War era toll thins intercollegiate football nationwide
A U P report shows a war induced blackout crippling intercollegiate football across the South and East with major powers and many smaller schools quitting. Harvard and Duquesne lead East losses while Stanford and Iowa face dark prospects in the Midwest and West.
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New York
U.P
Fordham
Boston College
Manhattan
Midwest
West
Stanford
Iowa
Mississippi
Vanderbilt
Mississippi State
Florida
Catawba and
Furman
Georgetown
Howard
Murray
Birmingham
Tampa
Rollins
Hardin-Simmons
Howard Payne
Daniel Baker
Sam Houston State
Texas Wesleyan
East Texas State
Auburn
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Baylor and
Rice
Austin
Southwest Texas State
Stephen Austin
North Texas State
Harvard
Duquesne
Amherst
Wesleyan
Boston U
Vermont
Norwich
Massachusetts State
Colby
Providence
Williams
Drexel
Moravian
Lebanon Valley
Dickinson
Gettysburg
Susquehanna
St. Francis
Thiel
St. Vincent
Grove City
West Virginia
Villanova
Hamilton
Middlebury
Hobart
Indiana
California
Globe-News Standings and Classifieds to Return Results
Globe-News lists standings and wants ads with results upcoming. Readers can submit results or inquiries through the paper’s classified notices and results page.
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Globe-News
Letter requests soldiers’ boxing photos and fan support
The piece notes letters from service members asking for boxing and fight pictures to adorn their tent clubrooms in New Guinea and mentions fans in Williamson West Virginia and Cincinnati. It also covers Abe Greene’s remark on Tony Galento’s exhibitions being billed as entertainment and hints at low Ladies Day attendance.
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Harry Markson
Shakespeare
Swat
APO
Care
San Francisco
New Guinea
Harry
Bob Dunbar
Boston Herald
Preflight athletes mix sports with service duties
Eddie Hickey and Walter Mc Laughlin team up in boxing wrestling and hand to hand fighting at the North Carolina Navy Pre-flight school as Ed notes players head to work. Pvt Ed Oliver watches major league games in Boston while Rudy Rhordanz coaches the Georgia Pre-flight squad helping Bobby Cifers’ nickname rocking chair running motion take root. Chuck Galatka returns to flight duties after malaria and wears captain bars.
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Eddie Hickey
Creighton
Walter McLaughlin
St. John’s
Brooklyn
North Carolina Navy
Eddie
Porky” Oliver
Boston
Rudy Rhcordanz
Georgia
Tennessee
Bobby Cifers
Bobby
Chuck Galatka
Mississippi
Giants
South Pacific
Captain Bars
Boxing lesson from Joe Louis era told by Pvt Clinton Bridges
Pvt Clinton Bridges now at Salt Lake Air Base recalls boxing with Joe Louis and says the sport taught him how to stay out of Louis’s way. He reflects on lessons learned from their sparring days and the discipline boxing instilled.
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Clinton Bridges
Joe Louis
Salt Lake Air Base
Louis
Finland pays another war debt to the United States
Finland made a further payment on its wartime debt to the United States as allies await U S settlement with Japan. The report notes global moves to resolve postwar financial obligations and maintain international credit relations.
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Finland
U. S
Japan
Yankees Split With Senators
The Yankees and Washington Senators split a pair of shutouts to stay two games apart atop the standings. Hal Newhouser held Cleveland to five hits for a 3-1 first game win, while Cleveland bounced back 9-6 in 11 innings in the nightcap on Jeff Heath's two run homer.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
St.Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cardinals
Jimmy Brown
Johnny Hopp
Danny Litwhiler
Dodgers
Oldtimers
New York Giants
Rube Melton
Curt
Daniel Boone
Chicago
Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Claude Passeau
Pirates
Boston Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia
Boston Red Sox
A’s
Leon Culberson
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Hal Newhouser
Cleveland Indians
Today s Pitchers Today s Pitchers
National League matchups include St Louis at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at Boston with several other games listed. American League features Boston at Philadelphia and Chicago at St Louis in two games plus Cleveland at Detroit. all games scheduled.
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Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
New York
Chicago
St. Boston
Philadelphia
Staning
Louis
St. Louis
Boston
Mei
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Jon
Cage
Pittsburgh
Io ’ Ee
United Press National League AB
Pet Dahlgren
Phila
Herman
McCormick
Cincin
Frey
Musila
Stephens
Ockett
Akefield
Higgins
Cramer
Gumbert
Walters
Johnson
Odom
C. Melton
Wyatt
Sewell
Lee
Terry
Arntzen
Ross
Grove
Niggeling
Hollingsworth
Rugby
Trucks
Wilson Groseclose to Join Navy Monday
Paschal High School football coach Wilson Groseclose will report to Chapel Hill North Carolina next Monday to enter the Navy. He is the second Paschal coach lost in the last month as J R Williams moved to North Dallas High School to coach basketball.
