Oklahoma Aggies To Meet Kentucky Cats In 1949 NCAA Final
In Seattle on March 26 the Oklahoma Aggies prepared to face the Kentucky Wildcats, one of the era’s premier Elite teams, aiming to win the NCAA crown and bring the title home to Oklahoma.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Oklahoma
Oakland
Cal
Cleveland
Indians
Bob Lemon
Tribe
Oakland Oaks
Sam Zoldak
Coaches Seek Rules Clarity for Ending Basketball Games
The piece discusses proposals to curb late game fouling including a rule where the fouling player shoots the free throw and, if missed, the other team gains a possession at mid court. It notes officials debate intentional fouls and held balls, and previews the Oklahoma A&M and Kentucky showdown with Illinois and Oregon State in Seattle, with coaches Iba and Rupp optimistic about their teams.
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Adolph Rupp
Iba
Aggies
Almo
Kentucky
Rupp
Wildcats
Pavilion
Keith Smith
Deads to Open Baseball and Golf Season Next Week
Wake Forest prepares for a busy six day stretch starting March 26 1949 with baseball and golf teams to play ten contests. Baseball opens Monday at 3 30 pm versus Randolph Macon College then travels daily through Saturday with games against Washington and Lee Cornell Duke North Carolina and others. Golf plays four matches in six days leaving Sunday for South Carolina Georgia and Florida with Clemson Georgia Florida and Rollins College on the slate.
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Lee Gooch
Randolph-Macon College
Deacons
Southern Pines
Washington and Lee
Cornell
Laurinburg
Rockingham
Lamberton
Durham
Duke
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Florida
Clemson
Athens
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Gainesville
Rollins College
Winter Park
Exhibition Baseball Results Across Leagues
Yesterday’s results show Pittsburgh N 4 New York N 2 in night action. Chicago N 12 St Louis A 7 and Chicago A 8 Camp Pendleton Marines 1. New York A 6 Philadelphia IN 0. Brooklyn N 3 Montreal IL 0. St Louis N 4 Detroit A 0. Boston N 7 Cincinnati N 3. Boston A 4 Louisville AA 3 in 11 innings. Chattanooga SA 5 Washington Ai A.
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Havana
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St. Louis
Camp Pendelton Marines
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
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Detroit
Boston
Cincinnati
Louisville
Chattanooga
Washington
Oklahoma A and M Leads Semis in Wrestling Championship
Oklahoma A M leads at the semi finals of the national collegiate wrestling championships in Fort Collins on March 26. The defending titlists with 15 crowns had seven wrestlers reach the semis, three more than rival Iowa State Teachers College and Cornell College each.
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Oklahoma A&m
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Oklahomans
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Rule changes to discourage fouls at coaches meeting
In Seattle the national association of basketball coaches discussed tactics to reduce fouling in the final 120 seconds. They supported standard glass backboards and adopting the molded ball nationwide, with only the rules committee to decide next. John Bunn was elected NABC president, succeeding Buck Read.
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Association
Paul Hinkle
Butler
Nets
National Rules Committee
John Bunn
Springfield College
Mass
NABC
Herbert “Buck” Read
Western Michigan
Villemain Loses Split Decision As Fans Protest
French challenger Robert Villemain and Jake La Motta clashed in Madison Square Garden as La Motta won 2 to 1 on a split decision. Ed Eagan of the New York state athletic commission pledged an investigation into the judging amid fan uproar after 11,491 witnessed the bout. Villemain’s co managers Bretonner and Kanter prepared an official protest.
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Eddie Eagan
New York State Athletic Commission
Jake la Motta
Robert Villemain
France
Iron Man
Bronx
Eagan
Madison Square Garden
Villemain
Jean Bretonner
George Kanter
Bretonnel
la Motta
Goldblumes defend title in women’s AAU tournament final
Nashville Goldblumes beat Nashville Business College 35 to 17 to win their second consecutive AAU women’s basketball crown. Captain Mary Jane Marshall earned tournament MVP honors. Hanes Hosiery of Winston-Salem placed third by edging Elkin Chat hams, 2 27, in the consolation game.
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Nashville, Tenn
Goldblumes
Nashville Business College
Mary Jane Marshall
Hanes Hosiery
Winston-Salem
N. C
Mee
Elkin
Chathams
Stranahan Shines as GGO Opens Amid Rainy Strife
Toledo amateur Frank Stranahan fired a 66 in wet conditions to lead the Greensboro Open after the first round. Sixteen players broke par, with Lloyd Mangrum Johnny Bulla and Johnny Palmer within a stroke of Stranahan, and Vic Ghezzi’s 286 noted as a prior landmark for the course.
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Byron Nelson
Lloyd Mangrum
Chicago
Johnny Bulla
Greensboro
Pittsburgh
Johnny Palmer
Badin
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Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
Tenn
Dixie Walker Keeps Hot Hitting For Pirates At Camp
Dixie Walker, nearing 39, leads three Pirates with batting averages above .400 in spring training. He shows strong form from last season, batting .316 in 1948, and after 10 exhibition games posts eight hits in 19 at bats for .421. Eddie Fitzgerald and Wally Westlake challenge for roles as the club prepares for the season.
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Calif
Dixie Walker
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Dixie
Eddie Fitzgerald
Clyde McCullough
Eddie
Bill Meyer
Wally Westlake
Cleveland Indians
Purdue swimmer Carter claims 200 yard collegiate breaststroke title
Keith Carter of Purdue won the NCAA 200 yard breaststroke title at Chapel Hill clocking 2 14.8 to edge world champion Joe Verdeur. Verdeur took second as Dave Liebbold of Michigan State finished third with finals in five events remaining.
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Keith Carter
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Verdeur
Dave Liebbold
Michigan State
la Salle
Bill Smith
Ohio State
George Hoogerhyde
Yale
University of North Carolina
Paul
Dodgers name 19 to 27 man travel squad for Texas trip
Brooklyn Dodgers manager Burt Shotton lists 19 players chosen for an upcoming tour through Texas Georgia and Oklahoma. The group includes pitchers Ralph Branca Morris Martin Rex Barney Joe Hatten and others with Roy Campanella Gil Hodges Pee Wee Reese and Duke Snider among infielders and outfielders. The remaining 40 man squad stays at Vero Beach.
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Pee Wee Reese
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Carl Furillo
Cal Abrams
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Quinn Sure Win To Get Solid Chance With Sox
Frank Quinn, a 21 year old rookie from Hartford, earns a solid chance with the Red Sox under the bonus rule. The Yale Loomis Prep product, who received about 50,000 for signing last June, says he must prove his value as a pitcher who can hit. He left college ball for a big league try in Sarasota with manager Joe McCarthy guiding him toward an American League pennant.
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Red Sox
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Sox
Joe McArthy
Hartford
Conn
Bingham
Yale Loomis Prep
Red Ro
Elis
Washington
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