Tunney for national athletic commissioner? A wary view
The author questions Gene Tunney's fitness to head national sports regulation. He argues government control would corrode sports, favors internal self regulation like baseball, and warns against laws that enforcement may fail. He praises Tunney's intellect but doubts regulatory role and warns of political meddling.
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Truman
Gene Tunney
Baloney
Tunney
Ring
Uncle Sam
Judge Landis
Happy Chandler
Philadelphia
West Point
Bombers rout High Point as Smanley powers Asheville win
Asheville Bombers beat High Point College 53 to 39 in a game led by Bee Smanley who scored 20 in the second half after a tight first period. Bill Sheets led High Point with 10 points as the Purple Panthers fall short. Tonight High Point travels to Cullowhee to face Western Carolina Teachers College Catamounts.
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Cullowhee
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Purple Panthers
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Bill Sheets
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Cale
Lombardy
Henry
Demmyng
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Dowtin
Patton
Harris
Horne
Reese
Fowler
Gaddy
Dodgers compiling a manager’s manual from Rickey talks
New York dispatch notes the Dodgers working on a managers manual based on Boss Branch Rickey’s pre training school talks in the south. The project will take time to ensure accuracy before press. The piece also mentions Jim Tatum's potential pay raise and Bud Wilkinson as a possible successor if he leaves Oklahoma for Maryland. Bill Brown’s health farm at Garrison reaches its 37th anniversary despite early doubts.
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Dodgers
Branch Rickey
South
Rickey
Jim Tatum
Oklahoma
Maryland
Jim
Tatum
Bud Wilkinson
Bill Brown
Garrison
N. Y
Bill
Today’s Guest Star at Alton Tomorrows Football Commentary
Bob Paulos of Alton Illinois previews the university scene noting the University of Minnesota president regrets the Big Nine succumbing to the football craze. He implies that stance places Minnesota in line with UCLA in athletic focus.
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Bob Paulos
Alton
University of Minnesota
Big Nine
UCLA
Villanova track coach directs team from home during illness
Jim Elliott guides the Villanova track squad by phone or in person at his home while an illness keeps him away from the field. Harvard Nebraska high school lists two Cooks and a Hamburger on its basketball lineup, though the joke hints they are not hungry.
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Jim Elliott
Villanova
Harvard
Neb
Yankees Schedule Night Baseball Reveal for 1947
New York Yankees to play 14 night games at home and 14 on the road under lights in 1947. Visiting American League teams to have two night games at Yankee Stadium. Road trips include Boston Chicago St. Louis Philadelphia and Washington Cleveland details. First home night game pits the White Sox against the Yankees in May.
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Larry MacPhail
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Briggs Stadium
White Sox
California clubs seek Oakland site for college baseball title
Clint Evans proposes holding the collegi ate baseball championships in Oakland California promising strong turnout if eastern teams attend. The Reds expect Franklin Blumholtz a former Indiana athlete and Columbia standout to become their regular center fielder. Red Vinson Jr son of the chief justice also stars in basketball for Washington and Lee noted as a fiery scrapper and skilled floor man.
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Clint Evans
Oakland
Calif
Cincy Reds
Franklin Blumholtz
Indiana A
Columbia
S. C
Red Vinson, Jr
Washington and Lee
Water Baseball to Start in Florida City Opening
Orlando announces the world's newest sport water baseball will be inaugurated Tuesday on Lake Estelle. Two girl teams from Orlando's tropical models school will join another girls team to chase balls and race for bases. Each seven member squad will play on a shrunken diamond.
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Fla
Orlando Chamber of Commerce
Lake Estelle
School For
Tropical Models
Citadel Boxing Beats Clemson in Wartime Return
The Citadel boxing team resumed after a wartime pause and defeated Clemson last night by a large margin, 444 to 3%.
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S. C
Citadel
Clemson
Tomlinson Teams Rally for Double Victory Over Western Electric
Tomlinson High School split wins against Western Electric Electrons with dominant late runs. Tomlinson girls, led by All-State Mage Idol, held off Twin-City pressure to seal a 41 41 tie before finishing 51 43.
