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Tiger Fan · 01-21-2005, 03:06 PM

TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : TUESDAY AUGUST 26, 1947

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SENATORS KNOCK OFF RED SOX IN EXTRA INNINGS
Buddy Lewis delivered an rbi single in the top of the 11th inning to give the Washington Senators an 8-7 victory over Boston, spoiling a dramatic Red Sox comeback bid. Trailing 7-3 entering the bottom of the 9th the Red Sox scored 4 times, including a 3-run homer off the bat of Ted Williams with 2 out, to tie the game. The loss drops the Red Sox 5 games behind idle Cleveland in the American League pennant race. The Senators are now just a game and a half behind the Red Sox.

In other American League action Marius Russo hurled 8 innings of 3 hit ball in the Yankees 5-1 win over Detroit while rookie outfielder Wally Westlake's third homer of the season helped Philadelphia past the Chicago White Sox 4-3.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Charley Schanz won his 19th game of the season and Buster Adams hit a 3-run homer leading Philadelphia past the Chicago Cubs and moved the Phillies to within a game of the National League leaders. Third place Pittsburgh also won, beating Cincinnati 7-4. Reserve infielder Lee Handley had a 5 hit game for the Bucs while Preacher Roe snapped a 4 game personal losing streak and improved his record to 18-6 on the season.

Sam Chapman and Chuck Workman each homered in the Boston Braves 8-0 whitewashing of Brooklyn. For Chapman, it was his league leading 24th round tripper of the season. In St Louis, Vince Dimaggio had 3 hits including a homer to lead the New York Giants past the Cardinals 6-2.

Code:

AMERICAN	 W	 L	 PCT	 GB
CLEVELAND	70	52	.574	  x
BOSTON		65	57	.533	 5.0
ST LOUIS	65	58	.528	 5.5
WASHINGTON	65	60	.520	 6.5
PHILADELPHIA	50	63	.442	10.5
DETROIT		58	64	.475	12.0
NEW YORK	56	67	.455	14.5
CHICAGO		53	71	.427	18.0
			
NATIONAL	 W	 L	 PCT	 GB
CHICAGO		72	51	.585	  x
PHILADELPHIA	70	51	.579	 1.0
PITTSBURGH	70	56	.556	 3.5
CINCINNATI	65	59	.524	 7.5
ST LOUIS	62	59	.512	 9.0
BOSTON		56	65	.463	15.0
BROOKLYN	49	75	.395	23.5
NEW YORK	47	75	.385	24.5

YESTERDAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 8 Boston 7 (11 inn)
New York 5 Detroit 1
Philadelphia 4 Chicago 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 6 St Louis 2
Philadelphia 4 Chicago 2
Pittsburgh 7 Cincinnati 4
Boston 8 Brooklyn 0

TODAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington (F Hutchinson 16-13, 3.39) at Boston (A KArl 16-7, 3.90)
Cleveland (R Poat 9-11, 3.40) at St Louis (T Baker 11-13, 3.30)
Detroit (V Trucks 10-15, 2.91) at New York (B Bevens 4-3, 5.60)

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York (S Emmerich 1-4, 4.27) at St Louis (B Voiselle 13-13, 3.99)
Philadelphia (V Lombardi 14-11, 3.27) at Chicago (P Erickson 9-16, 4.96)
Cincinnati (S Ferens 13-6, 3.17) at Pittsburgh (D Adkins 9-12, 3.74)
Brooklyn (D Black 4-16, 4.76) at Boston (S Gromek 16-8, 3.74)

Code:

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS	 NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING			 BATTING
M Almada Bos	 .331	 B Elliott Pit	.349
B McCosky Det	 .327	 J Medwick Cin	.340
W Judnich SLB	 .327	 G Rosen Bkn	.328

HOME RUNS		 HOME RUNS
T Williams Bos	28	 S Chapman Bsn	24
W Judnich SLB	19	 H Clift Chn	22
O Grimes Cle	17	 J Gordon Phi	21

RBI'S			 RBI'S
W Judnich SLB	 86	 B Elliott Pit	84
T Williams Bos	 84	 H Clift Chn	78
D Litwhiler Cha	 83	 S Chapman Bsn	78

WINS			 WINS
A Jurisch Det	 19-9	 V Olsen Chn	21-6
E Johnson Bos	 17-8	 C Schanz Phi	19-10
A Karl Bos	 16-7	 P Roe Pit	18-6

ERA			 ERA
B Lohrman Cle	1.59	 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99
J Haynes Wsh	2.56	 C Melton Pit	     2.04
B Feller Cle	2.69	 H Wyse Chn	     2.48

STRIKEOUTS		 STRIKEOUTS
B Feller Cle	 165	 E White StL	167
A Jurisch Det	 159	 R Barney Bkn	160
V Trucks Det	 155	 P Roe Pit	140

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW
UCLA & USC CLASS OF THE PACIFIC COAST CONFERENCE
UCLA and USC look like the teams to beat this season in the PCC but do not count out Oregon or California. USC, which suffered through a dissappointing 1946, is rated the 6th best team in the national pre-season poll. UCLA is the only other PCC school in the top 20, holding down the 17th spot. Last season the Bruins were unbeaten until a Rose Bowl loss to Michigan.

The Trojans are considered the creme of the conference thanks to an outstanding defense led by linemen Paul *Cleary and Ralph *Heywood. Senior tackle John * Ferraro and the rest of the line will be the key to the offensive which is led by sophomore QB John *Powers. Junior back Don *Doll handles the bulk of the rushing duties.

Like USC, UCLA's success depends upon the performance of it's veteran defense. Linebackers Don *Paul and Jack *Myers are both possible first round NFL picks. Cornerback Jerry Shipkey and lineman Roy *Kurrasch will also play a big role on the defensive side of the ball. On offense the only thing senior QB Ben *Reiges needs to do is look for receiver Tom *Fears. Fears is a Heisman Trophy candidate and a possible first overall NFL pick.

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1946 PCC	CONFER	   OVERALL
STANDINGS	W  L  T	   W  L	 T
UCLA		7  0  0	  10  1	 0
Stanford	4  2  1	   7  2	 1
USC		4  2  1	   6  3	 1
Oregon State	5  2  1	   6  2	 1
Washington	4  4  0	   4  4	 1
Oregon		3  5  0	   4  5	 0
California	2  4  1	   2  6	 1
Wash State	2  5  0	   2  6	 0
Montana		1  3  0	   3  5	 0
Idaho		0  5  0	   2  7	 0

BOXING
ROMERO WINS EUROPEAN BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE
Former World Bantamweight champion Luis Romero of Spain has reclaimed the European Bantamweight belt. Romero scored a unanimous decision victory over Johnny King in Liverpool last night to get back the title he was forced to surrender when he beat Canadian Fernando Gagnon for the World Bantamweight crown. Romero would lose the world title in his first defense, against Cuban Luis Galvani, freeing him to go after the European belt once again.

The victory improves Romero's record to 22-7-1 while the loss drops King to 37-7. King had claimed the title in July by scoring a unanimous decision over Italian Guido Ferracin in the final of a 4-fighter elimination tournament to replace Romero.

One other bout of note also in the bantamweight division. Hiroshi Horiguchi of Japan scored an 8th round knock out of veteran Canadian Katsumi Morioka in Vancouver. The bout was a tuneup for Horiguchi who will face World Champion Luis Galvani in Tokyo at the end of September.

GOLF
HOGAN HAS CLINCHED MONEY TITLE
With two regular events plus the year end Tournament of Champions still to be played Ben Hogan has already clinched the top spot on the year end money winners list. With 6 victories and 12 top 5 finishes Hogan has earned more than twice as much money as the number two man on the list. He has made the cut in 16 of the 17 events completed so far this season.

Here are the leading money winners on the tour this season. The top 20 will qualify for the Tournament of Champions that features a record $3000 prize for the winner. The top 40 on the money list automatically qualify for their tour card for next season. All remaining golfers will have to go through Q School to regain their tour card.

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   1947 PGA TOUR MONEY LEADERS
NAME		PRIZE$	WINS	TOP 5
HOGAN		20900	6	12
SNEAD		10400	0	6
HEBERT		 8913	2	3
KEISER		 8818	1	3
NELSON		 8538	0	5
LOCKE		 8175	1	3
DEMARET		 7963	0	4
MIDDLECOFF	 7375	0	2
FURGOL		 6928	0	2
HARRISON	 6587	0	2
HARPER		 6512	0	3
REES		 6313	1	3
WARD		 6288	0	2
THOMSON		 6224	0	2
HAMILTON	 5717	0	2
FLECK		 5614	0	1
LITTLE		 5588	0	2
BRADSHAW	 5288	2	2
BURTON		 5252	1	2
HARBERT		 5162	0	2
FERRIER		 5160	1	1
COTTON		 5042	0	1
BOROS		 4738	0	1
OLIVER		 4725	1	2
BULLA		 4550	0	1
RIEGEL		 4438	0	2
LEES		 4400	0	1
KING		 4312	0	0
HAEFNER		 4250	0	0
MACKAY JR	 4083	0	2
FORD		 4037	1	2
WEETMAN		 3988	0	0
BURKE JR	 3763	0	1
MANGRUM		 3688	0	0
WALL		 3600	0	1
SMITH		 3513	0	2
BRUEN		 3425	0	1
FAZIO		 3375	0	1
FAULKNER	 3363	0	1
STRANAHAN	 3263	0	0
BOLT		 3250	0	0
VON NIDA	 3088	0	0
VAN DONCK	 2887	0	0
DALY		 2740	0	1
SARAZEN		 2688	0	0
DE VICENZO	 2575	0	0
SHUTE		 2495	0	0
METZ		 2438	0	1
RUNYON		 2438	0	0
DUTRA		 2400	0	1

SOCCER
ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION MATCHES
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Bolton 0 Preston NE 0
Sheffield United 4 Middlesbrough 0
Portsmouth 2 Stoke City 2

TODAY'S GAME
Derby at Burnley

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STANDINGS	GP W  L	 T  GF	GA PTS
Preston NE     	2  1  0	 1   3	1   4
Arsenal		1  1  0	 0   3	1   3
Charlton Athl	1  1  0	 0   3	1   3
Blackpool      	1  1  0  0   2	0   3
Aston Villa    	1  1  0	 0   1	0   3
Burnley 	1  1  0	 0   1	0   3
Sheffield Untd 	2  1  1	 0   5	3   3
Bolton 		2  0  0	 2   0	0   2
Stoke City 	2  0  0	 2   2	2   2
Derby County 	1  0  0	 1   2	2   1
Huddersfield 	1  0  0	 1   2	2   1
Blackburn	1  0  0	 1   1	1   1
Everton 	1  0  0	 1   1	1   1
Manchest. City	1  0  0	 1   1	1   1
Wolverhampton  	1  0  0	 1   1	1   1
Man United	1  0  0	 1   0	0   1
Middlesbrough	2  0  1	 1   0	4   1
Portsmouth    	2  0  1	 1   2	3   1
Liverpool      	1  0  1	 0   1	3   0
Sunderland 	1  0  1	 0   1	3   0
Chelsea 	1  0  1	 0   0	2   0
Grimsby Town	1  0  1	 0   0	1   0

Tiger Fan · 01-22-2005, 10:16 PM

TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : WEDNESDAY AUGUST 27, 1947

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INDIANS RALLY PAST BROWNS
A 5-run 9th inning lifted the Cleveland Indians to a 7-4 victory over the Browns at Sportsmen's Park yesterday. Trailing 4-2 entering the final inning the Indians got a lead off triple from pinch-hitter Ken Keltner and built a rally from there with 5 singles, a walk, a wildpitch from Browns reliever Frank Papish and 2 St Louis errors. Ray Poat allowed just 5 hits in 8 innings work for his 10th victory of the season.

In other American League action a pair of 2-run doubles in the 8th inning off the bats of Johnny Hudson and Stan Spence lifted Boston past Washington 4-2. Fred Hutchinson took the loss despite having a 1 hitter through 7 innings. In New York, Don Lang's rbi single in the 11th gave the Yankees a 4-3 win over Detroit.

CUBS CONTINUE TO ROLL ALONG
The Chicago Cubs beat Philadelphia for the third time in 4 games and are again 2 games ahead of the Phillies after a 5-3 victory yesterday. Joe Marty's bases loaded double in the 6th was the key hit for the Cubs who will play Philadelphia 2 more times in this rare 6 game series before the two clubs meet again in Chicago next week for a 3 game set.

Pittsburgh remains 3.5 games off the pace after the Pirates trimmed Cincinnati 5-4. Outfielder Jim Russell had a 4 hit game for the winners. In other action, Chuck Workman's 10th inning single gave Boston a 4-3 win over Brooklyn while in St Louis Earl Torgeson homered and Frankie Baumholtz delivered a bases-loaded single in the Cards 6-1 win over New York.

Code:

AMERICAN	 W	 L	 PCT	 GB
CLEVELAND	71	52	.577	  x
BOSTON		66	57	.537	 5.0
ST LOUIS	65	59	.524	 6.5
WASHINGTON	65	61	.516	 7.5
PHILADELPHIA	60	63	.488	11.0
DETROIT		58	65	.472	13.0
NEW YORK	57	67	.460	14.5
CHICAGO		53	71	.427	18.5
	
NATIONAL	 W	 L	 PCT	 GB
CHICAGO		73	51	.589	  x
PHILADELPHIA	70	52	.574	 2.0
PITTSBURGH	71	56	.559	 3.5
CINCINNATI	65	60	.520	 8.5
ST LOUIS	63	59	.516	 9.0
BOSTON		57	65	.467	15.0
BROOKLYN	49	76	.392	24.5
NEW YORK	47	76	.382	25.5

YESTERDAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 4 Washington 2
Cleveland 7 St Louis 3
New York 4 Detroit 3 (11 inn)

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 6 New York 1
Chicago 5 Philadelphia 3
Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati 4
Boston 4 Brooklyn 3 (10 inn)

TODAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington (M Candini 15-12, 3.42) at Boston (R Melton 12-10, 3.92)
Cleveland (B Lohrman 13-2, 1.59) at St Louis (A McKain 13-7, 3.40)
Philadelphia (F Caliguiri 14-11, 3.75) at New York (M Lanier 14-16, 3.37)
Detroit (K Heintzelman 13-11, 4.50) at Chicago (T Shirley 2-3, 4.57)

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati (E Blackwell 5-6, 4.50) at Pittsburgh (C Melton 14-9, 2.04)
Brooklyn (A Carrasquel 4-2, 4.54) at Boston (J Flores 9-12, 4.76)
Philadelphia (H Mulcahy 14-12, 3.15) at Chicago (E Head 14-10, 3.92)
St Louis (X Rescingo 4-3, 3.92) at New York (D Koslo 8-17, 4.22)

Code:


AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS	 NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING			 BATTING
M Almada Bos	 .331	 B Elliott Pit	.349
W Judnich SLB	 .328	 J Medwick Cin	.341
J Heath Cle	 .326	 G Rosen Bkn	.326

HOME RUNS		 HOME RUNS
T Williams Bos	28	 S Chapman Bsn	24
W Judnich SLB	19	 H Clift Chn	22
O Grimes Cle	17	 J Gordon Phi	21

RBI'S			 RBI'S
W Judnich SLB	 87	 B Elliott Pit	84
T Williams Bos	 84	 H Clift Chn	78
D Litwhiler Cha	 83	 S Chapman Bsn	78

WINS			 WINS
A Jurisch Det	 19-9	 V Olsen Chn	21-6
E Johnson Bos	 17-8	 C Schanz Phi	19-10
A Karl Bos	 16-7	 P Roe Pit	18-6

ERA			 ERA
B Lohrman Cle	1.59	 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99
J Haynes Wsh	2.56	 C Melton Pit	     2.04
B Feller Cle	2.69	 H Wyse Chn	     2.48

STRIKEOUTS		 STRIKEOUTS
B Feller Cle	 165	 E White StL	167
V Trucks Det	 162	 R Barney Bkn	160
F Hutchinson Wsh 161	 P Roe Pit	140

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SEASON PREVIEW Part 1 of 2
Welcome to the first of a 2 part primer for the 1947 National Football League schedule. In this issue we will take a look at the AFC and offer some predictions for each of the divisions. Tomorrow the focus will be on the NFC and TFSN will release our Championship game predictions. We start with the AFC EAST (1946 record in brackets). Teams are listed in predicted order of finish.

NEW ENGLAND REMAINS CLASS OF AFC EAST
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (12-3-1)- The Pats have a solid offense led by running back Mario Glenn. Injuries limited the 7th year pro to just 841 yards and 11 games a year ago but if he can stay healthy he could approach the 1865 yards he ran for in 1944. The biggest strength is their offensive line which includes allpro tackle Andre Ellis and guard Derrick Elling. Rookie Hugh *Taylor and veteran Jim Houser are decent receivers and QB Bob Irvin is solid but needs to cut down on his interceptions.

Defensively the Pats have a strong linebacking corps which includes a pair of 4 time all-pros in MLB Jon Quinn and OLB Tauras Redding. 4th year DT John Davis hasn't made allpro yet but that might change this season. Safety Jeremy Williams and first round pick CB Tom Morris anchor the secondary.

OUTLOOK - There is no reason to think the Pats can't win the division for the third time in the past 4 years.

NEW YORK JETS (7-9) - The Jets will go as far as the legs of Steve *Van Buren will carry them. He rushed for over 1700 yards a year ago and may be even better this season because of the upgrades to the offensive line thru the draft. First round pick Albert *Nemetz was a star offensive tackle at Army and will be joined by former Ohio State guard Bill *Hackett. QB could be a question mark but Keith Reeves did a decent job in the preseason games. With Van Buren and backup RB Robert Dorsey the Jets don't need Reeves to win games, just to not lose them. The defense is balanced with LB James Saylor as the only true star.

OUTLOOK - A solid team even with a one-dimension offense but they won't surpass the Patriots this year.

BUFFALO BILLS (6-9-1) - The Bills have a pair of tremendous receivers and outstanding cornerbacks but are weak in the trenches and lack a QB who can take advantage of the wideouts. On a team with a star passer, WR Sonny Pointer would have far more than two all-pro nominations. Dan Peete, like Pointer a Bill since the league formed in 1941, has tremendous hands but QB Rod Bird has not been able to capitalize on his receivers skills. The Bills hope Demarco Dickinson, who led North Carolina to a perfect regular season last year, is their QB of the future but unfortunately the future is not now for Dickinson who will require some seasoning. Rookie Buddy *Young out of Illinois gives the Bills a decent running back but the offensive line is in desperate need of an upgrade. Greg Fletcher and DD Glover are both outstanding cover cornerbacks but the rest of the defense is average at best.

OUTLOOK - Until they address weakness on both the offensive and defensive line the Bills will be a .500 team at best.

MIAMI DOLPHINS (6-10) - A 3-1 preseason led by some outstanding play from QB Woody Brooks has south Florida excited about the Dolphins, a team that has had 3 straight losing seasons. With workhorse RB Stacey Jolley, who led the league in rushing with 1744 yards a year ago, the Dolphins can certainly move the ball on the ground. If Brooks can continue to play like he did in the preseason that will make receivers Hugh Vick and Keyou Kinard even better than they were a year ago when they combined for 129 receptions and 15 touchdowns.

OUTLOOK - It all hinges on QB Woody Brooks. If he can light up defenses like he did in the preseason and cut down on his interceptions the Dolphins could make their first playoff appearance in 4 years.

TWO WAY RACE IN THE AFC NORTH
CLEVELAND BROWNS (9-7)- The Browns surprised everyone a year ago by making it all the way to the NFL championship game before falling to Chicago. The Browns have never finished a regular season more than a game above or below .500 but 1947 may change that trend. There are some weaknesses on the Browns but there are also some areas of tremendous talent. Zach Kruczek was second in the league with 106 catches a year ago and he is quite possibly the best wide receiver in the NFL. Tackles Jim Moulds and Frank Huntley are the key cogs to arguably the best offensive line in the conference. Unfortunately RB Tony Ellis is merely average and Cleveland lacks a marquee quarterback.

On defense there is all-pro end Wayne *Millner who had 11 sacks a year ago and a decent corps of linebackers. However, aside from all-pro Michael Jones the secondary is suspect.

OUTLOOK - Browns have the best chance of winning this division but could face a stiff test from Baltimore.

BALTIMORE RAVENS (7-8-1) - League champions in 1945, the Ravens defense fell apart last season and they missed the playoffs. Baltimore focused on addressing that problem during the offseason and the addition of first round pick FS Vance Steele from Boston College makes this the best secondary in the conference. Ex-Oregon Duck DE Eric Terrell was picked up in the second round and he has outstanding potential. Linebacker remains an area of concern.

Offensively, QB John Foster has all the potential in the world as he displayed when he was named MVP of the 1945 championship game. However, more often than not he has been very inconsistant and injuries last season did little to help the situation. If he stays healthy and has his mind on success the Ravens will win the division handily. If not, Baltimore will have to hope RB Fabien Montgomery can duplicate his career best 1342 rushing yards from a year ago.

Outlook - Everything depends on Foster. If the former Oklahoma signal caller finally lives up to his immense potential Baltimore could run away with the division.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8-8) - The Steelers have never made the playoffs despite finishing at or above .500 four of the past five years. Their best talent is on the defensive side of the ball including all-pro CB Todd Elwell and LB Shurron Hannam along with rookie LB Bob *Forte. However, the defensive line is below average. QB Tom Friede struggled in his first season as a full-time starter with a 62.2 QB rating and 25 interceptions. Pittsburgh lacks a dominant running back or a big play receiver.

Outlook - Despite the weakness on the offensive side of the ball and at defensive line, the linebackers and secondary are good enough to keep the Steelers close in most games. With a few breaks this will be another .500 season for Pittsburgh but likely once again not good enough for the postseason.

CINCINNATI BENGALS (7-9) - 3 years ago Bud Rutledge was one of the best quarterbacks in the league. Unfortunately the 37 year old looked like he lost quite a bit off of his game the last couple of years yet he remains the Bengals best option. Receiver Bob *Shaw had 91 catches as a sophomore and looks poised to become one of the best wideouts in the game. RB Bill *Dudley gained just 553 yards in an injury plagued season a year ago and he is hurting again as this season prepares to begin.

Linebacker Jeff Perry was among the league leader in tackles and the Bengals will be deadly against the run with Duval Van Buren and Speedy Garrity clogging up the middle. Kicker Steve Modzelewski is among the best in the game.

Outlook - Unless Rutledge discovers the fountain of youth the Bengals will fight it out with the Steelers to see who finishes third in the division.

TENNESSEE IS THE TITAN OF THE AFC SOUTH
TENNESSEE TITANS (11-5)- The Titans should have their 3rd straight double-digit victory season in 1947. The defensive line is among the best in the league anchored by tackles Ernie Savage and Richard Jones along with end Ade Coulter. QB Manfred Gayle has plenty of options for the passing game with the first one always being all-pro wideout Mark Hayman. The running game is not a priority in Tennessee but Derek Mason can carry the rock with the best of them.

Outlook - Clearly the class of the division once again.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (7-9) - The Jags biggest weakness a year ago was their pass defense. The addition of first round pick CB John *Podesto should help but Jacksonville's defense is still a major cause for concern. The defensive line is solid but there are plenty of holes in other areas. Tommy Bledsoe returns at QB but could be pressured for the starting role by former Cincinnati backup Doug Clarke. RB Keith Musso has never duplicated the numbers he put up in 1942 when he was named league offensive MVP but he is still a dependable runner. Lewis Smith had 108 catches a year ago and made the second all-pro team appearance of his career. Offensive tackle Jerry Andruzzi and guard Lennox Kane are all-pro's but there are some holes elsewhere on the line.

Outlook - It will be up to the Jags offense if the team is going to contend this season and it is unlikely they will have enough to make the playoffs.

HOUSTON TEXANS (8-7-1) - After sneaking into the playoffs on the final day of the season, the Texans made it all the way to the AFC title game. However QB Vaughan Diedrick is gone to Philadelphia after starting every game in Texans history. Diedrick had clearly lost a lot last season but his replacement, longtime backup E.G. Atoe, has been with the Texans 7 years and never taken a regular season snap. If Atoe struggles third round pick Jerry Henley may get a shot but this will be a long season for Texans if that happens. The Texans have no running game to speak of and while the receiving corps, led by Mel Ours, Art Tasker and rookie Walt *Schlinkman, is outstanding there are doubts as to whether Atoe can get them the ball.

A player to keep an eye on is first round pick Bob *Ravensberg. The linebacker from Indiana will be counted on to upgrade an average defense.

Outlook - Forget a surprising playoff run this season, .500 would be a big achievement.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (8-8) - Eric Poppinga is the new Colts QB but he was just 4-9 at the helm of the Giants a year ago and they had better talent than this Indy club. Poppinga does have a pair of decent receivers to throw to in Jabar Rivers and Garland Brown along with a rookie running back, Bob Chappuis, with some potential. However, I think you will be hard pressed to find a less talented defense than the Colts unit.

Outlook - 6 wins at best for a terrible defensive team with little offensive firepower.

RAIDERS LOOK TO REBOUND IN AFC WEST
OAKLAND RAIDERS (8-8) - A year ago this paper picked the Oakland Raiders to finish first in the West and make some noise in the playoffs. What happened? The Raiders ran into some injuries and even when healthy failed to live up to expectations and finished third in the division. So what do we do this year? You got it. We pick the Raiders to win the west once again. This team just has too much talent not to make the playoffs. Johnny Cushing is in his 7th year and ran for just 1437 yards (which is low for him but a great season for just about anyone else) but he is still one of the best backs in the league. Rookie Tom Maddox looked great in camp and appears to have won the starting QB job away from Antwan Baker. Another rookie, Camp *Wilson, should add depth to the receiving corps. The offensive line is among the best in the game. Linebackers Pat Harder, Javon Love and Johndale Hardy make the Raiders defensive among the quickest in the league.

Outlook - If they stay healthy the Raiders will win the division. Even with a couple of key injuries a wildcard berth is still a very good possibility.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (11-5) - Behind the signal calling of Ulish Groce the Chiefs made their first ever postseason appearance a year ago. Groce is still the starting QB, at least for now as rookie Tommy *Thompson, who missed all of last season, continues to push him. Bruce Jones is yet another solid runner in a division full of great running backs. WR Pettis Neumann has 263 catches in his first three seasons but has yet to make an all-pro team. That will change some day soon. The Chiefs strength is their offense but the defense has some talent as well including 2-time allpro CB Larry Barnett.

Outlook - It is a tough division but the Chiefs should battle for a wildcard spot.

DENVER BRONCOS (13-3) - The Broncos have something to prove after an early playoff exit as it remains to be seen if the 7 game improvement over the previous season was the start of something big or just a fluke. The defense is solid but there are some question marks on the offensive line and at QB. Jay Cason has been the starting QB for Denver since the league formed in 1941 but backup Gary Chase may take over this year. Neither has played exceptionally well the past few seasons. There are no questions at running back, where Oscar Hartings returns for a 7th season, or at wide receiver with Jerry Watson, Brian Gardner and first round pick Elbie *Nichol.

Outlook - The Broncos will not duplicate their 13-3 record of a year ago but the question is just how far will they fall? It says here they will miss the playoffs and finish 8-8.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (7-9) - Former Jacksonville QB Justin Jackson never lived up to expectations with the Jags but we are betting a fresh start in San Diego will allow everyone to see just how good the former UNLV signal caller really is. Rookie RB Bob *Fenimore will go a long ways towards making Jackson's job easier. The defense, led by DE Reggie White (not that Reggie White) is decent. White led the team with 12 sacks last year.

Outlook - A good team but not good enough to cause damage in this division.

SOCCER

ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION MATCHES

YESTERDAY'S RESULT
Burnley 2 Derby 1

TODAY'S MATCHES
Arsenal at Charlton Athletic
Blackburn at Chelsea
Manchester City at Everton
Blackpool at Huddersfield
Liverpool at Manchester United
Aston Villa at Sunderland
Grimsby Town at Wolverton

Code:

STANDINGS	GP W  L	 T  GF	GA PTS
Burnley 	2  2  0	 0   3	1   6
Preston NE     	2  1  0	 1   3	1   4
Arsenal		1  1  0	 0   3	1   3
Charlton Athl	1  1  0	 0   3	1   3
Blackpool      	1  1  0  0   2	0   3
Aston Villa    	1  1  0	 0   1	0   3
Sheffield Untd 	2  1  1	 0   5	3   3
Bolton 		2  0  0	 2   0	0   2
Stoke City 	2  0  0	 2   2	2   2
Huddersfield 	1  0  0	 1   2	2   1
Blackburn	1  0  0	 1   1	1   1
Everton 	1  0  0	 1   1	1   1
Manchest. City	1  0  0	 1   1	1   1
Wolverhampton  	1  0  0	 1   1	1   1
Man United	1  0  0	 1   0	0   1
Derby County 	1  0  1	 1   3	4   1
Portsmouth    	2  0  1	 1   2	3   1
Middlesbrough	2  0  1	 1   0	4   1
Grimsby Town	1  0  1	 0   0	1   0
Liverpool      	1  0  1	 0   1	3   0
Sunderland 	1  0  1	 0   1	3   0
Chelsea 	1  0  1	 0   0	2   0

Tiger Fan · 01-24-2005, 12:21 PM

TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : THURSDAY AUGUST 28, 1947

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CUBS STRETCH LEAD TO 3 GAMES WITH 4-3 WIN OVER PHILS
The Chicago Cubs increased their lead on the Philadelphia Phillies atop the National League standings to 3 games with a 4-3 win yesterday. The Cubs have beaten the Phillies 4 times in the last 5 days and will look to make it 5 out of 6 with 21 game winner Vern Olsen on the hill in the finale of the 6 game set today. It is the only 6 game series in the entire major leagues this season and could not come at a better time for the Cubs, who have been practically unbeatable the past month and a half.

In yesterday's win Ed Head pitched 8 solid innings to run his record to 15-10 while rookie Jim Hearn pitched a scoreless ninth to lower his era to 1.93 and claim his 5th save. Eddie Waitkus with a pair of hits and an rbi led the Chicago offense.

In Cincinnati, Alex Kampouris had 3 hits to lead the Reds to a 4-3 win over Pittsburgh. Former Cy Young winner Cliff Melton took the loss and drops to 14-10 on the season. The fading Pirates are now 4.5 games behind Chicago.

The Cardinals rallied for a 7-5 win over the Giants in New York. Buddy Hassett's 2-run pinch-hit double in the top of the ninth tied the game and then another 2 run pinch-hit double, this one off the bat of Lynn Myers, won it for the Cards in the top of the 10th. Extra-innings in Boston as well with the visiting Brooklyn Dodgers winning 3-2 after Pete Reiser led off the top of the 10th with a triple and he scored the winner on a Carl Furillo rbi single.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Bill Lohrman and Archie McKain each pitched a complete game 5-hitter in a terrific pitching duel but in the end Lohrman's Cleveland Indians squad prevailed 1-0 thanks to a Lou Boudreau sacrifice fly in the 4th inning. The loss drops McKain's St Louis club 7.5 games behind the front-running Indians. Lohrman improves to 14-2 and lowers his league leading era to 1.52.

Boston stays 5 games back after the Red Sox beat Washington 2-1 thanks to a Ted Williams pinch-hit homerun in the bottom of the ninth inning. In other action Philadelphia scored 3 unearned runs in a 4-1 victory over the Yankees in New York. A's starter Fred Caligiuri left the game with an arm injury and appears to be done for the season. Caliguiri was 14-11 with a 3.67 era in 34 starts this seaosn. Detroit also lost a starting pitcher in it's 11-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Ken Heintzelman hurt his shoulder early in the game and is expected to miss 2 weeks.

Code:

AMERICAN	 W	 L	 PCT	 GB
CLEVELAND	72	52	.581	  x
BOSTON		67	57	.540	 5.0
ST LOUIS	65	60	.520	 7.5
WASHINGTON	65	62	.512	 8.5
PHILADELPHIA	61	63	.492	11.0
DETROIT		59	65	.476	13.0
NEW YORK	57	68	.456	15.5
CHICAGO		53	72	.424	19.5


			
NATIONAL	 W	 L	 PCT	 GB
CHICAGO		74	51	.592	  x
PHILADELPHIA	70	53	.569	 3.0
PITTSBURGH	71	57	.555	 4.5
CINCINNATI	66	60	.524	 8.5
ST LOUIS	64	59	.520	 9.0
BOSTON		57	66	.463	16.0
BROOKLYN	50	76	.397	24.5
NEW YORK	47	77	.379	26.5

YESTERDAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 2 Washington 1
Cleveland 1 St Louis 0
Philadelphia 4 New York 1
Detroit 11 Chicago 6

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 7 New York 5 (10 inn)
Chicago 4 Philadelphia 3
Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh 3
Brooklyn 3 Boston 2 (10 inn)

TODAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia (S Overmire 8-11, 3.93) at New York (T Bonham 12-15, 2.96)
Detroit (A Jurisch 19-9, 3.78) at Chicago (B Byerly 6-12, 5.49)
St Louis (E Lopat 14-14, 4.59) at Washington (D Errickson 9-17, 4.26)
Cleveland (B Feller 10-9, 2.69) at Boston (B Bowman 8-5, 3.93)

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn (R Barney 8-9, 3.38) at Boston (B McCahan 0-2, 6.28)
Philadelphia (O Grove 2-3, 6.65) at Chicago (V Olsen 21-6, 2.76)
St Louis (E White 14-8, 2.74) at New York (R Bauers 10-16, 3.72)

Code:

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS	 NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING			 BATTING
M Almada Bos	 .331	 B Elliott Pit	.350
W Judnich SLB	 .327	 J Medwick Cin	.340
J Heath Cle	 .326	 G Rosen Bkn	.327

HOME RUNS		 HOME RUNS
T Williams Bos	29	 S Chapman Bsn	24
W Judnich SLB	19	 H Clift Chn	22
O Grimes Cle	17	 J Gordon Phi	21

RBI'S			 RBI'S
W Judnich SLB	 87	 B Elliott Pit	84
T Williams Bos	 85	 S Chapman Bsn	79
D Litwhiler Cha	 83	 H Clift Chn	78

WINS			 WINS
A Jurisch Det	 19-9	 V Olsen Chn	21-6
E Johnson Bos	 17-8	 C Schanz Phi	19-10
A Karl Bos	 16-7	 P Roe Pit	18-6

ERA			 ERA
B Lohrman Cle	1.52	 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99
J Haynes Wsh	2.56	 C Melton Pit	     2.11
B Feller Cle	2.69	 H Wyse Chn	     2.48

STRIKEOUTS		 STRIKEOUTS
B Feller Cle	 165	 E White StL	167
V Trucks Det	 162	 R Barney Bkn	160
F Hutchinson Wsh 161	 P Roe Pit	140

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
The 1947 NFL season kicks off tonight in San Diego with the Chargers hosting the New England Patriots. The Pats won the AFC East with a 12-3-1 record last year but lost their playoff opener to an underdog Cleveland Browns squad. The Pats were beaten up and were down to their 3rd string QB in the game but still should have beaten Cleveland if not for a pair of missed field goals from Brennan Armstead, who has since lost his kicking job to rookie Rick Wells. New England looks like the team to beat in the AFC East and should provide a strong test for the Chargers who have missed the postseason each of the past 4 years.

