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1941-42 National Hockey League
1941-42 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE SEASON The season began with a franchise name change and also saw the league bid goodbye to a legendary defenseman. The New York Americans changed their name to the Brooklyn Americans but did not relocate, as they continued to play out of Madison Square Garden. The real life Americans were in a lot of financial trouble at the time, and would fold the following year. The plan was to play out of Brooklyn but there was no arena in the borough that wa suitable for NHL hockey so the club practiced in Brooklyn but played in Manhattan. The legend who retired was Eddie Shore. The 39 year old had played the final season and a half of his career with the New York Rangers after a 14 year stint in Chicago. Shore originally broke in to the pro ranks with the Regina Capitals of the old Western Hockey League in 1925 and would play 52 games in that loop before a 656 game NHL career that saw him score 104 goals and notch 394 points to go along with 997 penalty minutes. Shore won the Hart Trophy as league MVP once and the Norris as top defenseman twice. He also played on two Stanley Cup winners: Chicago in 1929 and the Rangers in 1940. There was a big trade during the summer as well as Boston practically gave Gordie Drillon away to Chicago. The 28 year old winger had 21 goals and 45 points for the Bruins last season after recording a career high 63 points the year before. He was sent to the Black Hawks for a pair of minor leaguers. It will be Drillon's second stop in the Windy City and the third time he has been traded in a career that has lasted 248 games and seen him enter the 1941-42 season with 115 carer goals and 237 points. It was a quiet season for new debuts with the most promising ones being goaltender Sugar Jim Henry with the Rangers organization, Toronto adding defenseman Bob Goldham and forward Ken Mosdell beginning his career wtih the Americans. REGULAR SEASON The Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers quickly separated themselves from the rest of the league and battled back and forth for top spot all season. The Rangers had a terrific young goaltender in Sugar Jim Henry who took over the starting rule from Claude Bourque despite the fact that Bourque was also very talented. Everything seemed to fall in place for the Rangers as all of their top scorers like Toe Blake (26-44-70), Herb Cain (21-34-55), Clint Smith (15-40-55) and Bryan Hextall (32-20-51) posted career highs while Babe Pratt (21-31-52) had an amazing year on the blueline. New York added to it's riches with an outstanding 20 year old rookie by the name of Grant Warwick (18-25-43), who tallied nearly a point a game in his debut season. Syl Apps (25-54-79) had a return to form after two lesser seasons (by his standards) and once again led the league in scoring with Toronto teammate Mud Bruneteau (35-31-66) also putting up big numbers. Toronto surprised the league by parting ways with goaltender Dickie Kerr, dealing the 32 year old two time Vezina Trophy winner to Boston mid-season for a minor leaguer. Kerr had been rumoured to have been unhappy in Toronto after losing his starting job to Baz Bastein. The 22 year old Bastein enjoyed a strong sophomore campaign between the pipes for Toronto. In the end the Rangers and Leafs were even in points but the New Yorkers claimed first place due to having more victories. Boston seemed to be on an island in third place for the second half of the season. The Bruins could not keep pace with the top two clubs but easily distanced themselves from the dogfight going on for fourth place. Frank Brimsek was the top goaltender in the league and played 46 games for Boston so the trade to the Bruins would not change Kerr's status as a backup. Roy Conacher's (23-32-55) production dropped from his Art Ross Trophy winning season of a year ago but he still led the Bruins in scoring but Boston was a defense-first type of team that won a lot of low scoring games. The other four teams played musical chairs all season for the final three playoff spots and when the music stopped the Detroit Red Wings were the odd team out. Montreal finished third as 22 year old Paul Bibeault split time in net with long-time veteran Bill Beveridge while young stars like Elmer Lach (15-22-37), Johnny Quilty (11-25-36) and defenseman Ken Reardon (8-10-18) looked to lay the foundation for a solid future for the organization. Chicago finished fifth and had plenty of young talent of it's own led by the Bentley brothers, Doug (24-31-55) and Max (17-34-51) and their linemate Bill Mosienko (15-25-40). Gordie Drillon (20-13-33) did not equal his output with Boston a year ago but fared well considering he missed 9 games due to an injury. The Brooklyn Americans made the playoffs largely on the strength of their two veteran stars Sweeney Schriner (18-23-41) and Phil Watson (13-19-32). They did not know it yet but this would be the final season for the club as financial difficulties would cause it to cease operations when the season concluded. For last place Detroit it was a season to forget as injuries took it's toll, robbing Detroit of a number of players including 24 year old center Sid Abel (11-12-23) for much of the season. Goaltender Turk Broda remained the number one option in net but he is clearly not enjoying the type of career one would have expected of him, although his defense in front of him is much worse in this sim than it would have been in real life. Code:
FINAL NHL STANDINGS
TEAM GP W L T PTS
NY Rangers 48 28 11 9 65
Toronto 48 26 9 13 65
Boston 48 24 14 10 58
Montreal 48 16 24 8 40
Chicago 48 16 25 7 39
Brooklyn 48 11 23 14 36
Detroit 48 13 28 7 33
FINAL SCORING LEADERS
NAME TM GP G A PTS
Syl Apps TOR 48 25 54 79
Toe Blake NYR 48 26 44 70
Mud Bruneteau TOR 42 35 31 66
Doug Bentley CHI 48 24 31 55
Roy Conacher BOS 48 23 32 55
Herb Cain NYR 48 21 34 55
Clint Smith NYR 48 15 40 55
Babe Pratt NYR 43 21 31 52
Bryan Hextall NYR 41 31 20 51
Max Bentley CHI 47 17 34 51
Syd Howe TOR 38 16 31 47
Woody Dumart BOS 48 14 31 45
Bobby Bauer BOS 48 13 31 44
Grant Warwick NYR 46 18 25 43
Sweeney Schriner BKN 44 18 23 41
Busher Jackson TOR 44 12 29 41
FINAL GOALIE LEADERS
NAME TM GP W L T GAA ShO
Frank Brimsek BOS 46 23 12 10 2.36 6
Sugar Jim Henry NYR 38 24 9 4 2.37 3
Bert Gardiner BKN 36 10 14 11 2.71 1
Davey Kerr TOR/BOS 15 8 4 3 2.74 0
Baz Bastien TOR 29 13 6 9 2.93 0
Mike Karakas CHI 39 13 17 5 2.94 0
Paul Bibeault MON 24 8 8 5 2.98 1
Turk Broda DET 44 9 27 7 3.40 1
Paul Gauthier BKN 15 0 7 4 3.75 0
Char. Gardiner CHI 15 3 8 2 3.89 0
Bill Beveridge MON 27 8 15 1 4.02 1
PLAYOFFS BRUINS WIN SECOND CUP For the second year in a row the Stanley Cup Finals went the full seven games and they featured a match-up that was quickly developing into one of the most intense rivalries in all of sports. The Boston Bruins and New York Rangers had met in the finals two of the previous three years with each side claiming a victory. This rubber match would be one for the ages but before we talk about the finals let's first take a look at home the two teams got there. The third place Bruins opened with a sweep of fourth place Montreal in their best of three series. It was tighter than expected as the Habs lost by just a single goal in both games with the second game requiring a Dit Clapper overtime goal to decide it. Next up for Boston would be Chicago after the Black Hawks narrowly eliminated the Brooklyn Americans 2 games to one in their opening round series. This series was also a tight one, requiring six games with the Bruins winning 4 games to two but needing overtime to claim two of their victories including a double-overtime 3-2 win in the elimination match. Frank Brimsek was the difference in the series for Boston with a pair of shutouts. As was the custom for the era the first place and second place teams went straight to the semi-final where they would meet in a best of seven series. For the Rangers it meant another matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The two clubs had waged some outstanding series in the past couple of seasons including one when New York overcame a 3 games to none deficit to win and last year when Toronto led 3-0 in the Finals, saw New York roar back with three wins to even the series before the Leafs finally prevailed in Game Seven. There was less drama this time around as despite being equal in regular season points, New York proved to be a much better team in this playoff, taking the series in 6 games including convincing 6-1 and 5-1 victories in the final two contests. The Finals opened in New York and the visitors from Boston came out flying as Milt Schmidt had a goal and two assists while Brimsek made 41 saves in a 6-2 Boston victory. It was a much different New York team in game two as the Rangers jumped to a quick 3-0 lead that included a pair of goals from Mac Colville and then went on to even the series with a 5-3 victory. Frank Brimsek was at his best in game three as the series shifted to Boston. Mr Zero, as Brimsek became known because of his 26 regular season shutouts through his first four years in the league, lived up to his moniker in the third game as he blanked the Rangers 3-0 despite his team being outshot 37-22. Brimsek would not quite get another shutout in game four but came very close as Boston took a 3 games to one series lead with a 3-1 victory in which the Rangers peppered the Boston netminder with 42 shots. Third period goals by Bobby Bauer and Red Hamill, both assisted by Milt Schmidt, lifted the Bruins to within a game of hoisting their second Cup. New York would not exit quietly as the Rangers dominated game five even more than they did the previous two contests, outshooting Boston 50-19. Toe Blake scored the first two as the Rangers shut out Boston 4-0 at home to remain alive in the series. Possibly one of the most exciting Stanley Cup Finals games ever played happened in Game Six. It was a wild first period that saw the hometown Bruins take a 3-2 lead on goals by Milt Schmidt, Dit Clapper and Joe Carveth with Schmidt, who would lead all players in playoff scoring, assisting on the two he didn't score. From there the goaltending took over as both Brimsek and New York rookie Sugar Jim Henry turned aside shot after shot. Late in the third period it appeared Brimsek, who would face 68 shots in the game, was going to almost singlehandedly win the Cup on this night for Boston, but another New York rookie - a winger by the name of Grant Warwick - had different ideas. With just 32 seconds remaining in regulation and Henry on the New York bench for an extra attacker Warwick evened the game when he banged home a Toe Blake rebound. An extra 20 minutes did nothing to break the tie, nor did a full second overtime period. Finally, at 5:35 of the third overtime the Rangers got a goal from Bryan Hextall to stay alive, winning the contest 4-3 to force a 7th game. Brimsek would stop 64 of the 68 shots he faced that night while New York's Henry was nearly as impressive, making 39 saves. A sold out Madison Square Garden crowd greeted the two teams for Game Seven with the Stanley Cup on the line. Once again goaltenders Brimsek and Henry were outstanding but the Rangers got on the scoreboard first as Babe Pratt, who would win the Norris Trophy after an incredible season that saw the rearguard notch 52 points, set up Clint Smith less than 3 minutes into the opening period. It was just the third shot Brimsek faced on that night and, as time would tell, would be the only one to beat him. After two periods the Rangers had outshot the Bruins 26-10 and it looked like that 1-0 lead might just hold up as Brimsek seemed determine not to concede a second one and Henry, while not tested as often, looked very strong in the New York cage. Boston pulled out all the stops as the minutes ticked by in the third period and the Bruins were finally rewarded when Woody Dumart, on a setup from Milt Schmidt, tied the game with just under 6 minutes remaining in regulation. Overtime would once again be on the docket but this one was much shorter than game six. It took just 5:22 for a winner to be declared and it came courtesy of Boston's top line. Milt Schmidt would get the Cup winner with fellow Kitchener, Ontario natives Bobby Bauer and Woody Dumart drawing the helpers. Boston wins the game 2-1 and takes their second Stanley Cup in four years. Schmidt, who led all playoff scorers with 17 points, would be named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP but the award could just as easily have gone to Brimsek, who once again was outstanding between the pipes for the Bruins. It was not a great regular season for Schmidt, who's point total dropped from 58 the previous year to just 37, but the 24 year old more than made up for it with a terrific postseason. Despite being just 24 years old Schmidt is already 4th all-time in career playoff points. Code:
CAREER PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS NAME TM YRS GP G A PTS Busher Jackson TOR 29-41 79 26 58 84 Charlie Conacher TOR 30-41 67 32 36 68 Frank Boucher OTT-NYR 21-38 73 17 50 67 Syd Howe TOR 32-41 65 23 35 58 Milt Schmidt BOS 37-41 50 14 41 55 Herb Cain NYR 35-41 69 21 33 54 Syl Apps TOR 36-41 37 21 32 53 Howie Morenz MON 24-37 51 18 33 51 Roy Conacher BOS 38-41 45 20 29 49  Code:
PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS NAME TM GP G A PTS Milt Schmidt BOS 15 5 12 17 Joe Carveth BOS 14 7 6 13 Herb Cain NY 13 5 8 13 Earl Seibert NY 13 3 10 13 Toe Blake NY 13 5 6 11 Roy Conacher BOS 15 5 6 11 Bobby Bauer BOS 15 4 7 11 Bryan Hextall NY 13 6 4 10 Dit Clapper BOS 15 3 7 10 Woody Dumart BOS 10 2 8 10 Code:
HART TROPHY: Syl Apps Toronto - 5th consecutive MVP ART ROSS: Syl Apps Toronto - scoring champ NORRIS TROPHY: Babe Pratt New York - top defenseman CALDER TROPHY: Grant Warwick New York - Top rookie Lady Byng: Clint Smith - New York Vezina: Frank Brimsek Boston FIRST ALL-STAR TEAM G Frank Brimsek Boston D Babe Pratt NY Rangers D Ott Heller NY Rangers LW Roy Conacher Boston C Syl Apps Toronto RW Grant Warwick NY Rangers SECOND ALL-STAR TEAM G Sugar Jim Henry NY Rangers D Jack Crawford Boston D Bob Goldham Toronto LW Doug Bentley Chicago C Elmer Lach Montreal RW Bill Mosienko Chicago Code:
HISTORY OF STANLEY CUP WINNERS YEAR TEAM 1917-18 Toronto Arenas 1918-19 Montreal Canadiens 1919-20 Montreal Canadiens 1920-21 Ottawa Senators 1921-22 Ottawa Senators 1922-23 Toronto St Patrick's 1923-24 Calgary Tigers 1924-25 Montreal Canadiens 1925-26 Ottawa Senators 1926-27 Pittsburgh Pirates 1927-28 Montreal Canadiens 1928-29 Chicago Black Hawks 1929-30 Toronto Maple Leafs 1930-31 Toronto Maple Leafs 1931-32 New York Americans 1932-33 Toronto Maple Leafs 1933-34 Toronto Maple Leafs 1934-35 New York Rangers 1935-36 Toronto Maple Leafs 1936-37 Toronto Maple Leafs 1937-38 Toronto Maple Leafs 1938-39 Boston Bruins 1939-40 New York Rangers 1940-41 Toronto Maple Leafs 1941-42 Boston Bruins
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1941-42 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SEASON Last season might have hinted at a changing of the guard in college basketball, but this season made it abundantly clear that a new era was upon us. For much of the past two decades the Western and, to a slightly lesser degree, the Pacific Coast Conferences dominated the college basketball landscape as schools from those two conferences regularly populated the top 25 and combined to win 15 of the past 21 National Titles. The Western and Pacific Coast Conferences still have some very good teams as Wisconsin finished 6th in the final regular season poll and Washington was 10th, with Cal, USC and Indiana also cracking the top twenty-five, but there was a time not too long ago when each conference would have a half dozen ranked teams. Recruiting in recent years has been much more balanced as the power schools of the midwest and west coast no longer have their pick of prospects as schools from the East Coast return to prominence and the South has become a hot bed of quality basketball. Mississippi State and Alabama Polytechnical both have built outstanding programs and have claimed the SEC title for last four and 7 out of the ten seasons that the conference has existed for. The two schools both have consistently come away with top ten recruiting classes over the past half decade which is a credit to their quality coaching. Buck Brayton built the Tigers into a powerhouse after previous stints at Chicago and St. John's. Brayton retired following the 1939-40 season and sits 11th all-time in coaching victories with 507 so Alabama Poly brought in Steamboat Fuller from Columbia just after he led the Lions to a National Title. Meanwhile, Mississippi State has had stability in the head job with Cary Barnes, who has led the school for 11 years after previous head coaching stints at Loyola and Notre Dame. With a 466-342 career record, Barnes has more coaching victories then any other active coach. This season Barnes led the Maroons to a 26-3 record and were a unanimous choice to lead the polls while Alabama Poly finished in the top ten for the third straight season. It was a season in which the top five on the AP Poll did not include a school from either the Western of Pacific Coast Conference, something that would have been considered unthinkable just a couple of years ago. Columbia and Dartmouth have always been powers in the Ivy League, but in the past were for the most part overshadowed by Western Conference leaders Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio State. That trend also seems to be changing as the Ivy schools also seem to have caught up to the two traditional power conferences. Columbia was once again led by Abe Yourist, who was the National Player of the year a season ago as a junior, and the Lions had a talented coach of their own in Clair Bee, who took over the job when Steamboat Fuller bolted to Alabama Poly. The 43 year old Bee had coaches Xavier for three 3 seasons after a long stint as an assistant coach with several schools. He is a real-life coach who won a pair of NIT titles and is member of the basketball Hall of Fame. Here are the rankings as of the final AP Poll of the regular season. Code:
COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP TWENTY-FIVE
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
1. Mississippi State (72) 26-3 1800 1 Southeastern Conference
2. Columbia 24-5 1720 5 Ivy Group
3. Dartmouth 25-4 1626 3 Ivy Group
4. South Carolina 26-3 1585 6 Southern Conference
5. Iowa State 26-3 1533 2 Big Six
6. Wisconsin 24-5 1398 7 Western
7. Alabama Polytechnic Insti 22-7 1329 10 Southeastern Conference
8. North Carolina 22-7 1285 11 Southern Conference
9. Yale 24-5 1219 8 Ivy Group
10. Washington 23-6 1186 4 Pacific Coast Conference
11. Baylor 23-6 1061 13 Southwest Conference
12. California 20-9 943 9 Pacific Coast Conference
13. New York University 23-6 936 14 Metro New York Conference
14. Kentucky 23-6 884 12 Southeastern Conference
15. Creighton 25-4 828 16 Missouri Valley Conference
16. Indiana 23-6 759 17 Western
17. Tulane 20-9 691 15 Southeastern Conference
18. Southern California 20-9 554 18 Pacific Coast Conference
19. Georgia Tech 21-8 542 19 Southeastern Conference
20. Navy 22-7 388 22 Independent
21. Arizona State 21-8 358 23 Border Intercollegiate
22. Louisiana State 20-9 308 20 Southeastern Conference
23. Vanderbilt 20-9 231 21 Southeastern Conference
24. Texas Christian 20-9 148 24 Southwest Conference
25. Mississippi 18-11 76 NR Southeastern Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
William & Mary 19-10 6 Southern Conference
Notre Dame 19-10 5 Independent
Virginia Tech 19-10 1 Southern Conference
