Bosox Obtain Spence From Nats In Major League Moves
Boston Red Sox acquire Stan Spence from Washington for AY Kozar and Leon Culberson. Cronin and McCarthy push a multi-deal strategy with Vern Stephens and pitchers added, aiming to form the club expected to challenge in 1948. Spence may share duties with Sam Mele, with possible use at first base.
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Jack Hand
New York
Joe Cronin
Joe McCarthy
Boston Red Sox
Stan Spence
Washington
AY Kozar
Leon Culberson
Boston
Cronin
Red Sox
Spence
Sam Mele
Mele
Jake Jones
Sox
Kozar
Southern Association
New Orleans
Gerry Priddy
St. Louis
Culberson
Billy Southworth
Boston Braves
Eddie Dyer
Braves
Waldorf Astoria
A. B Chandler
Pacific Coast
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Leslie M. O'Connor
Chicago White Sox
Major League Executive Council
O'Connor
Ben Fiery
Cleveland Indians
Ramblers suffer third straight loss to Adams Two's Hornets
Winder High’s Ramblers lost 39-25 at Recreation Hall as Adams Two’s Hornets built a large early lead and held on. Kozar led for the winners with 15 points, Freeberg added eight, while Genovese topped Winder High with double figures in a losing effort. Referees were Buchanan and Venton.
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Winder High
Ramblers
Adams Two
Hornets
Recreation Hall
Invaders
Kozar
Freeberg
Genovese
Baraniak
Little Ramblers
Holovka
G—Romano Navarro
Peratocen
Eakins
Spacone Pay Zack
Adams
Windber
Retreaders Defeat Walker's Tire Service In Duck Pin
In the La Pel alleys Men s Duck Pin league the Tire Retreading Company beat league leader Walker s Tire Service. Jerry Kephart led with 553 pins from games of 157 204 and 192 while Kantner added 449 on 170 148 131. Shaffer 432 and Schrock 498 were notable on the losing side with Critchfeld 426 and Pritts 417 following.
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Walker's Tire Service
la Pel
Jerry Kephart
Kantner
Kephart
Donner
Shaffer
Farling
Pitzer
Walter's Tire Service Critchfield Yareer Oensene
C. Cehrock
Pritts
Revella
T. Schrock
Riley Seeteenssemanene
Maryland Faces Loss Of Two Ineligible Players
Maryland coach A L Flacie Stewart must adjust for two top players ruled ineligible under the Southern Conference transfer rule. Spencer Wright and Jack Meyers lose immediate play eligibility, leaving gaps as Maryland opens a 24 game schedule against Western Maryland College in Westminster. Wright, a 6 foot 143 pound forward from Harrisburg, transferred from Bloomsburg Teachers and will be eligible Sept 1. Meyers, 6 foot 5, previously at Moorehead State Teachers, will be eligible in June.
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College Park
University of Maryland Today
A. L
Flacie) Stewart
Maryland
Cagemen
Western Maryland College
Westminister
Stewart
Spencer Wright
Jack Meyers
Wright
Harrisburg
Bloomsburg
Meyers
Moorehead
Walcott Turns Public Ire Into Cash After Near Victory
Camden New Jersey December 10 1947 Jersey Joe Walcott with six children begins cashing in on his near victory over Joe Louis. He accepts public appearances in Toronto Boston and Reading while promoter Bocchicchio vows 30 percent of next Louis bout receipts. Walcott’s manager Webster notes a Louis bout payout around 26000 plus film cuts.
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Camden
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Joe Louis
Felix Bocchicchio
Walcott
Louis
Joe Webster
New York
Webster
Toronto
Boston
Reading
Harlem
The
Apollo
Omaha
Des Moines
Richmond
St. Louis
San Francisco
Mexico
Buenos Aires
Bocchicchio
20Th Century Club
Champ
Lujack Receives Heisman Trophy at New York Dinner
Notre Dame star Johnny Lujack won the John W Heisman Memorial Trophy in New York at a Downtown Athletic Club dinner attended by 600. He said he will play professional football next year but has not signed with the Bears or Rockets and will decide after graduation.
