Coaches debate changes to basketball rules in roundtable
Visiting coaches at a NY event criticize height and lane size while praising looser play under the basket. Yale’s Howard Hobson notes Stanford’s offensive rebounding edge with tall players. Nat Holman CCNY says the big man changed the game, and Vadal Peterson Utah urges changing ends more often to balance officiating.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Gene Leone
Yale
Howard Hobson
Stanford
Hobby
Nat Holman
CCNY
Vadal Peterson
Utah
Peterson
Adolph Rupp Warns of Guarding a Mental Coach
Blue Foster of Miami Ohio recalls Adolph Rupp in Notre Dame games. Rupp, recalling a grey haired former high school coach whose mind weakened by losses, joked that if Kentucky loses again he will guard the man himself.
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Blue Foster
Miami
Ohio
Kentucky
Adolph Rupp
Rupp
Notre Dame
Adolph
Freshman Auburn squad seen after 55 0 defeat
Earl Brown and aides report a strong freshman team will lead Auburn next year after a 55 to 0 loss to Alabama. Ted Schroeder aims to protect amateur status and may turn pro if he wins the 1949 national singles title. Howie Morenz Jr. shows improvement with the Dallas Texans in the U S league.
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Earl Brown
Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Earl
Ted Schroeder
Bob Stranaan
Toledo
Howie Morenz, Jr
Dallas Texans
Break The Bank Horse Renamed Powers Sparks Quiz Show Joke
Ex jockey Clifton Powers won 9020 on a radio quiz show last week. He invested 4000 in a house and 5000 in a race horse named Break The Bank after the program. Radio hosts joke about renaming the show or the horse if the nag begins to win more often.
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Clifton Powers
Clifton
Break Powers
New Year Bowl Odds Favor Eastern All-Stars Lead
Odds from Jersey House and Broadway bookmakers list the Eastern All-Stars as the top Jan 1 favorite for Shrine Bowl in San Francisco by 7½ points. The Harbor Bowl Nevada versus Villanova is even money. Other noted bets include North Carolina over Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl and Georgia over Texas in the Orange Bowl.
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U.P
San Francisco
Jersey House
San Diego
Calif
Nevada
Villanova
North Carolina
Oklahoma
New Orleans
Northwestern
California
Southern Methodist
Oregon
Georgia
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Clemson
William and Mary
Oklahoma A&m
Baylor
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Compton Puts Weber College Away 81 to 31
Compton basketballers overwhelmed Weber College 81 to 31. Bob Johnson led Tartars with 15 points as Compton built a 40 to 13 halftime edge. The win followed a strong defensive performance and solid second-half scoring.
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Compton
Calif
Ur— Compton
Weber College
Bob Johnson
Tartar
Muddy Grid Forecast Could Dampen Rose Bowl Play
Pasadena reports forecasted rain and mud threaten the January 1 Rose Bowl. Northwestern coach Bob Voigts and California’s Lynn Waldorf hope for clear skies as both teams fear a slow field. The Rose Bowl has rarely seen such wet weather, with the 1934 flood remembered for heavy rain and a dramatic upset.
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Northwestern
Lynn Waldorf
California Bears
Voigts
Pappy Waldorf
Wildcats
Mafesta Injured At Anita Track
Arcadia California December 28 Mafesta Irish bred Mafesta winner of many California stakes races may be through with racing The Montrose Stables star was working out with a stablemate yesterday at Santa Anita when he suddenly pulled up short barely able to put a foot down The trouble was diagnosed as a spread foot The seven year old horse who won five straight stakes at Bay Meadows last spring was in training for next Saturdays 50 000 San Carlos Handicap.
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Calif
California
Montrose Stables
Santa Anita
Bay Meadows
San Carlos
Vancouver Bears Division Leaders
UNITED PRESS reports the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Oakland Oaks 6-2 in an inter division Pacific Coast Hockey League game. Vancouver fired 42 shots and controlled play against the road weary Oaks to solidify a division lead.
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Canucks
Cage Tourney Opens Tonight
The second annual Los Angeles national college invitational basketball tournament opens with Wyoming facing North Carolina State in the featured first round at Pan-Pacific auditorium. Also tonight Hamline meets Loyola of Los Angeles and Marshall plays Pepperdine. BYU meets Montana in the final opening round game tomorrow night.
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U.P
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Pan-Pacific Auditorium
Raleigh
N. C
Wolfpack
San Francisco
Dick Dickey
North Carolinans
Ron Livingstone
Cowboys
John Pilch
Mack Peyton
Loyola
Hamline
University of St. Paul
Minn
Loyola of Los Angeles
USC
Toledo
Marshall College of Huntington
W. Va
Pepperdine
Marshall
Gene James
Bill Toothman
Pepperdine Waves
Hugh Faulkner
Helms Athletic Foundation
Brigham Young
Montana
BYU
Joe Nelson
Bob Cope
Canadiens rally as Kuntz nets hat trick in tight win
Oakland goalie Yves Nadon and winger Alan Kuntz spearheaded the Canadi ans attack in a clean, hard fought showdown. Kuntz produced a three goal hat trick and an assist for four points, the lone game of the night. A year ago the Chicago Cardinals beat Philadelphia 28 21 to win the NFL title.
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Yves Nadon
Alan Kuntz
Kuntz
Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia
Maxim Has Chance Says Ex-Champion Maxim
Former champion Jack Dempsey in Phoenix says heavyweight Joey Maxim is the only fighter with a chance to take Joe Louis's title. Dempsey praises Maxim as a fast, clever boxer who can take a punch, adding that Ezzard Charles would not last 11 rounds against Louis.
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Chance
Phoenix
Ariz
U.P
Joey Maxim
Joe Louis
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Ezzard Charles
Louis
Charles
USC ski coach injured after Mount Hood collision
University of Southern California ski coach Arnold Green, 27, was badly hurt on Mount Hood when he struck a tree during a skiing trip. Providence hospital reported rib fractures a concussion and a possible skull fracture.
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Ore
University of Southern California
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37 Golfers Plan To Enter Tourney
DEL MONTE California December 28 U P Eighty seven amateur golfers were scheduled to play in Bing Crosby's ten thousand dollar national pro amateur golf championship here January fourteen fifteen and sixteen Heading the amateur field were Del Webb manager Lefty O Doul ex major league manager Jimmie Dykes Bones Hamilton Ernie Nevers Biff Hoffman and stars Dennis OKeefe Dick Arlen John Modiak Randolph Scott and Crosby himself Ben Hogan Sam Snead and Byron Nelson headed the list of professional golfers invited.
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New York Yankees
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San Francisco Seals
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Baksi Outpoints Schott at MSG in Narrow Decision
Three years 2 oe Baksi improves to 214 percent with a points victory over Eddie Schott at Madison Square Garden, edged in a close bout highlighting Baksi's resilience and scoring edge.
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Eddie Schott
Madison Square Garden
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