NOVEMBER 27, 1944
GARRISON RETURNS TO WOLVES
After learning that Bernie Johnson and Jimmy Gibbs, who combined to win 29 games last season, had both been drafted into the Army the Toronto Wolves appeared to be in big trouble on the mound this season. However, that changed very quickly when word filtered back to Toronto that pitcher George Garrison has been discharged by the US Navy. The reason for the discharge was a tragic one as Garrison's brother Thomas was killed on Leyte Island in the Philippines on November 1st, prompting the discharge for George on a family hardship to support his recently widowed mother.
The Wolves organization in a news release welcomed George Garrison back to the Wolves under trying circumstances. The statement also contains condolences for his family on the loss of his brother Thomas on Leyte Island. Garrison, 27, was an all-star in 1942 when we went 22-10 and finished second to Cincinnati's Deuce Barrell in Allen Award voting that season. The third overall pick in the 1935 draft, Garrison made his big league debut at the age of 20 and has a career record of 64-54. He had been in the Navy since November, 1942.
Garrison is one of a number of players who have recently been told they are returning home, some under very harrowing circumstances with perhaps none more chilling than the story of Dick Blaszak.
Blaszak, the 1940 first overall selection who was a key piece in the Chicago Chiefs big trade deadline deal last July that sent future Hall of Famers Rabbit Day and Tom Bird to Cincinnati, will be discharged from the US Marine Corps after being wounded during the invasion of Peleliu in the Palau Islands. The 23 year old outfielder suffered a fractured shoulder blade but it could have been so much worse. Luckily for Blaszak the bullet - fired by a Japanese sniper at his head - was deflected by the rifle barrel of the Marine next to him and he was hit by a fragment rather than the entire slug. He will be discharged after recuperating at the Naval Hospital on Guadalcanal and is expected to be available for spring training.
*** OWENS RETURNS TO MINERS ****
The Pittsburgh Miners received unexpected but very welcome news that 33 year old outfielder Joe Owens will be rejoining them after 3 years in the Navy. The two-time all-star last played in 1941 when he led the Federal Association in on-base percentage. He is a .309 career hitter in nearly 1,200 FABL games - all with Pittsburgh.
The Miners also will be getting pitcher Tony 'Pooch' Puccinello back. Pooch was about to be deployed to Europe, ticketed to join the US Seventh Army in France when a pre-deployment physical detected a hernia. Pooch gets a medical discharge after two years in the army. The 28 year old made his big league debut in 1942, going 2-3 with a 3.88 era in 9 appearances. The 1934 sixth round draft pick has an impressive arsenal of 8 pitches.
Others that will also be back well in advance of spring traing include:
- New York Stars pitcher John Perkins (2-3, 4sv, 3.30 in 1943) has been discharged from the US Army Air Force after being diagnosed with asthma.
- 28 year old catcher John Kennedy will be returning to the Pioneers. He was discharged in late September, but wasn't willing to return to baseball til 1945. Kennedy was a Chief Petty Officer assisting in gunnery training at the Norfolk Naval Air Station. He played 81 games over three seasons with the Pioneers from 1940-42.
- Rabbit Mudd, a 35 year old infielder and veteran of 870 FABL games has been discharged from the US Army Air Force after failing an eye test required to qualify as a trainer on the P-51 Mustang. Mudd's need for glasses will not impair his ability to play the middle infield for the Detroit Dynamos or their affiliates.
- A pair of Brooklyn Kings are returning in third baseman Jimmie Field and catcher Roger Upton. Upton was discharged for medical reasons due to headaches caused by vision problems exacerbated by wearing a helmet. Each had a brief stint with the Kings prior to joining the Army. Field is a 28 year old Brooklyn native who hit .278 in 50 games spread over the 1940 and 1941 campaigns while the 27 year old Upton made his big league debut in 1943, catching 101 games and batting .263.
