Steve Warga Wins Miami Open Golf Prize
Miami golfer Steve Warga captured the $1,000 top prize with a 280 total as the annual Miami Open concluded. Craig Wood criticized the course at Miami Veterans Winter Rules. Gene Sarazen finished with 300 for fourth straight year. Sammy Byrd tied for second with 283, earning $700, while Johnny Bulla and Willie joining tied for third. The event highlighted a volatile, unpredictable course and strong performances from veteran players.
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Carolina Hosts Johnson Field Showdown Before Christmas Break
At Chapel Hill tonight the Carolina team led by Bernie Mack faces Marine transfer star from N State with a split roster as preparations for Christmas rest on the line. The pre holiday game, with the main varsity to follow the earlier B squad, promises a fast paced contest at Seymour Field with ex college players and Air Corps stars in the visitor lineup.
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Gene McElroy
John Marshall
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High School Coach to Enter Army for Service
DEFOOT Idaho December 20 High school Coach S S Pav ley plans to join the army after reporting he is in fine shape. Doctors found a stiffened spinal condition and an improperly healed fracture of the left leg plus a broken eardrum. PHOENIX Ariz December 20 England and cadets at Falcon field played a rugby match tied 8 8 with an English trained squad facing players from Russia Canada Russia New Zealand Scotland and an American.
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Britain
Zivic Beats Jenkins in Ten Round Garden Showdown
Fritzie Zivic and Lew Jenkins battled 10 rounds before 17 000 fans at Madison Garden. Jenkins fought hard but Zivic secured a clear victory in a closely contested bout.
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Neil Memorial
Fritzie Zivic
Lew Jenkins
Garden
Bill Lee
Cubs
Mallards: Widespread Arctic Reach and Winter Steel
Hunters recount pheasant drives and mallard behavior in cornfields. The greenhead duck is praised for distribution, size, flavor, and resilience, with late season tactics and northern wintering noted. The piece highlights mallards across 48 states, their feeding habits, and enduring appeal to hunters.
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Far Eastern
Midwest
Cinderella LSU ready for Orange Bowl clash with Texas A&M
LSU coach Bernie Moore highlights a resurgent Bayou Bengals season as star tailback Steve Van Buren leads an emerging backfield. The Tigers boast bruising rushing and passing against Georgia Rice and Texas A&M, with optimism for Jan 1 despite standout opponents and injuries.
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Gene “Red” Knight
Connie Mack at 81 Faces Hope in Wartime Athletics
Connie Mack, turning 81 on Thursday, reflects on aging but remains vigorous in guiding the Philadelphia Athletics. He hopes to rebuild with new players, travel with the club, and keep directing the team as long as he can tell the players what to do.
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Bears Ready to Face Redskins for Pro Title
Chicago fans learned the Bears will meet the Washington Redskins in the pro football world series after Washington clinched the Eastern title with a 28-0 playoff win over the Giants. The Bears, who beat the Giants 56-7, seek revenge for last year’s 21-7 loss and feel they can beat Washington, who previously defeated Chicago in the 1943 championship.
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Gary Famiglietti
Bears, Redskins clash in final playoff twists
In a bustling round up, the Redskins beat the Giants while players executed crucial quick kicks in a tense playoff, drawing 42,800 attendance for the day as the league posts a rise in total turnout. The Bears loom as the lone pro team to win the all star title, with December playoff implications ahead.
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Redskins Player Changes Jerseys On Field
In yesterday's game one Redskin lost his shirt after the third quarter. Bob Masterson changed a torn jersey mid play and returned with a fresh one that seemed freshly laundered but proved too tight as he trotted off the field.
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Hollywood Park set for spring reopening and Santa Anita plans
Hollywood Park could reopen in spring pending green light from the army. if approved, Santa Anita may run a meeting at Hollywood. Nat Fleischer works on his third and largest ring record book and asks retired boxers and managers to submit records. Bill Hales will receive the Metropolitan AAU Meritorious award medal tomorrow night. Jacok Lavelle, Giants scout, to appear as Santa Claus at sportscasters party. A customer demanded an extra five dollars for Jack’s 300 pound red suit. Sgt. Ross will pair ree aves by late Andy Callahan before the Fritzie Zivic Ralph Zanelli bout in Boston.
