Rams and Browns set for NFL title clash in Cleveland
Cleveland awaits a 42 degree day as the Los Angeles Rams meet the Browns in the NFL championship. coach Paul Brown has injuries with six Browns sidelined but playable, while Rams coach Joe Stydahar reports heavy bruising. Bert Bell attends hoping for a fair day with about 35 000 expected fans.
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Los Angeles Rams
Browns
Stadium
Fleet Rams
Chicago Bears
A.A.C
N.F.L
New York Giants
Paul Brown
Bob Waterfield
Norm van Brocklin
Tom Fears
Elroy Hirsch
Glenn Davis
Clevelanders
Otto Graham
Marion Motley
Bert Bell
Michigan Bears In Rose Bowl Prep Busy Weekend
Michigan coaches schedule two workouts and a scrimmage for the Big Ten champions before Christmas Day. California Bears break camp for home visits then regroup Tuesday morning as Michigan battles sniffles and digestion issues in California ahead of the Rose Bowl.
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Pasadena
Calif
Michigan
California Bears
Bennie Oosterbaan
Ann Arbor
Golden Bears
California
Oosterbaan
Wolverines
Midwest
Buckeyes Race Against Tall Billikens In Coliseum
Buckeye coach Floyd Stahl said Ohio State must outrun and outshoot St Louis to beat the six foot six Koch six foot four Sonnenberg and six seven Gardiner ledBillikens who enter with seven straight wins. The Buckeyes rely on the same lineup from the Missouri loss hoping two weeks of experience sharpen them for the test.
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Columbus
Buckeye
Floyd Stahl
St. Louis Billikens
Stahl
St. Louisans
Bob Koch
Ray Sonnenberg
Bill Gardiner
Missouri
Yanks Set Passing Records In Lopsided Loss
The New York Yanks lost 49 14 to the Detroit Lions but set three team passing records. They attempted 48 passes, completed 26, and accumulated 356 yards, surpassing former marks of 41 attempts, 25 completions, and 333 yards.
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New York Yanks
Detroit Lions
Yanks
Luke Sewell To Speak At Charleston Victory Dinner
Luke Sewell manager of the Cincinnati Reds will be among three speakers at the state sports writers annual victory awards dinner in Charleston on December 28 1949.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Sports Writers
Luke Sewell
Cincinnati Reds
Rival Pro Basketball Loops Use Iron Curtain
New York Dec 23 The NBA chief Maurice Podoloff barred cross league moves blocking Ft Wayne from buying N B A center Charles Share and denying St Paul an N B A franchise. The N B L formed by former N B A players including Waterloo shares the split.
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National Basketball Association
Maurice Podoloff
National Basketball League
Podoloff
Ft. Wayne
N. B.A
Charles Share
Bowling Green University
Waterloo
N.B.L
St. Paul
N.B.L. A
N.B.A
Indians Battle Giants 11 Times While on Tour
The New York Giants announced a 36 game exhibition schedule including 11 renewals of their spring training feud with the Cleveland Indians. The teams will train in St. Petersburg Florida and Arizona, meeting in Houston April 5, with camp opening March 1 and batterymen reporting to Sanford Florida about February 18.
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New York
New York Giants
Cleveland Indians
Giants
New York Yankees
St. Petersburg
Fla
Indians
Arizona
Houston
Tex
Sanford
Penn State Leads Syracuse In 1922 Series By 12 Wins
Penn State holds a 12 to 11 advantage over Syracuse in football series dating to 1922 with five ties, reflecting a tightly contested matchup history between the two programs.
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Penn State
Syracuse
Death of Fighter Ruled Accidental
Alfred Sonny Boy West a New York boxer died from a brain injury after a seventh round knockout by Percy Bassett of Philadelphia. Coroner a autopsy ruled death accidental and no negligence shown. District attorney investigated another fatality and will report to the grand jury next week.
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INS
Alfred
Sonny Boy) West
New York State
West
Percy Bassett
Philadelphia
Washington
Bassett
Flashes See Home Streak Clipped at 23
Miami Redskins halt Kent State 60 55 in the opening round of the invitational. Bowling Green defeats Ohio University 74 69 in the other game. Bowling Green and Miami meet for the title while Kent and Ohio vie for the consolation. King led Miami with 12. Bertha and Grenfell each 12 for Kent. Gerber scored 20 for BG and Betts had 18 for Ohio.
