Pro football merger forms 13 team league now split into two divisions
The four year pro football war ends as 13 surviving clubs form the National American Football League with NFL and AAC roots. Teams group into American and National divisions. champions to meet for title. Key figures Bert Bell and O O Kessing lead the new league structure.
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ED Corrigan
New York
Daniel Sherby
Cleveland Browns
Houston
Tex
Bell
Ted Collins
Bulldogs
Yankees
Schedule mix up leaves Munhall and Jeannette teams apart
In a holiday tangle near Pittsburgh, Munhall and Jeannette high school basketball teams headed for the same road trip but did not meet. Munhall's schedule showed the game at Jeannette while Jeannette's card listed it at Munhall, causing a swap in venues that kept the teams apart.
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Pittsburgh
Munhall
Jeanette
Pennsylvania
Jeannette
VMI Opens Cage Season With Small Veteran Core
Virginia Military Institute's Keydets start the 1949 50 basketball campaign tonight with few veterans. Bil O’Hara builds around Freddie Anson with Rudy White Johnny Becher and Andy Lawrence returning. Other games on the Old Dominion card feature Virginia Tech Davidson Duke at Norfolk and Washington and Lee at Maryland. Chet Giermak scored 32 as Williams and Mary beat Pensacola NAS. Fort Meade edged Washington and Lee 61 59 with Dave Hedge leading scorers. Randolph Macon beat Lynchburg 52 48 in Little Six Mason Dixon action.
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Richmond
Virginia Military Institute
Bil O'Hara
Freddie Anson
Rudy White
Johnny Becher
Andy Lawrence
Old Dominion
Virginia Tech
Davidson
Virginia
Duke
Norfolk
Quantico
William and Mary
Washington and Lee
University of Maryland
Lynchburg College
Medical College of Virginia
Chet Giermak
Indians
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Fort Meade
Dave Hedge
Randolph- Macon
Mason- Dixon
Orange Blossom Game Forecasted Crowd for Florida A and M NC A&T
A potential 25 000 spectators are projected for the 17th Orange Blossom game in the Orange Bowl tonight pitting Florida A and M against North Carolina A and T in a high powered backfield duel. The attendance is expected to set a new Negro college football record in Florida.
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Miami
Florida A & M
North Carolina A & T
Ted
Florida
Major league favor lights for day games amid dark days
Major league executives push for turning on stadium lights to finish day games halted by darkness. Giants president Horace Stoneham supports it to avoid ties, Reds chief Warren Giles notes end to stalling, while Yankees GM George Weiss opposes due to shadows. Browns, Senators, Reds and Cardinals favor more night baseball.
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New York
Horace Stoneham
New York Giants
Warren Giles
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Braves
Dodgers
George Weiss
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
St. Louis
College Basketball Results Roundup by Region
East region shows Columbia 64 over Colgate 47 and West Liberty 104 over Shepherd 67. Others include West Virginia 62 over Bethany 60 and Villanova 88 over St Peters 72. Southwest results list Texas Tech 60 over Howard Payne 59 and Far West Denver 53 over Utah 50.
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East
Columbia
Colgate
West Liberty
Shepherd
West Virginia
Bethany
Brooklyn Poly
Hamilton
Potomac State
West Va Tech
William and Mary
Pensacolana
Southwest
Texas
North Texas
Texas Tech
Howard Payne
Far West
Denver
Utah
Aegis
Colorado A & M
Brigham Young
Wyoming
Sunday Pro Football Games In All America Conference
Championship game features the San Francisco 49ers at Cleveland Browns while NFL final regular season matches include Washington at Los Angeles Rams Chicago Cardinals at Chicago Bears New York Giants at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at New York Bulldogs Green Bay at Detroit. Nevada records the sole state with average annual rainfall under twelve inches.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Dons
Los Angeles Rams
New York Giants
New York Bulldogs
New York Yankee
Giants
Bulldogs
Baltimore
San Francisco Pittsburgh
Chicago Bears
Chicago Cardinals
Chicago Hornets
Green Bay
Detroit Washington
NFL
San Francisco
Cleveland
Bert Bell
O. O. Kessing
Emil R Fischer
Green Bay Packers
San Francisco 49Ers
Cleveland Browns
Washington
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Record Deer Kill in G W National Forest Sets New High
The Washington National Forest reports a record deer kill this year with 1401 taken, surpassing 1948 and 1947 figures by 200. County tallies show Alleghany 46, Augusta 272, Bath 451, Frederick 130, Highland 106, Rock 20, Rockingham 220, and others. Directors credit cooperative wildlife management and hunters for improved compliance and voluntary turn- ins to enforcement.
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Washington National Forest
R. Hemingway
Alleghany
Augusta
Bath
Frederick
Highland
Rock
Rocking
Wei
Arren
Ee ” of Game and Inlandes
Cooperative Wildlife Management
Hemingway
Isten Cleared for U S Army Enlistment
J A gains eligibility to join the United States Army after completing initial documents and papers. The text notes the process of taking first papers as part of enlistment requirements.
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Isten
U. S
United States
VPI Alumni Plan Fall Meeting with Athletic Chiefs
W. L. Younger athletic director and R. C. MacNeish head football coach of VPI will be guests of honor at the Northern Virginia chapter alumni meeting. The 7 p.m. event at Battletown Inn Berryville expects about 75 members from Frederick Clarke Shenandoah Warren and Loudoun counties with reservations urged.
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W. L. Younger
R. C. MacNeish
VPI
Northern Virginia
Battletown Inn
Berryville
John Hardesty
Frederick
Clarke
Shenandoah
Warren
Loudoun
Donald Stewart
Frederick County
Villemain Edges Lamotta In 10 Round Victory
Rapid Villemain won a unanimous 10 round decision at Madison Square Garden over Jake Lamotta. The 25-year-old Parisian, a heavy underdog, avenged a prior loss and called for a title shot claiming he will bring the championship home for France and Marcel Cerdan.
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Robert
Madison Square Garden
Villemain
Jake
Garden
Lamotta
Roundup of Football Plans and Golf News
East versus West in St Louis as Penn State coach Billy Jeffrey plans to take 14 players. Notes on Sugar Bowl tickets, coach Clair Bee on basketball, Bowl programs expanding, and golf prize lists fueling young players. Keith Williams of Vicksburg exults after Chester drafts Montavlo for $400.
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Hugh Fullerton JR
New York
San Francisco
St. Louis
Billy Jeffrey
Penn State
Bill
Louisiana
Clair Bee
Keith Williams
Vicksburg
Miss
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Washington-Lee
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Seattle Univ
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Robert Villemain
Jake Lamotta
Biy B. F. Goodrich
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
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