FEBRUARY 16, 1948
LOCAL SPORTS CLUB'S RELEVANT AGAIN IN NATION'S CAPITAL
Eagles Enjoying Life in First Division
More than two decades have passed since Washington DC was the capital of baseball as well as the nation. That was in the early 1920s when the Eagles were winning 3 pennants and a World Championship in a 4 year span and baseball was discussed nearly as often as politics in DC back in those days. Then came a twenty year slumber when not just baseball, but all of sport seemed like an afterthought in Washington.
Sure you had the local pro cage club -dubbed the Statesmen- winning an American Basketball Association championship in 1939 and regularly being the top club in its division. But pro basketball barely registered on the sporting radar back then, and to be honest little has changed in that regard today. The college cage game, on the other hand, did draw some interest and of course collegiate football was hugely popular but in DC it was not as big due to the fact that local outfits St Matthew's College and Potomac College drew little attention as neither had much success in the grid or in the gym. There was a pro grid club as well -the Washington Wasps- who entered the American Football Association in 1937 thanks to high-powered DC attorney Homer Bentley but they struggled for much of their existence. Then you had the Eagles, who spent most of the past two decades in the second division and even a fancy new ballpark dubbed Columbia Stadium did little to reverse the declining attendance. It got so bad that there were rumours the club might just move out of the area, following in the footsteps of the Baltimore Cannons who found great success in the midwest.
The Eagles were simply a bad ballclub that churned through players and management with seemingly no sense of direction. That changed when the current management team took over in 1942. It took a few years to right the ship but the Eagles finished second in 1945 and then topped the 1 million mark in attendance for just the second time in franchise history in 1946 when they won their first pennant in 21 years. Another attendance record and a strong second place finish in 1947 seems to have reaffirmed the notion that exciting baseball is back in Washington DC.
And not just baseball. The area has for the first-time ever three successful pro sports teams. Three months after the Eagles hoisted the Fed flag the Wasps came within a whisker of reaching the AFA title game in 1946 and followed up that up with their first trip to the grid championship contest just a few months ago. They came up on the short end of a 24-17 score against the Cleveland Finches but one has the feeling the Wasps will continue to challenge for an AFA title. The cage Statesmen, after years of falling just short in the ABC playoffs, usually to a dominant Brooklyn Red Caps team, also were winners a year ago and claimed the second league title in franchise history last April. Fast forward to today and the Statesmen presently own the best record in the ABC as the loop pauses for its all-star break.
But it is baseball that has Washington abuzz. The Eagles are flying high with a pennant and 3 straight seasons of at least 84 victories. There is plenty of excitement as the club prepares for the 1948 campaign as everything seems to be going right. The Eagles even won the draft lottery and landed what they feel is a future all-star in Tom Miller, the Christian Trophy winning shortstop from Coastal State.
TWIFB recently caught up with Eagles Assistant General Manager Bill Hare to talk about the upcoming season and what the Eagles hope to see in 1948. Here are some exerpts from that interview.
TWIFB Who do you see as the team to beat in the Federal Association and where do you think the Eagles fit in?
BILL HARE I think St. Louis really made a big turnaround going from the bottom of the league to the top in one season. I think they are poised to remain the team to beat for now. Philadelphia has shown themselves to be tough competitors and I believe they are still a definite threat. Detroit showed some promise last season so they may prove a tough competitor as well. We think we can still be contenders as well. Bill Wise has shown himself ready to take over at Second Base thus far, but we think Henry Bush will still vie for the position. Our biggest question will be the Shortstop position. With Dawson out until June the question in whether Jim Sibert is ready to play there. Sibert is much better on defense at this stage in Dawson's career but his bat has not been where we want.
TWIFB What do you see as strengths or weaknesses for the Eagles organization this year?
BILL HARE We had somewhat of a down year in pitching last season, which was a strength the prior season when we won the pennant. We are looking for our pitching to improve. We have good veterans on the team with experience at the highest level. We think the offense will be there and hoping with better defense at Shortstop in Sibert it will help elevate our pitchers in the long season. Henry Bush had a down year at the plate last season, while Bill Wise excelled, so Second Base will be up for some healthy competition.
TWIFB The Eagles look to have a lot of offense with McGonigle, Alvardo, Stofer and Carrol. You mention pitching as a concern. If you are unable to upgrade it can the pitching keep up?
