1947 Thai coup d'état, The coup
They began by sending a squadron of tanks to Amphorn Gardens (Thai: สวนอัมพร) near the centre of government. They immediately arrested Prime Minister Thamrong and held him hostage. Another tank squadron went to search for Pridi. After arriving at his riverside residence they found that he has escaped (he was told of the plot beforehand by an informant), leaving only his wife and children who were arrested. Unbeknownst to them, Pridi was hiding under the protection of Admiral Luang Sinthusongkramchai (Thai: หลวงสินธุสงครามชัย), commander of the Royal Thai Navy at his base.


1947 Thai coup d'état, The coup
On the morning of 8 November, General Choonhavan read a declaration to the press and broadcast by radio outlining the plotter's reasoning. They claimed they were right to remove the government as people were suffering under high prices and the general lack of foods and goods. This they considered a grievous lack of competence by the government. Finally they reckoned that the government was unable to solve the problem and must be removed by force. During the speech he cried profusely and was dubbed sarcastically by the press as the "hero of tears" (Thai: วีรบุรุษเจ้าน้ำตา), or the "crying patriot" (Thai: บุรุษผู้รักชาติจนน้ำตาไหล).


1947 Thai coup d'état, The coup
The National Soldier's Committee then called for Khuang, the Leader of the Opposition to take over as prime minister. He assumed the position on 12 November, becoming prime minister for the third time. The committee set up their own legislative assembly called the "Council of Ministers of the Assembly" (Thai: คณะรัฐมนตรีสภา), making a deal with Khaung that, if he stayed out of their business, they would stay out of his.


1947 Thai coup d'état, The coup
On 25 November 1947, Prince Rangsit of Chainant the Regent of Thailand signed a provisional charter or the Constitution of 1947. King Bhumibol, who was studying in Lausanne, Switzerland at the time endorsed him.


1947 Thai coup d'état, The coup
On 29 January 1948 elections were held in which Khuang and his party won the majority of the votes and seats in the new assembly. Later Khuang was confirmed as prime minister. But on 6 April, the committee, under the leadership of Kardsonggram, forced Khuang to resign his post. They instead invited Field Marshal Phibun to return to the post. He became prime minister for the second time on 8 April 1948.


1947 Thai coup d'état, Legacy
The most obvious legacy of the coup was the reinstatement of Phibun and his dictatorship. The coup also increased the role of the Royal Thai Army, and gave it a model of how to carry out coups in the future. Henceforth, under the pretext of saving the nation, the military would topple any democratic government it pleased. The coup elicited little response from the populace. The Democrat Party remained in opposition until 1975. Phibun would resume his dictatorship and rule until 1957. The plotters from then on were known as the National Military Council.


1947 Thai coup d'état, Legacy
The coup inadvertently led to the draft and signing of the 1949 Constitution. The most Royalist constitution to date, it gave the monarchy back almost all of the powers that were taken away from it by the 1932 Revolution.


1947 Thai coup d'état, Legacy
The coup also brought an end to Pridi's career and any dreams his supporters might have of his resuming the premiership. On 20 November 1948 Pridi was spirited out of the country by British and American agents never to return to Thailand. He died in Paris in 1983, aged 83.


1947 Thai coup d'état, Legacy
The coup proved to be a stepping stone for three individuals involved, whose names would later become common in the politics of Thailand. They would all become prime ministers and two of them would go on to one day lead coups of their own. They were, Sarit Dhanarajata, Thanom Kittikachorn, and Chatichai Choonhavan.


1947 Thames flood
The 1947 Thames flood was the most severe 20th century flood of the River Thames, affecting much of the Thames Valley as well as elsewhere in England during the middle of March 1947 after a severe winter. The worst in over 100 years, it was exacerbated by an extremely high tide.


1947 Thames flood, Background
The source of the Thames is in Gloucestershire, and it flows east through Oxfordshire. Records have been kept of its water levels since 1893.


1947 Thames flood, Background
In January 1947, the country—particularly the southeast—had been hit by blizzards, which were severe enough to freeze the upper reaches of the River Thames. Winter storms continued into February. Before the flooding, 117 mm (4.6 inches) of precipitation and snow had fallen; the peak flow was 61.7 billion litres of water per day and the damage cost a total of £12 million to repair. The heavy snow had been followed by a period of relatively warm weather, which caused the snow to quickly melt on top of the still-frozen ground, which meant it had nowhere to drain. War damage to some locks made matters worse. Maidenhead was particularly badly damaged, with over 2,000 dwellings flooded.


1947 Thames flood, Background
The same weather conditions caused widespread flooding to many river basins in the country during March 1947. Although there were no deaths as a consequence of the flooding, the shock value was sufficient to put flooding on the political agenda.


1947 Thames flood, Aftermath
Other significant Thames floods since 1947 have occurred in 1968, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2007 and 2014.


1947 Thames flood, Aftermath
Following the 1947 flood, a recent commentator has suggested, the Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead—having been particularly heavily hit—"judged that the zoning regulation after 1947 would cause the area to become derelict and destroy its amenities".


1947 Thames flood, Aftermath
The flood of 1947 is considered as being instrumental in formulating major government policy developments regarding flood control.


1947 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
The 1947 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1947 college football season. J. Quinn Decker served as head coach for the second season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.


1947 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
The 1947 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 57th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship began on 28 September 1947 and ended on 26 October 1947.


1947 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
On 26 October 1947, Carrick Swans won the championship after a 5-04 to 2-02 defeat of Borrisoleigh in the final at Clonmel Sportsfield. It remains their only championship title.


1947 Titleholders Championship
The 1947 Titleholders Championship was contested from March 27–30 at Augusta Country Club. It was the 8th edition of the Titleholders Championship.


1947 Toledo Rockets football team
The 1947 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented Toledo University (renamed the University of Toledo in 1967) in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Orwig, the Rockets compiled a 9–2 record (2–1 against OAC opponents), outscored all opponents by a combined total of 255 to 115, and defeated New Hampshire, 20–14, in the 1947 Glass Bowl game. The 1947 season was the first nine-win season in program history, a feat that no Toledo team repeated until 1967.


1947 Toledo Rockets football team
Emerson Cole, who later played four years in the NFL, twice rushed for at least 200 yards in a game during the 1947 season. Cole also set a school record (later broken) with 31 rushing touchdowns in 1947. Lee Pete established a school record with a 65.2% pass completion percentage, a record that stood until 2001. Peete also established a school record (later broken) with an 86-yard touchdown pass to Dave Hamlar. Tony Wolodzko was the team captain. Tackles Ted Zuchowski and Frank Pizza were selected in the 1948 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions, respectively.


1947 Toronto Argonauts season
The 1947 Toronto Argonauts season was the 58th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in second place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 7–4–1 record and qualified for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season. The Argonauts defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders in a two-game total-points IRFU Final series before winning the Eastern Final over the Ottawa Trojans. The two-time defending Grey Cup champion Argonauts faced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the third time in a row in the Grey Cup game. Toronto won their eighth Grey Cup championship by a score of 10–9 for the first three-peat in franchise history.


1947 Toronto municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1947. With little serious opposition Robert Hood Saunders was re-elected as mayor.


1947 Toronto municipal election
The election was a major defeat for the communist Labor-Progressive Party faction on city council, with Controller Stewart Smith and Alderman Dewar Ferguson being defeated. This left the party with only two seats on city council, Norman Freed and Charles Sims. This was somewhat mitigated by two communists winning seats on the Toronto Board of Education.


1947 Toronto municipal election
The vote also featured three referendums. Two were approved that would have a lasting effect on the city of Toronto. One called for the creation of the Regent Park housing project in the east end of the city. The second approved the city buying up the land northwest of the intersection of Bay and Queen streets for a city square and municipal buildings. This would later be the site of Nathan Phillips Square and Toronto City Hall. Rejected for a third time was a proposal to move to three year municipal terms.


1947 Toronto municipal election, Toronto mayor
Mayor Robert Hood Saunders faced only fringe candidates: Frank O'Hearn, who would go on to found the New Capitalist Party, and Trotskyist Murray Dowson.


1947 Toronto municipal election, Board of Control
The only major change on the Board of Control was the defeat of Stewart Smith, the leader of the communist faction at city hall. He was ousted by North Toronto alderman John Innes.


1947 Toronto municipal election, City council
Results taken from the January 2, 1947 Globe and Mail and might not exactly match final tallies.


1947 Tour de France
The 1947 Tour de France was the 34th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 25 June to 20 July. The total race distance was 21 stages over 4,642 km (2,884 mi). It was the first Tour since 1939, having been cancelled during World War II, although some Tour de France-like races had been held during World War II.


1947 Tour de France
Because the previous races had been canceled, there was no real favourite for the final victory. When René Vietto, the runner-up of 1939, captured the yellow jersey after his victory on the second stage, many thought he could remain first until the last day. Vietto, a climber, was less optimistic and lost his first place to Italian Pierre Brambilla after the time trial in stage 19. With only two stages to go, many now believed that Brambilla would win the race. On the last stage, there was an unexpected attack, and little-known French cyclist Jean Robic captured the lead. Robic had won the Tour de France without ever wearing the yellow jersey during the race, the first time that happened. (In 1953 Robic would lead the race for one more day).