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Hoover
Sterling Dairy
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Marlow Grill
Peter Pan
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Superior Meats
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Gilmore Flower
Pepsi-Cola
Shellhouse Apoth
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Helen Balanti
Chuck Phister
Esther T
Glenn Goss
Art Martin
Elmer Quinn
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Gilmore
Shellhouse
Sterling
Marlow
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Conley
Grossglaus
Braumeister
Ohio Bell Girls
Stafford
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Pope
Buick
Superior
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Rinal
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Luther's Jecal
Murphy Sports
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sog/ Rex Sports
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Mayfair Tavern
Berger
Esber Blue Room
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Mergus
Newton Cigars
Schlitz
Smith
Hamm's Beer
Murphy
Rinaldi
Manos
G & N Dairy
Timea
Campian Dairy
Ooth
Chuck Owen
Sachenheim
Louisville
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i\City Health
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O P. Dick
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Carney
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Nicodemo
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Nuske
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Herb Ziegler
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McFeldowney
Midvale
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Rex
Corner
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Rutherford
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Mtr
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Colonnade
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Jim Gerber
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Grist
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Fulton
King
Grenfell
Green
Gibson
E.griesinger
Uryeki
McPhee
Dilling
Transon
Cuppy
Galey
Pohlod
Barons Back Home With St Louis Foe
The Cleveland Barons and St Louis Flyers collide in an American Hockey League matchup. Barons lead the western division but have recent home blemishes, while the Flyers seek payoff after failing to beat Cleveland this season. The evening tilt could shift standings ahead of a Monday Mohawks visit to Cincinnati.
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St. Louis Flyers
Cleveland Barons
Barons
Flyers
Cincinnati
Mohawks
Queen City
Wake Forest Defense Tops College Football in 1950s
Wake Forest led major college football in team defense with 163.2 yards allowed per game in the 1950s, the highest mark to win. Only Kentucky Wyoming Army Miami Cornell held foes under 200 yards, per NCAA bureau statistics released today.
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New York
Wake Forest
Deacons
Chicago Bears
Clark Shaughnessy
Kentucky
Wyoming
Army
Miami
Fla
Cornell
National Collegiate Athletic Bureau
Squabble over U S four man bobsled team solved
Lake Placid December reports confirm the United States four man bobsled squad will defend its world title at L Alpe de Heur in France next month. Stanley Benham who piloted the team to the 1949 and 1950 championships announced the decision, while Lloyd C Johnson claimed his squad would represent the U S. The national AAU ruled Johnson's group as the No 2 team.
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Lake Placid
N. Y
U. S
L’alpe de Heur
France
Stanley Benham
Benham
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Germany
Lloyd C. Johnson
Madison
Wis
Jack H. L. Garren
Troy
Johnston
Washington
Johnson
Umpire Selected for Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena
De Witt Gibson of Winnetka Illinois appointed umpire for the Michigan California Rose Bowl on January 1. Gibson, Northwestern University official, replaces E C Kreiger of Ohio University who cannot serve due to other business.
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Pasadena
Calif
de Witt Gibson
Winnetka, Ill
Gibson
Northwestern University
E. C. Kreiger
Ohio University
Santa Restores Girl's Pet Puppy After Humane Society Mixup
Five year old Sharon Anne Braden begged Santa in a Detroit store to help recover her puppy Patches. The Michigan Humane Society had placed the dog with a new owner, but Santa's appeal prompted staff to trace and return Patches to Sharon through owner Mrs Ethel Crump. Tears flowed as reunion followed.
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Detroit
Sharon Anne Braden
Sharon
Santa Claus
Patches
Santa
Thomas Braden
Michigan Humane Society
Bradens
Society Shelter
The
Humane Society
Ethel Crump
Crump
Truman Commutes Sentence of Former White House Aide
Edward F. Prichard Jr., a Paris attorney and former White House aide, was freed after President Truman commuted his two year term to time already served. Convicted July 1949 for ballot box stuffing in Bourbon County during the 1948 election, he previously worked for Justice Vinson and Justice Frankfurter and with partner A E Funk Jr. on the case. The commutation followed a federal prison stay and an order from the director of federal prisons.
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Ashland
Edward F. Prichard Jr
Paris
White House
Federal Correctional Institution
Here
Truman
R. O. Culvert
Prichard
Bourbon County
Culver
James V. Bennett
Federal Prisons
Fred M. Vinson
Felix Frankfurter
Democratic National Committee
Vinson
Frankfurter
A. E. Funk Jr
Funk
Lexington
H. Church Ford
U. S. Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Sticky varnish stain on cane chair how to fix
A reader asks how to fix a sticky varnish stain on a cane seat and back rocker without stripping. The adviser suggests wiping with turpentine to remove excess gloss and allow hardening, then applying a clear quick drying varnish if the finish improves.
Wildcats Fly Home for Christmas Sugar Bowl Week
Wildcats of Kentucky wrap up Mobile training in warm weather then fly to Lexington for Christmas. The squad will meet in Baton Rouge on December 26 to resume Sugar Bowl prep for the Oklahoma game.
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Ala
Kentucky
Wildcats
Lexington
Sunny Mobile
Baton Rouge
Oklahoma
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