San Diego has a decent team but the AFC West is arguably the best division in the NFL right now. Justin Jackson will make his regular season debut in a Chargers uniform after 6 seasons with Jacksonville. The often-injured QB has 49 career starts. He never really lived up to potential in Jacksonville but gets a clean slate with the Chargers. Interceptions have always been his downfall and he was picked off 4 times in the preseason.

NFL SEASON PREVIEW Part 2 of 2
teams are listed in predicted order of finish with last years record in brackets.

REDSKINS TO END EAGLES FLIGHT ATOP NFC EAST
WASHINGTON REDSKINS (8-8)- This is the year the Redskins end the Eagles 2 year old hold on the division. The Redskins, when healthy, have one of the best offenses in the league led by QB Sammy *Baugh. The only negative for Baugh are his bad ankles, which have forced him to miss 13 games over the past two seasons. Bob *Seymour is a solid running back who gained over 1500 yards on the ground last year and receivers Wayne Miller and Dante *Lavelli combined for 155 receptions a year ago. The offensive line is adequate but it is essential they limit the number of hits Baugh takes this season if the Redskins are going to be successful. The defense is not anything special but they do enough to get the job done.

Outlook - If Baugh remains healthy the Redskins should win the division, but that is a big if.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (11-5) - With 5 playoff appearances in 6 years and the 1942 NFL championship to their credit the Eagles are one of the leagues most successful franchises. Philadelphia does not do anything fancy prefering to give the ball to Harley Mitchell and let the strong offensive line do it's job. Ken Neal and Doug Bass are nearly equal in ability at QB and the Eagles are confident with either of them under center but the first option is always to run the ball. The Eagles also added ex-Houston starter Vaughn Diedrich as the third string QB but his role will be only to mentor Neal and Bass. The defense does not have any superstars but it is a solid group that plays better than it's individual parts might indicate it should.

Outlook - Washington may edge out the Eagles for first place but a wildcard berth should definately be in store for the Eagles.

NEW YORK GIANTS (5-11) - Despite never making a playoff appearance Benny Frey has coached the Giants all 6 of their seasons and he is back for a 7th. The playoffs are a pretty much out of the question again this season as the Giants have no where near the talent level required to compete with the Eagles and Redskins. The defense is solid, particularily in the secondary and at linebacker with Mel Hein and Joey Collins. Offensively, the Giants just cant cut it. With Eric Poppinga gone to the Colts it looks the QB duties will fall to backup Lincoln Hill but don't be surprised if second round pick Harry *Gilmer sees plenty of action. Tight end Pete *Pihos was taken third overall by the Giants. The ex-Indiana Hoosier is a solid talent but the Giants had far bigger needs particularily at wide receiver where only Chuck Myers is dependable.

Outlook - With Dallas in the division at least the Giants can be confident of not finishing dead last.

DALLAS COWBOYS (4-12) - The Cowboys are 16-32 over the last 3 seasons and things do not look much better this year. Many are still shaking their heads at Dallas' decision to draft George *Savitsky ahead of QB Otto *Graham first overall. That is not a knock on Savitsky, he will be an outstanding defensive linemen but Graham could be the second-coming of Sid Luckman and is already a better QB than the Cowboys Doug Schroeder. Raymond Cash is a solid RB and the offensive line is young and improving. With the exception of veteran linebackers Bronko Caravello and Jake Stemke no defensive starter has more than 3 years experience.

Outlook - The best the Cowboys can hope for is to catch the Giants for third place in the division.

BEARS AGAIN WILL MAUL OPPONENTS IN NFC NORTH
CHICAGO BEARS (14-2)- The Bears have won the division 5 straight seasons and this year will make it six. The defense has some question marks but with an offense that includes reigning league MVP Sid *Luckman at QB, 1000 yard rusher George *McAfee, and WR Ken *Kavanaugh, great defense is not necessary. The Bears did suffer a blow in the preseason when number 2 wideout Robert Feeley tore up his ankle and is likely done for the year. However, with Matt Sikahema and second round pick Jim *Keane waiting in the wings there is plenty of depth. The Bears used their first round pick on Purdue OT Tom *Hughes and he looked like a future all-pro in preseason action.

Outlook - Nothing less than another trip to the league title game will satisfy fans in Chicago.

GREEN BAY PACKERS (5-11) - Aside from the Bears the rest of the division is just an afterthought but rookie Packers QB Frank *Albert is hoping to change that way of thinking. There is some talent at the skill positions including veteran WR Don *Hutson and RB Tony *Canadeo, both with multiple all-pro nominations to their credit. The offensive line is solid and the defense should be better than it was a year ago.

Outlook - If everything goes right the Packers could earn a wildcard berth.

DETROIT LIONS (6-10) - The Lions have not made the playoffs since winning the first league title game in 1941 but that could be changing in the next couple of years. Through shrewd drafting Detroit has quietly built up a solid group of talented youngsters led by third year QB Bob *Waterfield and 4th year running back Fred Johnson. The offensive line is very good, particularily at tackle with second year players Lou *Groza and Clenton Johnson (no relation to Fred). New additions this year include pass rushing defensive end Elmer *Mader and ex-army fullback Doc *Blanchard. The development of second round pick Armegis Baker suffered a setback when the Virginia Tech cornerback tore up his knee and will be out for the season.

Outlook - An improving team but still a few players away from a wildcard berth and a mile away from the Bears.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS (7-9) - The Vikings won just 2 games in 1944 but responded with a 13-3 season the following year and their first playoff berth. A slump last year left them out of the playoffs once again and if anything this team seems to have regressed further despite a 3-1 preseason record. Paul *Governali, the Vikings first round pick from Columbia, outplayed incumbant Jim Elliot to win the starting QB job but there are questions as to whether Governali is ready for this level. Making it even tougher for Governali is the lack of a feature back and some big question marks on the offensive line. Defensively the secondary is outstanding but there are plenty of weak spots elsewhere.

Outlook - Could surpass the Packers and Lions this season but if things go the wrong way could be looking at first overall pick in next years draft.

3 TEAM RACE IN NFC SOUTH
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (10-6) - The Saints have one of the best offensive lines in the league and a terrific running back in Todd Berger. Bob Sommer and rookie Barney *Poole are solid receivers. The only question mark is can QB Ryan Boyette play as well or better than he did last season, his first year in New Orleans after 5 seasons as a backup in Philadelphia. The defense has some holes but the addition of first round pick Neil *Armstrong from Oklahoma A&M plugs one at cornerback.

Outlook - Should be the class of the division but will face stiffer competition than a year ago.

ATLANTA FALCONS (6-10)- You would be hard pressed finding three better offensive players on one team than QB Arnie *Herber, RB Antowain Anderson and WR Duane Whelihan of the Falcons. The problem is they lack a supporting cast. The defense has plenty of weak spots and the offensive line play is spotty.

Outlook - If everything goes right and the big 3 stay healthy the Falcons could win the division. If one or more of the big 3 miss an extended amount of time or the defense plays less than it's potential it could be another 6-10 season.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (5-11)- With only 17 wins in their last 3 seasons the Bucs had little fan support until the Cowboys passed on Otto *Graham and the Bucs got the Northwestern QB with the second overall pick. Add in a 3-1 preseason and fans are positively giddy in Tampa. QB was not the Bucs biggest need but Graham was just too good to pass up. The team has still not announced whether Graham or second year man Paul *Christman will get the nod this weekend. There is also a battle for playing time at running back between second year men Darren McLeod and Keyshawn Smith. Each gained over 700 yards while starting 8 games a year ago. The downside is the defense is less than stellar and the offensive line is below average.

Outlook - The future looks bright but is likely a couple of years away.

CAROLINA PANTHERS (6-10) - It looks like another long season for a team that prior to last year made it at least as far as the conference championship game three years in a row. Keith Meade and rookie Herman *Wedermeyer give the Panthers a strong running attack but QB Javon Jamieson is suspect at best and the receivers are barely adequate. The secondary is not to bad but the defensive front seven are far below average as a unit.

Outlook - Panthers may contend, but only for the first overall draft pick.

49ERS FACE CHALLENGE TO REPEAT IN NFC WEST
SAN FRANCISCO (11-5) - If the San Francisco 49ers are to repeat as West Division champs they will need another big year from their defense. They have probably the best defensive front four in the conference and their secondary is above average as well. The offense could be a concern as San Francisco does not possess any outstanding skill position players. QB Koy Harris is a marginal starter and RB Travis Henderson has yet to show anything special in his 5 year career.

Outlook - The defense may be good enough to get the Niners another playoff spot but they will face a stiff challenge from Arizona and St Louis.

ARIZONA CARDINALS (8-8) - As good as the Niners defense is it pales in comparison to the Cardinals unit. SS Booker Hasselbeck has been an all-pro each of his 6 seasons in the league and linebackers Mel *Hein, Randy Eaton and Neill Bledsoe are all punishing hitters. Now that he has a year of experience the Cards are hoping for bigger things from second year QB Trent Fenney and they drafted Hubert *Bechtol from Texas in the first round to give Fenney a go-to receiver. RB Tuffy *Leemans looked good at times last year but needs to be more consistant.

Outlook - If things fall in to place Arizona will battle San Francisco right down to the wire for the division title.

ST LOUIS RAMS (6-10) - You would be hard pressed to find a 6-10 team with more talent than the Rams. Unfortunately, the club has never been able to get all that talent playing on the same page. QB Rod Dugans hurt his foot in the final preseason game and may miss the opener but he needs to have a season more like he did two years ago than last year when he threw twice as many interceptions as touchdowns. The defense will be stronger this season with the addition of rookie CB Ken Murphy from USC and LB Burr *Baldwin from UCLA.

Outlook - Could this finally be the year this group of talented individuals finally play like a team? If so, we will have a 3-way race for the division title.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (7-9) -The franchise is still looking for it's first ever playoff appearance but don't expect it to come this year. QB Doug Kooistra is a big question mark and the jury is still out on last year's first round pick Marion *Motley, who never did find his stride. Joining Motley in the Seattle backfield this year will be Heisman Trophy winner Glenn *Davis from Army. The defense is adequate as is the offensive line.

Outlook - Likely headed for another 7 or 8 win season but more because of the quality of the division than any weakness on the Seahawks part. They could be the best fourth place team in the league.

TFSN's POSTSEASON PREDICTIONS:

NFC TITLE GAME : Chicago over Washington
AFC TITLE GAME : Tennessee over Oakland
NFL CHAMPIONSHIP : Chicago over Tennessee

BOXING
ARMSTRONG KO'S HOSHINO

4th ranked featherweight Henry Armstrong had little difficult disposing of Harold Hoshino with a 3rd round knockout. Armstrong improves to 31-2 and is in line for a shot at world featherweight champion Willie Pep. Hoshino is knocked out for the second straight time and sees his record drop to 25-5-1. The Seattle native is ranked 10 in the weight class. Speaking of Pep, he will defend his title tonight in San Francisco against marginal contender Chico Rosa.

On the undercard of the Armstrong-Hoshino bout California flyweight Jackie Jurich won a majority decision over Japan's Yoshio Shirai. Jurich is now ranked the 8th best flyweight in the world and improves to 16-4 while 9th ranked Shirai falls to 11-4-2.

GOLF

WESTERN OPEN BEGINS TODAY
The Salt Lake City Country Club in Utah will host the most prestigous tournament west of the Mississippi when the PGA tour kicks off the Western Open starting today. Ben Hogan is the defending champ, having won the event when it was held near St Louis last year.

SOCCER
ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION MATCHES
YESTERDAY'S RESULT
Arsenal 2 Charlton Athletic 2
Blackburn 2 Chelsea 1
Manchester City 0 Everton 0
Blackpool 1 Huddersfield 0
Manchester United 1 Liverpool 0
Aston Villa 2 Sunderland 0
Wolverton 4 Grimsby Town 0

Code:

ENGLISH 1ST DIV	GP W L	T  GF	GA PTS
Blackpool      	2  2 0	0   3	0   6
Aston Villa    	2  2 0	0   3	0   6
Burnley 	2  2 0	0   3	1   6
Man United	2  1 0	1   1	0   4
Wolverhampton  	2  1 0	1   5	1   4
Preston NE      2  1 0	1   3	1   4
Blackburn	2  1 0	1   3	2   4
Arsenal		2  1 0  1   5	3   4
Charlton Athl	2  1 0	1   5	3   4
Sheffield Untd 	2  1 1	0   5	3   3
Bolton  	2  0 0	2   0	0   2
Everton 	2  0 0	2   1	1   2
Manchest. City 	2  0 0	2   1	1   2
Stoke City 	2  0 0	2   2	2   2
Huddersfield	2  0 1	1   2	3   1
Portsmouth      2  0 1	1   2	3   1
Derby County 	2  0 1	1   3	4   1
Middlesbrough	2  0 1	1   0	4   1
Liverpool       2  0 2	0   1	4   0
Chelsea 	2  0 2	0   1	4   0
Sunderland 	2  0 2	0   1	5   0
Grimsby Town	2  0 2	0   0	5   0

SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION MATCHES
TODAY'S GAMES
Hiberian at Aberdeen
Dundee at Clyde
Celtic at Airdrie
St Mirren at Hearts
Falkirk at Morton
Patrick Thistle at Queen of the South
Motherwell at Queen's Park
Third Lanark at Rangers

Tiger Fan · 01-24-2005, 01:48 PM

I have found a game that with a little editing I could add the Tour de France to my replay. I have also found the complete year by year results for it. However, I doubt there would be much interest in this so I wont unless a couple of people think they would like it included. Any thoughts?

Tiger Fan · 01-24-2005, 11:53 PM

TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : FRIDAY AUGUST 29, 1947

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
PATRIOTS DROP THE BALL IN SEASON OPENER
The San Diego Chargers capitalized on five New England turnovers, including two in the first minute of the game, and hammered the Patriots 36-3 in the NFL season opener. The trouble began for New England right from the opening kickoff when rookie return man Bob *Jenkins fumbled and the Chargers Charlie Scudero scooped up the loose ball and raced 19 yards into the endzone. After the extra-point the Chargers lined up for the kickoff and once again Jenkins coughed the ball up on the return. This time it took two plays before the Chargers scored another touchdown with a Rob Douglas 13 yard run finishing off the mini-drive and making the score 14-0 San Diego. Before the first quarter came to a close the Chargers had a 19-0 lead thanks to a safety and a field goal.

Early in the second quarter things got even worse for the Pats when QB Bob Irvin was injured. Fortunately the injury was not serious enough to put him out long term but Irvin was done for the day. Backup Terry Stephens had little success, completing 13-of-23 but getting picked off twice.

The Chargers, on the other hand, received a strong game from QB Justin Jackson in his San Diego debut after 6 seasons in Jacksonville. Jackson completed 23-of-32 for 298 yards including a 35 yard touchdown strike to Marquise Woodson. Jackson was intercepted once, but that came midway through the third quarter with the game well out of reach. Rookie San Diego running back Bob *Fenimore also had a strong game, gaining 87 yards and scoring his first NFL touchdown.

The Patriots are in New York next weekend to play the Jets while San Diego travels to Oakland to meet the Raiders.

REGULAR SEASON WEEK 1 SCHEDULE

Thursday August 28
San Diego 36 New England 3

Sunday August 31
Buffalo at Kansas City
Miami at Denver
Tennessee at Cleveland
Jacksonville at Pittsburgh
Indianapolis at Baltimore
Houston at Cincinnati
Philadelphia at Chicago
Dallas at Green Bay
NY Giants at Minnesota
Tampa at St Louis
Atlanta at Arizona
Carolina at San Francisco
New Orleans at Seattle
NY Jets at Oakland

Monday September 1
Washington at Detroit

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
9TH INNING RALLY GIVES PHILLIES NEW LIFE
Heading in to the 9th inning of yesterday's game in Chicago the Philadelphia Phillies pennant hopes appeared to be if not dead than certainly on life support. The Phillies were trailing the Cubs 4-2 and were 3 outs away from losing 5 out of 6 at Wrigley and falling 4 games behind Chicago. Then lightning struck. Cubs ace Vern Olsen, who had allowed 2 runs and 5 hits, turned the ball over to the Chicago pen and the Phillies promptly greeted reliver Johnny Schmitz and his two replacements with 7 runs and 8 hits. Philadelphia would turn certain defeat into a 9-4 victory and if the Phillies do eventually win their first ever pennant this season, they can look back at yesterday's win as one of the key reason why they finished first.

The news was not all rosy for the Phillies who lost yet another starting pitcher to injury. This time it was Orval Grove who went down in the first inning with a serious elbow problem that will put an end to his season. Grove (2-3, 6.45) was filling in for the injured Max Macon (13-6, 2.80) in the Philadelphia rotation. Macon is also likely out for the season. Meanwhile, Hugh Mulcahy (14-13, 3.19) will need to miss at least one more start with shoulder stiffness. Lefty Hoerst, who is 4-1 out of the pen this season, will step into the rotation.

There were two other National League games yesterday. Ernie White tossed a 1-hitter as St Louis blanked the New York Giants 5-0. Vince Dimaggio's first inning single was the only blemish on White's record. Enos Slaughter had a single, a double and a triple to go with 3 rbi's for the Cardinals. In the other contest Chuck Workman's 19th homer of the season helped Boston past Brooklyn 5-2.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Bob Feller and a pair of Cleveland relievers combined on a 3-hitter as the Indians shaded Boston 2-1. Both Cleveland runs came on a single off the bat of Hal Wagner in the 6th inning. The win stretches the Tribe's lead over Boston to 6 games.

In other action Wally Judnich's 3-run homer snapped a 2-2 tie and led St Louis past Washington by a 6-2 score. Al Jurisch became the first 20-game winner in the American League. The Detroit bullpen nearly cost Jurisch the victory but the Tigers hung on to beat Chicago 9-8. Finally in New York, Yankee catcher Mike Garbark's 3rd career homer came with 2-out in the bottom of the ninth and gave the pinstripers a 2-1 win over Philadelphia.

Code:

AMERICAN	 W	 L	 PCT	 GB
CLEVELAND	73	52	.584	  x
BOSTON		67	58	.536	 6.0
ST LOUIS	66	60	.524	 7.5
WASHINGTON	65	63	.508	 9.5
PHILADELPHIA	61	64	.488	12.0
DETROIT		60	65	.480	13.0
NEW YORK	58	68	.460	15.5
CHICAGO		53	73	.421	20.5
			
NATIONAL	 W	 L	 PCT	 GB
CHICAGO		74	52	.587	  x
PHILADELPHIA	71	53	.573	 2.0
PITTSBURGH	71	57	.555	 4.0
ST LOUIS	65	59	.524	 8.0
CINCINNATI	66	60	.524	 8.0
BOSTON		58	66	.468	15.0
BROOKLYN	50	77	.394	24.5
NEW YORK	47	78	.376	26.5

YESTERDAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St Louis 6 Washington 2
Cleveland 2 Boston 1
New York 2 Philadelphia 1
Detroit 9 Chicago 8

NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 5 New York 0
Philadelphia 9 Chicago 4
Boston 5 Brooklyn 2

TODAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St Louis (T Earley 0-1, 1.31) at Washington (R Barrett 10-10, 4.60)
New York (M Russo 6-5, 3.89) at Detroit (H White 7-11, 4.47)
Cleveland (W Spahn 15-11, 3.29) at Boston (E Johnson 17-8, 3.23)
Chicago (B Fleming 2-5, 3.99) at Philadelphia (A Williams 15-11, 3.18)

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati (A Carter 15-13, 3.57) at Boston (H Bithorn 8-8, 3.66)
Brooklyn (S Shea 4-5, 5.71) at Pittsburgh (P Roe 18-6, 3.62)
Chicago (H Wyse 11-9, 2.48) at St Louis (J Hutchings 12-13, 4.49)
New York (E Wright 6-6, 5.49) at Philadelphia (C Schanz 19-10, 3.34)

Code:

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS	 NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING			 BATTING
M Almada Bos	 .328	 B Elliott Pit	.350
B McCosky Det	 .327	 J Medwick Cin	.340
J Heath Cle	 .326	 G Rosen Bkn	.325

HOME RUNS		 HOME RUNS
T Williams Bos	29	 S Chapman Bsn	24
W Judnich SLB	20	 H Clift Chn	22
T Henrich Det	17	 J Gordon Phi	21

RBI'S			 RBI'S
W Judnich SLB	 90	 B Elliott Pit	84
T Williams Bos	 85	 S Chapman Bsn	79
D Litwhiler Cha	 84	 H Clift Chn	78

WINS			 WINS
A Jurisch Det	 20-9	 V Olsen Chn	21-6
E Johnson Bos	 17-8	 C Schanz Phi	19-10
A Karl Bos	 16-7	 P Roe Pit	18-6

ERA			 ERA
B Lohrman Cle	1.52	 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99
J Haynes Wsh	2.56	 C Melton Pit	     2.11
B Feller Cle	2.63	 H Wyse Chn	     2.48

STRIKEOUTS		 STRIKEOUTS
B Feller Cle	 173	 E White StL	171
A Jurisch Det 	 167	 R Barney Bkn	163
V Trucks Det	 162	 P Roe Pit	140

GOLF
DALY AND MCSPADDEN SHARE THE LEAD AT THE WESTERN OPEN
Salt Lake City County Club is the host of the 1947 Western Open and we have some different names in the lead after the first round. Fred Daly and Harold McSpadden, who both sit well back in the season money-winning standings, are the co-leaders at -5. Denny Shute sits alone in second place, one stroke behind. Shute has had some solid early rounds in tournaments this year but is also near the bottom of the money winner list.

A couple of more familiar names, Sam Snead and Jay Hebert, are 4 strokes back. Snead and Hebert are second and third in the money list. Ben Hogan, the runaway money leader is 6 shots behind the co-leaders. John Dawson and Scott xTibbetts are the low amateurs at minus one.

Code:

NAME		RD 1	TOTAL
Daly		67	-5
McSpadden	67	-5
Shute		68	-4
Burton		69	-3
Furgol		69	-3
Hamilton	70	-2
King		70	-2
Byrd		71	-1
Dawson-a	71	-1
Harbert		71	-1
Harper		71	-1
Hebert		71	-1
Keiser		71	-1
Locke		71	-1
Middlecoff	71	-1
Nelson		71	-1
Snead		71	-1
Van Donck	71	-1
xTibbetts-a	71	-1
Rees		72	E
Wood		72	E
xWhistler-a	72	E
Cerda		73	1
Demaret		73	1
Hogan		73	1
Runyon		73	1
Sarazen		73	1
Smith		73	1
Weetman		73	1
xAnderson-a	73	1
Boros		74	2
Bradshaw	74	2
Cotton		74	2
Fleck		74	2
Harmon		74	2
Mangrum		74	2
Metz		74	2
Thomson		74	2
Von Nida	74	2
xNehring-a	74	2
Dutra		75	3
Fazio		75	3
Haefner		75	3
Little		75	3
Ward		75	3
xScarborough-a	75	3
Adams		76	4
Barron		76	4
Bolt		76	4
de Vicenzo	76	4
Ferrier		76	4
Ford		76	4
Ghezzi		76	4
Horne		76	4
Revolta		76	4
Turnesa		76	4
Wall		76	4
xDePore-a	76	4
xMartin-a	76	4
xMulvenon-a	76	4
xWhite-a	76	4
Bruen		77	5
Carr-a		77	5
Lees		77	5
Oliver		77	5
Riegel		77	5
Stranahan	77	5
Worsham		77	5
Bulla		78	6
Mackay Jr	78	6
Burke Jr	79	7
Harrison	79	7
Rosburg-a	79	7
xKeeler-a	79	7
Faulkner	80	8

BOXING
PEP HAS EASY TIME IN WIN OVER ROSA
World Featherweight champion Willie Pep had little trouble disposing of Chico Rosa with a seventh round knockout in their title fight in San Francisco last night. Pep, who is a perfect 20-0, made his 4th successful defense of the title he has held since the end of the post-war tournament. Rosa, 25-11-2, is not considered one of the top 20 fighters in the weight class and would be a stretch to make the top 40. Pep is in the middle of a western tour that will see him make 3 or 4 defenses of his title over the next few months.

Tonight a pair of top 10 ranked lightweights meet in Philadelphia as Bob Montgomery (10-1) faces Paddy DeMarco (11-5). Montgomery, a Philadelphia native, suffered his only loss in a title fight against world champion Ike Williams in June. This will be his first bout since that fight. DeMarco, from Brooklyn, has not been too active lately as he has not fought since losing a decision to Lulu Constantino last April.

CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Football begins north of the border this weekend with a pair of games in the Canadian Leagues. Tomorrow the Windsor Royals travel to Toronto to meet the Indians while the Hamilton Wildcats entertain the Sarnia Imperials in the Ontario Rubgy Football League opener. The Western League starts Monday with Winnipeg at Regina while the Interprovincial Rugby League has it's opener next Wednesday when the Toronto Argonauts travel to Ottawa to play the Rough Riders.

SOCCER
SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION MATCHES
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Hiberian 4 Aberdeen 1
Dundee 2 Clyde 0
Airdrie 2 Celtic 0
St Mirren 2 Hearts 1
Falkirk 2 Morton 1
Patrick Thistle 1 Queen of the South 0
Motherwell 2 Queen's Park 0
Third Lanark 2 Rangers 2

Code:

STANDINGS	GP W L	T GF GA	 PTS
Hibernian	6  5 1	0 15  2	 15
Partick		5  4 0	1  9  1	 13
St Mirren	6  4 1	1  7  2	 13
Dundee		6  4 2	0 10  7	 12
Celtic		5  3 1	1  9  5	 10
Queen of South	6  3 2	1  7  9	 10
Aberdeen	6  3 2	1  8  6	 10
Falkirk		6  2 0	4  8  6	 10
Rangers		5  2 1	2  7  4	  8
Motherwell	6  2 3	1  7  9	  7
Hearts		6  1 3	2  7  7	  5
Third Lanark	5  1 3	1  4 10	  4
Airdrie		6  1 4	1  6 12	  4
Queens Park	5  1 4	0  2 12	  3 
Clyde		5  0 4	1  2  9	  1
Morton		6  0 5	1  3 10	  1

Vris · 01-25-2005, 04:02 PM

36-3!??!?!

Ouch.

zoraster · 01-25-2005, 06:45 PM

Minor point re your addition of English and Scottish football TF; three points for a win is a modern invention. Until the early 1980s the points system was two points for a win, one for a draw.

Tiger Fan · 01-25-2005, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zoraster

Minor point re your addition of English and Scottish football TF; three points for a win is a modern invention. Until the early 1980s the points system was two points for a win, one for a draw.

Thanks. I will correct that in my next issue. I just assumed they had always gone 3 points for a win. Good to know.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vris

36-3!??!?!

Ouch.

I knew you would not be impressed.

Tiger Fan · 01-27-2005, 12:58 AM

TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : SATURDAY AUGUST 30, 1947

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ROE BLANKS DODGERS ON 6-HIT SHUTOUT
Things may be looking up again for the Pittsburgh Pirates after Preacher Roe earned his second straight victory by pitching a complete game 6-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over Brooklyn. Roe started the season 17-2 before dropping 4 straight decisions and going winless in 9 starts. The win over Brooklyn improved his record to 19-6 and allowed the Pirates to remain within 4 games of first place Chicago in the National League. A little over a month ago when Roe and practically the entire Pirates roster was on a tear, it looked like Pittsburgh could run away with the pennant.

The Cubs continued their hot play with a 6-4 win over St Louis. Outfielder Bill Nicholson was the hero for Chicago, homering twice and having 4 hits in total. Philadelphia fell 3 games off the pace after the Phillies fell 5-2 in New York. The last place Giants prevented Phillies ace Charley Schanz (19-11) from earning his 20th win of the season. In the other game Chuck Workman hit a 2-run homer in the 8th to help Boston past Cincinnati 6-4.

In the American League veteran outfielder Terry Moore drove in 3 runs to lead Cleveland past Boston for the second straight game. Yesterday's score was 5-1 as Warren spahn tossed a complete game 6-hitter to improve his record to 16-11. Earl Johnson (17-9) took the loss for the Red Sox, who now trail Cleveland by 7 games.

Elsewhere, Ellis Clary delivered an rbi single in the bottom of the ninth to lift Washington past St Louis 5-4; Jack Boiling had 3 hits including a homer in New York's 10-6 win at Detroit while Philadelphia topped Chicago 3-1.

Code:

AMERICAN	 W	 L	 PCT	 GB
CLEVELAND	74	52	.587	  x
BOSTON		67	59	.532	 7.0
ST LOUIS	66	61	.520	 8.5
WASHINGTON	66	63	.512	 9.5
PHILADELPHIA	62	64	.492	12.0
DETROIT		60	66	.476	14.0
NEW YORK	59	68	.465	15.5
CHICAGO		53	74	.417	21.5
			
NATIONAL	 W	 L	 PCT	 GB
CHICAGO		75	52	.591	  x
PHILADELPHIA	71	54	.568	 3.0
PITTSBURGH	72	57	.558	 4.0
ST LOUIS	65	60	.520	 9.0
CINCINNATI	66	61	.520	 9.0
BOSTON		59	66	.472	15.0
BROOKLYN	50	78	.391	25.5
NEW YORK	48	78	.381	26.5

YESTERDAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 5 St Louis 4
Cleveland 5 Boston 1
New York 10 Detroit 6
Philadelphia 3 Chicago 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston 6 Cincinnati 4
Pittsburgh 1 Brooklyn 0
Chicago 6 St Louis 4
New York 5 Philadelphia 2

TODAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St Louis (T Baker 11-13, 3.22) at Washington (F Hutchinson 16-14, 3.32)
New York (B Bevens 4-3, 5.34) at Detroit (D Trout 0-0, 7.72)
Cleveland (R Poat 10-11, 3.35) at Boston (A Karl 16-7, 3.87)
Chicago (B Poffenberger 1-3, 4.78) at Philadelphia (M Cooper 6-12, 4.72)

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati (S Ferens 13-7, 3.28) at Boston (S Gromek 16-8, 3.62)
Brooklyn (D Black 4-16, 4.68) at Pittsburgh (D Adkins 10-12, 3.79)
Chicago (P Erickson 10-16, 4.91) at St Louis (B Voiselle 14-13, 3.87)
Philadelphia (V Lombardi 14-12, 3.40) at New York (S Emmerich 1-5, 4.21)

Code:

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS	 NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING			 BATTING
B McCosky Det	 .331	 B Elliott Pit	.351
W Judnich SLB	 .326	 J Medwick Cin	.344
M Almada Bos	 .325	 G Rosen Bkn	.328

HOME RUNS		 HOME RUNS
T Williams Bos	29	 S Chapman Bsn	24
W Judnich SLB	20	 H Clift Chn	22
T Henrich Det	17	 J Gordon Phi	21

RBI'S			 RBI'S
W Judnich SLB	 90	 B Elliott Pit	84
T Williams Bos	 85	 S Chapman Bsn	80
D Litwhiler Cha	 84	 H Clift Chn	78

WINS			 WINS
A Jurisch Det	 20-9	 V Olsen Chn	21-6
E Johnson Bos	 17-9	 P Roe Pit	19-6
A Karl Bos	 16-7	 C Schanz Phi	19-11

ERA			 ERA
B Lohrman Cle	1.52	 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99
J Haynes Wsh	2.56	 C Melton Pit	     2.11
B Feller Cle	2.63	 H Wyse Chn	     2.47

STRIKEOUTS		 STRIKEOUTS
B Feller Cle	 173	 E White StL	171
A Jurisch Det 	 167	 R Barney Bkn	163
V Trucks Det	 162	 P Roe Pit	145

BOXING
LIGHTWEIGHT MONTGOMERY IN TOP FORM AGAINST DEMARCO
Bob Montgomery delighted the hometown crowd in Philadelphia with a second round TKO over Paddy DeMarco in a bout between top 10 ranked lightweights. Montgomery was all over DeMarco from the get-go, as he was looking to prove his first career loss in his previous bout meant nothing. Montgomery improves to 11-1, with that lone defeat coming at the hands of world champion Ike Williams in June. For DeMarco it is his second straight defeat and drops his career record to 11-6.

