TUESDAY OCTOBER 8, 1946
EAGLES ONE WIN AWAY FROM CLAIMING SERIES
The Washington Eagles have taken a commanding 3 games to one lead on the New York Stars and can clinch their first World Championship since 1923 with a win at home today. After opening the series with a split in New York, the Eagles returned to the nation's capital for game three on Sunday and emerged with a 5-3 victory. They followed that up with a dramatic 6-5 victory in 11 innings yesterday to set the stage for a chance to celebrate at Columbia Stadium today. The difference in the series has clearly been the Eagles dominant pitching, which has held New York to just a .172 batting average in the four games. The only thing that has allowed the Stars to stay close is that 10 of their 22 hits have been for extra bases including 6 homeruns.
Game three was another masterful pitching performance by the Eagles duo of Buckeye Smith and Ike Keller. Smith, a Kellogg Award candidate as top rookie in the Federal Association after a 14-8 season, allowed 3 runs but only 1 earned, before leaving the game in the fifth inning with back stiffness. Enter Keller, who was outstanding and completed the contest without allowing a New York hit in the final 4 and two-thirds innings.
The Eagles struck first for the third straight game when Jesse Alvardo slapped a two-out single off Eli Panneton in the bottom of the opening inning to plate Mel Carrol with the game's first run. Panneton was a bit of a surprise starter for the Stars, going on two days rest after taking the loss in the series opener.
Catcher Joe Rainbow tied the game in the top of the second with his solo round-tripper off of Smith and the Stars would take the lead in the third inning thanks to a pair of Washington errors. Catcher Bob Newcomer made the first one, putting runners on the corners with one out and then, after Rainbow notched his second rbi of the game with ground out to score Mack Sutton from third, Eagles centerfielder Rats McGonigle uncorked an errant throw from the outfield to allow Bill Barnett to trot home and give the Stars a 3-1 lead.
The Eagles broke the game open in the bottom of the fifth inning, exploding for 4 runs off Panneton. Henry Bush got the rally started with a lead-off double and, after Bob Coon drew ball four on a full count, Newcomer attoned for his error with an rbi single to score Bush and put runners on the corners with no one out. Ike Keller bunted foul for a strikeout in an unsuccessful sacrifice attempt but pinch-hitter Gene Zavala was nicked by a Panneton offering to load the bases. Panneton managed to get a short fly ball from Mel Carrol for the second out but Rats McGonigle -who had been so important to the Eagles stretch run after coming over from Brooklyn- delivered in a big way by lacing a 3-run double to clear the bases and put the Eagles up 5-3.
From there Ike Keller took over with only the seventh inning proving to be a little nerve-wracking for the nearly 24,000 in attendance at Columbia Stadium to witness the proceedings. Keller did not allow a hit but did walk a pair in the 7th and uncorked a wild pitch to put runners on first and third with two out but Bill Barrett -the potential Continental Association MVP who has been very quiet in the series- flew out to end the threat.
STARS SQUANDER 5-0 LEAD IN GAME FOUR
The New York Stars, sensing the urgency of a win in the fourth game, had a great start as they built up a 5-0 lead only to see the Eagles battle back and eventually win it 6-5 with an 11th inning sacrifice fly from outfielder Jesse Alvardo setting up the potential for Washington to close out the series at home today.
Jack Elder, the game one winner for Washington, fell behind quickly when Bill Barrett hit his second solo homerun of the series to give the Stars a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. New York would add 3 more runs in the third inning when Joe Angevine was hit by a pitch, stole second and scored on a Freddie Jones single to make it 2-0 before Jack Welch doubled the New York lead by belting a 2-run homer.
After the Eagles left the bases loaded in the bottom of the third the Stars padded their lead with another run in the fourth inning. Washington finally got on the scoresheet in the bottom of the fourth when Bob Newcomer doubled in Sig Stofer to cut the Stars lead to 5-1. The Eagles would add another run off of Hubbard in the fifth on an Alvardo single to plate Mel Carrol. The game would remain 5-2 until the Eagles exploded for 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th. Hubbard created his own mess with a pair of walks to Alvardo and Sig Stofer to lead-off the inning. Pinch-hitter Gene Zavalla would slap a single to plate Alvardo and after a fielders choice Newcomer would continue his strong series with a single to score Stofer. Hubbard then walked pinch-hitter Al Gross to load the bases and was replaced by George Scruggs. George Dawson lofted a fly ball to centerfield that was deep enough to allow Bob Coon to tag and score the tying run.