1947 Tour de France, Background
After the 1939 Tour de France, the Second World War had made it impossible to organise a big cycling event in France, although some attempts had been taken. The rights on the Tour de France, previously owned by l'Auto, had been transferred to the French government. There were two newspapers interested in taking over these rights, so they both organised cycling events. The event organised by l'Équipe, "La Course du Tour de France", was more successful, and l'Équipe was given the right to organise the 1947 Tour de France.


1947 Tour de France, Teams
The national teams format, which had been in use before the Second World War, was used again in 1947. The German team was not invited, and the Italian team was made up of Franco-Italians living in France,  as the peace treaty between France and Italy was not yet official, so the countries were technically still at war.


1947 Tour de France, Teams
The Tour organisers invited ten teams of ten cyclists each. Besides the Italian team, there was also a French team and a Belgian team, and a combined Swiss/Luxembourgian team. The plan was to have a joint Dutch-British team, but the Dutch cyclists protested because the British cyclists were too inexperienced, and the British cyclists were replaced by "French strangers". There were also five French regional teams: Île-de-France, West, North-East, Centre/South-West and South-East. Of the 100 cyclists, 53 finished the race.


1947 Tour de France, Route and stages
The 1947 Tour de France started on 25 June, and had five rest days, in Besançon, Briançon, Nice, Luchon and Vannes. The highest point of elevation in the race was 2,556 m (8,386 ft) at the summit tunnel of the Col du Galibier mountain pass on stage 8.


1947 Tour de France, Race overview
After Ferdinand Kübler had won the first stage, René Vietto took the lead by winning the second stage. After the third stage only Aldo Ronconi was within 90 seconds of Vietto, and the third man in the general classification was already more than eight minutes behind.


1947 Tour de France, Race overview
In the seventh stage, when the Alps mountains were climbed, Ronconi took over the lead, but two stages later Vietto took back the lead, helped by Apo Lazarides.


1947 Tour de France, Race overview
Jean Robic had lost six minutes in that ninth stage, and lost more time in the tenth stage. He was already more than 25 minutes behind, and was no longer considered a favourite, but Robic was convinced that he would win the Tour.


1947 Tour de France, Race overview
In the fourteenth stage, Albert Bourlon escaped directly after the start. He stayed away until the end of the stage, 253 km (157 mi) later. This is the longest escape in the Tour de France after the second World War.


1947 Tour de France, Race overview
In the fifteenth stage, Robic escaped in the Pyrénees, and beat the other by more than ten minutes. Because of the time bonuses for reaching the mountain tops first, he even won back more than fifteen minutes. In the general classification, Robic rose to fifth place. With only three stages to go in the Tour, Vietto was still in the lead, 94 seconds ahead of Pierre Brambilla. The nineteenth stage was an individual time trial, the longest in Tour history. In that stage, Vietto lost considerable time, and Brambilla took over the lead in the general classification. Vietto performed worse than expected; there was speculation about why he performed so badly, and some said it was because of the motorcycle accident of a friend, while others said it was because he drank a bottle of cider during the time trial.


1947 Tour de France, Race overview
The last stage was flat, which makes it hard for escapers to win time. In that last stage, there was a hilltop prime, where money could be won by the first cyclist that passed. Although a group had already passed that hill, Robic was not aware of this, and sprinted for this prime. When he reached the top, Brambilla had been dropped. Robic and Fachleitner, fifth in the general classification, started to work together, and left Brambilla and Ronconi minutes behind.


1947 Tour de France, Race overview
Around 140 km before the finish, they were three minutes ahead of Brambilla, which made Robic the virtual leader of the race. At that point Robic told Fachleitner: "You can not win the Tour, because I will not let you escape. If you ride with me, I will pay you 100.000 Francs."


1947 Tour de France, Race overview
When they reached Paris, they had won 13 minutes on them, enough to make Robic the winner of the Tour de France.


1947 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes
The cyclist to reach the finish in the least time was the winner of the stage. The time that each cyclist required to finish the stage was recorded. For the general classification, these times were added together. If a cyclist had received a time bonus, it was subtracted from this total; all time penalties were added to this total. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey. With his victory, Robic won 500.000 francs. Additionally, future exhibitions and endorsements due to the Tour victory would give him another 3 to 4 million francs.


1947 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes
Additionally, there was the mountains classification, which did not have a jersey associated with it in 1947. Sixteen mountains were selected by the Tour organisation, divided in two classes. In the first-class mountains, the ten first cyclists received points, with 10 points for the first, 9 for the second, and so forth, to 1 point for the tenth. In the second-class mountains, only the first five cyclists received points, 5 for the first one to 1 for the fifth one. The mountains classification was won by Pierre Brambilla.


1947 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes
The team classification was calculated in 1947 by adding up the times of the best three cyclists of a team; the team with the least time was the winner.


1947 Tour de France, Classification leadership and minor prizes
The Souvenir Henri Desgrange was given in honour of Tour founder Henri Desgrange to the first rider to pass a point by his final residence, the "Villa Mia" in Beauvallon, Grimaud, on the French Riviera on stage 11. This prize was won by Raymond Impanis.


1947 Tour de France, Aftermath
Robic never wore the yellow jersey as leader in the general classification in 1947, because he only became leader in the final stage. Only Jan Janssen has repeated that, in the 1968 Tour de France. Later in his career, Robic wore the yellow jersey for one day in the 1953 Tour de France.


1947 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11
The 1947 Tour de France was the 34th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris with a flat stage on 25 June, and Stage 11 occurred on 7 July with a flat stage to Marseille. The race finished in Paris on 20 July.


1947 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 1
25 June 1947 — Paris to Lille, 236 km (147 mi)


1947 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 2
26 June 1947 — Lille to Brussels (Belgium), 182 km (113 mi)


1947 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 3
27 June 1947 — Brussels (Belgium) to Luxembourg City (Luxembourg), 314 km (195 mi)


1947 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 4
28 June 1947 — Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) to Strasbourg, 223 km (139 mi)


1947 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 5
29 June 1947 — Strasbourg to Besançon, 248 km (154 mi)


1947 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 6
30 June 1947 — Besançon to Lyon, 249 km (155 mi)


1947 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 7
2 July 1947 — Lyon to Grenoble, 172 km (107 mi)


1947 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 8
3 July 1947 — Grenoble to Briançon, 185 km (115 mi)


1947 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 9
5 July 1947 — Briançon to Digne, 217 km (135 mi)


1947 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 10
6 July 1947 — Digne to Nice, 255 km (158 mi)


1947 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11, Stage 11
7 July 1947 — Nice to Marseille, 230 km (140 mi)


1947 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21
The 1947 Tour de France was the 34th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris with a flat stage on 25 June, and Stage 12 occurred on 8 July with a flat stage from Marseille. The race finished in Paris on 20 July.


1947 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 12
8 July 1947 — Marseille to Montpellier, 165 km (103 mi)


1947 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 13
10 July 1947 — Montpellier to Carcassonne, 172 km (107 mi)


1947 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 14
11 July 1947 — Carcassonne to Luchon, 253 km (157 mi)


1947 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 15
13 July 1947 — Luchon to Pau, 195 km (121 mi)


1947 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 16
14 July 1947 — Pau to Bordeaux, 195 km (121 mi)


1947 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 17
15 July 1947 — Bordeaux to Les Sables d'Olonne, 272 km (169 mi)


1947 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 18
16 July 1947 — Les Sables d'Olonne to Vannes, 236 km (147 mi)


1947 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 19
17 July 1947 — Vannes to St. Brieuc, 139 km (86 mi) (ITT)


1947 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 20
18 July 1947 — St. Brieuc to Caen, 235 km (146 mi)


1947 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21, Stage 21
20 July 1947 — Caen to Paris, 257 km (160 mi)


1947 Tour de Romandie
The 1947 Tour de Romandie was the inaugural edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 15 May to 18 May 1947. The race started and finished in Geneva. The race was won by Désiré Keteleer.


1947 Tour de Suisse
The 1947 Tour de Suisse was the 11th edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 16 August to 23 August 1947. The race started and finished in Zürich. The race was won by Gino Bartali.


1947 Tour of Flanders
The 31st running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 27 April 1947. Belgian Emiel Faignaert won the race in a tree-man sprint in Wetteren. 55 of 213 riders finished.


1947 Tour of Flanders, Route
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 257 km. The course featured three categorized climbs:


1947 Transjordanian general election
General elections were held in Jordan on 20 October 1947. As political parties were banned at the time, all candidates were independents.


1947 Tulane Green Wave football team
The 1947 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1947 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Henry Frnka, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 2–5–2 and a mark of 2–3–2 in conference play, placing seventh in the SEC.


1947 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
The 1947 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team was an American football team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its second year under head coach Buddy Brothers, the team compiled a 5–5 record (3–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 143 to 128.


