Unlimited Night Baseball Approved By Major Leagues
Major League owners are expected to approve unlimited night games for 1945 following yesterday’s league decisions. Washington Philadelphia and St Louis back night tilts amid high wartime attendance, while Barrow Stoneham and Rickey opposed but overruled. The three day meeting also weighs 33 1 3 percent draft amendment minor league protection and postwar plans as a baseball commissioner may be appointed.
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Joe Reicler
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Ed Barrow
New York Yankees
Horace Stoneham
New York Giants
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Clark Griffith
Griffith
National Association
Packers May Juggle Line For Sunday's Game
Green Bay Packers coach Curly Lambeau plans to stay with his regular Ducks field but may adjust the lineup for Sunday’s title game at New York against the Giants. The team trained at the University of Virginia amid cold weather and snow threats, focusing on aerial attack to offset Tony Canadeo’s absence. Starting backs include Livin Camp Joe Laws Ted Fritsch and Larry Craig as Packers prepare for potential air dominance against the Giants.
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Charlottesville
Curley Lambeau
Green Bay Packers
Ducks
New York
New York Giants
Packers
Lambeth Field
University of Virginia
Polo Grounds
Lambeau
Don Hutson
Tony Canadio
Army
Livin Camp
St. Benedict’s
Joe Laws
Iowa
Ted Fritsch
Steven's Point
Larry Craig
South Carolina
Convoy Battle Off Leyte Nets Heavy Losses
wartime dispatch reports the ninth Leyte convoy attacked at dawn with 30,000 enemy soldiers drowned believed. Six transports and five destroyers spotted. Army and Marine planes sank three destroyers and multiple transports. Night action saw a 6000 ton transport sunk at anchor near Palampon by PT boats under Lt McElfresh and Lt Haines.
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Conuruea
Bald
Leyte
Nippones
John M. McElfresh
Olean
Melvin W. Haines
Evanston, Ll
Balampon
Goa
Palampon
Yankayary
Sports Sphere and League Notes From Dec 13 Column
A broad sports column by Hugh Fullerton Jr reviews baseball commissioner timing, minor league input on selection, and football rosters aging under 30. It notes Ken Strong’s 37th year, potential fan preferences, and suggests other light topics from boxing to college basketball and military league games.
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Hugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
Giants
Packers
Ken Strong
Steve Owen
Owen
Polo Grounds
Air Force
Randolph Field
Barclay Cooke
the Garden
Madison Square Garden Club
Tex Rickard
Harry Balogh
Sam Breadon
War Charities
Bucky Harris
Devastating Leyte Air War Updates and Ormoc Build Up
A convoy withdrew from Ormoc Sunday night after unloading as air battles raged. Allied reports claim fifty enemy planes destroyed with eight American fighters lost, while Japan has suffered over 1,000 planes in the Leyte campaign. Reinforcement convoy losses reach 39 transports and 28 escort ships. Ground forces along west Leyte push on Yamashita's men near Limon, with south Ormoc base captured for future ops.
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Communiqtie
Japan
Leyte
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Limon
Ormoc
Paris Flood Forces School Stranding and Rescue Delays
Residents faced lengthy drifts as snow and floodwaters stranded students near their homes. A plow and a school bus tried to reach them but failed to pass. The Seine’s record flood of 1910 and the 1887 Hoang-Ho disaster are cited as historical benchmarks.
Referees to halt prize fights on defending failure rule
Pennsylvania athletic commission orders referees to stop prize bouts whenever a boxer cannot defend himself, even with seconds remaining, to prevent serious injury. Lt Hank Luisetti retires after meningitis weakens his heart, ending his seven year career at Stanford. Army Navy officials volunteer to work Treasury Bowl officials for Randolph Field vs Second Air Force. St Johns favored to beat Utah while NYU favored against Oklahoma Aggies in Madison Square Garden doubleheader. Loyola resumes intercollegiate basketball after two years, opening against Concordia College Rivier Forest with a Midwest schedule.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
State Athletic Commission
Leon L. Rains
Norfolk
Hank Luisetti
Stanford
Bill Diehl
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch
New York
St. John’s University
Utah Tonight
Madison Square Garden
New York University
Oklahoma Aggies
Chicago
Loyola University
Concordia College of
Notice to Lienholders and Estate Creditors
Notices warn creditors of Ida R Bartlett Ison J Shroyer and Carrie Wilson estates to present claims by deadlines December 22 1944 June 8 1945 and December 6 1944. Commissioners call for verification of claims for adjudication and final settlements at West Main Street Taylor County Gratton and other West Virginia offices.
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Ida R. Bartlett
Circuit Court
Taylor County
West Virginia
West Main Street
West
J. Guy Allender
Chancery
Ison J
Shroyer
Gratton
Droenie
Tertéfy Eiven
Jerome Boyles
de Boriis
Carrie Wilson
John K. Burdett
Saar ‘County
W.va
War Today Allies Outnumber Brits in France Says Churchill
The War Today notes that Allied forces in France will be greatly outnumbered by the United States, a shift Churchill flagged in Parliament on February 22. It credits America's larger manpower for its lead in Western Europe and the Orient, and mentions the Winnipeg Grain Exchange, formed in 1908.
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Uncle Sam
France
Churchill
House of Commons
America
United States
Europe
Orient
The
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
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