Commodores Blast Cadet in 49-20 Victory
The Bainbridge Commodores crushed the undefeated North Carolina Pre-Flight Cloudbusters 49-20 at Kenan Stadium. Maryland's squad displayed power with a bursty second period producing four touchdowns.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1944
Page
7
The Bainbridge Commodores crushed the undefeated North Carolina Pre-Flight Cloudbusters 49-20 at Kenan Stadium. Maryland's squad displayed power with a bursty second period producing four touchdowns.
The author recalls staying in a Commercial house in a southwestern Minnesota town during pheasant season. The piece describes small lobbies, dusty plants, a second floor full of memories, and night noises from belated guests and muffled conversations in a modest traveler lodging. Captain the Labrador and a barking scene accompany the night’s vigil in the hostelry.
Richmond dispatch details Richard Brinkley Wake Forest fullback dominating scoring with seven straight wins totaling 66 points. Bruce of William and Mary second with 48 points trails as Duke Wake Forest clash for conference supremacy headlines a weekend slate including Virginia at Richmond and Maryland at Michigan State.
Dr Clyde A Erwin state superintendent announces a nationwide 1944 45 essay contest with a first prize of 1000 dollars to the winner and the event is noted from Raleigh on November 6.
Bainbridge built a big second half surge to erase an early 7 0 deficit and take a 14 13 lead before pulling away from the Cloudbusters. Star backs Johnson Justice Vanderweghe and Michelich sparked the attack alongside a strong line, while Preflight racked up solid support from Graham and a sharp receiving corps. Attendance neared 15 000 as Bainbridge matched Navy under pro rules in a high pace battle.
The pure bred Guernsey sale in Ashe County drew strong interest though the overall average was modest. Eleven young heifers averaged 158 dollars and 11 young bulls averaged 115 dollars. Ashe farmers bought 19 of 22 head consigned, aiding county herd standards. Snow possible in parts of Norway in any month.
Grant Pollock proposes a broad winter sports program including ski running toboggan and bobsled racing as a way to provide outdoor work for returning soldiers. The idea is to use snow sports as a field to create jobs while noting the golf association and Bainbridge center programs for veterans. In other notes a golfer shot 77 and a B 29 mishap at Oklahoma field is mentioned.
The Vindicator lists a missing or forgotten St. Louis Browns figure as today’s guest star, noting a ten man roster and inviting reflection on a past or overlooked player from the team.
The column notes Chattanooga Joe Engel pressing for moving his Southern Association franchise to Miami with league directors, Alf Vanderbilt is assigned to Hollywood as PT boat film advisor, Alfredo de Oro hospitalised after a car strike, Curt McCamy headed for Naval Academy with Minnesota stay, and Miss Nightingale ambulance flights aiding invasion zones. Gas prices engaged in transport shifts.
Lieut Phil Shaughnessy son of the International League president was wounded while serving with Canadian forces in Holland. Lt Joe Maniaci the football coach recently won the officers and chiefs golf tournament at the...
A large score roundup shows U S submarine base and various military teams winning big. Pro football results include the Chicago Bears and New York Giants posting decisive victories while the Brooklyn Tigers and Washington Redskins fall short. Other college and service contests feature high margins with Johnson C. Smith, Vanderbilt, and Arkansas A M among the winners.
The Duke Wake Forest clash Saturday will determine the Orange Bowl participant as schedule chairman C. F. Baldwin notes, with Duke rallying to defeat Georgia Tech and several teams eyed for the New Year’s Day classic including Mississippi State Auburn Alabama Tennessee Holy Cross Texas TCU Tulsa Rice and Oklahoma A and M.
Chicago Bears defeated the Green Bay Packers 21-0 as Luckman scored a TD and threw for two more. Detroit and New York posted wins while Washington beat Cleveland 14-10 and Philadelphia routed Brooklyn 21-7.
Army star Glenn Davis scored three touchdowns against Villanova to reach 78 points, two behind leader Lee Tressel of Baldwin Wallace, who did not play the weekend. Davis trails by two points in the national scoring race, with several players from various conferences listed in the standings.
Baltimore November 6. Arnold Kirkland of Petersburg Virginia may be dubbed the stake a day jockey if he keeps his pace in Maryland tracks. He rode four top events last week winning all, starting at Laurel Park with Hindu Kush in the Spalding Lowe Jenkins. He rode Harford in the Grayson stake at Pimlico, Big Push in the Pimlico Merchants Purse, and Monsoon in the Johnny Podgajny handicap.
Portland in November report says Captain John Kitzmiller after 23 months in India craved milk and bought a bottle immediately upon return. He drinks milk at every opportunity and notes Americans in India miss it more than anything else.
Army meets Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium on Armistice Day weekend as part of a slate including Auburn vs Mississippi State and Duke vs Wake Forest. Notre Dame seeks revenge after a 32 13 defeat by Navy, while Army aims to extend its top ranking and 83 0 tuneup win over Villanova.
New York November 6 7 The list of footballs unbeaten and untied teams was reduced to 18 last week Notre Dame Georgia Tech Michigan State and Oklahoma Aggies were dropped from the list after losses to Navy Duke Missouri New York Norman and others The article lists scores and opponents for several remaining undefeated outfits including Army Mississippi State Yale Harvard California and Navy with various results and margins.
Eastern War Time programs adjusted with one hour subtraction for CWT and two hours for MWT. Listings show Front Page Farrell Wilderness Road serial, Captain Midnight, Tom Mix, Dick Tracy repeats, Jeri Sullavan Songs, Captain Tim Healy Story, and World War News. Includes Mercury’s Music Shop, Lux, and Futurist segments with Cecil Brown, Hedda Hopper, and Roosevelt broadcast at set times.
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