Top 1945 Sports Oddity Is UCLA Rose Bowl Loss Reversal
AP readers name California’s backward punt play the year’s top sports oddity. The noted sequence saw Ed Welch run the ball after Lerond’s botched punt, then lateral to Lerond for a 40 yard dash to score California’s 6 0 upset of UCLA. The piece also cites other quirky moments across football baseball racing and hunting reports from 1945.
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U.C.L.A
Associated Press
California
Lerond
Sammy Baugh
Tony Minisi
Notre Dame
Phil Colella
Colella
West Virginia
Drexel
Golden Gloves Notice Opens Training at CYO Gym
All boys interested in amateur boxing are invited to report at 9 30 this evening at the CYO gym basement of Immaculate Conception church. Trainers Farris Bighart Lew Dochterm an Earl Carr will organize training sessions and open gym to all interested, regardless of Golden Gloves future. Trainer Daddy Kelly at Quaker Oats seeks interested boys to help plan training there with five nights weekly after the new year.
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Immaculate Conception Church
Farris Biggart
Lew Dochterman
Earl Carr
Golden Gloves
Dochterman
Carr
Navy
Marine Corps
Quaker Oats
Daddy Kelly
Schoolmen To Choose State Cage Tourney Location on Thursday
The Iowa High School Athletic Association board will select the 1946 boys basketball tournament site at a Thursday meeting during the coaching school at Dowling High School and Drake University. Des Moines or Town City are candidates after Waterloo withdrew. Tomorrow on Drake court the coaching school features Ames vs Fort Dodge, Granger vs Dallas Center, and Grover vs Steamboat Rock in girls action.
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Fort Dodge
Granger
Dallas Center
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Steamboat Rock
Ossie Bluege Named Top MLB Manager of 1945
Ossie Bluege of the Washington Senators was chosen the No 1 major league baseball manager for 1945 in a Sporting News poll. He earned the top honor for lifting the Senators from last place in 1944 to a contending American League position.
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Cleveland Leads American League In Team Fielding
The 1945 season saw the Cleveland Indians atop the American League in fielding with a .977 team average. Mickey Rocco led all players with a .992 fielding percentage at first base, handling 1,328 chances with 10 errors in 141 games. Frank Hayes set a catcher’s mark with a .989 percentage in 151 games, while Rick Ferrell’s 1,769 games caught surpassed the old AL record.
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Cleveland Indians
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Rocco
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Frank Hayes
Philadelphia
Paul Richards
Detroit
Husky Hayes
Muddy Ruel
Rick Ferrell
Washington
Ray Schalk
White Sox
Eddie Mayo
Tigers
George Kell
Athletics
Junior” Stephens
St. Louis Browns
Roger “Doc” Cramer
Milt Byrnes
St. Louis
Bobby Estalella
A’s
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Estalella
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Bengals
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Mikan Leads Nation In Scoring For DePaul Demons
Leading scorer George Mikan of DePaul has 187 points in eight wins this season, tops national charts. California’s Andy Wolfe is second with 184 points in 11 games, followed by Rhode Island State’s Ernie Calverley and Oklahoma A&M’s Bob Kurland among last year’s 500-point scorers.
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Demmons
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Andy Wolfe
California
Ernie Calverley
Rhode Island State
Bob Kurland
Oklahoma Aggies
Bill Corum Forecasts New Year's Bowl Outcomes
New York columnist Bill Corum previews college football bowls on New Year’s day. He predicts Alabama beats Southern Cal, Oklahoma A and M over St Mary’s, Miami over Holy Cross, Missouri over Texas, and East beats West in the all star game, praising the Sugar bowl and Masonic hospital efforts. He notes St Mary’s strong West performance and Oklahoma’s Cowboys strength.
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Southern Cal
Oklahoma
St. Mary’s
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Holy Cross
Missouri
Texas
Georgia
Tulsa
Kezar Stadium
San Francisco
Masonic
New Orleans
Cowboys
Oklahoma Sage
St Ambrose Quintet To Face Greyhounds Friday Night
With public school teams idle over the holidays the Immaculate Conception gym hosts Davenport St Ambrose academy five taking on the Greyhounds. A 7 pm preliminary game precedes the 8 pm varsity clash.
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Immaculate Conception Gym
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Greyhounds
Christmas clothing drive appeal from sports writer
Bob Considine joins Henry Kaiser in a nationwide campaign to collect used clothing for destitute war victims. The appeal urges sports readers to donate as part of a Christmas season effort, pairing charity with sportsmanship and responsible officiating in basketball.
