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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1944

Page

11

Moulton and Deshler Tie In Rough Football Bout

Moulton and Tuscumbia battled to a 0 0 tie on Thursday night with a hard fought defensive battle. Moulton twice reached the Tuscumbia 12 yard line but were stopped by the strong defense. Dalton Pearson intercepted a Tuscumbia pass to halt a late threat as Moulton held a slight edge in first downs.

Moulton Tuscumbia Downs Alton Richards Fleet Richard Turner Oulton Tuscumbiai Ulton Dalton Pearson Colbert

Cavaliers Come Up Short Against NC Preflight Eleven

Virginia Cavaliers, led by quarterback Davie and Burnett, nearly toppled the second ranked North Carolina Preflight eleven. The teams traded touchdowns as Virginia drove to the Cloudbusters six before time expired. Attendance was around 6,000.

Charlottesville Virginia Cavaliers North Carolina Cloudbusters N. C Lorentz Schumacher St. John Davie Burnett Duda

Eagles trounce Packers in first South exhibition game

In Nashville on October 14 Philadelphia Eagles beat Green Bay 38 to 13 in an all areas scoring exhibition to aid the 20th ferrying group athletic fund. Eagles used ground plays and air attacks as Packers showed limited on offense.

Nashville Tenn Philadelphia Eagles Green Bay Packers South Eagles Packers

Army Routs Pittsburgh 69 to 7 at Michie Field

Army overwhelms Pittsburgh with a dominant offensive display at Michie Field. Cadets led 7-0 after the first period and then surged to 69 points as backs including Dobbs and Blanchard scored multiple touchdowns while Pitt managed a late 87-yard march for a consolation score.

Whitney Martin West Point N. Y Michie Field Army Pittsburgh Pitt Cadets Knox College Bob Dobbs Dean Sensanbaugher Glenn Davis Felix Blanchard Panthers Paul Rickards Gaugher Kosh Dobbs Blanchard Davis Kenna Minor Poole Rafalko T. Hayes Pitzer West Walterhouse

Escaped Prisoner Captured in South Dakota

FBI agent R. J. Abbaticchio reports one of six Jasper county jail escapees caught in Pierre South Dakota. Carroll Sentell Hill 20 Grant Alabama detained. Hill facing kidnapping charge in Huntsville March and federal escape act violation. to be extradited to Alabama.

Birmingham Ala R. J. Abbaticchio FBI Olher County Jasper Carroll Sentell Hill Grant Pierre S. D Hill Henry Walter Willard Huntsville Abbaticchio Alabama

Army Tops Pitt 69 as Several Upsets Hit Weekend Grid

College football results show Army defeated Pitt 69 to 7 while Notre Dame edged Dartmouth 64 to 7 and Duke blanked North Carolina 0. Other notable margins include Indiana 54 Nebraska 0 and Alabama rolling Millsaps 55 0.

Labor Unions Win Court Ruling on Sherman Act

The U S Circuit Court of Appeals held labor unions not subject to Sherman Act terms except in special cases in a 2 1 decision. It reversed a 1942 district court ruling that activities by Local 3, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers AFL, were unlawful under the act.

New York the .S. Circuit Court of Appeals Higher International and of Electrical Workers AFL

Marine Private Gillespie Stationed at Camp

Private Lamar P. Gillespie of the U S Marine Corps is stationed at Camp with duties forthcoming.

Pvt Sores E Camp

Two Hanceville Brothers Bonded on Draft Conspiracy Charge

In Birmingham Alabama on October 14 to 17 two Hanceville men Horace E Goodwin 26 and Max C Goodwin 22 pleaded innocent before U S Commissioner Louise Chariton and were held on bail pending Oct 20 hearings. FBI agent R J Abbaticchio identified the brothers and noted the elder enlisted in 1941 and deserted from Ft Riley while the younger claimed a second draft classification. Bail set at 2000 for the elder and 1000 for the younger.

Birmingham Ala Hanceville U. S Louise Chariton R. J. ‘Abbaticchio FBI Abbaticchio Horace E.goodwin Max C. Goodwin Ft. Riley Kgn Goodwin Ounines

Judge Bascom S. Deavers Dies in Georgia

Last rites were held for Judge Bascom S. Deavers of the middle Georgia federal district after a weeklong illness. Services were at Vineville Baptist Church with Rev. J. A. Sammons officiating. Burial at Copper Hill Tennessee, native of Fannin County in North Georgia.

Macon Bascom S. Deavers Middle Georgia District of Federal Court Vineville Baptist Church J. A. Sammons Deaver Copper Hill Tenn Fannin County North Georgia

Notre Dame and Army Boost Football Prestige Across Nation

Notre Dame crushed Dartmouth 64 to 0 in Boston and Army routed Pittsburgh 69 to 7, amid a day of major upsets and strong showings. Penn's freshmen triumphed 46 to 0 over William & Mary while Georgia Tech narrowly beat Auburn 27 to 0, contrasting Navy and North Carolina’s middling results.

Associated Press Army Pitt Re Dame Darthmouth Cavy Duke Colgate Cornell Pennsylvania William ‘and Mary Penn State Bucknell Yale Columbia Muhlenberg Franklin and Marshall Worcester Tufts Connecticut Brooklyn College Harold Claassen New York Notre Dame Georgia Tech Navy North Carolina Dartmouth Boston Pittsburgh Penn William & Mary Auburn North Carolina Cloudbusters Virginia New Hampshire Indians Bob Kelly Tony Minisi al Sica Hal Hamburg Middies Johnny Duda Otto Graham Cavaliers Col Sate Purdue Iowa Seahawks

VOLS DEMOLISH FLORIDA FOR third SEC WIN

The Tennessee Volunteers crushed Florida 40 to 0 to claim a third Southeastern Conference win. Georgia Tech won 27 to 0 to keep their season intact. Alabama beat Millsaps College 55-0. LSU defeated Texas A&M in Baton Rouge.

Miami Depauw Rochester Oberlin Wayne Otterbein North Carolina Cherry Point Marines Georgia Tech Auburn Tennessee Florida Alabama Millsaps North Carolina Navy Virginia Tenn. A. & I. College Langston U Tulane Rice Mississippi State Arkansas A & M Jacksonville Navy Miami Navy Northwestern Illinois Buddy Young Iowa Indiana Nebraska Missouri Bill Dellastations Minnesota Tigers Washington Whitman Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Rocky Mountains Colorado Utah Iowa State Kansas St. Mary's UCLA California College of Pacific Associated Press University of Tennessee Téth Iulane Notre Dame Arkansas A. & M Bama Millsaps College Georgia Kentucky Mississippi Louisiana State University Texas A & M Baton Rouge

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