Braves President Expects Pennant In War Time
Boston Braves president Bob Quinn, age 52, predicts a 1942 National League pennant as baseball stays part of wartime morale. He notes past near-misses, recalls a varied front office career, and touts new acquisitions Clyde Kluttz, Nanny Fernandes, Lou Toost, and Tom Holmes while pondering future impact of the draft and Jotney Cooney.
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Too old for the center field job at 42
Quinn jokes about age in baseball caustic banter. He recalls being 42 and able to bounce back, comparing himself to Connie Mack who at 79 remained active and vigorous. The quote suggests optimism about Johnny finding a team and continuing to play despite age.
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Picard Wins Rio Grande Valley Open in Dramatic Finish
Henry Picard led all the way to win the Rio Grande Valley Open by 18 under par 266, fending off a late surge from Dutch Harrison. Harrison tied and briefly led with a late birdie run before Picard sealed victory with solid par back to back, as Hogan clinched the year’s money title. Beaumont Open begins Friday with a $5,000 prize pool to conclude the season.
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Bulldogs Work Indoors Amid Rain Ahead of Orange Bowl
In Athens Georgia on December 24 the Orange Bowl bound Bulldogs trained indoors due to steady rain. They ran signals and formations planned for New Year’s to play Miami. Coach Wallace Butts said no heavy work remains before the six man squad departs at 11 15 a.m. Christmas night and two scrimmages will be held in Miami behind gated practice.
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Isbell Hutson Named On Pro All Star Team
New York December 24 Cecil Jabell and Ben Hutson famed Packers players were named to the NFL all star team set to meet Chicago Bears at the Polo Grounds. January 4 Steve Owen confirmed all star invitations from Apolskis Lim Adams Coomer Humbert and Manders.
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Dick Humbert
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Pug Manders
Brooklyn
Baseball Trade Roundup From The Era Notes Changes
AP sports digest lists past trades and personnel moves including Johnny Allen to the St. Louis Browns and Ben Chapman to Washington for Joe Krakeuska. It recalls George Myatt’s appendicitis operation and Carl Hubbell’s continued effectiveness as the Giants ace. Also notes wartime navy beef needs estimated near 60 million pounds ending June 3, 1942.
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New Orleans racing resumes at Fair Grounds on Christmas
New Orleans Fair Grounds opens Christmas Day after a year’s layoff caused by betting law disputes. War demand brings 200 California horses to the Crescent City, boosting a 1,400-horse contingent. The Pontchartrain handicap leads the card with 12,500 dollars in added money, featuring Steel Heels. The revival was saved by business leaders to prevent the track’s sale for a subdivision.
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LIGHT WEST ALL STARS OPEN PRACTICE FOR SHRINE GAME
The lightest West All-Stars opened practice in Baton Rouge on December 24 ahead of the Shrine Bowl on January 3 in New Orleans. Coaches Babe Hollingberg, Biff Jones, and Bernie Moore helm a swift aerial attack featuring Frankie Albert, Bully Sewell, and Deck Jacobs to target Henry Stanton, Earl Gentry, Malcolm Kutner, and Kenny Caseways as the squad plans extended workouts through the holidays.
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Oklahoma
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Texas
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Basketball Scores From Tuesday Night Results
Associated Press recap lists scattered college scores including East St Johns 49 Niagara 46 and Tennessee 46 Xavier Columbus 39. Other games show Davis Elkins Toledo 52 Yale 4 Midwest Oklahoma A M 3 and Illinois 48 Notre Dame 2 with multiple mismatched figures and OCR errors.
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Owen's 3rd Strike Muff Is Sports Freak Of Year
New York December reports the Associated Press poll naming Mickey Owen's muff of a third strike in the World Series as the sports freak of the year. The feature highlights other oddities including Mississippi State's 12th man Bobby Yandell and Ray Poole, a controversial umpire ejecting Guy Lacy in Lynchburg, plus noted football quirks from Ohio State Wisconsin and Portland Catholic High gas incident.
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Associated Press
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Minnesota
Northwestern
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Portamouth
Sports Roundup by Hugh Fullerton Jr
New York report notes coaching rumors at Yale and Sutherland interest while Browns face Los Angeles bid but sponsors back a guaranteed minimum. Gadgets aside, Louis Baer ticket sales begin and Jacobs visits Miami. Ducks and Beavers Rose Bowl links. Davidson lends figures to the Beavers. Golf ball makers warn shortages hit cheap balls first due to rubber use and durability.
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Wade Faces Rose Bowl Aftermath and Heat in Pasadena
Scoop Latimer notes Coach Wallace Wade would endure a head cold rather than risk rash from prickly heat after the Rose Bowl. The article hints at lingering effects from Pasadena travel and mentions headaches as a possible outcome. Greenville South Carolina News provides the local perspective on Wade’s condition postgame.
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Nat Fleischer Delivers All Time Ring Record Book
Nat Fleischer unveils the All Time Ring Record Book, a 544 page volume twice the original length. The delay came from a printing error mislabeling a weight class as muddleweight. Verne Miller of Harvard is listed as physically unfit due to size, while a Chicago high school girls bowling team dubbed Pin Boys Delight draws attention. Pro football All-Stars vs the Bears forecast notes, and Irving Jaffee, civilian defense ice skating director, seeks to drop the red ball flag seen as resembling Japan’s rising sun.
