Many Fine Young Athletes In Service Says O'Neil
Civilian baseball shows brought to US Army troops by the 41st division in the Southwest Pacific are praised by Steve O Neill and Whitey Lewis. O Neill notes the players are skilled, the games regular contests rather than mere passes, and baseball serves as a patriotic outlet for servicemen amid war.
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O'Neil
Russ Newland
San Francisco
Southwest Pacific
Whitey Lewis
Cleveland
Steve O'Neill
Detroit Tigers
O’neill
Fighting Boys
Fred Sanford
Sam
Toledo Mud Hens
St. Louis Browns
Luke Sewell
Sanford
Home Grown Boys For Sugar Bowl
Duke and Alabama bring mostly out-of-state players to the Sugar Bowl with a core of homegrown talent. Duke lists only two out-of-staters in a 41 man squad while Alabama starts four non residents. Coaches Cameron and Thomas lead their teams toward New Orleans for New Year’s clash.
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Patrick New Orleans
Duke Blue Devils
Alabama Crimson Tide
Duke
North Carolina
Clark Jones
Richmond
John Krista
McKees Rock
Alabama
Lowell Ten
Waynesboro
Miss
John Wozniak
Fairhope
Jack McConnell
Wheeling
W. Va
Fred Grant
Christenberry
Frank Thomas
Baton Rouge
Tide
Eddie Cameron
New Orleans
Mystery duck mounts perplex Sidney hunter
Colorful Sidney Nebraska December 27 reports hunter Art Closeman fears people will doubt his mounted duck. The bird combines a mallard hen body with a bright green mallard drake head, making it a striking oddity.
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Sidney
Art Closeman
Sidney Hunter
McCoy
Teen Athletes Face Draft Review Shrinking Next Season
War Mobilizer Byrnes signals 4-Fs from colleges and pro ranks may be re examined affecting next fall football rosters. Bowl games secure for now though 16 to 18 year olds could become key players as conditioning reviews proceed. Common athletic disabilities and prior service may factor into the reevaluation.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Office of War Mobilization
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Maple Leafs offer reward to lure Maurice Richard
Toronto Maple Leafs managing director Maj Conny Smythe offers a $1000 reward to persuade Montreal to sell star Maurice Richard for $25000. In Evanston Henry P Edwards recovering from a fractured knee cap after a fall near his home. condition not serious.
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Toronto
Maj
Conny Smythe
Toronto Maple Leafs
National Hockey League
Montreal
Maurice Richard
Evanston
Henry P. Edwards
American League Baseball Service Bureau
St. Francis Hospital
Edwards
Greater returns for amount in vested
Ada News classifieds report a brighter outlook for investors as renewed confidence boosts returns on vested assets. Local brokers note improved liquidity and steadier demand across savings plans and retirement accounts.
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Ada News
Lesnevich Set For Comeback Preview In Buffalo Bout
World light heavyweight champion Gus Lesnevich returns to the ring in Buffalo, taking on Phil Muscato in an eight round Memorial Auditorium bout. Lesnevich, in Coast Guard service since 1942, aims to show how champions reentering after military duty might fare. Muscato is on furlough and must weigh at least 176 pounds.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Gus Lesnevich
Lesnevich
U.S. Coast Guard
Phil Muscato
Memorial Auditorium
Joe Thomas
Wilmington
Del
Clifton
N. J
Muscato
Joe Netro
Army Hospitals In General Okayed By House Panel
The House Military Committee gave army hospitals a clean bill of health, despite isolated issues like dehydrated patients and ancient eggs. It inspected 89 hospitals in 20 states and DC, finding generally excellent treatment, food, recreation, and equipment, while noting past crowding and staffing problems.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Army
House Military Committee
H. Ralph Burton
States
District of Columbia
All College Cage Meet Opens With First Round Play
Oklahoma Aggies face Baylor and Oklahoma Sooners meet Texas Tech in the all college invitational basketball tournament. Rice and Arkansas play West Texas and Denver respectively as top contenders led by 7 foot Bob Kurland and 6 10 George Kok. The three day meet runs through consolation games in afternoon double headers.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Aggies
Baylor University
University of Oklahoma Sooners
Texas Tech
Rice
Arkansas
West Texas
Razorbacks
Denver
Sooners
Aggies
Bob Kurland
Bill Henry
George Kok
West Texas State
Tulsans Get Busy For Bowl Contest
Tulsa football players arrived in Miami to begin Orange Bowl practice ahead of a January 1 meeting with Georgia Tech. Head Coach Henry Frnka leads 21 players in Florida with the full squad set to arrive later, praising milder weather after tough Oklahoma conditions.
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Miami
Fla
Georgia Tech
Tulsa
University of Miamis
Florida
Henry Frnka
Tech
Atlanta
Oklahoma
Felto Prewitt
Silver Star Award To Four Oklahomans
The army reports four Oklahoma recipients of the Silver Star for gallantry in France. Capt. Thomas M. Brett of Ardmore, Capt. Kenneth E. Richards of Durant, Capt. Lemuel D. Thomas of Ringling, and Sgt. Otis L. Tompkins of Sentinel received the honor for acts reflecting credit on themselves and the armed forces.
