TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : THURSDAY OCTOBER 30, 1947
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TSN UNVEILS IT'S ALL-STAR TEAM
It is little surprise that American League triple crown winner Ted Williams heads the list of players named to the TSN 1947 major league baseball all-star squad. Williams and his Boston Red Sox teammate Babe Young both made the squad. The World Champion Chicago Cubs and the St Louis Cardinals also each placed two players on the team. Shortstop Phil Rizzuto and lefthanded pitcher Vern Olsen are the representatives from the Cubs while St Louis sends catcher Walker Cooper and second baseman Gene Scharein. Rounding out the team are Pittsburgh third baseman Bob Elliott, who was the National League MVP, Cincinnati outfielder Joe Medwick, Browns outfielder Wally Judnich, Cleveland pitcher Bill Lohrman and reliever Jack Hallett of the Chicago White Sox.
1947 marked the second year TSN handed out the allstar honours. There are three players who appeared on both last year's and this season squad. They are Williams, Young and Cooper.
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1947 TSN ALL STAR TEAM
C Walker Cooper St Louis Cardinals
1B Babe Young Boston Red Sox
2B Gene Scharein St Louis Cardinals
SS Phil Rizzuto Chicago Cubs
3B Bob Elliott Pittsburgh Pirates
OF Ted Williams Boston Red Sox
OF Joe Medwick Cincinnati Reds
OF Wally Judnich St Louis Browns
RHP Bill Lohrman Cleveland Indians
LHP Vern Olsen Chicago Cubs
CLOSER Jack Hallett Chicago White Sox
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
NO CHANGE ATOP THE POLLS
Notre Dame and Michigan remain 1-2 in the latest college football poll but Texas fell from 3rd to 8th after losing 20-10 to Rice last week. North Carolina moves up one spot to number three followed by Mississippi and then the Owls, who crack the top 5 thanks to the victory over the Longhorns.
As usual Texas is featured in the list of big games for the upcoming week. Bobby *Layne and the Longhorns seem to face a ranked team every week and this one is no different as they visit #12 Southern Methodist in an SWC game. Second ranked Michigan faces a stern test when the Wolverines travel to Illinois to face the 18th ranked Illini. The only other game involving two ranked teams as #19 Kentucky hosting #16 Alabama in an SEC tilt.
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1947 TSN TOP 20 REC LAST WEEK NEXT WEEK
1 Notre Dame (1) 4-0 beat Iowa 30-6 host Navy
2 Michigan (2) 5-0 beat Minnesota 44-7 at #18 Illinois
3 North Carolina (4) 4-1 beat Florida 14-0 host Tennessee
4 Mississippi (6) 5-1 beat Arkansas 20-7 at Louisiana State
5 Rice (8) 4-0-1 beat #3 Texas 20-10 host Texas Tech
6 Penn State (5) 5-0 beat West Virginia 21-14 host Colgate
7 California(13) 6-0 beat #7 USC 24-23 at UCLA
8 Texas (3) 5-1 lost 20-10 to #8 Rice at #12 SMU
9 Virginia (10) 5-0 beat VMI 41-14 host Richmond
10 Army (11) 4-1-1 beat Columbia 34-7 host Washington&Lee
11 USC (7) 3-1-1 lost 24-23 at #13 California at Washington
12 SMU (12) 4-1 beat UCLA 21-7 host #8 Texas
13 Oklahoma (9) 3-1-1 tied TCU 16-16 host Iowa State
14 Georgia Tech (14) 5-0 beat Citadel 40-0 host Duke
15 Pennsylvania (15) 4-0 beat Navy 23-3 at Princeton
16 Alabama (18) 4-1-1 beat #17 Georgia 7-0 at #19 Kentucky
17 Missouri (19) 5-1 beat Iowa State 31-21 host Nebraska
18 Illinois (nr) 4-1 beat Purdue 20-9 host #2 Michigan
19 Kentucky (20) 4-2 beat Michigan State 28-6 host #16 Alabama
20 Wyoming (nr) 4-1 beat #16 Utah 16-3 at Northern Colorado
Dropped out
Utah(16) 4-1 lost 16-3 at Wyoming
Georgia (17) 3-3 lost 7-0 to #18 Alabama
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
LEAFS BLANK HABS 3-0
With Maurice Richard sidelined the Montreal Canadiens could mount no offensive attack at all and were embarrassed in a 3-0 loss to the Maple Leafs in Toronto. The score does not sound so bad but that is only because Habs goaltender Bill Durnan stood on his head as his club was outshot 49-7 in the game. Ted Kennedy, with a pair, and defenseman Gus Mortson were the only Leafs able to beat the Montreal netminder. Turk Broda turned aside the 7 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season.