It remained 5-5 until the bottom of the 11th when Mel Carroll drew a 1-out walk off of Ed Cornett, who had replaced Scruggs on the hill for the Stars in the 10th. McGonigle followed with a double moving Carrol to third setting the stage for Alvardo's game ending sacrifice fly to complete the 6-5 Washington comeback.
TALES FROM THE WOLVES DEN
Wolves In the System -Brett has decided to look at the Wolves future by going team by team in the minors identifying players to watch for in the future. Along with future Brett will try to identify, through the A Level, players going into a defining year of their career.
Buffalo Nickels- Union League- AAA
Rising:
Harry Finney-INF- Has proved he can hit everywhere moving through three levels in '46. Versatile, with a good glove, could be a ST invitee.
Curt Brooks-OF- Spent productive time with the Wolves in '46. Hit well in Buffalo future would be a RHB at either corner OF position, doesn't have the range for CF.
Sam Jordan-OF- Highly regarded by scouting department. A decision will have to made about exposing him to Rule 5 this winter.
Jerry York-RHP- Seems little doubt he will in the FABL in '47, tentatively slotted as the #3 behind Garrison, Hancock.
At A Crossroads:
John Fast-INF- The plan of grooming him as the 2B for the Wolves no later than 1947 has been derailed this season. Will he bounce back from the injury sustained in '46 or become one the many top prospect flame outs?
Sam Jordan-RHP- Unimpressive after being promoted to AAA.
Going Down: Bud House, Ray Bell, along with Mike Rollinson currently on the Toronto roster, are currently on the 40-man. Do any or all deserve those protected spots or are there better options?
Chattanooga Reliables- Dixie League- AA
Rising:
Billy Sullivan -OF- Could be a future piece but is he worth a spot on 40-man?
Al Parker-OF- Same as Owens
Jim Owens-INF- Should be at AAA next season
Otis Porter-RHP- Moved through 3 levels in '46, looks like he needs more seasoning at AA.
AT A Crossroads- Six P 25 or under would require 40-man spots along with 4 position players. Of the ten, nine are probably available in Rule 5.
Going Down: Ed Mankey, Bill Collins, Mickey Martin, Wally Lord, Cal Morgan will probably finish their careers toiling in the minors.
Davenport Dusters- Heartland League- A
Rising:
Wally Boyer- OF- Solid stats in A, picked up in an off-season trade, should head to AA in '47. Timing may be good to replace an aging Wolves OFer before 1950.
Dee Choate- OF- Should move with Boyer to the next level in the spring.
Cal Yeager- C- A former first round pick, struggled at A in the last month of the season. Will still only be 21 at the start of '47. Will start at A with a quick move to AA if he shows anything in Davenport.
Dick Davis- RHP- The best of a bad lot in Davenport. Pitching prospects are thinning out in the system.
At a Crossroads: Fred Miles- UTIL- A second round pick can play all over, did not perform well at A while starting 117 games. Must show up in '47, his versatility can be an asset.
Going Down: The dozen players available in Rule 5.
Vancouver Mounties- C-O-W League-B
Rising:
Eddie Mansfield- OF- A recent third round pick showed enough to move up a level next season.
Bill Parent- INF- Even with limited exposure thus far is someone the scouts think could be be a piece in the plans.
Buzz Simpson- RHP- Could be worth a look at A if he can start missing a few more bats.
Going Down: Anyone over the age of 24 will probably only be around if there is room for them in the system.
Tuscaloosa Tomcats- Gulf States League- C
Rising:
John T Williams- C- Vancouver will be his next step.
Tony Ballinger- 1B- After a challenging start to his pro career Ballinger settled in at the end of the season. Starts in C next season, needs more grooming as suggested by 59Ks in 152 PA .
George Dwiggins- INF- Proved to be ready for a move to Western Canada.
Nick Handel- UTIL- Did move with a bit of struggle at B in '46, will start there in '47.
Lou Burrows- RHP- Ready for the next level.
Roy Hatch- RHP- Ready for the next level.
Lynn Horn- RHP- Expected to anchor the 'pen in Vancouver in '47
Corky Aban- RHP- A darling of the scouting department. Electric arm, may stay at B to transition to a SP role. Still only 19 with 2 seasons in rookie ball.
