Notre Dame Faces Southern Cal In West Coast Bowl Bid
The 1947 college football season wraps with Notre Dame’s clash against Southern California in Los Angeles as the Irish seek the national title amid a year full of surprises. Army crushes Navy 21 0 and Michigan regains Western prominence while multiple conferences crown champs before New Year bowls.
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Will Grimsley
New York
Notre Dame
Southern California
Los Angeles
Fighting Irish
Trojans
Michigan
Army
Navy
Southern Cal
Pasadena
Ole Miss
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Mississippi
Charley Eeeety
Barney Poole
Mississippi State
TCU
Memphis
Delta Rowl
Southern Methodist
Texas
Rice
SMU
Penn State
William and Mary
North Carolina
Browns open minor league talks. Dewitt eyes upbeat draft
St Louis Browns officials led by General Manager Bill Dewitt arrive at the minor league convention seeking further trades after adding 425000 from four deals. They aim to build a younger team around Bob Dillinger Paul Lehner and Al Zarilla with most players under 29 while pitcher moves loom.
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St. Louis Browns
Joe Reichler Ami
Jeff Heath
Jake Early
Browns
Bill Dewitt
Charles
Zach Taylor
Vern Stephens
Jack Kramer
St. Louis
Dewitt
Nelson Potter
Clem Dreisewerd
Red Sox
Bob Dillinger
Paul Lehner
al Zarilla
David Harum
Tar Heels Lose Sugar Bowl Chance Amid Orange Bowl Snub
The 1947 North Carolina Tar Heels faced disappointment as the Orange Bowl passed them over for Kansas and Georgia Tech, leaving Carolina to weigh a Tangerine Bowl bid with Catawba in Orlando while Maryland muses on the Gator Bowl.
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Allionga Wey
Los Angeles
University of North Carolina Tar Heels
Tar Heels
Alabama
Texas
Virginia
Carl Snavely
New Orleans
Miami
Georgia Tech
Kansas
North Carolina
Carolina
Tar Eels
Chapel Hill
Wake Forest
Carlina
Tar Heel
Uts
Tech
Basketball Season Opens at Madison Square Garden With Tulane
The roundup notes Tulane brings five New Orleans players and ten from Indiana to open the big time doubleheader slate at Madison Square Garden. It also mentions Cliff Wells' Tulane hire, an eleven doubleheaders pre Christmas, Bradleys tough bill in Peoria, and various boxers and football players shifting to hoops.
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New York
Notre Dame
Southern California
Tulane
Madison Square Garden
New Orleans
Indiana
Kentucky
Illinois
Cliff Wells
Cliff
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Buiffalo
Peoria
Bradley
Hardin- Simmons
West Texas State
Texas Christian
Arward
Quote Unquote Frank Boucher on hockey gate cuts
Rangers manager Frank Boucher argues hockey expansion hinges on sharing gate receipts with visiting teams. He notes baseball has long used such arrangements and suggests hockey needs similar business practices to grow.
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Frank Boucher
N. Y. Rangers
Monday Matinee Ed Bang's Fight Show Four
The listing advertises a boxing program hosted by Ed Bang in Cleveland with four bouts scheduled for tomorrow's matinee. Event details include time and venue to attract local fight fans.
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Ed Bang
Cleveland News
Tomorrow Presents
Miami May Accept Sun Bowl Invitation
Miami university's athletic board planned a special session to consider and likely accept an invitation for the unbeaten football team to play in the Sun Bowl in El Paso Texas. The bid was telephoned to Sid Gillman in Cleveland where Miami officials attended a Mid American conference meeting.
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Oxford
Miami University
el Paso
Tex
Sid Gillman
Cleveland
Miami
Yankees and Browns clash for All-America title Dec 14
New York Yankees meet the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference championship on December 14 for a rematch of the previous season.
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New York
New York Yankees
Cleveland Browns
UNC Cross Country Extends Unbeaten Streak at Virginia
The UNC men and women extend to 17 straight wins after a 17 44 victory over Virginia harriers to end their second undefeated season.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
University of Virginia Harriers
New Year's Day Bowl Lineups From Across the Nation
The Associated Press lists numerous Jan 1 bowls with teams set for high profile matchups. Michigan faces Southern California in the Rose Bowl while Alabama meets Texas in the Sugar Bowl. Other games include SMU versus Penn State in the Cotton Bowl and Kansas against Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl.
