Tucson Sports Year A Banner 1948 Full of Victories
The Old Pueblo celebrated a record 1948 with the Cleveland Indians World Series visit and UA and local teams capturing borders and championships. Standout feats include Doolen coaching Tucson Badgers to state hoops glory and Princess the quarter horse taking the world title. Baseball, golf and tennis crowns plus new clubs and park upgrades reflect broad local sports enthusiasm.
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Tucson
Cleveland Indians
Boston Braves
Boston Red Sox
Braves
Tribe
Bill Veeck
University of Arizona
Hardin-Simmons
Marquette
Phoenix
B. C
Bud) Doolen
Tucson Badger
Badgers
Phoenix Union High Coyotes
Tucson High
North Phoenix
Hank Slagle
Eake, Jr
Arizona Wildcats
Link Richmond
Arizona
Baylor
Border Cage
Cats
Bears
New Mexico
Tempe
J. F. McKale
Bob Murray
Skip Alexander
Mid-Pines
N. C
Johnny Palmer
Badin
Jimmy Hines
East 22Nd Street
Pantano Wash
Snider
Princess
King Ranch of Texas
Ernest Lane
Pat Castile
Miss Bank
D. V. Land of
el Paso
Crosley
22Nd Street Park
Himmel Park
E. T. (Happy
Houston
Himmel
Randolph
Cowboys
Globe-Miami
Juarez
Bisbee-Douglas
Yuma
Mary Shelton
Old Pueblo
Miss Shelton
Herb Benham
Mari Bailey Bell
Marie Jacks
Jim Dye
Sam Lindamood
Eloise Morton
West Congress Street
Wildcats Meet Bears In Rose Bowl Showdown
Northwestern Wildcats clash with California Bears in the Rose Bowl. Northwestern, led by Bob Voigts, seeks its first Rose Bowl appearance after a 7 2 regular season. California, coached by Lynn Waldorf, arrives undefeated with 10 straight wins.
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Northwestern Wildcats
California Bears
Northwestern
California
Pearance
Bob Voigts
Lynn Waldorf
Mountaineers Drill For Sun Bowl With Texas Mines
West Virginia faces Texas Mines in the Sun Bowl after Christmas workouts. Coach Dudley De Groot ordered one practice day with a morning running drill and afternoon session focusing on passing led by Jimmy Walthall and Bill Allen. The Miners also practiced aerial work.
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EL Paso
Tex
West Virginia Mountaineers
Texas Mines
Dudley de Groot
Mountaineers
Jimmy Walthall
Bill Allen
Texas Miners
Michigan Rose Bowl coach touts best team in 18 years
Coach Fritz Crisler of Michigan claims the Rose Bowl squad is his best in 18 years of coaching. The line notes prior three year and five year items and mentions a 1938 Big Ten standout.
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Fritz Crisler
Michigan
Gulfstream Park
Havana
Low Island
Brooklyn College
Western Kentucky
Jewell Young
Purdue
Big Ten
Jockey Switch Shows On Coral Gables Football Prospect
Jockey Jimmy Wilson left the race track last fall to play football for Ponce de Leon High School in Coral Gables Florida.
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Jimmy Wilson
Ponce de Leon High School J
Coral Gables
Fla
Two Star Fullbacks Set for Rose Bowl Showdown
In Pasadena Northwestern’s Art Murakowski and California’s Jackie Jensen prepare for the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. Jensen, averaging 100 rushing yards per game and a 1010 yard season, is hailed as a multi threat back with strong clutch play and solid blocking.
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Pasadena
Calif
Northwestern
Art Murakowski
Jackie Jensen
California
Ruverae
Jensen
Oakland
Zoe Ann Olson
Bay Boosters
Murakowski
Vic Bottari
Paul Keckley
Phoenix States Net Tournament Opens at Phoenix Country Club
Phoenix Tennis Association has scheduled an amateur tournament for December 28 to 30 at the Phoenix Country Club with doubles and singles. The event is sponsored by the Thunder Birds of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce and the country club and will honor Kenneth Napier with a memorial trophy for the annual invitational.
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Phoenix
Phoenix Tennis Association
Phoenix Country Club
Thunderbirds
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
The
Country Club
Kenneth Napier
Jack Stuart to wed Tulsa girl after West Point graduation
Tulsa berichtet engagement of Bobby Jack Stuart, Army's 1948 AP All American halfback, to Miss Harriett Lee Young of Tulsa. Wedding date not set but likely after graduation from West Point next June. Stuart is son of Roy J. Stuart of Tulsa. Also notes two non California players on Santa Clara basketball squad.
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Tulsa
Okla
Bobby Jack Stuart
Army
Harriett Lee Young
Joe D Young
Stuart
West Point
Roy J. Stuart
Bears Dismissed For Christmas Break Ahead of Rose Bowl
Cal coach Lynn Waldorf sent the Golden Bears home for a two day Christmas holiday after saying the squad is behind regular season form. He noted they are catching up and will resume with intensified training in Riverside ahead of the January 1 Rose Bowl against Northwestern.
