California Northwestern set for New Year bowl bid
California will face Northwestern in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day after the Pacific Coast Conference chose the Golden Bears over Oregon. Oregon coach Jim Aiken complained of a slight, while Northwestern and California leaders predicted a tight, hard-fought game. Northwestern cancelled classes as celebrations began. Rose Bowl practice will start around December 19.
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Pasadena
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Ore
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West Virginia
Norman van Brocklin
Aiken
Dan Garza
Michigan
Golden Bears
Wes Fry
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Ntrtwestern
Waldorf
Big Nine
Illinois
UCLA
Southern California
Bob Voights
University
Franklin Snyder
Wildcats
Voights
Graziano Drops Out of Apostoli Fight in Oakland
Rocky Graziano withdraws from the scheduled December 1 bout with ex-champion Fred Apostoli in Oakland. He cites mental confusion and homesickness after disappearing from training. Promoter Jimmy Murray calls it the end of Graziano’s boxing career and vows to seek suspension and damages.
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New York
Rocky Graziano
Stormy Petrel
Fred Apostoli
Oakland
Graziano
Rocky
Brooklyn
Cal
Jimmy Murray
Murray
Alreay
Hat or Parade of substitutes in college football
Hat or Parade of substitutes in college football. The piece argues substitutions ruin the iron man era and turn games into benches full of players. It notes Cornell and Army Stanford games had many changes and promotes early Christmas shopping at Halliwell Drug, 202 S Arthur St opposite the Post Office.
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Cornell
Halliwell Drugee
S. Arthur Street
Postoffice
Tussle To Decide On Standings
Two evenly matched Idaho Big Six football teams, Boise Braves and Nampa Bulldogs, clash on Thanksgiving in a key contest that could decide second place and crown a co champion. Coaches expect a hard fought game with no rain, temps cooler.
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NAMPA
Boise
Braves
Nampa Bulldogs
Turkey Day
Bulldogs
Pocatello High
Bob Gibb
Brown
San Bernardino man dies after baseball injury in California
Kenneth Maxfield, 39, of San Bernardino, California, died at Good Samaritan hospital after being struck in the head by a pitched ball during a Sunday baseball game.
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Los Angeles
Kenneth Maxfield
San Bernardino
Calif
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cadets wary as Army fears upset by Navy classic
At West Point, Army and Navy prepare for the service classic with Army undefeated and Navy on an eight game losing streak. Johnny Mauer, former Illinois player, scouts Navy and warns the matchup is unlike ordinary games as Navy rests twice and faces a tough slate. Navy remains hopeful after a cautious season.
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Davis
Blanchard
West Point
Army
Navy
Hudson
Johnny Mauer
Mauer
Illinois
Red Grange
Military Academy
Columbia
Young Utah Boxers Win Victory
A packed Salt Lake City crowd watched West Jordan boxers score knockouts. Ernie Hunick stopped Hidalgo Diego in 1 17 of the first, Jay Lambert scored a fourth round TKO over Bob McDowell, and Floyd Richardson finished Tony Maroni in 1 02 of the third. Larry Meyers halted Pat Suazo in 46 seconds of the first. A slugfest between Chick Moriarity and Lonny Stewart ended in a draw while Irish Dennis dropped a decision to Kiki Garcia.
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West Jordan
Utah
Ernie Hunick
Intermountain
Hidalgo Diego
Mexico City
Jay Lambert
Bob McDowell
Montgomery
Ala
Floyd Richardson
Tony Maroni
Ogden
Little Diego
Hunick
Lulu
Diego
Rio Grande
Larry Meyers
Pat Suazo
Alamosa
Colo
Chick Moriarity
Lonny Stewart
Phoenix
Ariz
Ken Shulsen
Irish Dennis
Kiki Garcia
Jury Clears Teen in Shotgun Killing of Father
A coroner's jury in Peoria finds 16 year old Charles Setlech justified in killing his father Nicholas Jr. to protect his mother Melba. The boy testified he intended only to frighten him, and that the gun fired during a dispute sparked by another woman.
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Peoria
Ill
Charles Setlech
Nicholas, Jr
Melba Setlech
Paxman Named Top Pocatello High Player for 1948
Gary Paxman, a quiet fire on the gridiron, was unanimously elected the outstanding Pocatello high school football player for 1948. A versatile athlete, Paxman starred at halfback and fullback, blocking, tackling, and scoring, with standout three touchdowns against Twin Falls. He also excelled in basketball, baseball, and track and held leadership roles in student government. His brother Gordon Paxman also played for Idaho State College and now serves in the LDS mission field.
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Bruins
Boise
Idaho
Pocatello Club
A. D. Paxman
East Benton
Gordon
Pocatello High School
Idaho State College
LDS
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