Bookies Pick New Year Bowl Favorites All Strong
Red Grange previews New Year’s bowl games with favored bets including Southern California over Tennessee and Georgia Tech over Tulsa. He notes Sugar Bowl matchups, East-West Shrine picks, and predicts margins, praising Oklahoma A&M and Army as potential high scorers while urging restraint before the holiday.
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Navy
Army
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Iowa
Georgia Tech
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Fenimore
Oklahoma A. and
M. Company
Record Sum Bet in Mutuels at Tropical Park
A Christmas crowd at Tropical Park in Miami bets a record 716716 in the inaugural program on December 25. Observers note 14171 spectators and optimism about government relief to racing. Offenbach wins the six furlong inaugural with Silvestra second and Quien Es third. bets on the Offenbach Silvestra Quin Es combination highlighted the day.
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Fla
Tropical Park
T Sport
Herbert Bayard Swope
Tropical
Washington
Swope
A. M. Bank
Offenbach
G. L. Smith
Woolford Parm
Silvestra
Quien Es
Christmas cards arrive from readers and staff
The PRESS BOX section notes Christmas greetings arriving at the office from Rand Taylor and Carol in New York, W C Walker of Princeton, WHIS staff Mary Jo Hill, sports scribe Freddy Burns, Willamson coach John Pinson, and others. Cards feature team claims, old sports memories, and well wishes for 1946 from a wide reader group including Greenbrier Military School, West Point, and G-Men of 1944 signals.
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Carol
New York
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Homer Hoopee
W. C. Walker
Princeton
Mary Jo Hill
WHIS
Freddy Burns
Huntington Herald Dispatch
John Pinson
Willamson Wolfpack
Wolfpack
W. Va
Tiny
Blanche Thompson
Elliott Blaydes
McCallie
Thanx
Elliott
J. W. Benjamin
Greenbrier Military School
Santa Claus
Lee Patton
New Rochelle
West Point Plebes
Christmas greetings flood in from public figures and friends
A stream of Christmas notes arrives from figures like Herman Hickman, Congressman Jennings Randolph, Cam Henderson, and Jim Shott, plus peers such as Pee Wee Hughes and Tony Da Mass. The messages recall old times, jokes about cigarettes, and hopes for Santa Claus to visit.
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Francey
Garland W. Hughes
Pee Wee
Pete
Buddy
Ritter Park
Earl of Neale
Philly Eagles
Duke
Jennings Randolph
Cam Henderson
Jase Leon
Tony da Mass
Jim Shott
Santa Claus
Jim
GOP
Ohio State U
Tazewell
Mercer’ County Boards of Education
Bramwell Cancels Cage Game With Beaver Team
Bramwell school authorities cancel the basketball game with Matoaka due to lack of practice. Beavers seek holiday replacement to gain more competition before key matchups with Roanoke and Fairmont, while Matoaka faces Northfork and McDo Toos from prior reports. Elyse Knox to become a mother in July. her husband Lt Tom Harmon a former Michigan football player.
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Bramwell
Lotito
Matoaka
Roanoke
Fairmont
Byrd
Northfork
McDo
Prince
Hollywood
Elyse Knox
Tom Harmon
University of Michigan
Sugar Bowl History Hinge On Narrow Duke Alabama Clash
New Orleans reports that Duke Blue Devils and Alabama Crimson Tide, both veteran Sugar Bowl participants, face a tight New Year matchup. Duke scored 201 points in nine games. Alabama 246 in eight. Defenses allow about six to nine points a game, with key players Tom Davis Harry Gilmer Lowell Tew and strong lines expected to shape a close bowl classic.
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Duke Blue Devils
Alabama Crimson Tide
Texas Christian
Carnegie Tech
Wale
Louisiana State
Duke
Alabama
Blue Devils
Crimson Tide
Tom Davis
Clark
Harold Raether
Harry Gilmer
Lowell Tew
Ernest Knotts
Prank Irwin
Florida states approve ninth race at Tropical Park
Miami Florida December 25 the Florida States racing commission today approved the return of a ninth race daily at Tropical Park for the benefit of the Horsemen's Benevolent Association.
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Fla
Florida States Racing Commission
Tropical Park
Horsemen's Benevolent Association
Standards for Army Unchanged Amid Reexamination Questions
Washington December 25 Physical standards for military service have not been lowered yet some 4-F athletes called for reexamination may be inducted if their injuries have improved. A selective service source noted many 4-Fs are borderline and local boards would review records. Reexamination might change conditions to fit better for induction, though final eligibility lies with the Army and Navy.
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Byrnes
Army
Navy
Selective Service
Southern All-Stars Eye Blue-Gray Clash With Randolph Help
In Montgomery Alabama on December 25 the Southern team works on passing plays to challenge the Northern line in the Blue-Gray game. Charlie Trippi leads pregame passes with Y A Tittle and Pete Layden throwing. Receivers include Ted Cook Dewell Rushing Dub Russell and Jack Russell. Northwestern coach Lynn Waldorf warns of a tough battle for Rebels in the North.
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Ala
Southern All-Stars
Charlie Trippi
Georgia University
Sparkplug
Third
Air Force Gremlins
Y. A. Tittle
Louisiana State
Pete Layden
Texas
Randolph Field
Ted Cook
Alabama
Trippi
Dewell Rushing
Florida
Dub Russell
Banfield
Jack Russell
Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern
Walldorf
Australia restricts racing amid wartime materials shortage
A Sydney spokesman for the Australian Jockey Club says Australia cut annual race fixtures from 111 to 40 to conserve labor and critical materials. Recent modifications have restored the number.
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Sydney
Australia
Australian Jockey Club
Washington
New Automobile Presented to Rationing Board Chairman
Huntington news reports Dr. Raymond M. Sloan, chairman of Cabell County rationing board, received a new automobile as a Christmas gift funded by 100 anonymous donors. The car was purchased under OPA regulations to replace his worn out vehicle used in board service.
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Huntington
W. Va
Raymond M. Sloan
Sloan
Cabell County Rationing Board
OPA
Johnny at Christmas Alone With His Gun in the Cold
A teenage gun is described as a companion as Johnny hunkers in a frozen foxhole. He recalls high school football, dreams for future brothers, and hums school songs under a star on Christmas Eve. A muffled Christmas greeting from a distant voice echoes the scene.
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Notre Dame
West Virginia
Bethehem
Col Bill Bingham Hints at Ivy League Change
Col Bill Bingham signals tacit approval of football rule changes and hints at forming an Ivy League. He suggests scrapping the President's Agreement and notes Yale Princeton Harvard dynamics as Harvard moves toward a formal eastern conference model.
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CNF
Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association
Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Bingham
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Dartmouth
Army
Navy
Ivy League
Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
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Old Nassau
the Elis
Conant
Dodds
Golfing veteran nets hole in one at Hermitage Club
Cecil M. Kidd, veteran golfer, achieved a hole in one on the 175 yard 18th at Hermitage Country Club during a Christmas Eve foursome. He used a four iron.
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Richmond
Santa Claus
Cecil M. Kidd
Hermitage Country Club
Horvath Leads Eastern Stars in Practice Session
Les Horvath of Ohio State starred in the eastern team's preparation for the New Year's Day East West charity game. The squad, at the University of Santa Clara, focused on Horvath's pass throwing and running ability as gifts from the Shriners were handed out after the workout.
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All America
Les Horvath
Ohio State
Horvath
University of Santa Clara
Shriners
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