1947 Turkish Football Championship
The 1947 Turkish Football Championship was the 13th edition of the competition. It was held in May. Ankara Demirspor won their first and only national championship title by winning the Final Group in Ankara undefeated.


1947 Turkish Football Championship
The champions of the Istanbul and Ankara regional leagues qualified directly for the Final Group. Adana Demirspor qualified by winning the qualification play-off, which was contested by the winners of the regional qualification groups. The İzmir champions did not participate this year.


1947 Turkish National Division
The 1947 National Division was the 10th edition of the Turkish National Division. Beşiktaş won their third title.


1947 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team
The 1947 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Tuskegee University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their 25th season under head coach Cleveland Abbott, Tuskegee compiled a 6–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 174 to 116. The team played its home games at the Alumni Bowl in Tuskegee, Alabama.


1947 U.S. National Championships (tennis)
The 1947 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City, United States. The tournament ran from 6 September until 14 September. It was the 67th staging of the U.S. National Championships, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year.


1947 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Finals, Men's Singles
Jack Kramer defeated  Frank Parker  4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0, 6–3


1947 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Finals, Men's Doubles
Jack Kramer /  Ted Schroeder defeated  Bill Talbert /  Bill Sidwell 6–4, 7–5, 6–3


1947 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Finals, Women's Doubles
Louise Brough /  Margaret Osborne defeated  Patricia Todd /  Doris Hart 5–7, 6–3, 7–5


1947 U.S. National Championships (tennis), Finals, Mixed Doubles
Louise Brough /   John Bromwich defeated  Gussie Moran /  Pancho Segura 6–3, 6–1


1947 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles
Jack Kramer defeated Frank Parker 4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1947 U.S. National Championships.


1947 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles, Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Jack Kramer is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


1947 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles
Second-seeded Louise Brough defeated first-seeded Margaret Osborne 8–6, 4–6, 6–1 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1947 U.S. National Championships.


1947 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the women's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Louise Brough is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.


1947 U.S. Open (golf)
The 1947 U.S. Open was the 47th U.S. Open, held June 12–15 at St. Louis Country Club in Ladue, Missouri, a suburb west of St. Louis. Lew Worsham denied Sam Snead his elusive U.S. Open title by prevailing in an 18-hole playoff. For Snead, it was his second of four career runner-up finishes at the Open.


1947 U.S. Open (golf)
In the third round, amateur Jim McHale Jr. tied the tournament record with a 65, and he established a new nine-hole record with a 30 on the front nine. That mark was equaled fifteen times before it was broken in 1995 by Neal Lancaster, who carded a 29 on the back nine in the final round.


1947 U.S. Open (golf)
Worsham's win marked the 17th consecutive victory in a major championship for an American-born golfer. This remains the longest stretch ever for American golfers. A significant reason this occurred is because the British Open, which is usually won by international golfers, was cancelled for most of the 1940s due to World War II.


1947 U.S. Open (golf)
The purse was $10,000 with a winner's share of $2,000 and $1,500 for the runner-up. In addition, both playoff participants received a $500 bonus.


1947 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Final round
Worsham began the final round with a stroke lead over Snead and Bobby Locke. A front-nine 33 kept him in the lead, but after three bogeys on the back he had to settle for a 71 and a 282 total. Snead overcame two early bogeys with birdies at 5, 6, and 15. After a bogey at 17, Snead needed a birdie on the 72nd hole to tie Worsham and force a playoff the next day. His approach shot left him 18 feet (5.5 m) away, which he rolled in for final-round 70. Locke shot 73 to finish three strokes back, in a tie for third place.


1947 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Playoff
In the 18-hole playoff on Sunday morning, Snead led Worsham by two strokes with just three holes remaining. Worsham birdied the par-3 16th with a 28-foot (8.5 m) putt and Snead bogeyed 17 after he missed the fairway and overshot the green from the rough. The match was all-even at the tee of the 90th hole, a par-4 of 419 yards (383 m). Both put lengthy drives in the fairway, and Snead's approach shot stopped pin-high and 15 feet (5 m) left of the hole.


1947 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Playoff
Worsham was long and lay 40 feet (12 m) feet past the cup on the apron of the green. His downhill chip hit the hole without dropping, and ended up 29 inches (74 cm) away, leaving Snead his birdie putt for the win. Snead left it well short and as he prepared to hole out in continuation, Worsham called for an official to determine who was further away. With a tape measure, it was determined that it remained Snead's turn, who was visibly flustered with the unnecessary interruption and delay. Snead missed the 30.5-inch (77 cm) putt. Worsham then rolled in his par-saving putt for a 69 and the title, which averted an additional 18-hole playoff in the afternoon.


1947 U.S. Women's Open
The 1947 U.S. Women's Open was the second U.S. Women's Open, held June 26−29 at Starmount Forest Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina.


1947 U.S. Women's Open
Betty Jameson won her only U.S. Women's Open, six strokes ahead of runners-up Polly Riley and Sally Sessions, both amateurs. She entered the final round on Sunday with a two shot lead at 225 (−3) and carded a six-under 70. It was the second of her three major championships. Jameson was the runner-up the previous year, conducted in a match play format. Defending champion Patty Berg finished ninth, third among the professionals.


1947 UCI Road World Championships
The 1947 UCI Road World Championships took place in Reims, France.


1947 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
The men's road race at the 1947 UCI Road World Championships was the 14th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 3 August 1947 in Reims, France. The race was won by Theo Middelkamp of the Netherlands.


1947 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 1947 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Paris, France from 26 July to 3 August 1947. Five events for men were contested, 3 for professionals and 2 for amateurs.


1947 UCLA Bruins football team
The 1947 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1947 college football season. In their third year under head coach Bert LaBrucherie, the Bruins compiled a 5–4 record (4–2 conference) and finished in fourth place in the Pacific Coast Conference.


1947 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
The 1947 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 22nd year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.


1947 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
Racing was seriously affected by the Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom and the fuel crisis. Tracks were forced to close from 11 February and on 11 February Sir Guy Bower, a Department Secretary for the Government, had closed down all greyhound tracks to conserve fuel and when racing was allowed to return it was restricted to Saturdays. On 15 March the fuel ban was lifted after 29 days, but 160 meetings were lost in London alone.


1947 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
Despite the loss of nearly two months of racing the returns for the year were significant, the extraordinary year of 1946 would never be matched again but totalisator returns still reached £131,460,177. The government increased their tote tax deduction to 10%, earning over £13 million for the treasury, track deductions remained at 6%. The government was subject to criticism from the industry because of the view that it was being treated harshly and unfairly in regard to tax, despite the fact that the excess profit tax had been removed in January 1947.


1947 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Summary
Trev's Perfection won the triple crown (the English Greyhound Derby, Scottish Greyhound Derby and Welsh Greyhound Derby) becoming the first greyhound in history to achieve this.


1947 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Tracks
Oxford's Managing Director Leslie Calcutt was appointed as Director of Bristol Greyhound Racing Association Ltd. Wembley under the leadership of Arthur Elvin announces significant profits of £610,000 of which £343,000 was taken by the government in tax.


1947 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Competitions
Motts Regret reached the Wandsworth Spring Stakes final where he finished second to Balmaha, which attracted the attention of Fred Trevillion, a haulage contractor from Dartford in Kent, who was also a licensed greyhound trainer with a number of greyhounds in his kennels carrying the 'Trev's' prefix. He paid £900 to purchase Motts Regret and changed the dogs name to Trev's Perfection. His first race as Trev's Perfection was on 22 March at White City beating Parish Model and then he won the Circuit at Walthamstow Stadium. Trevillion also bought Jackie and renamed him Trev's Jackie, the blue dog had been favourite for the Easter Cup but was subsequently pulled out of the event by Trevillion.


1947 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Competitions
Mondays News back from winter rest, headed for the Gold Collar at Catford Stadium and after winning a heat he would meet Trev's Perfection for the first time in the semi-finals. Mondays News continued his fine form, setting a new track record in that semi-final but a reverse of fortunes in the final saw Trev's Perfection win his first classic race. He would then go on to record the historic Triple Crown.


1947 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Competitions
The Scurry Gold Cup went to the consistent Rimmells Black; he had been the runner up in the same event twelve months before. One month later the Laurels crown also went the way of Rimmells Black, despite a strong final that included Slaney Record, Tonycus and Mondays News now under the charge of Sidney Orton. Dante II, now trained by Bob Burls impressed, when winning the St Leger by eight lengths at his home track and Mondays News became the Grand Prix champion. The final field had included Priceless Border who finished second at odds on and Patsys Record. Trev's Perfection had lost his unbeaten run in the semi-finals and went to stud for the time being.


1947 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, News
An outbreak of disease rapidly swept the country and many litters were wiped out, veterinary surgeon Paddy Sweeney stated that this particular fever is nearly always fatal. The condition was sometimes known as hard pad disease but soon better known as distemper and there was no vaccine in 1947. The National Greyhound Racing Society, the business arm of the National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC), donated £70,000 over a five-year period to the Veterinary Educational Trust.


