Connie Mack recalls start of baseball career at 80
Connie Mack, celebrating his 80th birthday, recalled how he left a shoe factory in Massachusetts to pursue baseball. He described hitching from Willimantic to New Britain to Hertford in the early days, signing with Meriden for 80 dollars a month after a Yale game, and later being fired as a manager in Pittsburgh in 1895 after a trade misstep.
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McKeen Names Starters for North South Grid Game
Southern Grays coach Allyn McKeen announced the starting lineup for the fifth annual North South clash in UE Alabama. Starters include Ford Texas Christian Test end Wond Kentucks Bueck Texas A. & M left guard Sossa South Carolina center Ramsay Witham ML right guard Pola Texas Cham Comer Tulane. Backfield McDon Tulane Thomas Tulane Calford Auburn Muha W M T Black Mississippi State. Lynn Waldorf Northwestern undecided for Blues lineup.
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Crimson Tide ends practice before Orange Bowl trip
The Alabama Crimson Tide completed home practice this morning and will be dismissed until Saturday. Players whose families live nearby may spend Christmas at home. The squad then departs for the Orange Bowl trip.
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Bowling Fair City League Scores and Standings
In a noisy bowling card, teams like National Bask and Clive Club clash with individual high games from Jorgensen 434 Whaley 520 and Demaluk 41. Totals vary across lineups as Moon Moon Moon and Standard 611 post scores while handicaps adjust the final tallies.
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Connie Mack’s A’s move sparks wartime Weathered plans
Sports roundup notes Connie Mack’s Athletics shifted from California to Savannah as a forward step near home, with clubs like the Browns and Pirates likely to Springs for training. Dodgers eye Seton Hall for spring, while the era’s staff moves shuffle editors Lane and Gillespie amid wartime constraints. Bronka Kuhl adds a guest view on teams out of players and travel.
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Doland Hosts Holiday Tourney With Local Teams
Doland schedules a holiday basketball tournament for December 30 with games at 2 15 p m Doland vs Redfield 3 30 Raymond vs Frankfort and a 7 30 consolation followed by an 8 30 final Officials listed are Howard Habu and Pete Holeate from Dakota Wesleyan Doland's Whirlers seek rebound after last Friday loss. lineup includes Monno Hofer Rueben Tschetter and Delbert Paul or Merle Hagerty.
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Four More Major League Clubs Plan Home Spring Training
Four Major League teams the St. Louis Browns Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates announced they would abandon California camps and seek closer locations to their home cities to cut wartime travel, following a suggestion from Joseph Eastman of the Office of Defense Transportation.
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A Big League Bowler Training Four Step Approach
The article explains a four step bowling approach for power and control. Start with a normal pace, balance the ball in the left hand, shift weight to the first step, and use a short first step. For the second step swing the ball left and back, the third step brings the ball toward the pins, and the glide step reaches the foul line.
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Williams Wins RBI Title and Walks Count For 1942
Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox led the American League in runs batted in with 137 and also drew 145 bases on balls during the 1942 season. He added a .356 batting average, 141 runs, and 36 home runs. Joe DiMaggio was next with 114 RBIs, while Williams led the league in walks ahead of Charlie Keller. The Yankees captured the team RBI title with 744.
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College Basketball Scores From AP Ledger
Duquesne 43 Wyoming 33 Creighton 51 Wash State 36 Camp Grant 37 Oklahoma 34 Great Lakes 82 Fort Sheridan 33 Indiana 58 Kentucky 52 Georgia’s Frankie Sinkwich flags Merle Hapes as toughest opponent in Athens battle.
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Georgia star Sinkwich injures right ankle in scrimmage
Pasadena report says Frankie Sinkwich, Georgia back, twisted his right ankle on the final play of a scrimmage. Coach Wally Butts hopes the All American can be ready for the Rose Bowl against UCLA after an preliminary medical check.
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Joe Louis T conducts boxing classes for army recruits
At Fort Riley Kansas December 24 194? heavyweight champion Joe Louis trains as boxing instructor at a cavalry replacement training center. He oversees three rings nightly with assistants while more than 500 soldiers attend and he foresees producing future heavyweights for the service.
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Weather snapshot for this date
High this date in history 32 and 51 records, low 10 and minus 30. Precipitation 0.13 this month to date, normal 0.43. Year to date minus 25.67 with normal 20.51. Sunrise 9:08 am, sunset 6:00 pm.
Weather Outlook for Huron and Nearby Areas
Continued cold today with a warmup tonight. Minimum temperatures expected around 15 to 20 degrees. Scattered snow flurries in the northwest portion today. Cold today with a warmer night in South Dakota.
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Henry Picard Quits Golf Ranks
Oklahoma City dispatch reports Henry Picard, 36, resigns as pro at Twin Hills Golf and Country Club effective February 1 after two years in the post. Picard, holder of 40 major tournament titles and substantial prize money, will raise hogs on a South Carolina farm. He started as a caddy and rose to the sport’s pinnacle, winning every major except the National Open.
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Cotton Bowl Officials Face Double Rule Experts
Atlanta, December 24. Georgia Tech and Texas meet in the Cotton Bowl with referees expected to be among the best informed, as coaches W. A. Alexander and Dana X. Bible both serve on the NCAA football rules committee.
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Wolsey Falls as Wessington Beats Wolsey 21 to 17
In Wessington, the Warriors defeated Wolsey 21 to 17 after a close game led by Matthews with nine points and strong defense. Gordon also scored nine for Wolsey, who had been unbeaten in Beadle County play before the loss. Bottum added eight for Wessington Second.
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Camp Grant Warriors Topple Oklahoma Club in Rockford Showdown
Camp Grant Warriors of Rockford defeated the touring Oklahoma club 37 to 34 to halt a Great Lakes surge as the Red-Hot squad won its third straight. Great Lakes followed with a 42 to 38 victory over Fort Sheridan while Indiana rallied to beat Kentucky 58 to 52 for its fourth straight win.
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Dorothy Round Little Names Top Women Tennis Players
Dorothy Round Little, two Wimbledon champion, visited here yesterday and picked Suzanne Lenglen, Helen Wills Moody, and Alice Marble as the three greatest women players of all time. The selection honors roundness and historic stature in a candid assessment.
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Tech Gridders Set To Leave For Dallas
Georgia Tech football players will depart Atlanta for Dallas after Christmas, resuming practice there before facing the University of Texas in the Cotton Bowl. The squad planned to assemble in Atlanta for a Christmas dinner at home prior to departure.
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Louis Home To Spend Christmas With Wife On Furlough
P Sergeant Joe Louis, heavyweight boxing champion now a boxing instructor at Fort Riley Kansas, arrived to spend Christmas with his wife Mary and announces an expected baby due around January first.
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Christmas Eve Radio Listings From Central War Time
Radio schedule highlights from New York on Christmas Eve include NBC broadcasts with Fred Allen and Bing Crosby, CBS and MBS programs featuring Amos and Andy, Corwin, and Christmas concerts. The lineup runs through late night with services from St Patrick's Cathedral and international broadcasts from All Angels Church, Toronto Symphony, and more as wartime programming fills the day.
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