Bradley Leads Nation With 10 Straight Wins
Bradley remains the nation’s top winner at 10 straight after beating St Mary’s of California 69 58. Other unbeaten teams fall as Washington State’s 10 game streak ends with UCLA 54 44 in the PCC tournament. Stanford La Salle Western Kentucky Duquesne Alabama also keep extended win runs amid holiday tournaments.
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New York
Washington State
Canisius
Indiana
Purdue
Bradley
Stanford
la Salle
Philadelphia
Western Kentucky
Duquesne
Lawrence Tech
Alabama
UCLA
San Francisco
St. Mary’s
California
Buffalo
N. Y
Butler
Notre Dame
Leo Barnhorst
Indianapolis
Indians
Oregon
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
Madison Square Garden
Convention Hall
Washington
Southern California
Oregon State
LaSalle
Detroit
Louisville
Utah
St. Joseph’s
Colorado State
Rutgers
Pro football in non college sectors faces tough viability
The piece surveys early professional football, noting Boston’s unique clash with college teams, the rise of pro leagues from Latrobe to Canton, and the pull of moneyed promoters like Marshall and Mara. It traces origins to 1920, highlights key teams and cities, and questions long term sustainability outside college competition.
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Moscow
Harvard
Pittsburgh
Latrobe
Jeanette
Canton
Massillon
University of Michigan
Willie Heston
Heston
United States Professional Football Association
National Professional Football League
Tim Mara
New York
New York Giants
Chicago Bears
George Preston Marshall
Dan Topping
New York Yankees
Dick Richards
Trapshooting Schedule At Tucson Gun Club
The Tucson Gun Club announces trapshooting events at 1 p.m. Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday this week. Manager ee Snider confirmed the schedule.
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Tucson
Ee Snider
Feller To Take Salary Cut In 1949
Cleveland News reports President Bill Veeck plans to urge Bob Feller to accept a reduced salary for 1949. Veeck said his own pay could match Feller’s, noting many majors earn more than him, and that an attendance bonus structure could lower Feller’s earnings if crowds hold. Feller, in Indiana for his sister’s wedding, acknowledged a lower year but hopes terms remain workable. Veeck, meanwhile, is in Los Angeles to accept a managerial award for Lou Boudreau.
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Cleveland News
Bill Veeck
Cleveland Indians
Bob Feller
Ed McAuley
Veeck
Oklahoma City
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Bob
van Meter
McAuley
Bill
Los Angeles
Lou Boudreau
Awards Given Top Athletes
Twenty one national sports figures honored at the sixth annual Los Angeles Times sports dinner led by Lynn Waldorf Rosell UC football coach. Honors named for football basketball golf boxing tennis diving and more with multiple two time winners and a special citation to Avery Brundage.
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U.P
Lynn
Pappy) Waldorf
Rosell University of California
Los Angeles Times
Waldorf
Ben Hogan
Bob Kurland
Phillips Oilers
Frankie Albert
San Francisco
Tom Fears
Los Angeles Rams
Ed Macauley
St. Louis University
Chuck Bednarik
Pennsylvania University
Avery Brundage
Longden
Jimmy Jones
Calumet Farm
Mauri Rose
Richard (Pancho) Gonzales
Margaret Osborne DuPont
California
Dot Kielty
Grace Lenczyk
Casey Stengel
Bill Schroeder
Ellsworth Vines
Dean Cromwell
Times Sports
Paul Zimmerman
Braven Dyer
Parker Eagles Edge Seligman In Overtime Thriller
In Parker on December 28 a free throw in the first overtime gave Parker high school a 25 24 win over Seligman. Melvin Gardner led Parker with 14 points including the deciding free throw.
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Parker
Parker High School
Seligman
Melvin Gardner
New Year’s Bowl Briefs From Pasadena
California coach Lynn Waldorf and Northwestern mentor Bob Voigts led their teams through final Rose Bowl drills in wet conditions. Waldorf praised Northwestern’s linebackers while Voigts lauded California as brilliantly coached, yet both noted some sluggish play in the workouts.
