Cashieer Jachym backs Washington Senators ownership
John James Jachym leads a seven member syndicate that bought about 39 percent of Washington Senators stock in a deal worth about 500000. President Clark Griffith remains in charge with Bucky Harris as manager while public disclosure of other associates follows at a January 3 stockholders meeting.
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John James Jachym
Washington Senators
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Senators
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Jachym
Yockim
University of Missouri
Jamestown
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Notre Dame to de emphasize football says LA columnist
Los Angeles Times sports columnist Dick Hyland reports Notre Dame plans to curb football and de emphasize the sport. He notes Frank Leahy may seek another coaching position and suggests Hugh Devore could lead a reduced program if Leahy leaves.
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Los Angeles
Dick Hyland
Notre Dame
Hyland
Los Angeles Times
Frank Leahy
Leahy
St. Bonaventure
Hugh Devore
Bryant Warns Kentucky Broncos Will Be Tough
COCOA Florida December 23 Ken tucky's Orange Bowl bound Wildcats held a full scrimmage. Coach Paul Bear Bryant warned Santa Clara will be the toughest football club the Wildcats have faced this season. Bryant cancelled a workout and watched Santa Clara film. He said Santa Clara is extremely sound fundamentally, which worries him most.
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Bear) Bryant
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College basketball scores recap from five conferences
Illinois 59 Saint Louis University 47 and Louisville 75 L S A 65 highlight a busy slate. Oklahoma A and M 44 Arkansas 36 while Spring Hill 49 Southwestern Louisiana Institute 44. Georgia Tech 68 Michigan State 60. Kansas State 63 Washington State 39. Bowling Green 75 Loyola Louisiana 37. Duquesne 75 Fordham 61. Miami Florida 55 Mississippi 43. Missouri 62 SMU 61. Colorado University 64 Rice 51.
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Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Georgia Tech
Michigan State
Kansas State
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Bowling Green
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DuQuesne
Fordham
Miami
Fla
Mississippi
Missouri
Southern Methodist
Colorado University
Rice
Hogan Confident of Return to Pro Golf Tour
Ben Hogan, recovering from a near fatal bus crash, says he may return to professional golf but doubts he can play 36 holes in one day. He now plays 9 to 18 holes daily at Colonial Country Club and weighs over 155 pounds. He plans a coast trip to watch the Los Angeles Open and Crosby events while avoiding bad weather.
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Tex
Wee Ben Hogan
Linksman
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Colonial
van Horn
Louis Adds Two Victims In Utah Exhibition Night
Former heavyweight champion Joe Louis beat back Utah’s top heavies Jim Lambert and Rex Layne in eight rounds of exhibition in Salt Lake City. Louis weighed 223 pounds. Lambert 185 and Layne 186. No knockdowns and boos noted from Detroit reports.
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Utah
Jim Lambert
Rex Layne
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West Jordan
Bradley Hall of Fame honors famed Bradley Five
RIGHTFUL RECOGNITION Peoria Bradley's famous five of 1937 38 39, the team that brought national recognition to the university, has been named to the new Bradley Hall of Fame.
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Peoria
Bradley
Boucher quits NHL rules post and holiday sports notes
Frank Boucher resigns as NHL rules committee chair after a dispute over discussing rules with writers. The piece laments gag rules in sports and stresses fans’ interest in debates over officiating and administration. Also noted are Dodgers players on a Christmas TV show, paddle ball with Dick Wakefield, UVA sanity code hearing, and Don Lofgran’s foul-free streak.
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Frank Boucher
National Hockey League
Frank
Boucher
Clarance Campbell
Jack Blott
Michigan
Dick Wakefield
P. S
Wakefield
U. of Virginia
Colgate Darden
Jersey Jones
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the Garden
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Don Lofgran
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Tinsley Returns to LSU as Sugar Bowl Coach
Cleaning The Cuff notes Gaynell Tinsley becomes the first Sugar Bowl footballer to return as a coach for one of the competing teams. The piece recalls his past at LSU and mentions related college sports figures and odd Boston-Massachusetts ties in hockey and basketball history.
