No. 1 Sports Oddity of 1945 Was UCLA UCLA Rose Bowl Tie
The 1945 top sports oddity was UCLA's last quarter punt reversal that set up a go ahead score in a 6-0 win over UCLA. The Associated Press poll of 31 writers highlighted other strange incidents from the World Series and football season including a controversial Cubs pennant, a dog on the field, and a goal post accident by Sammy Baugh.
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New York
U.C.L.A
Associated Press
California
Irhouse
Gaston
Hank Greenbere
Hank Borowy
Larry Blacknntt
Ufler
Chicago Cubs
Indiana
Baugh
Sammy Baugh
Middie Tonyinisi
Notre Dame
Corella
Colella
West Virginia
Drexel
Caliente
Jamaica
Ben Toomey
Waterville
Sentinel
Messalonskeeke
Detroit Tigers boast middle infield defense aids 1945 pennant
The article notes Detroit’s 1945 title run benefited from top defensive middle infielders and a standout outfielder Roger Doc Cramer. It highlights Eddie Mayo Paul Richards Mickey Rocco Vern Stephens George Kell and Hal Newhouser as defensive leaders, with Cleveland winning the team fielding title at .977 and Rick Farres setting a league record for games caught.
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Chicago
Detroit Tigers
Hal Newhouser
Hank Greenberg
Tigers
Roger
Doc) Cramer
Detroit
Eddie Mayo
Bengals
Paul Richards
Newhouser
Mickey Rocco
Cleveland
Vern Stephens
St. Louis
George Kell
Philadelphia
Lou Boudreau
Indians
New York
Rick Far
Catcher Frank Hayes Leads 29 Mark for Philadelphia-Cleve
In a hazy report, catcher Frank Hayes hits a 29 mark as Philadelphia and Cleveland trade hits. The fielding note mentions a double land and a resultant run, highlighting Hayes's contribution.
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Frank Hayes
Philadelphia-Cleverell
Neleren
Postwar junior and boys indoor tennis championships begin
New York kicks off the first national junior and boys indoor tennis championships since 1940. Young players like Seaman Dick Savitt Sidney Schwartz Alan Watson and Mick Mouledous may shape tennis for years. Ted Schroeder has already declared himself out and top veterans Kramer Parker Talbert Mulloy may compete in 1946 with the juniors stepping in as seniors retire.
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New York
Seaman Dick Savitt
Avenne
N.J
Memphis Tenn
Sidney Schwartz
Alan Watson
Mick Mouledous
New Orleans
Ted Schroeder
Navy
Ted
Jack Kramer
Frank Parker
Bill Talbert
Gardnar Mulloy
Officials on 34 Fouls in Colgate Cortland Game
A basketball game between Colgate and Cortland in New York saw officials Power and Light call 34 fouls, attributed to short circuits in the officiating.
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Colgate
Cortland
N. Y
Power
Winford W
Light
Ben A
College coaches meeting invites Chandler and Grimm in St Louis
Happy Chandler and Charley Grimm are invited to speak at the Association of College Baseball Coaches meeting in St Louis on January 8. A light moment suggests Grimm playing banjo while Chandler sings. Drake University heads to the Raisin Bowl at Fresno and then faces C C N Y at Madison Square Garden.
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Happy Chandler
Cubs
Charley Grimm
Association of College Baseball Coaches
St. Louis
Charley
Happy
Drake University
Fresno State
Fresno
Calif
C.C.N.Y
New York
Madison Square Garden
Oldest high school football rivalries span decades
The report notes East Orange New Jersey versus Barringer Newark at 50 years in succession and Baltimore City College versus Baltimore Poly at 52 years. John de Gange of the New London Day cites an 1875 Norwich Bulletin game between Norwich Free Academy and Bulkley School of New London, with older memories of contests two years earlier.
