Bowl Teams Prepare For New Year's Day Classics
New York reports on winter sports chatter as major league clubs eye spring training sites from Savannah to Hot Springs. Connie Mack’s Athletics shifted home and forecast a future moved by the Giants Dodgers and Cubs. Also featured are anecdotes on Chris Cagle, Bronko Kuhl, and service notes on aviation cadets and war-time sports personnel.
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Sinkwich Injury Again Casts Shadow Over Rose Bowl
Pasadena December 24 Frankie Sinkwich Georgia All American back again hobbling from a right ankle injury in a late scrimmage. Coach Butts hopes he will be ready for January 1 Rose Bowl against UCL A. If unable Charley Trippi could carry the load. Babe Horrell Westwood visit showcased Bob Westfield passing and the receiving of Milt Smith and Burr Baldwin.
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Charley
Westwood Village
Bruin
Babe Horrell
Tunney favors athletics limits in Navy training
The Scoreboard New York reports Gene Tunney backs concentrating on military duties over varsity football in the Navy. Lou Wink notes Tunney is not against athletics in colleges or civilians but would limit competitive games for service members during wartime. Fink, a veteran trainer, praises Tunney's disciplined approach and cites past champions as examples while criticizing modern fighters for poor preparation.
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Gene Tunney
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Louis Fink
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Lou Wink
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Williams Leads AL in RBI and Walks for 1942 Season
Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox led the American League in runs batted in with 187 and bases on balls with 145 during 1942, edging Joe DiMaggio in RBIs. Williams also topped with a .356 batting average, 87 RBIs, and 386 home runs, while DiMaggio led New York with 125 last year.
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Charlie Keller
Joe Gordon
Bobby Dovrr
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Jef Heath
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Les Fleming
Gordon
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Frank Crosetti
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Phi Rizzuto
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St. Louis Browns
Beanpole
Johnny Pesky
Ernie Lombardi
Braves
Post-Season Tilts Favored By Hauser
In San Francisco on December 24, Dr. George Hauser Minnesota coach urges post season games. He replaced Lieut. Col. Bernie Bierman as Minnesota mentor and co coach of the Eastern team for the East West game. Hauser says he favors post season contests though the Big Ten prohibits them.
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Service Men To Root For Tulsa Sugar Bowl
Money to buy tickets for the first 1,090 Tulsa service members for the Sugar Bowl was sent to New Orleans. Sports promoter Sam Avey forwarded 1300 dollars to Bill Keefe, who will distribute the tickets to servicemen agreeing to support the Golden Hurricane against Tennessee.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune
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Lou Fink Reflects on Boxers and Commander Tunney
Lou Fink, a 53 year old long-time boxing trainer, recalls fighters from 37 years in the ring. He praises Beau Hack as a tough lightweight, notes Canzoneri’s tendency to lead and be beaten to the punch. Fink reveres Commander Tunney, having trained and seconded Tony Canzoneri and other renowned boxers, including the standout figure who earned $990,445 in a single outing.
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Cardinals top Yankees in four straight World Series drive
The Cardinals overwhelmed New York four games to one, led by Beazley, White and Kurowski as speed, defense and timely hitting outpaced the Yankees. Ted Williams won the AL batting title for Boston while MCC oil and other stars highlighted a season reshaped by war and twilight games.
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Johnny Beazley
Yankee
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Stan Musial
Ernie White
Beazley
Whitey Kurowski
Terry ‘Moore
Moore
Country Slaughter
Bill ‘Dickey
Joe Gordon
Gordon
Williams
Ted Williams
Florida Misses Big League Camp Training For War Effort
Florida expects to lose spring training for major league clubs to aid the war effort. Sunshine Al Lang notes Florida hosted 12 teams last spring and will forego camps as DTO guidance prompts fewer travels. Pirates and Browns may train at Hot Springs, Cubs weigh Midwest site, Dodgers eye Yale cage, Braves skip Sanford, Red Sox head to Carolina, Athletics move to Savannah, and Giants shift from Miami to North Carolina.
