Baseball Batting Averages Lead Wilks In 206 Innings
Ron Wer ut baseball enthusiast from Darsseur Va. names Ted Wilks of the St Louis Cardinals as the top pitcher and best performer with a bat in hand, averaging 344 per inning across 206 innings. Ed Heusser, Mix Lanier, and Mort Cooper follow with strong averages, while the piece notes a future metric to name leading batters and fielders. A separate section recalls Roy Reigels of California in the Rose Bowl era and discusses defensive fumble returns, plus local high school basketball results and a note on the function of a loud speaker.
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Cibote Picher
Ted Wilks
St Lows Cardinals
Rons
Tee Ato
Bn Wilka
Wilks
Navan
Ed Heusser
Reds
Lanier
Mort Cooper
Pro Football Figures First To Enter Service In War Mobilization
War mobilization directives spark review of professional athletes military status as coaches and fighters Donelli and Pep are accepted for service. Army and Navy prepare for possible combat duty while experts see a broad shift in handling pro football figures and other sports stars.
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EUR
HAM
Washington
Acwer
Stee
Tas Prominernt Sports
Wep
Wiuch
Wes Anny
Wil Jean Am
War Department
Alden Buff Donel
Willie Pepfiehter
Cleveland Faris
National Professions’ Foothill League
Iota
Navy
Pep
Ole
Army
Donelh
Byrnés
Selective Service
Lewis B Hershey
Donelli
Joe Noakes
President's Baseball Statement Praised in Nashville
Nashville Tenn AP Larry Gilbert manager of the Southern Association Nashville Vols says he is heartened by President Roosevelt's statement favoring continuation of baseball so long as it does not use needed manpower. Every player on Gilbert's 1945 roster is 4-F discharged or under 18.
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Nashville. Tenn
Larry Gilbert
Nashville Vols
Roosevelt
Gilbert
Army halfback Davis suits up for basketball vs Columbia
West Point reports Glenn Davis, Army’s all-America halfback and 1 yard dash winner in a Dartmouth meet, played with the Army basketball squad yesterday against Columbia, showing his versatility beyond football.
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West Point
Glenn Davis
Army
Dartmouth
Columbia
Anniversary of First Baseball Club Noted
Wartime baseball history marked the 100th anniversary of the Knickerbocker Club, the first organized team formed in New York. Alexander Cartwright led the group on Sept 23 1845, dating events through 1857 with 25 teams and the 1857 convention that spurred the National Association of Base Ball Players.
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Joe Reichler
New York
Abner Doubleday
Kneckerbocker Club
Alexander J Cartwright
Knickerbockers
Amon
Washington
New Jersey
Knicker
National Association of Baseball Players
Knockerbockers
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Heat resistant plastic and rubber show high test results
A new heat resistant synthetic polymer is seen as valuable for high temperature electrical insulation in electronics. Tires from this material are undergoing truck and bus testing with highly satisfactory results. The 1944 Northwest Passage voyage by RCMP patrol boat St Roch took 46 days.
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Northwest Passage
St. Roch
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Dove and Duck Hunting To Close Saturday
In Montgomery the duck and migratory waterfowl seasons coot duck and geese end Saturday January 20 leaving only quail opossum rabbit raccoon rail gallinule and sora as Alabama huntsmen targets. Turkey season reopens March 20 and runs to April 13. Rail gallinule sora end January 31 and quail opossum rabbit raccoon end February 20.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Graham Foxon
Department of Conservation
Game, Fish and Seafoods
Rail
Top Ten Basketball Scorers Tall Players
Kansas City reporting on a tall player era, the piece lists leading scorers up to January 13. It cites Bob Kurland at 7 feet and George Mikan at 6-9, with Mahlon Shaaber noted at 6-6. It reflects on height trends and historical figures like Abraham Lincoln and Mahlon Shaaber.
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Kansas City
Abraham Lincoln
Cody
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Harold Hines
Carl Sandburg
Lincoln
Pennsylania
Mahlon Shaaber
Shaaber
Bob Kurland
George Mikan
DePaul
Mal Bul
Browns Chief Says Gray Was Good Buy for Browns
Pete Gray one armed outfielder praised by St Louis Browns president Don Barnes as a smart purchase citing many other offers. Bill Terry and others expect Gray to become a regular with the Browns as excitement builds for the season opener at Sportsman's Park.
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Gray
Browns
Miami
Fla
Pete Gray
Don, Barnes
St.Louis Browns
Bill Terry
Memphis, Tenn
Barnes
Spokane
Wash
St Louis Browns
Spokane Athletic Round Table
Southern clubs meet Jan 31 to map baseball season
Nashville AP report says the Southern Association will assemble January 31 to draft the 1945 baseball schedule. League President Billy Evans states plans for a 140-game schedule with clubs making two trips around the circuit and hope to attract players to participate.
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Nashville, Tenn
Southern Association
Billy Evans
Evans
New Grid Rules May Be Adopted By Teams
ATLANTA AP A group of southeastern high school coaches proposed new rules to the National Federation of High School Athletic Associations rules committee in Chicago. They suggest that on a fumbled ball the defensive team would be allowed to run with it in Georgia high school football next fall.
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Atlanta
Georgia
National Federal of High School Athletic Associations
Chicago
Doubts Clouded Commiter’s Plan Amid Severe States
The committer voiced doubts and urged caution, pointing to severe conditions in states such as Georgia and Florida where the plan could falter.
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Georgia
American site earmarks over two hundred million pounds
A US site allocates more than 200 million pounds for filling gaps, outlining a plan to fund repairs or improvements. The proposal highlights substantial funding aimed at addressing structural or service gaps, though details remain unclear and agency involvement is pending.
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