DECEMBER 29, 1947
There was no shortage of memorable sports achievements and outstanding athletes over the past twelve months but when it came to selecting just one athlete as TWIFB's Sportsman of the Year it was no contest. No one captured our attention more than Philadelphia Keystones outfielder Bobby Barrell as he spent the summer chasing down, and eventually surpassing, what was one of the most famous numbers in sports. Not only did the 37-year old slugger break Max Morris' magic mark of 60 homers in a season but he added an exclamation point on his own campaign with a second triple crown. Like a fine wine Barrell, who finished with 64 homers, 143 rbi's and a .356 batting average appears to only be getting better with age. Just to add a cherry on top of the delicious sundae of summer slugging served up by The Georgia Jolter, he also became just the third man to reach the 500 homerun mark and perhaps even raised some slim hopes that Morris' other magical number -711- might just be withing Barrell's grasp.
There were plenty of other candidates, even in baseball itself, but all must take a back seat after the way Bobby was able to drive the ball all summer long. 6 homers to start the season in 13 April games was followed by 15 in both May and June and another double-digit month when he swatted 12 in August. The pressure of reporters pestering him everyday about the record may have slowed Barrell in September, but only slightly as he hit 8 more -the same number he mashed in July- to become the new standard for all to chase.
Just for good measure Barrell also threw in two more freebies, smacking a pair of round-trippers in a dramatic 5-4 Federal Association victory in the all-star game. On three occasions he smacked 3 homeruns in a single game -something entering the season only Tom Taylor had ever accomplished twice in his career. The question now is what possibly can Barrell do as an encore in 1948?
As for the other candidates one needs to look no farther than Barrell's rivals in St Louis where Danny Hern of the World Champion Pioneers shocked the baseball establishment as much as his club did by going 25-5 with a 2.78 era and then pitching two more masterful games in the WCS. Outside of baseball there are also plenty of worthy candidates including record setting performances by Del Thomas, Ken Hale and Greg LePage on the grid? Thomas, the veteran Boston Americans star rewrote the passing record book with 221 completions and 3,248 passing yards -smashing previous standards while LePage, the powerful Philadelphia Frigates back, tore across the field for an AFA record setting 1,259 yards on the ground. Hale's numbers might be more difficult to measure as they occured in the sophomore season of the Continental Football Conference but the dual-threat quarterback rushed for nearly 1,500 yards on the season -almost 600 more than any player had ever amassed in the CFC and clearly, given LePage's AFA totals, the highest ever for a professional football player.
The ice too had a worthy candidate as Tommy Burns of the Chicago Packers won his second straight McDaniels Trophy as the top player in the NAHC while scoring 67 points last season -the highest mark recorded since 1930. Burns picked up right where he left off this season with a league-best 21 goals and 36 points through 25 games at press time and has his Packers in first place and considered by many to be the favourite to lift the Challenge Cup in April, something that would be a first in franchise history. Connoisseurs of the sweet science might quickly weigh in with a vote for Hector Sawyer, nothing the Cajun Crusher has brought stability to the heavyweight division at a time when the other two belts seem to be constantly changing hands. Sawyer made two successful title defenses in 1947 including one over Mark Fountain -who was considered the number one challenger at the time- and is preparing for his 9th defense since winning the crown in 1940 as he takes on Dan Miller at Santa Ana Stadium two weeks from now it what is assured of being the largest gathering ever to witness a professional fight. But this is an award handed out for calendar dominance, not a lifetime achievement and as such Sawyer must join the others in the back seat behind Bobby Barrell.
It's going to be interesting and fun watching the Pittsburgh Miners over the next several seasons. Last years club only won 58 games and that was with Cleaves and Lefty Allen. Could this year's club challenge the record for most losses in a season held by the 1890 Pittsburgh team that lost 112 games and followed closely by the 1935 Detroit Dynamos that lost 111? These two clubs are the only clubs in FABL history to have lost more than 110 games in a season.
Everyone knows I enjoy rebuilds but it will be interesting to watch how Pittsburgh shapes up over the next few years. Everyone has a different way which is what is great about the league. I look forward to watching the Miners closely after they have been towards the top for the last decade. Same is true with Boston but they have a bit of a head start on the Miners. Boston has been an upper division team for most of the last decade. Seeing how these two work their way back up should be real fun to watch.