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New York
Johnny Lujack
Notre Dame
Chicago Bears
Chicago Rockets
Trish
John W. Heisman
Lujack
Athletic Club
John Lujack
Connellsville
Abe Sdaniels
John Whorie
The
Ramblers to Be Given Letters at Windser High School
Windser High School to award football letters to 20 players and one student manager. Honorary captain Frank Kush, a former Ramblers lineman, will receive a white sweater with a blue letter. Second letter goes to Joe Ranaldi. First letters go to Tom Grebis Ed Hughes Gil Lochrie Frank Makoczy James Klemstine Bill Moraco Sam Romano Dwight Ling Millard Rounsley James Curtis Joe Spadone Norbert Teklinsky Wilbur Burkey Paul Komar Ronald Younker Tom Sharpe William Gorgon Anthonyny Campbell Ted Baraniak and the student manager.
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Windser High School
Richard Mickel
Frank Kush
Ramblers
Kush
Joe Ranaldi
Tom Grebis
Ed Hughes
Gil Lochrie
Frank Makoczy
James Klemstine
Bill Moraco
Sam Romano
Dwight Ling
Millard Rounsley
James Curtis
Joe Spadone
Norbert Teklinsky
Wilbur Burkey
Paul Komar
Ronald Younker
Tom Sharpe
William Gorgon
Anthonyny Campbell
Ted Baraniak
Refuse To Close Doe Season In Fulton Co
Harrisburg reports the State Game Commission will not end the one day antlerless deer season by Fulton County protest. Union County petitions lacked required signatures. A 50 percent hunter-signature threshold from last year governs cancellations. The season proceeds December 13 in all counties except Fulton.
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Harrisburg
State Game Commission
Union County
Fulton
All American To Appear In Two Bowl Frays
Eddie Lebaron 17, named on the AP Little All American, will play in the Grape Bowl at Lodi against Utah State and the Rainin Bowl on Jan 1 against Wichita. Other Little All American players include Darwin Horn Pepperdine Robert Hanlon Loras Harold Bell Muhlenberg.
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Spike Clausen
New York
Eddie Lebaron
Associated Press
Uittle
Lebaron
College of Pacific
Lodi
Calif
Utah State
Westerners
Wichita
Fresno
A. A Stagg
Darwin Horn
Pepperdine
Robert Hanlon
Loras College
Dubuque
Iowa
Harold
Bill) Bell
Muhlenberg
Dan D'Andrea
Pacific Lutheran
James Nelson
Missouri Valley
Arthur Oley
Randolph Macon
Nelson
Abilene
Tex
McMurry College
West Chester
Tampa
Fla
Ken Dubard
Wofford
Felton Whitlow
North Texas
Phoenix
Ariz
William Hart
Edenison
Bill Iannicelli
Franklin & Marshall
Plan To Publish Book On Dodgers History
Chicago reports arrangements for a book titled Dem Bums by Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher. The book will recount the team's history and is slated for publication next spring by a Chicago firm.
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Dodgers
Chicago
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Delore Accepts Pilot Position At Toledo
George DeTore switches from Williamsport manager in the Eastern League to manage Toledo's American Association club. A former infielder in the American Association and the American League, DeTore brings playing experience to the Toledo lineup.
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Delore
Toledo
Toledo, O
Dec
George DeTore
Williamsport
DeTore
Crisler Named Coach of Year in World Telegram Poll
Fritz Crisler, named Coach of the Year, leads the undefeated Michigan Wolverines with 245 points to 53 for opponents and a Big Nine title. He received 68 first place votes, beating Matty Bell and Lynn Waldorf in the annual poll.
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Ann Arbor
Mid
Fritz Crisler
New York World- Telegram
University of Michigan Wolverines
Crisler
Matty Bell
Southern Methodist
Princeton
Michigan
University of Minnesota
Bell
Lynn Waldorf
University of California
Waldorf
Northwestern University
Record number of hunters seek big game kill in Pa.
