Chronicle of baseball and football figures across a turbulent season
The piece surveys the season’s mood with Moose Skowron’s hitting slump and team brass worries, notes on Dick Farrell and Jim Owens’s out of court settlement, recalls Stu Miller’s clutch shutout and The Cat Brecheen’s calm during a tense first big league start, and glosses over Navy and college football links including Otto Graham and Fred Mautino with brief mentions of Heisman omissions and Syracuse pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankees
Moose Skowron
Dick Farrell
Jim Owens
Dalton Poys
Philly Gang
Stu Miller
Harry
Cat
Brecheen
Miller
Boston
Northampton
Mass
Joe Beltino
Eagles
Chicago
Navy
Heismanner
Soldier Field
Otto Graham
Joe
Bellino
Nanker
Tommy
Ac- Donald
Fred Mautino
Syracuse
Pro Football and Basketball Notes From the Era
The report surveys NFL and AFL figures including George Fleming, Tom Brookshier, J Holm, and Glynn Gregory. It mentions contract bids, draft snubs, and team dynamics amid speculation. Also notes college connections at SMU Harvard and Ivy League players facing academic hurdles and a trend toward larger player mobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Steelers
George Fleming
Oakland Raiders
Washington
Propacy
Chicago Bears
Oakland
Tom Brookshier
Eagles
J. Holm
Dallas Texans
Emil Joe
Texas
Chicago
Glynn Gregory
SMU
Dallas Cowboy
Cleveland Indians
Harvard
Hobie Armstrong
Bill Sharman
Celtic
Abe Saperstein
Los Angeles
U S Chute Team Scores A Sweep In France
United States parachutists dominated an international meet in France taking team and individual events. James Avender of New York City and Tulsa led with top individual style, while Sgt Lou Brydon and Lt James Pearson won separate accuracy and all around titles. USA total 6 362 662 points, ahead of Russia and Bulgaria.
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LA Ferta Gaucher
France
Russia
Algaria
Ft. Bragg
N.C
James Avende
New York City
Tulsa
Okla
Baekt
Aero i Hn
Arender
Sofia
Lou Brydon
Everett
Wash
James P. Pearson
San Antonio
Texas
Richard T. Fortenberry
Riverside
Calif
Danny Byard
Albuquerque
N.M
Bulgaria
Avender
Leffingwell Captures Title in Asheville Golf Tour
AP reports 19-year-old Fred Leffingwell of Miami defeated 21-year-old Gene Cawood for the men’s invitation title at Bilumore Forest Country Club in Asheville North Carolina. Leffingwell clocked a decisive victory with a final hole and a nine to win the championship ahead of Cawood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N.C
Fred Leffingwell
Miami
Fla
Gene Cawood
Bilumore Forest Country Club
British blacksmith Rowe aims to break Neider shot put record
Arthur Rowe the British blacksmith, 24, 6 ft 2 in 232 lb, said he is mentally and physically ready to surpass Bill Neider’s world shot put mark. He recently set a European record with 64 ft 2 in, within 20 inches of the world record, and believes he can improve before season end. Rowe trains alone on a heavy diet plan while his mother finances his meals, with a long breakfast ritual and a vow to throw beyond the world standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Farrow
London
Arthur Rowe
Bill Neider
Rowe
Neider
Ameri
United States
Franz Douda
Czechoslovakia
Douda
Lowe
Ethel Rawe
Rowel Trimmer
John Lyman
Blacksmith Rowe
Samson
Arthur
Rain cancels Bowman Gray race as Wood clinches title
Winston-Salem N C Glenn Wood of Stuart Va clinched the Bowman Gray Stadium modified sportsman track championship after Saturday night rain canceled the weekly auto races. Wood led by 112 points over Perk Brown and would secure the title even if he misses next Saturday's season finale.
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Bowman Gray Stadium
Glenn Wood
Stuart
Wood
Perk Brown
Four World Records Fall At National AAU Swimming Meet
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka led a slate of new marks at the National AAU Outdoor Swimming Championships in Los Angeles, posting a 2:00.4 200-meter freestyle and helping teammates break the 100-meter backstroke and 200-meter butterfly records. Bob Bennett of Van Nuys set a world best 1:01.3 in backstroke, while 16-year-old Vesper Boat Club swimmer clocked 9:12 in the 200-meter butterfly, shattering both world and American marks. The event featured rivals Yamanaka and Rose in the 200-meter freestyle duel with close finishes and adjustments after initial times.