*** Logjam For Stars ***
Some interesting things will be addressed this coming season, even in the minors as players jockey for promotion to the major leagues. The New York Stars have the top rate prospect in baseball in SS Ralph Hanson. But they also have SS Paul Watson who is #36 on the prospect board. 2B Freddie Jones (37) is nearing the end of his career and one of these prospects most likely will be one to take over 2B. The thinking would be its Watson who is schedule to be arriving to the big league club during the 48 season. Could it make sense for the Stars to start giving Watson reps at 2B this year prior to that promotion? With SS Joe Angevine (32) still being solid and above average defensively, it might be a worth while experiment to play Watson at 2B during this upcoming AAA season. It will be interesting to see what the Stars decide to do.
VALIANTS WIN SHOWDOWN WITH PACKERS
The top two clubs in the NAHC met Saturday evening in Montreal with the hometown Valiants scoring a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Packers. Despite the victory, Montreal still trails the front-running Packers by 3 points atop the league standings. Saturday's result evens the season series between the two clubs at 3 wins apiece.
Brett Lanceleve was the star of the show for the Vals on this night as the 24-year-old winger scored twice in the first period, including his 12th of the season putting him just 2 shy of his career high. Chicago got one back on a powerplayer marker from rearguard Jerry Finch at the 15:30 mark of the second period but the Vals restored their 2 goal lead late in the stanza when Nicholas Haines lit the lamp. Isaac Finnson beat Chicago netminder Norm Hanson early in the third and while Jeremey MacLean's 5th of the season brought the Packers back to within two goals that was a close as they would get.
Chicago did play the game without their star center Tommy Burns, as the NAHC's leading scorer missed all three of the Packers games last week with a tender elbow suffered in a collision against Toronto last Sunday. Burns did make news despite not being on the ice last week as the Packers announced the 27-year-old two-time McDaniels Trophy winner had agreed to a 3 year contract extension that will pay him $21,500 a season.
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NAHC Standings
TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA
Chicago 28 17 9 2 36 106 67
Montreal 27 15 9 3 33 90 84
Boston 28 12 13 3 27 83 76
Toronto 29 12 14 3 27 79 97
New York 27 11 15 1 23 78 81
Detroit 27 9 16 2 18 67 98
SCORING LEADERS
NAME GP G A PTS
T Burns, Chi 25 21 15 36
Mahoney, Chi 27 12 23 35
W Burns, Chi 26 10 23 33
Cabbell, NY 26 18 8 26
Lanceleve, Mon 27 12 13 25
Pollack, Tor 27 12 13 25
Chandler, Bos 26 10 15 25
Albers, NY 27 8 17 25
Sauer, Tor 25 11 12 23
Skinner, Mon 27 10 13 23
Gregg, NY 22 10 12 22
Galbraith, Tor 29 10 11 21
Lynch, Mon 22 8 13 21
Haines, Mon 23 8 13 21
GOALIE LEADERS
NAME GP W L T ShO GAA
James, Bos 10 4 5 1 1 2.50
Hanson, Chi 23 12 9 2 2 2.53
Tremblay, NY 18 8 9 0 1 2.73
Brockers, Bos 18 8 8 1 0 2.78
Carter, Det 9 1 4 0 0 2.90
Touhey, Mon 24 14 8 1 1 3.22
Broadway, Tor 23 9 11 2 1 3.22
Sorrell, NY 11 3 6 1 2 3.31
Russell, Tor 8 3 3 1 0 3.48
Chasse, Det 21 8 12 2 1 3.79
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
TUESDAY DECEMBER 23
New York 1 at 4 Chicago: Despite missing league scoring leader Tommy Burns with an elbow injury, the Packers won for the fifth straight time, dropping the visiting Shamrocks 4-1 despite being outshot 39-28. Norm Hanson had a big game in net for the Packers while Jeremy MacLean paced the Chicago offense with 3 assists.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 25
Chicago 2 at 2 Boston: The Bees and Packers skated to a 2-2 draw at Denny Arena on Christmas Day, extending Boston's winless streak to 4 games while the Packers have not lost since falling to Boston 3-1 just over two weeks ago. David Rankin's second goal of the season, early in the third period secured the tie for the visitors, who outshot the Bees 43-33. Wilbur Chandler had 2 assists for the home side while veteran netminder Tom Brockers had a strong evening with 41 saves. Chandler was hurt late in the game and his status was unsure for Saturday's game in Toronto.
