The Omaha guide., 1947-12-27

~ Rose Bowl, Illinois
As, U. C. L. A. IA;
Sugar Bowl. Georgia 20. North Caro-
lima 10; Cotton Bowl, Arkansas o,
Louisiana State. o.; Orange Bowl.
Rice g.. Tennessee Q. Shrine game.
West All Stars. Is. East 9.
2l-Bob Feller, Cleveland Indians pitch
er. signs contract calling for $50. 900
plus bonus for 1947 season.
25-Gil Dodds runs Knights of Columbus
mile in Boston In record 4:09.1.
February
2-National Collegiate Athletic associa-
ton bans running shift among foot
ball rule changes.
12-Charles Trippi, pro football star.
signs to play baseball with Atlanta
club.
21-Hank G~reenberg signs with Pitts
burgh Pirates for $50, 900.
28-Gus Lesnevich, light heavyweight
champion. knocks out Billy Fox In
title bout in New York.
! March
12-Martin Ortiz takes bantamweight
title from Harold Dade in Los An
geles.
15-Willie Hoppe retains world three
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Ted Edwards and William Lingel-
bach win U. S. court tennis doubles.
22-Joseph Verdeur sets new record for
220 : yard breaststroke, 2:16.4 in
Eastern intercollegiate Swimming
league.
25-Utah defeats Kentucky, 40 to As, to
win National Collegiate basketball
title.
2s-Gil Dodds runs fastest indoor mile.
4:O6.8 In Chicago.
April
9-Commissioner Happy Chandler sus-
ponds Leo Durocher. Brooklyn base
ball club manager, for 1947 season.
15-Joe Baski, American heavyweight
fighter. defeats Bruce Woodcock.
British champion. in London.
Baseball season penS, Brooklyn Is
managed by Burton Shotton.
26-Texas U. take top honors in Drake
relays in Des Moines, Iowa. Illinois
leads In Penn relays in Philadelphia:
27-"Babe Ruth Day" observed at all
ball parks in u. S. and Japan.
May
3-Jet Pilot wins Kentucky Derby in
2:06 AS; Phlanx second, Faultless,
third.
+National women's senior A. A. u.
championship swimming meet in
Seattle won by Crystal Plunge club
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individual honors.
17-U. S. golf team regains Walker cup
at st. Andrews, Scotland.
30-Mauri Rose wins annual 500 mile
auto race at Indianapolis with aver
age speed of 1863 miles.
June
aHoneymoon sets new world record
for seven furlong race of 1:21 AIS
minutes at Hollywood Park, Calf.
Lloyd Marshall of Cleveland knocks
out British Light heavyweight champ
ion in London.
15-Lew Worsham wins national open
golf title by one stroke at st. Louis.
18-Harvard rowing crew defeats Yale
in historic race at New London.
Conn.
Ewen Blackwell of Cincinnati Reds
pitches first no-hit game of season
against Boston Braves in Cincinnati.
21-U. of Illinois retains National Col
legiate Athletic association champ.
ionship in meet at Salt Lake City.
29-Betty Jameson wins U. S. women's
open golf title in Greensboro. N. c.
July
8-American League wins An-Star base
ball game in Chicago, 81.
l6-Rocky Graziano defeats Tony Zale
to win worlds ~middleweight boxing
title.
2i-Schooner Dolphin II wins California
to-Hawaii yacht race in II days.
1:04 minutes. Sloop Cara Mia cap
lures Chicago-to-Mackinac race in
80 hours, 5:46 minutes.
29-Gus Lesnevich, light heavyweight
boxing champion. outpoints Tami
Mauriello, heavyweight. in non-title
bout in New York.
August
like Williams knocks out Bob Mont
gomery in Philadelphia to become
lightweight champion of world.
l3-Vlctory Song sets new world record
for ~trotters by running mile in
LIST 3/5 minutes, in Springfield, Ill
21-D. Lee Braun of Dallas, Tex, wins
professional North American clay
target championship in Vandalia.
ohio.
22-Willie Pep retains featherweight title
by defeating Jock Leslie in Flint.
Mich.
College All-Stars oest Chicago Bears
pro football Suuad in Chicaoo Ism