Signing of Meagher to coach sparks Auburn links
A fragmented roundup notes Jack Meagher likely to sign as coach for Auburn with Meagher’s Navy role cited. It mentions shifts in college coach assignments, players reporting for service, and possible football staff changes. The piece connects to broader 1940s sports context including other college and professional movements and a year-end sports roundup.
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A F Athletes Face Possible Induction
Washington reports that four F professional athletes may be reconsidered for military service as draft boards review borderline cases. Selective Service says changes in physical conditioning may make some eligible. Older athletes above 28 could be inducted as the program shifts to include them.
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Vols and Trojans Face Strong Defenses in Rose Bowl Favor
In Pasadena AP reports that Tennessee and Southern California boast stout defenses. The Trojans are favored but both teams rely on strong W formations and solid lines. Air and ground threats show balanced attack with key backs and linemen highlighted despite injuries.
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Troyers
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Marshal Komer
Gordon Gray
George Callanan
Secedy
Mil Dreblow
Crimson Tide Squad Assembles For Bowl
Alabama football team prepares for the Sugar Bowl against Duke with 38 players traveling after Christmas drills at LSU. Coach Frank Thomas plans final workouts in New Orleans, while Duke coach Eddie Cameron phases polishing sessions in Durham before departure. Gene Wilhoite is out with an ankle injury.
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Blue Gray Players Prep For Tussle In Montgomery
The Blue-Gray game in Montgomery is shaping up with the northern line likely averaging about 200 pounds as the southern all-stars emphasize passing in workouts. Notables involved in the drills include Charlie Trippi A Title and Pete Layden. Receivers include Ted Cook Dewell Rushing Dub Lamb and Jack Russell from Randolph Field and Maxwell Field.
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Bigtime Cage Meet Opens With Top Scrapers
Oklahoma City hosts a high profile cage meet featuring Bab Kurla and the Oklahoma Aggies, Gror Kok s, and others. Coach Hank Ybe cites Kurland's early season averages and the new defensive rule as the event unfolds.
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Kared
WAC Assigned to Piddie Ward of De Fire
Piddie Ward of De Fire was named a member of the style oun rocerthy Yeourte, a local WAC assignment reported in the periodical. The brief note confirms Ward’s new role within the organization and its community function.
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East West Players Buckle Down For Til
East West teams in San Francisco resume training after holidays. Both squads plan two daily practice periods this week as they prepare for upcoming fixtures and charity events.
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API
Paris Problem Is Back Again at the Farm Convention
A 1917 vintage view shows soldiers and porters at a farm convention. The piece notes eagerness to rejoin service and the idea of glamorizing rustic life to attract women, while referencing uniforms and military readers in a rural setting.
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Senator Questions Racetrack Shutdown Debate in Florida
Florida Senator Pepper questions the wartime value of racetrack closures. He asks War Mobilization Director Byrnes to discuss whether racing harms transportation and defense employment, weighing its role against other amusements allowed during the war effort.
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Pepper
25 German Prisoners Escape U S Camp
At Papago Park War Prisoner Camp near Phoenix Arizona a Nazi celebration erupted into a planned escape as a few hundred prisoners clashed with guards. Six of the escapees, all submarine officers and men, have been recaptured. The senior escapee is Lt Col Jurgen Wattenberg, 43, and many of those at large speak several languages. Preliminary inquiry underway.
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Prisoners escape by scaling eight-foot fence during storm
Reported escapees fled during a heavy rainfall after a Saturday demonstration. Helden noted most prisoners probably slipped away Sunday night. Holden called the event a mixed celebration of Von Tundstedt's success and Christmas, with singing and shouting. A Phoenix rumor claimed U boat commander Guenther Prien was held here, but Maj. Eugene Taya denied Prien's escape.
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Unusual postwar plan: citrus juice shipped to cities
A rare postwar concept envisions rushing freshly squeezed citrus juice from the South and West to northern and eastern cities for doorstep delivery with the morning milk.
Kitchen Matches May Ease Shortage
News from New York outlines a program to boost match production across companies. Aimed at easing shortages, the plan earmarks all safety-type Box matches for military use and boosts supply to armed forces, with a 4 percent increase in gear preparation.
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