Rain Fears Hover Over Sugar Bowl Preparations
New Orleans weather forecasts warn of continued rain for the Sugar Bowl week affecting outdoor events. North Carolina and Oklahoma weather through practice under wet fields with both coaches saying rain could level the playing field, as key players like Charlie Justice and Myrle Greathouse return from minor ailments.
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New Orleans
Sugar Bowl
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Hammond
Biloxi
Miss
Gulf Coast
Curbstone
Carl Snavely
Charlie Justice
Ailback
Hosea Rodgers
Snavely
Justice
Charles
Bud) Wilkinson
Oklaoma
Wilkinson
Sooners
Fordham
Missouri
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A list of college basketball scores includes T C U beating Abilene Christian 60 46 Syracuse routing Tri Cities 87 74 Siena 43 Texas A and M 36 Miami Florida 37 Princeton 35 Rochester 75 Colby 59 Bowling Green 77 Beloit 62 West Virginia 53 Rutgers 38 C C N Y 72 Miami Ohio 55 Pittsburgh 50 Florida 40 Indiana 50 Notre Dame 47 Quantico Marines 48 Cherry Point Marines 43
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Syracuse
Tri-Cities
Siena
Texas A
Miami
Fla
Princeton
Rochester
Colby
Bowling Green
Beloit
West Virginia
Rutgers
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Florida
Indiana
Notre Dame
Quantico Marines
Cherry Point Marines
Three Cage Loops Meet Tonight In Twin City Leagues
Three city basketball leagues hold final 1949 organizational meetings at Monroe Recreation Center. The Junior League for high school boys and the Midget League for smaller boys begin joint session at 7 00 followed by a Girls League gathering. Rules will be finalized and additional teams may be added tonight per Jack Hesketh recreation director.
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Curtis Retains Light Heavy Title After Steddum Disqualification
In Gus Kallio’s Arena last night Jack Curtis remained world light heavyweight champion after Promoter Kallio disqualified challenger Wild Bill Steddum in the final fall amid a chaotic main event. Earlier rounds featured brawling, chairs flying, and a referee who walked off, with Curtis rallying after punishing blows to secure the match. Semi finals also saw chaos as promoter Kallio used a temporary referee who quit early, while Rowdy Henry Harrell defeated Chris Belkas in a three fall card topped by the dramatic title bout.
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Wild Bill” Steddum
Gus Kallio
Kallio
Steddum
Curtis
Steddam
Henry Harrell
Vicksburg
Miss
Chris Belkas
Tussler
Toledo
Duplicator Captures California Breeders Championship Stakes
Duplicator a two year old son of Beau Pete won the $50,000 Added California Breeders Championship Stakes at Santa Anita as 35,000 fans watched. Jockey Alan Gray rode the winner, netting the Seleys $47,165 from a 1:49 3/5 mile on a sloppy track. Top Turrett ran second and Audacious Man third as Mayer dispersal bred Duplicator for $31,000. Mayer as breeder receives $4,716 from the total added money of $78,416.50.
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Beau Pete
Santa Anita Park
Johnny Longden
Alan Gray
James H. Seley
Top Turrett
Longden
Louis B. Mayer
Seleys
Mayer
Cowboys Take Stand in Camellia Bowl Build Up
Hardin-Simmons arrives in Lafayette with 20 players ready for the Camellia Bowl where Wilson Davis is out with knee trouble and Brooks Allen’s return is unlikely. The Cowboys face the University of Wichita in the bowl’s first event Thursday afternoon.
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Hardin-Simmons Football Cowboys
Texan
Warren Woodson
Wilson
Hook
Davis
Brooks Allen
Little Rock
Allen
Port Neches
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Lodi
Calif
Texans
University of
Texas Spikemen Head for Sugar Bowl Event
Four Texas A and M track men depart College Station for New Orleans to represent the Southwest Conference in a special mile relay at the Sugar Bowl carnival. Riders are Donald Mitchell Deer Park C S Ludwig Dallas Erwin Bilderback Dallas Roy Holbrook Baytown. Coach Frank Anderson accompanies the team.
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Tex
Texas A. and
New Orleans
Donald Mitchell
Deer Park
C. S. Ludwig
Dallas
Erwin Bilderback
Roy Holbrook
Baytown
Frank Anderson
FAVORED PLAY TOY WINS SLIDELL RUN
Play Toy won the Slidell Purse at the New Orleans Fair Grounds by two lengths over Monterey. The favorite is owned by Henry Forrest and ridden by L C Cook, paying 4 3.40 3. Smatched, owned by W H Bishop and ridden by Harold Keene, finished third. Attendance was 4950 with mutuel bets totaling 189993 despite drizzle.
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Play Toy
New Orleans Fair Grounds
Monterey
Henry Forrest
L. C. Cook
Brent and Adams
C. Picou
Smatched
W. H. Bishop
Harold Keene
Fair Grounds
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Tar Heels Hold Secret Drill Before Sugar Bowl
North Carolina's Tar Heels conducted a secret workout at Southeastern Louisiana College as they sharpen defense for the Sugar Bowl against Oklahoma. Coach Carl Snavely praised Tuesday’s session, noted Justice’s return in non contact work, and reported Rodgers showing migraine relief and full uniform. Snavely called Oklahoma the toughest opponent this season.
