Browns Add New Laurels For 1944 Comeback Poll
The St Louis Browns earned top honors as the No 1 comeback in the 1944 year in the Associated Press poll with seven voters selecting them for first or second place. Sam Snead led the field and Duke Blue Devils football earned fourth with its late season Sugar Bowl bid. Other notable comebacks include Charley Grimm with the Chicago Cubs and Lesleaath after a year off, while Duke and Navy also received votes in the ranking.
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New Park
St . Browns
Amereres
New Laurlay
Greg Sports
Luke Sewell
Browns
Sam
Snead
Navy
Bobontgomery
Madigan Square Garden
al Davis
New York
Lesleath
Ohio State
Charley Grimm
Chicago Cubs
Duke
Blue Devils
Itis Browns
Sam Snead
Chicago
Nesid Okarte
Sacep Dace
Peay Sk Wakefield
Dame
Hal Newhouser
Utah
Frankie Parker
Tennessee
Detroit Tigers
Patty Berg
Ben Chapman
Denny Gale
Ken Strong
Philadelphia Eagles
Nelson Potter
Henry Armstrong
Mike Kreevich
Flyers Drop Two More Cage Games
Courtland's Flyers lost two basketball games last week without key players. They fell to Dyersburg Army Air Field 39 45 and Smyrna Army Air Base 35 47. Absence of Sgt Whitwood and other pivots blamed. team record now three wins four losses.
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Courtland
Flyers
Dyersburg
Tenn
Army Air Field
Smyrna
Army Air Base
Sgt. Ihitwood
Section B Wins Close Touch Football Championship
Section B won the touch football championship at Courtland airfield on Monday with a 7 to 6 victory over an 0-2. Pvt. John Harvill scored the opening touchdown, Pfc. Mike Sennece added the extra point, and Sgt. Dwight Wigginton also tallied for C-2. The winning section received a bronze trophy.
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Section B
Courtland
John Harvill
Pfc
Mike Sennece
Harvill
Dwight Wigington
Tulsa Freshman Perry Moss Plans Orange Bowl Leadership
Tulsa announces 158 pound freshman Perry Moss will start as field general for the Orange Bowl against Georgia Tech. Moss replaces the earlier line of Dobbs and LeForce and his coaches see a bright grid future despite not playing in the Sugar Bowl last January.
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Tulsa
Okla
Wil
Georgia Tech
Perry Moss
Moss
Glenn Dobbs
Clyde LeForce
Oss
Engineers
Dobbs
LeForce
Northwestern Leader L Wilson Heads Commission Office Panel
L Wilson the university athletic director serves on a committee temporarily in charge of the commissioner's office, overseeing operations during the interim period.
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L. Wilson
Northwestern
Stanford Doubts on Football Team and Buck Shaw
Alfred B. Masters of Stanford denies two circulating rumors about next fall’s football team and Buck Shaw as coach. He says there is nothing to report and offers no confirmation.
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San Francisco
Alfred B. Masters
Stanford
Pacific Coast
Sanford
Buck Shaw
Santa Clara
Masters
Snavely Named North Carolina Head Football Coach
CHAPEL HILL N C December 21 Carl Snavely Cornell head coach since 1936 to lead the Tar Heels for a five year contract estimated at 8500 dollars a year succeeding Gene McEver on leave from Davidson He will coach the North team of the Blue Grey Classic at Montgomery December 30 and may bring Cornell assistants to UNC next spring. Joe Tinker of the famous double play trio with Evers and Chance is reported resting comfortably after hospital treatment in Orlando Florida at age 64.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Carl Snavely
Cornell
University of North Carolina
Snavely
Gene McEver
Davidson
Montgomery
Orlando
Fia
Joe Tinker
Last Night Basketball Scores Across Regions
East Yale 60 Marshall 42 Muhlenberg 84 Columbia 80 Penn State 32 Bucknell 30 Swarthmore 47 Franklin and Marshall 41 Temple 42 Princeton 25 South Carolina 51 Infantry 13 North Carolina Navy Pre-Flight 49 Fort Bragg 44 Duke 55 Laurinburg Maxton Army Air Base 46 Louisville 50 Fort Knox 39 Wisconsin 51 Iowa Pre-flight 43 Great Lakes 52 Illinois 45 Chicago Naval Radio Training Station 45 Chicago 43 Corpus Christi Naval Air Base 63 Texas A and M 20 Rice 62 Pentathlon Military Mexico City 32 Western Washington 63 Fort Lewis 63 Washington State 42.
