Everybody Happy With New Grid Rules Says Commissioner Bushnell
New York Oct 24 Eastern Intercollegiate Football Commissioner Asa Bushnell says people welcome the revised gridiron rules. He notes increased scoring and faster play with changes permitting passes from behind the line, defensive players to run with fumbles, and a one inch kickoff tee. He reports few problems and sees the public misgivings fade as play returns to simpler, practical lines.
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New York
Asa Bunel
Theih
Bushnell
Dave Wut
Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association
NCAA
Ex Alabama Star to Play With Pro Team
Former Alabama University gridiron star Frank Martin, who also played baseball with Nashville, will join the Pittsburgh Steeler Chicago Cardinal National league combine. Acquisition of the 1st pound half waiver from the Brooklyn Dodgers was announced yesterday. Martin enters his second season of pro football.
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Frank Martin
Alabama University Gridiron
Nashville
Pittsburgh Steeler
Eagles Payoff Plan Rewards Big Plays for Philadelphia
Philadelphia Eagles players will receive cash bonuses totaling $6 per incentive under a new plan. Tackle inside the 20 earns $1, pass interference and interceptions yield $5, with touchdowns on returns or drives triggering $5, and a fully ball-surrendering interception earns $10. The manager distributed $343 after Steve Van Buren’s 55 yard punt return touchdown, funding the season’s top payout.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Eagles
Eagles
Boston Yanks
Steve van Buren
Coaches Say Fumbling Due To Inexperience Intricate Formations
Dallas reporters recount a surge of fumbles in the Southwest Conference blamed on inexperience and complex formations. Veterans like Glen Rose of Arkansas and Homer Norton of Texas A and M note many youngsters play, while Rice coach Jess Neely calls it faulty ball handling despite experience.
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Arkansas
Texas
Long Glen Rose
Homer Norton
Texas A
Norton
Dana Bible
Jimmie Stewart
Southern Methodist
Dutch Meyer
Rose
Jess Neely
Rice
High To Battle At Martinsburg
Hagerstown High School travels to Martinsburg for a return contest after a 1 2 season mark. Coach Eddie Semler emphasizes defense and laterals to slow Martinsburg duo Flick and Thornburg. Hagerstown aims to rebound after a 6 2 loss to Fort Hill and hopes for full strength for the Saturday match.
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Ohio State grid team built by quick high school-to-college jump
Ohio State’s football squad, coached by Paul E Brown and Carroll Widdoes, rides a rapid ascent from high school coaching to Big Ten champions. The program, bolstered by strong high school preparation and statewide support, has routed Missouri Iowa Wisconsin and Great Lakes this season, underscoring the value of fast track grooming in college football.
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Ohio High School Coaches Association
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Ohio State
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Iowa
Wisconsin
Bowling Scores and League Standings in Saratoga Region
Bowling scores from multiple leagues including Speedway, Western Maryland, Pangborn, and Turntables races. Notable performances include L Bowers 105, V Martin 103, R Selby 1064, M Sappington 163, G Lung 116, and high game honors by Causher and South. Standings show Cabinets, Barrels, Turntables, and Trucks competing with varied wins and losses.
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Sheller
Wow Ragek
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Belmont
Camden
W. Albert
D. Gossard
Van
Causher
South
Dean
Sterling
Shuman
Resh
Snolds
Stout
Shatser
Holmes
Landis Might Not Seek Another Term As Baseball Commissioner
New York Oct 25 Magnates weigh the future of baseballs high commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis as his term expires next month Health and age spark talk of retirement If no successor is elected within three months the agreement allows designation by the U S President Secretaries and generals such as Jim Farley Douglas MacArthur and George Marshall are named as possibilities but no consensus exists A December meeting on a new major league pact may shape the decision and absent a new agreement the commissioners office would cease Jan 12 1946 Abnormally tall men are noted as dying young in a compiled remark
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis
United States
Landis
Leslie M. O’connor
St. Louis
O'Connor
Jim Farley
Douglas MacArthur
George Marshall
St James Gridders Set to Face Berkeley Springs High
St James School football meets Berkeley Springs High this afternoon at 3 30 on the down county field in the Saints third game hoping to break into the win column after 14 0 and 32 0 losses. Berkeley Springs has one win over Rommey but fell to Obaries own and alandley High. The Mountaineers bring a heavy forward wall and swift backs, with coach Clark tightening signals and scrimmage as Robertson and McElwain lead a nearly full lineup against the Maroon and Gray.
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West Virginians
Clark
Hagerstowe
Robertson
McElwain
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