Ned Irish Books 16 Basketball Dates at Garden
Madison Square Garden boss Ned Trish bemoans a 16 game limit for the coming season as he expects peak basketball activity with Havana University visiting on Christmas Day. He notes wartime constraints and predicts more service teams and plant clubs, backing a dream season despite calendar shortages.
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Jack Cuddy
New York
U.P
Ned Trish
Madison Square Garden
Trish
University of Havana
the Garden
Sonja Henie
Rickard
John R. Kilpatrick
Oklahoma A
City College of N. Y
Brigham Young
Long Island U
Havana University
Havana
Canisius College
Buffalo
N. Y
Temple A
Philadelphia
Randolph Field Faces Uncertain SLI Exhibition Plan
Randolph Field may play a post season game with Southwestern Louisiana Institute or another team but a proposed Dallas meeting between the Ramblers and SLI remains unconfirmed. Lieutenant George A. Walker says Randolph will play Ward Island Marines at Corpus Christi and favors a San Antonio contest.
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Randolph Field
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
George A. Walker
Dallas
Ramblers
SLI
Randolph
Ward Island Marines
Corpus Christi
Walker
Charles J. Maisel
Andrew R. Davis
Marine Corps
Off the Main Floor in Amarillo Bowling Circles
In Amarillo two women leagues span the season with Reager's Market and RuDell's leading the Classic League at Amarillo Bowl after seven weeks. Top honors go to Jimmy Shane with a 162 average and high series, while Billie Melton returns to the scene. The Pioneer League at Victory Alleys shows Boxwell Brothers atop with 16 wins as Pearl Gaddie posts strong 222 games. The Fourth Annual Panhandle Open is underway at Amarillo Bowl with local teams competing and low scores noted.
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Amarillo
RuDell
Ohio National Life Insurance
Reager
Shane
Jimmy
Boxwell Brothers
Fifth Avenue Shop
Country Club
Jimmy Shane
California
Pearl Gaddie
Pearl
Amarillo Bowl
Francis Leahy Steers Notre Dame To Sixth Straight Win
Notre Dame coach Francis William Leahy, born in Winner South Dakota, has led the fighting Irish to their sixth straight victory with an 83 to 6 rout of Navy. Leahy, 85 years old, took over in 1941 at South Bend and has built a record of 42 wins four losses and three ties in four and a half seasons.
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U.P
Francis William
Frank) Leahy
Notre Dame
United Press
South Bend
National Subway
Knute Rockne
Hank Anderson
Elmer Layden
Leahy
Boston College
Irish
Army
Rock
New Leahy
Fighting Irish
Pitt
Georgia Tech
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Navy
Francis William Leahy
Stan Musial Named NL MVP for 1943 Season
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals, a Donora Pennsylvania outfielder, was named the National League most valuable player for 1943. He batted .357 and led with 267 points out of 336, earning 13 of 24 first place votes from the baseball writers' association.
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New York
Stan Musial
Donora
St. Louis Cardinals
Baseball Writers’ Association
Pro's Prove Golf Two-Handed Game in Oregon
AP reports from Pendleton Oregon where two pro golfers Fred Hall and Alva Albert settled a debate by playing with opposite hands. Albert shot 62 and Hall 63 on the par 35 course with a two handed swing conclusion that golf is a two handed game.
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Pendleton
Ore
Fred Hall
Alva Albert
Hall
Albert
Ruby Dorris attends daughter’s wedding in California
The column notes Ruby, famed bowling figure, returned from Tallinois to visit family and mentions Ruth Dorris selling a single black bowling ball for ten cents after a tournament last weekend. Readers are invited to await the next column with anticipation.
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Tallinois
Ruby
California
Gals
Ruth Dorris
Rice Ranks Pass Stars in Sportlight
Grantland Rice ranks the top college and combined college pro passers featuring Gus Dorais Benny Friedman Sammy Baugh Davey OBrien Sid Luckman Paul Governali Frank Albert Angelo Bertelli and Johnny Lujack. He argues Bertelli is the best college passer of the season with Lujack as a strong successor and notes Army readiness.
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Grantland Rice
New York
Angelo Bertelli
Notre Dame
Army
Navy
Marines
Bertelli
Gus Dorais
Knute Rockne
Benny Friedman
Michigan
Benny Oosterbaan
Friedman
Tull
Sammy Baugh
Texas Christian
Baughe
Davey O'Brien
Sid Luckman
Paul Governali
Columbia
Dorais
Baugh
O’brien
Luckman
Governali
Fordham
Purdue
Dave Allerdice
Princeton
Howard Harpster
Carnegie Tech
Oberlander
Dartmouth
Eddie Dooley
Hanover
Cecil Isbell
Curly Lambeau
Green Bay Packers
Packers
Arnie Herber
Frankie Albert
Stanford
Washington Redskins
Southern Methodist
Fort Worth
Santa Clara
Isbell
Chicago Bears
Philadelphia Eagles
Johnny Lujack
Lujack
Frank Leahy
Breckenridge Buckaroos Lead Texas Schoolboy Scoring
Breckenridge Texas powered by Wesley Cox and Paul Campbell with 149 points between them as the Buckaroos surge to a 7 game 219 total points and state leading scoring while boasting strong defense. Cox runs the 100 in just over ten seconds and Campbell is a threat in multiple roles.
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Breckenridge
Tex
Wesley Cox
Paul Campbell
Buckaroos
West Texas
Cox
Campbell
Tommy Cruse
Mack Spain
Dick Rowan
Minshew
Texas
Tal
Bowling results from Amarillo bowls leagues and standings
Women s Classic League saw Ohio National Life win two of three against Reager s Market Grants and Panhandle Specialty each tallied scores against RuDells and others. Classic Scratch League features Banner Bowl Safeway Cabs edging Triway Garage while Reager s Market and Knights clash. Individual honors list Grant and Buccola top scores.
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Grants
Builders’ Supply
Panhandle Specialty
RuDells
Mann's Bread
Gene’s Cafe
Safeway Cabs
Triway Garage
Plains Chevrolet
Reager’s Market
Knights
Diamond Shop
Paramount Lunch
Buccola
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Chicago
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George A. Kelly
Calumet
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Hughes
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Globe-News
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