Tempers Rise at AAU Meet in Richmond Boxing, Track, Swim Winners
Tension flared at the fifty-seventh AAU convention in Richmond as boxing was awarded to Boston after a two hour debate over travel funds and profits. San Antonio won the men’s track while Indianapolis drew the women’s outdoor swim title, amid a dispute with New York City over the site change. The Sullivan Award candidates were pruned to nine, including Bangert, Blanchard, Erwin, Ford, Northrup, Platak, Rafferty, Smith, and Walker. Records and checks covered javelin and indoor 110 meter hurdles, with several swimming marks delayed for verification.
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Richmond
Boston
San Antonio
Indianapolis
New York City
San Diego
Calif
Seattle
Sullivan
Anne Curtis
William Bangert
University of Missouri
Felix A
Doc) Blanchard
Army
Arky Erwin
New Orleans
Alan Ford
Yale
M. A. Northrup
San Francisco
Joe Platak
Chicago
James Rafferty
New York
William ‘Smith
Honolulu
Hazel Walker
Little Rock
Ark
Cohen
U. S
Lidman
Army cuts packing costs at Philadelphia depot
The Army Quartermaster Corps reports annual savings exceeding 3 million dollars through new packing baling and shipping methods at its Philadelphia depot. The initiative aims to reduce waste and streamline distribution across military supply channels.
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Army Quartermaster Corps
Philadelphia
Jacques Cartier's 1535 Quebec Visit Recorded
The first known white explorer to reach Quebec is Jacques Cartier, a French navigator, who landed there in 1535. This historic voyage marks the earliest European contact with the region.
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Quebec
Jacques Cartier
Tigers Basketball Year Opens Monday at Auburn
Auburn December 8. Auburns basketball team begins its season with a home game versus Mississippi State. Coach Ralph Jordan returns from Army duty to lead the Tigers, with likely starters Bill Burgess from Talladega and Paul Walther from Covington at forward and guard Herbert Fuls from Columbus and Bill Ray from Elba as the probable lineup.
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Auburn
Aday
Yeas
Mississippi State
Ralph Jordan
Army
Tiger
Bill Burgess
Talladega
Ala
Paul Walther
Covington
Herbert Fulls
Chandler to have support at major league meeting
Washington owner Clark Griffith declares support for Chandler as baseball's commissioner at the Chicago meeting. He seeks a real commissioner with power to determine what harms the game and proposes limiting twilight games and Sunday doubleheaders at the Senators home park. Griffith hints at possible player moves if it aids the club in pursuing a right handed bat and outfielder.
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Washington
Dec
Chandler
Clark Griffith
Chicago
Griffith
Senators
Eee
Detroit Tigers
Anid
Tobacco Bowl game called off in Columbia South Carolina
Promoters of a proposed Tobacco Bowl football game in Columbia have called off the project. State Senator W P Baskin secretary treasurer of the sponsoring corporation said time was too short to make adequate arrangements for the January 1 game.
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Columbia
S. C
W.P. Baskin
Farms Connected Under Rural Electrification In 1944
About 125 000 farms were connected in line with the rural electrification program in 1944.
All-Southeastern Conference stars in Blue-Gray game picks
The 1945 All-SEC players headline North and South Blue-Gray squads to be staged in Montgomery on December 29. Notables include John Tavener Indiana center and Bob Kennedy Third Air Force back, with Wake Forest guard Dick Foreman and LSU end Bill Hilderbrand among South selections. Coaches include Waldorf, McMillin, Morrison for the North and Dodd, Moore, Bell for the South.
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Montgomery
Associa
Southeastern
Champ_Fic Pickens
Bill Hilderbrand
Mississippi State
Bobby Davis
Georgia Tech
Felix Trapani
Gene Knight
Louisiana State
Southern
Clyde Lindsey
LSU
Renter Paul
Duke
Foreman
Dick Foreman
Wake Forest
Doc Holloway
William and Mary
FSS
Poreman
Pickens
Jacksonville
Fla
South Carolina
Southern College
Army
Bob Kennedy
Bob Kennedy, Third Air Force
Washington State
John Tavener
Indiana
Bill Swiacki
Holy Cross
Third Air Force
Bob Davis
Penn State
Air Transport Command
Nick Scollard
St. Joseph's
ATC
Bob Sponangle
Penn A
Frank Wyde
Duquesne
Mike Jarmaluk
Temple
Ed Bell
Indiania
Jim Lakikos
Brown
Francis Mattiolo
Pitt
Bill Murphy
Oregon
Eftc Eagles
George Rann
Bob Kurtz
Penn UU
Morton Hochheiser
Jack Burns
Venton Yablonski
Fordham
Gene Zaworski
Roger Robinson
Syracuse
Don Schneider
Ed Ehlers
Purdue
Hal Wertman
Ted Cook
Alabama
Jack Russell
Baylor
Air Corps
Martin Ruby
Texas A. & M
Dub Garrett
Miss State
Tom Dean
Southern Methodist
Walter Pearce
Arkansas
EFTC
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Miss. State
Dec Holloway
Paul Duke
Bucks
Charlie Ellis
Virginia
Y. A. Tittle
John Burns
Vanderbilt
Volunteers Announce 1946 Football Schedule
University of Tennessee coach John Barnhill unveiled the 1946 Vols slate consisting of 10 games with four SEC foes and four Southern Conference rivals. Home games include South Carolina Chattanooga Kentucky and Vanderbilt with others at Duke Alabama Wake Forest and North Carolina.
