Bowl roundups and gridiron bets spread coast to coast
New York dispatch notes seven football games over 7000 miles of travel for East-West and Blue-Gray showdowns with around 250000 spectators. Rose Bowl expected 73000 sellout as Tennessee faces Miami arc, and picks celebrate Southern Cal Tennessee Oklahoma Tulsa Georgia Tech Alabama Duke matchups with witty quips. Also mentions sports figures Fitzpatrick Kopf and WWII veterans Waddy Young Koch.
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Tennessee Vols
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Allants
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Tennessee
Texas Christian
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Aggies
Oklehoma
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South
Georgia Tech
Georgia
Alabama
Duke
Crimson Tide
Duke Blue Devils
Fitzy Fitzpatrick
West Virginia
Los Angeles
Wyoming
Herb Kopf
Boston Yankscough
Waban
Mass
Frank Leahy
Boston College
Dodgers
Hamline
Stretch Schulte
PIAA Plans Boxing Program For Postwar High School Sports
Harrisburg reports the PIAA may add boxing to the high school athletic program after the war. Executive secretary Schmund Wicht hails a state-wide boxing championship, run under proper supervision, as Wicht and Penn State coach Leo Houck urged boxing's growth alongside wrestling. The move has long been considered by the association as part of expanding boys physical activities. Barons Move To Second Place. The Cleveland Barons solidified second in the American Hockey League by shutting out the Hershey Bears 5 to 0 to stay behind Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Schmund Ficht
Nnnsylvania ‘Interscholastic Athltic Assciation
Wieht
Leo Houck
Penn State
Post
Wicht
Boxig
Bards
Pacénis
Beau Jack Named Fighter Of The Year In Army Service
Ring Magazine names Pvt. Sidney Walker Beau Jack as fighter of the year for 1944. He fought six Madison Square Garden bouts drawing 108,433 spectators and 92,192 in average gate with two free shows for war bonds. Other division leaders include Jimmy Bivins, Steve Marshall, Holman Williams, Ray Robinson, Willio Pen, Manuel Ortig, Joselie Paterson, and Joe Louis as heavyweight champ in service.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Ring Magazine
Sidney Walker
Augusta
Beau Jack
Boothlack
Army
Madison Square Garden
Bob Montgomery
Ring
Jimmy Bivins
Cleveland
Steve Marshall
Sacramento
Calif
Holman Williams
Deivalt
Ray Robinson
U. S. Army
Wilio Pen
Hartford
Conn
Manuel Ortig
el Centro
Joselie Paterson
Scotland
Pep
Ortis
Paterson
Freuen
Aye
Joe Louis
Detroit
Gus Lesneyleh
Clifton
N. J
Coast Guard
Tony Zale
Y. Hd
Navy
Freddie Cochran
Elizabeth
NWT
Sid Nay
DiMaggio Up For Next Assignment
DiMaggio arrives in Atlantic City for medical exams and interviews to determine his next air force assignment. He is expected to stay about 10 days after a furlough from service with the Seventh Air Force in Hawaii. Stall Sgt. Herbert Gore of the Public Relations Office greets him.
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Atlantic City
No. 1
Yankee
Servier
Seventh Air Force
Hawaii
Herbert Gore
Public Relations Office
Yankees
New York Sun
DiMaggio
Oklahoma Aggies Set for Cotton Bowl Tilt in Dallas
Oklahoma A and M 41 strong head to Dallas for the Cotton Bowl opening act with the Aggies boasting a historic football season. Texas Christian University Horned Frogs prep in Fort Worth awaiting New Year’s Day clash as ticket sales and favorable weather spark optimism for a near record crowd of about 40,000.
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Aspucuieu Reese
Dallas
Oklahoma Aggies
Fort Worth
Texas Christian
Horned Frogs
Southern California Picked Over Tennessee in Rose Bowl Mix
The Rose Bowl selection favors Southern California as host for the New Year day game, with the Trojans riding a seven game win streak and eyeing a ninth straight appearance. Tug of conference bragging rights frames pregame chatter as Pasadena faces the classic matchup.
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AP Newsteatures
New York
Ott
Southern California
Pacific Coast
Pasadens
Trojans
Penn State
Stewart Hat Shop and Chapins Extend Two Team Race
Stewart Hat Shop and Chapins won two games each in the Third Ladies' League last night. Morticians, Sluggers and Leeds also posted wins as standings show Stewart Hat Shop leading with 31 wins and 14 losses.
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Stewart, Shap Sassies
Bracken-Keating
Chopin
Hesean
Cochran Keglerette
Leeds
Folletts
W. L
Pat Stewart Hat Shop
Chopin’s
DeJean
Cochran
Polletts
Bracket-Keating
Morticians
van Sullivan
Helen Langeler
Deccan
Cochran Ive
Chapin’s
Virginia Gretaler
Barbers
Desa Root
Leeds Agovern Aon
Follett’s
Butchers
Mildred Hall
Marjorie Paulson
Basketball Scores From Latest Games
Temple 43 Tennessee 31 Western Kentucky Teachers 1 St. Josephs 48 Great Lakes 48 Bunker Hill Naval Air Station 46 Arkansas 50 Denver 36 Rice 60 West Texas 4 Oklahoma A and M 63 Baylor 16 Oklahoma 61 Texas Tech 31
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St. Joseph’s
Great Lakes
Bunker Hill Naval Air Station
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Denver
Rice
West ‘Texas
Oklahoma.a. and
Baylor
Oklahoma
Texas Tech
Alabama Coach Sees Sugar Bowl Toughest Assignment
Alabama coach Franke Thomas calls the Sugar Bowl clash with Duke the toughest assignment he has faced on New Year’s Day. He notes Duke’s age weight and experience, but says the Crimson Tide are preparing properly with a dynamic lineup of 26 players and staff.
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Tide
Associated Press Baton Rough
Franke Thomas
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Duke Blue Devils
Thomas
The
Fight Between Wright and Bell Delayed Again
Boxing bout between Tommy Hell and Bee Bee Wright postponed for a fourth time. Wright is ill with grippe and cannot fight January 4. Original December 11 date postponed due to weather and again to permit Bell a five day waiting period before the New York bout.
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Wright
Bell
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Tommy Hell
Bee Bee Wright
New York
Mack Stagg Meet Again After 50 Year Gap At LA Dinner
Two aging American sports figures Connie Mack manager of the Philadelphia Athletics and Amos Alonzo Stagg football coach of College of the Pacific reunited at the Los Angeles Times sports award dinner. They last met when Stagg pitched for Yale in an 1888 exhibition against Mack’s Senators as catcher. The event followed a rain-soaked day in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Amos Alonzo Stagg
College of the Pacific
Los Angeles Times
Yale
Washington Senators
Mack
Georgia Tech to fill air with passes in Miami showdown
Georgia Tech plans a pass heavy game in Miami on New Year’s Day against Tulsa. Coach Bobby Dodd notes a shaky running game but faith in senior Frank Broyles and receivers Phil Tinsley Charles Maylock and Jimmy Wilson. Tulsa coach Henry Froka accepts long odds but says underdogs often have a chance.
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Fin
Georgia
Tech
Bobby Dodd
Nasi
Dodd
Frank Broyles
Phil Tinsley
Charles May Lock
Jimmy Wilson
Broyle
Billy Williams
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