Boston handed the New York Rangers their fourth straight loss, blanking the Blueshirts 4-0. Frank Brimsek had an easy time of things facing just 16 New York shots for the shutout. Wally Wilson and Milt Schmidt each had a goal and an assist for the Bruins, who chased New York goaltender just two minutes into the game. Chuck Rayner took over between the pipes for New York after each of the Bruins first two shots beat Henry.
Jim McFadden had a goal and an assist for the Red Wings as Detroit beat the Blackhawks 3-1 in Chicago. Ted Lindsay and Don Morrison also scored for the Wings while George Gee had the lone Chicago goal.
LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS
Boston 4 New York 0
Detroit 3 Chicago 1
Toronto 3 Montreal 0
SATURDAY'S GAMES
Boston at Toronto
Detroit at New York
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TEAM GP W L T GF GA PTS
Toronto 5 4 1 0 17 9 8
Boston 5 4 1 0 17 9 8
Montreal 6 3 2 1 17 17 7
Detroit 5 3 2 0 18 16 6
Chicago 5 0 4 1 8 16 1
New York 4 0 4 0 4 14 0
SCORING LEADERS
NAME TM GP G A PTS
Elmer Lach MON 6 3 7 10
Max Bentley TOR 5 3 5 8
Ted Lindsay DET 5 5 2 7
Maurice Richard MON 5 4 3 7
Jim McFadden DET 5 4 3 7
Don Gallinger BOS 5 1 6 7
Howie Meeker TOR 5 5 1 6
Clare Martin BOS 5 2 4 6
Ted Kennedy TOR 5 3 2 5
Bill Ezinicki TOR 5 2 3 5
Don Morrison DET 5 2 3 5
Jim Peters MON 3 1 4 5
Gordie Howe DET 5 1 4 5
Roger Leger MON 6 0 5 5
GAME SUMMARIES
MONTREAL at TORONTO
Period 1
1- TORONTO Maple Leafs: Ted Kennedy 2(Gus Mortson) (PP)4:33
Period 2
2- TORONTO Maple Leafs: Ted Kennedy 3(Vic Lynn, Wally Stanowski) 1:48
Period 3
3- TORONTO Maple Leafs: Gus Mortson 1(Vic Lynn, Tod Sloan) 2:44
SHOTS ON GOAL
MONTREAL Canadiens - 7
TORONTO Maple Leafs - 49
DETROIT vs. CHICAGO
Period 1
1- DETROIT Red Wings: Ted Lindsay 5(Unassisted) (SH) 18:51
Period 2
2- DETROIT Red Wings: Jim McFadden 4(Pete Horeck) 2:23
3- DETROIT Red Wings: Don Morrison 2(Jim McFadden, Leo Reise) 14:02
Period 3
4- CHICAGO Blackhawks: George Gee 1(Bill Moisenko, Doug Bentley) (PP) 14:39
SHOTS ON GOAL
DETROIT - 24
CHICAGO - 22
BOSTON at NEW YORK
Period 1
1- BOSTON BRUINS: Woody Dumart 2(Clare Martin, Milt Schmidt) 0:39
2- BOSTON BRUINS: Wally Wilson 2(Joe Carveth, Don Gallinger) 2:05
Period 2
3- BOSTON BRUINS: Milt Schmidt 1(Clare Martin) (PP) 4:30
Period 3
4- BOSTON BRUINS: Joe Carveth 2(Wally Wilson) 16:28
SHOTS ON GOAL
BOSTON - 34
NEW YORK - 14
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
*MIKAN POWERS OLYMPIANS TO OT WIN
Center George *Mikan had 33 points and 14 rebounds to lead Indianapolis to a 92-86 overtime victory over the visiting Milwaukee Hawks. The Indy win leaves the two clubs tied for second in the Midwest Division, 1 game back of first place St Louis.
