Backward Punt Voted 1945s Top Sports Oddity in AP Poll
New York December 26 The backward punt that produced California’s lone touchdown in the 6 0 win over UCLA was voted the No 1 sports oddity of 1945 by 31 of 82 AP sports writers. Other top moments included World Series quirks and a late season football and racing miscellany.
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Miami
New York
U.C.L.A
Associated Press
California
Jack Lerond
Ed Welch
Lerond
Chuck Hostetler
Tigers
al Gaston
Tiger
Hank Greenberg
Hank Borowy
Larry Cacatuki
Chicago Cubs
Hoosiers
Indiana
Sammy Baugh
Tony Minisi
Notre Dame
Phil Colella
Oella
Andest
Virginia
Drexel
Caliente
Jamaica
Gallopers
Cornell Temple and NYU Rate Top East Cage Teams
East basketball standings highlight Cornell Temple and NYU as top contenders with Army Navy among rivals. Cornell aims to dethrone Penn in the EIBL after a 55 41 win, led by Irwin Akerson and Bill Matchneer. NYU and Temple boast veteran lineups as cross schedule tests loom at the Garden and on campus.
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NEW York
Cornell
Temple
New York University
Cage Experss
Army
Navy
Pennsylvania
Ithacans
Theakers
Speed Wilson
Irwin Akerson
EIBL
Alerson
Bill Matchneer
Ed Peterson
Gordon Harrison
Eugene Berce
Marrnette
Hillary Chollet
Walter Way
Carl Glason
Big Red
NYU
Philadelphians
St. John's
Joe Lapchick
Howard
Jake) Cann
Colgate
Arkansas
Violet
Tanenbaum
Marty Goldstein
Missouri Tigers Scrimmage Before Cotton Bowl in Dallas
Missouri football prepares for Texas Longhorns with a post feast scrimmage in Dallas. Coach Chauncey Simpson confirms the 36 man squad will hold a final tune up after holiday festivities at the Dallas Country Club and a Christmas reception hosted by the local alumni chapter.
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Dallas
Texas
University of Missouri
Cotton Bowl Tigers
Chauncey Simpson
Longhorns
University Alumni Association
Tigers
Tigers Defend Pennant With Strong Midfield Defense
Detroit built a title bid on the AL's best defensive line from catcher to center field. Roger Cramer led outfielders with a .991 fielding average, Eddie Mayo topped second basemen with .980, Paul Richards caught 407 chances with only two errors, and Hal Newhouser anchored a flawless mound defense with 82 plays without a miscue.
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Jerry Liska
Chicago
Detroit Tigers
Hal Newhouser
Hank Greenberg
Tigers
Cramer
Roger
Doc) Cramer
Detroit
Eddie Mayo
Bengals
Paul Richards
Newhouser
Mickey Rocco
Cleveland
Vern Stephens
St. Louis
George Kell
Philadelia
National Indoor Junior and Boys Tennis Championship Opens
New York December 26 The first National Indoor Junior and Boys Tennis Championship since 1940 begins with 38 junior entrants and 28 in the boys event. Before play starts Sidney Schwartz of Brooklyn and Alex Hetzeck of Detroit duel for the eastern junior crown.
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New York
Sidney Schwartz
Brooklyn
Alex Hetzeck
Detroit
Hayworth To Appear With Phants In Citadel Trip
North Carolina coach Ben Carnevale announced a 12 man squad for the trip to New York and Philadelphia to face New York U and St Joseph in two eastern N C A A showdowns. The party includes Jim Jordan Bob Paxton John Dillon Don Anderson and Jim Hayworth among others with staff Pete Mullis Doc White and Bill Buffaloe.
