NEA names 1951 All American choices list
The NEA announced its All American selections listing players by school and position including Barney Poole Mississippi Alvin Wistert Michigan Joe Henry Army Alex Sarkisian Northwester Rod Franz California Nick Balkovac Pittsburgh Leon Hart Notre Dame Norm Van Brocklin Oregon Jack Mitchell Oklahoma Emil Sitko Notre Dame Francis Rogel Penn State Art Weiner Duke Paul Kelly Tommy Thompson Michigan Dominic Tomasi Michigan Ernie Stautner Boston College Jim Powell Tennessee John Rauch Georgia Eddie Price Tulane Clyde Scott Arkansas Joe Whisler Ohio State.
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Barney Poole
Mississippi
Alvin Wistert
Michigan
Joe Henry
Army
Alex Sarkisian
Northws
Rod Franz
California
Nick Balkovac
Pittsburgh
Leon Hart
Notre Dame
Norm
van Brocklin
Ore
Jack Mitchell
Oklahoma
Emil Sitko
Francis Rogel
Penn State
Art Weiner
North Carolina
al DeRogatis
Duke
Paul Kelly
Tommy Thompson
Wm. & Mary
Dominic Tomasi
Michiga
Ernie Stautner
Boston College
Jim Powell
Tennessee
John Rauch
Georgia
Eddie Price
Tulane
Clyde Scott
Arkansas
Joe Whisler
Ohio State
Doak Walker Wins Heisman Trophy for 1948 Season
Doak Walker of Southern Methodist, the first junior to win the Heisman Memorial Trophy, was named the nation's top college football player for 1948. He received 778 votes to top Notre Dame's Johnny Lujack and Michigan's Bob Chappuis, with Charlie Justice of North Carolina a distant second.
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New York
Doak Walker
Southern Methodist
Walker
Downtown Athletic Club
Johnny Lujack
Notre Dame
Bob Chappuis
Michigan
Charlie (Choo Choo) Justice
North Carolina
Chuck Bednarik
Pennsylvania Center
Jack Jensen
California
Stan Heath
Nevada
Norm van Brocklin
Oregon
Emil Sitko
Jack Mitchell
Oklahoma
Golf Season Nets Largest Cash Take
President Ed Dudley of the Professional Golfers Association announced the 1948 tourney season closed with the highest cash balance in history. The report by Chairman George Schneiter will be shown at the annual Dunedin Florida meeting in December. The reorganized tournament bureau proved effective, and the 1949 summer tour will be shorter due to Ryder Cup matches in England on September 16 and 17 at the Ganton club near Scarborough with a $15,000 purse minimum.
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Chicago
Ed Dudley
The
Professional Golfer’s Association
Dudley
George Schneiter
Dunedin
Fla
England
Ganton Golf Club
Scarborough
George Halas
Chicago Bears
Halas
Idaho State College Bengals Show Promise in Weekend Play
Idaho State College basketball fans see early spark from the Bengals against Brigham Young University. Al Kirlin shines at the pivot with 15 points and strong rebounding, while Yogi Behrens and Lee Lloyd draw praise for rebounding and versatility. An injured pair limits depth, with Utah State next at Logan on Monday as Willett plans a tough baptism for the team.
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Idaho State College
Bengals
Brigham Young University
al Kirlin
Idaho
Nebraska
Behrens
Elwyn
Yogi) Behrens
Hebron
Ill
ISC
Ed Willett
Yogi
Zenda
Wis
Willett
Western State College
Mountaineers
Lee Lloyd
Grace
Ters
NAVY
Grace High School
San Diego Naval Training Station
Utah State
Willettmen
Pete Richardson
Jake LaRue
Logan
Aggies
Dodgers Sign Agreement With Coast
The Brooklyn Dodgers announced a year to year working agreement with the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League, giving the club an affiliate in each Triple A circuit. President Branch Rickey and Hollywood president Victor F. Collins signed the pact, with plans to assign a full quota of scouts on the West Coast in 1949.
