Decatur Red Raiders Face Tough Home Test
Decatur Highs Red Raiders host Oglemen at Benson Stadium tonight at eight o'clock in a key Alabama football showdown. Phillips leads with a one touchdown edge as both teams clash in a decisive, home-field rivalry hoping to extend an unbeaten streak and break a four game series since 1940.
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Red Raiders
Benson
Birmingham
Becme
Raiders
Knute Rockne
Oglemen
Phillips
Florence
Huntsville
Invaders
DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Crustacean 5 Points of pens
Puzzle clues list across and down entries for a daily crossword with varied topics including animals, measurements, languages, and objects. The grid references and solutions appear as standard cryptic style hints in a newspaper page feature.
Best Battle of the Season Sets Benson Field Tonight
Phillips arrives on L N Train No 2 with two full teams to challenge Decatur in a likely clash under autumn moonlight and dry sod. Tickets available at local drug stores before eight. Starting lineup includes Decatur Phillips Putnam RTT Coleman Chandler Holmes Whittington Flurry Palbrooks Jaffe officials listed. Lend Lease Administration reference appears as a separate note.
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Phillips
Decatur
Benson Field
Decatur Phillips
Tunney on boxing brains and a timid mind
Boxing veteran Tunney says a naturally timid boxer learns to dodge and defend well. The note mentions Coach Murray's T formation at Virginia averaging 19+ points per game across 30 matches. Saint Thomas faces Bettina with a fiddler in the act of pre-fight theatrics.
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New York
Gene Tunney
Gene
Frank Murray
Virginia
Saint Thomas
Melio Bettina
Little David
Army cheer at Camp Ellis backs winning mindset
Sgt. Buck Erickson from Camp Ellis emphasizes that football is not just entertainment for personnel. He states the Army aims to win and that victory benefits America, underscoring a wartime spirit of competitiveness and morale.
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Camp Ellis
Tils
America
Connecticut sports group to host winter dinner for troops
The Connecticut Sports Writers Alliance plans a winter dinner to raise funds for its members serving in the armed forces. Chalky Wright’s case for the Willie Pep fight, delayed by a contract in Washington, has been released. Gen. Phelan now believes promoter Joe Turner did not want Chalky involved. Kenny Iyenaga, Oneida high school halfback, returned a kickoff from his own 20 and ran 10 yards for a touchdown against Canastota.
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Willie
Washington
Gen. Phelan
Joe Turner
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Kenny Iyenaga
Oneida
N. Y
Canastota
Tokyo
Headache for Howlers as Broadcasters Overload Schedule
The gasoline company that sponsors football broadcasts bought rights to many big games and held a three day school for announcers to cover them. Some top broadcasters from other outfits now take less important games.
Grid Winners Are Selected
Orlo Robertson surveys weekly gridiron picks with Fritz Howell at 38 wins and three defeats. He names Ohio State over Great Lakes, Notre Dame over Wisconsin, and Illinois over Pittsburgh among favored bets, with several Friday games previewed across the country.
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Michigan State
Maryland
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New York Univ
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SPCSA Chooses Hope Ark As Accent Convention Site
Gadsden editor Walling Keith announces Hope Arkansas will host the first meeting of the Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Southern Accents. He cites Hope as a locale with minimal Yankee influence and jokes about Arkansas pronunciation and southern accents. Keith has not visited Hope.
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Ala
Hope
Ark
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Jackson Heights
N. Y
Walling Keith
Gadsden Times
Keith
Arkansas
Union
Kansas
Joe DiMaggio Hospitalized After Flight From Hawaii
S Sgt. Joe DiMaggio former New York Yankee outfielder is in a Hamilton Field hospital for medical observation and treatment after arriving from Hawaii. The Army gave no details on the illness, but reports from Honolulu say he had a stomach ailment.
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Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankee
Hamilton Field
Hawaii
Honolulu
Insurance losses from fires and windstorms hit Alabama schools
Montgomery reports state insurance fund records total py damage at 253048 during the last fiscal year. County schools accounted for 198643 of the losses as the fund cites fire and windstorm damage to state owned buildings.
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Montgomery
Ala
Football Knowledge Sparks Debate Over Quick Learned Tricks
Critics question recent players who claim rapid mastery of football concepts, arguing experience is built over time. Analysts caution against assuming skill without sustained performance, noting learning curves and practical play matter most.
Ex-Cardinals shortstop Crespi in hospital wheel chair race
Pfc Frank Crespi once with the St Louis Cardinals crashed into a wall during a hospital corridor wheel chair race in Topeka Kansas and broke his gum again. The World Series extra from the sixth infantry Cockatoos notes a winter sports program about to start in New Guinea with a mention of the Philippines.
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Topeka
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Philippines
West Coast welterweights surge into New York scene
The looming Mayhem on the ring sees newcomers Jimmy Doyle Lige Drew and Shrek Rangel entering the 147 pound class as Doyle prepares for a 10 round bout with Benny Williams at the Boston Garden on Oct 27.
