Pro Football merger moves hinge on Marshall barrier
New York sports column reports George P. Marshall as a key obstacle to pro football peace. Dan Topping pushes for a 14‑team league in two divisions, relocating Boston Yanks to New York, and housing teams at shared venues while pressuring Marshall to yield.
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NEW York
George P. Marabail
Washington Redskins
Dan Topping
New York Yankees
Washington
New York Yankee
Brooklyn Dodger
Boston Yanks
Yankee Stadium
Lou Anne
Jen Rams
Los Analee Dons
Topping
Marshall
Pette
Philadelphia
Maremall
Whee
Baltimore
NFL
Warring Pro Loops May Settle Dispute At Next Meeting
New York AP report on NFL and AAC efforts to end a three year feud with a Chicago meeting next week. Dan Topping indicates a peace discussion will include Ted Collins Jack Mara and Horace Stoneham to surface a unified regional league plan. Ike Williams and Dumb Danny Morgan honored at Boxing Writers Dinner in New York for 1998 achievements.
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Will Grimsley
NEW York
National Football League
All - America Conference
Chicago
Los Angeles
Washington-Baltimore
Dan Topping
New York Yankees
AAC
Areeting Wuld
Gorham
Topping
Ted Collins
Boston Yanks
Tim
Jack Mara
Giants
Horace Stoneham
Choss
Baseball Giants
Stoneham
Polo Grounds
Maras
Collins
NFL Nabobset
Philadelphia
Ike Williams
Ike Willams
Trenton
N. J
Daniel FE
Dany Morgan
Boxing Writers Association
Willams
Edward J. Neil
Columbia Lions sweep Abbeville in wiregrass basketball doubleheader
Columbia Lions and Hartford, Vicksburg fives each claimed victories in a multi-city doubleheader. In Abbeville, Columbia edged Abbeville 27-24 after a back-and-forth second half as Harold Béamon led with 13 points. Midday results also saw Midland City and Vicksburg teams posting wins, with notable performances from Woodham, Doyle Kinsaul, and Billy Joe Bond.
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Abbeville
Yellow Jackets
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Clarke Finney
Laing
Lennard Blalock
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Harold Béamon
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Jimmy McAllister
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Bots
Martrold Asnord
Fattard
Ashard Varsity
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Bulldogs
Nrougnott
Doyle Kinsaul
Hartford
Sonny Bruner
Ashford
William
Robert Sherard
Hartford Bees
Lashley
Vicksburg Panthers
Cottonwood
Panther Bees
Varsity
Bears
Vicksburg
Billy Joe Bond
Strickland
Ted Bond
Panther
Phillipaot
Lasers
Auburn Five Secures First SEC Victory Over Tech Jackets
Auburn Tigers beat Georgia Tech 41 to 33 in their SEC opener. Coach Doyle moved Bill Lynn to forward, Glenn Nixon at center, Lynn scoring 15 and Nixon eight as Tech struggled to score late. Tech led briefly after halftime but Auburn pulled away, Cold leading Tech with 10 points.
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Geore Blanch
Yellow Jackets
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Danny Doyle
Bill Lynn
Glenn Nixon
Lynn
Nixon
Tech
Jin Nolan
Jackets
Cold
Tech Storins
Troy State Bees Seek Basketball Dates
Troy State Teachers College basketball notes report the "B" team coached by Sam Smith planning 35 games with high school and independent teams. Buddy McCollum announces schedules with Eufaula and Evergreen while former Wiregrass stars are listed in the 189 Pink Ripple.
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Tigers Beat Panama City as Jacksonville State Teachers Shows Off
In a packed arena the Dothan Tigers edged out Panama City 39 36 while Bay High Bees kept pace and Jacksonville State Teachers College Gamecocks overwhelmed Wilson with a 73 43 victory. Wayne Sinquefield led Dothan with 12 points, Carl Entinger paced Wilson with 16, and Thomas topped Jacksonville with 14 as teams displayed fast attacks and sharp passing.
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Panama City
Jacksonville State Teachers College Gamecocks
Wilson Packers
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Bolger
Atlanta Man's Dogs Win Two Top Places
Two dogs entered by Jack Cure from Atlanta won first and second in the Georgia Field Trial Association members’ derby. Duration Bob, a white and orange pointer, claimed first with Duration Ann second. Distinction, a white pointer, earned third alongside Duration Duke won by Verjon Wimbrow. Sassafene owned by Euclid Cruseh and Duration Ann earned third. The meet closes Friday.
