Tide Dominates Duke Game in War-Time Football Era
Crimson Tide stalwarts under Coach Frank Thomas yield praise for a tough battle against Duke as Alabama fights valiantly, though not securing the win. The piece notes Alabama’s star Harry Gilmer and compares passing legends, while reflecting on 4-F athletes and wartime sports disruption across racing and football.
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Sammy Baugh
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Sugar Bowl thriller as Duke tops Tide in a upset 29 26
In New Orleans Duke's Blue Devils rally to edge Alabama 29 26 in a Sugar Bowl shocker. Freshman Harry Gilmer of Alabama shined with sharp passes and yardage but Duke's Tom Davis and George Clark fueled the attack. Gilmer completed eight of eight despite Duke's strong defense, while penalties totaled just 11 yards.
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Alabama
Crimson Tide
Harry Gilmer
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Ralph Zones
Tom Davis
Helt
George Clarx
Wilson
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Glenn Dobbs
Tulsa University
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Eddie
Cameron
Dane
Tulsa Batters Tech 26 12 in Orange Bowl showcase
Tulsa’s powerful offense dominated Georgia Tech in a 26 to 12 victory at the Orange Bowl before 3,000 spectators. Perry Moss connected for a 14 yard TD, Shedlosky scored twice, and Camp Wilson returned a kickoff 90 yards for Tulsa’s final score as Tech fought back with passes from Broyles.
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Perry Moss
Ed Shedlosky
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Frank Broyles
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Johnny MacTotosh
Camp Wilson
Grouund
Broyles
Rumsey Taylor
Mass Production Can Be Overdone
CARTAGENA AP Indigestion received a free treatment in this Colomban part when a river boat traded with ten tons of bicarbonate of soda sank in the stream supplying the city drinking water. Health Officer Andres Rodriguez Gomez 42 says the addition of so much soda wouldn’t hurt anybody. West Virginia is the largest producer of bituminous coal, Pennsylvania second.
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Andres Rodriguez Gomez
Autopsy Planned On Body Of Engineer
Ogden Utah AP slow work to identify dead from 1944 worst railroad crash continues with six unknown civilians among the dead and many more injured. An autopsy is planned on Engineer James McDonald 4 of Ogden found in the locomotive cab, with joint medical effort by Army railroad and family physicians. Six family members perished in Sparks Nevada and Carlin Nevada areas in the crash involving the Southern Pacific Limited near the Great Salt Lake crossing.
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Advice on Chicks Mixing to Prevent Disease
The article urges buyers not to mix purchased baby chicks to protect hatcheries and purchasers. Mixing makes tracing infection sources impossible and identifying inferior stock becomes impractical when different hatcheries or varieties are involved.
Trojans Triumph In Rose Bowl 1945 25-6 Over Tennessee
Southern California defeated Tennessee 25 to 6 in the 1945 Rose Bowl before 91,000 at Pasadena. Jim Callanan blocked a punt for a early Trojan TD, Jim Hardy directed drives, Paul Salata and Doug MacLachan scored, and a late interception set up another score as USC clinched the classic.
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Jim Callanan
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Buster Stephens
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Jim Hardy
Paul Salata
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Vole Unteexys
Doug MacLachan
Manpower Plans Hit Sports Sectors In War Mobilization
Washington dispatch reports possible broad extension of service for professional football and other sports as part of wartime manpower expansion. Debates consider pulling athletes from civilian ranks to boost military needs, with Congress weighing pace and scope of such restrictions.
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Speech and Sports Rules Amid Odd Dialogue
In Bangor Maine Mrs Henry W Hudson, a tall woman, struck her head on a store awning and sprained her ankle. A dry statistical line notes if US coal mined daily passed a point in 50 ton freight cars at 12 mph the train would move past that point endlessly day and night.
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Henry W. Hudson
Vermont Clock Tells Legislators Day of Week
In Montpelier Vermont the old English clock in the state house corridor chimes a different tune each day. Sundays feature Old Hundred and Johnny’s So Long at the Fair while Mondays through Saturdays play a variety of tunes including Auld Lang Syne Home Sweet Home Anne Laurie Jennie Jones and The Minstrel Boy.
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Foxy Front Yard Fox Rescued by Winslow Family
In Berkeley a small red fox darted into the front yard of Mrs. Lallian M Winslow and John Winslow. The pair trapped the animal with a broom handle, then revived the foot long baby fox after rescuing it from the bushes.
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Mra
Lallian M Winslow
John Winslow
Sugar Bowl Records Broken By Duke Tide
New Orleans AP reports Duke and Alabama set records in the Sugar Bowl. Alabama quarterback Harry Gilmer completed all passes for a bowl record 100 percent, while the teams combined for 34 points, surpassing last year’s mark set by Georgia Tech and Tennessee. War Food Administration asks Alabama War Board about credit adequacy for 1845 crops.
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