Bears Edge Giants as Luckman Ties Record in rout
In New York on November 16 the Bears' Don Luckman tied the NFL pass record late in the game lifting Chicago past the Giants. Giants coach Steve Owen noted the club’s ongoing effort to chase records as Hutson and Lockman set marks, with Hutson, Lockman and Baugh cited in the postgame remarks.
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New York
Unions Posse
Giants
Sid
Bears
Luke Johnson
Johnsos
Luckman
Feder
Steve Owen
Don Hutson
Sid Lockman
Sammy Baugh
Sports and military notes mix of college and naval updates
Capt Billick Whelchel nears sea duty as Miller likely to be assigned. Yale football influence keeps Howie Odell planning next season. Duke loses interest after Don Durdan factor. Brainbridge naval trainees join a potential war bond game. Army field house in Iceland named for Gen Frank Andrews. Sonny Horne seeks sea duty after brother Ronnie goes missing at sea and is later picked up.
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Billick Whelchel
Miller
Aaron
Washington
Clark Griffith
Bruce Drake
Oklahoma
West Coast
Casaba
Bruce
Yale
Howie Odell
Elis
Brainbridge
Naval Training Station
Duke
New York
Mal Stevens
Sampson
N. Y
Bainbridge
Don
Oregon State
Durdan
Blue Devils
Army Field
Frank Andrews
Sonny Horne
Niles, O
Ronnie
Maritime Service
Sonny
Duke and North Carolina Prepare Encore Grid Clash
CHAPEL HILL Nov 16 Duke and North Carolina, each in strong form, renew their Southern Conference showdown this weekend. Tar Heels scouts say Duke's first string outshines Penn State, while Duke aims to rebound after a 14-7 loss earlier. Other ACC teams travel, including Clemson at Georgia Tech and Wake Forest at Camp Lejeune, as State and Wake Forest take holiday.
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Chapel Hill
Duke
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Durham
Tom Erirginia
Toe
N.C. State
Cameron
Celmson
Georgia Navy
Georgai Tech
Atlanta
Maryland
Lakehurst Navy
Wake Forest
Camp Lejenune
South Carolina
Milligan
Tennessee
Clemson
Arthur Trumpere
Leonard Riddle
Harry Chappell
Zivic Brothers Reach Peak Then Some Eyes On Retirement
Boxing star Fritzie Zivic, 31, top welterweight contender and Pittsburgh native, eyes retirement after 13 years in the ring. Brother Pete, Jack, Eddie, and Joe Zivic all fought professionally, with Fritzie once holding the welter crown and facing Jake LaMotta and Henry Armstrong in pivotal battles.
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Zivic
Brother Cast
Walter L. Johns
Central Press
Pete
Jack
Joe
Fritzie
Eddie Fritzie
Zivics
Armstrong
Patsie
Jake LaMotta
New York
Pittsburgh
Redaman
Usoe
Steve Senich
Laddie Tonelli
Sammy Angott
Henry Armstrong
Henry
Hank
Armst
Pacific Coast
Pete Zivic
Eddie
Jack Zivic
Internat
Joey Zivic
Unlucky 13 Has No Qualms For Tar Heels
CHAPEL HILL November 16 The No 13 Tar Heels face Duke in the southern championship after a 9 6 upset of Penn The Carolina squad led by Hosea Rodgers 25 points and Billy Myers 12 remain confident as they prepare for a stronger Duke team The team depth and steady scoring spread across 13 players marked their season thus far
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Chapel Hill
Tom Young
Carolina Gridders
Duke
Tar Heels
Penn
Young
Dukes
Carolina
Hosea Rodgers
Alabama
Billy Myers
Vernon Thomason
Lexington
Bison and Demon Prep For Friday Night Showdown
Both teams held light practices after recent checks. Coach Brown focused on tackling defense and passing as the Bison work to improve aerial defense while Reynolds eases star Louis Baldwin out with a collarbone injury for the rest of the season.
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Bison
Demon
Tom Brown
R. J. Reynolds
Cernugel
Greensboro
Brown
Winston- Salem
Donald Hooper
Louis Baldwin
Fights Last Night Roundup Matches Across U S Cities
Boxers delivered knockouts and decisions in cities including New York New Britain Providence Beaumont Chicago Newark Scranton and New Haven The card featured Ruffin Bagnato Peralta Ward Larkin Costa Bowden Reeves McGraw Riccio Martin Dinofrio Young Kogan and Maxwell with a mix of knockouts and points verdicts across weight classes and venues.
