Tiger ace leads Big Six scorers in Missouri tie
Kansas City news reports senior quarterback Paul Collins of Missouri scored five touchdowns in two games to top the Big Six scoring list with 54 points. Collins, a former starter benched two weeks earlier, drove Missouri with feints, runs, and three extra points from Jim Kekeris to propel a 21 21 draw with Oklahoma.
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Jayhawks recover from Kansas State clash ahead of Oklahoma visit
Shenk rested his squad after the Kansas State game as Kansas prepares for the Oklahoma Sooners at Memorial Stadium. Kansas won its first Big Six game since 1942 but lost right halfback Jean Smith to a season ending broken leg. Derald Lebow of Oklahoma practiced after a cold kept him from most drills. Town State prepared for a finale with undefeated Drake while Nebraska and Missouri rested.
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Seats Are All Sold for Army Navy Annual Classic
Annapolis Md Nov 14 GP The Army Navy game December 2 is sold out with more than 19000 applications for 18756 Thompson stadium seats Navy director of athletics Capt C O Humphreys announced. A drive to move the game to a big city stadium was under way in Washington.
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Army Crushes Irish For 59 to 0 Victory
New York reports Army routs Notre Dame 59 to 0, the worst Irish defeat in history, boosting anticipation for the Army Navy clash at Annapolis on December 2. Navy also stamped its credentials with a 48 to 0 win over Cornell and a 27 to 7 over Northwestern.
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Buddy) Young
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Final period blast, Badgers fall as Shaffer dies in game
26 7 game ends with a three touchdown burst in the last period after Badger quarterback Allen Shaffer suffers fatal injuries. Northwestern eyes Notre Dame upset as Wake Forest idle after Duke loss. Arkansas tops Rice 12 7 reshaping SWC, Texas loses to Oklahoma 18 8 headed to TCU. Tulsa crushes Southwestern 51 0. Randolph Field blanks Maxwell 25 0. California ties early, then falls 7 0 to UCLA in rain. Iowa Seahawks beat Bunker Hill 33 7.
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Army and Navy Lead In Service Football Poll Atop Rankings
New York November 14 Army leads the overall college and service divisions in the AP poll, with Navy second in the service group. Randolph Field tops the service list with 770 points, while Notre Dame falls to 11th nationwide after a 59 0 loss to Army. The college group includes Ohio State Michigan Georgia Tech Duke Notre Dame USC Purdue and Mississippi State.
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Sports Mirror remembers Rose Bowl plans and boxing titles
The column recalls past Rose Bowl plans between Southern California and Washington, notes past boxing memories such as Gus Lesnevich defending the light heavyweight title, and mentions Minnesota topping the AP poll a decade ago with Stanford and Alabama following.
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Tami Mauriello
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Notre Dame Courage Highlighted In Gridiron Roundup
New York reports note Notre Dame’s resilient stance after a rough game while Ed McKeever and others discuss ratings and coaching judgments. Minor’s 60 yard punt return sparks derisive shoutbacks, and Ed Machaj weighs pro club offers as Scouts watch Yale’s standout. Don Hutson’s clash with a defender leads to a celebrated touchdown as End to End.
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Navy crew and desertions? No. A poster mix up on board ship
The U S Lou Gehrig’s armed guard crew passes spare time in the No 2 hold when cargo is light. Cpl Charles Jones a wrestling and judo instructor at Keesler Field designed signs and a grid coach Capt George B Huffman used his talent. The captain’s latest idea backfired when he asked the corporal to paint a “Don’t let George do it” poster. It came out “Don’t let Jones do it.”
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Lions End 1944 Season at Ottawa Cyclones Clash
The Lawrence High School Lions close their 1944 football season Friday night under lights at Kell Stadium facing the Ottawa Cyclones at 8 o clock. Lawrence beat Olathe 33 to 0 while Ottawa lost to Emporia 7 to 6, and several Lions players will see their last high school game.
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Oklahoma Sooners 18-Game Basketball Schedule Revealed
University of Oklahoma announces an 18 game basketball schedule for the season with games set in Norman Philadelphia and New York City. The slate includes non conference contests against Navy Gunners Southern Methodist and Phillips University plus showdowns with Kansas State Nebraska Missouri and Iowa State among others.
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Army coach hails Blanchard block on Notre Dame game
West Point notes Lt Col Earl Blaik praises the open field block by Dec Blanchard that leveled John Adams during the Notre Dame contest. Pop Warner, in the stands, says it was the hardest block he had seen. Other notes include Ossie Bluege eyeing Marino Pieretti, a 26 game winner drafted from Portland.
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Dec Blanchard
John Adams
Pop Warner
Blaik
Washington
Ossie Bluege
Washington Senators
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Payton daughter watches Kansas State game in Manhattan
Sharon Kay Payton three week old daughter of Kansas State quarterback Jay Payton attended the Kansas State Kansas game in Manhattan. Pop Payton showed good form, averaging extra yards per carry.
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Sharon Kay
Jay Payton
Kansas State
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Jockey Ted Atkinson Likely 1944 Riding Champion
Toronto jockey Ted Atkinson clinched the 1944 riding title by four Belmont Park winners, totaling 263 for the year. His nearest rival Hobby Permaine begins a 12 day suspension, affecting the championship slate.
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Ted Atkinson
Toronto
Belmont Park
Hobby Permane
Deadly V-2 Rockets Alarm British and Rotarian Talk
The report highlights British alarm over V-2 rockets that cause no prior warning and little damage, contrasted with comments by Rotary International leader Richard Wells of Pocatello Idaho. President V-1 buszhcombe addressed about 450 Rotarians from Missouri Illinois Kansas and Iowa in a district meeting last night.
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