BILL HARE We believe we have the capability to keep up. Once again our pitching was a strength when we won the pennant. We will be looking to get better defense behind our pitcher to help in that regard, but we won't shy away from the fact that pitching will be a question. We will look to see what we need to improve as the season get rolling and may be looking early on the trade market if need be.
TWIFB What new player or players should be look at to make a contribution to the team this year?
BILL HARE Jim Sibert is our biggest player to watch in the early going. He is an elite defender at Shortstop but we are going to need for him to step it up at the plate. We also need our veteran pitchers to be strong this season. Jack Elder had a down year on the mound last season. We are hoping he has enough left in the tank and maybe gets back into his prior form once more.
TWIFB Who is a player that maybe hasn't got a lot of publicity league-wide (allstar selections etc) that you think is poised for a big year in Washington?
BILL HARE Outfielders Dilly Ward and Bob Coon have been steady hands for us both in the field and at the plate. Both have very solid players for our organization for the past 6 or 7 seasons.
TWIFB Finally, lets look to the future. Winning the lottery was a huge bonus for the organization. How do you feel about your draft as a whole?
BILL HARE The Eagles organization were more than pleased to have the first overall pick and were happy to select Shortstop Tom Miller. We believe he will be a difference maker in the future and will be watching him closely as we get under way. We were also happy to select OF Dutch Reeves in the second round. Both Miller and Reeves are college age players and we hope can make a difference for us sooner rather than later. As an organization we were hoping for better pitching in the draft. All of the pitchers we drafted were very young but we hope perhaps they can grow into useful arms some day.
FABL training camps get underway the beginning of March.
MAJOR CHANGES FOR MINERS
Full Scale Rebuild Underway in Pittsburgh
Outside of the thousands of dollars being thrown around by Great Western League clubs for Woody Stone there was no bigger story this off-season than the news the Pittsburgh Miners had dealt all-stars George Cleaves and Lefty Allen to the New York Gothams for a large collection of draft picks and prospects. The Miners had been on the downslope the past three or four seasons as age began to catch up with the club. They bottomed out last year with a 58-96 season -the worst in all of FABL in 1947 and lowest winning percentage the club has ever amassed since the birth of the Federal Association in 1892.
Little is expected of the Miners this year as the club begins its transition to what long suffering Miners fans hope can finally be the start of a team that can end a 47 year World Championship drought. The club did win 3 pennants in a 4 year span during its glory days of the late 1930s but the Miners have not won a World Championship Series since 1901.
We sat down recently with Pittsburgh Assistant General Manager Tom Beaver to talk about the trade and what the future might hold for the Miners ballclub.
TWIB :Big changes obviously in Pittsburgh with the deal sending George Cleaves and Lefty Allen as well as to a lesser extent the departures of Pablo Reyes, Pinky Pierce and Whit Williams over the past half season. Specifically on the deal with Gothams, can you explain the Miners mindset behind moving the two fan favourites?
TOM BEAVER :The mindset was to take advantage of what value was left on the table. We had enough talent already to have a chance at contending in a handful of seasons, but as nice as it would be to have Lefty and George to bridge two eras together, the possibility of another boat load of prospects after trading those two was too hard to pass up.
TWIB :You are new to Pittsburgh but your General Manager has been here for two decades. The Miners have had some success with 3 pennants in the 1930s but how much does the fact no team has gone longer than the Miners (1901) without winning a WCS weigh on decisions you make?
TOM BEAVER :Zero, the goal is to win the FABL, no matter if it’s been 50 years since the last one or you’re trying to repeat. I want to put together a competitive ballclub just like every other GM.
TWIB :You have some very good talent already in the system and the deal with the Gothams only enhances that. Who are some of the players we should watch for this year?
TOM BEAVER :Ernie Rockey is going to get a chance to be the full time CF this year and I think he could be a very good player. Irv Clifford struggled quite a bit in his first taste of pro ball, but he will probably be the SS by the all star break. There’s a huge logjam of very talented outfielders in our system and it will be very interesting to see who emerges this year.
TWIB :What type of results do you hope to see from your club in 1948? Can they challenge for a .500 record or is there some other target in mind?
TOM BEAVER :We are going to be pretty liberal with playing the young guys, and we have a lot of confidence that in a few years we have a chance to have an all star level player at most positions. My forecast is in the mid 60’s for wins, I think the offense has the potential to be pretty punchy, but the pitching staff is pretty bad, with the best case scenario being them resembling average.
