Fort Worth Open Begins Today With Nelson Favorite
Byron Nelson returns to Glen Garden Country Club for the Fort Worth Open with high hopes and strong support from fans. Harold McSpaden and Sam Snead loom as top challengers, while Gene Sarazen arrives ahead of the British Open. Nelson leads this year’s money list with $44,500 as the fortieth event of the tour unfolds.
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Field Trials Halted As Rain Continues in Alabama
EUFAULA ALA AP rainstorms washed out the Chata hoochhee Valley Field Trials. Wet grounds jeopardize events. President Leon W Jordan of the Assouston raid sale expected to resume today, weather forecasters skeptical. Courses were damaged and bird conditions unfavorable.
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Yale Appoints Odell To Long Term Post
Yale named Howie Odell as head coach for five years, ending 73 years of single three year terms. Odell replaces Emerson Spike Nelson, after a stellar Yale record of 22 wins and a string of successes. The appointment makes him one of the youngest major college coaches in the nation.
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Don Hutson Leads All Pro Team For Eighth Straight Year
Don Hutson of Green Bay earned his eighth consecutive All Pro nod as AP writers named Steve Van Buren of Philadelphia as the lone unanimous choice in the backfield. Cleveland placed three on the squad with Waterfield and Benton among the top ends, and Wistert anchoring the line. The selections reflect standout seasons by Hutson, Waterfield, Benton, and several others as across the league teams were represented by Detroit, Philadelphia, Green Bay, Washington, and New York.
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Augie Lio
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Mel Hein
Giants
Alex Wojciechowicz
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Sid Luckman
1945 All-Pro Team Vies for Size and Speed
The selection describes Bagarus outrunning Baugh Buist Warren of Pittsburgh and Ted Fritsch of Green Bay as notable players. Westfall wins the first fullback post by one vote. The assembled All-Pro unit combines speed, power, and weight with a line average of 21T and backs averaging 159 pounds.
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Auburn Gets Marine McKinney to Enroll at Auburn
Former prep star Thomas McKinney, now four years in the Marine Corps, will enroll at Auburn in the mid term to attempt a place on the 1946 football team. Also note peanut shells can be processed into fuel bedding and plastics. The goshawk hunts any living creature it can handle.
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Auburns Philip Walther Emerges as Top Basketball Prospect
Auburn coach Ralph Jordan hails Philip Walther of Covington Kentucky as a defensive marvel and strong scorer. Walther, an 18 year old Naval ROTC member at Auburn, debuted with the Tigers scoring Auburns first field goal against Mississippi State as crowds cheered his early play. The story notes his standout high school pitcher background and mentions vast public libraries and a road runner comparison, framed as a local sports feature from Auburn.
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Weekend Movie Schedule Mix From Various Studios
The page lists multiple showings across the weekend featuring Margaret O'Brien, Edward G. Arnold, Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew, Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, William Eythe, Lloyd Nolan, Abbott and Costello, Lew Cody, Jimmy Durante, Tex Ritter, Lawrence? Lee, Wallace Beery, Jamie Glezson, Donald O’Conor, Porgy Ryan, George Murphy, Ginny Simms, Raymond Massey, Chas. Starrett, Alan Hale, and others in titles including Wanderers of the Wasteland, Isle of the Dead, Don’t Fence Me In, The House on 92nd Street, In Hollywood, Frontier Fugitive, The Phantom Strikes, Broadway Rhythm, One Romantic Night, Cyclone Prairie Ranger, and This Men’s Navy. Showings span Saturday to Friday with various combinations.
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Margaret O'Brien
Edward G. Arnold
Warren
Audrey Long
Boris Karloff
Ellen Drew
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
William Eythe
Lloyd Nolac
92Nd Street
Boy Rogers
Abbott and Costello
Hollywood
Lew Cody
Jimmy Durante
Tex Ritter
Lawren Lee
Rk Gable Mae Caretts Young
Wallace Beery
Jamie Glezson
Donald O'Connor
Porgy Ryan
Patrick the Great
George Murphy
Ginny Simms
Raymond Massey
Chas. Starrett
Alan Hale
Rams Favored To Take Pro Title Clash At Lakefront
Youthful Rams now as three part favorites for the championship game before an expected crowd of 55 000 at Lakefront Stadium. Advance ticket sales reached 121000. Snow and straw removal disrupted preparations with weather predicting more snow today per the Weather Bureau.
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Blue-Gray football teams arrive in Montgomery for workouts
Coaches and players in the annual Blue-Gray game will reach Montgomery on December 21 and begin practice the following day. One squad will train daily at Crampton Bowl, the game's site, while the other will train at Lanier High School.
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Lieb May Coach At Mississippi
Florida coach Lieb, tied to the University of Florida, has not received word on any offered position at Mississippi to replace resigning coach Ry Mehre. Lieb and his Florida staff, recently criticized by Gay, Millard Caldwell, face questions about the team’s ability and resolve.
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