Highs Defeat Amos 36 34 in Strenuous City Tilt
In a tight nonleague clash the Highs edged Amos 36 to 34 at the high school gym. Mel Walker led the Bison with 12 points while Herb Carroll scored 11 for Amos as Curt MacDonald sparked the Highs in the second period.
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Papas
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MacDonald
Leroy Collins
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Rissom
Wright
Walden
Big Me
Woody Thomas
Atkinson Shares Jockey Tips For Success On Track
Ted Atkinson, famed jockey, explains top qualities for winners headwork and a knack for getting the most from a horse. He praises George Woolf for balance and composure, notes a rising young rider, and recalls his own 1943 standings and racing philosophy.
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Fred Hayden
Miami
Ted Atkinson
New York
Johnny Adams
Theodore
Toronto
Ted
George Woolf
Atkinson
Woolf
Iceman
Oace
George
Jock
Adams
Johnny
War Work Cuts Down Rose Bowl Attendance
War work reduced Rose Bowl attendance to 71 007 as USC Trojans defeated Washington 29 to 0. Bowl officials noted this was not the smallest crowd, citing the 1934 game with 42 000.
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Rose Bowl
Pasadena
USC Trojans
Washington University
Federal aid fueled land grant colleges since 1890
The federal government has financed land grant colleges since 1890. This support established state universities’ expansion and access to higher education, shaping American public higher education by funding affiliated colleges and programs across the nation.
Manpower Challenge Faces Baseball War Season
William Harridge discusses how wartime manpower affects the 1944 American League. He notes about 190 players in the armed forces and compares rosters to 1918. Despite departures, clubs expect to field strong teams, bolster war relief, and keep baseball alive for morale and entertainment.
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William Harridge
American Baseball
Chicago
Jamball
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Baseball Future to Be Discussed At Meeting
The postwar planning committee for major and minor leagues will meet in Chicago later this month to map baseballs future setup. Commissioner Landis convened the session to consider returning service players and those from folded minors, along with potential free agency for taken over minor league clubs. They will also discuss territorial changes to create more compact circuits.
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Chicago
K.M. Landis
Landis
Nation's Golf Elite Meet In Los Angeles
War bonds totaling seven thousand dollars will be awarded to winners of the Texas Open Golf tournament set for February 10 to 13 at Brackenridge Park course. The event is announced by Sam Goldfarb president of the San Antonio Golf Association. the regular purse stands at five thousand dollars.
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Marine Corps Women's Reserve
San Francisco
Shriners’ Crippled Children's Hospital
Cliff Hoffman
Marine Corps
San Antonio
Tex
Brackenridge Park Course
Sam Goldfars
San Antonio Golf Association
King cobra reaches 18 feet as venomous snake giant
An 18 foot king cobra is reported as the largest venomous snake. The specimen dominates in size among venomous snakes and stands as a notable record for its species.
New Bummy Davis Faces Ruffin in Garden Fight
Parker profiles the rehabilitated boxer known as the NEW Bummy Davis outlining his February 18 bout with Bob Ruffin at Madison Square Garden. The piece mixes light humor about Shelley and perms with Davis's training, refereeing plans, and past incidents.
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Percy Bysshe Shelley
Bobby Ruffin
Garden
Billy Cavana
Bummy
New Davis Discusses Mindset and Bout Plans
The exchange covers crumpets and butter as flavor, boxing or la savate, and how the NEW Davis prepares. He emphasizes mind as well as body, saying he meditates for hours after reading perms, and mentions The Life of Fritz Zivie as a recommended read.
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Fritzie Zivie
Zivie
Mr. Devis
Steelers Eagles May Not Combine Next Season
Bert Bell, co owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, said the Steelers Eagles merger had not been renewed and probably won t be unless Pittsburgh becomes the base of operations The two clubs agreement expired December 5 and if manpower is available the Steelers will operate alone Alexis Thompson Army lieutenant owns the Eagles Art Rooney co owner of the Steelers
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Narbeth
Steelers-Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh
Bert Bell
Pittsbburgh-Steelers
Bell
Steelers
Art Rooney
Alexis Thompson
The
Eagles
Ivory Experts Meet In Nontitle Match
Willie Hoppe, a 40 year billiard great and three cushioning champion, and Welker Cochran, 18, will begin a 1,900 point nontitle match in Kansas City. The duel will run in eight 200 point blocks with sessions in Kansas City Chicago Detroit and New York from Wednesday to Saturday.
