Cottonwood vs Slocomb game recap and local chatter
In a spirited report coach Joel Deese defends Cottonwood’s 5-0 loss to Slocomb, noting Cottonwood earned four first downs and two long passes before the end. The column also shares The Didya Know Dept on Kirby Higbe’s nine scoreless innings in Army duty and brief notes on Braves players overseas.
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Joel Deese
Cotton
Wood
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Slocomb
Siocomb
Cottonwood
Cottswood
Mays
Weg
Deese
Didya Know
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Brooklyn Dodger
Camp Livingston
Sherman
Dodger
Soldier Outfit
Boston Braves
South Pacific
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Johnny Sam
Bill Posedel
Wally Fletcher
Stribling
Dothan Eleven Prepares For Friday Baker Showdown
Dothan High enters Friday’s game against Baker High School of Columbia, Ga., in top shape aside from injured James Ware Burke who is recovering from a broken wrist. Coach Jack Howater praised the team’s tough practice, emphasized unbalanced formation, and scheduled an 8 p.m. kickoff at Memoris Stadium.
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Bresther Terimmege
Dothen Tigers
Whey
Baker High School
Columby
Wiregrass
Jack Howater
James Ware Burke
Tigers
Burket
Tiger Waraly
Howater
Tiger
Jack Marey
Army Takes First Place In Grid Poll
Army holds the No 1 ranking in the Associated Press college football poll after six games with 266 points and 58 first place votes. Ohio State follows, Navy climbs to third, and Randoph Field remains fourth after a big win. Notre Dame drops to fifth after a 32 to 33 loss to Navy amid a reshuffled top ten. Bainbridge Naval and the Fourth Air Force enter the top ten at the expense of Georgia Tech, Duke, and North Carolina.
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Harold Claassen
NEW York
Army
Associated Press
Notre Dame
Navy
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Randoph
North Texas Aggies
Bainbridge Naval
Air Force
Georgia Tech
Duke
North Carolina
Bainbridge
Middies Hear Plea for Victory Before Navy Notre Dame
In Baltimore a high ranking naval officer urged the Navy squad to win just before kickoff against Notre Dame. Commander Oscar Hagbers, Navy coach, accepted the push as an order. Navy defeated Notre Dame 42-13. Admiral Ernest J. Kang, commander in chief of the U.S. Fleet and chief of naval operations, was identified as the visiting officer.
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Philadelphia
Middies
Navy-Notre Dame
Baltimore
Oscar F Hagbers
Jett
Adm
Ernest J. Kang
U. S. Fleet
Naval Operations
Maxwell Football Club
Ray Swartz
Navy
British Soldiers Favor Lighter Films Over War Movies
In the Mediterranean, British servicemen prefer musicals and comedies to war-horror films. Ninety percent reject war pictures, Greer Garson is the favored female star and Spencer Tracy tops the male list. Ninety five percent favor American films despite the wartime context. A separate report notes 1,037 more night accidents than the 1942 rate.
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Tommy
London
Mediterranean
Hollywood
Greer Garson
Spencer Tracy
Lanier Poets Football Team and Pete Gray Talk
Lanier High School in Macon Georgia features the Poets football squad as sports writers debate Pete Gray’s major league chances as an outfielder. Gray, the one armed player who starred with Memphis last season, was reportedly sold to the St Louis Browns.
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Pete Gray
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Tech Ride Loses Bet On Navy Win
In Atlanta AP recounts Georgia Tech beating Navy after an official call near the end. Assistant coach Bobby Dodd bet a friend Tech would lose and lost five dollars as Navy was penalized on a key play, setting Tech up for a decisive score.
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Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd
Jackets
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Atlanta Touchdown Club
Tech
Commissioner Landis Votes In Election
CHICAGO AP Only with his physician's consent was baseball commissioner K M Landis allowed to leave St Luke's Hospital to vote in the Presidential election. Landis aged 77 had been hospitalized over a month with a severe cold and for rest and had voted in every election since reaching his majority.
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K. M. Landis
St. Luke's Hospital
Landis
Camp Rocker Golfer Exhibition at Maxwell Field
Tech Sergeant Harry Pezzullo will play in a four man exhibition at Maxwell Field Golf Club on Sunday Nov 12. The event features top professionals including Bing Crosby era pro and others, with Lt Fred Canoussa and Jack Creavy among the lineup, to boost Camp Rucker attention. separate note cites 6 percent of highway mileage rebuilt yearly, with 2,000 miles halted and 10 percent needing work.
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Harry Pezzullo
Camp Rocker
Maxwell Field
Pezzullo
Bob’ Ripley
Jue
Pezzulio
Bing Corsby
Curdy Byrd
Montgomery
Ala
Jack Creavy
TomiCreavy
Fred Canoussa
Hugh Ranch
Tech drills against Green Wave in practice
Tech rambling Wreck squads scrimmage Tulane in second practice ahead of Saturday game. George Tech returned star back Bul Williams after his father's death, aiming to rebound from a loss to Duke that dropped them from the unbeaten Net standings.
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Duke
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Bulldogs Gators Clash Saturday in Jacksonville
Florida seeks SEC win and a fifth straight over Georgia as the Gators and Bulldogs meet in Jacksonville. Coaches Lieb and Butts expect a hard fought game with injuries in Georgia’s lineup and promises of effort from both sides. Other weekend showdowns include Miami University against NC State and service teams facing naval installations.
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University of Florida
Georgia
Gators
Bulldogs
Jacksonville
Tom Lieb
Fionda
Wally Butts
Bates
Lieb
Miami University
North Carolina State
Miami
Eddie Dunn
Beattie Feathers
Tog
Daniel Field
Augusta
Miami Naval Air Station
Fort Hennng Third Infantry
Jacksonville Navy
Milligan Vs. Catawba
Early Christmas for TCU as Navy V12 players arrive
Coach Dutch Meyer returned with his Texas Christian team from Savannah to discover two players transferred into the Navy V12 program awaiting them. The situation adds a festive if unusual twist to the team’s travel home.
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Fort Worth
Texap
Dutch Meyer
Texas Christian
Savannah
Navy
Billiard Champion To Defend Diadem
Billiard champion Wile Hoppe is set to defend the diadem in Kansas City as the world championship unfolds. The event features top players from New York and other cities, with plans for a four gate format and a 50 block structure mentioned in early notes.
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Kansas City
Wile Hoppe
New York
Owl
Sense of
Getting A Line On Family Wash and Other Oddities
An AP styled report discusses family washing lines and related oddities entering attention. The piece notes scattered details about dates, places, and persons, including references to Atlanta and New York, with mentions of partial data on weekly interviews and ownership of beds.
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