Service Bowl described as biggest oddity in postwar football
The Service bowl set for January 7 in a CPA area venue will feature an Army Air Forces all star team and a Navy squad coached by Lt Cmdr Oliver and Capt Hennig with stars like Jarrin Jim Kimbrough and Vic Di Francesca. Other notable players include Ed Dusek and Darrell Palmer, as well as many Navy club players from Kaneohee and Great Lakes, promising a high caliber clash despite no gate receipts.
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Army Air Forces Club
CPA
Navy
Gerald A
Tex) Oliver
St. Mary’s
University of Oregon
Bombers
Edgar Hennig
Sweetwater
Joe Williams
Ohio State Flash
Ed Dusek
Texas A. & M
Vic di Francesca
Northwestern University Guard
Kaneohee Klippers
AAF
Edgar
Jones
University of Pittsburgh
Darrell Palmer
Texas Christian
Gus Bierman
TCU
Charley Timmons
Clemson Hack
Dick Stealey
Ball State Teachers
Steve Lach
Duke University
Paul Anderson
Purdue
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
George Zellick
Oregon State
Sid Carters
San Jose
Calif
Bob Perina
Princeton
Don Johnson
Northwestern
Bill Smythe
Notre Dame
John Hallibrin
Ohio State
Siritus
Holy Cross
Brooklyn Dodgers
Baseball groups seek junior competition boost
Sport Roundup notes discouraging efforts to fund high school clinics after major and minor leagues balked at penalties for signing high school players. The column presents another suggestion for baseball and other sports bodies to stimulate junior competition.
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New York
Youth sports drive invites organized baseball help
The pamphlets from the American Legion the National Recreation Association and the F L A committee on physical fitness urge wide sport participation especially by youth to build fitness and character. Baseball tops the list as the initial game, inviting organized baseball to pitch in and assist.
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American Legion
National Recreation Association
F. L. A. Committee On Physical Fitness
Leaders Wanted For Scouting In Schools For Sports
A column urges establishing a scouting system to locate neglected sports areas in and out of schools. It calls for a special effort to identify an enthusiastic local leader as the first important step to revitalize baseball and other games like golf tennis hockey.
Building Young Athletes Sparks Debate on Local Programs
A columnist argues early sports involvement aids development yet questions if starting new programs is best. They suggest partnering with existing organizations to save costs and effort rather than launching a fresh initiative.
Three Go Down In Spill At Gulfstream Track
In Miami Florida yesterday a three horse spill at Gulfstream during the first race left jockeys Johnny Pollard Ernest Barber Jockey Charles Chaffin and their mounts involved Pollard was treated for a possible fractured skull and brain concussion while Barber and Chaffin reported minor injuries. The incident occurred as Good Ante Count Natural and Yarn Spinner tangled near the first turn in front of 3806 fans.
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Miami
Fla
U.P
Johnny (Red) Pollard
Gulfstream
Pollard
Good Ante
Count
Ernest Barber
Count Natural
Charles Chaffin
Barber
Chaffin
Trojans Tennessee Prep For Rose Bowl Clash
USC Trojans and Tennessee Volunteers intensified practice ahead of the New Year’s Day Rose Bowl. Tennessee scheduled two daily sessions with Buster Stephens and Casey Stevenson focusing on passing and punting drills. Jim Hardy and George Murphy are noted standouts for the Vols.
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Los Angeles
University of Southern California Trojans
University of Tennessee Volunteers
Vols
Buster Stephens
Casey Stevenson
John Barnhill
Jim Hardy
George Murphy
Doolen Shakes Up Lineup for Fifth Straight Win Pursuit
Coach Bud Doolen uses his fifth lineup in as many games for Tucson High Badgers seeking a fifth consecutive win against Mesa Jackrabbits. New starting with Bill Hassey at forward and Lee Carey at guard, backed by Hal Aylsworth, Jim McKissick, and Lowell Bailey, with contingencies including Tommy Smith and Dick Siebeck. Carey makes varsity debut. rival Mesa aims to test Tucson early in the season before a capacity crowd.
