Army Navy game sellout driven by bond rush
Baltimore reports the Army Navy football game December 2 sold out one day after mail order began as War Finance Committee notes unprecedented bond purchases. Officials say tens of thousands applied, with potential multi million dollar proceeds and high value boxes possibly reaching up to a million in bonds. Some tickets reserved for Congress and military brass with public capacity widened to 75 000.
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Post-Season Games Sought by Service Teams Face Navy Ban
Washington nov 21 requests for post season football games featuring service teams flood the War and Navy departments but the answer tonight is no. Bainbridge and Randolph Field are in demand yet the Navy bars further games requiring home field or special permission. War Department officials expect a conference within days to set an overall policy on post season play.
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Navy Rises to Second in AP Poll Behind Army
Navy moves to second place in the Associated Press ranking after beating Purdue 32 to 6, trailing Army who leads with 6515 of 98 first place votes and 889 points. Ohio State remains third and Randolph Field fourth, with Michigan set to clash with Ohio State for Big Ten title hopes and Notre Dame dropping to eighteenth in the composite.
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Ranking The Service And Civilian Football Teams Of The Era
In a wartime assessment, the piece divides teams into three levels: service teams at the top, colleges with Navy or Marine trainees in the second tier, and civilian colleges at the bottom. Ohio State is highlighted as a civilian team beating service squads, while Army and Navy hold a decisive edge over many civilian programs, raising questions about future matchups and class distinctions.
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Bierman Lealy And Brown Top Coaches
Esquire polled sports editors radio announcers and the public on ideal staffs. Lieutenant Colonel Bernie Bierman of the Marines Minnesota topped at 45.13 percent, with Lieutenant (jg) Frank Leahy of the Navy also named.
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Double Squeezes Interesting Play In Bridge Column
A Cleveland reader presents a bridge hand featuring a double squeeze. South ruffs, dumps clubs, and forces heart discards as East also gives up the ace of spades, yielding three heart tricks for declarer. Notre Dame received 25.40 percent of the vote in a separate note.
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Stars of football legends cited by Esquire poll
The article reviews famed coaches like Dee Williams Bierman Leahy Brown Zuppke and Mere highlighting leadership styles and tactics. It notes Brown’s Ohio State rise and a Great Lakes Navy game and reports poll results favoring college football over pro and high school. It also briefly explains the banana plant’s herb-like nature with tightly robed leaves.
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Thanksgiving turkey rationing and home meals
Bert Childers jokes with Ed Carey on Eds porch about plucking a turkey and the war effort. Ed calls it a chicken but admits turkeys must do a turkey size job for fighting men. The talk hints at rationed foods and substitutes for Thanksgiving at home.
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Marion Named Most Valuable Player of National League
New York November 21 1 Marion of the world champion St Louis Cardinals today was named the most valuable player in the National League by the Baseball Writers Association of America. He won the close vote by one first place margin over Till Nicholson of the Chicago Cubs. The result marked the closest finish since the current tabulation system was adopted. Marion, a six foot one infielder from Danville BC, earned seven first place votes to Nicholson’s four. Fred Dixie Walker of Brooklyn finished third with 45 points, nine ahead of Stan Musial of St. Louis. Pitchers Hucky Walters of Cincinnati and rookie Hill Youselle of New York tied for fifth with 10 percent. Ray Mueller of Cincinnati ranked next with 85, followed by Walker Cooper and Mort Cooper of St. Louis and Bob Éniatt of Pittsburgh. Marion became the third consecutive Redbird to win the award, after Musial and previous Redbird victors.
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Poll voters honor 1443 and M Cooper as top shortstop figure
Based on 1st place votes and points, 1443 and M Cooper lead a 1924 era poll. Marion tallies 64, with Rip Sewell 49, Babe Dahlgren 33, Frank Brot 32, Phil R, Ray Sanders 25, Met Out 20, Jim Tobin 11, Johny Hopp 10, Hor Northev 10, and others earning 10+ points.
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