All American Debate and Southern Conference Outlook
Time and space examine who may win the Southern Conference basketball race and the broader All American selection process. The piece critiques how publicity shapes honors while noting teams like Duke George Washington North Carolina Virginia William and Mary and Langley Field enter the season with varying strengths and losses.
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Duke
George Washington
Blue Devils
Colonels
Richmond
North Carolina
Virginia
McCann
Maryland
Knox
King
Indians
Coaches Face Prospect Of Under manned Team
Richmond coach Thistlethwaite warns that only seven returners may be eligible for varsity next year as draft rules threaten 31 players. With 88-man squads, freshmen may move up, and officials weigh postponement risks and morale value of intercollegiate games amid possible rule changes. Randolph-Macon notes freshmen limits despite not being in the conference.
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Thistlethwaite
Richmond
Sam
Red
Blue
Varsity
SIAA
STAA
Spider
Spiders
Army
Randolph-Macon College
Randolph Macon
Cat Birds lead with record sets in pre-holiday bowl meet
The Cat Birds topped two of three from rivals the Kappa Alphas to maintain first place. Bill Bristow led with an 849 set as Cat Birds total 1 044 in a high trio of 547 642 and 545. Kappa Alphas fell 157 pins back. John Griffin set a new LCA PKS high with 872 while Phi Kappa Sigs beat Lambda Chis 2 1. Nelson Bull led Phi Kaps with 854 while Theta Chi won 2 1 with 525 by Hunneycutt.
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Cat Birds
Kappa Alphas
Ka’s
Bill Bristow
Jimmy Barnett
John Griffin
Griffin
Dick Marable
Marable
Phi Kappa Sigs
Lambda Chis
Spiderettes Begin Basketball Season at Westhampton
Westhampton opens basketball season after a hockey break. Coach Fanny Crenshaw has led initial practices for forwards and newcomers. Returning lettermen include Peggy Vicars and Helen MacDonald. new players include Lucy McDonough Mildred Cox Betsy Rice Sally Lawson Mickey Gulick Betty Clement Jane Bristow Phyllis Smith Mary Campbell. Upcoming practice opponents include Thomas Jefferson John Marshall St Catherine s and St Margaret s with main games against Madison William and Mary Sweet Briar and the Richmond Professional Institute. Evermond Hardee manages and seeks a Washington game while alumni seek a date to return to varsity play.
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Westhampton
Fanny G. Crenshaw
Georgie Philpott
Helen Dodd
Mary Alice Smith
Elizabeth Cardwell
Shirley Kipps
Peggy Vicars
Althea Johnston
Helen MacDonald
Evie Lawson
Evermond Hardee
Frances Badenoch
Lucy McDonough
Mildred Cox
Betsy Rice
Sally Lawson
Mickey Gulick
Betty Clement
Jane Bristow
Phyllis Smith
Mary Campbell
Reba Booker
Rita Muldowney
Anne Green
Spiderette
Thomas Jefferson
John Marshall
St. Catherines
St. Margaret's
Madison
William and Mary
Sweet Briar
Richmond Professional Institute
Washington
Kappa Sigs Fall Short As Theta Chi Triumphs In Rack-Up
Kappa Sigs led by Bill Graham posted 851 but could not overpower Theta Chi as the OX team posted 1518 and Kappa Sigs 1494. The Brain Trust forfeited to SAB to reach 12 wins 6 losses with Crouch 340. SPH and PDT each dropped three losses after no-shows marking the season's first double forfeit.
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Kappa Sigs
Bill Graham
Theta Chi
Brain Trust
SAB
Crouch
SPH
PDT
Alumni to Play In Smoke Bowl
The 1940 Spider trio Arthur Jones Dick Humbert and Andy Fronczek reunite for the Smoke Bowl at the city stadium with Jones and Humbert joining the Richmond All-Stars while Fronczek suits for the Norfolk squad. Jones stars in Pro Football with the Pittsburgh Steelers and earned All-League second team honors. Humbert is a rookie with the Philadelphia Eagles and Fronczek previously played for Brooklyn Dodgers before ineligibility altered his college role. Dave Robertson and Moose Faris also appear for Richmond.
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Arthur Jones
Dick Humbert
Andy Fronczek
City Stadium
Humbert
Jones
Richmond All-Stars
Fronczek
Norfolk
Pittsburgh Steelers
PhiladelphiaBagles
Don Hutson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dave Robertson
Moose Faris
Richmond
Faris
Spiders
Arrows
Robertson
Red and Blue
William and Mary Football Faces Tough Future Plans
Reliable sources note William and Mary College faced a substantial loss in the Athletic Fund this football season. The article cites five returning All-State players and five from the freshman team, with Navy Harvard Dartmouth and Oklahoma on next year’s schedule as they aim for a bowl and bid despite potential war-time disruptions.
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William and Mary College
Williamsburg
Tribesmen
Navy
Harvard
Dartmouth
Oklahoma
Duke
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