Miss Bank Seeks New 440 Yard Record At Billito
George Burpo, a Kentucky southpaw and former Tucson Cowboy, has returned from the Navy and seeks rapid polish in Reds camp. He recalls his strikeout feats and vows to improve control with regular pitching work, aiming for a Cincinnati spring camp start and a possible 440 yard record in February.
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George Burpo
Kentucky
Tucson Cowboys
Cincinnati
Burpo
Navy
Reds
Birmingham
George
Oklahoma
Tucson
Pat Patterson
Cowboys
Kentuckian
Badgers rout St. David in holiday prep win
Tucson High School Badgers crushed St. David 67 to 16 before a near full house. Led by Bill Hassey with 13 points the first unit dominated 32-4, as 13 players saw action and Jim Dunlap added 10 points. Reserve score followed with a 45-11 win.
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Tucson
Badgers
Salt River Valley
St. David
Nasium
Bud Doolen
Chandler
Mesa
North Phoenix
St. Mary’s
Bill Hassey
Doolen
Hassey
Jim Dunlap
E. Teller
Badger
Johnson
R Johnson
Smith
Vasey
Dunlap
Judson
Edwards
Kline
Romero
G Eller
Lovett
E. Tellez
F Curtis
D. Tellez
Dean Goodman
Reed
Mayberry
Celeya
Dan Goodman
E. McRae
David
Howard Smith
Tom Gibbings
Governor's award watch to Arizona football standout named
The Towncats banquet at the Pioneer Monday night will feature the Governor's award presentation to the top University of Arizona football player of the season. The winner, chosen by secret ballot, will receive a Bulova pocket watch donated by Elmer Present of Daniels Jewelry. the captain-elect for 1945 will receive the Fox Tucson Theatre blanket award. Bill Veeck will speak, tickets available from Jim Ewing and others.
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Towncats
Pioneer
University of Arizona
Elmer
Daniel
Fox-Tucson
Bill Veeck
Milwaukee Brewers
Jim Ewing
City Hoop League Opens Week Two At Armory
In week two play at Armory Gymnasium Efren Lopez leads the Ochoa Center Raiders against the Oury Park Tigers. Rudy Castro coaches the Tigers as last week's victors pursue another win. The schedule lists games from Monday December 10 through Friday December 14 with multiple rivalries including DeMolay Knights Bluejackets Hi-Y and Falcons vs Rats.
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City Basketball League
Armory Gymnasium
Ochoa Center
Raiders
Oury Park
Ochoa Center Raiders
Oury Park Tigers
DeMolay Knights
Ochoa Center Rats
Bluejackets
Hi-V
Police Department Panthers
All Saints
Les Beaus
Little Foxes
Manhattan Chargers
Tucson Laundry Lions
Hi-Y
Tucson Laundry
el Centro Dons
Southside Veterans
Ochoa
Hawks
Hornets
Falcons
Rats
Carrillo
Cravath Signs New USC Football Coaching Contract
Jeff Cravath has signed a five year contract to coach the USC football teams through the 1950 season. President Rufus B. von Kleins mid announced the agreement, noting Cravath’s prior play for the Trojans and his coaching history at Denver and San Francisco before taking the USC job four years ago.
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Los Angeles
Jeff Cravath
University of Southern California
Rufus B. von Kleinsmid
Cravath
Jeff
Trojans
Denver
San Francisco
Mexican Scientist Dies at 55 Founder of Economy School
MEXICO CITY December 8 The 55 year old Miguel Othon De Mendizabal founder of the national school of economy and former director of the national museum of anthropology died Thursday and was buried yesterday.
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Mexico City
Miguel Othon de Mendizabal
National School of Economy
National Museum of Anthropology
Major League Bosses Prepare for Key Meeting
Chicago bound baseball moguls travel after a three day minor league convention in Columbus where the Pacific Coast League seeks major league status. The minors vote to strip some powers from Commissioner Chandler and to bar bonuses for contract signings while approving PCL entry to a major league loop, with majors to decide in Chicago next week.