New York 2 at 5 Detroit: The Detroit Motors improved to 2-0-1 since their big trade with Montreal after securing a 5-2 victory at Thompson Palladium over the visiting New Yorkers. Dave Bradley led the way with 2 goals and an assist while rookie Ben Witt had 3 helpers for the Motors.
Toronto 3 at 3 Montreal: The Vals are winless in 4 games but have to be happy to escape with the tie after blowing an early 2-0 lead in a 3-3 draw with Toronto. Max Ducharme scored twice in the first period for Montreal but the Dukes responded with 3 straight goals from Lou Galbraith, Bobbie Sauer and Les Carlson to take the lead only to see Nick Haines tie it for the Vals with just over 2 and a half minutes remaining in the third period. Like Montreal, the Dukes are also winless in their last 4 games.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 27
Chicago 4 at 2 Montreal: Playing without star center Tommy Burns for the third straight game the Chicago Packers came out on the short end of a 4-2 decision at the Montreal Arena. Brett Lanceleve paced the Vals with a pair of first period goals while Millard Touhey made 22 saves for the victory.
Boston 1 at 2 Toronto: Quinton Pollack -last year's top rookie- scored once and assisted on rookie Lou Galbraith's 10th goal of the season to lift Toronto to a 2-1 victory over Boston and for the moment at least, lift the Dukes into sole possession of third place.
SUNDAY DECEMBER 28
Boston 7 at 1 Detroit: Detroit's 3-game unbeaten streak and Boston's 5 game winless skid both came crashing down as the Bees scored four times in the first period and went on to crush the Motors 7-1. Robert Walker had the hot hand for the winners as the 23-year-old rookie notched a hat trick, giving him 10 goals on the season. It was another awful outing for up and down Detroit netminder Henri Chasse, who was pulled early in the third period after surrendering 6 goals on just 27 shots.
Toronto 2 at 5 New York: Orval Cabbell scored twice, and defenseman Sid Quirion had 3 assists to pace the Shamrocks to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Toronto Dukes. The normally reserved Quirion, who had just 6 minutes in penalties a year ago and only 2 this season entering the game, also got into a second period scrap with the Dukes Al Cote, who is one of the loop's more combative personalities.
UPCOMING REGULAR SEASON GAMES
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 31
Chicago at Detroit
Boston at New York
THURSDAY JANUARY 1
New York at Boston
Detroit at Chicago
Montreal at Toronto
SATURDAY JANUARY 3
Boston at Montreal
New York at Toronto
SUNDAY JANUARY 4
Montreal at Detroit
Chicago at New York
THOMAS, McLEAN HEAD AFA ALL-STAR TEAM
Boston Americans record setting quarterback Del Thomas was named the top player in the American Football Association, TWIFB announced last week upon releasing its fifth annual AFA all-star squad. Thomas, who was previously an all-star selection in 1943 and 1945, threw for a record 3,248 yards for a Boston eleven that struggled through a 4-8 season. The gifted passer also established new AFA single season marks for touchdown throws, with 26, and completions with 221.
Thomas was not the only player selected to the '47 team that had been honoured in the past. Chicago Wildcats center Bus McLean was named for the fourth time in five years while also earning the nod as the top defensive player in the league. Lineman Paul Kline of Washington and Philadelphia's Justin Thomas were also selected for the fourth time while end Dan Howard of the Detroit Maroons made the team for the second year in a row.
HOLT REINVENTS HIMSELF IN PITTSBURGH
He narrowly missed inclusion on the American Football Association All-Pro team but Bob Holt had an outstanding season focusing on a new position with a new club. Holt, fans of the sport might recall, burst on to the pro grid scene in 1942 when in his first game after being selected first overall out of Eastern State by the St Louis Ramblers, the back ran for a rookie record 256 yards. He would have another big day just 4 weeks later when he carried the ball for 268 yards and 3 touchdowns in a win over Brooklyn. Holt would end up leading the league in rushing with 1,037 yards -becoming just the fourth player to surpass the 1,000 yard mark since 1932 and finishing just 8 yards shy of Jesse Pratt's 1934 record, although Pratt's Pittsburgh club played two more games that year than the 11 the Ramblers participated in during the 1942 campaign.