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West Coast
Jimmy Doyle
Lige Drew
Shrek Rangel
Doyle
Benny Williams
Newark
Boston Garden
Chick Chickerneo Out With Shoulder Injury In Savannah Showdown
Chick Chickerneo former Pittsburgh star will sit out Sundays game against Chat ham Field of Savannah Ga with a broken shoulder. Coach Jesse Yarborough said the injury occurred in practice. Backup Pat Reen formerly of Florida also sidelined. Pittsburgh reports trade efforts for suspended halfback Johnny Butler who has been suspended indefinitely for missing practice after a fined group of Steeler Cardinal players.
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Chick” Chickerneo
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Savannah
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Chick
Pat Reen
Florida
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Johnny Butler
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Chicago Bears
Van Mungo Promises Giants BigSeason Comeback
Pageland South Carolina reports veteran pitcher Van Lingle Mungo, home today after a recent visit, declares he will win a lot of ball games for the Giants next season, signaling a strong comeback bid.
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Pageland
S. C
Giants
van Lingle Mungo
Notre Dame Illinois clash looms as homecoming thriller
Notre Dame aims to remain unbeaten after a likely win over Wisconsin as Illinois prepares for a tough stretch ending with Pittsburgh. Bob Kelly and Claude Young headline a fast Irish and Illini backfield battle, with both teams relying on the T formation and strong ground games.
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Red) Grange
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Purdue
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Pitt
Grange
Bob Kelly
Claude
Buddy) Young
Young
Kelly
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Irish
Frank Danciewicz
Joe Gasparella
Paroled: William Robinson Released After Life Sentence
The state pardon and parole board yesterday paroled William Robinson a 39 year old man sentenced to life in 1937 for killing Olen Parker an elderly white man in Dale county.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Pardon and Parole Board
William Robinson
Olen Parker
Dale County
Alabama High School Football Scores from AP
Woodlawn defeated Jefferson County 44 to 0 and Shades Cahaba beat Jones Valley 32 to 6 in high school football results reported by the Associated Press.
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Alabama
Associated Press
Woodlawn
Jefferson County
Shades Cahaba
Jones Valley
Mungo Returns Home After Army Discharge at Fort McPherson
Former Brooklyn Dodgers bad boy Mungo visits for winter in Georgia after a 1941 knee injury led to his Army discharge at Fort McPherson. He plans to hunt, help in his father's store, and resume with the Giants when training begins saying he weighs 219 pounds and his pitching arm is in good shape.
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Mungo
Brooklyn Dodgers
Giants
Ark A and M braces for Cramer as trainee pullout nears
Monticello Arkansas Oct 20 Billy Cramer a six foot one 195 pound triple threat back from Denton Texas will leave with Marine trainees by November 1 Denton High star Cramer scored nine touchdowns averaging 13 yards per rushing attempt and completed 14 of 38 passes for 286 yards for the Aggies Arkansas A M prepares to cope without him.
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Billy Cramer
Denton
Tex
Arkansas A & M
Denton High
Aggies
Maroons to meet Tigers in Baton Rouge clash
LSU Tigers host undefeated Mississippi State Maroons in a Southeastern Conference showdown at Baton Rouge set for Saturday night. Coach Bernie Moore seeks a needed win as the Tigers chase form after losses to Rice and Texas A&M, while Mississippi State aims for a conference victory behind Tom McWilliams and a strong line.
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Box Supper Postponed to Monday at Ryan High
The box supper previously planned for Saturday at Ryan High School is postponed to Monday night October 23. The public is invited to attend.
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Ryan High School
Rainfall Range On Pacific Coast Stars In Brief
Rainfall along the Pacific coast varies widely from about 100 inches annually in northern Washington to around 2 inches in California deserts, reflecting diverse climates across the region.
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Pacific Coast
Washington
California Desert
Tennessee Vols Cage Team Faces Thin Roster
The Tennessee Volunteers basketball squad, coached by Johnny Mauer, plans to start practice after football with an eight man outlook for the 1945 season. Mauer called a meeting of hopefuls and intends to begin workouts at 5 p m, focusing on building a team for the Eastern trip over Christmas.
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Tenn
Johnny Mauer
University of Tennessee
Mauer
Scarlet fever cases drop in Alabama. polio outbreak ends
The Alabama Department of Health reports scarlet fever cases fell to 16 last week from 33 the week before, while there were no new poliomyelitis cases. The seven day period was the first in more than four months without infantile paralysis.
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Montgomery
Ala
Department of Health
Football Scores From Last Night Across Louisiana
At New Orleans TC Marine Officers defeated LaGarde Hospital 18 to 0. In Monroe Louisiana College and Northeast Junior College played to a tie.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
TC Marine Officers
LaGarde Hospital
Monroe
Louisiana College
Northeast Junior College
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