1947 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, News
On 21 February, at Temple Mills Stadium a meeting is held in daylight, without using any electricity. The hare is powered by two men on a tandem, with two relief pedallers on standby. Government officials are present and satisfied that the entire meeting is run without the use of electricity.


1947 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, News
Eastville Stadium instigated a wide search for a greyhound called Mountford Quiver after she escaped from the track kennels, the bitch returned of her own accord 16 days later in good condition despite a harsh winter. The NGRC introduced a rule that owners of bitches that come into season must inform them.


1947 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, News
A film featuring greyhound racing scenes at Clapton Stadium and White City Stadium is released, the film is called The Turners of Prospect Road and is criticised by sectors of the greyhound industry for stereotypical portrayal of greyhound racing.


1947 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, News
Wimbledon introduced race specific perforated tote tickets in order to combat forged tickets.


1947 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Ireland
Kilcohan Park in Waterford raced for the first time under Irish Coursing Club rules. Shelbourne Park track specialist Daring Flash, sired by the great Tanist and trained by Mary D'Arcy won the 1947 Irish Greyhound Derby.


1947 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year, Ireland
The Northern Irish Parliament issues new legislation banning Sunday racing and also makes an order that will change the status of Northern Ireland tracks to the present day. They decide that any racing in Northern Ireland should come under the Irish Coursing Club which leaves the tracks in limbo because they would receive no funding or support from either the National Greyhound Racing Club or the Bord na gCon.


1947 USC Trojans football team
The 1947 USC Trojans football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern California (USC) as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1947 college football season. In its sixth year under head coach Jeff Cravath, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the  PCC championship, was ranked No. 8 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 193 to 114. The team lost to Notre Dame in the final game of the regular season and to Michigan in the 1948 Rose Bowl on New Year's Day.


1947 USC Trojans football team
Four USC players received first-team honors on the 1947 All-Pacific Coast football teams selected by the PCC coaches, the Associated Press (AP), and the United Press (UP): end Paul Cleary (Coaches-1, AP-1, UP-1); tackle John Ferraro (Coaches-1, AP-1, UP-1); halfback Don Doll (Coaches-1, AP-1, UP-1); and tackle Bob Hendren (AP-1). Cleary and Ferraro were later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.


1947 USC Trojans football team
The team played its home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.


1947 USSR Chess Championship
The 1947 Soviet Chess Championship was the 15th edition of USSR Chess Championship. Held from 2 February to 8 March 1947 in Leningrad. The tournament was won by Paul Keres. Mikhail Botvinnik was absent as a sign of his displeasure over the lack of good faith by the Soviet authorities in negotiating for a World Championship match-tournament.


1947 United States House of Representatives elections
There were twelve elections in 1947 to the United States House of Representatives during the 80th United States Congress.


1947 United States Senate special election in Mississippi
The 1947 United States Senate special election in Mississippi was held on November 4, 1947. John C. Stennis was elected to fill the seat vacated by the death of Theodore G. Bilbo.


1947 United States gubernatorial elections
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1947, in three states. Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi hold their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year.


1947 Uruguayan Primera División, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and Nacional won the championship.


1947 Utah Redskins football team
The 1947 Utah Redskins football team represented the University of Utah during the 1947 college football season.


1947 Utah Redskins football team, After the season, NFL Draft
Utah had three players selected in the 1948 NFL Draft.


1947 Utah State Aggies football team
The 1947 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State Agricultural College in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1947 college football season. In their 28th season under head coach Dick Romney, the Aggies compiled a 6–5 record (3–3 against MSC opponents), tied for third place in the MSC, lost to Pacific in the Grape Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 228 to 210.


1947 VFA season
The 1947 Victorian Football Association season was the 66th season of the Australian rules football competition. The premiership was won by the Port Melbourne Football Club, which defeated Sandringham by 31 points in the Grand Final on 4 October. It was the sixth premiership in the club's history.


1947 VFA season, Premiership
The home-and-home season was played over twenty-two matches, before the top four clubs contested a finals series under the Page–McIntyre system to determine the premiers for the season.


1947 VFL Grand Final
The 1947 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between the Carlton Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 27 September 1947. It was the 51st annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1947 VFL season. The match, attended by 85,793 spectators, was won by Carlton by one point, marking that club's eighth VFL premiership. The winning goal was kicked by Fred Stafford in the dying seconds of the match to give Carlton the win.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Lead-up
Carlton, who were winners of the 1945 premiership but finished sixth in 1946, had been the best performing club in 1947; the club finished as minor premiers with a record of 15–4, and had led the ladder continuously since Round 5. Essendon, who had won the 1946 premiership, had begun the season with a middling 4–4 record to sit sixth after eight rounds, before winning ten of its last eleven games, including a nine-game run, to finish second with a record of 14–5. The two clubs faced each other twice during the home-and-away season, each winning once: Carlton 14.7 (91) d. Essendon 8.16 (64) in Round 5 at Essendon, and Essendon 13.16 (94) d. Carlton 7.12 (54) in Round 16 at Carlton.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Lead-up
The teams met in the second semi-final, and after Essendon took a 25-point quarter time lead, Carlton fought back and ultimately won the game 14.15 (99) d. 11.17 (83) to qualify for the grand final. Essendon then faced Fitzroy in the preliminary final, and won 16.13 (109) d. 14.12 (96) to qualify.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Lead-up
Carlton made one change to its second semi-final team: Jim Mooring was out with a broken finger, Ken Hands was elevated from reserve to the starting eighteen, and Ken Baxter – the club's leading goalkicker for the season – returned as reserve for his first game since injury in Round 14; defenders Bert Deacon – winner of the 1947 Brownlow Medal – and Ollie Grieve were both under injury clouds and did not train, having suffered leg injuries in the second semi-final, but both were ultimately cleared to play.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Lead-up
Essendon made one change to its run-on team from the preliminary final: Gordon Lane was out with broken ribs, and was replaced by veteran Jack Cassin; Cassin had been serving as captain-coach of the seconds during the year and had not played a senior game since 1946, and the 1947 grand final was ultimately the last VFL game of his career. Essendon also made one change to its reserves: Wally May was omitted and replaced with Ken Newton.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Lead-up
The match was played in hot but breezy conditions, with a cross-wind slightly favouring the Punt Road end of the ground. The seconds grand final was played as a curtain raiser, in which North Melbourne 16.13 (109) defeated Richmond 14.10 (94).


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, First quarter
Essendon won the toss and kicked with the breeze in the first quarter. Essendon attacked first, but Carlton was the first to score, Herb Turner kicking the opening goal from a crumbing effort in front of goal. Essendon attacked next, but missed on consecutive shots by Bill Brittingham and Dick Reynolds twice, before Carlton kicked the next two goals – a long drop-kicked set shot by Jack Howell and a shorter set shot by Jim Baird – to take 15 point lead. Essendon finally kicked its first goal when Reynolds crumbed off the back of a marking contest.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, First quarter
Brittingham soon had two more chances from set shots, but missed both again, before Bill Hutchison narrowed the margin to one point with a wide-angled shot on the run. Baird scored his second goal from a snap shot for Carlton soon after to restore a seven point buffer. Two more behinds followed for Essendon, including a missed set shot from 12 yards directly in front by Brittingham, before Essendon took its first lead when Jack Cassin goaled from a free kick. Essendon continued to attack, but were repelled by the Carlton defense. When the quarter ended, Essendon held a one point lead, 3.7 (25) led 4.0 (24).


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, First quarter
Although Essendon had scored ten times to Carlton's four with the aid of the breeze, they had been wasteful in front of goal – especially Brittingham, who had scored 0.4. Neither side had marked the ball cleanly. Carlton had the better of the ruck contests early in the quarter, Howell and Jack Bennett getting the better of Perc Bushby and Cassin, and Essendon moved Jack Jones into the ruck midway through the quarter to seek an advantage. Essendon captain-coach Reynolds later lamented his side's overuse of short passing in the forward line during the quarter while it held the advantage.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Second quarter
Essendon scored the first goal of the second quarter, Hutchison kicking his second goal on the run, before Carlton began to attack with the wind. Several attacks were repelled, but Carlton kicked the next two goals of the game to take a five point lead: Jim Baird kicking his third, and Herb Turner his second. Essendon then began to control the play, and over the next period of the game kicked 2.3 (15) to Carlton's no score, missing several shots but with goals to Reynolds and Brittingham, to take a ten point lead.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Second quarter
The teams then traded goals the for the remainder of the quarter. Carlton kicked the next goal, Fred Davies converting a free kick right in front; and squandered another soon after when Jack Conley kicked into the man on the mark from another free kick. Essendon responded, getting the ball over the Carlton defenders to allow Brittingham to kick his second from the goal square. Davies kicked his second from a broken contest in the Carlton goal square, and Essendon closed the quarter's scoring with a goal to Ivan Goodingham. At half time, Essendon held an 11-point advantage, 8.11 (59) led 8.0 (48).