- The Washington Eagles get an arm back: Juan Tostado has been discharged from the US Army after it was discovered that he's color blind. He had memorized the chart during his initial physical with help from a friend on the medical board. The 26 year old Cuban born riighthander was a 4th round pick in 1939 and made 2 appearances for the Eagles as a September call-up in 1941, before enlisting after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
- Longtime St Louis Pioneers outfielder Alex Ingraham has been discharged from the US Navy due to his age (38) as part of force reduction for non-essential personnel over the age of 35. Ingraham most recently spent time in the Chicago Cougars minor league system and will return to the Cougars organization but prior to that he was a fixture in the St Louis outfield, playing 1,115 games between 1930 and 1938, hitting .289 and making the all-star team in 1934.
- The Cougars also hold the FABL rights to 36 year old pitcher Frank Crawford. Crawford actually retired a couple of months ago but is said to now be considering a return to the game. The Cougars picked him up at the trade deadline in 1943 and he made 4 appearances for them but he is better know for his days in the Federal Association with the Philadelphia Keystones and Detroit Dynamos. Crawford is a 2-time all-star with a 142-104 career record including his dominant Allen Award winning 1939 season when he posted a 25-6 record for the Dynamos.
- It had also been previously announced that the US Navy has discharged P Harry Carter due to chronic migraines suffered while serving aboard the training vessel USS Wolverine. The 34 year old last pitched in 1942, posting a 16-14 record for the New York Gothams.
TALES FROM THE WOLVES DEN
Let's take a look at the Wolves' system. This is a constantly changing narrative brought into sharper focus with the recent announcements that some FABL players will be returning before spring training. The Wolves have already benefited greatly with the return of George Garrison who left after the 1942 season to serve in the US Navy. Garrison's return brings home the horrors of war as the reason for his return is that his brother was recently killed-in-action in the Pacific along with the fact his mother was recently widowed.
Buffalo Nickels
1944 Record- 64-76 7th place
Manager- Ben Anderson
Top Prospects- SP Jim Carter (recently into the service), CF Dom Tripp, 1B Tom Peel
Buffalo has been used as a holding area for players that are almost, but not quite FABL material with one or two upcoming youngsters. These players could cross Lake Ontario quickly as roster fillers for injuries in Toronto. Discussion in the Toronto front office has led to a debate on how to stock Buffalo. Some older grey beards, Steven Clarke, Frank Kirby, Tommy Newman may see themselves in Chattanooga to start 1945 in backup roles to tutor younger players on their way up the system.
Chattanooga Reliables
1944 Record- 63-77 5th place
Manager- Art Gadbury
Top Prospects- SP Art Curley. RP Bob Currier, OF Jim Waters, OF Billy Kelley , C Randy Hendrix
Gadbury's talent for pitching mechanics instruction, developing talent has given the Wolves hope in the future. Many may be at the AAA level in 1945 as they continue their journey toward the FABL. Chattanooga was recently given a boost when recently retired Larry Vestal signed on as hitting instructor. Is this the first move in Vestal's return to the FABL in a managerial role?
Davenport Dusters
1944 Record- 55-85 7th place
Top Prospects- P Herb Wise, OF Fred Troy, SS Fred Frady
Manager- Bob Wallace
Davenport is generally the make or break level. Once a player makes it A level, the question is whether going to move up through the system or bounce around the system as a career minor leaguer. Wise started at AA but struggled mightily with control, walking close an average of a man per inning, pitching coach Bob Haynes seemed to straighten out those issues when he returned to A ball. Troy moved quickly through Vancouver to Davenport after being drafted in June. Ability to play any of the out field positions is a an asset. Frady, a late round 1942 pick, has proved to be able to hit at any level along with a good glove. Expect Frady to take the take the next step early in 1945. One thing Dusters fans should watch for is whether or not P Jerry York and/or SS John Fast are released from their military duties. These two are the top two prospects in the Toronto system, they would probably restart their baseball careers with at least a stop in Davenport.
