Wildcats to Meet Georgia in Southeastern Conference Clash
Georgia Bulldogs face Kentucky Wildcats in a tense SEC game as coach Butts weighs his banged up squad. Quarterback uncertainty and injuries to Bill Chambers Norman Klein and others cloud Kentucky readiness while Georgia Navy pre fighters and Gremlins on the schedule add regional intrigue.
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Georgia Bulldogs
Kentucky
Wildcat
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Bulldogs
Ab Kirwan
Klein
Roger Yost
Mployd
Air Force Gremlins
Georgia Navy
Quinn Decker
Gremlins
Morris Field
N. C
Ducky Pond
Pond
Pat
Decker
Charley Trippi
Georgia
Bob Kennedy
Washington State
Bill Honeycutt
al Allison
Iue
Fort Benning
Benning
Algiers
New Orleans
Lt Hood Visitor Finds Birmingham Stop En Route to Florence
Lt Ronald Hood USNR former city editor of The Birmingham Age-Herald is visiting Birmingham before heading to Florence. He has served 16 months in Australia and has been stationed at Daytona since last February.
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Birmingham
Ronald Hood
USNR
The
Birmingham Age-Herald
Florence
Florida
Hood Thas
Australia
Daytona
Cards Simply Too Much For Browns
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Browns 4 to 2 in game six at Sportsmans Park to win the World Series. Mort Cooper struck out 12 in a strong pitching performance while Ted Wilks held Cleveland hitless in 3 2 3 innings. Attendance reached 31,630 as the Cardinals sealed their fifth straight series win with a total receipts of 1,006,122.
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Ted Wilks
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Jack Coombs
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Don Gutteridge
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George Kurowski
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Walker Cooper
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Freshmen Lead SEC Scoring Race Tied by McWilliams and Forbes
In the SEC scoring race two rookies Tom Shorty McWilliams of Mississippi State and Bobby Forbes of Florida sit tied atop the leaderboard with 36 points after strong weeks. Dowell Tew and Jap Parks share second with 24, while Allen Towen of Georgia Tech, Frank Broyles, Tex Ritter, and Buster Stephens follow.
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Jacksonville Naval Air Station
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Tide
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Parks
Georgia
Tech
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Wen
Engineers
North Caroline
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Tex Ritter
Georgia Tech
Buster Stephens
Tennessee
Stephens
Broyles
Ritter
Clyde Hooker
Dan Hattaway
Auburn
Hooker
Rebels
Bowen
Hugh Morrow
Tom Burress
Notre Dame Tops AP Poll of National Football Teams
Notre Dame leads the first 1945 college football AP poll with 800 points and 34 first place votes. North Carolina Preflight, Army, Randolph Field, and Great Lakes follow as top contenders. many other teams and air force units receive votes in the nationwide ranking.
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York
Notre Dame
Pitt
Tulane
Associated Press
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Tulsa
Illinois
Tennessee
Air Force Superbombers
Wake Forest
Bainbridge Naval
Indiana
Wisconsin
Bordearokone
Army
Randolph Field
Great Lakes
Sessass Dat
Purdue
Pennsylvania
Aia
Georia “Tech
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Ilinois
Second Air Force
Marchfield
California
Southern California
Washington
Iowa State
Texas
Duke
San Diego Naval
Georgia
Third Air Force
Rice
Yale
Mississippi
Missouri
Alabama
Auburn
Southern Methodist
Defensive focus as Alabama works toward Millsaps test
In Tuscaloosa coach Frank Thomas stresses stronger defensive play as Alabama prepares for Millsaps. He commends reserves after a 63 7 victory over Howard College and reports good form in practice. In Miami the Orange Bowl outlook lists possible participants, with ten southern teams on a preliminary list including Georgia Tech Alabama Tennessee Auburn and LSU. Georgia Tech’s freshman George Mathews devised an unpracticed scoring play against North Carolina in last week’s win. Richmond and William and Mary show Milner and Mackiewicz tied for the Southern Conference scoring lead with 28 points each after Milner returned a punt 35 yards.
