Michigan Upends Great Lakes Naval Team 9-0
In a rough, veteran effort, Michigan defeats the heavily favored Great Lakes Naval Training Station 9-0 at Marbor. Bob Chappins throws a pivotal 92 yard drive and Brieske kicks a field goal as Lieut Hinkle wheels fresh linemen to stifle the Sailors. Kuzma sidelined, White secures the lone TD on a pass reception.
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Michigan
Great Lakes Naval
Toledo
Bob Chappins
Fritz Crisler
Wolverines
Jim Brieske
Bluejacket
Paul
Tony” Hinkle
Great Lakes
iChappins
Paul White
Bruce Smith
Minnesota
Macarnell
Lakee
Tulane Triumphs Over USC In Strong 27 13 Win
Tulane Green Wave defeated Southern California 27 to 13 before about 5,000 fans in Los Angeles. Despite a late Trojan rally in the fourth quarter the visitors controlled the game with a steady ground attack and critical scores.
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Los Angeles
Tulane
Green Wave
California
Trojans
Women Wrestlers Set to Headline Coliseum Show Next Friday
Promoters announce another Memorial Coliseum mat event with Mildred Burke world women’s champion scheduled to face Gladys Gillem of Tulsa. The card also features hillbilly stars Elvira and Elmer Snodgrass in supporting bouts with opponents yet to be signed.
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Mildred Burke
Gladys “Killem
Gillem
Tulsa
Okla
Elvira
Elmer Snod
Hillbillies
Georgia Tech Defeats Auburn 15-0 in Atlanta
Georgia Tech, paced by sophomores Eddie Prokop and Clint Castleberry, blanked favored Auburn 15-0 Saturday before about 8,000 fans in Atlanta.
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Auburn
Atlanta
Eddie Prokop
Clint Castleberry
Midwestern and Southern Football Scores Across Teams
A scattered recap of college and other football results lists teams such as Michigan, Wake Forest, Alabama A and M, Xavier New Orleans, and Western Kentucky with various scores and matchups. The column fragments show multiple games, some dated references vague, and several school names cluttered in a dense ledger format.
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Wampden-Sydney
Meath
Carolina
Wake Forest
St.Thes
Morrison Cal
Alabama A
Xavier
New Orleans
Beert Benning
Wesern
Kentucky
Beloit Blue Devils Lose Star Sophomore Passer
Special to The Gazette Beloit Wisconsin George Seyfer top Beloit passer will leave the Blue Devils after working with the team a week to enlist in the army. Coach Louis E Means shifts Duby Wiskitchen to quarterback as Bob Chadwick and Vince Strawbridge join the squad. The 28 man roster expands with two newcomers ahead of a six game schedule starting at Coe.
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Gazette
Beloit
Wis
George Seyfer
Beloit College
Blue Devils
Seyfer
Louis E. Means
Duby Wiskitchen
West Bend
Bob Chadwick
Vince Strawbridge
Chadwick
Strawbridge
Wiskitchen
John Hannifan
Joe Turner
Bob Brown
Ed Mathys
Bill Mackey
Jack Yule
John ‘Anderson
Don Schultz
Jack Martin
Art Rimmke
Hannifan
Brown
Mathys
Yule
Anderson
Martin
Rimmke
Bill Chadwick
Chicago Bears
Means
Cedar Rapids
Coe
Harder and Fleming lead 3-0 Cleveland win over Detroit
Mel Harder held Detroit to seven hits and Les Fleming sparked the offense as Cleveland defeated Detroit 3-0. The win left Cleveland within a possible tie for fourth place with the Tigers.
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Mel Harder
Les Fleming
Detroit
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Mel
Fleming
Abe Apipon
Hackett
Harris
Parsons
Benton
Whites
Gwadaece
Mever
Ork
Boudreau
White
Cleveland i
Jasex
Harder
Cougars Shock Stanford To Open PCC Title Chase
Washington State’s Cougars defeated Stanford 6 to 0 in Palo Alto to start the Pacific Coast Conference title drive. The outcome baffled experts who had expected the T formation to prevail, reviving memories of last year’s 14-13 result for the Indians.
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Calif
Washington State College
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Babe”Hollingbery
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Marquette Opens Grid Season With 14–0 Victory
Marquette University opened its football season with a 14 to 0 win over Kansas Jayhawks in Lawrence. John Strzykalski scored the first touchdown and Harold Eigner added another as the Golden Avalanche tallied in the second and third periods.
