Football Returns For Final Spree On 13 Gridirons
Short shots preview bowl games with expert picks Alabama over USC by 13 and Oklahoma Aggies over St Marys by 12. Notes passion for horse racing among coaches and players, plus Byron Nelson eyeing LA Open title with top money and defending champ Sam Snead.
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Hal Woop
Los Angeles
Calif
U.P
Deke Houlgate
Alabama
USC
Oklahoma Aggies
St. Mary’s
Miami
Holy Cross
Seven New Year's Day Grid Games To Be Broadcast
New York Jan 1 lineup of top football games with teams sites records and TV times. Rose Bowl Alabama vs Southern California 5 p.m. NBC. Sugar Oklahoma A&M vs St Marys 3 p.m. ABC. East-West San Francisco 5 p.m. MBS. Orange Holy Cross vs Miami 2 p.m. CBS. Cotton Missouri vs Texas 2:15 p.m. MBS. Gator Georgia vs Tulsa 2:30 p.m. MBS. Sun Denver vs New Mexico 4 p.m. ABS.
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New York
Jan
E.S.T
Pasadena
Calif
Alabama
Southern California
NBC
New Orleans
Oklahoma
A.&m
St. Mary's
ABC
San Francisco
Miami
Holy Cross
Fla
CBS
Dallas
Missouri
Texas
Houston
Tex
Georgia
Tulsa
el Paso
Denver
New Mexico
ABS
Associated
St. Mary’s
Oklahoma Aggies
St. Mary
Herman Wedemeyer
Aggies
Bob Fenimore
Fenimore and Co
Duke Leicht
Oregon
Cornell
Allan Dekdebrun
Penn
Bob Evans
Stan Koslowski
Holy Cross Crusaders
University of Miami
Koslowski
Missouri Tigers
Charley Trippi
Wake Forest
Deacons
South Carolina Gamecocks
Jacksonville
Bethune-Cookman College
Albany
Odds On Bama Drop To One TD
Pasadena Calif Jan 1 The Rose Bowl pits undefeated Alabama led by Harry The Arm Gilmer against USC and Ted Tannehill before an expected 93 000. Experts favor Gilmer to throw for more TDs than Tannehill runs though Alabama is trimmed by Ten’s injury and USC’s heavy line.
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Pasadena
Calif
Harry
Gilmer
Ted Tannehill
United Alabama
University of Southern California Trojans
Trojan Tannehill
College basketball results and scores across several games
A sequence of 11 basketball outcomes from Midwest camps and universities shows Akron Ohio 66 versus Miami (Ohio) 80 and Westminister College 51, Ripon 54 Carroll 39, 6A Pre-Flight 48 Iowa State Northwestern 51 Great Lakes 50, Marshall Huntington 33 Bradley 47, Minnesota 45 DePaul 36, and Marquette 48 Nebraska 36. The article also notes the U S sugar consumption at about 7,000,000 tons per year.
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Akron, O
University
West Minister College
Ripon
Carroll
Iowa State
Northwestern
Great Lakes
Marshall
Huntington, W. Va
Bradley
Univerny of Minnesota
DePaul
Marquette
Nebraska
Texas Heavy Favorite In Cotton Bowl
Texas faces Missouri in the Cotton Bowl as a sell out crowd of over 45,000 gathers at the Cotton Bowl for the tenth annual game. Missouri vows to win after a tough prep, while Texas relies on its famed offense and homegrown grit.
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Texas
Missouri
Dallas
Tex
Tigers
Columbia Mo
Ralph Ellsworth
Navy
Hubert Bechtel
Jim Kerkeris
Don Faurot
Chauncey Simpson
Longhorns
Linderman Named Champion Cowboy
SALINAS California January 1 The Rodeo association of America yesterday named Bill Linderman Red Lodge Montana as world champion cowboy for 1945 He will receive 1000 Linderman compiled the highest points at rodeos throughout the year His brother Bud was runnerup Bill also won the bronc riding championship and Bud the bareback riding championship Other specialty championships were Bull riding Ken Roberts Strong City Kansas calf roping Toots Mansfield Big Springs Texas and steer wrestling Homer Pettigrew Springer New Mexico
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Salinas
Calif
Rodeo Association of America
Bill Linderman
Red Lodge
Mont
Linderman
Bud
Bill
Ken Roberts
Strong City
Toots Mansfield, Big Springs
Tex
Homer Pettigrew
Springer
N. M
Aggies Favored In Sugar Bowl Tilt
In New Orleans on January 1 194? the Sugar Bowl set for a clash between Oklahoma A and M Cowboys led by All America Bob Fenimore and St Mary's Gaels with Spike Cordeiro. Arm strong and Cordeiro headline a high scoring preview as both coaches declare their teams ready.