Harrisburg reports a record influx of deer hunters for Pennsylvania's 12 day buck season from 15 to 40 percent more hunters afield than last year. Officials expect a higher kill than 1946’s 31 000 antlered deer and cite careless shooting and illegal deer as issues in opening week. Four fatal and 25 non fatal accidents occurred, with Erie county yielding the largest bag at 260 pounds. The season ends Friday with a one day antlerless hunt Saturday in most counties except Fulton.
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Harrisburg
INS
Pennsylvania
State Game Commission
Erie County
Fulton
Sugar Bowl track meet to feature 39 champions in New Orleans
A field of 39 champions from 13 universities will compete December 28 in the Sugar Bowl track meet, centerpiece of the midwinter carnival. Notables include NCAA Two Mile champ Jerry Thompson of Texas and Curtis Stone of Penn State, with Ed O'Toole of Villanova and NYAC in contention for Olympic consideration. The lineup also includes Gerald Karver of Penn State and Bob Rehberg of Illinois, among others, across events aligned to Olympic distances.
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New Orleans
Sugar Bowl
Jerry Thompson
Texas University
Curtis Stone
Penn State
Ed O'Toole
Villanova
New York Athletic Club
Gerald Karver
Bill Hulse
Tommy Quinn
Bob Rehberg
Illinois
AAU
Forest Elaw
Stillwater
Okla
Columbia University
Bill Berger
New York AC
North Carolina
Oklahoma A. & M
Texas
Georgetown
Ohio State
Duke
Auburn
Texas A. & M
Columbia
Colt Howdah Arrives from England for Hialeah Debut
A two year old English colt Howdah purchased by Sanford Stud Farm from King George VI arrived in Miami by train from New York after a flight from England and will make his American racing debut when Hialeah Park opens in January. Trainer Hollie Hughes will train him for the Hialeah Stakes and may enter the Flamingo Handicap in March. Gerald Gunniss, a former English jockey, is assigned as exercise boy.
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Miami
Sanford Stud Farm
England
Hialeah Race Track
Park
Howdah
New York
Hollie Hughes
Hughes
Gerald Gunniss
NFL To Control Hall Of Fame At Latrobe
The NFL or its designate will operate the Pro Football Hall of Fame at Latrobe after a Bell led meeting with Latrobe Memorial committee. A New York owners meeting next month will discuss funding for the memorial on 60 acres including stadium recreation area and shrine.
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Philadelphia
National League
Latrobe
NFL
Bert Bell
Latrobe Memorial
New York
Diamond D Bears Dominate Ten Pin Night At La Pel Alley
Diamond D Coal Company led a busy sports night as Fred Gerhardt rolled a 528 triple to top the Men’s Ten Pin scores at La Pel alley, with Ling and Davis also posting strong series. In NFL notes from Philadelphia, the Bears Eagles Cardinals and Packers top league leaders in yards, points and punting as the season progresses.
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Diamond D Coal Company
Rockwood Ku
la Pel Alley
Fred Gerhardt
Ling
Davis
Bill Livengood
Allman
Warner
Philadelphia
Chicago Bears
Philadelphia Eagles
Chicago Cardinals
Green Bay Pacsers
Bears
Eagles
Los Angeles Rams
Green Bay Packers
Detroit
New York
Packers
Los Angeles
Rams
Washington
Pittsburgh
Tony Canedo
Green Bay
Sup
Robinson Stops Nixon in Sixth at Elizabeth Armory Card
Sugar Ray Robinson of New York, NBA and New York world welterweight champion, stopped Billy Nixon of Philadelphia in the sixth round at 2 10, in a non title bout on an Armory fight card. Robinson weighs 151 3/4 pounds and will defend his title December 19 in Detroit against Chuck Taylor.
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Robinson
Nixon
Paul Cavalier
Detroit
Chuck Taylor
East West Shrine Game Front Runners Named
Notre Dame star Johnny Lujack will lead the East with St. Marys Herman Wedemeyer joining the West in the annual Shrine East West clash on New Year Day. Wedemeyer enhances the West roster while Lujack accepts after the Notre Dame Southern Cal game.
