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Just Sports Info

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:22 pm
by noreply66
Pre-1950

Pro-1st team--------------------Ncaa-1st team

George Mikan.....Lakers............George Mikan.....DePaul
Joe Fulks............Warriors.........Bob Kurland.......Okla. A & M
Max Zaslofsky....Stags.............Hank Luisetti......Stanford
Bob Davies.........Royals............Vic Hanson.........Syracuse
Bob Feerick........Capitols...........John Wooden......Purdue


Pro-2nd team---------------------Ncaa-2nd team

Bones Mckinney...Capitols.........Paul Nowak......Notre Dame
Jim Pollard............Lakers...........Arnie Ferrin......Utah
Stan Miasek.........Stags............Paul Arizin........Villanova
Al Cervi.................Nationals.......Andy Phillip......Illinois
Buddy Jeanette.....Bullets..........Bob Cousey......Holy Cross





Trade of the Decade--1948 The Syracuse Nationals acquire the NBL draft rights to Dolph Schayes from the Tri-Cities Blackhawks.

Politics----------Churchill's words rally the British
Movies----------Audiences adore Oz and young Judy
Tech-------------New conveniences transform society
Lifestyle---------The model mom stays at home
Sex--------------Rita Hayworth is a red-hot GI pinup
Sports-----------Dimaggio's streak is one for the ages
Music------------In the age od swing, the Duke is a King
Disaster---------WWII claims 50 million lives

15-- Months after the invention of the sport the first woman's game was played, at Smith College in March 1893

20-- "Long goals" made (from beyond a 21-foot arc and worth three points each) in an experimental game between Fordham and Columbiaon Feb. 7,1945

17--Teams forming the NBA in 1949

112-3---Record for Langston University during the career of Marques Haynes,including a win over the Harlem Globetrotters, whom he'd join in 1947.

90.6---Winning percentage for the barnstorming, all-black New York Renaissance (aka the Rens) between 1932/36

8-- Nations that formed FIBA, the international governing body, in 1932

50---points scored against Duquesne by Stanford's Hank Luistti, the first college player to hit 50, on Jan ,1938

1950-- Babe Zaharias sweeps the three women's golf majors, the U.S. open, The Titleholders Champioship and the Western Open.

1951---Bobby Thompson hits the "Shot Heard Round the World" to win a pennant clinching playoff series for his Giants.

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:39 am
by noreply66
ttt

Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:04 pm
by noreply66
more

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:52 am
by noreply66
1950s

113----Points scored by Clarence (Bevo) Francis of Division II Rio Grande against Hillsdale on Feb. 2,1954 the most in a college game.

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:41 am
by noreply66
Furman's Frank Selvy score 100 points against Newberry on Feb. 13,1954, the most in a Division I game.

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:03 pm
by noreply66
The first national broadcast TV rights to an NCAA title game cost $7,500 and was paid by NBC in 1954.

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:08 am
by noreply66
Vern Mikkelsen of the Minneapolis Lakers had 127 disqualifications most in NBA history

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:17 am
by noreply66
On Nov. 22,1950 the Fort Wayne Pistons beat the Lakers 19 to 18 the lowest scoring game in NBA history.

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:27 pm
by noreply66
The Knicks paid $25,000 to the Globetrotters to purchase the contract of Nat (Sweetwater) Clifton, who with Earl Llyod and Chuck Cooper became the first African-Americans to play in the NBA

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:58 am
by noreply66
In 1952> Emil Zatopek of Czechoslovakia wins three gold medals (at 5,000 and 10,000 meters, and in the marathon) at the Helsinki Olympics.

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:30 pm
by noreply66
In 1953> Ben Hogan triumphs in three majors, The Masters, U.S. Open and British Open.

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:44 am
by noreply66
1954> In Oxford, England, 25-year-old Roger Bannister breaks the four minute mile barrier, with a time of 3:59.4.

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:18 am
by noreply66
1955> The Dodgers defeated the Yankees in the World Series for their first championship

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:00 am
by noreply66
1956> Yankee righty Don Larson pitches the only perfect game in World Series history.

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:22 am
by noreply66
1957> Oklahoma's record 47-game gridiron winning streak comes to an end when the Sooners lose 7-0 to Notre Dame.

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:15 am
by noreply66
1958>Former crosstown rivals, the Dodgers and Giants move cross-country to L.A. and San Francisco.

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:47 am
by noreply66
1959> Driving an Oldsmobile,Lee Petty edges Jonny Beauchamp to win the first Daytona 500.

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:33 am
by noreply66
the 24-second shot clock arrives in 1954 to save pro basketball

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:39 am
by noreply66
The shot clock first advocated in the 1940s by Oregon and Yale coach Howard Hobson, the clock's cause is taken up by Syracuse Nationals owner Danny Blasone, who is appalled by stall tactics that are turning off fans.

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:34 pm
by noreply66
Upon the clock's introduction in 1954/55, NBA scoring per team shoots to 93.1 points a game from 79.5 the previous season.