Hal Newhouser Wins 1944 AL MVP Honor in Close Vote
Detroit lefty Hal Newhouser, who posted 29 wins for the Tigers, was named the American League MVP in 1944 by a four vote margin over Dizzy Trout. The vote tallies show Newhouser with 236 points to Trout's 232, with Vernon Stephens of the Browns finishing third. The story notes Newhouser's strikeout and win totals, his 83 complete games, 6 shutouts, and his rise as a premier twirler, marking the first MVP for a non pennant winner since 1911 and placing him among AL greats.
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New York
Harold Newhouser
Detroit
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
The
Baseball Writers
Bengals
Trout
Newhouser
Vernon
Junior) Stephens
PennactLrant
J. Louis Browns
RBI
George Stirnweiss
Sparkplug
New York Yankees
Joop
Dick Wakefield
Tiger
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland
Bobby Doerr
Boston
Stan Spence
Washington
Nelson Potter
Browns
Red Sox
Bob Johnson
Nenhouser
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Ty Grove
George Mullin
Hurricane Hal
Yankees
Johnson
New Yorkers
Mark Christman
St. Louis
Tex Hughson
Doc Cramer
Frank Hayes
Philadelphia
Pete Fox
Jayhawkers Basketball Ticket Orders Now Open
The athletic office in Robinson Gymnasium is taking orders for season tickets to seven home Jayhawkers games. Tickets cost 4.10 dollars including tax. Buyers will be notified when tickets arrive and can pick them up at the athletic office. The first home game is Friday December 8 against Washburn University of Topeka.
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Robinson Gymnasium
Jayhawkers
Washburn University of Topeka
Unclear fragment hints at college football awards and Rose Bowl
The clipped text references Tony Zale and Georgie Abrams, Iowa's Nile Ekine, the Heisman trophy, Alabama Crimson Tide, and a 34-0 victory over Vanderbilt. It alludes to past seasons and a Rose Bowl bid but details are incomplete.
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Associated Press
Tony Zale
Georgie Abrams
Iowa
Nile Ekin
Alabama
Tide
Vanderbilt
Grange eyes postwar gridiron world series plan
Chicago November 28 Harold Grange aka Red Grange, former Illinois star, is elected Resident of the Ermited States Football league and envisions cross league postseason play. He cites a possible multi league world series to boost football, with eight cities granted franchises, Akron December meetings set to finalize draft and arrangements.
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Harold
Red) Grange
University of Illinois Idiron
Honolulu
Granger
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Philadelphia
Washington
New York
Akron
Boston
Grange
Cincinnati
Group defers selection of conference commissioner
Pasadena reports the Pacific Coast conference athletic managers today chose to defer selecting a successor to the late Edwin Ather ton as conference commissioner until next summer. In New Orleans the Sugar Bowl broadcast plans were announced for New Year’s Day by the New Orleans midwinter sports association. Fort Benning reported a fatal football training accident involving Sgt. Chester A Turner. Chicago veterans over 70 competed in the Quarter Open club s fifteenth anniversary tournament with Hartman and Ehlman posting top scores. Illinois postwar planning proposes a $1 500 000 sports building seating 20000 for indoor sports. Springfield Illinois.
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Calif
Pacific Coast
Edwin Atherton
New Orleans
Alabama
Duke
A. B. Nicholas
New Orleans Midwinter Sports Association
Chicago
UPA
Ted Hartman
Henry Ehlman
E. H. George
Army and Randolph Hold Top AP Football Polls
Army remains No 1 among colleges and Randolph Field tops service teams in the AP poll. Army leads with 737 points, Navy second with 624, Ohio State and Randolph Field tied for third at 507, Bainbridge Naval 262, Iowa Seahawks 271, Southern peers 237, Michigan 232, Notre Dame 127, Tennessee 101 complete the top ten.
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Bainbridge
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Iowa Seahawks
Southern Peers
Michigan
Notre Dame
Tennessee
Southern California
Michi
Ranking list places Randolph Field top in service standings
An all-service ranking lists Randolph Field first, Bainbridge second, and Iowa Seahawks third, with Great Lakes, Norman, Navy, and multiple air force and marine installations following. North Carolina Pre-Flight ties for tenth. Camp Peary El Toro and Fort Pierce appear among the noted sites.
Sports Roundup Touches on Coaches and Golf Misadventures
A collage of sports notes cites Elmer Layden backing a national physical training program over military prep, stressing athletics as rehabilitation for veterans and broad participation. Earl Ruby names Tennessee’s John Barnhill coach of the year for rising to the Rose Bowl from obscurity. A Miami Georgia Tech Orange Bowl debate follows, while a Bainbridge tale mocks golf as Bob Hope and pals fail on a west coast visit with the Bears, ending with a caddie quip about hole width.