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1941-42 CONFERENCE STANDINGS WESTERN PACIFIC COAST CONF OVER CONF OVER Indiana 11-3 23-6 Southern Cal 12-4 20-9 Ohio State 10-4 16-13 Oregon 11-5 17-12 Wisconsin 10-4 24-5 California 10-6 20-9 Chicago 9-5 18-11 Washington 10-6 23-6 Purdue 9-5 19-10 UCLA 10-6 18-11 Illinois 6-8 13-16 Washington State 6-10 14-15 Minnesota 6-8 13-16 Stanford 5-11 13-16 Iowa 4-10 10-19 Oregon State 5-11 12-17 Michigan 3-11 11-18 Idaho 3 13 9-20 Northwestern 2-12 5-24 SOUTHERN SOUTHEASTERN CONF OVER CONF OVER South Carolina 13-0 26-3 Mississippi St 9-2 26-3 William & Mary 9-4 19-10 Alabama Poly 8-3 22-7 North Carolina 9-4 22-7 Georgia 7-4 16-13 Davidson 8-5 17-12 Kentucky 7-4 23-6 Clemson 7-6 15-14 Tulane 6-5 20-9 Furman 7-6 19-10 LSU 5-6 20-9 Virginia Tech 7-6 19-10 Vanderbilt 5-6 20-9 Maryland 6-7 17-12 Georgia Tech 5-6 21-8 Duke 6-7 15-14 Mississippi 5-6 18-11 Wake Forest 6-7 15-14 Alabama 4-7 14-15 Richmond 5-8 17-12 Tennessee 3-8 12-17 N Carolina St 4-9 13-16 Florida 2-9 8-21 Citadel 3-10 7-22 VMI 1-12 5-24 METRO NY SOUTHWEST CONF OVER CONF OVER New York Univ 11-3 23-6 Baylor 10-2 23-6 Manhattan 10-4 17-12 Texas Christian 7-5 20-9 Brooklyn 8-6 17-12 Texas 7-5 17-12 St John's 7-7 17-12 Arkansas 6-6 12-17 St Francis(NY) 6-8 17-12 Rice 6-6 17-12 CCNY 6-8 11-18 SMU 4-8 13-16 Long Island 6-8 9-20 Texas A&M 2-10 10-19 Fordham 2-12 5-24 BIG SIX BORDER CONF OVER CONF OVER Iowa State 8-2 26-3 Arizona State 10-4 21-8 Nebraska 7-3 18-11 Texas Western 9-5 13-16 Kansas 4-6 15-14 New Mexico 8-6 11-18 Missouri 4-6 15-14 New Mexico A&M 7-7 12-17 Oklahoma 4-6 13-16 Arizona 6-8 15-14 Kansas State 3-7 9-20 Hardin-Simmons 6-8 14-16 Northern Ariz. 6-8 14-15 Texas Tech 4-10 13-16 IVY GROUP EASTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE CONF OVER CONF OVER Columbia 11-1 24-5 Georgetown 8-4 15-14 Yale 8-4 24-5 Pitt 7-5 17-12 Dartmouth 8-4 25-4 Temple 6-6 12-17 Cornell 6-6 11-18 West Virginia 5-7 14-15 Princeton 4-8 16-13 Penn State 4-8 14-15 Penn 4-8 13-16 Harvard 1-11 8-21 MISSOURI VALLEY MOUNTAIN STATES CONF OVER CONF OVER Creighton 11-1 25-4 Utah 8-4 16-13 Saint Louis 9-3 18-11 Colorado 8-4 15-14 Tulsa 4-8 5-24 BYU 7-5 17-12 Drake 3-9 7-22 Denver 5-7 9-20 Oklahoma A&M 3-9 7-22 Utah State 5-7 14-15 Wyoming 5-7 11-18 Colorado A&M 4-8 9-20 INDEPENDANTS YANKEE LEAGUE OVER CONF OVER Navy 22-7 Connecticut 4-2 12-17 Notre Dame 19-10 Maine 3-3 10-19 Butler 17-12 New Hampshire 3-3 12-18 Bradley 17-12 Rhode Island 2-4 12-17 Virginia 17-12 Army 17-12 INDEPENDANTS (CONT) OVER DePaul 16-13 Lehigh 12-17 Marshall 16-13 Ohio 12-17 Detroit Mercy 16-13 Santa Clara 12-17 Miami(Oh) 16-13 Xavier 12-17 Niagara 16-13 Toledo 12-17 Westrn Michigan 16-13 Michigan State 11-18 West Texas St 16-13 Rutgers 11-18 St Bonaventure 15-14 Holy Cross 11-18 Seton Hall 15-14 Boston College 11-18 Syracuse 15-14 Cincinnati 11-18 Marquette 15-14 Bucknell 11-18 Colgate 15-14 Sienna 11-19 Bowling GreenSt 15-14 San Francisco 10-19 Brown 14-15 Duquesne 9-20 Northern Col. 14-15 Montana 9-20 Villanova 14-15 Louisville 8-21 Western Kentkyy 13-16 Layfayette 8-21 LaSalle 13-16 Saint Mary's 8-21 Muhlenburg 13-16 Providence 8-21 Saint Joseph's 13-16 Loyola (La) 7-22 G. Washington 13-16 Wichita State 7-22 Cansius 12-17 Montana State 7-22 Dayton 12-17 Loyala (Ill) 3-26 Kent State 12-17 NCAA TOURNAMENT In a new age of parity, with probably twenty teams that could win the National Title without it being considered a major surprise, there was no Cinderella team this year but there was also no number one seeds in the Final Four. Three of the four top seeds made it to the regional finals with the lone exception being Mississippi State. For the Maroons it was a bitter disappointment as they were ranked number one in the nation and after 3 trips to the Final Four in the past five seasons, they had vision of a National Title banner to join the one they earned in 1924-25. Instead they were sent packing very early. SOUTH REGION Mississippi State was shocked by Connecticut, a school that went 13-17 on the season and had only been to the tournament twice before and had never won a tournament game. In fact no team in the Yankee Conference, which the Huskies won to earn their tournament berth, had ever won a tournament game until UConn, behind 15 points from freshman forward Babe Good, upset the Maroons 53-47. The Huskies dream would end quickly as NYU, fresh off a 47-35 victory over California in the 4 vs 5 game, eliminated Connecticut with a 50-41 victory. On the other side of the bracket #2 Dartmouth advances with wins over Arizona State and LSU. For the Tigers, one of the most exciting contests of tournament was a 49-47 overtime victory over 3rd seed North Carolina in the opening round, a game that was decided on a buzzer beater from Rube Wood after the Tar Heels had forced the extra period with a last second bucket of their own. New York University's played smothering defense in the regional final, stopping Dartmouth 44-26 and not allowing any of the Indians players to score more than 4 points. Senior guard John O'Brien led the Violets to the Final Four with 11 points. EAST REGION Southern Conference champion South Carolina was the top seed in the East Region but it was the SEC's Vanderbilt Commodores that won the region. The Gamecocks took care of 8th seeded Georgetown in their opener but lost 34-31 to Vandy in the second round. A 4 seed, Vanderbilt beat Navy 45-36 in the opening round. For Navy it was their first trip back to the tournament since their amazing run to the Final Four in 1939. The regional final saw Vanderbilt top Yale 47-43 as the Commodores guard tandem of Millard Mast and Doug Sales combined for 23 points. The second seed in the region, Yale had survived a scare in the opening round against Mississippi, only winning by 3 before easily handling 3rd seed Wisconsin, which beat William & Mary in it's opener. MIDWEST REGION The opening round for this bracket went pretty much according to script. Top seeded Baylor beat #8 Utah 58-45, #2 Alabama Poly thumped Furman 52-35 and #3 Iowa State knocked off USC 43-31. The lone exception was the 4-5 game as 5th seeded Georgia Tech knocked out Indiana with a 53-42 win. Baylor had little trouble with Georgia Tech in the second round as senior forward Julio Mayo came off the bench for 21 points to lead the Bears to a 65-41 win. Iowa State upended second seeded Alabama Poly 48-35 to reach the regional final, where the Cyclones would win again, downing Baylor 55-46 as Pete Lalich had 17 points and Willie King 16 for the winners. Iowa State would reach the Final Four for the second time in school history and the first since 1928-29. WEST REGION Washington, which won a pair of NCAA titles in the 1930's, was the final hope of the two former Power Conferences (PCC and Western). The 3rd seeded Huskies came out of the west by beating Virginia Tech 56-32, Kentucky 52-44 and finally top seed Columbia 50-36, ending the college career of Columbia star Abe Yourist. Columbia had reached the finals with wins over Purdue and Tulane. The other opening round matchups had Tulane nip Creighton 54-52 and Kentucky easily handle Notre Dame 55-43. FINAL FOUR The first semi-final was a contrast in styles between Washington, which liked to push the ball and led the nation in scoring, and New York University, which preferred a slow down game and allowed the third fewest points per game against in the NCAA. The Huskies did score 45 points, a total reached by NYU's opponent in only 5 other games this season, but the Violets came away with a 50-45 victory. The other semi-final saw Iowa State beat Vanderbilt 54-45 despite a game high 13 points from the Commodores junior forward Splinter Johnson. Willie King led the Cyclones with 12 points while Willard Helwig had 11 to go along with 8 boards. The loss marked the end of a nice run for Vanderbilt and brought back memories of the 1915-16 squad, which was the only other Vanderbilt team to reach the Final Four. NCAA appearances have been few and far between for the Commodores, but when they get there they have had success. Two of their three trips to the tournament resulted in final four appearances. The only other time Vanderbilt made the tourney was last year when they lost in the opening round. You have to go back to 1928-29 when USC beat Columbia 34-26 to find a lower scoring championship game than the 1941-42 National Title contest. New York University had played a slow paced, defensive focused game all season and it worked to perfection against Iowa State, forcing the Cyclones to take bad shots (they shot just 26%) and dominating the boards. John O'Brien led the way with 11 points as the Violets won their second National Title in 3 seasons with a 39-25 victory. It was the 5th title in school history, a total that trails only Wisconsin which has won 6 National Championships. Code:
NCAA TITLE GAME RESULT
New York University 39, Iowa State 25
Iowa State (30-4, 8-2):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Dale Barrett C 31 2-8 0-0 5 6 0 1 4
Willard Helwig PF 31 3-6 3-5 0 3 1 2 9
Pete *Lalich SF 33 3-9 2-2 0 0 0 3 8
Donald *Smith SG 34 0-4 0-0 4 5 0 3 0
Willie *King PG 34 1-6 0-4 0 2 5 0 2
Ted McKinley PG 15 0-2 0-0 1 2 1 0 0
Daniel *Smick PF 11 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0
Jennings Jones SG 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Don Taylor SF 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Phil Bishop C 6 1-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 2
Turnovers: 10 (D.Barrett 1, W.Helwig 2, P.*Lalich 1,
D.*Smith 1, W.*King 2, T.McKinley 2, D.*Smick 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (D.Barrett 1, W.Helwig 1, P.Bishop 1)
Steals: 4 (D.Barrett 2, P.*Lalich 1, W.*King 1)
New York University (28-6, 11-3):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
John Carpenter C 33 2-4 1-2 3 5 1 0 5
Bob *Synnott PF 29 1-3 1-4 1 7 0 4 3
Frank Jones SF 35 2-8 4-4 1 11 2 0 8
John *O'Brien SG 25 5-10 1-1 1 1 0 3 11
John Markle PG 25 0-2 2-2 1 2 1 3 2
Cozy Niles PG 25 2-2 0-0 1 2 2 0 4
Bill Stephens C 12 0-1 0-0 3 4 0 0 0
Jim Nemec C 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Walter Foshee PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Howie *Rader SG 8 1-4 4-4 1 2 1 0 6
Dykes Ray SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 12 (J.Carpenter 3, F.Jones 2, J.*O'Brien 2,
J.Markle 1, C.Niles 2, B.Stephens 2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (J.Carpenter 1, F.Jones 1, J.Nemec 1)
Steals: 4 (F.Jones 1, J.*O'Brien 3)
Player of Game: SF Frank Jones (NYU)
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS BY YEAR
Season Team Record Opponent Score
1941 New York University Violets 28-6 Iowa State Cylcones 39-25
1940 Wisconsin Badgers 28-6 Dartmouth Indians 40-27
1939 New York University Violets 26-8 Drake Bulldogs 48-30
1938 Columbia Lions 33-1 Illinois Fighting Illini 56-43
1937 Washington Huskies 30-4 Illinois Fighting Illini 60-52
1936 Ohio State Buckeyes 27-7 California Golden Bears 76-47
1935 Indiana Hoosiers 31-3 Columbia Lions 55-45
1934 Southern California Trojans 29-5 Ohio State Buckeyes 57-34
1933 California Golden Bears 26-8 Washington Huskies 54-40
1932 Washington Huskies 31-3 Southern California Trojans 48-41
1931 Wisconsin Badgers 28-6 Yale Bulldogs 46-39
1930 Illinois Fighting Illini 24-10 California Golden Bears 49-45
1929 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 25-9 Columbia Lions 52-45
1928 Southern California Trojans 25-9 Columbia Lions 34-26
1927 Purdue Boilermakers 30-4 Columbia Lions 25-16
1926 Dartmouth Indians 28-6 Indiana Hoosiers 28-18
1925 Wisconsin Badgers 29-6 California Golden Bears 30-23
1924 Mississippi State Maroons 30-4 California Golden Bears 28-20
1923 Wisconsin Badgers 29-5 Dartmouth Indians 27-26
1922 Columbia Lions 26-8 Illinois Fighting Illini 29-22
1921 Illinois Fighting Illini 27-7 Indiana Hoosiers 32-25
1920 Illinois Fighting Illini 27-7 Northwestern Wildcats 29-24
1919 Alabama Polytechnic Insti Tigers 25-9 Dartmouth Indians 45-34
1918 Florida Gators 29-5 Dartmouth Indians 29-23
1917 Indiana Hoosiers 29-5 Columbia Lions 44-35
1916 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 30-4 Dayton Flyers 45-37
1915 Indiana Hoosiers 30-4 Syracuse Orangemen 34-26
1914 Dartmouth Indians 31-3 New York University Violets 33-31
1913 St. John's Redmen 29-5 New York University Violets 36-25
1912 Indiana Hoosiers 32-2 Northwestern Wildcats 40-32
1911 Dartmouth Indians 25-9 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 24-23
1910 Wisconsin Badgers 23-12 Florida Gators 42-30
1909 New York University Violets 32-2 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 27-24
1908 Wisconsin Badgers 28-7 Indiana Hoosiers 20-19
1907 Northwestern Wildcats 25-9 Indiana Hoosiers 34-32
1906 Ohio State Buckeyes 23-11 Georgia Bulldogs 38-30
1905 New York University Violets 26-8 Yale Bulldogs 22-18
1904 New York University Violets 24-10 Georgia Bulldogs 37-26
1903 Kentucky Wildcats 28-6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 48-29
1902 Dartmouth Indians 19-15 Mississippi State Maroons 41-34
1901 Florida Gators 30-4 Georgetown Hoyas 41-29
STATS LEADERS AND AWARDS Abe Yourist was named the National Player of the Year for the second straight season. It also marks the third year in a row a player from Columbia claimed the award as Howard Vocke won it the year prior to Yourist. Born in Russia, the real-life Yourist lettered in 4 sports at Heidelberg University in Ohio before going on to play professional basketball and later became a professional wrestler for many years under the name "Masked Marvel". Yourist had just an incredible career at Columbia, winning a National Title as a freshman and was a 3 time All-American as well as two-time player of the year. Code:
#14 PF Abe *Yourist - Columbia - Senior
Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
1938 34 34 26.0 6.6 1.8 4.8 0.8 0.9 0.87 0.3 0.9 1.6
1939 32 32 30.5 11.3 2.5 5.8 1.3 0.6 2.11 0.4 1.7 1.8
1940 29 29 33.1 13.9 2.9 6.8 1.6 1.7 0.94 1.1 1.8 2.1
1941 32 32 32.9 13.8 3.0 7.4 1.5 1.3 1.20 0.4 2.7 1.6
Career 127 127 30.5 11.3 2.5 6.1 1.3 1.1 1.20 0.5 1.8 1.8
Awards & Achievements:
All Player of the Game: 45
1937 High School: Rated ***** and #1 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
1938 NCAA Champion
1938 Freshman All-Conference (Ivy Group)
1938 Conference Freshman of the Year (Ivy Group)
1939 1st Team All-American
1939 1st Team All-Conference (Ivy Group)
1940 National Player of the Year
1940 1st Team All-American
1940 1st Team All-Conference (Ivy Group)
1940 Conference Player of the Year (Ivy Group)
1941 National Player of the Year
1941 1st Team All-American
1941 1st Team All-Conference (Ivy Group)
1941 Conference Player of the Year (Ivy Group)
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1940-41 ALL-AMERICANS 1st Team: C SR Joe Jones Davidson 14.0 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 1.1 APG, 0.3 SPG, 2.8 BPG PF SR Abe *Yourist Columbia 13.8 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.4 SPG, 2.7 BPG SF JR Roosevelt *Hudson Mississippi 16.1 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 2.1 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.2 BPG SG SR Maurice *Ziegenhorn Purdue 15.4 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 2.4 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.4 BPG PG JR Frankie *Baumholtz Mississippi State 11.5 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 4.3 APG, 1.7 SPG, 0.1 BPG 2nd Team: C SR George Gober Wake Forest 9.1 PPG, 8.8 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.8 BPG PF SR Joe Schweitzer Yale 12.3 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 1.7 APG, 0.1 SPG, 0.9 BPG SF SR Robert *Dietz Wisconsin 13.8 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.8 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.4 BPG SG SO Mandy Neal Richmond 8.7 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 4.8 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.2 BPG PG SR George Willis Indiana 8.8 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 4.5 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.0 BPG 3rd Team: C JR Sherman Howard DePaul 9.7 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.3 SPG, 1.1 BPG PF SR Hank Lovelace Kentucky 7.5 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.3 SPG, 1.6 BPG SF SR Harry King Virginia 14.7 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.5 SPG, 0.4 BPG SG SR Paul *Maki Manhattan 13.4 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 3.8 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.4 BPG PG SR Lee *Huber Mississippi 6.8 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 5.5 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.2 BPG Code:
1940-41 NCAA SCORING LEADERS
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1 Roosevelt *Hudson SF 33.3 16.1 3.8 2.1 1.0 0.2 2.2 Mississippi
2 Maurice *Ziegenhorn SG 33.3 15.4 2.4 2.4 1.1 0.4 2.3 Purdue
3 Harry King SF 32.5 14.7 4.9 1.4 0.5 0.4 2.0 Virginia
4 Johnny Breece SG 35.0 14.7 3.7 1.7 0.4 0.1 2.5 Nebraska
5 Howard Ott SF 31.7 14.6 4.6 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.9 Boston College
6 Elden Mathis SG 33.2 14.3 3.7 2.0 0.8 0.2 2.7 Alabama
7 Jim Storer SF 30.8 14.2 3.9 1.2 0.6 0.1 1.9 Brigham Young
8 Joe Jones C 33.9 14.0 4.6 1.1 0.3 2.8 1.7 Davidson
9 Charlie Hobgood SF 32.0 14.0 5.4 1.5 0.4 0.1 2.0 Minnesota
10 Ebba Stankiewicz SG 32.8 13.8 2.9 1.4 1.1 0.1 3.2 Brooklyn
11 Kerby Murphy SF 31.8 13.8 3.0 1.4 0.9 0.1 2.4 Kansas State
12 Lee Bonnette SF 30.4 13.8 2.7 1.7 0.3 0.1 2.2 Long Island University
13 Abe *Yourist PF 32.9 13.8 7.4 1.5 0.4 2.7 1.3 Columbia
14 Robert *Dietz SF 32.5 13.8 4.5 1.8 1.6 0.4 2.2 Wisconsin
15 Rufe Miller SG 31.7 13.7 5.6 1.4 0.4 0.2 2.9 Oregon State
16 Joe Price C 34.7 13.6 7.0 1.2 0.4 0.2 1.4 Niagara
17 Paul *Maki SG 34.7 13.4 3.4 3.8 0.4 0.4 3.7 Manhattan
18 Bud *Engdahl SG 31.5 13.4 2.9 2.1 0.9 0.1 1.9 Washington
19 George Yoho SG 34.7 13.1 3.2 1.7 0.6 0.4 2.1 Saint Mary's
20 Rube Wood SG 34.2 13.0 2.8 2.9 0.5 0.1 2.2 Louisiana State
21 Joe Snider PF 32.1 12.8 3.7 1.4 0.2 0.9 1.4 Utah State Agricultural C
22 Dale *Morey SF 32.4 12.6 3.8 1.7 1.2 0.1 2.6 Oregon
23 Daniel Hollingsworth SG 35.0 12.6 3.7 2.4 0.7 0.1 2.2 St. Francis-NY
24 Art Samuelson C 32.2 12.6 4.8 0.6 0.7 0.1 1.5 Dayton
25 Larry Jamieson SF 31.4 12.5 5.6 1.2 0.8 0.4 2.2 Texas Christian
1940-41 REBOUND LEADERS
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1 George Gober C 34.1 9.1 8.8 1.3 0.5 0.8 0.8 Wake Forest
2 Jim *Rae PF 32.5 10.5 8.7 1.2 0.4 0.4 1.6 Stanford
3 Manuel Ruiz C 33.0 4.5 8.3 0.8 0.5 0.3 1.0 Mississippi
4 Rankin McKinney C 32.1 5.2 8.0 1.0 0.3 0.5 1.1 South Carolina
5 Sherman Howard C 32.2 9.7 7.9 1.4 0.3 1.1 0.9 DePaul
6 Warren Riccardi PF 30.4 8.6 7.9 1.0 0.2 0.1 1.3 Fordham
7 Tom Kinkade C 33.6 5.5 7.8 1.1 0.5 0.4 1.0 Navy
8 Alonzo Katz C 32.7 5.1 7.8 1.1 0.3 0.3 1.1 UCLA
9 Hank Lovelace PF 35.5 7.5 7.8 1.5 0.3 1.6 0.9 Kentucky
10 Goat Jones PF 33.7 7.9 7.7 1.0 0.3 0.9 1.5 Washington State
1940-41 ASSIST LEADERS
# PLAYER POS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO TEAM
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1 Lee *Huber PG 34.2 6.8 2.2 5.5 0.8 0.2 1.7 Mississippi
2 Lou Brashears PG 35.4 7.0 2.8 5.3 0.7 0.1 2.1 Louisiana State
3 Wyatt *Boswell PG 31.5 6.3 1.9 5.2 1.3 0.2 1.8 Dartmouth
4 Frank Fontaine PG 32.8 7.2 2.6 4.8 1.3 0.2 1.9 Texas Christian
5 Mandy Neal SG 33.4 8.7 2.6 4.8 0.4 0.2 2.1 Richmond
6 George Willis PG 33.9 8.8 2.6 4.5 1.5 0.0 2.1 Indiana
7 Claude Stahl PG 34.3 7.2 2.2 4.5 0.9 0.0 1.9 Tulane
8 Dude Mefford PG 33.7 7.4 1.4 4.3 0.3 0.1 2.2 Boston College
9 Frankie *Baumholtz PG 30.4 11.5 1.8 4.3 1.7 0.1 2.0 Mississippi State
10 Hy Belmont PG 30.4 6.8 2.8 4.2 0.9 0.3 1.8 West Texas State
1940-41 STEALS LEADERS
# PLAYER POS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO TEAM
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1 Tommy Steffens SG 32.2 9.0 3.7 1.9 1.9 0.1 1.7 Yale
2 Zeke Pease PG 27.5 6.0 1.1 1.0 1.8 0.0 1.4 Brooklyn
3 Steve Levitt PG 30.8 8.1 2.6 1.9 1.7 0.1 1.6 Oregon State
4 Frankie *Baumholtz PG 30.4 11.5 1.8 4.3 1.7 0.1 2.0 Mississippi State
5 George *Morse SG 32.7 10.7 2.8 2.0 1.7 0.0 2.9 Virginia
6 Bill *Thompson SF 30.3 9.4 4.2 2.0 1.6 0.1 1.8 Mississippi State
7 John Price PG 31.2 11.2 3.2 1.8 1.6 0.1 1.6 William & Mary
8 Robert *Dietz SF 32.5 13.8 4.5 1.8 1.6 0.4 2.2 Wisconsin
9 Charlie Easter SG 33.4 5.4 4.9 3.3 1.5 0.1 2.1 Baylor
10 Lee Noah PG 33.9 7.7 3.0 1.8 1.5 0.1 2.4 Iowa
RECRUITING KURLAND, MIKAN ARE CENTER OF ATTENTION It was a big recruiting class, literally, this year as 7' center Bob Kurland and 6'10" George Mikan were the prize attractions this recruiting season. Kurland, who in real life played for two-time NCAA champion Oklahoma A&M, won two Olympic basketball gold medals and three AAU national titles for Phillips Petroleum, was the top ranked recruit. Kurland never played in the NBA so he was eligible as an amateur to compete in the Olympic games, winning gold in London in 1948 and Helsinki 4 years later. He was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961. Kurland is also credited for being the first player to dunk in a game. In this sim Kurland committed to Iowa State. George Mikan was a college rival in Kurland's in real life who went to DePaul before playing a decade with the Minneapolis Lakers. Famous for wearing his thick, round glasses on the court, Mikan was elected one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history in 1996. Former major league baseball players Hank Biasatti and Del Rice were also highly ranked recruits. Bisatti, who would play both in the NBA and MLB, was signed by Alabama Poly while Rice is set to join Mikan at NYU. Here are the top thirty recruits.  Next up the 1941-42 Midwest Basketball Association season.