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Knoxville
John Barnhill
University of Tennessee Volunteers
Vols
South Carolina
Duke
Durham
Chattanooga
Alabama
Wake.e Forest
North Carolina
Mississippi
Memphis
Boston College
Boston
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Nashville
President Truman heads to weekend Potomac cruise
President Truman left Washington at 5 p.m. for a weekend cruise on the Potomac aboard the presidential yacht U S Williamsburg. He sails with Triensis group and is joined by Joseph E Davies, Senators Scott W Lucas and Warren Magnuson, Treasury Secretary Fred Vinson, Frank G C Walker, George E Allen, and Commander Clark Clifford.
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Washington
Truman
Potomac River
U. S. Williamsburg
Navy Yard
Joseph E. Davies
Moscow
Scott W. Lucas
D. Ill
Warren Magnuson
Wash
Treasury
Fred Vin
Champions Have Tough Night In Austinville Tilts
Defending Morgan County champions Austinville Senior fell 24-22 to Union Hill, with a late rally by Union Hill after trailing at the half. Union Hill Junior followed with a 19-15 win as they also overcame a halftime deficit, led by Goodson and Millwood on late fourth-quarter baskets.
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Morgan County
Union Hill
Union “Hill
Morris
Pamson
Frank Gardner
Whisnant
Millwood
Goodson
Allen
Trinity
Eva
Ryan
Moulton
Prater
Fague
Ridgeway
F . Gardner
Bocas
Mooney
Sucker
XB-42 Bomber Flight Details and Capabilities
Army report outlines XB-42 production streamline design, 70 ft length, 53 ft 8 in wings, empty 19,149 pounds, bomber capacity up to four tons with endurance to 5,000 miles. Notes emergency bailout feature with detachable propeller unit to prevent propeller strikes in egress. Also cites past cross country records by Boeing C-97 and P-51 Mustang at about 383 mph.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington National Airport
Inglewood
Calif
Picard Grabs Ist At Miami Open Lead
Henry Picard, Cleveland Ohio, posted a 68 for a 204 total after 54 holes to lead the Miami Open by two strokes. Ben Hogan, Hershey Pennsylvania, shot 66 to stand at 206, with Harold McSpaden, Sanford Maine, one back at 207. Picard praised Hogan, who predicted victory next day while Hogan said Picard is the toughest to beat.
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Miami
Henry Picard
Cleveland
Picard
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Little Atom
Hogan
Harold “Jug”. McSpaden
Sanford
Lord Byron Nelson
War crimes trials set for Japan after brutal Pacific campaigns
Report details brutal acts against American and Filipino prisoners in World War II including hospital bombings bayonet killings and beheadings. It notes the Bataan death march and looming U S military tribunals in Yokohama starting December 17 with about 300 Japanese accused of atrocities against POWs.
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Battan
Japan
Yokohama
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Major Loops Meet Monday in Chicago Feud With Minors
Baseball's winter meeting opens Monday through Wednesday as major leaguers discuss the minor leagues bid to elevate the Pacific Coast League to major status. Chandler faces pushback from majors and managers debate finances, facilities, fan interest, and signing-bonus bans.
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Chicago
Ay B
Happy
Charler
Kensaw Mountain Landis
Ohio
Chandler
Kentucky
Columbus
Baseball
Chandler Ce
Landis
Sorgen
Pacific Coast
American League
National League
West Coast
P. K. Wrigley
Los Angeles
Chicago Cubs
Bitsy Grant Enters Dixie Tournament Again
Atlanta report that Bitsy Grant, Army release, will contest the Dixie Invitation Tournament at Tampa starting January 7. Former National Clay Courts champion for 1933 34 35, Grant now age three years older resumes tournament play with teammate Russell Bobbit.
