Second Slot Hinges On Tilt Thursday
Duke claims the Southern Conference title but runnerup honors hinge on two Thanksgiving Day games. Wake Forest faces South Carolina V-12 at Charlotte while V M I meets Maryland at Roanoke with both teams aiming for key conference finishes. Maryland and V M I have mixed results this season as Wake Forest seeks a third league win amid losses and service-team tests.
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Duke University
Wake Forest
South Carolina
Charlotte
Maryland
Roanoke
Pee
Bay Coast Guard
West
Penn State
Virginia
Bainbridge
Richmond
Greenville
N. C
V.M.I
Clemson
Camp Davis
Georgia
Greensboro
Chapel Hill Navy
North Carolina
WN. C. State
Raleigh
Tage Mae Univ Guard
University of Richmond Villers
Gophers Mitchell Named Outstanding Lineman Of Week
Minnesota tackle Paul Mitchell earned national honors as the outstanding lineman of the week. Against Wisconsin his performance powered both sides of the line, including a 61 yard TD setup and multiple key blocks. Coach Hauser ranked him just behind Ed Widseth among 1934 era linemen.
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Miller New York
Big Paul Mitchell
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Mitchell
Chuck Avery
George Hauser
Ed Widseth
Gophers
Clyde Flowers
Texas Christian
Rice
Bill Cruggs
TCU
Cruggs
Flowers
Bill Henderson
Charleston
S. S
Godoy May Box Again In United States
Caracas dispatch says Arturo Godoy the Chilean heavyweight may box in the United States again. Porto reports James Johnston of New York offered to arrange bouts in New York Chicago and Philadelphia. Al Weill, former Godoy manager, also has made offers.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Arturo Godoy
United States
Luis Porto
James Johnston
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
al Weill
Godoy
Porto
Kearns Army Air Base Posts Rocky Mountain Defense Record
The Kearns Army air base football team claims the best defensive record in the Rocky Mountain area. In six games only two touchdowns were scored against them while they have tallied 116 points.
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Kearns
Utah
Kearns Army Air Base
Rocky Mountain Area
Robertson Picks Navy Over Army
Veteran sports analyst outlines picks for college and service team games on Thanksgiving weekend. Navy edges Army in a key clash as Notre Dame and Randolph Field spark optimism, with Arkansas Tulsa and Georgia Tech among favored teams for Saturday action.
Navy Fears Texas Jack Minor As Second String Threat
Annapolis reports Navy coaches wary of Texas Jack Minor, a former Texas star and Southwest Conference sprinter who scored three times against Brown last week. Capt John Whelchel and staff acknowledge the challenge from a strong reserve in Saturday's service clash.
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Annapolis
Glenn Davis
Doug Kenna
Army
John Whelchel
Navy
Texas
Jack Minor
Brown
University of Texas
Loyola Drops Basketball For 1943 44 Season
Loyola University of Chicago will not field a basketball team this season due to war conditions and station difficulties. The Ramblers, known for heavy schedules including coast-to-coast trips and Western Conference games, suspend play for 1943 44 while the war continues.
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Chicago
Loyola University of Chicago
Midwest
Ramblers
Landis Ousts Bill Cox For Betting
Kenesaw Mountain Landis, at 77, ousts Bill Cox as Phillies president for life betting on games. Cox resigned Nov 18 after admitting 15 to 20 bets, from $25 to $100, on Philadelphia games. Landis calls it a breach of rules and removes Cox from baseball.
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Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Baseball
Landis
Ware Landis-Eastman Line
North
William D. Cox
Cox
The
Phi Sphia Phils
Laval Stanley
Bucky
Phillies
Harris
Earl Whitehill
New York
Ecueas
Philadelphia
WACs Aim For Hockey Title In Afternoon Showdown
The WACs seek the 1943 girls hockey championship after a 4 3 semi final win over the Cadets. Marjorie Bolton Jackie Harbison and Louise Rhew scored for the WACs while Zellen Allen Lib Dozier and Carolyn Grant tallied for the Cadets.
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WAC
Wacs
Marjorie Bolton
Jackie Harbinson
Louise Rhew
Zellen Allen
Lib Dozier
Carolyn Grant
Jessup
Dorothy Woodell
Warnetta Culver
Helen Davis
Eien Farlowe
Betty Jo Beeson
Anne Stuart
Ruby Underwood
Inenae Jannet Russell
Mary Teerna Burns
Dorothy Wrenn
Marcella Denni
Mary Frances George
Alwayne McClure
1943 All Star Game Nets Biggest Profit
The 1943 all star football game at Dyche stadium earned the largest profit in ten years. Chicago Service Men's Center will receive a record donation of 66,557.85 from Chicago Tribune Charities, Inc., sponsors of the August 25 game between the Washington Redskins and the College All-Stars. Previous donation was 43,409.92 in 1942. The rise came from lower operating costs.
