Army Captures Rating of Nation's Top Grid Team
Army’s unbeaten Cadets are named No. 1 by Associated Press sports writers. They topped Notre Dame on most ballots, with 41 first-place votes and 95 total points. Notre Dame placed second on every ballot, with 54 points, amid a season where Army came from a halftime deficit to beat Duke 26 to 7.
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Navy star Hamberg hurt. doubtful for Notre Dame tilt
Annapolis Md UP Navy head coach Oscar Swede Hamberg said star halfback Hal Hamberg is unlikely to play in the upcoming game against Notre Dame in Baltimore. The injury followed Navy's 26 to 0 win over Penn, leaving the Middies hoping for a late surge to regain prestige.
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Observers See Heavy Crop of All-Americans
United Press surveys the first half of the 1944 football season identifies a bumper crop of all-American candidates. The list names standout players by position from Notre Dame to Army, Navy to Ohio State, Cornell to California, with many top coaches and authorities weighing in.
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United Press
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Bob Kelly
Notre Dame
Buddy Young
Illinois
Glen Davis
Felix Blanchard
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Gordon Gray
Jim Hardy
Southern California
Hal Hamberg
Bob Jenkins
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Rooster) Coffee
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Iowa Fills Cage Card of 17 Tilts
Iowa coach Pops Harrison said the Hawkeyes will play a 17 game schedule opening December 8 with Western Illinois Teachers. Iowa faces each of six conference foes twice and meets Notre Dame South Dakota State Michigan State Nebraska in Lincoln in non conference play.
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Tulsa Battle Final For Three Seahawks
Iowa City AP reports Saturday’s Tulsa game will be the final for three Iowa Seahawk football players. George Strohmeyer, Randall Rushing and Bob Gerstenberger head to transfers after the 26-0 win over Marquette. Gerstenberger carries a dislocated shoulder and fullback Charles Woodward a charley horse from the same game.
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Wolverines Top Big Ten in Scoring and Rushing
Michigan stars Bob Wiese and Bob Nussbaumer led a 40 14 win over Purdue. Wiese scored three touchdowns and rose to temporary Big Ten scoring lead with 42 points. Nussbaumer added 151 rushing yards to top the conference with 379. Hoernschemeyer regained top passer spot with 296 yards.
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Defenses Set For Big Ten Feature Tilt
Indiana and Ohio State prepare for a pivotal Big Ten clash that could decide the Western conference lead as both teams emphasis defense in a game that may produce limited scoring. Injuries and roster changes affect Michigan Purdue and Notre Dame setups ahead of Saturday action.
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Big Six Leaders Collect Task Forces
Two admirals of the Big Six fleet mobilize task forces for a key Ames engagement. Oklahoma, led by Dewey Luster, faces Iowa State with limited losses from Navy term-end transfers. Iowa State’s Mike Michalske negotiates changes as Missouri vows tweaks after a Nebraska spill and Missouri meets Michigan State in Columbia.
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Slip Proposes Pacific Coast Big Ten Intersectional Clash
Edward Madigan urges a postwar annual championship between Western and Pacific Coast champions to build goodwill. He would seek relaxing Western Conference post season rules for one inter sectional game each year. Bernie Bierman favors a Dec early timing.
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Brooklyn Pro Coach Resigns After Fifth Straight Loss
Pete Cawthon resigned Monday as coach of the Brooklyn Tigers of the NFL. The move followed a 17 to 14 loss to the Boston Yanks at Ebbets Field, marking the fifth straight defeat for Brooklyn. Cawthon joined the Dodgers in 1943 after a year at Alabama and earlier led Texas Tech for 11 seasons with Sugar and Cotton Bowl appearances.
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Notre Dame Football Tales From Rockne Era Revealed
Tait recounts stories from Knute Rockne era with Slip Madigan on Notre Dame teammates. Highlights include the 1919 army with officers squad, a Nebraska bonanza bet, jaw injury to Madigan, Rydzewski's dollar cup prank, and Gipp's 1920 Indiana game trick play securing a 10 7 victory.
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Track plans to rebuild after fire at Thistle Down
Officials in Cleveland Ohio say Thistle Down race track aims to rebuild the grandstand and club house damaged in a Saturday night fire that caused an estimated 500000 dollars in losses.
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Ives Named to College All-Stars for Fort Wayne Clash
Iowa forward Dick Ives, holder of two conference scoring records and who led the league with 208 points in twelve games last season, was selected by coaches and sports writers for the College All-Stars to meet the Ft. Wayne Zollners in Chicago Stadium on December 1. The Chicago Herald-American sponsored poll gave Ives a berth likely to be a starting position.
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Buddy Young Cleared to Play Saturday for Illinois
Illinois coach Ray Eliot said Claude Buddy Young the star Negro halfback has recovered from a head injury from the Notre Dame game and will be able to play against Michigan on Nov 11 in Champaign.
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Buddy” Young
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Louis on Exhibition Tour of Ten Cities
Staff Sgt. Joe Louis the world heavyweight champion will undertake a 21 day furlough exhibition and refereeing tour across ten cities beginning October 28. Max Waxman says the trip will visit Chicago and St Louis among others though the complete schedule is not yet arranged.
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Joe Louis
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Fight Cancelled After Glass Eye Found
In San Francisco last night the boxing bout between Luther Slugger White and Willie Joyce was canceled when a state athletic commission physician reported White has a glass eye. The result ends the scheduled match and affects both fighters’ plans.
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