Baseball Moguls May Take Over In Two Cities
The All-America Football Conference eyes Brooklyn and Detroit as it seeks NFL rivals. Brooklyn's Rickey may take over the football Dodgers if price and consent align, while Detroit suitors led by Lyle Fife push for a franchise amid a price dispute with Fred Mandel.
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Spike” Briggs, Jr
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Purity Code Renamed and Sanity Code Debate
The AP reports the National Collegiate Athletic Association renames its widely publicized purity code the sanity code. Amendments due next week would leave a loophole for payments above actual expenses if awarded on the basis of qualifications where high scholarship is a major factor. Coaches could seek off campus recruiting without offering financial aid, effectively providing a backdoor exit if needed.
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Meehan May Be Back With Nats Thursday
Syracuse coach Benny Borgmann weighs bringing Chick Meehan back to the Nationals for Thursday’s home game against the Tri-City Blackhawks. Officials in Syracuse and the club fretting over salary as Meehan eyes a contract, with Roy Miller of Youngstown as a potential addition.
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Brotherly Duel In Buffalo As Two Brothers Face Off
Joe Bell of the Buffalo Bisons climbs on the Lions cage and faces his brother Gordie Bell who guards the Lions net. In one game this season Joe twice slipped the puck past Gordie for goals against his sibling.
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Pepper Loses Weight in Syracuse Football Season
Syracuse lineman Jim Pepper shed fifty pounds during the season. Pepper weighed in at 282 pounds at start and finished the campaign at 232, shaping a leaner line for the Orangemen.
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Marshall Skips Date To Be at Peak Tonight
Santa Barbara College officials accuse Los Angeles Invitational organizers of pressuring Marshall College to cancel a finals game. West Texas State was removed from the Santa Barbara schedule, leaving Syracuse University to face Santa Barbara tonight. Marshall coach Dan Henderson cites tournament pressure as cause, while organizers dispute any coercion.
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Maryland Boxers Beat Spartans in Sugar Bowl card
Maryland defeated Michigan State 41444 in New Orleans as 125-pound Andy Quattroccki floored Andy Capraro twice and won by stoppage. Bob Gregson knocked out John Buda in the 165-pound bout, while Michigan State’s Charles Davey upset Danny Smith with a second-round technical knockout.
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Bowling Stars Lead City Standings in Syracuse Night
Cywilko of Sacred Hearts topped individual scorers with 656 pins as Sacred Hearts blanked Corner House 3 0 and also shut out Yates. Spns stay atop standings while results show Connie Macks Kantaks Franks Derby Andys Adelphis Lutzys Little Gems La Cantinas Rendezvous Burzynskis P.ALC.C. across varied scores.
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Bunched in stretch: Gordon homers surge for Indians
Joe Gordon hit eighteen of his 29 homers for Cleveland in the final three months of the season. His homers accounted for 53 runs, underscoring a late burst in the campaign.
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Princeton Beats Colgate To Open Intercollegiate Hockey Tourney
Princeton defeats Colgate 3 to 1 ending Colgate’s 15 game winning streak. Paul Van Dyke Dick Ryerson and Charles Erdmann score for Princeton. Dartmouth trounces Williams 7 to 1 as Arnie Oss and Joe Riley lead the attack. Williams fails to mount a response.
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Father Son Bailey Lead Van Wie in City Bowling Standings
The top three teams in the City Bowling league swept their matches. Fay and Ken Bailey both topped 600, with Fay 637 and Ken 614 as the Van Wie’s posted a season high 3 002 series led by their father son duo. Other scores included Art Cramer 631 and Ivan Greenfield 616 among 600s. Standings show Wan Lost Pet and several teams near the top with mixed results.
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Piscitellis Tops Suburban Bowling Standings Race
Mike Piscitell led the Greater Syracuse Bowling League in the suburb division with a 657 high game and tied for the lead behind Eastwood Sports Center after a 3 0 win over Sen Vans. Eastwood moved sole leader with a 3 0 victory while Piscitelli edged New Process Gear 2 1. Other results included Brancas over Bielskis 2 1 and Inter state over Aiellos 2 0 as the league table shows Eastwood at 27 11 with a 643 pin average, Piscitelli at 16 8 15 815, and Sen Vans among others.
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Thrills for Syracusans in 1947 Sports Year
In 1947 Syracusans enjoyed a year of exciting sports feats. Bill Gabor scored 30 for Syracuse University against Yale, Hank Sauer dazzled with 50 home runs and a .336 average for the Syracuse Chiefs, Ed Janiak won local golf titles, Jim Prendergast pitched 20 games, Nick Barone defeated Cleve Bailey in a boxing bout, Cosmo Mancini produced a 90 yard run for North, Pat Stark added a 95 yard kickoff, and Le Moyne College basketball impressed Syracuse supporters under Tom Niland.
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Allen Seeks Slower Pacing for Basketball Game
Dr. Forrest Phog Allen, Kansas University coach, urged a slowdown in basketball citing excessive race pace. He proposed a baseball style batting order for jump balls after Kansas beat San Francisco 57 to 43 at the Cow Palace.
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Georgia Tech Kansas Orange Bowl foes face potential tie
Escape notes that Georgia Tech seeks a decisive finish under Bobby Dodd after a three year stretch with no ties and a 22 win 9 loss record. Kansas State has two draws this season in 10 games, raising questions about possible stalemate in the Orange Bowl.
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Pro Netmen Plan Wimbledon World Championship Invasion
New York wrestling loose talk claims promoter Jack Harris earned a record 55 730 50 gross from the Riggs Kramer match and seeks a world's professional championship at Wimbledon with British approval possibly via Sir Louis Greig. Harris envisions top pros Riggs Kramer Budge Perry Segura Kovacs in a midsummer arena appearance as a provocation against the sport.
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Hockey Chart Last Night's Results and Tonight Schedule
No games listed last night. Tonight features Oakland at Fresno and Los Angeles at San Francisco in the Pacific Coast League along with New Westminster at Tacoma Seattle at Vancouver and Washington at St Louis across leagues in North America.
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Quinn Sees Minor-League Training Key for Managers
Bob Quinn, a 55 year veteran of baseball in roles from player to executive, argues only one major league manager succeeded without minor league piloting experience. He cites Bucky Harris, who benefited from mornings with Claris Griffith. Quinn also says managers belong on the bench, not coaching lines, to avoid distracting players and inviting bench growling from clubhouse lawyers.
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Claris Grifith
Bucky
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Bob
ATL
Calvert Reserve Blended Whiskey Ad Highlighting 86.8 Proof
An OCR fragment from a Wallingford Connecticut listing shows Calvert Distillers Corp distributing ICALVERT RESERVE Blended Whiskey. The ad notes 86.8 proof and 65 percent grain neutral spirits with a New York City origin. Zigmond Michonski of 62 Prospect Street is listed.
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Calvert Distillers Corp
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