Tonight World Lightheavyweight champion Lloyd Marshall faces number one contender Archie Moore in one of two title fights on calendar. Marshall is 23-4-1 in his postwar career while Moore is 32-2. The other title fight is for the European Middleweight belt as Marcel Cerdan (25-5) defends his crown against Cyrille Delanoit (27-10-1) of Belgium.

GOLF
FURGOL LEADS WESTERN OPEN
Ed Furgol is the leader midway through the Western Open being played in Salt Lake City. However, the big story was that tour money leader Ben Hogan failed to make the cut for just the second time this season. Here are the scores of those that did make the cut:

Code:

NAME		RD 1	RD 2	TOTAL
Furgol		69	68	-7
Harbert		71	68	-5
Shute		68	71	-5
Nelson		71	69	-4
Daly		67	74	-3
King		70	71	-3
Locke		71	70	-3
McSpadden	67	75	-2
Metz		74	68	-2
Middlecoff	71	71	-2
Demaret		73	70	-1
Hebert		71	72	-1
Sarazen		73	70	-1
Burton		69	75	 E
Ferrier		76	68	 E
Hamilton	70	74	 E
Rees		72	72	 E
Smith		73	71	 E
Van Donck	71	73	 E
xTibbetts-a	71	73	 E
Harper		71	74	 1
Runyon		73	72	 1
Snead		71	74	 1
Wood		72	73	 1
xWhistler-a	72	73	 1
Byrd		71	75	 2
Fleck		74	72	 2
Horne		76	70	 2
Keiser		71	75	 2
Oliver		77	69	 2

SOCCER
ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION
TODAY'S MATCHES
Manchester City at Aston Villa
Bolton at Burnley
Derby County at Chelsea
Blackpool at Everton
Portsmouth at Huddersfield
Charlton Athletic at Manchester United
Middlesbrough at Preston NE
Arsenal at Sheffield United
Liverpool at Stoke City
Grimsby Town at Sunderland
Blackburn at Wolverhampton

Tiger Fan · 01-27-2005, 08:12 PM

TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : SUNDAY AUGUST 31, 1947

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INDIANS STRETCH LEAD IN AMERICAN LEAGUE
Pinch-hitter Clyde Kluttz second career homer, a 3-run shot in the top of the 14th inning, gave the Cleveland Indians an 8-5 win over Boston and increased the Indians lead over the second place Red Sox in the American League to 8 games. It was Cleveland's third straight victory over the Red Sox and 5th in a row overall. Boston had taken a 5-3 lead into the 8th inning before the Tribe rallied to tie the game.

Eddie Robinson hit a solo homer in the 9th inning at Washington to give the St Louis Browns a 6-5 win over the hometown Senators. The victory keeps the Browns 8.5 games behind the Indians. In other American League action Bill Bevens went the distance allowing just 6 hits to pitch the Yankees past Detroit 5-1 while Harry Danning's 2-run homer in the top of the ninth gave Chicago a come from behind 6-5 win at Philadelphia.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
HARD-LUCK ERICKSON SUFFERS ANOTHER LOSS FOR CUBS
Paul Erickson just can't buy a break. While the rest of the Cubs rotation is on a roll, Erickson is suffering through a 10-17 season. Loss #17 came yesterday when Earl Torgeson hit a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 8th to give the St Louis Cardinals a 4-2 victory over Chicago. Prior to that homer, Erickson had allowed just 3 hits. Bill Voiselle had a solid effort on the hill for St Louis, improving his record to 15-13 while allowing just 5 hits in 8 innings work. Despite the loss the Cubs finished the month of August with a 22-8 record. The entered the month 6 games behind first place Philadelphia and finish it 2 games ahead of the Phillies.

Speaking of the Phillies, they doubled New York 8-4 as Buster Adams and Ron Northey each homered in the victory. Vic Lombardi went the distance for his 15th win of the season. Pittsburgh scored 7 times in the second inning and coasted to an 8-4 victory over Brooklyn. Dodgers starter Don Black walked 6 batters in 1 and 2/3 innings of work. In the other game Joe Medwick had 3 hits and drove in 2 runs as Cincinnati beat Boston 7-6.

JURISCH AND WHITE CLAIM PITCHER OF MONTH AWARDS
Detroit's Al Jurisch and Ernie White of the St Louis Cardinals were each named pitcher of the month in their respective leagues. Jurisch was 5-0 with a 2.43 era in August as he earned the award for the first time in his career. He was traded to the Tigers from the St Louis Cardinals in July. His former St Louis teammate, Ernie White, was named the National League's top pitcher in August. White was 4-0 with a 1.62 era. It is his second pitcher of the month award in his 7 year career.

Another Tiger, outfielder Tommy Henrich earned the top batter nod for August. Henrich hit .387 with 20 rbi's in the month. The 10 year veteran has been named batter of the month on 4 other occassions. The National League winner is Pittsburgh thirdbaseman Bob Elliott. Elliott hit .411 with 3 homers and 17 rbi's in August. Elliott, who wins the award for the second time in his career, is leading the major leagues in hitting this season with a .353 batting average.

Code:

AMERICAN	 W	 L	 PCT	 GB
CLEVELAND	75	52	.591	  x
BOSTON		67	60	.528	 8.0
ST LOUIS	67	61	.523	 8.5
WASHINGTON	66	64	.508	10.5
PHILADELPHIA	62	65	.488	13.0
DETROIT		60	67	.472	15.0
NEW YORK	60	68	.469	15.5
CHICAGO		54	74	.422	21.5
			
NATIONAL	 W	 L	 PCT	 GB
CHICAGO		75	53	.586	  x
PHILADELPHIA	72	54	.571	 2.0
PITTSBURGH	73	57	.562	 3.0
ST LOUIS	66	60	.524	 8.0
CINCINNATI	67	61	.523	 8.0
BOSTON		59	67	.468	15.0
BROOKLYN	50	79	.388	25.5
NEW YORK	48	79	.378	26.5

YESTERDAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St Louis 6 Washington 5
Cleveland 8 Boston 5 (14 inn)
New York 5 Detroit 1
Chicago 6 Philadelphia 5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 7 Boston 6
Pittsburgh 8 Brooklyn 4
St Louis 4 Chicago 2
Philadelphia 8 New York 4

TODAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St Louis (A McKain 13-8, 3.30) at Washington (M Candini 15-13, 3.38)
New York (M Lanier 14-17, 3.29) at Detroit (V Trucks 10-15, 2.92)
Cleveland (B Lohrman 14-2, 1.52) at Boston (R Melton 13-10, 3.78)
Chicago (T Shirley 2-4, 5.93) at Philadelphia (S Rosar 2-2, 5.80)

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati (H Feldman 15-8, 4.40) at Boston (J Flores 9-12, 4.64)
Brooklyn (A Carrasquel 4-2, 4.14) at Pittsburgh (C Melton 14-10, 2.11)
Chicago (E Head 15-10, 3.90) at St Louis (X Rescingo 4-3, 3.97)
Philadelphia (H Mulcahy 14-13, 3.19) at New York (D Koslo 8-17, 4.16)

Code:

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS	 NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING			 BATTING
B McCosky Det	 .332	 B Elliott Pit	.353
M Almada Bos	 .323	 J Medwick Cin	.347
J Heath Cle	 .322	 G Rosen Bkn	.329

HOME RUNS		 HOME RUNS
T Williams Bos	29	 S Chapman Bsn	24
W Judnich SLB	20	 H Clift Chn	22
T Henrich Det	17	 J Gordon Phi	21

RBI'S			 RBI'S
W Judnich SLB	 91	 B Elliott Pit	86
T Williams Bos	 86	 S Chapman Bsn	80
D Litwhiler Cha	 84	 H Clift Chn	79

WINS			 WINS
A Jurisch Det	 20-9	 V Olsen Chn	21-6
E Johnson Bos	 17-9	 P Roe Pit	19-6
A Karl Bos	 16-7	 C Schanz Phi	19-11

ERA			 ERA
B Lohrman Cle	1.52	 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99
J Haynes Wsh	2.56	 C Melton Pit	     2.11
B Feller Cle	2.63	 H Wyse Chn	     2.47

STRIKEOUTS		 STRIKEOUTS
B Feller Cle	 173	 E White StL	171
A Jurisch Det 	 167	 R Barney Bkn	163
F Hutchinson Wsh 167	 P Roe Pit	145

BOXING
MOORE WINS LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
To the dismay of most of the 50,000 people that packed Cleveland Municipal Stadium for the bout, Cleveland native Lloyd Marshall lost a majority decision to Archie Moore and with it the World Lightheavyweight championship. One judge scored the 15 round bout dead even while the other two gave Moore a slim victory. With the victory, the 34 year old Moore improves his postwar record to 33-2. Marshall, who claimed the title at the conclusion of the postwar tournament, sees his record slip to 23-5-1.

In Paris, Marcel Cerdan of France successfully defended his European Middleweight belt with an unanimous decision over Belgium challenger Cyrille Delanoit. Cerdan is 26-5 and looking to make the trip across the Atlantic for a shot at World Champion Tony Zale.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
SEASONS SWINGS INTO FULL GEAR TODAY
A busy day in the National Football League as the first regular season Sunday is upon us. There are 14 games on the schedule including the defending league champion Chicago Bears entertaining Philadelphia in what has to be considered the marquee matchup of the day. Those hoping to see second overall pick Otto *Graham in action will have to wait at least one more week as the Tampa Bay Bucs have announced that Paul *Christman will get the nod at quarterback for their game in St Louis. First overall pick DE George *Savitsky will see plenty of action in the Cowboys opener at Green Bay.

The season officially began Thursday with San Diego humiliating New England 36-3. The Monday night contest this weekend has a great quarterback matchup - veteran Sammy *Baugh and the Washington Redskins travel to Detroit to face the Lions and third year signal caller Bob *Waterfield.

REGULAR SEASON WEEK 1 SCHEDULE
Thursday August 28
San Diego 36 New England 3

TODAY
Buffalo at Kansas City
Miami at Denver
Tennessee at Cleveland
Jacksonville at Pittsburgh
Indianapolis at Baltimore
Houston at Cincinnati
Philadelphia at Chicago
Dallas at Green Bay
NY Giants at Minnesota
Tampa at St Louis
Atlanta at Arizona
Carolina at San Francisco
New Orleans at Seattle
NY Jets at Oakland

Monday September 1
Washington at Detroit

CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUES
Thanks to a CFL windows based game I have found I will have a little more detailed coverage of Canadian Football. The game is based not specifically on the 1947 season but rather for the years 1950-54. I will take some liberties and begin it in 1947 so that instead of only reporting scores with the Quick Play excel version I was using I will now have full stats to report on. This will also be helpful in that board member created players who do not catch on with an NFL team will have another league in which I can add them to.

The link to the game for anyone interested is here: http://www.sportplanet.com/sbb/apfas/apfas.htm

Professional football north of the border began yesterday with four games. In the Interprovincial League QB Sam Etcheverry threw two touchdown passes and Alex Webster ran for 202 yards and a pair of scores as Montreal thumped the Ottawa Rough Riders 39-11. In the Western League Winnipeg held on to beat Regina 17-14. The Bombers had lead 17-4 until Regina staged a 4th quarter comeback that fell just short.

In the Ontario Rugby Football League the Windsor Royals shaded the Toronto Indians 14-10 while in Hamilton the Wildcats blasted the Sarnia Imperials 29-0.

RESULTS
Saturday August 30, 1947
Ontario Rugby Football Union
Windsor 14 Toronto Indians 10
Hamilton 29 Sarnia 0

GOLF
BYRON NELSON OPENS BIG LEAD AT WESTERN OPEN
Byron Nelson has finished in the top 5 on 5 different occassions this year but has yet to win an event on the 1947 PGA Tour. That could change tomorrow as the 35 year old Texan carded a 5 under par 67 and has opened a 4 stroke lead heading into Sunday's final round of the Western Open at Salt Lake City, Utah. Entering the day's round Hogan was three strokes behind leader Ed Furgol but Furgol exploded on the front nine and ended up with a round of 3 over par 75. Furgol is now tied for third with Jimmy Demaret and Fred Daly, one stroke behind Dick Metz. Harry xWhistler is the top amateur at -1.

Code:

NAME		RD 1	RD 2	RD 3	TOTAL
Nelson		71	69	67	-9
Metz		74	68	69	-5
Daly		67	74	71	-4
Demaret		73	70	69	-4
Furgol		69	68	75	-4
Ferrier		76	68	69	-3
Harbert		71	68	74	-3
Sarazen		73	70	70	-3
Shute		68	71	75	-2
Middlecoff	71	71	73	-1
xWhistler-a	72	73	70	-1
Locke		71	70	75	 E
Rees		72	72	72	 E
Snead		71	74	71	 E
Hamilton	70	74	73	 1
Hebert		71	72	74	 1
King		70	71	76	 1
Van Donck	71	73	73	 1
Wood		72	73	72	 1
Horne		76	70	72	 2
Keiser		71	75	72	 2
Smith		73	71	74	 2
Fleck		74	72	73	 3
McSpadden	67	75	77	 3
Oliver		77	69	73	 3
Runyon		73	72	76	 5
xTibbetts-a	71	73	77	 5
Harper		71	74	77	 6
Burton		69	75	80	 8
Byrd		71	75	79	 9

SOCCER
ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Manchester City 1 Aston Villa 0
Bolton 1 Burnley 1
Derby County 2 Chelsea 0
Blackpool 1 Everton 0
Huddersfield 2 Portsmouth 1
Manchester United 2 Charlton Athletic 1
Preston NE 3 Middlesbrough 2
Arsenal 2 Sheffield United 0
Stoke City 4 Liverpool 0
Sunderland 4 Grimsby Town 0
Wolverhampton 2 Blackburn 1

MONDAY'S MATCHES
Sunderland at Aston Villa
Huddersfield at Blackpool
Preston NE at Bolton

Code:

ENGLISH 1ST DIV	GP W L	T	GF GA  PTS
Blackpool       3  3 0	0	4   0	6
Wolverhampton  	3  2 0	1	7   2	5
Arsenal		3  2 0	1	7   3	5
Preston NE     	3  2 0	1	6   3	5
Burnley 	3  2 0	1	4   2	5
Man United	3  2 0	1	3   1	5
Aston Villa    	3  2 1	0	3   1	4
Stoke City 	3  1 0	2	6   2	4
Manchest. City 	3  1 0	2	2   1	4
Charlton Athl	3  1 1	1	6   5	3
Derby County 	3  1 1	1	5   4	3
Blackburn	3  1 1	1	4   4	3
Huddersfield	3  1 1	1	4   4	3
Bolton  	3  0 0	3	1   1	3
Sheffield Untd 	3  1 2	0	5   5	2
Sunderland 	3  1 2	0	5   5	2
Everton 	3  0 1	2	1   2	2
Portsmouth     	3  0 2	1	3   5	1
Middlesbrough	3  0 2	1	2   7	1
Liverpool     	3  0 3	0	1   8	0
Chelsea 	3  0 3	0	1   6	0
Grimsby Town	3  0 3	0	0   9	0

Bobbuttons · 01-27-2005, 10:51 PM

[typical first week confidence]
Go Browns! This year we go all the way!
[/typical first week confidence]

Tiger Fan · 01-27-2005, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobbuttons

[typical first week confidence]
Go Browns! This year we go all the way!
[/typical first week confidence]

Tennessee should provide a real test. Just getting ready to sim it now. With a little luck the full days recap should be ready late tonight...if not then tomorrow evening.

rangers85 · 01-28-2005, 02:03 AM

Just curious, but do you have an idea when the SWC preview will be done for college football? Just wondering how my Horned Frogs are going to stack up this year.

Tiger Fan · 01-28-2005, 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rangers85

Just curious, but do you have an idea when the SWC preview will be done for college football? Just wondering how my Horned Frogs are going to stack up this year.

Yes I do. It is slated for Wed Sep 3. I am about 75% through the Sep 1 issue - just need to finish up the NFL article so it should be posted before the end of the weekend.

To tide you over until then here are TCu's real-life results for 1947.

Wk 2 Sat 20 Sep T vs Kansas 0- 0
Wk 3 Sat 27 Sep L Oklahoma St 7- 14
Wk 4 Sat 4 Oct L at Arkansas 0- 6
Wk 5 Fri 10 Oct W at Miami-FL 19- 6
Wk 6 Sat 18 Oct W Texas A&M 26- 0
Wk 7 Sat 25 Oct W at Oklahoma 20- 7
Wk 8 Sat 1 Nov W at Baylor 14- 7
Wk 10 Sat 15 Nov L at Texas 0- 20
Wk 11 Sat 22 Nov L Rice 0- 7
Wk 12 Sat 29 Nov T Southern Methodist 19- 19
Wk 17 Thu 1 Jan L Mississippi 9- 13 (Delta Bowl in Memphis)

Tiger Fan · 01-28-2005, 01:52 PM

TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 1947

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
BEARS RALLY TO BEAT EAGLES 24-20
There is no quarterback in the NFL better than Sid *Luckman at engineering 4th quarter comebacks and yesterday was vintage *Luckman as the Chicago Bears signal caller marched his team 78 yards in the final minutes of the game to pull out a 24-20 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles had a 20-17 lead when Philly kicker CR Evans shanked a 39 yard field goal attempt with 4;27 remaining in regulation. Luckman took over and completed a couple of passes to Ken *Kavanaugh and with a minute to play the Bears had the ball on the Eagle 24 yard line. Rather than settle for a possible game tying field goal to send the contest into overtime, Luckman aired out a touchdown strike that reserve wideout Steve Robinson grabbed in the endzone to give Chicago the win. It was the second time on the day that Luckman and Robinson connected for a major. In addition to throwing a pair of touchdowns, Luckman completed 21 of 29 attempts for 253 yards.

The Bears comeback spoiled a terrific effort from Eagles halfback Harley Mitchell, who ran for 147 yards. The top defensive player was 4th year Chicago lineman Bill *Hewitt, who had 3 of the Bears six quarterback sacks on the day.

CHIEFS EMBARRASS BILLS 53-13
Ulish Groce threw for over 350 yards and Bruce Jones ran for 133 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Kansas City Chiefs hammered the Buffalo Bills 53-13. Groce picked apart the Bills defense as the Chiefs racked up 515 yards of total offense compared to just 142 for Buffalo. Rookie Demarco Dickinson was a surprise starter at quarterback for the Bills and the man who lead North Carolina to an unbeaten regular season a year ago quickly found out this wasn't the Southern Conference he was playing in. Dickinson completed just 13 of 32 pass attempts and was picked off once. Despite being under almost constant pressure he did manage to avoid getting sacked. 4 lost Buffalo fumbles, including 3 from rookie running back Buddy *Young just compounded the troubles.

BACKUPS HELP BROWNS DROP TITANS 37-20
Tony Ellis ran for 132 yards and a pair of Cleveland quarterbacks combined for 307 yards passing as the Browns had little trouble handling the Tennessee Titans. Ellis was given the start despite losing his job to Bill Green in training camp because was nursing an foot injury. Meanwhile Browns starting QB Jeff McDonald left the game with an injury in the second quarter after completing 7 of 9 passes for 108 yards. Louis Webster took over and the Browns offense hardly missed a beat. The Browns also lost cornerback Bob Humphrey with an injury. He and Green may miss a few weeks each but McDonald should be ready to play next week.

RAVENS STOP COLTS IN OVERTIME
Baltimore defensive end TJ Fiala sacked Indianapolis QB Eric Poppinga in overtime, forcing a fumble that set up the winning score in the Ravens 23-17 victory. Two plays after the fumble Baltimore QB John Foster connected with WR Rick Johnson for the game winning score on a 12 yard pass. The Ravens rallied to tie the game by scoring 14 points in the 4th quarter after the Colts had built a 17-3 lead.

ROOKIE QB LEADS PACKERS
Frank *Albert passed for over 200 yards and a pair of touchdowns in his NFL debut to lead the Green Bay Packers past Dallas 21-12. Veteran Don *Hutson was Albert's favourite target, making 6 catches for 81 yards. Packers running back Tony *Canadeo also had a solid game, gaining 64 yards rushing and another 35 receiving. First overall pick George *Savitsky made an impression for the Cowboys by recording 2 sacks but the Dallas offense could not mount any sort of attack whatsoever.

In other games:

Denver withstood a late rally from Miami to beat the Dolphins 31-29. Miami scored 10 points in the final 5 minutes of the game but failed to recover an onside kick with :32 remaining in the game. 6th year pro Gary Chase threw 3 touchdown passes for Denver in just his 4th career start.

George Musgrave kicked 4 field goals, including a 20 yarder with less than 5 minutes to play, to give the Minnesota Vikings a 26-23 victory over the New York Giants.

Legendary defensive back Booker Hasselbeck had 10 tackles, an interception and 2 forced fumbles but it wasn't enough as his Arizona Cardinals fell 23-16 to Atlanta. Running back Antowain Anderson rushed for 126 yards and a pair of touchdowns for the Falcons, who got the victory despite having 5 turnovers including 3 interceptions thrown by QB Arnie *Herber.

Judging by Sunday's effort from Paul *Christman it may be a while before rookie quarterback sensation Otto *Graham gets off the Tampa Bay bench. *Christman completed 23 of 35 passes for 372 yards to lead the Bucs past St Louis 29-26. He also threw 2 touchdown passes include the game winner to RB Keyshawn Smith midway through the fourth quarter.

Cornerback Todd Elwell had 3 interceptions and backup QB Mike McNeil passed for 3 touchdowns as the Pittsburgh Steelers tamed the Jacksonville Jaguars 39-7. McNeil was forced to take over when Tom Friede suffered a concussion on the first series of the game.

Walt Williams ran for 137 yards and 2 touchdowns plus he had a 57 yard reception in Houston's 24-10 victory over Cincinnati.

Three fourth quarter touchdowns including a pair of Steve *Van Buren runs gave the New York Jets a come from behind 31-17 victory over the Raiders in Oakland. In a matchup featuring two of the game's premier backs, Van Buren outgained Johnny Cushing (127 yards to 79) and scored 2 touchdowns compared to none for Cushing.

The Carolina Panthers took a 17-0 first quarter lead and cruised to a 23-14 win over the 49ers in San Francisco. The 49ers ended up with nearly twice as many net yards as the Panthers but Carolina managed to build a lead thanks to a couple of San Francisco turnovers. The game proved costly for the Panthers who lost second round pick MLB Gary Reich for possibly the season with a neck injury. Running back Keith Meade could also miss a couple of weeks with an injury. Meade, who gained over 1500 yards two years ago, was limited to just 5 games last season because of injuries.

Ryan Boyette threw for 225 yards and ran for 41 more and a pair of touchdowns to lift New Orleans past Seattle 24-13. Saints running back Todd Berger also scored a touchdown and rushed for 116 yards. Heisman Trophy winner Glenn *Davis gained 72 yards on 7 carries and scored a touchdown for the Seahawks but second year pro Marion *Motley struggled, gaining just 8 yards on 11 carries. Motley had some decent games in the preseason but struggled in the opener just as he did most of last season.

REGULAR SEASON WEEK 1 SCHEDULE
Thursday August 28
San Diego 36 New England 3

YESTERDAY
Kansas City 53 Buffalo 13
Denver 31 Miami 29
Cleveland 37 Tennessee 20
Pittsburgh 39 Jacksonville 7
Baltimore 23 Indianapolis 17
Houston 24 Cincinnati 10
Chicago 24 Philadelphia 20
Green Bay 21 Dallas 12
Minnesota 26 NY Giants 23
Tampa 29 St Louis 26
Atlanta 23 Arizona 16
Carolina 23 San Francisco 14
New Orleans 24 Seattle 13
NY Jets 31 Oakland 17

TONGIHT'S GAME
Washington at Detroit

CANADIAN FOOTBALL
There is one game in the Canadian Football Leagues today as Interprovincial League rivals Toronto and Hamilton meet at Varsity Stadium in Toronto.

GOLF
THREE-WAY PLAYOFF NEEDED TO DECIDE WESTERN OPEN
Sam Snead birdied the 17th hole to pull even with Byron Nelson and Jimmy Demaret forcing a 3-way playoff to decide the winner of this year's Western Open event at Salt Lake City, Utah. Snead made up 9 strokes on Saturday's leader Nelson, by shooting an 8 under par 64. Demaret shot 68 and actually had sole possession of the lead momentarily before he took a bogey on the 16th. Nelson, trying to earn his first winner's paycheque of the year, got into trouble early Sunday and never fully recovered, settling for a 1 over par 73. Gene Sarazen nearly made it a 4 player playoff but his birdie putt on 18 lipped out and he finished one stroke behind. The playoff will be an 18 hole stroke play contest beginning Monday morning. If there is still a tie for the lead following today's round sudden death will apply.

Code:

LEADERBOARD
NAME		RD 1	RD 2	RD 3	RD 4	Total	
Demaret		73	70	69	68	-8
Nelson		71	69	67	73	-8
Snead		71	74	71	64	-8
Sarazen		73	70	70	68	-7
Ferrier		76	68	69	71	-4
xWhistler-a	72	73	70	69	-4
Furgol		69	68	75	76	 E
King		70	71	76	71	 E
Harbert		71	68	74	76	 1
Hamilton	70	74	73	73	 2
Metz		74	68	69	79	 2
Wood		72	73	72	73	 2
Daly		67	74	71	79	 3
Hebert		71	72	74	75	 4
Horne		76	70	72	74	 4
Locke		71	70	75	76	 4
McSpadden	67	75	77	73	 4
Middlecoff	71	71	73	77	 4
Oliver		77	69	73	73	 4
Shute		68	71	75	78	 4
Van Donck	71	73	73	75	 4
Harper		71	74	77	71	 5
Keiser		71	75	72	75	 5
Rees		72	72	72	77	 5
Runyon		73	72	76	72	 5
Smith		73	71	74	75	 5
Fleck		74	72	73	76	 7
Burton		69	75	80	75	11
xTibbetts-a	71	73	77	80	13
Byrd		71	75	79	79	16

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INDIANS COMPLETE 4-GAME SWEEP OF RED SOX
As the major league baseball season enters it's final month, the Cleveland Indians took a big step to clinch their second straight American League Pennant by completing a 4-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox. Yesterday, Bill Lohrman pitched 8 innings of 6-hit ball to improve his record to 15-2 on the season in a 3-2 Indians victory. Hal Wagner's 6th inning rbi single scored two runs to pace the Tribe. The loss drops Boston to third place, a half game behind St Louis and 9 full games back of the Indians.

The Browns got a pair of hits and 3 rbi's from Wally Judnich in a 7-3 victory over Washington. Other games had Max Lanier toss a 2-hit shutout as the New York Yankees blanked Detroit 4-0 while Frank Demaree's 10th inning sacrifice fly gave Philadelphia a 5-4 win at Chicago.

In the National League the three front-runners all were victorious so the Cubs enter their final 3 games of the year against the Phillies leading Philadelphia by2 games. Yesterday, Phil Rizzuto had 3 hits and a pair of rbi's as Ed Head won his 16th game of the season in a 6-4 Chicago victory. The Phillies kept pace by rapping out 17 hits in an 8-1 win over New York. Buster Adams and Mickey Witek each had 4 hits for the Phillies. Cliff Melton earned his 15th victory of the year in Pittsburgh's 8-1 win over Brooklyn. Ralph Kiner, Bob Elliott and Bill Salkeld all homered for the Bucs.

Joe Medwick hit a 3-run homer in the top of the ninth inning to give Cincinnati a 9-6 victory over Boston in the only other National League game.

Code:

AMERICAN	 W	 L	 PCT	 GB
CLEVELAND	76	52	.594	  x
ST LOUIS	68	61	.527	 8.5
BOSTON		67	61	.523	 9.0
WASHINGTON	66	65	.504	11.5
PHILADELPHIA	62	66	.484	14.0
NEW YORK	61	68	.473	15.5
DETROIT		60	68	.469	16.0
CHICAGO		55	74	.426	21.5
	
NATIONAL	 W	 L	 PCT	 GB
CHICAGO		76	53	.589	  x
PHILADELPHIA	73	54	.575	 2.0
PITTSBURGH	74	57	.565	 3.0
CINCINNATI	68	61	.527	 8.0
ST LOUIS	66	61	.520	 9.0
BOSTON		59	68	.465	16.0
BROOKLYN	50	80	.385	26.5
NEW YORK	48	80	.375	27.5

YESTERDAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St Louis 7 Washington 3
Cleveland 3 Boston 2
New York 4 Detroit 0
Chicago 5 Philadelphia 4 (10 inn)

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 9 Boston 6
Pittsburgh 8 Brooklyn 1
Chicago 6 St Louis 4
Philadelphia 8 New York 1

TODAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago (B Byerly 6-12, 5.45) at Philadelphia (S Overmire 8-12, 3.86)
St Louis (E Lopat 15-14, 4.49) at Boston (B Bowman 8-6, 3.84)
Washington (D Errickson 9-18, 4.31) at Cleveland (B Feller (11-9, 2.63)

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago (V Olsen 21-6, 2.78) at Philadelphia (L Hoerst 4-1, 1.85)
Boston (B McCahan 1-2, 4.84) at Brooklyn (R Barney 8-10, 3.46)
St Louis (E White 15-8, 2.65) at New York (R Bauers 10-17, 3.77)
Pittsburgh (V Raschi 6-13, 4.06) at Cincinnati (E Blackwell 6-6, 4.40)

Code:

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS	 NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING			 BATTING
B McCosky Det	 .332	 B Elliott Pit	.353
W Judnich SLB	 .324	 J Medwick Cin	.348
J Heath Cle	 .323	 G Rosen Bkn	.328

HOME RUNS		 HOME RUNS
T Williams Bos	29	 S Chapman Bsn	24
W Judnich SLB	20	 H Clift Chn	22
T Henrich Det	17	 J Gordon Phi	21

RBI'S			 RBI'S
W Judnich SLB	 94	 B Elliott Pit	87
T Williams Bos	 86	 S Chapman Bsn	81
D Litwhiler Cha	 84	 H Clift Chn	80

WINS			 WINS
A Jurisch Det	 20-9	 V Olsen Chn	21-6
E Johnson Bos	 17-9	 P Roe Pit	19-6
A Karl Bos	 16-7	 C Schanz Phi	19-11

ERA			 ERA
B Lohrman Cle	1.55	 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99
J Haynes Wsh	2.56	 C Melton Pit	     2.07
B Feller Cle	2.63	 H Wyse Chn	     2.47

STRIKEOUTS		 STRIKEOUTS
B Feller Cle	 173	 E White StL	171
V Trucks Det	 169	 R Barney Bkn	163
F Hutchinson Wsh 167	 P Roe Pit	145

BOXING
xSMITH CONTINUES TO CLIMB HEAVYWEIGHT LADDER
20 year old LeClaire, Iowa native Jeffrey xSmith continues to make his presence felt in the heavyweight division. xSmith improved his career record to 4-0 with a TKO victory over Marty Marshall in the closing seconds of their 6 round bout in Detroit. While xSmith is still a ways from being mentioned in the same breath as young heavyweights Rocky Marciano and Roland LaStarza, he is certainly heading in that direction. His management will continue to take things slowly with xSmtih so he won't be fighting any big name opponents in the near future. xSmith's next bout will be September 18th - a 6 rounder against Minnesota journeyman Frank Androff.

Meanwhile LaStarza, Marciano and another up and coming east coast heavyweight named JT xCampbell will all see in action at Madison Square Garden this Thursday.

SOCCER
ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION
TODAY'S MATCHES
Sunderland at Aston Villa
Huddersfield at Blackpool
Preston NE at Bolton

SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Clyde 2 Aberdeen 1
Hearts 2 Queen of South 1
Dundee 1 Falkirk 0
Morton 1 Airdrie 1
Motherwell 1 Hibernian 1
Rangers 2 Queen's Park 1
St Mirren 2 Celtic 1
Patrick Thistle 1 Third Lanark 0

Code:

STANDINGS	GP W  L	 T  GF	GA  PTS
Partick		6  5  0	 1  10	 1   11
Hibernian	7  5  1	 1  16	 3   11
St Mirren	7  5  1	 1   9	 3   11
Dundee		7  5  2	 0  11	 7   10
Rangers		6  3  1	 2   9	 5    8
Falkirk		7  2  1	 4   8	 7    8
Celtic		6  3  2	 1  10	 7    7
Aberdeen	7  3  3	 1   9	 8    7
Queen of South	7  3  3	 1   8	11    7
Hearts		7  2  3	 2   9	 8    6
Motherwell	7  2  3	 2   8	10    6
Airdrie		7  1  4	 2   7	13    4
Clyde		6  1  4	 1   4	10    3
Third Lanark	6  1  4	 1   4	11    3
Queens Park	6  1  5	 0   3	14    2
Morton		7  0  5	 2   4	11    2

Tiger Fan · 01-29-2005, 12:41 PM

TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1947

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
LIONS ROAR IN WIN OVER WASHINGTON
The Detroit Lions had a much easier time than they could have ever hoped for as they manhandled the Washington Redskins with a 33-18 Monday Night Football victory. Lions QB Bob *Waterfield showed that he may be ready to take that giant step to join the game's elite signal callers with a tremendous performance against Washington. Waterfield completed 20-of-29 passes for 290 yards and a pair of touchdowns. On the other side of the field veteran Sammy *Baugh failed to survive the first quarter as he left the game with a lower leg injury. Prior to leaving Baugh was intercepted twice and completed just two of 6 passes. Both interceptions led to Detroit touchdowns as the Lions built up a 17-0 lead and never looked back.

