English view of U S Army Navy football at Shepherds Bush
A London Daily Express clip describes the U S Army versus Navy football match at City Stadium Shepherds Bush. It notes 60000 spectators, chaotic play, and rough contact with buckets for towels and water. Navy loses 26 to 0 amid mascot antics and a borrowed Army band.
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Army Tops AP Football Poll Long List of Service and Collegiate Teams
New York, Dec. 5. Army is the best college team and Randolph Field the top service squad in the final AP poll. Army leads with 1,165 points on 98 first-place votes, Ohio State 941, Navy and Bainbridge among the top ten. The ranking includes Duke, Tennessee, Tech and Illinois in the top collegiate tier with service teams like Fourth Air Force and Navy also featured.
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Third Air Force
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Indiana
Minor Leagues Hold Pow Wows On Succeeding Landis
Minor league circuits meet behind closed doors on eve of 43rd annual convention to discuss a successor to Commissioner Landis. Most leagues expect to be consulted, with no rush to press Majors for a direct vote. Free agents crowd lobbies but no deals.
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American Association
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Southern Association
Clarence “Pants
Rowland
New York
McComas Cage Teams Win Two Ball Games
McComas junior and senior squads swept a double header at Spanishburg with the juniors prevailing 44 to 14 and the seniors 51 to 26. Spanishburg, fresh from a season away, showed improvement potential as the McComas line led by H. Green and an Ashburg standout performed well.
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Frank Shaughnessy Renamed President by Inter econ League
The Inter econ league at its meeting today renamed Frank J. Shaughnessy as president for another three term. Secretary treasurer William O'Manley was also reappointed.
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Baseball League Adopts 154-Game Schedule
The league approved a 154 game season from April 19 to Sept 9 followed by the Governor's cup series. Opening day matchups include Rochester at Jersey City Toronto at Newark Montreal at Baltimore and Buffalo at Syracuse. Shaughnessy was told how to vote on tomorrow's 13 amendments at the annual National Association meeting session.
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Shaugnessy
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College scores and affiliations across several teams
The list shows multiple college and military base teams in varied matchups. R I State beat CABA 65 57 while Wesleyan edged U Conn 43 43. Duke defeated Richmond Air Base 32 to 43 and other results include Webb Institute over Brooklyn College 35 to 68 and St John’s 49 Montclair 23.
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Whitmire Tops One All American in Naval Football
St Louis Dec 5 Navy tackle Don Whitmire led voting for the Sporting News all America football team as a backfield star candidates included Ohio State Es Horvath Army duo Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard Navy back Bob Jenkins. Georgia Tech Bill Willis Ohio State Ben Chase Navy Ralph Serpico Illinois Jack Ravener Indiana named on the team.
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Doc) Blanchard
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Georgia Tech
One Armed Ellis Jones Stars for Tulsa in Orange Bowl
Ellis Jones, a 185 pound guard, survived a right arm amputation after a fall to become a standout on Tulsa’s gridiron. He captained a junior college team, then joined Tulsa and earned a reputation as a top college offensive guard in the Orange Bowl era.
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Expect Fine Field For Miami Open
Miami opens Thursday under tournament director H H Arnold with 160 to 165 starters and 20 contenders capable of winning. He named stars such as Johnny Revolta Henry Picard Gene Sarazen Tommy Armour and others while praising Miami for keeping dates amid PGA coast schedules.
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Johhny Gibson
al Nelson
Felix Serafin
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Willie Klein
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Eddie Burke
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Fred J. Carvoran
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Southwest crowds rise as attendance climbs overall
Southwest conference football saw a 41 percent attendance boost in 1944 with 96,655 more fans attending six member schools than in 1943. Total home attendance reached 332,514 across 31 games, up from 235,859 in 29 games last season, despite bad weather affecting key games. Rice led gains with 131,000 in nine games versus 57,600 last year. Texas rose nearly 40,000. SMU up about 8,000 while Arkansas, Texas A and M, and TCU declined due to scheduling and opponents.
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Five USC Trojans Lead All Pacific Coast Team
USC stars Jim Hardy John Ferraro James Callanan Gordon Gray and other Trojan players headline the 20th annual All Pacific Coast football eleven. Washington and California supply two selections each as Coast Conference squads average around 200 pounds on the line and 179 pounds in the backfield.
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Lavelle Uplifts Giants Point Over Redskins
Giants scout Jack Lavelle argues a late game point would have changed Washington 16-13 last Sunday. He notes a conversion after the second TD was nullified by a penalty and the team missed the extra point, potentially giving New York a 17-13 lead.
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Giants Clinch Narrow Victory Over Redskins 16 13
The Giants beat the Redskins 16 to 13 as a late Joe Aguirre field goal was ruled out for a hands foul. The win places the Giants in first in the eastern division with a return game next Sunday. Lavelle commented on the Redskins and Sammy Baugh.
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Southern Draws Up Their Battle Lines
Southern association directors met in Buffalo to plan for a national fight over a proposed bonus payment amendment for returning servicemen. President Evans said the change would allow class A and A leagues to compete with class AA in the open postwar free agent market. The association set a 140 game season from April 27 to Sept 9 with a 30 day training period and abandoned the split season for the Shaughnessy payoffs.
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Chicago White Sox pick Terre Haute for 1945 spring drills
Chicago White Sox have selected Terre Haute Indiana as the site for their 1945 spring training. Vice president Harry Grabiner said the team previously trained at French Lick with limited facilities and plans week end series with the Pirates Tigers Reds and Indians who will also train in Indiana.
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Red Sox choose Pleasantville for spring training base
Boston will train at Pleasantville New Jersey high school next spring, with General Manager sees Collins announcing the plan. The team will be quartered in Atlantic City six miles from the training site, abandoning Tufts College in Medford after two years.
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Army Earn Lambert Memorial as Unbeaten Grid Team
New York Dec 5 Army football team ranked No 1 in the AP poll is chosen unanimously winner of the Lambert memorial award given to the eastern college eleven. Army the ninth recipient and Navy last year receive every vote from 65 sports writers and experts. Army officials to be presented the trophy next Tuesday.
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Rose Bowl Grid Game Sellout With Local Sales Limit
The Rose Bowl crowd for the New Year’s Day game between the University of California and Tennessee sold out. UV manager Arnold Eddy announced all 93,000 seats were spoken for in a week and no further requests are being considered. Sales are restricted to residents within 50 miles of Pasadena.
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