Vancouver Mounties
1944 Record- 73-47 1st
Manager- Steve Castellinni (promoted from Tuscaloosa after Bob Wallce moved up to Davenport)
Top Prospects- P Sam McRae, 1B Sammy Harberts, C Cal Yeager (recently enlisted)
Vancouver is the most successful team in the organization. Job here is to give recently drafted college players a grounding in professional baseball or seasoning a high school draftee against better pitching or hitting. Staff roles are difficult here because of the short term relationship with youngsters, spending more than one season in B is usually not a good sign for a player's career.
Tuscaloosa Tomcats
1944 Record- 63-57 4th place
Manager- Jocko Williams (replaced Castellinni after spending 10 years as pitching coach)
Top Prospects- P Al Rhodes, OF Al Parker
A clearing house where the initial decision is made on a player. In C ball you must perform, get promoted or face finding a new career choice. If and when players start returning from the global conflict this is the last stop before independent ball or working for a living. C ball is move up or move out, first impressions, right or wrong, often determine a future.
TIGERS END ONE TEAM'S TITLE DREAMS. HOW ABOUT TWO?
The Cincinnati Tigers have been a great surprise this season. I do not believe anyone would have foreseen the Tigers being tied with the defending American Football Association champion Chicago Wildcats with just one game remaining in the regular season. Sure, it's just 4-5 in what has been an awful season for those once mighty Wildcats -one that included a surprising 20-17 loss to our Tigers in their home debut at Tice Memorial Stadium, but those four victories far exceed most expectations for the Cincinnati eleven this season.
The Tigers actually began their existence with 2 straight victories before dropping 5 of the next 6 but a win yesterday over Pittsburgh gives the Tigers a shot at finishing .500, and destroyed the Paladins season in the process. The Tigers scored all 16 of their points in the fourth quarter to crush the Paladins dreams of a trip to the championship game and knocked off the AFA's best player this season in former Noble Jones College Christian Trophy winner Billy Bockhorst.
The question is can they dash the hopes of another Pennsylvania eleven? The Tigers are off next week before ending their season with a trip to Philadelphia in a game that might mean everything to the Frigates, who are battling the New York Football Stars for eastern supremacy. A win and a 5-5 season would be quite an accomplishment for Coach Jack Conn's boys.
***Aviators Flying High***
With Queen City University not fielding a football team again this season, many locals have adopted the Central Ohio Aviators as their collegiate grid team to follow and they could not have picked a better year to do so. A big win over their Michigan rivals at Detroit City College Saturday has earned the Aviators a trip west on New Year's Day for the first time since 1921 and while there are a couple of backs at Rome State that might beg to differ, the general consensus in the Middle-West is Aviators signal caller Jack Rhodes is the best player in college football and should be hoisting the Christian Trophy in a couple of weeks time. Not a bad turnaround for a team that went 2-6-1 a year ago.
***Cannons Eye Brown as Solution in Centerfield***
There is talk that the Cincinnati Cannons are considering trying Sam Brown as their centerfielder when spring training opens in March. The 34 year old is a very good defensive corner outfielder but has played just one game in his decade long big league career in center. However, there is growing concern within the organization that none of Rufus Daniels, Don Homer or Mel Alvarez -the only players with centerfield experience on the secondary roster- will be able to hit enough to maintain a starting job next season. The club has plenty of time to explore a trade possibility but solid defensive centerfielders who can also hit are few and far between. The Cannons have two of them of course -in all-stars Fred Galloway and Bob Griffith- but both are involved in the war effort at the moment. The other possibility, and it is a much longer shot than even Brown moving to center, is minor leaguer Karl Berggren. The 22 year old was Boston's second round pick out of Huntington State last January and acquired in the summer deal that sent Billy Dalton to the Minutemen. He showed some decent promise but has just 61 games of pro experience at the Class B level under his belt. Berggren is expected to start the season at AA Erie but a hot start might earn him a quick call-up by the Cannons.