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Kan
Marquette’ University
Kansas Jayhawkers
Cee Te
Golden Avalanche
John Strzykalski
Harold Eigner
Iowa Teachers blank South Dakota State 38 to 0 in opener
Iowa Teachers dominated South Dakota State 38 to 0 in Cedar Falls to open the season. Miller connected with Lorendo once, while Wittman Steinkamp and White produced multiple touchdowns aiding a 296 yard rushing edge and a 175 yard aerial total in four quarters.
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Iowa
South Dakota State
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Lorendo
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White
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Raphoo Oa Ae
Bellock Norsaard
Barnhart Bylander
Weesene
Goodwillie Heal
Steincamp
McMillan
Handenfeldt Town
Goodwillie
Barnhart
Lions Dominate Fort Monmouth In 39 0 Opener
Columbia halfback Paul Governali delivered a near perfect passing display tossing five touchdowns as the Lions overwhelmed Fort Monmouth before 6 000 fans. Allan Dekdebrun added the sixth TD with a power run.
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Columbia
Paul Governali
Lions
Fort Monmouth
Allan Dekdebrun
Kansas City Seeks Negro World Series Title With Paige
The Kansas City Monarchs rely on Leroy Satchel Paige to clinch the Negro World Series against the Washington Homestead Grays at Wrigley Field. Ray Brown will start for Washington as the Grays seek redemption after a prior loss and a ruled-forfeit concerning ineligible players.
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Washington Homestead Grays
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Nominees for IHSAA Board Selected in Ames
Nominations for two positions on the Iowa High School Athletic Association board were announced Saturday by Lyle Quinn director Supt C L Ellis of New Providence and Supt J W McCalley of Dayton. Nominees include central district reps. southwest district candidates were Creston Supt O C Warner and New Market Supt R R Watson. Ballots for the final election will be mailed during the week.
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DES Moines
Vaunted Vols Held To Scoreless Tie In Columbia
A surprising University of South Carolina football team held the Tennessee Volunteers to a scoreless tie before 14 000 spectators in Columbia. The game showcased USC’s strong defense and the steady play of its backfield while Tennessee failed to translate drives into points.
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INS
University of South Carolina
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Columbia
Red Pepper Sport Chatter Highlights 1940s Baseball and Football
Notes from a busy era with players headed for the marines and coast duty. Mentions Russ Meers Navy loss, Eddie Watkins’ Coast League trial, and Lee Tevis staying at Washington U. in St Louis. Also covers Harold Davis Grover Klemmer USC grid candidacy, college squads at Coe and Loras, and Iowa Hawkeyes football details.
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Matt Miletich
Mike Enich
Russ Meers
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Eddie Watkins
Moline
Marines
Harold Davis
Grover Klemmer
University of California
Johnny Niggeling
Fritz Ostermueller
St. Louis Brown Mound
Coe
Loras
Iowa
Lee Tevis
Washington U
St. Louis
Bolingbroke Sets Track Record at Belmont
Bolingbroke defeats Whirlaway in the Manhattan handicap at Belmont Park to set a new American track record for 1 1/2 miles with a time of 2 27 3/5. Townsend B. Martin's Bolingbroke, ridden by Swede Lindberg, wins $8,175 as Whirlaway finishes second carrying 132 pounds. King's Abbey takes third. Whirlaway's earnings rise to $493,136 despite recent losses.
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Jackie Westrope
Townsend B. Martin
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Equipoise
Alsab
California Bears defeat St. Marys Gaels 6 to 0 on opening day
California capitalized on a key break in the third quarter as Jack Herrera blocked Roy Guisti’s punt on the 19 yard line. Ferguson recovered and carried to the Gaels one before Jurkovich scored from a tackle for the Bears.
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St. Mary's Gaels
Jimmy Phelan
California
Jack Herrera
Roy
Guisti
Ferguson
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Gael
Jurkovich
Victory For Harvard Triumphs Over Navy Pre-Flight 13 0
Harvard spars with Navy Pre-Flight to a 13 0 victory in Cambridge as the Crimson defense stifles a stars laden foe. High powered Fordham Rams contribute eight players but Harvard’s inexperienced squad remains scoreless until late.
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North Carolina Navy
Jim Crowley
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Len Eshmont
Fordham
Cornell
Mort Landsberg
Joe Martin
Minnesota Triumphs Over Pittsburgh on Big Scoring Day
Minnesota defeats Pittsburgh with multiple touchdowns including a 56 yard dash by the first score. The Panthers struggle after a poor punt as Daley, Kulbitski and Kelley pace the Gophers. Field goal by Kulbitski stands as the lone second period point while Minnesota’s reserves add more scores late.