Fred Johnson scored both Detroit touchdowns in the opening quarter, the first on a 1-yard plunge and the other one on a 4 yard swing pass. The Lions running back would add another score in the third quarter and finished the evening with 73 yards rushing and 76 yards receiving.

Both teams were hit by the injury bug. In addition to the loss of Baugh, the Redskins also saw second round pick CB Tommy *Harmon suffer an ankle injury that may cost him his entire rookie season. Starting outside linebacker Chuck Henry was also injured but he is expected to return next week. Detroit will be without starting offensive guard Ernie Kosar for up to 10 weeks after he left the game in the first quarter with a knee injury.

WEEK TWO SCHEDULE
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7
San Diego Chargers (1-0) at Oakland Raiders (0-1)
Tennessee Titans (0-1) at Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1)
Cleveland Browns (1-0) at Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0)
New England Patriots (0-1) at New York Jets (1-0)
Chicago Bears (1-0) at Detroit Lions (1-0)
Atlanta Falcons (1-0) at Carolina Panthers (1-0)
Arizona Cardinals (0-1) at San Francisco 49ers (0-1)
Philadelphia Eagles (0-1) at Washington Redskins (0-1)
Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) at Minnesota Vikings (1-0)
Denver Broncos (1-0) at Green Bay Packers (1-0)
Houston Texans (1-0) at Dallas Cowboys (0-1)
Indianapolis Colts (0-1) at New York Giants (0-1)
Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) at New Orleans Saints (1-0)
Miami Dolphins (0-1) at Seattle Seahawks (0-1)
Baltimore Ravens (1-0) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0)

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 8
Buffalo Bills (0-1) at St. Louis Rams (0-1)

Code:

              
                          STANDINGS
		NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
North			W   L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Chicago Bears		1   0	0	1.000	24	20
Detroit Lions		1   0	0	1.000	33	18
Green Bay Packers	1   0	0	1.000	21	12
Minnesota Vikings	1   0	0	1.000	26	23

East			W   L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Dallas Cowboys		0   1	0	.000	12	21
New York Giants		0   1	0	.000	23	26
Philadelphia Eagles	0   1	0	.000	20	24
Washington Redskins	0   1	0	.000	18	33

South			W   L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Atlanta Falcons		1   0	0	1.000	23	16
Carolina Panthers	1   0	0	1.000	23	14
New Orleans Saints	1   0	0	1.000	24	13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1   0	0	1.000	29	26

West			W   L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Arizona Cardinals	0   1	0	.000	16	23
San Francisco 49ers	0   1	0	.000	14	23
Seattle Seahawks	0   1	0	.000	13	24
St. Louis Rams		0   1	0	.000	26	29

		AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
North			W   L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Baltimore Ravens	1   0	0	1.000	23	17
Cleveland Browns	1   0	0	1.000	37	20
Pittsburgh Steelers	1   0	0	1.000	39	 7
Cincinnati Bengals	0   1	0	.000	10	24

East			W   L	T	PCT	PF	PA
New York Jets		1   0	0	1.000	31	17
Buffalo Bills		0   1	0	.000	13	53
Miami Dolphins		0   1	0	.000	29	31
New England Patriots	0   1	0	.000	 3	36

South			W   L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Houston Texans		1   0	0	1.000	24	10
Indianapolis Colts	0   1	0	.000	17	23
Jacksonville Jaguars	0   1	0	.000	 7	39
Tennessee Titans	0   1	0	.000	20	37

West			W   L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Denver Broncos		1   0	0	1.000	31	29
Kansas City Chiefs	1   0	0	1.000	53	13
San Diego Chargers	1   0	0	1.000	36	 3
Oakland Raiders		0   1	0	.000	17	31

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PIRATES AND PHILLIES CLOSE GAP ON CUBS
While the Cleveland Indians are running away with the American League pennant, the race in the National League looks like it could go right down to the wire. The Philadelphia Phillies moved back to within one game of the Chicago Cubs after posting a 5-1 victory over the Cubs in the opener of a 3 game set in Philly. The Phillies jumped all over Cubs ace Vern Olsen (21-7, 2.85) in the first inning plating 4 runs thanks to doubles from Del Ennis, Ray Sanders and John O'Neil. Phillies hurler Lefty Hoerst (5-1, 1.69), making his first start of the season due to multiple injuries in the rotation, made the lead stand up as he 7-hit the Cubs.

The Pittsburgh Pirates also benefitted from the Phillies win as the Bucs blanked Cincinnati 3-0 on a Vic Raschi 3-hitter. The performance gave the rookie pitcher his first career shutout and moved the Pirates to within 2 games of the frontrunning Cubs.

In other action St Louis scored 5 times in the 8th inning to beat New York 6-3 while Whitey Kurowski drove in 3 runs as Boston doubled Brooklyn by the same 6-3 count.

AMERICAN LEAGUE
The Cleveland Indians keep finding ways to win ballgames. Yesterday the Tribe blew an 8-3 lead against Washington and trailed 9-8 after the Senators scored in the top of the 11th. However, with two out in the bottom of the inning Mickey Rocco and Jim Gleeson each singled and then both scored on a pinch-hit from Terry Moore giving the Indians a 10-9 win and keeping their lead over Boston at 9 games.

The Red Sox got 3 homers, including a grand slam from catcher Roy Partee, in a 9-3 drubbing of the St Louis Browns. The win moved the Red Sox a half game ahead of the Browns and into second place. Elsewhere, shortstop Sig Gryska had 4 hits to help Chicago past the Philadelphia Athletics 9-3.

LOHRMAN AND MEDWICK CLAIM PLAYER OF WEEK HONOURS
Cleveland pitcher Bill Lohrman was named the American League player of the week after going 2-0 with a 1.06 era in the past 7 days. Lohrman, who counted a shutout as one of his victories last week, is 15-2 with a major league low era of 1.55. He missed a month and a half after suffering a shoulder injury at the end of May.

The National League player of the week is Cincinnati outfielder Joe Medwick. Medwick was on a tear last week, batting .522 with 9 rbi's. The outburst at the plate improved his average for the season to .348 and he is battling with Pittsburgh's Bob Elliott for the batting crown. Medwick led the NL in hitting last year with a .323 average.

Code:

AMERICAN	 W	 L	 PCT	 GB
CLEVELAND	77	52	.597	  x
BOSTON		68	61	.527	 9.0
ST LOUIS	68	62	.523	 9.5
WASHINGTON	66	66	.500	12.5
PHILADELPHIA	62	67	.481	15.0
NEW YORK	61	68	.473	16.0
DETROIT		60	68	.469	16.5
CHICAGO		56	74	.431	21.5
	
NATIONAL	 W	 L	 PCT	 GB
CHICAGO		76	54	.585	  x
PHILADELPHIA	74	54	.578	 1.0
PITTSBURGH	75	57	.568	 2.0
ST LOUIS	67	61	.523	 8.0
CINCINNATI	68	62	.523	 8.0
BOSTON		60	68	.469	15.0
BROOKLYN	50	81	.382	26.5
NEW YORK	48	81	.372	27.5

YESTERDAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 9 Philadelphia 3
Boston 9 St Louis 3
Cleveland 10 Washington 9 (11 inn)

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 5 Chicago 1
Boston 6 Brooklyn 3
St Louis 6 New York 3
Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 0

TODAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago (B Fleming 2-6, 3.94) at Detroit (R Lynn 3-2, 1.26)
St Louis (T Earley 0-2, 2.36) at Boston (E Johnson 17-9, 3.21)
Washington (R Barrett 10-10, 4.55) at Cleveland (W Spahn 16-11, 3.21)
New York (T Bonham 13-15, 2.89) at Philadelphia (A Williams 16-11, 3.09)

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago (H Wyse 12-9, 2.47) at Philadelphia (C Schanz 19-11, 3.40)
Boston (H Bithorn 9-8, 3.70) at Brooklyn (L Webber 8-14, 4.58)
St Louis (J Hutchings 12-14, 4.51) at New York (E Wright 7-6, 5.24)
Pittsburgh (P Roe 19-6, 3.50) at Cincinnati (A Carter 15-14, 3.61)

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AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS	 NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING			 BATTING
B McCosky Det	 .332	 B Elliott Pit	.349
W Judnich SLB	 .325	 J Medwick Cin	.347
J Heath Cle	 .324	 G Rosen Bkn	.325

HOME RUNS		 HOME RUNS
T Williams Bos	29	 S Chapman Bsn	24
W Judnich SLB	21	 H Clift Chn	22
T Henrich Det	17	 J Gordon Phi	21

RBI'S			 RBI'S
W Judnich SLB	 96	 B Elliott Pit	87
T Williams Bos	 86	 S Chapman Bsn	82
D Litwhiler Cha	 85	 H Clift Chn	80

WINS			 WINS
A Jurisch Det	 20-9	 V Olsen Chn	21-7
E Johnson Bos	 17-9	 P Roe Pit	19-6
A Karl Bos	 16-7	 C Schanz Phi	19-11

ERA			 ERA
B Lohrman Cle	1.55	 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99
J Haynes Wsh	2.56	 C Melton Pit	     2.07
B Feller Cle	2.82	 H Wyse Chn	     2.47

STRIKEOUTS		 STRIKEOUTS
B Feller Cle	 177	 E White StL	175
V Trucks Det	 169	 R Barney Bkn	168
F Hutchinson Wsh 167	 P Roe Pit	145

GOLF
DEMARET STAGES DRAMATIC FINISH TO WIN WESTERN OPEN PLAYOFF
Jimmy Demaret made up 4 strokes on Byron Nelson in the final 3 holes to win the 18 hole playoff that decided the champion of the 1947 Western Open. After the front nine Demaret appeared to be done as he trailed Nelson by 5 strokes and Sam Snead by 3. However, he played the back 9 in 1 under par while both Nelson and Snead shot 6 over.

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PLAYOFF	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 total	       101112131415161718 back final
Demaret	6 4 4 5	4 4 4 4	4  39 	Demaret	4 4 4 4 4 5 3 3 4  35   +2
Nelson	4 5 4 3	4 3 4 4 3  34 	Nelson	4 5 4 6 4 5 5 4	5  42	+4
Snead	5 6 4 3 3 3 4 4	4  36	Snead	6 4 5 5	3 7 3 5	4  42	+6
        - - - - - - - - -  --           - - - - - - - - -  --
par	4 5 4 3	4 3 4 5	4  36	 par	4 4 3 5	4 5 3 4	4  36

The win, his first of the year, allows Demaret to pocked $2,500 and move into third place in the money winner list for the year with $10,463 in earnings. He trails only Snead and runaway leader Ben Hogan. Snead and Nelson each pick up $1,300 for their second place finish but despite the fact that between them they have 13 top five finished this year, neither has managed to win a tournament. The final stop on the tour will be the Los Angeles Open this weekend.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW
MICHIGAN IN NATIONAL TITLE HUNT AGAIN
Only a loss to National Champion Army prevented a perfect season for the University of Michigan Wolverines who are once again the class of the Western Conference. The Wolverines breezed through the conference schedule without a scratch and that will likely be the case again this year. Graduation hit the Michigan defense hard but the offense looks loaded with seniors like QB Daryll xRansford, RB Bump *Elliott, TE Terrell Williams and WR Bob *Mann.

Illinois, which finished last year ranked 15th, will challenge Ohio State for second place in the conference and a bowl bid. The Illini have veteran QB Perry *Moss and a strong defensive front anchored by Les *Bingaman. Ohio State will rely on senior QB Benjamin xWoosley to carry the offense. Center Jack *Duncan and LB Dick *Flanagan will also be leaders for the Buckeyes.

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    1946 FINAL STANDINGS
 		CONF   OVERALL
		W L T	W L T
Michigan	7 0 0	9 1 0
Illinois	5 1 1	7 2 1
Ohio State	3 3 0	4 5 0
Iowa		3 3 0	5 4 0
Indiana		2 3 1	4 3 2
Minnesota	2 4 1	4 4 1
Purdue		2 4 0	3 6 0
Wisconsin	2 5 0	4 5 0
Northwestern	1 4 1	3 5 1

CANADIAN FOOTBALL
ARGONAUTS WIN LABOUR DAY SCUFFLE WITH TIGERS
The Toronto Argonauts beat the Hamilton Tigers 19-13 in the lone Canadian Football game played on the Labour Day holidy. The Argos dominated the game offensively thanks to 171 yards rushing from Ulysses Curtis and a 267 yard passing day from QB Nobby Wirkowski.

Tonight's lone game is out west where Winnipeg visits Regina. The Bombers beat the Roughriders 17-14 in Winnipeg on Saturday.

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IPRFU		W	L	T	PTS
Montreal	1	0	0	2
Argos		1	0	0	2
Ottawa RR	0	1	0	0
Ham Tigers	0	1	0	0

WESTERN		W	L	T	PTS
Winnipeg	1	0	0	2
Calgary		0	0	0	0
Edmonton	0	0	0	0
Regina		0	1	0	0

SOCCER
ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Aston Villa 1 Sunderland 0
Huddersfield 0 Blackpool 0
Bolton 2 Preston NE 1

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STANDINGS 	GP W  L	 T  GF	GA PTS
Blackpool      	4  3  0	 1   4	0   7
Aston Villa    	4  3  1	 0   4	1   6
Wolverhampton  	3  2  0	 1   7	2   5
Arsenal		3  2  0	 1   7	3   5
Preston NE     	4  2  1	 1   7	5   5
Burnley 	3  2  0	 1   4	2   5
Man United	3  2  0	 1   3	1   5
Bolton 		4  1  0	 3   3	2   5
Stoke City 	3  1  0	 2   6	2   4
Huddersfield	4  1  1	 2   4	4   4
Manchest. City 	3  1  0	 2   2	1   4
Charlton Athl	3  1  1	 1   6	5   3
Derby County 	3  1  1	 1   5	4   3
Blackburn	3  1  1	 1   4	4   3
Sheffield Untd 	3  1  2	 0   5	5   2
Sunderland 	4  1  3	 0   5	6   2
Everton 	3  0  1	 2   1	2   2
Portsmouth      3  0  2	 1   3	5   1
Middlesbrough	3  0  2	 1   2	7   1
Liverpool      	3  0  3	 0   1	8   0
Chelsea 	3  0  3	 0   1	6   0
Grimsby Town	3  0  3	 0   0	9   0

rangers85 · 01-30-2005, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiger Fan

Yes I do. It is slated for Wed Sep 3. I am about 75% through the Sep 1 issue - just need to finish up the NFL article so it should be posted before the end of the weekend.

To tide you over until then here are TCu's real-life results for 1947.

Wk 2 Sat 20 Sep T vs Kansas 0- 0
Wk 3 Sat 27 Sep L Oklahoma St 7- 14
Wk 4 Sat 4 Oct L at Arkansas 0- 6
Wk 5 Fri 10 Oct W at Miami-FL 19- 6
Wk 6 Sat 18 Oct W Texas A&M 26- 0
Wk 7 Sat 25 Oct W at Oklahoma 20- 7
Wk 8 Sat 1 Nov W at Baylor 14- 7
Wk 10 Sat 15 Nov L at Texas 0- 20
Wk 11 Sat 22 Nov L Rice 0- 7
Wk 12 Sat 29 Nov T Southern Methodist 19- 19
Wk 17 Thu 1 Jan L Mississippi 9- 13 (Delta Bowl in Memphis)

Thanks, yeah, 1947 wasn't a real great year, although we did beat the Aggies and Sooners, but I guess the Longhorn loss took out hte momentum.

Maybe with my skill on the team I can change that

Tiger Fan · 01-30-2005, 08:21 PM

TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 1947

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BONHAM NEARLY PERFECT FOR YANKEES
Tiny Bonham pitched a 1-hit gem leading the New York Yankees to a 3-0 shutout victory over the Philadelphia Athletics. Bonham was as close to perfection as one could get without throwing a perfect game. He allowed just one baserunner, a second inning single to Paul Campbell, but faced the minimum 27 batters because Campbell was erased on a double play. For the season Bonham is 14-15 with a 2.79 era. Yankee outfielder Joe Gallagher drove in a pair of the New York runs with a first inning single.

Russ Derry's pinch-hit rbi single in the bottom of the 11th inning gave Boston a 3-2 victory over the St Louis Browns. Red Sox starter Earl Johnson held the Browns scoreless through 8 before St Louis evened the game with a 9th inning rally off the Boston bullpen. The win moves Boston to within 8 games of first place Cleveland after the Indians were blanked 4-0 by Washington. Red Barrett (11-10, 4.34) went the distance for the winners while Warren Spahn (16-12, 3.24) took the loss. The Tribe actually outhit Washington 8-7 but a pair of Senator homeruns from Phil Cavarretta (.258,14,65) and Mike Chartak (.296,10,59) proved to be the difference.

In the other American League game Detroit trimmed Chicago 4-3. Hal Trosky had 3 hits in the contest for Detroit including a first inning single off of Bill Fleming for the 2000th of his career.

CUBS TOP PHILLIES
Back-to-back-to-back rbi doubles in the 5th inning from Eddie Waitkus, Bill Nicholson and Ken O'Dea lifted the Chicago Cubs past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 in National League action. Hank Wyse (13-9, 2.50) and Charlie Schanz (19-12, 3.45) each allowed 8 hits in going the distance but Phillies ace Schanz was denied his 20th victory of the season. The Cubs lead over Philadelphia is back to 2 games.

Pittsburgh is 3 off the pace after the Pirates were hammered 12-1 by Cincinnati. Joe Dimaggio(.239,19,69) had 3 hits including a pair of homers to lead the Reds while Joe Medwick (.352,10,77) had a 4-hit game. Medwick, with 19 hits in his last 8 games, is now dead even with the Pirates Bob Elliott in the batting average race. Pittsburgh's Preacher Roe (19-7, 3.68) took the loss and will have to wait a few more days before getting another chance at his first 20 win season.

In other action Marty Marion's 8th inning homerun snapped a 1-1 tie and propelled the St Louis Cardinals to a 4-1 win over the Giants in New York, while in Brooklyn Pee Wee Reese singled in his third rbi of the game in the bottom of the 10th to give the Dodgers a 5-4 victory over Boston.

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AMERICAN	 W	 L	 PCT	 GB
CLEVELAND	77	53	.592	  x
BOSTON		69	61	.531	 8.0
ST LOUIS	68	63	.519	 9.5
WASHINGTON	67	66	.504	11.5
NEW YORK	62	68	.477	15.0
PHILADELPHIA	62	68	.477	15.0
DETROIT		61	68	.473	15.5
CHICAGO		56	75	.427	21.5
	
NATIONAL	 W	 L	 PCT	 GB
CHICAGO		77	54	.588	  x
PHILADELPHIA	74	55	.574	 2.0
PITTSBURGH	75	58	.564	 3.0
ST LOUIS	68	61	.527	 8.0
CINCINNATI	69	62	.527	 8.0
BOSTON		60	69	.465	16.0
BROOKLYN	51	81	.386	26.5
NEW YORK	48	82	.369	28.5

YESTERDAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 4 Chicago 3
Boston 3 St Louis 2 (11 inn)
Washington 4 Cleveland 0
New York 3 Philadelphia 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 5 Philadelphia 4
Brooklyn 5 Boston 4 (10 inn)
St Louis 4 New York 1
Cincinnati 12 Pittsburgh 1

TODAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago (B Poffennerger 1-3, 5.08) at Detroit (A Jurisch 20-9, 3.82)
New York (M Russo 7-5, 3.98) at Philadelphia (M Cooper 6-12, 4.86)

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago (P Erickson 10-17, 4.89) at Philadelphia (V Lombardi 15-12, 3.23)
Boston (S Gromek 16-9, 3.72) at Brooklyn (D Black 4-17, 4.91)
St Louis (B Voiselle 15-13, 3.82) at New York (S Emmerich 1-6, 4.65)

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AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS	 NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING			 BATTING
B McCosky Det	 .333	 B Elliott Pit	.352
W Judnich SLB	 .324	 J Medwick Cin	.352
J Heath Cle	 .322	 G Rosen Bkn	.329

HOME RUNS		 HOME RUNS
T Williams Bos	29	 S Chapman Bsn	24
W Judnich SLB	21	 H Clift Chn	22
T Henrich Det	18	 J Gordon Phi	21

RBI'S			 RBI'S
W Judnich SLB	 96	 B Elliott Pit	87
T Williams Bos	 87	 S Chapman Bsn	82
D Litwhiler Cha	 85	 H Clift Chn	80

WINS			 WINS
A Jurisch Det	 20-9	 V Olsen Chn	21-7
E Johnson Bos	 17-9	 P Roe Pit	19-7
A Karl Bos	 16-7	 C Schanz Phi	19-12

ERA			 ERA
B Lohrman Cle	1.55	 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99
J Haynes Wsh	2.56	 C Melton Pit	     2.07
T Bonham NYY	2.79	 H Wyse Chn	     2.50

STRIKEOUTS		 STRIKEOUTS
B Feller Cle	 177	 E White StL	175
V Trucks Det	 169	 R Barney Bkn	168
F Hutchinson Wsh 167	 P Roe Pit	145

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW
1947 COULD BE THE YEAR OF THE LONGHORNS
1947 could be a great year for the Southwest Conference as three football teams start the season ranked in the top 20 nationally. The University of Texas had a terrible time with conference games last season but the Longhorns look ready to tear up the SWC this time around. With Heisman Trophy candidate Bobby *Layne at quarterback and Joe *Baumgardner and Al *Lawler in the backfield the Texas offense will be a force. The defense is also strong with Max *Baumgardner and Jim *Canady leading the way. When it is all said and done it would not be a huge surprise if Texas ends the season as the National Champion.

Arkansas, a greatly improved SMU squad, and Texas A&M will battle it out for second place in the division. The Razorbacks are led by running back Aubrey *Fowler while the big name for SMU is sophomore QB/RB Doak *Walker, who was a high school teammate of Texas QB Bobby *Layne. Do not count out Rice even though the Owls lost several key players while Texas Christian could also be a sleeper pick depending on how much success QB Scott xThompson has. TCU also has one of the best linebackers in the conference in senior Cornell Jones.

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                 CONF  OVERALL
1946 STANDINGS	W L T	W L T
Rice		5 0 1  10 0 1
Texas A&M	4 2 0	5 5 0
Arkansas	3 2 1	6 3 2
Texas Christian	2 2 2	3 5 2
Texas		2 3 1	6 4 1
Baylor		1 5 0	2 7 0
SMU		0 3 3	4 3 3

CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUES
BOMBERS BEAT GREEN RIDERS 24-22
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers edged the Roughriders in Regina 24-22 thanks to an impressive performance from running back Gary James. He scored all 3 Winnipeg majors, two of them rushing and the third on a 6 yard touchdown pass from Jack Jacobs midway through the fourth quarter. James gained 100 yards rushing on the day but was second on his team to Leo Lewis, who rushed for 134 yards.

It was the Bombers second win in less than a week over Regina. On Saturday the Bombers prevailed 17-14 in the season opener for both teams in Winnipeg. The other two Western teams begin their seasons tomorrow in Calgary when the Stampeders entertain the Edmonton Eskimos.

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IPRFU		W	L	T	PTS
Montreal	1	0	0	2
Argos		1	0	0	2
Ottawa RR	0	1	0	0
Ham Tigers	0	1	0	0

WESTERN		W	L	T	PTS
Winnipeg	2	0	0	4
Calgary		0	0	0	0
Edmonton	0	0	0	0
Regina		0	2	0	0

BOXING
AKIRA WINS WORLD FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE
Trailing on points Japan's Speedy Akira mounted a rally in the 15th and final round, flooring Jackie Paterson twice and winning by TKO with 20 seconds remaining in their World Flyweight Title fight. Akira, with a record of 16-4-2, becomes the new World Champion after Paterson's reign lasted just one fight. Paterson is 21-3 for his career. After the victory Akira's manager announced they would honor the tenative contract that Paterson's camp had to defend the title against Frenchman Valentin Angelmann on October 9th. However, they plan to switch the venue from London to somewhere in Japan.

On the undercard Teddy Gardner, the man Paterson beat to become world champion, had little trouble winning a unanimous 10-round decision over Frenchman Honore Pratesi to improve his record to 18-3-1.

SOCCER
ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION
TODAY'S MATCHES
Charlton Athletic at Arsenal
Burnley at Derby
Wolverhampton at Grimsby Town
Manchester United at Liverpool
Everton at Manchester City
Sheffield United at Middlesbrough
Stoke City at Portsmouth

Bobbuttons · 01-31-2005, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiger Fan

CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUES
Thanks to a CFL windows based game I have found I will have a little more detailed coverage of Canadian Football. The game is based not specifically on the 1947 season but rather for the years 1950-54. I will take some liberties and begin it in 1947 so that instead of only reporting scores with the Quick Play excel version I was using I will now have full stats to report on. This will also be helpful in that board member created players who do not catch on with an NFL team will have another league in which I can add them to.

The link to the game for anyone interested is here: http://www.sportplanet.com/sbb/apfas/apfas.htm

I've been tinkering with this game since you first posted the link. Not a bad little game for stat buffs like me.

Tiger Fan · 01-31-2005, 05:56 PM

TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 1947

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CUBS BLAST PHILLIES 8-0 : TAKE 3 GAME LEAD
The Chicago Cubs stretched their lead atop the National League standings to 3 games afer hammering Philadelphia 8-0 in the final meeting of the season between the 2 clubs. Paul Erickson (11-17, 4.72) and reliever Bob Chipman combined on the 5-hit shutout.

In other National League action rookie Earl Torgeson hit his 16th homer of the season and 2B George Scharein had 4 hits as St Louis pounded the Giants 13-6. In Brooklyn, Steve Gromek got his 17th win of the season as the Boston Braves dropped the Dodgers 7-4. Brooklyn starter Don Black took the loss to fall to 4-18 on the season.

Just two games in the American League and neither involved pennant contenders. In Detroit, Tommy Henrich homered for the second straight day to help the Tigers past Chicago 9-3. In the other game the Yankees topped Philadelphia 9-5. The A's lost starting pitcher Mort Cooper for the season with a back injury. The 34 year old Cooper was 6-12 with a 4.83 era on the season.

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AMERICAN	 W	 L	 PCT	 GB
CLEVELAND	77	53	.592	  x
BOSTON		69	61	.531	 8.0
ST LOUIS	68	63	.519	 9.5
WASHINGTON	67	66	.504	11.5
NEW YORK	63	68	.481	14.5
DETROIT		62	68	.477	15.0
PHILADELPHIA	62	69	.473	15.5
CHICAGO		56	76	.424	22.0
	
NATIONAL	 W	 L	 PCT	 GB
CHICAGO		78	54	.591	  x
PHILADELPHIA	74	56	.569	 3.0
PITTSBURGH	75	58	.564	 3.5
ST LOUIS	69	61	.531	 8.0
CINCINNATI	69	62	.527	 8.5
BOSTON		61	69	.469	16.0
BROOKLYN	51	82	.383	27.5
NEW YORK	48	83	.366	29.5

YESTERDAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 9 Chicago 3
New York 9 Philadelphia 5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 8 Philadelphia 0
Boston 7 Brooklyn 4
St Louis 13 New York 6

TODAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia (S Rosar 2-2, 5.44) at Detroit (H White 7-12, 4.72)
New York (M Lanier (15-17, 3.18) at Chicago (T Shirley 2-4, 5.51)
St Louis (T Baker 11-13, 3.31) at Cleveland (B Lohrman 15-2, 1.55)

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston (J Flores 9-13, 4.80) at Brooklyn (A Carrasquel 4-3, 4.77)
St Louis (X Rescingo 4-4, 4.26) at New York (D Koslo 8-18, 4.26)
Philadelphia (H Mulcahy 15-13, 3.12) at Cincinnati (S Ferens 14-7, 3.38)

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AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS	 NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING			 BATTING
B McCosky Det	 .331	 B Elliott Pit	.352
W Judnich SLB	 .324	 J Medwick Cin	.352
J Hudson Bos	 .322	 G Rosen Bkn	.331

HOME RUNS		 HOME RUNS
T Williams Bos	29	 S Chapman Bsn	24
W Judnich SLB	21	 H Clift Chn	22
T Henrich Det	19	 J Gordon Phi	21

RBI'S			 RBI'S
W Judnich SLB	 96	 B Elliott Pit	87
T Williams Bos	 87	 S Chapman Bsn	82
D Litwhiler Cha	 86	 H Clift Chn	82

WINS			 WINS
A Jurisch Det	 21-9	 V Olsen Chn	21-7
E Johnson Bos	 17-9	 P Roe Pit	19-7
A Karl Bos	 16-7	 C Schanz Phi	19-12

ERA			 ERA
B Lohrman Cle	1.55	 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99
J Haynes Wsh	2.56	 C Melton Pit	     2.07
T Bonham NYY	2.79	 H Wyse Chn	     2.50

STRIKEOUTS		 STRIKEOUTS
B Feller Cle	 177	 E White StL	175
A Jurisch Det	 173	 R Barney Bkn	168
V Trucks Det	 169	 P Roe Pit	148

BOXING
YOUNGSTERS TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
In what was billed as a night of future world champions 4 up and coming east coast youngsters got to strut there stuff at Madison Square Garden. The most impressive effort came from Rocky Marciano. The 24 year old from Brockton, Mass. improved his professional record to 2-0 with his second straight TKO, this one in the second round over New Haven's John Edwards.

Another heavyweight, Brooklyn teenager J.T. xCampbell improved to 3-0-1 as a pro with a 6th round knockout of Canadian Buddy Fisher. xCampbell was in complete control of the bout and it was clearly the best effort of his short pro career.

Bronx heavyweight Roland LaStarza improved to 2-0 as a pro but looked very shaky in earning a 6-round split decision over Connecticut's Eldridge Eatman.

Finally 21 year old welterweight Carmen Basilio needed less than 2 minutes to knockout his opponent, Elliott Throop. Basilio, who was forced to settle for a majority draw in his pro debut 3 weeks ago, made sure he kept the judges out of this decision.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Previewing the Independants
NOTRE DAME PRESEASON NUMBER ONE
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish enter the 1947 season as the number one ranked team in the nation and with good reason. The Irish suffered just one loss last season, a 16-7 defeat against undefeated national champion Army. While the Black Knights lost most of their offense including Heisman Trophy winner Glenn *Davis and quarterback Arnold *Tucker to graduation and the NFL, the Irish have plenty of returning starters.

Senior QB Johnny *Lujack is a Heisman Trophy candidate and the leader of an offense that includes HB Fred *Evans and WR James xDavis. Tackle Ziggy *Czarobski is one of the best offensive lineman in the college ranks. As good as the Irish offense is, their defense is even better with 4 potential 1st round NFL draft picks including linemen Bob *Dove and George *Sullivan, LB Bill Porcher and CB Corwin *Clatt.

Penn State, Army, Rutgers and Pennsylvania are other independants who made the preseason top 20. The Nittany Lions have a strong ground attack led by HB David xHunter and blockers John *Nolan and Steve *Suhey. Pennsylvania also relies on it's running game with back Skippy *Minisi being the key component. Army should once again be a solid team but the losses are just too great for the school to contend for a second straight National Championship.

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1946 RECORDS OF MAJOR INDEPENDANTS
		W  L  T
Army	       10  0  0
Yale		9  0  0
Notre Dame	9  1  0
Nevada		9  1  0
Rutgers		8  1  1
Pennsylvania	8  1  0
Detroit Mercy	7  3  0
Penn State	6  1  1
Boston College	6  3  0
Montana State	6  3  0
Miami (Florida)	6  4  0
Harvard		5  1  3
St. Mary's	5  2  1
Holy Cross	5  3  1
Syracuse	5  3  1
Bucknell	5  4  0
Columbia	5  4  0
Cornell		5  4  0
Michigan State	5  5  0
Georgetown	4  3  0
Colgate		4  4  0
Pittsburgh	4  5  0
Villanova	4  5  0
Virginia	4  5  0
Merchant Marine	4  6  1
Brown		3  4  2
Princeton	3  4  1
Portland	3  6  0
Temple		3  5  0
Marquette	3  6  0
San Francisco	3  6  0
Tenn-Chat	3  7  0
Santa Clara	2  6  0
Lafayette	2  7  0
West Virginia	2  8  0
Fordham		1  6  0
New York U	0  7  1
Navy		0  8  1
Dartmouth	0  9  0

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
PAIRINGS ANNOUNCED FOR HAWAII CLASSIC
The NCAA has released the field of invitees for the preseason tournament in Honolulu, dubbed the Hawaii Classic. The 8 team event will begin Thursday November 6th and run through the weekend.

1 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (25-7) - A dominant team that had it's tournament hopes last year derailed in their conference tournament by a season-ending injury to center Dolph *Schayes. Schayes, who averaged 14.9 ppg and 11.6 rpg as a sophomore is a potential National Player of the Year candidate as a junior this season. Fellow juniors SG Slater *Martin and PF Matthew Blake make this squad a potential preseason number one. Blake made the All-Eastern Independant Conference team a year ago.

2 WASHINGTON (20-14) - The Huskies lost a couple of key players to the NBA but should be a strong team this season with juniors David *Johnson and Marshall Hawkins having another year of experience under their belts. Will likely be a preseason top 20 and challenge Oregon for the PCC North title.

3 PENN STATE (11-19) - A terrible season a year ago but the Nittany Lions should be much improved with 4 returning starters and a decent crop of freshmen. Will have a hard time surpassing Notre Dame for the Midwest Independant Conference title.

