Buckeyes to host Great Lakes in high profile clash
Lt. Paul E. Brown returns to Columbus to lead Great Lakes Naval Training Station against his old Ohio State Bucks in a game drawing potential crowds over 60 000. Brown, famed Buckeye coach, faces former assistant Carroll Widdoes as brotherly ties and local lore color the matchup.
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Columbus
Paul E. Brown
Ohio State University
Buck Stadium
Brown
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Ohio State
Bucks
Great Lakes
Illinois
Buck
Navy
Carroll Widdoes
Damon
Pythias
Massillon
Widdoes
Jim Kearne
Bellaire
Wes End
Tom
Schedule highlights for October 21 1944 football weekend
Weekly football slate shows LSU at Mississippi State marked DNP in SEC action. Mountain States conference results include Colorado at Colorado College finishing 6-16 and 0-6 in Big Seven play.
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Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Detroit Tops Attendance In 1944 Major League Season
In Chicago on October 17, 1944 the American league reported a paid attendance of 4,798,158, boosted by war relief games to 4,995,233 with servicemen admitted free. The Detroit Tigers led the figures with 923,176 in home attendance, highest in the league, while the St. Louis Browns posted the largest rise, and the New York Yankees led the National League totals as the season closed amid a pennant race.
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Chicago
William Harridge
Harridge
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Browns
Galtee Ie Parks
Ford Frick
Detroit
Tigers
New York
Yankees
New York Giants
Berg
Ivsics
Washington
Philadelphia
Cunas
Finis
Browns
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cin
Boston
Notre Dame Faces Roundup After Early Season Struggles
York reports on the Notre Dame football tussle as fans weigh the team’s early results against expectations. Washington leads with 247 points in the season, while California and Navy loom as upcoming tests. Lt. Camdr iller notes youth players proving capable as the grid season unfolds.
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York
Notre Dame
Washington
California
Navy
Crenhe. O
Rouge
Camdriller
Nat
Regests
Ecoenace
Baseball links and cigarette case joke in semi pro transfer tale
In a garbled Waco Texas fragment a former outfielder and a catcher are mocked for cigarettes. Mills and Birdie discuss signing, with Birdie joking he will take any money but playing would cost a cigarette case per game. Tebbetts’ semi pro tournament is referenced as the context.
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Buster Mills
Birdie Tis
Waco
Tex
Birdie
Tebbetts
de Mills
Piep Praises Notre Dame Rout Weather Woes
Dartmouth backfield coach Milt Piep commented after a heavy rain rout by Notre Dame that he barely got wet. He noted the Irish backs ran by so fast the wind dried his clothes as the game ended.
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Milt Piep
Dartmouth
Notre Dame
Baseball and football cross paths in early 20th century sports chatter
Manager Bill McKechnie of the Reds and Bill Rariden played for five clubs across 1908 to 1916. Ed Kelleher says his army basketball team has a strong football squad with Doug Kenna, Dale Hall, and Bobby Dobbs. Duke coach Eddie Cameron touts southern football powers Georgia Tech Wake Forest and North Carolina Pre-Flight.
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Reds
Bill Rariden
Canton
Ohio
Boston
Indianapolis
Newark
New York
Ed Kelleher
Army
Doug Kenna
Dale Hall
Bobby Dobbs
Duke
Eddie Cameron
New York Football Writers
Georgia Tech
Wake Forest
North Carolina
Fort Pierce Navy base opens with ex Bears lineman kicking kickoff
Lee Artee, former Chicago Bears tackle, returned from Pacific duty to play the first game at the Fort Pierce Florida Navy amphibious base this fall and kicked off, sending the ball toward a goalpost. Sgt Clarence Hookstott reportedly struck out 240 of 404 batters for the Kearns Utah overseas replacement depot this season.
Beginning teachers gain more job opportunities
BERKELEY California The beginning teacher now has more opportunity for employment than in most other professions according to Herman A Spindt manager of the bureau of guidance and placement at the University of California.
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Berkeley, Calif
Herman A. Spindt
Bureau of Guidance and Placement
University of California
Fights Last Night Across Cities Highlight Boxing Action
The report lists multiple boxing results from cities including Philadelphia Baltimore Providence Newark Holyoke Chicago Houston Detroit Scranton and more. Winners include Melio Bettina Lee Oma Phil Terranova and Charney Sabatelle with wins by knockout outpoint and TKO over various opponents.
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Melio Bettina
Beacon
St. Thomas
Dayton
Dorsey Lay
Sammy Parrotta
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Lee Oma
Detroit
T.K.O
al Blake
George Williams
Tommy Mollis
Providence
Phil Terranova
New York
Vince Dell ‘Orto
Sidney Miller
Youngstown
Mike Lucas
Newark
N. J
Bob Lakin
Joe Matone
the Chocolate Kid
Oakland
Calif
Rudy Giscombe
Holyoke
Mass
Lige Drew
Les
John Brown
Johnnie Cool
Worcester
Sammy Jacobs
Montreal
Chicago
Lou Angelucci
Jimmy Hunt
Mel Workman
South Bend
Johnny Hernandes
Houston
Tex
Steve Brogan
Hackensack
Johnny Bezinsk
Plains
Baseball Commissioner Lands In Improved Condition
Chicago October 17 Landis the baseball commissioner who entered St Luke s Hospital for a check and treatment after the World Series has shown greatly improved condition the 77 year old executive is expected to return home within a few days.
