The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-01-22

o~.--~' $500 ~~~~~
l7-charies Trippi, u of Georgia football
star signs sh with Chicago hi Cardinals l,ta pro
100000 for four years of play
21-Bob Feller, Cleveland Indians pitcher,
signs contract calling for $4,000 plus
25-Gil Dodds runs knights of Columbus
mile in Boston in record 4:09.1.
February
2-National Collegiate Athletic association
bans running shift among football rule
changes.
12-Charles Trippi. pro football star. signs
Pirates. for $50. 900.
2a-Gus Lesnevich, light heavyweight
champion knocks out Billy Fox in title
March
12-Martin Ortiz takes bantamweight title
from Harold Dade In Los Angeles.
15-Willie Hoppe retains world three-cushion
billiards championship.
Ted Edwards and William Lingelbach
win U. S. court tennis doubles.
0-Joseph Verdeur sets new record for
22O.yard breaststroke. 2:ls.4 in Eastern
.. Intercoilegiate dhsgg Swimming League J..
win National Collegiate basketball title
e-Gn Dodds runs fastest indoor mile.
4:O6.S In Chicago.
April
s-commissioner Happy Chandler suspends
Leo Durocher, Brooklyn baseball club
manager. for l947 season.
1s-Joe Baski, American heavyweight fght.
er defeats Bruce Woodcock. British
champion. in London
Baseball season opens, Brooklyn Is man.
aged by Burton Shotton.
26-Texas U. takes top honors In Drake re.
lays in Des Moines. Iowa. Illinois leads
u-"Babe Ruth Day observed at all bali
parks In U. S. and Japan.
May
3-Jet Pilot wins Kentucky Derby In
2:06 AS: Phlanx second. Faultless. third
4-National wcmen's senior A. A. U.
won by Crystal Plunge club of San
Francisco. Ann Curtis takes individual
honors.
H-u. S. golf team regains Walker cup at
st. Andrews. Scotland
3o-Mauri Rose wins annual 500 mile auto
race at Indianapolis with average speed
of 1853 miles.
June
3-Honeymoon sets new world record for
seven furlong race Of 1:21 as minutes
at Hollywood Park. Calf
Lloyd Marshall of Cleveland knocks out
British light heavyweight champion In
London.
l5-Lew Worsham wins national open golf
title by one stroke at ST. Louis.
l8-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 Collegiate
Athletic association championship in
29-Betty Jameson wins U. s. women's 8
open golf title in Greensboro. N. c.
July
s-American League wins .All-star base.
ball game in Chicago, 2-1.
16-Rocky Graziano defeats Tony Zale to
win worlds middleWeight boxing title,
21-Schooner Dolphin, II wins California to-
Hawai-. Hawai- yacht s1non race e., In II days, i:o4
Chicago to- Mackinac race in 80 hours.
SAG minutes.
29-Gus Lesnevich. light heavyweight box
ing champion, outpoints Tami Mauriel-
10. heavyweight in non-title bout in New
August
4-lke Williams knocks out Bob Montgom-
cry in Philadelphia to become light.
weight champion of world.
ls-victory Victory Song sets new world record tor
minutes In Springfield, Ill.
7l-D. Lee Braun of Dallas. Tex, wins pro.
fessional North American clay target
22-Wilie Pep retains featherweight title
College Aifstars beat Chicago Bears
pro football squad In Chicago. l60.
September
l-American Davis cup team defeats Aus.
tralia to retain cup.
3-N. Y Giants pro football teams beats
Eastern College all.stars. 2l.o. In New
York City
minor league baseball season ends Jer.
sey City leads International league,
Kansas City. the American association.
22-Brooklyn Dodgers clinch National league
pennant. New York Yankees win Ameri.
can flag.
27-Armed beats Assault as nations top
race horse. Compete In $4,000 two
horse race at Belmont Park. N. Y.
28-Ben Hogan wins International golf tour.
ney in Chicago.
October
6-New York Yankees win World series.
l8-Army's record of 80 football games
without defeat broken by Columbia.
November
8-Notre Dame defeats Army. q to T.
l4-Billy Fox defeats Jake LaMotta by
technical knockout in New York
20-BI ookyn Dodgers buy St. Paul club
OF American Association.
December
s. Joe LOUIS retains heavyweight title In
split decision over Joe Walcutt
g. Notre Dame beats Southern California.
38 to 7.
l3--Coliege of Pacific defeats Utah State
81 to q IN Grape Bowl grid game.