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Elmer Layden
Earl Ruby
Louisville Courier- Journal
Tennessee
John Barnhill
Barnhill
Ruby
Seoon Latimer
Greenville
S. C
Miami
Georgia Tech
Notre Dame
Joe
Bainbridge Navy
Jimmy Demaret
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Chicago Bears
Hope
Bob
Mistah Hope
Chinese Welcome Naming of Hurley as Ambassador
In Chungking on November 28 1974 Chinese welcomed Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley as U S ambassador reflecting Washington's concern in the China situation Hurley noted for closer White House contact and frequent talks with Chiang Kai-shek He is Roosevelt's representative and has grown personally close to the generalissimo Also Donald M Nelson named economic adviser to the Chinese government and Howard Coonley named adviser to the war production board.
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Patrick J. Hurley
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Washington
China
Hurley
Roosevelt
White House
Chiang Kai-shek
Donald M. Nelson
Howard Coonley
Nelson
Chinese War Production Board
New Vehicles in Russia from Gorki Plant
Moscow November 26. UP production of three new vehicle models from the Gorki auto plant includes a medium sized automobile a light truck and a farm jeep type. The six cylinder two and a half ton truck has a strong steel body and replaces the existing 1 44 ton four cylinder truck.
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Navy Ends Lead Navy Army Clash in Baltimore Showdown
Navy counters Army in the service classic at Baltimore’s Municipal Stadium aiming to extend a five-year winning streak. Navy ends, led by Leon Bramlett and Ben Martin, anchor a stout defense while their versatile offense tests Army backs Glenn Davis and Bobby Dobbs. The game hinges on Navy’s ends stopping Army’s running game or forcing a high‑scoring passing battle.
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Ben Chase
Jack Martin
Gail Giltae
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Otto Graham
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Purdue
Boris Dimancheff
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Bob Kelly
Kenna
Lombardo
Frank Jancewicz
Corelli
N.C
War housing drive in Lawrence urged for war workers
Mrs J C Akers head of the Chamber of Commerce housing bureau says housing remains critically short in Lawrence and urges owners with three or four bedrooms to convert to apartments. Several families living in rooms or hotels seek three to five room furnished apartments with private baths for workers at S.O.W S.G.W and K UT, including couples with children and a lieutenant's wife.
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Congress Stirs Up Smoke Over Missing Cigarettes
Washington lawmakers push Senate and House committees to probe cigarette shortages amid rumors of black market and hoarding. Senator Ferguson questions leaf tobacco supply and possible storage issues while officials consider undercover probes and timelines for public hearings.
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Capitol Hill
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Ferguson
R.-Mich
Flannagan
D.va
House Agriculture Committee
Senate War Investigating Committee
Eric Calamia
Ha Pentional Retail Tobacco
Night fighters of the Black Widow at Belgian base
A field report debunks myths about American night fighter crews in the Black Widow. They forage through mud to reach planes, sleep by day and fly by night, and rely on regular Army chow rather than vitamin A lore. Since July 3 in England the unit has destroyed and damaged German night targets, shot down bombs, and strafed trains with crews briefing at the spy shack and testing equipment before patrols.
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Hollywood
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Perack
Aly
Dexter
Ees Page
Sana
Spy Shack
Association Warns Shortage Will Worsen Next Three Months
The association stated in Kansas City yesterday that the shortage will be even worse in the next three months than it has been in the last two.
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Kansas City
Bishop Schulte Outlines Plan to Replace St Vincent’s
Leavenworth bishop outlines plans to replace St Vincent’s orphanage building and construct a home for the aged in the diocese. The plan, revealed in a letter dated Nov 28, estimates the total cost around $000,000, contingent on conditions permitting.
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Paul C. Schulte
St. Vincent's
Schulte
Explosion in Epaland Kills Dozens and Traps Many
Reports from Asderro and Bos Dysp on Trent detail a massive blast at a munitions site in Nov 28. Death toll estimates range widely from 20 to over 250 as rescuers dig through rubble. the village was obliterated and many residents are missing or buried.
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Epaland
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Living Room Fire at Clarence Wood Home
Fire started in the living room of the Clarence Wood residence at 924 Mississippi Street at 12 55 today. Mrs Wood discovered the blaze after thick smoke awakened her. Firemen extinguished the fire which had spread to chairs a rug and the divan. Cause undetermined.
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