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Gaynell Tinsley
Gus
Dartmouth
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Bill Sharman
Navy
Shanghai
New York
Tinsley Concerned As Timing Off Despite Hustle Of L. S. A. Tigers
Louisiana State football drills edge toward Sugar Bowl readiness as Tinsley journals dissatisfaction with timing. Injuries affect backfield with Roshto limited by tonsillitis and Freeman and Field sidelined. Rain and cold hamper practice. a 300 yard wind sprint ends the session ahead of the January 2 Sugar Bowl matchup with Oklahoma.
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Baton Rouge
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Gaynell Tinsley
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Bayou Bengals
Oklahoma
New Orleans
Ed McKeever
Chet Freeman
Bubba
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Roshto
Alf Satterfield
Tiger Stadium
Joe Reid
St Johns Brooklyn deploys third cutter in offense
Frank McGuire reports St Johns of Brooklyn uses a third cutter off its single pivot attack. Captain Gerry Calabrese starts the sequence by feeding Bob Zawoluk who passes to Jack McMahon as he cuts across. Calabrese then frees Al McGuire for a lay up while Ray Tully remains back.
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Brooklyn
St. John's
NEW York
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Bob Zawoluk
Zawoluk
Jack McMahon
Calabrese
McMahon
al McGuire
Ray Tully
Concordia Parish Elementary Tournament Set for January 27
The Concordia Parish Elementary School Basketball Tournament will be held January 27 in Ferriday Louisiana with a revised invitational format for all parish elementary schools and elementary high school departments. Clayton High School hosts and will issue invitations, conduct the draw for opponents, and schedule games after the drawing. Only coaches and players will attend. general school dismissal is not required.
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Tarpons Beat Catholic High Of Baton Rouge In New Orleans
In New Orleans on Thursday night TARPONS WIN NEW ORLEANS the team raced to a 47 35 victory over Catholic High of Baton Rouge Rodney Keller led the Tarpons offense with eleven points highlighting the New Orleans win Catholic High fought hard but could not overcome the Tarpons late surge Keller was the standout scorer for the home team
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Kell Officially Batting Champ of 1949 Race
Detroit’s George Kell edged Boston’s Ted Williams by two ten-thousandths of a point to win the American League batting title. Kell posted 179 hits in 522 at bats across 134 games, while Williams had 194 hits in 566 at bats over 155 games. Boston won the team title with a .282 average, 13 points ahead of the Yankees. Williams led most of the season but went 0-for on the final day as Kell sealed the narrow margin.
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Ted Williams
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Boxing’s gloom hits Madison Square Garden and Europe
Harry Grayson notes boxing’s depression as Beau Jack’s 27th MSG appearance signals fading talent. He cites planned fights in London and New York, listing Ortiz O’Sullivan, Woodcock Savold, LaMotta Villemain, and others, plus Nat Fleischer on European fighters and work restrictions.
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Madison Square Garden
Bob Villemain
Laurent Dauthuille
Montreal
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Joey Maxim
Freddie Mills
Manuel Ortiz
Los Angeles
Danny O'Sullivan
Ortiz
Bruce Woodcock
Lee Savold
Ezzard Charles
Rinty Monaghan
Terry Allen
England
Jake LaMotta
Robert Villemain
LaMotta
Ray Robinson
Robinson
Kid Gavilan
Ike Williams
Willie Pep
Sandy Saddler
Feather Foreman
Wartorn
Europe
Nat Fleischer
Ring
Aaron Wilson
Dave Sands
Tiberio Mitri
Kid Dussart
Belgium
Ray Famechon
Fleischer
Rival Coaches On Scene For Blue-Gray Contest
In Montgomery Alabama on December 23 coaches arrived to map plans for the Blue-Gray all star game on December 31. Northern head Ray Eliot of Illinois and assistant Rip Engle of Brown met early while Blair Cherry of Texas and assistants Rube McCray of William and Mary and Bear Wolf joined late.
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Ray Eliot
Illinois
Northern
Rip Engle
Brown
Blair Cherry
Texas
Grays
Rube McCray
William and Mary
Bear Wolf
Florida
New York Racing Revenue Falls to Six Year Low
New York's 1949 thoroughbred racing season yielded the state its smallest revenue since 1943, totaling 20,318,995.92 dollars. Wagering sunk to 303,332,958 dollars over 196 days, while attendance reached 4,152,123 and purses totaled 7,913,634 dollars, all below prior peaks.
