College president proposes hiring football players as professors
An Ohio State football season drew 503,600 spectators last year and the Kentucky college president Louisvilles John Meinbe suggests hiring players like professors instead of the current system. The idea questions whether paying three dollars or more to watch eleven professors would attract spectators.
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Kentucky
Louisville
John It Meinbe
Ohio State U
Ambitious Umpire Recruited by I L Staff in Jersey City
A Jersey City umpire Bill Godfrey sought work and, after a mix up in Jersey City, was called by proxy and hired for the International League staff. The report ties in Melvin Pregulman on the Lions campaign, Ben Raimondi from Erasmus Hall, and Bert Lytell’s early Navy service.
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Bill Godfrey
International League
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Melvin Pregulman
Yankees
Ben Raimondi
Sid Luckman
Brooklyn
Erasmus Hall
Columbia
Ben
Ace Parker
Baseball Night Matchups Across Major Leagues
Night games feature Hartung facing Roe in New York at Pittsburgh. Lombardi and Schmitz duel Brooklyn at Chicago. Spahn opposed by Walters in Boston at Cincinnati. Judd meets Dickson in Philadelphia at St. Louis. Lopat faces Cary for Chicago at Washington. Kinder meets Marchildon in St. Louis at Philadelphia. Trucks opposes Dobson in Detroit at Boston. Only games listed.
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Schmitz
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Walters
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Dickson
Washington
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Cary
Kinder
Marchildon
Detroit
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Dobson
iSt
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Boston Owen
Cleveland
Chicago Aesee
Lamotta Withdraws From Madison Square Garden Bout
Bronx middleweight Jack Lamotta withdraws from a ten round scheduled clash with Bert Lytell at Madison Square Garden due to bruised hands from a Chicago bout. The 20th Century Club will seek a substitute opponent, with Archie Moore of St. Louis discussed as a potential opponent.
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New York
Jack Lamotta
Bronx
Bert Lytell
Madison Square Garden
20Th Century Club
Oakland
Calif
Lamotta
Cecil Hudson
Chicago
20Th Century
Archie Moore
St. Louis
Defending Champion Ted Bishop Opens With Practice Round
The U S National Amateur at Pebble Beach moves into round two with Ted Bishop the defending champ earning a first round bye. Bishop played Cypress Point in a 66 practice round and faces Henry G. Kershaw as top contenders like Stranahan Ward Chapman and Bilows spark the field.
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Associated Press
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Febble Beach
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Henry G. Kershaw
Phoenix
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Toledo
Ohio
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Bud” Ward
Spokane
Wash
Dick Chapman
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Frank Strafaci
Flushing
N Y
Ray Bilows
Poughkeepsie
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Hollywood
Smiley Quick
Baluusrol
N. J
Charles Evans, Jr
Chick
Harrison R. Johnston
Minneapolis
Bob Jones
Johnny Goodman
Walter Hagen, Jr
Richmond
L. D. Ribner
White Plains
Left-Handed Pitcher Makes Comeback With Aluminum Hand
Al Bushey, a 24 year old with a prosthetic aluminum left hand built by teammates, stars for Sargent and Company in New Haven and Windsor Locks leagues. He earlier pitched for Wilkes-Barre in the Eastern League after a 1941 farm accident severed his left arm. Bushey credits the artificial hand with restoring his love of baseball and his return to the mound.
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al Bushey
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Windsor Locks
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Sargent
Indians rally past Yankees 4-3 as Lem relieves in ninth
Bob Feller left the mound to back up Bob Lem who entered in the ninth with tying and winning runs aboard. Lem retired the next three without allowing a score to seal a 4-3 Indians win over the Yankees. The second item notes Lloyd Gearhart and a Giants comeback win with four homers in the ninth to topple the Pirates.
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Indians
Bob Lemon
Yankees
Lloyd Gearhart
Giants
Pirates
W and L players nursing minor injuries
Joe Mc Cutchmon of Charleston West Virginia was among eight Washington and Lee football players nursing minor injuries during drills in Lexington Virginia. In California, UCLA coach Bert LaBrucherie said 130 in suits and 30 players, USC’s Jeff Cravath reported 95 men out and 20 players, and Loyola’s Bob Swisher noted 60 candidates and four players.
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Associated Press
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Joe McCutchmon
Charleston
W. Va
Washington and Lee
West Coast
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UCLA
Bert la Brucherie
Southern California
Jeff Cravath
Bob Swisher
Little Loyola
Rose Ast
Dahlgren Quits Baseball After 17‑Year Career
In Baltimore Ellsworth Babe Dahlgren announces retirement from playing baseball after 17 years in the sport. He says he will return to California and may pursue managing the Ontario club in the Sunset League, ending his active playing days with the Yankees shadow and Orioles season context.
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Baltimore
Lou
Iron Man
Thomas
Dahlgren
Ontario
California
Marshall Invited to Early Hoop Invitational
Los Angeles George Pepperdine College announced a National Collegiate Invitational Basketball championship to be played December 26, 27 and 29. Athletic Director Al Duer said Arkansas, Brigham Young, Idaho, Marshall College, Loyola Los Angeles, Syracuse, West Texas State and Pepperdine will send teams.
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Los Angeles
George Pepperdine College’ of
al Duer
University of Arkansas
Brigham Young University
University of ‘Idaho
Marshall College of Huntington
W. Va
Loyola University of Los Angeles
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Rue and Lyons clash as umpire admits 'ain't I terrible'
Veteran AL umpire Joe Rue challenges Chicago's Ted Lyons after Lyons confronts him. Lyons shouts at Rue asking what is wrong, and Rue responds with a sly grin claiming he is terrible.
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Joe Rue
Ted Lyons
Chicago White Sox
Rue
Lyons
Joe
Fights and golf note from Greenbrier hole in one
Fights last night in London and several U S cities ended in stoppages with Archie Moore Jimmy Bivins and Joe Maxim scoring knockouts. Howard G Combs of Rainelle sank a hole in one on the Greenbrier Hotel course marking the season’s first ace on the property.
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Associated Press
London
Freddy Mills
Great Britain
Pol Goffaux
Belgium
Baltimore
Archie Moore
St. Louis
Jimmy Bivins
Cleveland
Allentown
Archié Wilmer
Wilmington
Del
Willie Alexander
Chester
Wheeling
W. Van-Joe Maxim
Clarence Jones
Buffalo
Greenbrier
Howard G. Combs
Rainelle
Jockeys Hurt In Track Spill At Timonium
Two jockeys were seriously injured in the seventh race at Timonium when their horses fell. Robert Shirey, 23, from Buffalo Mills Pennsylvania, suffered a deep gash on the forehead after toppling from World Police. Willie Northey, veteran rider on The General, was cut about the face as his mount went down.
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Timonium
Robert, Shirey
Buffalo Mills
World Police
Willie Northey
General
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