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1941-42 Professional Basketball
1941-42 NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE The fall of 1941 brought a completely new look to professional basketball as the sport took on a national appeal after years of a series of regional leagues. The Midwest Basketball Association, which was the biggest of the many regional leagues at the time, decided to mirror football and baseball and take on a much bigger footprint. It merged with a number of eastern clubs to give it a presence in the big East Coast markets and as a result the National Basketball League was formed. It was clear right from the beginning just how much better the basketball was in the old MBA in comparison to the rest of the nation, and rightly so as MBA teams had been hotly pursuing the college stars of the Pacific Coast Conference while also enjoying a natural link with the mighty Western Conference. As a result there was a clear quality difference in the teams with the only Eastern Division club to finish above .500 being the Buffalo Bisons, and they were in reality the transplanted Milwaukee team from the MBA. The Bisons, fresh off three straight runner-up finishes while in Milwaukee, had a dominant season and lost just 4 of their 60 games. Former Ohio State Buckeye Joe Fabel had a breakout season in his third year in the league and was one of 3 Bison players to make the post-season All-Star team. Joining Fabel were guards Hy Ginsberg and Martin Reiter. Reiter, the veteran of the group in his 6th MBA season after being a former first overall pick out of Washington, was also named the league's Most Valuable Player. A fourth Bison starter, center Jack Thornton, was named to the second All-Star team in his first chance to play regularly. Thornton, who was the NCAA player of the year as a senior at Cal, was originally a second round pick of Minneapolis two years ago but suited for just 1 game with the Lakers. Last season he appeared in only 12 games with Columbus before being waived for a second time in his career but he found a home in Buffalo, starting 59 games and averaging 12.9 ppg. New York proved to be the best of the five new teams in the Eastern Division as the Jewels, like the other newcomers, were a mixture of MBA cast-offs, rookies and a sprinkling of players that played with them in the eastern semi pro leagues prior to this season. The crown jewel if you will of the Jewels was Bill Laughlin, a former Wisconsin Badger who spent two seasons with Minneapolis before joining New York. Laughlin averaged barely 12 points a game for the Lakers last season but as the number one option in New York he scored 18.9 ppg, second only to Akron's Jack McCracken, who has led the league in scoring each of the past three seasons. The Indianapolis Katuskys, coming off two straight MBA playoff titles, finished with the best record in the Western Division and featured virtually the exact same lineup that had won back to back crowns. 6th year pro Taffy Malcom recovered from a poor season a year ago to lead the Katuskys in scoring while center Orie Martin was a first team all-star selection. Code:
NBL STANDINGS
EASTERN W L PCT GB WESTERN W L PCT GBL
Buffalo 56 4 .933 - Indianapolis 42 18 .700 -
New York 28 32 .467 28.0 Columbus 40 20 .667 2.0
Philadelphia 27 33 .450 29.0 Fort Wayne 31 29 .517 11.0
Baltimore 26 34 .433 30.0 Minneapolis 30 30 .500 12.0
Boston 22 38 .367 34.0 Akron 15 45 .250 27.0
Washington 13 47 .217 43.0
SCORING LEADERS
# Player Pos Team Gms Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk To Pf
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1 Jack *McCracken PF AKR 60 41.1 19.6 2.4 6.4 8.8 2.7 1.7 0.7 2.4 2.0
2 Bill *Laughlin PF NYJ 50 41.0 18.9 2.0 6.4 8.4 1.2 0.2 3.7 1.8 2.5
3 Joe *Fabel SF BUF 60 39.1 18.4 1.8 3.6 5.4 2.3 0.6 0.4 1.8 2.0
4 Karl Terrell PF FTW 51 41.0 18.2 1.5 2.1 3.5 3.8 0.6 0.8 2.5 1.9
5 Ralph Dinkins SF PHI 60 41.3 17.8 1.9 4.8 6.7 1.2 0.5 0.4 1.8 2.5
6 Taffy Malcom SF IND 60 41.3 17.5 1.4 3.3 4.7 3.2 0.6 0.6 2.6 2.2
7 Martin *Reiter SG BUF 60 37.4 17.1 1.6 2.0 3.5 7.5 2.0 0.4 2.5 3.2
8 Dave Carberry SF MIN 60 43.2 16.7 2.8 3.6 6.3 2.3 2.3 0.4 2.5 0.8
9 William *Jesko SF BKN 60 42.9 16.5 2.0 4.6 6.6 2.5 0.8 0.3 3.1 1.5
10 Chuck Newton PF CBS 60 40.0 16.4 2.5 6.0 8.5 1.9 0.2 3.0 2.3 2.3
11 Bob Zahn SF NYJ 60 40.0 16.2 1.4 2.9 4.2 2.3 0.8 0.1 2.7 3.3
12 Robert *Gruenig PF MIN 59 39.4 15.9 2.8 5.9 8.7 1.8 0.8 0.6 2.0 2.8
13 Haddie Wight SF CBS 60 42.0 15.8 1.6 4.1 5.6 2.2 1.1 0.4 2.6 2.1
14 Tommy Andrews SG BAL 60 43.4 15.3 1.0 2.8 3.9 4.4 0.4 0.3 3.0 1.3
15 Bob Moulton SG FTW 52 39.8 14.4 1.2 1.7 2.8 6.1 1.0 0.8 2.5 2.5
16 Ab McLaren PG BKN 60 43.1 14.1 1.9 3.1 5.1 4.8 0.6 0.4 3.1 1.9
17 Charlie Bostrom PF BKN 57 40.3 13.4 2.7 4.0 6.7 1.2 1.0 0.8 2.2 3.0
18 Walt Porter C PHI 60 42.0 13.4 1.7 6.1 7.8 1.0 1.1 1.7 1.1 1.3
19 Oris Martin C IND 59 40.7 13.3 1.8 6.3 8.1 1.5 1.4 4.0 1.6 2.3
20 George Burke PG BAL 60 40.2 13.1 1.2 4.3 5.4 6.8 0.8 0.5 2.7 3.4
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FIRST TEAM ALL-LEAGUE POS NAME TEAM PPG RPG APG SPG BPG C Oris Martin Indianapolis 13.3 8.1 1.5 1.4 4.0 F Jack *McCracken Akron 19.6 8.8 2.7 1.7 0.7 F Joe *Fabel Buffalo 18.4 5.4 2.3 0.6 0.4 G Martin *Reiter Buffalo 17.1 3.5 7.5 2.0 0.4 G Hyman *Ginsburg Buffalo 9.5 4.2 8.4 1.0 0.3 SECOND TEAM ALL-LEAGUE POS NAME TEAM PPG RPG APG SPG BPG[/b] C Jack *Thornton Buffalo 12.9 7.2 1.6 0.8 2.9 F Chuck Newton Columbus 16.4 8.5 1.9 0.2 3.0 F Pi DiMarco Fort Wayne 11.1 6.6 4.4 3.0 0.7 G Lou Brooks Indianapolis 11.1 5.0 3.1 1.9 0.3 G George Burke Baltimore 13.1 5.4 6.8 0.8 0.5 Most Valuable Plyer: Martin *Reiter Buffalo Rookie of the Year: Johnny Goins Fort Wayne PLAYOFFS The expanded playoffs this season would see the top 3 teams in each division qualify. The division winners Buffalo and Indianapolis would get a bye in the opening round while the second and third place teams would play a best of three series. After the opening round the series would go to a best of seven format. In the East the second place New York Jewels had little trouble with Philadelphia. The Jewels won by double digits in the first two games and completed the sweep with a 71-63 win in Game Three. Bill Laughlin led the way for New York as the forward average 22.3 ppg in the sweep. The Western Division was also decided in a sweep as second place Columbus took care of business against Fort Wayne. The Athletic Supply won easily in the first two games but needed overtime to complete the sweep with a 74-72 win in Game Three. The Western Final was decided by home court as each club won every game at home with Indianapolis taking the series thanks to a 76-62 win in the seventh and deciding game. Katusky guard Rex Rudicel was the hero of the final game with 20 points and 7 assists. In the East, Buffalo barely broke a sweat in sweeping the New York Jewels to give the franchise it's fourth straight trip to the finals. They had lost in each of the first three tries when the team was based in Milwaukee. The Championship Series opened in Buffalo with the Bisons taking Game One by a 71-61 score thanks to a 28 point evening from forward Joe Fabel. Indianapolis, which beat the Bisons (then the Milwaukee All-Stars) in each of the last two Final Series, evened things up with a 77-64 road win in Game Two. Taffy Malcom and Rex Rudicel each scored 16 points to lead the Katuskys. Buffalo regained homecourt advantage by taking game three in Indianapolis 90-85. The high scoring affair saw 4 players to the twenty point mark in the contest including Martin Reiter (24) and Joe Fabel (20) of the Bisons and Katusky forward Taffy Malcom (23) and center Oris Martin (21). Malcom would score 16 points two nights later to help Indianapolis even the series at two wins apiece with a 76-55 victory. Game Five would also be played in Indianapolis before the series shifted back to Buffalo so it was an essential one for the Katuskys. It was a back and forth contest that came down to the final shot. Indianapolis had a chance to win but Taffy Malcom's last second shot would not drop and Buffalo claimed a 58-57 victory to move to within one win of the franchise's first title since 1930. Back to Buffalo they went for Game Six and, if necessary a 7th game. It again would be a back and forth incredibly tight contest. Buffalo led 52-51 at the break and the two teams played even the rest of the way with numerous lead changes. In the end the Bisons held on for a 75-74 victory and the first title of the newly named National Basketball League. Taffy Malcom led all scorers with 21 points in a losing cause but the Buffalo depth, with Joe Fabel, Martin Reiter and Jack Thornton all scoring 16 points and Grant O'Hare adding 15, proved too much for Indianapolis. Reiter, who averaged 17.7 ppg and 6.3 apg in the post season, was named the playoff MVP. It was his sixth season with the organization and he has been a starter every year, since being drafted first overall out of Washington in 1936. He played a key role each of the past three seasons when the club reached the finals only to fall short each time. Reiter was also named the regular season MVP for the first time in his career this year as well as to the first All-Star team for the third time. The real life Reiter played his college ball at Duquesne before spending two seasons with Pittsburgh of the National Basketball League.  Reiter played two seasons for Washington, joining the Huskies as a junior and being named a first team All-American that season as helped them to a Pacific Coast Conference title and a trip to Sweet 16. He was not quite as productive as a senior but did help Washington reach the regional finals, and he impressed Milwaukee enough for the franchise to select him fist overall in the college draft. Code:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE PLAYOFF HISTORY Season Champ Wins Runner-up Wins MVP Team 1941 Buffalo 4 Indianapolis 2 Martin *Reiter Buffalo 1940 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 0 Ralph Davis Kautskys 1939 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 1 Ralph Davis Kautskys 1938 Fort Wayne 3 Milwaukee 2 Bill Chaput Zollner Pistons 1937 Fort Wayne 3 Toledo 2 Pi DiMarco Zollner Pistons 1936 Fort Wayne 3 Lakers 1 Pi DiMarco Zollner Pistons 1935 Indianapolis 3 Columbus 2 Harry Kell Kautskys 1934 Columbus 3 Fort Wayne 2 Larry Johnson Athletic Supply 1933 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 1 Chris Driscoll Kautskys 1932 Indianapolis 3 Minneapolis 0 Rufus Glover Kautskys 1931 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 2 David Robles Kautskys 1930 Milwaukee 3 Indianapolis 1 Abraão Nave AllStars 1929 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 2 David Robles Kautskys 1928 Fort Wayne 3 Indianapolis 1 Svetozar Telacevic General Electrics 1927 Indianapolis 3 Fort Wayne 0 Chris Driscoll Kautskys 1926 Indianapolis 3 Fort Wayne 0 David Robles Kautskys 1925 Columbus 3 Indianapolis 2 Sonny Corso Athletic Supply 1924 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 2 David Robles Kautskys OFF-SEASON Unlike last season when there was wholesale change as the league had five new franchises join, one relocate and a new name for the League, there was no turnover among teams as all 11 announced plans to return for the 1942-43 season. The only change was the Philadelphia entry decided to rename itself the Warriors for next season. Code:
1941 NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE DRAFT Pick TEAM PLAYER POS College 1 Washington Brewers Robert *Dro SG California 2 Akron Firestones Willie *King PG Iowa State 3 Boston Celtics Dode Heilman SG California 4 Baltimore Clippers Robert *Dietz SG Wisconsin 5 Minneapolis Lakers Paul *Maki PG Manhattan 6 Philadelphia Warriors Maurice *Ziegenhorn SG Purdue 7 New York Jewels Bill *Thompson SG Mississippi State 8 Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons Bud *Engdahl SG Washington 9 Columbus Athletic Supply Pat *Hintz SG Alabama Poly 10 Indianapolis Kautskys Edward *Riska SG North Carolina 11 Buffalo Bisons Ted Norris C Purdue 12 Washington Brewers Louis *Possner PF Illinois 13 Akron Firestones Walt Moran PF Kentucky 14 Boston Celtics Thermon *Blacklidge PF Michigan 15 Baltimore Clippers Edward *Erban C Mississippi State 16 Philadelphia Warriors Don Benjamin SG North Carolina 17 New York Jewels George Gober PF Wake Forest 18 Minneapolis Lakers Charley Bittinger C Mississippi State 19 Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons Kerby Murphy SG Kansas State 20 Columbus Athletic Supply Joe Haase PF Arizona State 21 Indianapolis Kautskys Jackie *Robinson PG UCLA 22 Buffalo Bisons Steve Levitt PG Oregon State Robinson is a long-shot to make the Katuskys but if he can stick, and remain on a football roster for the next few seasons he has a chance to become a 3-sport star in this replay. Here are Robinson's college basketball stats.  Next up the 1942 Major League Baseball season.
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1942 Major League Baseball
1942 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL The New York Yankees continued their dominance of the American League with a fourth straight pennant and their sixth in the last seven years. The Yankees not only walked away with the American League pennant, finishing 18 games ahead of second place Detroit, but they also set a new American League mark for victories with a 114 win season. The Yankees showed their dominance at the plate as Joe DiMaggio (.311,17,109) won his second American League MVP award to lead an offense that also featured Phil Rizzuto (.311,1,76), Tommy Henrich (.271,18,81) and Chet Laabs (.278,15,83). They also dominated on the mound as Lefty Gomez (25-7, 1.70) won his second straight, and third overall, Cy Young Award. Joining Gomez in the American League's best rotation was 26 year old Hank Borowy (22-6, 2.22), who won the rookie of the year award, as well as veterans Johnny Allen (16-5, 2.23), Hal Schumacher (16-11, 2.97) and Marius Russo (7-0, 1.72). Roy Cullenbine (.317,18,127), Hank Greenberg (.289,17,98), Rudy York (.259,14,89) and Barney McCoskey (.320,2,63) led Detroit to a 96 win season but all that could do was get them to within 18 games of the front-running Yankees. 23 year old Fred Hutchinson (21-8, 3.53) had a breakout year and took over as the Tigers ace when Schoolboy Rowe's(3-2, 3.38) season was cut short for the second year in a row due to shoulder problems. It is looking more and more like it's the end of the line for the 32 year old former Cy Young winner, who has made just 9 starts over the last two years. After well over a decade spent primarily in the second division the Boston Red Sox finished third: their highest showing since 1927 as their group of young talent begins to mature. 24 year old Ted Williams (.321,14,86) is the leader but it also includes fellow 24 year old Bobby Doerr (.267,19,104), 23 year old Johnny Pesky (.327,0,49), and 25 year olds Mickey Harris (15-9,2.96) and Tex Hughson (19-13, 3.04). After winning 18 games a year ago, 23 year old Bob Feller (10-13, 3.77) slumped a bit for Cleveland this year but 25 year old rookie Allie Reynolds (16-9,2.86) looks to have a bright future with the Tribe. Hal Trosky (.243,19,99) and shortstop Lou Boudreau (.300,3,64) continue to lead the Cleveland offense. The Chicago White Sox, St Louis Browns and Washington Senators finished in a 3-way tie for fifth place. The Sox got a great season out of 30 year old Monty Stratton (16-12, 2.37) and the usual strong year from 31 year old first baseman Frank McCormick (.279,18,93). Marv Breuer (19-14, 3.25) and Wally Judnich (.291,10,67) led the Browns while Washington outfielder Jimmy Wasdell (.331,3,64) won his first American League batting title. Last place Philadelphia had 35 year old Jimmie Foxx (.294,21,74) and his league leading homerun total but little else. The legendary Foxx, a 4-time AL MVP, raised his homerun total to 485 and is the only man besides Babe Ruth (621 homers) to surpass the 400 homer mark.  co- NATIONAL LEAGUE The Pittsburgh Pirates and St Louis Cardinals have co-owned the National League pennant for over a decade and this time the Redbirds put an end to the Pirates three year hold on the title. St Louis had finished second each of those three years but this time their 107 wins was 4 better than the Pirates could amass. The Cardinals relied on pitching and power with Howie Pollet (18-8, 2.69), Mort Cooper (18-9, 2.44) and Paul Dean (18-4, 1.57) providing the former while Johnny Mize (.305,24,100), Bill Nicholson (.263,24,114) and Eddie Joost (.267,21,82) delivered the latter. Dean would win his first Cy Young Award while Pollet would lay claim to the rookie of the year trophy. 21 year old Stan Musial (.311,11,88) led the NL in doubles in his first full season. Losing Claude Passeau (16-11, 3.07) at the beginning of September to a rotator cuff injury helped end the Pirates reign. Larry French (23-9, 2.44), Dizzy Trout (15-9, 2.97), Ralph Birkofer (15-10, 3.46) and a strong season from Ross Bauers (11-1, 2.69) gave the Pirates a very strong rotation. Arky Vaughan (.354,5,77) won his fifth NL MVP Award and second batting title Paul Waner (.337,4,65) became the 13th member of the 3000 hit club and shows no signs of slowing down at the age of 39. Johnny Rizzo (.299,25,117) also had a big year for the Bucs, leading the NL in homers for the second time and rbi's for the third. Despite big seasons from Johnny Schmitz (18-10, 3.24) and Augie Galan (.304,14,91) the Chicago Cubs finished a distant third. Long time Dodger starter Johnny Babich (20-12, 3.15) had he best season of his career while 23 year old outfielder Pete Reiser (.326,8,84) continues to improve for fourth place Brooklyn. There were very few highlights to speak of from Cincinnati, Boston or Philadelphia but the New York Giants, despite their last place finish, can crown about the season Cliff Melton (18-13, 2.25) had as one of their few bright spots.  WORLD SERIES This would be the third meeting between the New York Yankees and St Louis Cardinals in the World Series. The Cardinals won in 1927 but it took 7 games with St Louis winning the first three before allowing New York to claw back with 3 straight wins of their own before St Louis pulled out a 5-1 win on the road in Game Seven. A decade later they would meet again with the Yankees winning in 5 games led by a pair of complete game victories from Johnny Allen. GAME ONE A dramatic finish in the opener as the Johnny Mize hit a two-run walk-off homer off of Yankee reliever Harry Eisenstat in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Cardinals to a 6-5 victory. Ernie White got the win in relief of Mort Cooper. Lefty Gomez allowed 4 runs and 8 hits over 8 innings of work. Bill Nicholson also homered and doubled for the winners while Joe DiMaggio was 2-for-3 with 3 rbi's for the Yankees. GAME TWO Johnny Allen, who was brilliant against the Cardinals 5 years ago in the Series, tossed a complete game 5-hit shutout to pace New York to a 2-0 victory. Joe Gordon drove in both New York runs with a 6th inning 2-rbi single as Tex Carleton had a strong game for the Cardinals. GAME THREE Another pitching duel as Paul Dean and Yankee rookie Hank Borowy each toss a 4-hit complete game. Borowy made the only mistake allowing an rbi double from Ray Hughes in the fifth inning to drive in the only run in a 1-0 St Louis win. GAME FOUR Pitching reigns supreme again as the Cards shutout the Yankees for the second straight game, winning 1-0 to take a 3 games to one series lead. Max Lanier went the distance for the winners allowing just 4 hits. Hal Schumacher gave up 3 hits going all the way for New York with the only run coming in the fourth inning as Bill Nicholson singled home Stan Musial, who had doubled. GAME FIVE We have our fourth straight shutout but this time, like in game two, it is the Yankees who do all the scoring with a 5-0 victory to stay alive in the series. Lefty Gomez pitched a 3-hit complete game for the win while Mort Cooper and Johnny Marcum held the Yankees to 5 hits but New York made the most of them in scoring five times. Tommy Henrich hit a solo homer while Chet Laabs and Lyn Lary each drove in a pair of runs to cut St Louis' lead in the series to 3 games to two. GAME SIX A dramatic game six as the visiting Yankees open the scoring in the third inning on a 2-run homer off the bat of Charlie Keller. Johnny Allen holds the Cardinals bats in check until the seventh when Bill Nicholson hits a solo homer and Bill DeLancey ties the game with a rbi single. The Cardinals had a chance to win the game in the bottom of the ninth with runners on first and second and one out but Lefty Gomez, on in relief of Allen, induced a doubleplay ground ball from Joe Medwick to end the threat. It stayed tied at 2 until the top of the 11th when with two out pinch-hitter Jerry Priddy worked St Louis reliever Howie Krist for a walk. It would open the floodgates as Phil Rizzuto and Chet Laabs followed with singles with Laabs hit scoring Priddy. More hits from Charlie Keller, Sam Byrd and Tommy Henrich would plate 3 more runs and the Yankees lead was 6-2. Gomez survived a base hit from Stan Musial and an error to put Johnny Mize on base but pitched his way out of the inning and kept the Yankees alive with a 6-2 victory. GAME SEVEN It looked like the Yankees might complete the comeback from down 3 games to one when Charlie Keller hit a 2-run homer in the top of the first inning. However, St Louis responded with 2 of their own in the second and the Cardinals would take a 4-2 lead in the sixth inning on a 2-run double off the bat of Roy Hughes. Paul Dean would keep the New York bats in check until the ninth inning when the Yankees, in a last gasp, loaded the bases on singles from Keller, DiMaggio and Joe Gordon. Howie Krist, the goat in game six who surrendered 4 runs in the Yankees big inning, was called on again with the World Series on the line. With the bases loaded and two out Krist walked pinch hitter Earle Combs to cut the Cardinals lead to 1 run but he got Beau Bell to end the game with a fly ball giving the Cardinals a 4-3 victory and just the second World Series title in franchise history. Catcher Bill DeLancey, who hit .421 in the series was named the Most Valuable Player. 1942 World Series  Here is a look at the World Series Champions and Pennant Winners by Year  Next up the 1942 National Football League season.
