Warga Granted Best Chance In Springs Golf Event
Stocky Warga, a self-taught player, scored an even par 80 for 72 holes winning first prize at the Springs course. Tournament director H. H. Arnold listed 19 contenders including Revolta, Dudley, Sarazen, Armour, Penna, and Cooper as potential winners. Warga’s confidence and familiarity with the course give him a solid chance against top pros.
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Whitmire Named On INS All Stars
Don Whitmire was named to the International News Service All American team, adding to an uninterrupted streak of selections. INS called him the outstanding lineman of the nation.
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Sports Shorts Roundup From Buffalo to Wyoming
Buffalo and Syracuse open a 154 game schedule with April to September play and Shaughnessy re elected league head. Southern Association adopts a 140 game slate and discards split season. De Paul battles Wyoming with 6 9 stars George Mikan and George Nostrand. 81st infantry crews race natives in the South Pacific. Randolph Field Ramblers may play a post season game on January 1 with Norman Zoomers invited.
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Raiders Open Season with Twin Wins on Central Floor
Decatur’s Raiders, Juniors and Seniors, won both opening games before a large crowd. Juniors prevailed 26-15, while Seniors staged a last minute 24-23 victory. Coach Ditto Briscoe’s squad showed early season form despite rough moments on the home floor. John Burleson refereed cleanly with no protests. The Decatur lineup featured Trinity De Mains, Pate, Halbrooks, Thompson, and Appling. Trinity counters included Thomas and Kimbrell among others. The doubleheader opened Decatur’s home schedule and hinted the club could challenge for a top ten spot as the season unfolds.
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Pacemaker Named On All America Football Team
The Sporting News and 116 writers name five East West and South players to the first team. Don Whitmire Navy tackles leads voters with Horvath Davis Blanchard Jenkins as backs. Tinsley Dugger Willis and others fill end guard and center roles. Notre Dame weak on first team while Ohio State and Navy place three men each.
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Minor Leagues Open 43rd National Association Meeting Serene
In Buffalo the minor leagues begin their 43rd National Association meeting with a watchful waiting stance on Landis successor. Leaders from the American Association Pacific Coast and International Leagues say they will consult majors and expect cooperation. Amendments include protections against major league invasion of AA territory.
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Football profits in Big Ten climb this season
In Chicago the Western Conference prepares for its winter meeting with plans to expand its athletic program for wartime years. Commissioner John L. Griffin predicts football receipts will top over $2,000,000 and may near the 1927 record of $2,750,000 as coaches from seven sports meet to set schedules.
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Sports Roundup Highlights Coaching Drives and Pro Football Banter
Midseason baseball push for a national coaches association as college programs lag. Army line coach Herman Hickman lauds Doc Blanchard as a premier blocker. Hank Leiber runs a 15 000 chicken ranch in Tucson. Tulane coach Monk Simons jokes with Georgia Tech coach Bill Alexander about aging. An NBA newsletter hints at boxing funds postwar rehab for worn out fighters. North and South squads near selection, with announcements expected soon.
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North team adds three players to Blue Gray squad
Montgomery report lists three new additions to the North poster for the December 31 Blue-Gray game. John Church an end Don Miltenberger from Penn State and guard Ray Sten are named as new members.
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Volunteers to practice next week after quick conditioning spell
University of Tennessee's Rose Bowl bound Volunteers won t get much formal practice until next week as Coach John Barnhill said sessions this week focus on conditioning. Thirty eight players are not out.
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Tide Squad Back at Work for Duke
Alabama's all civilian grid squad donned uniforms for a second post season practice as coach Frank Thomas plans another drill Friday before earnest bowl prep. The 38 man Tide fire squad will travel to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl showdown with Duke on New Year’s Day.
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Trackside Bets Break Records Across United States
A New York report details a record wagering year at mutuel machines with ten billion dollars in bets and a tax haul of 55.9 million across states and cities. New York leads revenue at 27.7 million as 1944 totals surpass 1943 figures, marking a milestone in betting activity nationwide.
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Norwegian Waters Offer Rich Fishing Variety
Norwegian waters yield herring mackerel and flnt fish, plus trout salmon perch grayling and minnow as a robust fishing season supports diverse catches. In 1940 the 97 Illinois automotive plants produced an annual output.
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Bowling Congress Nears Goal For Second Ambulance Purchase
The organization was short of funds by under $21,000 as of November 18 to secure its second ambulance for the Army. Curly Byrd of Maryland was reportedly considering continent options on the West Coast or a new football coach.
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Veterans Lead Defense In Canal Zone Baseball Championship
Terry Moore ex Cardinal and Les Rock a 1936 White Sox tryout veteran begin defense of the Panama Canal Department baseball title this month. Mickey Harris of the Red Sox starts his fourth Canal Zone season on an air base team. At Keesler Field Pearl Harbor boxing show tomorrow, 17 footballs from leading college and service teams will be auctioned for war bonds.
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