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Second quarter
Although Carlton was not being outplayed by numbers, the quality of its play was poor: in particular, Carlton's players had been bunching up rather than keeping their positions; and, overuse of short passing had halted many Carlton attacks, with Essendon centre half-back Wally Buttsworth particularly strong at intercepting. During the quarter, Carlton moved Baird move to centre half forward and Ken Hands to full forward, looking to use Baird's speed to tire Buttsworth out. Ultimately, it was the difference in goalkicking accuracy, as well as strong play by the Carlton defenders in repelling the Essendon attacks, which had kept the game close.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Third quarter
The third quarter opened in an arm wrestle, the game mostly played between the two half-back lines; Buttsworth proved impenetrable for Essendon and the Carlton defenders similarly effective at the other end. Essendon began to make the play, but were still unable to manage a goal, and after much of the quarter had elapsed, seven behinds had been scored – three by Carlton and four by Essendon. It was not until Davies kicked his third goal for Carlton from a brilliant pack mark that the first goal was scored for the quarter, narrowing the margin to 6 points.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Third quarter
The teams again traded goals for the rest of the quarter: Hutchison kicked his third goal for Essendon from a handball receive; Ern Henfry kicked a goal for Carlton from a 40yd set shot; and Hutchison kicked his fourth goal after his opponent Bert Deacon fumbled. There was no more scoring, but the quarter ended with a nasty incident in which Howell dropped behind play, and Carlton's Vin Brown was accidentally knocked unconscious by a team-mate in the ensuing melee. Both teams kicked 2.4 for the quarter, and Essendon led 10.15 (75) to 10.4 (64) at three-quarter time.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Third quarter
Essendon had continued to dominated through wings and Buttsworth at half back, while Carlton's own defenders had saved the Blues' position. Deacon, hobbled by persistent cramping, had increasingly become a liability against Hutchison, and he was replaced at centre half-back by reserve Ken Baxter at three-quarter time.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Final quarter
Carlton made the first attacks in the final quarter without scoring, before Essendon scored the first two behinds of the quarter, by George Hassell and Brittingham. Carlton then kicked the first goal, Ray Garby converting after receiving a pass from Baird to narrow the margin to seven points. After one more behind each, Essendon extended its lead when Keith Rawle capitalised on a Carlton error in defence, and after 14 minutes of play, the Bombers led by 13 points.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Final quarter
Carlton then took control of the game, and dominated the final ten minutes of the game, such that the ball barely left Carlton's half of the ground. Conley and Hands each missed set shots for Carlton, before Davies kicked his fourth goal after a pass from Henfry to reduce the margin to six points.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Final quarter
Soon after, Carlton thought it had equalised: from a mark near the boundary on the half-forward flank, Hands played on, fumbling as he ran around the boundary, and passed to Garby who ran into an open goal; but the play was called all the way back to the half-forward flank when the boundary umpire ruled that Hands had carried the ball out of bounds. Further attacks, including five separate forays to the goal face from shots which fell short, were repelled, before Davies marked and missed a 20yd set shot, reducing the margin to five points.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Final quarter
Then, less than 40 seconds before the final bell from a boundary throw-in alongside the Carlton behind post, Baxter rucked the ball to first year player Fred Stafford, who snapped a goal on his non-preferred foot to put Carlton one point ahead. Essendon went forward from the ensuing centre bounce, but the bell sounded before they had a scoring chance and Carlton won by one point, 13.8 (86) d. 11.19 (85).


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Review
General consensus was that Essendon's Wally Buttsworth was the best player on the ground, with sportswriters Percy Beames of the Age, Alf Brown of  the Herald, and Essendon captain-coach Dick Reynolds in his column for the Argus all reporting as such. Buttsworth was a dominant force at centre half-back in repelling Carlton's attacks and intercepting its short-passing game; such was his dominance that he took 25 marks for the game out of Essendon's total of 68.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Review
Other players singled out for praise for their efforts throughout the game were: Essendon rover Bill Hutchison, whom Hec de Lacy of the Sporting Globe considered the best on ground, for his excellent work around the ground and who never tired towards the end; Carlton defender Jim Clark, who was the strongest of the Carlton defenders and consistently rebounded with great dash.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Review
Essendon's inaccurate goalkicking proved to be one of the key elements of its downfall, losing despite recording nine more scoring shots than Carlton. Bill Brittingham, the 1946 league leading goalkicker, was particularly guilty, returning 2.6 (18) from his shots for the game. It was the first of two consecutive seasons in which the Bombers were left to lament their poor kicking in the Grand Final, drawing the 1948 Grand Final against Melbourne 7.27 (69) drew 10.9 (69), before losing in a replay.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Review
Post-game analysis also focussed heavily on Carlton's dominance in latter part of the final quarter; Essendon's last score of the game came almost twenty minutes before the final bell, and it was noted that had the Blues' taken full advantage of its many chances during that period that the final margin would have been much greater.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Review
Carlton coach Percy Bentley commented that it had been a deliberate tactic to play a fast running game, with short passing and play-on tactics, to attempt to fatigue the Essendon players who were not coming off a bye week, and in particular the Blues were able to capitalise on Buttsworth's fatigue in those final minutes. Several Carlton players were singled out for their brilliance during those final minutes, including Ern Henfry through the midfield, ruckman Jack Bennett who frequently intercepted and returned the Essendon rebounds, and several flashy efforts from forward Ken Hands.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Review
Hec de Lacy also considered that Dick Reynolds made a tactical error by taking himself to the backline to support his teammates during those final ten minutes, as it allowed his fresher direct opponent Ken Baxter – on the ground only since three-quarter time – to follow him and tip the scales further in Carlton's advantage; Baxter took many ruck contests during this period, and was ultimately the one who tapped the ball to Stafford for the winning goal.


1947 VFL Grand Final, Grand final, Review
The match was the second VFL Grand Final to be decided by one point, the previous being the 1899 final. Carlton captain Ern Henfry, who was in his first full season with the club after playing two games in 1944 on a wartime permit, became the only player to captain a premiership in his first full season of VFL football.


1947 VFL season
The 1947 Victorian Football League season was the 51st season of the elite Australian rules football competition.


1947 VFL season, Premiership season
In 1947, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.


1947 VFL season, Premiership season
Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 19 rounds; matches 12 to 19 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 8.


1947 VFL season, Premiership season
Once the 19 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1947 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the Page–McIntyre system.


1947 VFL season, Grand final
Carlton defeated Essendon 13.8 (86) to 11.19 (85) in front of a crowd of 85,793 people. (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).


1947 VMI Keydets football team
The 1947 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Arthur Morton, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in 11th place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 152 to 120. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Lexington, Virginia.


1947 VPI Gobblers football team
The 1947 VPI Gobblers football team was an American football that represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled a 4–5 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished eighth in the Southern Conference, and as outscored by a total of 191 to 162. The team played its home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.


1947 VPI Gobblers football team, 1948 NFL draftees
One VPI player was selected in the 1948 NFL Draft, as follows:


1947 VPI Gobblers football team, Players
The following players were members of the 1947 football team according to the roster published in the 1948 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.


1947 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
The 1947 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team that represented Vanderbilt University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1947 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Red Sanders, the team compiled a 6–4 record (3–3 against SEC opponents), tied for fourth place in the SEC, and outscored all opponents by a total of 182 to 85.


1947 Venezuelan general election
General elections were held in Venezuela on 14 December 1947. The presidential elections were won by Rómulo Gallegos of Democratic Action, who received 74.3% of the vote, the largest presidential win in Venezuela's modern history. His party won 83 of the 110 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 38 of the 46 seats in the Senate.


1947 Venezuelan general election
The election has been described as the first honest election in Venezuelan history. In previous elections, the Congress of Venezuela had decided and voted on who would assume the presidency.


1947 Venezuelan general election, Results, Congress
In Mérida, the COPEI ran in alliance with the Republican Federal Union. In Tachira the URD ran in alliance with the Liberal Party of Tachira. In the Amazonas Federal Territory the URD ran in alliance with the Progressive Liberal Party.


1947 Vermont Catamounts football team
The 1947 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach John C. Evans, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record (0–1–1 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for last place in the Yankee Conference. The team played its home games at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont.


1947 Victorian state election
The 1947 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 8 November 1947 to elect 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.


1947 Victorian state election, Results, Legislative Assembly
Victorian state election, 8 November 1947Legislative Assembly << 1945–1950 >>


1947 Villanova Wildcats football team
The 1947 Villanova Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Villanova University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jordan Olivar, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record and lost to Kentucky in the 1947 Great Lakes Bowl.


1947 Villanova Wildcats football team
The team played three of its home games at Shibe Park in Philadelphia and one game at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.


1947 Virginia Cavaliers football team
The 1947 Virginia Cavaliers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Virginia as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Art Guepe, the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 370 to 261. The team played its home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia.


1947 Virginia State Trojans football team
The 1947 Virginia State Trojans football team was an American football team that represented Virginia State College as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1947 college football season. In their 14th season under head coach Harry R. Jefferson, the team compiled an 8–1 record, finished second in the CIAA, shut out seven of nine opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 161 to 18. The team ranked No. 7 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.


1947 Virginia State Trojans football team
Key players included guard General Perry, tackle Orlandus Page, and tailback John "Kimbrough" Jones.