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Berkeley
Calif
U.P
Lynn (Pappy) Waldorf
University of California
Waldorf
Golden Bears
Northwestern
Bears
Riverside
Northwestern Wildcats Attend Rose Bowl Prep as They Brace for Cal
The Northwestern football team, bound for the Rose Bowl to face California on January 1, mingled a Christmas party in Pasadena with a Hollywood radio show appearance. Players remained tired from a tough scrimmage, while Coach Bob Voigts noted improvement yet urged more work on timing and execution.
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Pasadena
Calif
Northwestern Wildcats
California
Hollywood
Bob Voigts
West Falls to Shrine Game with Kirby Out
The West squad faces the East in the Shrine Game on New Year’s Day after Halfback Jack Kirby of USC was ruled unavailable due to a crippled wrist. Kirby, a hard-hitting runner and skilled passer, sustained the injury in yesterday’s scrimmage and cannot play in the annual clash.
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San Francisco
U.P
Jeff Cravath
Jack Kirby
Kirby
University of ‘Southern California
Yesteray
Tarheels Focus on Sugar Bowl Prep in New Orleans
North Carolina coach Carl Snavely scheduled a morning workout and planned an afternoon off to attend races in New Orleans before the Sugar Bowl date with Oklahoma. The team will dine with the Sugar Bowl committee and the coach said the squad looks good after a two hour drill.
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Hammond
U.P
North Carolina Tarheels
Oklahoma
New Orleans
Carl Snavely
Snavely
Villanova Wildcats Granted One Day Christmas Holiday
Villanova in Philadelphia received a one day Christmas holiday before traveling to San Diego California for the Harbor Bowl on New Year’s Day. Coach Jordan Olivar said the team was pronounced ready yesterday and will depart tomorrow for the San Diego destination.
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Villanova
U.P
Villanova Wildcats
University of Nevada
San Diego
Calif
Wildcats
Jordan Olivar
Colorado A and M to Meet Occidental in Raisin Bowl
Fresno report says Colorado A and M departs Fort Collins Sunday for the Raisin Bowl date with Occidental in Fresno on New Year Day. The Aggies will be minus first string fullback Pat Green who injured an ankle in practice.
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Fresno
Calif
U.P
Colorado A & M
Fort Collins
Colo
Occidental
Aggies
Pat ‘Green
Lawrence
Kan
Sugar Bowl Carnival Opens in New Orleans Week of Sports
New Orleans readies for a week long Sugar Bowl carnival with a sailing regatta and a lineup of tennis, boxing, basketball and track events. About 30 000 visitors are expected as hotels fill and railroads add Pullman service for crowds seeking lodging in the friendly southern city. The New Year clash features North Carolina Tar Heels versus Oklahoma Sooners on January 1.
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New Orleans
North Carolina
Tar Heele
Oklahoma
Sooners
Lake Pontchartrain
Pullman
Gar Wood Retires From Boat Racing
Gar Wood, eight time Harmsworth winner, said he is through piloting water speedsters. He will enter a boat in the 1949 Harmsworth renewal, with entry deadline set for January 1.
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Detroit
Gar Wood
Wood
Reiser Tabbed As 1949 Star
New York reports Pete Reiser as a likely 1949 star for Boston to reclaim the pennant. Reiser vows to play all 154 games, after a disengaged period with the Dodgers. The piece also notes awards buzz and football substitution debates, with the Nelson award highlighted and Rangers coach Frank Boucher recalling Buddy O Connors recovery.
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New York
U.P
Fraley
Pete Reiser
Billy Southworth
Boston Braves
Reiser
Southworth
Pete
Flatbush
Dodgers
Branch Rickey
Sullivan
AAU
Bob Mathias
Tulare
Calif
Mississippi
Fordham
Columbia
NYU
Gridiron Club
Boston
Nelson
Bey
Perry Moss
Illinois
Everett Dorr
Boston U
Iwo Jima
Frank Boucher
Rangers
Giant Players To Soak Winter Kinks
Phoenix December 25 Giant baseball figures head to Buckhorn near Mesa for winter treatments and early spring work. Leo Durocher leads an advance party with spring camp in Phoenix starting March 1. Bodies named include Horace Stoneham Ted Sliger Walker Cooper Mickey Livingston Wes Westrum Sal Yvars Ray Poat Clint Hartung Larry Jansen Dave Koslo Sid Gordon John Mize Buddy Kerr Willard Marshall Don Mueller Bobby Thomson.
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Phoenix
Leo Durocher
New York Giants
Buckhorn Mineral Wells
Mesa
Ted Sliger
Buckhorn
Horace Stoneham
Giants
Walker Cooper
Mickey Livingston
Wes Westrum
Sal
Yvars
Ray Poat
Clint Hartung
Larry Jansen
Dave Koslo
Sid Gordon
John Mize
Buddy Kerr
Willard Marshall
Don ,Mueller
Bobby Thomson
Shrine charity classic prematch notes in Orange Bowl
North and South meet in the Shrine charity game in the Orange Bowl with 35 000 expected. North led by Charles Bednarik, South by Barney Poole. Hickman and Gustafson prepare two alternating squads for a free scoring showcase benefiting crippled children.
