Roundup of college football, drafts, and Navy notes
Oklahoma A and M defeated Tulsa 46 to 40 as Art Griffith blasted the game as ruined. Yankee draft pick Herb Crompton from Toronto marks a long gap since 1923. Navy footballers studied navigation at Notre Dame night, while Lieut Ben Hogan teaches army golf at Washington and Lee. Len Akin poses with a kitten and breaks his nose in a signal drill.
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New York
Oklahoma A
Tulsa
Art Griffith
Aggies
Norman Navy Zoomers
Yankees
Herb Crompton
Toronto
Navy
Notre Dame
Ganizing
China
Ben Hogan
Wash
On and Lee University
Army School For Personnel Services
Commodores
Len Akin
Baylor
Bears
Dodgers Executive Robert Rickey Group Plans Private Talks
Andrew Schmitz, tied to Branch Rickey, signals the group will let Rickey speak for future Dodgers talks. The remark underscores Rickey’s central role in negotiations over a potential quarter interest in the team.
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Andrew Schmitz
Rickey’s
Dodgers
Rickey
Pigskin Pickins and Rivalry Notes
A collage of college football chatter mentions Georgia Tech Duke and Michigan Penn state Indiana Ohio State Bainbridge Navy North Carolina and the Packers star Johnny Blood. Read like a sports column teaser with playful bolding and partial team snips.
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Iadigan
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ohio State
Ohio
Bainbridge Navy
North Carolina
Clemson Center Ralph Jenkins Shines In Conference Span
Ralph Jenkins of Clemson played almost every minute in three games last season and has logged full 60 minute efforts against South Carolina and Tennessee this season. Sheik Rangel, who fought in the Garden, earned his nickname as the Fresno neighborhood’s only kid who wore a necktie.
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Ralph Jenkins
Clemson
South Carolina
Tennesse
Sheik Rangel
Garden
Fresno
Calif
Joe Louis Knocks Out Denson in Second Round
DETROIT Nov 4 Heavyweight Joe Louis knocked out Johnny Denson of Indianapolis in the second round of an exhibition bout at Olympia. The Brown Bomber weighed about 212 pounds on fight night and dropped Denson to a sitting position for the count.
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Detroit
Joe Loy
Johnny Denson
Indianapolis
Olymia
Jake Aos
Kayo
George Kochan
Akron
Smething
Brown Bomber
Denson
New York
Harold Green
Brooklyn
Rocky Graziano
Joe Louis
Providence
R. I
Harry Jeffra
Baltimore
Charlie Noel
Waterbury
Conn
Willie Roache
Wilmington
Del
T.K.O
Vic Jade
Cleveland
Augusta
Dusty Brown
Philadelphia
Colton Chaney
Mickey Hayes
Milwaukee
Hollywood
Enrique Bolanos
Mexico City
Tony Olivera
Kkland
Cal
Britain to Convert Lancaster Bombers for Civil Airliners
After the war Britain plans to convert Lancaster bombers into airliners. Tests indicate the bombers can be converted, enabling faster postwar air travel with a British commercial fleet.
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London
INS
Great Britain
Gastonia Green Wave Hold Off High Point 13 6 in Thrilling Clash
In Gastonia at the High School Stadium the Green Wave beat the High Point Black Bison 13 to 6. Gastonia scored on two long runs with Grigg and Kenit delivering key plays while Pearson added the early scoring and Frye connected on passes. High Point threatened late but Gastonia preserved the lead as penalties and stout defense pinned the Bison.
