Maryland Nips VMI 8 To 6 In Holiday Football Tilt
Maryland defeats VMI 8 to 6 in a tense clash at Roanoke. Maryland delivers the decisive margin on a first-half safety after a blocked punt, with Troll connecting for a TD pass and Behr scoring on a short run. VMI drives threaten late but fail to convert on fourth down as Maryland's defense withstands the rally.
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Roanoke
Maryland
Victory Drum
Elmer Tace
Nana Te Eer Jand
Troll
Taco
VMI
Behr
Kozorra
Doory
Cadets
Cme
Ellis
Prictare
Taote Han
Capes
Gadd Rice
Orin
Alety. Ry
Reed
Shepherd
Varney
Beck
Sheppard
Gorman
Bishop
Continetti
Wilson
Smith
Clarke Acclaimed Champion In Local Bowling Meet
Clarke won two of three games in the bowling event with McIntosh and Land among top finishers. Land placed runner up with a strong showing, while the Bag high score stood at 564.
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the Clarke
Ee James
McIntosh
John Land
Prate
Hussians Blast Halted Push Across Hungary and Yugoslavia
Pravda reports separate SS divisions reinforced southwestern Hungary with a light infantry unit from Italy. Berlin says fighting near the Danube bridgehead west of the Danube is nearing a climax as German forces in the Pecs area halt an enemy drive about three kilometers west of the town. Eastern front activity shows the army has mobilized more than 30 Nazi divisions across Latvia and surrounding areas.
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Hungary
Pravda
Italy
Berlin
von Mimer
Danube
Yugoslavia
Pecs
Latvia
All-America Coaches Eleven and Football Play Credits
The piece questions attribution for early football innovations and coaching legends. It notes Clark Shaughnessy and Phil King shaping the T formation, cites debates over Alonzo Stagg's turtle back mass play, and mentions Stagg and Rockne as originators of various plays with disputed credits.
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Harry Salsinger
Detroit
Clark Shaugnessy
Phil King
Princeton
Wisconsin
King
Alonzo Stagg
Tigers
Yale
Maroons
Stagg
Monty McInt
Salsinger All Time All America coaches named
The list honors coaches who influenced football evolution with guard interference and mobile guard systems. It credits Walter Camp, Yale’s George Woodruff, A A Stagg, Knute Rockne, Jesse Harper, Fielding Yost and others for shaping the game including the forward pass and shift plays.
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George Woodruff
Yale
Hill School
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Stagg
Rock
Jesse Harper
Rockne
Salsinger
Walter Camp
Philip King
A. A. Stagg
Harry L. Williams
Minnesota
Fielding Yost
Glenn Warner
Percy D. Haughton
Knute Rockne
Robert Zuppke
John W. Heisman
Major Moguls Face Task Of Finding Successor To Landis
Chicago reports the December meeting in New York will seek a Landis successor while addressing player returns from military service. A joint plan would reinstate defense-listed players for a year, aiding evaluation of untested prewar prospects as clubs brace for a potential influx of ex soldiers into the majors.
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Landis
Chicago
New York
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Leslie M. O’connor
National Leag
National Defense List
Will Harridge
American League
National Defense
Harridge
Morgan State Defeats Virginia State In 1944 Gridiron Clash
Morgan State College beat Virginia State College 6 to 3 in Petersburg Virginia. A 12 000 crowd watched as Virginia State led with a 35 yard field goal by Leroy Porter in the third quarter. Burgess broke the tie with a 15 yard touchdown run for Morgan State.
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Petersburg
Morgan State College
Baltimore
Virginia State College
Virginia State
Leroy Porter
Morgan
Burgess
Texas U grid band trips Aggies in Memorial Stadium
At Memorial Stadium in Austin on November 30 a crowd of 43 000 watched Texas defeat Texas A&M 6 to 0 as Bobby Layne sparked the Longhorns with passing and running excellence. A fierce goal line stand and a late score sealed the victory in a brilliant, hard hitting game.
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Memorial Stadium
Austin
Tex
Texas Aggie
Bobby Layne
Texas Longhorns
Onscheu
Texas
Army grid stars praised for war deeds and ties with Navy
West Point's Col. L. M. Jones recalls 1926 Army eleven that tied Navy 21 21 in Chicago and highlights players who became war heroes. He notes Brig. Gen. Saunders, B 29 operations, Purple Heart recipient, and others like Trapnell Daly Meehan still serving in the armed forces.
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West Point
N. Y
Col. L. M
Biff) Jones
Army
Navy
Baltimore
Jones
Chicago
Laverne George
Saunders
Walter Reed
Guadalcanal
Solomon Island
Chuck Born
Charles Born
New Air Forces
Wake Island
Bainbridge Navy team opens 1944 45 season at Millville
Bainbridge naval training center basketball squad starts 1944 45 campaign tomorrow night in Millville New Jersey against the Army Air Forces team. Coach John Wydro leans on freed servicemen and college stars such as Paul Crossin Al Goldstein Hal Lambert Red Lener Paul Armstrong Ken Corley and Bruce Gehrke for forward spots with guards and centers named from Loyola Long Island Indiana Franklin Villanova and Wisconsin.
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Aainbridge
Bainbridge Naval Training Center
Ecolege
Millville
N. J
Army Air Force
John Wydro
Paul Crossin
University of Pennsylvania
al Goldstein
Hal Lambert
Rice Institute
Red Lener
South Philadelphia High
Paul Armstrong
Indiana University
Ken Corley
Oklahoma State
Loyola
A Lacy
Long Island U
Sol Schwartz
Herman Schaefer
Indiana
Frank Frascella
Villanova
Bruce Gehrke
Columbia
Flyod Hamilton
West Virginia
Ensign Wydro
Douglas Holcomb
Wisconsin
Ben Goldfaden
George Washington
Les’ Mintz
New Yniversity
Rice to Be Honored by New York Touchdown Club
Grantland Rice, veteran sports writer, will receive the 1944 award for permanent contributions to the advancement of football. He is the first sports writer to win the prize, to be presented at a December 13 banquet.
