Texas A M Bill Tops Today's Grid Activities
Texas A M remains unbeaten in conference play as bowl bids loom while Tulsa could gain a bid if hurricanes defeat Arkansas. Penn and Cornell eye Ivy titles, Brown and Colgate clash, Wake Forest faces Wake Forest and North Carolina State, and Duke looms for the conference crown with other regional games adding to a sparse Thanksgiving grid.
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Turkey
Southwest
Texas University
Texas A
Aggies
North Texas A
Longhorns
Grsb
Penn
Bob Odell
Quakers
Brown
Colgate
Brown Bears
Colgate Raiders
Franklin
Marshall
Bucknell
Down Carolina
Wake ‘Forest
South Carolina
North Carolina Cloudbusters
North Carolina State
Maryland
Nixieland
Annerup
Duke
Richmond
Blue Devils
Charleston Coast Guard
Camp Davis
Norm Standlee
Johnny Mellu
Fort Gragg
Fort Riley
Kansas
St. Mary's
Utah
Loyola Discontinues Basketball for 1943-44 Season
Loyola University Chicago will not field a basketball team this year due to war conditions and transportation difficulties. The Ramblers, known for heavy schedules, had regularly traveled to the coasts and met Western Conference opponents, but the 1943-44 season is canceled.
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Chicago
Loyola University of Chicago
Midwest
Ramblers
Irish Will Not Play Post Season Contests
Notre Dame, ranked No 1, will not bid for post season games this year conforming to a 1925 policy. The faculty athletics board formally announced continuation of the ban after finishing a 10 game schedule with a Saturday game against Great Lakes.
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South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
Great Lakes
Six Sooners On Big Six All-Star Football Team
Oklahoma leads with six selections to the 1943 Big Six all star team as AP ballots from coaches and writers place W G Wooten end Lee Kennon tackle Gale Fulgham guard Bob Mayfield center and Derald Lebow and Bob Brumley backs on the first eleven joining Missouri Kansas Iowa State and Nebraska with limited picks. The first team includes Morton Anderson Reece Gruden Tippee and Brumley with six Sooners in total and Nebraska missing a first team representative for the season.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma
Associated Press
W. G. Wooten
Lee Kennon
Gale Fulgham
Bob Mayfield
Derald Lebow
Bob Brumley
Sooners
Missouri
John Morton
Alfred Anderson
Don Reece
Frank Gruden
Kansas
Howard Tippee
Iowa State
Nebraska
Gale Fulghum
Bill Ekern
George Dick
Junius Penny
Mel Shanda
Charles Wright
Bob Eigebberger
Ralph Stewart
Ed Kenfield
Bill Dellastations
Robert George
Jim Machen
Kansas State
Fights Last Night Report A.P. Bouts
Elizabeth New Jersey fighter Herb Brydon knocked out Dangay Morrison of Newark in a headline bout. In Oakland California Paul Hartnck of Omaha outpointed George Millick of Sacramento.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Herb Brydon
West Orange
N.J
Dangay Morrison
Newark
Oakland
Calif
Paul Hartnck
Omaha
Neb
George
Millick
Sacramento
Yawkey Casts Fairy Godfather Role for Phillies
Herb Pennock tops the Phillies’ GM wish list as Tom Yawkey reportedly grants permission for Pennock to consider joining Philadelphia. Pennock, a famed 32 year veteran pitcher, weighed the offer with new Phillies president Robert Carpenter and said he will decide after careful thought.
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Herb Pennock
Phillies
Bos Sale
Philadelphia
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Harris
Boston Red Sox
Ano
Red Sox
Bawes Pennock
Philadelphia Record
Robert R. M. Carpenter, Jr
Yawkey
Pennock
Georgetown
D. C
Tom
Carpenter
William D. Cox
Bucky Harris
Af Harris
Cox
K. M. Landis
American’ League
Athletics
Yankees
Connie Mack
Extra Ammunition Promised Civilians In Western States
Maury Maverick told western congressmen that 696,000 722 rounds were provided for predatory animal control and an additional 2,000,000 rounds will be forthcoming this week by the War Production Board.
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Washington
Maury Maverick
War Producion Board
Representative Barrett Calls for Ammo Materials Allocation
Representative Barrett of Wisconsin chaired the meeting and said he would request by December 15 that copper and other critical materials be allocated to supply 50 to 60 percent of civilian ammunition needs. Maverick’s office noted shipments this year to western states include Minnesota 1,304,620 and South Dakota 4,140.
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R-Wiy O
Maverick
Minnesota
South Dakota
1943 All Star Game Sets Record Profit at Dyche Stadium
The 1943 all star football game at Dyche Stadium posted the largest profit in ten years, with a record donation of 66,557.85 to Chicago Tribune Charities from sponsors. The game featured the Washington Redskins and the College All-Stars, played Aug 25, with profits up due to reduced operating costs.
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Chicago
Dyche Stadium
Hugh Soldier Field
Chicago Service Men’s Center
Chicago Tribune Charities, Inc
Washington Redskins
Chilean heavyweight Arturo Godoy may box in the United States
Arturo Godoy, the Chilean heavyweight, may fight in the United States again. His manager Luis Porto says James Johnston of New York offered to arrange bouts in New York Chicago and Philadelphia. Al Weill, former manager of Godoy, also has made offers according to Porto.
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Arturo Godoy
United States
Saracas
Venezuela
Luis Porto
James, Johnston
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
al Weill
Gadoy
Porto
Phillies appoints president spurs speculation on hiring
New York November 25 commentary notes Robert R. M. Carpenter Jr plans to hire an experienced baseball executive. names floated include Bill Terry and Herb Pennock, a family associate. Autograph seekers also nabbed Sammy Baugh amid the Bears game chatter.
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Bill Cox
Philadelphia Phillies
K. M. Landis
Phile
New York
New’ Phillies
Robert R. M. Carpenter, Jr
Bill Terry
Herb Pennock
Thanksgiving Day Sports Outlook Amid War Time Struggles
A brief note thanks readers for continued sports across baseball, football, boxing, horse racing, track and field, hockey, tennis, and soccer during wartime. It highlights sports authorities and athletes keeping games alive as Ralph Neves is hospitalized at Fort Riley, Kansas after a fall from a horse.
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