Ohio State Rolls Past Michigan 57 40 Behind Last-Half Burst
Ohio State and Michigan met in Columbus as the Buckeyes, led by Arnald Risen and Ray Snyder, pulled away in the final period to beat the Wolverines 57 to 40. Risen scored 15 and Snyder 12 as OSU seized control after 29 27 at the break, pushing ahead to a 41 30 lead with 11:45 remaining. Michigan’s top scorer was freshman Bob Harrison with eight points as the Wolverines suffered a second straight Big Ten loss.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State
Bucks
Matt
Jeff
Arnald Risen
Ray Snyder
Michigan
Wolverines
Indiana
Rison
Snyder
Pete Elliott
Bob Bowen
Glenn Selbo
Paul Huston
Bowen
Risen
Bob Harrison
Toledo
Hatcison
Bowens
Strack
Harder
Kuhn
Feinders
OlWwacson
Selboc
Wyoming Wins Televised Camp Opener Over Valparaiso 48 40
Milo Komenich led Wyoming with 16 points as the Cowboys defeated Valparaiso 48 to 40 in the first game of a basketball doubleheader in Buffalo New York. Leon Brown added 10 points and Jimmy Reese eight as Wyoming built an early lead and withstood a late Valparaiso rally paced by Mill Schoon and Johnny Janisch.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Milo Komenich
University of Wyoming
Valparaiso
Komenich
Wyoming
Cowboys
Mill Schoon
Johnny Janisch
Leon Brown
Jimmy Reese
George Nostrand
Schoon
Janisch
Bradley Returns To Cage Wars To Whip Nebraska
Bradley beat Nebraska 55 to 33 in Peoria as its defense stifled the Huskers and built a 27 to 9 halftime lead. Bradley forced Nebraska into long shots while advancing its own offense in a dominating Midwest clash.
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Bradley
Nebraska
Peoria
Ill
University of Nebraska
Cornhuskers
Clift Plans Golden Gloves Team Sponsorship
World War II veterans attending the Cedar Rapids Golden Gloves tourney on February 20 to 22 at Memorial Coliseum will have a sponsor in Jerry Clift a Pacific theater combat aviation veteran and former boxer who now runs a D X filling station at Second street and A Avenue NE He plans to field a team possibly with a couple of employees and will not box himself The Clift team will train in the CYO gym basement of Immaculate Conception church under trainers Len Dochterman and Farris Biggart.
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Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
Jerry Clift
Clift
Second Street
CYO
Immaculate Conception Church
Len. Dochterman
Farris Biggart
Great Lakes Nips Purdue Drive 51 50 In Narrow Finish
Great Lakes Bluejackets held off Purdue 51 50 at Lafayette Indiana as Purdue roared back from a 34 20 halftime deficit. Mel Riebe led Great Lakes with 12 points while Paul Hoffman had 13 for Purdue. Coach Ward Lambert used three lineups in the first half but kept regulars in after intermission as Purdue closed the gap to within four late.
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Great Lakes
Purdue
Boilermakers
Mel Riebe
Paul Hoffman
Ward
Boise High School
Evansville
Floyd Magnusson
Tony Orlando
Collier
Bluejackets
Boilermaker
Dean Trump
Charlie Haag
Anderson
Hoffman
Fratz Orland
Golller
Caudell
White
Williema
Grant
Pagnussone
McCol
Pisister
Mosser
Allivan
Trump
Grab
Ritter
Solomonia
Matthews
Lawson
Haag
Wiegare
Orlando
Magnusson
Riebe
Fordue
Wieger
Offman
Nick Kearns
de Paul
Carl Dickerson
Crawfordsville
Air Corps to discharge coach Johnny Baker next Wednesday
Lt Johnny Baker, former USC grid star and coach of the Fourth Air Force football team, will report to McClellan Field Sacramento for discharge from the air corps next Wednesday. Baker entered service in 1942 after coaching at Sacramento junior college and earlier at Iown State Teachers Omaha University.