- It has been a rough week and a half for the Chicago Cougars, as they lose their top two picks in the most recent draft, the #64 prospect Bert Rogers and #125 Tom Jovin. Replacing them are a pair of veterans best suited for the minors in Alex Ingraham and the now retired Frank Crawford. Neither will help the big league team, and their CA pennant hopes get tougher with the Wolves returning ace George Garrison, who is one of the top pitchers in baseball even after including all the enlisted hurlers.
- The Toronto Wolves wasted no time in saying George Garrison will be their number one starter this season. Garrison officially rejoined the Wolves secondary roster today following his release from the Navy.
- The Gothams are giddy about their rotation next season with Harry Carter joining Ed Bowman, 40 year old Jim Lonardo, and Jim Baggett.
A LOOK AT FABL MANAGER EXPERIENCE
With Ed Ziehl's decision to step down from the Gothams manager job to aid in the war effort that makes Brooklyn's Powell Slocum the dean of active managers in terms of current service time in their role. Ziehl had spent the past 17 years as the Gothams skipper but will turn the job over to long-time Gotham star Bud Jameson as he follows his son Eddie into the war effort.
Here is a look at the length of time each FABL manager has held his current position. It also includes their current age and historic won-loss record as a FABL manager as well as pennants and WCS victories.
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TM NAME AGE YRS W L PEN WCS
BKN Powell Slocum 58 9 1151 1122 3 1
CHI Joe Ward 55 8 1090 1091 1 1
BOS Bill Boshart 60 8 626 540 2 1
CHC Clyde Meyer 65 5 439 331 1 0
PHS Steve Basile 47 5 382 388 0 0
CIN Ad Doria 48 4 348 268 2 2
WSH John Lawrence 63 4 452 586 0 0
DET Dick York 48 3 169 179 0 0
MON Homer Moore 53 3 212 250 0 0
PIT Hank Leitzke 68 2 759 792 1 1
STL Hugh Luckey 51 3 220 242 0 0
CLE Dick Gallo 51 2 123 185 0 0
TOR Bob Call 52 1 86 58 0 0
NYS Ken Tannen 46 1 72 82 0 0
PHK Otto Schmidt 65 0 359 257 2 1
NYG Bud Jameson 40 0 0 0 0 0
PALADINS FALL IN CINCINNATI
Loss To Expansion Tigers Costs Division Crown
The Pittsburgh Paladins were caught looking past the Cincinnati Tigers and it likely cost them a chance at their first trip to the American Football Associaiton championship game since 1938. The Paladins surrendered 16 fourth-quarter points to the AFA's newest club and ended up on the wrong end of a 16-7 score at Tice Memorial Stadium. That loss drops Pittsburgh to 6-3 on the season with only a home game next Sunday against Washington remaining on their docket. The Paladins trail Detroit, which completed a 7-3 campaign with a 13-7 win in Cleveland over the combined Finches-Ramblers team yesterday, by half a game. The two clubs split their regular season meetings but the second tie-breaker is believed to be in-division record, which would go to Detroit as the Maroons were 6-2 compared to Pittsburgh's 5-3 mark vs section opponents.
In Cincinnati, quarterback Billy Bockhorst continued his breakout season for Pittsburgh as the second year pro ran for a 69 yard touchdown in the first quarter as part of his 142 yard rushing, 135 yard passing day. However, Bockhorst still had his challenges on the day. The Paladins had a chance to increase their lead shortly before half but Bockhorst missed on a 26 yard field goal attempt. The Tigers had a couple of field goal tries of their own in the opening 30 minutes but were unsuccessful on each leaving the score at 7-0 in Pittsburgh's favour at the break.