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Atlanta
Bitsy Grant
Grant
Tampa
Fla
Russell Bobbit
Mehre resigns as Ole Miss football coach
Harry Mehre, Ole Miss football coach, resigns effective February at end of contract year. He may pursue coaching or business, with no definite plans yet. Chancellor Sam Butts says no immediate applicants. Board chairman Martin Miller notes possible candidates and Ole Miss athletic committee will recommend to the chancellor for trustees.
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Sam_ Butts
Mehre
Martin Miller
Meridian
Board of
Trustees
State Institutions of Higher Learning
Ole Miss Athletic Committee
Ole Miss
Butts
Board of Trustees
Public Gives $20,000 for Poschner Fund
The public has contributed over $20,000 to a fund for George Poschner, the Georgia football hero who lost both legs and one hand in the war. A $557 gift from Columbus Monday Morning Quarterback Club pushed the total past the milestone. they had given $1,000 previously.
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Atlanta
George Poschner
Georgia
Columbus
Woman Injured in Fall at Elkmont Cemetery
Mrs. W. H. Nichols of 233 Eighth Avenue West fractured a hip when she slipped on ice and fell at Elkmont cemetery during her sister-in-law Mrs. J. T. Bates funeral Friday afternoon. She was taken to Decatur General Hospital by Brown's Ambulance.
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W. H. Nichols
Eighth Avenue West
Elkmont Cemetery
J. T. Bates
Nichols
J. J. Hardwick
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Brown
Fourteen players join the East in Shrine game
Hamilton N Y December 8 Fourteen players have accepted invitations to represent the East in the East West Shrine football game in San Francisco on New Year s Day Coach Andy Kerr announced today Seven new acceptances include Dave Harris Wake Forest Mike Prashaw Michigan Robert Dobel stein Tennessee Frank Sniadack Columbia Nick Sacrinty Wake Forest Jack Breslin Michigan State and Dick Fisher Ohio State Previous selections were backs Allan Dekdebrun Cornell Robert Evans Penn Meryl Frost Dartmouth Charles Drazenovich Penn State and linemen Bronco Kosanovich Penn State George Savitsky and Joe Dickerson Penn
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Hamilton
N. Y
San Francisco
Andy Kerr
Dave Harris
Wake Forest
Mike Prashaw
Michigan
Robert Dobel‘stein
Tennessee
Frank Sniadack
Columbia
Nick Sacrinty
Jack Breslin
Michigan State
Dick Fisher
Ohio State
Allan Dekdebrun
Cornell
Robert Evans
Penn
Meryl Frost
Dartmouth
Charles Drazenovich
Penn State
Bronco Kosanovich
George Savitsky
Joe Dickerson
New York Aims to Reclaim Half Million in Stolen Property
Estimates indicate New York recovers about 500000 dollars worth of stolen goods each year. Authorities note that a large share comes from burglary and theft cases across multiple boroughs. Efforts focus on faster recovery and stronger asset tracking.
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New York
Lowe Edges Past Lash In Three Mile Open Race
Tommy Lowe of Lafayette Alabama won the AAU open road race in Birmingham with a 15 minutes 37.3 seconds time for three miles. Don Lash of the Birmingham FBI and Robert Smith of Boys High Atlanta finished 0.1 seconds behind. Auburn took the team trophy as Georgia Tech Boys High Atlanta and others vied for top honors in a race marked as Birmingham’s first in seven years.
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Birmingham
Tommy Lowe
Lafayette
Ala
Don Lash
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Robert Smith
Boys High
Atlanta
Lowe
Charles Durham
Auburn
Billy Overton
Sidney Lanier High
Montgomery
Lash
Ensley
Birmingham Optimist Club
AAA
Alabama to Begin Rose Bowl Training on Monday
Alabama coaches announced training for the Rose Bowl game against Southern California will start Monday in Tuscaloosa. The team departs December 23 for the West Coast, expected to land in Los Angeles December 26, with 5,000 Rose Bowl tickets already sold.
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Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Southern California
Bama
West Coast
Los Angeles
Villanova to Play Army for Three Years
Villanova signs three year deal to open Army football seasons. Rev. Edward B. McKee notes Army power but expects Villanova to improve by 1946. Wildcats aim to regain national prominence after two lopsided losses to Army and prior defeats to Navy Tennessee and Holy Cross.
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ARMY
Philadelphia
Little
Villanova College
Edward B. McKee
Wildcats
Bucknell
Detroit
Marquette
Boston College
Navy
Tennessee
Holy Cross
Deep oil well in Brazoria County drills past sixteen thousand feet
The world’s deepest oil well in Brazoria County Texas continues to drill and has now surpassed 16 555 feet underground. The project remains active with no reported stops, underscoring ongoing exploration of deep formations by the drilling team.
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Brazoria County
Tex
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