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Bob
YERS
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Japan
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
Yar
Nce
Yamioaka
Rose
Chet Jastremski
Rand
Yamanaka
Aj Techeck
Osaka
Aga
Tokyo
Dastromski
Indiana Pols Athletic Club
Bob Bennett
van Nuys
Melbourne
John Monckton
Australia
Bennett
Kristensen Swim School
North Holywood
Vesper Boat Club
Drexel
Rome
Mike Teoy
Indianapolis AC
Percy Fe Tay
North
Vonma AC
Thompson Mann
North Carolina
Morris Wins Path to Finals in NC Closed Tennis Championship
Allen Morris of Greensboro storms into the finals of the North Carolina closed tennis championships with a decisive win. He faces Durhain's Whit Cobb in the title match after Cobb defeated Raleigh’s Semi Mintz. Top seeds mostly advanced in singles and doubles. Sally O’Rourke upset Joanne Cooper in women’s singles.
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Greensboro
Allen Morris
North Carolina
Durhain
Whit Cobb
Morris
Raleigh
Mintz
Gil Stacy
Charlotte
Charlie ‘Lewis
Madison
Fred West
Paul Jones
Sally
Rourke
Joanne Cooper
Sara Walters
Jane Davenport
Bo Roddey
Jack Warmath
Norman Jarrard
Chapel Hill
Alien Morris
Durham
Herb Browne
Sem Minty
Carlyle Lewis
Sally O'Rourke
Saran Watters
Browne - Holder
Janes-Chambeis
Rockett Stacy
Browne-Shaw
Browne-Halder
Ingram-Morels
Silver-Clark
Reoddey-Waremath
Rockett
Stacy
MintzJarrard
Lambeth
Koonce Oj
Raddy
Warmath
Ava Jarrard
Ingram-Morris
Browne-Holder
Walters
Mayer
Preyers
VFW Opens Frame as Barnes Hits Homer in Burlington Tilt
Holt put Holt into the scoring column in the third with a single, error, and infield out. Maxine Slarett homered for McAdenville in the third, Janet Smith and Volt added homers for their teams, and Burlington tied the game at 44 with four errors in the fifth. Slarett’s second homer in the eighth proved the margin as Moser and others contributed key hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Barnes
Holt
McAdenville
Maxine Slarett
Volt
Janet Smith
Burlington
Pharr
Mare
Barbara Moser
Young Giants QB Lee Grosscup Faces Waiting Game
New York Giants rookie Lee Grosscup, 24, must wait as Y A Tittle joins the team to back up the aging Charley Conerly. Coach Allie Sherman notes the shift to a new offense and predicts Grosscup will need time to learn and mature before getting his chance.
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NEW York
NEA
Lee Grosscup
New York Football Giants
Chalcey Conerly
Chuck
Marshal Dillon
Chester
Grosscup
Utah
California
Sue
Queens
Bronx
New York Giants
Poughkeepsie
Patchogue
Columbus Circle Tower
Allie Sherman
Giant
Giants
West Coast
Y. A. Tittle
San Francisco Forty Niners
Conerly
Cordileone
Frank Gifford
Gifford
Lee
Charley
Second Generation Quarterback Prospects for 1949 Sooners and Rivals
Second Generation quarterback Siler from Van Nuys, Calif., is tipped to become the Sooners’ first soph starter since 1947. Budka of Pompano Beach, Fla., and Notre Dame’s spring confidence point to a stronger lineup as Washington’s Rose Bowl veterans rebuild. Other pivot candidates include Eller, Bris, Butsko, and Reardon from North Carolina, Maryland, Citadel, and Minnesota, all vying for jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erback
Wilkinson
Sooners
Siler
Kermit Jorgensen
Washington
Des
Som van Nuys
Calif
Budka
Pompano Beach
Fla
Maryland
Mike Reardon
Citadel
Turner And Flock Turn To Midgets At Winston-Salem
Turner and Flock, banned by NASCAR for union activity, raced midgets at Union Cross track as Bowman Gray Stadium hosted rival NASCAR events. Turner led early heat but spark plug failure sidelined him. he won the 20 lap consolation. Flock disliked midgets after one spin, saying he did not fit. Bay Church dominated, winning three events including the feature, a Slap heat, and the 20 lap trophy dash. Sparky Garrell won the remaining heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem Um
Curtis Turner
Tim Flock
Turner
Flock
National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing
Nascar
Union Cross Track
Winston-Salem
Bowman Gray Stadium
Roanoke
Atlanta
Bay Church
Sparky Garrell
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U.S
Leffingwell
Karen Hantze
San Diego
Christine Truman
Great Britain
AP Wirepnoto
Bowman Gray
Winston-Salem, N.C
VFW
I Grosscup
Bardot
Monroe
Ingmar Berman
Layne
van Brocklin
Linitas
Fairfield
Conn
Grosseup
Bobby Layne
Steelers
Norm van Brockiin
Unitas
Turner and Flock
Eddie Dyer
New City
Dyer
Art Richardson
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