Football Fans Set New High In Attendance Records
New York reports a 1.3 percent rise in college football attendance in 1949 despite declines in other sports. The 88 schools held 444 games drawing 12,398,157 fans, with Michigan leading the Midwest surge and SMU topping the South. TV pressure looms as eastern and western leaders push for action at the NCAA convention.
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Sparta
Associated Press
East
Far West
Midwest
Michigan
Southwest
Southern Methodist
Coun
NCAA
Eastern College Athletic Conference
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Yale
Penn
Ohio State
Stanford
Tulane
South
Try and Stop Me with Eisenhower at Albany Talk
General Eisenhower spoke in Albany before about a thousand educators while Norman Cousins of Saturday Review listened. The exchange showed Ike advising Cousins to picture the audience in underwear to overcome jitters. The cannibal chief in Mr. McSorley’s carnival laments being fed up with people after Labor Day.
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General Eisenhower
Columbia University
Albany
Norman Cousins
National College Sports Roundup from New York Madison Square Garden
Kentucky overwhelmed St Johns 69 58 in Madison Square Garden as the defending champions show fatigue from graduation and new stars. USC opened an eastern swing with 37 points by Bill Sherman as Canisius fell 69 55 in Buffalo. Niagara edged Denver 55 54 in a Buffalo twin bill opener. NC State routed Loyola 97 62 in Raleigh. Bradley beat Texas Christian 85 49 at Peoria while Cincinnati upset Kansas 56 54. Arkansas lost to Indiana 75 50. Hamline advanced in Los Angeles tournament by beating Gonzaga 40 47. St Paul Pipers meet Pepperdine in finals after Pepperdine upset BYU 45 39. Nate DeLong scored 33 for River Falls Teachers in a 77 34 win, surpassing the career scoring mark.
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New York
Kentucky
Johns
Brooklyn
Madison Square Garden
Alex Groza
Ralph Beard
Wah-Wah Jones
Cliff
Barker
Gerry Calabrese
St. John's
Canisius Lout
Buffalo
Bill Sharman
Trojans
Oregon State
Kansas State
Niagara
Denver
Skyline
North Carolina State
Angeles Loyola
Raleigh
North Carolina
Bradley
Peoria
Ldds
Texas Christian
Cincinnati
Kansas
Arkansas
Indiana
Hamline
Gonzaga
St. Paul
Nate de Long
River Falls Wis
St. Johns
Minn
Jim Lacy
Baltimore
Loyola
Marines Clash Tomorrow At Memorial Coliseum
The all Navy football championship features Quantico Leathernecks and Camp Pendleton Marines. Quantico, winner of the eastern division, seeks a third straight crown and is favored to beat the California Gyrones. Pendleton presents a strong defensive challenge. Quantico scored 352 points to 182 for opponents while Pendleton allowed 46 points in defense.
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Los Angeles
Quantico Maines
Camp Pendlton
Memorial Coliseum
Quantico Leathernecks
Virginia
California Gyrones
Quantico
Camp Pendleton Marines
Christmas Fire Destroys Connecticut Home In Fatal Party
Central Press reports a Christmas party at a Connecticut convalescent home end in tragedy as a defective tree lighting short circuit ignites paper decorations. Seventeen patients die. safety tips warn against flammable trees and unsafe electrical setups during holidays.
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Central Press
Connecticut
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Unclear scores and names in sporadic OCR fragment
The text lists scattered scores and mentions Otto Graham of the Cleveland Browns and a note on his performance, but the fragment is incomplete. It references teams such as Greenbrier Military, Washington and Lee, University of Morgantown, and Charleston Reds with varying scores. It mentions Lost Creek and St Albans, plus Dupont and a Bay reference. No coherent event or outcome is evident.
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National College Sports
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P. Kirkpatrick
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J. Abstock
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OWLS
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Froggy" Williams
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