Leahy Claims Michigan State Underated Ahead of Notre Dame Clash
Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy says Michigan State is vastly underrated as the Irish prepare for a top clash. The Spartans, 5 straight wins after a 7-3 opening loss to Michigan, feature Lynn Chanders and a strong backfield while Notre Dame touts Emil Sitka Larry Coutre Frank Spaniel Bill Gay Bill Barrett and Ernie Zaleski. Notre Dame has scored 197 points while allowing 42, beating Indiana Washington Purdue Tulane and Navy with only Purdue scoring more than one TD against them.
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Iowa
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Southern Methodist
Yulahe Aso
Frank Leahy
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Emil Sitka
Larry Coutre
Frank Spaniel
Bill Gay
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Ernie Zaleski
Marquette
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Mountaineers Host Penn State In Homecoming Tilt
Morgantown braces for Penn State visits for a Homecoming game as WVU weighs injuries to key players including halfback Johnny Murphy while eyeing a 3 4 season. Penn State enters as slight favorite seeking to rebound from early losses to Villanova Army and Michigan State.
McCarthy Signs 2 Year Contract
Boston fans pressed for Joe McCarthy to stay on as manager after his farm home letters urged him to return. The 62 year old agreed to a two year deal reportedly worth 50 000 to 55 000 dollars as the Red Sox secured a familiar hand to guide the club.
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Bosox Dominate Star All Star Selections Across Legue
Boston Reds Sox lead the 1949 AP All Star picks with three representatives Ted Williams Mel Parnell and Ellis Kinder. Yankees Dodgers split many slots with Williams Musial Kell Rizzuto Campanella and others among 116 voters.
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Baseball farm limits and minor league balance debate
The article notes major league clubs seek 15 farm systems to cap costs, while minor leagues struggle for talent and scouting budgets. It cites operator views on profitability of a few money farms, player development costs, and possible shifts to aid smaller clubs. It also touches Penn State drama honors for Jim Dragotta and football talk from scouts, plus odd anecdotes from Virginia and Baltimore figures.
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Princetons Tigers roll to 27 0 win on road
A 70 yard touchdown dash by Sammy Size led Princeton Tigers to a 27 0 victory over the host team in Tazewell Virginia last night ending the home side’s seven game winning streak. The visitors used strong substitutes and scored in every quarter in a disciplined road win.
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Nick The Nerve Survives to Win Top Races Again
Nick The Nerve Wall, famed jockey, makes a comeback after a near fatal Bay Meadows crash in 1946. He rode two stakes winners at Bay Meadows then returned to racing at Pantoran and Del Mar, proving he remains competitive at 100 pounds.
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Pitt Optimistic After Penn Upset
Pitt faced Ohio State as underdog but optimistic after a win over Penn. Coach Mike Milligan notes a sellout crowd and recalls a 1947 Pitt victory. Key players include Lot Cercuni Bernie Barkouskie Bob Plotz Jimmy Joe Robinson and BIN Hardisty ready for action.
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Bernie Barkouskie
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Grid Experts Pick Penn As History Favors Papil
Virginia’s Johnny Pipit leads the nation in rushing as Penn faces unbeaten Virginia at Franklin Field. Experts, citing past Philadelphia players facing Penn, project Virginia as the favorite while Penn leans on passing with quarterback Crooks Bagnell and receivers. The crowd of about 50,000 is expected to witness a viewing of a tough matchup with Virginia favored by about 20 points.
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Lookabaugh Quits Oklahoma A&M
Oklahoma A&M College accepts the resignation of Head Football Coach Jim Lookabaugh after 25 years with the school. His move takes effect at season’s end amid ongoing criticism and a review of his successor after the season.
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Milton Leads Class A Grid Ratings Across Top Schools
Milton holds first in Class A with 13.4 points as Weirton 12.35 and Triadelphia 12.25 follow. Williamson unchanged in fourth with a shot at Charleston's Stonewall Jackson this week. The board to hear appeals in Parkersburg Sunday on ratings of two top Class B teams Ravenswood protests a 14 13 loss to Fitzebeth and will finalize plans for upcoming championships and seasons.
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Freiadelelta
Weather delays North South golf tournament at Pinehurst
Rain postpones the 72 hole $7,500 event as 56 of 112 players on No 2 course endure a thorough drenching. Defending champ Toney Penna fails to impress, while Cary Middlecoff and Sam Snead receive strong support among pros. amateurs like Frank Stranahan and Dick Chapman push for upsets in a delayed fall start.
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Denny Shute
Johnny Farrell
National honors heaped on coast sports patron
Paul Helms of Los Angeles, a longtime sports patron and baker by trade, received coast to coast honors. The AAU named him delegate at large and the Football Writers Association made him an honorary member. He funds the Helms Athletic Foundation and Helms Hall, supports hundreds of athletes, and has spent over 250000 on the foundation since 1936.
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Notre Dame Fordham May Renew Annual New York Game
Notre Dame seeks a yearly matchup in New York with Fordham as a regular opponent, possibly starting in 1951. Ed Krause says Notre Dame eager to play in New York, Fordham athletic director Jack Coffey plans to pursue the idea, while Notre Dame prepares to face North Carolina at Yankee Stadium on November 12.
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Two Day Deer Hunt Cancelled In West Virginia
Conservation Director C F McClintic announced a two day open deer season cancellation across six Southern West Virginia counties due to a sick deer. The precautionary measure aims to prevent health risks from consuming potentially diseased meat and to avoid reducing deer herds further amid an outbreak in Wyoming and nearby counties. Six game breeding areas will instead open for a regular season from November 28 to December 6.
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War Fliers Aid Discovery of Italian Village Ruins
A British professor and his RAF pilot background use aerial photography over the Gargano Plateau in Southeastern Italy to uncover a medieval village and a Neolithic site not noted in textbooks. The team identifies Salpriato and nearby locations near Torren del and Pescara Lecce, marking a new archaeological method in Italy.
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Junior 1st Princeton Clash At Woodrow Wilson Field
Beckley Junior Web School hosts Princeton Junior High on Woodrow Wilson field for a homecoming grate school day game at 2 30 p m Thursday. An error had listed Friday in Princeton in the Sunday Register.
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Mystery of the Two Paul H Helms in Town
The excerpt hints at a puzzle about two men named Paul H Helms involved in varied affairs from business to opera. It plays on the idea of duplicity or mistaken identity, noting that there “must be two” but also “there can’t be but one.” The text centers on curiosity and ambiguity.
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Sammy Baugh Leads NFL Passing Race After Quarter One
Sammy Baugh of the Washington Redskins, the passing wizard, tops NFL passers after the first quarter. In a recent game against the New York Bulldogs he completed 16 of 20 passes for 264 yards.
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