Musketeer Wins Six Furlong Race at Tropical Park
At Tropical Park New York reports Musketeer ridden by William McKinley Cook won the six furlongs in 1 19 2/5 edging High Shrine and Concrete. Purses and longshot payoffs highlighted a dull session with a $4 650 crowd and a $172 352 total betting handle.
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Tropical Park
New York
W. Yablonowski
High Shrine
S. J. Crew
Eduardo Dibe
Puerto Rico
William McKinley Cook
Yassah Boss
Grateful
Joe Terrillo
Fair Grounds Track
New Orleans
Wild Goose Farm
Black Rover
Twin Oaks Farm
Earl Jenkins
Mescara
Henry Forrest
Charles Burns
Bibella
Winnfield Little Rock Train Service to Continue
Rep Harris says Chicago and Rock Island Railroad has not yet suspended service between Little Rock Arkansas and Winnfield. Trains 31 and 32 were to be discontinued January 4, but service will continue pending further study after a telegram from the line's Chicago office. Civic and manufacturing groups had protested the planned discontinuation.
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Washington
Dee
Harris
D-Ark
Chicago and
Rock Island Railroad
Little Rock
Ark
Winnfield
Chicago
Marina
Evening schedule lists four league games
The card shows Aron’s facing Delta Automatic at 6 30, Krafco meeting Studebaker at 7 39, and Louisiana Business College up against Red Shield at 8 30. No results reported.
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Aron’s
Delta Automatic
Krafco
Studebaker
Louisiana Business College
Red Shield
Niehole Motors
Aron’s Pharmacy
Lee Rogers Sn
Business College
Delta Automatic Foo
Bradley Roots Wave, Villanova Loses To Kentucky In Sugar Bowl
Kentucky edged Villanova 57 56 in overtime to hand the Wildcats their first setback of the season as Bradley beat Tulane 78 46 in the early game of the Sugar Bowl Basketball Tournament in New Orleans. Villanova led eight times, seven ties, before Kentucky won on a late field goal by Jim Line. Villanova suffers 7 1, while Kentucky improves to 5 1 with only St. John’s beating them.
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New Orleans
Kentucky
Villanova
Bradley
Tulane
St. John's
Jim Line
Wildcats
Paul Arizin
Unruh
Jim Riffey
Virgil Risner
Melchiorre
Sterling Slappey
Oklahoma
Louisiana State University
Carroll Griffith
Gus Tinsley
North Carolina
Norman
Biloxi
Miss
Tinsley
Bud Wilkinson
Gulf Coast League Becomes Class C Organized Baseball
Abilene Texas December 3 1948 Howard Green president of the new Gulf Coast Baseball League announces the league has been accepted as a Class C member of organized baseball citing a wire from George M Trautman president of the National Association The clubs Galveston Jacksonville Lufkin Port Arthur Texas Crowley and Lake Charles Louisiana may begin signing players The league will hold a schedule meeting January 15 1949
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Abilene
Tex
Howard Green
Gulf Coast Baseball League
George M. Trautman
National Association
Green
Galveston
Jacksonville
Lufkin
Port Arthur
Crowley
Lake Charles
Tall basketball players reshape the college game
Veteran writer recalls rule changes and the rise of exceptionally tall players across major programs. From Oklahoma's Bob Kurland to Clyde Lovellette of Kansas and Bill Spivey of Kentucky, coaches now seek and train towering pivots who run, pivot, pass, shoot, and defend as a matter of course. The era of the stringbeans is here to stay.
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Harry Grayson
Pasadena
Calif
NEA
Kansas
Phog Allen
Mike Novak
Loyola of Chicago
Oklahoma
Bob Kurland
Hugh Ford
al Randall
Nebraska
Missouri
Haskell Tison
Kansas City
Municipal Auditorium
Ford
Marcus Freiberger
Colorado
Red Bell
Clyde Lovellette
Bus Whitehead
Jerry Reed
John Hughes
Lawrence Indergan
John Pilch
Long Island University
Murray Tannebaum
Rey Felix
Metropolitan
New York
Pacific Northwest
Gulliver
Sooners Defense Praised Yet Off In Scrimmage
OBSERVERS SAY SOONERS GOOD DEFENSE AGAINST LSU PLAYS IN SCRIMMAGE AT BILOXI MISS. COACH BUD WILKINSON SAID TEAM STILL UNREADY FOR SUGAR BOWL WITH DEFENSE TIMING IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED. PUNTERS DEL ROYAL AND HATLEY CREDITED AS BRIGHT SPOTS. BUD WILKINSON FORECAST LSU BEATS OKLAHOMA. JONES AVAILABLE AFTER SHOULDER INJURY.