4 VMI (22-11) - All 5 starters are back as well as a couple of key reserves. A veteran club with 10 players that are either in their junior or senior season. Not a top 25 team but may be the class of the Southern Conference. Center Raj Lockwood was All-Conference as a junior last year.

5 USC (31-7 NCAA runner-up) - After a spirited run all the way to the NCAA title game this may be a rebuilding year for the Trojans as 10 of the 13 players on their roster are freshman or sophomores. Senior center William *Towery, who averaged 14.8 ppg and 11.3 rpg and was named All-PCC South, is the only returning starter.

6 KANSAS (16-15) - Senior PG Otto *Schnellbacher captains not only the Jayhawks hoops squad but also the football team where he plays WR. He was All-Big 8 a year ago and is one of 4 returning starters with their eyes on getting Kansas it's first Big 8 conference title since 1942-43.

7 RICHMOND (30-8, NCAA rd of 16) - Senior guard Dick *Schrider has led the Spiders to two straight sweet 16 appearances. If freshmen center Nic Ducklow and guard Austin Dunn can adapt quickly the Spiders may challenge for the Mid-Land Conference title.

8 HOUSTON (24-9) - Just two starters return for the defending Southland Conference champions. The Cougars made their 3rd ever NCAA tournament appearance last year but have yet to win a game. It may be a struggle to win the conference title this season with All-Conference forward Cody Hernandez and center Robert Lewis both graduated.

The Hawaii Classic is one of three preseason tournaments with the other two being the Alaska Shootout and the Preseason NIT. The field for the Alaska Shootout will be announced in the next couple of weeks while the NIT will feature the following schools: Preseason NIT Seeds
1 Indiana
2 Holy Cross
3 California
4 Oklahoma A&M
5 New Orleans
6 Miami Ohio
7 Wyoming
8 Auburn

CANADIAN FOOTBALL
ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION
Parker ran for 166 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead the Edmonton Eskimos past the Calgary Stampeders 22-19 in the season opener for both teams. Both teams return to action Saturday when there is a full slate of games in all 3 leagues.

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IPRFU		W	L	T	PTS
Montreal	1	0	0	2
Argos		1	0	0	2
Ottawa RR	0	1	0	0
Ham Tigers	0	1	0	0

WESTERN		W	L	T	PTS
Winnipeg	2	0	0	4
Edmonton	1	0	0	2
Calgary		0	1	0	0
Regina		0	2	0	0

ORFU		W	L	T	PTS
Ham Wildcats	1	0	0	2
Windsor		1	0	0	2
Tor Balmy Beach	0	0	0	0
Ott Trojans	0	0	0	0
Tor Indians	0	1	0	0
Sarnia		0	1	0	0

SATURDAY'S GAMES
Montreal at Ottawa
Winnipeg at Calgary
Regina at Edmonton
Ottawa Trojans at Toronto Indians
Hamilton Wildcats at Toronto Balmy Beach

SOCCER
ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Arsenal 2 Charlton Athletic 1
Burnley 0 Derby 0
Wolverhampton 2 Grimsby Town 1
Manchester United 2 Liverpool 1
Everton 1 Manchester City 1
Middlesbrough 2 Sheffield United 1
Portsmouth 1 Stoke City 0

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STANDINGS	GP W  L	 T	GF GA  PTS
Wolverhampton  	4  3  0	 1	9   3	7
Arsenal		4  3  0	 1	9   4	7
Man United	4  3  0	 1	5   2	7
Blackpool      	4  3  0	 1	4   0	7
Aston Villa    	4  3  1	 0	4   1	6
Burnley 	4  2  0	 2	4   2	6
Preston NE     	4  2  1	 1	7   5	5
Bolton Wanderers4  1  0	 3	3   2	5
Manchest. City  4  1  0	 3	3   2	5
Stoke City 	4  1  1	 2	6   3	4
Derby County 	4  1  1	 2	5   4	4
Huddersfield	4  1  1	 2	4   4	4
Blackburn	3  1  1	 1	4   4	3
Charlton Athl	4  1  2	 1	7   7	3
Portsmouth      4  1  2	 1	4   5	3
Middlesbrough	4  1  2	 1	4   8	3
Everton 	4  0  1	 3	2   3	3
Sheffield Untd 	4  1  3	 0	6   7	2
Sunderland 	4  1  3	 0	5   6	2
Chelsea 	3  0  3	 0	1   6	0
Liverpool       4  0  4	 0	2  10	0
Grimsby Town	4  0  4	 0	1  11	0

SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION
TODAY'S MATCHES
Rangers at Aberdeen
Third Lanark at Celtic
Motherwell at Falkirk
Hearts at Airdrie
Dundee at Hibernian
St Mirren at Patrick Thistle
Morton at Queen of the South
Clyde at Queen's Park

01-21-2005, 03:06 PM	#401
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : TUESDAY AUGUST 26, 1947 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SENATORS KNOCK OFF RED SOX IN EXTRA INNINGS Buddy Lewis delivered an rbi single in the top of the 11th inning to give the Washington Senators an 8-7 victory over Boston, spoiling a dramatic Red Sox comeback bid. Trailing 7-3 entering the bottom of the 9th the Red Sox scored 4 times, including a 3-run homer off the bat of Ted Williams with 2 out, to tie the game. The loss drops the Red Sox 5 games behind idle Cleveland in the American League pennant race. The Senators are now just a game and a half behind the Red Sox. In other American League action Marius Russo hurled 8 innings of 3 hit ball in the Yankees 5-1 win over Detroit while rookie outfielder Wally Westlake's third homer of the season helped Philadelphia past the Chicago White Sox 4-3. NATIONAL LEAGUE Charley Schanz won his 19th game of the season and Buster Adams hit a 3-run homer leading Philadelphia past the Chicago Cubs and moved the Phillies to within a game of the National League leaders. Third place Pittsburgh also won, beating Cincinnati 7-4. Reserve infielder Lee Handley had a 5 hit game for the Bucs while Preacher Roe snapped a 4 game personal losing streak and improved his record to 18-6 on the season. Sam Chapman and Chuck Workman each homered in the Boston Braves 8-0 whitewashing of Brooklyn. For Chapman, it was his league leading 24th round tripper of the season. In St Louis, Vince Dimaggio had 3 hits including a homer to lead the New York Giants past the Cardinals 6-2. Code: AMERICAN W L PCT GB CLEVELAND 70 52 .574 x BOSTON 65 57 .533 5.0 ST LOUIS 65 58 .528 5.5 WASHINGTON 65 60 .520 6.5 PHILADELPHIA 50 63 .442 10.5 DETROIT 58 64 .475 12.0 NEW YORK 56 67 .455 14.5 CHICAGO 53 71 .427 18.0 NATIONAL W L PCT GB CHICAGO 72 51 .585 x PHILADELPHIA 70 51 .579 1.0 PITTSBURGH 70 56 .556 3.5 CINCINNATI 65 59 .524 7.5 ST LOUIS 62 59 .512 9.0 BOSTON 56 65 .463 15.0 BROOKLYN 49 75 .395 23.5 NEW YORK 47 75 .385 24.5 YESTERDAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington 8 Boston 7 (11 inn) New York 5 Detroit 1 Philadelphia 4 Chicago 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 6 St Louis 2 Philadelphia 4 Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 7 Cincinnati 4 Boston 8 Brooklyn 0 TODAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington (F Hutchinson 16-13, 3.39) at Boston (A KArl 16-7, 3.90) Cleveland (R Poat 9-11, 3.40) at St Louis (T Baker 11-13, 3.30) Detroit (V Trucks 10-15, 2.91) at New York (B Bevens 4-3, 5.60) NATIONAL LEAGUE New York (S Emmerich 1-4, 4.27) at St Louis (B Voiselle 13-13, 3.99) Philadelphia (V Lombardi 14-11, 3.27) at Chicago (P Erickson 9-16, 4.96) Cincinnati (S Ferens 13-6, 3.17) at Pittsburgh (D Adkins 9-12, 3.74) Brooklyn (D Black 4-16, 4.76) at Boston (S Gromek 16-8, 3.74) Code: AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING BATTING M Almada Bos .331 B Elliott Pit .349 B McCosky Det .327 J Medwick Cin .340 W Judnich SLB .327 G Rosen Bkn .328 HOME RUNS HOME RUNS T Williams Bos 28 S Chapman Bsn 24 W Judnich SLB 19 H Clift Chn 22 O Grimes Cle 17 J Gordon Phi 21 RBI'S RBI'S W Judnich SLB 86 B Elliott Pit 84 T Williams Bos 84 H Clift Chn 78 D Litwhiler Cha 83 S Chapman Bsn 78 WINS WINS A Jurisch Det 19-9 V Olsen Chn 21-6 E Johnson Bos 17-8 C Schanz Phi 19-10 A Karl Bos 16-7 P Roe Pit 18-6 ERA ERA B Lohrman Cle 1.59 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99 J Haynes Wsh 2.56 C Melton Pit 2.04 B Feller Cle 2.69 H Wyse Chn 2.48 STRIKEOUTS STRIKEOUTS B Feller Cle 165 E White StL 167 A Jurisch Det 159 R Barney Bkn 160 V Trucks Det 155 P Roe Pit 140 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW UCLA & USC CLASS OF THE PACIFIC COAST CONFERENCE UCLA and USC look like the teams to beat this season in the PCC but do not count out Oregon or California. USC, which suffered through a dissappointing 1946, is rated the 6th best team in the national pre-season poll. UCLA is the only other PCC school in the top 20, holding down the 17th spot. Last season the Bruins were unbeaten until a Rose Bowl loss to Michigan. The Trojans are considered the creme of the conference thanks to an outstanding defense led by linemen Paul Cleary and Ralph Heywood. Senior tackle John * Ferraro and the rest of the line will be the key to the offensive which is led by sophomore QB John Powers. Junior back Don Doll handles the bulk of the rushing duties. Like USC, UCLA's success depends upon the performance of it's veteran defense. Linebackers Don Paul and Jack Myers are both possible first round NFL picks. Cornerback Jerry Shipkey and lineman Roy Kurrasch will also play a big role on the defensive side of the ball. On offense the only thing senior QB Ben Reiges needs to do is look for receiver Tom Fears. Fears is a Heisman Trophy candidate and a possible first overall NFL pick. Code: 1946 PCC CONFER OVERALL STANDINGS W L T W L T* UCLA 7 0 0 10 1 0 Stanford 4 2 1 7 2 1 USC 4 2 1 6 3 1 Oregon State 5 2 1 6 2 1 Washington 4 4 0 4 4 1 Oregon 3 5 0 4 5 0 California 2 4 1 2 6 1 Wash State 2 5 0 2 6 0 Montana 1 3 0 3 5 0 Idaho 0 5 0 2 7 0 BOXING ROMERO WINS EUROPEAN BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE Former World Bantamweight champion Luis Romero of Spain has reclaimed the European Bantamweight belt. Romero scored a unanimous decision victory over Johnny King in Liverpool last night to get back the title he was forced to surrender when he beat Canadian Fernando Gagnon for the World Bantamweight crown. Romero would lose the world title in his first defense, against Cuban Luis Galvani, freeing him to go after the European belt once again. The victory improves Romero's record to 22-7-1 while the loss drops King to 37-7. King had claimed the title in July by scoring a unanimous decision over Italian Guido Ferracin in the final of a 4-fighter elimination tournament to replace Romero. One other bout of note also in the bantamweight division. Hiroshi Horiguchi of Japan scored an 8th round knock out of veteran Canadian Katsumi Morioka in Vancouver. The bout was a tuneup for Horiguchi who will face World Champion Luis Galvani in Tokyo at the end of September. GOLF HOGAN HAS CLINCHED MONEY TITLE With two regular events plus the year end Tournament of Champions still to be played Ben Hogan has already clinched the top spot on the year end money winners list. With 6 victories and 12 top 5 finishes Hogan has earned more than twice as much money as the number two man on the list. He has made the cut in 16 of the 17 events completed so far this season. Here are the leading money winners on the tour this season. The top 20 will qualify for the Tournament of Champions that features a record $3000 prize for the winner. The top 40 on the money list automatically qualify for their tour card for next season. All remaining golfers will have to go through Q School to regain their tour card. Code: 1947 PGA TOUR MONEY LEADERS NAME PRIZE$ WINS TOP 5 HOGAN 20900 6 12 SNEAD 10400 0 6 HEBERT 8913 2 3 KEISER 8818 1 3 NELSON 8538 0 5 LOCKE 8175 1 3 DEMARET 7963 0 4 MIDDLECOFF 7375 0 2 FURGOL 6928 0 2 HARRISON 6587 0 2 HARPER 6512 0 3 REES 6313 1 3 WARD 6288 0 2 THOMSON 6224 0 2 HAMILTON 5717 0 2 FLECK 5614 0 1 LITTLE 5588 0 2 BRADSHAW 5288 2 2 BURTON 5252 1 2 HARBERT 5162 0 2 FERRIER 5160 1 1 COTTON 5042 0 1 BOROS 4738 0 1 OLIVER 4725 1 2 BULLA 4550 0 1 RIEGEL 4438 0 2 LEES 4400 0 1 KING 4312 0 0 HAEFNER 4250 0 0 MACKAY JR 4083 0 2 FORD 4037 1 2 WEETMAN 3988 0 0 BURKE JR 3763 0 1 MANGRUM 3688 0 0 WALL 3600 0 1 SMITH 3513 0 2 BRUEN 3425 0 1 FAZIO 3375 0 1 FAULKNER 3363 0 1 STRANAHAN 3263 0 0 BOLT 3250 0 0 VON NIDA 3088 0 0 VAN DONCK 2887 0 0 DALY 2740 0 1 SARAZEN 2688 0 0 DE VICENZO 2575 0 0 SHUTE 2495 0 0 METZ 2438 0 1 RUNYON 2438 0 0 DUTRA 2400 0 1 SOCCER ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION MATCHES YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Bolton 0 Preston NE 0 Sheffield United 4 Middlesbrough 0 Portsmouth 2 Stoke City 2 TODAY'S GAME Derby at Burnley Code: STANDINGS GP W L T GF GA PTS Preston NE 2 1 0 1 3 1 4 Arsenal 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 Charlton Athl 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 Blackpool 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Aston Villa 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Burnley 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Sheffield Untd 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 Bolton 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 Stoke City 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 Derby County 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 Huddersfield 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 Blackburn 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 Everton 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 Manchest. City 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 Wolverhampton 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 Man United 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Middlesbrough 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 Portsmouth 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 Liverpool 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 Sunderland 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 Chelsea 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 Grimsby Town 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles Last edited by Tiger Fan; 04-18-2007 at 12:40 AM.

01-22-2005, 10:16 PM	#402
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : WEDNESDAY AUGUST 27, 1947 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INDIANS RALLY PAST BROWNS A 5-run 9th inning lifted the Cleveland Indians to a 7-4 victory over the Browns at Sportsmen's Park yesterday. Trailing 4-2 entering the final inning the Indians got a lead off triple from pinch-hitter Ken Keltner and built a rally from there with 5 singles, a walk, a wildpitch from Browns reliever Frank Papish and 2 St Louis errors. Ray Poat allowed just 5 hits in 8 innings work for his 10th victory of the season. In other American League action a pair of 2-run doubles in the 8th inning off the bats of Johnny Hudson and Stan Spence lifted Boston past Washington 4-2. Fred Hutchinson took the loss despite having a 1 hitter through 7 innings. In New York, Don Lang's rbi single in the 11th gave the Yankees a 4-3 win over Detroit. CUBS CONTINUE TO ROLL ALONG The Chicago Cubs beat Philadelphia for the third time in 4 games and are again 2 games ahead of the Phillies after a 5-3 victory yesterday. Joe Marty's bases loaded double in the 6th was the key hit for the Cubs who will play Philadelphia 2 more times in this rare 6 game series before the two clubs meet again in Chicago next week for a 3 game set. Pittsburgh remains 3.5 games off the pace after the Pirates trimmed Cincinnati 5-4. Outfielder Jim Russell had a 4 hit game for the winners. In other action, Chuck Workman's 10th inning single gave Boston a 4-3 win over Brooklyn while in St Louis Earl Torgeson homered and Frankie Baumholtz delivered a bases-loaded single in the Cards 6-1 win over New York. Code: AMERICAN W L PCT GB CLEVELAND 71 52 .577 x BOSTON 66 57 .537 5.0 ST LOUIS 65 59 .524 6.5 WASHINGTON 65 61 .516 7.5 PHILADELPHIA 60 63 .488 11.0 DETROIT 58 65 .472 13.0 NEW YORK 57 67 .460 14.5 CHICAGO 53 71 .427 18.5 NATIONAL W L PCT GB CHICAGO 73 51 .589 x PHILADELPHIA 70 52 .574 2.0 PITTSBURGH 71 56 .559 3.5 CINCINNATI 65 60 .520 8.5 ST LOUIS 63 59 .516 9.0 BOSTON 57 65 .467 15.0 BROOKLYN 49 76 .392 24.5 NEW YORK 47 76 .382 25.5 YESTERDAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 4 Washington 2 Cleveland 7 St Louis 3 New York 4 Detroit 3 (11 inn) NATIONAL LEAGUE St Louis 6 New York 1 Chicago 5 Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati 4 Boston 4 Brooklyn 3 (10 inn) TODAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington (M Candini 15-12, 3.42) at Boston (R Melton 12-10, 3.92) Cleveland (B Lohrman 13-2, 1.59) at St Louis (A McKain 13-7, 3.40) Philadelphia (F Caliguiri 14-11, 3.75) at New York (M Lanier 14-16, 3.37) Detroit (K Heintzelman 13-11, 4.50) at Chicago (T Shirley 2-3, 4.57) NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati (E Blackwell 5-6, 4.50) at Pittsburgh (C Melton 14-9, 2.04) Brooklyn (A Carrasquel 4-2, 4.54) at Boston (J Flores 9-12, 4.76) Philadelphia (H Mulcahy 14-12, 3.15) at Chicago (E Head 14-10, 3.92) St Louis (X Rescingo 4-3, 3.92) at New York (D Koslo 8-17, 4.22) Code: AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING BATTING M Almada Bos .331 B Elliott Pit .349 W Judnich SLB .328 J Medwick Cin .341 J Heath Cle .326 G Rosen Bkn .326 HOME RUNS HOME RUNS T Williams Bos 28 S Chapman Bsn 24 W Judnich SLB 19 H Clift Chn 22 O Grimes Cle 17 J Gordon Phi 21 RBI'S RBI'S W Judnich SLB 87 B Elliott Pit 84 T Williams Bos 84 H Clift Chn 78 D Litwhiler Cha 83 S Chapman Bsn 78 WINS WINS A Jurisch Det 19-9 V Olsen Chn 21-6 E Johnson Bos 17-8 C Schanz Phi 19-10 A Karl Bos 16-7 P Roe Pit 18-6 ERA ERA B Lohrman Cle 1.59 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99 J Haynes Wsh 2.56 C Melton Pit 2.04 B Feller Cle 2.69 H Wyse Chn 2.48 STRIKEOUTS STRIKEOUTS B Feller Cle 165 E White StL 167 V Trucks Det 162 R Barney Bkn 160 F Hutchinson Wsh 161 P Roe Pit 140 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SEASON PREVIEW Part 1 of 2 Welcome to the first of a 2 part primer for the 1947 National Football League schedule. In this issue we will take a look at the AFC and offer some predictions for each of the divisions. Tomorrow the focus will be on the NFC and TFSN will release our Championship game predictions. We start with the AFC EAST (1946 record in brackets). Teams are listed in predicted order of finish. NEW ENGLAND REMAINS CLASS OF AFC EAST NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (12-3-1)- The Pats have a solid offense led by running back Mario Glenn. Injuries limited the 7th year pro to just 841 yards and 11 games a year ago but if he can stay healthy he could approach the 1865 yards he ran for in 1944. The biggest strength is their offensive line which includes allpro tackle Andre Ellis and guard Derrick Elling. Rookie Hugh Taylor and veteran Jim Houser are decent receivers and QB Bob Irvin is solid but needs to cut down on his interceptions. Defensively the Pats have a strong linebacking corps which includes a pair of 4 time all-pros in MLB Jon Quinn and OLB Tauras Redding. 4th year DT John Davis hasn't made allpro yet but that might change this season. Safety Jeremy Williams and first round pick CB Tom Morris anchor the secondary. OUTLOOK - There is no reason to think the Pats can't win the division for the third time in the past 4 years. NEW YORK JETS (7-9) -* The Jets will go as far as the legs of Steve Van Buren will carry them. He rushed for over 1700 yards a year ago and may be even better this season because of the upgrades to the offensive line thru the draft. First round pick Albert Nemetz was a star offensive tackle at Army and will be joined by former Ohio State guard Bill Hackett. QB could be a question mark but Keith Reeves did a decent job in the preseason games. With Van Buren and backup RB Robert Dorsey the Jets don't need Reeves to win games, just to not lose them. The defense is balanced with LB James Saylor as the only true star. OUTLOOK - A solid team even with a one-dimension offense but they won't surpass the Patriots this year. BUFFALO BILLS (6-9-1) -* The Bills have a pair of tremendous receivers and outstanding cornerbacks but are weak in the trenches and lack a QB who can take advantage of the wideouts. On a team with a star passer, WR Sonny Pointer would have far more than two all-pro nominations. Dan Peete, like Pointer a Bill since the league formed in 1941, has tremendous hands but QB Rod Bird has not been able to capitalize on his receivers skills. The Bills hope Demarco Dickinson, who led North Carolina to a perfect regular season last year, is their QB of the future but unfortunately the future is not now for Dickinson who will require some seasoning. Rookie Buddy Young out of Illinois gives the Bills a decent running back but the offensive line is in desperate need of an upgrade. Greg Fletcher and DD Glover are both outstanding cover cornerbacks but the rest of the defense is average at best. OUTLOOK - Until they address weakness on both the offensive and defensive line the Bills will be a .500 team at best. MIAMI DOLPHINS (6-10) -* A 3-1 preseason led by some outstanding play from QB Woody Brooks has south Florida excited about the Dolphins, a team that has had 3 straight losing seasons. With workhorse RB Stacey Jolley, who led the league in rushing with 1744 yards a year ago, the Dolphins can certainly move the ball on the ground. If Brooks can continue to play like he did in the preseason that will make receivers Hugh Vick and Keyou Kinard even better than they were a year ago when they combined for 129 receptions and 15 touchdowns. OUTLOOK - It all hinges on QB Woody Brooks. If he can light up defenses like he did in the preseason and cut down on his interceptions the Dolphins could make their first playoff appearance in 4 years. TWO WAY RACE IN THE AFC NORTH CLEVELAND BROWNS (9-7)- The Browns surprised everyone a year ago by making it all the way to the NFL championship game before falling to Chicago. The Browns have never finished a regular season more than a game above or below .500 but 1947 may change that trend. There are some weaknesses on the Browns but there are also some areas of tremendous talent. Zach Kruczek was second in the league with 106 catches a year ago and he is quite possibly the best wide receiver in the NFL. Tackles Jim Moulds and Frank Huntley are the key cogs to arguably the best offensive line in the conference. Unfortunately RB Tony Ellis is merely average and Cleveland lacks a marquee quarterback. On defense there is all-pro end Wayne Millner who had 11 sacks a year ago and a decent corps of linebackers. However, aside from all-pro Michael Jones the secondary is suspect. OUTLOOK - Browns have the best chance of winning this division but could face a stiff test from Baltimore. BALTIMORE RAVENS (7-8-1) -* League champions in 1945, the Ravens defense fell apart last season and they missed the playoffs. Baltimore focused on addressing that problem during the offseason and the addition of first round pick FS Vance Steele from Boston College makes this the best secondary in the conference. Ex-Oregon Duck DE Eric Terrell was picked up in the second round and he has outstanding potential. Linebacker remains an area of concern. Offensively, QB John Foster has all the potential in the world as he displayed when he was named MVP of the 1945 championship game. However, more often than not he has been very inconsistant and injuries last season did little to help the situation. If he stays healthy and has his mind on success the Ravens will win the division handily. If not, Baltimore will have to hope RB Fabien Montgomery can duplicate his career best 1342 rushing yards from a year ago. Outlook - Everything depends on Foster. If the former Oklahoma signal caller finally lives up to his immense potential Baltimore could run away with the division. PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8-8) - The Steelers have never made the playoffs despite finishing at or above .500 four of the past five years. Their best talent is on the defensive side of the ball including all-pro CB Todd Elwell and LB Shurron Hannam along with rookie LB Bob Forte. However, the defensive line is below average. QB Tom Friede struggled in his first season as a full-time starter with a 62.2 QB rating and 25 interceptions. Pittsburgh lacks a dominant running back or a big play receiver. Outlook - Despite the weakness on the offensive side of the ball and at defensive line, the linebackers and secondary are good enough to keep the Steelers close in most games. With a few breaks this will be another .500 season for Pittsburgh but likely once again not good enough for the postseason. CINCINNATI BENGALS (7-9) -* 3 years ago Bud Rutledge was one of the best quarterbacks in the league. Unfortunately the 37 year old looked like he lost quite a bit off of his game the last couple of years yet he remains the Bengals best option. Receiver Bob Shaw had 91 catches as a sophomore and looks poised to become one of the best wideouts in the game. RB Bill Dudley gained just 553 yards in an injury plagued season a year ago and he is hurting again as this season prepares to begin. Linebacker Jeff Perry was among the league leader in tackles and the Bengals will be deadly against the run with Duval Van Buren and Speedy Garrity clogging up the middle. Kicker Steve Modzelewski is among the best in the game. Outlook - Unless Rutledge discovers the fountain of youth the Bengals will fight it out with the Steelers to see who finishes third in the division. TENNESSEE IS THE TITAN OF THE AFC SOUTH TENNESSEE TITANS (11-5)- The Titans should have their 3rd straight double-digit victory season in 1947. The defensive line is among the best in the league anchored by tackles Ernie Savage and Richard Jones along with end Ade Coulter. QB Manfred Gayle has plenty of options for the passing game with the first one always being all-pro wideout Mark Hayman. The running game is not a priority in Tennessee but Derek Mason can carry the rock with the best of them. Outlook - Clearly the class of the division once again. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (7-9) - The Jags biggest weakness a year ago was their pass defense. The addition of first round pick CB John Podesto should help but Jacksonville's defense is still a major cause for concern. The defensive line is solid but there are plenty of holes in other areas. Tommy Bledsoe returns at QB but could be pressured for the starting role by former Cincinnati backup Doug Clarke. RB Keith Musso has never duplicated the numbers he put up in 1942 when he was named league offensive MVP but he is still a dependable runner. Lewis Smith had 108 catches a year ago and made the second all-pro team appearance of his career. Offensive tackle Jerry Andruzzi and guard Lennox Kane are all-pro's but there are some holes elsewhere on the line. Outlook - It will be up to the Jags offense if the team is going to contend this season and it is unlikely they will have enough to make the playoffs. HOUSTON TEXANS (8-7-1) -* After sneaking into the playoffs on the final day of the season, the Texans made it all the way to the AFC title game. However QB Vaughan Diedrick is gone to Philadelphia after starting every game in Texans history. Diedrick had clearly lost a lot last season but his replacement, longtime backup E.G. Atoe, has been with the Texans 7 years and never taken a regular season snap. If Atoe struggles third round pick Jerry Henley may get a shot but this will be a long season for Texans if that happens. The Texans have no running game to speak of and while the receiving corps, led by Mel Ours, Art Tasker and rookie Walt Schlinkman, is outstanding there are doubts as to whether Atoe can get them the ball. A player to keep an eye on is first round pick Bob Ravensberg. The linebacker from Indiana will be counted on to upgrade an average defense. Outlook - Forget a surprising playoff run this season, .500 would be a big achievement. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (8-8) - Eric Poppinga is the new Colts QB but he was just 4-9 at the helm of the Giants a year ago and they had better talent than this Indy club. Poppinga does have a pair of decent receivers to throw to in Jabar Rivers and Garland Brown along with a rookie running back, Bob Chappuis, with some potential. However, I think you will be hard pressed to find a less talented defense than the Colts unit. Outlook - 6 wins at best for a terrible defensive team with little offensive firepower. RAIDERS LOOK TO REBOUND IN AFC WEST OAKLAND RAIDERS (8-8) - A year ago this paper picked the Oakland Raiders to finish first in the West and make some noise in the playoffs. What happened? The Raiders ran into some injuries and even when healthy failed to live up to expectations and finished third in the division. So what do we do this year? You got it. We pick the Raiders to win the west once again. This team just has too much talent not to make the playoffs. Johnny Cushing is in his 7th year and ran for just 1437 yards (which is low for him but a great season for just about anyone else) but he is still one of the best backs in the league. Rookie Tom Maddox looked great in camp and appears to have won the starting QB job away from Antwan Baker. Another rookie, Camp Wilson, should add depth to the receiving corps. The offensive line is among the best in the game. Linebackers Pat Harder, Javon Love and Johndale Hardy make the Raiders defensive among the quickest in the league. Outlook - If they stay healthy the Raiders will win the division. Even with a couple of key injuries a wildcard berth is still a very good possibility. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (11-5) -* Behind the signal calling of Ulish Groce the Chiefs made their first ever postseason appearance a year ago. Groce is still the starting QB, at least for now as rookie Tommy Thompson, who missed all of last season, continues to push him. Bruce Jones is yet another solid runner in a division full of great running backs. WR Pettis Neumann has 263 catches in his first three seasons but has yet to make an all-pro team. That will change some day soon. The Chiefs strength is their offense but the defense has some talent as well including 2-time allpro CB Larry Barnett. Outlook - It is a tough division but the Chiefs should battle for a wildcard spot. DENVER BRONCOS (13-3) -* The Broncos have something to prove after an early playoff exit as it remains to be seen if the 7 game improvement over the previous season was the start of something big or just a fluke. The defense is solid but there are some question marks on the offensive line and at QB. Jay Cason has been the starting QB for Denver since the league formed in 1941 but backup Gary Chase may take over this year. Neither has played exceptionally well the past few seasons. There are no questions at running back, where Oscar Hartings returns for a 7th season, or at wide receiver with Jerry Watson, Brian Gardner and first round pick Elbie Nichol. Outlook - The Broncos will not duplicate their 13-3 record of a year ago but the question is just how far will they fall? It says here they will miss the playoffs and finish 8-8. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (7-9) -* Former Jacksonville QB Justin Jackson never lived up to expectations with the Jags but we are betting a fresh start in San Diego will allow everyone to see just how good the former UNLV signal caller really is. Rookie RB Bob Fenimore will go a long ways towards making Jackson's job easier. The defense, led by DE Reggie White (not that Reggie White) is decent. White led the team with 12 sacks last year. Outlook - A good team but not good enough to cause damage in this division. SOCCER* ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION MATCHES YESTERDAY'S RESULT Burnley 2 Derby 1 TODAY'S MATCHES Arsenal at Charlton Athletic Blackburn at Chelsea Manchester City at Everton Blackpool at Huddersfield Liverpool at Manchester United Aston Villa at Sunderland Grimsby Town at Wolverton Code: STANDINGS GP W L T GF GA PTS Burnley 2 2 0 0 3 1 6 Preston NE 2 1 0 1 3 1 4 Arsenal 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 Charlton Athl 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 Blackpool 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 Aston Villa 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Sheffield Untd 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 Bolton 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 Stoke City 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 Huddersfield 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 Blackburn 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 Everton 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 Manchest. City 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 Wolverhampton 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 Man United 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Derby County 1 0 1 1 3 4 1 Portsmouth 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 Middlesbrough 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 Grimsby Town 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 Liverpool 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 Sunderland 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 Chelsea 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles

