Rams Triumph In Photo Finish Title Clash
In Cleveland the Rams edged the Washington Redskins 15 14 to capture the NPFL championship and claim world’s best icicles in football suits. Sammy Baugh opened with a risky end zone pass that yielded a safety, Waterfield added two TD passes, and late miscues by the Redskins kept the score tight as the Rams won on a froze over Municipal Stadium gridiron.
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Gamble
Sammy Cost
Redskins
Rams
Cleveland
Sammy Baugh
Washington Redskins
Samuel
Bob Waterfield
Arkansas
Jim Benton
Jim Gillette
Indiana
Frank Filchek
Baugh
Jack Rabbit
Steve Bagarus
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Bob Seymour
Waterfield
Joe Aguirre
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Eskimos
Treaders Win Over Harrisburg in 41 34 Armory Display
The Ludwig Treaders defeated Harrisburg Pa L B Smith Motor 41 to 34 on the Armory floor. The visitors led 22 14 at halftime as all players scored with EF Gruber Summers leading for the Treaders while Henry Meyers topped the Harrisburg attack. The game marked a pause until January 6 with invites to Washington and Baltimore on December 30.
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Ludwig Treaders
L. B. Smith Motor Team
Harrisburg
Armory
Treaders
Gruber
Summers
Henry
Meyers
Washington
Baltimore
Washington Bears
Henry Feces
Barnhart
Muster
Q Moss
Angstadt
F. Gruber
Bower
Zell
Erney
Mulligan
Allen and
Harvey
Marketeers Beat Martinsburg Five In Prelim Battle
Marketeers edge Martinsburg All-Stars 45 to 41 on Armory court in a preliminary to the Treaders Motors contest. Hershey scores 17, Ashton 19 for the visitors. Ashton, Roche, Pitzer and McKee lead West Virginia scoring as the hosts cling to a late margin.
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Armory Court
Marketeers
Martinsburg All-Stars
Treaders Motors
Young and Hershey
Pitzer
Ashton
Hershey
West Virginians
McNeal
Diffendahl
Kendall
Young
Hoffman
Roche
McKee, G
Snyder, G
Refree
Harvey
Bainbridge Sailors Edge Bainbridge Naval 46 42
Camp Patrick Henry scored five straight points in the final two minutes to defeat Bainbridge Naval basketball team 46 to 42 in a tight late thriller. The Bainbridge Sailors led most of the game but could not hold off the late rally.
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Bainbridge
Dutch Dorman To Pilot Hartford
Fred Dutch Dorman signs a one year contract to manage the Hartford team in the Eastern League, after being approved by Boston Braves general manager John Quinn. Dorman leaves Hagerstown Owls with permission and replaces Del Bissonette as Braves affiliate manager.
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Fred “Dutch
Dorman
Boston Braves
Hartford
John Quinn
Braves
Oren
Sterling
Hagerstown Owls
Owls
Boston
Porman
del Bissonette
Coleman
Albany
Acu
Binghamton
Elmira
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Williamsport
Pilot Dorman
Wilmington
Tom Sheehan
Chicago Cubs
Rabbit” Griffith
York
Val Alston
Trenton
Joe Becker
Baltimore Orioles
Dicker
Becker
Alston
Griffiths
Blanchard Named Top Intercollegiate Player of 1945
Felix Doc Blanchard of unbeaten Army is the choice of the nation's football writers as the top inter collegiate player of 1945. He polled 114 of 120 votes by the Football Writers Association of America for their All America team. Glenn Davis, Army halfback, ranked second with 110 votes and tackle Dewitt Coulter had 106.
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Des Moines
Felix Doc) Blanchard
Army
Blanchard
Football Writers Association of America
Bert MacGrane
Glenn Davis
Dewitt Coulter
Army Vaults Ahead With Basher Free Throws And Seward Goals
A tight finish saw Army of Virginia take the lead in the closing minutes as Bill Basher converted a key foul shot and John Seward added two free crosses. Seward and Bainbridge star Bob Metcalf tied for high scoring with 13 points each.
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Bob Metecalf
Army
Virginia
Bill Basher
John Seward
Duke University
Seward
Bob Metcalf
Bainbridge
Weather and cleats mark playoff clash in Cleveland
In Cleveland on December 17, Washington's Steve Bagarus wore a double zero amid frigid temps. Coaches debated footwear at halftime and settled on cleats to avoid a merit-based outcome. Rams coach Adam Walsh marked his 21st wedding anniversary, with Bob Waterfield gifting the next day. The game featured the grid eye sighting device, revealing officials often erred by six inches or more on ball placement.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
Cleveland
Washington
Steve Bagarus
Adam Walsh
Dad Dergoot
Dergoot
Walsh
Rams
Bob Waterfield
Roman numerals bloom on the 4th Infantry patch
The green foliage on the shoulder patch of the 4th Infantry Division forms the Roman numeral IV, serving as a literal representation of four.
Cargoettes upset RCA Girls 35 to 29 at Camden
FERA Cargoettes defeated undefeated RCA girls of Philadelphia in a tight contest 35 to 29. Peggy Wine led with ten field goals as Diehl and Shue contributed key scores, while RCA was slowed by strong FERA defense on the Camden floor.
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Fera Cargoettes
RCA Girls
Philadelphia
RCA
Camden
FERA
Peggy Wine
Diehl
Cargoettes
Wine
Shue
Fera Lassies
Thomas and
DeShayes
Carquettes
Peterson, Gearhart
Jones
Day
Martin
Moser, Olmstead
Mrs. Cooke Tops U S Tennis Rankings for 1945
Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Cooke, Boston and New York player, earned the No. 1 ranking among women for 1945 in the United States Lawn Tennis Association. She defeated Pauline Betz in the Forest Hills final to reclaim top status, with Betz ranked second. Sgt. Frankie Parker held the No. 1 spot among men once again.
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New York
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
U. S. Lawn Tennis Association
Boston
Mrs. Gooke
Sgt
Frankie Parker
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Bainbridge Five
OTL Company
Dutch Dorman
Choice of Football Writers
Second National Bank
Hagerstown
Cauffman
Washington St
Fountain Service
Mirro
W. Wash. St
Cushwa
Tom Smith
Elizabeth Graham
Maine Chance Farm
Turner McBane
Smith
State Racing Commission
New York City
Jockey Club
Jamaica
Cooke
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