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Bud Doolen
Tucson High Badgers
Mesa Jackrabbits
Doolen
Bill Hassey
Lee
Carey
Tommy Smith
Dick Siebeck
Smith
Tucson
Siebeck
Mesa
Badgers
Jackrabbits
Charlie Beall
College and Military Teams Scoreboard Highlights
Association scores list games across campuses and bases. East Gallaudet beat Maryland 27 26. Washburn 51 49 over Winter General Hospital. Akron 73 54 over Oberlin. Baldwin Wallace 75 34 over Case. Ottumwa Naval Air Station 55 47 St Ambrose. Purcell Navy Gunners 44 35 Texas Christian. Kirtland Field 39 37 New Mexico. Blackland Army Air Field 63 22 Baylor. West Fort Lewis 52 38 Oregon. Oregon State 47 27 Tillamook Naval Air Station.
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Associated Press
East Gallaudet
Maryland
Middlewest Washburn
Kans
Winter General Hospital
Akron
Oberlin
Baldwin-Wallace
Case
Ottumwa Naval Air Station
St. Ambrose
Southwest
West Fort Lewis
Wash
Warriors
Oregon
Oregon State College
Tillamook Naval Air Station
Trojans Hit Hard Scrimmage In Second Consecutive Day
Coach Jeff Cravath directs the Trojans through a stiff scrimmage focusing on passing drills for the second straight day.
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Jeff Cravath
Trojans
Gilmer Aims for Sugar Bowl Passing Records
Alabama freshman Harry Gilmer, praised by coach Frank Thomas as the greatest passer, eyes Sugar Bowl marks against Duke. Gilmer, 18, has 66 passes in eight games last season with 32 completions and 30 points scored, and he seeks records held by Glenn Dobbs, Davey O'Brien, and Eddie Prokop in passing and rushing.
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New Orleans
Harry Gilmer
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Duke Blue Devils
Frank Thomas
The
Tide
Gilmer
Thomas
Dixie Howell
Joe Kilgrow
Jefferson County
Glenn Dobbs
Tulsa
Tennessee
Davey O'Brien
Texas Christian
Carnegie Tech
O'Brien
Eddie Prokop
Georgia Tech
Boxing Reform Ideas Urged After Fights Tarnishing LA
In Los Angeles on December 22, boxers and fans discussed fixes for the sport amid a run of subpar bouts. Proposals include a California boxing czar earning 60000 a year and a 3000 a year secretary to enforce rules, following incidents like the Delia-Shans fight at Hollywood Legion Stadium.
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Los Angeles
Leatherfist Lane
Mike Delia
Delia
Cleo Shans
Hollywood Legion Stadium
California
Legion
Olympic Auditorium
All American League asserts equal rights to sign college stars
The All American football conference claims it may sign any college grid stars not bound to the NFL. Christy Walsh, VP and co-owner of the LA franchise, says reports that players are told signing with one league equals signing with another are false. Walsh acts as spokesman while Cmdr. Jim Crowley is on active duty.
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Los Angeles
Christy Walsh
Don Ameche
Walsh
Jim Crowley
Fordham University
Stagg Tops AP Comeback Poll in Mirror Today
The AP poll marks Alonzo Stagg as the year’s top comeback in a retrospective look. The feature reviews notable coaching changes and football trends spanning recent decades.
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Associated Press Today
Alonzo Stagg
Associated Press
Spike Nelson
Yale
John E. Whelchel
Navy Grid
Forrest Hall Expected To Be Climax Runner
West football team expects Forrest Hall from Oil City to be the main runner in the Shrine Game on New Year’s Day. Coaches Hollingberg and Norton predicted Hall as the only truly fast man on the Western squad after a second day of practice. Hall weighs 153 pounds, the heaviest Western back notably fast. Fullback Tippy Madarick of Randolph Field is injured and will miss the New Year’s game.