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Red Drew scouts Texas Aggies after Cotton Bowl bid
Alabama chief scout Red Drew, on a Arkansas duck hunt, obtains orders to Washington to scout Texas A M as part of the Cotton Bowl bid. Ted Schroeder travels from California to New York for Sugar Bowl prep in New Orleans after practicing with Don Budge. Dodgers sign Monty Basgall, 19, MVP of last summer’s semi pro tourney. Sam Angott critique sparks debate after Madison Square Garden clash.
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New York Journal-American
Sammy Angott
Lew Jenkins
Elmer Riddle Voted Pitcher of the Year for Reds
Elmer Riddle, 24, of the Cincinnati Reds, crowned Pitcher of the Year by the National League for 1949. He led in earned run average 2.24 and winning percentage, winning 19 games in 217 innings with 12 finishes. The Dodgers and other NL leaders posted strong staffs, while Lon Warneke pitched a no hitter for St Louis on August 30 in Cincinnati.
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De Paul Faces Toughest Basketball Schedule This Season
Chicago December 4 De Paul university claims its basketball team is playing the toughest schedule in the country The Blue Demons add the University of Oklahoma to a list that already includes Long Island U New York U Toledo Bradley Southern California West Texas State Pittsburgh Duquesne and Georgetown De Paul has defeated Chicago and Oregon and its only loss in seven games came at Pur due 30 26 and prepares for a December 27 open date.
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Crimson Tide Gets Last Workout On Home Soil
Coach Frank Thomas led the Cotton Bowl bound Crimson Tide through a rough final practice on home soil in Tuscaloosa. A brief respite was planned for Wednesday and Christmas Day, then the team would depart for Dallas Sunday.
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Texas Aggies Halt Work for Christmas Holidays
College Station Texas December 24 AP Practice for the Cotton Bowl was halted as the Texas Aggies headed home for Christmas. Fifteen minutes after Coach Homer Norton released the team following a session on under punts and kickoffs and a short pass drill the campus was deserted. Practice will resume Friday.
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Fordham Begins Bowl Prep in Mississippi
Fordham Rams arrive in Bay St. Louis amid warm weather and Christmas blooms. Coach Jim Crowley, worried about overweight players after a long layoff, orders two-a-day practices starting Wednesday on the St. Stanislaus field as they prepare for Missouri on New Year’s Day. Crowley notes Missouri is highly regarded and the team completes post-season training in the South alongside other top teams.
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New Orleans Open to boost park crowd with bleachers
Sponsors plan 3,000 bleacher seats at City Park golf course and a shuttle bus to ease fans' walk to the New Orleans Open. Other items note Tommy Gomez's potential rematch, Aiken race track nearing completion, and quick sports gossipy tidbits from various papers.
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Harvard Wins Belden-Stephens Chess Trophy
New York December 24 Harvard's chess team regained the Belden-Stephens trophy with a 2 1 2 to 1 1/2 win over Yale. The Crimson pawn pushers reclaimed the college supremacy held from 1935 to 1938.
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Yearend sports quiz of the fading year
Wide World’s Whitney Martin lists sharp impressions from the year across boxing baseball football and golf. Highlights include Joe Louis and Billy Conn as best fight a dubious decision and the Dodgers pennant roar with stalls for Texans and Reds optimism.
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Craig Wood
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Oscar Vitt
Frank Leahy
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Lew Jenkins
Ossie Solem
Syracuse
Frank Kovacs
Bob Feller
Lou Boudreau
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Connie Mack
Babe Phelps
Yankees
East All-Stars Scrimmage Missouri Tigers in Touch Bowl Prep
Missouri and East All-Stars held a light scrimmage and touch-tackle practice in Biloxi as both sides fine tune for upcoming bowls. Len Krause and Bob Westfall showed solid gains in passing and running plays while Don Faurot rotated teams and reported no injuries beyond sore muscles. The East squad plans chalk talks and dummy drills next day with routine practice.
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McGill Awarded Win Over Grove in Wild Bout
In a lengthy main event at Ouachita Valley Fair Grounds Arena Whitie Grove refused to return after a 59 minute rough fall, giving Cecil McGill the victory. Earlier Babe Dusek fell to George Bennett, and Walter Brady defeated Wesley Davis in a four round boxing opener. Commissioner Silverstein barred Grove from local arenas for not finishing the match. Promoter Kallio plans a main event rematch between Jack Curtis and Balk Estes next week.
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Cecil McGill
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Balk Estes
Blue Gray teams lauded by coaches in Montgomery
Rival coaches praise the Blue Gray squads for the annual game in Montgomery with SMU coach Matty Bell calling the group the most pep and hustle he has seen. Northwestern's Lynn Waldorf says the Northern team is the best yet, while Auburn’s Lloyd Cheatham and Vanderbilt’s Bob Gude are named co captains of the Rebels.
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Los Angeles
Montgomery
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Tennessee
Gordon Paschka
Minnesota
Max Moseley
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Carl Snavely
Matty Bell
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Texas Christian prepares for Orange Bowl with final Fort Worth scrimmage
In Fort Worth Texas on December 24 Texas Christian University conducted a heavy scrimmage the third in four afternoons as final Bowl prep. Coach Dutch Meyer announced a two day break Wednesday and Thursday with a Friday gathering for a final Texas drill before departing for Miami.
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Fights Last Night Across Several Cities
Associated Press report from White Plains New York and other cities notes tight decisions and knockouts. Fighters Al Hart Ernie Vigh Maxie Shapiro Charley Burfey John Thomas headline an action packed card with outpoints, knockouts and decisive wins across New York Houston Milwaukee and Manila marked by close splits and dramatic finishes.
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Jimmy Florita
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