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Fort Worth
Wilson Groseclose
Paschal High School
Chapel Hill
N. C
Navy
Groseclose
Paschal
J. R. Williams
North Dallas High School
Deacon Everett Scott Led Yankees in Early 20s
Everett Scott, nicknamed Deacon, was a popular Yankees shortstop famed for 1307 consecutive games and steadiness. The Buffalo native known for card skills and calm leadership played five World Series, retired with a .265 lifetime average, and inspired lasting praise for tenacity and on-field discipline.
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Harry Grayson
L. Everett Scott
Deacon
Everett Scott
Scotty
Scott
Buffalo
Ind
Lou Gehrig
Heinie Wagner
Red Sox
Larry Gardiner
Boston
Yankees
Bullet Joe Bush
Sam Jones
Carl Mays
Mays
Zach White
Jack Daubert
Tigers Sign Prince Oana
Detroit signs Henry Prince Oana a 33 year old Hawaiian who shifted from outfield to pitching and posted a 16 win season with Fort Worth in the Texas League. After a detour via Milwaukee and three AA teams the Tigers secured him, noting his 1.71 ERA and promise on a short handed staff.
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Detroit
Henry
Prince) Oana
Detroit Tigers
Prince
Tigers
Steve O'Neill
Oana
Rogers Hornsby
Fort Worth
Hornsby
Milwaukee
William G. Bramham
Dana
Rizzuto Marries Cora Esselborn at Norfolk Navy Base
Phil Rizzuto twenty four former Yankee shortstop and Navy seaman first class wed Miss Cora Esselborn twenty three of Newark New Jersey at Norfolk today. He is leading the Norfolk Naval Training Station baseball team in hitting.
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Norfolk
Phil Rizzuto
New York Yankees
Uncle Sam's Navy
Cora Esselborn
Newark
N. J
Rizzuto
Norfolk Naval Training Station
Galento to Fight for Pleasure Not Boxing, NBA Rules
The National Boxing Commission ruled Tony Galento’s upcoming appearances must be exhibitions only. NBA president Abe Greene said Galento and manager Willie Gilzenberg agreed that bookings will be billed as demonstrations, not official boxing contests, due to his recent activity.
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Abe Greene
NAB
Tony Galento
Abe
Paterson
N. J
National Boxing Commission
NBA
Two-Ton
Willie Gilzenberg
Gilzenberg
Tony
Galento
Greene
Net star Cochell eyes NCAA tennis upset in Evanston
Earl Cochell of Miami challenges Pancho Segura as the NCAA championships move toward the quarterfinals. Segura beat Walter Driver to reach the quarters while Cochell upset Northwestern’s Roger Downs to advance. Brown, the No. 2 seed, defeated Wasserman and faces Kimbrell. Doubles action features Evert and Faught of Notre Dame vs Hickman and Driver.
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Evanston
Till
California
Earl Cochell
Francisco
Pancho” Segura
National Collegiate Athletic Association
University of Miami
Pancho
Walter Driver
Texas
Cochell
Roger Downs
Northwestern
Segura
Wayne Anderson
Tulane
Ben Press
Robert Oolman
Washington
Oolman
William Bauman
William and Mary
Tom Brown, Jr
Bob Wasserman
Ohio State
Brown
Robert Kimbrell
Southern California
Robert Smithy
James Evert
Robert Faught
Notre Dame
John Hickman
Galento comeback tour sees policy change on publicity
The text notes a shift to protect promoters and commissions from unfavorable publicity tied to Galento. Fans will know what to expect at his future appearances. Gilzenberg says Tony will notify the NBA when ready for real action, avoiding misinterpretation of his shows. The remark ends with a quip about birds and worms.
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Galento
Tony
Gilzenberg
NBA
Ruth Doubtful About Future Of Baseball
In Cleveland on June 24 Babe Ruth voiced pessimism about baseball in 1944. He warned parks may shut down next year due to gasoline rationing, though fans can attend if they can reach the games. He questioned whether the season can last if owners continue losing money.
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Cleveland
U.P
Swat
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Culwell Wins Amarillo Weekly Nine Hole Handicap
Carl Culwell carded a net 31 to win the Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association Weekly Nine Hole Handicap Tournament at Ross Rogers Course amid a field of 37 entrants. Low gross honors went to Hugh King with 34, followed by Culwell 34 and Drew Crossett 37.
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Carl Culwell
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Culwell
Drew Crossett
Harrison Garrett
Hugh King
C. A. Craig
D . Kleinpeter
Bill Bog
B. W. Hayden
Cal Davis
Elmer Tucker
Cliff Thompson
W. T. Leachman, Jr
George Mansur
King
Crossett
Fights Last Night in Oakland Feature Amateur Bout
Pedro Ortega, 138 pounds from Mexico, defeated Tyree White, 139 pounds from San Francisco, in a ten round match held in Oakland. The result highlighted a strong showing by international competitors in a city program.
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Associated Press
Oakland
Calif
Pedro Ortega
Mexico
Tyree White
San Francisco
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