TWIB :The draft was just completed and thanks to the big trade the Miners had 3 first round selections. The lottery was not overly kind to the organization but that being said how do you feel about the draft? Who should we be watching for and were there any surprise picks -players you could not believe were still available when the Miners turn came up?
TOM BEAVER :(first round pick) Roy Snedden has had some questions about his character, but the kid can hit, and he was a no brainer when he fell to us.
TOUGH CHOICES FOR HALL OF FAME ADDITIONS
It is expected that the Baseball Hall of Fame will release a list of nominees to be considered for enshrinement as part of the 1948 class in the coming weeks. The criteria outlined by the Boone County, Il. museum is that a player must be retired for a full-year so anyone who stopped playing at the conclusion of the 1946 season or earlier is eligible.
After sporadic additions during the war the Hall added 5 members a year ago including two selected by the veteran's committee of early era ballplayers. Assuming a similar class size this time around there will be an awful lot of competition for the 3-4 non-veterans committee spots this time around.
To begin with you have holdovers Charlie Barry, Doug Lightbody, Charlie Stedman and Dave Trowbridge who all fell short of the necessary votes needed for election last year. With the new crop expected to be available it might be difficult for any of those four to gain enough support this time around.
The newcomers include two who appear to be locks for election in their first year of eligibility. That would be 300-game winner Rabbit Day and outstanding second baseman Jack Cleaves. There are plenty of others worthy of consideration too. Names like Tom Barrell, Jim Hampton, Bud Jameson, Dick Lyons, Mike Murphy, Moxie Pidgeon, Joe Shaffner, Sam Sheppard and Frank Vance. How does one possibly narrow a list like that down to just 3 or 4 candidates?
HALL OF FAME CLASSES BY YEAR
1937: Allan Allen, Max Morris, Charlie Sis, Powell Slocum, John Waggoner
1938: John Dibblee, Mike Marner, Woody Trease, Ed Ziehl, George Theobald (as a manager) and William Whitney (executive)
1939: Zebulon Banks, Rankin Kellogg, Calvin Kidd, Joe Ward and Ossie Julious (as a manager)
1940: George Johnson and Edward Wakeham
1941: Jack Arabian and Charlie Wilson
1942: Thomas Watkins and Jefferson Edgerton (executive)
1944: Bill Craigen, Jim Golden, Jim Jones, Jimmy Massey, Fred Roby and Bill Temple.
1947: Charlie Firestone, T.R. Goins, John Lawson, Pete Layton, George Melvin
PLAYOFF RACE SUDDENLY HEATS UP
Motors, Shamrocks Closing In
The Detroit Motors and New York Shamrocks are both climbing back into the playoff race as each has taken advantage of slumps by the NAHC's two Canadian clubs. The Motors, who started the season with 8 losses in their first 10 games, have moved to within 3 points of both Montreal and Toronto in a fight for third and fourth in the standings. Detroit has had a huge turnaround since seemingly throwing in the towel on the season by dealing veteran defenseman Shel Herron and Bryant Williams to Montreal in late December and over the last dozen games the Motors have posted a 7-3-2 record.
At the same time both Toronto and Montreal have fallen on hard times with the Valiants especially hard hit. The Vals are just 3-12-3 since January 3rd including a 0-4-1 mark in February. When Montreal made the big deadline trade they were just 3 points back of the front-running Chicago Packers. Now the Vals are 19 points off the pace and fearing for their playoff lives. Toronto has also struggled as Jack Barrell's crew has dropped 6 of its last 8 games.
It is not just Detroit which is threatening to crash the playoff party after a dreadful start. The New York Shamrocks have 3 wins and a tie in their last 5 games and are just 4 points back of the Dukes and Vals. With 14 games remaining in the season (13 for Detroit) time is becoming a factor but both the Motors and Shamrocks are suddenly very much in the playoff mix.
