Rams vs Redskins Fate Hinges on Cleveland Showdown
The Cleveland Rams meet the Washington Redskins in the professional football world series with a 175000 dollar gate expected from a 50 000 plus crowd. Star players Waterfield Baugh and Benton headline a high powered offense as both teams vie to end a rotating championship era.
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Washington Redskins
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California
Bob Waterfield
Arkansas
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Adam Walsh
Dud de Groot
Sammy Baugh
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Dick Todd
Bill de Correvant
Cecil Hare
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Greenwood
Ronald Otobe
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Minn
Harry Robb
Penn State
Alabama drills for Rose Bowl challenge against Southern Cal
Alabama scrimmaged against USC plays as end coach Harold Drew studied the Trojans for the Rose Bowl. Speedy halfback James Robertson filled a Ted Tannahill role, Hodges may punt and Gilmer kick, with tackles Flow ers and Terlizi sidelined. An unrelated note cites Bermuda’s island peaks being submarine mountains.
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Alabama
Southern California
Harold
Red) Drew
Trojans
James
Shorty) Robertson
Ted Tannchill
Trojan
Alabama Norwood
Hodges
Harry Gilmer
Lee Flowers
Nick Terlizi
Ince
Top Golfers Get Tournament Bids
Sixteen of the nation's top golfers led by Byron Nelson and Jug McSpaden received invitations to play in the international four ball matches at Miami March 7 10 John M Carlisle chairs the invitation and pairings committee with 16 more pros to be named later to complete a 32 man field Veterans listed include Ben Hogan Henry Picard Sam Snead Fred Wood Denny Shute Oliver Jimmy Demeret Dutch Harrison Tony Penna Bob Hamilton Sam Byrd Vic Ghenzi Johnny Revolta and Ed Dudley
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Miami
Fia
Byron Nelson
McSpaden
John M. Carlisle
Ben Hogan
Henry Picard
Sam Snead
Ig Wood
Denny Shute
Fd Oliver
Jimmy Demerer
Dutch Harrison
Tony Penna
Bob Hamilton
Sam Byrd
Vic Ghenzi
Johnny Revolta
Ed Dudley
Nelson Leads Fort Worth Tourney With 6 Under Par
Byron Nelson fired a six under par 65 to lead the Fort Worth Open at the halfway mark with a 137 total. Jimmy Demaret is one stroke back at 138, while Ed Furgol and J. Harrison sit at 139. Forty seven players qualified for the final 36 holes.
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Tex
Byron Nelson
Nelson
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Dutch) Harrison
Little Rock
Ed Furgol
Detroit
Furgol
Harrison
Denny Shute
Akron
Ohio
Bob Hamilton
Chicago
Lord Byron
Jimmy McGonagill
Shreveport
Henry Ransom
Jack Grout
Harrisburg
Inch Nelson
Jim Ferrier
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Jimmie Hines
Joe Zarhardt
Norristown
Charles Klein
San Antonio
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
Billie Gilbert
Cincinnati
McMillin Named Football's Man of 1945 Season
Des Moines December 15 Bo McMillin the Indiana coach who led an undefeated wartime season without service trainees was named footballs man of the year by the Football Writers Association of America He polled 101 of 142 votes. Other nominees included Felix Blanchard Earl Blaik and Jim Phelan.
