One Spot Still Open In NCAA
Oregon State defeated UCLA 41-35 in Corvallis to clinch Pacific Coast representation. Nebraska beat Oklahoma 57-56 in Kansas City but no standings change due to non-conference status. Western playoffs begin Friday in Kansas City. Eastern pairings set for Madison Square Garden. Kentucky seeks repeat after early NIT exit, facing Villanova with Yale vs Illinois.
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Pacific Coast
UCLA
Corvallis
Ore
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Kansas City
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Arkansas
Wyoming
Madison Square Garden
Kentucky
Villanova
Yale
Illinois
Seattle
Wash
Fishing Hall of Fame Established by Sportsmen Club
The Sportsman's Club of America announced a new hall of fame after a nationwide poll of outdoor writers and sportsmen. Thirty eight current anglers and sixteen notable past red casters were named to the shrine in New York on March 15.
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New York
Sportsman's Club of America
Yesterda
Gadsden Chiefs Form Under Ben Chapman In 1949 Plan
Ben Chapman, ex Phillies manager and Yankees star, takes over the Gadsden franchise as the Chiefs rename the club and overhaul the field clubhouse and dugouts. Returning players include Harry Davis at first and Len Cross at third, with new talent vying for infield outfield and pitching spots as Chapman leads a major league style rebuild in Gadsden.
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Ala
City Park
Ben Chapman
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Yankees
Chapman
Gadsden Chiefs
Harry Davis
Detroit Tiger
Ashville
Davis
Ben
Charles Dykes
Jimmy Dykes
White Sox
Wilmington
Emmett Smereck
Pine Bluff
Jack Ziegler
Jimmy Morgan
Diamond Court Test Probes reinstatement of exiles Gardella Lanier Martin
Federal Judge Edward Conner orders leaders of organized baseball to show cause why Danny Gardella Max Lanier and Freddie Martin should not be reinstated. Hearings set for 10:30 a.m. EST on requests to sign contracts without reserve clauses. The trio seek $2.8 million in damages for jumping to the Mexican League in 1946.
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Danny Gardella
Max Lanier
Freddie Martin
Edward Conger
Gardella
New York Giant
Martin
Lanier
St. Louis Cardinal
Organized Baseball
Umpire talk and horse photos hit New York sports chatter
Sports roundup reports rumors that veteran AL umpires may gang up on Joe Papparella after Bill McGowan's suspension and speculation that Harry Stuhlhofer may leave his post within a year. It notes 20,000 postcard pictures of Citation at Hialeah as fan interest rises.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Joe Papparella
Joe
Bill McGowan
Senators
Wisconsin
Harry Stuhldfeher
Hialeah
Take Me Out Tomball Game
Eddie Dyer faces opposition from Cardinal supporters if the Browns bar use of Sportsmans Park. Cy Shaw plans a new Tomball Texas ball park and invites the Cardinals to move home games there. Tomball residents insist the club will play in Tomball only with a proper ball park.
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Tomball
Browns
Cardinals
Sportsmans Park
St. Louis
Eddie Dyer
Texas
Eddie
Cy Shaw
Peleaz brothers honored again on all tournament team
For the fifth straight year a Peleaz from Moundsville and Alderson Broaddus College earned all tournament honors in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Conference. Floats Peleaz made the team in 1942 46 and 47, Joe Peleaz last year and this season Bob Peleaz added to the list.
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Peleaz Boys
Moundsville
W. Va
Alderson-Broaddus College
West Virginia
Peleaz
Joe Peleaz
Brother Bob
Cleveland Browns clinic to feature Branch Rickey in May
Branch Rickey will be the featured speaker at the Cleveland Browns high school and college football coaches clinic in May. Some attending coaches may wear Dodger farm uniforms. Howie Schultz announced he is quitting baseball to pursue professional basketball at Anderson.
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Cleveland Browns
Dodger
Howie Schultz
Sacramento
Anderson
Bill Cissell Dies Former Sox Star at 45
Chicago March 15 Chal mers Bill Cissell 45 once Chicago White Sox shortstop died at Mercy hospital He had lost his job to Luke Appling in 1932 and later played with several other major league clubs He had been confined to hospital since mid January and found destitute in a small southside apartment suffering nerve inflammation in his legs leaving him unable to walk.
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Chicago
Chalmers
Bill) Cissell
Chicago White Sox
Mercy Hospital
Cissell
Sox
Luke Appling
Ty Cobb Wins Batting Title Across 13 Season Span
Ty Cobb secured the American League batting championship in a career spanning from 1907 to 1929 and dominated 12 of 13 seasons during that era.
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Ty Cobb
Five Teams Set For City Softball League In Decatur
Five teams are set to enter the Decatur city softball league this summer with a sixth as yet undecided. A preliminary meeting at city hall, led by League President Julian Hardy, listed VFW, National Guard A Company, John White, Firestone, and Home Supply as definite entrants, with Darleen Shop and Austinville as potential sponsors. A full organizational meeting is scheduled for March 28 to approve a schedule and rules and finalize plans.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Guard
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Firestone
Home Supply
Marcus Long
Darleen Shop
Hardy
Austinville
Bob McNelly
McNelly
Red Caudill
Red
Mason Pierce
VFW
Bob Evans
A. B. Markham
Caudill
Training Camp Briefs Highlight Giants Outfield Delays
Phoenix brief notes Gail Henley Bill Milne and Hal Bamberger racing for regular jobs behind three rival outfielders. St Louis Cardinals seek first Grapefruit League win as Eddie Dyer faces injuries including Del Rice wrist fracture. Boston Braves report minor ailments among NL champions with several players sidelined in Florida camps.