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Hammond
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Southeastern Louisiana College
Oklahoma Sooners
Carl Snavely
Carolina
Charlie Justice
Hosea Rodgers
Rodgers
Set Shots Lay-Ups 100m Series by Foremost Coaches
NEA Service outlines Columbia's successful double-pick play. The article explains a two-man screen confuses defenders guarding Norm Skinner and Gordon Ridings, with specific passing and cutting patterns. It highlights rotating screens toward the center lane to create an easy shot. Next: Oklahoma's guard-around play.
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NEA
Norm
Skinner
Cor
Gordon Ridings
Two
Five
Clover Leaf Dairy Widens Bowing Lead With Clean Sweep
Clover Leaf Dairy stretched its Women's Bowling League lead by sweeping three games from Silverstein's. Howard Brothers Jewelers dropped two of three to Boone's Beauty Salon. Monroe Recreation Parlor swept Holsum Bakery. Brown of Clover Leaf posted a 569 series. Moore of Holsum had a 222 game.
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LSU Tigers Triumph In Sugar Bowl Boxing Tourney
Louisiana State University defeated Michigan State 5 1/2 to 2 1/2 in New Orleans with five LSU wins. Notables include Wilbert Moss defeating Ernest Charbonneau, Ted Thrash beating Thomas Gemmell, Buddy Bourgeois defeating Berten Davey, and Charles Sirhal drawing Nelson Clothier after a first round cut.
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Wilbert
Pee Wee) Moss
Ernest Charbonneau
Michigan
Moss
Ted Thrash
Thomas Gemmell
Buddy Bourgeois
Berten Davey
Charles Davey
Michigan N. C. A. A
al Herbert
Lilbert Alderson
Gabriel Marek
Salm Allgood
Jack Dyer
Arthur Hughlett
Dyer
Kentucky Tulane Quintets Tangle Again In Sugar Bowl Tilt
In New Orleans the Sugar Bowl Tournament opens with St Louis Holy Cross considered toss up. Kentucky favored by four over Tulane after a 51 47 win in Louisville. Bettors back St Louis or Holy Cross six to five no points. Coaches declare teams ready.
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Tulane
New Orleans
St. Louis
Louisville
Bettors
Uncertain Weather For Sugar Bowl In New Orleans
Misty conditions in New Orleans on Tuesday raise questions about the January 1 Sugar Bowl forecast. The official forecaster cautions that weather could improve by Saturday with possible rain Friday into Saturday and cooler air returning. Small craft warnings span the gulf coast from Brownsville to Morgan City as winds shift to northwesterly.
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Gulf Coast
Brownsville
Tex
Morgan City
United States Weather Bureau
Holy Cross and St Louis to clash as season winds on
Tuesday reports show Holy Cross coach Lester Sheary upbeat about his squad with Joe Mullaney returning against St Louis and Andrew Laska back after a layoff. St Louis coach Ed Hickey says his Billikens are in top form with five straight wins as Kentucky lauds no comment on NCAA betting odds and Tulane eyes a four point margin in Louisville.
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Holy Cross
Joe Mullaney
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Sheary
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Laska
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Crusaders
Ed Hickey
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Wake Forest EntraIns for Birmingham Dixie Bowl
Wake Forest football prepared for travel to Birmingham Alabama for the Dixie Bowl. The Deacons held a two hour final home practice focusing on Baylor plays and polishing offense. Coach Peahead Walker named 37 players plus two assistants to ride the train Tuesday night. They expect to arrive mid morning Wednesday and work out at Legion Stadium.
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Birmingham
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Peahead Walker
Baylor
Deacons
Walker
Tom Rogers
Bobby Kellogg
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Oklahoma Coach Bud Wilkinson Seeks Sugar Bowl Fight
Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson says his Sooners aim to give North Carolina a tough Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day. He notes UNC is balanced and experienced, with no weak points, and cites a 34-7 UNC win over Texas as a gauge. He stresses offense, warns defense is weak, and credits Jack Mitchell as key to their chances.
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Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
Sooners
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New Orleans
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Texas
Jack Mitchell
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Tulane Poses Challenge as Wave Rises in SEC Standings
Tulane Green Wave sits at the SEC bottom no more, edging into the top ranks in preseason picks. In nine games Tulane’s only loss comes from Kentucky, with star contributions from Jim Riffey Waren Perkins Virgil Risner Melvin Peyton and Hal Peck. Upcoming tests include Georgia Tech January games Alabama and LSU showdowns across January and February.
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Green Wave
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Dixie
Kentucky
Wildcats
Jim Riffey
Waren Perkins
Perkins
Virgil Risner
Bulldogs Rout Wolfpack To Open Camellia Bowl
Southwestern Louisiana beat Loyola 43 to 33 on home floor to seize the Camellia Bowl festival opener. Lloyd Verrett scored 19 as Loyola’s Bobby Rehm led New Orleans with 12. Mort Elkind and Clyde Catha added 11 and 9 for S L U despite a late Wolfpack rally.