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Chicago
Kenesaw M. Landis
St. Luke's Hospital
Western A wrestling: Green Wave and Black Bison lead standings
Local footballers under Coach Homer McCoy prepare for a key Western Conference clash. The Green Wave of Gastonia visit Charlotte Tech High for an undefeated nonconference test, while Salisbury and nearby rivals jockey in the Western standings with injuries and standout Jimmy Summers fueling Boyden High.
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Boyden High Yellow Jackets
Black Bison
Jackets
Yellow Jackets
Salisbury
Ra Delappe
Richard Reid
Lexington
Burlington
High Point
Winston-Salem
R. J. Reynolds
Jimmy Summers
Boyden
Gastonia
Charlotte
Tech High
Charlie Pearson
Robert Frye
RJ. Reynolds
Eee
Iui
Reynolds
Greensboro
CUSD
Eastern
Fayetteville
Tee Kines
Wilmington
Goldsboro
Navy Duke Extend Grid Series Through 1950
The Baltimore Sun reports Navy and Duke will extend their football series through 1950. Of six games planned, two will be in Durham in 1945 and 1948, with four home games for Navy. Navy won 7 0 in the 1944 meeting at Municipal Stadium in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Navy
Duke
Durham
Baltimore Sun
U.S. Naval Academy
Municipal Stadium
Notre Dame Still King Of Nation In AP Poll
Notre Dame remains the top college football team for the 12th straight week with 973 points from 67 writers. Army and Randolph Field rise to second and third as North Carolina Pre-Flight falls to tenth. Ohio State and Iowa Pre-Flight also crack the top five.
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Notre Dame
South
Dartmouth
Associated Press Weekly
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Army
Randolph Field
Virginia
North Carolina
Ohio State
Iowa Seahawks
Great Lakes
Pennsylvania
Georgia Tech
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Ee Ge
Iowa
Ovceuesas Ee Po Ives
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California
Tulsa
March Field
Michigan
Southern California
Tennessee
Bainbridge Naval
Second Air Force
Indiana
Pete Cawthon To Stay On As Coach Of Tigers
Brooklyn GM Tom Gallery denied rumors Pete Cawthon would be dismissed as coach. He stated Cawthon will remain for the remainder of the season and that the Tigers’ three losses are due to factors beyond his control.
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Pete Cawthon
Tigers
Brooklyn
Tom Gallery
Brooklyn Tigers
Pete
Gallery
Government in Business Buens Aires Mixed Rubber Firm
The Argentine government formed a mixed company to produce synthetic rubber thioprene and related chemicals for explosives. With 4.5 million pesos subscribed, the state holds one third of the capital while private investors provide the rest.
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Buenos Aires
Wild Horse Pepper Martin Leaves Cardinals After Return
Pepper Martin known as the Wild Horse of the Osage is released by the St. Louis Cardinals after a 1944 comeback season. The 40 year old, who jokes he is really 10 due to a Feb 29 birthday, plans likely to seek a double A managing job, with past highlights including a 1931 World Series heroics and multiple stolen-base seasons. He declined further comment from his Oklahoma ranch near McAllister.
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John Leonard
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Cardinals
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Rochester
McAllister
Okla
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Wild Horse
New York Giant
Philadelphia Athletics
Solons
Billy Southworth
Sylvester “Blix
Donnelly
Breadon
Tommy Reed Loses 1st Fight In 17 Attempts
In Philadelphia on Oct 17 Saint Thomas aka Tommy Reed lost for the first time in 17 bouts when Army Corp. Melio Bettina knocked him out 16 seconds into the third round of a scheduled 10 round bout. Reed weighed 204 pounds to Bettina's lighter frame. Bettina displayed a puzzling defense that stymied Reed.
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Philadelphia
Py Reed
Father Divine
Saint Thomas
Army Corp
Melio Bettina
Bettina
Beacon
N. Y
Little David
Baby Bison Hold Thomasville To 7-7 Tie In Clash
In a cold Albion Millis Stadium clash the High Point Black Bison JV and the Thomasville Tommies battled to a 7-7 tie. Richard Lambeth scored for High Point with a late drive by Thomasville’s Bridges tying the score after a 60 yard march to the Bison two yard line. The game featured frequent fumbles and a large Junior Varsity bench with many players seeing action.
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Thomasville Tommies
Arcs
Albion Millis
Richard Lambeth
Tommies
Bison
Bridges
Thomasville
Jack Myers
Premer
Perry Ones
Roger Morris
George Ridge
J. J. Ellington
Point Highville
R. Williams
Loftin
B. Campbell
Adams
Ray
Allen
Jones
Ink
Crowder
Leonard RE
High Point
Lambeth
Myers
B. Williams
C. Campbell
Turner
Johnson
Smith
Davis
Radio Program Schedules with Serial Dramas and News
Radio network listings show a dense schedule of programs and time slots including serial dramas Captain Sket ch and Terry Serial, news time blocks with Quincy Howe and Lowell Thomas, musical segments from Ginny Simms to Luim and Abner, and The Mystery Theater. The lineup features reforms of broadcasts and repeats across blocks, with primes like War News from the World and Bob Hope's Comedy interspersed with dramatic readings and variety shows.
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Quincy Howe
Cbhe
Terry
Edwin
Hill
Tim Healy
Chick Carter
Ted Husing
Spore Verhod
Jack Armstrong
Lowell Thomas
Tom Mix
Henry J. Taylor
Bing
Morcver's Music Shop
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Fulton Lewis, Jr
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Volney
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Nhe
the Irresistibles
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Arthur Hale
Mbs
East 780
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Abner
Sunny Skylar
Judy
Che Alan Young
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Nbe
Repest
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