All-Star Football Game Defense Plan Aids Close Contests
The North and South all-stars face off December 29 with shared defensive instructions to speed play. Mike Casteel organized advance notice of defenses so both squads can prepare, though changes may only occur between the five yard line and goal line. Gridley and Miller will coach players from many schools, making a tight, unpredictable game likely. Proceeds fund state scholastic association dues. expenses are uncertain but may yield a net benefit to each school. Beau Jack defeated Tippy Larkin three years ago for New York lightweight title recognition.
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Tucson High School
Mike Casteel
Mike
Cliff Miller
Prescott
Northerners
Rollin Gridley
Tucson
Gridley
Miller
Mesa
Bisbee
Safford
Coolidge
Yuma
Douglas
Thatcher
Casteel
Beau Jack
Tippy Larkin
Madison Square Garden
New York State
Cats To Leave Wednesday For Hoop Contests
University of Arizona basketball team plans travel to Albuquerque to face New Mexico on Thursday and Friday, then El Paso for a Ft. Bliss game. Key players McIntyre and Ballantyne return from illness and a wedding, with Elder and Goodman switching slots as lineup changes unfold. Enke also announced a return engagement with Williams on February 23 and an upcoming coastal trip for December 26 to 29 including San Diego State and San Diego Naval Station games.
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Fred Enke
Wildcat
University of Arizona
Albuquerqué
N. M
New Mexico University Lobos
el Paso
Ft. Bliss
Johnny McIntyre
Tim Ballantyne
Ballantyne
Lobos
Bill Elder
Williams Field
Hal Goodman
Williams
Goodman
Jack Troutz
Elder
Marvin Borodkin
Stundall
Enke
Cats
Chandler
Coast
San Diego State
Extra Point Duties Fall To Blanchard
Gayle Talbot reports on Doc Blanchard of Army being expected to excel at extra points next season, with reference to teammate Dick Walterhouse known as Automatic Walterhouse. The piece mentions Fullerton’s columns, Derby band satire, and readers’ letters, including Jim Ripley’s inquiry about the Menominee Marinette high school rivalry.
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Gayle Talbot
Hugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
Doc Blanchard
Army
Dick Walterhouse
Walterhouse
Fullerton
West
Jim Ripley
Menominee, Mich
Herald-Leader
Menominee
Marinette
Ripley
Football writers swing to new all-America conference plan
The football writers' association votes to join the new all-America conference if the pro grid play-off is guaranteed to be held in Miami next winter, following the Cleveland Ice Bowl in which the boys returned.
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Cleveland
Football Writers’ Association
Miami
Bay Meadows Ends Race Meet Today Feature Race Highlights
Bay Meadows in San Mateo California wraps its current meeting with the 2500 Pleasant Journey purse at a mile and one sixteenth as the day’s feature. Contenders include Big Deal Mist Staters Blue Peasant Humor esque Barnello and Cum Laude. Hubert Trent leads jockey standings with 265 mounts in 45 days, 48 wins 33 seconds 44 thirds. George Pederson runner up with 39 wins 195 mounts 29 seconds 25 thirds. Leading owners Ickelson Luke Snead and W G Gilmore each have eight wins. Willie Molder tops trainers with 15 winners.
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San Mateo
Calif
U.P
Bay Meadows
Mist
Barnello
Hubert Trent
Trent
George Pederson
A. Ickelson
Luke and Snead
W. G. Gilmore
Willie Molder
Title Bout Tops Grappling Card
Wild Red Berry defends light heavyweight title against Canadian challenger George Dusette in an 8:30 pm Ar mory ring main event. The threematch card, raising funds for child welfare, features two hour limit main bout, a 45 minute semi windup between Ali Pasha and Mike Mazarian, and a curtain-raiser between Leo Wallich and Alberto Correll.
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Wild Red Berry
Armory
George Dusette
Canada
Berry
Danny McShain
Dusette
Ted Christy
Ted
Ali Pasha
Mike Mazarian
Leo Wallich
Detroit Heavy
Alberto Correll
Mexico City
Golf Tourney And Stag Set At El Rio Club
The El Rio Golf and Country club announces the first in a monthly series to be followed by a stag dinner. Knox Corbett chairs a four-man choose-up event on Thursday with Leon Levy arranging evening entertainment. Club members perform a special act as pictures of the Louis Conn fight are shown and Army Navy game films are sought. Captains for Sure-Shot and Blank Shooters will be named at dinner. The 1945 best pitch team will be named and Dr. H L Trimble will discuss common pitch mistakes of 1945. Pitch teams of two will compete in a sudden death format with prizes for winners. Reservations must be in by Wednesday.