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Johnny Baker
Fourth Air Force
McClellan Field
Sacramento
Air Corps
Baker
University of Southern California Grid
Sacramento Junior College
Air Force
Air Force Fliers
USC
Notre Dame
Iown State Teachers College
Omaha University
College basketball scores from around the Midwest and beyond
The roundup lists multiple game results including Ohio State 57 over Michigan 40 while DePaul tops 37 and Purdue 60 beats Wyoming 48. Other noted results include Saint John’s Brooklyn 59 Bradley 53 and Syracuse 38 Tennessee 13 with several undecipherable line items.
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Ohio State
Michigan
Haineis
DePaul
Great
North Grid Stars Rout South 26-0 in Blue-Gray Classic
Northern stars led by Bob Kennedy and Carmen Falcone defeated the Southern squad 26 to 0 in Montgomery. Key scores came on two passes from Falcone to Bill Swiacki and a late third quarter punt return sequence. Sam Tamburo and Jack Burns added touchdowns as the North capitalized on South fumbling and field conditions.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ern
Blues
Bob Kennedy
Washington State
Pennsylvania
Carmen Falcone
Bill Swiacki
Holy Cross
Kennedy
Sam Tamburo
Penn State
Bob Davis
Falcone
Tamburo
Davis
Gene Knight
Jack Burns
Temple
Swiacki
Joel McCoy
Alabama
Gene Zaworski
Burns
Don Schneider
Knight
South
North South
Scollard
Russell Bellae
Ruth Kurtz Pearce Hochhelser
Duke Jarmaluk Holloway
Ace
Dean Davis
Lindsey Burns
Swiacki Ieialy Cross
Sponoagle
Tamoburo
Madzeleski
Seraneon
Lalkos
Browns
Mattlel
Pittsburgh
Rany
Kosh
Fosbere
Grennsylvania
Bellas
Ania
Stable Finishes In First Three Places in Race
The Louis B. Mayer entry swept 1 2 3 to win the California Breeders' Championship Stakes at Santa Anita. Honeymoon Moneybags and Charivari finished in order as the crowd of 40 000 watched in dense fog. Honeymoon earned 23 165 net purse after a 1 38 4 5 mile. A 5 horse pile up in race three led to the destruction of Air Flake and Bobber with veterinary euthanasia.
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Arcadia
Calif
Ins
Louis B. Mayer
Santa Anita
Honeymoon
Walter Hoffman
L. J. Cook
Bears Sign Ken Kavanaugh for 1946 Season
Chicago Bears announce veteran end Ken Kavanaugh, 29, returns after three years in the army air force to sign a one year contract for 1946. The former LSU All-American caught 25 passes for 539 yards and six touchdowns after rejoining last fall and was a 1941 second team all-league pick.
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Chicago
Ken Kavanaugh
Louisiana State
Chicago Bears
Bears
Kavanaugh
Army Air Force
Sellout run at Madison Square Garden basketball doubleheaders
All eight of Madison Square Garden's basketball doubleheaders have been sellouts so far, signaling strong demand for pro and college games hosted in the venue.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Carver Takes Look Swears Off Ring Game
In New York promoter Mike Jacobs promotes a boxing night at Madison Square Garden. Joe Baksi defeats Freddie Schott in eight rounds as Schott’s youth and hope collapse against Baksi’s tested ring style. Schott’s manager Bill Daly shows visible dismay at the upset and future doubt.
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Carver
New York
INS
Mike Jacobs
Madison Square Garden
Joe Baksi
Kulpmont
Freddie Schott
Akron
Ohio
Baksi
Joe Louis
Schott
Bill Daly
Illini Upset DePaul 56 to 37 in Huff Gym Thriller
Illinois with Bob Doster and Jack Burmaster lead a late surge to defeat the favored DePaul squad 56 to 37 in Champaign. Mikan scored 20 for DePaul as Illinois defense bottled him up and forced long shots amid a 5,079 crowd.
