Bowl talk swirls as Carolina aims for Sugar after Duke win
After a 21 0 victory over Duke the Tar Heels eye a postseason bid by beating Virginia on Saturday. Sugar Bowl contenders include Penn State Texas Rice and Alabama with Georgia Tech ruled out. Carolina pursues a high profile matchup against Alabama or Texas in New Orleans while Virginia seeks to ruin NC States bowl chances.
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Red Sox Named Favorite To Win American League Next Year
Connie Mack predicts the Boston Red Sox and manager Joe McCarthy will dominate the American League next season. He cites New York and Cleveland as strong challengers and notes the potential impact of Verdon Stephens on the Red Sox infield. Mack also praises Cronin and reflects on pitching expectations.
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Panthers Sing Blues As Rain Falls
A list of football players named to second and third teams appears with mentions of colleges such as Penn State Notre Dame Alabama Indiana and many others. The text notes several players including Barney Poole John Ferraro Steve Suhey George Connor Bobby Layne and Charlie Justice among others.
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Mississippi
John Ferraro
South
Cal
Steve Suhey
Penn State
Charley Bednarik
Penn
Leo Nometlini
Minesota
George Connor
Notre Dame
Ike Owens
Ilinois
Bobby Layne
Texas
Charlie Justice
No. Carolina
Harry Gilmer
Alabama
George Taliaferro
Indiana
Bowl Talk Among Unbeaten Ranks Postseason Prospects
Undefeated Notre Dame and Penn State avoid offers while Michigan, Southern California, and Southern Methodist stand confirmed for bowls. Kansas and Penn State eye Cotton or Sugar bowls as conferences crown champions clear. Upsets shake regional teams as Northwestern, Indiana, North Carolina State, Maryland, and Tennessee post wins.
Bill Story To Leave Davidson College Football
William J Story resigns as Davidson College football coach after two seasons. He will return to Norfolk Virginia June 1 to become assistant principal at Maury High School. Athletic Director Norman Shepard says no replacement will be named until after the Southern Conference game with Furman in Greenville and the president Dr John R Cunningham returns.
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Story
Norfolk
Maury Senior High School
Granby High School
Norman Shepard
Three Irish Placed On Elite Eleven
The article notes Notre Dame places three on the 1947 All America team chosen by coaches scouts and writers. Johnny Lujack is the only unanimous selection with other Irish stars like Bill Fischer and Joe Steffy among the first team. It lists players from Michigan Georgia Tech and Army and discusses weights ages and the limited number of places.
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Joe Steffy
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Southern Pornia
Charley Bednarik
Pennsylvania
Ike Owens
Illinois
Bobby Layne
Texas
Charlie Justice
North Carolina
Harry Gilmer
Alabama
Knox Ramsey
William and
Ray Evans
Kansas
Joe Watson
Rice
College Coach Story Resigns to Return to Teaching
Davidson officials announced last night that Story will leave the Wildcats coaching post after resigning to return to the teaching profession. He cited leaving coaching for personal reasons and noted his teams posted five wins, three losses, and one tie this season.
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Dizzy Dean Failed Football Announcing Debut in Dallas
Dizzy Dean described football as unnecessary roughness and confessed he found play-by-play too rough to follow. He called nine plays of the Cleveland Browns versus New York Yankees game with Gordon McLendon providing most of the narration and joked his only right call was the kick-off.
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Army Navy Ducati In Hands Of Scalpers
Police report tickets for the Army Navy and Penn Cornell games have fallen into scalper hands. Both games are sold out and some poor seats for Penn Cornell are being offered around 20 dollars.
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Pro Standings In Chicago Bears Dominate Pittsburgh
Chicago Bears 49 Pittsburgh 7. New York 24 Green Bay 24 tie. Los Angeles 28 Detroit 17. Thursday Chicago Bears at Detroit. Sunday Pittsburgh at Philadelphia 7 Chicago Cardinals at New York. Washington at Boston Green Bay at Los Angeles.
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Whites and Negroes Play To 6-6 Tie In Tobacco Bowl
In Durham at the athletic park a non-segregated crowd of 3,000 watched the Vulpine Athletic Club of Philadelphia whites and the Willows Athletic Club of Washington D C Negroes battle to a muddy 6-6 tie in the third annual Piedmont Tobacco bowl game marking a new regional precedent.
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High Point Purple Panthers Prep for Appalachian Clash
High Point College aims for a strong finish as they await a Thanksgiving Thursday game against Appalachian State. The team, led by interim plans while Coach James recovers, focuses on defense against tricky formations and pass protection. With five wins, three losses, and two ties, the Panthers seek a notable upset in the home finale.
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Panthers
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Reading speed ranges by education level
Studies show seventh graders read about 230 words per minute while high school students reach 260 to 300 and college seniors or adults read 300 to 350 words per minute.
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