Lights Go On Again in 1945 For Some Baseball Affairs
The major leagues plan unlimited night games in 1945 as National and American leagues lift night play restrictions. Washington, Philadelphia and St Louis expected to maximize the policy while buyer sentiment grows due to wartime attendance. Trades involving the White Sox and Indians feature Skeeter Webb for Joe Orengo and Cris Hockett for Ed Carnett amid a push to appoint a baseball commissioner and draft new league powers.
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Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Ed Barrow
New York Yankees
Horace Stoneham
New York Giants
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dodges
Clark Griffith
National Association
Ford Frick
National
Will Harridge
American
Chicago White Sox
Jimmy
Skeeter) Webb
Joe Orengo
Detroit Tigers
Orengo
Cris Hockett
Indians
Ed Carnett
Hockett
Carnett
East Central Tigers Rally For 31-24 Victory Over OBU Cagers
East Central defeats OBU 31-24 at Shawnee Baptist Gym, notching their first win of the season. James Zonola leads with 9 points, Paddlety also 9, while the Tigers dominate early scoring but stall in the second half. Next Tuesday they face Payne County All-Stars, with Ardmore Army Air Base visit slated January 4.
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O.B.U
Baptist Gymnasium
Shawnee
Tigers
James Zonola
Paddlety
East Central Cagers
Payne County All
Ardmore Army Air Base
East Central
Fg. Ft. Pf
Elias
Ft. Pf
Loaiman
Cotoor
Melton
Cochran Wins Three-Cushion Billiard Title in New York
Welker Cochran of San Francisco dethrones Willie Hoppe, 57, in the 10 day round robin tourney ending in New York. Cochran defeats Hoppe 50 to 44 in 31 innings to claim the nine match sweep and the championship. Hoppe finishes second with seven wins and 441 points to Cochran’s 427.
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Willie Hoppe
Welker Cochran
San Francisco
White Plains
N. Y
Cochran
Hoppe
Jay Boeman
Vallejo
Calif
Senators Trade Newsom for Roger Wolff in Athletics Swap
Washington sent pitcher Bobo Newsom to Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for knuckleball pitcher Roger Wolff. The deal highlighted a notable pitching swap echoing recent franchise moves.
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Washington Senators
Bobo Newsom
Philadelphia Athletics
Roger Wolff
University of Washington
Jimmy Phelan
Rice
Jimmy Kitts
Olin Dutra
NCAA Final Game Set For New York
NCAA announces the 1945 tournament will conclude in New York at Madison Square Garden on March 27 with the final pitting the Western and Eastern Division winners. Western games run March 23 24 in Kansas City and the Eastern games March 22 24 at MSG. Reaves Peters will manage the Western Tournament. Lt Hank Luisetti of Stanford says this will be his last game after spinal meningitis treatment.
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Ohio
Harold G. Olsen
Ohio State University
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
New York
Madison Square Garden
Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Olsen
Reaves Peters
Norfolk
Hank Luisetti
U.S.N.R
Stanford
Bill Diehl
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch
Ada Junior High Cagers Rally To Victory Over McLish
Ada Junior High Blue Jays beat McLish 48 to 28 as J L Day led with 13 points and Massey and Hodges added 12 each. Crawford topped McLish with 15. Ada aims at Shawnee game Friday while Aggies hope for mild Cotton Bowl weather in Dallas.
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Fittstown
Blue Jays
J. L. Day
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Massey
Hodges
Ada
Crawford
Shawnee
Aggies
Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma Aggies
Texas Christian
Dallas
Sooners Edge Navy Zoomers 39-38 In Thrilling Final Minute
In Norman tonight the Oklahoma Sooners beat the Norman Navy Zoomers 39 to 38 as Bill Whaley made a clutch long shot with under 40 seconds remaining. Harold Hines led Oklahoma with 11 points, while Warren Hubbart had 10 for the Zoomers who led at halftime. Ed Lindenberg sank key free throws to put Oklahoma ahead 37-36 before Hubbart and Hines answered. Oklahoma next meets the Iowa Seahawks in Kansas City on Saturday night.
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Bill Whaley
University of Oklahoma
Sooners
Norman Navy Zoomers
Harold “Scooter” Hines
Oklahoma
Warren Hubbart
Zoomer
Oklahoma A
M. College
Navy
Ed Lindenberg
Hubbart
Hines
Iowa Seahawks
Kansas City
Municipal Auditorium
Widdoes Named 1944 Coach of the Year
The New York World Telegram announces Carroll Curtis Widdoes of Ohio State University chosen 1944 Coach of the Year by 138 football coaches voting.
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New York
New York World-Telegram
Carroll Curtis Widdoes
Ohio State University
Giants and Packers Roster Ages Highlight Weekend Football
Roundup notes many 30 year olds on both Giants and Packers rosters. Steve Owen proposes selling box lunches at the Polo Grounds to keep fans after the Saturday bond game for the pro playoff. No MLB commissioner appointment before major league agreement ratified.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Giants
Packers
Steve Owen
Polo Grounds
Air Force- Randolph
Managers Feast Hint Fails as War Charity Gives Way
National league club owners cancel their annual free dinner after Sam Breadon donates his series proceeds to war charities. Bucky Harris narrowly earns an invite to the managers' feast, revealed as an ex National League pilot. The Valparaiso U basketball squad that played in the Garden last week is mostly Indiana residents, with few from Valparaiso.
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Sam Breadon
War Charities
Bucky C Harris
Bucky
Valparaiso U
Indiana
Valpo
Army-Notre Dame echoes through a young fan’s call
Joe Carill, West Point football publicist, notes his young son began to notice daddy’s work at peak season. He now answers the phone with an imagined football call asking for two tickets to Army Notre Dame.
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Joe Carill
West Point
Joe
Army
Notre Dame
Navy baseball star keeps catching through 13 innings abroad
Phil Rizzuto's Navy baseball team played at an air base in Australia. Lieutenant Herb Hollinger notes the young catcher "nearly swallowed" by the catching equipment after catching the entire 13 innings. Army Air Force football games drew about two million military spectators, including 40 000 convalescent patients, in the past season.
Scouts Raise 4500 Nickels for War Bond Drive
Springfield Illinois reports the heaviest cash contribution in the war bond campaign from Troop Seven 4 500 nickels raised by the Boy Scouts. Ada News Want Ads note.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Boy Scouts
Troop Seven
Ada News
Road to industrial greatness cited by Nelson at Chungking
A wartime remark recalls limited shell supply delaying a barrage and costing 40 infantry lives to a mortar strike. S/Sgt Clarence W Alexis of Falconer New York requests greater production while Donald M Nelson links China’s wartime effort to future peace and growth. Burgess notes civilian deaths from war compare to traffic deaths.
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Clarence W. Alexis
Falconer
N. Y
China
Donald M. Nelson
Chungking
Carter's Little Liver Pills Aid Digestion Quickly
A vintage ad promises improved digestion by increasing bile flow with Carter's Little Liver Pills. It claims relief from headachy and irritable feelings within about 30 minutes and urges readers to buy at drugstores for 10 and 25 cents.
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Nature
Carter
Tech Warriors Sprint Toward Orange Bowl Trip
Georgia Tech prepared to face Tulsa in the Orange Bowl at Miami with a training schedule that runs through December 2 before players break for Christmas and regroup December 26 for the trip. The coach and staff emphasize rest and conditioning ahead of the New Year matchup.
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Tulsa
Miami
Georgia Tech
Football Warriors
Cows Fed Three Times Daily Boost Milk Output
Feeding and milking cows three times daily instead of twice raises milk production by 10 to 25 percent, according to farmer experiments.
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