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Chicago
Dyche Stadium
Soldier Field
Chicago Service Men's Center
Chicago Tribune Charities, Inc
Washington Redskins
Howell Enlists in Army After IL Season
Millard Dixie Howell, former Syracuse Chiefs pitcher and ex Wilkes-Barre and Cleveland player, was inducted into the army yesterday. The news notes his priorIL experience and hometown links.
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Wilkes-Barre
Millard
Dixie) Howell
Syracuse Chiefs
Army
Howell
Wilkes- Barre
Cleveland
Baugh Aims At Passing Mark Behind Luckman
Sammy Baugh of the Washington Redskins trails Sid Luckman by 11 completions with three games left in the 1943 NFL season. He faces the Chicago Cardinals next, needs a strong passing percentage to lead, and aims for at least one more TD to reach 25 and 69 more yards for a 2022 season total.
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Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Sammy Baugh
Washington Redskins
Sid Luckman
Chicago Bear
Chicago Cardinals
Cecil Isbell
Green Bayer
Bears
Luckman
Slingin
Sam
Mel Hein
New York Giants
Leemans
Mel
Hein
Particuar
Hutson
Don Hutson
Packers
Jack Hinkle
Phil Pitt
Frankie Sinkwich
Detroit
Dante Magnani
Lou Brock
Green Bay
Harry Jacinski
Jacinski
Boxing results from last night across multiple cities
The card reports decisions and results from fights in New York White Plains Hartford Buffalo New Bedford Jersey City and Los Angeles. Notables include Joe Governale outpointing Johnny Jones and Manuel Ortiz defeating Benny Goldberg by decision. Gene Pinter and Freddy Pieres drew in White Plains.
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New York
Joe Governale
Johnny Jones
Pittsburgh
White Plains
N. Y
Gene Pinter
McAdoo
Freddy Pieres
Drew
Hartford
Conn
Gunnard Barland
Gilbert Stromquist
Texas
Buffalo
Johnny Green
Baby Galento
Chicago
New Bedford
Mass
Leo Sawicki
Worcester
Joey Lemieux
Jersey City
Joey Haddad
Paterson
Mike Bulich
Los Angeles
Manuel Ortiz
el Centro
Calif
Benny Goldberg
Detroit
Southeast Conference All-Star Backfield of 1943
Georgia Tech's Eddie Prokop and Tulane's Joe Renfroe headline an All-Star backfield named by Southeastern Conference coaches for the 11th AP all star team. LSU star Steve Van Buren tops the nation as a linebacker. Georgia freshman Cook shines as a rising running back.
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Steve van Buren
Eddie Prokop
Johnny Cook
Joe Renfroe
Associated Press Conference
Louisiana State
van Buren
Georgia Tech
Prokop
Cook
Georgia
Frankie Sinkwich
Indiana
Bob Hoernschemeyer
Renfroe
Tulane
Associated Press
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L8su
Man
Pobeeben
Janneck
LSU
Gatewood
Lane
Manning
G—Bourgeois
Beall
Carpenter Plans Farm System for Phillies
Robert R. M. Carpenter III, age 28, new Phillies president, aims to build a farm system with an AA partner and multiple class A to D clubs. He intends to hire a business manager, keep Fred Fitzsimmons as manager for now, and work fast while awaiting army induction. Carpenter is from Wilmington and the duPont family.
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Philadelphia
Phillies
Wankee
Wilmington
Del
Duke
Cox
New York
K. M. Landis
Carpenter
E. I. duPont de Nemours and Co
Margaretta L. duPont
Manuel Ortiz Retains Bantam Crown With Unanimous Victory
Manuel Ortiz defeated Benny Goldberg in a 15 round unanimous decision to defend his bantamweight title for the eighth time this year. The Mexico City slugger surged with a powerful body attack in rounds 11 and 12 as Goldberg, saddled by a cut above the left eye, battled to the final bell before 6,500 spectators.
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Frank Frawley
Los Angeles
California
Manuel Ortiz
Ortiz
Benny Goldberg
Goldberg
Benny
Manuel
Rotarians Plan 2000 Guests at Utah St Marys Football Game
SALT LAKE CITY November 24. Rotarians will entertain 2,000 guests in uniform at the Utah St Marys football game Thursday. The club steps in because conference rules ban free admissions even for servicemen.