01-24-2005, 12:21 PM	#403
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : THURSDAY AUGUST 28, 1947 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CUBS STRETCH LEAD TO 3 GAMES WITH 4-3 WIN OVER PHILS The Chicago Cubs increased their lead on the Philadelphia Phillies atop the National League standings to 3 games with a 4-3 win yesterday. The Cubs have beaten the Phillies 4 times in the last 5 days and will look to make it 5 out of 6 with 21 game winner Vern Olsen on the hill in the finale of the 6 game set today. It is the only 6 game series in the entire major leagues this season and could not come at a better time for the Cubs, who have been practically unbeatable the past month and a half. In yesterday's win Ed Head pitched 8 solid innings to run his record to 15-10 while rookie Jim Hearn pitched a scoreless ninth to lower his era to 1.93 and claim his 5th save. Eddie Waitkus with a pair of hits and an rbi led the Chicago offense. In Cincinnati, Alex Kampouris had 3 hits to lead the Reds to a 4-3 win over Pittsburgh. Former Cy Young winner Cliff Melton took the loss and drops to 14-10 on the season. The fading Pirates are now 4.5 games behind Chicago. The Cardinals rallied for a 7-5 win over the Giants in New York. Buddy Hassett's 2-run pinch-hit double in the top of the ninth tied the game and then another 2 run pinch-hit double, this one off the bat of Lynn Myers, won it for the Cards in the top of the 10th. Extra-innings in Boston as well with the visiting Brooklyn Dodgers winning 3-2 after Pete Reiser led off the top of the 10th with a triple and he scored the winner on a Carl Furillo rbi single. AMERICAN LEAGUE Bill Lohrman and Archie McKain each pitched a complete game 5-hitter in a terrific pitching duel but in the end Lohrman's Cleveland Indians squad prevailed 1-0 thanks to a Lou Boudreau sacrifice fly in the 4th inning. The loss drops McKain's St Louis club 7.5 games behind the front-running Indians. Lohrman improves to 14-2 and lowers his league leading era to 1.52. Boston stays 5 games back after the Red Sox beat Washington 2-1 thanks to a Ted Williams pinch-hit homerun in the bottom of the ninth inning. In other action Philadelphia scored 3 unearned runs in a 4-1 victory over the Yankees in New York. A's starter Fred Caligiuri left the game with an arm injury and appears to be done for the season. Caliguiri was 14-11 with a 3.67 era in 34 starts this seaosn. Detroit also lost a starting pitcher in it's 11-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Ken Heintzelman hurt his shoulder early in the game and is expected to miss 2 weeks. Code: AMERICAN W L PCT GB CLEVELAND 72 52 .581 x BOSTON 67 57 .540 5.0 ST LOUIS 65 60 .520 7.5 WASHINGTON 65 62 .512 8.5 PHILADELPHIA 61 63 .492 11.0 DETROIT 59 65 .476 13.0 NEW YORK 57 68 .456 15.5 CHICAGO 53 72 .424 19.5 NATIONAL W L PCT GB CHICAGO 74 51 .592 x PHILADELPHIA 70 53 .569 3.0 PITTSBURGH 71 57 .555 4.5 CINCINNATI 66 60 .524 8.5 ST LOUIS 64 59 .520 9.0 BOSTON 57 66 .463 16.0 BROOKLYN 50 76 .397 24.5 NEW YORK 47 77 .379 26.5 YESTERDAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 2 Washington 1 Cleveland 1 St Louis 0 Philadelphia 4 New York 1 Detroit 11 Chicago 6 NATIONAL LEAGUE St Louis 7 New York 5 (10 inn) Chicago 4 Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh 3 Brooklyn 3 Boston 2 (10 inn) TODAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia (S Overmire 8-11, 3.93) at New York (T Bonham 12-15, 2.96) Detroit (A Jurisch 19-9, 3.78) at Chicago (B Byerly 6-12, 5.49) St Louis (E Lopat 14-14, 4.59) at Washington (D Errickson 9-17, 4.26) Cleveland (B Feller 10-9, 2.69) at Boston (B Bowman 8-5, 3.93) NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn (R Barney 8-9, 3.38) at Boston (B McCahan 0-2, 6.28) Philadelphia (O Grove 2-3, 6.65) at Chicago (V Olsen 21-6, 2.76) St Louis (E White 14-8, 2.74) at New York (R Bauers 10-16, 3.72) Code: AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING BATTING M Almada Bos .331 B Elliott Pit .350 W Judnich SLB .327 J Medwick Cin .340 J Heath Cle .326 G Rosen Bkn .327 HOME RUNS HOME RUNS T Williams Bos 29 S Chapman Bsn 24 W Judnich SLB 19 H Clift Chn 22 O Grimes Cle 17 J Gordon Phi 21 RBI'S RBI'S W Judnich SLB 87 B Elliott Pit 84 T Williams Bos 85 S Chapman Bsn 79 D Litwhiler Cha 83 H Clift Chn 78 WINS WINS A Jurisch Det 19-9 V Olsen Chn 21-6 E Johnson Bos 17-8 C Schanz Phi 19-10 A Karl Bos 16-7 P Roe Pit 18-6 ERA ERA B Lohrman Cle 1.52 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99 J Haynes Wsh 2.56 C Melton Pit 2.11 B Feller Cle 2.69 H Wyse Chn 2.48 STRIKEOUTS STRIKEOUTS B Feller Cle 165 E White StL 167 V Trucks Det 162 R Barney Bkn 160 F Hutchinson Wsh 161 P Roe Pit 140 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE The 1947 NFL season kicks off tonight in San Diego with the Chargers hosting the New England Patriots. The Pats won the AFC East with a 12-3-1 record last year but lost their playoff opener to an underdog Cleveland Browns squad. The Pats were beaten up and were down to their 3rd string QB in the game but still should have beaten Cleveland if not for a pair of missed field goals from Brennan Armstead, who has since lost his kicking job to rookie Rick Wells. New England looks like the team to beat in the AFC East and should provide a strong test for the Chargers who have missed the postseason each of the past 4 years. San Diego has a decent team but the AFC West is arguably the best division in the NFL right now. Justin Jackson will make his regular season debut in a Chargers uniform after 6 seasons with Jacksonville. The often-injured QB has 49 career starts. He never really lived up to potential in Jacksonville but gets a clean slate with the Chargers. Interceptions have always been his downfall and he was picked off 4 times in the preseason. NFL SEASON PREVIEW Part 2 of 2 teams are listed in predicted order of finish with last years record in brackets. REDSKINS TO END EAGLES FLIGHT ATOP NFC EAST WASHINGTON REDSKINS (8-8)- This is the year the Redskins end the Eagles 2 year old hold on the division. The Redskins, when healthy, have one of the best offenses in the league led by QB Sammy Baugh. The only negative for Baugh are his bad ankles, which have forced him to miss 13 games over the past two seasons. Bob Seymour is a solid running back who gained over 1500 yards on the ground last year and receivers Wayne Miller and Dante Lavelli combined for 155 receptions a year ago. The offensive line is adequate but it is essential they limit the number of hits Baugh takes this season if the Redskins are going to be successful. The defense is not anything special but they do enough to get the job done. Outlook - If Baugh remains healthy the Redskins should win the division, but that is a big if. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (11-5) -* With 5 playoff appearances in 6 years and the 1942 NFL championship to their credit the Eagles are one of the leagues most successful franchises. Philadelphia does not do anything fancy prefering to give the ball to Harley Mitchell and let the strong offensive line do it's job. Ken Neal and Doug Bass are nearly equal in ability at QB and the Eagles are confident with either of them under center but the first option is always to run the ball. The Eagles also added ex-Houston starter Vaughn Diedrich as the third string QB but his role will be only to mentor Neal and Bass. The defense does not have any superstars but it is a solid group that plays better than it's individual parts might indicate it should. Outlook - Washington may edge out the Eagles for first place but a wildcard berth should definately be in store for the Eagles. NEW YORK GIANTS (5-11) - Despite never making a playoff appearance Benny Frey has coached the Giants all 6 of their seasons and he is back for a 7th. The playoffs are a pretty much out of the question again this season as the Giants have no where near the talent level required to compete with the Eagles and Redskins. The defense is solid, particularily in the secondary and at linebacker with Mel Hein and Joey Collins. Offensively, the Giants just cant cut it. With Eric Poppinga gone to the Colts it looks the QB duties will fall to backup Lincoln Hill but don't be surprised if second round pick Harry Gilmer sees plenty of action. Tight end Pete Pihos was taken third overall by the Giants. The ex-Indiana Hoosier is a solid talent but the Giants had far bigger needs particularily at wide receiver where only Chuck Myers is dependable. Outlook - With Dallas in the division at least the Giants can be confident of not finishing dead last. DALLAS COWBOYS (4-12) - The Cowboys are 16-32 over the last 3 seasons and things do not look much better this year. Many are still shaking their heads at Dallas' decision to draft George Savitsky ahead of QB Otto Graham first overall. That is not a knock on Savitsky, he will be an outstanding defensive linemen but Graham could be the second-coming of Sid Luckman and is already a better QB than the Cowboys Doug Schroeder. Raymond Cash is a solid RB and the offensive line is young and improving. With the exception of veteran linebackers Bronko Caravello and Jake Stemke no defensive starter has more than 3 years experience. Outlook - The best the Cowboys can hope for is to catch the Giants for third place in the division. BEARS AGAIN WILL MAUL OPPONENTS IN NFC NORTH CHICAGO BEARS (14-2)- The Bears have won the division 5 straight seasons and this year will make it six. The defense has some question marks but with an offense that includes reigning league MVP Sid Luckman at QB, 1000 yard rusher George McAfee, and WR Ken Kavanaugh, great defense is not necessary. The Bears did suffer a blow in the preseason when number 2 wideout Robert Feeley tore up his ankle and is likely done for the year. However, with Matt Sikahema and second round pick Jim Keane waiting in the wings there is plenty of depth. The Bears used their first round pick on Purdue OT Tom Hughes and he looked like a future all-pro in preseason action. Outlook - Nothing less than another trip to the league title game will satisfy fans in Chicago. GREEN BAY PACKERS (5-11) -* Aside from the Bears the rest of the division is just an afterthought but rookie Packers QB Frank Albert is hoping to change that way of thinking. There is some talent at the skill positions including veteran WR Don Hutson and RB Tony Canadeo, both with multiple all-pro nominations to their credit. The offensive line is solid and the defense should be better than it was a year ago. Outlook - If everything goes right the Packers could earn a wildcard berth. DETROIT LIONS (6-10) -* The Lions have not made the playoffs since winning the first league title game in 1941 but that could be changing in the next couple of years. Through shrewd drafting Detroit has quietly built up a solid group of talented youngsters led by third year QB Bob Waterfield and 4th year running back Fred Johnson. The offensive line is very good, particularily at tackle with second year players Lou Groza and Clenton Johnson (no relation to Fred). New additions this year include pass rushing defensive end Elmer Mader and ex-army fullback Doc Blanchard. The development of second round pick Armegis Baker suffered a setback when the Virginia Tech cornerback tore up his knee and will be out for the season. Outlook - An improving team but still a few players away from a wildcard berth and a mile away from the Bears. MINNESOTA VIKINGS (7-9) - The Vikings won just 2 games in 1944 but responded with a 13-3 season the following year and their first playoff berth. A slump last year left them out of the playoffs once again and if anything this team seems to have regressed further despite a 3-1 preseason record. Paul Governali, the Vikings first round pick from Columbia, outplayed incumbant Jim Elliot to win the starting QB job but there are questions as to whether Governali is ready for this level. Making it even tougher for Governali is the lack of a feature back and some big question marks on the offensive line. Defensively the secondary is outstanding but there are plenty of weak spots elsewhere. Outlook - Could surpass the Packers and Lions this season but if things go the wrong way could be looking at first overall pick in next years draft. 3 TEAM RACE IN NFC SOUTH* NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (10-6) - The Saints have one of the best offensive lines in the league and a terrific running back in Todd Berger. Bob Sommer and rookie Barney Poole are solid receivers. The only question mark is can QB Ryan Boyette play as well or better than he did last season, his first year in New Orleans after 5 seasons as a backup in Philadelphia. The defense has some holes but the addition of first round pick Neil Armstrong from Oklahoma A&M plugs one at cornerback. Outlook - Should be the class of the division but will face stiffer competition than a year ago. ATLANTA FALCONS (6-10)- You would be hard pressed finding three better offensive players on one team than QB Arnie Herber, RB Antowain Anderson and WR Duane Whelihan of the Falcons. The problem is they lack a supporting cast. The defense has plenty of weak spots and the offensive line play is spotty. Outlook - If everything goes right and the big 3 stay healthy the Falcons could win the division. If one or more of the big 3 miss an extended amount of time or the defense plays less than it's potential it could be another 6-10 season. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (5-11)-* With only 17 wins in their last 3 seasons the Bucs had little fan support until the Cowboys passed on Otto Graham and the Bucs got the Northwestern QB with the second overall pick. Add in a 3-1 preseason and fans are positively giddy in Tampa. QB was not the Bucs biggest need but Graham was just too good to pass up. The team has still not announced whether Graham or second year man Paul Christman will get the nod this weekend. There is also a battle for playing time at running back between second year men Darren McLeod and Keyshawn Smith. Each gained over 700 yards while starting 8 games a year ago. The downside is the defense is less than stellar and the offensive line is below average. Outlook - The future looks bright but is likely a couple of years away. CAROLINA PANTHERS (6-10) - It looks like another long season for a team that prior to last year made it at least as far as the conference championship game three years in a row. Keith Meade and rookie Herman Wedermeyer give the Panthers a strong running attack but QB Javon Jamieson is suspect at best and the receivers are barely adequate. The secondary is not to bad but the defensive front seven are far below average as a unit. Outlook - Panthers may contend, but only for the first overall draft pick. 49ERS FACE CHALLENGE TO REPEAT IN NFC WEST* SAN FRANCISCO (11-5) - If the San Francisco 49ers are to repeat as West Division champs they will need another big year from their defense. They have probably the best defensive front four in the conference and their secondary is above average as well. The offense could be a concern as San Francisco does not possess any outstanding skill position players. QB Koy Harris is a marginal starter and RB Travis Henderson has yet to show anything special in his 5 year career. Outlook - The defense may be good enough to get the Niners another playoff spot but they will face a stiff challenge from Arizona and St Louis. ARIZONA CARDINALS (8-8) - As good as the Niners defense is it pales in comparison to the Cardinals unit. SS Booker Hasselbeck has been an all-pro each of his 6 seasons in the league and linebackers Mel Hein, Randy Eaton and Neill Bledsoe are all punishing hitters. Now that he has a year of experience the Cards are hoping for bigger things from second year QB Trent Fenney and they drafted Hubert Bechtol from Texas in the first round to give Fenney a go-to receiver. RB Tuffy Leemans looked good at times last year but needs to be more consistant. Outlook - If things fall in to place Arizona will battle San Francisco right down to the wire for the division title. ST LOUIS RAMS (6-10) -* You would be hard pressed to find a 6-10 team with more talent than the Rams. Unfortunately, the club has never been able to get all that talent playing on the same page. QB Rod Dugans hurt his foot in the final preseason game and may miss the opener but he needs to have a season more like he did two years ago than last year when he threw twice as many interceptions as touchdowns. The defense will be stronger this season with the addition of rookie CB Ken Murphy from USC and LB Burr Baldwin from UCLA. Outlook - Could this finally be the year this group of talented individuals finally play like a team? If so, we will have a 3-way race for the division title. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (7-9) -The franchise is still looking for it's first ever playoff appearance but don't expect it to come this year. QB Doug Kooistra is a big question mark and the jury is still out on last year's first round pick Marion Motley, who never did find his stride. Joining Motley in the Seattle backfield this year will be Heisman Trophy winner Glenn Davis from Army. The defense is adequate as is the offensive line. Outlook - Likely headed for another 7 or 8 win season but more because of the quality of the division than any weakness on the Seahawks part. They could be the best fourth place team in the league. TFSN's POSTSEASON PREDICTIONS:* NFC TITLE GAME : Chicago over Washington AFC TITLE GAME : Tennessee over Oakland NFL CHAMPIONSHIP : Chicago over Tennessee BOXING ARMSTRONG KO'S HOSHINO 4th ranked featherweight Henry Armstrong had little difficult disposing of Harold Hoshino with a 3rd round knockout. Armstrong improves to 31-2 and is in line for a shot at world featherweight champion Willie Pep. Hoshino is knocked out for the second straight time and sees his record drop to 25-5-1. The Seattle native is ranked 10 in the weight class. Speaking of Pep, he will defend his title tonight in San Francisco against marginal contender Chico Rosa. On the undercard of the Armstrong-Hoshino bout California flyweight Jackie Jurich won a majority decision over Japan's Yoshio Shirai. Jurich is now ranked the 8th best flyweight in the world and improves to 16-4 while 9th ranked Shirai falls to 11-4-2. GOLF WESTERN OPEN BEGINS TODAY The Salt Lake City Country Club in Utah will host the most prestigous tournament west of the Mississippi when the PGA tour kicks off the Western Open starting today. Ben Hogan is the defending champ, having won the event when it was held near St Louis last year. SOCCER ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION MATCHES YESTERDAY'S RESULT Arsenal 2 Charlton Athletic 2 Blackburn 2 Chelsea 1 Manchester City 0 Everton 0 Blackpool 1 Huddersfield 0 Manchester United 1 Liverpool 0 Aston Villa 2 Sunderland 0 Wolverton 4 Grimsby Town 0 Code: ENGLISH 1ST DIV GP W L T GF GA PTS Blackpool 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 Aston Villa 2 2 0 0 3 0 6 Burnley 2 2 0 0 3 1 6 Man United 2 1 0 1 1 0 4 Wolverhampton 2 1 0 1 5 1 4 Preston NE 2 1 0 1 3 1 4 Blackburn 2 1 0 1 3 2 4 Arsenal 2 1 0 1 5 3 4 Charlton Athl 2 1 0 1 5 3 4 Sheffield Untd 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 Bolton 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 Everton 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 Manchest. City 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 Stoke City 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 Huddersfield 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 Portsmouth 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 Derby County 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 Middlesbrough 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 Liverpool 2 0 2 0 1 4 0 Chelsea 2 0 2 0 1 4 0 Sunderland 2 0 2 0 1 5 0 Grimsby Town 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION MATCHES TODAY'S GAMES Hiberian at Aberdeen Dundee at Clyde Celtic at Airdrie St Mirren at Hearts Falkirk at Morton Patrick Thistle at Queen of the South Motherwell at Queen's Park Third Lanark at Rangers __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles

01-24-2005, 01:48 PM	#404
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	I have found a game that with a little editing I could add the Tour de France to my replay. I have also found the complete year by year results for it. However, I doubt there would be much interest in this so I wont unless a couple of people think they would like it included. Any thoughts? __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles

01-24-2005, 11:53 PM	#405
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : FRIDAY AUGUST 29, 1947 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PATRIOTS DROP THE BALL IN SEASON OPENER The San Diego Chargers capitalized on five New England turnovers, including two in the first minute of the game, and hammered the Patriots 36-3 in the NFL season opener. The trouble began for New England right from the opening kickoff when rookie return man Bob Jenkins fumbled and the Chargers Charlie Scudero scooped up the loose ball and raced 19 yards into the endzone. After the extra-point the Chargers lined up for the kickoff and once again Jenkins coughed the ball up on the return. This time it took two plays before the Chargers scored another touchdown with a Rob Douglas 13 yard run finishing off the mini-drive and making the score 14-0 San Diego. Before the first quarter came to a close the Chargers had a 19-0 lead thanks to a safety and a field goal. Early in the second quarter things got even worse for the Pats when QB Bob Irvin was injured. Fortunately the injury was not serious enough to put him out long term but Irvin was done for the day. Backup Terry Stephens had little success, completing 13-of-23 but getting picked off twice. The Chargers, on the other hand, received a strong game from QB Justin Jackson in his San Diego debut after 6 seasons in Jacksonville. Jackson completed 23-of-32 for 298 yards including a 35 yard touchdown strike to Marquise Woodson. Jackson was intercepted once, but that came midway through the third quarter with the game well out of reach. Rookie San Diego running back Bob Fenimore also had a strong game, gaining 87 yards and scoring his first NFL touchdown. The Patriots are in New York next weekend to play the Jets while San Diego travels to Oakland to meet the Raiders. REGULAR SEASON WEEK 1 SCHEDULE Thursday August 28 San Diego 36 New England 3 Sunday August 31 Buffalo at Kansas City Miami at Denver Tennessee at Cleveland Jacksonville at Pittsburgh Indianapolis at Baltimore Houston at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Chicago Dallas at Green Bay NY Giants at Minnesota Tampa at St Louis Atlanta at Arizona Carolina at San Francisco New Orleans at Seattle NY Jets at Oakland Monday September 1 Washington at Detroit MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 9TH INNING RALLY GIVES PHILLIES NEW LIFE Heading in to the 9th inning of yesterday's game in Chicago the Philadelphia Phillies pennant hopes appeared to be if not dead than certainly on life support. The Phillies were trailing the Cubs 4-2 and were 3 outs away from losing 5 out of 6 at Wrigley and falling 4 games behind Chicago. Then lightning struck. Cubs ace Vern Olsen, who had allowed 2 runs and 5 hits, turned the ball over to the Chicago pen and the Phillies promptly greeted reliver Johnny Schmitz and his two replacements with 7 runs and 8 hits. Philadelphia would turn certain defeat into a 9-4 victory and if the Phillies do eventually win their first ever pennant this season, they can look back at yesterday's win as one of the key reason why they finished first. The news was not all rosy for the Phillies who lost yet another starting pitcher to injury. This time it was Orval Grove who went down in the first inning with a serious elbow problem that will put an end to his season. Grove (2-3, 6.45) was filling in for the injured Max Macon (13-6, 2.80) in the Philadelphia rotation. Macon is also likely out for the season. Meanwhile, Hugh Mulcahy (14-13, 3.19) will need to miss at least one more start with shoulder stiffness. Lefty Hoerst, who is 4-1 out of the pen this season, will step into the rotation. There were two other National League games yesterday. Ernie White tossed a 1-hitter as St Louis blanked the New York Giants 5-0. Vince Dimaggio's first inning single was the only blemish on White's record. Enos Slaughter had a single, a double and a triple to go with 3 rbi's for the Cardinals. In the other contest Chuck Workman's 19th homer of the season helped Boston past Brooklyn 5-2. AMERICAN LEAGUE Bob Feller and a pair of Cleveland relievers combined on a 3-hitter as the Indians shaded Boston 2-1. Both Cleveland runs came on a single off the bat of Hal Wagner in the 6th inning. The win stretches the Tribe's lead over Boston to 6 games. In other action Wally Judnich's 3-run homer snapped a 2-2 tie and led St Louis past Washington by a 6-2 score. Al Jurisch became the first 20-game winner in the American League. The Detroit bullpen nearly cost Jurisch the victory but the Tigers hung on to beat Chicago 9-8. Finally in New York, Yankee catcher Mike Garbark's 3rd career homer came with 2-out in the bottom of the ninth and gave the pinstripers a 2-1 win over Philadelphia. Code: AMERICAN W L PCT GB CLEVELAND 73 52 .584 x BOSTON 67 58 .536 6.0 ST LOUIS 66 60 .524 7.5 WASHINGTON 65 63 .508 9.5 PHILADELPHIA 61 64 .488 12.0 DETROIT 60 65 .480 13.0 NEW YORK 58 68 .460 15.5 CHICAGO 53 73 .421 20.5 NATIONAL W L PCT GB CHICAGO 74 52 .587 x PHILADELPHIA 71 53 .573 2.0 PITTSBURGH 71 57 .555 4.0 ST LOUIS 65 59 .524 8.0 CINCINNATI 66 60 .524 8.0 BOSTON 58 66 .468 15.0 BROOKLYN 50 77 .394 24.5 NEW YORK 47 78 .376 26.5 YESTERDAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE St Louis 6 Washington 2 Cleveland 2 Boston 1 New York 2 Philadelphia 1 Detroit 9 Chicago 8 NATIONAL LEAGUE St Louis 5 New York 0 Philadelphia 9 Chicago 4 Boston 5 Brooklyn 2 TODAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE St Louis (T Earley 0-1, 1.31) at Washington (R Barrett 10-10, 4.60) New York (M Russo 6-5, 3.89) at Detroit (H White 7-11, 4.47) Cleveland (W Spahn 15-11, 3.29) at Boston (E Johnson 17-8, 3.23) Chicago (B Fleming 2-5, 3.99) at Philadelphia (A Williams 15-11, 3.18) NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati (A Carter 15-13, 3.57) at Boston (H Bithorn 8-8, 3.66) Brooklyn (S Shea 4-5, 5.71) at Pittsburgh (P Roe 18-6, 3.62) Chicago (H Wyse 11-9, 2.48) at St Louis (J Hutchings 12-13, 4.49) New York (E Wright 6-6, 5.49) at Philadelphia (C Schanz 19-10, 3.34) Code: AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING BATTING M Almada Bos .328 B Elliott Pit .350 B McCosky Det .327 J Medwick Cin .340 J Heath Cle .326 G Rosen Bkn .325 HOME RUNS HOME RUNS T Williams Bos 29 S Chapman Bsn 24 W Judnich SLB 20 H Clift Chn 22 T Henrich Det 17 J Gordon Phi 21 RBI'S RBI'S W Judnich SLB 90 B Elliott Pit 84 T Williams Bos 85 S Chapman Bsn 79 D Litwhiler Cha 84 H Clift Chn 78 WINS WINS A Jurisch Det 20-9 V Olsen Chn 21-6 E Johnson Bos 17-8 C Schanz Phi 19-10 A Karl Bos 16-7 P Roe Pit 18-6 ERA ERA B Lohrman Cle 1.52 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99 J Haynes Wsh 2.56 C Melton Pit 2.11 B Feller Cle 2.63 H Wyse Chn 2.48 STRIKEOUTS STRIKEOUTS B Feller Cle 173 E White StL 171 A Jurisch Det 167 R Barney Bkn 163 V Trucks Det 162 P Roe Pit 140 GOLF DALY AND MCSPADDEN SHARE THE LEAD AT THE WESTERN OPEN Salt Lake City County Club is the host of the 1947 Western Open and we have some different names in the lead after the first round. Fred Daly and Harold McSpadden, who both sit well back in the season money-winning standings, are the co-leaders at -5. Denny Shute sits alone in second place, one stroke behind. Shute has had some solid early rounds in tournaments this year but is also near the bottom of the money winner list. A couple of more familiar names, Sam Snead and Jay Hebert, are 4 strokes back. Snead and Hebert are second and third in the money list. Ben Hogan, the runaway money leader is 6 shots behind the co-leaders. John Dawson and Scott xTibbetts are the low amateurs at minus one. Code: NAME RD 1 TOTAL Daly 67 -5 McSpadden 67 -5 Shute 68 -4 Burton 69 -3 Furgol 69 -3 Hamilton 70 -2 King 70 -2 Byrd 71 -1 Dawson-a 71 -1 Harbert 71 -1 Harper 71 -1 Hebert 71 -1 Keiser 71 -1 Locke 71 -1 Middlecoff 71 -1 Nelson 71 -1 Snead 71 -1 Van Donck 71 -1 xTibbetts-a 71 -1 Rees 72 E Wood 72 E xWhistler-a 72 E Cerda 73 1 Demaret 73 1 Hogan 73 1 Runyon 73 1 Sarazen 73 1 Smith 73 1 Weetman 73 1 xAnderson-a 73 1 Boros 74 2 Bradshaw 74 2 Cotton 74 2 Fleck 74 2 Harmon 74 2 Mangrum 74 2 Metz 74 2 Thomson 74 2 Von Nida 74 2 xNehring-a 74 2 Dutra 75 3 Fazio 75 3 Haefner 75 3 Little 75 3 Ward 75 3 xScarborough-a 75 3 Adams 76 4 Barron 76 4 Bolt 76 4 de Vicenzo 76 4 Ferrier 76 4 Ford 76 4 Ghezzi 76 4 Horne 76 4 Revolta 76 4 Turnesa 76 4 Wall 76 4 xDePore-a 76 4 xMartin-a 76 4 xMulvenon-a 76 4 xWhite-a 76 4 Bruen 77 5 Carr-a 77 5 Lees 77 5 Oliver 77 5 Riegel 77 5 Stranahan 77 5 Worsham 77 5 Bulla 78 6 Mackay Jr 78 6 Burke Jr 79 7 Harrison 79 7 Rosburg-a 79 7 xKeeler-a 79 7 Faulkner 80 8 BOXING PEP HAS EASY TIME IN WIN OVER ROSA World Featherweight champion Willie Pep had little trouble disposing of Chico Rosa with a seventh round knockout in their title fight in San Francisco last night. Pep, who is a perfect 20-0, made his 4th successful defense of the title he has held since the end of the post-war tournament. Rosa, 25-11-2, is not considered one of the top 20 fighters in the weight class and would be a stretch to make the top 40. Pep is in the middle of a western tour that will see him make 3 or 4 defenses of his title over the next few months. Tonight a pair of top 10 ranked lightweights meet in Philadelphia as Bob Montgomery (10-1) faces Paddy DeMarco (11-5). Montgomery, a Philadelphia native, suffered his only loss in a title fight against world champion Ike Williams in June. This will be his first bout since that fight. DeMarco, from Brooklyn, has not been too active lately as he has not fought since losing a decision to Lulu Constantino last April. CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE Football begins north of the border this weekend with a pair of games in the Canadian Leagues. Tomorrow the Windsor Royals travel to Toronto to meet the Indians while the Hamilton Wildcats entertain the Sarnia Imperials in the Ontario Rubgy Football League opener. The Western League starts Monday with Winnipeg at Regina while the Interprovincial Rugby League has it's opener next Wednesday when the Toronto Argonauts travel to Ottawa to play the Rough Riders. SOCCER SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION MATCHES YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Hiberian 4 Aberdeen 1 Dundee 2 Clyde 0 Airdrie 2 Celtic 0 St Mirren 2 Hearts 1 Falkirk 2 Morton 1 Patrick Thistle 1 Queen of the South 0 Motherwell 2 Queen's Park 0 Third Lanark 2 Rangers 2 Code: STANDINGS GP W L T GF GA PTS Hibernian 6 5 1 0 15 2 15 Partick 5 4 0 1 9 1 13 St Mirren 6 4 1 1 7 2 13 Dundee 6 4 2 0 10 7 12 Celtic 5 3 1 1 9 5 10 Queen of South 6 3 2 1 7 9 10 Aberdeen 6 3 2 1 8 6 10 Falkirk 6 2 0 4 8 6 10 Rangers 5 2 1 2 7 4 8 Motherwell 6 2 3 1 7 9 7 Hearts 6 1 3 2 7 7 5 Third Lanark 5 1 3 1 4 10 4 Airdrie 6 1 4 1 6 12 4 Queens Park 5 1 4 0 2 12 3 Clyde 5 0 4 1 2 9 1 Morton 6 0 5 1 3 10 1 __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles

01-25-2005, 04:02 PM	#406
Vris Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere where I don't know where I am Posts: 3,251	36-3!??!?! Ouch. __________________ None Blog it.

01-25-2005, 06:45 PM	#407
zoraster Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 197	Minor point re your addition of English and Scottish football TF; three points for a win is a modern invention. Until the early 1980s the points system was two points for a win, one for a draw.