Following a scoreless third stanza, the game turned early in the fourth quarter when Cincinnati's Jack Christensen broke a run for an 80 yard score and less than a minute left Bockhorst made a season-altering mistake, trying to force a throw to Syl Tyma but not accounting for the Tigers Larry Rothstein stepping in the way and intercepting the toss. That give the Tigers the ball at the Cincinnati 38 yard line and Tigers quarterback Gus Knox went to work, leading a quik six play drive that culminated in a 10 yard touchdown toss to Mike Machia to give the Tigers the lead for good. The extra point attempt would be no good but with less than 3 minutes remaining in the game the Tigers tacked on a 36 yard Fred Fykes field goal to extend their lead to 9. A desperation Bockhorst pass attempt with just 2:24 remaining was intercepted by Christensen and that would put an end to the Paladins championship game dreams.
In Cleveland, the visiting Detroit Maroons received another big game from the best end in football as Stan Vaught counted a pair of long touchdown grabs among his 7 catches for 122 yards to lead Detroit to a 13-7 win over the combined Cleveland/St Louis squad. The win ended the Maroons season with a 7-3 record and they are set to be returning to the AFA title game after a 3 season absence.
Philadelphia continues to lead the way in the East as the Frigates improved to 6-1-1 with a thrilling 27-20 victory at home over Chicago yesterday. It was a dramatic finish as the Wildcats appeared poised to take the lead with just 3 minutes remaining in a tie game and the ball at the Philadelphia 25 yard line but Gus Brown -who has been haunted by interceptions all year- threw another one when Mike Benjamin picked off a pass intended for Freeman Strahlberg at the Philadelphia 5 yard line. The Frigates would cover the ensuing 95 yards in just over 2 minutes, culminating a game winning drive with a 3 yard touchdown run from Greg LePage with just 38 seconds left on the clock to secure the 27-20 victory.
New York kept pace with the Frigates and, at 6-2, remain a half game back of the Eastern Division leaders following a 35-0 blasting of the Brooklyn Kings. Jerry McElheny ran for 108 yards and two scores to lead the Stars. New York finishes up with a home and home exchange with Boston the next two weeks while the front-running Frigates have two home games left on the docket- against Brooklyn next week and Cincinnati in the December 10 finale.
In Sundays final contest Boston's disappointing season continued with a 20-16 loss to the Washington Wasps, leaving both teams with a .500 record at 4-4.
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION STANDINGS
EAST DIVISION W L T PCT
Philadelphia 6 1 1 .857
New York 6 2 0 .750
Boston 4 4 0 .500
Washington 3 5 1 .375
Brooklyn 1 8 0 .111
WEST DIVISION W L T PCT
Detroit 7 3 0 .700
Pittsburgh 6 3 0 .667
Chicago 4 5 0 .444
Cincinnati 4 5 0 .444
Clev/StLouis 2 7 0 .222
SUNDAY'S RESULT
Cincinnati 16 Pittsburgh 7
New York 35 Brooklyn 0
Detroit 13 Clev/StL 7
Washington 20 Boston 16
Philadelphia 27 Chicago 20
UPCOMING GAMES
SUNDAY DECEMBER 3
Boston at New York
Chicago at Clev/StL
Brooklyn at Philadelphia
Washington at Pittsburgh
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AFA LEADERS
SCORING PTS
Vaught, Det 90
McElheny, NY 60
Bockhorst, Pit 59
Allen, Phi 52
Littlejohn, Bos 51
LaPage, Phi 48
PASSING COMP-ATT YDS TD INT
Bockhorst, Pit 59-167 1094 7 16
Griggs, Bos 86-157 1063 12 10
Coleman, Det 72-181 980 10 19
G Brown, Chi 70-155 851 5 18
D Thomas, Bos 77-136 822 5 10
RUSHING YDS TD
McElheny, NY 779 10
Bockhorst, Pit 761 6
Schepis, ClSL 716 1
Faulkner, Bkn 615 1
Milatz, NY 508 4
RECEIVING CAT TD
Vaught, Det 63 11
Martins, Bos 40 4
Douglas, Was 39 5
Radecki, Chi 32 0
M McLean, Cin 31 2
Littlejohn, Bos 29 5
INERCEPTIONS #
Sutcliffe, ClSL 8
Benjamin, Phi 8
Sullivan, Pit 7
Norden, ClSL 6
Allen, Phi 6
Renton, Det 6
CENTRAL OHIO FOLLOWS RHODES TO BERTH IN EAST-WEST CLASSIC
Led by a dominant season from quarterback Jimmy Rhodes the Central Ohio Aviators completed a perfect season with a 24-14 win over their arch rivals from Detroit City College on Saturday. The victory earns the Aviators the Great Lakes Alliance title and a trip to the East-West Classic for the first time since 1921. The Aviators are also in the running for a National Title which would be a first for the school. Central Ohio will now prepare for the New Year's Day showdown in Santa Ana against Coastal California. The National Title will likely only hang in the balance should Rome State be upset by Annapolis Maritime in Baltimore next Saturday.