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Chapel Hill
Ben Carnevale
North Carolina
Schamps
National Basketball Citadels
New York
Philly
Jim Jordan
Bob Paxton
John Dillon
Don Anderson
New York U
Madison Square Garden
St. Joseph
Convention Hall
Philadelphia
Roger Scholbe
Hank Spurlock
Jim White
Red Hughes
Taylor Thorne
Jim Hayworth
Vincent di Lorenzo
John Fields
Hayworth
Italy
Army Air Force
Thorne
Spurlock
Hughes
Jay Vees
Pete Mullis
Doc White
Bill Buffaloe
Dixie Champs
Carolina
Garden
Madison Square
Garden Court
St. Joe
Tufts
Ohio State
N.C. A
Gamecocks Depend On Star Back Brembs In Gator Bowl
Columbia. December 26. The Flying Dutchman Charles Brembs, known as Dutch, is the Gamecocks fastest back and a key hope against Wake Forest in the Gator Bowl on January 1. Brembs, a 185 pound track star, has 45 points this season and scored a 50 yard TD against Wake Forest. He also has caught passes and even threw a TD pass against Maryland.
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Columbia
University of South Carolina Gamecocks
Wake Forest
Jacksonville
Charles Brembs
Dutch
South
Miami
Maryland
Brembs
Ed McMillan
Bill Carr
Gamecocks
Wake
Bremos
Four Army Men Named to Coaches All-America Team
Fair Army players Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard along with Dewitt Coulter and John Green headline the American Football Coaches Association All-America team announced by President Ray Morrison. The squad includes Navy ends Richard Duden, Max Morris of Northwestern, Pennsylvania tackle George Savitsky, Ohio State guard Warren Ameling, Navy center Richard Scott, and backs Bob Fenimore of Oklahoma A&M and Herman Wedemeyer of St. Mary’s.
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Philadelphia
Oklahoma A & M
Herman Wedemeyer
St. Mary's
Postwar junior and boys indoor tennis nationals open
The first national junior and boys indoor tennis championships since the war begin, with stars like Dick Savitt Sidney Schwartz Alan Watson and Mick Mouldeous in the mix. Ted Schroeder has quit. Jack Kramer Frank Parker Bill Talbert and Gardnar Mulloy expected in 1946, others to follow as new talent rises. Also St Louis meeting invite for college baseball coaches and New Year celebrations at Drake University with Raisin Bowl and Madison Square Garden games.
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New York
Seaiman
Dick Savitt
Bayonne
N. J
Memphis
Ted Schroeder
Ted
Jack Kramer
Frank Parker
Bill Talbert
Gardnar Mulloy
Happy Chandler
Cubs
Charley Grimm
Association of College Baseball Coaches
St. Louis
Charley
Happy
Drake University
Fresno State
Fresno
Calif
C.C.N.Y
Madison Square Garden
Fourth Army
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Colorado
Michigan
Toronto
U. of Alberta
Middle West
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Aggies
Henry Iba
Aggies
Chance Iba
Forrest C
Phog
Texas
University of Oklahoma
Texas ‘Christian
Kansas
Rice
Pepperdine
Baylor
Iba
Depaul
Allen
Jayhawks
Charlie Black
Otto Schnellbacher
Oldest high school football rivalries and early reports
Further nominations note East Orange New Jersey versus Barringer Newark for 50 years and Baltimore City College versus Baltimore Polytechnic for 52 years. John De Gange of New London reports Norwich Free Academy versus Bulkley School as early as 1875 with older contests. H L Bakers book cites 1860 Boston games but no clear continuity.
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East Orange
N. J
Barringer
Newark
Baltimore City College
Baltimore Poly
John de Gange
New London
Conn
Day
Norwich Bulletin
Norwich Free Academy
Bulkley School
H. L. Baker
Boston
Miami Faces Holy Cross in Orange Bowl Outlook
Miami coach Jack Harding, confident underdog, notes favorable warm weather and past 10 game success as the Hurricanes prepare for Holy Cross on New Year’s Day. Holy Cross key tailback Stan Koslowski is sidelined by a cold, raising questions about the Crusaders’ chances in Miami.
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Miami
Fia
Jack Harding
University of Miami
Holy Cross
Harding
Georgia
Michigan State
Hurricanes
Georgia Bulldogs
South Carolina
Stan Koslowski
John da Grose
Koslowski
All College Cage Tourne Opens In Kansas City
The opening round in Kansas City flags Holy Cross star Kosiowski as a leading punter and triple threat. He handles kicking passing and running as Holy Cross faces Miamians in a bid for early success.
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K. C
Kosiowski
Holy Cross
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Barney Poole
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Joe Kelly
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Torrow
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