Arsenal Five Nose Out Schoharie in tight win
Arsenal Five edged Schoharie 22 to 30 in a close ball game with key scoring from Vecomen and Atsanesee. Coaches praised teamwork as the deflated challengers fought hard but fell short.
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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1944
Page
7
Arsenal Five edged Schoharie 22 to 30 in a close ball game with key scoring from Vecomen and Atsanesee. Coaches praised teamwork as the deflated challengers fought hard but fell short.
The Fair Grounds race track inaugurates a 75 day meeting with the $2300 added Ponicherairein Handicap the main event. Nominations include Fad owned by W A Bishop Heteron Night and Lovely Trace among others. over five horses stable for the campaign as ships arrive for racing season.
Harry Grayson surveys competing pro football ventures sparked by Don Ameche and Arch Ward, detailing rejected Chicago Bears owner George Halas, All-Star and All American leagues, and figures like Elmer Lasden and Red Grange. He notes rival leagues Amern directed by Ward and Crowley, Meehan, and Grange amid a scramble for franchises and money.
An Ohio State guard disrupts Illinois as Hackett charges into the backer and halts a pass setup. He nails Don Green under the center before the ball reaches the designated runner, altering the possession.
An Associated Press survey shows 272 major league players in military service for 1945, with 393 in the National League and 279 in the American League. The totals surpass 1943 and 1944 as teams cope with wartime losses, while draft rules may shift rosters before opening day.
The Bell and Wright boxing match date has been moved for the sixth time. Manager Dr J A Rendall cites Bell needing more training nights as the reason for the repeated postponements with dates shifting from December 12 to January 20 and January 4 in Pittsburg.
A chaotic roundup of sports oddities and mishaps. The year’s oddities include Ernie Lombardi’s infield hit near 2942, Reese's broken arm in the Army Notre Dame game, and bizarre scenes from horse, golf, and basketball events across multiple teams and venues.
Bill Nicholson of Chicago led the National League in driving in runs with 123 RBIs and 331 at bats, while Stan Musial of St Louis claimed his second straight slugging crown. The Cardinals posted a 402 team slugging percentage, Reds won 73 one run games, and St Louis dominated home and away with 711 at home and 334 on the road as pennant runs were shaped.
Duke football practice was cut short by pool camp weather. Coach Eddie Cameron planned scrimmage but halted play to rest injured players for the Sugar Bowl showdown with Alabama on New Year’s Day, except tackle Gene Wilhoite who broke his ankle last week.
In Columbus Ohio a fielder tripped a wire fence and a homer was ruled invalid the same game after an infield mishap a two run homer followed before the tilt was halted due to foul play the report notes a notable season clash between Indiana and Michigan.
Whitney Martin surveys frugal holiday ideas and social observations, touching on sports, baseball, and public figures. He notes Notre Dame football’s misgivings, Brooklyn Dodger tensions under Branch Rickey, and the glare of public expectations on athletes and teams.
In Pasadena the Trojans and Tennessee Volunteers practiced in steady rain ahead of the Rose Bowl. Coach Barshity directed pass defense and the quarterbacks with Bo Brown mimicking Jim Feeley while Don Bessidie and Bob Morvis drew attention in tight drill work and dummied contact.
In a chaotic card at the Garden, Green and Graziano fought to a draw after ten rounds with bothmen winning four rounds and two even. Humberto Zavala drew with Monty in a 1 round semi for a separate match. Other results featured James Wilkens over Bobby Brown and Warren Powell over Frank Jamison in six rounds.
Industrial, Class A saw Bowing Industrial and Glass A led by Currier 2203 539 and Dupuis 178500 taking two games from Hudson Valier Fuel. Hatsmen Lewandowski Tucker led losers with scores 1495 and 522. Arsenal team eased to victory. Industrial, Class B featured Eshr Meanning No. 2’s twin wins as Cierk 107 494 led victors and Fettie 175 333 paced losers. Adirondack Steel swept Ford CO with Kern 211 37 and Marro 164 475. Allegeny Ladium blanked Mi Ida with Mar head 2 2 score and Raya 206 542. Mohawk Millskegiers defeated Behr Man ning No. 1 led by Ferno 200 582 and Rodbrah 210 57. Diamond Rock beat Adirondack Steel No. 2 with Lueck 181 519 and Anderson 174 505. Industrial, Class C Daniski topped Adirondack Steel in two games. Ford C I L 6 swept Clover leaf Creamery with Lomaestre 173 33 and Wilkes 181 09. Thompsons blanked Behr Man ning three times. Robinson 185 470 led losers who had Smith 156 430.
Fort Belvoir defeated Marshall College 57 to 45 while Purdue topped Indiana State 47 to 7. Concordia St Louis edged NYU 49 to 57 and Brooklyn College beat Indiana 57 to 48. Morehead Teachers 85 beat Central Normal 42. Valparaiso 62 defeated Drake 42. Kansas 63 over Kansas State 40. Minnesota 54 over Kansas State 5?
New York report notes Mack as Athletics founder and manager at 82, celebrating quietly in Los Angeles with family. It highlights his health, past spring duties, and enduring leadership style, plus stories of Buck Newsom finding a consistent manager in Mack.
Alabama coach Frank Thoes led a long scrimmage at Tuscaloosa with emphasis on kicking protection and multiple teams rotating through drills. The practice aims to sharpen form before facing the Duke Blue Devils in the Sugar Bowl on New Years Day. Players will be dismissed for Christmas holidays tomorrow.
In Boston at the Boston Garden, Sugar Ray Robinson 145 years, New York, dominated Georgie Martin 153, Boston, scoring a seventh round technical knockout after a brutal barrage that opened a gash over Martins eye. The card drew 8,464 and grossed 29 327 with Ralph Zaneili decisioning Ioey Jannazzo in a bruising main event. Maryland Jockey Club Pimlico noted as oldest active in US.
Spaghetti Bowl game on New Year’s Day between an Sth Army team and a 22th Air Force squad at a 25 000 seat stadium. Army coach Capt Leu Bush, ex Massachusetts State backfield player, leads the team with Sergt Cecil Sturgeon and Sergt Dwight Reed. Air Force counters with Maj George Sparky Miller and Captain Arthur Faircloth with Sergt Robert Geier and Sergt John D Ramsey.
A World War II era reflection emphasizes battlefield debris and the critical role of waste paper. It notes paper used in shell cases, bomb rings, medical supplies, and cartons, urging citizens to conserve and turn in every scrap to shorten the war. The piece frames waste paper as a primary material essential to the fighting effort.
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