Ring Names Beau Jack Fighter of the Year for 1944
The Ring named Beau Jack fighter of the year after six Madison Square Garden bouts drawing crowds and war bond sales. The top list includes Jimmy Bivins Lloyd Marshall Holman Williams Ray Robinson Beau Jack Willie Pep Manuel Ortiz and Jackie Patterson among leading weight classes and active fighters.
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Sidney Walker
Sepence
Beau Te Py
Bootblack
Madison
Beau Jack
New York
Bob Montery
Southland
Garden
Montgomery
Bummy)vis
Juan Zurita
Mexico
Ring
Jimmy Bivins
Cleveland
Lloyd Marshall
Sacramento
Calif
Holman Williams
Detroit
Ray Robinson
Augusta
U. S. Army
Willie Pep
Hartford
Conn
Manuel Ortiz
el Centro
Jackie Paterson
Sports Shorts Roundup From National Games and Pro Events
Brooklyn Dodger Howie Schultz to play center for Hamline University in a Madison Square Garden doubleheader as St Paul meets City College. Wyoming Island University also features in the night’s card. Swope resigns as New York Racing Commission chair effective Jan. 31 after ten years. Tommy Bell and Bee Wright postpone their bout to Jan. 4 due to Wrights grippe. Illinois proposes 500000 for disabled soldiers care from the 1944 racing season record take. Connie Mack and Amos Alonzo Stagg, longtime sports luminaries, were seen together at the Los Angeles Times Sports Award Dinner.
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New York
Howie Schultz
Brooklyn Dodgers
Hamline University
St. Paul
City College
Madison Square Garden
Wyoming
Eg Island University
Los Angeles
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Amos Alonzo Stagg
College of the Met
Los Angeles Times
Stagg
Yale
Washington Sena
One Freshman Four Repeaters on All-Pro Team
The AP all pro selections for 1944 name Steve Van Buren of the Eagles as the lone rookie on the team. Don Hutson Kinard Turner and Luckman are repeaters. Giants, Bears, and Eagles lead with two picks each.
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New York
Steve van Buren
Philadelphia Eagles
Associated Press
1944 All Pro Team Snapshot With Player List
The roster lists Hgt END Don Hutson and tackle Frank Kinard among others. It includes guards Len Younce Riley Matheson and Al Wistert, center Clyde Turner, ends Joe Aguirre, backs Sid Luckman Frank Sinkwich Steve Van Buren Bill Paschal, with teams and schools such as Alabama Green Bay Mississippi Brooklyn Oregon State New York Hardin-Simmons Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions.
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Eagles
New York Giants
Chicago Bears
Washington Redskins
Green Bay Packers
Brooklyn Tigers
Detroit Lions
Cleveland Rams
Packers
Don
Clutch) Hutson
Frank
Bruiser) Kinard
Tigers
Clyde
Bulldog) Turner
Sid Luckman
Bears
Bill Paschal
Giants
Hutson
Kinard
Turner
Younce
Sinkwich
George Wilson
Steve Pritko
Rams
Frank Cope
Buford Ray
Bruno Banducci
Augie Lio
Boston
Mel Hein
Alex Wojciechowicz
Lions
Charley Brock
Green Bay
Frank Filchock
Washington
Luckman
Johnny Grigas
Cards
Pitt
Don Hutson
Frank Kinard
Len Younce
Clyde Turner
Riley Matheson
AL Wistert
Joe Aguirre
Back
Frank Sinkwich
Steve van Buren
College Club
Alabama
Mississippi
Brooklyn
Oregon State
New York Hardin-Simmons
Chicago
Texas Mines
Cleveland
Michigan
Philadelphia
St. Mary’s
Washington Columbia
Georgia Louisiana
Georgia Tech
New York
Bowl previews mix coaches and players in Sugar and Orange games
Miami reports Tulsa coach Henry Frake prepares the Golden Hurricanes for Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day, aiming for a fourth bowl win under his tenure. Alabama risks Duke backs in the Sugar Bowl with Eddie Cameron’s crew led by George Clark and other playmakers. Col. Wallace Wade plans to listen from France as Duke meets Alabama. Georgia Tech’s Dinky Bowen will not run much in the Orange Bowl against Tulsa, with Bobby Dodd signaling limited use.
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Miami
Fla
Henry Frake
Tulsa
Fraka
Franka
Golden Hurricanes
Georgia Tech
Austin (Texas) College
New Orleans
Alabama
Duke
Eddie Cameron
George Clark
Clark
Wake Forest
North Carolina
Georgia
Durham
Wallace Wade
France
Praises for Trippi Hint at Georgia Return
Montgomery Ala December 28 coach Wally Butts praised Charlie Trippi describing him as one of the best in the country. Butts hopes Trippi may regain his scholarship at Georgia after leaving for Army service. Trippi, star of the Third Air Force, stars in practice for the Blue Gray game and may attract Northern attention.
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Montgomery
Ala
Wally
Butts
Charlie Trippi
Georgia
Army
Southern
Trippi
Ted Cook
Alabama
Third Air Force
Tripi
Duke Blue Devils prep for Sugar Bowl trip
Duke's Blue Devils finished final home practice before traveling to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl on January 1 against Alabama. The squad reported no serious injuries after a last heavy workout yesterday as they head to the game.