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Commission
Southwestern Louisiana Falls To Spring Hill
In Lafayette Louisiana on December 23 1948 a deceptive Spring Hill College squad edged Southwestern Louisiana Institute 49 to 44 in Gulf States Conference play. SL I led for most of the game on Bill Moody s 21 point effort but faded late as Spring Hill mounted a sharp second half charge led by guard James Walsh and strong forward play from Jules Mugnier.
Christmas Holidays Begin For Rice Institute Squad
Rice Institute's Cotton Bowl squad began Christmas holidays after a morning workout in Houston. The Owls will return Tuesday to start final preparations for the January 2 Dallas game against North Carolina. Coach Jess Neely said there will be minimal rough contact next week and the team left for home in good physical condition.
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Rice Institute
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Dallas
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Jess Neely
Wooster and Haverly Tie In Exhibition Bowling Match
In the first round of a women's exhibition series, Hattie Wooster of San Francisco averaged 187.72 while Los Angeles bowler LaVerne Thompson Haverly posted an even 187. The close competition highlighted a tight head to head matchup in Los Angeles.
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Hattie Wooster
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LaVerne Thompson Haverly
Baskin and Lake Providence win Lake Providence tourney titles
Baskin High School won the girls championship and Lake Providence High School took the boys title at the Lake Providence Basketball Tournament. Baskin defeated Bonita Pioneer and Oak Grove to claim the crown, while Lake Providence beat Epps Bonita Kilbourne and Bonita in finals. Fortenberry of Lake Providence was MVP with Chaney Stevens Hopkins and Chillette named to the all tournament teams.
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Pioneer
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Kilbourne
Epps
Panthers
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Oak Grove Girls
Central
Rangy Benton Fortenberry
Chaney
Stevens
Fortenberry
George Hopkins
Chillette
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Whitehead
Stephens
Anniversary notes from Sports Mirror memories
A recap of notable AP items from past years: Connie Mack’s 86th birthday remark on staying in baseball, Babe Didrikson Zaharias as outstanding woman athlete, Havana’s Oriental race track season start, Ceferina Garcia knocking out Glen Lee in Manila, with dates and brief outcomes.
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Associated Press
Connie Mack
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Oriental
Havana
Ceferina Garcia
Glen Lee
Manila
Lee
Seals Sell Cully Rikard and Lajeskie to New Orleans
San Francisco Seals announce the sale of infielder Dick Lajeskie and outfielder Cull Rikard to New Orleans Southern Association. Lajeskie, 23, joined the Seals in 1948 from Jersey City. Rikard, 31, came to San Francisco last year from Indianapolis. Rikard bats left and throws right, with homes listed in Clifton New Jersey and Olive Branch Mississippi.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Seals
Dick Lajeskie
Cull Rikard
New Orleans
Lajeskie
Seals
Jersey City
Clifton
N. J
Rikard
Indianapolis
Olive Branch, Miss
Nichols Versus Red Shield At 6:30 Pm
Lee Rogers Faces Studebaker At 7 30 Pm In Evening Games The schedule lists Nichols against Red Shield first at 6 30 and Lee Rogers versus Studebaker at 7 30.
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Evsee
Aron's Pharmacy
Krasco Cone
Red Shield Club
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Nichols
Red Shield
Lee Rogers
Razorbacks Fall To Oklahoma A. and M. In Rematch
Oklahoma A. and M. outgunned Arkansas early, then rallied to win 44 to 36 in Little Rock. Razorbacks stumble in first half before late surge by Oklahoma A. and M. seals the second win of the season.
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Ark
Oklahoma A. & M
Arkansas Razorbacks
Can't Trust 1st at Fairgrounds in Tropical Park Mile
New Orleans December meeting saw Can't Trust win the features at Tropical Park with a mile and a sixteenth clocking only a fifth of a second slower than the track record. Joe Culmone earned his 20th win of the meet aboard Helen S. Reineman’s entry, in a card that drew 6,387 fans and wagers of 340 825 dollars.
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New York
Son of Pilate
Corydon
Joe Culmone
Helen S. Reineman
In the Groove St Louis Bowled 3-10 Split
Johnny Wolf and Fred Schmidt each bowled a ball through the 3-10 split on the same alley in St. Louis this season.
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ST. Louis
Johnny Wolf
Fred Schmidt
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