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Quinn
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Eddie Collins
Boston Red Sox
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South Carolina
Philadelphia Athletics
Savannah
New York Giants
Miami
Connie Mack quits shoe job to seek catcher spot with baseball club
Philadelphia dated story recalls Connie Mack leaving a East Brookfield shoe factory at age 20 to pursue professional baseball. He recounts early trials in Willimantic New Britain and Hartford, a failed approach by a Boston team, and finally a tryout after Hogan and Mack’s East Rockfield battery moved to Meriden. A Yale game and telegram offers from Waltham mark early career crossroads.
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Joe Louis Becomes Boxing Instructor at Army Camp
Sergeant Joe Louis trains troops at Fort Riley Kansas as boxing instructor at the calvary replacement training center. He leads nightly classes and explains the value of boxing for fitness and self defense, stating this is what he wants to do and that soldiers learn to use their fists for protection.
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Tech Sets Three Groups for Texas Cotton Bowl Trip
Georgia Tech footballers plan three departures from Atlanta toward Dallas for the Cotton Bowl clash with the University of Texas. The squad splits into three contingents, with the first leaving Christmas afternoon, the second Saturday morning, and Coach Bobby Dodd bringing up the rear Saturday afternoon. Backs Clint Casticherry Ralph Plaster and Pat McHugh are nursing injuries but expected to see substantial action.
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Pat McHugh
Tennessee Trains In Strange Ground Ahead Of Sugar Bowl
EDGEWATER PARK Miss December 24 Tennessee Vals arrive with gear for acclimation ahead of the Sugar Bowl January 1. Coach Barnhill notes light work first then tougher sessions while Tulsa’s Golden Hurricane continues practice 25 miles away. Barnhill praises his secondary as a very fine unit and concedes no back to match Glenn Dobbs.
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Conn Named Boxing Instructor at Camp Lee Va
Corp Billy Conn, categorized as a “good boy” in service, was appointed boxing instructor at Camp Lee Virginia yesterday. The Pittsburgh Tribune notes Conn’s past title bout against Louis and expresses his desire for a heavyweight clash with Louis on any terms, reflecting his readiness to fight again.
Connolly Tops Myers Minded For Orange Bowl Start
Miami dispatch notes Boston College fullback Mickey Connolly battles a shoulder injury ahead of the Sugar Bowl against Alabama. Coach Dean Myers cites Connolly as the Eagles’ most underrated contributor, recalling his Sugar Bowl heroics as a sophomore and lamenting media hype that outpaced his junior year. The coach fears late recognition may cost BC leverage in the New Year showdown.
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Mickey Connolly
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Sugar Bow
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Mickey
Mike Holovak
D Currivan
Alabama Closes Home Practice Before Bowl Trip
Alabama's Crimson Tide ended home practices for the Orange Bowl with a light session and dismissed players until Saturday. The two weeks of prep for Boston College concluded with a strenuous scrimmage as three full teams clashed in a two hour session. Russ Craft, Tide leading scorer, stood out with standout runs during the drill.
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Alabama
Crimson
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Eagles Learn From Boston College Tactics In Bowl Loss
Denny Myers says after a defensive course Eagle tackles Gil Boyle and Joe Repko impressed as Miami faces Alabama in the Orange Bowl. He notes Bouley and Repko were trapped and jockeyed out of position in a 55-12 defeat to Holy Cross, and he does not blame outsiders for the strategy.
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Gil Boyle
Joe Repko
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Holy Cross
Long Island University basket players reel from travel twist
New York dispatch notes NEA Long Island University's basket ball players will not be short of meat after a busy spell. Paul Taylor, business manager, bagged a 200 pound duck near Olean, New York. The piece ends with stray reflections on alcohol origins and fading scrappers from 1918 to 1920, then a cautious belief in a stronger Arm and potential future stars.
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Paul Taylor
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