Heavyweight title shift eyed in New York bout
Fans debate whether Jersey Joe Walcott or Edward Charles will claim the crown as Joe Louis watches. Charles 28, Walcott 35. outcome portends multiple title changes before a lasting champion emerges. Also updates on Pioneer league riot report, Legion baseball plans, and a new shooting club proposal for Pocatello.
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National League Player and Club Leaders Highlight Season Cards
The report lists top NL hitters and pitchers with figures for average hits runs batted in and home runs. Notable names include Robinson of Brooklyn Ennis Joost Schoendienst Kiner Thomson Henrich Williams Kell Musial and Hodges among others.
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Magnetic Men Pitch Santa Clara Draws Big Home Crowd
Santa Clara, the smallest school in the California Intercollegiate Baseball Association, drew the largest home attendance among conference teams as the Vagnetic Men hosted games in Santa Clara California.
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Redbirds tee off Idaho Falls series with grand plans
Cards travel to Idaho Falls Wednesday and Thursday then host Idaho Falls Friday night for a twin bill at Halliwell park. Business manager Marvin Milkes aims to pack 100000 fans with added attractions as Guy Gates leads a city band for opening-night festivities.
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Trojans win NCAA track title as Far West tops in 1948 meet
USC captures the 13th NCAA track championship with UCLA and Stanford taking runner up spots. The Far West sides claim six individual titles while Pell-Mell Patton of USC wins sprints and Craig Dixon of UCLA the hurdles. Jim Fuchs of Yale sets a shot put record.
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Pell- Mell Patton
Southern California
Craig Dixon
Queen of Silks of Greenville Shows Solo Sari Spirit
Mrs Delilah Reigle of Greenville has long nourished a silk craft turning out 1500 sulky driver outfits annually for her husband Roy over the past 15 years in Ohio.
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Three Whirlwind Wrestling Shows Tonight at Armory
George Scientific Strickland faces a similarly scientific rival in a main event at the National Guard armory in Tony Olivas. Promoter Norman Hays says the match will run one to two four falls, with James vs Bully McBain and Ken Mayne vs Milt Olsen also featured. The card is sponsored by the local American Legion post.
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Tony Olivas
Norman Hays
Milt Olsen
Johnny James
Hays
Ken Mayne
Olsen
Pocatello
American Légion Post
19 Year Old Wins Small Bore Crown in Utah Meet
Logan Utah shooter Max Hogan, 19, won the Utah class B small bore rifle title with an aggregate 1971 87 across five targets in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City’s Mildred S Walker claimed the women’s championship with 1914 45x over a two day session.
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Max Hogan
Logan
Utah
Hogan
Mildred S. Walker
Arizona Streaks Edge of Conference Glory
Tucson Arizona's tennis team has captured nine straight Border Conference titles while the golf team failed to win or share the championship in 1949, the first such outcome in nine years.
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Tucson
Arizona
Beavers' hot run trims Seals to six of seven
In San Francisco the Portland Beavers swept San Francisco and Los Angeles 6-1 and 9-2 to climb to sixth in the league. Oakland Acorns won twice over San Diego while Hollywood split with Sacramento. Seattle dropped opener to San Francisco 3-0 then beat the Seals 9-2.
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Seattle Rainiers
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Swiss pair win Arkansas river race in Colorado outing
Robert Ris and Max R. Romer of Basel and Biel Switzerland earned $1,000 after winning the first annual Arkansas river rough water race. They paddled and portaged a single place boat along the 57 mile course from Salida to Canon City, Colorado.
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United States
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Canon City
Leading Stakes Winners in Harness Racing 1948
New York leading stake winners in harness racing for 1948 were Frank Ervin of Aiken C and Frank Safford of Keene New Hampshire with ten stake triumphs each.
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