Eagles Face Giants in key NFL Eastern clash
Philadelphia travels to meet the New York Giants as the Eastern division race tightens with Washington atop the standings. The Rams eye another Western title as Cleveland pursues the league title with a possible playoff tie. Bears and Cardinals renew old rivalry as Chicago seeks to rebound behind George McAfee.
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Ward To Speak At Elks Stag
Arch Ward Chicago Tribune sports editor will speak at the Elks tenth annual athletic stag on Monday December 10 in club rooms. He promotes amateur athletics and writes In the Wake of the News. Buffalo steak dinner at 7 pm with Judge George Ruediger as toastmaster and Elks band and quartet providing entertainment.
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Plan Series Of Post Ping Pong Tourneys At Camp McCoy Club
Camp McCoy Wisconsin special reports a new series of post tone table tennis events to start Wednesday December 12 at Camp McCoy Service Club. Entries may be made by calling Mrs. Wilda Rock or at the club before the 6 30 p m start. First prize is a nationwide phone call. prizes also awarded for second and third places.
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College Football Scores Across United States in Action
The Associated Press reports numerous college and service team results including Notre Dame suffering a 38 to 7 defeat to Lakes, Alabama topping Mississippi State 55 to 15, and LSU defeating Tulane 33 to 0. Other highlights feature Wake Forest over Clemson 13 to 6 and Tennessee routing Vanderbilt 45 to 0.
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Army Raps Middies Girls' Industrial League Opens in La Crosse
A four team girls basketball league starts December 13 at Logans small gym with Heisemans facing Auto Lite and Maddens versus Mary Jane Pawlak's Co-eds. The Co-eds seek a sponsor as the only un sponsored senior loop team. Games are Thursday nights free to the public and attract nationwide interest.
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First Atom Split in 1919 By Rutherford
In 1919 Rutherford achieved an early atomic split by altering a small amount of nitrogen to oxygen, marking a landmark in nuclear science.
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Eight Elevens On Honor Roll
New York reports eight college football teams finished the season with unbeaten and untied records including Army Alabama and Oklahoma. Army beat Navy 32 to 13 while Alabama crushed Mississippi State 55 to 13. North Carolina’s Little High Point was upset by Milligan, spoiling its chances.
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Sparta Woman Rolls Three 153 Pin Games
SPARTA Wis Special Miss Juanita Slaver of the Sparta Bowling Alleys team rolled 153 in each of three games in the Ladies league on her home alleys. Also in the league 15 year old Mary Niedfeldt for Niedfeldt's garage team had a 204 single and a 495 three game series.
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Georgia Pounds Tech in Orange Bowl Bid Bid with Trippi Brilliance
Georgia crushed Georgia Tech 33 to 0 before 32,000 fans as halfback Charlie Trippi starred, strengthening the Bulldogs bid for an Orange Bowl invitation.
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Army Defeats Navy 32 To 13 In Annual Struggle
Army improved to 18 straight wins and claimed the national title as Glenn Davis and Felix Blanchard powered a fast start. Navy battled back, scoring twice and showing stout defense, but Army outgained the Middies 266 to 226 yards and held a 20-6 lead after the first quarter.
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Doc) Blanchard
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Milwaukee Brewers plan working agreement with Green Bay
Milwaukee president Rudy Schaffer announced a working agreement with Green Bay of the Wisconsin State league allowing six Brewers players to transfer at year end. He added the club expects to add two more farm clubs at the upcoming minor league meeting in Columbus, Ohio.
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Great Lakes Navy blank Notre Dame 39 to 7 in final Ross Field game
Great Lakes Bluejackets crushed Notre Dame 39 7 in the last Ross Field contest before the stadium’s demolition. Frank Aschenbrenner starred as the 180 pound former Marquette player scored twice and led a late four touchdown surge to erase a 7 6 Irish halftime edge before 22 000 sailors. The win capped a World War II season for the Bluejackets as Navy settled for a 6 6 tie with Notre Dame.