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1942 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE For the first time in four years the number one overall pick did not belong to the Los Angeles Rams. Instead that honour went to the Washington Redskins, who at 3-9 a year ago, won one less game last season then the hapless Rams. It was not necessarily a deep draft class and the league, now faced with a glut of quality quarterbacks and running backs let Texas legend Bill Dudley and 2-time Heisman Trophy winner Noah Mullins of Kansas State sit until deep in the draft as, at least for the most part, teams looked to the defensive side of the ball. The Redskins started the draft off by selecting Notre Dame linebacker Gene Flick first overall. Flick in real life played his college ball at Minnesota and was a 10th round pick of Green Bay but never played in the NFL. The sim Flick entered my universe as a fairly low ranked recruit but blossomed during his career at Notre Dame. The Redskins, as it would turn out, knew what they were doing as Flick was named the defensive rookie of the year. The Rams were the only team in the top five to go for offense and they selected a running back but it wasn't Dudley or Mullins in the first round. Instead Los Angeles went with Steve Lach, who ran for 4,970 yards over his four seasons at Miami, which is the fifth highest total in my brief NCAA history. He seemed to be a fair bit of a surprise as a first rounder but the Rams have been full of surprises including drafting Bill Dudley, a real life Hall of Famer, in the fourth round to compete with Lach for playing time. As for the real life Lach, he was a college football Hall of Fame inductee after playing at Duke and had a brief NFL career with the Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers. Noah Mullins, the two-time Heisman Trophy winner from Kansas State was a 7th round draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles. Here is the first round of this year's draft. Code:
NFL FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS 1 WASH Gene Flick LB Notre Dame 2 NY John Goodyear CB Rice 3 LA Steve Lach RB Miami 4 GB Earl Younglove FS Minnesota 5 DET Bobby Robertson LB Duke 6 SF Fred Meyer WR Alabama 7 CLE Holt Rast CB Penn 8 PHI Bob Gifford DE Maryland 9 PIT Vince Banonis LB Arkansas 10 BAL Bob Merker WR Michigan State 11 CHC Bill Godwin LB Baylor 12 CHB Curt Mecham FS Mississippi State 1942 REGULAR SEASON The Pittsburgh Steelers built upon two straight playoff appearances with their best season in franchise history as the Steelers led the NFL with a 10-2 record. Things started very poorly for Pittsburgh with road losses at Washington and Philadelphia before they went on a roll and won their final 10 games. Using a balanced attack the Steelers led the NFL in points scored by a wide margin. In his third season out of the University of Minnesota, QB Hal Van Every had a strong year for the Steelers while Elmer Hackney and former Notre Dame back Mario Tonelli led the rushing game. The defending East Division champion Chicago Cardinals tried their best to lose a playoff spot they appeared to have locked up after a 6-3 start but they hung on to hold off the surging New York Giants on head to head record after the Giants failed to escape Green Bay with a win in their season finale. The Sammy Baugh era may be over in Washington as the 6th year quarterback struggled in two losses to open the season and then lost his job to former Florida signal caller Tiger Mayberry. Philadelphia and Cleveland brought up the rear of the East Division with each posting their worst season in the sim history. The 1941 NFL Champion Chicago Bears must have had quite the hangover as they sank to the bottom of the West Division. Detroit, after missing the playoffs for the first time last year, finished atop the West Division. Robert Perryman led the Lions, and the NFL with 1,157 yards rushing but the big story in Detroit was the defense anchored by linebackers Bob Hoel (110 tackles, 5 sacks) and Roy Berlin (81,5). San Francisco, despite being forced to start 3 different quarterbacks due to injury, held off Green Bay for second place. The 49ers, as usual, relied on a multi-pronged running attack with Charley Holm (956 yards) and rookie Frank Maznicki (877 yards) leading the way now that long-time 49er back Mike Sebastian has retired. Code:
1942 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
EAST DIVISION W L T PCT WEST DIVISION W L T PCT
Pittsburgh 10 2 0 .833 Detroit 8 3 1 .708
Chi Cardinals 6 5 1 .542 San Francisco 7 4 1 .625
New York 6 5 1 .542 Green Bay 7 4 1 .625
Washington 5 7 0 .417 Los Angeles 4 6 2 .417
Philadelphia 4 7 1 .375 Baltimore 4 8 0 .333
Cleveland 3 9 0 .250 Chicago Bears 3 7 2 .333
LEAGUE LEADERS
PASSING YARDS
Sid Luckman PHI 1558
Darrell Tulley LA 1433
Wendell Wear GB 1394
Granny Lansdell BAL 1357
Hal Van Every PIT 1305
Chuck DeShane DET 1284
Tiger Mayberry WASH 1184
Dean McAdams CHB 923
Ray Mallouf NY 794
RUSHING YARDS
Robert Perryman DET 1157
Boyd Brumbaugh ChiB 1066
Paul Miller BAL 1039
Ralph Kercheval ChiC 1000
Charley Holm SF 956
Frank Maznicki SF 877
Edgar Jones DET 865
Elmer Hackney PIT 837
Bill Dudley LA 809
Jack Banta BAL 711
RECEIVING YARDS
Oscar Carlson ChiB 659
Anthony Bernstein PIT 615
Frank Connelly PIT 589
Hampton Pool LA 529
Ray Hamilton LA 510
Tillie Manton PHI 489
Mason Bogan BAL 485
TACKLES
Lee Kizzire PHI 133
Ted Roque PHI 128
Ed Skoronski ChB 129
Herb Roton GB 125
Gene Flick LA 123
Bob Hoel DET 110
Herb Banet CLE 107
Joe Kuharich NY 103
Bill Paulman ChB 102
SACKS
Bruiser Kinard PIT 11
Len Younce NY 10
Herb Roton GB 7
PLAYOFFS The two division winners used the benefit of homefield advantage to reach the title game. In the East, Pittsburgh topped the Chicago Cardinals 20-12 despite the fact the visitors dominated the total offense. The key to the game for the Steelers was a 72 yard touchdown pass from Hal Van Every to Anthony Bernstein early in the third quarter. It was one of just 10 passes Van Every would attempt on the day as the Steelers preferred to grind it out on the ground. It also took a way from a great game by Cardinals second year QB Paul Christman, who threw for 198 yards in his playoff debut. In Detroit the Lions defense pitched a shutout in blanking San Francisco 17-0. With the San Francisco defense keying on Robert Perryman, who managed 69 yards on 19 carries, it was the other Detroit back, rookie Earl Jones who had a big day. The 6th round pick out of Alabama rushed for 97 yards and scored a touchdown for the Lions while another former Crimson Tide in QB Chuck DeShane also enjoyed a solid game in his playoff debut. 1942 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME The Detroit Lions won their second NFL championship in 3 years with a 17-9 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. NFL rushing leader Robert Perryman scored a pair of first half touchdowns to give Detroit a lead it would never relinquish. Defense, as usually was the case this season for Detroit, was the difference with Bob Hoel enjoying one of the great games of his outstanding 6 year career. The Lions linebacker had 15 tackles and recovered a fumble for the game's only turnover. The real life Hoel played 17 NFL games over 3 seasons with Pittsburgh and the Chicago Cardinals but has developed into a star in this universe.  Code:
NFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HISTORY 1937 Baltimore 20 Philadelphia 10 1938 San Francisco 20 New York 10 1939 Baltimore 27 Washington 17 1940 Detroit 18 New York 0 1941 Bears 34 Cardinals 9 1942 Detroit 17 Pittsburgh 9  Next up the 1942 College Football Season.
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1942 COLLEGE FOOTBALL While major conference powers Oklahoma and California finished the regular season 1-2 in the AP Poll the big story for 1942 was the Wyoming Cowboys. The Border Conference had never sent a team to a Bowl Game but that changed in 1942 as the Cowboys ran the table, finishing 11-0 and claiming a spot in the Orange Bowl against 10-1 Oklahoma with a National Title on the line. The majority of Wyoming's slate of games was against very weak opponents but Cowboy supporters point to a week five 37-16 dismantling of Wisconsin, which finished the season 13th in the AP Poll, as reason to believe perhaps they had a chance against the mighty Sooners. Only the Sooners scored more points than the 34 per game that Wyoming averaged so the Orange Bowl was expected to be a high scoring affair. Wyoming was led by senior running back Chet Maeda, who finished among the nation's leaders with 1,214 yards on the ground while also scoring 16 touchdowns. The real life Maeda would play briefly in the NFL with the Chicago Cardinals after playing both football and basketball at Colorado State. Oklahoma, which went undefeated and won the National Title in 1938 and followed that up with an Orange Bowl loss in a 10-2 1939 season, was coming off two very bad years including a 6-5 record last season. The Sooners only loss this year came in conference play to Missouri but that was not enough to stop them from winning the Big 8 title for the third time in the past five seasons. Oklahoma also had a dominant running game led by Rocky Franks (1404 yards), who would win the Heisman Trophy this season, and freshman Marion Motley (1,179 yards). Pacific Coast Conference champion Cal was waiting in the wings with an outside shot at claiming the number one ranking if Oklahoma stumbled. The Bears had the nation's best passing game led by sophomore signal caller Bruce Boatwright and a trio of talented receivers in Hod Glesner, James Lew and freshman Hal Crisler. Here are the top twenty-five from the end of the regular season  Here is a look at each conference for the 1942 season: ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE Senior quarterback Irv Comp completed his outstanding career at Duke by leading the Blue Devils to a perfect season in ACC play and a chance to finish with their highest ranking ever. The previous best was 16th two years ago when Duke won it's first ACC crown but lost to Purdue in the Peach Bowl, which was their only bowl appearance prior to earning a meeting with Michigan State in the Sun Bowl this season. As for Comp, the real-life version of him played his entire 7 year NFL career with Green Bay and is in the Packers hall of fame despite only having sight in one eye. In the sim Comp is the career leader in touchdown passes thrown by a wide margin with 54. He also has a very good chance, with a bowl game remaining, to finish his career as the all-time college passing yardage leader. He presently trails former Cal quarterback Bill Elmore by 58 yards.  Code:
ACC CHAMPIONS BY YEAR 1937 North Carolina State 1938 Virginia 1939 Clemson 1940 Duke 1941 North Carolina State 1942 Duke ACC STANDINGS W L CW CL #9 Duke 8 3 6 0 #21 N Carolina St 7 4 5 1 North Carolina 5 6 4 2 Virginia 5 6 3 3 Clemson 6 5 2 4 Maryland 5 6 1 5 Wake Forest 1 10 0 64 BIG EIGHT CONFERENCE After a two year absence, Oklahoma is back at the top of the Big Eight conference. The Sooners dominated their opponents this season with the lone exception being a 30-23 loss to last year's conference champs Missouri in the middle of the season. The loss temporarily knocked the Sooners out of the number one spot but they regained it with a strong finish and have a chance to win a second National Title to go along with the one they claimed during their perfect season of 1938. Code:
BIG EIGHT CHAMPIONS AND ORANGE BOWL RESULTS 1937 Nebraska Nebraska 52 Tennessee 12 1938 Oklahoma* Oklahoma 31 Notre Dame 13 1939 Oklahoma Texas A&M 23 Oklahoma 16 1940 Kansas State Texas A&M 34 Kansas State 14 1941 Missouri Missouri 37 Texas 20 1942 Oklahoma * National Champion BIG EIGHT STANDINGS W L CW CL #1 Oklahoma 10 1 6 1 Kansas 7 4 5 2 #18 Missouri 8 3 5 2 Kansas State 7 4 4 3 Oklahoma A&M 6 5 4 3 Nebraska 5 6 3 4 Iowa State 4 7 1 6 Colorado 2 9 0 7 IVY GROUP After losing it's 2 year hold on the title to Yale last season, Harvard claimed top spot once again in the Ivy Group as the Crimson were perfect in conference play, the first time that has happened since Dartmouth ran the table in 1937. Code:
IVY CHAMPIONS BY YEAR 1937 Dartmouth 1938 Yale 1939 Harvard 1940 Harvard 1941 Yale 1942 Harvard IVY GROUP STANDINGS W L CW CL Harvard 7 2 7 0 Princeton 7 2 5 2 Yale 6 3 5 2 Penn 4 5 3 4 Dartmouth 3 6 3 4 Columbia 4 5 2 5 Cornell 2 7 2 5 Brown 1 8 1 6 PACIFIC COAST CONFERENCE The University of California continued it's dominance of the PCC with a third straight trip to the Rose Bowl and a fourth appearance in five seasons. The Bears did win the 1938 game over Minnesota but were badly beaten by the Gophers two years later and blown out 31-10 by Iowa last season. Only an early season loss to rival Washington cost Cal an undefeated season but the Bears would still enter the Rose Bowl with a slim chance of claiming a National Title depending upon the outcome of the Orange Bowl game between #1 Oklahoma and 3rd ranked Wyoming. Cal's strength has always been it's passing game first with Bill Elmore under center and then for the past two years fictional sophomore Bruce Boatwright. The passing game was even more important as injuries lessened the effectiveness of senior running back Ben Gutierrez(also fictional), who gained a career low 716 yards on the ground after surpassing the 1,000 yard mark each of his first three seasons and winning the Heisman Trophy as a freshman. Code:
PCC STANDINGS W L CW CL #2 Cal 10 1 6 1 USC 5 6 5 2 Washington State 6 5 4 3 #19 UCLA 7 4 4 3 Washington 8 3 4 3 Stanford 5 6 3 4 Oregon 3 8 1 6 Oregon State 2 9 1 6 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE Everything went right for Kentucky this season as the Wildcats enjoyed their best season ever and came it following their worst campaign, a dismal 4-7 finish last year that saw them miss out on Bowl action for the first time in 3 years. The Wildcats won a series of close games including a 23-20 win over LSU on a last second field goal to finish with a 10-1 record and their first conference title. Code:
SEC CHAMPIONS 1937 Tennessee 1938 Georgia 1939 Alabama 1940 Alabama 1941 Florida 1942 Kentucky LSU, led been sparkling freshman quarterback Bob Hoernschemeyer, and Alabama Poly, which featured defensive back Lamar Davis who led the nation in sacks with 9, also finished the regular season ranked in the AP top twenty-five. Kentucky would go to the Sugar Bowl to face fifth ranked West Virginia while Alabama Poly gets Rice in the Cotton Bowl. LSU was left on the outside looking in come bowl time, the first time that has happened in 5 years. Code:
SEC STANDINGS W L CW CL #4 Kentucky 10 1 6 1 #14 AlabPoly(Aub) 8 3 5 2 #25 LSU 7 4 5 2 Florida 6 5 5 2 Georgia 5 6 4 3 Mississippi 4 7 3 4 Vanderbilt 6 5 2 5 Mississippi St 4 7 2 5 Alabama 4 7 2 5 Tennessee 3 8 1 6 SOUTHWESTERN CONFERENCE Texas, which had been ranked no worse than 11th in the year end poll over the past five seasons had a rough year as Rice, Arkansas and TCU battled it out for the Southwest Conference crown. In the end the Owls earned their second straight trip to the Cotton Bowl and look to have completed an incredible turnaround. Code:
RICE RECORD BY YEAR 1937 5-6 1938 1-10 1939 3-8 1940 2-9 1941 8-4 Won Cotton Bowl 24-7 over LSU 1942 7-4 entering Cotton Bowl vs Alabama Poly Code:
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 1937 Texas Tech 1938 Texas 1939 Arkansas 1940 Texas A&M 1941 Texas SWC STANDINGS W L CW CL #15 Rice 7 4 5 2 #12 Arkansas 8 3 5 2 #11 TCU 8 3 5 2 Texas Tech 7 4 4 3 Texas A&M 5 6 3 4 Texas 5 6 3 4 Baylor 4 7 2 5 SMU 3 8 1 6 BORDER CONFERENCE Wyoming's rise to national prominence came as a great surprise as the Cowboys were coming off of a 6-5 season and were 26-29 over the previous five seasons. Senior quarterback James Raynor, a fictional player, and half back Chet Maeda were both 4 year starters and led the Cowboys prolific offense.  Maeda's 1,214 rushing yards would be good for the top total in the conference and the ninth highest mark in the nation this season and his career mark entering the Bowl Game, which would end his college career, was the 12th most all-time. Code:
BORDER STANDINGS W L CW CL #3 Wyoming 11 0 7 0 Utah 5 6 4 3 New Mexico 4 7 4 3 Texas Western 5 6 3 4 Colorado A&M 5 6 3 4 Arizona State 4 7 3 4 Brigham Young 3 8 2 5 Arizona 2 9 2 5 WESTERN CONFERENCE Much as it was in basketball throughout the 1920s and 30s the Western Conference has quickly become a powerhouse in college football. The conference regularly places multiple teams high in the AP Poll but the drawback of such competitiveness is they usually knock each other out of National Title contention. That is exactly what happened to the Michigan State Spartans as late losses to Purdue and Wisconsin cost them a shot at the number one ranking. Losing junior quarterback Otto Graham early in the Wisconsin loss did not help as Graham, like in each of the previous two years, lost some games to injury. The multi-sport star, who also plays on the Spartans basketball team, threw for a career best 1,140 yards and if he could stay healthy an entire season might yet get Michigan State back to the Rose Bowl. The Spartans won the Rose Bowl the year before Graham arrived in 1939, but this season will have to settle for a trip to the Sun Bowl where they will face Duke. Wisconsin has been to two bowl games in the previous five years and earned it's first Rose Bowl appearance thanks to the rushing tandem of sophomores Joe Krol and Abe Karnofsky, who combined for 2,460 rushing yards on the year. In real life both would go on to play in the NFL but Krol, from Hamilton, Ontario made a much bigger mark in the CFL.  Code:
WESTERN CONFERENCE W L CW CL #13 Wisconsin 7 4 6 2 #6 Michigan State 8 3 6 2 #10 Michigan 8 3 5 3 #7 Purdue 8 3 5 3 #8 Ohio State 8 3 5 3 Iowa 6 5 4 4 #24 Minnesota 7 4 4 4 Illinois 4 7 4 4 Indiana 2 9 1 7 Northwestern 2 9 0 8 INDEPENDENTS West Virginia followed up an 8 win season a year ago with a very impressive 1942 campaign. The Mountaineers finished the regular season ranked 5th in the polls and will play on New Year's Day for the first time in school history, facing SEC champ and fourth ranked Kentucky in the Sugar Bowl. Fictional quarterback Michael Blakely has been the leader of the team for quite some time. A four year starter, his 18 touchdown passes entering the bowl game led the nation and only Duke quarterback Irv Comp has thrown more than the 46 td throws Blakely made in his career. Meanwhile Notre Dame missed out on a bowl game for the second straight season as the Irish finished with an 8-3 record Code:
NOTRE DAME SEASON BY SEASON YR W-L RK BOWL 1937 9-3 14 lost Sun Bowl 10-6 to Virginia 1938 10-2 7 lost Orange Bowl 31-13 to Oklahoma 1939 10-2 3 won Sugar Bowl 38-17 over Alabama 1940 10-2 5 won Gator Bowl 31-10 over Stanford 1941 7-4 24 not invited 1942 8-3 ? not invited  Code:
INDY SCHOOLS W L #5 West Virginia 9 2 #16 Pittsburgh 8 3 #23 Florida State 8 3 #17 Notre Dame 8 3 #20 Georgia Tech 7 4 Penn State 7 4 South Carolina 6 5 Miami(Fl) 4 7 Syracuse 4 7 Rutgers 3 8 Navy 3 8 Boston College 3 8 Army 2 9 Utah State 1 10 Virginia Tech 1 10 RECRUITING Bob Hoernschemeyer has to be about the happiest college football player when it comes to recruiting this season. The LSU freshman quarterback had an outstanding debut season and things should only get better for him and the Tigers after LSU signed a pair of top 15 wideouts including #1 ranked recruit Paul McKee. It was a deep class for receivers and Mckee along with 11th ranked Kelley Mote will give Hoernschemeyer a pair of very strong targets. The real life McKee played his college ball at Syracuse before going on to spend a couple of seasons with the Washington Redskins. Mote was a 6 year NFL veteran after playing his real life college ball at Duke. Other receivers in the top twenty included third ranked Bob Cowan, who committed to Oklahoma. His real life school was Indiana prior to a 3 year pro career with Cleveland and Baltimore. The biggest name on the list is likely Elbie Nickel, who spent over a decade with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an end. He will join Ohio State in this sim but played for the University of Cincinnati in real life. Like Cowan, Pete Pihos played his college ball at Indiana. Pihos was a 6 time All-Bowl selection in real life with the Philadelphia Eagles. He is going to Wisconsin in the sim. The best known QB of the class is Charley Trippi. A two-time pro bowler with the Chicago Cardinals, Trippi played a number of positions in the NFL after a college career at Georgia. In this sim he will be attending Iowa.  Code:
TOP TWENTY RECRUITS 1 Paul *McKee WR LSU 2 Don *Kindt FS Alabama 3 Bob *Cowan WR Oklahoma 4 Ed *Champagne OT Iowa 5 Elbie *Nickel WR Ohio State 6 Nick *Sacrinty QB Ohio State 7 Dick *Huffman OT Texas 8 Pete *Pihos WR Wisconsin 9 Charley *Trippi QB Iowa 10 Albert Roberts RB UCLA 11 Kelley *Mote WR LSU 12 Jack *Zilly DE Wisconsin 13 Thomas Layton DT Georgia 14 Al Baldwin WR Alabama 15 John Mock QB UCLA 16 Neil *Armstrong SS Tennessee 17 Joseph Forrest LB Tennessee 18 Spiro *Dellerba LB Oklahoma 19 Julie *Rykovich RB Texas 20 Doug Newberry RB UCLA BOWL GAMES OKLAHOMA CRUISES TO NATIONAL TITLE The Oklahoma Sooners had little trouble demonstrating that while Wyoming could dominate the Border Conference, the Cowboys were out of their league in the Orange Bowl. The Sooners, playing in their third Orange Bowl, won their second National Title in convincing fashion dumping Wyoming 37-14. The Oklahoma win puts both team's records at 11-1 but Wyoming falls to sixth in the final AP Poll. Sooner freshman running back Rocky Franks had a field day running behind an offensive line that simply overpowered Wyoming's defensive front. Franks rushed for 233 yards and 4 touchdowns while Marion Motley gained 177 yards as Oklahoma racked up 573 yards of total offense. Kentucky moved up to #2 in the polls after the Wildcats improved to 11-1 with a 21-7 win over West Virginia (9-3) in the Sugar Bowl. Kentucky's defense, led by freshman end Jack Wiley, had West Virginia quarterback Michael Blakely running for his life as he was pressured all game and sacked three times. The Kentucky defense picked up a pair of safety's in the win. Cal missed an opportunity to finish second in the polls as the Bears lost their third straight Rose Bowl, falling 48-14 to Wisconsin. Junior Badgers quarterback Bob Waterfield threw for 204 yards and a touchdown while back Joe Krol scored 4 times and rushed for 128 yards. The final New Year's Day Bowl saw Rice beat an SEC team for the second straight year in the Cotton Bowl, this time it was 34-6 over Auburn. In other bowl action Irv Comp become college football's all-time passing yardage leader with a 163 yard effort in a 41-38 overtime win over Otto Graham and Michigan State in the Sun Bowl. The Tangerine Bowl also needed overtime and like the Sun Bowl the ACC topped the Western Conference as North Carolina State downed Michigan 42-35. Code:
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATIONAL TITLE HISTORY
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS BY YEAR
1937 Michigan 11-1
1938 Oklahoma 12-0
1939 Texas A&M 10-2
1940 Texas A&M 11-1
1941 Florida 11-1
1942 Oklahoma 11-1
FINAL TOP TEN RANKINGS
1 Oklahoma 11-1
2 Kentucky 11-1
3 Cal 10-2
4 Michigan State 9-3
5 Purdue 9-3
6 Wyoming 11-1
7 Arkansas 9-3
8 Wisconsin 8-4
9 Rice 8-4
10 Pitt 9-3
BOWL RESULTS
ORANGE Oklahoma 37 Wyoming 14
ROSE Wisconsin 48 Cal 14
SUGAR Kentucky 21 West Virginia 7
COTTON Rice 34 Alabama Poly 6
SUN Michigan State 41 Duke 38 (OT)
GATOR Purdue 14 TCU 12
PEACH North Carolina State 42 Michigan 35 (OT)
TANGERINE Arkansas 28 Ohio State 14
BLUEBONNET Pitt 45 Missouri 13
AWARDS Irv Comp capped a sensational career at Duke by being named the nation's top quarterback and a first team All-American. Joining Comp on the All-American team was Oklahoma running back Rocky Franks, who was named the Heisman Trophy Winner. Code:
HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS
1937 Willie Seal RB Alabama
1938 Bill *Dudley RB Texas
1939 Ben Gutierrez RB Cal
1940 Noah *Mullins RB Kansas State
1941 Noah *Mullins RB Kansas State
1942 Rocky Franks RB Oklahoma
QUARTERBACK OF THE YEAR
1937 George *Cafego Tennessee
1938 George *Cafego Tennessee
1939 Dean *McAdams Washington
1940 Charlie *O'Rourke Boston College
1941 Cesar Coker North Carolina State
1942 Irv *Comp Duke
1942 ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
QB Irv *Comp - Duke Blue Devils (119/174, 1832 yds, 19 TD)
RB Rocky Franks - Oklahoma Sooners (255 att, 1637 yds, 24 TD, 11 rec, 122 yds, 1 TD)
FB Pat *West - Penn State Nittany Lions (120 att, 447 yds, 6 TD)
TE Christopher Dupree - Washington Huskies (23 rec, 188 yds, 4 TD)
WR Denny Jennings - Duke Blue Devils (39 rec, 761 yds, 8 TD)
WR Corey Bateman - Washington Huskies (37 rec, 631 yds, 5 TD)
C Jim Bailey - Wisconsin Badgers (65 Pancakes)
G Pat *Preston - Texas Christian Horned Frogs (54 Pancakes)
G Roman *Bentz - California Golden Bears (57 Pancakes)
T Clyde *Johnson - Kansas Jayhawks (73 Pancakes)
T Herb *Kane - Washington Huskies (68 Pancakes)
DT Bob *Reinhard - Oklahoma Sooners (60 Tck, 6 Sck)
DT David Murphy - Minnesota Golden Gophers (46 Tck, 4 Sck, 1 FR)
DE Randall McClure - Texas Tech Red Raiders (57 Tck, 5 Sck, 1 Sfty, 1 FR)
DE Lake *Roberson - Rice Owls (55 Tck, 4 Sck, 2 Sfty)
LB Joshua Timmons - Clemson Tigers (99 Tck, 6 Sck, 1 Int)
LB Russ *Mosley - Ohio State Buckeyes (91 Tck, 5 Sck, 1 Int, 1 Def TD)
LB Joe *Magliolo - Wisconsin Badgers (57 Tck, 7 Sck, 1 Int, 1 Def TD, 2 FR)
CB Charlie Mathewson - Purdue Boilermakers (51 Tck, 1 Sck, 1 Int, 1 FR)
CB Ricardo Gray - Utah Utes (58 Tck, 1 Sck, 2 Int)
SS Lamar *Davis - Auburn Tigers (109 Tck, 9 Sck, 1 Int)
FS Justin Peterson - Michigan Wolverines (55 Tck, 2 Sck, 5 Int, 2 Def TD, 1 FR)
K Keith Byars - Missouri Tigers (27/29 FG)
P Christopher Cardoza - Virginia Tech Hokies (5912 yards, 45.1 avg, 30 inside 20)
NORTH WINS SENIOR BOWL 30-13 Iowa running back Carlos Ruiz rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown to help lead the North to a 30-13 victory over the South in the 1942 Senior Bowl. The North had plenty of offense as Ralph Osborn of Kansas State added 53 yards on the ground while quarterbacks Irv Comp of Duke and West Virginia's Michael Blakely combined for 187 yards passing and each threw a touchdown strike. The North's offense overshadowed a very busy game from Arkansas running back Frankie Sinkwich for the South. The Razorback gained 84 yards on 32 carries and scored the only touchdown for the South stars. Next up the 1942-43 National Hockey League season.
