Navy Minnesota trophy inscription sparks campus lore
In New York the talk swirls around the Army Navy game possible location and Navy fans’ reluctance to play in Philadelphia. A battlefield of sports and public figures unfolds with Captain Hanrahan receiving the Trophy and autographs, plus news of Donora Pa celebration for Stan Musial and Ed Bang’s expanded role as military editor.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
Wide World Sports
New York
New York Grid
Bill Jones
Philadelphia
Municipal Stadium
Biff
Navy
Donald O'Toole
Congress
Louis Conn
Trinity Club
Brooklyn
Ed Bang
Cleveland News
Ernest
Donora
Stan Musial
Jim Tatum
North Carolina
Hay
Ohio State Top in AP Poll With Minnesota Sidelined
The first Associated Press football poll of the season places Ohio State at No. 1 with 636 points and 25 first place votes. Minnesota tumbles from last year’s top to 14th as Georgia, Michigan, Alabama and others fill the top ten.
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New York
Minnesota
Big Ten
Associated Press
Ohio State
Paul Brown
Buckeyes
Georgia
Far West
Michigan
Alabama
Illinois
Georgia Tech
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Colgate
Washington State
Boston College
Vanderbilt
Duquesne
Santa Clara
Tennessee
Texas Christian
Army
Iowa
Texas
Bible abandons whole team substitutions at Texas
Coach D X Bible of Texas says he will stop the whole team substitution plan and rely on individual substitutions. He plans targeted coaching for four quarterbacks and backs as Texas shifts to forward passing and improved quarterbacking after a poor showing against Oklahoma. Roy Dale McKay Walton Roberts Don Fambrough and Harold Spot Collins are the focused players.
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Austin
D. X. Bible
Texas
Bible
Longhorn
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Roy Dale McKay
Walton Roberts
Don Fambrough
Harold
Spot) Collins
Texas Teams Iron Out Kinks
Four Southwest Conference teams prepared for two conference games while Rice rested after a cancellation with North Carolina. Texas A&M and Texas Christian face off in a pivotal clash that could crown the title. Homer Norton’s Aggies seek to rebound after two losses in three games. Aggie linemen face scrutiny as coaches monitor tackle posts. The Yuccan was named New Mexico's official state flower by legislative action on March 14, 1927 after a children’s poll.
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Associated Press
Jess Neely
Rice
North Carolina
Institute Eleven
Dana Bible
Texas Longhorns
Texas Aggies
Texas Christian Horned Frogs
College Station
Homer Norton
Aggie
New Mexico
Transportation Could Move Army Navy Game to New York
War time transport problems threaten moving the Army Navy football classic from Philadelphia to the Polo Grounds in New York. Lieut Col Lawrence Jones says a New York site is possible, with Philadelphia the likely venue if held there.
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United Press
New York
Philadelphia
Municipal Stadium
New York Polo Grounds
I Bahar
War and Navy
Lawrence
Biff) Jones
West Point
Jones
Washington
Robert P. Patterson
New York City
Yankee Stadium
Fordham
North Carolina
Polo Grounds
Annapolis
Navy
Army
Cadets
LaFayette
Cornell
Middies
Virginia
William and Mary
Princeton
Senior Golf Championship Opens in San Antonio
The sixth annual Senior Golf Championship of the Texas Golf Association began at San Antonio Country Club with an 18 hole qualifying round. The event is open to Texas Golf Association members aged 49 and over.
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San Antonio
Texas Golf Association
San Antonio Country Club
Louis Has Fight World in Whirl
Joe Louis sparks a nationwide fight talk as he debates retirement versus a postwar comeback. Promoter Mike Jacobs and manager John Roxborough contest his press statements while Billy Conn presses for a title bout. A war context frames the uncertainty as Louis weighs future ring plans.
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Kansas City
Joe Louis
Joe
Fort Riley
Kas
Los Angeles
Omaha
David B. Kaufman
Associated Press
New York
Mike Jacobs
Ring For
Sid Feder
Brown Bomber
Detroit
John Roxborough
Billy Conn
War Department
Conn
Johnny Ray
Pittsburgh Pretty Boy
Jimmy Johnston
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Seahawks
Muriel
Southwestern Stationery and Bank Supply CO
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Lottle
Milwaukee
Schlitz
Jack Cuddy
Louis
Monroe County
Key West
Fla
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Nassau County
Fernandina
City Shoe Shop
West 7Th Ave
Capital
Amarillo
Insurance Exchange
Newark
N. J
Johnny Colan
Herbert Marshall
Beau Jack
Augusta
Terrfer Young
U.S.A
Vy - Mater
DuPont
Exquire
Blackburn ‘Bros
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