In other action the Pittsburgh Pipers finally got their first victory of the season, upending New York 91-78 at the Pittsburgh Arena. Ryan Fry had 24 points and Taro Devane 22 for the Pipers, who had dropped their first 5 games of the season.
The Philadelphia Warriors continue to struggle after dropping a 91-88 decision to Kentucky on their homecourt. The loss leaves the Warriors with a 3-9 record and 6.5 games behind Providence in the Atlantic Division. Trevor Presgraves led the Kentucky attack with 19 points. Kentucky leads the South Division with a 7-5 record.
In Syracuse, Justin Hild scored 29 points and Tuz Collins added 21 as the Nationals beat Kansas City 91-84.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Pittsburgh 91 New York 78
Indianapolis 92 Milwaukee 86
Kentucky 91 Philadelphia 88
Syracuse 91 Kansas City 84
TODAY'S GAMES
Syracuse at Cleveland
New York at Fort Wayne
Dallas at Indianapolis
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STANDINGS
ATLANTIC GP W L PCT GB
Providence 9 8 1 .889 x
Baltimore 6 4 2 .667 2.5
New York 10 5 5 .500 3.5
Boston 7 3 4 .429 4.0
Philadelphia 12 3 9 .250 6.5
NORTHEAST GP W L PCT GB
Cleveland 9 7 2 .778 x
Buffalo 8 5 3 .625 1.5
Syracuse 10 6 4 .600 1.5
Fort Wayne 7 3 4 .429 3.0
Pittsburgh 6 1 5 .167 4.5
MIDWEST GP W L PCT GB
St Louis 8 5 3 .625 x
Milwaukee 8 4 4 .500 1.0
Indianapolis 12 6 6 .500 1.0
Chicago 6 2 4 .333 2.0
Minneapolis 7 2 5 .286 2.5
SOUTH GP W L PCT GB
Kentucky 12 7 5 .583 x
Cincinnati 8 4 4 .500 1.0
Dallas 11 5 6 .455 1.5
Kansas City 6 2 4 .333 2.0
New Orleans 4 1 3 .250 2.0
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE PREVIEW
The Southwest Conference always has a strong flow of new talent and this season is no different as three SWC teams ranked in the top 20 recruiting classes nationally including Baylor which added the nation's most sought after big man in center Neil *Johnston.
A strong conference that always places several teams in the NCAA tournament field but unfortunately they seem to find a way to exit the tournament early. Only once, Arkansas in 1941, has a Southwest Conference squad won the National Championship. The Razorbacks look loaded this season and may just get their second National Title.
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YEAR SOUTHWEST CHAMP LEAGUE MVP
1932-33 TEXAS Tim John SMU
1933-34 TEXAS Desmond Guglielmina Texas
1934-35 ARKANSAS Octavian Darby Baylor
1935-36 BAYLOR Mike White Arkansas
1936-37 RICE Tommy Irwin Texas A&M
1937-38 TEXAS TECH Joseph Garcia Baylor
1938-39 TEXAS TECH Philip Hickerson SMU
1939-40 TEXAS TECH Gray Debarr Baylor
1940-41 ARKANSAS Phillip Hickerson SMU
1941-42 ARKANSAS Kevin Fleming Texas Christian
1942-43 TEXAS CHRISTIAN Aaron Hunkin Texas
1943-44 ARKANSAS John Layton Texas
1944-45 TEXAS John Layton Texas
1945-46 TEXAS TECH John Layton Texas
1946-47 TEXAS A&M Tyson Henkel Baylor
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE TEAMS TOURNAMENT RECORDS
NCAA NIT
Arkansas 13-7 3-4
Baylor 10-13 0-1
Southern Methodist 7-9 4-2
Texas Tech 7-6 5-3
Texas 6-7 6-7
Texas Christian 2-3 5-4
Texas A&M 1-3 5-5
Rice 0-1 0-0
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE NCAA FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES
1933-34 ARKANSAS lost in semi-final
1940-41 ARKANSAS Won National Championship
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR SELECTIONS
1945-46 John Layton Texas
SOUTHWEST NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR SELECTIONS
1937-38 Gray Debarr Baylor
SOUTHWEST ALL-AMERICAN SELECTIONS
1934-35 Octavian Darby Baylor
1935-36 Mike White Arkansas
1935-36 Rutherford Soria Arkansas
1936-37 Tommy Irwin Texas A&M
1945-46 John Layton Texas
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
1- ARKANSAS: After five straight 20-plus victory seasons the Razorbacks won just 12 games two years ago and 16 last season. However, with a year of experience this young team is now loaded. Junior forward Vern *Mikkelsen is likely ready for the NBA now but chose to stay for another year with the Razorbacks. He and fellow junior Terry Medford made the preseason All-SWC team. Sophomore PG Steven LaCroix had some growing pains last season but if he lives up to his potential the Razorbacks may be looking at their second National Title come April.