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Pasadena
Calif
U.P
Lynn Waldorf
California
Bob Voights
Northwestern
Waldorf
Voigts
Golden Bears
Bob
Wildcats
Nevada Looks to Rebound Before Harbour Bowl Showdown
Coach Joe Sheeketski planned a strenuous session to ready the Nevada squad for its Harbour Bowl meeting with Villanova on January 1. A snowstorm delayed the final arrivals, forcing a light workout focused on running plays.
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San Diego
U.P
Joe Sheeketski
Nevada
Villanova
Bowl scene tightens as teams prep for New Year clashes
Roy Dennis at Occidental leads a heavy Raisin Bowl prep with Bob Waterfield aiding. SMU and Oregon taper for the Cotton Bowl with secret workouts and new plays discussed. Colorado A&M gears up for the Raisin Bowl showdown with Occidental. Oklahoma Sooners drill in pad heavy practice ahead of the Sugar Bowl against North Carolina.
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Los Angeles
Roy Dennis
Bengals
Colorado A & M
Dennis
Los Angeles Rams
Bob Waterfield
Dallas
Tex
U.P
Southern Methodist
Oregon
Aiken
SMU
Biloxi
Miss
Oklahoma Sooners
North Carolina
New Orleans
Bud Wilkinson
North Carolina Stars Questionable for Sugar Bowl Drill
Charley Justice and Hosea Rodgers may miss Sugar Bowl practice due to stomach pains and migraine headaches. Coach Carl Snavely warned a poor session could set the stage for a tense game against Oklahoma in Hammond Louisiana.
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Hammond
Charley Justice
Hosea Rodgers
North Carolina
Carl Snavely
Justice
Rodgers
Oklahoma
Longhorns Face Injuries Ahead of Orange Bowl Battle
Texas coach Blair Cherry warns of a tough test against Georgia in the Orange Bowl as five Longhorns remain listed hurt. Fullback Frank Guess and four others plus lineman George Petrovich are expected to play, keeping hopes alive for a victory in Miami. Also, Texas Mines and West Virginia prep for a soggy Mud Bowl ahead of the Sun Bowl.
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Tex
U.P
Texas Longhorns
Blair Cherry
Georgia
Miami
Fla
Cherry
Bulldogs
Big George Petrovich
EL Paso
Texas Mines and
West Virginia
Kusserow Sparkles as East Eyes Shrine Game Start
Lou Kusserow Columbia fullback shows sharp form in Santa Clara scrimmage for the East squad ahead of the Shrine Game on January 1. He broke long runs and caught two passes, while West standouts included Don Doll USC Jerry Williams UW and Bob Summerhayes Utah in San Francisco drill.
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U.P
Lou Kusserow
Columbia
Kusserow
Tuss McLaughry
Santa Clara
Don Doll
Southern California
Jerry Williams
Washington State
Bob Summerhayes
Utah
Newcomers Top Pacific Coast Scoring Leaders
Players Fern Perrault of Tacoma and Hobbie Love of New Westminster share the Northern division lead with 53 points in the Pacific Coast Hockey League. Ken Hayden of Oakland leads the Southern division with 40 points, with Tom Fowler moving to second at 39. Goaltenders Lucien Dechene and Yves Nadon post strong averages while Pete Taillifer and Matt Mesich lead in penalties with 102 minutes.
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U.P
Pacific Coast Hockey League
G. A
Fern Perrault
Tacoma
Hobbie Love
New Westminster
Ken Hayden
Oakland
Tom Fowler
Fowler
Lucien Dechene
Yves Nadon
Oakland Twine
Minder
Pete Taillifer
Matt Mesich
Los Angeles
Schroeder to Face Savitt in Sugar Bowl Start
Ted Schroeder the Sugar Bowl tennis favorite from La Crescenta Calif faces Dick Savitt of Orange N J in the opening round as the New Orleans tournament begins. Earl Cochell meets Eddie Davis and Vic Seixas faces Vince Di Stefano in other first round matches.