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TWIFB COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOP TEN RANKINGS
# LW SCHOOL REC WEEKEND RESULT
1 1 Rome State (8-0) idle
2 2 Annapolis Maritime (7-1) idle
3 3 Central Ohio (9-0) Win 24-14 over Detroit City College
4 4 Alabama Baptist (7-0-1) idle
5 5 Iowa A&M (8-0) idle
6 6 Noble Jones Coll. (8-1) Win 30-14 over Coastal State
7 7 Charleston Tech (8-1) idle
8 9 Payne State (7-1) Win 38-10 over Arkansas A&T
9 10 Coastal California (8-1) Win 24-14 over CC Los Angeles
10 NR George Fox Univ. (7-0-1) Win 13-0 over Eastern State
WEEKEND COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS
Central Ohio 24 Detroit City College 14
Eastern Oklahoma 41 Oklahoma City State 13
St. Blane 24 Georgia Baptist 17
Noble Jones College 30 Coastal State 14
Coastal California 24 CC Los Angeles 14
Payne State 38 Arkansas A&T 10
Lincoln 24 St. Magnus 17
Indiana A&M 41 Whitney College 10
Iowa Pre-Flight 34 Western Iowa 10
Wisconsin State 27 Minnesota Tech 21
Northern Mississippi 45 Mississippi A&M 13
Pierpont 31 Brunswick 10
Henry Hudson 10 Grafton 0
Pittsburgh State 20 Liberty College 10
Northern California 26 Golden Gate University Pre-Flight 0
College of Waco 10 Texas Gulf Coast 10
Central Kentucky 16 Cumberland 10
Amarillo Methodist 10 Red River State 9
George Fox 13 Eastern State 0
Topeka State 13 Lambert College 3
St. Patrick's 37 Commonwealth Catholic 7
Daniel Boone College 14 Lawrence State 7
Boulder State 17 Mile High State 10
Provo Tech 47 Cache Valley 3
Cowpens State 20 Columbia Military Academy 19
Opelika State 38 Miami State 23
Ellery 27 Empire State 7
Frankford State 21 Hancock & Pitt 3
Carolina Poly 28 North Carolina Tech 0
Great Lakes Navy 41 Fort Warren 0
College of Omaha 15 Eastern Kansas 3
Idaho Marines 33 Snake River State 28
TERRIFIC PRESSURE FACTOR IN ROME STATE-ANNAPOLIS MARITIME GAME
So much has been said about the upcoming Rome State-Annapolis Maritime football game -and will continue to be said before it actually is played on Saturday- that a word of caution might not be amiss at this point. With the contesting teams rated the best of all in the country, collegiate or service, and hailed as the greatest ever to represent Uncle Sam's schools in any one year, the intense interest in the clash has been further heightened with the decision this year to shift from the restricted confines of Annapolis to the capacious Banner Field at Baltimore.
