Army Navy clash draws 70,000 to Baltimore for classic
Baltimore crowds expected 70,000 for the Army Navy game at Municipal Stadium. West Point led with eight straight wins and favored 2 to 1, while Navy hoped to extend its streak to six over the Cadets. Weather forecast cool. High-profile figures and a massive media presence accompanied the event, with wide radio coverage and substantial ticket demand.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Municipal Stadium
West Point
Navy
Bob Jenkins
Annapolia
Corps of Cadets
Gen. Marshall
H. H. Arnold
Army
Calvin Coolidge
Eli Garbisch
Amny
Army Navy game press box to send 200000 words
Baltimore dispatch notes about the Army versus Navy football game with a historic telegraph reference. Giants coach Steve Owen pressures his team ahead of the Washington matchup and Brooklyn Tigers speculate on a coaching choice. A Marine Navy crew of veterans with disabilities defeats a similar Army crew on the Schuylkill River.
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Baltimore
Samuel, B. Morse
Washington
Army and Navy
New York
New York Giants
Steve Owen
Redskis
Stout Steyert
Broklyn
Tom Gallery
Brooklyn Tigers
National Football League
Jock Sutherland
Navy
Dodgers
Philadelphia
Schuyl Kill
Army
Valley
Golf Exhibitions Aid Wounded Veterans From Convalescent Hospitals
Geor ge Corcoran suggests gathering a group of physically handicapped golfers to tour convalescent hospitals and give exhibitions for wounded servicemen as part of the U S G A war rehabilitation program. Notables like Tommy McAuliffe and Jimmy Nichols could lift spirits by showing one-armed or one-legged players can compete.
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New York
George
Greensboro
Corcoran
Aswell
Tommy McAuliffe
Jimmy Nichols
Navy oarsmen win by half length in dramatic finish
Forge general hospital led most of the half mile race but the Philadelphia Naval Hospital sailors surged ahead to win by a half length in a spectacular finish. In other sports, Notre Dame faces Great Lakes with Jim Mellhoud leading the Sailors in a revenge bid for last season’s 19 14 upset.
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Jim Mellhound
Notre Dame
Great Lakes
Mello
Sailor
Sailors
Army Navy gridiron picks foretell three touchdown margin
SPOR SCRIBE SAYS ARMY WILL WIN BY THREE TOUCHDOWNS Army Navy picks dominate the column with outlooks for multiple bowls. The piece notes Army’s strong forward wall, projected wins over Navy and Texas Christian, and opinions on Notre Dame Georgia Tech and other bowl contenders.
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ARMY
Orlo Robertson
New York
Army-Navy
Navy
Bob Jenkins
Great Lakes
Notre Dame
Irish
Ohio State
Georgia ‘Tech
Georgia
Duke
Tech
Georgia Tech
Texas Christian
Southern Methodist
Rice
Arkansas Aggies
Arkansas
Open Air Convention Anxiously Moves Toward Final Drafts
The conference considers open air policy, air navigation agreement, and a world organization. The United States proposed an attachable pact, Britain resisted, and subcommittee action set the stage for final drafting, translation into French, and site selection for the international body with a 21 member council. France and Canada vie to host the world authority, while a Sunday windup seems unlikely.
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United States
France
Canada
Opera House brings Eddie Bracken in Sweat er Girl musical
Eddie Bracken and June Preisser star in a Paramount mystery musical at the Opera House tonight. The film blends thrills and laughs with tuneful songs, presenting a campus murder plot progression and stylish musical numbers as a first class mystery. Bing Crosby is noted, with his brother Bob gaining popularity.
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Eddie Bracken
June Preisser
Crosby
Bing
Bob
Opera House
One-Night Company Faces Ticket Shortage
Otto Kruger recalls early theater days when his company was perpetually broke and lacked train fare for the next engagement. Beginning at the Opera House Sunday, the tale highlights financial straits and improvisation during touring.
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Otto Kruger
Opera House
Ten Sings in PRC Comedy at Opera House Sundays
PRC presents Tun from Arkansas featuring Slim Sommerville Hi Brendel and a cast of critics in a melange of hillbilly songs. Ten numbers form the score with You Are My Sunshine among the best known, written by Judy Canova and Harry Tobias.
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Tun
Arkansas
Slim Sommerville
Hi Brendel
Sunshine
Judy Canova
Harry Tobias
War Today notes shift to heavier shells and Ruhr aim
The column explains Allied use of more artillery as the Siegfried line resists. Secretary Stimson seeks higher heavy shell production. Germans defend the Cologne plain to shield the Ruhr industrial region across the Rhine, the hub of Hitler’s war effort. A separate note mentions the Chinese walking fish moving across dry land by leaping.
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Stimson
Cologne
Ruhr
Philippine Sea Raid Reports Sinkings and Survivors Rescued
Allied forces sunk a patrol plane west of Leyte near Mindoro and a submarine off western Leyte. Bombers hit a large enemy vessel as widespread raids continued in the Central Philippines and southern islands. Four escort carriers were damaged in the historic Oct 24 battle, with 1,600 survivors from the St Lo and Gambier Bay rescued.
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Page One
Leyte
Mindoro
Philippines
Associated Press
Dean Schedler
Philippines Sea
Kalinin Bay
Fanshaw Bay
White Plains
Kitkun Bay
Navy
St. Lo
Fortresses Engage Luftwaffe in 36-Hour Offensive
Allied air forces launched a 36 hour sustained attack against German targets near Bohlen Zeitz Merseberg and Lutzkendorf near Leipzig. Four enemy interceptors were shot down as Fortresses and Liberators roared overhead at 25 000 to 30 000 feet with full fighter escort. The German air force did not meet the strength of the assault and the results were described as very favorable.
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Zeitz
Merseberg
Lutzkendorf
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