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U.P
Ted Schroeder
la Crescenta
Calif
Dick Savitt
Orange
N.J
Schroeder
Richard
Pancho) Gonzales
Earl Cochell
San Francisco
Eddie Davis
Baton Rouge
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Vince di Stefano
Enke Kellner Tucson's Best Pro Athletes Of 1948 Season
Tucson honors highlight Fred Enke of the Detroit Lions as the top pro athlete of 1948 with 1,328 passing yards and 12 touchdowns. Alex Kellner receives runner up after recall by Connie Mack, with prior seasons in Savannah and the Alabama circuit. Joe Tully shines for Lynn in the New England league, heading to Scranton next spring.
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Kellner
Tucson
Fred Enke
University of Arizona Grid
Detroit Lions
Alex Kellner
Connie Mackshilaneioia Athletics
Tucson High
University of Arizona
Bo Mc
Millan
Bert Bell
National Football League
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Philadelphia Eagles
Arizonian
Connie Mack
Savannah
Magon
Alex
Palm Beach
Fla
Tully
Joe Tully
Lynn
Nationals
Big Joe
Boston ‘Red Sox
Scranton, Pa
Santa Anita Opens 50 Day Meet With 80 000 Purse
Santa Anita began its 12th season with a California breeders' champion stakes offering a $50,000 purse boosted to about $80,000 if all 17 two year olds start. The field includes Audacious Man Moonrush Beau Knight and Beau Lief among 17 entered. Heavy rain left the track muddy as 35,000 spectators were expected.
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Arcadia
Calif
Santa Anita
California
Harry Isenberg
Gus Luellwitz
Yolo Stable
Beau Knight
Johnny Longden
Audacious Man
Eddie Arcaro
Ralph Neves
Moonrush
Duplicator
Top Turrett
Terry’s Man
Dark Buchan
Beau Lief
Equisonance
June Bride
Alert Bay
Some Land
Bulleigh, Jr
War Slave
Moon Bird
Straight Man
Beau Lynn
Basketball Scores From Multiple High School and College Games
Scores from high school and college basketball show Nogales 49 Globe 28 Parker 25 Seligman 24 in overtime. Carnegie Tech 63 St Vincent 39 Notre Dame 51 Purdue Utah 78 St Josephs Philadelphia 54 Duquesne 53. Rutgers 43 De Paul 63 Centenary 40 and more results across conferences.
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Seligman
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Oklahoma City
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San Francisco
Southern California
Oregon State
UCLA
Washington State
Stanford
Oregon
California
Washington
Buffalo
Lafayette
LaSalle
Louisville
Kent State
Lay
Youngstown
Union
No Broadcast Here From Salad Bowl
Arizona Drake New Year grid game at Montgomery stadium Phoenix will not be broadcast by KCNA. A station official said Phoenix radio rights went to another station inaudible in Tucson, with a close listener vote favoring the Salad Bowl over the Cotton Bowl.
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Phoenix
KCNA
Arizona
Tucson
Wildcats Schedule Two Scrimmages Before Salad Bowl
The University of Arizona Wildcats plan a defensive scrimmage today and an offensive drill tomorrow as they prepare for the January 1 Salad Bowl in Phoenix against Drake. Return of Max Spilsbury boosts morale while four players miss drills due to illness and injuries before their Friday trip to Phoenix.
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Drake University
Phoenix
Mike Casteel
Max Spilsbury
Norman Bingham
Dick Norris
Dick Oxnan
Tom Carpenter
Wildcats
Royal Palms Inn
Chhildren
Montgomery Stadium
Drake Bulldogs Arrive in Phoenix for Salad Bowl Prep
Drake University football team with coach Al Kawal arrives in Phoenix for the January first Salad Bowl date with the University of Arizona. The 32 man squad stays at Jokake Inn and plans two practices, the first at 10 30 a m. Weather forecast calls for clearing skies after three days of rain.