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1942-43 National Hockey League
1942-43 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE The NHL lost the Brooklyn Americans as the financially troubled franchise was forced to cease operations, bringing the league down to six team but starting an era of stability that would last for two and a half decades. The new playoff set up would see the first place team meet the third place club in one semi-final while second and fourth would face off in the other semi. The Americans did have some quality talent and it was quickly scooped up with the Toronto Maple Leafs signing Brooklyn's top two scorers in Sweeney Schriner and Phil Watson. The defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins also got in on the act as they added Buzz Boll with Detroit signing Kenny Mosdell and the Rangers grabbing solid 24 year old defensman Pat Egan. Despite WWII being in full swing (I will not have players miss time because of the war in any of my sports) this was a year that provided some outstanding new talent to the league. The Montreal Canadiens received a much needed talent infusion as they would debut the legendary Maurice 'Rocket' Richard this season as well as 21 year old defenseman Glen Harmon. The Habs also welcomed a 16 year old pivot by the name of Ted Kennedy to their system. In Detroit, the newest Red Wing was a 20 year old blueliner named Bill Quackenbush REGULAR SEASON After finishing with the league's best regular season record a year ago and taking Boston to seven games before eventually falling short in the Stanley Cup Finals the New York Rangers collapsed in 1942-43, dropping to fifth place and missing the playoffs altogether. Injuries played a big role in the collapse as 3 time Norris Trophy winning defenseman Babe Pratt was limited to 11 games and winger Herb Cain (11-17-28), who led the team in playoff scoring last year, missed half the season due to injury. Another cause of the Rangers problems was goaltender Sugar Jim Henry and last season's rookie of the year Grant Warwick (8-17-25) each experienced a sophomore slump. Toronto, led by the always dependable Syl Apps (26-45-71), finished first for the second time in the past three seasons. The Leafs, as usual, had plenty of offense but thanks to the play of goaltender Baz Bastien, who was tops among netminders in goals against average and recorded 10 shutouts - the most since Charlie Gardiner's record 19 in 1928-29 - Toronto allowed the fewest goals against in the league by a fairly wide margin. Newcomer Sweeney Schriner, over from the folded Brooklyn Americans, added another layer to the Toronto offense as the winger anchored the second line and finished 4th in team scoring with 40 points despite being limited to 31 games due to injury. The defending Cup champion Boston Bruins finished second, four points back of the Leafs. Frank Brimsek's fifth season as a Bruin was statistically speaking his worst but his 2.57 GAA was still second best in the league behind only Bastien. Roy Conacher (24-44-68) led the Bruins in scoring while Milt Schmidt (24-26-50) followed up his Conn Smythe Trophy winning performance in last year's playoffs with a very strong campaign. The Montreal Canadiens finished third, their highest showing in 5 years, and looked to be a team on the rise with a great young cast led by 21 year old rookie Maurice Richard (26-31-57), a pair of 22 year old's in winger John Adams (16-35-51) and defenseman Glen Harmon (10-17-27) and 25 year old center Elmer Lach (24-41-65), who led the club in scoring and had a breakout season in his third year in the league. The fourth place Chicago Black Hawks also had an exciting young cast of forwards led by Bill Mosienko (40-36-76) who led the league in scoring. Mosienko's linemates Max Bentley (22-42-64) and his brother Doug (13-32-45 despite missing 12 games) also had strong seasons but the one Black Hawk who didn't, goaltender Mike Karakas, doomed the team to fourth place. Scoring as a whole was up throughout the league, but the 8 year veteran had the worst save percentage of his career, ahead of only the two starting goalies on the non-playoff teams in New York's Sugar Jim Henry and Detroit's Turk Broda. Speaking of Detroit, the only team to never win a Stanley Cup, the Red Wings had a terrible season and missed the playoffs for the second straight year. Turk Broda continues to underwhelm and greatly underperform in comparison to his real life career and Detroit's only marketable star remains 25 year old center Sid Abel (26-31-57). Code:
FINAL NHL STANDINGS
TEAM GP W L T PTS
Toronto 50 28 16 6 62
Boston 50 27 19 4 58
Montreal 50 25 21 4 54
Chicago 50 24 21 5 53
New York 50 19 24 7 45
Detroit 50 11 33 6 28
FINAL SCORING LEADERS
NAME TM GP G A PTS
Bill Mosienko CHI 50 40 36 76
Syl Apps TOR 45 26 45 71
Roy Conacher BOS 50 24 44 68
Elmer Lach MON 49 24 41 65
Max Bentley CHI 47 22 42 64
Mud Bruneteau TOR 50 27 33 60
Maurice Richard MON 48 26 31 57
Sid Abel DET 50 26 31 57
John Adams MON 50 16 35 51
Milt Schmidt BOS 48 24 26 50
Billy Taylor TOR 43 15 35 50
Toe Blake NYR 43 23 23 46
Woody Dumart BOS 50 16 30 46
Doug Bentley CHI 38 13 32 45
Pete Leswick DET 50 18 25 43
FINAL GOALIE LEADERS
NAME TM GP W L T GAA ShO
Baz Bastien TOR 45 24 14 6 2.55 10
Frank Brimsek BOS 40 23 13 3 2.57 2
Paul Bibault MON 37 17 17 1 3.20 0
Lionel Bouvrette MON 15 8 4 3 3.29 1
Mike Karakas CHI 41 16 19 4 3.35 3
Earl Robertson DET 18 2 8 3 3.53 0
Jim Henry NY 45 17 23 4 3.74 3
Turk Broda DET 31 7 21 2 4.05 0
PLAYOFFS The Toronto Maple Leafs would increase their record number of Stanley Cups with their 11th Cup win this season. Montreal is second on that list with just 4 titles and none since 1928. As for the Leafs, their second Cup win in three seasons came in relatively easy fashion as Toronto lost just one game in the playoffs. That loss came in their first post-season game as they fell 4-3 at home in the opener of their semi-final series with Montreal before roaring back and winning 4 straight games against the Habs. Toronto's winning ways continued with a 4 game sweep of defending champion Boston in the finals. The finals opened with a 6-5 Toronto victory that featured a hat trick on each side. Roy Conacher got 3 goals for Boston in the game while ex-Brooklyn American Sweeney Schriner continued a strong playoff with 3 for Toronto. Toronto took the second game by a 4-2 score as Mud Bruneteau, who would go on to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, scored 3 times while Schriner had a pair of assists. Home ice for game three did nothing to help Boston slow down the Leafs as the visitors chased Bruin goaltender Frank Brimsek in a 7-0 blowout. Schriner and Bruneteau each enjoyed 4 point nights while Syl Apps had 3 helpers for Toronto. Two nights later Toronto completed the sweep with a 3-1 victory as Schriner would score what proved to be the Cup winning goal in the second period. Milt Schmidt had another outstanding spring for the Bruins and led all players in playoff points. If not for his performance in Boston's 7 game semi-final series against Chicago the Bruins would have been unlikely to reach the Finals. Other than Game One of the Finals when Schmidt had 4 assists, the Leafs kept him off the scoresheet but against Chicago the 25 year old center shined, scoring 3 goal and 13 points in that round. Code:
PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS NAME TM GP G A PTS Milt Schmidt BOS 11 3 14 17 Mud Bruneteau TOR 9 11 5 16 Sweeney Schriner TOR 9 8 7 15 Roy Conacher BOS 11 9 5 14 Woody Dumart BOS 11 3 10 13 Syl Apps TOR 9 2 10 12 Doug Bentley CHI 7 1 11 12 Max Bentley CHI 7 7 4 11 Bill Mosienko CHI 7 3 7 10 Don Grosso TOR 8 3 6 9 Bob Goldham TOR 9 2 7 9 Code:
HART TROPHY: Syl Apps Toronto - 6th consecutive MVP ART ROSS: Bill Mosienko Chicago - scoring champ NORRIS TROPHY: Wally Stanowski Chicago - top defenseman CALDER TROPHY: Maurice Richard Montreal - Top rookie LADY BYNG: Billy Taylor Toronto - Sportsmanship VEZINA: Baz Bastien Toronto - top goalie FIRST ALL-STAR TEAM G Baz Bastien Toronto D Wally Stanowski Chicago D Glen Harmon Montreal LW Roy Conacher Boston C Syl Apps Toronto RW Bill Mosienko Chicago SECOND ALL-STAR TEAM G Frank Brimsek Boston D Jack Crawford Boston D Hal Jackson Chicago LW Woody Dumart Boston C Sid Abel Detroit RW Maurice Richard Montreal Code:
HISTORY OF STANLEY CUP WINNERS YEAR TEAM 1917-18 Toronto Arenas 1918-19 Montreal Canadiens 1919-20 Montreal Canadiens 1920-21 Ottawa Senators 1921-22 Ottawa Senators 1922-23 Toronto St Patrick's 1923-24 Calgary Tigers 1924-25 Montreal Canadiens 1925-26 Ottawa Senators 1926-27 Pittsburgh Pirates 1927-28 Montreal Canadiens 1928-29 Chicago Black Hawks 1929-30 Toronto Maple Leafs 1930-31 Toronto Maple Leafs 1931-32 New York Americans 1932-33 Toronto Maple Leafs 1933-34 Toronto Maple Leafs 1934-35 New York Rangers 1935-36 Toronto Maple Leafs 1936-37 Toronto Maple Leafs 1937-38 Toronto Maple Leafs 1938-39 Boston Bruins 1939-40 New York Rangers 1940-41 Toronto Maple Leafs 1941-42 Boston Bruins 1942-43 Toronto Maple Leafs
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1942-43 College Basketball
1942-43 COLLEGE BASKETBALL It was another dominant season from New York University as the Violets topped the polls and were chasing their second straight and 3rd NCAA Tournament Title in 5 years. Freshman center George Mikan was outstanding right from his first game when he scored 23 points and added 9 rebounds in a 71-26 thumping of Creighton. On the season Mikan would led the Violets with 12.7 ppg and his 9.0 rpg was second highest in the nation. It was not just the fabulous freshman who led NYU as there were plenty of holdovers from last season's title team including sophomre forward Bob Synnott, who also averaged in double digits for points. There were plenty of other contenders for the top ranking but perhaps none had a stronger claiming than Iowa State which finished with an NCAA best 28-1 record but had to settle for 4th in the final AP Poll before the tournament. The Cyclones, who lost to NYU in last season's championship game, started four seniors led by Pete Lalick (11.2 ppg), Willard Helwig (11.1) and Donald Smith (10.1). They were so strong, especially with Helwig at center, that prize recruit Bob Kurland averaged just 13 minutes a game off of the bench. Iowa State's only loss came to rival Iowa in late November. Alabama Poly and Washington also received first place votes in the AP Poll. The Tigers were 24-5 and won the SEC on a tiebreaker with Mississippi. It looks like Alabama Poly will only get better as their top three players were a pair of sophomores in Chet Strumilo and Bob Doll along with freshman Hank Biasatti. Washington won it's 7th Pacific Coast Conference title in the past 10 years and was 25-4 on the season entering the tournament. Here are the rankings as of the final AP Poll of the regular season. Code:
COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP TWENTY-FIVE
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
1. New York University (31) 25-4 1732 1 Metro New York Conference
2. Alabama Polytechnic Insti (12) 24-5 1715 4 Southeastern Conference
3. Washington (10) 25-4 1650 2 Pacific Coast Conference
4. Iowa State (19) 28-1 1643 3 Big Six
5. Mississippi State 24-5 1538 6 Southeastern Conference
6. North Carolina 24-5 1442 5 Southern Conference
7. Georgia Tech 23-6 1368 8 Southeastern Conference
8. Tulane 22-7 1292 7 Southeastern Conference
9. California 22-7 1134 12 Pacific Coast Conference
10. Dartmouth 23-6 1105 11 Ivy Group
11. South Carolina 22-7 1065 9 Southern Conference
12. Columbia 21-8 1052 10 Ivy Group
13. Texas 22-7 1040 13 Southwest Conference
14. Clemson 21-8 842 15 Southern Conference
15. Wisconsin 22-7 811 14 Western
16. Kentucky 20-9 720 16 Southeastern Conference
17. Rice 20-9 618 22 Southwest Conference
18. Notre Dame 20-9 530 17 Independent
19. Navy 21-8 488 21 Independent
20. Army 19-10 375 24 Independent
21. Southern California 18-11 304 20 Pacific Coast Conference
22. Kansas State 19-10 287 NR Big Six
23. Ohio State 20-9 249 19 Western
24. Virginia 20-9 160 25 Independent
25. Maryland 19-10 107 NR Southern Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Citadel 19-10 72 Southern Conference
St. John's 18-11 31 Metro New York Conference
Georgia 17-12 13 Southeastern Conference
Butler 19-10 10 Independent
Louisiana State 18-11 4 Southeastern Conference
Southern Methodist 19-10 3 Southwest Conference
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1942-43 CONFERENCE STANDINGS WESTERN PACIFIC COAST CONF OVER CONF OVER Ohio State 11-3 20-9 Washington 13-3 25-4 Indiana 9-5 15-14 California 12-4 22-7 Michigan 8-6 15-14 Southern Cal 10-6 18-11 Illinois 8-6 16-13 Oregon 9-7 17-12 Wisconsin 8-6 22-7 Idaho 8-8 15-14 Purdue 7-7 12-17 Washington State 6-10 14-15 Chicago 7-7 15-14 Stanford 6-10 13-16 Minnesota 5-9 11-18 Oregon State 5-11 11-18 Iowa 5-9 11-18 UCLA 3-13 10-19 Northwestern 2-12 6-23 SOUTHERN SOUTHEASTERN CONF OVER CONF OVER South Carolina 11-2 22-7 Alabama Poly 9-2 24-5 Citadel 10-3 19-10 Mississippi St 9-2 24-5 North Carolina 8-5 24-5 Georgia Tech 9-2 23-6 Clemson 8-5 21-8 Kentucky 7-4 20-9 Furman 7-6 14-15 Tulane 6-5 22-7 Duke 7-6 11-18 LSU 5-6 18-11 William & Mary 7-6 16-13 Georgia 5-6 17-12 Virginia Tech 6-7 16-13 Mississippi 4-7 16-13 Maryland 6-7 19-10 Florida 4-7 15-14 Richmond 5-8 14-15 Alabama 4-7 13-16 N Carolina State 5-8 11-18 Tennessee 2-9 10-19 Davidson 4-9 13-16 Vanderbilt 2-9 14-15 Wake Forest 4-9 14-15 VMI 3-10 9-20 METRO NY SOUTHWEST CONF OVER CONF OVER New York Univ 13-1 25-4 Texas 10-2 22-7 Brooklyn 10-4 18-12 Rice 7-5 20-9 Manhattan 7-7 17-12 Baylor 7-5 15-14 St John's 7-7 17-12 SMU 7-5 19-10 St Francis(NY) 6-8 18-11 Texas A&M 5-7 14-15 Fordham 5-9 13-16 Texas Christian 4-8 12-17 CCNY 5-9 10-19 Arkansas 2-10 10-19 Long Island 4-10 13-16 BIG SIX BORDER CONF OVER CONF OVER Iowa State 10-0 28-1 New Mexico 11-3 19-10 Missouri 6-4 16-13 New Mexico A&M 9-5 10-19 Kansas State 4-6 19-10 Arizona 9-5 13-16 Oklahoma 4-6 14-15 Arizona State 8-6 11-18 Nebraska 3-7 16-13 Northern Ariz. 7-7 10-19 Kansas 3-7 14-15 Texas Western 6-8 14-15 Texas Tech 6-8 11-18 Hardin-Simmons 0-14 3-27 IVY GROUP EASTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE CONF OVER CONF OVER Dartmouth 10-2 23-6 Georgetown 9-3 18-11 Columbia 8-4 21-8 Temple 8-4 16-13 Cornell 7-5 16-13 Pitt 6-6 16-13 Yale 6-6 13-16 Penn State 4-8 8-21 Princeton 5-7 16-13 West Virginia 3-9 7-22 Harvard 4-8 10-19 Penn 2-10 11-18 MISSOURI VALLEY MOUNTAIN STATES CONF OVER CONF OVER Creighton 10-2 15-14 Colorado 9-3 18-11 Saint Louis 7-5 15-14 Utah State 9-3 16-13 Drake 5-7 10-19 Colorado A&M 6-6 9-20 Oklahoma A&M 5-7 8-21 BYU 6-6 12-17 Tulsa 3-9 7-22 Wyoming 6-6 10-19 Denver 4-8 10-19 Utah 2-10 8-21 INDEPENDANTS YANKEE LEAGUE OVER CONF OVER Navy 21-8 Rhode Island 5-1 17-12 Notre Dame 20-9 Maine 4-2 16-14 Virginia 20-9 New Hampshire 3-3 9-30 Butler 19-10 Connecticut 0-6 6-23 Marquette 19-10 Army 19-10 INDEPENDANTS (CONT) OVER DePaul 19-10 Cansius 13-16 Westrn Michigan 18-11 Wichita State 13-16 Syracuse 18-11 Layfayette 13-16 Montana 18-11 Seton Hall 12-17 Michigan State 17-12 Northern Col. 12-17 Muhlenburg 17-12 Colgate 12-17 San Francisco 17-12 Bowling GreenSt 11-18 Dayton 17-12 Marshall 11-18 Cincinnati 17-12 Western Kentkyy 11-18 Holy Cross 16-13 Santa Clara 10-19 Rutgers 16-13 Villanova 10-19 West Texas St 16-13 Miami(Oh) 10-19 Toledo 16-13 Bradley 10-19 Brown 15-14 Duquesne 10-19 Boston College 15-14 Louisville 9-20 Detroit Mercy 15-14 Sienna 8-21 Ohio 15-14 Niagara 8-21 St Bonaventure 15-14 Lehigh 8-21 Xavier 15-14 Saint Mary's 7-22 Providence 15-14 LaSalle 7-22 G. Washington 14-15 Loyala (Ill) 6-23 Saint Joseph's 14-15 Bucknell 6-23 Montana State 14-15 Loyola (La) 5-24 Kent State 14-15 NCAA TOURNAMENT Despite being ranked #1 in the nation at the conclusion of the season, New York University was only granted a 2 seed from the tournament selection committee. The four #1 seeds had a decidedly southern bent as Mississippi State, Alabama Poly and Georgia Tech each were awarded one with Iowa State earning the final top seed. Defending National Champion New York University, which also won the tournament 3 years ago, may have used that snub for motivation. EAST REGION NYU, behind 19 points from freshman of the year George Mikan, took care of business in their opening game with a 48-44 win over Maryland. On the other side of the bracket, Mississippi State senior guard Frankie Baumholtz - the future major league baseball player - put on a clinic in the Maroons opener, scoring 25 points in a 53-40 win over 8th seed Rhode Island. Mikan was held to just 6 points in NYU's second round game but the Violets still had little trouble with Clemson, downing the Tigers 42-32 after Clemson had beaten SMU in their opening game of the tournament. 