All-America Backfield Led by Horvath Davis and Blanchard
The 1944 College All-America picks highlight Ohio State’s Les Horvath and Army stars Glenn Davis and Felix Blanchard in the backfield, with Army Navy and Ohio State dominating the lineup. The 33-man squad features a mix of juniors sophomores and a lone senior, with East and Midwest strong in the distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Navy
Marine
Ohio State
United States Military Academy
Alabama
Stanford
Minnesota
Associated Press
Notre Dame
Army
Les Horvath
Glenn Davis
Felix Blanchard
Bill Hackett
Horvath
Buckeyes
Byron Nelson fires 66 to lead Oakland Open
Oakland Calif December 8 Byron Nelson shot a sizzling 66 to grab a share of the lead in the Sequoyah country club second round of the $7 500 Oakland Open golf tournament. The nat ions finest pros battled to stay in contention as Nelson nailed a 30 foot eagle putt on the 18th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Nelson
Sizzli
Oakland
Calif
U.P
Sequoyah
Lord” Byron
Boomers
Maj John Griffith Dies in Big Ten Office
Maj John L Griffith 67, longtime Western Conference commissioner, died of a heart attack last night in his Sherman hotel office after conference directors reelected him to a five year term. Griffith, Beloit graduate and pioneer administrator, shaped intercollegiate rules and relations. His body was found by L. W. St John and K. L. Wilson in the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Jordan
Chicago
Maj
John L. Griffith
Griffith
Sherman Hotel
Beloit
Wis
L. W. St. John
Ohio State University
K. L
Tug) Wilson
Northwestern
Notable College Players and Institutions List
A long list of college names and player surnames appears, featuring universities such as Oklahoma, Texas, Michigan State, Navy, Wake Forest, Duke, Notre Dame, UCLA, Yale, Army, and many others. Guards and backs are named alongside each school, indicating a roster or honor roll of participants from multiple programs.
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Anderson
Colorado
Armstrong
Oklahoma
Bauman
Purdue
Callanan
Southern California
Flanigan
Denver
Goodnight
Tulsa
Grondzik
Michigan State
Hansen
Navy
Harris
Wake Forest
Olsen
Tulane
Rafalko
Army
Robeson
Cornell
Schumschick
Arkansas
Tauschek
UCLA
Thrash
South Carolina
Wagner
Iowa State
Walker
Yale
Wooten
Broyles
Flowers
Texas Christian
Harley
Horne
Mississippi State
Kekeris
Missouri
Kerns
Duke
Okland
Utah
Owen
Savitsky
Pennsylvania
Serini
Kentucky
Sullivan
Notre Dame
Turner
College of Pacific
Meyer
Minisi
Moffett
Kansas
Ponsatto
Michigan
Roesch
Schlinkman
Texas Tech
Scott
Stephens
Tennessee
North Carolina
1944 AP College All American End Tackles End Guard Center Back Four
The 1944 AP College All American list features Phillip Tinsley Georgia Tech Donald Whitmire Navy William Hackett Ohio State Caleb Van Warrington Auburn Hamilton Nichols Jr. Rice John Ferraro Southern California Hubert Bechtol Texas Leslie Horvath Ohio State Robert Fenimore Oklahoma A. & M Glenn Davis Army Felix A Blanchard Army. Players hail from Bessemer Decatur London Dover Houston Bell Lubbock Parma Woodward Los Angeles Bishopville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Army
Ohio State
Annapolis
Midwest
Blanchard
Davis
Horvath
Bof Fenimore
Oklahoma Aggies
Norman Naval Air Base
Phil Tinsley
Georgia Tech
Hubert Bechtel
University of Texas
Don Whitmire
Southern California
John Ferrano
Hackett
Hamilton J. Nichols
Rice
Caleb van
Tex) Warrington
Auburn
Fenimore
Bob Jenkins
Tom
Shorty) McWilliams
Mississippi State
Purdue
Boris
Babe) Dimancheff
Claude
Buddy) Young
Illinois
Bob Kelly
Notre Dame
Buckeyes
Indiana
Los Angeles
Academy
Fleet Army
North Carolina
West Point
Air Corps
Lafayette
Bishopville
S. C
Woodward
Whitmire
Alabama
Phillip Tinsley
Donald B. Whitmire
William Hackett
Caleb van Warrington
Hamilton Nichols, Jr
John Ferraro
Hubert Bechtol
Texas
Leslie Horvath
Robert Fenimore
Oklahoma A. & M
Glenn Davis
Felix A. Blanchard
Bessemer
Ala
Decatur
London
Ohio
Dover
Del
Houston
Tex
Bell, Calif
Lubbock
Parma
Okla
Bishopville, S. C
All-American Football Team Third and Second Units Listed
The document lists players by position and team from various colleges. Included are Henry Walker of Virginia Milan Lazetich of Michigan Monte Moncrief of Tex A M Ralph Serpico of Illinois and others in the second and third teams with guards centers tackles and backs named for Army California Navy Ohio State and more.