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Ariz
Bulldogs
Drake University
University of Arizona
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Des Moines
Aggregation
Weather Bureau
Enid Cage Tourney Opens With NTSU Matchup
Enid Oklahoma hosts a three day invitational basketball tourney opening with North Texas State college facing Northwest Missouri Teachers of Maryville. Denton Texans boast wins over Texas Christian and near upset of Texas. First round games include Southwestern Winfield Northwestern Louisiana State Phillips Adams Northwestern State West Texas State. Clinic sessions accompany play with Don Gutteridge leading officials.
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Okla
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Texans
Denton
Texas Christian
Texas University Longhorns
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Winfield
Kas
Northwestern Louisiana State
Phillips University
Adams State
Alamosa
Colo
Northwestern State
Alva
West Texas State
Canyon
Tex
Don Gutteridge
Holcomb Tops In PCC Punt Returns
Oregon's Ben Holcomb led PCC punt returns with 238 yards on 10 games for the season. He returned 20 punts for the Cotton Bowl bound team, edging Washington State's Jerry Williams at 219 yards in 17 tries. California's Paul Keckley was third with 180 yards in nine returns. Rex Murphy of UCLA held the highest punt return average at 34 yards in three attempts.
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Oregon
Ben Holcomb
Holcomb
Jerry Williams
Washington State
Paul Keckley
California
Ken Carpenter
Oregon State
Rex Murphy
UCLA
Camellia Bowl Opens With Basketball Doubleheader
In Lafayette Louisiana the Camellia Bowl midwinter carnival begins with a basketball doubleheader featuring Southwestern Louisiana Institute and Loyola before Arizona vs North Carolina. Hardin Simmons faces Wichita in Thursday football with anticipated 13 500 fans at St. McNaspy Stadium. The program also includes boxing with 13 bouts and four members of Scott’s national championship team leading entries.
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Lafayette
Midwinter Sports Association
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Loyola University
Arizona University
University of North Carolina
North Carolina
Hardin- Simmons University of Abilene
Tex
University of Wichita
Kansas
Sli
McNaspy
Hardin-Simmons Cowboys
Kansas Shockers
Cowboys
College of the Pacific
Lodi
Calif
Ouachita
Little Rock
Ark
Louisiana
Scott
Corbett Buys El Paso Ball Club
Jack Corbett, president of the club, announces the purchase of the El Paso franchise in the Arizona-Texas league. He takes over from the Boston Red Sox, who ran the club for two years. Rainey B. Salmon notes the sale by telegram. The Sporting News says Corbett plans independent operation and the deal includes seven players and a five-year lease on the Texans' park.
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Phoenix
el Paso
Jack Corbett
Corbett
Boston Red Sox
Rainey B. Salmon
Red Sox
Sporting News
Nogales Apaches Defeat Globe Tigers 43 to 29
Nogales Apaches remain perfect at five wins and one loss after beating Globe Tigers 43 to 29. Globe suffers first defeat. Nogales also last week beat Miami and eyes a rematch with Tucson in Tucson Friday.
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Apaches
Globe
Miami
Tucson
Cleveland Browns sign Buckeye halfback Cannovino
The Cleveland Browns of the All America Conference announce they signed Mike Cannovino a halfback from Ohio State as their seventh draft pick. Cannovino, 23, from Cleveland, starred for three seasons with Ohio State and is described as a hard running back with solid defensive play. He is 5 11 and 175 pounds.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Browns
Mike Cannovino
Ohio State
Cannovino
Yale Cage Coach Says Lavelli Tops Stanford's Hank Luisetti
Yale coach Howard Hobson asserts Tony Lavelli is a better all around player and shooter than Hank Luisetti. He cites Lavelli's rebounding, work on both ends, and constant practice as key advantages while noting Luisetti faced different defenses in Stanford's era. Hobson remains cautious about Ivy title chances.
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Lavelli
Stanford
Hank Luisetti
New York
Howard Hobson
Tony Lavelli
West Coast
Hobson
Anenann
Alanan Tan Anm
Cuacheu
Lal Cyuinets
Oregon
Luisetti
Tony
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St. Mary’s
Cow Palace
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