5th seed Ohio State upset 4th seed Columbia in their opener and then proceeded to knock out Mississippi State with a 60-57 overtime win in the second round. The fifth seeded Buckeyes had visions of another upset against NYU and they led by 7 at the half. However, the final 20 minutes was a completely different story as the Violets kept their hopes for a repeat title alive with a 64-49 win to advance to the Final Four. SOUTH REGION Top seeded Alabama Poly had little trouble beating Creighton 39-24 in their opening game setting up a rematch with SEC rival LSU in the second round. The 5th seeded Tigers needed a late rally to eliminate 4th seed Texas 49-45 in the opening round. Alabama Poly beat LSU by 16 points in their SEC meeting so perhaps the these Tigers were just a little over confidant in facing the yellow and purple Tiger squad. Freshman Hank Biasatti hit a jump shot as regulation ended to give Alabama Poly the tie but LSU would prevail, upsetting the top seed 51-50 in double overtime. There was a surprise team on the other side of the bracket as well as 6th seed Notre Dame, which had not reached a Final Four since 1914-15, got things started with a 54-40 upset of #3 North Carolina. Next up for the Irish was Dartmouth as the #2 seeded Indians got by St. John's 52-43 in their opener. Notre Dame guard Hamilton DiSalvo scored 10 points and added 5 assists to lead Notre Dame to a 41-31 upset of Dartmouth. So it was 5 vs 6 in the South Regional Final and LSU, which had only advanced to the Final Four once before and that was in 1903, punched their ticket with a 48-37 victory over the Irish. MIDWEST REGION It was a big month for the state of Louisiana as Tulane would join LSU in the Final Four. It would be the first trip ever for the Green Wave who were the Cardiac Kids of this tournament. Tulane needed overtime in each of it's first two games as they nipped 6th seed Butler 42-41 in their opener before beating 2nd seed South Carolina 45-44 in their second game. The Gamecocks had little trouble beating Georgetown by 21 points in the opener. The biggest upset of the tournament occurred on the other side of the bracket as #1 seed Iowa State, a team that reached the National Title game a year ago and entered the tournament with a 28-1 record, was shocked by Border Conference champion and 8th seed New Mexico 50-41 in the opener. #4 Kentucky would beat Rice 53-48 and then ended New Mexico's hopes with a 43-34 win in the second round. The two SEC teams, Kentucky and Tulane, met in the regional final, a game the Green Wave won 50-44 as they upended the Wildcats for the second time this season. WEST REGION The number one seed did win in the West Region and it was a fairly easy path for Georgia Tech - yet another SEC school. It was quite a tournament for the conference with 4 teams making the Elite Eight and 3 schools, Georgia Tech, LSU and Tulane reaching the Final Four. Surprisingly it was the two SEC powers - Mississippi State and Alabama Poly - that did not advance. As for the Yellow Jackets they breezed past 8th seeded Colorado 59-38 in their opener and then topped 5th seed Navy 62-50 in the second round. Navy, which you may recall made a shocking trip to the Final Four just 4 seasons ago, has been very strong in recent years but was no match for Georgia Tech this time around. Navy did upset Western Conference power Wisconsin 64-45 in the opening round. Meanwhile long time Pacific Coast Conference rivals Washington and Cal were squaring off on the other side of the bracket. The Huskies, a 2 seed, beat Virginia 49-42 in their opener while the 3rd seeded Bears downed The Citadel 49-34. Washington and Cal had split their two conference games this season and the Huskies claimed the conference title by 1 game over the Bears. Washington would also win the rubber match between the two schools this season with a 55-42 win in their Sweet 16 game. The regional final saw Wilfred Doerner, who was having an outstanding tournament for Georgia Tech, score 17 points to lead the Yellow Jackets past the Huskies quite convincingly with a 59-37 win. FINAL FOUR The Final Four featured the defending champion and regular season top ranked New York University along with 3 SEC schools. Georgia Tech had not reached the Final Four since 1929-30 but they did win their only National Title that season. Tulane had only advanced as far as the Elite Eight (in 1933-34) and was in the tournament for just the 8th time in school history while LSU did make the Final Four once before, but that was in 1902-03. The Tigers, like the Green Wave, were playing in their 8th NCAA tournament. LSU would draw Georgia Tech in the semi-final game. The Yellow Jackets had won their regular season meeting by 7 points and at 9-2 shared the SEC's best record with Mississippi State and Alabama Poly although the Tigers were declared champion by a tiebreaker. Meanwhile the LSU Tigers were just 5-6 in conference play and 22-11 overall. It was LSU that got off to a great start and led by 10 at the half. The Tigers would not let up and claimed a 51-41 victory behind a 15 point effort from junior forward Bill Carlile. Could the National Title be an all-Louisiana affair. Tulane was a heavy underdog against the powerful NYU offense but the Green Wave only trailed by a point at the break. NYU would turn it on in the second half as freshman George Mikan scored 9 of his game high 14 points and led the Violets to a 55-47 victory. CHAMPIONSHIP GAME The two schools in the finals were a study in contrast. First you had mighty New York University which had won 5 National Championships including 2 in the past 3 years, was making it's 34th tournament appearance, had a 963-349 all-time record and won 8 Metro NY Conference titles in the past ten years. Then you had LSU. The Tigers have never won a conference title, had just 5 twenty-win seasons in 42 years and were 631-606 overall with just one Final Four appearance prior to this year and that occurred in 1902-03. Each school did have a star player as NYU was led by freshman All-American centre George Mikan while LSU had a third team All-American selection in junior forward Bill Carlile, a fictional player who was among the nations leaders with 14.6 points per game. Unfortunately for the upstart Tigers the game was over very quickly. NYU jumped out to an 11-0 lead in the first 5 minutes and went to the locker room ahead 26-14 at the half. LSU did have a better showing in the second half but the Tigers were no match for the NYU depth. Mikan dominated the boards with 9 rebounds and while LSU did focus on limiting his scoring opportunities, Mikan did get 12 points with sophomore forwards Bob Synnott and Howie Rader taking advantage of open looks to each hit double figures in a 49-41 NYU victory. Code:
NCAA TITLE GAME RESULT
New York University 49, Louisiana State 41
New York University (30-4, 13-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
George *Mikan C 34 4-7 4-4 3 9 1 1 12
Bob *Synnott PF 31 4-10 5-6 2 4 1 1 13
Howie *Rader SF 35 5-6 0-0 0 3 3 2 10
Bob *Schwartz SG 31 0-4 2-2 0 0 0 1 2
John Markle PG 34 3-5 0-0 0 3 3 3 6
Cozy Niles SG 13 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Bill Stephens C 11 2-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 4
Bill *Evans PF 4 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Rube Lowery SG 6 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Turnovers: 11 (G.*Mikan 3, B.*Synnott 1, H.*Rader 3,
B.*Schwartz 3, J.Markle 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (G.*Mikan 2, B.*Synnott 1)
Steals: 5 (B.*Synnott 2, H.*Rader 1, B.*Schwartz 1,
B.Stephens 1)
Louisiana State (22-12, 5-6):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Bill Romine C 35 2-4 2-2 1 2 2 1 6
Frank Sabatino PF 35 3-6 0-0 0 5 0 2 6
Bill Carlile SF 35 4-9 3-4 0 6 0 2 11
Jim Overstreet SG 35 3-10 0-0 0 0 2 2 6
Lou Brashears PG 36 2-4 2-2 0 1 7 0 6
Solomon Rowan PF 7 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 2 0
Gilly Robertson C 3 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 2
Marty Mick SF 10 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 2
Bill Walker PG 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Turnovers: 13 (B.Romine 2, F.Sabatino 1, B.Carlile 3,
J.Overstreet 2, L.Brashears 3, M.Mick 1, B.Walker 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (B.Romine 3, F.Sabatino 2)
Steals: 3 (F.Sabatino 1, S.Rowan 1, M.Mick 1)
Player of Game: C George *Mikan (NYU)
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS BY YEAR
Season Team Record Opponent Score
1942 New York University Violets 30-4 Louisiana State Tigers 49-41
1941 New York University Violets 28-6 Iowa State Cyclones 39-25
1940 Wisconsin Badgers 28-6 Dartmouth Indians 40-27
1939 New York University Violets 26-8 Drake Bulldogs 48-30
1938 Columbia Lions 33-1 Illinois Fighting Illini 56-43
1937 Washington Huskies 30-4 Illinois Fighting Illini 60-52
1936 Ohio State Buckeyes 27-7 California Golden Bears 76-47
1935 Indiana Hoosiers 31-3 Columbia Lions 55-45
1934 Southern California Trojans 29-5 Ohio State Buckeyes 57-34
1933 California Golden Bears 26-8 Washington Huskies 54-40
1932 Washington Huskies 31-3 Southern California Trojans 48-41
1931 Wisconsin Badgers 28-6 Yale Bulldogs 46-39
1930 Illinois Fighting Illini 24-10 California Golden Bears 49-45
1929 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 25-9 Columbia Lions 52-45
1928 Southern California Trojans 25-9 Columbia Lions 34-26
1927 Purdue Boilermakers 30-4 Columbia Lions 25-16
1926 Dartmouth Indians 28-6 Indiana Hoosiers 28-18
1925 Wisconsin Badgers 29-6 California Golden Bears 30-23
1924 Mississippi State Maroons 30-4 California Golden Bears 28-20
1923 Wisconsin Badgers 29-5 Dartmouth Indians 27-26
1922 Columbia Lions 26-8 Illinois Fighting Illini 29-22
1921 Illinois Fighting Illini 27-7 Indiana Hoosiers 32-25
1920 Illinois Fighting Illini 27-7 Northwestern Wildcats 29-24
1919 Alabama Polytechnic Insti Tigers 25-9 Dartmouth Indians 45-34
1918 Florida Gators 29-5 Dartmouth Indians 29-23
1917 Indiana Hoosiers 29-5 Columbia Lions 44-35
1916 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 30-4 Dayton Flyers 45-37
1915 Indiana Hoosiers 30-4 Syracuse Orangemen 34-26
1914 Dartmouth Indians 31-3 New York University Violets 33-31
1913 St. John's Redmen 29-5 New York University Violets 36-25
1912 Indiana Hoosiers 32-2 Northwestern Wildcats 40-32
1911 Dartmouth Indians 25-9 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 24-23
1910 Wisconsin Badgers 23-12 Florida Gators 42-30
1909 New York University Violets 32-2 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 27-24
1908 Wisconsin Badgers 28-7 Indiana Hoosiers 20-19
1907 Northwestern Wildcats 25-9 Indiana Hoosiers 34-32
1906 Ohio State Buckeyes 23-11 Georgia Bulldogs 38-30
1905 New York University Violets 26-8 Yale Bulldogs 22-18
1904 New York University Violets 24-10 Georgia Bulldogs 37-26
1903 Kentucky Wildcats 28-6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 48-29
1902 Dartmouth Indians 19-15 Mississippi State Maroons 41-34
1901 Florida Gators 30-4 Georgetown Hoyas 41-29
STATS LEADERS AND AWARDS Junior center Johnny Wilkerson of Richmond was the National Player of the Year but it seemed unlikely he would repeat as another big man, New York University freshman George Mikan, appeared to be in a league of his own. Mikan played a key role in leading NYU to it's third National Title in the past four season and was named not only National Freshman of the Year but also a second team All-American. The expectation's are Mikan will claim at least a couple of more All-American awards and has to be the favourite to win Player of the Year next season. That is not to be a knock on Wilkerson, a fictional player who finished 3rd in the nation averaging 15.1 points per game, but rather to emphasize the dominance that Mikan displayed as a freshman. The 6'10" pivot was the first star of the Lakers franchise -although still based in Minneapolis at the time - in real life after an outstanding collegiate career at DePaul. In this sim he finished second in the nation with 8.9 rebounds per game in his debut season while also leading a talented New York University club in scoring with 12.5 ppg as a freshman. This season also brought an end to the outstanding college career of Mississippi State guard Frankie Baumholtz. Baumholtz, who also played professional baseball as well as basketball in real life, looks to be a sure bet to be selected in this summer's National Basketball League draft. He was a two-time First Team All-American who finished in the top ten in the nation in steals each of his four seasons including first overall twice. He was also among the top ten in assists twice including this year when he led the nation in steals, and finished 10th in both assists and points per game.  Code:
1942-43 ALL-AMERICANS 1st Team: C JR Johnny Wilkerson Richmond 15.1 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.2 SPG, 1.9 BPG PF SR Clifton *McNeeley Baylor 11.5 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.4 SPG, 1.4 BPG SF SR Frankie Chatterton George Washington 14.6 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 1.7 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.1 BPG SG SR Mitch Lang Santa Clara 14.3 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.1 BPG PG SR Frankie *Baumholtz Mississippi State 14.3 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 4.1 APG, 2.2 SPG, 0.1 BPG 2nd Team: C FR George *Mikan New York University 12.5 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.7 SPG, 1.4 BPG PF SR George Mitchell Mississippi State 8.6 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.1 APG, 0.5 SPG, 2.2 BPG SF SO Chet *Strumillo Alabama Polytechnic Insti 11.9 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.3 BPG SG SR Roosevelt *Hudson Mississippi 15.9 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.2 BPG PG SR Wyatt *Boswell Dartmouth 6.4 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 5.5 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.1 BPG 3rd Team: C SR Joey York DePaul 12.7 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.4 SPG, 1.2 BPG PF SR Greasy Monteith California 10.6 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.5 BPG SF JR Bill Carlile Louisiana State 14.6 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.5 BPG SG SR Marty Roberts Maryland 13.7 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 2.2 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.3 BPG PG SO Chuck *Shanklin Washington 7.3 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 4.5 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.3 BPG Code:
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1 Roosevelt *Hudson SG 34.7 15.9 5.3 2.0 1.2 0.2 2.8 Mississippi
2 Robert *Regh SG 32.6 15.6 2.0 1.9 1.0 0.0 2.0 Southern California
3 Johnny Wilkerson C 34.4 15.1 7.6 1.3 0.2 1.9 1.8 Richmond
4 Bill Carlile SF 32.3 14.6 3.5 1.4 0.7 0.5 2.3 Louisiana State
5 Frankie Chatterton SF 35.1 14.6 5.2 1.7 0.6 0.1 1.5 George Washington
6 Johnny Breece SG 33.9 14.4 4.0 1.9 0.6 0.2 2.7 Nebraska
7 Art Gaffney PF 32.2 14.4 5.7 1.0 0.2 0.2 1.3 Rutgers
8 Butch England SF 32.1 14.4 3.0 1.5 0.4 0.1 1.2 Mississippi
9 Mitch Lang SG 34.1 14.3 4.6 2.0 1.6 0.1 1.6 Santa Clara
10 Frankie *Baumholtz PG 31.9 14.3 1.5 4.1 2.2 0.1 1.7 Mississippi State
11 Ken Stryker SF 30.0 13.9 3.6 1.8 0.6 0.3 2.1 Georgia
12 Marty Roberts SG 33.2 13.7 3.1 2.2 0.8 0.3 1.2 Maryland
13 Elden Mathis SG 32.9 13.6 3.5 2.3 1.4 0.2 3.0 Alabama
14 Johnny Hagar SF 30.7 13.5 3.4 1.9 1.0 0.2 1.7 Southern Methodist
15 Lee Brick SF 33.8 13.5 2.9 1.6 0.7 0.3 1.5 San Francisco
16 Rufe Miller SG 33.1 13.4 4.8 2.1 0.8 0.2 3.1 Oregon State
17 Babe Fitzsimmons SF 31.1 13.4 3.2 1.2 0.6 0.1 2.0 Mercy College of Detroit
18 Davey Lytle PG 33.4 13.4 2.3 2.2 1.3 0.1 1.9 Kansas State
19 Howard Ott SG 32.7 13.4 4.6 1.6 0.3 0.2 2.8 Boston College
20 George Yoho SG 35.6 13.0 3.3 2.4 0.7 0.1 2.3 Saint Mary's
1940-41 REBOUND LEADERS
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1 Rance Rager C 34.2 5.9 9.1 1.1 0.3 1.2 1.2 Nebraska
2 George *Mikan C 34.5 12.5 8.9 1.5 0.7 1.4 1.7 New York University
3 Pip Nelson PF 30.6 5.0 8.4 1.1 0.8 0.3 0.9 Georgia
4 Howie Carruth PF 32.8 6.8 8.0 1.4 0.2 0.3 0.9 Santa Clara
5 Doc Sullivan C 34.1 5.4 7.9 1.0 0.3 1.8 1.2 Arizona
6 Amby McKenzie C 32.4 5.5 7.9 0.8 0.2 0.7 1.0 Colorado
7 Joey York C 33.8 12.7 7.9 1.5 0.4 1.2 1.6 DePaul
8 Steve Morgan C 32.0 5.6 7.8 1.3 0.3 1.7 1.0 William & Mary
9 Oliver Cheshire C 33.9 6.9 7.8 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.1 Texas Western
10 Dain Duck PF 33.3 7.5 7.8 1.9 0.3 1.2 1.0 San Francisco
1940-41 ASSIST LEADERS
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1 Lou Brashears PG 33.6 6.9 3.3 5.6 0.6 0.1 1.9 Louisiana State
2 Wyatt *Boswell PG 32.0 6.4 2.1 5.5 1.6 0.1 1.5 Dartmouth
3 Johnny Alderson PG 30.5 6.0 2.3 5.0 0.4 0.2 2.6 Northwestern
4 Scat Kunkel PG 35.8 6.0 3.3 4.9 1.0 0.1 1.9 VMI
5 Robert *Sullivan SG 31.8 6.2 2.7 4.5 0.8 0.0 1.8 Mississippi State
6 Chuck *Shanklin PG 30.3 7.3 2.2 4.5 0.8 0.3 1.4 Washington
7 Mandy Neal PG 32.1 7.6 1.6 4.5 0.6 0.2 2.8 Richmond
8 Abe Huhn PG 30.0 7.2 2.2 4.2 0.5 0.1 1.9 St. Bonaventure
9 Ray Hales SG 31.5 7.6 3.1 4.1 1.5 0.0 2.2 Oklahoma
10 Frankie *Baumholtz PG 31.9 14.3 1.5 4.1 2.2 0.1 1.7 Mississippi State
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2 Lyn Riley PG 34.9 6.0 3.1 2.9 2.0 0.2 1.2 Montana
3 Zeke Pease SG 33.5 8.0 1.7 1.8 1.9 0.0 2.2 Brooklyn
4 Luther Nowicki SG 30.6 8.4 3.6 1.6 1.8 0.2 1.6 South Carolina
5 Wyatt *Boswell PG 32.0 6.4 2.1 5.5 1.6 0.1 1.5 Dartmouth
6 Dom Hickman PG 28.6 4.4 2.2 1.9 1.6 0.1 1.5 California
7 Mitch Lang SG 34.1 14.3 4.6 2.0 1.6 0.1 1.6 Santa Clara
8 John *Stanton PG 33.2 8.9 3.2 3.6 1.5 0.1 2.7 South Carolina
9 Ray Hales SG 31.5 7.6 3.1 4.1 1.5 0.0 2.2 Oklahoma
10 Brad Stoltz PG 28.8 8.2 2.0 1.6 1.5 0.2 1.5 Texas
RECRUITING We are now fully into the phase where many of the top college recruits are players who go on to be the early stars of the NBA. It was a pretty good class this season highlighted by Joe Fulks. Listed 11th in his recruiting class the forward would sign with Iowa State. The real life Joe Fulks is a basketball Hall of Famer who played his college ball at Murray State before going on to become the NBA's first scoring leader. The top ranked recruit in this class was Fred Scolari who committed to North Carolina. In real life Scolari played his college ball at San Francisco before a 9 year NBA career. Here is where the top thirty recruits ended up.  Next up the 1942-43 National Basketball League season.
