Oddities Mark Weekend College Football Roundup
Unusual college football scenes across several teams as players and bystanders filled unexpected roles. Highlights include Army and Carolina scoring on unusual plays, Penn State dodging official questions at a Temple game, Ohio State needing late field goals, and quips from Greasy Neale and Branch Rickey amid draft talk and baseball banter.
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Mort Carolina
Army
Geason
Penn State
Temple Wen
Ia’e A
Ohio State
Rose Bowl to Stage All Western New Year Tilt
The Rose Bowl committee abandons East West play for a Pacific Coast matchup on New Year’s Day in Pasadena. Washington Huskies vs Southern California Trojans will decide the PCC title with USC hampered by military transfers and key losses after recent defeats by March Field and the 4th Air Force.
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San Francisco
Thar
Southern California
University of Washington
Pacific
Washington
Pasadena
Southern
California
West Coast
Durham
N. C
Oregon State
Duke University
Huskies
Ralph
Pest) Welch
Whitman College
Spokane
Wash
Air Service Commandos
Air Force
March Field
Calif
March Field Flyers
Trojans
Jeff Cravath
USC
University of California
Collnge
University of San Fneisco
St Mary's Naval
San Diego Natal
4Th Air Force
Irish Face Unbeaten Team In Seahawks
Notre Dame sits atop the rankings as undefeated No 1 facing an 8-0 Iowa Pre-Flight squad in South Bend. The Seahawks boast a strong line and pro veterans in the backfield, with a late season clashed shaping into a key gridiron stretch.
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Ted Meier
NEW York
Notre Dame
Michigan
Navy
Army
Georgia Tech
Irish
South Bend
Iowa
Seahawks
Dick Todd
Washington Redskins
Frank Maznick
Chiccago Bears
Trish
Northwestern
Otto Graham
Camp Grant
Ohiotate
Iino
Illnois
Ohio State
Nazi Killer Bee Bob Steber and Navy touchdowns rise
A garbled fragment mentions Bob Steber and Navy players, noting touchdowns and a defensive stance. The readable text hints at a sports recap with names tied to the Navy team and scoring plays.
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Bee Bob Steber
Navy
Heb
Baseball Suspension In Sally Continued
SAVANNAH Ga AP Votes to extend a war line suspension of baseball in 1944. South Atlantic League directors reserve right to revise the decision as favorable developments are reported for the next two months. Dr E M Wilder, re-elected president, warned of a good chance play may be resumed amid player shortages travel difficulties and housing constraints across eight league teams in Georgia and the Carolinas.
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Savannah Ga
E. M. Wilder
Jacksonville
Flo
Savannah
Columbus
Macon
Augusta
Georgia
Columbia
Charleston
Greenville
Carolina
R E. LaMotte
Wilder
New York
Otera
Roy Willams
Micon Trav Agnew
Fragmented OCR notes on historic terms and figures
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Witwyck
Germany
Fornel
Baseball Is Essential To Morale In War Effort
Senator Lucas D Neben cites baseball as crucial to civilian and military morale and its solid support for the war effort. He details funds raised by baseball drives, player service figures, and manpower impact while urging no government action should disrupt the national sports institution. He references figures from President Ford Frick and notes travel reductions for defense guidance.
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Ford Frick
National League
Brooklyn
Rickey
DePauw
Chio Wesleyan
Pat O'Brien
Washington
Lucas D-N
Jin
Tues Aaid
Senate Artivery
Menin
Lucas
Pearl Harbor
American League
Ciicut
Laaquess
Georgia Tech gains edge in race for SEC title
Georgia Tech’s Rambling Wreck strengthened its hold in the SEC title chase with a 32 0 victory over Tulane. Eddie Prokop, the versatile quarterback, accounted for multiple touchdowns and big plays including an 81 yard punt return. Tulane’s 2 3 season record shows three losses in conference play as Georgia Tech sets up a showdown with Clemson while Georgia rests.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Virginia Military Institute
Levst
Lousiana State
Bengals
New Orleans
Tulane
Luisiana State
Georga
Tech
Tulane Green Wave
Frankie Sinkwich
Vomt
Hhe
Jeieleafe
Prokop
Main
Four gate Tech team loses in tough Friday game
An OCR fragment reports a Friday night hockey style score with four gate Tech related teams and an upset loss amid conference opposition. Names and details are garbled, but the event suggests a contested game with a wide margin and unclear player figures.
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Tomes
Gate Tech
Ty J
Vanderuia
Marion Ingrisute
PGA Convenes For Annual Conclave
The Professional Golfers Association opens its 27th annual meeting in Chicago with Ed Dudley of Philadelphia predicting a postwar golf boom. The three day program covers officer elections, plans for tournaments next year, and potential announcement of winter tour dates as the sport anticipates a peacetime surge.
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Chicago
Ed Dudley
Philadelphia
Professional Golfers’ Association
PGA
Dudley
Plana
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Indiana
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Jack Bingty
Barrett Evertor
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Ly Co
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US Army Signal Corps
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Bert Biard
NIA
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Cabl
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Sally
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Pris Ale Mothe
Yellow Jackets
Southeastern Loop
Saamat Ned
Dave Tmiata
AKNY
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BEES
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Kenny Baker
Satury
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Olabawa
Marshall
Tom Conmay
Falcom Ie
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Marysy Hutton
Dick Vowel
den “Rei” Harry
Pine Ridge
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Sahara
Woody Herman
Canada
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Herbert Marshall
Susan Peterd
Pete
Desert Inn
Rome
Franchot Tone
Anne Baxter
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