Ohio State-Ilini Game Freak of 1943
Sid Feder notes the 1943 AP poll selects the Ohio State Illinois football classic as the year’s top sports oddity. Other items include Bill Cox’s baseball banishment, Clint Wager’s jaw fracture, Notre Dame Michigan’s long third quarter, and Leo Durocher’s firing and rehiring saga.
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Ohio State
Ilini
Sid Feder
New York
Illinois
Associated Press
Bill Cox
Bill
K. M. Landis
Clint Wager
Chicago Cardinals
Sword Swallower
Fat Lady
Notre Dame
Texas
Billy Andrews
Bucky Harris
Phillies
Bucky
Great Lakes
Leo Durocher
Branch Rickey
Norman Coder
St. Joseph (Mo
Jimmy Cain
West Virginia
Former Ump Buys Topeka Baseball Franchise
Ray Murphy veteran minor league umpire has purchased the Topeka franchise of the suspended Western Association from Earl Hamilton along with the grandstand lights and other equipment at the Owls park Murphy who previously umpired in the Three Eye league is a fitness specialist at Quonset Point He telegraphed that players are lined up to resume in Topeka after the war ends.
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Topeka
Kan
Ray Murphy
Western Association
Earl Hamilton
Colonial Bakery Edges Lincoln Alleys in Lincoln Classic
In a city rivalry duel at the Lincoln Classic Colonial Bakery defeated Lincoln Alleys two games to one. Ray Langham led Colonial with 681 total pins scoring 232 256 193, while Joe Novotny paced Lincoln with 643 after 202 218 223.
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Lincoln Alleys
Colonial Bakery
Colonial
Ray Langham
Joe Novotny
Lincoln
Leags Stellar Service
Iowa Mfg Co
Ce Ream
Nelson Lancaster
Wagner
Mercer
Lindsay + eee
Maly
Schrader Eee
Richardson
Livers
Colonial Makery
Langham
Pfiffer Hammer
Knowles
L. R. Schrader
Clem
Scolaro
Stanck
Novotny
San Sramek Bakery
Hur Mon
Stolba
Emery
Gordon
T. Sinstny
Crawford
Kroulik
Palumbo
Haddy
Close Game Looms in Pro Grid Finale
Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins prepare for a delayed title clash at Wrigley Field as a close contest is anticipated. Bears rely on Sid Luckman 110 of 202 for 2194 yards and 28 TDs while Redskins counter with Sammy Baugh 133 of 239 for 1754 yards and 23 TDs.
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Chicago
Chicago Bears
Washington Redskins
Bears
Redskins
Washington
Bear
Chicago Grid
National League
Wrigley Field
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Sammy Baugh
Sid Luckman
Bob Snyder
Baugh
George Cafego
Leo Stasica
Family workers, bonds, and share of income hinted
A line drawing discusses households with at least two workers and suggests calculating how much beyond 18 percent of family income can be allocated to War Bonds from each payday. It frames a personal saving goal amid wartime finance.
Japs Collapse to Sportsday at Chapel Camp Softball Tale
Royal Arch Gunnison recalls internee life at Chapel and Santo Tomas in Manila where Americans and Britons play softball and soccer under Jap guards. The scorelines amuse yet undercut face, as the guards propose to drop scorekeeping and just play for sport. Boxing bouts and twilight games mark leisure amid heat and scarcity.
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New York
Chapei
Shanghai
Royal Arch Gunnison
Gripsholm
Gunnison
Page Mr. Webster
Allstar
Chapel
Santo Tomas University
Manila
Newton Cagers Edge McKinley 40 31 in Close Game
Newton gains a 40 to 31 win over McKinley as Cedar Rapids Golden Bear subs provide height and late surge. Hubert Clark tops McKinley scoring with eight while Cimburek adds six for the visitors. Berry’s foul trouble helps Newton pull away.
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Newton
McKinley
Cedar Rapids
Golden Bear
Berry
Hubert Clark
Cimburek
Tigers' Hal White Called to Service
Hal White of the Detroit Tigers has been inducted into the navy and will report in Albany on Jan. 3 for final physical examination. The two year veteran previously played for Buffalo Wilkes-Barre and Rome New York and may enter the navy's physical instruction division.
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Utica
INS
Hal White
Detroit Tigers
Navy
Albany
White
Detroit
Buffalo
Wilkes-Barre
Rome
N. Y
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Wager
John Stungis
Paul Brown
Stungis
Brown
Little Billy Ander
Water & Greens
Dallas Cotton Bowl
Selming Sars
NY Way
California
Hasnti
Sagtin
Pasadena
Texas A.atis Kadet
Oringe
Ump
Dave Hoff
Messinger & Sons
Iowa
Dial
Cedar Rapids Bottling Works
First Street
Pete
Wlerry
J. G. Harper and
Harper’s
Fifth Avenue
Newton Cagers
MoeKinley
Warren
Blakey
al Sindelar
Tigers
Ce S.E
Formfriy Curry
Baxter Motors, Inc
Chrysler and
Plymouth
Chrysler
Second Avenue
Shur
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