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High Point
Western Electric
Electrons
Idol
Heath
Owens
Tomlinson Girls
Ian Ingram
Collins
Burns
Knight
Frank Evans
Charlie Collins
Mayberry
Wake Forest
Mooresville Boys Beat Thomasville In City Doubleheader
Mooresville girls win 18 to 13 at Thomasville while Mooresville boys take a 44 to 34 victory over Thomasville in Hauss Gymnasium. Goodman scores 14 for Mooresville, Bally adds 12 for Thomasville as the night features balanced scoring and multiple substitutes.
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Beard
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Duke and NC State Duel for Southern Title in Durham
Five Southern Conference games top the slate with Duke facing North Carolina State in Durham for league supremacy. Maryland edges Virginia Tech 57 49, meets Virginia Military Institute in Lexington as Richmond vs William and Mary and Washington and Lee vs Virginia Tech also play, and Furman beats The Citadel 59 51 before facing South Carolina.
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Citadel
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Allen Jay Splits Doubleheader At Hendersonville
Allen Jay's girls beat Hendersonville all-stars 33 to 26 while the boys fell to UNC extension division 31 to 26. Mary Huff scored 29 points for the girls as both teams set to play again tonight at Mars Hill High School.
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Hendersonville
Hendersonville All-Stars
UNC
Mary Huff
Mars Hill High School
Chinese sauerkraut history credits Chinese origins
History notes that the Chinese, not the Germans, deserve credit for sauerkraut. It states the cabbage was fermented with wine to make the dish credited to China.
Barney Ross Returns to Work After War and Rehab
Barney Ross, once welterweight champion, reports to his new boss Milton Blackstone in New York to begin a labor relations job after a malaria and malaria-related narcotics recovery. He plans a California trip to settle business and hopes to see Cathy, the dancer awaiting him after wartime illness.
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Barney
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Guadalcanal
Windy City
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Milton Blackstone
California
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Canal
Nightly college and service team scores across the region
Results show Navy 60 over Columbia 5 and Baltimore Loyola 68 over Rider 58. Villanova 49 beat Kings Point 35. Thiel 52 over St. Vincent Pa 33. Indiana Pa Teachers 45 over Edinboro Pa Teachers 44. West Virginia Tech 64 over Concord 48. Alderson Broaddus 79 over Shepherd 38. Fairmont State 80 over West Virginia Wesleyan 51. North Carolina State 57 over Bluefield State 44. Xavier Cincinnati 41 over Marshall 53. Duquesne 59 over John Carroll 54. Miami Ohio 60 over Miami Florida 44. Ohio University 36 beat Findlay 72. Mt Union 51 over Heidelberg 43. Bliss Business 49 over Rio Grande 0. Maryland 57 over Virginia Tech 49. East Carolina Teachers 52 over Norfolk Navy 49 in OT. Furman 589 over The Citadel 51. Virginia Union 66 over Shaw Univ 35. Rand. Macon 51 over Gallaudet 36. Murray Kentucky 49 over Delta Mississippi 45. Hampden Sydney 67 over USS Midway.
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John Marshall
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Jim Tatum Rumored as Maryland Coach
Norman Oklahoma January reports say Jim Tatum, 32, Chicago native, could take over as head coach and athletic director at Maryland after leading Oklahoma to a Big Six co championship and a Gator Bowl win. Officials from both schools promised announcements this afternoon amid contract questions.
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Okla
Jim Tatum
Oklahoma Sooners
Clark Shaughnessy
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Redskins Sign Texas Tackle Henry Harris for 1947 48
The Washington Redskins announce Henry Harris age 23 a Texas Longhorn tackle has signed to play in the NFL for 1947 and 1948. Harris joins the roster as a professional after starring at the University of Texas.
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Washington Redskins
Henry Harris
University of Texas
Leslie O Connor Named President of North American Soccer League
Leslie O Connor of the Chicago White Sox becomes president of the North American Soccer League in the Midwest pro loop. The appointment places a former baseball executive at the helm of a rising league during the current season.