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New Orleans
Sugarbowl Stadium
Bettors
Oklahoma A
M.’s
Cowboys
Bob Fenimore
Gaels
St. Mary’s
Herman Wedemeyer
Neil Armstrong
Cordeiro
Ex-Lumberjack In El Paso Contest
Arizona State college Lumberjacks watch Sun Bowl progress as 190-pound Jean Moose Adamson of New Mexico Lobos starts at right tackle. Adamson, former Jacks guard for Park City Utah, joined Lobos in November and made the lineup as a key lineman.
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Flagstaff
Arizona State College Lumberjacks
New Mexico Lobos
Denver University Pioneers
Lobos
Jean “Moose
Adamson
Jacks
Moose
New Mexico
Lobo
Park City
Utah
Bowl Lineup Recaps from the 1951 Season Scores
Ten years earlier the Rose Bowl featured Stanford defeating Southern Methodist 7 to 0. The Sugar Bowl saw Texas Christian beat Louisiana State 3 to 2. The Orange Bowl matched Catholic University of America against Mississippi with Catholic U scoring 20 to 19. Eastern All-Stars led Western All-Stars 19 to 3.
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Stanford
Southern Methodist
Texas Christian
Louisiana State
Catholic U
Washington D.C
Mississippi
Eastern All-Stars
New Year Sport Parade Reflects 1945 Highs and 1946 Promises
Oscar Fraley surveys a year-end sports panorama from golf to horse racing and old-time football. Highlights include Sam Snead and Byron Nelson in golf, Hoop Jr. and Pavot in horse racing, Sarah Cooke and Frankie Parker in tennis, and Army dominating Navy and Notre Dame in football. The piece notes strong postwar crowds and a hopeful outlook for 1946.
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Oscar Fraley
New York
U.P
Sorney Tre Ree UK
Philadelphia
Municipal Stadium
Army
Navy
Rupperts Brewery
Balding Benndy Leonard
Jimmy Rafferty
Oklahoma Aggies
de Paul
Sam Snead
Byron Nelson
Long Island Meadows
Jersey
Mighty Pavot
Pimlico
Hoop Jr
Pavot
Hanover
Forest Hills
Sarah Cooke
Pauline Betz
Frankie Parker
Billy Talbert
Yankee Stadium
Detroit
Claude Passeau
Chicago
Wrigley Field
Michigan
Joe Louis
Conn
Champ
Mike Jacobs
Broadway
Duke
Polo Grounds
Villanova
Notre Dame
Penn
Franklin Field
Dick Waterfield
Giants
Blanchard
Davis
Philly
Slippery Gridiron For Orange Game
In Miami January 1 36 000 fans pack the Orange Bowl as Holy Cross meets the University of Miami football. A soggy field from rain gave a slippery surface but forecasts called for sun later with temperatures in the mid 70s. Both coaches predicted a wide open high scoring affair led by backfield stars Stan Koslowski and Harry Ghaul.
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EL Paso
Tex
New Mexico Lobos
Denver University Pioneers
Pioneers
Clyde
Cac
Miami
Fila
Stan Koslowski
Harry Ghaul
University of Miami
Holy Cross
John Cagrosa
Jack Harding
Ex Flight Officer Wins At Tijuana
Jockey Douglas Wilson a 23 year old former ninth air force flight officer won yesterday's GI Joe purse at Hipo dromo de Tijuana riding Morris Julian's Gold Boss. The longshot paid $37, $17.40 and $6.80. All six furlong race entrants were ridden by former servicemen.
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Tijuana
Mex
U.P
Douglas Wilson
Ninth Air Force
Hipodromo de
Charles the Fat Known as Frankish Emperor and King
Charles the III, Roman emperor and west Frankish king, earned the sobriquet Charles the Fat for his rule era.