1947 Vtoraya Gruppa
Following are the results of the 1947 Soviet First League football championship. Sixty seven teams took part in the competition, with Lokomotiv Moscow winning the championship.


1947 Vtoraya Gruppa, Qualifying Stage, Ukraine
The zone was formed from the 5 teams of the 1946 Vtoraya Gruppa season competing in the Southern Zone and top-8 of the 1946 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR. Only instead of Spartak Kyiv, there was admitted Moldavian representative Dynamo Kishenev (possibly based on Spartak Kishenev).


1947 Vuelta a España
The 7th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 12 May to 5 June 1947. It consisted of 24 stages covering a total of 3,893 km (2,419 mi), and was won by Edouard Van Dyck. Emilio Rodríguez won the mountains classification.


1947 WANFL season
The 1947 WANFL season was the 63rd season of senior football in Perth, Western Australia. With the background of war completely removed, 1947 saw the WANFL begin a golden age of growth dominated by the two Fremantle clubs, West Perth and Perth, who made the league for the following nine seasons a de facto hierarchy led by South Fremantle and West Perth, who respectively won 128 and 121 of their 159 home-and-away matches between 1947 and 1954. Zones with vastly different populations and large unzoned areas allowed these more successful and financially secure clubs to monopolise the leading player talent.


1947 WANFL season
The red and whites won their first premiership for thirty seasons – ironically under the leadership of former Cardinal captain-coach Ross Hutchinson who transferred for this season. Perth, in the doldrums with only three finals appearances and three seasons with more wins than losses since 1918, began thirty years of prominence during which they won six premierships. In contrast, Subiaco, after two promising postwar seasons were beset by poor recruiting and conflicts over coaching, so that they lost their first eleven games and fell from third to last.


1947 WANFL season
The Maroons were not to again win more than five matches in a season until 1956, nor finish above any rival except Swan Districts until 1957. East Fremantle, after their record undefeated season in 1946, fell to fourth place. Old Easts toured Sydney and Canberra in August during the Carnival, defeating a Canberra team by 77 points at Manuka Oval on 9 August, and a New South Wales state team by 23 points on 10 August.


1947 WANFL season
For the first time the WANFL allowed payments to players in the form of a "Provident Fund" accessed after each player's retirement and totalling 15 shillings per match – increased to 30 shillings in 1956.


1947 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 2 (Labour Day)
South Fremantle’s brilliant win over West Perth stakes their claim to challenge Old Easts and remained their biggest victory over the Cardinals until 1979.


1947 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 4
A WANFL record home-and-away crowd who paid £973 saw South Fremantle inflict East’s first defeat since 21 July 1945, ending a WANFL record run of thirty-five straight victories.


1947 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 7
East Perth lodged a protest against Subiaco for playing Bill Ralph, who had resided in East Perth’s district before moving to Goomalling, but the protest has no effect because the Maroons lose their eighth consecutive match.


1947 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 9
Ten goals by Naylor allows South Fremantle to retain their undefeated record in a brilliant match in front of another huge crowd after West Perth looked like winning during the last quarter.


1947 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 10
East Perth end a long South Fremantle winning run in a thrilling game where the Royals held the ascendancy before a late red and white rally give them the lead – only for Matson to kick the winning goal.


1947 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 11
In equalling their record low score against Perth from the previous season, Swan Districts kick the lowest score at Bassendean Oval until 1964 and still the second-lowest ever there.


1947 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 12
On an extremely muddy W.A.C.A. ground, West Perth produce a fine comeback win to move effectively two wins clear in second position.


1947 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 13
In a round of thrilling matches in "wretched" weather with 41.4 millimetres (1.63 in) of rain and deep mud, Perth and East Fremantle manage thrilling victories to be two games play 20 percent clear in fourth with six rounds to play.


1947 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 16
Perth gain a critical win after Subiaco – in their first match for four weeks after three straight wins – kick 6.6 (42) to 1.2 (8) in the last quarter and pound the Redleg backs who nonetheless manage to hold.


1947 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 17
East Fremantle score a critical win after it was close at three-quarter time to remain second, 18 percent ahead of West Perth.


1947 WANFL season, Home-and-away season, Round 18
Perth, who had coped successfully with the loss of Merv McIntosh during the Hobart Carnival with a swollen hand are in danger of losing their seemingly secure finals berth as a depleted South Fremantle runs over them in the first half. Naylor kicks fourteen goals and South Fremantle’s centreline and rovers are breathtaking.


1947 WANFL season, Finals, First semi-final
Old Easts’ inaccuracy gives the less experienced Redlegs, led by McIntosh and former St. Kilda defender Marcel Hilsz, an upset win as they dominate after quarter-time.


1947 WANFL season, Finals, Preliminary final
West Perth recover from a slow start to end Perth’s brave finals challenge, taking decisive control ten minutes into the last quarter.


1947 WANFL season, Finals, Grand Final
In a match marred by the collapse of the wall onto Roberts Road under pressure from the crowd South Fremantle take advantage of the Cardinals’ poor kicking in very windy conditions to claim their first premiership since 1917 – and begin a WANFL dynasty.


1947 WANFL season, Notes
Pressure from some WANFL board members to completely eliminate zoning existed as late as 1955. The crowd was originally listed as 17,538. Father of 1980s Claremont, Carlton and Glenelg spearhead Warren


1947 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 1947 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1947 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 6–4 record and finished in tenth place in the Southern Conference.


1947 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
Guard Edward Royston was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1947 All-Southern Conference football team.


1947 Walker Cup
The 1947 Walker Cup, the 11th Walker Cup Match, was played on 16 and 17 May 1947, on the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland. The United States won by 8 matches to 4.


1947 Walker Cup
The match should have been played in the United States; the previous match, in 1938, having been played at St. Andrews. However, the Royal and Ancient decided that it would have been impossible to send a team to the United States. Rather than postpone the match, the USGA agreed that the match would take place in Britain.


1947 Walker Cup, Format
Four 36-hole matches of foursomes were played on Friday and eight singles matches on Saturday. Each of the 12 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 36th hole extra holes were not played. The team with most points won the competition. If the two teams were tied, the previous winner would retain the trophy.


1947 Walker Cup, Teams
Nine players for the United States and Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event plus one non-playing captain for each team. The U.S. team was announced in January and included Cary Middlecoff. Middlecoff immediately withdrew from the team, as he intended turning professional, and was replaced by the first reserve George Hamer. The British team was announced less than a week before the match after a series of trial matches. The United States used the same eight players on both day, Hamer being left out. For Great Britain and Ireland, Micklem was left out of the foursomes while Kyle was left out of the singles.


1947 Washington Huskies football team
The 1947 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1947 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Ralph Welch, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–5 against PCC opponents), finished seventh in the PCC, and was outscored by a total of 99 to 98. Gail Bruce was the team captain.


1947 Washington Huskies football team, Professional football draft selections
Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1948 NFL Draft, which lasted 32 rounds with 300 selections. The same three Huskies were also selected in the 1948 AAFC Draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 217 selections.


1947 Washington Redskins season
The 1947 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 10th in Washington, D.C.. The team failed to improve on their 5–5–1 record from 1946 and finished 4-8.


1947 Washington Redskins season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1947 Washington Senators season
The 1947 Washington Senators won 64 games, lost 90, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Ossie Bluege and played home games at Griffith Stadium.


1947 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1947 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1947 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1947 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1947 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1947 Washington State Cougars football team
The 1947 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1947 college football season. Phil Sarboe, in his third of five seasons as head coach at Washington State, led the team to a 2–5 mark in the PCC and 3–7 overall.


1947 Washington State Cougars football team
The Cougars' three home games were played on campus in Pullman at Rogers Field, with a nearby road game in Moscow against Palouse neighbor Idaho.


1947 Washington and Lee Generals football team
The 1947 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Art Lewis, the team compiled a 5–3 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 226 to 140.


1947 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
The 1947 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 47th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897.


1947 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
Erin's Own won the championship after a 3-04 to 3-01 defeat of Clonea in the final. This was their 12th championship title overall and their second title in succession.


1947 Wayne Tartars football team
The 1947 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach John P. Hackett, the team compiled a 5–2 record. The team divided its home games between the University of Detroit Stadium and Keyworth Stadium.


1947 Wayne Tartars football team
John Hazeley led the team with 475 rushing yards and was selected as the team's most valuable player. Allen Griffiths and Stephen Zukowski were the team captains.


1947 Wellington City mayoral election
The 1947 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1947, election were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.


1947 Wellington City mayoral election
The election resulted in the re-election of incumbent Mayor Will Appleton defeating his sole opponent Nathan Seddon of the Labour Party, who was the Chairman of the Wellington Education Board.


1947 West Texas State Buffaloes football team
The 1947 West Texas State Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented West Texas State College (now known as West Texas A&M University) in the Border Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the team compiled a 7–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 253 to 125.


1947 West Texas State Buffaloes football team
The team was led on offense by Cloyce Box who later played five seasons with the Detroit Lions.


1947 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 1947 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 252 to 84. The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Eugene Corum was the team captain. The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.