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Biloxi
Miss
Oklahoma Sooners
Louisiana State University
Sooner
Bud Wilkinson
Wilkinson
del Royal
Dick Hatley
Oklahoma
Buddy Jones
Sooners
Basketball Abroad Shapes Brazil Fans and US Pros
Vadal Paterson reports Brazil’s rise in basketball interest with old 1935 1940 rules, sparking clash with Yankees and plans for more tours. St. Francis of Brooklyn eyes a similar visit. UC L A’s George Stanich hits pro talks, while Michigan’s Chuck Fonville recovers from an injury. Stanford and California alumni plan a Rose Bowl rally at Harvard on Jan 2 if weather allows.
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New York
Vadal Paterson
Brazil
Utah
Europe
P. S
St. Francis of Brooklyn
George Stanich
Yankees
Johnny Wooden
Stanich
Chuck Fonville
Michigan
Vincent Richards
Bobby Locke
Bobby
Africa
Australia
P. G
Stanford
California
New England
Harvard
Harvard Yard
LSU Leads In Supplying Teams For Mid Winter Show
Louisiana State University has furnished more Sugar Bowl athletic teams than any other college. By 1950, LSU will have nine teams, three more than Kentucky, whose entries are all basketball. LSU's fourth football team will join two basketball squads, three boxing teams and numerous track athletes. Boxing is strongest for LSU with three titles, while football and basketball have mixed results. Phi Beta Kappa is noted as the oldest American Greek letter fraternity, founded at William and Mary College.
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New Orleans
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State
Kentucky
Phi Beta Kappa
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
Akron Cagers Set New Scoring Record in 101-43 Win
Akron, Ohio. The University of Akron basketball team crushed Mississippi College 101-43 to establish a new school scoring record with 43 field goals and 15 fouls. Hank Vaughn led with an unspecified number of points and Lou Arko added 22 as Akron won its second game in five. Mississippi College suffered its eighth straight defeat, following a 94-38 loss to John Carroll University.
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Ohio
University of Akron
Mississippi College
Mississippi
John Carroll University
Carroll
Cleveland Arena
Heidelberg
Hank Vaughn
Lou Arko
Vaughn
Arko
Gals in Row Over Orange Bowl Queen Naming
In Miami Florida contestants contested the Orange Bowl festival queen crown given to LaDene Van Wagoner a Salt Lake City native. They claimed earlier rumor of a preselected winner was proved by the sale of a rival paper before the announcement. Orange Bowl officials denied the accusations saying the decision was by judges and applause.
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Miami
Fla
Riviera Times
Coral Gables Country Club
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ernie Seiler
Duke Jordan
Coral Gables
Ellen James
Barbara Eriksson
Joy Redman
Betty Baucom
Ann Meyer
Cathy Blakley
Sugar Bowl Weekend cash flow hits New Orleans crowd
New Orleans during Sugar Bowl week sees a hospitality boom with hotel rates rising about 15 percent and four day stays often required for lodging. Restaurants tout special menus and high prices while cabarets push drinks at 1.10 each to cover entertainment costs. New dishes for Sugar Bowl week include Poulet under Bowl and Oysters Sugar Bowl with several oyster varieties on a single plate.
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New Orleans
Ab Jackson
Louisiana Restaurant Association
Jackson
Tony Spatafora
Hotel Association
Spatafora
Oklahoma
Louisiana State Univesity
Vanessa
Serpentina
Rockefeller
Francois
Sugar Bowl rematches and notable sports moments recap
Sports Mirror recalls events from past years including St Louis University defeating Kentucky 42-40 to win the Sugar Bowl basketball tourney. It notes the end of the Army Notre Dame football series after 1947 and historic bouts, including Danny Bartfield’s 10 round win over Morris Rief at Madison Square Garden, plus Gabby Hartnett’s 30 thousand dollar one year Cubs contract.