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Columbus
A. B
Happy
Chandler
Chicago
Flagstaff Trims Service Quintet in Basketball
Arizona State College of Flagstaff routed the Navajo ordnance depot 51 to 13 as the Lumberjacks dominated early with a 36 to 5 halftime lead and Coach Frank Brickey emptied the bench in the second period.
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Flagstaff
Arizona State College of Flagstaff
Navajo Ordnance Depot
Frank Brickey
Football Crowds Show Huge Gain
New York reports college football completed its first postwar season with 7,926,623 total attendance, a 42 percent rise from 1944 across 79 major schools. Pennsylvania led home gates at Franklin Field with 477,000 in eight games, while Ohio State topped overall figures with 544,499 in nine games.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Franklin
Ohio State
Columbus
McGuirk to Clash with Christy in Armory Main Event
LeRoy McGuirk junior heavyweight champion faces Ted Christy of California in the Tuesday armory wrestling main event. The two out of three falls bout carries a two hour limit, with Alberto Correll versus Ali Pasha in the semi final and Leo Wallich meeting Jack Terry in the curtain bout. Advance sales are handled by telephone 601 on Tuesdays.
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LeRoy McGuirk
Ted Christy
Armory
Barney Armstrong
McQuirk-Christy
McGuirk
Christy
Alberto Correll
Mexico
Ali Pasha
Correll
Stanley Hackney
Turk
Marana Tigers Rout Tucson Indian, Honea 30
Marana high Tigers defeated Tucson Indian 55 to 18 led by Bob Honea who scored 30 points. The first half was close at 15-6, then Marana pulled away in the second half as Honea hit 15 two pointers and Morris Gleason added 14. The Tigers travel to face St. David High at 8 tonight in the Marana AAF gym.
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Bob Honea
Marana High Tigers
Tucson
Marana
Tigers
Honea
Morris Gleason
St. David High
Third Death Reported After Rail Accident
The death toll from a Union Pacific freight car derailment east of Rock Springs Wyoming rose to three with the death of engineer G. T. Ripley of Rawlings. Earlier victims were brakemen R. F. Hernandez and G. A. Hunter, both of Rawlins. The car overturned after striking Hernandez and the crash is under investigation.
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Rock Springs
Wvyo
Union Pacific
Here
G. T. Ripley
Rawlings
R. F. Hernandez
G. A. Hunter
Rawlins
Hernandez
Pullman Sale Opposed by U S Government
The department of justice opposes Pullman Inc sale of the sleeping car business to a 43 railroad combine. A 27 page brief argues the move would replace a condemned monopoly. The government questions three other bidders as unsuitable purchasers.
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Philadelphia
Pullman, Inc
Department of Justice
Pullman
Nine Events Scheduled At Local Billito Track
Queeny aims to beat Miss Bank's 22.7 record in a special 440 yard race at 1 p.m. Jughead debuts season as Miss Bank seeks third straight track records. The nine race card also features a 330 yard handicap with Blackout making season bow and Pay Toll hunting a third win.
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Leon Gillespie
Miss Bank
Queeny
Billito
Jughead
Railbird
Lady Lee
Little Texas
Bailey Hancock
Bar Fly
Pay Toll
Texas Bay
Sunshine
Piggin
Speed Ball
Ray Hug
Joe II
Hobo
Don’s Darkie
Black Beauty
Red Dust
Blue Gray
Big Chief
Lady Bug
Blackout
Oscar
Jeep
Effie
Chico
Senor Bill
Miss Ginger
Tommy
Piggin String
Tolly Irish
King Cargo
Wil Bewithus
Nottingham
Slipover
Pod
Milbank
Pharay
Rocky Brush
Viola van
Jimmy Gray
Hi Kee
Lee Larious
Oklahoma John
Doc Lang
Big Donna
Vacationers Seek Private Railway Coaches in England
Vacationers in England may enjoy privacy and luxury by hiring for a week or two reconditioned camping cars. Each car accommodates six people and is sidetracked in the countryside or by the sea, under British railways.
