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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1948
Page
6
Jimmy Bivins pressed Louis for four rounds of a six round Cleveland exhibition at the arena before the champion relaxed and struck back. Louis said the bout was only an exhibition and praised Bivins as a good fighter while noting his own undervalued effort.
A plaque at Forbes Field marks Babe Ruth’s final career homer, his 714th, hit May 25, 1935 for the Boston Braves against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The right field shot cleared the stands over 400 feet and capped Ruth’s storied major league career with additional hits that day.
The Texas League official stats show Solly Hemus as the league leader in games played 156 and 570 at bats with a .288 average. He scored 101 runs collected 164 hits 27 doubles 11 triples and one home run while stealing 10 bases and drawing 126 walks. He led keystone defense with only 21 errors 480 putouts and 309 assists and was a MVP finalist. Harry Perkowski also starred with Tulsa Ogden and Cincinnati sessions set for off season. Bobby Mattick moves to Cincinnati as farm director while Cardinal and Brooklyn crews plan farm meetings as Minneapolis hosts annual winter gathering.
Nine Idaho State college debaters will depart by two autos Saturday for Seattle to attend the Western Association speech conference at the University of Washington November 22 24. Carl Isaacson will accompany the group as speech instructor and coach. The nine will enter three debate teams and several speaking events with participants from Pocatello and Nampa. They expect to return to Pocatello November 26 or 27.
At least one member of the Western Conference rejected proposed legislation to tighten athletic scholarship limits. The setback delays the rule version's effective date, with a December 11 meeting planned to consider revisions or push the bill through as is.
A union store operated in Bingham Utah to aid jobless Kennecott Copper workers on strike. The CIO hall sold ties at cost and free labor for state work with approval from the Utah State Tax Commission.
Oklahoma City University announced it will play Toledo University in the Glass Bowl on December 4. OCU enters with a five win two loss one tie record after beating North Dakota North Texas State Hardin College Youngstown State and Mississippi Southern and losses to Nevada and Hardin-Simmons with Trinity College remaining. Toledo stands three wins and six losses and has previously defeated Bates College in 1946 and the University of New Hampshire last year.
In Memphis, firemen used a hook and ladder to reach a tall sycamore and rescued a trapped handyman. The crew likely cut away lower branches to reach the worker and complete the rescue.
Chest funds rose to 42 503.63 by Wednesday afternoon with continuing small donations at the YMCA building. The 1948 drive nears peak as $26 575.50 came from the advance gift drive and 677 subscriptions were turned in. Employee group contributed 4109 subscriptions totaling 15 928.13. The chest office remains open.
Professional Golfers Association releases a 17 tournament winter program totaling at least $155,000 in prizes. The season runs Dec 9 to Apr 7 with Miami Open Invitational and Masters at Augusta, plus two new events Long Beach Invitational and a Miami pro-am.
The piece notes that the drive will continue for several more days to give people additional time to contribute. It emphasizes broader participation and continued solicitation of donations.
In Portland Oregon CIO leaders dismissed the AFL peace proposal as unlikely to quickly reunite the labor movement. Formal action awaits the CIO convention next week as parties anticipate no early solution to the AFL CIO split dating back 13 years.
The sentence notes that elm trees originated in the time of the dinosaurs, placing their origin in a prehistoric era. It emphasizes deep botanical history and ancient plant lineages.
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