Robinson Wins But He Learns a Lesson
Ray Robinson retained the welterweight title with a 15 round unanimous decision over Tommy Bell at Madison Square Garden. Robinson, edged by a knockdown and near fatigue, shifted tactics midfight to rally from a four round deficit and secure victory in a tense title bout.
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Bell
Tommy Bell
Youngstown
Ray
Sugar” Robinson
Madison Square Garden
Robinson
Harlem
Junior
Harlem Ray Robinson
McLarnin
Billy Petrolle
Petrolle
Dodgers name Blades Sukeforth Pitler to coaching staff
Brooklyn announces a three man coaching setup for 1947 with Ray Blades Clyde Sukeforth and Jake Pitler filling vacancies from resignations of Charlie Dressen and Johnny Car rriden. Leo Durocher in Los Angeles said Blades and Sukeforth were chosen for their best available credentials. Pitler had been named coach last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brookyn Dodgers
Ray Blades
Clyde Sukeforth
Jake Pitler
Charlie Dressen
Johnny Carriden
Brooklyn
Leo Durocher
Los Angeles
Blades
Sukeforth
Pitler
Dodger
Big Red Overpowers Yale in Ivy League Opener
Cornell sprinted to a fast start and defeated Yale 64 to 41 before about 4,000 at Barton Hall. Cornell led 11 to 4 early, 34 to 25 at halftime, and Yale’s attack was bottled up. Bob Gale led Cornell with 18 points while Yale’s Lavelli scored 7.
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IHACA
Big Red
Cornell
Yale
Barton Fall
Tony Lavell
Harry Middleton
Bob Gale
Lavelli
Corneli
Daviait
Gale
Nadhern
BlArrisong
Thomas
Ij Petersf
Bohrens
Laveline
aSaviter
Doyce
Peacock
Loeffler
Obey SR
Gornel
Pepon
Tage N
Anderson
Jim Bwarte Wood
Solvay Defeats Marcellus in Western Division Showdown
Solvay remained unbeaten in the county league as it outscored Marcellus 39 to 22. Rinoldo Mossett led Solvay with 16 points while the Solvay junior varsity beat Marcellus Jayvees 28 to 11 in the preceding game.
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Solvay
Marcellus Quint
Rinaldo Mossett
Marcellus Jayvees
Solvay Marcellus
B. Fr. Tg
T. Mozolf
Sheridan
Duprey
Riggan
Libra
Morris Rf
Grabowskirf
Scallione
Jerome
Halay Lgott Mossotti
Knowskilg
Kinder
Totes
Marcellus
Lynch
Ruth
Qiyonen
Bowling Green aims to break Syracuse win streak tonight
Bowling Green visits Syracuse at Armory Court in a key early season clash. Orange, coming off a rout of Ohio Wesleyan, seeks to extend a long winning run as Bowling Green, 27-5 last season, features veterans led by Otten and Peters.
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Falcons
Syracuse
Ohio
Wesleyan
Hal Anderson
Syracusans
C.c.nny
New York
Bowling Green
Mac
Otten
Buffalo Pros
Leo Kubiak
Howard Martin
John Payak
Joe Siegfreth
Lew. Andreas
The
Orange
C.C.N.Y
Madison Square
Roy Peters
Ohio Wesleyan
Ed Stickel
Bill Gabor
Peters
Yedge
Brant
Royce
Newell
Myers
de Phillips
Hed
Rosenberg
Tox
Beck
Banngo
Hastings
Kimbl
McAvoy
Bohmitz Oort
Witacle
Narugky
Dee
Polange
Kulik
Camillus
Omennis
Mahoney
Wegerski
Vlanbert
Rowlandt
Renal
Wenslau
Do OO Gincken
Sohneper
Nemec
Thompson
Crandell
Jarvis
Greenberg Again Takes RBI Title in 1946 Driven Run Totals
New York reporting 35 year old Hank Greenberg of the Detroit Tigers captured the American League RBI crown for 1946 with 127 RBIs, four more than Ted Williams of Boston. Williams led in slugging and other power stats, while Rudy York, Bobby Doerr and Charley Keller also ranked high in RBIs and slugging. Williams led in walks and slugging, Keller tied for walks, and Sam Chapman led in double plays. Boston led team walks and RBIs. Yankees led strikeouts.
