Cleveland Brown Comes Back To Win Decision
The Cleveland Brown rallied to defeat the Bears 9 to 5 in a decisive comeback win. The story highlights comeback plays and key players contributing to the Bears' upset by the favorites.
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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1944
Page
10
The Cleveland Brown rallied to defeat the Bears 9 to 5 in a decisive comeback win. The story highlights comeback plays and key players contributing to the Bears' upset by the favorites.
Cleveland Brown of Cincinnati defeated Joey Martinez of Juarez by unanimous decision at El Dor Rey auditorium, avenging a prior setback. Leroy Jeffries of Kansas City KO'd Bobby Montoya of El Paso in four rounds, while Battling Colima earned a technical decision over Rudy Strickland in a Row.
The Browns hold a four game lead as they close a long road trip with hopes of finishing strong at Sportsman's Park. Detroit Boston and New York challenge for runner up as Dizzy Trout leads Detroit to a 7 0 win over Chicago and Boston and New York split.
Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal announced the Army Navy football game will be played in Annapolis Md on December 2. The report notes the annual contest status and location.
In Ogden Utah 14 000 fans watched the Washington Redskins defeat the Brooklyn Tigers 14 to 7 Sammy Baugh sparked the win starting in the second quarter on a 31 yard run and a 27 yard pass to Joe Aguirre Aguirre added a 12 yard touchdown run aided by Baugh passes Frank Zeno scored in the third on a 12 yard run after two completions to Aguirre Cecil Johnson connected with a 32 yard TD pass from McGibbony for Brooklyn but the touchdown came 15 seconds before the final gun
In Evanston Illinois the 11th all star game pits Chicago Bears led by Sid Luckman against top college players including Creighton Miller Glenn Dobbs and Charles Trippi. Bears favored 9-5 by bettors. Northwestern's Lynn Waldorf tabs Miller at fullback as Luckman may enter after Bears opening drive. Teddy Wilks earns 14th win for Cards with three hits in 3-0 shutout of Cincinnati.
Cincinnati Bentley post squad, undefeated in the National American Legion junior baseball tournament, needed a victory over Albemarle North Carolina to clinch the title under the double elimination format. Albemarle had just lost to Brockton Massachusetts, setting up a potential rematch if Albemarle won.
Thursday lineup features Portia in Life Guiding Light at noon and Mary Marlin at 1:00. News briefings, dramas, musical programs, and youth segments fill the afternoon to 6:00 PM with programs like Stella Dallas, Two-Thirty Tunes, and Eye-Witness News on KVOO.
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