Paradox of pro football empire push from 1944
In a December 19 column Jack Cuddy examines the surge of rival leagues challenging the NFL after 1944. He notes three new circuits led by Jim Crowley Red Grange and Chick Meehan and the NFLs push to bind players with five year bans while warning of financial risk and weather costs in a fragile pro football market.
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New York
Ual
Lucre
Jim Crowley
United States League
Red Grange
Trans-America Ague
Chick Meehan
Nationals
Miami
San Francisco
Honolulu
National League
National Leaguers
Sonny
Leagu
Green Bay
Chicago Bears
Washington
Philadelphia
Dan Topping
Brooklyn
Alexis Thompson
Badgers Face Superior Mesa Jackrabbits In Tight Test
Tucson high school basketball preview details the Badgers preparing for Friday's showdown with Mesa Jackrabbits, touted as Arizona's top team. Coaches reshuffle guards and forwards, with Hassey likely to move to forward and McKissick, Bailey anchoring center and guard as Siebeck, Smith, Carey vie for roles.
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Tucson High
Mesa
Jackrabbits
Arizona Prep
Phoenix Union Coyotes
Badgers
Badger
Doolen
Bill Hassey
Hal Ainsworth
Tommy Smith
Dick Siebeck
Lee Carey
Jim McKissick
Lowell Bailey
McKissick
Bailey
Hassey
Walters and Heusser Top Reds Pitchers in N L
William H Walters and Edward B Heusser led the National League last season in wins and earned run average. Walters had 23 victories and finished with eight losses, while Heusser went 13 and 11 with a 2.38 ERA, narrowly behind Walters in ERA. Walters is noted as a premier late game pitcher.
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New York
William H
Bucky) Walters
Edward B. Heusser
Cincinnati Reds
Walters
Heusser
Convair Crusaders Triumph In Armory League clash
The Convair Crusaders beat the Convair Raiders 32 to 24 with Morrison scoring 10 points to lead the Crusaders. A forfeit gave the Bluejackets a win over the Convair Silver Streaks and later tonight Southside Veterans face Basketeers at seven while Convair Raiders meet ATC at eight.
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Convair Crusaders
Convair Raiders
Armory Recreation
Morrison
Crusaders
Bluejackets
Convair
Southside
Basketeers
ATC
Fort Huachuca Grid Teams To Play Sunday
On Sunday December 24 at 2 p m in Douglas stadium two Fort Huachuca football teams meet for the fort title SCU 1922 post team faces the 372nd Infantry The teams have split two prior games with scores 18 17 and 6 6 Knights of Columbus handle tickets Army supervises officials for the contest
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Douglas
Daily Citizen
Douglas Stadium
Ft. Huachuca
SCU
372Nd Infantry
Cananea
Sonora
Knights of Columbus
Army
Peterson Classic To Have Record Prize List
CHICAGO December 19 UP L P Big Louie Peterson plans the 33rd Individual bowling classic from January 27 to February 11 featuring a record purse of 43200 and 1728 top bowlers. The top prize is 5000 dollars plus a 500 dollar diamond medal and a 100 dollar squad prize. Peterson has overseen 35 years in alley work and will use profits to support servicemen and bowling alleys.
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Chicago
L. P
Louie” Peterson
Big Louie
Petersen
America
Leo Diegel’s Tucson Open host role links to a queen of open golf
The 1945 Tucson Open will be opened by Marian Gault, a 20 year old University of Arizona senior and Kansas City women's tourney champion. Leo Diegel, host pro, plans to join the Los Angeles Open and skip Phoenix to focus on Tucson. Ticket sales are brisk as El Rio prepares a tough course setup for the event kicking off January 19. Diegel will travel to Los Angeles December 27 to meet with PGA officials and his wife.
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Kansas City
Tournadoes
Tucson
Marian Gault
University of Arizona
Greater
Miss Gault
el Rio
Phoenix
Diegel
Los Angeles
P.G.A
Mara Faces Fan Quip After Pro Playoff Circus Call
President Jack Mara of the Giants recalls a fan’s taunt during a Sunday playoff game as he walked to the clubhouse. A between halves show of acrobats and pugglers entertained spectators while a fan shouted Mara had “given us a circus” and asked for a first down.
