Navy calls special panel to probe football coaching policy
Annapolis Navy leaders convened an eight member advisory panel to review overall athletic policy, focusing on the practice of periodically rotating officers as football coaches. The panel will study multiple sports and assess the proposed civilian or Navy coaching options amid a woeful two season record.
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Annapolis
The
Navy
James L. Holloway
Ingram
Adm
Jonas Ingram
Academy
Tom Hamilton
Notre Dame
California
Georgia Tech
Army
Pennsylvania
Penn State
Middies
John E. Whelchel
Holloway
Naval Academy Athletic Association
Hamilton
R. B. (Whitey) Taylor
Robert E. Dornin
William R. Kane
Kane
Tarawa
North State League raises limits and salaries for 1948 action
North State Baseball league approves raising player limit from 15 to 17 and lifts salary cap to 2600 a month. Clubs may carry five veterans five limited service players and seven rookies. All star games slated for Thomasville ballpark June 13 and August 3. Season opens April 30 with extended schedule to September 4. Admission raised to 60 cents. Landis shifts operations to Albemarle.
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AL Jennings
Enterprise
Thomasville
Salisbury
North State
National Association
Jimmy Gruzdis
Gruzdis
Hi- Toms
Landis
Albemarle
DiMaggio Signs One Year Deal Worth Sixty Thousand
Joe DiMaggio secures a one year contract at about 60 000 with the Yankees marking his first raise in six seasons. The 33 year old center fielder returns from military service and injury rehab to anchor a club that has dominated the pennant era. DiMaggio’s value is highlighted by the team’s revenue and attendance boosts during the wartime and postwar periods.
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Harry Grayson
NEW York
NEA
Joe DiMaggio
DiMaggio
Army
New York Americans
Bronx Bombers
Messrs. Webb
Topping
Weiss
DeMaggio
Yankees
Babe Ruth
Frank _risch
Ruth
DiMag
Bombers
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Yanks
Fights Last Night
Boxers across cities reported results in brief bouts. Enrique Bolanos won on points in Oakland over John L. Davis while Vince Foster stopped Freddie Archer in Omaha. Jean Richard knocked out Vic Young in Portland and Jesus Lamela earned a decision over Danny Rosati in Miami with Rosati disqualified in the fifth round.
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Omaha
Vince Foster
Freddie Archer
Newark
N. J
Portland
Jean Richard
Montreal
Vic Young
Saco
Miami
Fla
Jesus Lamela
Havana
Danny Rosati
N. Y
Cy Godfrey
Rosati
Williams Surprises Bosox By Accepting 1948 Terms
Ted Williams, star of the Boston Red Sox, agreed by telegraph and phone to a 1948 contract believed to be the highest in baseball history, exceeding $80,000 annually. Manager Joe Cronin withheld exact figures, calling the deal satisfactory to the league's batting leader.
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Williams
Bosox
Boston
Jan
Fenway Park
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Joe Cronin
Princeton
Minn
Cronin
Ted
Florida Everglades
Fenway
Joe McCarthy
Sarasota
Joe
Red Sox
Cleveland
Bob Feller
Tom Yawkey
Blackwell Signs with Reds for 1948 Season
Ewell Blackwell, the right handed pitcher with 16 straight wins including a no hitter, signed to play for Cincinnati Reds for the 1948 campaign. The deal, announced in Cincinnati, could exceed 25000 dollars in salary.
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Cincinnati
Ewell Blackwell
Cincinnati Reds
Mulleavy Named Manager of Greenville Spinners 1948
Greg Mulleavy, veteran minor league pilot and infielder, was named manager of the Greenville Spinners of the South Atlantic League for the 1948 season in Greenville South Carolina on January 8.
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Greenville
S. C
Greg Mulleavy
Greenville Spinners
Sports Roundup: Mandel, Rules Change and Coaches Tales
New York reports Mandel’s Detroit Lions sale talks cooling after a low bid. University of Detroit stadium expansion discussed. Football free substitution rule changed amid cheating concerns. Bay Area coach Woodruff comments on football culture. Rhode Island State basketball loses player to Newport fire brigade. College baseball plaques awarded to Coakley, McKale, and Shipley for 102 years’ coaching combined.
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New York
Detroit Lions
Fredriie Mandel
Briggs Stadium
Lions
Mandel
U. of Detroit
Coaches Football Rules Committee
Jackie Allen
Rhode Island
Newport, R. I
College Baseball Coaches Association
Andy Coakley
Clumbia
Fritz McKale
Arizona
Burt Shipley
Maryland
Two Southern Conference Nights Preview and Results
Duke faces New York University at Madison Square Garden while Richmond hosts Hampden Sydney in Richmond. George Washington beat Virginia 61 55 and William and Mary routed Randolph Macon 68 35. Hanes Hosiery edged High Point and Appalachian State beat McCrary as the tempo grows Friday and Saturday with five league games each night.
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Richmond
Duke University
Blue Devils
Madison Square Garden
New York
New York University
University of Richmond
Hampden-Sydney
Garden
Duke
Long Island University
Tigers
Bengals
William and Mary
Colonials
George Washington
Virginia
Randolph Macon
North Carolina
Hanes
High Point
Boone
Appalachian
McCrary
Tandberg Fights Maxim at Madison Square Garden Tomorrow
Heavyweight contenders Olle Tandberg and Joey Maxim meet at Madison Square Garden with winner favored to claim big payoff. A separate MSG doubleheader tonight features West Virginia and New York University chasing flawless basketball records.
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Tandberg
Maxim
New York
Olle Tandberg
Joey Maxim
Madison Square Garden
West Virginia
New York University
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Goodsyear Tires
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Enrique Bolanos
Mexico City
John L. Davis
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Blackwell Signs
Hugh
Fullerton, JR
Bob Woodruff
Bayr
NYU
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