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Washington
France
Army
Thomas M. Brett
Ardmore
United States
Kenneth E. Richards
Durant
Lemuel D. Thomas
the Ringling
Otis L. Tompkins
Sentinel
Five Tulsa Gridders Play In Third Bowl Game On Monday
Five Tulsa University footballers headed to their third bowl game as the Hurricanes face Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day. Reif and Barfield previously worked as a push-cart peddler and a tea ball factory worker, while Rice pushed for a new football rule option offering one point after touchdown from close in, two from medium range, or three from far out.
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Hugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
Tulsa University
Hurricanes
Georgia Tech
Morris Reif
Danny Barfield
Julian Rice
McKENNEY ON BRIDGE Q1053 2 Q109 K 43 Dealer Mr. Sanders
Bridge puzzle notes a deal labeled by McKenney with Q1053 and Q109 patterns, played by dealer Mr. Sanders. North and East positions show support paths and card placement in a Duplicate-Both event at Sout Pass North.
Byrnes Announces Ban on Racing and Draft Review
War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes called for a review of the draft classification for professional athletes and announced a ban on racing. He questioned how four offers could compete with the nation’s greatest athletes in games requiring peak physical fitness.
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War Mobilization
James F. Byrnes
War effort debate weighs racing edict's manpower impact
The writer questions how an anti racing edict improves manpower and argues bettors may still spend wages on games and leisure. They suggest racing could actually aid the war effort by helping workers spend money quickly and return to duty.
Camp Lejeune Team Faces Losses Early In Season
The Camp Lejeune Marine basketball squad remains strong despite four star players leaving since practice began. Charles Saunders of New York executes a complex bridge hand signaling expert card play as the analyst notes a double squeeze opportunity against East and West.
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Camp Lejeune
N. C
Marine
Charley Parker
William E. McKenney
America
Charles Sanders
New York
West
Saunders
North
East
San Antonio sprinter gains weight yet speeds on
The schoolboy track star from San Antonio has gained about 12 pounds since joining the army but remains fast. In Miami a betting rush surrounds the Jai Alai Fronton opening, with 3 541 spectators on Christmas night and total wagers of 38 295 dollars, a Basque game resembling acrobatic handball.
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San Antonio
Texas
Miami
Fla
Weather favors dry Orange Bowl as rain unlikely
Miami weather bureau notes January 1 typically the driest day of the year, keeping sponsors hopeful that the Orange Bowl game will avoid rain. The forecast centers on dry conditions for the event in winter Miami.
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Miami
Fla
Weather Bureau
German Tanks Run Low On Fuel Behind Allied Lines
U S Army reports German tanks in Belgium and behind the Am erican wedge running out of gasoline as Allied air power disrupts supply routes. Combat units find 12 self propelled guns stranded and 17 fuelless tanks with crews fled.
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Hal Boyle
U. S
First Army
von Rundstedt
Belgium
Three Fliers Die In Plane Crash Near Lunken Field
Cincinnati report says a twin engine bomber from Coffeyville AAF training station crashed at the edge of Lunken field killing three crew members. Six others including pilot Capt. Thomas Lambie escaped with minor injuries as the ship burst into flames. Co-pilot Lt. Eugene C. Stano Flight Officer S. H. Macy and Flight Officer Albert H. Hollenbeck were among the injured. Names of the dead withheld pending family notification.
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Cincinnati
Coffeyville
Kans
Lunkenfield
Thomas Lambie
Wyoming
Ohio
Eugene C. Stano
Detroit
S. H. Macy
Indianapolis
Albert H. Hollenbeck
UAW CIO Support Expands Over Ward Strike in Detroit
Better by Half of the United Automobile workers CIO and UAW-CIO unions back the Montgomery Ward strike in four Detroit area stores. Workers demand Ward comply with War Labor Board directives. Government seizure action anticipated. War Department prepared to act if directed by the president.
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United Automobile Workers
CIO
Uaw-Cio
Montgomery Ward
Detroit
Ward
War Labor Board
WLB
Washington
War Department
Pickets Do Damage To Detroit Store
About 50 demonstrators entered the Montgomery Ward and Co. department store in Dearborn and overturned counters destroying merchandise. Manager R. L. Estabrook estimated losses in the thousands as the strike continued since December 9 and the crowd was called a flying squadrons group.
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Detroit
Montgomery Ward and Co
Dearborn
R. L. Estabrook
New Anti-Discrimination Bill Heads for Congress
Washington December 27 Senator Chavez principal sponsor says he will reintroduce the anti racial or religious job discrimination bill on the first day of the new session after its last week death on the senate calendar.
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Washington
Congress
Chavez
D-N M
Senate
Lloyd George to retire from Parliament after term
Former British wartime leader David Lloyd George announced on December 27 that he will retire from Parliament when his current term ends, following medical advice.
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London
David Lloyd George
Britain
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