Rival Football League Bolts Into Rich New York Field
New All-America Pro League plans to operate next fall start with Yankee Stadium seating for 80,000. Dan Topping bolts NFL to form New York football Yankees backing franchises in Brooklyn Buffalo Chicago Baltimore Cleveland Los Angeles Miami and San Francisco. Mara says he was surprised by the move as the coast to coast league positions itself as a major football organization.
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San Francisco
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Detroit May Be Champs On Trading Block In 1946
Columbus December 6. Detroit’s 1945 world champion Tigers face a major trade scramble as seven holdovers plus most of the lineup are reportedly on the market for 1946. Key players likely to stay include Hal Newhouser Virgil Trucks George Caster Hank Greenberg Eddie Mayo Paul Richards Skeeter Webb. Rudy York is expected to be sold and others may follow as clubs shop the championship roster.
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Eddie Mayo
Paul Richards
Skeeter Webb
Bengal
Rudy York
Jim
Outlaw
Bob Maier
Baseball Promos Stir Interest in Gam e and Leagues
Columbus dispatch reports on Commissioner Happy Chandler facing changes in baseball promotion plans, with emphasis on fan exposure and legacy. The piece notes tensions among minor and major leagues, possible purchases of Elmira club, and upcoming moves involving Detroit and Chicago Bears connections.
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Chandler
Muddy Rue
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Unclear fragment hints at Brooklyn franchise move
Fragmentary text discusses long-standing business at Polo Grounds, a national look at leadership, and a proposed switch involving a Brooklyn franchise awaiting Mara's approval, with Elmer Layden referenced.
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Yankee Stadium
Brooklyn
Elmer Layden
Mara
Grafton High to honor 1945 football squad at banquet
The annual Grafton Senior High football banquet is set for tonight at 6:30 in the school cafeteria. Coach Ira Rat Rogers of West Virginia University will speak. Senior players receive gold football trophies, letters, and sweaters, with 25 squad members earning letters and six seniors getting sweater certificates pending material availability.
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Theodore Russell
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Cross
Ellers
Cabinet resignation rumor swirls in diet session end
The report from Kyodo says a cabinet collapse is feared as the diet session ends. The list of officials linked to the purge includes Vice Admiral Takuo Godo, Shigeo Odate, Taketora Ogata, Viscount Masatoshi Okochi, Gen Hiroshi Oshima, Count Tadamasu Sakai, and Yaruichiro Suma.
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Coagh Mikinney to Attend Meet at West Virginia U
Morgantown December events feature Eugene Williams leading a panel at WVU basketball clinic before the Mountaineers face Penn State. Co chair Alden W. Thompson, and coaches from multiple towns, officials from southern northern and Ohio Valley boards, plus Pittsburgh officials, will participate. Talks include Lt Cmdr Duke Raese and acting coach Lee Patton.
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National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations
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Lee Patton
Fairmont State Loses First Game to West Virginia
Morgantown, Dec. 6. Fairmont State College veteran basketball team dropped its season opener to West Virginia University 63 to 39. WVU led 33-17 at halftime as star guard Tom Laverte scored 24 and Stanley Sagashoff led the Fairmont squad with 18. WVU faces Penn State next here Saturday.
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Mountaineer
Dave Wilson
Huntington
Wilson
WVU
Tom Laverte
Long Island
Stanley Sagash
Tarentum
University
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China aims a mixed economy under new democratic state
Mao rejects a pure proletarian dictatorship and one party rule, arguing China will forge a unique system. He envisions a union of several democratic classes and a blend of state, cooperative, private, and individual economies to avoid building on ashes.
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Mao
Russia
Bears defeat Pitt hockey team 4 to 2 at home
Hershey Bears beat the Pittsburgh Hornets 4 to 2, snapping Pitt’s home winning streak at eight games in the American Hockey League. Bill Jennings scored twice for Hershey as the Bears overtook a 2-0 deficit, and a five minute delay followed a fan incident when a stick hit the referee.
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Pennsylvania
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Pittsburgers
Bears
Bill Jennings
George Parsons
Steve Backer
Vassar College Housed Euthenics Department Claim
A fragment notes Vassar College maintaining a department of euthenics devoted to efficient living. No further details on staff, courses, or activities are provided in the readable text.
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Vassar College
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