Weekly Grid Selections by Petersen
United Press sports editor Leo H Petersen gives picks for college games on October 22. Notable contrasts include Army over Harvard, Michigan over Minnesota, Notre Dame over Illinois, Texas over Rice and Southern California over Stanford. Also listed are additional matchups such as North Carolina State over Holy Cross and Auburn over Villanova along with several others.
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New York
Army
Harvard
Georgia ‘Tech
Navy
Dartmouth
Yale
Cornell
Syracuse
Colgate
Penn State
Princeton
Brown
Penn
Columbia
Quakers
Duke
Pittsburgh
Boston College
Wake Forest
Michigan
Minnesota
Wolverines
Ohio State
Northwestern
Hillenbrand
Farmer
U. Texas Christian
Pensacola Navy
Horned Frogs
U.c.la
Santa Clara
Oy Bruins
Southern California
Stanpea Trojans
Washington
California
Huskies
Bears
Oregon State
Washington State
North Carolina State
Holy Cross
Duquesne
Manhattan
Mississippi State
Florida
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Kansas State
Kansas
Missouri
Town State
Georgia Navy
Auburn
Villanova
Mississippi
Arkansas
Corpus Christi
Pro Coach George Halas May Join Army
Chicago Bears owner coach George Halas, 45, may enlist in the Navy and leave the team after Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles as potential sixth NFL club figure to join Uncle Sam. Halas, a Navy veteran, has over 25 years in college and pro football and played at the University of Illinois before stints with the Great Lakes team.
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Chicago
George Halas
Chicago Bears
Uncle Sam
Halas
Bears
Philadelphia Eagles
University of Ilinois
Great Lakes
Sixth Team of Aggie Freshmen Tops Soldiers 71 to 0
In College Station Texas the Texas A of G fresh men beat the 625th tank destroyer battalion football team from Camp Hood 71 to 0. Marion Flanagan scored three touchdowns and one conversion while Bury Baty completed 15 of 20 passes for three more TDs. Coach Lil Dimmitt played 62 players.
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College Station
Tex
Texas Aggie
625Th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Camp Hood
Aggie Frash
Lil Dimmitt
Bury Baty
Marion Flanagan
Aggie
Flanagan
Baty
First Cricket Match Under Lights In Mesa
In Mesa Arizona on October 22 an English team defeated Scots 103 to 77 in a single three hour inning, as Royal Air Force cadets played in lighted cricket at Falcon Field. Spectators watched the sport debut in the region with British and Scottish players.
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Arizona
Royal Air Force
Falcon Field
Texas Longhorns to Start Backfield Duo at Rice Owls
Texas announced a likely starting lineup for the Texas Longhorns against Rice Institute in Houston. The backfield of Walton Roberts Ken Matthews Joe Magliolo and Roy McKay is expected to open with Jackie Field sharing tailback duty. The team was listed in goal condition for the game ahead of an expected crowd of over 1 000 students.
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Austin
Arkansas
Texas Longhorns
Rice Institute
Houston
Walton Roberts
Ken Matthews
Joe Magliolo
Roy McKay
Owls
Jackie Field
Texas
Roberts
Travis Raven
Texas’ Eleven
Buckeyes Lead Nation in Rushing and Total Offense
Ohio State tops the AP poll in rushing and total offense with 431.3 yards per game and 329.8 yards on the ground. Georgia, Tulsa, and Missouri trail, while Tulsa dominates total defense and pass defense with eight interceptions and a 50-for-78 aerial showing.
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Dave Hoff
Chicago
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Associated Press
American Football Statistical Bureau
Georgia
Tulsa
Missouri
Golden Hurricanes
Bucks
Hurricanes
Boston College
Hardin- Simmons
Detroit
Alabama
Texas Christian
Texas
Temple
Brown
Hardin Simmons
Columbia
Georgia Navy
Notre Dame
Arizona
Tennessee
North Carolina
North Carolina Navy
Freshmen Play on Nevada Football Team Amid War Shortage
Nevada freshmen, just months out of high school, join the varsity squad due to wartime veteran shortages. Standouts include Wayne Bradford Don Talcott Stan Cowen Bill Parish Bob Wise and Turk Eliades joining famed Marion Mailey as potential starters. Also notes aviator eye tests with defects causing 62 percent pilot training rejections.
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Reno
Nev
U.P
Nevada
University of Nevada
Little Fresh
Wayne Bradford
Don Talcott
Stan Cowen
Bill Parish
Bob Wise
Sparks
Turk Eliades
White Pine
Aiken
Jake Lawlor
Marion Mailey
Rice Stops Crain After Yearlong Reign
In Houston Rice Institute halted Cowboy Jack Crain of Texas after nearly a year of dominance. A joint meeting showed footage of last season's 40 to 0 Texas victory as Rice claimed Crain was stopped, marking a rare break in his scoring spree.
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Houston
Tex
Cowboy Jack Crain
University of Texas
Rice Institute
Rice
Texas
Longhorn
Jess Neely
Crain
Owls
Grid Records In No Danger
Texas two undefeated teams remain safe this week but several one loss teams may change. Baylor Texas Howard Payne Abilene Christian West Texas State Southwest Texas State Rice all have one defeat. 13 games on the Texas schedule include Baylor vs Texas A and M and Texas vs Rice.
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Texas
Texas Christian
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Hardin-Simmons
Texas Mines
Abilene
Baylor
Howard Payne
Abilene Christian
West Texas State
Southwest Texas State
Rice
Southwest Texas
Texas A
Southwestern
Arizona State
Flags
Brownwood
McMurry
Lubbock Flying Field
East Texas State
Austin College
Commerce
Texas A. and M
Waco
Houston
Arkansas
Mississippi
Memphis
Southern Methodist
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Dallas
Christian
Pensacola Naval Air
Peas
Texas Christian Oe
Hardin-Simmons Ra
Sinkwich Tops Scorers
Frankie Sinkwich of Georgia leads national total offense with 870 yards in five games after a 40 0 win over Tulane. He ran 70 yards and caught 183, while Paul Governali trails with 790 yards in four contests. Ray Evans tops pass defense.
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Chicago
U.P
Frankie Sinkwich
University of Georgia
American Football Statistical Bureau
Sinkwich
Paul Governali
Columbia
Dick Fisher
Iowa Naval Cadets
Youngstown
Ohio
Tulane
Georgia
Governali
Bob Ruman
Arizona
Oklahoma A. & M
Fisher
Bob Steuber
Missouri
Otto Graham
Northwestern
Steve Filipowicz
Fordham
Ray Evans
Kansas
Tom Farmer
Iowa
Phil Cutchin
Kentucky
Hank Margarita
Brown
Doughty
University of Kansas
Oklahoma
Graham
Lee Daniels
Texas A
Cullen Rogers
Bobby Cifers
Tennessee
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