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San Francisco
Johnny Lujack
Notre Dame
Herman Wedemeyer
St. Mary's
Wedemeyer
Lujack
Arthur Fitzgerald
Bale
Venton Rablonski
Columbia
Glen Trickler
Colgate
Bob Smith
Iowa
Ray Ball
Bobby Sullivan
Holy Cross
Karl Maves
Wisconsin
Tony Minisi
Bill Luongo
Pennsylvania
Bill Swick
Bruce Gehrke
Lou Mihajlovich
Indiana
Hal Schoener
Howard Brown
John Pachlik
Rale
Vince di Francisco
Northwestern
Larry Olsenaski
Minnesota
George Savitski
George Connor
Ziggy Czarobski
Lou Agase
Illinois
Leo Benjamin
West Virginia
Duke Norman
Washington and Lee
East Central Grid Conference Disbands After Poll
The East Central Interscholastic Football Conference dissolves after a telephone poll of member schools. Shamokin Sunbury Hazleton Easton Pottsville Bethlehem High vote to dissolve with Allentown unable to vote due to a PIAA suspension. Bethlehem High named season champion. Breslin cites desire to keep old rivals over rotating schedules.
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Pottsville
William J. Breslin
Shamokin
Sunbury
Hazleton
Easton
Bethlehem High
Allentown High
Breslin
Burton Regarded As Robinson Challenger
Gene Burton of New York emerged as the logical challenger to Ray Sugar Robinson after a close decision over Bernard Docusen of New Orleans. Burton beat Docusen for the second time in 44 fights as the referee awarded him the victory by two points amid split judge scores.
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Los Angeles
Gene Burton
New York
Ray “Sugar” Robinson
Bernard Docusen
New Orleans
Burton
Docusen
Somerset Plans Friday Invasion Of Westmont In Basketball
Somerset Orange and Black Eagles, still regrouping from a 35 33 loss to Latrobe Tuesday, prepare to invade Westmont Friday night. The score changed hands four times as Westmont led at halftime then pulled away late to win.
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Somerset
Black Eagles
Latrobe
Westmont
Teusday
Eagles
Windberg
Ramblers
Adams Two
Conemaugh
Iron Horse
Recreation Hall
Blue
White
Berlin-Brothers Valley
Mountaineers
Ligonier
Rockwood
Ligonier Quint
John Lichvar
Richland
Rams
Oscar Ripple
Overconfidence In Walcott Costly In Louis Bout
The piece argues Jersey Joe Walcott fell victim to overconfidence from his handlers and coasted through the final rounds, allowing Joe Louis to seize the chance. It cites multiple sports anecdotes to illustrate the danger of easing up, urging Walcott to trust his own judgment in future bouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitney Martin
New York
Jersey Joe Walcott
Joe Louis
Jersey Joe
Louis
Indianapolis
Bill Holland
Mauri Rose
Holland
Rose
Ron Northey
Cards
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Cardinals
Ford Frick
Fred Merkle
Giants
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John Quinn
Horace Stoneham
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Ted Schrock
Critchfeld
Tire Retreading CO
Governor and Park
Reneld Reagan
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Lee Bowman
Elizabeth
Prince Phillip
Fulton Co
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Cinder
Colt
King George
Rockies
Diamond D Coal CO
Kenny Washington
Angeles
Steve Buren
Vanburen
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Sammy Baugh
Sid Luckman
Baugh
Luck
Jim Keane
Bob Baumer
Dick Washington
Pat Hi
Bob Forte
Green
John Cochran
Frank Seno
Frank Reagan
Jack J
Walt Slater
Tom Harmon
Eddie Saenz
Shin
Qjad Dudley
Gerhardt
Fisher
Siminski
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Rockwood Warner Cocoon
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Bruner
B. Livengood
Auman
Wheaton
East Central Grid
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Shade Two
Cairnbrook
Hoo
Stoystown High
Red Wings
Wings
Conem Two
Jayvee
Boswell
Friedens
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Accident
Ersdale
Red Raiders
Hooversville
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Coning
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Louis’ Vicory
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Evers
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Jess Wi
Desey
Dempsey
New York Yankees
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Luxor, Pa
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Greensburg
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