Sports Roundup Reflects Big Plays and Naval Links
A chaotic roundup highlights M4 Lackman’s touchdown passes and record chases by Sid Luckman and teammates. Mentions of Duke, Yale, and Navy trainees thread through the page, plus the Army field house in Iceland named for Gen. Frank Andrews. Ronnie Horn’s rescue at sea and Sonny Horn’s sea duty request add human interest to a broad sports and military mix.
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Feral
Bill Ke
Rip Miller
Lim Ag Navy
Washington
Griffith
Mimi
Bruce Drake
Tim
Yale
Howie Oden
Maritime Service
Sonny
Ronnie
Four Iowa Starters Out For Notre Dame Tilt
Iowa City AP report says four starts and three second stringers are out due to injury or transfer as Iowa Flight Seahawks prepare to face Notre Dame. Coach Faurot warns Notre Dame is strong and fast. Maznicki and Kieppe out with season-ending injuries. Heinz Williams and Hook transferred to other bases.
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Iowa City
Don Faurat
Iowa
Seahawke
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Seahawks
Faurot
Frank Maznicki
Dick Kieppe
Jack Williams
Bob Hook
Attorney Morton Bogue Nominated to Lead USGA
Morton G. Bogue, a New York attorney, is nominated to succeed George W. Blossom Jr. of Chicago as president of the United States Golf Association. He has served as vice president since 1940 and will be formally elected at the USGA annual meeting in New York on the 15th.
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U. S. GA. New York
Morton G. Bogue
New York
George W. Blossom, Jr
Chicago
United States Golf Association
Rogue
USGA
Dothan Tigers Prepare For Final Enterprise Clash
The Dothan High Tigers, 6–2, head to Enterprise Friday for the season finale against the Enterprise eleven. Scholastic issues bench Wil ls and Tatum again, while Miller Henderson Seymour and Zhinden lead the offense. Dothan already beat Coffee County earlier in the year and seek a seventh win despite a tough road.
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Dothan High Tigers
Enterprise
Starke
University of Montgomery
Caspite
Gordon Willis
Marx Tatum
Tigers
Wills
Tatum
Miller
Henderson
Seymour
Zhinden
Tiger den
Dothen
Georgia Tech May Yet Play Sugar Bowl Bid
Reported in AP dispatch from New Orleans, Georgia Tech eyes a Sugar Bowl bid amid a shaky season. Coach Bil Alexander’s team has shown flashes, beating Navy and Texas opponents logic while suffering heavy losses to Notre Dame and Navy earlier. Georgia Tech features Eddie Prokop and John Steber as top players. Southwestern Louisiana, Louisiana State, Rice Institute, and Fort Benning matchups frame talk of a bowl appearance.
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Patrick New OR
DANS
Louisiana Sete
To- Jane
Tech
Nowe Dame
Navy
Louis Whitman
Robert L. Browne
Bulldogs
Southwesten
South
Southwest
476Th Infantry
Fort Benning
Southwestern
Texas
Lake Charles Army Air Base
Bollweevils
Arkansas A. & M
Randolph Field Fliers
San Antonio
Tex
Georgia Coach Praises Cook As Best Tailback Since He Became Coach
Georgia coach Wally Butts lauds Johnny Cook at the Atlanta Touchdown Club, calling him the best tailback since Butts became coach though not matching Frank Sinkwich or Charley Trippi. He praises Cook as a hard worker and clever ball handler, and notes Georgia’s young, 4-F team still enjoys playing.
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Atlanta
Wally Butts
U.ule
Johnny Cook
Georgia
Frank Sinkwich
Charley Trppi
Buta
Atlanta Touchdown Club
Wally
Four Teams Top Cotton Bowl Bracket Mentioned
Duke North Carolina Georgia Tech and Randolph Field are cited as leading Cotton Bowl candidates for January 1. Dan D. Rogers, head of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association, says no firm commitment while host team decisions remain with Texas or Texas A&M.
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Dallas
Duke
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Randolph Field
Texas
Texas A & M
Dan D. Rogers
Cotton Baw! Athletic Association
Horse Show Cancelled in New York by AP Report
Armory L. Haskell announced there will be no national horse show this year due to exhibitors unable to arrange entries amid war conditions, including stables, manpower shortages, and other difficulties.
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New York
Armory L. Haskell
Montgomery defeats Jack in five round heavyweight rematch
Light weight champion Bob Montgomery of Philadelphia and former champ Beau Jack of New York fought five rounds at HGNman s Gym in preparation for a Madison Square Garden bout Friday night. Montgomery dethroned Jack by a disputed decision in their first meeting last May.
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New York
Bob Montgomery
Philadelphia
Beau Jack
Hgnman's Gym
Madison Square Garden
Jack
Van Buren Still Tops Southeastern Scorers
In Atlanta AP report Johnny Cook 24 points for Georgia at VMI boosted his season tally to 72 while Steve Van Buren of I SU led the SEC with 88 points. Cook gains another chance against Tulane as Georgia hosts Georgia Tech on November 27. Michigan?
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Atlanta
Johnny Cook
Georgia
Frankie Sinkwich
Virfa Military Institute
Southeastern
Steve van Buren
Cook
Rome
van Buren
Tulane
Georgia Tech
Jimmy Dorough
Eddie Prokop
First Helicopter Pilot License Recalving by Sikorsky
The first helicopter pilot's license in the country was recalled by Igor I. Sikorsky on May 70, 1940, a historic aviation milestone noted in the period record.
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Igor I. Sikorsky
Clemson Tigers Prep For Yellow Jackets
Clemson coach Frank Howard prepared the Tigers for Saturdays matchup with Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Eddie Prokop, Tech’s standout running and passing ace, drew heavy discussion after completing 71 straight completions in Tech’s win over Tulane. Clemson listed three starting backs and an end on the injury or trial list as Howard ran the squad through a light workout.
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Clemson
Leonard Riddle
Arthur Trumpere
Harry Chappell
Howard
Skycrackers Grid Schedule Finished After Clemson Win
Athens AP report says Navy Pro-Flight Skycrackers completed their grid schedule with a 37 6 victory over Clemson College. Lt Rex Enright head coach and assistants returned to regimental duties, resuming non gridiron duties after the season end.
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Athens
Navy
Clemson College
Rex Enright
Enright
George
Seahawks Rise to No Second in AP Poll After ND Win
The Seattle Seahawks jump from fifth to second in the national grid poll after a 28 to 13 victory over Grant Barclay. Notre Dame remains unanimous No 1, with Navy and Army also rising as Northwestern falls, while Penn and Southern California shift in the rankings amid a turbulent week.
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Seahawks
Harold Clarsken
New York
Aps
Nore Dame and Sons
e@o
Porte
Associated Press
Lace
Hai‘ate
Haahawks
Cramp Grant
Roeshtelt
Navy
Colomaa
Berthea
Northwestern
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