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Henry Walker
Virginia
George Poole
Army
Milan Lazetich
Michigan
Monte Moncrief
Tex.a.&m
John Green
Ralph Serpico
Hlinois Felto Prewitt
Tulsa
Robert St. Onge
William Hachten
California
Robert Dobelstein
Tenn
William Willis
Ohio State
Robert McClure
Nevada
Leon Bramslett, Jr
Navy
Pistoleers Reelect Officers At Annual Pima Club Meeting
At the twenty fourth annual meeting hosted by Dr. Bernard L. Wyatt the Pima Pistol club re elected the entire executive board for a third straight year a club record. Officers named were Dr B L Wyatt president Raymond P Inskeep vice president Tony Lerua Jr secretary treasurer C Howard Hathaway executive range officer Maurice F Miller assistant range officer Sam J Mansfeld Milo Walker directors. Refreshments were served. On Sunday two matches inaugurate the coming year grand aggregate awards with the Lerna trophy top match and the Mansfeld Adams trophy slow fire fifty yard event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard L. Wyatt
Pima Pistol Club
B. L. Wyatt
Raymond P. Inskeep
Tony Lerua, Jr
C. Howard Hathaway
Maurice F. Miller
Sam J. Mansfeld
Milo Walker
Penna Leads Miami Open Field in Round Two
Tony Penna opened with a 68 to lead the Miami Open field of 193 players by one stroke. Johnny Bulla of Atlanta and Morrie Gravatt of Williamsport Pa. shot 69s to sit one behind Penna. Maurie O Conn or Pete Cooper and Herman Barrow were at par 70.
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Miami
Fla
Tony Penna
Penna
Johnny Bulla
Atlanta Airlines
Morrie Gravatt
Williamsport
Maurie O’connor
Belleville
N. J
Pete Cooper
Gainesville, Ga
Herman Barrow
White Plains
N. Y
Mauriello Liked Over Oma Tonight in MSG Fight
New York December 8 Lee Oma Detroit heavyweight seeks big payoff in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden against Tami Mauriello of the Bronx. Oma accepted the September 48 hour notice scrap and lost on a hard fought stoppage. Promoter Mike Jacobs expects a 16 000 crowd and a 70 000 gate. Mauriello weighs 192 Oma 185.
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New York
Lee Oma
Detroit
Tami Mauriello
Bronx
Madison Square Garden
Oma
Mauriello
Mike Jacobs
Gule Goodman Troutz Standage Peterson in off court notes
Basketball brief lists players Gule Goodman Troutz Standage and Peterson with two notes and officials Anton referee Smith um pire mentioned in game summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gule
Goodman
Troutz
Peterson
Anton
Smith
Basketball Scores From Regional Games
Wittenberg led Ashland 29 to 26 at halftime as final scores showed Wittenberg 29 Ashland 26. Bowling Green defeated Camp Perry Gonzaga 103 to 42 and Montana State 33. Superior Teachers posted 26 while St Johns or ae Arkansas 45 and Pittsburg 37 in other matchups.
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Wittenberg
Ashland
Bowling Green
Camp Perry
Gonzaga
Montana State
Superior
St. Johns
Arkansas
Pittsburg
Randolph Field Rambers Prep For Benefit Game
Randolph Field Ramblers cram three days of workouts into two as they prepare for Sunday’s benefit game at Memorial Coliseum against March Field’s fourth air force flyers. Undefeated Ramblers seek 16th point spread over the by-passed service champions Flyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Randolph Field
Ramblers
Memorial Colliseum
Air Force Flyers
March Field
Calif
Rose Bowl
Texas
California
Flyers
Air Force
Fourth Air Force
Rambler
Autoouts After Pearl Harbor Reach Record Pace
Harvard economist Sumner H. Slichter notes daily auto losses of about 5,000, reducing year end stock to about 22 million from almost 28 million before Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Sumner H., Slichter
Harvard
Tucson High Opens Court Season Tonight
Tucson High Badgers bring 1944 45 season opener against St David high at the city gym. Coach Bud Doolen works to assemble a scoring lineup after losses to Marana 27 25 and may be without injured Hal Ainsworth. Probable St David starters listed and 8 p m tip off.
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Battling Badgers
Tucson
St. David High School
Badgers
Marana Hosses
Bud Doolen
Doolen
Jim McKissick
Lowell Bailey
Hoppe Falls to Rubin in Billiards Upset Duel
Arthur Rubin, a Brooklyn cup expert, defeated Willie Hoppe 50 to 47 in 43 innings to claim his second tournament win over the champion in two years. The upset marks Hoppe's third loss in the last four years of world three cushion play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur Rubin
Willie Hoppe
Hoppe
Rubin
Four Arizonans Wounded in Pacific and Italian Fronts
The War Department lists four Arizonans wounded in action. Pvt. Alonzo T. Lomahaftewa, son of Viets Lomahaftewa, was hit in the Mediterranean and central Pacific theaters. Pfc. Joe Y. Mariscal, Tech. G Fee H Ong, and Tech 56 George E. White Jr. are named with their family addresses in Arizona.