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Salt Lake City
Utah- St. Mary’s
Man repays hospital after 22 years of charity
An impoverished man who received free care at a Seattle hospital 22 years ago returned recently to settle his bill, offering about $600 he calculated would have covered the original charges. The event highlights long delayed gratitude and a personal sense of obligation.
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Seattle
Bollinger and Braswell Named Bison Captains for Next Season
Center Bollinger and guard Braswell are named captains for the Bison football team next year, succeeding quarterback Koonts and end Gene. Both juniors were among Charlotte Observer's all Western Conference picks and were key in Cernugel's line before injuries sidelined them.
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Bollinger
Braswell
Bison
Birthday Bump for Landis Overshadows Cox Ejection
Judge Landis turned 77 as Bill Cox was forced from organized baseball, a move that won’t prompt Branch Rickey to claim sole credit. Sammy Angott’s camp rejects a 15 round fight. winner to meet Beau Jack for lightweight title. Army-Navy tickets face tax scrutiny to stay within ten miles.
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Judge Landis
Bill Cox
Cox
Branch Rickey
Phillies
Fordrick
Sammy Angott
Brain Trust
Angott
Bobby Ruffin
Beau Jack
Sammy
Col
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Oklahoma Aggies Arkansas game memory by Dodger scout
Frank Bridges, the Dodgers' scout and assistant coach, recalled officiating a 80 pass game in Oklahoma years ago. He described a confused umpire reacting to a sailing pass with no receiver and joked about returning the game to the players.
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Oklahoma Aggies
Arkansas
Frank Bridges
Football Dodgers
Southwest
Frank
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Northwestern keeps Waldorf for three years amid coaching battle
Northwestern University renewed Coach Lynn Waldorf for three years to deter a move to replace him with Tom Stidham of Marquette. Chick Wergeles had to surrender 12 percent of Beau Jack's purse after the first Ruffin bout due to Beau Jack's actions.
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Pappy
Tom Stidham
Marquette
Chick Wergeles
Beau Jack
Bobby Ruffin
Beau
Gene Kearns To Play In Shrine Tilt
Gene Kearns of High Point high school has been chosen to play in the North Carolina Shrine All Star game on December 4 in Charlotte. He was named top notch flanker on the 1943 Charlotte Observer all Western Conference team and serves as co captain with Bob Koonts. Kearns is noted as a strong defensive player and reliable pass catcher with a 40 to 50 yard average on placements and weighs 170 pounds.
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Aggies
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Bison
High Point High School
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Charlotte Observer
Bob Koonts
Cernugel
Husky
Weight trouble fuels pre bout sentiment and scouting quip
The piece notes weight issues and threats of a rematch scheduled for December 17 with a featured boxer and promoter tone. It also mentions Floyd Rightenberg as the White Sox second signed first baseman from Detroit sand slats while Joe Smaza serves in the Army. A major league bulletin lists thirty scouts across 16 clubs, and a quip by the Yankees’ Paul Kritchell questions the U.S. population when asked about scout numbers.
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Floyd Rightenberg
White Sox
Detroit Sandslats
Joe Smaza
Yanks
Paul Kritchell
United States
Earley to kick those extra point tries makes Leahy healthy
New York World telegram notes Earley will handle extra point attempts to keep Leahy in good shape. The brief suggests a focus on kicking duties and Leahy’s readiness.
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Tim Cohane
New York World
Earley
Leahy
Navy and Marine intramural sports grow with coast guard aid
Chief Specialist Arnold Auerbach leads a larger Norfolk Naval Training Station intramural program with ex collegiate and pro players including Sabasteanski Malczewski Bochynski and Gianni. Camp Lejeune Marines issue a self guidance for public address at a Jacksonville game. Country Ferguson coaches the Charleston coast guard patrol. Keesler Field indoor boxing season will feature an Army Air Forces band between bouts.
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Arnold Auerbach
George Washington U
Norfolk Naval Training Station
Sabasteanski
Malczewski
Bochynski
Gianni
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Marines
Jacksonville Naval Air Technical Training Center
Ferguson
Coast Guard Mounted Beach Patrol
Charleston
S. C
Keesler Field
Miss
Army Air Forces Band
Bowden Fights Scott and Carrollo Then Trains Out
Heavyweight Jim Bowden staged a rough voyage after two fights in Beaumont Texas and Jacksonville Florida. He was knocked out by Buddy Scott in four rounds, revived to catch a train for New Orleans after the Jacksonville bout with Jimmy Carrollo.
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Jim Bowden
Buddy Scott
Beaumont
Tex
Jimmy Carrollo
Jacksonville
Fla
Scott
Bowden
New Orleans
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