Like many AFA stars Holt left to join the war effort following his rookie season and after missing two full years he returned midway through the 1945 season. Holt would lead the AFA in rushing again in 1946 but this season, after a move to Pittsburgh, spent most of his time at end. Despite never catching an AFA pass before this season, Holt finished tied for third in receptions with 48 and was fourth in receiving yardage. He also found time this season to carry the ball 94 times for 379 yards.
The most exciting day in college football is almost upon us as a record number of Classic games will be contested Thursday to ring in the New Year. As full a plate of games that might be on the slate, including some marquee matchups this year's classic season is lacking in the fact that St Blane has elected not to participate.
Unlike a year ago when the Fighting Saints needed a New Year's win in the Oilman Classic to secure their first national title in school history, there is no such pressure on St Blane this time around. The school opted not to compete in a New Year's game, choosing their trip to Los Angeles and a December 6 31-21 victory over Coastal California as the swan song on a perfect 9-0 campaign and a spot at the top of the national rankings for the second straight year.
Detroit City College and Travis College both will step on the field Thursday looking to preserve perfect records but even if one of them was to hammer its competition by 50 points it almost assuredly will not be enough to change the minds of the pollsters. Detroit City College is in Santa Ana for the big game against CC Los Angeles in a rematch of last season's East-West Classic. Travis College is perfect and in New Orleans preparing for a date with Alabama Baptist but it will St. Blane, content to be completed a 9-0 season in which senior quarterback Ricky McCallister won the Christian Trophy, that claims the National Title.
COLLEGE CLASSIC RESULTS
DECEMBER 27
HAWAII FOOTBALL CLASSIC - Honolulu
Custer College 24 Hawaii All-Stars 21
NEW YEAR'S DAY CLASSIC GAMES
JANUARY 1
EAST-WEST CLASSIC: Santa Ana, CA
Detroit City College (9-0) vs CC Los Angeles (8-0-1)
CAJUN CLASSIC: New Orleans, La
Alabama Baptist (8-1-1) vs Travis College (10-0)
LONE STAR CLASSIC: Austin, Tx
Noble Jones College (7-4) vs Maryland State (6-3-1)
SUNSHINE CLASSIC: Miami, Fl
Lawrence State (9-1) vs Georgia Baptist (7-1-2)
BAYSIDE CLASSIC: Tampa, Fl
Liberty College (8-1) vs Texas Gulf Coast (7-2-1)
PACIFIC COAST CLASSIC: San Diego, Ca
Coastal California (6-2-1) vs Abilene Baptist (8-2)
VOLUNTEER CLASSIC: Nashville, Tn.
Amarillo Methodist (4-6) vs Mississippi A&M (8-1-1)
PHANTOMS TAKE OVER TOP SPOT IN FBL EAST
The top two clubs in the Federal Basketball League's East Division hooked up for a pair of games in Philadelphia last week and it was the hometown Phantoms who came out on top in both of them, along the Philadelphia quintet to surpass the Baltimore Barons for top spot in the East. The Barons also fell at home to Toronto on Saturday, making it 4 straight losses and 6 in its last 8 games for a Baltimore squad that started the season with 8 straight victories.
After falling in Philadelphia by 3 points last Sunday the Barons were back at Keystone Arena for a Christmas Eve showdown and proceeded to be handed a lump of coal in the fourth quarter by a highly motivated Phantoms squad that outscored the visitors 23-8 in the final 12 minutes. Irvin Mudd, who recently replaced Anderson Pond in the Phantoms starting lineup, exploded for a career best 41 points in the victory.
Baltimore's woes continued Saturday when the suddenly red-hot Toronto Titans invaded Chesapeake Arena and pulled out an 89-84 win led by 26 points from Jamel Porter and 20 from Kip O'Brien. After starting the season with 10 consecutive losses, the Titans have won five of their last 6 games.
In the West Division the defending league champion Chicago Panthers are starting to pull away. The Panthers scored easy wins over Detroit and Cleveland at home last week to run their winning streak to 6 games and open a 4.5 game lead on the second place Mustangs.