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Associated Press
Yale
Marshall
Muhlenberg
Columbia
Penn State
Bucknell
Swarthmore
Franklin and Marshall
Temrple
Princeton
South South Carolina
Illinois
Chicago
Rickey Eyes New Grid League Link Amid Football Threat
Branch Rickey weighs joining a new football league as a threat to baseball. The article hints Sid Luckman as a potential coach and notes plans are not final yet. It mentions the 1945 Esquire All American boys baseball game in Detroit and Corp Billy Conn sending a spaghetti note from Northern Italy.
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New York
Branch Rickey
Sid Luckman
Deacon
Esquire
Detroit
Corp
Billy Conn
Italy
Kingfish Comparison Echoes in Columbus Journal
The Columbus Ohio State Journal notes a vivid image of a voracious Kingfish eater, likening its appetite to Shanty Hogan. The feature labels the creature as a guest star today in a playful cultural aside.
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Bob Hooey
Columbus
Ohio State Journal
Postwar drive to develop Australian junior tennis players
Australia seeks USLTA junior program copies to bolster post war talent. Adolph Rupp lauds Alex Groza as a premier 18 year old pivot for Kentucky in the SEC. Puerto Rico boosts sports funding from 11 000 to about 500 000 yearly. Clinton Iowa reports two undefeated eight game football seasons. Penn State lists eight former high school captains among its top 15 basketball players, with only one in the starting five.
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United States Lawn Tennis Association
Adolph Rupp
Kentucky
Alex Groza
Puerto Rico
Clinton
Iowa
Penn State
Oklahoma A and M football kicker Mack Creager
Mack Creager, the Oklahoma A and M kicker who scores all points after touchdowns, is also a campus sports writer. He once faced advice to quit football due to a heart murmur, and this fall he offered a headline idea for any story about his condition: Kickers Ticker Starts To Flicker.
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Mack Creager
Oklahoma A
Mack
Oklahoma
Creager
Camp Lee Travellers Claim Large Yearly Draw
The Camp Lee Travellers who won four of nine games say they outdrew major college and service teams in Virginia with a total of 93 400 this year. Capt Tom Mann Jr a former Purdue athlete and Marine fighter pilot seeks a spot on the Jacksonville Naval Air Station basketball team. The Keesler Field G I Open golf drew 310 entries with Babe Lind winning, coming from Bergstrom Field. Marine Pfc Don Curl of Camp LeJeune Globe calls basketball the game of shoot and holler foul.
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Camp Lee
Virginia
Tom Mann, Jr
Purdue
Pacific
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
Keesler
Miss
Pfs
Babe Lind
Bergstrom Field
Austin
Tex
Marine Pfc
Don Curl
Camp LeJeune “Globe
Crimson Tide Tightens Prep for Sugar Bowl Showdown
Alabama coach Frank Thomas pushed a heavy scrimmage to sharpen offense as the Tide near peak for the Sugar Bowl against Duke. He praised blocking and ball handling by regulars and reserves while naming ends Jim Pearl and John McConville and quarterbacks Hal Self and Hugh Morrow as starters competition in the New Orleans game.
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Durham
N. C
Duke Blue Devils
Tom Davis
Cliff Lewis
George Clark
Gordon Carver
Eddie Cameron
Ed Link
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama Tidemen
Duke
Frank Thomas
Crimsons
Thomas
Jim Pearl
John McConville
Hal Self
Hugh Morrow
New Orleans
Public relations release announces Nichols promotion to captain
War Department orders promoted William H. Nichols from first lieutenant to captain, with copies sent to Chanute Field. Delays caused Nichols to learn of the promotion via Courtland Army Air Field public relations release, prompting him to seek formal confirmation.
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Gourtland Army Air Field
War Department
William H. Nichols
Rand
Chanute Field
Nichols
Courtland
Morale and Christmas Hope Amid War Messages
A wartime morale piece urges high spirits to sustain effort and unity. It stresses keeping cheerful, citing hobbies and solace in home life while praising frontline and civilian resolve. It closes with Christmas reflections, faith, and a wish for lasting peace and victory.
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Benjamin Franklin
Mrs Jones and the Smiths at Dinner Board of Education Member
Mrs Jones joins the Smiths for a dinner with the Board of Education member present. The coffee question reveals Mr Jones’s preference as three lumps, prompting amused reactions from guests and the maid.
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Mr. Jones
Light That Glows Unfailingly Amid Gloom
Poem fragment expresses a desire to shine like a steady light, not seek priority. Betty four draws for a caller while discussing a white dog and a black pencil constraint. Final note wishes readers a Merry Christmas.
