Tar Heels Drill Through Sugar Bowl Camp In Rain
North Carolina held a vigorous two hour workout in Hammond Louisiana as rain cleared. Coach Carl Snavely plans one daily session before the January 1 game with Oklahoma and may use the late season starting lineup with Eddie Knox at blocking back Bob Kennedy at wingback Choo Choo Justice at full back and Hosea Rodgers at the backfield alongside.
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Kentucky Stays Undefeated With Tulane Narrow Win
Kentucky defeated Tulane 51 to 47 in Louisville to extend its winning streak to seven and retain a perfect season record. Jim Riffey led Tulane with 22 points while Ralph Beard scored 15 for Kentucky as Adolph Rupp praised his pair of stars.
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Bell Says Oregon Should Rate Tops For Cotton Bowl
SMU coach Matty Bell, after viewing game photos of Oregon vs Michigan, says Oregon should be the favorite in the Cotton Bowl based on the 14 0 Michigan win. He notes Oregon played well, missed a TD called back, and dropped a pass in the end zone. Bell questions the odds on SMU.
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Matty Bell
Southern Methodist
Michigan
Oregon
Webfoots
Bell
Texas Christian
Rangers Manager Change Likely From Patrick Boucher Rift
Local hockey writers speculate a staff shake up at the New York Rangers stemmed from a dispute between Lester Patrick and Frank Boucher. Patrick quips about retirement while managers with tougher reputations sometimes yield stronger results.
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Lester Patrick
Frank Boucher
Frank
Rangers
Patrick
Tommy Lockhart
Banquet talker Kerr eyes Lebanon Valley plea
At Penn State a banquet honored football figures as coach Bob Higgins and 27 varsity lettermen departed to elect the 1949 captain while Andy Kerr, retired veteran from Colgate battles, asked to speak to the leftovers about Lebanon Valley. Other items note Branch Rickey’s All-America Conference exit price and Missouri bound Lan caster’s Sugar Bowl run. Northwestern plans to fly George Maddock home from the Rose Bowl to join Missouri in basketball January 3.
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Andy Kerr
Lebanon Valley College
Colgate
Nittany Lions
Bob Higgins
Kerr
Huskies
Lebanon Valley
Philadelphia
Branch Rickey
Charles Lancaster
Missouri
Butch Songin
Boston College
Boston Bruins
Northwestern
George Maddock
Arizona players rally for escrow in Salad Bowl game
A strange story claimed Arizona footballers asked 175 dollars each to play the Salad Bowl, prompting a demand to have 10,000 dollars placed in escrow for underprivileged children. Arizonans now urge every small bowl to adopt the same charity escrow to shield colleges and deter promoters.
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Arizona
Promoter Gabe Mendez Bets on Two Winners at Turner's Arena
Last Laugh Gabe Mendez of Washington attended Charlestown races and was tipped to four winners. He told his informant he would do something nice by awarding two winners on tonight's wrestling show at Turner's Arena.
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Washington
Charlestown
Gabe
Turner's Arena
First Artificial Ice Plant Set Up in New Orleans 1866
A historical note records the establishment of the first artificial ice plant in New Orleans in 1866 marking an early advance in cold storage technology and commercial refrigeration.
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New Orleans
Press sparring with sports moguls spoils Christmas mood
A columnist vents about professional sports figures shielding news from reporters. He notes Philadelphia reports on NFL and All-America Conference meetings barred press access and argues teams depend on free publicity but withhold information. The piece ends with a holiday wrap and a wish for Christmas.
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Philadelphia
Joe Doaks
Blue Gray Classic Preview in Montgomery
Heavy two a day workouts wrap up as the 11th annual Blue Gray game nears Christmas Day. North emphasizes line play while the South shows a fast high scoring offense and razzle dazzle. Key backs cited include Huey Keeney Rip Collins and Harper Davis as Backs pace the South.
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Ala
Southern
Allyn McKeen
Huey Keeney
Rice
Harrell
Rip) Collins
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Nicholls Seeks Third Sugar Bowl Track Appearance
Ross Nicholls of Oklahoma A&M aims for a third straight Sugar Bowl track appearance in New Orleans on December 30. Competing against Dick Maxwell of Ohio State and others, Nicholls seeks to extend his 1946 1947 Sugar Bowl hurdles titles, while record holder Fred Walcott set 14.1 in 1941.
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Ross Nicholls
Oklahoma
Nicholls
Aggie
Dick Maxwell
Ohio State
Bill Fleming
Notre Dame
Jim Gehrdes
Penn State
Dick Taylor
North Carolina
Fred Walcott
Rice Institute
Wilkinson blasts Sooner practice for Sugar Bowl
Coach Bud Wilkinson criticized the University of Oklahoma football squad for loafing in Sugar Bowl preparations. He said the team is behind and distracted by New Orleans entertainment, with four days of workouts planned in Biloxi and a Sugar Bowl session on December 31 at the Algiers Naval base in Louisiana.
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Okla
Bud Wilkinson
University of Oklahoma
New Orlean
North Carolina
Wilkinson
New Orleans
Sooners
Biloxi
Miss
Algiers
Naval Base
De Long Off Pace But Poised to Shine in River Falls Hoop
River Falls Wisconsin December 23 Nathan John De Long Jr known as Big Nate, top scorer last season with 28.1 ppg for River Falls State Teachers College in 22 games, runs 24.2 ppg over eight games this year. He has 124 points on 65 field goals and 4 free throws, totaling 1,585 career points in 67 games.
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Wis
Nathan John de Long
Big Nate
River Falls State Teachers College
Cardinals Best Defensive Team in NL for 1948
The St Louis Cardinals posted the NL's top fielding mark at .980 with the fewest errors 119 under Manager Eddie Dyer. Pirates were second at .977 and Braves third at .976. Cubs had the most changes and assists, Phillies the most errors and worst fielding, while Cardinals pitchers led by seven 10-game contributors with perfect records.
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Eddie Dyer
Red Birds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Braves
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Baseball season impressive pitching totals and top fielding percentages
The report lists perfect records by 34 pitchers with 10 plus games, led by Dickson, and names leaders at each position including Ed Stevens Pittsburgh .996 Robison Brooklyn .979 Gordon New York .948 Marion St. Louis .974 Mass Boston .988 Heath Boston .991 Lockman New York Baumholtz Cincinnati .987.
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Harry Brecheen
Red Munger
Dickson
Ed Stevens
Pittsburgh
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn
Sid Gordon
New York
Marty Marion
St. Louis
Phil Mass
Boston
Jeff Heath
Whitey Lockman
Frank Baumholtz
Cincinnati
Seven Escape Serious Injury In Auto Mishap
A two-car side swipe eleven miles east of here on Winnsboro road left three people with minor injuries while four escaped unhurt. A vehicle plunged into Bayou LaFourche after the collision. Riverside Sanitarium treated Lidia Jarman 16 Aubrey Parker 19 and Bo Holton 20 all passengers in a 1946 Ford station wagon. None required hospitalization. State troopers identified the other occupants.
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Riverside Sanitarium
Lidia Jarman
Spencer Street
Aubrey Parker
Baton Rouge
Bo Holton
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