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1942-43 NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE The second season of the National Basketball League was very much like it's first as the former Midwest Basketball Association teams continued to dominate. The Buffalo Bisons, which were the transplanted Milwauke franchise from the MBA, did not quite duplicate their 56-4 season of a year ago but the Bisons still trampled their Eastern Division foes and posted a league best 51-9 record. The Bisons featured guard Martin Reiter, who was named league MVP for the second consecutive season and fellow All-Star selection Jack Thornton, a former College Player of the Year at Cal, who was named a second team All-Star in the NBL for the second year in a row. The New York Jewels finished second again, and remain the best of the new teams from the East as former Wisconsin Badger and Minneapolis Laker Bill Laughlin led the NBL in scoring. The Boston Celtics, which missed the playoffs in their inaugural season, jumped from fifth to third to claim the final playoff spot in the Eastern Division. The Baltimore Clippers finished in fourth for the second straight season joining Philadelphia and Washington, which again finished in last, on the outside looking in when the playoffs hit. For cellar dwelling Washington there is at least some hope for the future as first overall draft pick Robert Dro was named rookie of the year after finishing fourth in scoring averaging 18.0 ppg. Indianapolis, which won the final two MBA titles before losing to Buffalo in last season's NBL finals again led the Western Division as all 5 clubs finished in the exact same order as they did a year ago. The Katuskys are a deep and balanced squad with four starters and their sixth man: center Oris Martin, forwards Talmadge Bennett, Taffy Malcom and Jim Currie along with shooting guard Lou Brooks averaging double-digits in scoring. Third year pro Russell Oschsenhirt had a breakout year for second place Columbus as the former Illinois collegiate star finally got starters minutes and led the team in scoring with 16.4 ppg, finishing in the top ten in the league. Third place Fort Wayne, which had been a dominant team in the old MBA in the late 1930s, continues to struggle to find a way to keep with the first place Katusky's and once again finished third. Forwards Dave Carberry and Robert Gruenig give fourth place Minneapolis a pair of the most explosive scorers in the league while last place Akron continues to flouder despite the exploits of Jack McCracken. The former Columbia University power forward averaged 17.9 ppg this season but failed to win the league scoring title this year after leading the loop four of the previous five seasons.  Code:
NBL STANDINGS
EASTERN W L PCT GB WESTERN W L PCT GBL
Buffalo 51 9 .850 - Indianapolis 41 19 .683 -
New York 40 20 .667 11.0 Columbus 35 25 .583 6.0
Boston 33 27 .550 18.0 Fort Wayne 31 29 .517 10.0
Baltimore 24 36 .400 27.0 Minneapolis 28 32 .467 13.0
Philadelphia 22 38 .367 29.0 Akron 9 51 .115 32.0
Washington 16 44 .267 35.0
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1 Bill *Laughlin PF NYJ 60 40.7 19.5 2.2 7.1 9.2 1.1 0.2 3.6 1.8 2.2
2 William *Jesko SG BOS 57 41.5 18.5 1.9 5.1 7.0 2.5 0.7 0.4 3.0 1.1
3 Martin *Reiter SG BUF 60 39.2 18.0 1.4 2.8 4.2 7.1 2.0 0.4 2.8 3.0
4 Robert *Dro SF WSC 60 42.4 18.0 1.6 5.0 6.6 1.9 0.8 0.2 2.9 1.8
5 Jack *McCracken PF AKR 60 40.7 17.9 2.5 5.4 7.9 2.9 1.8 0.5 2.0 1.8
6 Robert *Gruenig PF MIN 60 39.3 17.1 2.8 5.9 8.6 1.7 0.7 0.5 2.0 2.7
7 Dave Carberry SF MIN 60 41.8 16.6 2.9 3.2 6.1 3.0 2.1 0.3 2.1 0.9
8 Homer Hale PF BAL 60 41.1 16.5 2.0 3.7 5.7 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.9 1.9
9 R.*Ochsenhirt SF CBS 60 41.0 16.4 1.0 3.4 4.4 3.4 0.6 0.3 2.4 1.0
10 Ralph Dinkins SF PHI 60 42.6 16.0 1.9 5.5 7.3 1.0 0.5 0.6 2.1 2.4
11 Karl Terrell SF FTW 60 41.8 15.8 1.5 2.4 3.9 5.1 0.8 0.8 2.9 1.8
12 Chuck Newton PF CBS 58 41.7 15.4 3.0 6.5 9.5 1.8 0.3 3.0 2.4 2.0
13 Joe *Fabel SF BUF 60 40.3 15.2 2.0 3.8 5.9 2.0 0.8 0.7 1.7 1.9
14 Jack *Thornton C BUF 59 40.1 15.2 2.4 5.1 7.5 1.8 0.9 3.4 1.5 2.1
15 George Feldman C PHI 47 40.7 14.4 1.2 6.3 7.6 1.9 0.6 0.4 1.6 2.5
16 Ab McLaren SF BOS 60 41.5 14.1 1.6 3.1 4.7 4.7 0.7 0.5 1.9 2.4
17 Bob Moulton PG FTW 44 38.4 14.0 1.3 1.6 2.9 6.5 0.8 0.6 2.5 2.1
18 Oris Martin C IND 60 41.6 13.7 2.5 7.1 9.6 1.5 1.5 5.0 1.6 2.4
19 Tommy Andrews PG BAL 60 41.9 13.4 1.3 2.9 4.2 5.2 0.6 0.2 3.0 1.6
20 Taffy Malcom PF IND 60 26.3 13.0 1.0 2.1 3.1 2.0 0.5 0.7 1.8 1.8
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FIRST TEAM ALL-LEAGUE POS NAME TEAM PPG RPG APG SPG BPG C Oris Martin IND 13.7 9.6 1.5 1.5 5.0 F Bill *Laughlin NYJ 19.5 9.2 1.1 0.2 3.6 F Jack *McCracken AKR 17.9 7.9 2.9 1.8 0.5 G Martin *Reiter BUF 18.0 4.2 7.1 2.0 0.4 G William *Jesko BOS 18.5 7.0 2.5 0.7 0.4 SECOND TEAM ALL-LEAGUE POS NAME TEAM PPG RPG APG SPG BPG[/b] C Jack *Thornton BUF 15.2 7.5 1.8 0.9 3.4 F Dave Carberry MIN 16.6 6.1 3.0 2.1 0.3 F Chuck Newton CBS 15.4 9.5 1.8 0.3 3.0 G Pi DiMarco FTW 11.8 6.8 4.2 2.6 0.5 G Lou Brooks IND 10.3 5.9 3.5 1.7 0.4 Most Valuable Plyer: Martin Reiter Buffalo Rookie of the Year: Robert Dro Washington PLAYOFFS The two second place teams had little trouble dispatching of the third place clubs to advance to the semi-finals. In the East the New York Jewels dropped the opening game at home to the visiting Boston Celtics but rebounded with 3 straight fairly easy victories. Columbus had no such lapse in the west as the Athletic Supply swept Fort Wayne 3 straight. Columbus kept the winning streak going with a series opening 62-61 overtime win over Indianapolis but the Katuskys would take the best of seven series in 6 games. The Buffalo Bisons quickly went up 3-0 on the New York Jewels in the Eastern Final. New York did manage to take Game Five but the Bisons ended things the next night with a 78-63 victory keyed by Bill Laughlin's 20 point effort. For the fourth straight year we had a rematch in the finals as Indianapolis would face Buffalo (formerly Milwaukee). The Bisons won in 6 games a year ago ending the Katuskys 2 year old on the trophy. The Series opened in Buffalo but it was the visitors who claimed the first win, taking an 81-68 decision despite 16 points from league MVP Martin Reiter of the Bisons. Indianapolis was the beneficiary of a 23 point effort from center Orin Martin while Tal Bennett chipped in with 15. Buffalo tried to make a statement with Game Two, opening a 22-12 first quarter lead and coasting to an 83-54 win behind 20 points from Reiter to even the series. The two clubs shifted west to Indianapolis for Game Three and the series would not return to Buffalo as the Katuskys claimed 3 straight victories, all by large margins to win their 3rd title in four years. Game Three was 87-73 as Bennett scored 30 points and Taffy Malcom added 16 for Indianapolis. Malcom scored 27 and Martin added 14 in a 75-62 Game Four win and the series ended with an 83-68 Katuskys victory as Malcom scored 22 and Martin had 18 points and 10 boards. Code:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE PLAYOFF HISTORY Season Champ Wins Runner-up Wins MVP Team 1942 Indianapolis 4 Buffalo 1 Oris Martin Indianapolis 1941 Buffalo 4 Indianapolis 2 Martin *Reiter Buffalo 1940 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 0 Ralph Davis Indianapolis 1939 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 1 Ralph Davis Indianapolis 1938 Fort Wayne 3 Milwaukee 2 Bill Chaput Fort Wayne 1937 Fort Wayne 3 Toledo 2 Pi DiMarco Fort Wayne 1936 Fort Wayne 3 Lakers 1 Pi DiMarco Fort Wayne 1935 Indianapolis 3 Columbus 2 Harry Kell Indianapolis 1934 Columbus 3 Fort Wayne 2 Larry Johnson Columbus 1933 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 1 Chris Driscoll Indianapolis 1932 Indianapolis 3 Minneapolis 0 Rufus Glover Indianapolis 1931 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 2 David Robles Indianapolis 1930 Milwaukee 3 Indianapolis 1 Abraão Nave Milwaukee 1929 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 2 David Robles Indianapolis 1928 Fort Wayne 3 Indianapolis 1 Svetozar Telacevic Fort Wayne 1927 Indianapolis 3 Fort Wayne 0 Chris Driscoll Indianapolis 1926 Indianapolis 3 Fort Wayne 0 David Robles Indianapolis 1925 Columbus 3 Indianapolis 2 Sonny Corso Columbus 1924 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 2 David Robles Indianapolis OFF-SEASON There was franchise stability for a third straight year as all 11 teams announced they will return for the 1943-44 campaign. It appeared the NBL's goal of establishing more of a national footprint with the addition of the eastern clubs was starting to pay dividends. No where was it more obvious that on the draft list as suddenly top players from eastern colleges were joining the league as opposed to the past when many elected to stay 'home' and play in one of the myriad of semi-pro leagues available. As recently as three years ago the rookie draft list was dominated by players from Midwestern Schools and in particular the Western Conference. However, the combination of that conferences drop in stature and the six new teams from the east in the league meant that, for the first time ever, no Western Conference players were selected in the first round of the draft. A pair of guards from the Indiana Hoosiers did go in the second round however, and the midwest still had some representation in the opening round with Davey Lytle of Kansas State, Willard Helwig of Iowa State and DePaul's Sherman Howard all being selected. The Akron Firestones earned the first pick in the draft and they used it on Mississippi State guard Frankie Baumholtz, a player who looks ready to have a long and successful pro basketball career, if he does not decide to solely focus on baseball. Baumholtz, who in real life played both major league baseball and pro basketball, will join the baseball portion of this sim in 1947 after some time in the minors. Baumholtz should require no such seasoning in basketball as he appears to be one of the few rookies who can step in and contribute right away. In the sim Baumholtz was a two time First Team All-American selection and a former National Freshman of the Year. He leaves Mississippi State as the NCAA's all-time leader in steals and ranks 18th all-time in assists. Code:
1941 NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE DRAFT Pick TEAM PLAYER POS College 1 Akron Firestones Frankie *Baumholtz PG Mississippi State 2 Washington Brewers Robert *Regh PG USC 3 Philadelphia Warriors Davey Lytle SG Kansas State 4 Baltimore Clippers Willard Helwig PF Iowa State 5 Minneapolis Lakers Roosevelt *Hudson SG Mississippi 6 Ft. Wayne Pistons Sherman Howard PF DePaul 7 Boston Celtics Pat O'Loughlin PF Virginia 8 Chicago American Gears Elden Mathis SG Alabama 9 New York Jewels John Markle PG NYU 10 Indianapolis Kautskys Hillery *Brown SG Columbia 11 Buffalo Bisons Johnny Sams PG Butler 12 Akron Firestones George *Jablonsky C Kansas 13 Washington Brewers Greasy Monteith C California 14 Philadelphia Warriors Dave King SF Georgia Tech 15 Baltimore Clippers Bubba Weiss SG Indiana 16 Minneapolis Lakers John *Kotz SG Tulane 17 Ft. Wayne Pistons Walter Mason PF Notre Dame 18 Boston Celtics Casey *Jones PG Indiana 19 Chicago American Gears Clifton *McNeeley PF Baylor 20 New York Jewels Jerry Noble PF Columbia 21 Indianapolis Kautskys Jeff Slater SG Dartmouth 22 Buffalo Bisons Al *Price SG USC Next up is the 1943 Major League Baseball season.
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LSU BASKETBALL PROFILE Despite a disappointing 5-6 conference record, the 1942-43 LSU Tigers basketball team was perhaps the best team the school ever assembled. It was led by senior guard Lou Brashears and junior forward Bill Carlile and made it's first ever appearance in the National Title game. Brashears may go down as the best player in Tiger history after finishing with 499 assists in his four year career (12th most in NCAA history) and his school record 190 helpers last season was the 9th highest single season total ever accumulated. If Brashears status as greatest Tiger cager ever does not last it is likely because he was surpassed by his teammate Carlile. The 6'6" Carlile is a local product, hailing from Breaux Bridge, La., and like Brashears is a fictional player. Carlile's 498 points last season is 12th most ever accumulated by any player in a single NCAA season. He averaged 14.6 ppg as a junior and was named a third team All-American so even bigger things are expected from him next season. Carlile stands a great chance of finishing his career as the all-time leading scorer in Tigers history. He enters his senior season with 1,100 career points. The current team leader is a player by the name of Irish Harms, a guard who scored 1,252 points from 1928-1931. LSU played as an independent from the initial NCAA season of 1901 until becoming a member of the Southern Conference for the 1922-23 season. Prior to the 1932-33 season they joined a number of schools in leaving the Southern Conference to create the SEC. They have never won a conference title in their 21 years of being affiliated with one. Here are the year by year results for the Tigers Code:
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1942 Louisiana State 22 12 5 6 14 2 67 Loss in NCAA Championship Game
1941 Louisiana State 21 10 5 6 19 12 60 Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1940 Louisiana State 12 17 6 5 99 79 56 No Postseason
1939 Louisiana State 18 11 6 5 24 43 56 No Postseason
1938 Louisiana State 18 12 4 7 32 14 57 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
1937 Louisiana State 15 14 7 4 61 42 54 No Postseason
1936 Louisiana State 11 18 4 7 115 83 52 No Postseason
1935 Louisiana State 14 15 4 7 78 69 54 No Postseason
1934 Louisiana State 11 18 3 8 119 98 56 No Postseason
1933 Louisiana State 18 11 6 5 30 40 58 No Postseason
1932 Louisiana State 22 9 7 4 17 20 57 Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1931 Louisiana State 23 9 12 7 19 17 51 Loss in NCAA Elite Eight
1930 Louisiana State 12 17 9 10 98 69 44 No Postseason
1929 Louisiana State 16 13 10 9 43 37 45 No Postseason
1928 Louisiana State 12 17 7 12 102 99 44 No Postseason
1927 Louisiana State 18 12 11 8 31 29 47 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
1926 Louisiana State 12 17 8 11 101 89 42 No Postseason
1925 Louisiana State 12 17 9 10 103 62 44 No Postseason
1924 Louisiana State 9 20 6 10 126 81 45 No Postseason
1923 Louisiana State 12 17 6 10 98 62 46 No Postseason
1922 Louisiana State 13 16 9 5 90 63 48 No Postseason
1921 Louisiana State 13 16 0 0 77 50 46 No Postseason
1920 Louisiana State 18 12 0 0 28 28 47 Loss in NCAA Round of 32
1919 Louisiana State 15 14 0 0 57 79 41 No Postseason
1918 Louisiana State 17 12 0 0 41 69 40 No Postseason
1917 Louisiana State 14 15 0 0 66 56 39 No Postseason
1916 Louisiana State 13 16 0 0 84 47 38 No Postseason
1915 Louisiana State 9 20 0 0 123 71 37 No Postseason
1914 Louisiana State 11 18 0 0 108 46 39 No Postseason
1913 Louisiana State 10 19 0 0 120 70 40 No Postseason
1912 Louisiana State 11 18 0 0 106 55 41 No Postseason
1911 Louisiana State 12 17 0 0 94 42 43 No Postseason
1910 Louisiana State 14 15 0 0 69 31 45 No Postseason
1909 Louisiana State 18 11 0 0 31 80 45 No Postseason
1908 Louisiana State 17 12 0 0 40 70 45 No Postseason
1907 Louisiana State 16 13 0 0 51 109 45 No Postseason
1906 Louisiana State 18 11 0 0 34 79 44 No Postseason
1905 Louisiana State 18 11 0 0 40 86 42 No Postseason
1904 Louisiana State 16 13 0 0 55 123 40 No Postseason
1903 Louisiana State 14 15 0 0 79 133 38 No Postseason
1902 Louisiana State 25 8 0 0 16 34 38 Loss in NCAA Final Four
1901 Louisiana State 11 18 0 0 104 122 26 No Postseason
As for Harry Jones, the Crowley La. native quickly became a hero in his home state but he would never duplicate his success. LSU was a mid-level team for his next three seasons and Jones, while he would start all 4 seasons at the school, would average 6.6 points per game for his career but likely never had to pay for a beer again after his showing in the 1902-03 National Tournament. Code:
LSU AWARD WINNERS
ALL- AMERICANS
YEAR NAME CL HONOUR
42-43 Bill Carlile JR 3rd team All-American
39-40 Max Lieber SR 2nd team All-American
16-17 Jesse Borchert SR 3rd team All-American
ALL- CONFERENCE
YEAR NAME CL HONOUR
42-43 Bill Carlile JR 2nd Team All-SEC
42-43 Bill Romine SR 2nd Team All-SEC
41-42 Rube Wood SR 2nd Team All-SEC
39-40 Max Liber SR 1st Team All-SEC
35-36 Angelo Bastian SR 1st Team All-SEC
35-36 Larry Oliver SR 1st Team All-SEC
35-36 Tommy Schmid SO 2nd Team All-SEC
33-34 Tommy Wilcox SR 2nd Team All-SEC
27-28 Frank Sellars SR 2nd Team All-Soutern
CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
YEAR NAME HONOUR
40-41 Bill Carlile SEC Freshman of the Year
FRESHMAN ALL-CONFERENCE
YEAR NAME HONOUR
40-41 Bill Carlile SEC All-Freshman Team
39-40 Frank Sabatino SEC All-Freshman Team
36-37 Stuffy Fazio SEC All-Freshman Team
30-31 Archibald Ronan Southern All-Freshman Team
27-28 Lyman Burton Southern All-Freshman Team
26-27 Ed Low Southern All-Freshman Team
22-23 Vince Rose Southern All-Freshman Team
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Thank you for the profile on the LSU basketball squad. Just like the real LSU basketball squad, they will have a deep run in the tournament followed by a few years of misery.