Bowl travel and crowds loom for football week end
By Hugh S Fullerton Jr New York Dec 28 The football bowl games this week end will require over 7000 miles of travel by squads of about 35 men each and that does not include mileage for East West and Blue Gray games Some 250000 spectators are expected for seven games The Rose Bowl tops with 73000 sellout crowd and the 2300 mile journey by the Tennessee Vols to the Orange Bowl in Miami
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New York
Tennessee Vols
Tulsa
Atlanta
Miami
Pigskin Pickins and Rivalry Gushes Across Matchups
A playful roundup previews key college football games including Southern California against Tennessee, Texas Christian versus Oklahoma A&M, North versus South, Tulsa versus Georgia Tech, Alabama versus Duke. The piece uses colorful phrases to forecast outcomes and rivalries.
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Southern California
Tennessee
Southern Cal
Shorts and shells Fitzy Fitzpatrick buys cow pony
West Virginia light heavyweight Fitzy Fitzpatrick, who has trained around Los Angeles, has purchased a cow pony as part of his current routine and travels.
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Fitzy Fitzpatrick
West Virginia
Los Angeles
Georgia Tech Eyes Tulsa Game Despite Rain Forecast
In Miami on December 28, Georgia Tech expects to play Tulsa on New Year's Day. Assistant Coach Bobby Dodd said the running attack isn’t up to par but the team plans to throw passes if rain affects the ground game.
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Wilbur Jennings
Miami
Fla
Georgia Tech
Tulsa
Bobby Dodd
Unclear fragment on rodeo and basketball at Garden
The text hints at a rodeo event and a basketball team in the Garden playing multiple games without a loss. It questions whether pass-focused coaching in the season reflects genuine strategy or promotional bias for Southern or Western climate.
Sooner Aviator Wins Catsup Prize After Aggies Victory
Service Dept reports Waddy of Waddy Oklahoma claims two gallons of catsup from Col Diltman after the Sooners beat the Aggies last October. Waddy says the catsup makes powdered eggs taste like home cooking. Lt Mike Kochel of Fordham’s Seven Blocks Of Granite flew the Spirit Of Bloomfield Fortress on over 15 missions and earned an Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster.
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Young
Oklahoma
America
Tokyo
Pelly” Diltman
Texas A. and
Sooners
Aggies
Waddy
Mike Kochel
Fordham
Bloomfield
N. J
Europe
Thomas Sees Tough Talk From Tide Skipper
Coach Frank Thomas described Alabama’s Sugar Bowl clash with Duke as the toughest assignment he faced. He praised Duke backs Tom Davis Gordon Carver and George Clark, and Tide players Ralph Jones Vaughn Mancha and Harry Gilmer. The 36 man squad arrived in the rain and planned daily workouts before New Orleans.
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Tide
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Tom Davis
Gordon Carver
George Clark
Thomas
Knotts
Alabama
Ralph Jones
Florence
Ala
Vaughn Mancha
Harry Gilmer
Stadium
New Orleans
Lowell Tew
Waynesboro
Miss
Blue Devils
Dodd says Tech faces tough Tulsa attack in big bowl showdown
Coach Dodd praises Tech passing with Frank Broyles and receivers Murdock Tinsley Wilson while predicting a stern Tulsa challenge led by fullback Camp Wilson. He notes Tech defense and kicking will curb Broyles and Williams as Tulsa’s three to four touchdown margins won’t repeat.
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Dodd
Miami
Tech
Frank Broyles
Phil Tinsley
Charles Murdock
Jimmy Wilson
Tulsa
Office Cat and War Bonds Jokes in Decatur Mailbag
A local column presents light verse by Junius Earth and humor pieces from Decatur readers. Puns about marriage pie and bread, a poultry raiser quip, an army war bond prompt, and family humor fill the page with late year reflections and small town wit.
Decatur Young Man and Girl Shop for Rings
A lighthearted note recalls a Decatur couple window shopping for rings with playful dialogue. The piece contrasts memory of village characters with a sly remark about breeding better stock and train depot hangers-on.
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Decatur
Aggie Team Invades Dallas for Cotton Bowl Clash
The Oklahoma Aggies arrive in Dallas with a 41 man squad aiming for their best season yet. Texas Christian hosts the Bowl hype as Bob Fenimore leads bowl offense with 1,758 yards total, 897 rushing, 861 passing. Jess Mason tops punters at 51.94 yards and Neil Armstrong leads Aggie receivers with 325 yards on 26 catches.
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Oklahoma Aggies
Atso
Texas Christian
Horned Frogs
Bailiwick
Aggies
National Collegiate Athletic Bureau
New York
Bob Fenimore
Jess Mason
Neil Armstrong
Last Night's Basketball Scores Across Regions
East Temple defeats Tennessee 33 to 31 while Western Jap Teachers top St. Joseph's 81 to 48. Lincoln Army Air Forces beat Grand Island 177 to 37 and Nebraska 54 to 40. Oklahoma City Tournament sees Arkansas over Denver 50 to 36 and Oklahoma A M over Baylor 16 to 63. Harlem Globetrotters and other scores listed with various bases and depots.
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St. Joseph's
Middle West
Lincoln Army Air Forces
Grand Island
Nebr
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Mexico City
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Bunker Hill Naval Air Station
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Rice
West Texas
Oklahoma A & M
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Oklahoma
Texas Tech
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George Pepperdine
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