01-27-2005, 12:58 AM	#409
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : SATURDAY AUGUST 30, 1947 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ROE BLANKS DODGERS ON 6-HIT SHUTOUT Things may be looking up again for the Pittsburgh Pirates after Preacher Roe earned his second straight victory by pitching a complete game 6-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over Brooklyn. Roe started the season 17-2 before dropping 4 straight decisions and going winless in 9 starts. The win over Brooklyn improved his record to 19-6 and allowed the Pirates to remain within 4 games of first place Chicago in the National League. A little over a month ago when Roe and practically the entire Pirates roster was on a tear, it looked like Pittsburgh could run away with the pennant. The Cubs continued their hot play with a 6-4 win over St Louis. Outfielder Bill Nicholson was the hero for Chicago, homering twice and having 4 hits in total. Philadelphia fell 3 games off the pace after the Phillies fell 5-2 in New York. The last place Giants prevented Phillies ace Charley Schanz (19-11) from earning his 20th win of the season. In the other game Chuck Workman hit a 2-run homer in the 8th to help Boston past Cincinnati 6-4. In the American League veteran outfielder Terry Moore drove in 3 runs to lead Cleveland past Boston for the second straight game. Yesterday's score was 5-1 as Warren spahn tossed a complete game 6-hitter to improve his record to 16-11. Earl Johnson (17-9) took the loss for the Red Sox, who now trail Cleveland by 7 games. Elsewhere, Ellis Clary delivered an rbi single in the bottom of the ninth to lift Washington past St Louis 5-4; Jack Boiling had 3 hits including a homer in New York's 10-6 win at Detroit while Philadelphia topped Chicago 3-1. Code: AMERICAN W L PCT GB CLEVELAND 74 52 .587 x BOSTON 67 59 .532 7.0 ST LOUIS 66 61 .520 8.5 WASHINGTON 66 63 .512 9.5 PHILADELPHIA 62 64 .492 12.0 DETROIT 60 66 .476 14.0 NEW YORK 59 68 .465 15.5 CHICAGO 53 74 .417 21.5 NATIONAL W L PCT GB CHICAGO 75 52 .591 x PHILADELPHIA 71 54 .568 3.0 PITTSBURGH 72 57 .558 4.0 ST LOUIS 65 60 .520 9.0 CINCINNATI 66 61 .520 9.0 BOSTON 59 66 .472 15.0 BROOKLYN 50 78 .391 25.5 NEW YORK 48 78 .381 26.5 YESTERDAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington 5 St Louis 4 Cleveland 5 Boston 1 New York 10 Detroit 6 Philadelphia 3 Chicago 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston 6 Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh 1 Brooklyn 0 Chicago 6 St Louis 4 New York 5 Philadelphia 2 TODAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE St Louis (T Baker 11-13, 3.22) at Washington (F Hutchinson 16-14, 3.32) New York (B Bevens 4-3, 5.34) at Detroit (D Trout 0-0, 7.72) Cleveland (R Poat 10-11, 3.35) at Boston (A Karl 16-7, 3.87) Chicago (B Poffenberger 1-3, 4.78) at Philadelphia (M Cooper 6-12, 4.72) NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati (S Ferens 13-7, 3.28) at Boston (S Gromek 16-8, 3.62) Brooklyn (D Black 4-16, 4.68) at Pittsburgh (D Adkins 10-12, 3.79) Chicago (P Erickson 10-16, 4.91) at St Louis (B Voiselle 14-13, 3.87) Philadelphia (V Lombardi 14-12, 3.40) at New York (S Emmerich 1-5, 4.21) Code: AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING BATTING B McCosky Det .331 B Elliott Pit .351 W Judnich SLB .326 J Medwick Cin .344 M Almada Bos .325 G Rosen Bkn .328 HOME RUNS HOME RUNS T Williams Bos 29 S Chapman Bsn 24 W Judnich SLB 20 H Clift Chn 22 T Henrich Det 17 J Gordon Phi 21 RBI'S RBI'S W Judnich SLB 90 B Elliott Pit 84 T Williams Bos 85 S Chapman Bsn 80 D Litwhiler Cha 84 H Clift Chn 78 WINS WINS A Jurisch Det 20-9 V Olsen Chn 21-6 E Johnson Bos 17-9 P Roe Pit 19-6 A Karl Bos 16-7 C Schanz Phi 19-11 ERA ERA B Lohrman Cle 1.52 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99 J Haynes Wsh 2.56 C Melton Pit 2.11 B Feller Cle 2.63 H Wyse Chn 2.47 STRIKEOUTS STRIKEOUTS B Feller Cle 173 E White StL 171 A Jurisch Det 167 R Barney Bkn 163 V Trucks Det 162 P Roe Pit 145 BOXING LIGHTWEIGHT MONTGOMERY IN TOP FORM AGAINST DEMARCO Bob Montgomery delighted the hometown crowd in Philadelphia with a second round TKO over Paddy DeMarco in a bout between top 10 ranked lightweights. Montgomery was all over DeMarco from the get-go, as he was looking to prove his first career loss in his previous bout meant nothing. Montgomery improves to 11-1, with that lone defeat coming at the hands of world champion Ike Williams in June. For DeMarco it is his second straight defeat and drops his career record to 11-6. Tonight World Lightheavyweight champion Lloyd Marshall faces number one contender Archie Moore in one of two title fights on calendar. Marshall is 23-4-1 in his postwar career while Moore is 32-2. The other title fight is for the European Middleweight belt as Marcel Cerdan (25-5) defends his crown against Cyrille Delanoit (27-10-1) of Belgium. GOLF FURGOL LEADS WESTERN OPEN Ed Furgol is the leader midway through the Western Open being played in Salt Lake City. However, the big story was that tour money leader Ben Hogan failed to make the cut for just the second time this season. Here are the scores of those that did make the cut: Code: NAME RD 1 RD 2 TOTAL Furgol 69 68 -7 Harbert 71 68 -5 Shute 68 71 -5 Nelson 71 69 -4 Daly 67 74 -3 King 70 71 -3 Locke 71 70 -3 McSpadden 67 75 -2 Metz 74 68 -2 Middlecoff 71 71 -2 Demaret 73 70 -1 Hebert 71 72 -1 Sarazen 73 70 -1 Burton 69 75 E Ferrier 76 68 E Hamilton 70 74 E Rees 72 72 E Smith 73 71 E Van Donck 71 73 E xTibbetts-a 71 73 E Harper 71 74 1 Runyon 73 72 1 Snead 71 74 1 Wood 72 73 1 xWhistler-a 72 73 1 Byrd 71 75 2 Fleck 74 72 2 Horne 76 70 2 Keiser 71 75 2 Oliver 77 69 2 SOCCER ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION TODAY'S MATCHES Manchester City at Aston Villa Bolton at Burnley Derby County at Chelsea Blackpool at Everton Portsmouth at Huddersfield Charlton Athletic at Manchester United Middlesbrough at Preston NE Arsenal at Sheffield United Liverpool at Stoke City Grimsby Town at Sunderland Blackburn at Wolverhampton __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles

01-27-2005, 08:12 PM	#410
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : SUNDAY AUGUST 31, 1947 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INDIANS STRETCH LEAD IN AMERICAN LEAGUE Pinch-hitter Clyde Kluttz second career homer, a 3-run shot in the top of the 14th inning, gave the Cleveland Indians an 8-5 win over Boston and increased the Indians lead over the second place Red Sox in the American League to 8 games. It was Cleveland's third straight victory over the Red Sox and 5th in a row overall. Boston had taken a 5-3 lead into the 8th inning before the Tribe rallied to tie the game. Eddie Robinson hit a solo homer in the 9th inning at Washington to give the St Louis Browns a 6-5 win over the hometown Senators. The victory keeps the Browns 8.5 games behind the Indians. In other American League action Bill Bevens went the distance allowing just 6 hits to pitch the Yankees past Detroit 5-1 while Harry Danning's 2-run homer in the top of the ninth gave Chicago a come from behind 6-5 win at Philadelphia. NATIONAL LEAGUE HARD-LUCK ERICKSON SUFFERS ANOTHER LOSS FOR CUBS Paul Erickson just can't buy a break. While the rest of the Cubs rotation is on a roll, Erickson is suffering through a 10-17 season. Loss #17 came yesterday when Earl Torgeson hit a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 8th to give the St Louis Cardinals a 4-2 victory over Chicago. Prior to that homer, Erickson had allowed just 3 hits. Bill Voiselle had a solid effort on the hill for St Louis, improving his record to 15-13 while allowing just 5 hits in 8 innings work. Despite the loss the Cubs finished the month of August with a 22-8 record. The entered the month 6 games behind first place Philadelphia and finish it 2 games ahead of the Phillies. Speaking of the Phillies, they doubled New York 8-4 as Buster Adams and Ron Northey each homered in the victory. Vic Lombardi went the distance for his 15th win of the season. Pittsburgh scored 7 times in the second inning and coasted to an 8-4 victory over Brooklyn. Dodgers starter Don Black walked 6 batters in 1 and 2/3 innings of work. In the other game Joe Medwick had 3 hits and drove in 2 runs as Cincinnati beat Boston 7-6. JURISCH AND WHITE CLAIM PITCHER OF MONTH AWARDS Detroit's Al Jurisch and Ernie White of the St Louis Cardinals were each named pitcher of the month in their respective leagues. Jurisch was 5-0 with a 2.43 era in August as he earned the award for the first time in his career. He was traded to the Tigers from the St Louis Cardinals in July. His former St Louis teammate, Ernie White, was named the National League's top pitcher in August. White was 4-0 with a 1.62 era. It is his second pitcher of the month award in his 7 year career. Another Tiger, outfielder Tommy Henrich earned the top batter nod for August. Henrich hit .387 with 20 rbi's in the month. The 10 year veteran has been named batter of the month on 4 other occassions. The National League winner is Pittsburgh thirdbaseman Bob Elliott. Elliott hit .411 with 3 homers and 17 rbi's in August. Elliott, who wins the award for the second time in his career, is leading the major leagues in hitting this season with a .353 batting average. Code: AMERICAN W L PCT GB CLEVELAND 75 52 .591 x BOSTON 67 60 .528 8.0 ST LOUIS 67 61 .523 8.5 WASHINGTON 66 64 .508 10.5 PHILADELPHIA 62 65 .488 13.0 DETROIT 60 67 .472 15.0 NEW YORK 60 68 .469 15.5 CHICAGO 54 74 .422 21.5 NATIONAL W L PCT GB CHICAGO 75 53 .586 x PHILADELPHIA 72 54 .571 2.0 PITTSBURGH 73 57 .562 3.0 ST LOUIS 66 60 .524 8.0 CINCINNATI 67 61 .523 8.0 BOSTON 59 67 .468 15.0 BROOKLYN 50 79 .388 25.5 NEW YORK 48 79 .378 26.5 YESTERDAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE St Louis 6 Washington 5 Cleveland 8 Boston 5 (14 inn) New York 5 Detroit 1 Chicago 6 Philadelphia 5 NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 7 Boston 6 Pittsburgh 8 Brooklyn 4 St Louis 4 Chicago 2 Philadelphia 8 New York 4 TODAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE St Louis (A McKain 13-8, 3.30) at Washington (M Candini 15-13, 3.38) New York (M Lanier 14-17, 3.29) at Detroit (V Trucks 10-15, 2.92) Cleveland (B Lohrman 14-2, 1.52) at Boston (R Melton 13-10, 3.78) Chicago (T Shirley 2-4, 5.93) at Philadelphia (S Rosar 2-2, 5.80) NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati (H Feldman 15-8, 4.40) at Boston (J Flores 9-12, 4.64) Brooklyn (A Carrasquel 4-2, 4.14) at Pittsburgh (C Melton 14-10, 2.11) Chicago (E Head 15-10, 3.90) at St Louis (X Rescingo 4-3, 3.97) Philadelphia (H Mulcahy 14-13, 3.19) at New York (D Koslo 8-17, 4.16) Code: AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING BATTING B McCosky Det .332 B Elliott Pit .353 M Almada Bos .323 J Medwick Cin .347 J Heath Cle .322 G Rosen Bkn .329 HOME RUNS HOME RUNS T Williams Bos 29 S Chapman Bsn 24 W Judnich SLB 20 H Clift Chn 22 T Henrich Det 17 J Gordon Phi 21 RBI'S RBI'S W Judnich SLB 91 B Elliott Pit 86 T Williams Bos 86 S Chapman Bsn 80 D Litwhiler Cha 84 H Clift Chn 79 WINS WINS A Jurisch Det 20-9 V Olsen Chn 21-6 E Johnson Bos 17-9 P Roe Pit 19-6 A Karl Bos 16-7 C Schanz Phi 19-11 ERA ERA B Lohrman Cle 1.52 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99 J Haynes Wsh 2.56 C Melton Pit 2.11 B Feller Cle 2.63 H Wyse Chn 2.47 STRIKEOUTS STRIKEOUTS B Feller Cle 173 E White StL 171 A Jurisch Det 167 R Barney Bkn 163 F Hutchinson Wsh 167 P Roe Pit 145 BOXING MOORE WINS LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT TITLE To the dismay of most of the 50,000 people that packed Cleveland Municipal Stadium for the bout, Cleveland native Lloyd Marshall lost a majority decision to Archie Moore and with it the World Lightheavyweight championship. One judge scored the 15 round bout dead even while the other two gave Moore a slim victory. With the victory, the 34 year old Moore improves his postwar record to 33-2. Marshall, who claimed the title at the conclusion of the postwar tournament, sees his record slip to 23-5-1. In Paris, Marcel Cerdan of France successfully defended his European Middleweight belt with an unanimous decision over Belgium challenger Cyrille Delanoit. Cerdan is 26-5 and looking to make the trip across the Atlantic for a shot at World Champion Tony Zale. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SEASONS SWINGS INTO FULL GEAR TODAY A busy day in the National Football League as the first regular season Sunday is upon us. There are 14 games on the schedule including the defending league champion Chicago Bears entertaining Philadelphia in what has to be considered the marquee matchup of the day. Those hoping to see second overall pick Otto Graham in action will have to wait at least one more week as the Tampa Bay Bucs have announced that Paul Christman will get the nod at quarterback for their game in St Louis. First overall pick DE George Savitsky will see plenty of action in the Cowboys opener at Green Bay. The season officially began Thursday with San Diego humiliating New England 36-3. The Monday night contest this weekend has a great quarterback matchup - veteran Sammy Baugh and the Washington Redskins travel to Detroit to face the Lions and third year signal caller Bob Waterfield. REGULAR SEASON WEEK 1 SCHEDULE* Thursday August 28 San Diego 36 New England 3 TODAY Buffalo at Kansas City Miami at Denver Tennessee at Cleveland Jacksonville at Pittsburgh Indianapolis at Baltimore Houston at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Chicago Dallas at Green Bay NY Giants at Minnesota Tampa at St Louis Atlanta at Arizona Carolina at San Francisco New Orleans at Seattle NY Jets at Oakland Monday September 1 Washington at Detroit CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUES Thanks to a CFL windows based game I have found I will have a little more detailed coverage of Canadian Football. The game is based not specifically on the 1947 season but rather for the years 1950-54. I will take some liberties and begin it in 1947 so that instead of only reporting scores with the Quick Play excel version I was using I will now have full stats to report on. This will also be helpful in that board member created players who do not catch on with an NFL team will have another league in which I can add them to. The link to the game for anyone interested is here: http://www.sportplanet.com/sbb/apfas/apfas.htm Professional football north of the border began yesterday with four games. In the Interprovincial League QB Sam Etcheverry threw two touchdown passes and Alex Webster ran for 202 yards and a pair of scores as Montreal thumped the Ottawa Rough Riders 39-11. In the Western League Winnipeg held on to beat Regina 17-14. The Bombers had lead 17-4 until Regina staged a 4th quarter comeback that fell just short. In the Ontario Rugby Football League the Windsor Royals shaded the Toronto Indians 14-10 while in Hamilton the Wildcats blasted the Sarnia Imperials 29-0. RESULTS Saturday August 30, 1947 Ontario Rugby Football Union Windsor 14 Toronto Indians 10 Hamilton 29 Sarnia 0 GOLF BYRON NELSON OPENS BIG LEAD AT WESTERN OPEN Byron Nelson has finished in the top 5 on 5 different occassions this year but has yet to win an event on the 1947 PGA Tour. That could change tomorrow as the 35 year old Texan carded a 5 under par 67 and has opened a 4 stroke lead heading into Sunday's final round of the Western Open at Salt Lake City, Utah. Entering the day's round Hogan was three strokes behind leader Ed Furgol but Furgol exploded on the front nine and ended up with a round of 3 over par 75. Furgol is now tied for third with Jimmy Demaret and Fred Daly, one stroke behind Dick Metz. Harry xWhistler is the top amateur at -1. Code: NAME RD 1 RD 2 RD 3 TOTAL Nelson 71 69 67 -9 Metz 74 68 69 -5 Daly 67 74 71 -4 Demaret 73 70 69 -4 Furgol 69 68 75 -4 Ferrier 76 68 69 -3 Harbert 71 68 74 -3 Sarazen 73 70 70 -3 Shute 68 71 75 -2 Middlecoff 71 71 73 -1 xWhistler-a 72 73 70 -1 Locke 71 70 75 E Rees 72 72 72 E Snead 71 74 71 E Hamilton 70 74 73 1 Hebert 71 72 74 1 King 70 71 76 1 Van Donck 71 73 73 1 Wood 72 73 72 1 Horne 76 70 72 2 Keiser 71 75 72 2 Smith 73 71 74 2 Fleck 74 72 73 3 McSpadden 67 75 77 3 Oliver 77 69 73 3 Runyon 73 72 76 5 xTibbetts-a 71 73 77 5 Harper 71 74 77 6 Burton 69 75 80 8 Byrd 71 75 79 9 SOCCER ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Manchester City 1 Aston Villa 0 Bolton 1 Burnley 1 Derby County 2 Chelsea 0 Blackpool 1 Everton 0 Huddersfield 2 Portsmouth 1 Manchester United 2 Charlton Athletic 1 Preston NE 3 Middlesbrough 2 Arsenal 2 Sheffield United 0 Stoke City 4 Liverpool 0 Sunderland 4 Grimsby Town 0 Wolverhampton 2 Blackburn 1 MONDAY'S MATCHES Sunderland at Aston Villa Huddersfield at Blackpool Preston NE at Bolton Code: ENGLISH 1ST DIV GP W L T GF GA PTS Blackpool 3 3 0 0 4 0 6 Wolverhampton 3 2 0 1 7 2 5 Arsenal 3 2 0 1 7 3 5 Preston NE 3 2 0 1 6 3 5 Burnley 3 2 0 1 4 2 5 Man United 3 2 0 1 3 1 5 Aston Villa 3 2 1 0 3 1 4 Stoke City 3 1 0 2 6 2 4 Manchest. City 3 1 0 2 2 1 4 Charlton Athl 3 1 1 1 6 5 3 Derby County 3 1 1 1 5 4 3 Blackburn 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 Huddersfield 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 Bolton 3 0 0 3 1 1 3 Sheffield Untd 3 1 2 0 5 5 2 Sunderland 3 1 2 0 5 5 2 Everton 3 0 1 2 1 2 2 Portsmouth 3 0 2 1 3 5 1 Middlesbrough 3 0 2 1 2 7 1 Liverpool 3 0 3 0 1 8 0 Chelsea 3 0 3 0 1 6 0 Grimsby Town 3 0 3 0 0 9 0 __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles Last edited by Tiger Fan; 01-27-2005 at 10:59 PM.

01-27-2005, 10:51 PM	#411
Bobbuttons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Picturesque Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio Posts: 3,708	[typical first week confidence] Go Browns! This year we go all the way! [/typical first week confidence] __________________ Frankenstein never scared me. Marsupials do....cause they're fast! Gibson swings, and a fly ball to deep right field! This is gonna be a home run! Unbelievable! A home run for Gibson! And the Dodgers have won the game, 5 to 4; I don't believe what I just saw! I don't believe what I just saw!

01-28-2005, 02:03 AM	#413
rangers85 All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX...home of the mighty TCU Horned Frogs Posts: 909	Just curious, but do you have an idea when the SWC preview will be done for college football? Just wondering how my Horned Frogs are going to stack up this year.

01-28-2005, 01:52 PM	#415
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 1947 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE BEARS RALLY TO BEAT EAGLES 24-20 There is no quarterback in the NFL better than Sid Luckman at engineering 4th quarter comebacks and yesterday was vintage Luckman as the Chicago Bears signal caller marched his team 78 yards in the final minutes of the game to pull out a 24-20 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles had a 20-17 lead when Philly kicker CR Evans shanked a 39 yard field goal attempt with 4;27 remaining in regulation. Luckman took over and completed a couple of passes to Ken Kavanaugh and with a minute to play the Bears had the ball on the Eagle 24 yard line. Rather than settle for a possible game tying field goal to send the contest into overtime, Luckman aired out a touchdown strike that reserve wideout Steve Robinson grabbed in the endzone to give Chicago the win. It was the second time on the day that Luckman and Robinson connected for a major. In addition to throwing a pair of touchdowns, Luckman completed 21 of 29 attempts for 253 yards. The Bears comeback spoiled a terrific effort from Eagles halfback Harley Mitchell, who ran for 147 yards. The top defensive player was 4th year Chicago lineman Bill Hewitt, who had 3 of the Bears six quarterback sacks on the day. CHIEFS EMBARRASS BILLS 53-13 Ulish Groce threw for over 350 yards and Bruce Jones ran for 133 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Kansas City Chiefs hammered the Buffalo Bills 53-13. Groce picked apart the Bills defense as the Chiefs racked up 515 yards of total offense compared to just 142 for Buffalo. Rookie Demarco Dickinson was a surprise starter at quarterback for the Bills and the man who lead North Carolina to an unbeaten regular season a year ago quickly found out this wasn't the Southern Conference he was playing in. Dickinson completed just 13 of 32 pass attempts and was picked off once. Despite being under almost constant pressure he did manage to avoid getting sacked. 4 lost Buffalo fumbles, including 3 from rookie running back Buddy Young just compounded the troubles. BACKUPS HELP BROWNS DROP TITANS 37-20* Tony Ellis ran for 132 yards and a pair of Cleveland quarterbacks combined for 307 yards passing as the Browns had little trouble handling the Tennessee Titans. Ellis was given the start despite losing his job to Bill Green in training camp because was nursing an foot injury. Meanwhile Browns starting QB Jeff McDonald left the game with an injury in the second quarter after completing 7 of 9 passes for 108 yards. Louis Webster took over and the Browns offense hardly missed a beat. The Browns also lost cornerback Bob Humphrey with an injury. He and Green may miss a few weeks each but McDonald should be ready to play next week. RAVENS STOP COLTS IN OVERTIME Baltimore defensive end TJ Fiala sacked Indianapolis QB Eric Poppinga in overtime, forcing a fumble that set up the winning score in the Ravens 23-17 victory. Two plays after the fumble Baltimore QB John Foster connected with WR Rick Johnson for the game winning score on a 12 yard pass. The Ravens rallied to tie the game by scoring 14 points in the 4th quarter after the Colts had built a 17-3 lead. ROOKIE QB LEADS PACKERS Frank Albert passed for over 200 yards and a pair of touchdowns in his NFL debut to lead the Green Bay Packers past Dallas 21-12. Veteran Don Hutson was Albert's favourite target, making 6 catches for 81 yards. Packers running back Tony Canadeo also had a solid game, gaining 64 yards rushing and another 35 receiving. First overall pick George Savitsky made an impression for the Cowboys by recording 2 sacks but the Dallas offense could not mount any sort of attack whatsoever. In other games: Denver withstood a late rally from Miami to beat the Dolphins 31-29. Miami scored 10 points in the final 5 minutes of the game but failed to recover an onside kick with :32 remaining in the game. 6th year pro Gary Chase threw 3 touchdown passes for Denver in just his 4th career start. George Musgrave kicked 4 field goals, including a 20 yarder with less than 5 minutes to play, to give the Minnesota Vikings a 26-23 victory over the New York Giants. Legendary defensive back Booker Hasselbeck had 10 tackles, an interception and 2 forced fumbles but it wasn't enough as his Arizona Cardinals fell 23-16 to Atlanta. Running back Antowain Anderson rushed for 126 yards and a pair of touchdowns for the Falcons, who got the victory despite having 5 turnovers including 3 interceptions thrown by QB Arnie Herber. Judging by Sunday's effort from Paul Christman it may be a while before rookie quarterback sensation Otto Graham gets off the Tampa Bay bench. Christman completed 23 of 35 passes for 372 yards to lead the Bucs past St Louis 29-26. He also threw 2 touchdown passes include the game winner to RB Keyshawn Smith midway through the fourth quarter. Cornerback Todd Elwell had 3 interceptions and backup QB Mike McNeil passed for 3 touchdowns as the Pittsburgh Steelers tamed the Jacksonville Jaguars 39-7. McNeil was forced to take over when Tom Friede suffered a concussion on the first series of the game. Walt Williams ran for 137 yards and 2 touchdowns plus he had a 57 yard reception in Houston's 24-10 victory over Cincinnati. Three fourth quarter touchdowns including a pair of Steve Van Buren runs gave the New York Jets a come from behind 31-17 victory over the Raiders in Oakland. In a matchup featuring two of the game's premier backs, Van Buren outgained Johnny Cushing (127 yards to 79) and scored 2 touchdowns compared to none for Cushing. The Carolina Panthers took a 17-0 first quarter lead and cruised to a 23-14 win over the 49ers in San Francisco. The 49ers ended up with nearly twice as many net yards as the Panthers but Carolina managed to build a lead thanks to a couple of San Francisco turnovers. The game proved costly for the Panthers who lost second round pick MLB Gary Reich for possibly the season with a neck injury. Running back Keith Meade could also miss a couple of weeks with an injury. Meade, who gained over 1500 yards two years ago, was limited to just 5 games last season because of injuries. Ryan Boyette threw for 225 yards and ran for 41 more and a pair of touchdowns to lift New Orleans past Seattle 24-13. Saints running back Todd Berger also scored a touchdown and rushed for 116 yards. Heisman Trophy winner Glenn Davis gained 72 yards on 7 carries and scored a touchdown for the Seahawks but second year pro Marion Motley struggled, gaining just 8 yards on 11 carries. Motley had some decent games in the preseason but struggled in the opener just as he did most of last season. REGULAR SEASON WEEK 1 SCHEDULE* Thursday August 28 San Diego 36 New England 3 YESTERDAY Kansas City 53 Buffalo 13 Denver 31 Miami 29 Cleveland 37 Tennessee 20 Pittsburgh 39 Jacksonville 7 Baltimore 23 Indianapolis 17 Houston 24 Cincinnati 10 Chicago 24 Philadelphia 20 Green Bay 21 Dallas 12 Minnesota 26 NY Giants 23 Tampa 29 St Louis 26 Atlanta 23 Arizona 16 Carolina 23 San Francisco 14 New Orleans 24 Seattle 13 NY Jets 31 Oakland 17 TONGIHT'S GAME Washington at Detroit CANADIAN FOOTBALL There is one game in the Canadian Football Leagues today as Interprovincial League rivals Toronto and Hamilton meet at Varsity Stadium in Toronto. GOLF THREE-WAY PLAYOFF NEEDED TO DECIDE WESTERN OPEN Sam Snead birdied the 17th hole to pull even with Byron Nelson and Jimmy Demaret forcing a 3-way playoff to decide the winner of this year's Western Open event at Salt Lake City, Utah. Snead made up 9 strokes on Saturday's leader Nelson, by shooting an 8 under par 64. Demaret shot 68 and actually had sole possession of the lead momentarily before he took a bogey on the 16th. Nelson, trying to earn his first winner's paycheque of the year, got into trouble early Sunday and never fully recovered, settling for a 1 over par 73. Gene Sarazen nearly made it a 4 player playoff but his birdie putt on 18 lipped out and he finished one stroke behind. The playoff will be an 18 hole stroke play contest beginning Monday morning. If there is still a tie for the lead following today's round sudden death will apply. Code: LEADERBOARD NAME RD 1 RD 2 RD 3 RD 4 Total Demaret 73 70 69 68 -8 Nelson 71 69 67 73 -8 Snead 71 74 71 64 -8 Sarazen 73 70 70 68 -7 Ferrier 76 68 69 71 -4 xWhistler-a 72 73 70 69 -4 Furgol 69 68 75 76 E King 70 71 76 71 E Harbert 71 68 74 76 1 Hamilton 70 74 73 73 2 Metz 74 68 69 79 2 Wood 72 73 72 73 2 Daly 67 74 71 79 3 Hebert 71 72 74 75 4 Horne 76 70 72 74 4 Locke 71 70 75 76 4 McSpadden 67 75 77 73 4 Middlecoff 71 71 73 77 4 Oliver 77 69 73 73 4 Shute 68 71 75 78 4 Van Donck 71 73 73 75 4 Harper 71 74 77 71 5 Keiser 71 75 72 75 5 Rees 72 72 72 77 5 Runyon 73 72 76 72 5 Smith 73 71 74 75 5 Fleck 74 72 73 76 7 Burton 69 75 80 75 11 xTibbetts-a 71 73 77 80 13 Byrd 71 75 79 79 16 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INDIANS COMPLETE 4-GAME SWEEP OF RED SOX As the major league baseball season enters it's final month, the Cleveland Indians took a big step to clinch their second straight American League Pennant by completing a 4-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox. Yesterday, Bill Lohrman pitched 8 innings of 6-hit ball to improve his record to 15-2 on the season in a 3-2 Indians victory. Hal Wagner's 6th inning rbi single scored two runs to pace the Tribe. The loss drops Boston to third place, a half game behind St Louis and 9 full games back of the Indians. The Browns got a pair of hits and 3 rbi's from Wally Judnich in a 7-3 victory over Washington. Other games had Max Lanier toss a 2-hit shutout as the New York Yankees blanked Detroit 4-0 while Frank Demaree's 10th inning sacrifice fly gave Philadelphia a 5-4 win at Chicago. In the National League the three front-runners all were victorious so the Cubs enter their final 3 games of the year against the Phillies leading Philadelphia by2 games. Yesterday, Phil Rizzuto had 3 hits and a pair of rbi's as Ed Head won his 16th game of the season in a 6-4 Chicago victory. The Phillies kept pace by rapping out 17 hits in an 8-1 win over New York. Buster Adams and Mickey Witek each had 4 hits for the Phillies. Cliff Melton earned his 15th victory of the year in Pittsburgh's 8-1 win over Brooklyn. Ralph Kiner, Bob Elliott and Bill Salkeld all homered for the Bucs. Joe Medwick hit a 3-run homer in the top of the ninth inning to give Cincinnati a 9-6 victory over Boston in the only other National League game. Code: AMERICAN W L PCT GB CLEVELAND 76 52 .594 x ST LOUIS 68 61 .527 8.5 BOSTON 67 61 .523 9.0 WASHINGTON 66 65 .504 11.5 PHILADELPHIA 62 66 .484 14.0 NEW YORK 61 68 .473 15.5 DETROIT 60 68 .469 16.0 CHICAGO 55 74 .426 21.5 NATIONAL W L PCT GB CHICAGO 76 53 .589 x PHILADELPHIA 73 54 .575 2.0 PITTSBURGH 74 57 .565 3.0 CINCINNATI 68 61 .527 8.0 ST LOUIS 66 61 .520 9.0 BOSTON 59 68 .465 16.0 BROOKLYN 50 80 .385 26.5 NEW YORK 48 80 .375 27.5 YESTERDAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE St Louis 7 Washington 3 Cleveland 3 Boston 2 New York 4 Detroit 0 Chicago 5 Philadelphia 4 (10 inn) NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 9 Boston 6 Pittsburgh 8 Brooklyn 1 Chicago 6 St Louis 4 Philadelphia 8 New York 1 TODAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago (B Byerly 6-12, 5.45) at Philadelphia (S Overmire 8-12, 3.86) St Louis (E Lopat 15-14, 4.49) at Boston (B Bowman 8-6, 3.84) Washington (D Errickson 9-18, 4.31) at Cleveland (B Feller (11-9, 2.63) NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago (V Olsen 21-6, 2.78) at Philadelphia (L Hoerst 4-1, 1.85) Boston (B McCahan 1-2, 4.84) at Brooklyn (R Barney 8-10, 3.46) St Louis (E White 15-8, 2.65) at New York (R Bauers 10-17, 3.77) Pittsburgh (V Raschi 6-13, 4.06) at Cincinnati (E Blackwell 6-6, 4.40) Code: AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING BATTING B McCosky Det .332 B Elliott Pit .353 W Judnich SLB .324 J Medwick Cin .348 J Heath Cle .323 G Rosen Bkn .328 HOME RUNS HOME RUNS T Williams Bos 29 S Chapman Bsn 24 W Judnich SLB 20 H Clift Chn 22 T Henrich Det 17 J Gordon Phi 21 RBI'S RBI'S W Judnich SLB 94 B Elliott Pit 87 T Williams Bos 86 S Chapman Bsn 81 D Litwhiler Cha 84 H Clift Chn 80 WINS WINS A Jurisch Det 20-9 V Olsen Chn 21-6 E Johnson Bos 17-9 P Roe Pit 19-6 A Karl Bos 16-7 C Schanz Phi 19-11 ERA ERA B Lohrman Cle 1.55 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99 J Haynes Wsh 2.56 C Melton Pit 2.07 B Feller Cle 2.63 H Wyse Chn 2.47 STRIKEOUTS STRIKEOUTS B Feller Cle 173 E White StL 171 V Trucks Det 169 R Barney Bkn 163 F Hutchinson Wsh 167 P Roe Pit 145 BOXING xSMITH CONTINUES TO CLIMB HEAVYWEIGHT LADDER 20 year old LeClaire, Iowa native Jeffrey xSmith continues to make his presence felt in the heavyweight division. xSmith improved his career record to 4-0 with a TKO victory over Marty Marshall in the closing seconds of their 6 round bout in Detroit. While xSmith is still a ways from being mentioned in the same breath as young heavyweights Rocky Marciano and Roland LaStarza, he is certainly heading in that direction. His management will continue to take things slowly with xSmtih so he won't be fighting any big name opponents in the near future. xSmith's next bout will be September 18th - a 6 rounder against Minnesota journeyman Frank Androff. Meanwhile LaStarza, Marciano and another up and coming east coast heavyweight named JT xCampbell will all see in action at Madison Square Garden this Thursday. SOCCER ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION TODAY'S MATCHES Sunderland at Aston Villa Huddersfield at Blackpool Preston NE at Bolton SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Clyde 2 Aberdeen 1 Hearts 2 Queen of South 1 Dundee 1 Falkirk 0 Morton 1 Airdrie 1 Motherwell 1 Hibernian 1 Rangers 2 Queen's Park 1 St Mirren 2 Celtic 1 Patrick Thistle 1 Third Lanark 0 Code: STANDINGS GP W L T GF GA PTS Partick 6 5 0 1 10 1 11 Hibernian 7 5 1 1 16 3 11 St Mirren 7 5 1 1 9 3 11 Dundee 7 5 2 0 11 7 10 Rangers 6 3 1 2 9 5 8 Falkirk 7 2 1 4 8 7 8 Celtic 6 3 2 1 10 7 7 Aberdeen 7 3 3 1 9 8 7 Queen of South 7 3 3 1 8 11 7 Hearts 7 2 3 2 9 8 6 Motherwell 7 2 3 2 8 10 6 Airdrie 7 1 4 2 7 13 4 Clyde 6 1 4 1 4 10 3 Third Lanark 6 1 4 1 4 11 3 Queens Park 6 1 5 0 3 14 2 Morton 7 0 5 2 4 11 2 __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles