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Rice
New York
Grantland Rice
New York Touchdown Club
Herb McCracken
Snead Favored in San Francisco Open Field
Sammy Snead, beloved by fans, returns to major tour play after a long layoff and is viewed as the sentimental favorite for the $14,500 war bonds event at the San Francisco Open. Byron Nelson, defending champion and top money winner, is tipped as the man to beat along with McSpaden, with the 72 hole tournament running through Monday.
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Jammin Nead
San Francisco
Byron Nelson
Nelson
Francisco
Toledo
Star
McSpaden
Snead
Any
Virginia Cavaliers Go Thru Fast Drill for North Carolina
Virginia's 1944 football squad held a brisk dress rehearsal ahead of the climactic game with North Carolina set for Saturday at Foreman field Norfolk. Coach Murray's staff lined up the likely starters with Hank Walker uncertain due to a recent injury, while Ray Brown loomed as a possible replacement. The team planned another practice at the Apprentice School grounds in Newport News.
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Charlottesville
Virginia
North Carolina
Norfolk
Foreman Field
Frank Murray
Hank Walker
Cavaliers
Richmond
Willlealker
Ray Brown
Newport News
Marine Navy Crew Beats Army Boat in Blind Rowing Race
On the Schuylkill river Philadelphia November 30 a Marine Navy crew of blind and partially blind war veterans edged the Army boat by a half length. The Naval Hospital team led GI's from Valley Forge General Hospital at the finish with coxswains and tillers the only partially sighted rowers aided by a prearranged code and megaphone calls from Chiefalist D Evangelisti.
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Philadelphia
Army
Schuylkill River
Philadelphia Naval Hospital
Valley Forge General Hospital
D. Evangelisti
Eas
Navy Eyes Sixth Straight in Clash With Army
Navy and Army prepare for the annual Interservice clash at Baltimore with Navy rookie Earley sidelined by a broken finger and star back Jenkins uncertain for kickoff. Navy hopes its strong line and Hal Hamberg's passing can blunt Army's record setting offense, while West Point coach Blaik hails his team as the greatest Navy eleven he has seen in 25 years.
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Blue Severn
Admirals
West Pointers
Navy
Anapolis
Pred Earley
Earley
Notre Dame
Jenkins
Army
Cornell
Oscar E. Hamberg
Hal Hamberg
Lonoke
Ark
Hamberg
West Point
Hagberg
Glenn Dervis
Kenna Doc Blancherd
Pennsyivenia
Duke
Meehere
Viawers
Baltimore
Avine Annamelic
Midbirm Regiment
Coroe
Tecumseh
N. Y
Earl
Red) Blaik
Blaik
Dick Pitzer
Barney Poole
Pitzer
Pennsylvania
Three Way Tie For Coach Of The Year As Ends Today
After four days of fan balloting the high school coach of the year race is a three way dead heat among Lewey Dalton Graham Quentin Barnette Princeton and Tony Lotito with less than twenty votes separating them. Final day voting restricts to these leaders as others trails too far back. Each near 5000 votes, far ahead of rivals.
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Lotito
Dalton
Barnette
Lewey Dalton
Graham
Quentin Barnette
Princeton
Tony Lotito
Sainee
Cheyre
Bill Callaghan
Jaeger
Ballot for Coach of the Year Football 1944
Voters in Mercer McDowell Wyoming and Tazewell counties choose a football coach of the year. Callaghan receives a strong district vote despite a small school, with final results to be announced in Sunday morning Daily Telegraph.
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Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
Tazewell
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
W. A
Callaghan
Concord
Indica
Taeger
Scholastic football score shows close win for Haranby
The Har anby team edged Maury 39 to 7 in a scholastic football game as Rompaes and Woodrow Wilson led the offense. Aleane Wasninston Wignville contributed on defense and key plays to secure the win.
Texas A and M and Missouri Ted William and Mary
A fragmented score record lists Texas A and M Missouri versus William and Mary and mentions Maryland and V M I and Virginia in a muddled sequence with unclear outcomes and partial team references.
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Texas A. & MO
Ted William and Mary
Mereas State
Baltimore
Virginia Tate
Maryland & V. M. I
Wakefield Returns to Navy as Apprentice Seaman
Detroit, Nov. 30. Dick Wakefield, 23 year old Tigers outfielder who played in 1944 after navy discharge, reentered the service today as an apprentice seaman. He previously served nine months in V-5 training at Iowa Preflight, was discharged last July, and rejoined the Tigers briefly before the latest draft.
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Detroit
Dick Wakefield
Detroit Tiger
Navy
Uncle Sam
Wakefield
Iowa
Tigers
Navy Aims to Upset Cadets After Five-Year Edge
Coach notes Navy has beaten Army five straight years but argues the Saturday matchup will demand more than a strong line to overcome the Cadets. He stresses Navy must elevate play beyond past margins to win.
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Navy
Army
William and Mary Downs Richmond in Thanksgiving Game
William and Mary Indians defeated the University of Richmond 40 to 8 before about 5000 spectators in Richmond. Halfback Stan Mago dziak and Jack Bruce scored touchdowns behind an effective line as William and Mary pulled away after a scoreless first period.
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Richmond
Pi William and Mary's Indians
University of Richmond
Stanley Magodziak
Jack Bruce
Tribe
Spiders
Allen Rodgers
Charlie
Indians
Davis
William and Mary
Bruce
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