Olympic Leaders Vote To Boycott
U S Olympic Committee votes 68 to 6 to back Avery Brundage in boycotting the Winter Games if the amateur hockey association entry is allowed. Brundage flies to St Moritz for a January 27 showdown with the IOC to press the ultimatum. The A H A is backed by the Swiss committee despite American protests.
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Chicago
U. S. Olympic Committee
Avery Brundage
Switzerland
Hockey Association
Brundage
Europe
International Olympic Committee
St. Moritz
Lo.c
A.H.A
U.S
Tommy Lockhart
New York Madison Square Garden
Brown
Boston Arena
A.A.U
N.C.A.A
International Ice Hockey Federation
Mack Promises Winning Team With Pitchers
Connie Mack says the Philadelphia Athletics will rely on a strong battery as he builds for 1948. Pitchers Marchildon McCahan Fowler Scheib Coleman Dietrich Christopher Savage remain unsigned except for Coleman, Christopher and Savage. Marchildon, a 19 game winner last season, returns from a Canadian home to sign. his renewed form is a key win for the club.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
Batterymen
Mack
Florida
Athletics
Phil Marchildon
Bill McCahan
Dick Fowler
Carl Scheib
Joe Coleman
Bill Dietrich
Russ Christopher
Bob Savage
Coleman
Christopher
Savage
Marchildon
Shibe Park
Pentanguishene
Ontario
Earl Mack
Connie
Royal Canadian Airforce
College Basketball Scores From AP Slate
Catholic University edged St Marys 50 to 46 while Northwestern defeated Marquette 68 to 38. Kentucky beat Georgia Tech 71 to 56 and Wisconsin topped Purdue 49 to 44. Illinois downed Indiana 46 to 45.
Don Faurot and Wallace Wade tipped for major posts
A New York sports roundup cites Don Faurot of Missouri as a Navy football coaching candidate and Wallace Wade of Duke as a prospective Southeastern Conference commissioner. The source notes Hamilton’s two year plan to reorganize the civilian coaching setup and hints at debate over needing a conference commissioner amid NCAA concerns.
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New York
Don Faurot
Missouri
Navy
Wallace Wade
Duke
Faurot
Don
Tom Hamilton
Iowa Seahawks
Jacksonville Navy
Hamilton
Wade
S.E.C
N.C.A.A
Sanity E
Mount Pleasant-Makowski and Parrish Sims Face Contenders
A northern paper cites Mount Pleasant High School under Makowski with 298 wins to 21 losses. Parrish High under Sims shows 114 victories and 4 losses this year, with 88 straight wins over three seasons. Question raised: are there stronger claims?
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a _ northern
Sig Makofski
Mount Pleasant High School
Schenectady
N. Y
Bill Wise
Selma
Ala
Times-Journal
Parrish High
Conner Sims
Mount Pleasant
Makowski
Parrish
Sims
Cleaning the Cuff on Collegiate Hockey and Basketball Too
Cleaning the Cuff notes Colgate players Tommy Dockrell and Bruce Gardner on the official Olympic hockey squad combined for 57 goals and as many assists last season. Auburn basketball coach Danny Doyle mentions two Hill brothers Ed and George Hill, both over six feet, and jokes about eyeing Maine and recruiting Val ees.
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Tommy Dockrell
Bruce Gardner
Colgate U
Danny Doyle
Auburn
George Hill
Maine
Riggs and Kramer Meet in Chapel Hill Tennis Match
In Chapel Hill North Carolina on January 20 Bobby Riggs and Jack Kramer both have eight wins on their barnstorming tour. They are scheduled to play tonight at Woollen Gymnasium in a closely watched exhibition.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Bobby Riggs
Jack Kramer
Woollen Gymnasium
Wisconsin Kentucky Kansas State Baylor Strengthen Title Bids
Wisconsin, Kentucky, Kansas State and Baylor won key games to tighten title bids in their conferences while Minnesota moved within striking distance of Big Nine leaders with a 72-56 win over Iowa. Kentucky outlasted Georgia Tech 71-56 in the SEC, Kansas State beat Iowa State 61-42, Baylor defeated Texas Christian 52-48, and Illinois edged Indiana 46-45 in Champaign. Minnesota’s 72-56 win over Iowa followed a 51-? road upset of Illinois, signaling a tightening race as Kansas and Arkansas held strong in the Big Six/Big Seven flow.