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Boston College
Ox Dagrosa
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Bill Kern
Pittsburgh
Pitt
Pasadena
Calif
Michigan
Southern California
New Orleans
Alabama
Texas
Dallas
Southern Methodist
Penn State
Miami
Kansas
Georgia Tech
el Paso
Tex
Texas Tech
Memphis
Tenn
William and Mary
Fresno
College of Pacific
Jacksonville
Indians Back Wins Top Scoring Honors
Fullback Lee Spears of Catawba’s North State conference champions scored 67 points to take individual scoring honors for the season. Tony Georgiana, a Catawba back, held the title last year. John Charles of Lenoir Rhyne and Bob Gordon of Guilford tied for second with 48 points, while Appalachian State backs Johnny Hollars and Tom Murdock tied for fourth with 42 points.
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Greensboro
Lee Spears
Catawba
Tony Georgiana
John Charles
Lenoir- Rhyne
Bob Gordon
Guilford
Appalachian State
Johnny Hollars
Tom Murdock
Gambino Tops Southern Conference in 1947 Scoring
Cinderella of the Southern Conference Lucien Gambino of Maryland led the 1947 scoring race with 16 touchdowns and 9 12 points, adding two touchdown passes. He was voted second MVP behind Charlie Justice and earned All-Southern honors as Maryland and North Carolina battled for top league honors.
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Richmond
Lucien
Lu) Gambino
University of Maryland
Baltimore
Clark Shaughnessy
Terps
Shaughnessy
Gambino
North Carolina
Charlie
Choo-Choo
University of Indiana
Maryland
Army
Jack
William and Mary's Indians
Wake Forest
North Carolina State
Justice
University of Virginia
Colorado joins Big Six Conference expansion announced
The University of Colorado officially joined the Big Six conference today, expanding the seven-team group that began in 1928. The league will retain the Big Six name for now, and no new nickname has been adopted following March 1 membership approval.
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Kansas City
University of Colorado
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Big Six
Colorado
Conference Spotlight Shifts To Basketball
Richmond VA December 1 The Southern conference basketball week opens with 14 games on the slate including a George Washington versus Quantico Marines opener at Quantico. William and Mary meets The Citadel and Wake Forest meets George Washington on Saturday. North Carolina State's Wolfpack should be the busiest with three games after two early nonconference wins.
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Circuit Quints
Quantico
George Washington University Colonials
Quantico Marines
William and Mary
Citadel
Wake Forest
George Washington
North Carolina State
Stags Sell Charles Halbert to Warriors for 7500
Chicago Stags announce the sale of center Charles Halbert to the Philadelphia Warriors for 7500 dollars, noting the price as among the highest ever paid for a basketball player.
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Chicago
Chicago Stags
Basketball Association of America
Charles Halbert
Philadelphia Warriors
Gator Bowl signs Terps and Georgia for New Year’s game
Georgia and Maryland will meet in the Gator Bowl on New Year’s Day in Jacksonville. Georgia agreed earlier and signed the contract after finishing 7 4. Maryland, 7 2 and 1, earned the bid following a scoreless tie with North Carolina State. Coach Jim Tatum brings prior bowl experience to Maryland and previously coached Oklahoma in the second Gator Bowl.
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N.Y.U
Tech
Miami
Bill Alexander
Catawba
Mighty Indians
Orlando
Fla
Jacksonville
Carolina
Wake Forest
State
College Park
Jim Tatum
Terps
Wolfpack State
Georgia
J. Barrington Darby
North Carolina State
Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Darby
University of Oklahoma Sooners
N. C. State
Tatum
Clark Shaughnessy
Elkin Foe Changes in Tigers Bowl Matchup
Jamestown High was slated to face Elkin in the Textile Bowl at Leaksville but Elkin will not meet Jamestown because the conference blocks postseason play. Jamestown may be led by Kenneth T Miller if Coach Cobb remains hospitalized. the Tigers will instead play a team that beat them 13-7 earlier.
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AL Jennings
Enterprise
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Tar Heels
Carl Snavely
Jamestown
Elkin High School
Flying Tigers
Jamestown High
Leaksville
Schoolfield
Tiger
Tigers
Cobb
Kenneth T Miller
Hail Cannons Tried Across Europe In Early 1900s
The article notes European nations spent large sums on hail cannons in the early century to prevent hail. The devices fired a ring of smoke but produced no projectile and were worthless. It states Americans use about 70 buttons per person annually.
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