This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1944
Page
8
Corp Billy Conn recalls a harrowing C-47 flight to Paris while preparing for his title clash with Joe Louis. He describes ground crew removing tail wing elevator blocks, a tense circling approach, and an emergency landing plan as the plane dove toward the field at 150 miles per hour.
In El Paso on New Year’s Day the Sun Bowl features Southwestern University of Texas and Mexico selecting a high tempo, pass oriented game. Southwestern adds Bryan Taylor to bolster the line while Mexico relies on Ignacio Ceballos and three capable backs to contest the 18,000 expectant crowd.
Winners of the first round of the city checker tournament are listed led by Larry Jonas D Groff F W Skragge W J Arter Cc H Gearhart C Weaver Ray Fields C O Scott and Charley Vaughn. The double-elimination format continues through tomorrow at Armory Park. The champion will be city checker champ and win 310. Additional players include Henry J Moore Georgie Perkins Washburn George Chasey Joseph Albus Clyde Auld Otto Bernie Clemente Juan J Carmelo J J Kelly and Roy Huerte.
New York December 29 United Press report says major league baseball likely will field teams in 1945 despite possible draft losses. 16 clubs total 530 players with 462 draft-status under review. 223 are 4-F and 239 are between 18 and 38, with at least 29 likely to leave for defense plants or farms. If 108 of the 210 38 ages and 4-F players are called, enough players may remain to operate.
New York voters in the 1945 Cooperstown hall of fame balloting consider many notable figures. Listed are Clark Griffith of Washington, Johnny Evers of the Cubs, Fred Clarke of Pittsburgh, Bill Dickey of the Yankees, Rube Waddell of the Athletics, Roger Brenahan of the Giants and Cardinals, Ed Walsh of the White Sox, and Miller Huggins of the Yankees.
Mobile laundry units can wash all under clothing for 12,000 troops each week, providing large scale washing capacity for military apparel and gear. The service supports ongoing operations and troop readiness with rapid laundry turnaround.
Southern California odds rose to 17 points over Tennessee as bettors back the Trojans. Tennessee coach Barnhill tightened workouts in a sphinx stance while USC emphasized defense, with Cravath rotating passes and relying on heavy linemen Pehar and Ferraro to anchor the line and sustain form despite Pehar’s ankle.
El Rio country club to host the Hangover Handicap as 40 players enter the annual Santa Cruz valley match. Moss Kelly leads the Sure Shots with Dr Fred Medlin captaining the Blanks, breakfast at 8:30 a.m. precedes the round. Pairings include Knox Corbett Ted Shoenhair against Jim Vease Harold Torren in opening play.
A list of year in sports pairings featuring multiple duel teams across several rounds. Notable axes include Bunnell Clawson versus Lieber Hubbard and Goebel Faris versus Talmadge Davis with other pairings like Beaudry Bilby against Corbett White and Johnson Burke versus Klinger Slonaker.
Sport Roundup notes Herbert Bayard Swope's resignation as New York state racing commission chair as the lone true racing man on the board. It flags Brig Gen John J Phelans nearing term end at the New York athletic commission, foreshadowing two major vacancies in influential state bodies shaping racing and athletics. The racing post carries no salary, yet New York earned over 29 million dollars from racing in 1944.
Eddie Brietz reports that the New York state athletic commission stated it would not recognize any winners of the war era contest regardless of the outcome. The remark reflects wartime sports policy uncertainties.
The 1892 feat by Wilbert Robinson is not recorded in local papers of Baltimore at the time. It only entered the record books years later after Robby mentioned it to Heywood Broun in conversation.
A photographer at Penn State basketball practice sought a shot of ten former high school captains on the squad. Coach John Lawther called out the players to stream onto the court, urging the captains to join him for the shot.
Vern Stephens led the American League in runs batted in with 109 for the St. Louis Browns. The Browns’ star also contributed defensive leadership as the pennant winners had four players reach 100 RBIs, including Bob Johnson 106 for the Red Sox, Johnny Lindell 103 for the Yankees, and Stan Spence 100 for the Washington Senators.
Today a year ago Gil Dodds named Sullivan Memorial Trophy winner. A year ago Dodds remembered in sports notes from the Associated Press.
Chilean government railways rule that children under 41 feet tall ride free while those taller must pay full fare.
The Sport Parade previews six bowl games for the new year. Georgia Tech over Tulsa in the Orange Bowl and Southern Cal over Tennessee in the Rose Bowl lead the selections. Duke over Alabama and Oklahoma A and M over Texas Christian are praised, with Southwestern over Mexico in the Sun Bowl and East over West in the Shrine game.
Maurice Richard scored eight points to set a new all time NHL record in Montreal’s 9 to 1 win over Detroit last night. Boston Bruins beat Chicago Blackhawks 4 1 with rookies Paul Glady and Bill Cupolo scoring both Bruins goals.
Oklahoma A and M head coach Lookabaugh warned of a hard day’s work ahead as his undefeated team prepares to meet Texas Christian in the Cotton Bowl. He praised a well balanced TCU squad and said 40 players arrived in Dallas for workouts with practice planned across the weekend.
New York December 29 Manager Bill McKechnie of the Cincinnati Reds told Giants officials he expects baseball to be played in 1945. He said the Reds are proceeding with spring training at Bloomington Indiana and will schedule no more than 14 night games, possibly as few as seven.
Howie Schultz of the Brooklyn Dodgers and Hamline University basketball team faced scrutiny over amateur status. A.A.U. secretary Dan Ferris warned future opponents that Schultz’s participation could jeopardize Hamline’s amateur standing after a 47 to 42 win over City College of New York at Madison Square Garden. The doubleheader also featured Long Island University defeating Wyoming 46 to 40 with Rothman and Nostrand tied for top scoring at 16.
Miami December 29 Rival Orange Bowl coaches praised each other and swapped compliments as they discussed the Sugar Bowl matchup. Georgia Tech’s W A Alexander called Franka one of America's finest young coaches while Franka praised Alexander as a great coach. They debated odds and team depth prior to New Year’s Day game.
Ten years ago Carl Hu led the National League in earned run average for a second straight year marking his second consecutive league ERA title.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.