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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
Football Coaches Pick An All American Squad
Four army gridders Glen Davis fullback Doc Blanchard tackle DeWitt Coulter and guard Johnny Green named on the American Football Coaches Association All American team. Other members include ends Richard Duden Navy and Max Morris Northwestern tackle George Savitsky Pennsylvania guard Warren Amling Ohio State center Richard Scott Navy backs Bob Fenimore Oklahoma A and M and Herman Wedemeyer St. Marys.
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Philadelphia
Army
Glen Davis
Felix
Doc) Blanchard
DeWitt Coulter
Johnny Green
Ray Morrison
Temple University
Richard Duden
Navy
Max Morris
Northwestern
George Savitsky
Pennsylvania
Warren Amling
Ohio State
Richard Scott
Bob Fenimore
Oklahoma A
Herman Wedemeyer
St. Mary’s
Tulsa Fort Worth Dallas Minniespolis Night Schedule
Tonight's slate shows Tulsa at Fort Worth and Dallas at Minneapolis. Last night results list Omaha 7 over Tulsa 4 and St Paul 5 over Dallas 4.
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Tra
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Dallas
Minniestpolis
Omaha
St. Paul
Cowboys Favored To Win Tourney
Oklahoma City dec 26 UP the tenth annual all college basketball tournament opens with Oklahoma Aggies as favorites in pursuit of their fifth title. Coach Henry Iba notes Kansas Jayhawks as strong. Texas undefeated and other teams in a tough field. First round matchups include Oklahoma vs Texas Christian and Kansas vs Rice with Baylor facing Pepperdine.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Aggies
Henry Iba
Aggies
Iba
Forrest C
Phog
Texas
University of Oklahoma
Texas Christian
Kansas
Rice
Pepperdine
Baylor
DePaul
Allen
Jayhawks
Charlie Black
Otto Schnellbacher
Sports Mirror highlights past baseball and football notes
The column recalls Loui Boudreau leading AL shortstops with a .978 fielding average a year ago and past matchups like the South All-Stars beating the North All-Stars 24 to 0 in football. It also notes Earl Blaik leaving Dartmouth with his staff for Army and Arky Vaughan leading NL hitters in slugging at 607 ten years ago.
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Associated Press
Loui Boudreau
Cleveland
South All- Stars
North All-Stars
Earl Blaik
Dartmouth
West Point
Army
Arky Vaughan
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Slow Trains Define Polish Travel Crisis
The author reports Poland’s aging crack passenger trains average 15 mph in fair weather, with no sleepers or dining cars. Many coaches lack windows, taxis are rare, and travelers wait 2 to 20 hours for trains amid repatriation plans and crowded ORBIS offices.
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Warsaw
America
Poland
ORBIS
Baltic
Stettin
Surprise for Mother Dallas Lt. Morris Plans Christmas Treat
Lt. Jack Morris, stationed in Germany, orders a surprise Christmas setup for his Dallas mother Mrs. Nellie Morris and sisters Grace and Nell. He arranges via a Dallas hotel taxi service a special menu centerpiece music corsages and gifts including nylon hose. Any leftover funds will fund a New Year dinner and a Cotton Bowl ticket for a GI far from home.
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Dallas
Jack Morris
Nellie Morris
Grace
Nell
Germany
Morris
G. I
Mrs Sarah Wetzel Injured in Fall on Icy Massachusetts Street
Mrs Sarah Wetzel at 1029 Kentucky Street suffers a dislocated right shoulder after slipping on icy Massachusetts Street in the 900 block Monday morning. She remained at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for one to two days.
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Sarah FE. Wetzel
Kentucky Street
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Massachusetts Street
Penicillin Fights Rotting Cactus in Arizona Forest
Tucson, Dec. 26. Dr. J. G. Brown reports penicillin kills rot germs in saguaros without harming the cactus and may curb crown gall. He cites spraying from planes to protect a 160 mile southwest saguaro forest drawing 8,000 visitors yearly, and suggests parallels to human cancer treatment.
