Wildcats Even Lobo Series Tucson High Beaten
The article reports on Arizona spring training prospects for major league teams, noting climate and air conditions as a deterrent. It discusses the Arizona-Texas league folding during wartime, the possibility of Tucson and Phoenix hosting teams, and the impact of player drafts on farm teams. It also mentions Del Webb and Corbett’s discussions with Detroit, the Browns, and Cleveland. The Semipro league is expected to return in 1947.
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Yankees
Florida
Corbett
Middle West
East
Layden Warns Players on Rival Leagues Amid All American Talk
Chicago December 22 Foot ball Commissioner Elmer Layden head of the National League urged players not to be misled by offers from new leagues. He noted past ventures failed to sustain themselves and affirmed that only one major league remains after years of ambitious yet ephemeral ventures.
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Chicago
Elmer Layden
National League
Layden
Campaign to raise 9.5 million for Greater Cleveland Hospitals
A statewide drive will launch to raise 9.525 million dollars for the Greater Cleveland Hospitals fund. The initiative aims to expand facilities for the city’s ill and disabled, signaling the largest coordinated hospital fund campaign in U.S. history.
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Cleveland
Greater Cleveland
United States
Missouri Tigers Headed to Cotton Bowl in Dallas
Missouri University football team leaves Kansas City for the Cotton Bowl in Dallas to face Texas on New Year’s day. The 36 man squad, led by Athletic Director Don Faurot, carries lucky furry charms and coach Chauncey Simpson expresses respect for Texas while aiming for a win. Several players have been sick recently and cold weather hurt outdoor practice.
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Kansas City
University of Missouri
Dallas
University of Texas
Tigers
R. E. Lucas
Columbia
Missouri
EAM
Dana X. Bible
Longhorns
Chauncey Simpson
Texas
Tiger
Don Faurot
Faurot
Navy
College basketball results from various colleges and services
A compilation of basketball scores including Holy Cross 60 over Dartmouth 44, Boston College 53 over Kings Point 50, Temple 87 over Lehigh 54, Syracuse 69 over Union 28, Manhattan 44 over Scranton 23, South Carolina 56 over North Carolina 32, Quantico Marines 50 over Maryland 47, Kentucky 43 over Oklahoma 33, Valparaiso 65 over Pepperdine 60, St Louis 50 over Missouri 35, DePaul 59 over Oregon State 40, Loyola Chicago 37 over Texas Christian 36, Southern Illinois Normal 72 over Arkansas State 46, West Texas State 60 over Loyola of New Orleans 47, Ohio State 57 over Oregon 41, Northwestern 47 over Western Michigan 46, Arizona 45 over New Mexico 37, Southern Methodist 48 over North Texas State Teachers 37, East Texas State Teachers 52 over Rice 44, Williams Field Arizona 47 over Arizona State College of Tempe 31, Far West Southern California 44 over Carroll Shamrocks 34, Eastern Washington 53 over Montana 47, South Dakota Wesleyan 55 over Montana State 54, UCLA 33 over Caltech 9, Kearns AAF Overseas Replacement Center 54 over Brigham Young 42, Washington State 44 over Western Washington 39, Hamilton Field 55 over San Jose State 41, Colorado A and M 60 over Kansas State 37, Camp Carson 33 over Colorado State College Greeley 31, San Diego State 46 over Whittier 30.
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Holy Cross
Darthmouth
Boston College
Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy
Temple
Lehigh
Syracuse
Union
Manhattan
Scranton
Valparaiso Univ
Pepperdine College
St. Louis Univ
Missouri
DePaul
Oregon State College
Loyola Univ
Chicago
Texas Christian
Southern
Illinois Normal
Arkansas State College
West Texas State
Loyola
New Orleans
Ohio State
Oregon
Northwestern
Western Michigan
Arizona
New Mexico
Southern Methodist
North Texas
East Texas
Rice
Williams Field (Ariz
Arizona State College of
Southern California
Carroll Shamrocks
Eastern Washington
Montana Univ
South Dakota Wesleyan
Montana State
UCLA
California Institute of Technology
Kearns Aaf Overseas Replacement Center
Brigham Young Univ
Washington State
Western Washington
Hamilton Field
San Jose State College
Colorado A. and
Kansas State
Camp Carson
Colorado State College
Greeley
San Diego State College
Whittier College
Eight Races Set At Rillito Track
Eight races headline the Rillito track program starting 1:30 p.m. with a grade A handicap. Pay Toll Roper Chain Lay Effie and Dusty highlight the featured event as first races are 440 yards and the rest range 660 to a mile and 100 yards. Mill Bank Sky Shoot and other entries fill the final mile long event entries include horses such as Joe the Joxer Nelly Gray Shoofly Il Lucky Maid and Bonnie Bay.
