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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1943
Page
4
Pack Station Texas AP reports Texas players bound for the Miami trip for New Year’s Day game with Louisiana State. The squad plans a brief Christmas visit at home and will board the train returning to school in June to reach Miami on December 23.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a 919 area code phone matter in Ozark with references to Sunday Tuesday and Thursday. The readable text provides no clear event, dates, names, or outcomes, leaving an unclear, non-specific item about local communication service.
Seattle. The University of Washington Rose Bowl squad is praised for possessing the fastest backfield among the three Washington elevens to play in Pasadena. Assistant Coach Tubby Graves, with 17 years on the staff, lauds the unit while noting the 1937 team under Jim Phelan lost 21 to 0 to Pittsburgh. Enoch Bags Shaw’s 1926 outfit fell 20 to 19 against Alabama.
Washington seeks improved pass defense as it faces USC in the first all west Rose Bowl game. Key players include Sam Robinson and Boo Zech for Washington and El Trojen stalwarts, with concerns over Susick’s absence and injuries on the Huskies line.
Texas A and M prepares for the 1944 Orange Bowl with the famed “Beardless Wonders” of 1917 newly arriving in a modern bowl context. Damon Tassie leads the squad through a season of swift, aggressive play, seeking national recognition after past bowl appearances and conference battles.
In a scrambled late 1930s style report, Clyde LeForce Jr. defies doubt as he steps up to lead Julia against Georgia Tech in the Sugar Bowl era buildup. The piece weaves college football talk with wartime era color and local names amid uncertain OCR garble.
A UT football specialist arrives to assess the Cotton Bowl outlook. He claims expertise from water boy to student manager and asserts bold predictions for the Longhorns during the New Year’s era at Handulph Field.
Sugar Bowl officials in New Orleans announced plans to present color film screenings for servicemen and women in the armed services. The operation, run by Joseph David of the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association, required hiring a full time secretary and a motion picture booking firm to manage correspondence and distribution. They also filed with the government for extra time for the 1944 game between Georgia Tech and Tulane on New Year’s Day.
The Cridder player, last year a polio victim, led Mount Carmel High in a Chicago section game before traveling to New Orleans for a key contest. Tommy Da10, a tailback, stood out as a scoring threat while Carmel finished as co champions amid injuries. Catholic League plans include Mt George and Mount St Michael of New York, with Mount Carmel listed among contenders. Bobby Cigannon, Phil Terra Nova manager, received a $25,000 offer from promoter Joe Lynch for a January 12 bout with Manuel Artiz, N B A featherweight champion.
Contenders Monticello Ark AP The Arvangas A M College football squad has disbanded for Christmas holidays and instructed to assemble at Houston on December 30 to prep for the New Year's Day Old Bowl game against Southwest Louisiana Institute.
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