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NEW York
Brooklyn Dodgers
Hollywood Stars
Brooklyn
Montreal
St. Paul
Hollywood
Dodgers
Branch Rickey
Victor F. Collins
Hollywood Club
Rickey
West Coast
Bengal cage squad sports sharp uniforms this season
Madam Amanda Price, 65, walked home after a fall with a broken rib. The Bengal basketball team arrives in the ISC era with white jerseys gold numerals black outlines white trunks and white socks with gold tops. Dubby Holt and Willett praise the sharp looking ringmen as the squad nears boxers in fashion.
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Madrid
N. Y
Amanda Price
Bengal
ISC
Dubby Holt
Willett
Hunters Set For Hen Pheasants in Idaho One-Day Hunt
Boise Idaho thousands of hunters are to pursue hen pheasants in Canyon Gem and Payette counties in a one day season. The Fish and Game Department says the harvest could be the largest upland bird drive since November 1. The limit is three hens per hunter and Deer Flat refuge in Canyon county is included. Six days of rooster hunting at Deer Flat ended Tuesday with many birds observed. Farmers complained hens had damaged crops prompting the special hunt.
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Boise
Idaho
Fish and Game Department
Canyon
Gem
Payette
Deer Flat
Canyon County
Game Department
Bednarik Earns Double Honors as City Draft Pick
Chuck Bednarik, Pennsylvania star center, named player of the year by the Maxwell club and drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles. He becomes the first lineman to win the Maxwell award, securing the NFL first draft choice for Philadelphia with potential competition if another All-America Conference team drafts him.
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Philadelpha
Chuck Bednarik
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Maxwell
Philadelphia Eagles
National Football League
Bednarik
Eagles
NFL
Husky
Bethlehem
Birds seek cover after shooting at Deer Flat refuge
The incident caused birds to retreat into deep, inaccessible cover at Deer Flat refuge during the rooster hunt. Two coyotes were killed on the refuge, and no duck or geese hunting is permitted there, with stray shot noted as a precaution.
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Deer Flat
Rupert Hoop Squad Ready for Rupert Varsity 12 men
Rupert high school prepares for the basketball season with 12 players led by seniors Wally Peterman and Eddie Frieberger. The team, lacking height but fast and sharp, opens December 3 at home against American Falls and faces a schedule including five Big Six schools as well as conference games.
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Rupert
George Hay
Frieberger
Peterman
Wally Peterman
Eddie Frieberger
Elmer Shade
Bill Hays
Albert Uriguen
Bill Scha
Four Teams Tie For Fourth In Industrial Bowling Standings
In Monday night Industrial League bowling Roselles Moose Lodge R R Po stal and Legionnaires share fourth place. Railway Postal led by Larry Cowen posted the evening’s high series 2980 and high single 1082 while Frank Davis rolled 607 pins for the Legionnaires. Upcoming matches list dates and venues for Zwiegarts K Elks Boosters Elks Club Roselles Moose Lodge Railway Postal Legionnaires Brotherhood of etc.
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Roselles
Moose Lodge
R. R. Postal
Legionnaires
Railway Postal
Larry Cowen
Frank Davis
Zwiegart
Zwiegarts
Elks Boosters
Elks Club
Oose Lodge
Railway Postal Bb
Telephone Co
O Watts
Srr
Brotherhood of 13
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Dartmouth
Jack Cloud
Bill Healey
William and Mary
Buddy Burris
Piocher
Justice
Minnesota
Doak ‘Waker
Leo Nomelini
Dick Rifenburg
Georgia Tech
Post Soup
Connie Reiss
Jack Halliwell and
Jack Halliwell JR
Halliwell Drug Company
S. Arthur Ave
Spalding
Coast
Oscar
Bistline Agency
S. Arthur
American Falls
Shelley
Rexburg
Twin Falls
Gooding
Oakley
Burley
Filer
Jerome
Buhl
Caldwell
Idaho Falls
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