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Sobota Leads Area Scoring For Independence High
Ralph Sobota, 17 year old senior for Independence high school, scored 27 points against St. Patrick Eau Claire to set a single game high. He converted eleven field goals and five free throws, with six one hundred eighty pound frame and a hook shot, under coach Herman Derouin.
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Babe) Derouin
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Mississippi Valley hoops: Durand, Augusta win. Mondovi tops Whitehall
Three Friday night games in the Mississippi Valley league ended with Durand defeating Black River Falls 38 to 26, Augusta beating Arcadia 32 to 26, and Mondovi defeating Whitehall 31 to 21.
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Southern Cal Dumps UCLA For Bowl Bid
The Southern California Trojans routed UCLA 26-15 before 103000 at the Memorial Coliseum to finish PCC play five wins and one loss. Ted Tanner hill led the ground game and Jerry Bowman added sharp pitching, earning the Trojans the West representative bid to face Alabama.
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SBC Gals Triumph in Pla-Mar Bowling Meet
The SBC Gals won three games and the match against the Pla-Mar Glamour Boys at Pla-Mar alleys. They led with 2644 pins to 2544 as Nina Wasmuth rolled 524 and Anita Caulum 516 for the victors.
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Badgers Beat Carroll 67 to 25 in Debut
Wisconsin opens 1945-46 with a dominant 67 25 victory over Carroll College of Waukesha. Book Cook leads for the Badgers with 21 points, 15 in the first half, as coach Bud Foster empties the bench and 13 of 23 players reach the scoring column.
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Bud) Foster
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Duquesne Gardens Upgrades Cost Nearly Sixty Eight Thousand
About 68 thousand dollars have been spent on improvements at Duquesne Gardens home rink of the Pittsburgh Hornets in the American Hockey League. A major share funded a new shatterproof glass screen encircling the ice.
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Baylor Upsets Rice With Late Field Goal
Baylor Bears shock Rice Owls 17 to 14 as Richard Bull Johnson kicks a 31 yard field goal with 15 seconds left in Houston. The dramatic finish hands Baylor the upset victory over Rice.
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Bull) Johnson
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Black Hawks Rout Maple Leafs In NHL Victory
The Chicago Black Hawks crushed the Toronto Maple Leafs 8 2 last night to climb into second place in the National Hockey League standings.
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Iowa Opens 1945-46 with 87 25 Victory Over Augustana
Iowa, defending Big Ten champions, opened the 1945-46 season with a dominant 87 to 25 win over Augustana College in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes displayed early fire and control throughout the game, leading from the start and coasted to the lopsided victory.
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Sparta Plans Grid Banquet Honors 1945 Team
Sparta Wisconsin hosts a dinner December 19 at Hospitality House for the 1945 Sparta High football squad and coaching staff. Harry Stuhldreher of Wisconsin will speak. C W Ewers will award letters and unveil the honorary captain. R O Chapin acts as toastmaster among 23 players plus guests.
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Andy Smith Named Coach at Kenosha High School
Kenosha Wisconsin announces Andy Smith, former Wisconsin Badger basketball player from Wausau, will become basketball coach at Kenosha High School starting December 109. He replaces resigning Ben Trewyn. Smith previously coached at Lake Mills and then served as an assistant to Bud Foster at Wisconsin.
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Michigan Triumphs in Home Opener Over State
Michigan beat Michigan State 47 to 39 in Ann Arbor to open the home basketball season. This marked the teams first hardwood meeting since 1942.
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Central Raiders Fall In OT Thriller To North
Central High’s Red Raiders dropped an overtime heartbreaker to Minneapolis North 28 26 after a 24 24 regulation tie. Patterson led North with 16 points while Buck Ness tallied 11 for Central as Ness, Scheel and Johnson starred on defense and offense.
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Illini Cagers Lose To Wright Field in Season Opener
The University of Illinois basketball team opened its season with a 56 to 52 defeat at home in Champaign against Wright Field of Dayton, Ohio, before 4 291 fans.
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