1947 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team
The 1947 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia State University as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1947 college football season. In their third season under head coach Mark Cardwell, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record, shut out five of ten opponents, and ranked No. 14 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System. The team played its home games at Lakin Field in Institute, West Virginia.


1947 Western Australian state election
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 15 March 1947 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The result was a hung parliament—the four-term Labor government, led by Premier Frank Wise, was defeated with a swing of approximately 7%. The Liberal-Country Coalition won exactly half of the seats, one short of a majority, needed the support of the Independent members Harry Shearn and William Read to govern.


1947 Western Australian state election
The election was the Liberal Party's first major showing since its formation in 1944-1945 out of the former Nationalist Party. Coincidental with this, in 1944, was the significant change in the fortunes of the Country Party when the Primary Producers' Association, of which the Party had been the political wing, passed a motion during negotiations with the Wheatgrowers' Union deleting the rule which authorised the Party's existence and its use of PPA branches and funds for party purposes. A new organisation, was hastily set up by the Opposition Leader Arthur Watts and the member for Pingelly, Harrie Seward, who were very active in setting up branches to endorse local candidates and obtaining donations on which to run the 1947 campaign.


1947 Western Australian state election
Despite leading the Opposition prior to the election Country Party leader Watts did not become Premier with the change of government. The Country Party had been the senior partner in the non-Labor Coalition for most of the 1930s and 1940s. However, the election saw the Country Party win one fewer seat than the Liberals. As a result, Liberal leader Ross McLarty became Premier, with Watts as his deputy. It is one instance in which an Opposition leader did not become Premier with an election producing a change of government. This was the start of a significant decline in the Country Party's fortunes over the ensuing decades; the party, now the WA Nationals, has never won more than nine seats at an election since.


1947 Western Australian state election, Results
Western Australian state election, 15 March 1947Legislative Assembly << 1943–1950 >>


1947 Western Michigan Broncos football team
The 1947 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan College of Education (later renamed Western Michigan University) as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach John Gill, the team compiled a 6–3 record (0–1 against MAC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 147 to 139. The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.


1947 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Halfback Al Bush was the team captain. Guard Emerson Grossman received the team's most outstanding player award.


1947 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Western Michigan and Miami University were admitted to the MAC in July 1947. Wayne University then resigned from the conference in protest over the admission of schools not located in urban centers.


1947 Western Reserve Red Cats football team
The 1947 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented the Western Reserve University in the American city of Cleveland, Ohio, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1947 college football season. The Red Cats were a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).


1947 Western Reserve Red Cats football team
The team was coached by Tom Davies, who was fired and replaced by assistant coach Dick Luther beginning game six.


1947 Westland by-election
The 1947 Westland by-election was a by-election held during the 28th New Zealand Parliament in the South Island electorate of Westland. The by-election occurred following the death of MP James O'Brien and was won by Jim Kent.


1947 Westland by-election, Background
James O'Brien, who was first elected to represent Westland for the Labour Party in 1922 and had been Westland's MP continuously since 1928, died on 28 September 1947. This triggered the Westland by-election, which occurred on 3 December 1947. Jim Kent was the candidate for the Labour Party, and Jack Lockington was the candidate for the National Party. Kent obtained 57.9% of the votes and was successful.


1947 Wichita Shockers football team
The 1947 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented the Municipal University of Wichita (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Ralph Graham, the team compiled a 7–4 record (2–1 against MVC opponents), finished second in the conference, lost to Pacific in the Raisin Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 271 to 115. They played their home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.


1947 Wichita Shockers football team
The team was led on offense by halfback Linwood Sexton and fullback Anton Houlik. Sexton was one of the first African-American players in the Missouri Valley Conference.


1947 Wightman Cup
The 1947 Wightman Cup was the 19th edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens in New York City in the United States.


1947 Wilberforce State Green Wave football team
The 1947 Wilberforce State Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Wilberforce State College of Education (now known as Central State University) in the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1947 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Gaston F. Lewis, the team compiled a 11–1 record and all outscored opponents by a total of 415 to 79.


1947 Wilberforce State Green Wave football team
Wilberforce State was ranked No. 2 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System. The team's only defeat was against Tennessee A&I, the team selected by the Courier as the 1947 national champion.


1947 Wilberforce State Green Wave football team
Key players on the 1947 Wilberforce State team included halfbacks Walt Sellers and Carl Baylor, quarterbacks Freddie Hall and Michael "Mickey" Carter, and end Blake White.


1947 Wilberforce State Green Wave football team
Prior to the start of the 1947–48 academic year, the State of Ohio withdrew support from the church-supported portion of the school. The two portions of the school then split and fielded separate football teams with different coaches. Lewis, who had been the coach at Wilberforce since 1934, took responsibility for coaching the state school, and Dwight Fisher coached the religious school.


1947 Wiley Wildcats football team
The 1947 Wiley Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Wiley College in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their 25th season under head coach Fred T. Long, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the SWAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 126 to 58. Southern ranked No. 8 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.


1947 Wiley Wildcats football team
On October 25, 1947, the team played its first night game at Wiley Field against the Lane Dragons.


1947 William & Mary Indians football team
The 1947 William & Mary Indians football team was an American football team that represented the College of William & Mary in the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Rube McCray, the team compiled a 9–2 record (7–1 against conference opponents), won the Southern Conference championship, was ranked No. 14 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 320 to 87. The team lost to North Carolina in the regular season and to Arkansas in the 1948 Dixie Bowl on New Year's Day.


1947 William & Mary Indians football team
Five William & Mary players were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1947 All-Southern Conference football team: fullback Jack Cloud; end Robert Steckroth; guard Knox Ramsey; and center Tommy Thompson. Cloud broke the school's scoring record with 102 points in 1947 and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. In addition, tackle Lou Creekmur later played ten years with the Detroit Lions and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.


1947 William & Mary Indians football team
The team played it home games at Cary Field in Williamsburg, Virginia.


1947 Wilmington Clippers season
The 1947 Wilmington Clippers season was their eighth season in existence and their fifth in the American Association (American Football League). They finished with a 2–5–1 record. They had one of their best former players, Eddie Michaels return for a final season and be named All-Pro for a fourth time. They were led by quarterbacks Tommy Mont and Frank Moock. They did not qualify for the playoffs. Early in the season, the Clippers made an agreement with the Vineland Senators for the Senators to be their farm team. At that time the Clippers were a farm team of the Washington Redskins.


1947 Wilmington Clippers season, Season, Game summaries, Exhibition: at Vineland Senators
In the first game of the season, the Clippers won against the Vineland Senators 14 to 7 in front of 5,200 fans. In the first minute of play, Paul Sarringhaus intercepted a Earl Baugher pass and returned it 60 yards for a touchdown. The Senators responded in the second quarter by an Al Litwa 85–yard interception return. Ted Laux kicked the extra point. The third and final touchdown of the game was a 49 yard pass by quarterback Frank Moock to receiver Lenny Krouse. Moock then kicked the extra point. Shortly after the game an agreement was made for the Vineland Senators to become a Clipper's farm team.


1947 Wilmington Clippers season, Season, Game summaries, Week One: vs. Wilkes-Barre Barons
In the first week of the American Association season, the Clippers won against the Wilkes-Barre Barons 17 to 3. There were 7 fumbles by the Clippers, 6 by the Barons, and multiple interceptions by both teams. The game started with a Wilmington kick to the Wilkes-Barre 44 yard line, followed by 3 rushes for 9 yards before a 42-yard field goal by Johnny Rogalla. The next kickoff went to Clippers' back Bill Anderson, and was returned to midfield. They were able to get to the Wilkes-Barre 34, before quarterback Frank Moock committed one of seven Wilmington fumbles.


1947 Wilmington Clippers season, Season, Game summaries, Week One: vs. Wilkes-Barre Barons
The Barons were immediately stopped on their next possession and punted. On the Clippers' next possession, they threw an interception on third down which was returned to the Wilmington 29. Soon after, the Barons attempted a 22 yard field goal which was blocked by Billy Constable. In the second quarter, the Clippers were in Wilkes-Barre territory, but interceptions stopped them from scoring. In the third quarter, quarterback Moock threw a deep pass to receiver Lenny Krouse, which he caught between two defenders for a touchdown.


1947 Wilmington Clippers season, Season, Game summaries, Week One: vs. Wilkes-Barre Barons
In the fourth quarter the Clippers scored the final points of the game, a touchdown by Norm Rushton. Their All-Pro offensive guard and line coach Eddie Michaels was presented an automobile during ceremonies at the game. At the ceremony was Walter W. Bacon and Earle Greasy Neale, along with some of Michaels' former teammates while with the Philadelphia Eagles.


1947 Wilmington Clippers season, Season, Game summaries, Week Two: vs. Paterson Panthers
The Clippers suffered their first defeat in week two of the regular season. They played the Paterson Panthers and lost 10 to 20. One of the hardest players to stop was Jack Lowther, a former Detroit University player who threw all three Paterson touchdowns. The Clippers had only 13 rushing yards as opposed to 157 by Paterson. The Panthers had better statistics in almost every category. The Clippers scored first, on a 33-yard field goal by Frank Moock.