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England
British Railways
Flu Forces Cancellation Of Arizona High School Games
Colds and flu caused several basketball games to be postponed across the state. Notable results include the Champion Tucson Badgers defeating St. David 67 to 16, and Virden, N M beating Clifton 39 to 18 while Clifton earlier lost 55 to 12. Arizona districts including St Mary's Florence and North Phoenix Tolleson saw games canceled or delayed with St Mary's at Glendale remaining possible.
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Associated Press
Tucson Badgers
St. David
Clifton
Virden
N. M
Phoenix Union
Mesa
Florence
Arizona
Red” Lowman
St. Mary's
North Phoenix
Tolleson
Tempe
Tempe-Mesa
Glendale
Clarkdale
Chandler
Jerome
Wickenburg
Ajo
Gila Bend
Phoenix Indian School
Litchfield Park
Budge and Tilden Set for Semi in World Pro Hard Courts
In Los Angeles on December 8, top seed Don Budge 1 faces 52 year old William Tilden II in the world professional hard court championships semifinals. Tilden beat Les Stoefen to reach the semis while Budge defeated Ben Gorchakoff. Perry meets Riggs in the other semifinal after Perry beat Faunce. Budge and Perry won the previous doubles match with March and Weissbruch.
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Don Budge
William T. Tilden II
Tilden
Les Stoefen
Budge
Ben Gorchakoff
Fred Perry
John Faunce
Bobby Riggs
Jack March
New York
Perry
March
Bill Weissbruch
Palm Springs
All America backfield named by AP years ago recap
Sports brief recalls selections of Glenn Davis Doc Blanchard of Army Les Horvath of Ohio State and Bob Fenimore of Oklahoma A and M as AP All America backfield. It notes past trades and notable game results from the referenced periods.
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Glenn Davis
Doc Blanchard
Army
Les Horvath
Ohio State
Bob Fenimore
Oklahoma Aggies
Philadelphia Athletics
Mike Kreevich
Eric McNair
Billy Knickerbocker
Chicago Bears
Washington Redskins
New York Giants
Burgess Whitehead
St. Louis Cardinals
Brazil to Sell Government Newspapers at Auction
President Jose Linhares ordered all government operated newspapers to be sold at public auction within 30 days and allowed foreign journalists to register for work. The Vargas regime had restricted the field to Brazilians, with several publications seized or acquired by the government.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Jose Linhares
Brazil
Getulio Vargas
Food terms in Richard II era dining
In Richard II times meals avoided steaks and chops and used fish flesh and fowl prepared as soups potages ragouts stews or hashes. The text notes that fish flesh and fowl were minced hacked or cut for dishes rather than beef cuts.
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Richard II
Picard Leads Miami Tourney By One Stroke
Henry Picard carded 69 and 67 to sit one ahead at 136 after three rounds in the $10,000 Miami Open. E. J. Harrison, last year’s winner, was two behind at 137, with Gib Sellers tying 138 and Frank Stranahan at 138 as four players chased. The field includes Hogan, White, Annon, Ferrier, McSpaden, Snead, Rutan, Shute, and others. final round set for tomorrow.
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Miami
Fla
Henry Picard
Picard
E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Cleveland
Ohio
Sellers
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Hogan
Orville White
Fred Annon
Jim Ferrier
Harold
Jag) McSpaden
White
Winston-Salem
N. C
Sam Snead
Willie Chick Rutan
Denny Shute
Kegsers to Clash Sunday in Tucson Bowling Showdown
Sunday at 7 p m the Newspaper Kegsers face Star Citizen from Speedway at Speedway lanes in a top league clash. Speedway Star Citizen tops tied for first with Tucson Laundry while Old Pueblo Star Citizen led by Sheldon meets rivals led by Wiewold and French in a high stakes contest.
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Pop
Sheldon
Star- Citizen
Old Pueblo
Star-Citizen
Speedway
Speedway Star-Citizen Club
Tucson Laundry
Henry Peterson
Randy Sellars
Jerry Field
Gilbert Acosta
Frankie
Casa
Rawlins Cycling Club of 1868 Emerges in Early Wyoming
In early Wyoming, cycling clubs flourished with the Rawlins Cycling Club of 1868 standing as one of the era’s most famous groups. The note highlights this popular sporting organization and its role in frontier community life.
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Wyoming
Rawlins
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