Olympics and boxing analogies in wartime sports talk
Wartime sports plans loom for American soldiers abroad with mass participation in baseball football boxing and games while Olympic talk resurges in home and overseas circles. The piece recalls Gene Tunney and the Dempsey era, notes quotas on tune up bouts for Billy Conn and Joe Louis, and ends with a Montgomery high school game tribute.
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Ville Enti Carn
Jack Dempsey
Mike Jacobs
Billy Conn
Joe Lows
Tigers Prep For Baker Village Game In Wet Week
Dothan High Tigers prepare for Friday night’s Baker Village game as rain soaks practice. Coach Jack Howater refines offensive and defensive tactics while minor injuries are managed. Franklin Patterson will miss the lineup for pre induction exams. Local fans reminisce on DHS past wins and seasonal hopes amid weather concerns.
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Army Eleven Holds Top Place On Poll
Army retains first in the AP college football rankings after a 55-13 win, with Notre Dame and Navy in the top four as Ohio State falls from the first ten. Minnesota and St. Mary’s rise, while Texas breaks into the ninth spot and a crowded second ten includes Columbia and Oklahoma A&M.
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27 Unbeaten Teams Halted by Saturday Losses
New York AP reports Oberlin College of Ohio finished an all winning season as 27 unbeaten teams remained, including several colleges that won Saturday. Ohio State Georgia Maryland and Tennessee were among squads dropped from the list after defeats, with hopes to repeat the feat.
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Auburn Works Out In Rough Weather
Auburn coach Carl Voytes led a stiff soggy practice as rain and mud slowed workouts. He expected most injured Plainsmen to be ready for the weekend clash with Georgia Tech in Atlanta, aiming to bolster pass defense against Tech’s aerial attack. Five Costa Rican cities exceed 10,000 in population.
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Sugar Bowl Group Eyes Likely Teams
NEW ORLEANS AP The Sugar Bowl in the indow shopping stage lists eligible opponents for the 1946 game. Officials will not name contenders but among the AP top twenty this week are Alabama Pennsylvania St Mary's Columbia LSU Tulsa Holy Cross Oklahoma A&M Mississippi State and Duke. The bowl can wait to select, with no conference restrictions and funds ready, plans to be unveiled in about six weeks.
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Crimson Tide Indoor Session Prep for Georgia
Rain confined the Alabama football squad indoors for a practice against Georgia in formation work. The Tide, in Birmingham Saturday to face Georgia, was described as in good condition with Jim Anderson and Richard Gibson listed as questionable. Also, Jimmy Brown, former Cardinals infielder, is discharged from the Army at Seymour Johnson Field and expects to report to St. Louis next spring.
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Yellow Jackets Open Defense Of SEC Crown In Game With Auburn
Georgia Tech, two time defending SEC champions, prepare to host Auburn in Atlanta. Bobby Dodd says Tech should win if players perform up to potential and notes Auburn is improving. The game features top running backs Cypless Kuykendall and George Mathews and Tech’s strong passing attack after 75 completions this season.
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