1947 Wilmington Clippers season, Season, Game summaries, Week Two: vs. Paterson Panthers
Shortly after the Clippers' field goal, the Panthers launched a 75 yard drive in the second quarter to take the lead 7 to 3. Right after Wilmington got the ball back, they fumbled and Paterson defensive end John Bray recovered. Jack Lowther would then throw a 29 yard pass for a touchdown to extend their lead to 10. In the third quarter, Wilmington's passing attack brought the score within three points, as a deep pass was caught for a 44 yard gain by George Dodson, followed by a 17 yard touchdown pass shortly thereafter. Paterson scored the final points of the game on one of their next drives. Jack Lowther launched a pass while about to be sacked, which was caught by receiver Johnny Bray at the goalline for another score. The Clippers could not come back as the game ended, 10 to 20.


1947 Wilmington Clippers season, Season, Game summaries, Week Three: at Jersey City Giants
In week three of the 1947 season, the Clippers lost a second game. They lost 7 to 20 against the Jersey City Giants, in front of 6,500 fans. The first touchdown of the game came after Wilmington quarterback Frank Moock threw an interception on the Jersey City 18–yard line, which was returned by Jersey City end Marty O'Hagan. Right before the second quarter ended Jersey City scored a second time, when Marty O'Hagan had a defensive return touchdown again. Jersey City scored their third touchdown in the third quarter on a 42–yard drive. The Clippers finally were able to score late in the fourth quarter, after a 37 yard run by Lenny Krouse, Paul Sarringhaus scored a one–yard touchdown. Wilmington only completed three passes during the game.


1947 Wilmington Clippers season, Season, Game summaries, Week Four: vs. Jersey City Giants
Wilmington avenged their loss the previous week by shutting out the Jersey City Giants, 13 to 0. The game was played in front of 4,200. They were led by Tommy Mont, who made his first appearance with the team. They were able to outgain Jersey City in rushing 202 yards to 23.


1947 Wimbledon Championships
The 1947 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 23 June until Saturday 5 July 1947. It was the 61st staging of the Wimbledon Championships. In 1947, as in 1946, Wimbledon was held before the French Championships and was thus the second Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Jack Kramer and Margaret Osborne won the singles titles.


1947 Wimbledon Championships, Finals, Seniors, Men's Doubles
Bob Falkenburg /  Jack Kramer defeated  Tony Mottram /  Bill Sidwell, 8–6, 6–3, 6–3


1947 Wimbledon Championships, Finals, Seniors, Women's Doubles
Doris Hart /  Patricia Todd defeated  Louise Brough /  Margaret Osborne, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5


1947 Wimbledon Championships, Finals, Seniors, Mixed Doubles
John Bromwich /  Louise Brough defeated  Colin Long /  Nancye Wynne Bolton, 1–6, 6–4, 6–2


1947 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles
Kurt Nielsen defeated Sven Davidson in the final, 8–6, 6–1, 9–7 to win the inaugural Boys' Singles tennis title at the 1947 Wimbledon Championships.


1947 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles
Geneviève Domken defeated B Wallen in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the inaugural Girls' Singles tennis title at the 1947 Wimbledon Championships.


1947 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Tom Brown and Jack Kramer were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Brown partnered with Budge Patty but lost in the first round to Tony Mottram and Bill Sidwell. Kramer partnered with Bob Falkenburg, and they defeated Mottram and Sidwell in the final, 8–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the Gentlemen' Doubles tennis title at the 1947 Wimbledon Championship.


1947 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles, Seeds
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1947 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Jack Kramer defeated Brown in the final, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1947 Wimbledon Championships. Yvon Petra was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Tom Brown.


1947 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles, Seeds
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1947 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Tom Brown and Louise Brough were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Brown partnered with Margaret Osborne but lost in the semifinals to Colin Long and Nancye Bolton. Brough partnered with John Bromwich, and they defeated Long and Bolton in the final, 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 1947 Wimbledon Championships.


1947 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles, Seeds
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1947 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Doris Hart and Pat Todd defeated the defending champions Louise Brough and Margaret Osborne  in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 to win the Ladies' Doubles tennis title at the 1947 Wimbledon Championships.


1947 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles, Seeds
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1947 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Margaret Osborne defeated Doris Hart in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1946 Wimbledon Championships. Pauline Betz was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional.


1947 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
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1947 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The 1947 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1947 Big Nine Conference football season. The team compiled a 5–3–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents) and finished in second place in the Big Nine Conference. Harry Stuhldreher was in his 12th year as Wisconsin's head coach. The team was ranked No. 9 in the AP Poll before losing to Michigan on November 15, 1947. The team averaged 280.1 yards per game of total offense, 205.9 yards per game by rushing, and 74.2 by passing.


1947 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The team's statistical leaders included Clarence Self with 526 rushing yards, Jug Girard with 322 passing yards, Tom Bennett with 95 receiving yards, and Lisle Blackbourn, Jr., with 39 points scored. Center Red Wilson received the team's most valuable player award; Wilson also received first-team honors from the Associated Press, United Press, and International News Service on the 1947 All-Big Nine Conference football team. Jack Wink was the team captain.


1947 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Several Wisconsin records were set during the 1947 season, including the following:


1947 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium. During the 1947 season, the average attendance at home games was 44,200.


1947 Wisconsin earthquake
The 1947 Wisconsin earthquake took place on May 6, immediately south of Milwaukee at 15:25 (CST). It was the largest tremor to be historically documented in Wisconsin, but was not recorded by seismographs.


1947 Wisconsin earthquake, History
The area had been previously shaken by the 1909 Wabash River earthquake, causing damage assessed at VII (Very strong) on the Modified Mercalli scale across the Wisconsin-Illinois border. Two earthquakes were also reported in the state in 1912. Shocks in 1919 and 1925, the first from Missouri and the latter from Canada, occurred over enormous zones and affected the entire region, though not seriously. Earthquakes struck Wisconsin again in 1937 and 1939.


1947 Wisconsin earthquake, Damage
The area hardest hit was a 7,770 square kilometers (3,000 sq mi) strip of land in southeastern Wisconsin, while the earthquake was felt over a much more extensive 99 miles (159 km) wide area stretching across the Wisconsin-Illinois border, and to Lake Michigan and Waukesha. Damage consisted of broken windows and fallen porcelain, pots and dishes. The locals' initial impression was that an explosion had taken place. Many evacuated buildings into the streets. Corporate office buildings were emptied of workers. Numerous calls were made local fire departments, police stations and newspapers. Three reports were made to the Milwaukee Fire Department, all describing explosions.


1947 Wisconsin earthquake, Damage
Often described as "sharp", this was the most powerful earthquake to date in Wisconsin's seismological history. The earthquake broke a seismograph at Marquette University. Many hotels, such as the Schroeder Hotel in Milwaukee, were rocked by the tremor. However, the earthquake caused no serious damage or casualties.


1947 Wisła Kraków season
The 1947 season was Wisła Kraków's 39th year as a club.


1947 Women's British Open Squash Championship
The 1947 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 27 January - 2 February 1947. Joan Curry won her first title defeating Alice Teague in the final.


1947 Women's Western Open
The 1947 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Capital City Club, the 18th edition of the event. Louise Suggs won the championship in match play competition by defeating Dorothy Kirby in the final match, 4 and 2.


1947 World Archery Championships
The 1947 World Archery Championships was the 11th edition of the World Archery Championships. The event was held in Prague, Czechoslovakia in August 1947 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).


1947 World Fencing Championships
The 1947 World Fencing Championships were held in Lisbon, Portugal.


1947 World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.


1947 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1947 competitions for men, ladies, and pair skating took place from February 13 to 17 in Stockholm, Sweden. These were the first World Figure Skating Championships after World War II. Skaters from Germany, Austria, and Japan were not allowed to compete.


1947 World Series
The 1947 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Yankees won the Series in seven games for their first title since 1943, and their 11th World Series championship in team history. Yankees manager Bucky Harris won the Series for the first time since managing the Washington Senators to their only title in 1924, a gap of 23 years.


1947 World Series
In 1947, Jackie Robinson, a Brooklyn Dodger, desegregated major league baseball. For the first time in World Series history, a racially integrated team played.


1947 World Series, Summary
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (3)


1947 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
There was an announced crowd of 73,365 in Yankee Stadium for Game 1. Brooklyn struck first in the first inning on Dixie Walker's RBI single off Spec Shea to score Pete Reiser from second base, but starter Ralph Branca was knocked out in a five-run fifth. A single, walk and hit-by-pitch loaded the bases before Johnny Lindell's two-run double put the Yankees up 2–1. After a walk re-loaded the bases, another walk forced in a run, then after a groundout, Tommy Henrich's RBI single to left off Hank Behrman capped the inning's scoring.


1947 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
The Dodgers chipped away at the Yankees lead, getting a run in the sixth on Carl Furillo's RBI single off Joe Page and another in the seventh on Page's wild pitch with Pee Wee Reese at second, but Page held the Dodgers scoreless afterward as the Yankees took a 1–0 series lead.