Four new league teams loom in 1945 minor leagues
At the 43rd annual minor league convention four leagues may start next year with North Carolina State and the Carolina loop definite, Canadian and Indiana State circuits possible, Western International to decide plans in January, and Interstate and Ohio State leagues considering expanding from six to eight teams.
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Joe Reichler
North Carolina State
Carolina Loop
Indiana
Western International
Ohio
Three Rivers
Quebec
Albert E. Houghton
Harold J. Martin
South Atlantic
Texas
Texas League
Lee A. Michaels
el Paso
William G. Bramham
National Association
Burleigh Grimes
Rochester
Sam Breadon
St Louis Cardinals
Grimes
Toronto
Ival Goodman
Portsmouth
Jimmy Foxx
Chicago Cubs
Bill Harris
Erie
Foxx
Cubs
Chicago
Minneapolis
American Association
Rogers Hornsby
Charles Hurth
New Orleans
Brooklyn Dodgers
Fresco Thompson
Pacific Coast League
Southern Association
Leftist Standoff in Athens Amid Ultimatum Failure
British forces led by Maj. Gen. R. M. Scobie pressed operations in Greece after the ultimatum expired at midnight. Fighter planes attacked east Athens near Hadrian's gate and Zeus temple while Elas snipers were active. Tanks shelled a park area and a stronghold behind the stadium as fire and smoke rose in the night.
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Ces
R. M. Scobie
Greece
Hadrian's Gate
Temple of Zeus
Elas
Sherman
Africa’s Elevation Profile Shows Vast High Regions
A study notes Africa as a largely elevated continent with over forty areas standing above sea level by substantial heights. It highlights plateau basins and highlands shaping climate and waterflow patterns across the region.
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Africa
Sports Sphere: Baseball moves and high school twins
A Buffalo report notes the St. Louis Browns may have planned to relocate to Los Angeles in 1942, prompting talk of a third major league to protect territory. The piece also covers Nashville high school twins Alfred and Albert Skinner, who shared schooling, sports, and experiences, and updates on Connie Mack, Al Vincent, and Larry Moon Mullins in football and baseball circles.
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Hugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
Buffalo
St. Louis Browns
Los Angeles
Phil Wrigley
Rowland
Pants
West High School
Nashville
Signal Corps
Fort McPherson
Camp Crowder
Army
P. S
Connie Mack
California
Bender
Athletics
Roy Mack
Ira Thomas
Bill Meyer
Newark
Kansas City
Yanks
al Vincent
Detroit
Elmira
Larry Zmoon Mullins
Iowa Seahawk
Navy
Moon
Red Army advances near Lake Balaton and Yugoslav border
Soviet forces and Tito partisans pushed along a wide front from Lake Balaton toward the northern Yugoslav border, seizing 14 places and the Sid junction while taking about 2,375 prisoners. Tolbukhin’s offensive also claimed Sarbogard and nearby towns as German resistance stiffened with reserves arriving from Vienna. Wyoming and South Dakota supply 60 percent of bentonite for American foundries.
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Pagg One
Balaton Bereny
Lake Balaton
Yugoslavian
Tolbukhin
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Sid
Belgrade
Terday
Sarbogard
Budapest
Kaposvar
Hercegefalva
Moscow
Vienna
Lake
Balaton
Wyoming
South Dakota
Miami Open Opens With Short Greens And Big Field
In Miami Fla Dec 7 The Miami Springs course hosts the 21st Miami open golf tournament a 10000 event with a large field. Short elevated greens test chipping and putting as pros and amateurs alike chase victory led by Henry Picard Johnny Revolta with odds near 4 1 and 6 1 respectively. Odds list Steve Varga Johnny Bulla Tony Penna Dutch Harrison Gene Kunes Frank Walsh Herman Barron Orville White among contenders with a 5 to 1 field and modeling approach for a $20 bet on any single winner.
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Miami
Fla
Miami Springs
Henry Picard
Johnny Revolta
Steve Varga
Miami Airlines
Springs
Waiga
Johnny Bulla
Atlanta
Tony Penna
Dutch Harrison
Gene Kunes
Frank Walsh
Herman Barron
Orville White
Varga
Mel Arnet
Willie Klein
Joe Turnesa
On Land Lessons From Pearl Harbor To Guadalcanal
The article notes severe early flaws in air and naval defense after Pearl Harbor, including underarmed ships and ineffective carrier tactics. It details improvements by 1942 43 from anti aircraft batteries to better air coverage and updated amphibious operations at Guadalcanal Attu and Tarawa, highlighting learned jungle warfare knowhow.
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Pearl Harbor
U. S
Cid
Burns
Savo Island
Guadalcanal
Attu
Aleutians
California
Guadal Canal
Tarawa
Inaugural doubleheader opens Madison Square Garden season
New York City College of New York defeated the University of Detroit 42 to 22 and New York University beat Rochester 53 to 39 in the Garden opener drawing 16 182 fans. Also notes a Maple Leafs ex pitcher Frank MacDonald died of a heart attack.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
City College of New York
U of Detroit
New York University
Rochester
Toronto
Frank MacDonald
Toronto Maple Leafs
Leyte battles push Japanese back on land and sea
MacArthur reports ground advances by the 24th Army Corps southeast of Ormoc and along the Nipponese line below Ormoc. American columns push north toward Balogo and Kang Dagi while naval and air forces disrupt Japanese reinforcements in Ormac bay. Fighters target Kananga and other Leyte targets as air and sea actions continue. The military note closes with a caption about domesticated insects the silkworm and the honey bee.
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Leyte
Philippines
Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Douglas MacArthur
24Th Army
Palanas River
Ormoc
Buraven
San Pablo
Dulac
Tacloban
MacArthur
U. S
Balogo
Kang Dagi
Ormac Bay
Ormac
Leyte Island
10Th U. S. Army Corps
Carigara Bay
Limon
Timor
Kananga
Valencia
S Cushion Champ Takes Flip Flop
New York December 6. Standings show Willie Hoppe not leading after a surprising defeat to Arthur Rubin 50 to 47 in 43 innings. Rubin's first win of the current event mirrors his 1942 feat. Cochran Greenleaf and Bozeman share the top with three wins and no defeats as Hoppe falls into a three way tie for fourth.
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New York
Willie Hoppe
Brooklyn
Arthur Rubin
Rubin
Hoppe
Welker Cochran
San Francisco
Cochran
Ralph Greenleaf
Detroit
Jay Bozeman
Vallejo
Calif
Byrnes Shifts War Production Roles and Appoints Deputy Aide
The wartime reorganization advances a new ceiling plan for civilian vs military output. Senate WPB hearings probe arms shortages with Krug and Batcheller proposals for on the spot plant guidance by government experts. Byrnes assigns General Clay with manpower adviser Searls and Haber to apply manpower plans while Hutson joins to steer agricultural reconversion from war to peace.
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Byrnes
Congress
Senate
WPB
J. A. Krug
Krug
H. G. Batcheller
Batcheller
General Clay
Fred Searls
War Production Board
William Haber
War Manpower Commission
J. B. Hutson
Commodity Credit Corporation
Agriculture Department
Request Granted and Roosevelt designate Gardner for war board
The passage notes President Roosevelt named former North Carolina governor C. Max Gardner as chairman of the War Mobilization and Reconversion Board to relay policy ideas to Byrnes. It also mentions a long tradition of shorthand systems dating to 63 B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
C. Max Gardner
North Carolina
War Mobilization and Reconversion Board
Byrnes
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