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Washington
War Department
Alonzo T. Lomahaftewa
Viets Lomahaftewa
Shungopavy
Mediterranean
Central Pacific
Pfc
Joe Y. Mariscal
Francisca Y. Mariscal
Florence
Tech
Fee H. Ong
Fong Git
Amphitheatre Panthers Open Cage Season in Tombstone Clash
Amphitheatre High basketball teams depart for Tombstone to face the Yellowjackets in the season opener. Twelve of the 15 man squad travel with Coach Neil Goodman as Bob Justice battles a preseason physical. Starters include Faunce Blair Germaine Young and Gastellum with Cole at center and Shoats as substitute.
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Amphitheatre High
Panthers
Tombstone
Tombstone Yellowjackets
Panther
Neil Goodman
Bob Justice
Letterman
Phoenix
Bobby Faunce
Dale Blair
Chad Germaine
Harold Young
Carlos
Tito) Gastellum
Letterman Billy Cole
Richard Shoats
John Small Leads Fourth Annual All Star Bowling Tourney
Chicago bowler John Small tops after 16 games with 3 236 pins totaling 85 36 points under Petersen scoring. Teammate Adam Plunge trails by three pins, Ther man Gibson of Detroit sits third 25 pins behind Plunge as finals continue toward Sunday night championship.
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Chicago
U.P
Johnny Small
Small
Petersen
Adam Plunge
Kegler
Therman Gibson
Detroit
All-America Football Team Picked by Grantland Rice
Veteran sports writer Grantland Rice names the 1944 All-America football team with selections from Army Navy and Ohio State. Ends include Tinsley of Georgia Tech and Walker of Yale. tackles Whitmire Navy and Ferraro USC. guards Green Army and Hackett Ohio State. center Warrington Auburn. quarterback Kenna Army. backs Jenkins Navy Fenimore Oklahoma A&M. fullback Horvath Ohio State.
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New York
Dec
Colliers Magazine Today
Grantland Rice
Rice
Army
Navy
Ohio State
Phil Tinsley
Georgia Tech
Paul Walker
Yale
Don Whitmire
John Ferraro
USC
John Green
Bill Hackett
Caleb
Tex
Warrington
Auburn
Edgar Kenna
Bob Jenkins
Bob Fenimore
Oklahoma A. &. M
Les Horvath
Postwar plans for baseball guide minors gains
Buffalo report details major league postwar aims including touring talent to promote the game and film showings of rule books. It suggests clinics to improve umpires and a 10 percent pay cut for players moved up a level. A $500 fine on clubs for ineligible players is proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Pla
Commi Kenesaw Mountain Landis
J. Kemp Bartlett
Baltimore
Flagstaff Youth Involved in Stolen Auto Crash
A Flagstaff incident reports a stolen car leaving the street, overturning six times near a store. Ledford Jr., 16, died and passenger Petenes was injured. The vehicle, taken from E. L. Kimball, was driven toward Texas, per State Patrolman Rekos.
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Flagstaff
Ledford, Jr
Petenes
Texas
Rekos
E. L. Kimball
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East
Ferrara
Trojan
Nichols
Bill Hachten
Monk Simons
Tinsley
Bechtel
Barney Poole
Leon Bramlett
Jack Dugger
Hank Walker
Southwest
Joe Parker
Felto Prewitt
Bob St. Onge
Carl Voyles
Texas William and Mary
Tackle
John Ferraro So
Ohio State Guard
McSpaden
By Hal Woop
Maj. Griffith
Western Conference
Denny Akron
Harold (Jug
Philadelphia
Harold Sampso Francisco
Mark Fry
Sammy Snead
Ralph Gulda Byrd
Willie Goggin
Coltart
Craig Wood
Bill Yonkers
Bus Pendletramento
Jimmie Ardmore
Kv Laffoo Cage
Mamaron Y
Joe Earhardt
Norriston
Fred J. Wood
Vancouver
Harry Bassler
Culvey Calif
Ard Dodson
Kansas City
Jimmy Hines
Amsterdam
Claude Harmon
Mic Coltrin
San Francisco
W. A House
Segin
Clowes
William and Mary
Fabling
Fathouern
Filley
Jones
Knotts
Levenhagen
Panos
Sachse
St. John
Georgia
Wright
Young
Dartmouth
Appleby
Dooper
Harding
Jenkins
Clemson
Jack Martin
Mayfield
Oliver
Silovich
Marquette
Tavener
Marana Downs University
Wildcats
University of Arizona
Airbase
Arizona
Osses
Jim Henderson
Hosses
Jim Steele
Pauley
Arizona State Teachers College
Tempe
Davis Monthan
Luke Williams
Marana
Decker
Ceesennes
Ritter
Andrews
McCormick
Steele
Angulo
Higgins
Sirine
McDuff
Silverstein
Kirk
Merletti
Ee Fagg Yen Haramia
Rath
Reiss
Tackli
Nymed
State
Walmsley
Walthal
West Virginia
Weise
West
Wilson
Yates
Tucson High
St. David In
Arizsonians
Pacific
John Small
Dee
Encour High School
Buffa
Joe Reuchler
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