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Bo McMillin
Indiana
Football Writers Association of America
McMillin
Bert McGrane
Association
Indiana University
Tom Hamilton
U.S. Navy
A. A. Stagg
College of the Pacific
John L. Griffith
Big Ten
Felix Blanchard
Army
Col
Earl Blaik
Jimmie Phelan
St. Mary's
Herman Wedemeyer
Pitt Pirates Buy Birmingham Club
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that the Birmingham club of the Southern Association has become a Pirate farm affiliate. Birmingham previously sent stars such as Harold Traynor Johnny Morrison Whitey Glazner Johnny Gooch and Clyde Barnhart in the early 1920s. This makes the Pirates eighth farm club hookup.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Birmingham
Southern Association
Pirate
Pirates
Harold
Pie) Traynor
Johnny Morrison
Whitey Glazner
Johnny Gooch
Clyde Barnhart
St. Louis Browns Acquire Memphis Catcher Leslie McGarrity
St. Louis Browns General Manager Bill DeWitt announced the purchase of Leslie G. McGarrity 26 a left handed batting catcher from the Memphis Chicks of the Southern Association. The move puts six receivers on the Browns roster with Frank Mancuso returning as the No 1 catcher from last season.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Browns
Leslie G. McGarrity
Memphis Chicks
Southern Association
Bill Dewitt
McGarrity
Browns
Frank Mancuso
Veterans Affairs flag, appeals, and pension guidance
Questions address flag issuance to drape WWII veterans caskets and VA designation sites. Also discussed are possible higher appeals from the secretary of war disability boards, GI bill subsistence limits, tuition coverage, and vocational rehabilitation options. A veteran with a permanent total disability may seek a non service pension of $50 monthly, subject to income limits.
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Lestion
Akron
Veterans’ Administration
San Francisco
Secretary of Wars
Tacoma
Pierce County
Federal
Seattle
Cavaretta Crowned Top National League Hitter
Phil Cavaretta of the Chicago Cubs won the National League batting title with a .355 average, beating Tommy Holmes of Boston by three points. Holmes set a consecutive-game hit record but finished second. Stan Hack led in singles with 155, tying for fourth with George Kurowski.
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Phil Caaretta
Chicago Cubs
Boston
Tommy Holmen
Heinie Zimmerman
Holmes
Rogers Hornsby
Cavaretta
Goodie Rosen
Brooklyn
HA K
Stan Hack
Cubs
George
Whitey) Kurowski
St. Louis
Ting
Augie Bergamo
Luis Olmo
Bill Salkeld
Pittsburgh
Mel Ott
New
Augie Galan
Brook
Ermiemhardi
Dixie Walker
Iithman
Filatbush
Ed Stanky
Imo
Johnson
Chi
Dain Clay
Cincinnati
Palfrey Cooke Tops 1945 U. S. Tennis Rankings
Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Cooke secures the No 1 position in the 1945 U S Lawn Tennis association rankings after a comeback season that included reclaiming the national title from Pauline Betz. Frank Parker leads the men as top competitor with Talbert and Segura following in the top spots.
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Sarah Palfrey Cooke
U. S. Lawn Tennis Association
Pauline Betz
Boston
Miss Betz
Forest Hill
Angeles
Pancho) Segura
Ecuador
Elwood T. Cooke
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
Fila
Frank X. Shields
Harold Surface, Jr
Kansas City
Seymour Greenberg
Chicago
Jack McManus
Bing Crosby Golf Tourney Postponed
The Bing Crosby amateur pro tournament near San Diego has been postponed to January due to Bing Crosby's absence in York. The Los Angeles Open on January 4-7 remains the next PGA tour event, announced by tournament manager Fred Corcoran.
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Tex
Fred Corcoran
PGA
Bing Crosby
Crosby
San Diego
York
Bowl fans pack New Year’s Day slate in 1946
East West sold out seats for 11 college bowls on New Year’s Day 1946. Sugar and Cotton Bowls headline a day with Georgia Tulsa and Miami facing ranked opponents as fans fill arenas from Dallas to Birmingham.
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San Feone Ced
Niewers
Mississippi River
Shves
Evanston
California
Trojans
Tennessee
Rama
Harr Gihner
Ted “Tarai Milt Tor
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Sugar Bow
Anties
Conan
Hawai
N Lémeyer
Stan’ Kodrowski
Ofangé
Mi‘ami
Miami
Fia
Missouri
Texas
Dalas
Georgia
Tulsa
Houston
Sun
el Paso
Tex
Denver University
South Carolina
Louisiana Normal
Lane College
Fresno
Calif
Drake
Fresno State
Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee State
Tékas College
Roanoke River Reservoir Project Financing Approved
The Senate voted to fund the Buggs Island reservoir in the Roanoke basin with a $1.0 million appropriation, enabling the project to proceed. The House approved restoring the $1,000,000 line after earlier committee moves stirred debate amid broader flood control and power goals in the Roanoke basin.
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Roa River
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