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FEDERAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
EAST W L PCT GB
Philadelphia 10 5 .667 -
Baltimore 10 6 .625 0.5
Buffalo 6 10 .375 4.5
Toronto 6 11 .313 5.5
WEST W L PCT GB
Chicago 12 4 .750 -
Detroit 8 9 .471 4.5
Cincinnati 7 10 .412 5.5
Cleveland 6 9 .400 5.5
SCORING LEADERS PPG
Danny Hendon, PHI 19.9
Richard Campbell, CHI 19.8
Lary Yim, BUF 19.2
Jamel Porter, TOR 19.1
George Kelley, CLE 17.5
Jack Hirst, BAL 16.8
Jack Kurtz, DET 16.6
David Reed, DET 16.5
Ryan Wilkes, CIN 15.4
Herb Hobbs, CLE 15.1
CLIPPERS REMAIN CLASS OF ABC WEST
The Richmond Clippers were tripped up in Boston on Christmas Day but with 4 wins in their last five games the Virginia quintet still hold down top spot in the American Basketball Conference. Bolstered by a balanced scoring attack featuring Stewart Hulbert (18.7 ppg), Norm Yates (17.9) and Monte Buxton (16.6) plus the powerful rebounding duo of Buxton and Leon Reed means on most nights the Clippers have someone with the hot hand. Friday night at home in a lobsided 95-77 win over an injury-depleted Pittsburgh Falcons squad it was Hulbert, with 24 points as the Clippers pounded the Falcons 95-77 for their fourth win in 5 games.
The lone blemish on the Clippers mark came Christmas day in Boston when rookie Long Werth displayed why he was the nation's best collegiate player two years in a row. The former Miami State All-American scores a career best 25 points in first career start of the season, with Richmond having no answer for him as Werth also hauled down 15 boards in a 107-81 Boston rout. A day later Werth was again in the starting lineup for the Centurions as they faced the New York Knights at Denny Arena. It was a 102-97 Boston win that needed overtime with Werth hitting 3 key free throws in the final minute to secure the victory, whil notching 17 points and 12 rebounds in 36 minutes of action. Despite the two wins, Boston still trails front-running Brooklyn by half a game in the East Division.
WERTH STARTING TO SHINE AS A PRO
Long Werth looks like he needed just a couple of months to adjust to the intricacies of pro basketball. A two-time Art Barrette Trophy winner as the top player in collegiate basketball, Werth was drafted second overall by the Boston Centurions over the summer. He was a two-time All-American at Miami State and joined George Winter (St Patrick's 1924-25) and Leon Reed (Ohio Poly 1936,1939) as the only players to be named the college player of the year twice.
A Miami native who chose to play his college ball locally despite offers from all of the major schools along the east coast, Werth was second in the nation in scoring last season and led the Gulls to the National Semi-finals at New York's Bigsby Garden before falling to Liberty College. Werth almost single-handedly made the Gulls cage program relevant as the school had not won a tournament game since 1913 before he enrolled and made three straight tournament appearances, with at least one victory in each of them, prior to his departure.
Drafted second by the Boston Centurions after Rochester opted to go with Marlin Peterson of Alabama Baptist, it was a learning process as, like most rookies, Werth started the season on the bench but given his first start Christmas Day against Richmond the youngster exploded for 25 points and 15 rebounds in a 107-87 Boston win. Opponents in the ABC will likely be seeing a lot more of Werth the rest of the season.
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AMERICAN BASKETBALL CONFERENCE STANDINGS
EAST W L PCT GB
Brooklyn 11 8 .579 -
Boston 10 8 .556 0.5
Hartford 9 10 .474 2.0
New York 5 11 .313 4.5
WEST W L PCT GB
Richmond 12 7 .632 -
Washington 8 6 .571 1.5
Rochester 8 10 .444 3.5
Pittsburgh 8 11 .421 4.0
SCORING LEADERS PPG
James Phillips, HAR 20.5
John Rodrigez, HAR 19.5
Stewart Hurlburt, RIC 18.7
Morgan Melcher, BOS 18.7
Ivory Mitchell, BKN 18.6
Norm Yates, RIC 17.9
Gerald Carter, BOS 17.3
Ivan Sisco, WAS 17.2
Don Marlow, NY 16.9
Ray Emerson, WAS 16.8
MESSER CONTINUES TO LEAD PRO PROSPECTS
This has been far from the season expected from Liberty College as the Bells, after reaching the finals of the AIAA tournament each of the past two seasons, may not even qualify for the 32-team field this time around. Liberty College's record dropped to 7-4 on the year after a frustrating 47-39 loss to Brooklyn Catholic. Despite the way the season has started for the Bells, their star player Ward Messer remains well on pace to be named a first team All-American for the second year in a row. The younger brother of New York Gothams outfielder Walt Messer is also leading the nation in both scoring average and rebounds per game- a feat that has never been accomplished before.