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Charles, the III
Charles the Fat
Big Ten Champion May Go To Rose Bowl Soon
Widespread belief in the Midwest holds the Rose Bowl will become a closed game between the Big Ten and Pacific Coast Conference champions within five years. The piece notes wrestling surpassed boxing in Illinois attendance last year and cites more than 25 million dollars raised for war charities by racing since Pearl Harbor.
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New York
Ilinois
Midwest
Happy Chandler
Pearl Harbor
RAPPY NEW YEAR Look Under the Bed for Your Head
A playful note remarks on New Year rituals and a humorous search for the missing head under the bed. The quirky line invites readers to laugh at a disoriented start to the year.
Miami Orange Bowlers Coach Recall Echoes in Grid News
Jack Harding of the Scranton U. gridders spent spare time third-basing for Binghamton in the New York Penn league years ago and hopes his Miami line can hit Holy Cross harder today. Contenders Baksi and Schott belittle Louis and Conn, while Alabama’s nickname evolution from thin red line to Crimson Tide is noted and California fans may dub them vermillion varmints after tonight.
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Jack Harding
Miami Orange
Scranton U
Binghamton
Jack
Miami
Holy Cross
Joe Baksi
Freddie Schott
Louis
Conn
Alabama
Pat O Luck Debuts in Gulfstream Handicap
Pat O Luck may make his 1946 debut for Ben Jones in the $10,000 Gulfstream park handicap. BM Dickey touts Peewee Reese as the finest ballplayer he saw in service. Joe Louis meets Tommy Burns in Seattle on the coast tour. Burns is noted as the littlest heavyweight. Red Patterson begins a new job ahead of a shift with the Yankees, planning to roll up sleeves for Larry MacPhail.
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Pat O’luck
Ben Jones
BM Dickey
Peewee Reese
Brooklyn Dodgers
Joe Louis
Seattle
Tommy Burns
Jack Johnson
Australia
Joe
Tommy
Mr. Burns
Red Patterson
Yankees
Larry MacPhail
Rose and Sugar Bowls spotlight bright with clashes
New York January first report previews 13 bowl games drawing near 400000 fans. Rose Bowl pits Southern California against Alabama in Pasadena with 90,000 in attendance. Sugar Bowl features St. Marys versus Oklahoma Aggies with 72,000 expected.
11th Division Wins Tokyo Bowl Game
The 11th Airborne division beat the 41st division 25 to 12 in Tokyo to claim the Japanese service football championship. Ralph Dunham of the South Carolina alumni scored twice as 15,000 fans watched the Airborne squad earn a date with the Philippines champions on January 13 for a Pacific showdown.
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Tokyo
Ralph Dunham
University of South Carolina
Philippines
Dunham
Macon
Kentucky Five Looks Best In United States
Kentucky coach Adolf Rupp says no team is unbeaten through a season. The Wildcats beat St John’s of Brooklyn 73 59 in Madison Square Garden to extend their streak to seven. Oklahoma A M and others threaten as Indiana Northwestern and Notre Dame also hold early unbeaten marks.
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New York
Kentucky
Adolf Rupp
Wildcats
Madison Square Garden
St. John’s
Brooklyn
Kantuck
Oklahoma Aggies
Long Island
Raintucks
Temple
Philadelphia
Ohio University
Aggies
Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma City
Ben Kurland
Company
Texas
Kansas
Baylor
de Paul
Long Island University and Westminster
Oklahoma A. & M
Wyoming
Iowa
Indiana
Northwestern
Cornell
Notre Dame
Football Bowl Winners From Yesterday A Year Ago
On this date last year the Rose Bowl saw Southern California blank Tennessee 26 0 and the Sugar Bowl featured Duke defeating Alabama 29 26. The Orange Bowl had Georgia Tech losing to Tulsa 32 26 while the Cotton Bowl ended Oklahoma A and M 34 Texas Christian 0 with Western All Stars edging Eastern 13 7.
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Southern California
Tennessee
Duke
Alabama
Tulsa
Georgia Tech
Oklahoma
Texas Christian
Women Should Salute Flag With Right Hand Over Heart
A guideline states that women should salute the flag by placing their right hand over their heart, reflecting expected patriotic gesture standards.
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South Carolina
George Herrick
San Diego Tribune-Sun
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University of Southern California At
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Santa Anita
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California
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Hardy Simmons
Catalina Chemical CO
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W.S. Lackner
Arizona Mortuary, Inc
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Optometrist
East Pennington Street
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