Notre Dame Faces USC in Climate Defining Showdown
Notre Dame and Southern California collide at Memorial Coliseum as the Irish seek their first perfect season in 17 years and a claim to the national title. Rain threatens attendance of a record Memorial Coliseum crowd while USC hopes to stun Notre Dame and keep a strong Rose Bowl bid alive.
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Army coach Blaik seeks West Point appointment for son
Washington dispatch notes Karl Redy Blaik, Army football coach, talked with Representative Burke of Ohio about securing a West Point appointment for Blaik's 18-year-old son Robert. Blaik states his legal residence remains in the third Ohio district.
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End coach promoted at Davidson College
Charley Jamerson was elevated to head football coach at Davidson College in Davidson North Carolina today. He succeeded Bill Story who resigned to return to administrative high school work in Norfolk Virginia.
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Durocher Expected To Be Announced Dodgers Manager
Brooklyn press conference set for 11:00 a m EST to confirm Leo Durocher's return as Dodgers manager. Branch Rickey faces a staged finale after months of suspense with the CYO backing and a possible signing, while Burt Shotton and coaches stand ready.
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Bowling Results From Women of the Morose League
Ethel Martin led with a 112 high single game while Della Feigley rolled 106 195 and a 294 for the night. Scores for Emma Horn Mary Ryder Hazel Lovell Kathleen Welsh Esther Turner and others followed as teams and standings show shifts including Robins and Redbirds in the Hagerstown shop league.
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Mum Marse Joe Plans Red Sox Comeback
Buffalo columnist profiles Joe McCarthy planning his return to baseball for the Boston Red Sox. The ex-Yankees manager keeps mum on details, discusses career, earnings by Larry MacPhail, and his Yankee Farm life as he anticipates a Boston front office role with Eddie Collins and Joe Cronin.
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Schmeling Sees 50 Percent Fitness Boost for Comeback
Hamburg December 6 Max Schmeling former world heavyweight champion says he feels 50 percent fitter than last summer in Frankfurt as he prepared for Sunday’s fight with Hans Drengestein. At 42 Schmeling will be lighter and older than his 27 year old 21 ½ pound challenger.
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Crumbling On Trading Block For 1948 Owls
Veteran catcher Gene Crumling will not manage the Hagerstown Owls in 1948 and is reportedly placed on the trading block. Detroit Tigers assign four players to the Owls farm system as Oren Sterling organizes spring games in Florida. Bernie Jenis to Williamsport, with Birrer, Fauth, Kuypusenski, and Corless joining from Jamestown. Swanson expected back to handle catching. Humphrey likely to return. Minor leagues shift hot potato to majors over Pacific Coast League vote.
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Annapolis to deed land for city stadium plan
Annapolis Maryland December reports that the Board of Education favors deed ing school land to the city for a stadium to house a Philadelphia Athletics farm team. If unused for three years, land would revert to the school and pupils could use the stadium from September tenth to May first.
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Maryland hopes dim in Gator Bowl as left tackle is rushed to surgery
The University of Maryland faced setback for the January 1 Gator Bowl in Jacksonville as starter Joe Drach, the left tackle, was hospitalized in Baltimore for an emergency appendectomy.
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Feller Stands Tall Among AL Pitchers in 1947
Cleveland Indian hurler Bob Feller, 29, posts an unofficial ERA of 2.62 per nine innings for 1947. He went 20–? with 196 strikeouts in 299 innings, completing 20 games and throwing five shutouts. Feller led the league in wins in his era, despite limited run support from Cleveland hitters.
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Hank Greenberg Elbow Chip Removed At Lenox Hill
New York reports Hank Greenberg underwent surgery at Lenox Hill hospital to remove a bone chip from his right elbow. The operation aims to correct elbow trouble that hampered him with the Pirates in the 1947 season. Dr. Sidney Gaynor performed the procedure and stated the chip was large and the accident caused the problem. Greenberg had been released by Pittsburgh recently.
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Bodhidharma Legend Ties Tea Discovery to Awakening
Indian lore credits Bodhidharma, a devout Buddhist, with discovering tea after a seven year vigil to contemplate enlightenment. The tale links his wakeful meditation to the plant’s origins and medicinal use.
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