The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-12-30
December
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l@<-A( y Bowl football games
fTZ=2@- Rose Bowl: Mich
- - Bowl: Tex. 27, Ala.
z; Cotton Bowl: SNIU
13 Penn. State IS; Orange Bowl:
Ga. Tech. 20 kans. l3. Shrine All.
Star, East 40, West g.
s-Joe Louis signs with 2Oth Century
weight title in New York bout June
% against Joe WalCOt.
12-Detroit Lions sold for about $2C0 900
to Detroit syndicate,
February
7-Gilbert Dodds runs fastest indoor
mile ever timed in Boston "A 08.D.
2f-FeatherWeight title is retained by
Willie Pep. who knocks out Humbert
Sierra of Cuba in Miami.
27-Jersey Joe WaIcott signs for a re.
turn Joe Louis bout June %.
March
7-Willie Hoppe, co. of Chicago retains
worlds three-cushiOn billiard title de-
ffeating Ezequiel Navarro in chal-
lenge series.
25-Guy Lombardo sets U. S. eoldcup
speedboat record Of 113 208 MPH at
Miami Beach.
April
2-3-Joe Verdeur of Philadelphia sets new
world swimming record of two Minis.
30.5 secs. in the 220-yd. breaststroke
at AAU indoor championships in New
Haven, Conn.
17-Harrison Dillard sets world secord of
1876 secs, in 129-yard high hurdles and
Charles Fonville a world shOtput mark
of SO TT. 14-inCh in Kansas Relays, in
Lawrence.
19-Major league baseball season opens.
May
15-Preakness Stakes (72nd annual, s134..
800 is won by Calumet Farms "Cita.
ton" in Baltimore.
25-Ben Hogan, 35, of Hershey, Pa, de-
featS Mike TuTneSa of White Plains,
N. Y, and 6, in the finals of the
Professional Golfers assn champion.
ship in st. Louis.
June
1O-Tony zale, 81. regains world middle.
weight title by knocking out Rocky
12-Ben Hogan wins national open golf
championships in Los Angeles. with
278 strokes, tourney record.
25-Joe Louis, "a, retains worlds heavy
weight title by knocking out Jersey
Joe Walcott in 1lth round.
July
3-Princeton's 150-pound crew wins the
Thames Challenge Cup at the Henley
Royal Regatta on Henley -on-Thames,
England.
11-Lloyd Mangrum wins the 10.OOo Co..
lumbus open golf championship
29-King George vi formally opens |
Olympic games in Londons Wembley |
stadium.
August
9-Home pro Lloyd Mangrum wins
S22, 500 in prizes in winning the All |
American tourney v Aug, 6, a world |
Championship event Aug. and Tam |
O'Shanter professional tournament |
Aug 8, in Chicago:
I-Summer games of the l4th modern |
Olympiad end in London after IS |
day program.
September
4-Paul Mantz wins Bendix trophy third |
time in air race from Long Beach, |
Calf. to Cleveland, averaging 44730 |
MPH.
13-Roland R. Free of Hollywood sets
worlds motorcycle speed record of
1901 885 MPH on Bonneville salt flats,
Utah.
October
.2-Three.year old "Citation' wins the
$loS,,soSo, gold Cup" race at Belmont
11-A 4.3 victory in Boston gives the
Cleveland Indians the 1948 world
series championship over the Boston
Braves.
13-National hockey season opens.
November
26-Rocky Graziano, former middleweight
boxing champion, suspended by Ma
tional Boxing association after he
withdrew from scheduled fight with
Fred Apostoli.
27-Undefeated Army and consistently de-
feated Navy fought to 2l2l tie in an
uual football classic.
December
12-Chicago Cardinals defeat Chicago
Bears 24-21 in seasons top pro foot
ball game.
and Mrs. Ellis Johnson and son,
of Canton, spent Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Hesson.