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New York
Bobby Ruffin
Joey Bagnato
Toronto
New Britain
Conn
Joey Peralta
Pittsburgh
Gene Ward
Chicago
Providence
Tippy Larkin
Garfield
N. J
al Costa
Woonsocket
Beaumont
Tex
Buddy Scott
Jim Bowden
Jimmy Reeves
Cleveland
Otis McGraw
Detroit
Newark
Tony Riccio
Bayonne
Danny Martin
Scranton
Joe Dinofrio
Freeland
Lester
Cue Ball
Young
Philadelphia
New Haven
Julie Kogan
Lew Maxwell
Tech Wrecker Poised For Sugar Bowl Matchup
New Orleans officials hint at a possible New Year's clash between Georgia Tech and Southwestern Louisiana Institute in the Sugar Bowl. Bill Alexander's Wreckers showed strong form with 42-7 over LSU and 33-0 over Tulane, while Eddie Prokop and John Steber anchor Tech. Bulldogs coach Louis Whitman touts his Navy V-12 rich squad and hints Alvin Dark as a standout triple threat.
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New Orleans
Sugar Bow
Georgia Tech
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Bulldogs
Bill Alexander
Wreckers
Louisiana State
Tulane
Tech
Notre Dame
Navy
Duke
Alexander
Eddie Prokop
John Steber
Southwestern Louisiana
Louis Whitman
Robert 5
Browns
Seahawk Mentor Claims Edge Over Notre Dame in Preview
Lt. Faurot, coach of the Towa Pre-Flight Seahawks, warns against Notre Dame and pushes a claim on a crying towel as his squad confronts Frank Leahy's undefeated Irish. With four starters absent through injury or transfer, Faurot lists only five pro veterans in uniform and laments Notre Dame's strength and backfield power.
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City
Faurot
Towa
Seahawks
Frank Leahy
Dame
Cannes
Notre Dame
Seahawk
Art Guepe
Todd
Ted
Duke) Curran
Bus Mettes
Mr. Leahy
Notre Dame Holds Top in AP Poll as Navy Slips to Fifth
Notre Dame remains the unanimous top pick in the AP football poll following Saturday’s games. Navy drops to fifth after a 61 to 0 rout of Columbia, while Duke rises to seventh and Michigan stays fourth. Duke University collects one first place vote amid a Midwest heavy top nine. Texas and March Field enter the top group, pushing Southern California and Penn down.
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Harold Claassen
New York
Notre Dame
Iowa
Associated Press
Seahawks
Camp Grant
Purdue
Michigan
Navy
Columbia
Army
Duke
Northwestern
March Field
Texas
Southern California
Penn
Longhorns
March
North Carolina
Midwest
Cornland
Dixie
Southwest
Far West
Colorado College
Colorado
Washington
Texas A & M
del San al P Mt
Georgia Tech
San Daval
Ing
Abrid Md
Naval Training Station ‘Pennsylvania
Dartmouth
Southwest Louisiana Institute
Arkansas A & M
Randolph Field
Great Lakes
Southwestern of Texas
Colorado University
SPARS Nip Cadets And Forge Ahead In Girls' Hockey
SPARS edged the Cadets 5 to 4 in a Senior high school girls hockey game. Key scorers for SPARS included Martha Moser Mary Morgan and Peggy Justice while Sarah Jessup Zellan Allen Carolyn Grant and Betsy Jo Beeson aided the attack. Cadets featured Sarah Jessup and others on defense. Poultrymen win preference on anthracite coal for heating brooders and hatcheries.
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SPARS
Martha Moser
Mary Morgan
Peggy Justice
Sarah Jessup
Zellan Allen
Carolyn Grant
Betty Jo Beeson
L. Davis
M. Yow
E. Scott
E. Fraley
Mary Thompson
D. Robinson
W. Culver
Bulldogs Ready for All Comers After Holiday Lineup
The Bulldogs anticipate a full roster by January 1 barring scholastic setbacks. Southwestern has three wins and a tie this season and faces limited scheduling, with many major teams in the south and southwest refusing to commit to matches.
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Bulldogs
Southwestern
Southwest
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Truth
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George Grimes
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Joe Kosinski
Jack Fitch
Barney Poole
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Joe Mitchell
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Dick Kiep
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Len Heinz
Jack Williams
Bob Hook
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