In addition to the change in site from a bandbox holding less than 20,000 to an enclosure where more than 50,000 spectators are assured there is the War Bond tie-in through which will be raised umpty-umpth millions of dollars that otherwise would not have been forthcoming. It all adds to a situation where the cinema publicists are being rivaled, with superlatives a dime a dozen for a clash that promises to be grimly waged, but which may fall far short of being stupendous, colossal or even good from a strictly football standpoint.
Why? The answer is pressure. With everybody concerned more thoroughly steamed up than ever before "tremendous" is a mild term for the strain the players will be subjected to and under those conditions anything can happen.
***More Kids Susceptible to Tension-Induced Jitters ***
When it is considered that only a few of them are old enough to vote, the magnitude of the burden they will carry -one calculated to faze even hardened veterans of adult years- quite understandably could induce lapses among lads a majority of whom are only 18 or 19, and who work 16 hours a day as compared with your eight.
Under the tension that will exist the well-drilled but immature striplings who could be depended upon for precise execution of maneuvers in "just another game" may be excused from tightening-up due to overanxiety that leads to a more than normal number of missed assignments. From yardage lost through penalties incurred, to abortive blocks and just plan fumbles, every one with a potentially distinctive bearing on the outcome, might evolve a series of situations that could turn the game into a rout instead of a contest, with fate decreeing which side is the beneficiary.
On the other hand the battle may prove to be just that all the way with victory going to the outfit which proves the most inspired of the two -plus a few breaks in luck- but there is no calling the turn in advance. Rome State's point-a-minute team may end its three-year drought and win as it generally si expected to, despite loyal, die-hard wearers of the blue and the St Blane regulars who, beaten by both, but much worse by the Centurions, favour the Navigators.
Past performances, comparative scores and individual statistics -practically everything except the law of averages- have installed the Rome State eleven as favourites. But with most any Rome State-Annapolis Maritime game the compilation of dope represents just so much wasted effort and that goes double for the one coming up Saturday.
SOUTH ATLANTIC SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO THRIVE
The days of dominance by Middle-west and West Coast schools may just be over as the South Atlantic Conference appears to be the new top dog in college basketball -at least it looks that way based on early indications. Five schools from the SAC are ranked in the top nine afte this week's action including Carolina Poly which remains number one. It used to be that the big three from the West Coast Athletic Association in Rainier College and the two Los Angeles schools (CCLA & Coastal California) along with several school from the Great Lakes Alliance would seem to always be among the top ten. It's still early in the cage season so much could change but right now you have to look all the way down to 16th in order to find a school from either of those two power conferences. That would be City College of Los Angeles at #16. No one at all from the GLA cracks the top twenty-five this week, although Lincoln College did receive some votes, and the only other WCAA school besides the Coyotes to make the list is a very surprising Custer College club.