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New York
Tank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Greenberg
Army Air Forces
Rudy York
Red Sox
Bobby Doerr
Boston
Charley Keller
New York Yankees
Williams
Roy Cullendine
Tigers
Keller
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Jim Vernon
Washington Senators
Sam Chapman
Philadelphia
Athletics
Warren Rosar
Thurman Tucker
White Sox
Yankee
North Syracuse Dominates Tully 59 19 in County League
North Syracuse raced to a 59 to 19 victory over Tully on its home court as center Larry Feeley led all scorers with 26 points on 11 baskets and four foul shots. In the opener, North Syracuse Jayvees beat Tully junior varsity 27 to 17.
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North Syracuse
Tully
Larry Feeley
North Syracuse Jayvees
Tully Junior Varsity
Ranucel
al Banner
Mueller
Whitman
Rengano
Foeeley
Austin
Benjamin
Hoefer
Bench
Kjonrlton
Hanselre
Bol Totnia
Soore
North Syracua
Ae Tullyn Rofarge
Bilve
Liverpool routs Jamesville in Eastern Division clash 40 to 17
Don Nickels scored 21 points as Liverpool High School defeated Jamesville 40 to 17 on the Liverpool court in a county league game. Nickels led Liverpool while Jamesville struggled in the loss. The junior varsity also posted a 30 to 13 win over the Jamesville Jayvees in the preliminary game.
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Don Nickels
Liverpool
Jamesville
Nickels
Jamesville Jayvees
Jamesville de Nickels
Dames
Lville
Mesmor
Ukrainians Win 35 31 In C Y O Basketball Clash
Ukrainians defeated House of Providence 35 to 31 on Providence court. McGarry led home team with 17 points while Mike Kazan scored 14 for the visitors.
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House of Providence
McGarry
Mike Kazan
Christmas Checks For Widows Of Spokane Dead
Christmas checks totaling more than 114000 will be mailed to the dependents of nine Spokane baseball players killed and six others injured in last June’s bus crash that wiped out the Western International League club. Major and minor league clubs and individuals donated the funds. payments varied by family needs.
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Spokane
Wash
Dick Powers
Oakland
Calif
Bessie ‘Lyden
George Lyden
Tensed
Ida
Chris Hartje
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Assumption Grabs Third Straight in Parochial Tilt
The Assumption Grammar School basketball team defeated St. Vincent's 34 to 30 on the losers court to extend its winning streak to three. Jim Moore led the victors with 18 points while St John the Baptist closed on top with a 26 to 6 win over Blessed Sacrament.
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Assumption Grammar School
St. Vincent's
Jim Moore
St.John the Baptist’s
Blessed Sacrament
Wartime coach Barns signs five year Arkansas deal
Avyo John Barns hill wartime football coach at Tennessee signs a five year contract for 10 000 dollars annually at Arkansas. Three years ago New York Yankees were voted No 1 by AP in a year ending with a two point margin over Notre Dame. Ten years ago Boston Red Sox collapse named biggest sports disappointment in AP pool.
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Avyo
John Barnshill
Tennessee
Arkansas
New York Baseball Yankees
Notre Dame
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
Chicago
Boston Red Sox
A.P
Cathedral St Anthony 63 48 in Parochial High Hoop Clash
Cathedral St Anthony defeated Padua 63 to 48 on the North High School court to stretch its win streak to four in the Parochial High School Basketball League. Ronnie Wilcox led Cathedral with 15 points while AL McKinney and Bud Riley added 17 and 16 for Padua.
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Cathedral
St. Anthony of Padua
Ronnie Wilcox
AL McKinney
Bud Riley
Paduhas
St.Lucy’s
Cathedral ST
Anthony
Smavey
Ree
Kelly
Dabrowski
Riley
If Regan
Mowins Oo
Bkowinak
Melviney
Wilcox
Leamy
Vickers
Mahoneyg
Brwirthc
Fayetteville High Upsets Minoa 42 to 26 on Home Court
Fayetteville High School defeated Minoa 42 to 26 in an eastern division County League game on Fayetteville court. Jack Phillips led with 14 points and Al Vedder added 13. Fayetteville junior varsity also beat Minoa jayvees 24 to 20 in the prelim.
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Fayetteville
Towke Mf
Dayviadt
Avenale
Konvickairs
Ello
Storrier
Butler
Vedder
Carhart O
Hicks
Ol Murphy
Philips
Potts
Ager
Payetteville
Sainee
Garclick
Watertown Bills Hire Shawkey To Manage 1947 Team
BOSTON, Watertown hires Bob Shawkey, Syracusan ex Yankees manager, to pilot the Border League club in 1947. He succeeds Jim Scott Jr who will head the mound staff. Spring camp in Baltimore begins April 20 ahead of a May 15 season opening and a 126 game schedule. Eight cities eye league membership: Auburn, Watertown, Ottawa, Kingston, Ogdensburg, Seneca Falls, Geneva, Oswego.