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University of Iliinois
Bob Doster
Jack Burmaster
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Burmaster
DePaul
de Paul
Big George Mikan
Mills
Big Mikan
Blue Demon
Big George
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Chicago Stadium
Doster
Huff Gymnasium
Chicago
Bowling Green Edges Long Island U. 51-49 at MSG
Substitute Karl Schwab sparked a late burst as Bowling Green erased a 27 point surge by Long Island's Jack Goldsmith to win 51-49 in the opening game of a Madison Square Garden doubleheader before 18 000 fans.
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NEW York
Karl Schwab
Bowling Green
Long Island
Jack Goldsmith
Blackbirds
Madison Square Garden
BoSox Release Johnson and Camilli
Boston General Manager Eddie Collins announced the unconditional release of two veterans. Bob Johnson an outfielder with 15 years in the AL is exiting after two years with the Red Sox. Dolph Camilli a first baseman and former NL star with the Phillies Cubs and Dodgers is also released after joining mid 1945.
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Boston
INS
Eddie Collins
Red Sox
Bob Johnson
Dolph Camilli
Johnson
Philadelphia Athletics
Camilli
Phillies
Cubs
Brooklyn Dodgers
Drake Cagers Head To New York For City College Game
Ten Drake University players plus Acting Coach Gib Holliday traveled from Des Moines to New York for a January 1 showdown with City College of New York at Madison Square Garden. The squad planned workouts at the Boys Club and a Garden shooting drill before tip off.
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DES Moines
Drake University
Gib Holliday
New York
City College of New York
Madison Square Garden
Bulldogs
Garden
Gordon Flick
John Pritchard
Don Siefken
Ray Prosperi
Frank Stefko
Steve Bindas
Pete Stepancevich
Dick Novak
Russ Woodlief
Daryl Nims
Wildcats Crush St John’s 73 59 at MSG
Kentucky toppled St John’s 73 to 59 in the second game of a Madison Square Garden double header. The Wildcats unleashed 18 points in the final seven minutes to extend their winning streak to seven as 18,411 attended, a season record.
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NEW York
Kentucky
Wildcats
St. John’s
Madison Square Garden
Rose Bowl Clash Sees Alabama and Trojans Ready for Kickoff
Alabama Crimson Tide and Southern California Trojans prepared for the Rose Bowl with final practices and heightened expectations. SC emphasizes a stronger line and backfield speed led by Ted Tannenhill and Verl Lillywhite as hype builds among bettors and fans for the 1946 classic.
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Pasadena
Cal
INS
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Southern California
Trojans
Tuscaloosa
Jeff Cravath
Frank Thomas
Rose Bowl
Cravath
Los Angeles
Ted Tannehill
Verl Lillywhite
Gaels and Aggies Prepare Sharply for Sugar Bowl
St Marys Galloping Gaels and Oklahoma A and M Cowboys plan light Sunday and Monday workouts in New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl January 1. Gaels coach Jim Phelan hails the team as ready after final rough work at Edwater Park Mississippi. Cowboys coach Jim Lookabaugh says only enough scrimmage to stay sharp while weather keeps training near camp quarters.
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New Orleans
St. Mary’s
Aggies
Biloxi
Miss
Jim Lookabaugh
Cowboys
Gulf Coast
Cotton Bowl tickets surge as Texas meets Missouri
Attendance nears 45 507 with long lines at the Cotton Bowl box office as Texas prepares to play Missouri. Missouri arrives after a week of secret practice and plans to use more aerial plays, while Texas coach D X Bible expresses confidence in his squad ahead of the bowl.
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Missouri
Texas
Longhorns
Tigers
Austin
D. X. Bible
Bible
Holy Cross Hopes Rise For Orange Bowl Bid
Miami prepares for New Year’s Day Orange Bowl as Holy Cross tailback Stan Koslowski leaves his sick bed to join a workout session. Coach John Da Grasa says he will play if medical clearance is given. Left end James Dieckelman is hospitalized with a cold and fever, raising concerns.
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Miami
Fla
Holy Cross
Stan Koslowski
John da Grosa
James Dieckelman
Jack Harding
East and West All Stars Benefit From Sunshine
After ten days of rain the East and West All Star teams finally got a clear Saturday afternoon to practice. The weather allowed both squads to stretch, execute plays, and prepare for upcoming events.