MAROONS DIG THEMSELVES A HOLE
A bad loss to the Washington Wasps yesterday drops the Detroit Maroons to 0-2 on the season. What makes matters worse is both of those losses came at home -including the season opener against the hated Chicago Wildcats. It will make it an uphill struggle if the Maroons are going to reach the AFA title game for the third year in a row as six of their final 9 games will be played on the road. The good news is everyone else in the West Division has at least one loss, including the Wildcats who fell in Cleveland of all places yesterday. The bad news is I am not sure if Maroons head coach Frank Yurik can turn things around.
The Maroons success on offense in past years revolved around the passing game, specifically the ability of Stan Vaught to make big catches and more importantly gain big yardage after hauling in the ball. It also helped the Detroit running attack as defenders needed to be prepared to backtrack quickly if Vaught took off the line with a streak looking for a long pass play. That threat is gone so now the rushing attack is suffering nearly as much as the deep game. Unless Yurick can figure out a solution it might be a long season. Perhaps Danny Maynard, who was a backup last year and has shown some promise as a pass catching end, might be the answer but Vaught's are very big shoes to fill. Maynard has impressed, especially when you consider he was a 25th round draft pick a year ago out of Payne State. But asking him to do what Vaught has done for the club over the years, is far too large a request.
*** Dynamos Add Leadership To Organization ***
The Detroit Dynamos are quietly trying to add championship experience in order to promote a winning culture throughout the organization. It was something their General Manager Tiger Fan did with success in Cincinnati by adding coaches and managers throughout their system who had enjoyed past success as players. Steps were taken in that direction the week with the announcements that Tom Aiello would be the new manager at AA Akron and Steve Castellini assumes the same role with Class A Terre Haute. Each owns a pair of World Championship Series rings from their playing days and both will be counted on to instill that winning mentality in the young Dynamos prospects on the way up. Aiello has ties to the General Manager as he was originally drafted by Brooklyn when Tiger Fan was at the helm there. Aiello is a second generation ballplayer -his father played briefly for the Kings in the 1910s- and joins the Dynamos after three seasons managing the Chicago Chiefs Class B affiliate. Castellini, who won his two WCS titles with the Chicago Cougars, had a lifetime record as a FABL pitcher of 158-116 and had spent the last half dozen seasons managing in the Toronto Wolves organization.
*** Hunter Deserves Kellogg Award ***
FABL's newest trophy is the top rookie award and it should be in the possession of young Detroit hurler Wally Hunter if all is right in the world. Two trophies, named after former Keystone great and Hall of Famer Rankin Kellogg, will be presented with one going to the player voted the top rookie in each association. Hunter went 17-9 with a 2.38 era, numbers that placed him third in both wins and era among all Federal Association pitchers. Del Johnson, the smooth fielding 23-year old second baseman who hit .282 for the Dynamos this season, may make it a 1-2 finish among Detroiters for the award.
***Another Shutout Win for DCC ***
The Detroit City College gridders have been very impressive so far this season, recording back-to-back shutout wins over Indiana A&M and Western Iowa. The Detroit backfield trio, led by local boy Johnny Matthews and the Erdinger brothers, Paul and Bill, have each had strong starts running behind an outstanding line.
There is growing talk an East-West Classic bid -something they have never achieved- might even be in the cards for the Knights this season. They have a very favourable schedule with the biggest test sure to be the October 12 clash at Thompson Field against the two-time defending national champion Rome State eleven.
HAWKS FLY HOME WITH 3-2 LEAD IN BIGSBY CUP
The San Francisco Hawks can become the first winners of the brand new Bigsby Cup when they host the Los Angeles Knights in Game Six of the Great Western League championship series tomorrow at Hawks Stadium. A pair of wins Saturday and Sunday in Los Angeles gave the Hawks a 3 games to two lead in the series. At state is the Bigsby Cup, awarded to the playoff champion of the new big league loop on the coast.
