Bowls, service teams, and 1944 college football outlook
The piece surveys New Year’s Day bowls and service-team players amid wartime shifts. It notes Navy V-12, Duke, Clemson, South Carolina, and Army, plus Sugar and Rose perspectives. Former All-Americans Otto Graham Bill Dudley Gerrard Ramey and Cherrie Tripp appear on the AP all-service team with context on transfers and eligibility changes during wartime.
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Hhor
Dervis
New Orch
Givjien Navy
Caltorniz
Rose
Durham
Duke
Ga. Tech
South Carolina
Inn
Dukes
Penn
N. Rs. Navy
Army Dee Crimson Tide
Colsorto
Regula
War Department
Air Force
Tang
New Orleans
Te AP
Otto Graham
Amercian
Northwestern
N.C
Pughs Clundiusters
Bill Dudley
University of Virgin
Randolph Field
Tex
Gerrard Ramey
Willam and Mary
Bambridge
Gremins
Glenn Dodds
Superbombers
Avlanta
Frankie Sinkwich
University of Georgia
Tide Chosen Home Team In Sugar Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide will serve as the home team for the Sugar Bowl against Duke. Coach Frank Thomas says players should be ready for contact work by week’s end after a one and a half hour drill emphasizing tuning, passing, and downfield play.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Aabama
Crimson Nde
Duke
Frank Thomas
Alabama
A. B. Nichols
New Orleans
Mid
Major League Baseball to form advisory council for commissioner
Club owners set up an eight man advisory committee to work on a new major league agreement and the selection of a commissioner. Will Harridge Ford Frick and Leslie M. O Connor will head the council with powers of the commissioner on all matters except players claims. Frick was re elected NL president and Breadon named VP. Clark Griffith becomes AL VP.
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New York
K. M. Landis
Landis
Baseball Writers Association of America
Frick
Sam Breadon
St. Louis Cardinals
Clark Griffith
Washington
Drives Putts Most Important Says Byrd
San Francisco AP item notes Sara Byrd, once a standout in San Francisco, remarks that driving and putting are crucial in golf. The piece compares Byrd’s golf focus with baseball ironies, mentioning Babe Ruth and Samuel, and recalls Ruth’s 1932 Yankee seasons as context for athletic versatility. Byrd cites the challenge of long hours and late-night refining, contrasting golf’s all-day practice with baseball’s schedule.
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San Francisco
Sara Byrd
San Bpyrta
Unik W
Samuel
New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
Babe
Yanks
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Byrd
Diamond Arbiter Discharged from Army Service
Sgt Art Passarella, 34, the only American League umpire in the armed forces, received an honorable discharge after 20 months of service. He plans to return to AL umpiring next season after commanding an umpire school at Camp Grant Illinois.
Famous Dogs Entered in Eufaula Trials
EUFAULA Ala AP Entries for the club membership stakes will be drawn tonight as a prelude to the Chattahoochee Valley Field trials expected to attract famous dogs. Drawings for the puppy derby and membership all age events precede the trials. Entries include Dr Sam Black s Johnny and Titania pointers who have won top places in prior Atlant field trials.
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Eufaula
Ala
Chattahoochee Valley
Sam Black
Johnny
Pointer
Titania
Sun Bowl Hope Fades Over Air Force Participation
In El Paso the Sun Bowl faces a setback as the War Department bans Army Air Force football teams from post season games. Second Air Force was considered a participant before Holly Brock of the Oil Bowl committee halted efforts. Undefeated Randolph Field was hoped as host.
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EL Paso
Tex
Robert B. Homan
Sid
War Department
Army Air Force
Air Force
Holly Brock
Houston
Rarndoph Field
Fritz Crisler Gains Vote As Best Coach
CHICAGO AP Top football coaching honors for 1994 went to Fritz Crisler of Michigan. Late guardian John L Griffith, Western Conference commissioner, cast Crisler as coach of the year before his heart attack. Griffith cited Crisler’s mastery of a modest roster and strong 1942 recruiting. Michigan, 8-2 in conference play, outscored opponents 204 to 91.
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Chicago
H. O
Fritz) Crisler
Micagan
Woldings
John L. Grifith
Griffith
Crisler
Earl Blaik
Army
Carroll Widdoes
Ohio State
Aron
Grilfith
Woverimns
Seahawks
Buckeye
Les Horvath
Wolverine
Michigan
Indiane
Bill Daley
Mirgota
Elroy Hirsch
Wist
Michuzan
Gufiih
Wolvernes
Buckeyes
Former Georgia Star Killed In Action
ATHENS Ga AP Star Sgt river Ruark former all South aster football star from the University of Georgia has been killed in action on Germany. His wife was notified by the War Department. Ruark alternate captain of the 1942 Bulldog team was described by Coach Wally Butts as the best all around guard that has played here since I have been coach. Besides his widow, Ruark is survived by a daughter and his parents who live at Bostwick Ga.
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Athens
River Ruark
University of Georgia
Pigelion
Germany
War Department
Ruark
Wally Butts
Bostwick
Florida end signs with South in Blue-Gray game
Dovell Rushing of the University of Florida has been signed to wear the Blue-Gray squad’s colors, boosting the Grays’ aerial attack as he joins reserve Robert Megastopi and Alabama’s Tod Cr.
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Fla
Montgomery
Dovell Rushing
Unity of Florida
Grays
Robert Megastopi
Alabama
Tod Cr
Tulsa Squad Trains in Cold for Orange Bowl Trip
Tulsa football squad drills in freezing temperatures as they prepare to meet Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl. The group plans to leave Dec 26 for Miami, with two players set to depart two days earlier.
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Tulsa
Erricane
Georgia Tech
Arni
Atlanta
Oyra Tech
Fey Ae
Neya Day
Stearts
Miami
Truer Winner Grabs 82 Percent Chicago Stake
Graysview entered by the Grass is of Roswell Georgia wins a dominant 82 percent stake in the $10,000 Chicago Stew event. The notable race saw strong odds and a clear market lead from the Roswell entrant as officials declared the Chicago competition open to new contenders.
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Chicago
Graysview
Grassis
Roswell
Atalant
Film Schedule With Stars and Showings Across Week
The notice lists daily film lineups featuring A listers such as Barrymore Davis Crosby Rogers and McRae with titles including Three Men in White Wolves of the Mind and See How She Plays. Other evenings showcase Joan Davis Bob Crosby Jon Brows and Roy Rogers among others with varied titles like Politely Joe and The Great Moment.
Coramey Welt: Oak Drawn Out in Corona Implied
Fragmentary notes describe an event involving coramey and corona with references to drawing out the oak in a stepped oven. Details are unclear but suggest a masked or symbolic act around a corona and oak.
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