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NAHC Standings
TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GA
Chicago 47 29 13 5 63 182 117
Boston 46 19 19 8 46 146 133
Toronto 46 20 22 4 44 132 147
Montreal 46 19 21 6 44 139 158
Detroit 47 18 24 5 41 124 162
New York 46 18 24 4 40 145 151
SCORING LEADERS
NAME GP G A PTS
T Burns, Chi 41 39 21 60
Mahoney, Chi 38 16 34 50
W Burns, Chi 45 12 37 49
Cabbell, NY 45 34 14 48
Chandler, Bos 41 21 23 44
Albers, NY 46 16 27 43
Hart, Bos 45 21 19 40
Galbraith, Tor 46 16 24 40
Pollack, Tor 42 19 20 39
Skinner, Mon 46 18 21 39
Sauer, Tor 42 15 24 39
McGlynn, Chi 47 20 18 38
MacLean, Chi 43 12 26 38
Gregg, NY 42 16 21 37
Lanceleve, Mon 43 13 24 37
GOALIE LEADERS
NAME GP W L T ShO GAA
Hanson, Chi 40 22 13 5 3 2.58
Brockers, Bos 29 12 11 6 1 2.87
James, Bos 17 7 8 2 1 2.89
Tremblay, NY 35 15 15 3 3 3.02
Broadway, Tor 38 16 18 3 1 3.03
Chasse, Det 39 16 18 4 2 3.40
Touhey, Mon 37 17 17 2 1 3.47
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 11
Chicago 6 at 5 Boston :The visiting Packers improved to 5-0-0 in February and extended their unbeaten streak to 8 games by coming back from a 5-2 deficit to nip Boston 6-5. Tommy Burns had 2 goals and an assist with Mark Brooks scoring twice to lead Chicago to victory. Garrett Kauffeldt's 9th goal of the season put the Bees up 5-2 just before the midway mark of the game but the Packers closed the gap on second period goals from Brooks and Ed Delarue and then added two more in the third to complete the comeback. Chicago outshot Boston 52-37 in the game. There was bad news for the Packers as Marty Mahoney left with a back injury and will be sidelined for a couple of weeks. Mahoney, with 50 points in 38 games, sits second behind Tommy Burns in the league scoring race.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14
New York 4 at 4 Boston :Following a 5 day break the Shamrocks were back in action and skated to a 4-4 draw with the Bees at Denny Arena. Orval Cabbell's second of the game -with 1:25 remaining in the third period- allowed the Greenshirts to leave Boston with a point. Tommy Hart had 2 goals and an assist to pace the Bees.
Montreal 1 at 4 Toronto :A week off to work on Coach Jack Barrell's gameplan paid off for the Dukes, who skated to a 4-1 victory at the Dominion Gardens. After a scoreless 20 minutes, Bobbie Sauer scored the only goal of the second period before the teams combined for 4 goals in the final 13 minutes of the game. The slumping Vals are 3-11-3 since January 3.
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15
Detroit 4 at 2 Boston :Boston is winless in 4 games after falling 4-2 on home ice to Detroit while the Motors have a win and two ties in their last three outings and are now just 3 points back of both Montreal and Toronto in the battle for third place. Vince Arsenault had a goal and an assist to lead the Motors while Hank Walsh added two helpers.
Montreal 0 at 6 Chicago :Montreal's woes continued as the Packers Norm Hanson made 22 saves in a 6-0 shutout victory keyed by a Tommy Burns hat trick. Burns now has 39 goals on the season and moved past Harvey McLeod into sole possession third place for the highest single season goal total. The record is 47 set by Boston's Bert Gordier in 1929-30. Burns, with 60 points and 13 games remaining on the Packers schedule, may also have a chance of catching Gordier's points mark of 80 set in the same season as his goal total.
Toronto 2 at 4 New York :The Shamrocks doubled the Dukes 4-2 and with 7 points in their last 5 games are suddenly very much alive in the playoff race as New York's 40 points is just 4 back of both Montreal and Toronto and 6 behind second place Boston. New York netminder Etienne Tremblay had a big game, stopping 38 of the 40 shots he faced with Orval Cabbell scored his 33rd and 34th goals of the season to lead the Shamrocks.
UPCOMING REGULAR SEASON GAMES
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 18
Boston at Chicago
Detroit at New York
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19
Toronto at Montreal
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 21
Boston at Montreal
Detroit at Toronto
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 22
Toronto at Chicago
Montreal at Detroit
Boston at New York
PHANTOMS DROP TWO OF THREE
The Philadelphia Phantoms ran into a rare rough stretch after the Federal Basketball League's East Division leaders were beaten twice in their last three games. The Phantoms fell 87-74 in Buffalo on February 5 but came out of the all-star break with an 87-79 win at home over Detroit keyed by a 26-point effort from all-star game MVP Irvin Mudd. Things did not go quite so well Friday evening in Toronto when the last place Titans rallied behind Jamel Porter's 28 points to nip the Phantoms 78-75. With a midweek game in Chicago next on the Phantoms agenda the Philadelphia quintet is in danger of dropping back-to-back games for the first time this season.
