Lyons Leads AL ERA Race in 1942 Pitching
Ted Lyons of the Chicago White Sox topped the American League ERA chart with 2.10 over 180 innings, 14 wins and 6 losses. Ernie Bonham and Spud Chandler followed, with Bonham going 21-5 and Chandler 16-5. Hughson led in wins with 22. Butland had a .875 ERA in limited action.
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Paul Schefpels
New York
Ted Lyons
Chicago White Sox
Lyons
Baylor University
White Sox
New York Yankees
Ernie Bonham
Spud Chandler
Bonham
Chandler
Tex Hughson
Boston Red Sox
Hughson
Wilbur Butland
Red Sox
Butland
Connie Mack vows to use youngsters in 1943 Athletics
Connie Mack, 80, rejects using players aged 40 as unfit for war era baseball. He will rely on young players, plans 1943 training in Savannah, and aims to schedule service-team games to keep the A’s competitive. Mack notes government support differs from 1918 and plans to stay active beyond 100.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Perpetual Motion
Baseball
Athletics
A’s
Savannah
Mack
George Earnshaw
Jacksonville Naval Station
Meriden
Connie
Santa Claus Letter From Sports Scribe
Hugh Fullerton Jr writes a wartime holiday note on American sports, imagining gifts for baseball boxing football and college teams. He urges unity over profit in boxing and calls for sensible training for service members on campuses to maintain fair schedules next fall.
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Army
Oklahoma Aggies May Lose Wrestling Title
In Stillwater Oklahoma early in December 1921 the Aggies near certain to surrender their seventh straight national title as key wrestlers enlist for war or war jobs. Coach Art Griffith says no schedule possible due to fuel shortages and budget limits for travel.
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Stillwater
Okal
Oklahoma Aggies
Art Griffith
Aggies TWC and Corpus Cadets Win
The Texas Aggies defeated 95th division cagers 45 to 39 at Fort Sam Houston. Texas Wesleyan Rams beat Stephen F. Austin Teachers 60 to 34 at Fort Worth. Corpus Christi Naval Air Station Comets led by Lieut. Jack Gray overcame Texas Christian 54 to 34 at Corpus Christi, coming from behind after a 14 to 16 halftime deficit.
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Associated Press
Texas Aggies
Texas Wesleyan
Corpus Christi
Ducks and Geese Slain Annually Reported by Service
The Fish and Wildlife Service states 15,000,000 ducks and geese are slain each year by hunters. The report notes the home value of the meat as under five dollars per bird, totaling about 250,000. Boxing results list Alf Brown defeating Pat Comiskey and Henry Vazquez defeating Johnny Compo in Holyoke and New Haven matchups, with Jim Renick winning on a foul in Hartford.
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Washington
Fish and Wildlife Service
Pepee Oes
Alf Brown
Detroit
Pat Comiskey
Paterson
N. J
Holyoke
Mass
Henry Vasquez
New York
Johnny Compo
New Haven
Conn
Jim Renick
Hartford
Joe Gills
North Adams
All-District 1-AA Football Team Named by Globe-News
Globe-News released the All-District 1-AA selections. First team includes Bechtel Lubbock Meyers Amarillo Blessen Kerbow Pirtle Dalton Jolly Brewer Mason Hoskins Lewis with votes in parentheses. Second team features Watson Felson Berlin Meadows Andrews Zelsman McAdams Ray Daniel Dunham Lynch Briggs with vote totals.
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Globe-News
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Meyers
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Blessen
Kerbow
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Pirtle
Dalton
Brownfield
Jolly
Brewer
Mason
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Lewis
Pee Eee
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Felson
Berlin
Meadows
Andrews
Zelsman
McAdams
Ray Daniel
Dunham
Lynch
Briggs
Borger
Fluff Meyers
Sandie
Globe News
Fluff
Banquet circuit brings Tech and Texas stars to Dallas
Two college football giants Georgia Tech and Texas meet in the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day in Dallas. Bobby Dodd and Howard Gilstrap headline the banquet circuit as officials expect lively speeches and playful jests about hosting manners and field tactics ahead of the game.
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U.P
Georgia Tech
University of Texas
Bobby Dodd
Tennessee
Bill Alexander
Texas
Howard C. Gilstrap
Gilstrap
Schreiner Institute
Dodd
Tech
Alexander
Yellow Jackets
Longhorns
Emily Post
Underground Transcontinental Telephone Cable Operational
San Francisco reports America's first underground trans continental telephone cable is now in operation. The 1600 mile link from Omaha to Sacramento connects existing networks and improves wartime reliability as lightning wind sleet and ice do not affect underground lines. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph and American Telephone and Telegraph coordinated the east west construction with the final splice at the Utah Nevada border.
