Horse Racing At End Of Road Estimates On Resumption Vary
War effort closed tracks nationwide with estimates for resumption ranging from months to four years. Officials noted absenteeism and began reassigning jockeys to essential war work while Washington allowed limited international ship shipments for racing more than 200 miles abroad. Despite hopes, April resumption seemed unlikely and few tracks remained open.
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James F. Byrnes
Counry
Havana
Mexico
United States
New York
Herbert Bayard Swope
State Racing Commission
Miami
R. FT. Shepp
R. J. Dienst
New Orleans
Dell (J) Jessop
Phoenix
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
Mexico City
Milwaukee Seeks Tieup With Owls For Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers seek a tieup with the Hagerstown Owls. Owner Oren Sterling has multiple offers and discussions include sending a manager named Red Smith. Buffalo Bisons may be involved, with talent and financial terms to be negotiated for an agreed working arrangement.
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Milwaukee Brewers
Hagerstown Owls
Oren Sterling
Hagerstown
Bill Veek
Milwaukee Club
Marines
Owls
Buffalo Bisons
Veek
Buffalo
New York
Sterling
Milwaukee
Brewers
Red” Smith
Smith
Red
New York Giants
Bisons
Owney Sterling
State Cage Teams Resume Action In New Year
Maryland basketball teams return after the holidays with a three game tour starting at North Carolina on Friday night. Gallaudet faces American University in a Mason Dixon Conference match at Washington, while Loyola and Mt. St. Marys tip off key games this week. Schedule lists games from Jan. 4 through Jan. 8 featuring Maryland at North Carolina Duke and North Carolina State, plus other regional opponents.
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Maryland
University of Maryland
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Majer-Dixon
Gallaudet-American University
Washington
Gallaudet
Mason-Dixon
Loyola
Bridgewater
Hopkins
Mt. St. Marys
Randolph-Macon
Western Maryland
Mt. St. Mary’s
Camp Detrick
Frederick
Curtis Bay Coast Guard
Bainbridge
American
Duke
la Salle
Camp Shelton
North Carolina State
Tibbett to Lead CBS Hit Parade as Regular Vocalist
Lawrence Tibbett will sing popular tunes on CBS Hit Parade with Joan Edwards marking the first time a concert and opera star is used regularly. Sinatra’s exit from the show followed a dispute over line charges. his pay reportedly less than the new star. Sinatra continues on air with a new midweek CBS series and Rudy Vallee as opening guest. Other network moves shift Morton Downey songs to MBS for wider syndication. Evening listings note NBRC S Mr and Mrs North Eddie Cantor and Lillian Gish appearances, with blending program changes across CBS BLU MBS schedules. Alice Duer Miller’s The White Cliffs of Dover noted as written in her New York apartment.
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Lawrence Tibbett
Frank Sinatra
Joan Edwards
Sinatra
West Toast
Tibbett
CBS
Rudy Vallee
Morton Downey
MBS
Downey
NBRC
Mrs. North
Edldie Cantor
Kay Kyser
Lillian Gish
Jack Carson
Dr. Christian
Milton Berle
Fred Allen
BLU
Fred Foster
Jan Savitt
Royal Arch Gunnison
Philippines
Sumner Welles
High Cagers Win Pair Of Battles
Hagerstown High School beat Green Castle High in both varsity and jayvee games last night. Jayvees won 27 to 14. varsity 34 to 22. Wolfkill led Jayvees with 10 points. Carey and Hoffman scored 10 each for the varsity. Don Meade did not ride on final racing day at Tropical Park after offloading Signator.
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Basketeers
Greencastle High
Jayvees
Varsity
Maroon and Gray Jayvees
Bill Lightner
Wolfkill
Semler
Greencastle
Hagerstown
Carey
Hoffman
Dayvees
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Fintrock
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Ogle
Ogle, Gaseeee
Barnhart
Hoover
Hag
Aaron
James
Johnson
Chambers
Snyder
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Gaddis
Stenger
Hicks
Zimmerman
Porterfield
Miller
Davis
Robinson
Don Meade Jose
Miami
Fla
Don Meade
United States
Tropical Park
Former Countian Barkdoll Wins Ayrshire Award at Forest Wy Farm
Wilbur F. Barkdoll of Mont Alto, a former County resident, is featured in Ayrshire Digest for exceptional dairy farming. He runs Forest Wy Farm with his two sons, operates 60 head on 163 acres, and earned the Ayrshire Constructive Breeder Award after breeding every cow in a 33 milking herd averaging 9792 pounds of 4.26 percent milk and 417 pounds butter fat. He is commended for crop rotation, well kept facilities, and landscaping.