The Panthers, who's 22-7 record is the high water mark in the FBL, split their two games last week. Detroit between Chicago for the second time in 3 games with an 84-80 win at Thompson Palladium on Wednesday. Jack Kurtz led the way for the Mustangs with 26 points. Chicago rebounded on Valentine's Day with a 94-85 win over Cincinnati in which second year guard Joe Hampton had the best day of his pro career. The Chicago native and son of former FABL star Jim Hampton, scored a career best 31 points while adding 16 rebounds and 13 assists -all game highs.
Chicago did suffer a big loss with star forward Richard Campbell set to miss the next month with a scratched cornea. Campbell was averaging 20.4 points with 14.6 rebounds in just shy of 30 minutes per game. He ranks 2nd in the FBL with points and rebounds per game among qualified hoopers. Chicago does have plenty of depth as replacing him in the lineup will be Richard McEachern, who averaged 11.1 points and 18.9 rebounds in 40 minutes per game last year.
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FEDERAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
EAST W L PCT GB
Philadelphia 20 9 .690 -
Baltimore 17 11 .607 2.5
Buffalo 12 16 .429 7.5
Toronto 7 19 .269 11.5
WEST W L PCT GB
Chicago 22 7 .759 -
Detroit 13 16 .448 9.0
Cleveland 11 17 .393 10.5
Cincinnati 11 18 .379 11.0
SCORING LEADERS PPG
Irvin Mudd, PHI 21.0
Richard Campbell, CHI 20.4
Larry Yim, BUF 20.4
David Reed, DET 19.3
Jamel Porter, TOR 18.9
Danny Hendon, PHI 17.5
Jack Kurtz, DET 17.5
Jack Hirst, BAL 16.8
George Kelley, CLE 16.5
Nestor Patterson, BAL 15.5
HARD TIMES FOR CENTURIONS
The Boston Centurions losing streak reached 4 games and they have dropped 6 of their last 7 since a 9-game winning streak was halted January 17. The Hartford Patriots, who ended the Cents winning streak, prolonged the losing skid with a pair of wins over the struggling Boston club last week. East leader Brooklyn also fell to the Patriots last week but the Red Caps -with six wins in their last 8 games- have stretched their lead on Boston to 3 games.
There is no slowing the Washington Statesmen down as the West Division leaders have now won 14 consecutive games and own the best record in either league. Last week it was a 101-80 road win over Richmond followed by a 90-81 victory over Rochester at the National Auditorium that kept the streak going. The Statesmen last loss was on December 27, over a month and a half ago.
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AMERICAN BASKETBALL CONFERENCE STANDINGS
EAST W L PCT GB
Brooklyn 22 12 .647 -
Boston 18 14 .563 3.0
Hartford 16 19 .457 6.5
New York 11 20 .355 9.5
WEST W L PCT GB
Washington 22 6 .786 -
Richmond 17 18 .486 8.5
Rochester 12 20 .375 12.0
Pittsburgh 12 21 .364 12.5
SCORING LEADERS PPG
James Phillips, HAR 20.2
Morgan Melcher, BOS 19.3
Stewart Hurlburt, RIC 19.1
Charles Hooper, WAS 19.0
John Rodrigez, HAR 18.8
Ivory Mitchell, BKN 18.3
Norm Yates, RIC 17.8
Gerald Carter, BOS 17.6
Terry Flowers, ROC 17.2
Ivan Sisco, WAS 17.0
LANCERS SPEAR CANARIES
Through the years Great Lakes Alliance clubs have taken turns knocking each other down a peg whenever one of them climbed to the pinnacle of collegiate basketball. That is one of the key reasons why the conference has only seen one of its members win the National Title -that would be Whitney College twice including last year- as the schools simply beat each other up during the section slate. On Saturday it was St Ignatius, a school that was a powerhouse while still playing as an independent in the 1930s but has missed the tournament each of the past three seasons and at 11-10 so far, will not qualify once again this year. That did not stop the Lancers from playing the spoiler role as they upset Western Iowa 60-55 Saturday afternoon, handing the Canaries just their third loss of the season.