The teams split the opening two games in San Francisco before heading south for the next three. On Friday afternoon Bob Cummings of the Knights and the Hawks Zeke King hooked up in a terrific pitching duel which saw the Knights claim a 1-0 victory thanks to an 8th inning homerun off the bat of Don Hallam. Saturday's game had the makings of another low scoring duel and the Knights led 1-0 after six innings before San Francisco's Orlin Yates took over. The long-time former Chicago Cougars outfielder hit a 2-run homer as part of his 3 hits on the day to help the Hawks to a 4-1 victory. Yates homered again yesterday but it was pinch hitter Pete Frisbee's 8th inning 3-run shot that made the biggest impact on a 6-3 verdict in the Hawks favour.
San Francisco has won 9 of the previous 14 GWL titles, but all of those were while the league held AAA status.
GREAT RIVALRY IN THE MAKING?
First of Many Pro Grid Battles Between LA & SF
Pro sports has arrived on the west coast. That was no more evident at any time than it was Saturday afternoon when we may have witnessed the birth of what someday might be the greatest sporting rivalry in the country. That would be the one pitting Los Angeles against San Francisco. The two California meccas went head to head in both cities at the same time on Saturday afternoon. Here in town at Knights Stadium the Bigsby Cup battle continued with the Los Angeles Knights hosting the San Francisco Hawks. Meanwhile, up the coast at Hawks Stadium it was the first-ever meeting of two California professional grid teams as the Los Angeles Lobos visited the Bay Area to face the San Francisco Wings in Continental Football Conference action. On this day the two cities split the bragging rights with the grid Wings dumping the Lobos 30-10 while in Los Angeles the hometown Knights won a thrilling pitching duel 1-0 thanks to an 8th inning homerun from Orlin Yates.
Los Angeles and San Francisco have clashed for years in the GWL including that famous 1944 season when the Hawks edged the Knights out by a single game. San Francisco always seemed to have the upper hand, winning 9 GWL flags since 1932 while the Knights had not claimed one since 1928. But that was minor league stuff, hardly worthy of consideration as a big-time sports rivalry. There is also a long running but lightly regarded college rivalry with local favourites CCLA and Coastal California usually getting the upper hand on Golden Gate and Redwood University's, no matter the sport. In reality, the local battle between the Coyotes and Dolphins, meant far more than games against the Grizzlies or Mammoths ever could.
But that is changing quickly now that we have pro sports. With the Hawks and Knights looking like the big boys of Thomas Bigsby's new loop it is sure to be an ongoing feud. Not just for Bigsby Cup titles, as there may well be far more at stake. A successful GWL franchise may be the ticket one day into FABL as it seems destined at some point the two leagues will at the very least play a true World Championship Series one day. Then there is the CFC in much the same boat. Success, both on the field and the financial ledger, may well lead to inclusion in the American Football Association one day. Perhaps for the entire CFC but maybe only for a few select teams. That makes success crucial for both the Lobos and the Wings as they each want to make sure they are invited to the party should the two grid leagues ever decide to work together.
The biggest rivalry between cities at the moment might well be the one Chicago and Detroit continue to wage and football is front and center at creating that war. The fact that former movie-Tarzan Joe Barrell was a part-owner and former player in Chicago while his brother Rollie was and still is the Maroons owner got that rivalry off to a friendly start but in recent years the path to the AFA championship game has usually been paved by whichever of the two prevailed in their twice-yearly battles. There is a bit of a rivalry on the ballyard between the two cities as well but it pales in comparison to the grid war as the two baseball clubs have rarely both been competitive at the same time. The midwest pair also have a small rivalry on the ice but it has been one-sided as the Detroit club -known formerly as the Olympians but now the Motors- has had some success but the Chicago Packers have never really been much of a factor. They each boast a high profile college as well with Detroit City College and Whitney College both long-time members of the Great Lakes Alliance but DCC has had the upper hand in that one for the most part and neither would consider the other to be a chief rival.
Others might say what about New York. The rivalry there is more like New York against the world, at least towards the Gothams. There simply is no one rival city that stands out with New York but a big reason for that may be the fact that universally everyone seems to dislike the Gothams, and while many tolerate the Stars their success in the WCS has rubbed some the wrong way. New York and Boston or New York and Philadelphia could be a rivalry, and probably should be but it just has not materialized yet.
So if you were one of the 30,000 or so that witnessed either the football game in San Francisco or the ball game in Los Angeles, you may one day say I was there when the greatest city-to-city rivalry in sports history was born.