Messer also appears to be the odds on favourite to turn pro next year as he seems a lock to be a very early selection by a team in either the ABC or FBL.
Here is an update on the top five candidates for next year's pro draft:
1: Ward Messer F/C: Liberty College: leads the nation in both ppg with 15.3 and rebounds averaging 10.1.
2: GERALD CHEEK G: CC Los Angeles: Cheek's stock is definitely on the rise as he is averaging a career best 13.3 ppg and 4.3 assists for the 10-1 Coyotes. They fell from 5th to 9th in the polls after being upset 67-41 by Topeka State the day after Christmas. Despite the loss it was one of the Bakersfield, Ca. native's best outings of the season as he scored 18 points.
3: ZIGGY RICKARD G: Central Ohio: The Milwaukee, Wi. native is averaging 11.1 points per game for the 8-2 Aviators, who are ranked 11th in the latest poll. Rickard's scoring average is actually down slightly from each of his previous two seasons but his rebounds (7.0) and assists (3.6) are up substantially. He was a third team All-American selection as a sophomore and a first team choice last year.
4: LOU NISSEN C: Whitney College: Nissen has seen his stock rise this season after nearly doubling his points per game output to 12.9 for the 8-0 Engineers, who are looking to repeat as National Champions. If he keeps up his current rate of improvement, the senior from Chicago may even rival Walt Messer as the top big man available in the draft.
5: DARREN FUHRMAN F: Texas Gulf Coast: The Texas native and his Hurricanes teammates have played just 7 games so far. They are 5-2 and ranked 13th in the TWIFB poll but Fuhrman is off to a slow start, averaing just 7.1 ppg and 5.9 rpg. He was a second team All-American a year ago.
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AIAA COLLEGIATE CAGE RANKINS
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
1. Rainier College (66) 12-1 1791 1 West Coast Athletic Association
2. Whitney College (6) 8-0 1704 2 Great Lakes Alliance
3. Carolina Poly 8-1 1600 7 South Atlantic Conference
4. Western Iowa 5-1 1592 4 Great Lakes Alliance
5. Great Plains State 11-0 1510 6 Indy
6. Mississippi A&M 9-1 1443 8 Deep South Conference
7. Detroit City College 7-1 1390 9 Great Lakes Alliance
8. Coastal California 7-1 1304 3 West Coast Athletic Association
9. CC Los Angeles 10-1 1191 5 West Coast Athletic Association
10. North Carolina Tech 8-1 1151 10 South Atlantic Conference
11. Central Ohio 8-2 1063 12 Great Lakes Alliance
12. Indiana A&M 6-1 1020 11 Great Lakes Alliance
13. Texas Gulf Coast 5-2 895 14 Southwestern Alliance
14. Lexington State 6-1 827 21 South Atlantic Conference
15. Lambert College 9-2 741 22 Midwestern Association
16. Alabama Baptist 6-1 694 18 Deep South Conference
17. Lubbock State 10-2 660 NR Southwestern Alliance
18. Redwood 6-2 616 NR West Coast Athletic Association
19. St. Ignatius 6-1 582 23 Great Lakes Alliance
20. Maryland State 7-2 418 NR South Atlantic Conference
21. Pittsburgh State 10-2 318 NR Indy
22. Central Kentucky 8-2 194 NR Deep South Conference
23. Charleston Tech 7-2 154 NR South Atlantic Conference
24. Grant (IN) 9-2 145 NR Indy
25. Brunswick 8-3 96 16 Academia Alliance
Others Receiving Votes:
Noble Jones College 10-3 94 Deep South Conference
Bayou State 6-3 89 Deep South Conference
Needham 7-2 41 Indy
Travis College 7-2 26 Southwestern Alliance
Western State 7-2 17 Central Athletic Alliance
Laclede 6-2 11 Midwestern Association
Chesapeake State 5-2 7 South Atlantic Conference
Holland 6-2 6 Central Athletic Alliance
Rose Point (PA) 5-2 5 Keystone Alliance
Lane State 7-3 4 West Coast Athletic Association
Garden State 6-3 1 Liberty Conference
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS INVOLVING TOP 25 TEAMS
