Notre Dame Leads Scoring and Yardage in 1943 College Football
National figures show Notre Dame tops rushing at 313.7 yards per game and total offense at 418 yards per game. Iowa Navy, Brown, Duke, North Carolina, and Michigan also set or approached records while Tulsa Texas and others posted notable marks and Arkansas shows a bright passing year with 212 attempts in eight games.
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New York
National Collegiate Athletic Bureau
Notre Dame
Iowa Navy
Brown
Duke
North Carolina
Michigan
Georgia
Hardin-Simmons
Tulsa
Texas
Boston College
Colorado
Irish
Minnesota
Seahawk
South Benders
Texas A
Bruin
Texas Aggies
Arkansas
Davenport Trips Franklin Cagers by 56 to 11
Davenport high cagers routed Franklin High 56 to 11 before 1 800 fans in a Mississippi Valley Conference win. The Blue Devils, off to two straight league victories, led 17 to 4 after one period and 32 to 6 at half, then pulled away in the second half behind a tight zone defense.
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Gazette
Davenport
Davenport High Cagers
Franklin High
Blue Devils
Clinton
Paul Moone
Cedar Rapids
Imps
Orville Rust
Davenporters
Football's Ernie Nevers Among All Around Tacklers
Ernie Nevers, six feet and 190 pounds, starred for Stanford as a versatile back and leader, excelling in rushing punt returning and defense. The article recalls his Rose Bowl performance against Notre Dame, his durability, and praise from Pop Warner and rivals, noting his later Marine Corps service.
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Harry Grayson
Trnest
Alonzo Nevers
Citef
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Ernie Nevers
Nevers
Stanford
St. Louis Browns
California
Cardinal
Glenn Scobey Warner
Jim Thorpe
Jim
Pop Warner
Notre Dame
Pasadena Tournament of Roses
Willboro River
Minn
Superior
Santa Rosa
Calif
Pearl Harbor
Marine Corps
Preflight Falls 31 29 To Ames Five In Local Tilt
Iowa State beat the Iowa Seahawks 31 to 29 as Naylor led with 12 points. A late surge by Seattle threatened, but Lehr scored nine for the Seahawks in the second half. Halftime stood 19 10, with Ames holding the edge throughout the game.
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Ames
Iowa State
Iowa Seahawks
Lyle Naylor
Gene Culman
Paul Murphy
Seahawks
Richard Lehr
Lehr
Arana
Ray Aitenee
iChaplan
Roy "Wende
Naylor
Shirley
Oulman
OlBurke
Wester
Manzan & Oo
Chishola
Osmith
Wchesbro
Towa State
Roy Wehde
Seahawk
Fletcher
Murphy
Burke
Managan
Leonard Raffensperger
Drake Bulldogs rout Cornell 60 to 33 in Des Moines
Drake University basketball opened the season with a 60 33 victory over Cornell College of Mt Vernon. Led by Jack Edling the Bulldogs built a 22 8 run and led 33 17 at halftime. Bryce Hubbard scored 13 for Cornell while Drake used a full bench in the first half.
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DES Moines
Drake University
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Cornell
Bulldogs
Jack Edling
Bill Easton
Bryce Hubbard
Dixon
Drake
Irish Lose Season Opener to Western Michigan 46 42
In South Bend Western Michigan upset Notre Dame 46 to 42 in the season opener. Leo Klier led Notre Dame with 17 points while Russell Mason and Lewis Lang paced WMU with 10 and 9 points as the Broncos surged in the second half. Fouls dominated the game with 34 personals called.
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South Bend
Ind
Western Michigan
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Leo Klier
Russell Mason
Lewis Lang
Klier
Various College Basketball Scores Across Teams
A jumble of recent basketball results shows Town State Sis Seahawks 2 Fort Sheridan 48 and multiple college games including Notre Dame 4, Western Michigan Techrs 65, Penn State 34, Columbia a Michigan St 28, Drake 60, Cornell 32, Kansas State 43, NYU 35, N Y City College 43, and others. Hockey finals report Buffalo 2 Hershey 2 with Montreal 8 Detroit 2.
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Town State Sis Seahawks
Fort Sheridan
Chicago
Minnesota St
Canisius
Camp Reynolds
Drake
Cornell Cellege
Kansas State
McPherson
Wilmington
Spiras
New York University
Ft. Hanek
N.Y.U. Bis Ft. Hancock
N. Y. City College
N. Y. Usmc
Genrerklyn Cellege
N.Y. Midshipmen’s
Salute and Scuttlebutt from Cedar Rapids War Page
Salute of the week honors Johnny Fryrear veteran sailor and Bougainville correspondent as Ensign A C Leuris praises his leadership and humor. Man of the week features A C Keyes who defies a police order about crossing a street. Scuttlebutt notes boxing star Freddie Perkins in the South Pacific and local veterans and happenings.
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Johnny Frywear
Bougainville
South Pacific
Mrs. Fryrear
John
Mayton
A.C Leuris
A. C. Keyes
Keyes
Freddie Perkins
Cedar Rapids
Johnny Fryrear
Perkins
Manus Kime
Hill Park
Dale Thomas
Marion
Cornell College
Oberlin College
Ohio Wesleyan
Marine Corps
Thomas
Oberlin
Gerald Thomas
Bill Sinaiko
Franklin High
Naval College Training School
St. Mary’s
Winona
Minn
Joe Sinaiko
Buck Cummings
Farragut
Idaho
Bernie Kozberg
Camp Ellis
Jack
Fryrear
Little Johnny McEachron
Gazette Advertising Department
Air Corps
Clyde Markham
McEachron
Theron Thomsen
I. C. High School
Iowa U. Cage Star
Defense of Former Phil Cox Fails, Landis Maintains Ban
New York report states Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis refused to lift the lifetime ban on William D Cox former president of the Philadelphia Phillies for gambling on games. Cox admitted some bets but claimed they were small and used to test loyalty. Landis cited ongoing investigation and concluded Cox cannot participate in baseball again. The article notes Cox resigned and Nathan Alexander urged his resignation. Also mentions unrelated college football finals and scores in New Orleans and Jacksonville.
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New York
Kenesaw M Landis
William D Con
Philadelphia Phillies
Cox
Landis
Phillies
Lumber Company
Ford Frick
National League
Lancs
John M Briley
Nathan Alexander
Alexander
Monte Wagner Dominates Red Crown Major With 747
Monte Wagner leads the city’s bowlers in 1943 by rolling a 747 total in the Red Crown Major on Friday night. The score stands as the season high and second best in local modern bowling history, narrowly missing Joe Lazio’s 759 from three years prior due to a miss in the tenth frame.
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Monte Wagner
Wagner
Joe Lazio
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