- The Stars have hit 6 WCS homeruns while the Eagles have just 1 but Washington is batting .301 as a team in the Series while the Stars are hitting just .172. Eagles top of the order hitters are George Dawson (batting .353 in the Series) and Mel Carroll (.500) while the Stars top of the order duo of Joe Angevine and Freddie Jones are a combined 5-for-27. And the big bats of Barrett, Welch and Sutton are just 6-for-40. They have combined for 3 homers but have driven in just 4 runs between them in the Series.
- The Detroit Dynamos rounded out their minor league managerial staff by hiring a pair of former big leaguers. Former Chicago Chiefs catcher Tom Aiello, who had spent the past three seasons at the helm of the Chiefs Class B affiliate, will replace the dismissed Curt Paul as the manager of AA Akron while Steve Castallini, who won 158 games with the Gothams, Cougars and Miners, will step in to fill the spot as manager at Class A Terre Haute after Tony Ross retired. The 52 year old Castellini was recently let go by the Toronto Wolves after spending half a dozen years in their system. Curt Paul, who had been at Akron the past 5 years, was very bitter on his way out the door, vowing Dynamos brass would regret the decision to replace him.
SURPRISING RESULTS IN AFA WEEKEND ACTION
Was it just a few upsets or a sign of a changing of the guard in the American Football Association? That is the question being asked today after some surprising results including losses by both of the traditional West Division powers in the Chicago Wildcats and the Detroit Maroons. The fact that the Wildcats fell 13-7 in Cleveland is the biggest surprise but seeing two-time defending West Division champion Detroit at 0-2 to start the season with both losses coming at home is also unexpected. The other big upset happened in Philadelphia where the Frigates fell 21-13 to Cincinnati. Even the teams that were expected to win and did so, only managed narrow victories so the early indication is this season will be a very interesting one in the AFA.
The defending league champion Boston Americans are 2-0 but they just barely hung on to nip Pittsburgh 24-21 at Minuteman Stadium. Boston was without star quarterback Del Thomas for the game although Mel Greene stepped up nicely in throwing for 106 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The New York Stars are also 2-0 after they prevailed 14-13 over the Ramblers in a tight defensive struggle in St Louis.
Cincinnati had a strong defense a year ago but they struggled on offense. Early indications this season are the Tigers offense will be much stronger thanks to former Henry Hudson All-American and 1942 Bryan Award winner Charley Morrison. A first round pick of the Brooklyn grid squad a few years ago, Morrison is back from the war and had a big outing in his second game as a pro, passing for 231 yards to lead the Tigers to a 21-13 win in Philadelphia.
The two clubs that have combined for the last 7 West Division representatives in the title game both lost yesterday. Detroit looks to be in a heap of trouble with superstar end Stan Vaught now retired. After getting blown out by Chicago a week ago, the Maroons had an uninspired effort at Thompson Field in dropping a 13-10 decision to the Washington Wasps and are now 0-2 at home. The Wildcats also did not accomplish much this week either, being outplayed in nearly every facet of the game in falling 13-7 in Cleveland to the Finches.
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION STANDINGS
East Division W L T PCT
Boston 2 0 0 1.000
NY Stars 2 0 0 1.000
Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500
Washington 1 1 0 .500
Pittsburgh 0 1 1 .000
West Division W L T PCT
Chicago 1 1 0 .500
Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500
Cleveland 1 1 1 .500
St Louis 1 2 0 .333
Detroit 0 2 0 .000
SUNDAY'S RESULTS
Cincinnati 21 Philadelphia 13
Boston 24 Pittsburgh 21
Washington 13 Detroit 10
New York 14 St Louis 13
Cleveland 13 Chicago 7
UPCOMING GAMES
FRIDAY OCTOBER 11
Detroit at Philadelphia
SUNDAY OCTOBER 13
Washington at Chicago
Cincinnati at St Louis
Cleveland at Pittsburgh
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AFA LEADERS
SCORING PTS
Milatz, Cle 16
Holt, StL 15
Fykes, Phi 15
PASSING COMP-ATT YDS TD INT
Griggs, NY 17-32 298 2 4
Brown, Chi 18-48 288 1 3
Taylor, Phi 12-23 249 1 1
Morrison, Cin 12-21 231 1 1
RUSHING YDS TD
Watts, Cle 176 0
Holt, StL 161 1
Thompson, Cle 159 1
LePage, Phi 141 2
RECEIVING CAT YDS TD
Douglas, Wash 15 170 1
Gilbert, Cin 9 144 0
Nicholson, Cle 7 109 0
Molloy, Bos 7 103 0
INERCEPTIONS #
Thompson, Cle 2
Lee, Chi 2
P Watts, NY 2
Reese, NY 2
SAN FRANCISCO WINS INAUGURAL BATTLE OF CALIFORNIA
The San Francisco Wings are quickly establishing themselves as a team to fear in the new Continental Football Conference. Armed with what looks like the top defense in the eight team loop, the Wings improved to a league best 4-1 with a 30-10 win at home over the Los Angeles Lobos. It marked the first big league professional football game ever played involving two California based teams and was dominated by the Wings ground game, which outgained the Lobos 232-91 in rushing yardage.