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Ariz
Joe New York Giants
T Oadeé
Gail Henley
Bill Milne
Hal Bamberger
Bobby Thomson
Willard Marshall
Whitey Lockman
ST. Petersburg
Fla
St. Louis Cardinals
Eddie Dyer
Boston Braves
Birds
del Rice
Bradenton
Boston
Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Bob Elliott
Bill Salkeld
Warren Spahn
Nels Potter
Phil Masi
Phillies aim to extend exhibition win streak over Tigers
Clearwater reports Eddie Sawyer praising Phillies pitchers after three straight exhibition victories as they prepare to face Detroit. In California Les Fleming eyes regular first base for Pittsburgh after two hits and two RBIs in a 4-1 win over the White Sox, following a prior two double game against the Cubs. In Marianna Hank Greenberg and Indians leaders organize mass camp with 150 players opening drills and farm teams Cordele and Spartanburg present as camp expands to about 350 players by March 24.
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Fla
Eddie Sawyer
Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies
Detroit Tigers
San Bernardino
Calif
Les Fleming
Indianapolis
American Association
Pittsburgh Pirates
Fleming
Chicago White Sox
Bucs
Chicago Cubs
Marianna
Hank Greenberg
Cleveland
Ben Hogan Told He Can Go Home by Doctors
Ben Hogan, golfing star, has been hospitalized since a February bus collision near Van Horn, Texas. He left bed for a wheelchair and sat in the sun for 30 minutes as he began the journey toward home in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Ben Hogan
Docs
EL Paso
Tex
Golfdam
Fort Worth
Hogan
Hotel Dieu
van Horn
All-America Conference Converts 1948 Conversion Rate
The All-America Conference posted a 93.8 percent success rate on 330 conversions from 352 PAT attempts in 1948, highlighting a strong kicking performance across teams.
Wildcats Out of Title Race After Upset Loss in NIT Semis
Loyola Chicago and Bowling Green stunned top seeds in the NIT quarterfinals. Kentucky star Alex Groza was held to 12 points by Jack Kerris as Loyola and Bowling Green advanced to meet Bradley and San Francisco in the semifinals at Madison Square Garden.
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New York
Loyola” of Chicago
Bradley University
Bowling Green of Ohio
San Franisco
Madison Square Garden
Kentucky
St. Louis University
Utah
Western Kentucky
Loyola
Bowling Green
St. Louis
Kentucky Wildcats
Bradley
San Francisco
Frank Kuzara
Kentutrix
Rts
Adolph Rupp
Wildcats
Jack Kerris
Loyolas
Alex Groza
Kerris
Galento Again Seeks Heavyweight Title Shot
Orange New Jersey March 15 Domenick Anthony Galento, famed for his noisy wrestling tours, says he wants a shot at the vacant heavyweight title. His manager Willie Gilzenberg backs him, noting Tony’s past injuries but insisting he’s as good as ever and ready to fight for pay. They cite past bouts with Joe Louis and Lou Nova as part of his push for a crown shot.
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N. J
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Porony
Willie
Gilzenberg
Tony
Orville Brown
Galento
Kansas City
Ezzard Charles
Wichita
Walcott
Lésnevich
Savold
Joe Louis
Arthur Donovan
Lou Nova
Philadelphia
Rain Dampens Exhibition Camp Action Across Southern Stops
Training slowed by rain in Pensacola New Orleans and other sites as teams prepare for exhibition games. The Atlanta Crackers tentatively plan a comeback bid by Lew Carpenter in an intra squad in Pensacola while prospects and rookies like Guillermo Miranda shine in Nashville and Wayne Belardi features for Mobile at Vero Beach.
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Cliff Dapper
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Lew Carpenter
Pelicans
Indianapolis Indians
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Pierce
al Todd
Chicks
Hugh Mulcahy
Vero Beach
Fla
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Brooklyn Dodger
Wayne Belardi
California
Bears
Belardi
Chattanooga Lookouts
George Myatt
Guillermo “Willie” Miranda
Lookouts
Miranda
Washington Senators
Nashville Vols
Gainesville
Seminole Play Draws Very Good Line Up
WEST PALM BEACH March 15 The Seminole Gold Club 36 hole pro amateur tourney opens today with 36 leading professionals and 72 amateurs. Each pro teams with an amateur in a best ball format for the pro am event. The professionals also play for $10 000 in a separate medal play. A pro could win both titles and take $1 500 for each. Last year Henry Rawson and Sammy Snead led the pro and pro am fields respectively with George T McCarthy.
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Gene Copeland
Birmingham
Len Cross
Knoxville
Bud Beringhele
Denver
Emmett Pompelia
Pittsfield
J. C. Powers
Bud Shaw
Detroit
Bob Perry
Utica
Allen Swygert
Sparta
Joe Helms
Joe Murray
West Palm Beach
Lloyd Spitzer
Birmingham Steelers
Chiefs
Larry Brunke
Carl Meurer
Wendell Stokes
Brunke
Meurer
Ed Wallace
Miami Beach
James Kelly
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Bob Steadman
Bob Myers
Ben Phifer
Lloyd
Spitzer
Herbert
Chapman
Seminole Gold Club
Henry Rawson
St. Andrews
Sammy Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
George T McCarthy
Exhibition doubleheaders shape Vols Barons in Florida
Scrap is planned before the Volunteers meet the Birmingham Barons in an Ocala exhibition. Pinky Higgins works the Barons setup for a 25 game series while Jersey City meets in Ocala and Gainesville. speculation centers on filling Walt Dropo’s void with Ralph Atkins as Little Rock Travelers continue training.
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Birmingham Barons
Barons
Ocala
Pinky Higgins
Jersey City
Gainesville
Walt Dropo
Ralph Atkins
Little Rock Travelers
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