RPI Quints Sees Holdovers as Core for Season
The article notes two holdovers form the nucleus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's basketball squad, with three openings to fill. It mentions players Donald and Arthur Eaton Jr. as key figures, rostering Navy-provided seats and V-12 sources, and signals a Navy-heavy roster entering the season.
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Wwe
Navy
Renssener Politechn
Brookglyn College
Tony Orlando
Hlexe Eager
Andes
Werth Bergen
Thre Gourt
Mudeus
Sigts
Edo Ratamg
Kaveck
Paul Cou
Donte
Cager
Stan Lanisral
Muard- Fron Dei
Donald Wil
Dian
Arthur Eaton, Jr
Emethsport
Ay BP
Les Oy
Donald
Tar Heels Keep Smith For Yale Tilt
North Carolina halvesback Hyyear-vid Smith was delayed on Army physicals but will join the squad for the Yale game. Coach Gene McEver plans to start Bauer, Brown, Kerns, Elis, Walters, Weant, Warren, Camp, and Votis as the regular lineup as the team faces unbeaten Eastern leaders.
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Chapel Hill S.coe
Bill
Wildcats Pick 34 for Trish Game in South Bend
Northwestern coach Lynn Waldorf announced a 34 man squad to travel to Notre Dame in South Bend for the naval tilt. Freshman star Steve Benner is out with a head injury, while the Wildcats held a passing drills session and prepared a heavy practice for today. Quarterback W Wisher and fullback Jack Dorle were listed as doubtful with severe colds.
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Evanston
Hlg
Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern University
South Bend
Ind
Naval
Notre Dame
Waldorf
Steve Benner
Wildcats
Jack Dorle
W Wisher
Quarterbark
Judge Landis in Poor Health at St Luke's Hospital
Chicago reports that Rhenesaw Mountain Landis, age 11 in this text, remains at St Luke's Hospital with health reported as not satisfactory. Secretary Leslie OCaneeor said progress is slower than hoped and he may not return to the office by early October. He missed the World Series and his first election in 37 years, and will turn 38 next Monday.
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Chicago
Rhenesaw Mountain
Landis
St. Luke’s Hospital
Leslie MM. Ocaneeor
Syracuse Drills for Colgate Tilt
Syracuse varsity concluded heavy work for Saturday’s Colgate game with noncontact drills simulating Colgate defenses. George Cole, first reserve wing, is out with a long-standing injury, while the team finished by covering the field with canvas to secure a pristine practice field.
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Syracuse
Colgate
Syrracuse
George Cole
Henry Beats Barlund at Baltimore in Main Event
Henry, the youthful California heavyweight, defeated veteran Gunnar Barlund by ten pounds in the main event before a crowd of about 1,000 at Cal. Lee Q. Murray, 125, of Baltimore, won a two to one decision over Jimmy Jerks, 203, of Washington, in a fast rounder.
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Baltimore
Yancey Henry
California
Gunnar Barlund
Cal
Lee Q. Murray
Jimmy Jerks
Washington
Field Hockey Teams Set For Meet in Northwest United States
Teams from Boston Long Island and New York prepare for a two day field hockey tourney at Reid hockey site Albany and San gar. Exhibition game at 2 37 pm Sunday by two squads chosen by the Northeast district. Schedule lists multiple morning and afternoon matches with reserves facing each other and regulars.
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Northwest United States
Reid
Agnes Field
Albany
Tomorrow
Sangar
Boston
Long Island
Billyvesant
T. State
Northeast
Northers
Northeast Reserve
Terdsy
Stuyvesant
TriState
New York
Tstand
Tri
Boston Reserve
Tri-State Reserve
TriState Reserve
SsUspAy
Long Inland Ve
Tri-State
Hoppe Leads Cochran in Cue Match for World Championship
Detroit reports Willie Hoppe, defending three cushion champion, extended his total to 38 points by defeating Wesker Cochran 50 to 32 in 32 innings of the first 1500 point block. Hoppe built a 750 to TE advantage, following a six ball run and a prior 33 inning series loss to Cochran.
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Detroit
Willie Hoppe
Wesker Cochran
Cochran
San Francisco
Hoppe
Rain Keeps Brown Gridders Indoors
Rain pushed the Brown football squad inside as they wrapped preparations for tomorrow’s game against Columbia in New York. Coach Rip Engle named a starting line of Lowe and ends Tiedemann O Leary and Toodman with a signal drill and pass defense session conducted indoors.
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Providence
R.L M
E Brown
To Morrow
Columbia
New York
Rip. Engle
Lowe
Tiedemann
O'Leary
Toodman
Cornell Tries Passing Plays in Scrimmage
Cornell University football practice featured attempts at passing plays against two scrub teams. Halfback Al Dekker ran the toss, while Sharafinowich played left end and Paul Robeson Jr. joined the second unit.