The defeat was not enough to bump Western Iowa from its roosting place atop the AIAA rankings but 20-2 Rainier College is closing in after the Majestics escaped Spokane State's gym with a win Friday and then downed #6 CC Los Angeles yesterday.
Another school that slipped this week was Liberty College, tumbling all the way from #4 to 13th and almost assuredly ending any hopes the Bells might have had of collecting a top seed in one of the four regions for the AIAA tournament. Liberty College lost twice this week, both at home, with St Patrick's winning 57-55 Tuesday after Chris Avelar sank two free throws with just 3 seconds remaining in the game. On Friday night it was Frankford State that spoiled Valentine's Day for the Bells with a 56-48 victory that may have gone a long ways towards earning the 23-5 Owls a tournament invite.
AIAA TOURNAMENT WATCH
Here is a look at the teams that appear to be a lock for a berth in the AIAA Tournament
LOCK
Academia Alliance (1) -Brunswick 18-5
Deep South (2) -Central Kentucky 17-4, Mississippi A&M 18-4
Great Lakes Alliance (4)- Whitney Colllege (18-3), Central Ohio (18-3), Western Iowa (18-3), Detroit City College (16-5)
Midwestern Association (1)- Lambert College (20-3)
South Atlantic Conference (1)- Carolina Poly (19-3)
Southwester Alliance (1)- Texas Gulf Coast (17-5)
West Coast Athletic Association (3)- Rainier College (20-2), CC Los Angeles (19-3), Coastal California (18-4)
Independents (3)- Liberty College (20-7), Great Plains State (20-4), Perry State College (20-6)
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AIAA COLLEGIATE CAGE RANKINS
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
1. Western Iowa (39) 18-3 1762 1 Great Lakes Alliance
2. Rainier College (30) 20-2 1735 3 West Coast Athletic Association
3. Carolina Poly (3) 19-3 1661 2 South Atlantic Conference
4. Central Ohio 18-3 1569 7 Great Lakes Alliance
5. Whitney College 18-3 1541 6 Great Lakes Alliance
6. CC Los Angeles 19-3 1421 5 West Coast Athletic Association
7. Coastal California 18-4 1383 9 West Coast Athletic Association
8. Bayou State 17-4 1189 14 Deep South Conference
9. Lambert College 20-3 1113 13 Midwestern Association
10. Redwood 18-4 1104 12 West Coast Athletic Association
11. Detroit City College 16-5 1083 10 Great Lakes Alliance
12. Brunswick 18-5 1019 16 Academia Alliance
13. Liberty College 20-7 973 4 Indy
14. Mississippi A&M 18-4 940 11 Deep South Conference
15. Frankford State 23-5 857 19 Indy
16. Noble Jones College 17-5 698 8 Deep South Conference
17. Great Plains State 20-4 685 18 Indy
18. Texas Gulf Coast 17-5 619 15 Southwestern Alliance
19. Lane State 18-7 449 17 West Coast Athletic Association
20. Central Kentucky 17-4 412 24 Deep South Conference
21. Needham 20-4 395 25 Indy
22. Perry State College 20-6 285 23 Indy
23. Alabama Baptist 16-5 170 21 Deep South Conference
24. Indiana A&M 15-6 135 NR Great Lakes Alliance
25. Pittsburgh State 20-7 73 NR Indy
Others Receiving Votes:
Lexington State 15-6 43 South Atlantic Conference
University of New Jersey 16-5 25 Eastern Six
Holland 16-5 24 Central Athletic Alliance
Baton Rouge State 15-6 18 Deep South Conference
Travis College 17-6 13 Southwestern Alliance
Western State 16-5 3 Central Athletic Alliance
St. Blane 17-10 2 Indy
Utah A&M 17-6 1 Rocky Mountain Athletic Alliance
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS INVOLVING TOP 25 TEAMS
MONDAY FEBRUARY 9
at #18 Texas Gulf Coast 59, Springfield State 47
at #25 Pittsburgh State 53, Tallmadge State 41
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 10
at #15 Frankford State 69, Caesar Rodney 36
#21 Needham 59, at Grange College 37
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 11
#8 Bayou State 58, at #23 Alabama Baptist 47
at #12 Brunswick 47, Dickson 38
St. Patrick's 57, at #13 Liberty College 55