2- TEXAS CHRISTIAN: The Horned Frogs won 21 games last season including 11 of 14 conference games before bowing out early in the conference tournament. Center Chancy DePascuale is back for his senior season after averaging 13.5 ppg and 12.3 rpg as a junior. TCU had a good recruiting class including Amarillo native Todd xThompson but they will have a tough time keeping up with the Razorbacks.
3- TEXAS A&M: The Aggies have made 3 straight NCAA appearances after not getting a single invite in their first 12 years. Last season were just 7-7 in conference but got hot and won the conference tournament for the first time in school history. Senior swingman Duez Adams averaged over 15 points a game and is joined by sophomore Art *Burris on tbe preseason all-conference team.
4- BAYLOR: The Bears have won at least 20 games three straight seasons and 7 of the last nine years but lost 4 starters to graduation. In their place they have assembled possibly the greatest one season recruiting class in conference history. Among the 6 new recruits are 4 players who will likely be starters before the season is out including 7'1" center Neil *Johnston, who was one of the most prized recruits in the nation.
5- TEXAS TECH: Were 18-12 last season after winning a school record 27 games and reaching the Elite Eight the previous year. The Red Raiders have a good young team led by sophomore scoring whiz Josh Moran but a lack of experience may hurt this year.
6- SOUTHERN METHODIST: After being a postseason regular for most of the first 13 seasons of the league, SMU has gone two years without a tournament invite. Were last in the SWC with a 2-12 record a year ago but the Mustangs return 6 players who averaged at least 16 mpg a year ago.
7- TEXAS: Missed a postseason tournament bid for the first time in school history after a dismal 7-21 season including 3-11 in the SWC. This could be another long season for the Longhorns but they can take comfort in a strong recruiting class including guard Everett Onukogu.
8- RICE: Traditional conference doormat has made just one NCAA tournament appearance and have had 4 straight losing seasons including two years ago when they hit rock bottom after a 5-24 campaign. The Owls improved to 14-15 a year ago.
PRESEASON ALL-SWC TEAM
G Terry Medford Arkansas
G Duez Adams Texas A&M
F Vern *Mikkelsen Arkansas
F Art *Burris Texas A&M
C Chancey Depasquale Texas Christian
BOXING
TENNAGER FELTON WINS 3RD PRO BOUT
19 year old Detroit middleweight Lester Felton improved to 3-0 with a close but unanimous victory over veteran pugilist Sammy Walker at the Motor City Arena. Felton, who is considered one of the best young middleweights in the country, held off an early flurry from the veteran Massachusetts native before taking control in the later rounds. The 27 year old Walker drops to 12-10-1 with the loss.
The big boxing story of the week takes place Friday night with a Halloween evening title fight in New Orleans. Undefeated World Featherweight Champion Willie Pep puts his 22-0 record and his belt on the line against Henry Armstrong. Armstrong, a 35 year old with a 31-2 career mark, is considered the 3rd best featherweight in the world behind Pep and top contender Sandy Saddler. It will be Armstrong's first title shot.