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New York
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Kansas State
Baylor
Minnesota
Gophers
Badgers
Purdue
Boilermakers
Madison
Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
Gay Tech
Wildcats
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Kentuckians
Tulane
Iowa State
Manhattan
Kas
Kansas
Bears
Texas Christian
Arkansas
Texas
Big Nine
Indiana
Champaign
van Anderson
Northwestern
Pes
Willie Turnesa Leads Palm Beach Winter Golf Match
The 40th winter tourney opens with medalist Willie Turnesa leading 62 qualifiers at Palm Beach golf club. Turnesa shot 35 36 71 to finish one over par, five strokes ahead of defending champion John Cushman and W A Caswell. He faces Walter A Reynolds next with an 80 qualifying score.
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Palm Beach
Fila
Winter Golf League
Willie Turnesa
New York
Turnesa
Palm Beach Golf Club
John Cushman
W. A. Caswell
Walter A. Reynolds
Southern Loop Boxing Finals Set At USC In March
The University of South Carolina will host the 1948 Southern Conference Boxing championships on March 5 and 6. Participating teams include Citadel, South Carolina, Clemson and Maryland with Maryland the defending champion.
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College Park
University of South Carolina
George D. Quigley
Citadel
South Carolina
Clemson
Maryland
Quigley
Lavern Roach Seeks Middleweight Title Rise From Plainview
Lavern Roach, a 22-year-old Texas marine from Plainview, aims for the middleweight championship after a rapid ascent with 23 pro fights. He recently headlined at Madison Square Garden by defeating Tony Janko, sparking talk of a $100,000 gate with Marcel Cerdan. His family backs his drive to fund his parents and a garage business back home, aided by a Plainview girl.
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Plainview
Tex
Lavern Roach
Texas Marine
Pride of
Roach
Tony Janko
Madison Square Garden
New York
Marcel Cerdan
Panhandle
Exmarine
Quitaque
Yankee Hurlers Agree To Terms For 1948 Season
Three New York Yankees pitching prospects Fred Bradley Bill Wight and Clarence Marshall have agreed to terms offered by the club for the 1948 season. The Yanks announced the receipt of the hurler contracts yesterday bringing to 17 the number of players in the fold for the coming season. Wight Bradley and Marshall toiled for Kansas City's pennant winning American Association Blues last year accounting for 40 of the club's victories.
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New York
New York Yankees
Fred Bradley
Bill Wight
Clarence Marshall
Yanks
Wight
Bradley
Marshall
Kansas City
Fights Last Night Card Reports Boxing Outcomes
Associated Press results show Willie Pep defeating Joey Angelo in Hartford in a 10 round non title bout. Dennis Brady outpointed Willie Beltram in Hartford while Al Hersh outpointed Frankie Abrams in Brooklyn and Bill Brown outpointed Frank Lacy in Baltimore with Frankie Vigeant and Bobby Lee drawing in New Haven.
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Boston
Willie Pep
Hartford
Conn
Joey Angelo
Providence
R. I
New York
Dennis
Pat” Brady
Willie Beltram
Brooklyn
al Hersh
Frankie Abrams
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Bill Brown
New Haven
Frank Lacy
Frankie Vigeant
Bobby Lee
Drew
Plans Set for 1948 Tri-State Golden Gloves Meet
Mercury Athletic club members meet at the Sheraton with Paul Apple presiding as Louis Fisher and W. F. Bailey outline AAU aims. A full set of committees is appointed for the March 4 6 boxing tournament to be held locally, including general chairs tickets housing trophies ushers and more.