MONDAY DECEMBER 22
at #1 Rainier College 60, Topeka State 52
at #6 Mississippi A&M 47, Grange College 46
at #9 CC Los Angeles 57, North Shore 31
at #18 Redwood 49, Sunnyvale 29
TUESDAY DECEMBER 23
at #3 Carolina Poly 62, Ferguson 39
at #5 Great Plains State 56, Iowa A&M 48
at #10 North Carolina Tech 54, #25 Brunswick 53
at #11 Central Ohio 47, Kansas Agricultural 19
at #14 Lexington State 42, Harper College 36
at #15 Lambert College 46, Chicago Poly 42
#19 St. Ignatius 47, at Needham 28
at #20 Maryland State 46, Cuyahoga University 30
#21 Pittsburgh State 54, at Narragansett 46
#24 Grant (IN) 51, at #8 Coastal California 47
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 24
at #7 Detroit City College 49, Valley State 46
THURSDAY DECEMBER 25
at #1 Rainier College 68, Brooklyn State 60
at #3 Carolina Poly 60, Kansas Agricultural 37
at #8 Coastal California 50, East Missouri Seminary 43
at #11 Central Ohio 50, Granville 39
at #12 Indiana A&M 50, Poweshiek 33
at #19 St. Ignatius 38, Ogdensburg 33
at #22 Central Kentucky 52, Dudley 24
FRIDAY DECEMBER 26
at #4 Western Iowa 47, Iowa A&M 46
Topeka State 67, at #9 CC Los Angeles 41
at #10 North Carolina Tech 52, St. Patrick's 44
at #18 Redwood 47, California Catholic 42
at #21 Pittsburgh State 50, Gates University 48
SATURDAY DECEMBER 27
#13 Texas Gulf Coast 35, at Georgia Baptist 34
at #16 Alabama Baptist 42, Mobile Maritime 34
at #17 Lubbock State 47, Cache Valley 29
at #22 Central Kentucky 30, Western Montana 29
SUNDAY DECEMBER 28
at #1 Rainier College 40, Kansas Agricultural 26
at #2 Whitney College 69, Pierpont 46
#7 Detroit City College 54, at St. Blane 46
at #9 CC Los Angeles 36, Valley State 34
#14 Lexington State 59, at Adirondack State 43
#15 Lambert College 47, at North Carolina Atlantic 43
at #18 Redwood 46, San Francisco Tech 43
at #20 Maryland State 51, Armstrong 37
UPCOMING MAJOR FIGHTS- Jan 10 - Santa Ana Stadium, Los Angeles: World Heavyweight Champ Hector Sawyer vs Dan Miller
- Jan 15- Philadelphia: HW Scott Baker (15-3-2) vs Chris Sullivan (19-4-4)
- Jan 19- Portland, Oregon: WW contenders Mark Westlake (22-2-1) vs Carl Taylor (22-4-2)
- Jan 24 - Lake Erie Arena, Cleveland, OH: World Welterweight champion Harold Stephens (20-3-2) defends his title against Ira Mitchell (19-1)
- Jan 29 - Bigsby Garden, New York: HW contender Mark Fountain (22-4-1) vs Dave Kennedy (28-11-4) and HW contender Roy Crawford (25-3) vs Glenn Hairston (25-8-2)
- Jan 31- Detroit: rising HW Lewis Jones (14-1) vs Marvin Martin (18-10-4)
The Week That Was
Current events from the week ending 12/28/1947
- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is planning to ask prominent Americans from all walks of life or their opinions on the four-year, $17 billion Marshall Plan for European recovery.
- Just before Christmas, President Truman signed an appropriation bill carrying $522 million emergency aid for France, Italy and Austria after the measure passed in the closing hours of a special session of Congress.
- Full pardons came as a Christmas gift from President Truman for 1,523 draft dodgers who went to jail for violating the Selective Service Act.
- "Large-scale" Arab-Jewish fighting continues in and around Jerusalem where the unofficial death count has surpassed 300 since the United Nations decided to partition the Holy Land.
- 1948 should bring record-breaking production in the United States and perhaps an ebb in the tide of rising prices, the Government's top economists reported last week.
- A record snowstorm hit the northeast just after Christmas and is being blamed for 58 deaths in New York City, where more than 25 inches of snow fell in a 15 hour period.