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Associated Press
St. Louis University
Kentucky
Army
Notre Dame
Danny Bartfield
Morris Rief
Madison Square Garden
Gabby Hartnett
Chicago Cubs
Barry Screen a Coached Double for SoCal Club
Southern California coaches explain a double screen dubbed the Barry Screen to counter strong big men. The play features coordinated guards 1 through 5 moving around the basket, creating a sleeper for a layup and three rebounders ready to gather missed shots. The diagram outlines passes, exchanges, and outside shots off the fake by 5.
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Southern California
LOS Angeles
NBA
West Coast
Barry
Superstitions Shape Sugar Bowl Preparations
New Orleans December report on Oklahoma and Louisiana State University preparing for the Sugar Bowl. It notes LSU beliefs and routines such as kicker Carroll Griffith’s marker ritual, family prayers, pregame posts routine, and LSU’s vs Oklahoma training approaches. Coaches emphasize football fundamentals while embracing superstition.
Big Basketball Tournament Scores Display Surprises Across Regions
In numerous early rounds and tournaments, Bradley defeated Tulane 78 46, Kentucky edged Villanova 57 56 in overtime, Washburn took third with 61 48 over North Texas Twins, Northwestern Louisiana beat Northwestern Oklahoma 58 49, Centenary won 66 52 over S L S in seventh place, North Carolina toppled Duke 59 52, Penn State beat West Virginia 46 41, Tennessee outpaced Utah State 66 62 in overtime, Michigan defeated Nebraska 67 65 in the second round losers, Oklahoma beat Kansas State 55 50 in the semifinal, Morningside topped Kansas Wesleyan 66 56, plus other results: Muhlenberg over Connecticut 73 61, Northwestern 64 58 over U C L A, Akron 101 43 over Mississippi College, Ohio State 59 48 over Harvard, Santa Clara 66 41 over Temple, St Bonaventure 54 51 over Brown, N Y U 72 62 over Yale, Michigan State 61 54 over Cornell, Rochester 60 44 over Case.
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Sugar Bowl Bradley
Tulane
Kentucky
Villanova
Washburn
North Texas Twins
Northwestern Louisiana
Northwestern Okla
Centenary
North Carolina
Duke
Penn State
West Virginia
Tennessee
Utah State
Muhlenberg
Connecticut
Northwestern
Akron
Mississippi College
Ohio State
Harvard
Santa Clara
Temple
St. Bonaventure
Brown
Yale
Michigan State
Cornell
Rochester
Case
Mulloy to Meet Flam in Net Finals at Sugar Bowl
Gardnar Mulloy advanced to the Sugar Bowl Tennis Tournament final in New Orleans to face Herbert Flam of Los Angeles who upset Arthur Larsen 6-4 8-6 6-3. Mulloy, the top seed, defeated Vic Seixas 6-2 6-3 6-2.
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New Orleans
Gardnar Mulloy
Herbert Flam
Los Angeles
Flam
Arthur Larsen
San Francisco
Mulloy
Miami
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Earl Cochell
Seixas
Cochell
Larsen
Tony Trabert
Dick Savitt
Jack Tuero
Dick Mouledous
Trabert
Cincinnati
Savitt
Ithaca
N. Y
Cochell-Larsen
Arnold Beisser
Steve Potts
Memphis
Tuero-Mouledous
Charles Masterson
Vicent Diste
Sugar Bowl Tigers Hold Light Practice In Baton Rouge
Louisiana State footballers in a relaxed post season drill in Baton Rouge focused on conditioning and fundamentals. Carroll Griffith and Charley Pevy tossed a few passes while the offense worked stand basic plays without contact under coach Gus Tinsley. The session lasted under two hours with two more practices planned before the Sugar Bowl.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State
Tigers
Spirit
Big Red
Carroll Griffith
Charley Pevy
Gus Tinsley
Ed McKeever
Wide Open Blue Gray Game Brings Offense to Montgomery
In Montgomery on December 31 the 12th Blue-Gray game pits North against South with both sides expected to go for a wide open attack. Coaches Blair Cherry and Ray Eliot announced a stop to rough play as forward passes laterals and ball handling are emphasized to confuse defenses. Cherry named Tulane stars Dick Sheffield Max Druen and Eddie Price on the starting offense.
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Montgomery
Ala
Blair Cherry
Texas
Gray
Ray Eliot
Illinois
Blue
Cherry
Tulane
Dick Sheffield
Max Druen
Eddie Price
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