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Mercury Athletic Club
Sheraton
Paul Apple
Louis Fisher
Carolinas Aau
Amateur Athletic Union
W. F. Bailey
Amateur Athletic Organization
AAU
Fisher
Bailey
Jim Steele
Bob Roberts
Dick Short
Bill Faircloth
Floyd Evans
A. R. McMullan
Bill Montgomery
Faye McCollum
Howard Wright
Homer Smith
Cliff Koontz
Jeff Pierce
Howard Raper
Henry Delappe
J. M. Petty
Brooks Harrington
Johnson
Hunky Harris
Minor Leagues Conference Debates Player Rule
In Columbus Ohio January 20 minor league executives gathered for a five day conference led by George M Trautman to discuss interpretation of the rule restricting high school or American Legion players. Trautman halted the opening day session to allow uninterrupted discussion and noted no side agreements may be made outside the official contract with players.
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Columbus
Ing
American Legion
George M. Trautman
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Trautman
Shotton predicts Leo Durocher to win pennant for Brooklyn
Veteran manager Burt Shotton says he will never manage again and predicts Leo Durocher will clinch the National League pennant for Brooklyn in July if he has the breaks. Shotton, honored by the New York Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America, praises Durocher as the best fit to lead Brooklyn.
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New York
Burt Shotton
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn
Bartow
Fla
Baseball Writers Association of America
Shotton
Durocher
Hanes Hosiery Men Face North State Foes
Winston Salem January 19 Hanes Hosiery basketball moves into a week with only the boys team active after the weekend split with Westinghouse. Eton College's Christians visit for a return game while Hanes seeks to extend its perfect North State Conference record. Nance leads scoring with 269 points, joined by Greer 235 Loftis 205 and veteran contributions from Creer and Anderson.
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Winston-Salem
Hanes
Westinghouse
Virgil Yow
Greenville
S. C
Duncan
Pelzer
Eton College
Hugh Hampton
Cedric Loftis
All-Southern
Dave Creer
Don Anderson
Hilliard Nance
McCrary
Nance
Greer
Loftis
One Game Tonight as Cage Activity Stalls in Carolina
Basketball in North Carolina slows to a standstill with only Appalachian at Western Carolina on the slate. Friday's High Point-North Carolina State game was canceled and NC State shifts home activity to Raleigh Memorial Hall not ready by Friday. In last night action Atlantic Christian beat State 50 42 in Elon and Catawba defeated McCrary Eagles 60 38.
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North Carolina
Appalachian
Western Carolina
Wolfpack
Raleigh
Memorial Hall
Atlantic Christian
Catawba
McCrary Eagles
Winning Colts Named at Race
OLDSMAR Florida January 20 Wayne Kernick has named Sure Gift and Frosty River both winners in prior outings for the $800 Belleair purse at Sunshine Park. Sure Gift won by three lengths in a mile and a sixteenth on January 10 and is favored to hold off Frosty River a short course speedster over the mile and 70 yards today. Frosty River won a three quarter mile dash in her Oldsmar debut and may show ability to last as well as sprint.
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Oldsmar
Fia
Wayne Kernick
Sure Gift
Frosty River
Belleair
Sunshine Park
Minor Changes Foreseen For 1948 Cage Campaign
Yale president Howard Hobson reports the national basketball coaches association will standardize rules to reduce whistle blowing. Henry Iba of Oklahoma A&M will direct uniform interpretation with a showing of game films to officials coaches and players. The group aims for more scoring emphasis while improving shooting accuracy.
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New Haven
Conn
National Association of Basketball Coaches of the
United States
Howard Hobson
Yale
Hobson
University of Oregon
Henry P. Iba
Oklahoma A. & M
NABC
Iba
Ray Oosting
Trinity
Hartford
Alvin Julian
Holy Cross
Lou Alexander
Rochester
Raynor Greene
Cornell
Bernie Carnevale
Navy
Ossie Cowles
Harold Foster
Wisconsin
W. M. Stallcup
Missouri
Whitey Backus
Southern Methodist
E. F. Shedton
Wyoming
Sam Barryr
Southern California
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