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San Francisco
INS
Phyllis Otto Plans To Remain In Amateur Field
Atlantic star Phyllis Otto, a Northwestern English major, will stay amateur and enter two to three 1946 events. She aims for the Western Open crown, defends Western amateur title, and may enter the National, with coach Sid Richardson guiding her in Wilmette.
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Phyllis Otto
Chicago
INS
Atlantic
Northwestern University
North Shore
Phyllis
Miss Otto
Babe” Didrikson Zaharias
Knollwood
Mrs. Zaharias
Waukonda Country Club
Des Moines
Teur
Cleveland
Ohio
Tulsa
Okla
Indianapolis
George S. May
Tom O'Shanter
Shrine Charity Game Rosters Preview At Kezar Stadium
East and West teams name tentative starters for the 21st Shrine charity game on New Year’s Day at Kezar Stadium. Coaches Andy Kerr Bernie Bier man Beattie Feathers for the East and Babe Holling berg Homer Norton for the West list ends tackles guards centers and backs from multiple colleges.
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California
Kezar Stadium
Andy Kerr
Bernie Bierman
Beattie Feathers
Babe Hollingberg
Homer Norton
Bowl matchups span Sugar City to Sun Bowl across the South
Georgia aims to beat Tulsa in the Oil Bowl at Houston led by Charley Trippi and Reid Moseley while LSU and Alabama topple the Dogs. El Paso hosts Denver in the Sun Bowl with New Mexico, Jacksonville replays Wake Forest and South Carolina 13 13 in the Gator Bowl feature. Drake faces Fresno State in the Raisin Bowl and Birmingham hosts Vulcan Bowl with Tennessee State versus Texas College.
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LSU
Alabama
Banks
Charley Trippi
Reid Moseley
Tulsa University
Houston
Wally Butts
Bulldogs
el Paso
Texas
Denver
New Mexico
Jacksonville
Wake Forest
South Carolina
Drake
Fresno State
Fresno
Calif
Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee State
Texas College
Louisiana Normal
Lane College
Miami
Bethune-Cookman College
Albany
Grid Rules Committee To Meet In St. Louis
The National Collegiate Athletic Association and its football rules committee along with the American Football Coaches Association and the Collegiate Physical Education association will hold a six day meeting in St. Louis beginning January 8. A joint session on January 9 will feature four speakers including Maj. Gen. William Donovan of the OSS, Brig. Gen. F. A. Hart, and presidents Rufus C. Harris of Tulane and Thurston J. Davies of Colorado College.
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Chicago
National Collegiate Athletic Association
American Football Coaches Association
The
Collegiate Physical Education Association
St. Louis
William Donovan
Office of Strategic Services
F. A. Hart
U. S. Marine Corps
Rufus C. Harris
Tulane
Thurston J. Davies
Colorado College
Gophers Defeat North Dakota State 69 to 46
Minnesota at home rolled past North Dakota State 69 46 to move to 5 2. Jim McIntyre led with 15 points while Ed Kernan sparked the attack with constant fluency. Marvel Deike stood out for the Bison with 15 points and strong rebounds.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
DePaul University
North Dakota
Gophers
Bison
Dave MacMillan
Gopher
Big Jim McIntyre
Ed Kernan
Marvel Deike
Detroit Lakes
Minn
North Oak
Fere Pf
Tidter Lawrence
Hornberger
Aad Gillland
Gallowey
Mattson
Warner Q E
Ajax
Hansen Kernan
Troussaint
Carlson
Hilden Mohr
Drewe
Reimer
Delke
Brewster
Jaros
Ruliffson
McIntyre
Indiana State Wins Midwest Cage Tourney
Indiana State Sycamores defeated Evansville college 48-41 in the Midwest Cage Tournament final at Terre Haute. Don Lash scored 14 points and was named outstanding player of the tourney by a five-man committee of sports writers. The Hoosiers reclaimed the title after Murray Teachers won last year. State led 31-21 at halftime and held a comfortable margin thereafter.
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Ind
Indiana State
Sycamores
Evansville College
Don Lash
State
Hoosier
Murray
Illinois
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