Oddities Highlight Year in AP Sports Poll
The AP poll notes the Army Notre Dame game as the oddest moment when Reese broke an arm after being sandwiched by Blanchard and Irish tacklers. Other quirks include Gallento’s return to the fifth wars, a three-horse dead heat in the Carter Handicap, Tulsa’s high-scoring losses, and various unusual sports miscues and mishaps across the year.
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New York
Associated Press
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Ve Reese
Doc Blanchard
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Army
Tony Galento
Carter
Aqueduct
Tulsa
Georgia Tech
Navy
Jim Ferrier
Illinois
Hume Brothers
Michigan
Bob and
Ross
St. Louis
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Elkhart
Ind
South Bend
Riley
Thad Ellis
North Carolina
Duke
Leo Cockrell
Durham
Okla
Columbus
Final tribute paid to Lupe Velez in mortuary chapel
Friends and fans of Mexican actress Lupe Velez gathered in a mortuary chapel in Beverly Hills for her final homage. The body lay in a white crepe gown with white gardenia pillow and a gold crucifix chain.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Lupe Velez Tay
Franklin Eyewear History Claims First Bifocals
The item notes that bifocals with a split lens were first made for Benjamin Franklin around 1760, marking an early development in sight correction.
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Benjamin Franklin
Baseball clinics could boost junior play, says expert panel
In a roundup on youth sports efforts, the piece notes mixed results from major and minor league plans to fund high school clinics. It cites pamphlets from the American Legion NRA and FLA on fitness and citizenry, urging communities to provide space and training for baseball and football.
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New York
American Legion
National Recreation Association
F. L. A. Committee On Physical Fitness
America
Leaders Wanted to Scout and Grow Youth Baseball Programs
The column urges a scouting system to locate neglected baseball areas in and out of schools. It calls for directed effort to find enthusiastic leaders, coaching clinics to improve play, and expanded competitive programs beyond recreation. It notes existing ties to the American Legion junior world series and the need for titles and travel opportunities to sustain youth interest.
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American Legion
Legion
Start New Programs or Partner with Existing Groups
The author argues that starting from scratch is not ideal for developing athletes and questions whether cooperation with existing organizations could be easier and cheaper than building a new program from the ground up.
Annual tournament planned in March
The annual independent and junior high tournament will be held against Ryans on March 2 and 3. Ingalls Shipbuilders of Decatur, last year's winner, is the first official entry. Twenty three teams from five counties competed last year with more teams expected this year.
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Ryans
Ingalls Shipbuilders
Decatur
Gilmer Has Big Chance In Sugar Bowl Debut
Freshman Harry Gilmer of Alabama, hailed by coach Frank Thomas as the greatest passer he ever coached, eyes Sugar Bowl records against the Duke Blue Devils. Gilmer, 18, 160 pounds, hit 32 of 66 passes in eight games last season and scored 30 points. He seeks several Sugar Bowl aerial marks, including attempts to surpass O Brien and Dobbs records.
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Harry Gilmer
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Duke Blue Devils
Frank Thomas
The
Tide
Gilmer
Thomas
Dixie Howell
Joe Kilgrew
Jefferson County
Bobby Dobbs
Tulsa
Tennessee
Davey O’brien
Texas Christian
Car
Frnka's Pass Defense Bodes Tulsa Orange Bowl Hope
Tulsa faces Georgia Tech with a sharpened pass defense after Coach Henry Frnka reshaped the unit this season. Communications from the South suggest Tech’s running attack is manageable, boosting Tulsa’s odds in an Orange Bowl bid if they stop aerial plays. Earlier, Tulsa fell 46-40 to Oklahoma A&M, a rematch of midseason struggles that prompted Frnka to emphasize defense.
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Tulsa
Okla
Henry Frnka
Georgia Tech
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Cowboys
Funka
Sugar Bowl yardage race heats with Tech stars
O'Brien racked up 225 net yards against Carnegie Tech while Gilmer totaled 405 rushing yards in the season. He targets the Sugar Bowl record of 256 passing and rushing yards set by Eddie Prokop of Georgia Tech at the latest New Year’s Day game.