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Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs
Loyola Wolfpack
Southwestern
Lloyd Verrett
Bulldogs
Bobby Rehm
Loyola
New
Orleanians
Mort Elkind
Clyde Catha
L. S
George Vila
Hewitt Thian
Wolfpack
Boxing Contender Named For Louis Crown In ABA Note
The Associated Press item recalls past notes with years of boxing and baseball history. It mentions Joe Walcott as a logical contender for Joe Louis, and recalls releases of Bob Johnson and Dolph Camilli by the Boston Red Sox. It also notes Gil Dodds as Sullivan memorial trophy winner and a 1936 sale of Al Simmons to the Boston Bees for $3,000.
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Associated Press
National Boxing Association
Joe Walcott
Joe Louis
Boston Red Sox
Bob Johnson
Dolph Camilli
Gil Dodds
Miler
Washington
al Simmons
Boston Bees
Orange Bowl Trip Paid by Company
Life and Casualty Insurance Company of Tennessee officials and agents in the Monroe district qualify for a trip to Miami to attend the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day as guests of the company. Four of 48 in the territory earned this honor for outstanding production in the past quarter.
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Life and Casualty Insurance Company of Tennessee
P. P. McKay
C. C. Frantom
E. H. Kelin
Nashville
Tenn
Miami
Fla
Monroe
Southern Methodist football trip furor stirs national mockery
New York dispatch reports a belated response to SMU’s request for a pleasure trip after the Cotton Bowl. A critic notes SMU’s travel compares unfavorably with other teams and cites visits to Pittsburgh Fayetteville Columbia and several Texas cities along with a 1947 California trip.
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Freyschlag objects to Songin as top defenseman
Tub Thumper K R Freyschlag of Colorado College challenges Boston College star Butch Songin's pick as outstanding defenseman, arguing Songin was only fourth in the defense voting. He cites the all tournament team as support and suggests pro scouts reevaluate after CC faces BC Dartmouth Yale and Princeton next week.
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Colorado College
Boston College
Butch Songin
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Songin
Canada
C. C
B. C
Dartmouth
Yale
Princeton
Year in Sports Nominated Hits and Misses across Codes
A breezy year end survey lists notable sports moments and figures. Joe Louis Bucky Walters Larry MacPhail cases stand out among awards and oddities spanning football, baseball, boxing, golf, and national events with figures like Eddie Stanky Casey Stengel and Leo Durocher.
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Joe Louis
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati Reds
Larry MacPhail
National Pro Football League
Herman Hickman
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Sandy Saddler
New York Yankees
Bucky Harris
Bill Stewart
Casey Stengel
Oakland
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Eddie Stanky
Brooklyn Dodgers
Leo Durocher
Mel Ott
Burt Shotton
Jersey Joe Walcott
Steve O'Neill
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Sporting Club
Gus Lesnevich
England
Bobby Locke
Lee Savold
Bruce Woodcock
Hudson
Lloyd Mangrum
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Cochell Beats Tiger Net Ace In Sugar Bowl Play
Second-seeded Earl Cochell of San Francisco defeated LSU champion Ed Davis 6-3 6-0 in the only completed first round match as intermittent rain at the Sugar Bowl delayed play. Other first-round matches and doubles were postponed with finals scheduled for Friday and rain expected this week.
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San Francisco
Calif
Ed Davis
Baton Rouge
Cochell
Young Davis
Davis
Sugar Bowl
Ted Schroeder
la Crescenta
Dick Savitt
Orange
N. J
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Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Vince di Stefano
New Orleans City
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
Richard Balbieri
Rollins College
New Orleans
Richard Balbiers
Jack Tuero
Fred Kovaleski
Detroit
Vince diStefano
Herbert Behrns
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Jim Brink
Seattle
Wash
Sam Match
Hamilton Richardson
Art Larson
Dick Mouledous
Veeck Sees Indians Keeping World Title in 1949
Bill Veeck predicted the Cleveland Indians will retain the world baseball championship next year. He noted Bob Feller may take a reduced salary for 1949 and cited a growing San Diego Padres club. He said Cleveland and San Diego signed a player exchange pact and will send at least six strong players to the coast club.
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Calif
Cleveland Indians
Bill Veeck
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Veeck
Indians
Bill Star
College leaders who abandon football go out in end
Harry Mehre, sports columnist and former coach, told the Jackson Touchdown Club that any college president who drops football “knocks himself out of a job” because the sport is vital as a character builder. He addressed Southeastern Conference and Mississippi high school coaches and players at a nearly three hour dinner in Jackson, praising athletics for promoting loyalty and teamwork among youth.
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Miss
Harry Mehre
Mehre
Jackson Touchdown Club
Mississippi
University of Mississippi
Texas Mines Hopes Sa As Wendt Hospitalized
El Paso December 29 Flying Freddy Wendt El Paso Mines fullback and national rushing leader is hospitalized with fever and sore throat after Monday night illness. Coach Bud De Groot says Wendt must be stopped by West Virginia Mountaineers in New Year's game. Doctor hopes to discharge Wednesday.
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Sun Bowl
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R. B. Homan, Jr
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