Strange Bowl Tilt Nears As Year Ends
NEW YORK, Dec. 31. The Yankees suffer a big loss since Joe DiMaggio’s departure as Charlie Keller entered service yesterday. King Kong hits .271 with 86 RBIs and seven infield double plays. Kentucky basketball opened East with St. John’s toeing Lexington to Cincinnati. Chalky Wright aims for three fights in Panama with Eddie Walker booking three more in Peru at $10,000. Sgt. Leonard O’Brien, twice all Eastern Massachusetts hockey, now a prisoner in Germany, receives medals via his mother at the Boston arena. Mike Ryan at Idaho lists 350 athletes in the arm services. two of his six sons serve, Lou Nichols heads to Giants after four college years. Harness crowds remain strong in U.S. Trotting, mutuel pools heavy. Tulsa’s football team struggles to break through, Sugar Bowl officials assist. Leo Paterson calls best Wrigley pitching of season, Bears champions at end. Cubs lag behind. Billy Southworth Jr. serves pen at France, Calcagni mails war bond gift. Cherry Point unit stars prepare for Raeford tourney. Johnny Abood’s men lead box tourney in Raeford, N. C., Jan 28-29. New Orleans naval guards aid, mer crews listed among war delegates.
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Ban Field Ramblers Eye Cotton Bowl Upset
Lt Tritico, coach of the Ban Field Ramblers, says Texas Longhorns pose a strong test for the Cotton Bowl matchup. He notes the Horns have a topnotch team and that his squad, the Corps Graybeards, has matured with ten games behind them as they arrived for a workout.
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Life Story Buzz From a Boxing Ring Tale at Garden
A writer chases a column from Georgia Kochan who fights at Madison Square Garden, but Kochan spins his adventures as a seafaring fighter. He recalls starting at 14, battles at sea, dodging mines, and a Courageous sinking with a British air scout overhead.
Arky Vaughan and Durocher End Baseball Feud Quietly
Arky Vaughan mails a peace letter to Branch Rickey signaling reconciliation with Leo Durocher amid last season’s tensions. Vaughan’s health and cattle farm duties cloud a possible return to the Dodgers next April. In New York, Charley Keller leaves baseball to join the U S maritime service, shrinking the Yankee outfield postwar lineup.
Smith to Swim for Navy in Meet at Great Lakes
Great Lakes reports Bill Smith the noted Hawaiian swimmer will lead Navy against Northwestern University in a points meet at Great Lakes. Smith, a top all around swimmer, teams with Bob Tribble from Honolulu who also starred for the Wildcats two years ago.
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Y' Cage Games Tonight at 7 30 and 8 30
Tonight two matchups headline the cage. At 7 30 Tomlinson faces Marsh while at 8 30 Triangle battles Community Hardware in the arena.
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Georgie Kochan Faces LaMotta at the Garden Tonight
The boxing card centers on Georgie Kochan who has a varied life from a brass foundry in Akron to a longshoreman stint in New Orleans. Wal ter St Denis, the 20th Century Sporting Club press agent, calls Kochan adventurous as he prepares to fight Jacob LaMotta at Madison Garden with ticket prices from $1.25 to $5.75.
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Rose Bowl crowd may be limited to sixty five thousand
Pasadena expected attendance for the Washington vs Southern California Rose Bowl may not exceed 65 000 due to travel restrictions gasoline quotas and rainy weather. The game lacks star names but features two strong Pacific Coast teams with USC slight underdog status and a chance to preserve their Rose Bowl record.
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East Brighter as West Loses Two Players in Classic
In San Francisco on December 31 the east team gained momentum for tomorrow's football game after the west roster lost two players. Floyd Rhea, a 216 pound left guard from Oregon, was withdrawn after it emerged he had played two games of professional football with Chicago.
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Phillies Trade Dahlgren For Pirate Catcher
Philadelphia announces a trade sending Babe Dahlgren to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for veteran Pirates catcher Babe Phelps. The deal includes a cash adjustment, details undisclosed, and shifts Dahlgren from first base to a new club.
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Cardinals Losses Mount as Bettridge Out for Season
George Bettridge, Utah fullback, is lost to illness this season while Bill Baughman of Iowa, a 195 pound center, faces recurrence of a knee injury. The West stays a 2-1 favorite amid these injuries.
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340 000 Slated To See Classics
A New York Dec 31 report notes 340 000 spectators expected for New Year's bowl games. The Rose Bowl features USC against Texas with 96 000 in attendance and a 45 000 share for war charities. Oil Bowl debuts in Houston with Arkansas A and M and Southwestern Louisiana Institute tied 20 20 at midseason.
Aerial Record Expected In Cotton Bowl
Georgia Tech ace Eddie Prokop and Claude Leforce of Tulsa brace for the Sugar Bowl clash at 2 30 p m with a hoped for aerial record. The two veterans seek to beat Glenn Dobbs nine completion streak in last year s Sugar Bowl as crowds of about 73000 await the game in New Orleans. Prokop seeks peak form after 14 of 23 passes for 190 yards in 1943 while Leforce for Tulsa has 43 of 90 for 557 yards and 8 TDs. Weather forecast calls for partly cloudy warmer weather in New Orleans.
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Phelps Recalled by Pirates as Fletcher Replacement
Babe Phelps aged 36 and 3 A in the draft was sought by the Pirates to replace Elbie Fletcher who is in the navy. Phelps has been on the voluntary retired list several times since June 4, 1941 when he quit the Brooklyn Dodgers and forfeited about $5,000. He joined the Pirates afterward and played 95 games in 1942. Phelps has hit over .300 in several seasons.
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Football Bowl Facts and Figures Summary
Bowl matchups and kickoff times for major bowls in New York listing Rose Bowl USC and Washington at 96 000 attendance at 5 30 pm Eastern West Tulsa and Georgia Tech Sugar Bowl 73 000 at 3 45 pm Orange Bowl LSU and Texas A M 1 10 pm Cotton Bowl Texas vs Randolph Field 3 pm East-West San Francisco OU Bowl Houston Arkansas A M Southwestern Louisiana Institute 2 30 pm Sun Bowl El Paso Southwestern of Texas vs New Mexico ipm Eastern time
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LSU Favored To Top Aggies In Orange Bowl
Miami Dec 31 The Orange Bowl day before kickoff saw LSU underdogs-turned favorite against Texas A&M after key injuries. Aggies’ Marion Flaggie sidelined with a knee, while LSU star Steve Van Buren returned from a seasons-long layoff. coaches Norton and Moore traded optimism and concern as final workouts and weather forecasts shaped the clash.
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Red Raiders Roll Up 18 Wins In Row
Fort Jackson South Carolina reports the Red Raiders, an undefeated army post team, have won 18 straight against service and college opponents. Notables include captain and high scorer George Blakemore and Dee Gibson, with Pvt Kirby Higbe as team manager.
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Maroons to Host Tech in No Admission New Year’s Eve Game
Chicago Maroons add a New Year’s Eve contest at Midway Fieldhouse against Chicago Technical College. Tech is in its first basketball season with one win and one loss while Chicago seeks to end 1943 on a high note and snap a 45 game losing streak dating back to 1941.
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