Duke Football Survives Wartime Schedule to Earn Sugar Bowl Bid
Eddie Cameron recalls Duke’s 1944 season as a wartime program with nine North Carolina born starters and a tough slate that included Penn, Navy, and Army losses but finished strong, ending with a Sugar Bowl bid against Alabama. Cameron credits Col. Wade’s influence and Navy V-12 trainees for helping the Blue Devils endure a challenging year.
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Tide prepares for Sugar Bowl workout in New Orleans
Alabama's football team held a forceful drill led by assistant coaches after rain delayed practice. Coach Frank Thomas will start extensive workouts next week as the squad readies for the Sugar Bowl against Duke on New Year's Day and plans to travel to New Orleans for the game.
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New Orleans
British Surgeon Composed the Song Yankee Doodle
A British surgeon is credited with composing Yankee Doodle, a tune that became a symbol of British and American rivalry during the 18th century and later gained prominence in American Revolutionary folklore.
Major league shift claim fuels talk of new circuits
New York reports say the St. Louis Browns planned to move to Los Angeles in 1942 but Phil Wrigley refused to sell his team to protect coast clubs. Proxy Pants Rowland says the league backs an amendment to shield territory, with a possible third major league proposal viewed as premature yet serious.
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Al and Al Skinner twins spark at West High
Nash ville Tennessee report notes Alfred and Albert Skinner twins entering West High School and starting basketball season together. They share likenesses from enrollment to music interests. Both served in the signal corps and were discharged after same day medical findings of stomach ulcers.
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Athletics hire mix of staff and coaches eyed in rumors
The report notes Bennie Mack heading to California to appoint Chief Bender to represent the Athletics at a minor conclave. On arrival Bender found eight other A's led by Roy Mack and Ira Thomas. A quip about nine men hints at training table shortages. Rumor also mentions Bill Meyer returning to manage Kansas City from Newark. Talk of Al Vincent taking over El Mira Eastern leaguers rounds out the chatter.
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Byron Nelson Favored In Oakland Open Contenders
Byron Nelson the nation’s leading money winner for the year heads a field of 132 pros and amateurs as the 72 hole Oakland Open opens on the Sequoyah course. Notables include Slammin Sam Snead, Willie Goggin, George Fazio, Craig Wood, and Sgt Jim Ferrier who was close in San Francisco. Leonard Dodson, last winner in 1941, returns to defend his title.
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White Plains
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Pine Valley
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Leonard Dodson
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Dutch” Harrison
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Minors Seek Expansion At 43rd Baseball Convention
At Buffalo on December 7 1945 minor league chiefs discussed expansion plans for 1946. The North Carolina State and Carolina leagues will operate, Canadian and Indiana State circuits may form, Western International to decide plans, and Interstate plus Ohio State leagues may expand to eight teams. Three Rivers and Quebec may form a new circuit after leaving Can-Am. Burleigh Grimes named Rochester manager, Ival Goodman and Bill Harris announced as managers, and Al Vincent named Tigers scout as leagues weigh 1946 structure and draft pricing.
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Nimrods Take to the Woods on Wheeler Refuge Hunts
Local nimrods and hunters from Birmingham Florence Huntsville and Courtland enjoy surplus quail and squirrels on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Refug e Manager Chester R Markley notes quail bag limits haven t been reached while squirrel hunters boast multiple 10 animal bags James Gosline Taft Thompson Solathal Owens Leon Henderson R L Gibson and J E May of Morgan County lead the 10 squirrel entries Mrs Sue Walden of Decatur Route 2 is the sole woman to register with four squirrels Birds are hard to bag due to dense cover. next year should offer more bobwhites Hunts on the South side end December 9 with the North side running December 12 to 20 Applications at the refuge office Frank Richardson s Mooresville store serves as the check ing station for December 12 20 inclusive
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Morgan County
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Decatur
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Mooresville
Gremlins End Ted Cook Eddins Shine In Prep Classic
Savannah reports describe Gremlins from Chatham Field in a final prep game where Joe Eddins intercepted a pass and scored while Ted Cook blocked. The feature notes also cover Louisiana and New Orleans race plans, Georgia coach Wally Butts remarks, and Tech jersey legacy.
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Austinville Cage Teams Set for Weekend Games
The Austinville junior and senior boys squads host Cotaco on Friday and Trinity on Saturday at the Austinville gym. Coach E. B. Gurley leads the teams, who previously defeated Falkville and Priceville juniors and seniors after opening losses.
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Putters To Cop Crown At Miami Open
The Miami Open opened at Miami Springs Golf Course as top contenders like Henry Picard Johnny Revolta and Steve Varga drew favorable odds. Daily betting favored Varga at 12 to 1 while others including Bulla Penna Harrison Kunes Walsh Barron White Arnet Klein Turnesa and a large field vied for the $10,000 first prize.
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Presentee Record Set At Camp Stewart
Camp Stewart personnel worker Karl E. Hall has not missed a day of work in four years at the post. Fifteen of his civilian ASF coworkers also hold strong attendance records, contributing to a high rate of presenteeism among 10,642 workdays observed.
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Ryans Endure a Very Successful Year
The text notes a very successful year for Ryans, suggesting strong results and positive outcomes across the period. Further specifics are unavailable in the fragment.
Cage Results From The Associated Press
Loyola Baltimore 50 Gallaudet 47. agavenevite 52 Camp Breckinridge Louisville 75 Wabash 33. Muhlenberg 37 Pennsylvania State 36. Purdue 51 Bunker Hill Naval Air Station 49. New York City College 42 Detroit 22. Oklahoma A and M 57 Okmulgee Army Hospital 34. Gannon 59 Allegheny 41. Indiana Teachers 46 Eastern Illinois Teachers 36. New York VA 53 Rooster 39. North Carolina 44 Fort Bragg 20. Syracuse 40 Cortland Teachers Yale 54 Wesleyan 36. Quonset Naval Air Station 53 Brown 44. Kalamazoo 44 Muskegon Junior Notre Dame 87 Kellogg Field 28. Santa Ana Army Air Base 31 San Diego All Stars 25. Dana 38 Luther 18. Montana State 50 Gonzaga 46 overtime.
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Hall’s four year record shows exceptional attendance
Over four years 48 12 days were lost to sick leave, averaging three days per person per year. Hall has set aside 68 days of annual leave. He has never been late, not even a few minutes, and once arrived three minutes before time after climbing from a car wreck en route to work.
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SEC Mentors Meet in Birmingham for Session
Southeastern Conference coaches gathered in Birmingham with conference commissioner Mike Conner to discuss proposals from the executive committee. Possible changes include capping athletic scholarships at 75 per team, allowing high school athlete signings, and ending freshman intercollegiate competition after the war.
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Cogon Grass Grows Tall and Dense
Cogon, a common Philippine grass, is very coarse and dense and can reach heights of three to eight feet.
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