01-29-2005, 12:41 PM	#416
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1947 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE LIONS ROAR IN WIN OVER WASHINGTON The Detroit Lions had a much easier time than they could have ever hoped for as they manhandled the Washington Redskins with a 33-18 Monday Night Football victory. Lions QB Bob Waterfield showed that he may be ready to take that giant step to join the game's elite signal callers with a tremendous performance against Washington. Waterfield completed 20-of-29 passes for 290 yards and a pair of touchdowns. On the other side of the field veteran Sammy Baugh failed to survive the first quarter as he left the game with a lower leg injury. Prior to leaving Baugh was intercepted twice and completed just two of 6 passes. Both interceptions led to Detroit touchdowns as the Lions built up a 17-0 lead and never looked back. Fred Johnson scored both Detroit touchdowns in the opening quarter, the first on a 1-yard plunge and the other one on a 4 yard swing pass. The Lions running back would add another score in the third quarter and finished the evening with 73 yards rushing and 76 yards receiving. Both teams were hit by the injury bug. In addition to the loss of Baugh, the Redskins also saw second round pick CB Tommy Harmon suffer an ankle injury that may cost him his entire rookie season. Starting outside linebacker Chuck Henry was also injured but he is expected to return next week. Detroit will be without starting offensive guard Ernie Kosar for up to 10 weeks after he left the game in the first quarter with a knee injury. WEEK TWO SCHEDULE SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7 San Diego Chargers (1-0) at Oakland Raiders (0-1) Tennessee Titans (0-1) at Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1) Cleveland Browns (1-0) at Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) New England Patriots (0-1) at New York Jets (1-0) Chicago Bears (1-0) at Detroit Lions (1-0) Atlanta Falcons (1-0) at Carolina Panthers (1-0) Arizona Cardinals (0-1) at San Francisco 49ers (0-1) Philadelphia Eagles (0-1) at Washington Redskins (0-1) Kansas City Chiefs (1-0) at Minnesota Vikings (1-0) Denver Broncos (1-0) at Green Bay Packers (1-0) Houston Texans (1-0) at Dallas Cowboys (0-1) Indianapolis Colts (0-1) at New York Giants (0-1) Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) at New Orleans Saints (1-0) Miami Dolphins (0-1) at Seattle Seahawks (0-1) Baltimore Ravens (1-0) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0) MONDAY SEPTEMBER 8 Buffalo Bills (0-1) at St. Louis Rams (0-1) Code: STANDINGS NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE North W L T PCT PF PA Chicago Bears 1 0 0 1.000 24 20 Detroit Lions 1 0 0 1.000 33 18 Green Bay Packers 1 0 0 1.000 21 12 Minnesota Vikings 1 0 0 1.000 26 23 East W L T PCT PF PA Dallas Cowboys 0 1 0 .000 12 21 New York Giants 0 1 0 .000 23 26 Philadelphia Eagles 0 1 0 .000 20 24 Washington Redskins 0 1 0 .000 18 33 South W L T PCT PF PA Atlanta Falcons 1 0 0 1.000 23 16 Carolina Panthers 1 0 0 1.000 23 14 New Orleans Saints 1 0 0 1.000 24 13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 0 0 1.000 29 26 West W L T PCT PF PA Arizona Cardinals 0 1 0 .000 16 23 San Francisco 49ers 0 1 0 .000 14 23 Seattle Seahawks 0 1 0 .000 13 24 St. Louis Rams 0 1 0 .000 26 29 AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE North W L T PCT PF PA Baltimore Ravens 1 0 0 1.000 23 17 Cleveland Browns 1 0 0 1.000 37 20 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 0 0 1.000 39 7 Cincinnati Bengals 0 1 0 .000 10 24 East W L T PCT PF PA New York Jets 1 0 0 1.000 31 17 Buffalo Bills 0 1 0 .000 13 53 Miami Dolphins 0 1 0 .000 29 31 New England Patriots 0 1 0 .000 3 36 South W L T PCT PF PA Houston Texans 1 0 0 1.000 24 10 Indianapolis Colts 0 1 0 .000 17 23 Jacksonville Jaguars 0 1 0 .000 7 39 Tennessee Titans 0 1 0 .000 20 37 West W L T PCT PF PA Denver Broncos 1 0 0 1.000 31 29 Kansas City Chiefs 1 0 0 1.000 53 13 San Diego Chargers 1 0 0 1.000 36 3 Oakland Raiders 0 1 0 .000 17 31 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL* PIRATES AND PHILLIES CLOSE GAP ON CUBS While the Cleveland Indians are running away with the American League pennant, the race in the National League looks like it could go right down to the wire. The Philadelphia Phillies moved back to within one game of the Chicago Cubs after posting a 5-1 victory over the Cubs in the opener of a 3 game set in Philly. The Phillies jumped all over Cubs ace Vern Olsen (21-7, 2.85) in the first inning plating 4 runs thanks to doubles from Del Ennis, Ray Sanders and John O'Neil. Phillies hurler Lefty Hoerst (5-1, 1.69), making his first start of the season due to multiple injuries in the rotation, made the lead stand up as he 7-hit the Cubs. The Pittsburgh Pirates also benefitted from the Phillies win as the Bucs blanked Cincinnati 3-0 on a Vic Raschi 3-hitter. The performance gave the rookie pitcher his first career shutout and moved the Pirates to within 2 games of the frontrunning Cubs. In other action St Louis scored 5 times in the 8th inning to beat New York 6-3 while Whitey Kurowski drove in 3 runs as Boston doubled Brooklyn by the same 6-3 count. AMERICAN LEAGUE The Cleveland Indians keep finding ways to win ballgames. Yesterday the Tribe blew an 8-3 lead against Washington and trailed 9-8 after the Senators scored in the top of the 11th. However, with two out in the bottom of the inning Mickey Rocco and Jim Gleeson each singled and then both scored on a pinch-hit from Terry Moore giving the Indians a 10-9 win and keeping their lead over Boston at 9 games. The Red Sox got 3 homers, including a grand slam from catcher Roy Partee, in a 9-3 drubbing of the St Louis Browns. The win moved the Red Sox a half game ahead of the Browns and into second place. Elsewhere, shortstop Sig Gryska had 4 hits to help Chicago past the Philadelphia Athletics 9-3. LOHRMAN AND MEDWICK CLAIM PLAYER OF WEEK HONOURS Cleveland pitcher Bill Lohrman was named the American League player of the week after going 2-0 with a 1.06 era in the past 7 days. Lohrman, who counted a shutout as one of his victories last week, is 15-2 with a major league low era of 1.55. He missed a month and a half after suffering a shoulder injury at the end of May. The National League player of the week is Cincinnati outfielder Joe Medwick. Medwick was on a tear last week, batting .522 with 9 rbi's. The outburst at the plate improved his average for the season to .348 and he is battling with Pittsburgh's Bob Elliott for the batting crown. Medwick led the NL in hitting last year with a .323 average. Code: AMERICAN W L PCT GB CLEVELAND 77 52 .597 x BOSTON 68 61 .527 9.0 ST LOUIS 68 62 .523 9.5 WASHINGTON 66 66 .500 12.5 PHILADELPHIA 62 67 .481 15.0 NEW YORK 61 68 .473 16.0 DETROIT 60 68 .469 16.5 CHICAGO 56 74 .431 21.5 NATIONAL W L PCT GB CHICAGO 76 54 .585 x PHILADELPHIA 74 54 .578 1.0 PITTSBURGH 75 57 .568 2.0 ST LOUIS 67 61 .523 8.0 CINCINNATI 68 62 .523 8.0 BOSTON 60 68 .469 15.0 BROOKLYN 50 81 .382 26.5 NEW YORK 48 81 .372 27.5 YESTERDAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 9 Philadelphia 3 Boston 9 St Louis 3 Cleveland 10 Washington 9 (11 inn) NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 5 Chicago 1 Boston 6 Brooklyn 3 St Louis 6 New York 3 Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 0 TODAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago (B Fleming 2-6, 3.94) at Detroit (R Lynn 3-2, 1.26) St Louis (T Earley 0-2, 2.36) at Boston (E Johnson 17-9, 3.21) Washington (R Barrett 10-10, 4.55) at Cleveland (W Spahn 16-11, 3.21) New York (T Bonham 13-15, 2.89) at Philadelphia (A Williams 16-11, 3.09) NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago (H Wyse 12-9, 2.47) at Philadelphia (C Schanz 19-11, 3.40) Boston (H Bithorn 9-8, 3.70) at Brooklyn (L Webber 8-14, 4.58) St Louis (J Hutchings 12-14, 4.51) at New York (E Wright 7-6, 5.24) Pittsburgh (P Roe 19-6, 3.50) at Cincinnati (A Carter 15-14, 3.61) Code: AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING BATTING B McCosky Det .332 B Elliott Pit .349 W Judnich SLB .325 J Medwick Cin .347 J Heath Cle .324 G Rosen Bkn .325 HOME RUNS HOME RUNS T Williams Bos 29 S Chapman Bsn 24 W Judnich SLB 21 H Clift Chn 22 T Henrich Det 17 J Gordon Phi 21 RBI'S RBI'S W Judnich SLB 96 B Elliott Pit 87 T Williams Bos 86 S Chapman Bsn 82 D Litwhiler Cha 85 H Clift Chn 80 WINS WINS A Jurisch Det 20-9 V Olsen Chn 21-7 E Johnson Bos 17-9 P Roe Pit 19-6 A Karl Bos 16-7 C Schanz Phi 19-11 ERA ERA B Lohrman Cle 1.55 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99 J Haynes Wsh 2.56 C Melton Pit 2.07 B Feller Cle 2.82 H Wyse Chn 2.47 STRIKEOUTS STRIKEOUTS B Feller Cle 177 E White StL 175 V Trucks Det 169 R Barney Bkn 168 F Hutchinson Wsh 167 P Roe Pit 145 GOLF DEMARET STAGES DRAMATIC FINISH TO WIN WESTERN OPEN PLAYOFF Jimmy Demaret made up 4 strokes on Byron Nelson in the final 3 holes to win the 18 hole playoff that decided the champion of the 1947 Western Open. After the front nine Demaret appeared to be done as he trailed Nelson by 5 strokes and Sam Snead by 3. However, he played the back 9 in 1 under par while both Nelson and Snead shot 6 over. Code: PLAYOFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 total 101112131415161718 back final Demaret 6 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 39 Demaret 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 3 4 35 +2 Nelson 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 34 Nelson 4 5 4 6 4 5 5 4 5 42 +4 Snead 5 6 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 36 Snead 6 4 5 5 3 7 3 5 4 42 +6 - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - -- par 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 36 par 4 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 4 36 The win, his first of the year, allows Demaret to pocked $2,500 and move into third place in the money winner list for the year with $10,463 in earnings. He trails only Snead and runaway leader Ben Hogan. Snead and Nelson each pick up $1,300 for their second place finish but despite the fact that between them they have 13 top five finished this year, neither has managed to win a tournament. The final stop on the tour will be the Los Angeles Open this weekend. COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW MICHIGAN IN NATIONAL TITLE HUNT AGAIN Only a loss to National Champion Army prevented a perfect season for the University of Michigan Wolverines who are once again the class of the Western Conference. The Wolverines breezed through the conference schedule without a scratch and that will likely be the case again this year. Graduation hit the Michigan defense hard but the offense looks loaded with seniors like QB Daryll xRansford, RB Bump Elliott, TE Terrell Williams and WR Bob Mann. Illinois, which finished last year ranked 15th, will challenge Ohio State for second place in the conference and a bowl bid. The Illini have veteran QB Perry Moss and a strong defensive front anchored by Les Bingaman. Ohio State will rely on senior QB Benjamin xWoosley to carry the offense. Center Jack Duncan and LB Dick Flanagan will also be leaders for the Buckeyes. Code: 1946 FINAL STANDINGS CONF OVERALL W L T W L T Michigan 7 0 0 9 1 0 Illinois 5 1 1 7 2 1 Ohio State 3 3 0 4 5 0 Iowa 3 3 0 5 4 0 Indiana 2 3 1 4 3 2 Minnesota 2 4 1 4 4 1 Purdue 2 4 0 3 6 0 Wisconsin 2 5 0 4 5 0 Northwestern 1 4 1 3 5 1 CANADIAN FOOTBALL ARGONAUTS WIN LABOUR DAY SCUFFLE WITH TIGERS The Toronto Argonauts beat the Hamilton Tigers 19-13 in the lone Canadian Football game played on the Labour Day holidy. The Argos dominated the game offensively thanks to 171 yards rushing from Ulysses Curtis and a 267 yard passing day from QB Nobby Wirkowski. Tonight's lone game is out west where Winnipeg visits Regina. The Bombers beat the Roughriders 17-14 in Winnipeg on Saturday. Code: IPRFU W L T PTS Montreal 1 0 0 2 Argos 1 0 0 2 Ottawa RR 0 1 0 0 Ham Tigers 0 1 0 0 WESTERN W L T PTS Winnipeg 1 0 0 2 Calgary 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 0 0 0 0 Regina 0 1 0 0 SOCCER ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Aston Villa 1 Sunderland 0 Huddersfield 0 Blackpool 0 Bolton 2 Preston NE 1 Code: STANDINGS GP W L T GF GA PTS Blackpool 4 3 0 1 4 0 7 Aston Villa 4 3 1 0 4 1 6 Wolverhampton 3 2 0 1 7 2 5 Arsenal 3 2 0 1 7 3 5 Preston NE 4 2 1 1 7 5 5 Burnley 3 2 0 1 4 2 5 Man United 3 2 0 1 3 1 5 Bolton 4 1 0 3 3 2 5 Stoke City 3 1 0 2 6 2 4 Huddersfield 4 1 1 2 4 4 4 Manchest. City 3 1 0 2 2 1 4 Charlton Athl 3 1 1 1 6 5 3 Derby County 3 1 1 1 5 4 3 Blackburn 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 Sheffield Untd 3 1 2 0 5 5 2 Sunderland 4 1 3 0 5 6 2 Everton 3 0 1 2 1 2 2 Portsmouth 3 0 2 1 3 5 1 Middlesbrough 3 0 2 1 2 7 1 Liverpool 3 0 3 0 1 8 0 Chelsea 3 0 3 0 1 6 0 Grimsby Town 3 0 3 0 0 9 0 __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles Last edited by Tiger Fan; 04-18-2007 at 12:40 AM.

01-30-2005, 08:21 PM	#418
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 1947 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL BONHAM NEARLY PERFECT FOR YANKEES Tiny Bonham pitched a 1-hit gem leading the New York Yankees to a 3-0 shutout victory over the Philadelphia Athletics. Bonham was as close to perfection as one could get without throwing a perfect game. He allowed just one baserunner, a second inning single to Paul Campbell, but faced the minimum 27 batters because Campbell was erased on a double play. For the season Bonham is 14-15 with a 2.79 era. Yankee outfielder Joe Gallagher drove in a pair of the New York runs with a first inning single. Russ Derry's pinch-hit rbi single in the bottom of the 11th inning gave Boston a 3-2 victory over the St Louis Browns. Red Sox starter Earl Johnson held the Browns scoreless through 8 before St Louis evened the game with a 9th inning rally off the Boston bullpen. The win moves Boston to within 8 games of first place Cleveland after the Indians were blanked 4-0 by Washington. Red Barrett (11-10, 4.34) went the distance for the winners while Warren Spahn (16-12, 3.24) took the loss. The Tribe actually outhit Washington 8-7 but a pair of Senator homeruns from Phil Cavarretta (.258,14,65) and Mike Chartak (.296,10,59) proved to be the difference. In the other American League game Detroit trimmed Chicago 4-3. Hal Trosky had 3 hits in the contest for Detroit including a first inning single off of Bill Fleming for the 2000th of his career. CUBS TOP PHILLIES Back-to-back-to-back rbi doubles in the 5th inning from Eddie Waitkus, Bill Nicholson and Ken O'Dea lifted the Chicago Cubs past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 in National League action. Hank Wyse (13-9, 2.50) and Charlie Schanz (19-12, 3.45) each allowed 8 hits in going the distance but Phillies ace Schanz was denied his 20th victory of the season. The Cubs lead over Philadelphia is back to 2 games. Pittsburgh is 3 off the pace after the Pirates were hammered 12-1 by Cincinnati. Joe Dimaggio(.239,19,69) had 3 hits including a pair of homers to lead the Reds while Joe Medwick (.352,10,77) had a 4-hit game. Medwick, with 19 hits in his last 8 games, is now dead even with the Pirates Bob Elliott in the batting average race. Pittsburgh's Preacher Roe (19-7, 3.68) took the loss and will have to wait a few more days before getting another chance at his first 20 win season. In other action Marty Marion's 8th inning homerun snapped a 1-1 tie and propelled the St Louis Cardinals to a 4-1 win over the Giants in New York, while in Brooklyn Pee Wee Reese singled in his third rbi of the game in the bottom of the 10th to give the Dodgers a 5-4 victory over Boston. Code: AMERICAN W L PCT GB CLEVELAND 77 53 .592 x BOSTON 69 61 .531 8.0 ST LOUIS 68 63 .519 9.5 WASHINGTON 67 66 .504 11.5 NEW YORK 62 68 .477 15.0 PHILADELPHIA 62 68 .477 15.0 DETROIT 61 68 .473 15.5 CHICAGO 56 75 .427 21.5 NATIONAL W L PCT GB CHICAGO 77 54 .588 x PHILADELPHIA 74 55 .574 2.0 PITTSBURGH 75 58 .564 3.0 ST LOUIS 68 61 .527 8.0 CINCINNATI 69 62 .527 8.0 BOSTON 60 69 .465 16.0 BROOKLYN 51 81 .386 26.5 NEW YORK 48 82 .369 28.5 YESTERDAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 4 Chicago 3 Boston 3 St Louis 2 (11 inn) Washington 4 Cleveland 0 New York 3 Philadelphia 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 5 Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 5 Boston 4 (10 inn) St Louis 4 New York 1 Cincinnati 12 Pittsburgh 1 TODAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago (B Poffennerger 1-3, 5.08) at Detroit (A Jurisch 20-9, 3.82) New York (M Russo 7-5, 3.98) at Philadelphia (M Cooper 6-12, 4.86) NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago (P Erickson 10-17, 4.89) at Philadelphia (V Lombardi 15-12, 3.23) Boston (S Gromek 16-9, 3.72) at Brooklyn (D Black 4-17, 4.91) St Louis (B Voiselle 15-13, 3.82) at New York (S Emmerich 1-6, 4.65) Code: AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING BATTING B McCosky Det .333 B Elliott Pit .352 W Judnich SLB .324 J Medwick Cin .352 J Heath Cle .322 G Rosen Bkn .329 HOME RUNS HOME RUNS T Williams Bos 29 S Chapman Bsn 24 W Judnich SLB 21 H Clift Chn 22 T Henrich Det 18 J Gordon Phi 21 RBI'S RBI'S W Judnich SLB 96 B Elliott Pit 87 T Williams Bos 87 S Chapman Bsn 82 D Litwhiler Cha 85 H Clift Chn 80 WINS WINS A Jurisch Det 20-9 V Olsen Chn 21-7 E Johnson Bos 17-9 P Roe Pit 19-7 A Karl Bos 16-7 C Schanz Phi 19-12 ERA ERA B Lohrman Cle 1.55 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99 J Haynes Wsh 2.56 C Melton Pit 2.07 T Bonham NYY 2.79 H Wyse Chn 2.50 STRIKEOUTS STRIKEOUTS B Feller Cle 177 E White StL 175 V Trucks Det 169 R Barney Bkn 168 F Hutchinson Wsh 167 P Roe Pit 145 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW 1947 COULD BE THE YEAR OF THE LONGHORNS 1947 could be a great year for the Southwest Conference as three football teams start the season ranked in the top 20 nationally. The University of Texas had a terrible time with conference games last season but the Longhorns look ready to tear up the SWC this time around. With Heisman Trophy candidate Bobby Layne at quarterback and Joe Baumgardner and Al Lawler in the backfield the Texas offense will be a force. The defense is also strong with Max Baumgardner and Jim Canady leading the way. When it is all said and done it would not be a huge surprise if Texas ends the season as the National Champion. Arkansas, a greatly improved SMU squad, and Texas A&M will battle it out for second place in the division. The Razorbacks are led by running back Aubrey Fowler while the big name for SMU is sophomore QB/RB Doak Walker, who was a high school teammate of Texas QB Bobby Layne. Do not count out Rice even though the Owls lost several key players while Texas Christian could also be a sleeper pick depending on how much success QB Scott xThompson has. TCU also has one of the best linebackers in the conference in senior Cornell Jones. Code: CONF OVERALL 1946 STANDINGS W L T W L T Rice 5 0 1 10 0 1 Texas A&M 4 2 0 5 5 0 Arkansas 3 2 1 6 3 2 Texas Christian 2 2 2 3 5 2 Texas 2 3 1 6 4 1 Baylor 1 5 0 2 7 0 SMU 0 3 3 4 3 3 CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUES BOMBERS BEAT GREEN RIDERS 24-22 The Winnipeg Blue Bombers edged the Roughriders in Regina 24-22 thanks to an impressive performance from running back Gary James. He scored all 3 Winnipeg majors, two of them rushing and the third on a 6 yard touchdown pass from Jack Jacobs midway through the fourth quarter. James gained 100 yards rushing on the day but was second on his team to Leo Lewis, who rushed for 134 yards. It was the Bombers second win in less than a week over Regina. On Saturday the Bombers prevailed 17-14 in the season opener for both teams in Winnipeg. The other two Western teams begin their seasons tomorrow in Calgary when the Stampeders entertain the Edmonton Eskimos. Code: IPRFU W L T PTS Montreal 1 0 0 2 Argos 1 0 0 2 Ottawa RR 0 1 0 0 Ham Tigers 0 1 0 0 WESTERN W L T PTS Winnipeg 2 0 0 4 Calgary 0 0 0 0 Edmonton 0 0 0 0 Regina 0 2 0 0 BOXING AKIRA WINS WORLD FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE Trailing on points Japan's Speedy Akira mounted a rally in the 15th and final round, flooring Jackie Paterson twice and winning by TKO with 20 seconds remaining in their World Flyweight Title fight. Akira, with a record of 16-4-2, becomes the new World Champion after Paterson's reign lasted just one fight. Paterson is 21-3 for his career. After the victory Akira's manager announced they would honor the tenative contract that Paterson's camp had to defend the title against Frenchman Valentin Angelmann on October 9th. However, they plan to switch the venue from London to somewhere in Japan. On the undercard Teddy Gardner, the man Paterson beat to become world champion, had little trouble winning a unanimous 10-round decision over Frenchman Honore Pratesi to improve his record to 18-3-1. SOCCER ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION TODAY'S MATCHES Charlton Athletic at Arsenal Burnley at Derby Wolverhampton at Grimsby Town Manchester United at Liverpool Everton at Manchester City Sheffield United at Middlesbrough Stoke City at Portsmouth __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles

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Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 1947 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CUBS BLAST PHILLIES 8-0 : TAKE 3 GAME LEAD The Chicago Cubs stretched their lead atop the National League standings to 3 games afer hammering Philadelphia 8-0 in the final meeting of the season between the 2 clubs. Paul Erickson (11-17, 4.72) and reliever Bob Chipman combined on the 5-hit shutout. In other National League action rookie Earl Torgeson hit his 16th homer of the season and 2B George Scharein had 4 hits as St Louis pounded the Giants 13-6. In Brooklyn, Steve Gromek got his 17th win of the season as the Boston Braves dropped the Dodgers 7-4. Brooklyn starter Don Black took the loss to fall to 4-18 on the season. Just two games in the American League and neither involved pennant contenders. In Detroit, Tommy Henrich homered for the second straight day to help the Tigers past Chicago 9-3. In the other game the Yankees topped Philadelphia 9-5. The A's lost starting pitcher Mort Cooper for the season with a back injury. The 34 year old Cooper was 6-12 with a 4.83 era on the season. Code: AMERICAN W L PCT GB CLEVELAND 77 53 .592 x BOSTON 69 61 .531 8.0 ST LOUIS 68 63 .519 9.5 WASHINGTON 67 66 .504 11.5 NEW YORK 63 68 .481 14.5 DETROIT 62 68 .477 15.0 PHILADELPHIA 62 69 .473 15.5 CHICAGO 56 76 .424 22.0 NATIONAL W L PCT GB CHICAGO 78 54 .591 x PHILADELPHIA 74 56 .569 3.0 PITTSBURGH 75 58 .564 3.5 ST LOUIS 69 61 .531 8.0 CINCINNATI 69 62 .527 8.5 BOSTON 61 69 .469 16.0 BROOKLYN 51 82 .383 27.5 NEW YORK 48 83 .366 29.5 YESTERDAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 9 Chicago 3 New York 9 Philadelphia 5 NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 8 Philadelphia 0 Boston 7 Brooklyn 4 St Louis 13 New York 6 TODAY'S GAMES AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia (S Rosar 2-2, 5.44) at Detroit (H White 7-12, 4.72) New York (M Lanier (15-17, 3.18) at Chicago (T Shirley 2-4, 5.51) St Louis (T Baker 11-13, 3.31) at Cleveland (B Lohrman 15-2, 1.55) NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston (J Flores 9-13, 4.80) at Brooklyn (A Carrasquel 4-3, 4.77) St Louis (X Rescingo 4-4, 4.26) at New York (D Koslo 8-18, 4.26) Philadelphia (H Mulcahy 15-13, 3.12) at Cincinnati (S Ferens 14-7, 3.38) Code: AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING BATTING B McCosky Det .331 B Elliott Pit .352 W Judnich SLB .324 J Medwick Cin .352 J Hudson Bos .322 G Rosen Bkn .331 HOME RUNS HOME RUNS T Williams Bos 29 S Chapman Bsn 24 W Judnich SLB 21 H Clift Chn 22 T Henrich Det 19 J Gordon Phi 21 RBI'S RBI'S W Judnich SLB 96 B Elliott Pit 87 T Williams Bos 87 S Chapman Bsn 82 D Litwhiler Cha 86 H Clift Chn 82 WINS WINS A Jurisch Det 21-9 V Olsen Chn 21-7 E Johnson Bos 17-9 P Roe Pit 19-7 A Karl Bos 16-7 C Schanz Phi 19-12 ERA ERA B Lohrman Cle 1.55 K Raffensberger Bsn 1.99 J Haynes Wsh 2.56 C Melton Pit 2.07 T Bonham NYY 2.79 H Wyse Chn 2.50 STRIKEOUTS STRIKEOUTS B Feller Cle 177 E White StL 175 A Jurisch Det 173 R Barney Bkn 168 V Trucks Det 169 P Roe Pit 148 BOXING YOUNGSTERS TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN In what was billed as a night of future world champions 4 up and coming east coast youngsters got to strut there stuff at Madison Square Garden. The most impressive effort came from Rocky Marciano. The 24 year old from Brockton, Mass. improved his professional record to 2-0 with his second straight TKO, this one in the second round over New Haven's John Edwards. Another heavyweight, Brooklyn teenager J.T. xCampbell improved to 3-0-1 as a pro with a 6th round knockout of Canadian Buddy Fisher. xCampbell was in complete control of the bout and it was clearly the best effort of his short pro career. Bronx heavyweight Roland LaStarza improved to 2-0 as a pro but looked very shaky in earning a 6-round split decision over Connecticut's Eldridge Eatman. Finally 21 year old welterweight Carmen Basilio needed less than 2 minutes to knockout his opponent, Elliott Throop. Basilio, who was forced to settle for a majority draw in his pro debut 3 weeks ago, made sure he kept the judges out of this decision. COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Previewing the Independants NOTRE DAME PRESEASON NUMBER ONE The Notre Dame Fighting Irish enter the 1947 season as the number one ranked team in the nation and with good reason. The Irish suffered just one loss last season, a 16-7 defeat against undefeated national champion Army. While the Black Knights lost most of their offense including Heisman Trophy winner Glenn Davis and quarterback Arnold Tucker to graduation and the NFL, the Irish have plenty of returning starters. Senior QB Johnny Lujack is a Heisman Trophy candidate and the leader of an offense that includes HB Fred Evans and WR James xDavis. Tackle Ziggy Czarobski is one of the best offensive lineman in the college ranks. As good as the Irish offense is, their defense is even better with 4 potential 1st round NFL draft picks including linemen Bob Dove and George Sullivan, LB Bill Porcher and CB Corwin Clatt. Penn State, Army, Rutgers and Pennsylvania are other independants who made the preseason top 20. The Nittany Lions have a strong ground attack led by HB David xHunter and blockers John Nolan and Steve Suhey. Pennsylvania also relies on it's running game with back Skippy Minisi being the key component. Army should once again be a solid team but the losses are just too great for the school to contend for a second straight National Championship. Code: 1946 RECORDS OF MAJOR INDEPENDANTS W L T* Army 10 0 0 Yale 9 0 0 Notre Dame 9 1 0 Nevada 9 1 0 Rutgers 8 1 1 Pennsylvania 8 1 0 Detroit Mercy 7 3 0 Penn State 6 1 1 Boston College 6 3 0 Montana State 6 3 0 Miami (Florida) 6 4 0 Harvard 5 1 3 St. Mary's 5 2 1 Holy Cross 5 3 1 Syracuse 5 3 1 Bucknell 5 4 0 Columbia 5 4 0 Cornell 5 4 0 Michigan State 5 5 0 Georgetown 4 3 0 Colgate 4 4 0 Pittsburgh 4 5 0 Villanova 4 5 0 Virginia 4 5 0 Merchant Marine 4 6 1 Brown 3 4 2 Princeton 3 4 1 Portland 3 6 0 Temple 3 5 0 Marquette 3 6 0 San Francisco 3 6 0 Tenn-Chat 3 7 0 Santa Clara 2 6 0 Lafayette 2 7 0 West Virginia 2 8 0 Fordham 1 6 0 New York U 0 7 1 Navy 0 8 1 Dartmouth 0 9 0 COLLEGE BASKETBALL PAIRINGS ANNOUNCED FOR HAWAII CLASSIC The NCAA has released the field of invitees for the preseason tournament in Honolulu, dubbed the Hawaii Classic. The 8 team event will begin Thursday November 6th and run through the weekend. 1 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (25-7) - A dominant team that had it's tournament hopes last year derailed in their conference tournament by a season-ending injury to center Dolph Schayes. Schayes, who averaged 14.9 ppg and 11.6 rpg as a sophomore is a potential National Player of the Year candidate as a junior this season. Fellow juniors SG Slater Martin and PF Matthew Blake make this squad a potential preseason number one. Blake made the All-Eastern Independant Conference team a year ago. 2 WASHINGTON (20-14) - The Huskies lost a couple of key players to the NBA but should be a strong team this season with juniors David Johnson and Marshall Hawkins having another year of experience under their belts. Will likely be a preseason top 20 and challenge Oregon for the PCC North title. 3 PENN STATE (11-19) - A terrible season a year ago but the Nittany Lions should be much improved with 4 returning starters and a decent crop of freshmen. Will have a hard time surpassing Notre Dame for the Midwest Independant Conference title. 4 VMI (22-11) - All 5 starters are back as well as a couple of key reserves. A veteran club with 10 players that are either in their junior or senior season. Not a top 25 team but may be the class of the Southern Conference. Center Raj Lockwood was All-Conference as a junior last year. 5 USC (31-7 NCAA runner-up) - After a spirited run all the way to the NCAA title game this may be a rebuilding year for the Trojans as 10 of the 13 players on their roster are freshman or sophomores. Senior center William Towery, who averaged 14.8 ppg and 11.3 rpg and was named All-PCC South, is the only returning starter. 6 KANSAS (16-15) - Senior PG Otto Schnellbacher captains not only the Jayhawks hoops squad but also the football team where he plays WR. He was All-Big 8 a year ago and is one of 4 returning starters with their eyes on getting Kansas it's first Big 8 conference title since 1942-43. 7 RICHMOND (30-8, NCAA rd of 16) - Senior guard Dick Schrider has led the Spiders to two straight sweet 16 appearances. If freshmen center Nic Ducklow and guard Austin Dunn can adapt quickly the Spiders may challenge for the Mid-Land Conference title. 8 HOUSTON (24-9) - Just two starters return for the defending Southland Conference champions. The Cougars made their 3rd ever NCAA tournament appearance last year but have yet to win a game. It may be a struggle to win the conference title this season with All-Conference forward Cody Hernandez and center Robert Lewis both graduated. The Hawaii Classic is one of three preseason tournaments with the other two being the Alaska Shootout and the Preseason NIT. The field for the Alaska Shootout will be announced in the next couple of weeks while the NIT will feature the following schools: Preseason NIT Seeds 1 Indiana 2 Holy Cross 3 California 4 Oklahoma A&M 5 New Orleans 6 Miami Ohio 7 Wyoming 8 Auburn CANADIAN FOOTBALL ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION Parker ran for 166 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead the Edmonton Eskimos past the Calgary Stampeders 22-19 in the season opener for both teams. Both teams return to action Saturday when there is a full slate of games in all 3 leagues. Code: IPRFU W L T PTS Montreal 1 0 0 2 Argos 1 0 0 2 Ottawa RR 0 1 0 0 Ham Tigers 0 1 0 0 WESTERN W L T PTS Winnipeg 2 0 0 4 Edmonton 1 0 0 2 Calgary 0 1 0 0 Regina 0 2 0 0 ORFU W L T PTS Ham Wildcats 1 0 0 2 Windsor 1 0 0 2 Tor Balmy Beach 0 0 0 0 Ott Trojans 0 0 0 0 Tor Indians 0 1 0 0 Sarnia 0 1 0 0 SATURDAY'S GAMES Montreal at Ottawa Winnipeg at Calgary Regina at Edmonton Ottawa Trojans at Toronto Indians Hamilton Wildcats at Toronto Balmy Beach SOCCER ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Arsenal 2 Charlton Athletic 1 Burnley 0 Derby 0 Wolverhampton 2 Grimsby Town 1 Manchester United 2 Liverpool 1 Everton 1 Manchester City 1 Middlesbrough 2 Sheffield United 1 Portsmouth 1 Stoke City 0 Code: STANDINGS GP W L T GF GA PTS Wolverhampton 4 3 0 1 9 3 7 Arsenal 4 3 0 1 9 4 7 Man United 4 3 0 1 5 2 7 Blackpool 4 3 0 1 4 0 7 Aston Villa 4 3 1 0 4 1 6 Burnley 4 2 0 2 4 2 6 Preston NE 4 2 1 1 7 5 5 Bolton Wanderers4 1 0 3 3 2 5 Manchest. City 4 1 0 3 3 2 5 Stoke City 4 1 1 2 6 3 4 Derby County 4 1 1 2 5 4 4 Huddersfield 4 1 1 2 4 4 4 Blackburn 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 Charlton Athl 4 1 2 1 7 7 3 Portsmouth 4 1 2 1 4 5 3 Middlesbrough 4 1 2 1 4 8 3 Everton 4 0 1 3 2 3 3 Sheffield Untd 4 1 3 0 6 7 2 Sunderland 4 1 3 0 5 6 2 Chelsea 3 0 3 0 1 6 0 Liverpool 4 0 4 0 2 10 0 Grimsby Town 4 0 4 0 1 11 0 SCOTTISH FIRST DIVISION TODAY'S MATCHES Rangers at Aberdeen Third Lanark at Celtic Motherwell at Falkirk Hearts at Airdrie Dundee at Hibernian St Mirren at Patrick Thistle Morton at Queen of the South Clyde at Queen's Park __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles Last edited by Tiger Fan; 01-31-2005 at 05:59 PM.