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Gastonia High School
Gastonia
Green Wave
Black Bison
Terry Braswell
Grigg
Frye
Charlie Pearson
Pearson
Greenies
Bison
Gastonia Fellows
Ken
Curt McDonald
Ray Delappe
Bill Loyd
Loyd
Hugh Gordon
Hugh Point
Bill Brewer
Dick Reid
Joe Price
Fred Grigg
McDonald
High Point
H Point
McDonol Loyd
Tommy McGhee
T Delappe
Revised Tar Heel Squad Shows Many New Faces In Line-Up
North Carolina's reshuffled squad opens the second half of its split season with a 2 30 p m Saturday test against South Carolina in Chapel Hill. Coach Gene McEver adds V 12 transfers led by John Kerns as several newcomers make their debuts.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tar Heels
Gamcocks
Sanford
Gene McEver
John Kerns
Duke
Ohio U
Thad Ellis
Voris
Berea
Oliphant
Hughes
Louisiana
McEver
Navy
Jim Godwin
Coasty Point
Gamecocks
Georgia
Eels
Bill Gilliam
John Kinsey
Johnny Walker
Clarence Kidder
Jack Foster
Bill Waters
John Buchheister
Gilliam
J. Kinsey
Walter
Wally Butts Praises Harder as Best Back Seen
Georgia coach Wally Butts calls Pat Harder the best back he has ever seen, eclipsing Frankie Sinkwich. Georgia Preflight Skycrackers face the Third Airforce Gremlins after a 19-7 earlier win. Lt. Art Ditt joins the Gremlins as Wisconsin fullback Harder dominates the attention.
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Charlotte
N. C
Quinn Decker
Airforce
Gremlins
Georgia
Pat Harder
Wisconsin
Ider
Decker
Wally Butts
Harder
Frankie Sinkwich
Art Ditt
University of North Carolina
Gremlin
High Point Battles Gastonia in Conference Clash
High Point and Gastonia delivered a hard fought game with standout efforts from Bill Brewer O B Levina and Pete Armstrong on defense and offense Marshal Newell and Terry Braswell directing the line Hugh Gordon and Abie Thomas added strong runs Joe Price showed determination against Gastonia’s rush The result pulls High Point from the conference race with only one game remaining and a possible tie if a lone reverse occurs.
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Bill Brewer
O. B. Levina
Pete Armstrong
Marshal Newell
Terry Braswell
Hugh Gordon
Abie Thomas
Joe Price
Belmont Abby
Gastonia
Green Wave
Evina
Armstrong
Hooten
Newell
Groves
Braswell
Reneau
Ecco
Dover
Sumo
Gordon
Pearson
Gastona
Loewe
Bost
Groome
Price
McGhee
Thomas
Hedrick
Stone
Boshamer
Naval training teams clash in Chapel Hill preview
Two undefeated naval training squads meet in Chapel Hill with 28 000 expected fans. Bainbridge’s Joe Kane faces Kilinger’s Cloudbusters led by Otto Graham with Sam Koslowski and Stan Koslowski providing backfield fire.
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Chapel Hill
Bainbridge
Hippity
Joe Kane
Don Durdan
N. C
Cloudbusters
Glenn Killinger
Associated Press
Killinger
Otto Graham
Northwestern
Stan Koslowski
Holy Cross
Buell A. St. John
Swede
Hagberg
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Virginia
Navy
Hoppus
University of Nebraska
Kane
Penn A
Durdan
Oregon States
Duke
Gerald Ramsey
Alfred Vandeweghe
Charlie Justice
Asheville High School
Deacons To Try For 7th Straight Today On Home Gridiron
Wake Forest hosts Clemson as both teams seek to extend perfect conference records in a crowded Southern Conference day. North Carolina meets South Carolina V-12, and Duke challenges Georgia Tech while others eye pennant implications and coast hopefuls for the 1944 season standings.
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Deacons
Richmond
Wake Forest
Clemson
Tigers
North Carolina
Tar Heels
South Carolina
North Carolina State
William and Mary
Jackie V. M. I
Lexington
Norfolk Fleet
Arnett And Dark Win Laurels On Links
In Greensboro on November 4 Arnett of Reidsville and Ed Dark of Greensboro captured the two man event in a pro amateur golf tournament with a 68. Their all star quartet of Arnett Dark Bohnson Gray and Blanton posted 64 to win the four man event.