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San Francisco
Ur— Forrest Hall
Air Force
Oil City
Babe Hollingberg
al Norton
W Hall
Hall
Westerners
Tippy Madarick
Randolph Field Ramblers
New York
Second Air Force
Future of carriers in naval warfare discussed in Flying
The article notes carriers have driven World War II success but questions their lasting role. It suggests carriers may be temporary until land-based planes achieve extended range, shifting the Navy’s primary striking weapon to airpower beyond carriers.
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Pacific
Navy Aviation Training Division
Flying Magazine
Panthers face two weekend basketball games at Amphitheatre
The Panthers of Amphitheatre high school host the No gales Apaches tonight and the Bisbee Pumas Saturday in a pair of home games as they chase their first win of the season. Coach Neil Goodman releases a probable starting five led by George Sick with Bob Faunce Bill Cole Bob Justice and Chad Germain.
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Panthers
Amphitheatre High School
Nogales
Bisbee Pumas
Neil Goodman
Pumas
George Sick
Sick
Bob Faunce
Bill Cole
Bob Justice
Chad Germain
Jerry Matlock
Harold Young
Ale Blair
Charles Corley
Richard Schaaf
Panther
First Baptist Church
Baptists
Bisbee
Tucson Badgers
Benson Bob Cats
Coast Pro Grid Loops Will Merge Next Year
Rufus J. Klawans president of the Pacific coast professional football league announced a merger of the PCL and the American league. The reorganized circuit will have 10 teams with San Francisco providing two clubs, and a second Los Angeles team or Fresno-backed club pending selection.
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San Francisco
U.P
Rufus J. Klawans
Klawans
Los Angeles
Laundry Lions Defeat Bluejackets in City League Opener
The Laundry Lions beat the Bluejackets 33-25 at the Armory in the City Recreation League opener. Claude led the Lions while Martin Delgado scored 12 for the Bluejackets. The Basketeers won by forfeit over the Convair Silver Streaks. tonight Laundry Lions meet Convair Crusaders at seven and A T C faces Basketeers at eight.
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Laundry Lions
Bluejackets
City Recreation League
Armory
Claude
Martin Delgado
Basketeers
Convair
Convair Crusaders
A. T.C
Opposition Mounts To Santa Anita Opening
Huntington Park California December 22 Mounting opposition to the opening of Santa Anita race track December 30 grew as the city council telegrammed Governor Earl Warren asking him to halt the meeting The Pasadena city council sent a similar telegram noting waste of gasoline tires and man power as the opening looms
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Huntington Park
Calif
Santa Anita Race Track
Earl Warren
California
Pasadena
Arcadia
Diegel to chair PGA rehabilitation committee
Leo Diegel, winter pro at El Rio Country Club, named chair of the PGA of America rehabilitation and rehabilitation committee. Frank Sprogell will be cochairman. Diegel spearheaded the drive to build pitch and putt courses at veterans hospitals nationwide, with about 15 projects underway and one finished at Valley Forge General Hospital. He plans to obtain an official list of veterans hospitals from Washington and chart progress across the country.
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Leo Diegel
el Rio
Professional Golfers Association of America
Diegel
Frank Sprogell
P.G.A
Tucson
Ed Dudley
PGA Executive Committee
Veteran's Hospital
Tucson Veteran’s Hospital
Valley Forge General Hospital
Philadelphia
Valley Forge
Leo
Washington
Mare Island WAVE Five Defeated At Fairfield
Fairfield Calif December 22 The air transport command Sky masterettes beat Mare Island WAVE 27 to 26 in the final seconds at the Fairchild Suisun Army airbase gym.
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Mare Island Wave
Fairfield
Calif
U.P
Air Transport Command
Skymasterettes
Fairchild-Suisun Army Airbase
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