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Dick Kelley
Bob Sandberg
Joe Silovich
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Garneas Dutton
Aley Stetler
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Iekey Saksa
Seve
Picceburah
Ney
Pelee
Kelley
Caetare Kula
Bitovich
Peat
H. O. Dayhoff
Bucknell
Fordham Rams Triumph Over Purdue In Opener
Fordham football, Sugar Bowl champions, surged to a 14 7 victory at Purdue in a midwest season opener before 19 000 fans at Ross Ade stadium. Filipowicz connected with Malinowski for Fordham's first score, Hearn with a 35 yard TD followed by a 80 yard drive to seal the win as Purdue failed to finish drives.
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Steve Filipowicz
Kulpmont
Frances Malinowski
Mahony City
John Andretich
Chicago
Fred Smerke
Fort Worth
Tex
Filipo Wicz
Jim Hearn
New Brunswick
N. J
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Tersiee RG
McGaffrey
Smerke
Canter
Hurrle
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Snyder
Pertoe Stram
Chester
Cycenas
Berkley
Akler
Buckeyes blank Fort Knox in season opener rout
Ohio State fans saw a 59 to 0 victory as the Buckeyes overpowered Fort Knox in Columbus. Gene Fekete scored 15 points on two touchdowns and three extra points, with Dick Palmer adding two more touchdowns. The crowd totaled 22,555.
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Aeeveere Larsen Hotston
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Vickroy Rimmer RT Knauss
Willis Steinberr
Eee
Torr
Ole
Lynn
Ween
Puterbauch Lyth
Osten Seringhaus
LE ‘ .Marsill
Ars
Little Geneva Beats Carnegie Tech In Opener
Geneva college upset Carnegie Tech 26 to 6 in the season opener on a Saturday afternoon. The Geneva squad used both ground and air plays to score four touchdowns while the Tartans failed to threaten.
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INS
Geneva College
Carnegie Tech
Geneva
Brothers to clash as Yale hosts Penn on October 10
Howie Odell coaches Yale and faces his brother Bob Odell a Penn halfback in a feature cross town clash. The New Haven matchup pits the Elis against the Quakers with both Odells in opposing sidelines roles.
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Howie Odell
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Bob
Quakers
Hawkeyes Triumph 27-0 Over Nebraska in Big Irritating Victory
Iowa players and coach Bill Burkett celebrate a decisive 27-0 win over Nebraska. Burkett hails the game as the long awaited breakthrough while Nebraska's Sam Vacant and Glenn Presnell acknowledge Iowa's strength. Diehl predicts a strong season ahead for Jena's year.
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Bill Burkett
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Nebraska
Burkett
St Marys Cadets Win on Place Kick in Closing Seconds
Navy Cadets from St Marys edged Oregon Ducks 10 to 9 at Multnomah Stadium. Bob DeLauer, ex USC star, kicked the deciding field goal from the Ducks 22 yard line in the final five seconds as Lt. Cmdr Tex Oliver’s team saw victory slip away.
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Portland
Ore
INS
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Oregon Ducks
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Multnomah
Honest John Warren
Tex Oliver
Bob DeLauer
U.S.C
West Branch Bears Rally to Shutout Wapello in Rain
In a drizzle Friday night West Branch defeated Wapello 27 to 0. Billy Anderson connected with Warren Rummells for a first half score, Anderson scored again in the third, Don Rummells blocked a punt and Foster recovered for a touchdown, and Don Rummells closed the scoring with a late line plunge.
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the Gazette
West Branch
West Branch High School’ Bears
Wapello
Billy Anderson
Warren Rummells
Anderson
Don Rummells
Foster
Steuber Helps Missouri Throttle St Louis U 38 7
In Columbia Missouri Bob Steuber Missouri’s 1942 All America candidate helped fuel four Tigers touchdowns as Missouri overwhelmed the St. Louis Billikens 38 to 7. Coach Don Faurot shifted to a passing attack with Steuber Don Reece and Jimmy Carr leading the aerials.
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Bob Steuber
Missouri
Tigers
St. Louis Billikens
Don Faurot
Steuber
Don Reece
Jimmy Carr
Emil Lussow Leads Dubuque to Victory
In an all I own conference game Emil Lussow scored 20 points to lift the University of Dubuque Spartans over Central 28 to 6. Lussow, after Eldon Werkheiser opened the scoring with a Dubuque touchdown, caught two passes for touchdowns and intercepted a Central lateral to add a third TD.
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Emil
Lussow
University of Dubuque Spartans
Eldon
Werkheiser
William and Mary Defeats Navy 3-0 in Annapolis
Navy struggled as Harvey Johnson kicked a 20 yard field goal six minutes into the game, giving William and Mary a 3 point lead they held to defeat Navy 3 to 0 before about 12 000 fans in Annapolis Md.
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Harvey Johnson
Navy
William and Mary
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