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Leslie O'Connor
Chicago White Sox
North American Soccer League
Midwest
Trautman Moves Baseball Offices to Columbus
In Durham on January 18 the new minor league baseball commissioner George M. Trautman said a further ten days are needed to complete the relocation of the national association headquarters from Durham to Columbus Ohio. Trautman and office assistants Helen King and Jeanne Sullivan are learning the functions of retiring Commissioner W G Bramhams office.
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National Association
Columbus
Ohio
George M. Trautman
Trautman
Tavo
Helen King
Jeanne Sullivan
W. G. Bramham
Calumet Farm Tops Illinois Track Earnings in 1946
Calumet Farm led all stables with the highest earnings on Illinois tracks in 1946 totaling 200 450 dollars. The farm topped rival outfits as race winnings surged nationally.
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Calumet Farm
Illinois
Fennimore Expected to Sign With Chicago Bears
Oklahoma Aggies star Bob Fenimore arrives for an exam on his bad knee before signing with the Chicago Bears. George Halas hints Fenimore will receive a modest deal, following rival Charley Bidwill's near 100000 contract for Charley Trippi. The move continues NFL gains in a busy signing period.
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Chicago Bears
Charles Chaberlain
Chicago
Bob Fenimore
George Halas
Oklahoma Aggies
Halas
Charley Bidwell
Cardinals
Charley Trippi
Palmer House
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George
Bidwill
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Sid Luckman
Trippi
New York Yankees
Clyde Laforce
Tulsa
Detroit Lions
San Francisco Bears
Buffalo Bisons
Grange says Trippi’s $100000 deal peanuts to me
Red Grange defends Trippi's reported $100,000 four season Chicago Cubs contract as impressive but says his own earnings from 1925 to 1926 totaled far more once gate receipts and percentages are counted. He notes he supports Trippi getting all he can but sticks to his bigger historical earnings.
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Chicago
Red Grange
Charley Trippi
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Georgia Lad
Trippi
Red
New York
Charley Bidwill
Cardinals
George Halas
Bears
George Wilson
Washington
Los Angeles
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The
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C. C. Pyle
Pointers Meet High Point Bison In Conference Opener
Asheville brings an uncertain strength to wrap against High Point on their home court at 8 o clock. The Bison lose co captain Jack Hawks for two to three weeks while Bill Ollington covers Hawks duties. Ray Hunsucker and Richard Crowder lead the Pointers with a latest stretch of non conference wins and a confident crowd is expected.
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Bill Campbell
Asheville
High Point
Bison
Jack Hawks
Bill Ollington
Maroons
Billy Ray Hunsucker
Richard Crowder
Tony Simeon
Trinity Five Runs Past Pilot 45 to 29 in Upset Free Clash
Trinity's high riding basketball team defeated Pilot 45 to 29 for their tenth straight high school win. Only a loss to High Point College junior varsity mars the Bulldogs' flawless streak under Coach Milliard Cobles.
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Budogs
High Point College
Milliard Coble
Mangrum Takes Early Richmond Open Lead
United States open champion Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago shot 64 and 67 to net 131 after 36 holes, one stroke ahead of George Schoux of San Bruno. The pair led a field where 54 players matched or beat par 142 and 46 finished under par at the Richmond open golf tournament.
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Lloyd Mangrum
Chicago
Richmond Country Club
Manngrum
George Schoux
San Bruno
White Plains
Schoux
Fights Last Night Roundup of Boxers by Associated Press
Baltimore Johnny Johnson outpointed Vic Young in an eight round bout. Cleve Bailey defeated Jimmy Richards on points in Philadelphia. Aaron Perry stopped Earl Turner in Hollywood in eight. Luis Castillo scored a 3 round TKO over Jackie Turner in Vancouver.
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Philadelphia
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N. J
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Hollywood
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Aaron Perry
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D. C
Earl Turner
Oakland
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Luis Castillo
Mexico City
Jackie Turner
Vancouver
Panther Jayvees Beat All-Stars 50 28 In Show of Dominance
High Point junior varsity, coached by Seymore Franklin, overwhelmed Chapel Hill all-stars 50 to 28. Jack Byerly led the scoring with 18 points, sparking the effort from the outset.
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Chapel Hill
Seymore Franklin
Jayvees
Jack Byerly
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