Sun Devils and Wildcats eye showdown as numbers collide
Arizona State College's Sun Devils and the University of Arizona Wildcats clash in Tempe on November 12 following a season of score comparisons. Hardin-Simmons thumped Arizona State 35-0 while beating Arizona 34-13, suggesting Tempe’s home advantage vs Abilene’s turf. Also recapped is Arizona State’s rout of Northern Arizona and Casey Stengel's triumphant Yankees in the 1949 World Series.
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Cats
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Utah
Brigham Young University
BYU
Cougars
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Arizona State of
Henry Rich
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Hy Polly and Honey's Charge Triumph in Turf Features
Hy Polly led from the turn to win the Inaugural Handicap with Double Call second and War Miss third as Honey's Charge took the Saturday feature under Sammy Miller. The Maricopa Turf Club meet opened with 2,500 in attendance and betting totals rising from $42,622 to $51,514 over two days amid a few scrambling incidents including Rala injuring itself and two riders pulling up unharmed.
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Golden Mite
New Mexico
Jimmy Reynolds
Homey
Gold Pomp
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Rala
W. C. Conley
Howard Conley
Conley
Sunday Horse Race Results and Purses Report
Results from multiple Sunday races with first purses of 500 for two year olds at five furlongs. Winners include Demonio with Becker aboard and times around 1 50.3, plus entries Dark Air and Now in subsequent divisions. noted are second and third place finishers, also ran horses and betting odds. The card lists four purses and multiple horses across ages up to ten years, with a final handicap event and several near-miss finishes.
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Olcconny
Arben
Jones Diebee
Orphan
Saskia Ds
Haycock
Cavalli
Risoran—Bellex
Pomp Nicom
Rusty Becker
Cerecing Athe
General Jr
Os Eybo
King Tulip
Huachuca
Lavella
Miller
Bessey
Ran— Toney
Yarsee
Sir Khama
Mike Mite
Bunita Nose
Judy J
Clastic
Yankees Triumph In 1949 World Series Over Dodgers
New York Yankees clinched the 1949 World Series by defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers 10 to 6 at Ebbets Field, five games to one. Casey Stengel led a misfit yet gritty crew, overcoming injuries and doubts to restore the club’s glory with Page and Raschi delivering key relief and starting pitching. Joe DiMaggio, Reynolds, and Brown provided pivotal hits as the Yankees upheld the famed spirit over adversity.
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New York Yankees
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Boston
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New York
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Burt Shotton
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Ebbets Field
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Boston Red Sox
Joe DiMaggio
Babe Ruths
Lou Gehrigs
DiMaggio
Charley Keller
Brooklyn
Joe Page
Allie Reynolds
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Reynolds
Vic Raschi
Raschi
Preacher Roe
Lefty Joe
Rex Barney
Barney
Bobby Brown
Golden Boy
Yankee
Yanks
Johnny Mize
Yankees set double play record with seven vs Phillies
In 1942 the New York Yankees turned seven double plays against Philadelphia, matching a season record for the most in a single game and highlighting their deft infield execution during that campaign.
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New York Yankees
Philadelphia
Three Texas Elevens Top Border Conference Race
Hardin-Simmons leads the Border Conference with 2-0 after a 35-0 victory over Arizona. Texas Western and Texas Tech sit at 1-0, both beating West Texas State 34-7 and Tulsa 15-0 respectively, as Arizona State and Rice also win big elsewhere.
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Rice
New Mexico
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Arkansas
Arizona Wildcat
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Utah
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Whittier
West Texas
Houston
New Mexico Aggies
New Mexico Military Academy
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Ariz. State
West Co
New Met
Frisco crushes Browns. 49ers claim league lead in rout
In New York on October 10 AP reports Cleveland Browns suffered a 56-28 defeat at San Francisco. Frankie Albert threw five TD passes as the 49ers surged 21-0 early and kept pressure throughout. Los Angeles Rams topped the Bears 31-16. Giants beat Redskins 35-? with Conerly’s two TD passes.
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Cleveland Browns
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San Francisco
Frankie Albert
Stanford
49Ers
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John Stryzkalski
Cleveland
Frisco
Wrigley Field
Ram
Bob Waterfield
Chicago
Charley Conerly
New York Giants
Washington Redskins
Conerly
New Yorkers
Twinks Grab Playoff Cup
Hollywood Stars win Gover nors Cup and Pacific Coast League pennant by beating San Diego 8 to 4 for a 4 to 2 series edge. Fireballer Willie Ramsdell credited with the win while Lyman Linde struggled in the fifth inning. The Stars become the fourth club in as many years to claim both title and playoff trophy.
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Hollywod
Hollywood Stars
Stars
San Diego
Willie Ramsdell
Lyman Linde
Hollywoods
Yesterday's Box Score Amended for New York and Brooklyn
New York and Brooklyn squaring off in a late box score report shows Rizzuto Henrich Berra and Snider contributing for New York while Jorgensen Brown Woodling Mapes and Rackley feature for Brooklyn. Page and Olmo pitched, with multiple substitutions and fanned batters noted.
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Hatten
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Police
Page
Ne Viste
Arizona Rifle Team Second in Far Southwestern Meet
The four man Arizona squad Taylor Parker Nogales Dunlap Levitz placed second by seven points behind El Paso’s winning quartet amid high winds in El Paso Texas. Jack Moore of El Paso won the individual championship while Taylor placed fifth in the grand aggregate and tied for first in rapid fire before losing a shootoff. Parker became vice president and Taylor a director for Arizona at the adjacent meeting.
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Glen Taylor
Phoenix
Southwestern Rifle and Pistol Association
el Paso
Tex
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George Parker
Nogales
Roy Dunlap
Sam Levitz
Tucson
Jack Moore
Helen Orme-Johnson
Ormer Johnson
W. H. Orme-Johnson
Parker
World Series Recap and Standings Highlight
The report summarizes the 194? World Series games at Yankee and Ebbets Fields with key performances by Newcombe Campanella Reynolds Berra Branca and others. Attendance was 33 711 with net receipts of 167 165.45. It also notes seven Texas football teams were undefeated in eight seasons 1893 1895 1900 1914 1918 1920 and 1923.
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Berra
Branca
Ebbets Field
Topaz
Reynolds
Serena Newcombe
Hatten
Erskine
Banta
Campanella
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Pabies i
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University of Texas
Red Dawson Booted From Buffalo Job
Los Angeles October 10 AP Lowell P i Red Dawson coach of the All American Conference Buffalo Bills was ousted after Sundays 42 to 28 defeat by the Los Angeles Dons Bills owner James F Breuil said he accepted the resignation and named Clem Crowe as head coach Crowe Notre Dame captain 1925 under Knute Rockne has been line coach for four years He will select assistants Dawson cited disagreements and unresolved issues saying things weren't running smoothly Breuil said the move was not solely due to the Dons loss leaving only Paul Brown and Buck Shaw from the original 1946 All America coaches.
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Colts
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Cleveland
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San Francisco
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