Ports Roundup Finds Washington Club Involved in Oddity
A chaotic sports column recaps a prior weekend round of games and exploits. It mentions Washington figures, bets, and a trainer’s quip about a UCLA football game, while noting contract talks and referee quirks. The piece travels through mismatched anecdotes of players, coaches, and service base teams.
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West Coast
California
UCLA
Menzel Orti-Penny Goldberg
Paul Brown
Ohio
Bate Grid
Clindg
Ons
Billy Herman
Dug
Hickey
Rickey
Lésut
Red Friesell
Washington, D. C
North Carolina
Greenabers
Reardon Named Manager Of Phillies Farm System
Joseph Reardon, former Scranton Scresion player and umpire, named head of the Phillies farm system by Herb Pennock in his first act as general manager. Reardon, a Scranton native, will be paid 12500 dollars annually for five years and is known as the encyclopedia of baseball for his deep knowledge of players and baseball operations.
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Reardon
Scresion
Fa Bepsbell
Rairdon
Herb Peacock
Phillies
Scranton
Middle Atlantic
Boston Braves
Boston Red Sox
Billy Evans
Sor
Red Sox
Tex Hughson
Tank Terry
Seattle
Washington
al- Tront
al- Front
Pargaln
Reatdon
Penseck
Apent
Reaction To Freshmen In College Football
A New York AP survey of coaches writers and officials finds varied reactions to 17 and 18 year olds entering college football. Notable performers include Lt Dom Faurot Iowa Seahawks and 17 year old Eddie Hrag Illinois tied for ground games, with quotes on potential shifts to the freshmen rule and overall praise tempered by caution.
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Jack Hand
NEW York
Mantor
Associated Preas As & General
Rile
Midwest
Vector
Dom Faurot
Iowa Seahawks
Indians
G Hobby Hoarmachmeyer
Eddie Hrag
Illinois
Bill Daley
Johnny Lujack
Bob Kelly
George Sullivan
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Ernie Parks
Dean Sensanbaugher
Navy
George Munger
Pennsylvania
Fred Grant
Wake Forest
Tulane
Gaston Bourgeois
Ted Williams Training Flight to Pensacola
Ted Williams former Red Sox outfielder leaves Bunker Hill Naval Air Station after earning his diploma and heads to Pensacola for intermediate flight training. He arrived last September with Navy Preflight graduates. Captain Girley commends his rapid progress as Williams also set American League records prior to Navy service.
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Ind
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Bunker Hill Naval Air Maton
Naval Air Btation
Pensacola
Fla
D. D. Girley
Huwker Bill
Williams
Navy
Tom Harmon Safe and Sound After Rescue Cable
Army pilot Tom Harmon sent a cable to his parents reporting arrival safe and healthy, with reassurance not to worry. The message’s origin was undisclosed, describing his rescue by Chinese guerrillas after being shot down by Japanese Zeros on October 30.
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AN Arbor
Mich
Tom Harmon
Marriage To Carry Top Weight In Race In New Orleans
In New Orleans Howard and DuPuy edge Marriage to carry 12 pounds in the $15,000 added Handicap on Saturday December 1. Marriage, the surprise winner of last season’s New Orleans Handicap, is assigned the “big load” over a field of 18 entries that includes Alsab and Mrs Albert Mabath’s star racer who carry 123 pounds.
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Howard and DuPuys
Marriage
Mra
Albert Mabath
Raotr
Wartime shift in football: Bierman questions T formation
Lieutenant Colonel Bernie Bierman, visiting Memphis, says the T formation is a wartime fad that will fade after peace returns. He argues the T is not a cure-all, offers limited advantages for adaptability, and predicts it will not replace classic formations. He also comments on Notre Dame and current teams.
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Memphie
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Bierman
Memphis
T” Fe
Notre Dame
Iowa Seahawks
State's Best Blocker Clinton D C 1943
Bilike McMillan a 17 pound quarterback from the University of South Carolina was voted the state's outstanding blocker for the 1943 football season in a poll of aperta writers announced last night by Dr. William P. Jacoba of Presby-
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Clinton
D. C
McMillan
University of South Carolina
Aperta
William P. Jacoba
Presby
Hesple lerian College Trophy Details Still Pending
The article notes Major Hesplerian College as donor of the trophy. Similar trophies are awarded annually to winners in the Southern and Southeastern Conferences. These have not yet been announced.
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Lerian College
Graceville Troop 22 Advances Four Scouts Friday
A Court of Honor at Graceville Friday night for Troop 22 saw four Scouts earn advancement badges. Life Scout Ed Hand received the badge from Tom King. Star badges went to Charles Watford and Charles Stokes, with Jack Ashmore Jr. not receiving a second Data badge. Merit badges were awarded by A D Williams, and Flying Eagle and Dad patrols received attendance badges.
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Graceville
Charles Watford
Cribe
Ed Hand
Tom King
H.W. Wilson
Charles Atford
Charles Stokes
Jack Ashmore, Jr
Norman Synelie
A D. Wiliams
Newville Lieutenant Enters Four-Engine Bomber Training
Second Lieutenant John Wilton Roney of Newville begins a nine week pilot training course for four engine Liberator bombers at Maxwell Field. The Army Air Forces public relations office says he was hand picked by experts for the qualities needed to command such aircraft.
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John Wilton Roney
Newville
Maxwell Field
Lieut
Roney
Army Air Forces
AAF
Women barred from Mount Athos base bees canyon shrine
Women barred from entering Mount Athos and the adjacent base area as authorities enforce space restrictions around a shrine tied to a Greek talon of the Aegean Sea. Local monks and regional officials emphasize preservation and security concerns.
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Mount Athos
Aegean Sea
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