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Negie Tech
O'Brien
Carnegie Tech
Gilmer
Eddie Prokop
Georgia Tech
Daily Crossword Clues Puzzle and Cryptoquote
Crossword list with clues for many entries and a cryptoquote puzzle. Includes multiple language hints and a quote stating A MIND CONSCIOUS OF RECTITUDE LAUGHS AT THE LIES OF RUMOUR by Ovid.
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Ovid
GI football in Teheran mirrors home games with a twist
An Atlanta report recalls American GI football in Teheran at Camp Amirabad and Camp Khorramshahr on November 26. Iranian troops learn cheers, hot dogs and Cokes appear, and a British newspaper notes the oddity of a game where the ball barely moves despite crowd energy and a familiar referee from the American League.
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Atlanta
Persia
Teheran
Camp Amirabad
Camp Khorramshahr
Shah Reza
Georgia
Athens
Novemer
Bill Summers
T-5
al G. Smith
Associated Press
Ete
Smith
Teheran Daily News
Yankee Stadium
Bubble Bath Powder Sent To Sailors At Pearl Harbor
U S Pacific Fleet headquarters at Pearl Harbor reports bubble bath powder sent to sailors in transit for Christmas. Mail clerks note the powder offers many possibilities despite few bathtubs aboard ships in the Pacific theater.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Fleet Headquarters
Tide to Conclude Tough Training
Alabama football faces a final hard scrimmage before the Sugar Bowl against Duke. Coach Frank Thomas said the squad is in pretty good shape and will hold a light drill tomorrow before Christmas. the Crimson Tide departs Dec. 27 for New Orleans.
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Ala
Alabama
Duke
Frank Thomas
Crimson Tide
New Orleans
A. B. Nicholas
mid-Winter Sports Association
Young Men’s Business Club
Kidnapping scare ends as infant found in car
Mrs C W Lively reported her 22 month old son and family car missing while shopping in Oklahoma City. An hour later the baby was located in the car in a right alley. Officers halted the family when a pickup order was issued just as a cancellation was radioed.
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Oklahoma City
Last Night Basketball Scores Across Regions
The Associated Press reports East Gallaudet 27 Maryland 26. Midwest Akron 173 Oberlin 54 Central Michigan 48 Oscoda Army Air Base 33 Baldwin Wallace 75 Case 34. Southwest Purcell Navy Gunners 44 Texas Christian 35 Kirtland Field 39 New Mexico 37 Army Airfield 63 Fort Lewis Warriors 52 Oregon 38 Pee's Music Makers 60 Washington 40.
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Associated Press
Gallaudet
Maryland
Middle West
Akron
Oberlin
Central Michigan
Oscoda Army Air Base
Baldwin-Wallace
Case
Southwest Purcell
Okla
Navy Gunners
Texas Christian
Kirtland Field
New Mexico
Ae Army Airfield
Bayor
Unclear Possibilities Mentioned in Headquarters Release
The release notes possibilities but does not specify what they are. It states sailors aboard most war ships and at shore installations usually have showers.
Mosconi Extends Lead in Non Title Match
Willie Mosconi moves toward victory over Ralph Greenleaf, leading 7-2 in their 13 block series. The sports brief covers other 1930s pro football league talks, a Texas A&M captain killed in Europe, and bowl prep notes from Sugar Bowl and Rose Bowl teams.
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New York
Willie Mosconi
Ralph Greenleaf
San Francinsco
Joe Routt
Texas A. & M
Europe
War Department
Houston
Satin Pants For Engineers Aired In Bowl Plot
Atlanta sports column by CH Hosch reveals a plan to outfit the Engineers for the Orange Bowl tilt with Tulsa in satin gold pants and dark blue jerseys. Assistant coach Dodd and reporter Keeler act as go-betweens while trainer Bond argues the change could invite ridicule if the team loses.
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Chick Hosch
Atlanta
Tulsa
Miami
Bill Alexander
Bobby Dodd
Claude Bond
O. B. Keeler
The
Atlanta Journal
Alexander
Dodd
Keeler
Bond
Varsity
50 Percent Rise in 1943 Dollar Circulation Reported
A 50 per cent expansion in the circulation of $100 bills in 1943 was attributed by some authorities to black market operations.
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