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University of Alabama
Frank Thomas
Millsaps
Thomas
Howard College
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Seadogs
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Fla
Jack) Baldwin
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North Carolina
Bill Alexander
Alex
Atlanta Touchdown Club
George Mathews
Mathews
Carolina
Tech
Jim Dorough
Tex Ritter
Dorough
Richmond
Orvis Milner
University of Richmond
Chester Mackiewicz
William
Milner
Meehan Says Pro Football Promoters Share the Field
Chick Meehan argues pro football should not threaten college coaches noting all are in the same game in different sectors. He says the Trans-America League targets communities where Sunday college or high school football dominates, showing promoter savvy while shaping fan interest.
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New York
Chick Meehan
Chick
Meehan
First Raid Almost Last for Tupelo Pilot in Europe
Captain Louis G. Cook of Tupelo Mississippi, a flying instructor at Courtland Army Air Field, spoke on a training program about his first raid over Bremen with about 50 Flying Fortresses. He described losing two engines and two crew wounded, calling it the worst raid he experienced. He later led a Stuttgart raid and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, and four Oak Leaf Clusters after completing 25 missions.
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Tupelo
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Courtland Army Air Field
England
8Th Air Force
Stuttgart
Cook
Luftwaffe
Two Bit World Series Bet Ends In Extra Innings
Can ton workers Walt Woods and Harold Bradbury made a two bit wager on the opening World Series game. Woods won and Bradbury sought revenge but Woods refused until a second bet offered the Cardinals would score in the eleventh. The Cardinals won in the eleventh inning.
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Harold Bradbury
Canton
Ill
Jimmie Murphy
Woods
Bradbury
Cardinals
SHORTS AND SHELLS Hints at Brooklyn hockey school link to Met league
The Brooklyn amateur hockey school opens Oct 30 after hours and feeds players to Met league clubs. Bill Schmidt of Rahway N J lists 96 former pin boys in the armed forces. Neil Fleming at Penn State has attended most Nittany Lion games since 1910. Tulane dubs Edwin Hofman Little Boy Green a 153 pound 5 foot 7 inch center.
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Bill Schmidt
Rahway
N. J
Neil Fleming
Penn State
Nittany Lion
Tulane
Edwin Hofman
Little Boy Green
Kilgore Sentenced in Birmingham Robbery Case
William Gordon Kilgore an 18 year old former boxer was sentenced to ten years by Judge Robert J Wheeler after a guilty verdict for robbing Ingram Blanding reporter for The Birmingham Age Herald. Another youth Robert Dixie Potts awaits trial on robbery and assault charges in the same June downtown street crime.
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Ala
Ingram Blanding
Birmingham Age-Herald
William Gordon Kilgore
Robert J. Wheeler
Robert Dixie Potts
Blanding
Alabama Hotel Association picks Saeger as president
J A Saeger manager of the Bankhead Hotel in Birmingham was elected president of the Alabama Hotel Association at its annual meeting. Elected as vice presidents were Robert B. Martin of Sheffield and Ed T. Hyde of Talladega, with M Le Roy Smith of Mobile named treasurer.
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Alabama Hotel Association
J. A. Saeger
Bankhead Hotel
Robert B. Martin
Sheffield
Ed T. Hyde
Talladegga
M. le Roy Smith
Mobile
Magnesium strength and weakness in pure form and alloy
The material magnesium is described as unusually soft in pure form, easily bent by a child, yet becomes highly durable when alloyed, capable of withstanding the impact of a 30 ton warplane.
Milner Narrowly Falls to V M I After Saturday Duel
Milner a 185 pound Navy trainee from Knoxville Tennessee fights V M I to a close result Saturday as the bout ends in a narrow setback for the sailor.
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Milner
Knoxville, Tenn
State banks grow nationwide with high deposits
June 30 figures show total assets of state banks at 68.8 billion dollars with deposits at 63.17 billion. The report notes strong soundness in state supervised banks, highlighting capital stock 1.47 billion, surplus 2.53 billion, undivided profits 921.6 million and reserves 320.8 million.
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Ala
Addie Lee Farish
Alabama Department of Commerce
Farish
National Association of State Bank Supervisors
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Shipping Dead Weight Describes Vessel Carrying Capacity
In shipping, dead weight is the vessel's carrying capacity including cargo and coal.
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