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Bob Shawkey
New York Yankees
Newark Bears
Watertown
Shawkey
Jim Scott
Scott
Baltimore
Newark
Auburn
Ottawa
Kingston
Ogdensburg
Seneca Falls
Geneva
Oswego
Fight Results From Cities Across the Nation
Boxing results list multiple bouts with fighters and towns including Chicago Dallas Pittsburgh Worcester Asbury Park Rumford Indianapolis San Diego Hollywood Names include Lew Jenkins Johnny Bratton Willie Joyce Frankie Abrams Bobby Zollo Eddie Lee Edild Lee, Vic Grupico. Disqualifications and knockouts noted with weights and locales.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Lew Jenkins
Sweetwater
Tex
Nick Castiglione
Brooklyn
Asbury Park
Edldie Lee
Amsterdam
Jimmy Wil+son
Newark
Rumford
Tilly
Lancaster
Portland
Maurice Gloutier
Manchester
N. H
Indianapolis
al Johnson
Charley Banks
Cincinnati
Banks
College basketball results show favorites win in tight battles
Loras edged St Mary's of California 61 57 in Dubuque after two overtimes. Purdue stayed undefeated with a 55 53 win over St Louis in Lafayette. Coe beat Chicago 42 40 in Chicago. Duquesne beat Morehead 53 52 and Union topped St Lawrence 35 32. Other scores include Michigan State 57 Stanford 45 and Princeton 60 Rutgers 40. Tonight features Kentucky vs St Johns at Madison Square Garden and Northwestern vs Southern California in Chicago with several other matchups on the slate.
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Columbia College
Ity
St. Mary’s of
California
Dubuque
Iowa
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue
Boilermakers
St. Louis
Coe College of
Cedar Rapids
Chicago University
Chicago
Duquesne
Morehead
Union
St. Lawrence
Michigan State
Stanford
Seton Hall
William & Mary
Manhattan
Brooklyn College
Virgina Tech
Catholic University
Cornell University
Yale
Villanova
Loyola
Baltimore
Princeton
Rutgers
Syracuse
Ohio Wesleyan
Brown
Oklahoma A, & M
Kansas
Madison Square Garden
New York City
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Ct. John's
Northwestern Wildcats
Southern California
North Carolina
Tarheels
Despaul University
Drake
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Ilinois
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Marquette
Ohio State
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Ohio
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Colorado
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Arkansas
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Baylour
Cincinnati
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Holy Cross
Boston
Ohio Wenleyan
Colgate
Baldwin Wallace
Cornell
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Carbondale
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McMurry
Oklahomer Tech
Stevens Tech
Clarkson
North Carolina Stile
Tulane
Tahigh
Wittenroare
Omaha University
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Valley City Normal
Lawrence Tech
Otterbein College
St. George
Bt. Gregory
de Paul
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Rangiers
Texna A. & M
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Pepperdine
University of Houston
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Sampson
Hobart
Baton Wall College
William and Mary
Union College
St. Lawrence University
Vikwinia Poly
Loyola (Md
Georgetown
Jenvis Elkins
Washington U
Arkansaos State
St Vincent Five Triumphs in Parochial League Opener
St Vincent, defending champion, beat St John the Evangelists 87 to 25 at home. Jenkins and McCarthy each scored 11 for St Vincent as they snapped a three game skid and opened the Parochial League schedule.
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Bill. Jenkins
Don MccCarthy
St. Vincent
St. John the Evangelist
ST. Vincent’s
Evangelists
Fot Burns
Petkinnez
Tesimone
Liberts
Bchon
St. Vincent's
St. John Evangelst's
Beagle
Blair Helps Jordan Beat Onondagans
Blair scores 19 points to pace Jordan High School to a 45 to 30 victory over Onondaga Central in a western division county basketball clash. Blair hit 10 floor shots and 6 free throws as Jordan Jayvees also defeated Onondaga Central Jayvees 45 to 20 in the preliminary.
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Floyd Blate
Sanky Jordan High School
Jordan
Onondaga Central
Blair
Jordan Jayvees
Onondaga Central Jayvees
Jordan É Central Br.t. B.R.T
J.king
Resseguiers
Case
Kerre
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Bates
Crandall
Pacelle
Erics
Gouch
Baumtr
Beore
Gentry
Byrne
Camillus Keeps Pace in Western Division Victory
Camillus High School defeated Skaneateles 38 to 23 to stay alongside Solvay atop the County Basketball League western division. Fred Siddall led Camillus with 24 points, while the junior varsity edged Skaneateles 18 to 14. Referee Rich officiated.