There were two other weekend games in the CFC. In New Orleans the visiting Brooklyn Football Kings avenged an earlier grid loss at home to the Crescents by winning 31-7. Kings back Jackie Wendt had an outstanding game: passing for 242 yards and a pair of touchdowns while gaining 89 yards on the ground adding two rushing touchdowns of his own. The other game saw Buffalo hand the Chicago Comets their fourth loss in 5 games, as the Bulls prevailed 35-13 to even their record at 2-2.
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CONTINTENTAL CONFERENCE STANDINGS
EAST W L T PCT
Brooklyn 3 2 0 .600
Buffalo 2 2 0 .500
NY Gothams 1 1 1 .500
New Orleans 2 4 0 .333
WEST W L T PCT
San Francisco 4 1 0 .800
Kansas City 3 1 0 .750
Los Angeles 1 2 1 .333
Chicago 1 4 0 .200
WEEKEND RESULTS
Brooklyn 31 New Orleans 7
San Francisco 30 Los Angeles 10
Buffalo 35 Chicago 13
UPCOMING GAMES
FRIDAY OCTOBER 11
San Francisco at Buffalo
New York at New Orleans
SATURDAY OCTOBER 12
Chicago at Brooklyn
SUNDAY OCTOBER 13
Kansas City at Los Angeles
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CFC LEADERS
SCORING PTS
Garner, SF 36
Walston, KC 32
Gilliam, SF 31
Littlejohn, LA 25
PASSING COMP-ATT YDS TD INT
J Wendt, BKN 66-133 839 6 8
Chappell, KC 36-66 655 8 3
Mecham, CHC 31-79 378 2 7
O'Rourke, LA 34-81 369 4 9
Key, NO 19-71 352 1 9
RUSHING YDS TD
Stone, SF 334 0
J Wendt, BKN 320 4
Garner, SF 311 3
Matthews, KC 272 2
RECEIVING CAT YDS TD
D Smith, BKN 15 217 2
Pruitt, NO 14 166 1
Pastrik, BKN 13 139 4
D Brown, BKN 10 219 0
Corbin, SF 10 159 1
INERCEPTIONS #
Higman, Buf 3
Key, NO 3
Armone, Chi 3
Yardley, NO 3
Corbin, SF 3
ST BLANE ROUTS PITTSBURGH STATE BEHIND ARM OF McCALLISTER
St Blane, eyeing national football laurels, brushed aside an outclassed but game Pittsburgh State eleven 37-0 as sharpshooting quarterback Rickey McCallister staged a one man show for the Fighting Saints home opener throng of 50,368. It was cool cunning McCallister -the junior who hails from Pittsburgh and made life rough for his hometown school- that clipped the wings of the outmanned Finches with a shower of orthodox and unorthodox passes for St Blane's second victory of the season. McAllister, who completed 10 of 21 passes for a gain of 211 yards, tossed three touchdown passes and set up two other tallies with his needlethreading tossing.
Rome State improved to 3-0 with a much easier time this week than they had in narrowly beating Oklahoma City State a week ago. This time the opponent was the Brunswick Knights, who provided little resistance in the Centurions 24-0 victory for their 21st consecutive win. With an injury limiting Chet Donelson's playing time it was up to his touchdown twin Gus Thompson to carry the mail. Thompson did just that in whizzing for three scores including a pair in the first quarter.
Other key games saw Henry Hudson rally for 21 second half points to sink Annapolis Maritime 21-7, Detroit City College waltzed over Western Iowa 29-0, Coastal California and Central Ohio battled to a 21-21 draw while CC Los Angeles had little trouble handling Rainier College in a 34-7 Coyotes victory.