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Rillito
North First Avenue
Pay Toll
Roper
Chain Lay
Effie
Dusty
Mill Bank
Sky Shoot
Grote
Joe the Joxer
Nelly Gray
Shoofly_ Il
Lucky Maid
Slicker
Bonnie Bay
Westall
Black Cat
Paissana
Cin Aia
Lady Bug
Iondo
Little Texas
Dude Wrangler
Double Witch
Jack o'Spades
Dean Jewel
Fair Warrior
Tip
Jimmie Gray
Black Universe
Hatania
Moalee
Toplin
Os Ono
Tony Janiro Wins New York Fight
Tony Janiro of Youngstown Ohio won a unanimous eight round decision over Humberto Zavala in Madison Square Garden New York. The 19 year old improved to 15 wins in 17 starts in 1945 and opened a gash on Zavala's left brow in round two while another cut appeared over the Mexican's right eye in round four. The bout drew 6 402 fans and a gross gate of 22907 dollars.
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New York
U.P
Tony Janiro
Youngstown
Humberto Zavala
Janico
Madison Square Garden
Johnny Greco
Zavala
William H. Walker
Commission
Tony
Humberto
Janko
Harry Ebbets
Ohio State
Brown
Lenox Hunters Bag Mallards After Aerial Sighting
Two Lenox hunters spotted mallard ducks from their plane, landed nearby, and bagged the birds in a single incident.
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Lenox
Lou Boudreau Wins AL Batting Title at 327
Mirror notes last year Lou Boudreau of Cleveland topped the American League with a .327 average to claim the batting title. The item recalls prior seasons including Giants ending Miami spring training and Feller being named player of the year by New York writers.
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Lou Boudreau
Cleveland
New York Giants
Miami
Bobby Feller
New York Baseball Writers
James Caras
Erwin Rudolph
GI Returns To Retrieve Cleaned Clothes At PX
After two years overseas, a returning soldier visited the No. 2 tailor shop in the basement of the main PX at Fort Warren. He found his clothes ready for pickup, and the clerk recognized him as the owner, confirming the long-delayed cleaning job.
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FT. Warren
Wyo
U.P
Gaels Happy On Trip To New Orleans
The St. Mary's Gaels travel to New Orleans to play Oklahoma A&M in the Sugar Bowl classic on New Year’s Day. They train amid songs and morale, note no major injuries to Wedemeyer and Crowe, while Cordiero recovers from a groin bruise and the team eyes full strength for scene practice.
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St. Mary’s
Herman Wedemeyer
Paul Crowe
UCLA
Spike Cordiero
Wedemeyer
Moraga
Gaels
Vic Cuccia
Wedemeyer and Co
Walt Meyer
College of Pacific
Max Dodge
Nevada
Jack Musick
USC
Buster McClure
al Aparlis
Don Bolt
Fresno State
Ernie Case
Ted Tannehill
Skip Rowland
Jack Porter
New Orleans
Phelan
Harden Wins Philippine Open Title at Camp John Hay
Sgt. Jack Harden of El Paso Texas won the Philippine Olympic title with 58 59 for a 117 total on the Camp John Hay course. He represented Okinawa base and narrowly beat Lt. Stewart Alexander of Durham North Carolina who led after the first round with 57 but finished with 118.
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Baguio
Jack Harden
el Paso
Tex
Camp John Hay
Okinawa
Stewart
Alexander
Durham
N. C
New Guinea
Harden
Boston Marine Society Opens Membership to All Seamen
The Boston Marine Society, once restricted to native New Englanders, now welcomes sailors from across the United States. The organization preserves its Box a heavy leather bank once used to aid needy members.
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Boston
Boston Marine Society
United States
New
Maine Chance Farms Top Derby Prospects Rile Racing Establishments
The piece notes Maine Chance Farms owner Elizabeth Graham and trainer Mrs. Graham's top candidates for the 1946 Kentucky Derby including Star Pilot and Beaugay, amid criticism over Silent Tom Smith's suspension for raceDAY Magnific Duel. It also touches on Brown's Cleveland Rams contract and Coach Greasy Neale tensions, plus Army's backfield concerns with Lou Kusserow's academic struggles.