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Camillus High School
Solvay
Skaneateles
Fred Siddall
Camillus
Camillus i Skaneateles
McManusJf
Welhnanlt
McNorney
RollsJf
Klnonkort
Withey
Bohneferrf
Nolanwrt
Biddle
Imdwardio
Waconde
Andernane Pog Lingyakra Charda
Simbeling
Camilus
Rich
Pro Basketball Association scores Toronto top New York
In a high scoring game Toronto defeats New York 74 to 70 as the league standings show competitive play. The night also features Chicano 60 Theater 48 in the National League and Cohoes 67 facing Ution 81 in a separate Professional League matchup.
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Associated Press Association OF America
Toronto
New York
National League
Chicano
the Theater
Cohoes
Ution
Junior Church League Division 2 Scores Report
Results from yesterday show Park Central 12 over Fayetteville 8, Furman M E 22 over Plymouth 7, St Paul Evangelist 18 over Liverpool 5.
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Park Central
Fayetteville
Furman M.E
Plymouth
St. Paul Evangelist
Liverpool
Davis and Blanchard See Pro Careers After Army Fame
No. 1 and No. 2 college football stars Glenn Davis and Felix Blanchard passed through Chicago on Christmas leave en route to home and Idaho respectively. Both said they want to play professional football and would consider clubs near their homes, after leaving Army service. Davis cited his mother’s tap-dance influence on his agility and recounted early high school slow maturation before flourishing. Blanchard planned visits to Davenport and friends before pursuing pro football.
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Chicago
INS
Glenn Davis
Felix “Doc” Blanchard
West Point
Davis
California
Glenn
Des Moines
Blanchard
Davenport
Ello
Idaho
Army
St Lucy Five Wins On Final Free Throw
St Lucy's remains unbeaten with a one point victory over St Patrick's on their home court. Vince Klementowski sealed the win with two foul shots after time expired as St Lucy's moved to within reach of Cathedral at the top of the league standings.
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St. Lucy
Dave Burke
Cathedral
Gifford Streeters
St. Patrick's
St. Lucy’s
Vince Klementowski
Lucy's
Patrick's
Matonoy
Turo
Hughes
Zahinski
Corbett
Klem't
Ryan
Romano
MaAhner
Mahar
Kennedy
Koes Cook
St. Lucy's
Flek
Russell
Nicholson
East Syracuse Wins in Overtime Over Manlius
East Syracuse edge Manlius 41 to 39 in overtime after tying 34 34 at regulation. Jarvis tops East Syracuse with 12 points as Newmillerdt Norris and Ackerman contribute. East Syracuse JV also defeats Manlius 26 to 18.
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Syracuse
Maniius
Ackerman
Jarvis
Byracube
Manlius Newmillerdt
Norris Rf
Smith
College Basketball Scores From Across The Nation
Syracuse defeated Ohio Wenleyan 74 to 47 in college basketball action. The day featured numerous results including Colgate 58 over Baldwin Wallace 33 and Cornell 64 over Yale 41. Also noted were several high scorers and standout performances such as Freddy Resch delivering a 615 total with a 235 game in the Assumption Holy Name Bowling League.
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Resch
Assumption Holy Name
Freddy Resch
Red Raiders Triumph 58 53 Over Baldwin Wallace
Colgate Red Raiders rebounded to defeat Baldwin Wallace 58 to 53. Mc Laughlin led with 14 points as Colgate avenged an earlier loss to Cornell.
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Red Raiders
Cleveland
Colgate
Baldwin Wallace
Cornell
McLaughlin
Raiders
Hockey Scores From Associated Press Circuits
In the Eastern League Washington defeated New York 6 to 4 while Baltimore beat Boston 3 to 4. In the Pacific Coast League Vancouver won 4 to 1 over New Westminster and Hollywood triumphed 5 to 2 against Oakland.
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Associated Preas
Washington
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Vancouver
New Weatminster
Hollywood
Oakland
Power to Concentrate Shapes Bowling Mastery
In a piece on focus in sport, the author compares golf greats like Bobby Jones who retired due to concentration issues to bowling stars Joe Willman and Ned Day. The article argues that sustained, strict mental concentration from the first game is essential to adjust to ball behavior, stance, grip, and release while staying relaxed under pressure.
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Billy
Bobby Jones
Joe Willman
Ned Day
Hank Marino
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