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Bob
Fabulous Henry Kaiser
Gazette
Hecklers and Officials in Basketball Courts
A sports column laments loud-mouth fans who hurl insults at referees. It notes that players and officials stay focused during plays, but free throws give hecklers chances to provoke. The piece humorously imagines a future referee confrontation.
Thumbs Up Topweight in Field for Santa Anita Handicap
Thumbs Up Louis B Mayor's 7 year old comeback winner from last year's Santa Anita handicap was topweighted at 130 for the $100 000 stakes race on March 9 Beaugay a 3 year old filly from Maine Chance farm owned by Mrs Elizabeth Arden Grahams was entered at 106 five pounds over The field totals 134 horses with many stakes winners entered for the ninth running of the world richest handicap.
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Arcadia
Calif
Louis B. Mayer
Santa Anita
Beaugay
Elizabeth Arden Graham
Maine Chance Farm
Oklahoma Aggies Lead Packed Field in All-College Tourney
Oklahoma Aggies, defending champions, open in Oklahoma City as Henry Iba calls the field the toughest in a decade. They face undefeated Texas in the second game of a doubleheader after Oklahoma vs Texas Christian in the opener. Kansas and Rice meet, Pepperdine and Baylor play, with a possible Aggies-Kansas semifinal if both win.
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Oklahoma Aggies
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Aggies
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University of Oklahoma
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Rice
Pepperdine
Baylor
Former Phillies first baseman Hugh Miller dies at 158
Hugh Stanley Miller, a first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1910, died Christmas Eve at Veterans' Hospital, Jefferson Barracks. He was 158 years old.
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INL
Hugh Stanley Miller
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Veterans’ Hospital
Jefferson Barracks
Santa Claus Comes But Once a Year And How
Santa Claus the racehorse won Gulfstream Park fifth race on Christmas Day by a length and a half, coming from seventh to take the lead as thousands cheered. Fans celebrated a holiday upset with enthusiastic display.
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Newhall Leads Benton County Cage Standings In Tight Race
Newhall boys lead the Benton County race with five straight wins and Atkins has six straight inside the loop while Norway tops the girls with three wins and no losses. Independence and Maquoketa pace the WaMacC standings with two and one wins respectively.
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Army Places Four on Coaches' All-America Team
Four Army players Glenn Davis Felix Blanchard DeWitt Coulter and Johnny Green named to the coaches association All-America squad announced by Temple coach Ray Morrison. Other selections include Navy Richard Duden Northwestern Max Morris Pennsylvania George Savitsky Ohio State Warren Amling center Richard Scott Navy Bob Fenimore Oklahoma A&M and Herman Wedemeyer St. Mary's.
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Felix “Doc” Blanchard
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Richard Duden
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Max Morris
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George Savitsky
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Warren Amling
Ohio State
Richard Scott
Bob Fenimore
Oklahoma A& M
Herman Wedemeyer
St. Mary’s
Red Wings Tie Bruins With 6-3 Win Over Maple Leafs
Detroit moves level with Boston in the National League standings by beating Toronto 6 to 3 on Christmas night. Hale and teammates pushed ahead in the standings as the Maple Leafs fell behind.
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Detroit Redwings
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East Team Drills Hard for Shrine Game
In San Francisco the East squad planned a heavy Tuesday practice to catch up on time for the New Year’s East-West Shrine game while the West team reported good condition. East’s George Savitsky and Bob Dobelstein sat out with heavy colds.
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George Savitsky
Penn
Bob Dobelstein
Tennessee
Metropolitan Cage Teams Sweep Holiday Double Header
Long Island University edged Tennessee 45 to 43 while City College of New York downed Oregon State 43 to 12 at the New York holiday double header. Jackie Goldsmith scored 18 points for Long Island, driving him into the national top five scorers as CCNY held OSU to a 12 to 8 halftime margin.
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City College of New Iet
Oregon State
Long Island
Jackie Goldsmith
City College
YMCA Cage Leagues Kick Off Cedar Rapids Junior Hi Y Tourney
Four Cedar Rapids Junior Hi Y clubs begin a basketball tournament at the Y M C A tonight. Two games in the Y gym at 7 and 8 p m. finals set for later. Jerry Heys directs the boys work.
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Y.M.C.A
McKinley Jr
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Wilson
Franklin
Jerry Heys
Worl
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