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Arnett and
Dark
Greensboro
Arnett
Reidsville
Ed Dark
Bohnson Gray
Winston-Salem
Bill Blanton
Big Names Not Needed To Draw Large Gates
Mike Jacobs of the 20th Century Sporting Club said big names aren’t essential to attract crowds. At Madison Square Garden 13,325 fans paid 35,846 dollars to a show headlined by three 10 rounders, with five of six scraps from New York or Brooklyn and one fighter from the West Coast.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
Sporting Club
Madison Square Garden
Rooklyn
West Coast
Radio Schedule Fragments With Changes and Late Notes
A dense listing of radio programs reflects time adjustments due to late network corrections and notes that schedules may change for late political broadcasts. Entries include Atlantic Spotlight, Red Cross in the Pacific, Adventures Ahead, The Baxters, Victory F O B from Detroit, and later programs such as The Philadelphia Orchestra Hour, Grand Old Opry, and Meet Your Navy with various network markers.
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Nbe
Hollywood
National Farm
Red Cross
Pacific
Grand Central Station
Cbs
Navy
Eddie Condon
Blu
Lopez
John McVane
London
Victory F.O.B
Detroit
Mbs Musicana
Dbes
Philadelphia Orches
Stopak
Orches
Rupert Hughes
Nbhe
Dancing Orch
Curt Massey
Nancy Martin
Biu
Army Wings
Quincy Howe
Edward Tomlinson
Montezuma
Cbe
Larry Wismer
H. Fleming
Hawaii
Lionel Barrymore
Ebs
American Eagle
Britain
Leland Stowe
Hailery Queen
South America
Meet Your Navy
Great Lakes
Arthur Hale
Mbs
Fran Greer
Rudy Vallee
Kenny Baker
Truth & Consequence
Barry Wood
Guy Lombardo
Socialist Labor Party
Gov. T. Dewey
N and H. Marshall
Mba
Nhe
Sen
Truman
Ore
Navy driven to prove season with Notre Dame clash
In Baltimore 67 000 fans awaited the No 1 tilt as power laden Navy, after two October upsets, sought a season restart by thrashing Notre Dame. The Middies were a strong favorite to derail the Irish, who had recently beaten Illinois and saw Penn toppled by four touchdowns a week earlier. The clash overshadowed many other games nationwide.
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Ted Beier
New York
Navy
Notre Dame
Baltimore
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Middies
Illinois
Penn
Army and Buckeyes Clash as Polls Stir Football Week
Army, ranked number one last week, hosted Villanova at West Point while Ohio State, third in the nation, met Indiana in a showdown that could decide the Western Conference title. A 60,000 crowd was expected in Columbus and 45,000 at Franklin Field for Penn State’s international tilt. Other top games featured Yale vs Dartmouth Cornell vs Columbia Brown vs Coast Guard Academy and many others across the nation. Drake, Florida, and Miami also posted Saturday wins.
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Army
Associated Press
Villanova
West Point
Ohio State
Indiana
Columbus
Michigan
Pur
Frankelin Field
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
East
Yale
Dartmouth
Cornell
Columbuia
Brown
Coast Guard Academy
Midwest
Tulsa
Iowa Seahnks
Northwestern
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Purdue
Oklahoma
Iowa State
Oklahoma Aggies
Normany Navy Zoomers
South
Duke
Georgia Tech
Auburn
Presbyterian
Alabama
Georgia
Wake Forest
Clemson
Mississippi State
Kentucky
Bainbridge
North Carolina
Southwest
North Texas Aggies
Randolph Field
Texas
Southern Methodist
Rice
Texas Tech
Texas Aggies
Arkansas
Rocky Mountains
Amarillo Army Air
Second Air Force
New Mexico
Colorado
Pacific Coast
Marshield
UCLA
California
Alameda Coast Guard
Southern California
Naval Training Station
Los Angeles
Drake
St. Olaf
Florida
University of Florida
University of Miami
Frisco aviation department forms to handle postwar air traffic
The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce created an aviation department to address problems plans and procedures for air transport of passengers mail cargo and private flying. Officials expect a postwar surge in Pacific and Far East traffic to pass through San Francisco securing the city a key role in global air traffic.
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Frisco
San Francisco
INS
Man in Subway Faints At Frank Sinatra Lookalike Clash
In New York a young man resembling Frank Sinatra, Arthur Farrell Jr., faced a subway confrontation with a bobby sock and swooned, murmuring Frankie in tender tones, leaving onlookers unsure of the outcome and the mob reaction.
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New York
Arthur Farrell, Jr
Frank Sinatra
Bobby Sock
Frankie
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