All Is Not Beer and Skittles on Grid
The piece reports lingering tensions in college football between service and civilian teams amid suspicions of bias in Big Ten decisions. It highlights clashes over uses of officer trainees, past controversies involving Bernie Bierman and Don Faurot, and notes a possible resumption of service-team inclusion in conference schedules while stressing the era’s wartime stakes.
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Minnesota
Iowa Seahawks
Army
Big Ten
Purdue
Michigan
Northwestern
Bernie Bierman
Seahawks
Don Faurot
Seahawk
Ohio State
University of Missouri
Faurot
Missouri
Faurots Seahawks
Faurots
Notre Dame Selects All Opponent Football Team
Notre Dame picks its 1943 all opponent eleven with four unanimous selections: Letlow and Sitko from Great Lakes, Daley of Michigan, and Todd of the Iowa Seahawks. Other names include Hein Northwestern Merritt Army Bananis Iowa Seahawks Preeuman Michigan Schwartz Iowa Seahawks Prokop Georgia Tech and Rapter Northwestern.
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South Bend
Ind
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Great Lakes
Daley
Michigan
Todd
Iowa Seahawks
Letlow
Sitko
Hein
Northwestern
Merritt
Army
Bananis
Theht Ruard
Rapter
Preeulnan
Schwartz
Prokop
Georgia ‘Tech
AAU Rejects New Swimming Walking Records at Meet
The Amateur Athletic Union committee rejected Emmett Jo Cashion of Stanford's 200 meter and 200 yard breaststroke marks due to leg action questions. John D. Powell's 880 yard walking record was also rejected. The meeting considered a plan to appoint sport commissioners in each city for AAU sports.
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Ins
Emmett Jo Cashin
Stanford University
Amateur Athletic Union
Palo Alto
Calif
Los Angeles
University of Michigan
John D. Powell
Board of Governors
AAU
New York Sun All-America Football Team Picks Four Eastern Players
The New York Sun named four eastern players to its 1943 all America squad. Ends Pete Pihos of Indiana and John Monahan of Dartmouth, tackle Art McCaffray of the College of Pacific, George Connor of Holy Cross, guards John Steber of Georgia Tech and Charles Milner of Duke, center Jack Martin of Navy, backs Angelo Bertelli of Notre Dame at quarterback Creighton Miller of Notre Dame and Robert Odell of Pennsylvania at halfbacks, Bill Daley of Michigan at fullback.
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New York Sun
Sun
Pete Pihos
Indiana
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Dartmouth
Art McCaffray
College of Pacific
George Connor
Holy Cross
John Steber
Georgia Tech
Charles Milner
Duke
Jack Martin
Navy
Angelo Bertelli
Notre Dame
Creighton Miller
Robert Odell
Pennsylvania
Bill Daley
Michigan
Lauman Leads All-Star Bowling Field After Opening Day
Henry Tauman of St Louis paced 132 bowlers in the $7,000 all star match play tournament with 1,281. Lauman added scores of 217 177 204 257 193 233 to top squad No 2. Mel Schwegler of Madison and Buddy Bomar of Chicago followed in standings.
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Henry Tauman
St Louis
Lauman
Mel Schwegler
Madison
Wis
Buddy Bomar
Sam Garofalo
St. Louis
E. D. Easter
H. Becker
Milwaukee Wis
Rickey weighs keeping Dodgers farm system in wartime
Branch Rickey, Brooklyn Dodgers executive, debates investing $150000 to sustain the minor league system next year. He fears war results and argues for postwar expansion, predicting many new small leagues and greater reemployment, while weighing the gamble.
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Branch Rickey
Flatbush
Landis
Jacobs Beach
Leo
Brooklyn Dodgers
Rick
Brother Branch
Rickes
Babe Dahlgren Starred for Phillies in 1943 Season
Babe Dahlgren contributed in every aspect for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1943, performing at multiple positions and providing essential offense and defense, though he did not play in the outfield or pitch on the mound.
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Babe Dahlgren
Phillies
Mechanicsville and Lowden Prep Beat Scores Tally
Ancient OCR fragment shows high school football style line scores with Mechanicsville, Lowden, and other team names. It lists halves, points by players, and multiple game matchups across a regional schedule with scattered scores and abbreviations.
St Patrick's Opens Basketball Season Against Alumni Team
The St Patrick's basketball squad begins its season Monday night facing a team of St Patrick alumni. Five lettermen return: Glen Driscoll John Howe Dale Krumbholz John Naughton and Paul Spaigh. Additional candidates and alumni names follow in a dense listing of players and previous squads from 1932 to 1948 with several date references and local school names.
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St. Patrick
William Power
Glen Driscoll
John Howe
Dale Krumbholz
John Naughton
Paul Spaigh
V Ament Richard Bevins
Albert Cahalan
James Dolan
Robert Giblin
Robert Hanson
R- Hayes
Ivan Henderson
Robert Klimes
Gerald Mulherin
Thos Mutler
Gerald Shea
Daniel Pfiffner
Edward Sears
Dale Strouse
J Dolan
C Quinn
J. Spaight
Mo Westel
J. Kitch
Woollogan
Barnes Pothives
Sacred Heart
Wenceslaus
Sprineville
St Wencesiate
Feh
Industrial League Plans Cage Program
The Industrial League outlines a cage program with games at 7 p.m. at Stuart Hall near Quaker Oats. Six companies Bell Speecer LaPlant Choate Wilsons Collins Radio Iowa Manufacturing and Quaker Oats run teams, with two openings for new squads. A girls basketball league is also planned for this year.
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Stuart Hall
Quaker Oats Company
Link Bell Speecer LaPlant- Choate Wilsons
Collins Radio
Iowa Manufacturing
Quaker Oats
Alwads
Girs
Future Officers Prove Toughness in Grid Game
West Point cadets and Navy midshipmen faced a brutal football clash at Micnie Stadium. The game highlighted raw power, grit, and on field discipline despite rough play and persistent penalties.
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