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el Rio Golf and Country Club
Knox Corbett
Leon Levy
Louis Conn
H. L. Trimble
Fist Fight Flares After Grid Game in Honolulu
In Honolulu a football clash between the Los Angeles Broncos and the Honolulu Packers ended 19 to 13 after a final three seconds. The confrontation sparked immediate fistfights as about 3,000 spectators, many local high school students, rushed from stands. Police quelled the melee after five minutes with no stated motive.
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Honolulu
Los Angeles Broncos
Honolulu Packers
Island
Athlete Returns From Army Duty
Arnold Chappo Riesgo, an Army sergeant who served on New Britain Guadalcanal Hawaii the Philippines and Korea, is back home after honorable discharge. The former first string catcher of the 1942 University of Arizona baseball team plans to reenter the university next semester. A year ago today Ann Curtis of San Francisco was named the AP woman athlete of the year.
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Arnold “Chappo
Riesgo
New Britain
Guadacanal
Hawaii
Philippines
Korea
University of Arizona
Ann Curtis
San Francisco
Associated Press
Grange warns salaries may hurt pros in football
Chicago December 18 Harold Red Grange, footballsGolden Boy of the Twenties, says there is room for both the NFL and the All America Conference but warns against a battle of bucks. He notes a $20 000 annual contract cited for Bob Waterfield and argues such bidding could ruin one or both leagues. He cautions that fan interest hinges on team rivalries and a long season.
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Chicago
Harold
Red) Grange
Grange
Bob Waterfield
Cleveland
University of Illinois
Dicker
Brooklyn
National Football League
United States Football League
Stanford Player Signs With Yanks
Bobby Brown former Stanford shortstop signed with the New York Yankees in San Francisco. Now in the Navy on a medical course at Tulane he reportedly received a large signing bonus believed around 50000 dollars. Brown known as an outstanding fielder and hitter was pursued by major league scouts for years. The deal reportedly lets him finish his medical education and play only in summers.
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San Francisco
U.P
Bobby Brown
Stanford University
New York Yankees
Brown
Navy
Tulane
Stanford
Eastern Squad Leaves For Coast For Shrine East West Game
The eastern team for the Shrine East West game boarded an overland limited train for San Francisco with coach Andy Kerr of Colgate. Three players End Joe Distasio Cornell Center Frank Smadack Columbia and End Les Thompson Columbia could not join due to snowstorms and will meet the squad on the coast for the New Year’s Day game.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Joe Distasio
Cornell
Frank Smadack
Columbia
Les Thompson
Ex Yankee Star Tops National League ERAs and Won Lost Ratings
Hank Borowy led NL pitchers in earned runs and won loss ratings for 1945 after joining the Cubs midseason. He went 11 2 with .846, allowing 2.14 earned runs per game, edging Claude Passeau while other leaders included Harry Brecheen and Becky Walters. The piece lists season highs and notable pitching records from the 1945 campaign.
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New York
Hank Borowy
New York Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Larry MacPhail
Yankees
Borowy
Cubs
Cincinnati
Elmer Riddle
Claude Passeau
St. Louis
Harry Brecheen
Becky Walters
Hank Wyse
Pittsburgh
Preacher Roe
Ken Burkhart
Redbird
Joe McGinnitty
Baltimore Orioles
New York Giants
Charlie
Red) Barrett
Boston Braves
Cardinals
Wyse
Barrett
Braves
Mort Cooper
Passeau
Detroit
Roe
Anton Karl
Philadelphia Phillies
Ace Adams
Ledger
Dick Barrett
Phils
Legion Seeks to Buy NFL Brooklyn Franchise
The Los Angeles American Legion asked Football Commissioner Elmer Layden whether the Brooklyn NFL franchise is for sale and at what price. The Legion council, previously owner of the Los Angeles Bulldogs, telegraphed Layden as Dan Topping exited the league to join the All-America circuit. An All-America franchise is held by a Los Angeles company led by actor Don Ameche.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles American Legion
Elmer Layden
National Football League
Brooklyn
The
Legion Council
Los Angeles Bulldogs
Layden
Dan Topping
Don Ameche
Buddy Young May Transfer To West Coast
San Francisco dispatch reports star back Claude Buddy Young may leave the Navy after the 1946 season. He is torn between returning to the University of Illinois where he starred in 1944 and UCLA where notable Negro athletes trained. Alumni and students pressure UCLA, while Illinois officials have heard of his intent to go back to Illinois. The tug of war centers on education and athletic prospects between the two schools.
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San Francisco
Navy
Claude
Buddy” Young
Fleet City Bluejackets
University of Illinois
University of California At
Los Angeles
Kenny Washington
Jackie Robinson
Woodrow Wilson Strode
Young
Illinois
UCLA
Central Avenue
Christmas Eve Spinach Tradition in Armenia Honors Virgin Mary
In Armenia, people celebrate Christmas Eve by eating spinach as a tribute to the Virgin Mary. The custom reflects local religious and cultural observance tied to the holiday season.
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Armenia
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