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Miami
Fla
Herman Hickman
Yale
Rebel
Gustafson
Charles
Chuck) Bednarik
Pennsylvania
Barney Poole
Army
Mississippi
South
Kirby To Miss Charity Game In East West Classic
San Francisco reports the East-West charity football game on New Year’s Day will proceed with 48 stars, but USC halfback Jack Kirby is out due to a chipped bone in his right wrist. Eastern players train at Santa Clara. Westerns at Stanford. Each player receives a wrist watch. proceeds go to Shriners Hospital.
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San Francisco
West
University of Southern California
Jack Kirby
Kirby
Shriners’ Crippled Children’s Hospital
University of Santa Clara
Stanford University
Johnny Lujack
Notre Dame
Tempe Quintet In Tourney Dec 30
PORTALES New Mexico December 25 Arizona State of Tempe will meet New Mexico Highlands in the opening games of the Sunshine basketball tournament at Eastern New Mexico college December 30. The tournament runs through January 1. Tempe Highlands proceeds start at 2 p.m. Eastern New Mexico announced. Other opening round pairings include Southwestern Oklahoma Tech versus Hardin College at 3 40 p.m Central Oklahoma State versus New Mexico University at 7 15 p.m and Eastern New Mexico versus Abilene Christian at 9 p.m.
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Tempe Highlands
al Garten
New Mexico
Southwestern
Okla
Tech
Hardin College
Central
State
New Mexico University
Eastern New Mexico
Abilene Christian
Oliver To Play In Tucson Open
Seattle golfer Ed Oliver former Western Open champion will compete in five PGA Tour events including the Los Angeles Long Beach Phoenix and Tucson Opens and the Bing Crosby Pro Am as he joins touring professionals in the Phoenix and Tucson Open schedule.
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Seattle
Porky) Oliver
Inglewood Golf Club
Phoenix
Oliver
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Tucson
Marchons 2nd Tops Tropical Park Handicap Field
Argentine import Marchons 2nd seeks a fifth straight win in the $7,500 added Christmas Handicap at Tropical Park in Miami. He carries 118 pounds in the mile and sixteenth race with Bug Juice and Rampart among the principal challengers, plus a large field including Bright Sword, First Nighter, and Apollo.
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Miami
Fla
Marchons
Tropical Park
Governor Caldwell
Bermill Stable
Bug Juice
Joe Licausi
Helene K. Haggerty
Rampart
Bright Sword
First Nighter
Atom Buster
Logan Batchellor
King Midas
Cat Bridge
Magram
Approval
East West swimming meet pits top collegiate stars
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. hosts the 10th annual East West swimming meet led by Ohio State coach Mike Peppe. Competitors include Olympic member Bill Nugent of Rutgers, national 100 meter champ Keith Carter of Purdue, backstroke winner Bob Sohl of Michigan, Jack Taylor of Ohio State, AAU 1500 champ, and Robert Kang swimming for Rutgers.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Mike Peppe
Ohio State College
Bill Nugent
Rutgers
Keith Carter
Purdue
Bob Sohl
Michigan
Jack Taylor
Ohio State
Robert Kang
Honolulu
Hawaii
Evenly Matched Blue Gray Classic Opened In Montgomery
North and South all star outfits clashed in the 11th Blue Gray game in Montgomery Alabama. Blue quarterback Ed Finn of Brown and Gray passer Bobby Thomason of VMI were highlighted as the leading aerial threats. Backfield and receiving talent from multiple schools reinforced a balanced contest.
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Montgomery
Ala
BOMN
Ed Finn
Brown University
Ray Morrison
VMI
Bobby Thomason
Blue
Gray
Maryland
Harry Bonk
Shorty McWilliams
Harper Davis
Mississippi State
Fred Folger
Duke
Huey Keeney
Rice
Michigan State
George Guerre
Phil Colella
St. Bonaventure
Speedy Wally Dreyer
Wisconsin
Vero Kissell
Holy Cross
Yankees Coach Affirms Future of New York Team
Norman P. Strader, coach of the New York football club, said there’ll always be the Yankees and dismissed folding talk. He arrived to scout East-West game players and will also review California and Northwestern prospects for the Rose Bowl. Strader cited the club’s gilt-edged commitments and expressed interest in Notre Dame fullback John Panelli, drafted by the Yankees.
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San Francisco
Yankees
Norman P
Red) Strader
New York
Strader
California
Northwestern
St. Mary’s of California
New York Yankees, Incorporated
John Panelli
Notre Dame
Yanks
Panelli
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Phoenix States
Jack Stuart
Santa Clara
Ann Curtis
By Oscar Fraley
Gene Plowden
Hickman
Cramer
Dick Cramer
Bellerose
L. I
N. Y
Miami Beach
Andy Gustafson
University of Miami
Mahi Shrine Temple
Crippled Children’s Fund
Carson Baily
Aquatic Stars
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