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Jack Mara
Football Giants
Jack
Mara
Young high school stars set records across states
Billy Chauncey of Webster City now a Navy boot at Farragut Idaho ends his 191 point season. Billy Wayne Frazier of Merkel Texas tops 245 points in 12 games. Happy Reed of Russellville Arkansas completed 70 of 121 passes for 1776 yards. Jack Hill at Hampton Virginia, just turned 15, captains a class A team as youngest high school leader.
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Billy Chauncey
Webster City
Billy Wayne Frazier
Merkel
Tex
Navy
Farragut
Idaho
Frazier
Reed
Russellville
Ark
Hampton
Jack Hill
Cleaning the cuff from the Cockatoo on Navy Army game
The Cockatoo mimeographed in the Netherlands East Indies carried a radio sourced summary of the Army Navy football game. It notes Marine Angelo Bertelli from Boston, who signed with Los Angeles of the All American Conference, was not offered a contract by the Yankees but Ted Collins discussed financing a postwar business Bertelli plans.
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Netherlands East Indies
Angelo Bertelli
Boston
Los Angeles
Yanks
Ted Collins
Bertelli
West to play in Rose Bowl despite knee injury
USC fullback Pat West will participate in the Rose Bowl against Tennessee on January 1 despite a knee injury. Coach Jeff Cravath announced the injury will not sideline the star for the Southern California lineup.
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Pat West
Los Angeles
Southern California
University of Tennessee
Jeff Cravath
Meyer Scoffs At Ten-Point Cotton Bowl Underdogs
Texas Christian University coach Leo Dutch Meyer dismisses talk of a 10 point underdog status for the Frogs in the Cotton Bowl against Oklahoma A and M. He notes TCU overcame late season losses of five regulars and praises new reserves who may strengthen the team in the bowl.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Leo
Dutch) Meyer
Texas Christian University
Fighting Frogs
Oklahoma
TCU
Frogs
Oklahoma A
Meyer
Dutch
French Zone Morocco Imposes Tax on Movie Tickets
A new tax on cinema admissions is levied by the French zone in Morocco. The measure affects moviegoers and theater operators, with the government citing revenue needs and cultural funding as justification.
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Morocco
Army Breaks Major League Monopoly Top Ten
Army's unbeaten football team, 504 points in the year end AP poll, earns the 1944 top national ranking and breaks a 12 year Major League baseball monopoly. Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard lead Army, with 57 first place votes. St Louis Cardinals and Ohio State follow in the top five.
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Army
Associated Press
West Point
St. Louis Cardinals
Randolph Field
Ohio State
St. Louis Browns
Davis Army
Navy
Baltimore
Baseball Cardinals
Browns
Big Ten
Buckeyes
Glenn Davis
Felix
Doc” Blanchard
North Carolina
Brown
Pitt
Coast Guard Academy
Duke
Villanova
Notre Dame
Pennsylvania
Penn
Irish
Quakers
Bingham Defends Rule Stance At Sports Dinner
Harvard’s Bill Bingham, on duty at the first service command, defended the rules committee against critics who call for changes. He cited college injury stats from 1931 to 1944, argued colleges fear pro football, and urged reasonable comparisons while noting the committee opposed freezing all changes.
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Harvard
Bill Bingham
Bingham
First Service Command Headquarters
America
a_ sportswriters dinner
Grace Episcopal Upsets 1st Baptist in YMCA Basketball
Grace Episcopal team defeated 1st Baptist 30 to 22 at the Y. Matt Gonzales led the winners with 11 points in the upset. In the other high scoring game,
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First Southern Baptists
Grace Episcopal
Matt Gonzales
Wednesday Radio Schedule Highlights Local Programs
The listing shows a daytime lineup on KT featuring News at Noon Irene Beaseley in Stella Dallas Mary Marlin and Lorenzo Jones Q&A with Joyc Jordan Widder Brown and News For Women. Afternoon segments include Tucson Public Schools Faces Life and Memory Music. Evening hours offer Matinee Melodies Fiesta Time and World Today.
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Radio Periodico de
Robert
ABC Newsroom
Sally Sears
Newsroom
Kate Smith
Big Sister Smith
Art Baker
News Guiding
Irene Beaseley
Stella Dallas
Mary Marlin
Lorenzo Jones
Joyce Jordan Widder Brown
Tucson
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the World Today
Wm H. Johnson
ABC
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