Bradley Here Friday Night at Benson Field Meeting Raiders
Bradley High of Nisville eyes a tough Friday night clash with the Raiders at Benson Field. Coach Hueytown notes minor injuries from the opener as Putnam and Terry miss the lineup. Hill moves to guard and Meadows to tackle. kickoff is at eight.
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Whitmire Is Given Praise
University of California center Roger Harding 190 pounds from Walnut Creek named outstanding lineman of the week after UC upset UCLA 6 0. He blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown then intercepted a UCLA pass. Other praised linemen include Nick Collins Wisconsin Joe Dyer SMU John Cooke TCU Lester Bingham Duke John Kerns Alabama Vaughn Mancha Indiana John Tavener Penn Ends Tackles Guards Centers named with notable plays and praise.
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Mine Reopened in Birmingham Seeks 600 Tons Daily
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron reopens Kimberly mine after 15 years abandonment. Water pumping is underway and shaft operations are expected to resume next month. About 150 workers will be hired to support the increased Birmingham district coal output.
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The Road to Berlin Front Distances
The Associated Press lists current distances to major fronts. Western front 305 miles from Kleve, Russian front 310 miles from Warsaw, Italian front 570 miles from Bologna.
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DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE CLUES AND CRYPTOQUOTE
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Coaches vary formations as wartime gridiron evolves
New York report notes coaches Lou Little of Columbia and Andy Kerr of Colgate adapting to wartime constraints. Little adopts a T formation due to light backfield and weak blockers while doubting lateral passing as a long term strategy. Kerr blends T and double wing into a T Z formation amid experimentation likely shaping post war football ideas.
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Venezuela to issue air mail stamps for baseball world champs
Venezuela plans a set of air mail stamps showing two ball players with Joe Cambria in the background waving a Washington contract. Sgt Red Simmons of Rochester N Y won two perfect games in 1939 and 1940 and received a ring and gold belt buckle from the A B C. he was captured in Africa, his ring and buckle were stolen, and he escaped after seven months in a German camp.
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Sailor Tommy Altieri Named Top Looking Fight Prospect
Local sock experts praise Sailor Tommy Altieri of New England as a standout fight prospect stationed here. Yale star Paul Walker sets a Navy V-12 study record by totaling a 988 average. Trans-American pro football league faced Omaha backlash as Nebraska alumni feared pro norms would erode university football prestige.
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Hockey’s Big Names Set to Lead Baltimore Amateur Club
The Browns invite Pete Gray, the one-armed outfielder, to attend the World Series on the club as they prepare for a takeover. An official announcement is expected soon.
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Baseball Tour Adds Three USC Camp Replacements
Service Dept. Paul Waner Waite Hoyt and Paul Derringer join the USC camp replacing Billy Jurges Don Gutteridge and Lefty Gomez who dropped out. Jim Collins known as Ripper and Albany Eastern league manager also added. Middleweight Jimmy Edgar from Joe Louis GI boxing troupe ordered home by Oran doctors likely to receive a medical discharge.
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Ripper) Collins
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Tech. Sgt. Cox Reaches Fifty Bombing Missions in Europe
Technical Sergeant Joe Cox, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Cox of Decatur, has completed his 50th combat mission with the 15th Air Force Liberator crew. He arrived in Italy in spring 1944 and flew missions over Europe including targets at Ploesti and Vienna.
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State Teams To See Action At Birmingham Saturday
Auburn hosts Fort Benning fourth infantry eleven while Alabama works out from LSU tie and braces for Howard. Tiger backs Nolen Lang and Curtis Kuykendall return. Benning’s Gene Myers cautious on key players. Howard’s Bob Walker upbeat on a workout against Alabama.
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Aircraft Mechanic Wins Wings at Harlingen Field Texas
A civilian aircraft mechanic for the air service command earned his wings at Harlingen Field Texas and in spring 1944 was under orders for combat duty overseas.
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Luke Sewell and Gatehouse Debut as Browns Face Cardinals
In St Louis, Luke Sewell selects Denny Gatehouse to start opener of the all St Louis World Series against Mort Cooper. Weather threatens, 35,000 expected at Sportsman Park for 2 p m Central War Time game.
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St Louis sports editor backs Browns to win World Series
J Edward Wray, 71, Post Dispatch sports editor and lone AP pre season poll voter to pick both Cardinals and Browns for pennants, projects the Browns will win the World Series four games to two in a red hot versus cold matchup. He notes a majority of writers share the Browns edge.
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Wartime twists bring Gatehouse to fall classic entry
In wartime chaos Denny Gatehouse takes a swing at baseball’s Lombo. He stays at a Cleveland plant job and joins the Browns on Sundays only before becoming a full time pitcher July 20. He posts a 9 10 record but twice shuts out the New York Yankees including a Saturday victory. Red Hayworth named opening catcher by Sewell.
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Disease prevalence in Macon County reported
The State Health Department announced completion of tests in Macon County under the venereal disease control law. Nine percent of the county population are infected.
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