Lions edge Leavenworth in last-minute thriller
Lawrence Lions rally from 21-14 halftime deficit to beat Leavenworth Pioneers 20-9 in a rough Northeast Kansas League opener at Leavenworth. Dick Stanwix tipped in with 16 seconds left for the decisive score as Brownlee led Lions with 12 points and Crumat added 5.
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Leavenworth Pioneers
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Jerry Btownlee
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Ralph Last
Bill Martin
Janeers
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Mallon Ralle
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Nme
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Lhes
Were
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Weason
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Ren Hall
Ball
Italy
Pultam
Home and home football talks between Minsouti and Georgia Tech discussed
Notes from various college football circles recount negotiations for a Georgia Tech versus Missouri home and home series with talks led by coaches Faurot and Dodds after the Gator Bowl trip. Tech favors a series but scheduling spots remain uncertain and negotiations continue by letter amid 1940s bowl context and coaching changes.
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Atlanta
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Tiger
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Bengals
Quits Pro Coaching to Enter Advertising Field
Jimmy Conzelman resigns as Chicago Cardinals coach to join UM-A St. Louis advertising firm. The 49 year old, who had a 1948 contract worth about 25000 dollars, says he wants a normal life. He had replaced Ernie Nevers as Cardinal coach in 1940 after Wheaton years at Washington University.
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St. Louis
Jimmy Conzelman
Chicago Cardinal
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Cardinals
Washington University
N C A A warns fourteen members to alter recruiting plans
At a meeting the N C A A warned fourteen member schools to stop high pressure recruiting of athletes and to comply with its 1948 sanity code by March first. They warned they would report noncompliance for investigation and to end promising financial incentives. Eastwood noted no football fatalities in 1948, marking the fourth such period since 1941, while the American Football Coaches Association met to discuss issues.
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Sooners Favored In Big Seven Opener At Ames
Iowa State hosts Oklahoma in the Big Seven opener as Oklahoma seeks an upset. Coach Chick Sutherland weighs starting forwards Dud and Petersen with center Don Paulson. Captain Bob Petersen and Don Ferguson expected in the front or guard roles as Oklahoma eyes an early conference win.
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Sooners
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Herbert An
Theral Petersen
Herbert Chas
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Don Paulsed
Ute
Bob Petersen
Don Ferguson
Towa State
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Pant Courty
Eudora Takes Two Wins In Wildcats Basketball Run
Eudora High School basketball beat Spring Hill twice in a doubleheader with scores 48 to ?. The box score lists Totals for Spring Hill players Brew ty, Joye Nedion, and others. Benedict’s defeated Fort Hays 71-58 for its second straight Central Conference win as 52 fouls were called in the game.
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Spring Hill
Brew Ty
Joye Nedion
Atchison, Kan
Lawrence High Opens Basket Season With Kitties
Evans praised Don Red Ettinger as the lone rookie on the all-star squad. Ettinger, now with the New York Giants, planned KU enrollment to finish his degree. Tend games shifted 12 times. El don Kroeker of Emporia broke a leg rebounding. Lawrence High will start the basketball season tonight against the Atchison Kitties at LME gym, 6:30 p.m., with Jay Barnes coaching the Promoter squad.
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Don “Red” Ettinger
Kansas
New York Giants
Jayhawkers
Lou
Ettinger
K.U
Lawrence High School
Atchison
LME
Jay Barnes
Presbyteriana Win 51 to 19 in Kansas Conference
Col Jere of Emporia led Emporia to a 51 to 19 Kansas Conference victory over nearby Mec-Pherson last night. The game saw the scoring tied five times before the final margin settled in the late period.
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Col' Jere
Emporia
Kansas
Mec-Pherson
Avore
Swedes Hold Off Bethany For Second IA Conference Win
Baker surged to an early lead but Bethany narrowed the gap, holding a 28-20 halftime margin before the Swedes rallied to win 48-45. Also note: Ecuadorian hatmakers claim a Panama hat can be pulled through a finger ring without damage.
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Baker
Finget
Altho
Ole
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