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Wilbur F. Barkdoll
Mont Alto
Ayrshire
Ayrshire Digest
Beard’s Church
Mr. Barkdoll
Forest Wy Farm
Forest Wu
Barkdoll
Long Shot Wins at Fair Grounds Before Ban Ends Meet
Jockey Dell Jessop rode Dark Ship to an 88.60 payoff in the ninth at Fair Grounds New Orleans, the last race before War Mobilizer Byrnes banned racing. Dark Ship won by three lengths in the 1 1/8 mile event for four year-olds and up, paying 21.80 to place and 7.80 to show. The nine-day meet drew strong attendance and wagering, amid grim industry outlook.
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New Orleans
Dell (J) Jessop
Fair Grounds
Arizona
James F. Byrnes
Jessop
D. Hurn
Dark Ship
Byrnes
Dressed As Nazi Kid Sparks Washington Stunt
A copy boy wearing a Nazi Party uniform walked one and a half blocks on Pennsylvania Avenue before two FBI agents questioned him. The incident was an Washington Evening Star experiment to test city vigilance. Pedestrians stared while the youth saluted an Army major and lit a cigarette near the Justice Department building.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
FBI
Washington Evening Star
Gordon Shorb
Young Shorb
Justice Department
J. Edgar Hoover
Winter Build Defenses With Vitamins A And B D
Those with strong bodily resistance are better fortified to fight colds. Vitamin A deficiency weakens defenses, and Father John's Medicine aids in building resistance and soothes coughs and throat irritation. Its nutritive ingredients are pure and wholesome. Millions have used it successfully during 85 years.
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Father John
Baseball Czar Power Talks Hint New Commission Standards
Chicago January 3 Major league leaders gather to draft a new agreement and recreate the office of commissioner. A ten member committee from the American and National leagues will shape rules limiting the commissioner's jurisdiction, with P K Wrigley urging codified limits after Landis ruled for 24 years. The meeting aims to produce a draft for a February owners’ session.
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Chicago
K. M. Landis
Landis
New York
P. K. Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Wrigley
Landiscarte Blanche
Wil Harridge
Harridge
Pearl Harbor
Sam Breadon
St. Louis Cardinals
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Horace Stoneham
New York Giants
Warren Giles
Cincinnati Reds
Don Barnes
St. Louis Browns
Alva Bradley
Cleveland Indians
Jack Zeller
Detroit Tigers
Tom Yawkey
Boston Red Sox
Joseph Hostettler
Cleveland
Bowling 96 Scort Cores 23 Andietams Pin League
The Plugmen close the first half with two wins over the Hose Guards to tie for first with the Pipemen who split with the False Alarms. A roll-off will decide the half winner. High scores include Ike Miller 132 Shirey 181 Baker 127 and others. League banquet set for Thursday at 7 30. Dutch Shirey credits Lloyd Bentael for big score help.
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Pipemen
Ike Miller
Shirey
Baker
R. Harper
Ira Miller
Eyl Dr
P. Bender
Roman
F. Harper
Dutch Shirey
Lloyd Bentael
Wagering Marks Set At Tropical Park
Tropical Park in Miami saw heavy wagering as 10,743 bettors contributed $857,414 to parimutuel pools, breaking the track's record for the fourth time in an eight day meeting. Ogham, a four year old gelding, won the featured $2,500 Indian Creek Handicap over five and one half furlongs.
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Miami
Fia
Greenbacks
Tropical Park
Ogham
Indian Creek
Senators And Yanks Open 1945 Season With Pair
The Washington Senators and New York Yankees will officially start the 1945 American League season with a April 16 opener in Washington. The next day Chicago plays Cleveland Detroit hosts St Louis Washington visits Philadelphia and Boston travels to New York. President Will Harridge announced the schedule will be formally adopted at the next major league meeting in New York.
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Cuca
Washington Senators
New York Yankees
Washington
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
St Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Will Harridge
Last Place Senators Took Profitable Year
Washington owner Clark Griffith said the Senators made money despite finishing last. Directors approved a $1 per share dividend on 26,000 outstanding shares. Griffith credited night baseball for the profit as home attendance reached 515,000.
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Washington
Washington Senators
Clark Griffith
Fox
Griffith
Carter's Little Liver Pills Aid Digestion Quick
An old time remedy claim shows Carter's Little Liver Pills increase the flow of digestive juice to relieve headachy upset and poor digestion. The ad promises faster relief within minutes and urges purchase at drugstores for 25 cents.
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Nature
Carter
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