WEEKEND COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS
EAST
Rome State 24 Brunswick 0
St. Blane 37 Pittsburgh State 0
Henry Hudson 26 Annapolis Maritime 7
Grafton 17 St. Pancras 14
Commonwealth Catholic 54 St. Ignatius 7
New York Maritime 10 Potomac College 7
Dickson 20 Miller College 0
Liberty College 36 Frankford State 0
Pierpont 47 Eastern Virginia 0
Sadler 23 Ellery 3
Penn Catholic 20 Wisconsin Catholic 6
Huntington State 13 Baron College (PA) 3
George Fox 30 Empire State 0
Garden State 48 Jackson 0
Manhattan Tech 23 Bigsby College 17
SOUTH
Baton Rouge State 27 Western Florida 17
Opelika State 31 Bulein 10
Bayou State 31 Northern Mississippi 17
Alabama Baptist 27 Columbia Military Academy 6
Carolina Poly 3 Cumberland 3
Bluegrass State 7 Mississippi A&M 0
Chesapeake State 14 Eastern State 0
Lexington State 23 Hampden-Sydney 10
Mobile Maritime 10 Richmond State 9
Georgia Baptist 34 Alexandria 19
North Carolina Tech 38 Miami State 9
Charleston Tech 31 Coastal State 14
Maryland State 24 Petersburg 14
Noble Jones College 35 Conwell College 0
Western Tennessee 30 Cookeville State 3
Cowpens State 17 St. Matthew's College 0
Central Carolina 31 Spartanburg Baptist 13
MIDWEST
Detroit City College 29 Western Iowa 0
Lincoln 47 Whitney College 0
Minnesota Tech 10 Indiana A&M 7
St. Magnus 38 Wisconsin State 0
Northern Minnesota 20 St. Patrick's 17
Iowa Northern 20 Iowa A&M 7
Lawrence State 27 Topeka State 14
Central Kentucky 30 St. Francis (OH) 0
College of Omaha 12 Eastern Kansas 3
FAR WEST
CC Los Angeles 34 Rainier College 7
Coastal California 21 Central Ohio 21
Portland Tech 14 Northern California 10
Lane State 48 Stratton 0
Spokane State 30 Idaho A&M 7
Mile High State 28 Utah A&M 3
Wyoming A&I 24 Colorado Poly 6
Cheney State 24 Custer College 21
Western Montana 24 Mountainview State 10
Kit Carson University 13 Sunnyvale 7
Golden Gate University 38 Alameda NAS 6
Redwood 41 San Francisco Tech 20
SOTUHWEST
Travis College 50 Eastern Oklahoma 10
Texas Gulf Coast 20 College of Waco 6
Payne State 41 Lambert College 6
Provo Tech 26 Valley State 7
Daniel Boone College 33 Laclede 14
South Valley State 10 Canyon A&M 7
Tempe College 17 Gates University 7
Arkansas A&T 7 Amarillo Methodist 3
Cache Valley 21 Boulder State 14
Abilene Baptist 44 Minns College 0
Flagstaff State 14 San Clemente JV 10
Oklahoma City State 20 Darnell State 0
Red River State 45 Killeen State 0
GLA PONDERING CHANCE TO GOVERN EAST-WEST CLASSIC CHOICE
A five-year contract, whereby the Great Leakes Alliance would gain unprecedented prestige as well as lush cash returns by controlling the selection of teams to meet the West Coast Athletic Association representative in the East-West Classic, is being put to a vote for rejection or approval by the nine GLA football schools.
Central Ohio, Western Iowa and Indiana A&M unofficially were reported to favour the post-season football agreement, with Detroit City College a possibility, The only definite action, however, has been taken by the Lincoln faculty senate which voted disapproval. Lincoln probably will be joined on the negative side by Minnesota Tech and possibly Whtiney College. There is no hint from St Magnus or Wisconsin State.
The faculty committees governing athletics have been asked by the GLA Faculty Committee to decide the question and most of them are expected to call meetings within the next two weeks. If the vote is favourable the East-West Classic tieup could become effective in ample time for the game next New Years Day. Under the proposal, durng the first three years only a Great Lakes Alliance university would participate and for the remaining two years any university designated by the GLA could be named (thus St Blane, St Ignatius or Wisconsin Catholic could represent the Midwest if the conference so desired.