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Fritzie Zivice
Ralph Zanelli
Boston
Race tracks post record revenue despite wartime shirt-tail cut
Tommy Fitzgerald reports that race tracks enjoyed their most financially successful year ever. He notes the surprising strength in attendance and wagering even as wartime material shortages and a three inch shorter civilian shirt-tail impact perceptions of prosperity.
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Louisville Courier - Journal
Parkas Pass Surprises Redskins Receiver Role
The report notes Andy Parkas completed a pass for Washington, surprising the press box as the spotter suspected he should not have touched the ball, throwing only because the play demanded a pass. Philadelphia and Detroit already show strong season ticket demand for 1944. The Phil Pitts may seek another year of the combine while Cleveland plans to resume ops. A Bronx fan offered to donate basketball shoes for a frozen field to help the Redskins, demonstrating loyalty.
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Dutch Bergman
Bronx
Shadowed twins cause on court confusion at Kearns Field
Pvt Al Woolard, ex Commerce Oklahoma and Winfield Kansas coach, misread a shout of Vig as he watched Deverne Vig sprint the court at Kearns Field Utah. A large blonde player followed by a lookalike caused Woolard to joke about a shadowy figure guarding him.
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Dave Vig
Skimpy Christmas Week Schedule Bites Edge of Holiday Hoops
Pre holiday college basketball round up notes many programs hit by the busy shopping rush. Great Lakes leads with 72 of 123 points from Paul Armstrong and Herman Schaefer as multiple teams post big weeks. Kentucky and Iowa State pace unbeaten teams with notable wins and big performances across the coast to coast schedule.
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Northwestern
Otto Graham
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Fort Rodman
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Nashville Army Air Bay
Minnesota
Illinois
Boxing notes and military links from wartime sports pages
The column recalls welterweight Parker visiting his manager Jimmie Reilly's grave in New Jersey and Emil Calcagni sending a war bond to Al Weill. It notes Frank Dehaney's marriage, lone weightlifting record by Alexander, Pam Barton's wartime golf legacy, and wartime letters to Milo Theodorescu from Eisenhower and Eleanor Roosevelt, with other boxing leads and military ties.
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al Weill
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International League
Marguerite Young
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Stalingrad
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Pam Barton
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England
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Andy O'Brien
Montreal
Leonard del Genio
Staten Island Naval Hospital
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Dwight Eisenhower
Eleanor Roosevelt
Ed Weill
al Nettlow
Marty Servo
Torger Tokle
Camp Hale
Colo
Bear Mountain
Sid Scharlin
Clarence Campbell
Cleveland
Grand Island
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Army Air Base
Redskins tumble and surge in NFL titles chase
Washington fans watch the Redskins swing from dominance to slumps over a four week span. In Chicago the team roars past the Giants 80 to 2 as Slingin Sammy Baugh throws 16 passes for 129 yards and Andy Farkas scores three times. The rollercoaster ends with momentum toward the World Series showdown as fans wonder about tomahawks or peace pipes.
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Fay Ball
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Sammy Baugh
Anvil
Andy Farkas
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Andy
Basketball Scores From Various Armed Forces Meet
North Carolina Juniors defeated Winston-Salem Air Base Safety Squadron 74 to 28 while Charleston Coast Guard posted 52 to 46 win over Duke. Fort Jackson Red Raiders beat North Carolina 538 57 58 to 38. Seymour Johnson Field and Fort Jackson Red Raiders 538 Seymour Johnson Field Aviation Cadets 44. Beaver blankets on sale from $10 to $40.
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Local Notables and Veterans Highlight Busy Times
Frank Erickson joins Sylva Annenberg in a Madison Avenue florist shop as a hopeful tie between politics and poetry. Carl Dell awards a knockout in Australia and challenges welterweights there. Spe cial Weapons Captain Johnnie Sprague dies shielding a friend in Italy, a Rose Bowl star and devout Methodist. Joe Benjamin, a longtime Marine, is discharged as sergeant after serving in the South Pacific. Lieutenant Stanton Gould announces a daughter while noting Joe Louis’s weight. The Film Patrol could curb rough riding at horse tracks. Ranger Ser gt Stanley Mosberg, tied to Sammy Mosberg, serves in Italy and boxes welterweight.
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Laguardia
Sylva Annenberg
Madison Ave
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Carl Dell
Australia
36Th Infantry
Special Weapons Company
Johnnie Sprague
Italy
Johnnie
Southern Methodist
Joe Benjamin
South Pacific
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Joe Louis
Film Patrol
New York
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Gen. Clark
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Sammy Mosberg
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