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Ithaca
Cornell University
Dartmouth
Halfbeck
Sharafinowich
Paul Robeson, Jr
All-Troy Eleven Chosen From Local High Schools
Six Pray High School players headline the All-Troy team with four picks from Catholic Central High and one from Lansingburg, as coaches from Troy High, Catholic Central, La Salle and Lansingburg select the standout gridsters of the 1344 campaign.
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Troy
All-Troy
Frost Row
Ben Gulie
Catholic High
Joe Pelcher
Catholic
CCHS
Jack McGrath
Pray High
Catholic Central High
Lansingburg High
Bill Byrnes
Pat Case
Frank
Al-Troy
Ed Picken
Troy High
Carlextholic Central High
Walt Eckerson
Brother James
la Salle
Insitute
Greco Ruffin Set for Garden Bout in New York
Montreal welterweight Greco faces Booby Ruffin of Long Island City in a ten round headline fight at Madison Square Garden. Ruffin has defeated fighters like Beau Jack and Chalky Wright, adding marquee names to the card.
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Montreal
Welterweidt
Booby Ruffin
Long Islang City
Beau Jack
Chalky Wright
Madison Square Garden
All-Troy Scholastic Football Team for 1944
Goldsberry selects the All-Troy scholastic football eleven for the 1944 season, naming standout players from Troy area high schools. The team highlights offensive backs and line choices along with key linebackers and defenders recognized for their performance.
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Troy
Lansingburg High trims basketball squad to 24 players
Lansingburg High School coach Walt Eckerson reduced the team from about sixty to twenty four players. Four lettermen remain Irv Goldsberry Jack Whitman Rudy Meoli and Bill Tschumi. The squad opens December 1 against Hudson on the Knickerbacker Junior High court. Goldsberry serves a second captaincy after also captaining football and baseball.
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Lansingburg
Walt Eckerson
Irv Goldsberry
Jack Whitman
Rudy Meoli
Bill Tschumi
Bob Beberiniz
David Lennek
Jack Christopher
Dick Smith
Bill Carpenter
Russ Sheer
Herold ‘Shields
Join Shade
Steve Bob
Jack Hodgkins
Joe Galio
Jim Huntington
Bob Hayward
Neale Mackiow
Tom Kennedy
Ben Larsen
Bil King
Don MecCotluch
Chuck Baker
Wyn Shudt
Hudson
Knickerbacker
Columbia Has Light Practice Before Brown Tilt
Columbia football held a light drill at Hightork due to rain. Coach Lou Little had the squad review plays for the Brown University game tomorrow. Backfield duo Bob Foxall and Leon Van Bellingham, who started last Saturday against Pittsburgh, were expected to carry much of the offense.
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New York
Columbia
Lou Little
Brown University
Bob Foxall
Leon van Bellingham
Petate
Providence Reds Top Capitals 4-3 in tight finish
The Providence Reds edged the Pittsburgh Capitals 4-3 as R. LUP-With Man ager Yank Bord entered the fray. A strong second period gave the Reds a three-goal burst to seal the win in a tense final period.
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Providence
R. Lup
Yank Bord
Ithe
Providence Reds
Ie!dianapolis Capitals
Reds
All-America linemen spotlight across major colleges
The piece lists top linemen for guard tackle and center spots across programs such as Alabama Navy Ohio State Texas and Army with players like Whitmire Ferraro Horne Be Garrett Warrington Mar tin Prewitt and St Onge highlighted as leading contenders for All-America honors amid a talent-rich line crop.
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Fuss Thomas
Ohio State
Hillery Horne
Garrett
Mississippi State
Lester Bingaman
Tllinois
Jack
Speedy) Fathauer
Yowa State
George Savitsky
Pent
Monie Moncrief
Texas
Aggies
John Keen
Duke
Ag Nugiendus
Pe Greet
Army
H. J. Nichole
Rice
Bill Hackett
Bill Hackton
California
Maurice Furchsott
Georgia
Tech
Jim McCurdy
Washington
Tex
Warrington
Auburn
Jack Martin
Navy
Felie Prewitt
Brain Jack
Taverer
Indiana
Bob St. Onge
Ralph “Heywood
Joe Parker
Barney Pavie
Army Plate
North Carolina
Leon Bramsett Jr
Hank Walker
Virginia
Pxil Tinsley
Georgia Tech
Pat Thrash
South Carolina
Mike Schumchyk
Arkansas
Gilbert Bechtel
Ea Dugger
Onla State
Clyde Goodnight
Tales
Paul Robeson
Ira Ef Cornel
Collins Tops 1st Basemen In Fielding
Collins, manager of the Albany club, earned praise for Rip Collins's fielding a .989 mark over 61 games. He made nine errors among 843 chances and was part of 52 double plays, topping Hartford’s Vince Shipe who posted a .987 in 134 games.