Here is the latest rankings of the top contenders in each of the three divisions.
The Heavyweight Division saw Hector Sawyer make his 6th successful title defense, scoring a TKO win over the man he beat to first claim the title half a dozen years ago. That win over Jochen Schrotter improved Sawyer's career record to 54-3-1. Top contender Mark Fountain was not active during the past three months and is hopeful he will be next on the list to face Sawyer, although the champ has given no indication as to who he will fight next or when that fight might happen. Scott Baker dropped down on the contender list after losing to Roy Crawford in Boston a week ago.
Frank Melanson remains the champion in the middleweight division but will face his toughest test yet in two weeks when he meets unbeaten European champion Edouard Desmarais in Boston. Muncie, In. native John Edmonds is back in the picture after beating Brooks O'Connor by unanimous decision. Todd Gill, who fought Melanson to a majority draw in their first title match a year ago before losing by TKO in the rematch, and veteran Bronx fighter Thomas Erwin round out the contenders in the middleweight division.
A note in the middleweight division from Europe. Former World Champion Archie Rees returned to action on the weekend, notching a second round knockout of Frenchman Leandre Rousseau. The 34 year old Rees held the title for four years before losing to Melanson in June of last year. His last fight before this past weekend was in December when he lost an unanimous decision to Desmarais for the vacant European title. Rees is now 36-6-1 for his professional career.
Mark Westlake scored a unanimous decision over Dennis O'Keefe in Atlanta 3 weeks ago to claim the title that O'Keefe had only won in March. Westlake has not given any indication who he will face next but there is talk of a rematch with O'Keefe.
UPCOMING MAJOR FIGHTS- Oct 16- Denny Arena, Boston: World Middleweight champion Frank 'The Tank' Melanson (30-0-2) makes his third title defense against European champion Edouard Desmarais (36-0).
- Oct 18- Pittsburgh, PA: Middleweight Jim Ward (12-0) vs Larry Barry (10-2-1)
- Oct 20- New York City: Middleweight Willie Binion (14-3-1) vs Scott Wright (8-4-2)
- Oct 21- Louisville, KY: Middlewieght Joe Starr (16-2) vs Andy Jackson (11-1-1)
- Oct 21- St Louis: Welterweight George Gibbs (16-1) vs Jamie Rotz (22-7) rematch of Rotz KO to had Gibbs his first loss.
- Oct 22 - Honolulu, HI: Middlweight contender Todd Gill (20-2-5) vs Junior Shaw (19-5-1)
- Oct 23- Los Angles: Heavyweight Chris Sullivan (18-3-3) vs Nick Burks (15-8-3)
- Oct 23 - Shelby,MO: Middleweight Dave Sizemore (15-8) vs Danny Burke (10-1)
- Oct 26 - Philadelphia: Middlewieght Nick Harris (18-2-1) vs Don Phillips (6-4)
- Oct 26- Minneapolis, MN: Welterweight Mac Erickson (9-0) vs Ellis Stewart (1-2-2)
- Oct 30 - Fall River, MA: Welterweight Danny Rutledge (4-0) vs Clayton Johnston (1-3-2)
- Oct 31 -Jacksonville, FL: Heavyweight Gil Hilliard (16-9-2) vs Malcolm Rllin (6-3)
The Week That Was
Current events from the week ending 10/06/1946
- President Truman asked for 'substantial' entry of Jews into Palestine to begin immediately and voiced opposition to Britain's partition plan.
- The British responded with harsh words and Prime Minister Attlee has formally protested to Truman, calling the President's words an "unfortunate" occurrence which "may well jeopardize" settlement of the Palestine dispute.
- After 10 weeks of negotiation and debate the Paris Peace Confernence has completed peace treaties for five nations -Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Italy and Romania
- American marines fought off an attacking force estimated to be 200 Chinese troops that were raiding an ammunition dump. The indentity of the Chinesse forces is unknown but they are believed to be Communist fighters.
- Storm forecasters have urged evacuation of beach areas along the entire Florida west coast as a hurricane threatens to strike with Sarasota being the expected center of the storm. There are worries it will devastate the state's $100 million citrus crop.
- 7 are dead and more than 140 injured by fire and a thunderous explosion which roared through Sun Oil's Pennsylvania aviation gasoline refinery plant.