at #14 Mississippi A&M 59, Opelika State 48
at Northern Mississippi 49, #16 Noble Jones College 42
at #17 Great Plains State 72, North Central (NE) 48
at #20 Central Kentucky 59, Cumberland 44
at #22 Perry State College 51, Dakota College 32
at #25 Pittsburgh State 69, Bliss College 36
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12
#1 Western Iowa 63, at Lincoln 47
at #3 Carolina Poly 70, Bulein 56
#4 Central Ohio 61, at #11 Detroit City College 53
at #5 Whitney College 59, Wisconsin State 55
#9 Lambert College 70, at Laclede 54
#21 Needham 50, at Grant (IN) 47
at #24 Indiana A&M 38, St. Ignatius 27
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13
#2 Rainier College 53, at Spokane State 50
at #6 CC Los Angeles 58, #10 Redwood 50
at #7 Coastal California 63, Idaho A&M 42
#19 Lane State 66, at Northern California 58
at #25 Pittsburgh State 47, Elyria 44
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14
St. Ignatius 60, at #1 Western Iowa 55
#4 Central Ohio 46, at #24 Indiana A&M 45
#5 Whitney College 57, at Minnesota Tech 44
at #8 Bayou State 66, Georgia Baptist 58
at #9 Lambert College 58, Freemont State 36
#11 Detroit City College 68, at Lincoln 53
at #12 Brunswick 64, Sadler 46
#15 Frankford State 56, at #13 Liberty College 48
at Northern Mississippi 43, #14 Mississippi A&M 35
at Bluegrass State 65, #16 Noble Jones College 58
College of Cairo 57, at #18 Texas Gulf Coast 52
at #20 Central Kentucky 50, Western Florida 48
at #21 Needham 61, Chicago Poly 52
#23 Alabama Baptist 68, at Cumberland 46
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15
at #2 Rainier College 49, #6 CC Los Angeles 40
#7 Coastal California 55, at Northern California 40
at #10 Redwood 58, Custer College 33
at #17 Great Plains State 58, Poweshiek 41
Portland Tech 55, at #19 Lane State 42
at Queen City 55, #25 Pittsburgh State 43
UPCOMING MAJOR FIGHTS- Feb 17- Hartford, Ct: rising HW Tommy Cline (12-0) vs Mike McFarland (17-3-2)
- Feb 23- Bigsby Garden, New York: MW Jack Rainey (24-4) vs Frankie Townsley (20-7-1)
- Mar 12- Hartford, Ct: rising HW Steve Case (18-1-2) vs Ron Ramsey (19-10-5)
- Mar 12- New York City: WW Ben Bishop (27-4-1) vs Martin Woodland (12-3-1)
- Mar 15- Philadelphia: HW Harvey Winter (16-1) vs Clifford Baker (29-11-3)
- Mar 19- Cincinnati: MW Nick Harris (22-3-1) vs Joe Moore (18-3)
- Mar 21- Bologna, Italy: Euro MW champ Edouard Desmarais (40-1) vs Poto Tauretto (14-8)
- Mar 30- San Francisco: HW Dan Miller (36-8-1) vs Candian HW Daniel Huot (13-1-2)
- Mar 31- San Diego, Ca: WW Willis May (18-3-2) vs Carl Taylor (22-5-2)
The Week That Was
Current events from the week ending 2/15/1948
- Commodities prices tumbled as the week began, pulling the stock market down with it as price breaks on many food products were implemented. A study indicated prices of 48 cost of living food items had shown an average drop of more than 8 per cent in the past month.
- 37 British trade unions defied the Labor government's wage-freezing policy and voted to demand higher pay for their 3 million members.
- Senator Taft said the $5.3 million outlay which the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved for the first 12 months of the European Recovery Program is "too large."
- Russia moved to set up its own economic commission for the Soviet-occupied eastern zone of Germany.
- The Russians promise to publish secret German documents which they say would prove their charges that the Western Allies paved the way for World War II. The Reds claim Hitler was given the strength to launch the war by "a golden rain of American dollars" and by French and British diplomacy.
- Plans for the establishment of a national civilian defense organization that would go into immediate action in event of an atomic war were announced by the Secretary of Defense.