Durocher and Rickey debate Dodgers job in marathon meeting
Branch Rickey and Leo Durocher spent eight hours negotiating over the Dodgers managerial future. Rickey promised a Thursday decision on Durocher return while business terms and Durocher’s personality were central points. Rickey also floated spring training likely at West Palm Beach, Florida, in 1942.
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Leo Durocher
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Dodgers
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Cate
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West Palm Beach
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Woodward forfeit row spotlights odd football rule
New York sports column notes Woodward High School in Iowa faced forfeits after a parish minister filled in coaching duties. The piece argues rules over subject teaching caused the setbacks and questions whether such technicalities should sideline football for the sake of the game. The roundup also touches on baseball, army sports reporting, and management notes in brief, with mention of Dodger operations and other league chatter.
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Iowa
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Dads Soo
Mr. Krenmyre
Adrian Berwick
O.W. 1
London
Comina Sports
India
Gports
Jess
Beanth Rickey
Dodgers
Addie Walker
Wright
Connight Jans
Chalk halts Lulu Costantino's winning streak at 56
The Chalk stopped Lulu Costantino's 56 game win streak and defeated Ray Lunney after Lunney had won 56 straight. Marlford's Willie Pep holds a 53 fight undefeated streak heading into Madison Square Garden Friday to face Wright. Transportation shortages disrupt sports calendar with Seattle term cancellations and late-start hockey in Indiana. Dartmouth varsity football forced to play due to equipment delay from Buffalo. Major George Glen recalls never missing Utah grid game and never paid for games since college. Tommy Loughran to train Marines as boxing instructor at Parris Island. Joe Gould and Jimmy Yee in Army, with Yee last seen guarding his own. The Ivo Follies will perform for service men the night before its Garden debut. Army hockey goalie Corp. Larry Potts to play in Berkeley. Syracuse recipe offered by Mrs Ossie Salem hints at a dessert beating method amid Colgate game talk.
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Rose Bowl Game Given Western Command's OK
Pasadena Calif November 17 The Western Defense Command approved the Rose Bowl game with Georgia Bulldogs favored to appear New Year’s Day The event promises a purse of over 100000 with receipts shared The decision remains unofficial for now but interest centers on Georgia versus Georgia Tech or other western teams amid PCC contenders UCLA USC Washington State shown leading the race through early December
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Sports Held To Be Too Cure For War Nerves
The Esquire poll shows sport as the top war nerves tonic with 41.91 percent favoring sport as a stress reliever. Hobbies and music follow, while fishing leads as the life long recreation, with golf and hunting also ranking highly among readers and professionals.
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Rose Bowl seeks better opponent as PCC acts
The Pacific Coast Conference met in San Francisco to plan remedies so the Rose Bowl won’t be forced to accept a second or third choice from the East or South. Undefeated Georgia, Georgia Tech, Boston College and Tulsa are the leading eligibles. Georgia tops the AP poll, with Boston College strong but third behind Michigan.
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Georgia Voted Best Unbeaten, United Team
New York November 17. Sports writers voting today selected Georgia as the best unbeaten college football team in the land. The vote reflects the consensus of 126 writers on the season’s top squad and sets the tone for national acclaim.
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Bowie Track Faces Deep Losses Amid Slow Attendance
Bowie's 15 day meeting shows sharp attendance drop with daily mutuel handle around 224 468 dollars. Management trims final day to cut losses as gasoline and rail restrictions hit fans and jockey travel. Officials expect Thanksgiving and next Saturday stakes to draw more spectators.
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Grandstand
County Court League To Play For USC Aid
The County Court League, sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, opens its second season Friday December 4 at the Maryland State Armory. Six teams return from 1941 including Coca Cola and DeMolay Middletown. rosters capped at nine, ten game schedule, two halves, and one-minute quarter rests. Aiming to boost war bonds, the Jaycees add on floor stunts and the War Bond and Stamp committee plans promotions between games.
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Armory
State Guard
Detrick Field Flyers
Coca Cola
Price Bros
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Basketball Committee of the Jaycees
Walkersville High Defeats Frederick in 1-0 Soccer Match
Walkersville High School beat Frederick High 1-0 Monday at Cadet Field. Zimmerman scored the field goal in the first half as Walkersville, with no substitutes, used its original lineup and played 15 minute halves. A rematch is scheduled Friday at Glade Valley Field if transportation is arranged.
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Only Few Scattered Games Remain This Saturday
Red Grange surveys remaining college football games as the season nears Thanksgiving. He predicts Yale over Harvard in the Bowl, Michigan over Notre Dame, Minnesota over Wisconsin with key seniors closing, and Army over Dartmouth among many other picks across conferences and bowls.
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