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Kansas City
Willie Hoppe
Welker Cochran
San Francisco
North Carolina Teams Aiming For Strong Swimming Season
Chapel Hill Jan 4 North Carolina conference swimming champions prepare to open at Duke this Saturday. Dick Jamerson has built the Blue Dolphins with 23 conference dual wins and four straight titles, aided by captain Dx Hammond who set a national backstroke record and won events in 1943. Other veterans include Crone Proctor and Greenbaum with Ward returning to boost sprint strength. Newcomers who made freshmen rankings in 1942 but sat out last year add depth as the squad readies for upcoming meets.
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Dick Jamerson
Blue Dolphins
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Rashacrone
Buddy Crone
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Jesse Greenbaum
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Jamerson
Bill Herr
Allen Kaufman
Henri Huse
Ira Abrahamson
Bill Stevens
Jim Wildman
Golf Expert's Son Inducted Into Army
Reginald Thomas Kirkwood 22, son of famed golf artist Joe Kirkwood, was inducted into the Army yesterday and left for the West Coast for a three week furlough to play in the Los Angeles and San Francisco opens. He faces sentencing in U S district court for a parole violation, with disposition not announced.
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Reginald Thomas Kirkwood
Joe Kirkwood
Uncle Sam's Army
U.S. District Court
West Coast
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Chage
Slugger White Tops Joyce For Maryland Lightweight Crown
AP report notes White defeated Joyce to gain Maryland recognition as lightweight champion. The recap references a memory from a year ago and places the event in a broader sports mirror of past headlines.
Fights Last Night Highlights From Cities
In Pittsburgh Fritzie Zivic stopped Ossie Harris in the 10th round. In Newark Danny Cox drew Teddy Reynolds at 8. Providence saw Larry Bolvin decision Charley Lewis in 10. Baltimore had Howard Bennett outpoint Nick Kirsch in 10. Chicago featured Jimmy Reeves defeating James Fitzjames in 8. San Francisco had Jerry Moore outpoint Jimmy Mc Daniels in 10.
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Pittsburgh
Fritzie Zivic
Ossie Harris
Newark
N. J
Danny Cox
New York
Teddy Randolph Reynolds
Drew
Providence
R. I
Larry Bolvin
Charley “Cathey” Lewis
Baltimore
Howard Bennett
Nick Kirsch
Postwar plan to place athletes back into sports leagues
The Sports Roundup discusses a postwar program to integrate returning players into leagues. It notes a dozen or more discharged athletes needing opportunities and suggests baseball promotion across minor leagues colleges and schools to create roles for many. Potential names include Hank Greenberg Luke Appling Hugh Mulcahy and Zeke Bonura.
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Hank Greenberg
Luke Appling
Hugh Mulcahy
Zeke Bonura
Zeke
Safety in No Numbers High School Baseball Team
Eight boys at Lowpoint High School formed a baseball team after the principal and coach M. B. Neece revised the league rules to fit their size. They won five of eight games and the same eight players now form the basketball team, praised as one of the finest groups the coach has worked with and notably adaptable.
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Lowpoint High School
Inllinois
M. B. Neece
Neece
Sleeper Clayton Farrar Poised for Grover Cleveland Meet Debut
The Ellis Island Coast Guard squad eyes a winter indoor spark plug in Clayton Farrar a ex Connecticut schoolboy standout who ran cross country and the marathon this fall He trained toward the two mile under Emil von Elling at NYU and will debut in the Grover Cleveland meet. Lou Salica has offers worth 3500 for two bouts though he is booked for a featherweight title showdown with Manuel Ortiz in Fort Worth Texas. The NCAA basketball tournament may shift its finals to New York this year altering the usual format.
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Ellis Island Coast Guard
Clayton Farrar
Connecticut
Emil von Elling
N.Y.U
Farrar
Grover Clevence
Wave Y Wright
Lou Salica
Eee
Salica
Manuel Ortiz
Fort Worth
Tex
New York
Bennie Owen hunts miss leads to empty gun moment
Bennie Owen the former Oklahoma coach and intramural director plans a fall hunting trip but realizes he left his gun at home. Athletic Director Dale Arbuckle also misses his birds after finding a hole in his hunting coat pocket.
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Dale Arbuckle
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