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Auburn Wrestlers Headed for Virginia Meet
The Auburn grapplers travel to Lexington Virginia to face Lee University in a gearm tomorrow and prepare for a Saturday matchup against State Teachers at Bonne Indiana. The team aims to show solid form ahead of the season’s key tests.
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Bexington
Lee
Gearm
Slocomb Opens New Gymnasium With Win Over Headland Varsity
Slocomb defeats Headland 30 27 in the varsity game after dropping the B team 25 24 in a tight doubleheader. Hugo Phillips led Slocomb with 12 points while Gerald Arnolds 14 paced Headland. Coach Roy Crenshaw’s Rams used a zone to limit Slocomb scoring as the Tops pulled away late in the third quarter.
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Indian Champion Tom Longboat Buried in Ontario
Brantford Ontario AP reports Tom Longboat famed Quendaga Indian distance runner, Boston Marathon winner 1902, Olympics competitor, died after long illness at 62. He was buried near the reservation where he began his career amid Iroquois funeral rites and legends of his era. He earned over $17,000 as a professional and drew large crowds in New York Madison Square Garden and Boston races.
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Tom Longboat
Marathon Stuart
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Mo Change Expected In Substitution Rule
PALM SPRINGS Calif AP The national collegiate football rules committee likely will not alter the free substitution rule allowing extensive substitutions during a game An unofficial comment indicated the committee met behind closed doors The annual meeting started late due to weather Venerable Amos Alonzo Stagg sole living member said he did not know what would be done The minority opposes free substitutions while players and coaches favor the two platoon system Fans argue it reduces football for specialists An official announcement will come after the sessions end possibly tomorrow
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National Collegiate Football Rules Committee
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SEDNARIK HONORED PHILADELPHIA IN MAXWELL AWARD
The Maxwell football clubs award for 1948 honored Chuck Bednarik of Penn as the outstanding football player. He is an All America center. The 1947 winner was Deak Walker from Saulity er Methodist as All America back.
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Philadelphia
Chuck Bednarik
Penn
Wiiner
Deak Walker
Saulityer Methodist
DePaul Upsets Notre Dame on Notre Dame Court
DePaul defeated Notre Dame 59 to 38 at South Bend marking Notre Dame’s heaviest loss of the season as DePaul extends its win streak to five. Easy Ed McCauley led St Louis past Long Island 47 at Madison Square Garden while CCNY beat West Virginia 64-50. Akron topped Penn 63-48 and Kentucky beat Bowling Green 66-61 in Cleveland.
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Akron
Hashing
DePaul
Oklahoma Aggies
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South Bend
St. Louis
McCau
Ley
Long Island
Madison Square Garden
Billikens
CCNY
Nat Holman
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Holman
Penn
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Kentucky
Bowling Green
Ohio
Arena
Don't Quit Now Mack Griffith Told
In St. Petersburg Florida AP Mike Kelley 73 years old urges Connie Mack and Clark Griffith to keep managing advises retirements not in their natures. Kelley known as Mr Baseball has long ties to the game and to the Senators and Millers ownership history, reflecting on a lifetime in baseball and friendships that endure beyond retirement.
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Fla
Mike Kelley
Connie Mack
Clark Griffith
Kelley
Mack
Griffith
Minneapolis Millers
Sritttn
Grift
Senators
Keller
Minneapolis
Mr. Baseball
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Baltimore Orioles
John McGrew
Kennesaw Mountain Langs
Unclear fragment hints at readers and personalities
Fragmentary text mentions Mack, Grithin, Belley, Teg, Williams, Keller and a mental slogger with no coherent event or date.
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Grithin
Belley
Williams Stappliz
Keller
Alabama Waterfowl Census Starts With Federal Agents
A joint operation by state and federal agents began a three day migratory waterfowl inventory in Alabama. Conservation official Bert Thomas reported the census covers the lab inventory and related counts across the state. The effort comes as the largest French language newspaper in the United States published at Fas} Raver, Massachusetts.
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Migratoryaterfowl
Debert Thomas
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