Raisin Bowl selections shape post season lineups
Post season lineup nears completion as Wichita and College of the Pacific meet in the Raisin Bowl on New Year’s Day in Fresno. Other bowls add teams including Maryland Georgia in Jacksonville and Hawaii facing Redlands in the Pineapple Bowl amid ongoing bids and withdrawals.
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Georgia Tech Star Throwing Crutches for Kansas Game
Georgia Tech may have star halfback George Mathews back for the Orange Bowl on January 1 after healing from a broken ankle suffered in the Duke game. He discarded crutches for a cane yesterday as the team resumes practice days before the bowl.
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Big Six Openers Show Talent Despite Losses
Kansas City report notes Oklahoma Sooners defeat SMU 54 to 43 at Norman with Hill Walters scoring seven field goals. Kansas State edge Rockhurst 52 to 37 at Manhattan as Rick Harman leads with 16 points. Kansas State hosts Culver-Stockton while Missouri faces Westminster. Oklahoma plays Ohio State. Colorado debuts against Colorado A and M under the Big Six slate.
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Elect New President for Missouri Valley AAU Group
Kansas City December 21 Edward Ash Kansas City Kansas was elected president of the Missouri Valley Amateur Athletic Union after the resignation of P D Law nee A Rogers who had agreed to quit. Rogers had been chosen in an October election amid officer ousters and a second election followed amid irregularities in the October vote. Marion H Miller Kansas was retained as national vice president and secretary treasurer. St Joseph's College and St Benedicts clash opens basketball season in Atchison with St Benedicts falling 48 40.
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Breadon, Rickey Shaped Cardinals Rise And Fall
The piece chronicles Lemuel Breadon’s 1920 ascent as Cardinals owner with Branch Rickey, the farm system growth, and later decline in talent flow. It notes investments, franchise sales, and the push to relocate power from St. Louis to Brooklyn and beyond, amid a changing league landscape.
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Notre Dame Tops AP Football Poll As Michigan Narrowly Trails
Notre Dame remains No. 1 in the Associated Press ranking with 1 186 points, but Michigan closes the gap to 1 176 after both clubs prepare for their season finale against Southern California. A Rose Bowl showdown looms, with 129 voters tallying first place preferences and small shifts among top contenders.
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Morgan Sees Walcott Troubling Louis In Title Bout
Boxing analyst Dan Morgan predicts Jersey Joe Walcott will trouble champion Joe Louis in the upcoming title fight. He notes Walcott’s sharp defense and footwork, contrasts Louis’s easy-to-hit style, and recalls Schmeling’s counterpunch success against Louis. Morgan insists Walcott will worry Louis.
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Football Scores From the Middle West Grid Events
Scores from Kansas State Rockhurst College St Josephs Renssena Indiana and St Benedicts South Kentucky Fort Knox Southwest Agaies Abilene Christian Sanomess and Yon Methodist Oregon tally notable results. The page also notes a habit of reading the Classified Page daily.
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Jayhawkers Set For Orange Bowl With New Conference Rule
Ke W. U. board chair W. W. Devis explains KU basketball teams will debut in a bowl game under new rules requiring 8500 or ten percent of gross gate receipts to be paid to the conference treasurer. Arizona game attendees Frank Fort and Harley Wood, 1908 team veterans, inquire about old residents as Grady and Karl Schiedemann attend. Ray McArthur, then coach at Georgia Tech, flies to Tucson for the Jayhawker appearance.
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Georgia Tech poised for full strength in Orange Bowl
The piece notes Georgia Tech aims to be at full strength by New Year’s Day as four regular players miss recent games due to injuries. It recounts Kansas and Arizona matchups, Ray Evans of Kansas, and Jayhawker performers like Rustin Ray. It mentions Alaska fur farming acreage in Prescott Sullivan’s column.
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Ray Evans Named Outstanding All American Back by New York Sun
The New York Sun tabbed Ray Evans as the top back on its All American team and the number one outstanding performer on the first eleven. The Kansas halfback is praised for versatility in kicking, running, passing, blocking, and tackling, with strong praise from Trevor in Announneitne. Evans turned down a $15,000 pro offer to stay with Kansas, and scouts rate him the best defensive back in the nation.
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Fielding Crowns To Major League Castoffs
Two veteran players, 30-year-old Danny Murtaugh and 34-year-old Jim Gleeson, topped 1947 fielding lists in the American Association. Murtaugh set a second base mark with 88 errors? actually 88 putouts, 351 assists in 119 games. Gleeson posted an errorless 13 games in the outfield to tie the league record with 228 putouts and six assists.
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Baseball expansion move eyed by major leagues
A San Francisco Examiner sports columnist reports that Commissioner A B Chandler will propose, on December 8, expanding the two major leagues. The piece highlights anticipated changes and potential impact on teams and schedules.
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