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COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL RANKINGS
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
1. Carolina Poly (72) 4-0 1800 1 South Atlantic Conference
2. St. Patrick's 5-0 1728 2 Indy Northeast
3. Mobile Maritime 2-0 1629 5 South Atlantic Conference
4. Western Florida 1-0 1521 9 Deep South Conference
5. Annapolis Maritime 3-0 1516 6 Indy South
6. Coastal State 4-0 1441 18 South Atlantic Conference
7. St. Blane 6-1 1182 17 Indy East
8. North Carolina Tech 4-1 1048 15 South Atlantic Conference
9. Charleston Tech 4-0 1000 16 South Atlantic Conference
10. Bluegrass State 4-0 994 NR Deep South Conference
11. St. Pancras 4-0 925 23 Indy East
12. Piedmont University 4-0 769 NR Indy South
13. Brooklyn State 2-1 756 3 Liberty Conference
14. Bardney 4-0 744 NR Indy Northeast
15. Plover College 4-0 728 21 Indy Midwest
16. CC Los Angeles 3-1 597 24 West Coast Athletic Association
17. Noble Jones College 2-0 522 NR Deep South Conference
18. Bulein 3-0 463 NR South Atlantic Conference
19. Brooklyn Catholic 2-0 455 19 Liberty Conference
20. Mississippi A&M 4-1 444 NR Deep South Conference
21. Bigsby College 3-0 411 NR Liberty Conference
22. Custer College 3-0 363 NR West Coast Athletic Association
23. Red River State 2-0 317 NR Southwestern Alliance
24. Chesapeake State 2-1 315 8 South Atlantic Conference
25. Lubbock State 2-0 313 NR Southwestern Alliance
Others Receiving Votes:
Ohio Poly 3-1 301 Indy Midwest
Chicago Poly 3-1 284 Indy Midwest
Petersburg 2-0 137 South Atlantic Conference
Elyria 1-0 120 Indy East
California Catholic 2-0 116 California League
Alexandria 1-0 99 South Atlantic Conference
Liberty College 6-1 96 Indy East
Garden State 5-1 88 Liberty Conference
Lincoln 1-1 74 Great Lakes Alliance
Rainier College 1-1 32 West Coast Athletic Association
Flagstaff State 1-0 28 Southern Border Association
St. Martin's College 7-1 19 Indy Northeast
RESULTS INVOLVING RANKED TEAMS
MONDAY NOVEMBER 20
#8 North Carolina Tech 54 Jersey City Tech 40
#15 Bardney 55 Penobscot State 32
#16 CC Los Angeles 38 Frankford State 35
#18 Bulein 53 Maldon 43
#25 Lubbock State 54 Iowa A&M 47
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 21
#1 Carolina Poly 54 Potomac College 27
#5 Annapolis Maritime 37 #24 Chesapeake State 38
#6 Coastal State 58 Brookland 51
#7 St Blane 58 Ogdensburg 31
#11 St Pancras 56 Cleveland 51
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 22
#10 Bluegrass State 39 Lane State 32
#12 Piedmont University 52 Wyoming A&I 33
#14 Bardney 41 Idaho A&M 30
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23
#7 St Blane 46 NW New York State 38
#9 Charleston Tech 56 Central Kentucky 44
#11 St Pancras 44 San Francisco Tech 32
#17 Noble Jones College 66 Meade 55
#20 Mississippi A&M 54 Columbia Military Academy 50
#21 Bigsby College 54 Tinker 38
#22 Custer College 50 Western Montana 27
#24 Chesapeake State 45 Brunswick 44
#25 Lubbock State 42 Berwick 36
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24
#4 Western Florida 41 Portland Tech 30
#12 Piedmont University 64 Mahoning Valley State 44
Henry Hudson 45 #13 Brooklyn State 37
#14 Bardney 42 Bay State 40
#23 Red River State 49 Poweshiek 33
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 25
#2 St Patrick's 65 Brunswick 38
#7 St Blane 52 North Shore 44
#15 Plover College 57 Iowa A&M 35
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 26
#3 Mobile Maritime 45 Alabama Gulf Coast 36
#10 Bluegrass State 45 Springfield State 39
#13 Brooklyn State 41 St Matthew's College 40
#21 Bigsby College 48 Cesar Rodney 38
The Week That Was
Current events from the week ending 11/26/1944
- American troops now have control of Metz, while French forces fighting alongside the Allies have reached the Rhine and are crossing into Germany. On the Eastern front, reinforced Soviet shock troops, perhaps a half million strong, have cracked through the 80-mile German flank northeast of Budapest at a half-dozen points.
- In the Pacific, B-29s continued "the strategic reduction" of the airplane works at Omura in the Japanese homeland while also attacking two key points in Japanese held areas of China. Late in the week Tokyo was the target, as one hundred B-29s ripped the Japanese capital city during a daylight attack.
- The chief of the Army Service Forces says 100,000 workers are needed in war plant production in the United States to help alleviate the shortage of essential fighting equipment on the battlefronts.