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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1943
Page
12
The 1940s wartime football season opened with a shock as the College All-Stars defeated the Washington Redskins and Notre Dame fell to the Great Lakes Sailors. Navy and Army played to a 12–6 thriller as seasons wrapped, with Iowa Pre-Flight routing Minnesota 32–0 and Georgia Tech crushing Georgia 48–0. Bowl lineups formed for Pasadena, New Orleans, and Dallas as teams entered post-season play.
March Field Fliers beat San Diego Naval Training by 2 points as Jack Jacobs from Oklahoma threw to Hank North and Norberg with San Rosato scoring on a two yard run. An automatic safety by San Diego occurred in the third period before a 14,000 strong crowd.
In New York Brooklyn Wanderers beat New York Americans 3 0. Brooklyn Hispano and Brookhattan tied 1 1. At Kearny New Jersey Kearny Scots defeated Philadelphia Nations 0 3. In Philadelphia Phila Americans defeated Baltimore Americans 3 0. At Baltimore Kearny Celtics beat Baltimore Soccer Club 3 2.
Howard Blose of Cornell led scoring with 16 points in the Eastern race, aiming to unseat Hoslowski. Stan Koslow scored six in a loss to Penn as the season closed, while Harvey Johnson of Bainbridge Naval Station finished second. The article lists leaders by games, touchdowns, PATs, field goals, and totals across teams including Coast Guard and Villanova.
The St Patrick's varsity beat St Augustine's 40 to 31 at home after trailing at halftime. Jack Crawley scored 12 and Joe Hogan 10 for St Patrick's, while Gullice led St Augustine's with 12 points. In the junior game, St Patrick's Juniors defeated St Augustine Juniors.
In a dramatic final period the Great Lakes Navy football team tightened its line to stop Notre Dame’s rushing attack. Emil Sitko and Dewey Proctor led a Navy surge with Sitko rushing for over 100 yards and Proctor delivering a 52 yard drive for a Sailor touchdown. Bob Anderson caught a late scoring pass after a Lach lob and Navy recovered from a 14 to 12 deficit with 65 seconds left to seal a stunning victory and preserve an unbeaten season.
New York Giants defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 24 to 7 before 28,706 at Polo Grounds. Bill Paschal scored 12 for the Giants, Ward Duff added 12, and Bruiser Kinard contributed seven for Brooklyn. The win keeps New York in the National Football League pennant race with Paschal and Cuff pivotal in the victory.
The Watervliet Arsenal Basketball League opens its season tonight at Watervliet High School with three games. At 7 pm the PA Department meets the FM team, at 8 pm the PA club faces the rank team, and at 9 pm the Army quintet plays the Inspection outfit. Admission is free to Arsenal employees and friends on accumulated leave.
Annapolis Maryland UPI Navy’s triumphant football team returned to the Academy to join Midshipmen in ringing the old bell after a fifth consecutive victory over Army. Captain John E Whelchel head coach addressed the squad noting an unbeaten regiment and a Navy season best since 1934. Players including Al Channell Hal Hamberg and others closed their Academy careers after the Army tilt.
The Jewish Community Center plans a Saturday banquet at 8 pm honoring league winners. Edward A Wachter, superintendent of recreation, will be principal speaker with addresses by Abraham Goldstein and Abe Jacob. About fifty youngsters who were league members will attend.
In the North End Businessmen League two clean sweeps occurred. Benton Cleaners beat Roto Tiller outfit with strong scores led by Tom Conlin and Don Isabella. Lamiano spearheaded the winning Wagar Ice Cream side as Lefty Guerin starred for the losers.
George Amin reports the 1943-44 scholastic basketball season opens with five of Troy area six squads listed to play. Catholic High hosts Vincentian Institute in the lone Troy game while La Salle travels to Amsterdam to face St Marys. Lansingburg visits Watervliet in the Principal's League as Troy High is inactive this weekend. La Salle, double champions last year, begin home play next week against Cathedral.
The Chicago Blackhawks extended their home winning streak to five and moved into second in the NHL by beating Boston 5 to 4 before 16,049 at Chicago Stadium. Chicago scored all five goals in a high tempo second period after trailing 2-0, with Doug Bentley, Cunt Smith, and George Allen advancing the lead. Bruins briefly regained a 3-2 edge in the first, but Hawks answered with rapid goals as Maurice Courteau struggled in net for Boston. Goalie Hee Highton, and strong defensive play shut down Boston late as Chicago held on.
Chicago Bears overcome the Chicago Cardinals 35 to 24 at Comiskey Park to seal the Western Division title and force a likely rematch with the Washington Redskins in the NFL championship at Wrigley Field. Sid Luckman set single season records with four touchdown passes and 238 completions, plus 2,194 passing yards. Bob Snyder added five extra points to reach 40 for the season.
Phil Pitt 27 Washington 14. Chicago Bears 35 Chicago Cardinals 24. New York 24 Brooklyn 7. Green Bay 62 New London Diesels 14. Exhibition results show Bears and Packers strong performances with multiple closers.
The Phil-Pitt Steagles defeated the Washington Redskins 27-14 before 35,826 fans in a National Football League contest. Slingin Sammy Baugh struggled as the Steagles’ defense bottled up the Redskins’ ground game. Key plays included several first downs, a 65-yard march, and touchdowns by Butler, Hinkle, and Cabrelli with Zimmerman-extra points and Baugh’s aerial attempts silenced by steady Steagle pressure.
Detroit Red Wings outscored Toronto Maple Leafs 6 to 4 in a third period burst before 806 fans. Mud Bruneteau and Babe Pratt each notched two goals. Bill Jennings provided Detroit's winning margin with the final score. Pratt tied the game early in the last period, then Don Grosso and Jennings inked goals for Detroit. Bruneteau opened with two goals in the first period as Detroit pulled ahead after Toronto tied twice. Elvin Morns tied it 2-2 early in the second, but Cully Simon gave Detroit the lead again. Detroit's three-goal third sealed the win, marking their first over Toronto in a decade of meetings.
East Navy 13 Army 0 Brooklyn 12 Rutgers 6 Lafayette 58 Lehigh 0 Whid West Great Lakes 19 Notre Dame 14 Iowa Pre Flight 32 Minnesota Oklahoma 26 Nebraska 7 South WN Carolina 54 Virginia Camp Lejeune Marines 13 Jacksonville Navy 6 Georgia Tech 48 Georgia 6 Southern Methodist 20 Texas Christian O Southwestern Tex 21 Rice T
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