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Gail Burker
Betty
Writers Meet Atlanta to Push End of Voting Barriers
Editors and authors from 13 Southern states gathered in Atlanta to discuss eliminating the poll tax the white primary and other voting restrictions. The inter racial meeting was convened by the Committee of Editors And Writers Of The South.
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Atlanta
Committee of Editors and Writers of the
South
Daily Crossword Clues Mixed From A Classic Puzzle
A crossword puzzle list of across and down clues with wordplay on common terms and phrases. Includes hints for clues such as Mark of a wound Round cheese Game on horsebac Coin It aly Inflamed spots To coquette Pocketbook Wash Employ Female p Erbium sym. Support the head Calm Apex Obstacle Worried Compas point Indefini article Tomcat Exclami Sloped Sprite On a pa Birds Boss of a shield Incite Orient Speaks Down A husband or wife Amends ation for Malt beverages Flowers Sprite A division of a school year Weep Network Measure of distance Cry of a crow Science of study of Mars Wooden pin Lose as color Unusual Excavate Glistens Weights Large pill for a horse Cougar Flaps few Cold wind of Adriatic Fate.
Preaching Day and Christmas Program At Lawrence County
Sunday night in Lawrence County will feature a Christmas program and tree with preaching by Rev. Willie Parker next Sunday. Invites all to attend. Local families including Truitt Penn Jarrett and Steele and Prater groups visited relatives in Hartselle and with Walker Steele. Clyde Blankenship to return to Florida camp Monday after furlough with parents.
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Willie Parker
Truitt Penn
Hartselle
Timothy Jarrett
Charlie Steele
Walker Steele
Betty Lou Hill
Speake
Evelyne Prater
Clyde Blankenship
United States Army
Florida
Jodie Blankenship
Donald
Coy Crow
Jessie Gale
Jim
Looney
Gilbert Melson
Aldridge Grove
Reed
Sam Prater
Russell
Pe French Collins
Ecil
Winston Angle
Nebo
Shelly Eddy
Leonard Eddy
Truitt Parker
Birmingham
Alene Gibson
Murle Powell
Prominent Southerners Back Informal Affiliated Sponsor List
An informal, unaffiliated group highlights a broad set of notable Southern sponsors. The roster includes many prominent figures supporting the effort, signaling wide regional backing and potential influence within local affairs.
Mordan County Notes From Mrs Brooks Lindler
Rev P A Green filled his regular appointment at Bethel Sunday at eleven. Hyland R Ryan and Mrs Ryan of Atlantic City spent a three day leave with their parents. Rev B F Turrentine visits with his daughter in Falkville. Carrol Chaffin of Decatur visits grandmother Mrs R M Holmes. Rev and Mrs Green visit Mr and Mrs Claud Bates. Miss Imagine Morgan of Fairview spent the weekend with her parents. Miss Eunice Oden of Fairview visited her parents. Upshaw residents Mr and Mrs J E Lindler spend the week with Mrs Brooks Lindler.
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P. A. Green
Bethel
Hyland R. Ryan
R. M
Ryan
Atlantic City
N. J
R. A. Ryan
Robt
Adams
B. F. Turrentine
S. R. Long
Falkville
Carrol Chaffin
Decatur
R. M. Holmes
Claud Bates
Imagine Morgan
Fairview
Fred Morgan
Eunice Oden
L. E. Oden
Samilyy
J. E. Lindler
Upshaw
Brooks Lindler
WASPS Disband On Order Of Arnold
Cincinnati December 21. The Women's Air Force Service Pilots or WASPS disbanded by order of General Henry H. Arnold. Nancy Harkness Love, former tracing pilot and executive officer, said the 140 women in ferrying work had flown 13 000 000 miles since September.
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Cincinnati
Nancy Harkness Love
Love
Vols Light on Size in Rose Bowl Prep At Pasadena
Tennessee Volunteers arrive in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl clash with USC Trojans. The team, including 29 freshmen, appears the lightest yet at the event with averages around 192 pounds, while USC shows greater bulk led by tackles Ferraro and Foene.
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Pasadena
Calif
Dee
Tennessee Volunteers
Southern California
Trojans
Vol
Mary Louisette
Rose Queen
Vols
Dixie Boys
John Barnhill
USC
Troy
Bo Stewart
Bob Dobelstein
John Ferraro
Peewee
Foenee Tote
Women leaders urged to offer services to Allied government
In 1942 Mrs Love gave no comment on future prospects of the women. Their director Jacqueline Cochrange circulated a memo from Washington urging the group to retain its organization and offer services to an Allied government.
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Love
Jacqueline Cochrange
Washington
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