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Gayle Talbot
Hugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
Tom” Smith
Jamaica
Maine Chance Farms
Smith
Star Pilot
Beaugay
Elizabeth Graham
Greasy Neale
Philadelphia Eagles
Eagles
Lou Kusserow
Columbia Star
Army
Davis
Blanchard
Garden hosts 14 visiting college teams in two-week holiday run
Madison Square Garden lines up seven doubleheaders featuring Oregon State Tennessee North Carolina Brigham Young Kentucky Colorado Drake Westminster Wyoming Connecticut and St Josephs of Philadelphia. NYU St Johns NYA and St Francis of Brooklyn provide local opposition in a season expected to exceed last year’s attendance records.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
the Garden
New York University
Rochester
St. John's of
Brooklyn
Ohio University Bobcats
N.Y. U
Bobcats
Redmen
Oregon State
Tennessee
North Carolina
Brigham Young
Bowling Green
Kentucky
Colorado
Drake
Westminster
Wyoming
Connecticut
St. Joseph’s
Philadelphia
St. John’s
Long Island
City College of New York
Manhattan
St. Francis of Brooklyn
Coach Hopes To Curb Talk Players
New York dispatch reports Coach Bruce Drake of Oklahoma proposes rules to limit big centers' scoring by marking a half circle or two 45 degree lines at each end of the court. The plan, backed by the National Basketball Coaches Association, aims to curb dominance by seven to eight foot players while preserving rebounds and jump balls.
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New York
Barnum and Bailey
Bruce Drake
Oklahoma
National Basketball Coaches’ Association
Drake
Association
Rose Bowl Tickets Sell Out In 45 Minutes
In Pasadena, 3000 fans queued in rain to buy two tickets each for the Alabama versus USC Rose Bowl. Public sale began simultaneously at the Civic Auditorium and Los Angeles Coliseum, selling out in 45 minutes with about 5000 left disappointed. USC reported the largest rush in history for the 92,000 tickets, mostly reserved for alumni and students of both schools. 7500 were set aside for service members.
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Pasadena
Calif
U.P
Alabama
University of Southern California
Civic Auditorium
Los Angeles Coliseum
Sugar world trade and consumption in peacetime year
In a normal peacetime year the world produces and consumes approximately 35,000,000 tons of sugar.
Arizona Five Edges New Mexico 48 37 To even series
University of Arizona defeated New Mexico 48 to 37 to level their two game basketball set after New Mexico won the opener 42 37. John McIntyre posted 14 points and Hal Goodman 12 for Arizona while Tom Lawrie led New Mexico with 11 as the Wildcats built a 26 14 halftime lead and fended off late rallies.
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Albuquerque
University of Arizona
New Mexico University
New Mexico
John McIntyre
Hal Goodman
Wildcat
Tom Lawrie
Arizona
Badgers Fall 28 27 to St Mary's in Friday Hoops
In a Friday high school basketball clash the State Champion Tucson Badgers lost 28 27 to St Mary's as home team free throws helped seal the win. North Phoenix beat Phoenix Union 23 21 and several other district games were decided.
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Tucson Badgers
St. Mary's
Knights
Badgers
North Phoenix
Phoenix Union
Coyotes
Coolidge
Glendale
Kingman
Boulder City
Williams
Tolleson
Chandler
Gilbert
Bisbee
St. David
Safford
Douglas
Miami
Superior
Clifton
Pima
Hayden
Ray
Jerome
Ashfork
Seals Schedule Spring Drills in Honolulu
San Francisco Seals plan spring training and exhibition games at Honolulu stadium. President Charles Graham of the Pacific Coast League club said the squad will leave by ship in mid February, with the first exhibition game set for March 8.
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San Francisco
U.P
San Francisco Seals
Honolulu Stadium
Maui Island
Charles Graham
Pacific Coast League Baseball Club
Honolulu
Graham
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Dizzy Trout
Grid League
Missouri Grid
Associated Press
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South Carolina
Quantico (Va
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Univ. of Maryland
Midwest
Pines
Reilly Ce Impany
Sports Mirror
Catalina Chemical CO
Cleveland Rams
Paul Brown
Rams
Massillon High School
Moore
Stone Avenue
Billy Durazzo
Colt Ee
Arizona Maintenance Co
Oracle Rd
Santa Rita
6Th & Congress
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