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Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
J. G. Brown
University of Arizona
College of Agriculture
Brown
Campaigning Against Cancer Theme Cited As Promising Effort
A historical article lauds ongoing efforts in the fight against cancer describing promise in campaigns and research. It highlights determination by medical workers and supporters to combat the disease affecting many individuals and families.
Baldwin News Christmas Guests and Library Updates
Baldwin residents share holidays with relatives from Lawrence Topeka and Dubuque. Miss Frances Nelson of the Women's Marine Corps spends the holidays with her parents. Baker College prepares to reopen January 7 with Miss Aileen Wilson as head librarian replacing Miss Christine Reb.
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George Marquardt
Kansas
Baldwin
Frances Nelson
Women’s Marine Corps
Raymond Nelson
Lawrence
Ira Willard
Dorothy
Eudora
Douglas P. Coole
Muriel Dayhoff
The
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Harold Guest
Margaret Guest
Robert Guest
Clyde W. Brewster
Richard
Betty
Chanute
Oscar Kochan
Paul Kochan
Clyde Stewart
Beulah H. Stewart
First Methodist Church
Wellsville
Everett Reb
Roberta
Dubuque
Topeka
Lewis Reb
Christine Reb
Everett
Baker
London
O.W.I
Aileen Wilson
Barbourville
Winter General Hospital
Miss Reb
Harriet Osborne
Quayle
Miss Wilson
Missouri College
Library
University of Illinois
McKendree College
Lebanon
Ill
Union College
Homer Schoepflin
Coffeyville
William M. Clark, Jr
Theodore Christensen
Red Lake Falls
Minn
Price Produce Change Hands in Local Sale
Oliver W. Price sold the Price Produce company to Louis Shore who has now taken over operations. Price will devote his time to handling express and freight for the Santa Fe. Joined at St. Paul by Pfc William Clark who accompanied them to Red Lake Falls.
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St. Paul
Pfc
William Clark
Red Lake Falls
Price Produce Company
Oliver W. Price
Louis Shore
Price
Santa Fe
Local Servicemen Send Holiday News and Returns
Telegrams from families reveal CPL George W. Stewart will be home when transport permits after 28 months in the South Pacific Anti Aircraft unit in San Pedro. Seaman 1/C Leslie Votaw reports landing in the United States after 20 months service, 12 in the Pacific. Penny, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Penny, home for holidays from Merchant Marine duty aboard a hospital ship, reports Jan 2 to New York. T/Sgt. Edward S. Bumgardner returns from discharge in Santa Ana after 39 months in the Army Air Forces across 20 U.S. bases. former Journal-World employee resumes circulation work.
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Fred Stewart
Tennessee Street
Cpl
George W
Bill” Stewart
San Pedro
Calif
Corporal Stewart
South Pacific
Leslie Votaw
Milo Votaw
United States
Pacific
Sterley, Penny
Ts. M. N. Penny
Tennessee Weer
Merchant Marine
New York City
Edward S. Bumgardner
Edward Bumgardner
Santa Ana
Army Air Forces
Journal-World
Prospective renters and buyers flock to classifieds
Prospective renters and home buyers eagerly scan the classifieds page for available apartments houses and listings. The section highlights price ranges neighborhoods and contact information to help readers find housing options.
Hoarding Charged As Japan Theft Of War Help Sparks Clash
Tokyo reports say Mimpo accuses privileged classes of hoarding food and clothing while government urges imports. A directive allocates 20 million kilograms of rations and 10 million yen in imperial bonds to relief, as Japan inventories wartime administrators for confiscation.
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Tokyo
Mimpo
Gov
Japan Navy
Allie
Japan
Imperial Household
Association of Relief of War
Allied Propert Ae
Churchill to Visit Czechoslovakia in January
An authoritative source says Winston Churchill has accepted an official invitation to visit Czechoslovakia around mid January, possibly before or after a planned U S vacation trip. He is expected to depart England in mid January to discuss world affairs.
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Prague
Winston Churchill
Czechoslovakia
United States
England
Westminster College
Fulton, Mo
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