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San Francisco
America
Japan
Omaha
Neb
Sacramento
Cal
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Utah-Nevada
Robinson Armstrong Battle Set for January 29 in New York
Ray Robinson and Henry Armstrong will meet January 29 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Armstrong's manager George Moore confirmed the bout after earlier plans to cancel, with promoter Mike Jacobs also affirming the fight. The match had been postponed when Robinson cited concerns about Hank Armstrong's eye safety.
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Los Angeles
Ray
Suear) Robinson
Henry Armstrong
New York
Madison Square Garden
Armstrong
George Moore
Moore
Harlem
Mike Jacobs
Armstrong-Robinson
the Garden
Robinson
Hank
Plenty of Hay for Grand Circuit Horses Set for 1943
New York cabling reports harness racing purses will total about 500 900 for the 1943 Grand Circuit season announced by Charles W. Phellis president of the major shop. Also notes soda pop gas as life saver used in rubber rafts and automatic fire extinguishers aboard naval planes.
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New York
Charles W. Phellis
Highspots In Life of Connie Mack
Connie Mack born December 23 1862 in East Brookfield Massachusetts. His career spanned catcher to manager with the Philadelphia Athletics guiding pennants and World Series titles from 1901 to 1931. He faced dissension and a long downturn after 1915 and remained Hall of Fame bound into 1942.
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A's
Bok Prize
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Cards
Pepper Martin
Jimmy Dykes
al Simmons
Mule Haas
Earl
Dee
Wartime Football Plea Wins Wide Football Support
Ninety six percent of football fans want intercollegiate play continued during the war according to a poll by the American Athletic Institute. Maj. John L. Griffith reports about 25 000 replies from 100 000 questionnaires at fall games show 96 percent favor continued competition and 98 percent say football boosts wartime morale.
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Chicago
U.P
American Athletic Institute
John L. Griffith
Big Ten
Institute
Browns Seen As Top AL Contender By Connie Mack
Connie Mack, about to turn 80, says the St. Louis Browns are the team to beat for the American League title next year. He notes their strong infield and outfield and their rapid rise to third place, while the draft has not yet impacted them.
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New York Yankees
Associated Press
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Joe Gordon
Gordon
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Connie Mack
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Browns
Maroons Duck Dinner Out Ahead of Texas Title Game
Austin High School Maroons prepare for the state football final against Sunset High of Dallas in Austin at Memorial Stadium. Coach Standard Lambert says the team will stay light on drills and focus on timing and conditioning after a bruising win over Breckenridge. Sunset arrives Christmas Day for the game.
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Sunset High Eleven
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University of Texas Memorial Stadium
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Big League Clubs Return to Gulf Coast Training
In New Orleans several major league clubs may return to the Gulf Coast for spring training with the Dodgers leading the trend. Branch Rickey announced the Dodgers would quit Florida next season fueling belief Montreal of the International League and the Southern Association New Orleans Pelicans will join Brooklyn for workouts.
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ODT
Joseph Eastman
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Brooklyn
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Florda
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New Orleans Pelicans
Georgia Bulldogs Begin Rose Bowl Prep Under Wallace Butts
In Pasadena on December 22, Georgia coach Wallace Butts pushed the Bulldogs into hard Rose Bowl practice for January 1 against UCLA. He notes heavy conditioning after touchdown exams and limited scrimmage since a Georgia Tech game, with 43 players, led by Frankie Sinkwich, arriving weary but focused on two a day sessions through Friday. Sinkwich, a leading star, hears discouraging scout reports on UCLA.
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Cal
Georgia
Wallace Butts
U.C.S.A. Bruins
Georgia Tech
Butts
U.C.L.A
Frankie Sinkwich
Texas A. and M. Scores in Naval Rivalry
Woe A. and M. 45 lost to 95th Division 39 at a basketball game. Corpus Christi Naval Air Station defeated Texas Christian 54 to 34. Texas Wesleyan routed Stephen F. Austin 60 to 34.
Pep Retains Feather Title With Knockout In Eight
Willie Pep, 28, world featherweight champion from Hartford, knocked out Mexican Joey Silva, 133, in the eighth round at Jacksonville. Pep dominated from the start and pleased the crowd with a decisive performance and a strong finish.
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Willie Pep
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