusetts 20 and Salem 53 over Glenville 47. In Birmingham, Auburn discusses football coaching timing as the search continues, while Chicago hosts Joe Louis in an upcoming exhibition.
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New York UN
North Carolina
DePaul
St. John’s
Rhode Island State
New Hampshire
Colby
Maine
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Salem
Glenville
W. Va
American Intl
Newark
N. J
Decatur Red Raiders All-Opponent Team Chosen
Florence and Phillips stars lead Decatur Red Raiders all-opponent selections. Poole from Florence and Rex from Phillips headline the ends with Swanner of Lawrenceburg and Johnson of Athens as guards. Kelly center and Smith Lovelace Butch complete the backfield.
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Phillips High School
Florence
Decatur Red Raiders
Jimmy Strange
Kawasaki
Sims
Butch
Phillips High
Poole
Kelly
Lovelace
Smith
Lawrenceburg
Tennessee
Athens
John Swanner
Red Raiders
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UFE
Margaret Tan
Lockwood Hunter
Johnny Mack Brown
Raymond Hatton Eae
Rudros
Oe Turney
Cliff Coggin
Wood
Wana
Woodard
Am Miller
Ee Hicks
G Bowers
Cotaco Bees
Ae Johnson
Aeds Sharp
Aneesces
Rye
Morrow
Cn. Edmondson
G Slater
Sa Johnson
Co“taco
Danville Srs
G. Ft. Pf. To
Jones
Aoe
Irteeverrere
Cane Reed
Asermeemenenese Etseses
Se Dobbins
Kirby
Austinville Srs
Hall
C Prater
Green Sharp
McClanahan
Moebes
Enna
Campbell
G Johnson
Seneneeereste
Skry
Ryan’s Tire & Battery
4Th Avenue
Moulton Street
General Tire Headquarters
Capitol
Theatre
Bob Steele
Billy the Kid
The
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Aaieik
Lujack
Johnny Lujack
Portsmouth
Ohio
Lamoritz
Switzerland
Tony Aslangul
Melbourne
Buffalo Twins
Utica College
Birmingham
Auburn
Wilbur Hutsell
Carl Voyles
Jefferson County Auburn Alumni Association
Hutsell
the Coliseum
Bob Foxworth
East St. Louis
South Oklahoma
Aggies
Georgetown Univ
Carson-Newman
Appalachian
Murray
Tennessee Tech
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Catholic Univ
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Lincoln Memorial
Emory and Henry
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St. Josephs
Ind
Indiana State
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Oberlin
Denison
Wooster
Ashland
Emporia State
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Eas
Oklahoma City
Univ
East Texas Baptist
Western Illinois State
Illinois College
St. Benedicts
Kas
Rockhurst
Milwaukee Twins
Whitewater Twins
Fairbury
Nebr
Luther
Charles
Red) Embree
Cleveland
Allie Clark
West Texas State
Arizona State
Temple
Texas Tech
MD Mines
Hardin-Simmons
Tenn
Peerer
L. Pet
Montgomery
Neses
Nashville Enevese Sarese
Jeter Eee
Mobile
Bessemer
Margaret Truman
Gitrand —Theatre
Gene Autry
Sioux City Sue
Hering
Warne
Dennis Morgan Mn
Bennett
Alan Hale
Arthur Kenned
Weaver Brothers
Elviry
Roy Acuff
Lois Ranson
Allan Lane
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Niland Wy
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Reginald Owen
Anthony Quinn
Paramount Picture
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