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Ives
Jimmy
Rip
Collins
Albany
Teague
Javerage
Rasemen
Richardson Cegin
Vince Shipe
Hartford
Alvany
Army on Edge For Penn Game
West Point's undefeated football squad completed their final workout in the mammoth field house as rain drove practice indoors. Coach Blaik's team will depart for Philadelphia this morning for the Penn game.
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West Point
Army
Penn
Mammouth
Blaik
Philadelphia
Principals' Court Loop Opens December 8
The Troy Principals Basketball League begins its third season December 8 with four of six clubs in action. Cohoes High faces Lansingburg at Lansingburg and Catholic High meets Troy High at Troy High gym. Watervliet and La Salle Institute play the next night at La Salle. The schedule runs through March 3 led by Catholic Central High defending its title. Ed Sanders of Watervliet High School is league president.
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Troy Principals Basketball League
Cohoes High
Lansingburg
Catholic High
Troy High
Watervliet
la Salle Institute
la Salle
Catholic Central High
Ed Sanders
Watervliet High School
Loop
Cohoes
Troy
iWatervliet
Catholic
la Salley
Fea
Waterviiet
Agreement on Baseball Czar Is Discussed
Chicago committees of the American and National Leagues will meet to consider a major league agreement that perpetuates the office of the baseball commissioner. Landis, 97, is hospitalised with illness and may resign before the agreement expires. the joint committee will report at the annual meetings in Chicago starting December 11.
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Chicago
Will Harridge
M. Landis
St.Luke's Hospital
Landis
Marridge
Alva Bradley
Cleveland ‘Indians
Jack Zeller
Manaier
Detroit Tigers
Harry Grebiner
Chicago White Sox
Joseph C Hostetler
United States
Lanis
La Salle Shows Early Form In Diocesan Loop Prep
The La Salle Institute Cadets, under coach Jack Lowers, enter the second week of practice shaping up for the Diocesan League season beginning in December. Returning players include Bob Rourke and Bob Barito, with a pool of ten promising candidates from last year's junior squad. The squad recently played Siena freshmen, while current members also feature Jack Brady Dan Dwyer Bert Kavanagh and others.
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la Salle Institute
Jack Lowers
Peseach
la Salle
Jack Denasy
Bob Rourke
Bob Barito
Siena
Jack Brady
Jack Dattahs
Dan Dwyer
Bert Kavanagh
Bill Anderson
Jack Ryan
Sel Reeiger
Joe Enigow
Bob Sicules
Major Clubs To Train in North Again
Major league base ball teams will train in Northern states for the third straight season. Commissioner Landis says transportation problems worsen. ODT's requests limit Southern training, with no plans for California or Texas camps while the war continues. Public officials vow cooperation regardless of club plans.
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Chicago
K. M. Landis
Leste O'Connor
Landis
Office of Defense
ODT
William Harridge
American League
Ford Frick
National League
O'Connor
Germany
California
Texas
Florida
GDT
A's to Send Four Players To Brewers Deal
The Philadelphia Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers agreed to swap four Athletics players Lew Flick Woody Wheaton Joe Rullo and Bill Mills in a multilateral draft style deal. Catcher Jim Pruett and outfielder Hal Peck move from Milwaukee to Philadelphia. A sixth prospect will be named next spring. Flick previously played for Newark in the International League Wheaton had been with the Athletics until August before joining Lancaster in the Interstate League. Rulto, Wheaton and others appeared for Lancaster in 13.
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Milwaukee Gpi
Milwaukee Brewers
American—Association
Philadelphia Athletics
Lew, Flick
Outfelder
Woodey Wheaton
Joe Rullo
Bill. Mills
Jim Pruett
Hal Peck
Milwaukee
Athletics
Millwaukee
Burge
Flick
Newark
Wheaton
Tin Athletics
Lancaster
Rulta
Arsenal LT Leaves Today for Ithaca
The Waterville Arsenal football team sails for Ithaca to play Cornell University Jayvees in a return engagement this afternoon. Captain Al Kelley will travel with the squad. The Arsenal squad lost to Cornell in a recent game but seeks revenge today.
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Arsenal
Ithaca
Cornell University
al Kelley
Cornell
Calgary hockey player Carse listed as POW in Germany
Bobby Carse a 41 year old player formerly with the Chicago Blackhawks before joining Canadian forces is now reported a prisoner of war in Germany. Relatives were informed today after earlier reports of him missing in action.
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Calgary
Canada
Bobby Carse
Chicazo Blackhawks
Germany
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