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1943 National Football League
1943 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SEASON With the large number of quarterbacks available each season it has been rare for a team to select one in the first round but the Cleveland Browns broke that trend when they took Florida Gator Paul Governali not only in the first round but also first overall. No quarterback had gone first overall since the league started and prior to Governali there had not been one taken in the opening round since 1939 when the Philadelphia Eagles selected Sid Luckman with the 7th pick. As for Governali, the pick cetainly comes with some risks. He was outstanding as a junior, leading Florida to the National Championship but missed all but 2 games his senior year with an injury. The real life Governali was Heisman Trophy runner up as a senior at Columbia and, after joining the Marines for WWII, he played 4 seasons in the NFL. Later he would be head coach at San Diego State in the late 1950s and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986. It is perhaps interesting that Governali and Luckman both played their college ball at Columbia in real life. It was a big draft for the University of California as three members of the Pacific Coast Conference champion Bears were selected in the first round led by defensive end George Weeks who was taken second by the Chicago Bears. Weeks was a 3-time All-PCC selection and led the conference in sacks as a senior. Two other memebers of the Cal defense were also taken with cornerback and team captain Bob Glass going tenth to San Francisco and safety John Feteke, who led the conference in tackles and was a 4-time All-PCC selection rounded out the first round by being selected 12th by NFL champion Detroit. Here is the first round of this year's draft. Code:
NFL FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS 1 CLE Paul Govenali QB Florida 2 CHB Geoge Weeks DE California 3 BAL Jack Sachse C Texas A&M 4 PHI Fred Naumetz LB Miami(FL) 5 WSH Tony Compagno CB Wisconsin 6 LA Jack Jenkins FS USC 7 NY Al Couppee DT Ohio State 8 GB Garth Chamberlain DT Kentucky 9 CHC Alyn Beals WR Georgia Tech 10 SF Bob Glass CB California 11 PIT Tom Kearns DE Duke 12 DET John Fekete SS California 1943 REGULAR SEASON As has often been the case the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers were the class of the NFL's West Division. The 49ers finished a half game ahead of the defending NFL champion Lions thanks to what has been a staple of San Francisco football: an outstanding running game. This year the 49ers relied on second year pro Frank Maznicki, who finished second in the NFL with 1,033 yards on the ground and was named League MVP. Maznicki had plenty of support in the form of veteran back Charley Holm, who rushed for 582 yards despite missing a quarter of the season with an injury, and Al Drulis, who chipped in with 582 rushing yards. While San Francisco led the NFL in scoring the Detroit Lions defense allowed the fewest points against in the league. 7th year veteran linebacker Bob Hoel was once again the heart of the Detroit defense. Last season's playoff MVP led the league in tackles this year while finishing third in sacks with 8 and was an easy choice for defensive player of the year. The Lions success came as a mild surprise as there was plenty of concern in training camp after 1942 NFL MVP Robert Perryman retired due to an injury. Second year pro Edgar Jones filled in admirably as the Lions starting running back, rushing for 863 yards on the season. The third place Chicago Bears were left on the outside looking in come playoff time, despite the fact that their 8-4 record would have been the best in the division had they played in the East. One very bright spot for Chicago was the play of rookie defensive lineman George Weeks. The second overall pick out of the University of California tied for the NFL lead in sacks and was a force on a very strong Chicago defense. The Cleveland Browns, with first overall pick Paul Governali starting from day one at quarterback, went from worst a year ago to the playoffs in the East Division. Governali did not dominate, but did not make mistakes either as the Browns tied the New York Giants for first with 7-4-1 records. The big shock in the East Division came from the Philadelphia Eagles decision to cut quarterback Sid Luckman on the eve of opening day and make Jim Blumenstock the starter. Luckman, who threw for over 4,800 yards in 4 seasons with the Eagles, did not sign with another team and ended up sitting out the season. Blumenstock was a 4th round pick out of Miami in 1942 and after spending all of last season carrying a clipboard, was given the starting job. He led the league in passing yardage but the Eagles finished just 5-7 thanks to one of the worst defenses in the league. Code:
1942 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
EAST DIVISION W L T PCT WEST DIVISION W L T PCT
New York 7 4 1 .625 San Francisco 8 2 2 .750
Cleveland 7 4 1 .625 Detroit 8 3 1 .708
Pittsburgh 6 4 2 .583 Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667
Philadelphia 5 7 0 .417 Los Angeles 6 5 1 .542
Washington 4 7 1 .375 Green Bay 3 8 1 .292
Chi Cardinals 3 9 0 .250 Baltimore 2 10 0 .167
LEAGUE LEADERS
PASSING YARDS
Jim Blumenstock PHI 1671
Sammy Baugh WSH 1584
Jack Berner ChB 1489
Paul Governali CLE 1481
Frank Patrick SF 1383
Billy deCorrevont BAL 1307
Hal Van Every PIT 1227
Ace Parker NY 1208
RUSHING YARDS
Paul Miller BAL 1046
Frank Maznicki SF 1033
Jack Banta BAL 982
Bill Dudley LA 972
Johnny Martin NY 916
Elmer Hackney PIT 912
Edgar Jones DET 863
Steve Lach LA 825
Boyd Brumbaugh ChiB 772
RECEIVING YARDS
Alan Leavitt CLE 599
Paul Kern LA 502
Steve Pritko ChB 480
David Geer DET 471
Anthony Bernstein PIT 456
Luis Gary PIT 422
Alyn Beals ChC 385
Mason Bogan BAL 381
TACKLES
Bob Hoel DET 120
Harvey Johnson SF 111
Gene Flick LA 110
Vince Banonis PIT 103
Bill Crass ChC 101
Ed Benoir PHI 100
Herb Banet CLE 100
Ed Skoronski ChB 98
SACKS
George Weeks ChB 9
Thomas Gandy CLE 9
Bob Hoel DET 8
Warren Alfson CLE 6
Len Younce NY 6
Alf Bauman WSH 6
Alex Wojciechowicz WSH 6
PLAYOFFS For the third time the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions met in the West Division playoff game. Each team had won once in the previous meetings and on both occasions the winner of the contest would go on to win the NFL Championship Game. The 49ers beat Detroit in 1938 by a single point while last year the Lions had shutout San Francisco 17-0. This time around it was a tight, low scoring affair that saw the only touchdown come on special teams as San Francisco's Fred Meyer returned a 4th quarter punt 66 yards to lead the Niners to a 13-6 victory. The other key player for San Francisco was veteran back Charley Holm, who gained 118 yards on the ground as he took over for starter Frank Manzicki after the second year pro went down with a first quarter injury. The Lions loss came despite a solid effort from Detroit quarterback Chuck DeShane, who like Holm was a former college star at Alabama. DeShane threw for a game high 262 yards but the Lions could only come away from 4 trips into the redzone with a pair of field goals. John Kimbrough and Andy Kissell each scored a touchdown and combined for 148 yards rushing to lead the Cleveland Browns to a 14-9 victory over the New York Giants in the East Division playoff game. First overall draft pick Paul Governali started all 12 games under center for the Browns this season, and while the rookie from Cal was not called on to do a lot in the playoff game he did complete 9 of 16 passes for 100 yards and did not turn the ball over, something that did hamper him during the regular season. 1943 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME San Francisco took control early and dominated the Cleveland Browns in the NFL Title game, pounding the ball on the ground and earning a relatively easy 34-12 victory. The 49ers nearly doubled the Browns in total offense and were especially dominant on the ground, gaining 319 yards compared to just 107 for Cleveland. Niners backs Frank Maznicki and Charley Holm each surpassed the 100 yard rushing mark and veteran quarterback Frank Patrick threw 3 touchdown passes including a pair to second year receiver Fred Meyer.  Despite an outstanding playoff from Meyer, who returned a punt for a touchdown in the East Division final and caught a pair of td passes in the championship game, the playoff MVP award went to San Francisco running back Charley Holm. The 1939 6th round pick out of Alabama, rushed for 233 yards in the two playoff games while also making 6 catches for 45 yards. It continued a streak of consecutive 100 yard rushing games for Holm to 4 dating back to a week 11 tie with Green Bay. Throughout the sim San Francisco has been well known for it's running back by committee approach and that was no different this year as Holm gained 649 yards on the season despite missing 3 games with an injury, while running back partner Frank Manzicki, topped the 1,000 yard mark. The real life Charley Holm was a fullback at Alabama and an All-SEC selection as a senior before being selected in the third round of the 1939 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. He would not play in the NFL, retiring with a knee injury prior to the 1939 season. His older brother Tony also played at Alabama before spending 4 years in the NFL in the early 1930s.  Code:
NFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HISTORY 1937 Baltimore 20 Philadelphia 10 1938 San Francisco 20 New York 10 1939 Baltimore 27 Washington 17 1940 Detroit 18 New York 0 1941 Bears 34 Cardinals 9 1942 Detroit 17 Pittsburgh 9 1943 San Francisco 34 Cleveland 12 Code:
1943 NFL AWARDS NFL MVP - Frank Maznicki RB San Francisco Offensive MVP- Frank Maznicki RB San Francisco Defensive MVP- Bob Hoel LB Detroit Off ROY- Paul Governali QB Cleveland DEF ROY- Harvey Johnson LB San Francisco Playoff MVP - Charley Holm RB San Francisco
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1943 College Football Season
1943 COLLEGE FOOTBALL It had been 5 years since the Michigan Wolverines played in a Rose Bowl but they finally made it back with a perfect regular season in 1943. The Wolverines, who won the National Title with an 11-1 record in 1937 after beating Stanford in the Rose Bowl, were perfect this time around as they ran the table at 11-0. Despite the outstanding season the Wolverines had to be perfect to win the Western Conference title outright as Wisconsin was ranked second in the nation after a 10-1 season. The Badgers and Wolverines did not meet this year with Wisconsin's lone loss coming a late season tilt against Michigan State in a game that featured a pair of likely future NFL stars at quarterback in Spartans senior Otto Graham and Badgers senior Bob Waterfield. Texas, which has finished in the top five three times in the last six years but was a disappointing 5-6 a year ago, had a bounce back season and was in the National Title hunt yet again after finishing with a 10-1 record. Despite the impressive totals the Longhorns did not win their conference, as their only loss came to a Baylor squad that finished the season ranked fourth in the nation and claimed the SWC title by virtue of a win over Texas. Here are the top twenty-five from the end of the regular season  Here is a look at each conference for the 1943 season: ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE Despite a losing record overall on the season the North Carolina Tar Heels won their first ACC title, edging out 12th ranked Virginia. The Cavaliers were ranked 12th in the nation in the final regular season poll but both of their losses came in conference including a 37-6 pasting from North Carolina. Code:
ACC CHAMPIONS BY YEAR 1937 North Carolina State 1938 Virginia 1939 Clemson 1940 Duke 1941 North Carolina State 1942 Duke 1943 North Carolina ACC STANDINGS W L CW CL North Carolina 5 6 4 2 #12 Virginia 9 2 4 2 #23 Maryland 7 4 3 3 North Carolina St 5 6 3 3 Duke 6 5 3 3 Clemson 4 7 3 3 Wake Forest 2 9 1 5 BIG EIGHT CONFERENCE It was a three way tie for top spot in the Big Eight with 10-1 Kansas claiming the crown thanks to a tiebreaker with Oklahoma and Missouri that was decided on point differential. It was the first time the Jayhawks have won the conference title. Oklahoma will not repeat as National Champions but the Sooners had another strong year with sophomore running back Marion Motley leading the way. Motley, who would go on to be a Hall of Famer with the Cleveland Browns in real life, was second in the nation with 1,457 rushing yards. Code:
BIG EIGHT CHAMPIONS AND ORANGE BOWL RESULTS 1937 Nebraska Nebraska 52 Tennessee 12 1938 Oklahoma* Oklahoma 31 Notre Dame 13 1939 Oklahoma Texas A&M 23 Oklahoma 16 1940 Kansas State Texas A&M 34 Kansas State 14 1941 Missouri Missouri 37 Texas 20 1942 Oklahoma* Oklahoma 37 Wyoming 14 1943 Kansas * National Champion BIG EIGHT STANDINGS W L CW CL #9 Kansas 10 1 6 1 #7 Oklahoma 9 2 6 1 #22 Missouri 7 4 6 1 Colorado 4 7 3 4 Nebraska 3 8 2 5 Oklahoma A&M 5 6 2 5 Kansas State 5 6 2 5 Iowa State 3 8 1 6 IVY GROUP You can't ask for a much tighter race than the Ivy Group schools provided this year with Columbia, Yale, Princeton and defending champion Harvard all finishing 5-2 in conference. The Lions would be crowned conference champs for the first time in school history. Code:
IVY CHAMPIONS BY YEAR 1937 Dartmouth 1938 Yale 1939 Harvard 1940 Harvard 1941 Yale 1942 Harvard 1943 Columbia IVY GROUP STANDINGS W L CW CL Columbia 6 3 5 2 Yale 5 4 5 2 Princeton 5 4 5 2 Harvard 5 4 5 2 Cornell 3 6 3 4 Dartmouth 2 7 2 5 Brown 2 7 2 5 Penn 1 8 1 6 PACIFIC COAST CONFERENCE The University of California's dominance in the PCC continued with a fourth straight title and their 5th trip to the Rose Bowl in the past 6 seasons. The 11th ranked Bears got another strong season out of junior quarterback Bruce Boatwright, despite the fact the fictional player missed the start of the season with hamstring problems. Sophomore back Eddie Prokop had a big year, rushing for 1,286 yards and an NCAA high 21 touchdowns. Code:
PCC CHAMPIONS BY YEAR 1937 Stanford 1938 California 1939 Oregon State 1940 California 1941 California 1942 California 1943 California PCC STANDINGS W L CW CL #11 Cal 9 2 7 0 #17 Stanford 8 3 5 2 #21 USC 7 4 5 2 Washington State 6 5 4 3 UCLA 5 6 3 4 Oregon State 3 8 2 5 Oregon 4 7 2 5 Washington 1 10 0 7 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE LSU was a first time champion in the SEC as the Tigers rode the success of an early upset win over defending conference champion Kentucky. A loss to Alabama as well as the defeat at the hands of LSU prevented the Wildcats from repeating but Kentucky did finish the regular season with a 9-2 record and ranked 6th in the nation. As for LSU, their defense had some holes but the Tigers offense was unstoppable with sophomore QB Bob Hoernschemeyer throwing for nearly 1,400 yards and 11 touchdowns while only getting picked off twice. Hoernschmeyer was injured and missed the Kentucky game but backup Steve Nemeth did enough to lead LSU to a 21-10 victory. The Tigers also boasted the best running back tandem in the entire NCAA with junior Howard Maley rushing for an SEC best 1,172 yards and 19 touchdowns while freshman Buddy Young chipped in with 1,156 yards and 12 scores. Code:
SEC CHAMPIONS 1937 Tennessee 1938 Georgia 1939 Alabama 1940 Alabama 1941 Florida 1942 Kentucky 1943 LSU SEC STANDINGS W L CW CL #13 LSU 8 3 6 1 #6 Kentucky 9 2 5 2 #18 Georgia 7 4 5 2 #5 Florida 9 2 5 2 #15 Tennessee 7 4 4 3 #20 Alabama 7 4 4 3 Mississippi St 6 5 2 5 Vanderbilt 4 7 2 5 Alabama Poly(Aub) 5 6 2 5 Mississippi 2 9 0 7 SOUTHWESTERN CONFERENCE Baylor was the surprise winner of the SWC crown as the Bears, after winning just 4 games a year ago went 9-2 including 6-1 in conference play. Freshman Bill Montgomery had a big season for Baylor, rushing for a conference best 1,296 yards and 17 touchdowns. Texas was also 6-1 in conference play but the Longhorns were upset 24-23 at Baylor in a game in which the Bears scored two touchdowns, both on passes from fictional QB Rico Brown to Al Olszewski, in the final 6 minutes to pull out the one point victory. Olszewski, who in real life played one NFL season for the Pittsburgh Steelers, led the nation in receiving yards this season. Code:
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 1937 Texas Tech 1938 Texas 1939 Arkansas 1940 Texas A&M 1941 Texas 1942 Rice 1943 Baylor SWC STANDINGS W L CW CL #4 Baylor 9 2 6 1 #3 Texas 10 1 6 1 #8 TCU 9 2 5 2 #14 Rice 8 3 4 3 Arkansas 5 6 3 4 SMU 5 6 2 5 Texas A&M 5 6 2 5 Texas Tech 4 7 0 7 BORDER CONFERENCE Wyoming fell mightily from it's shot at a National Title a year ago as the Cowboys, hit hard by graduation, went from 11-1 last season to winning just 4 games this time around. Code:
BORDER CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 1937 Arizona 1938 Utah 1939 Arizona 1940 Arizona 1941 Arizona State 1942 Wyoming 1943 Utah BORDER STANDINGS W L CW CL Utah 7 4 5 2 Texas Western 7 4 5 2 Arizona State 6 5 4 2 New Mexico 4 7 3 3 Colorado A&M 4 7 3 2 Arizona 4 7 3 4 Wyoming 4 7 3 4 Brigham Young 1 10 0 7 WESTERN CONFERENCE Teams in the Western Conference usually end up knocking each other off but for the first time in conference history a school ran the table. The Michigan Wolverines won all 8 of their conference games, something no one has done - not even the 1937 National Champion Wolverines squad. Not having to play Wisconsin, which did suffer one loss in conference play in a game at Michigan State, certainly helped the Wolverines run this time around. Michigan's strength was it's running game led by sophomore Bus Mertes, who led the nation with 1,640 yards rushing. The real life Mertes played his college ball at Iowa before a 4 year NFL career. He also coached at Bradley, Kansas State and Drake as well as spell in the NFL as an assistant. Code:
WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 1937 Michigan 1938 Minnesota 1939 Michigan State 1940 Minnesota 1941 Iowa 1942 Wisconsin 1943 Michigan WESTERN CONFERENCE W L CW CL #1 Michigan 11 0 8 0 #2 Wisconsin 10 1 7 1 #25 Michigan State 6 5 5 3 Minnesota 6 5 5 3 Purdue 6 5 5 3 Iowa 6 5 3 5 Ohio State 6 5 3 5 Indiana 2 9 2 6 Illinois 4 7 2 6 Northwestern 0 11 0 8 INDEPENDENTS Notre Dame had an outstanding defense led by senior defensive back Bill Reinhard but the Irish's hopes of winning their first National title were tripped up by losses to Michigan State (23-3) and TCU (28-21). The Spartans in particular have given Notre Dame fits through the years, knocking off Notre Dame 3 times in their five career meetings. The only team to beat Notre Dame more often are the Pitt Panthers, who lost 23-17 to the Irish this time around but have won 4 of the 7 meetings between the schools. Code:
INDY SCHOOLS W L #10 Notre Dame 9 2 #16 Pittsburgh 8 3 #19 Georgia Tech 7 4 #24 Syracuse 7 4 West Virginia 7 4 Rutgers 7 4 Florida State 5 6 Navy 5 6 Penn State 5 6 Boston College 4 7 South Carolina 3 8 Virginia Tech 3 8 Miami(Fl) 2 9 Army 2 9 Utah State 0 11 RECRUITING QUARTERBACKS HIGHLIGHT 1943 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS It was very good year for quarterbacks as a pair of future Hall of Famers led the class of incoming freshman. Bobby Layne has committed to Texas while Y.A. Tittle will be playing for the Oklahoma Sooners for the next four seasons. Michigan State also added a top twenty QB to replace the graduating Otto Graham as Charlie Conerly will take over in Lansing. Here are the top twenty recruits with Notre Dame in particular landing a huge class. Code:
TOP TWENTY RECRUITS 1 Arnie Weinmeister OT Notre Dame 2 Joe Abbey WR Texas 3 Bobby Layne QB Texas 4 Y.A. Tittle QB Oklahoma 5 Bill Gompers RB Minnesota 6 Emlen Tunnell FS Michigan 7 Michael Robinson WR Notre Dame (fictional) 8 Ray Coates WR LSU 9 Fred Enke QB Arkansas 10 Jim Cason CB Arkansas 11 George Savitsky OT UCLA 12 Jug Girard WR Ohio State 13 Bob Mike OT Iowa 14 Jack Myers FB Ohio State 15 Charlie Conerly QB Michigan State 16 Samuel Small CB Notre Dame (fictional) 17 Rex Bumgardner RB Notre Dame 18 John Clowes OT Notre Dame 19 John Wozniak DT Wisconsin 20 Dick Flanagan LB Duke BOWL GAMES MICHIGAN CAPS PERFECT SEASON WITH ROSE BOWL WIN The Michigan Wolverines completed a 12-0 season with a convincing 40-7 victory over Cal in the Rose Bowl, earning the Wolverines their second National Title. Michigan rolled out to a 27-0 half time lead thanks in part to a pair of touchdown runs by Heisman Trophy winning running back Bus Mertes. Mertes would run for a game high 144 yards. It was just another in a series of misadventures in the Rose Bowl for the Bears, who would have been whitewashed in the game had not Eddie Prokop caught a 6 yard touchdown with just over 2 minutes remaining for the only Cal score. It marked the 4th year in a row the Bears have reached the Rose Bowl only to suffer a lobsided loss. Code:
ROSE BOWL RESULTS 1943 Michigan 40 Cal 7 1942 Wisconsin 48 Cal 14 1941 Iowa 31 Cal 10 1940 Minnesota 42 Cal 7 1939 Michigan State 32 Oregon State 17 1938 Cal 30 Minnesota 23 1937 Michigan 20 Stanford 12 Bob Cifers ran for 110 yards and Mickey Colmer gained 105 and scored two touchdowns to lead Texas to a 26-13 win over LSU in the Sugar Bowl. The Southwest Conference also got the best of the SEC in the Cotton Bowl as Baylor dumped Kentucky 45-21 behind a 214 yard rushing, 3 touchdown day from Bears freshman Bill Montgomery. The two victories left Texas second and Baylor 3rd in the AP Poll. Elsewhere, Florida claimed the #4 spot in the polls as the 10-2 Gators knocked off defending National Champion Oklahoma 38-14 in the Sun Bowl. Notre Dame avenged an early season loss to TCU by beating the Frogs 31-9 in the Gator Bowl behind a 199 yard, two touchdown passing day from Irish sophomore QB Boley Dancewicz. Otto Graham's Michigan State career came to an end in the Spartans 40-24 loss to Duke in the Peach Bowl. Virginia downed Rice 27-10 in the Tangerine Bowl while Syracuse and Stanford both finish with 8-4 records after the Orangemen prevailed 37-9 in the Bluebonnet Bowl. Code:
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATIONAL TITLE HISTORY
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS BY YEAR
1937 Michigan 11-1
1938 Oklahoma 12-0
1939 Texas A&M 10-2
1940 Texas A&M 11-1
1941 Florida 11-1
1942 Oklahoma 11-1
1943 Michigan 12-0
FINAL 1943 TOP TEN RANKINGS
1 Michigan 12-0
2 Texas 11-1
3 Baylor 10-2
4 Florida 10-2
5 Kansas 11-1
6 Notre Dame 10-2
7 Wisconsin 10-2
8 Virginia 10-2
9 Kentucky 9-3
10 TCU 9-3
BOWL RESULTS
ORANGE Kansas 24 Wisconsin 17
ROSE Michigan 40 California 7
SUGAR Texas 26 LSU 14
COTTON Baylor 45 Kentucky 21
SUN Florida 38 Oklahoma 14
GATOR Notre Dame 31 TCU 9
PEACH Duke 40 Michigan State 24
TANGERINE Virginia 27 Rice 10
BLUEBONNET Syracuse 37 Stanford 9
AWARDS Running back Bus Mertes of the National Champion Michigan Wolverines was named the winner of the 1943 Heisman Trophy. The sophomore rushed for an NCAA leading 1,784 yards including 144 yards and a pair of touchdowns in Michigan's 40-7 Rose Bowl win over California. The top quarterback award went to Wisconsin senior signal caller Bob Waterfield despite the fact that Waterfield was nosed out for first team All-America status by USC's George Ratterman.  Code:
HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS
1937 Willie Seal RB Alabama
1938 Bill *Dudley RB Texas
1939 Ben Guiterrez RB Cal
1940 Noah *Mullins RB Kansas State
1941 Noah *Mullins RB Kansas State
1942 Rocky Franks RB Oklahoma
1943 Bus *Mertes RB Michigan
QUARTERBACK OF THE YEAR
1937 George *Cafego Tennessee
1938 George *Cafego Tennessee
1939 Dean *McAdams Washington
1940 Charlie *O'Rourke Boston College
1941 Cesar Coker North Carolina State
1942 Irv *Comp Duke
1943 Bob *Waterfield Wisconsin
1943 ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
QB George *Ratterman - USC Trojans (122/225, 1349 yds, 8 TD)
RB Bus *Mertes - Michigan Wolverines (399 att, 1784 yds, 13 TD, 16 rec, 126 yds, 0 TD)
FB Damien Kohler - Washington Huskies (106 att, 374 yds, 4 TD, 4 rec, 34 yds, 1 TD)
TE Cody Smith - Arizona State Sun Devils (33 rec, 285 yds, 4 TD)
WR Al *Olszewski - Baylor Bears (45 rec, 732 yds, 5 TD)
WR Nicholas Beauchamp - Virginia Cavaliers (42 rec, 656 yds, 8 TD)
C Lou *Sossamon - California Golden Bears (59 Pancakes)
G John Gatewood - Wisconsin Badgers (66 Pancakes)
G Al *Lolotai - Duke Blue Devils (64 Pancakes)
T Dick *Huffman - Texas Longhorns (73 Pancakes)
T Quentin *Klenk - Michigan Wolverines (62 Pancakes)
DT Rudy *Sikich - Texas Longhorns (58 Tck, 7 Sck, 1 FR)
DT Daniel Fortier - Baylor Bears (47 Tck, 6 Sck, 1 Sfty, 1 FR)
DE Lake *Roberson - Rice Owls (64 Tck, 5 Sck)
DE Archie *Milano - Virginia Cavaliers (56 Tck, 2 Sck, 1 Sfty, 2 FR)
LB George Larsen - Army Black Knights (101 Tck, 3 Sck, 1 Int, 1 Def TD, 1 FR)
LB Spiro *Dellerba - Oklahoma Sooners (86 Tck, 5 Sck, 1 Sfty, 1 FR)
LB Timothy Tran - Texas AM Aggies (84 Tck, 4 Sck, 1 Int, 3 FR)
CB Robert Mitchell - Tennessee Volunteers (29 Tck, 2 Sck, 5 Int, 1 FR)
CB Micheal Ballard - Rutgers Scarlet Knights (28 Tck, 2 Sck, 3 Int, 1 Def TD, 1 FR)
SS Doyle Sauls - Virginia Cavaliers (85 Tck, 8 Sck, 1 Sfty)
FS Leo Giles - Kansas Jayhawks (60 Tck, 2 Sck, 3 Int, 1 Sfty, 3 FR)
K Carlton Lambert - Michigan Wolverines (38/40 FG)
P Kevin Moore - Rice Owls (5616 yards, 47.6 avg, 29 inside 20)
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SOUTH STARS DOMINATE SENIOR BOWL Alabama Poly quarterback Donald Kilpatrick threw for 158 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead the South to a 30-12 victory over the North in the 1943 Senior Bowl. Kilpatrick, a fictional player who started each of the past two seasons for the Tigers, was a perfect 10-for-10 on pass attempts in helping his side to a 14-3 first quarter lead. Texas back Bud Cifers, who rushed for 1,398 yards for the Longhorns this season, led all rushers with 98 yards as he carried the ball 38 times. Wisconsin quarterback Bob Waterfield struggled during his time under center for the North team, completing just 1 of 5 pass attempts for 22 yards.  Next up the 1943-44 National Hockey League season.
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1943-44 nhl
1943-44 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Despite the war going on in Europe, Montreal continued to add to it's growing list of talent with the acquisition of Bill Durnan. While technically a rookie, Durnan was 27 years old and had not played a minute of professional hockey prior to joining the Habs. He had plenty of experience in Senior hockey however, leading Kirkland Lake to an Allan Cup title in 1940 and then playing for the Montreal Royals before joining the Canadiens. The other key newcomers this season were both forwards as 20 year old Gus Bodnar joined the defending Stanley Cup Champion Toronto Maple Leafs while the New York Rangers added 17 year old Don Raleigh. The game also said goodbye to a great as long-time Boston defenseman Dit Clapper decided to retire at age 36. Clapper played in 691 games for the Bruins and had 117 goals and 391 points in his career. He also won a pair of Stanley Cups while playing in 76 playoff games as the Bruins never played in post-season without Clapper, who joined the organization in it's third year of existence. He was a second team all-star twice in his career. REGULAR SEASON 1943-44 was the tightest regular season on record as only 8 points separated first place from last place and the playoff battle went down to the wire. In the end New York and Detroit, the two teams that missed the post-season a year ago, were in and the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks failed to make the playoffs. The Toronto Maple Leafs led the way with 54 points, one more than the Rangers who could have passed Toronto on the final day of the season but the missed a big opportunity with a 3-2 loss at home to Montreal. Syl Apps led the league in scoring as his 39 goals and 81 points were each one shy of the single season record. The points record had already belonged to Apps but the goal record of 40 was set by Chicago's Bill Mosienko a year ago and Mosienko equalled that total again this season as he and the Bentley brothers, Doug and Max, formed the most dangerous line in the league. Toronto's Baz Bastein led the league in goals against average for the second straight season while the Leafs also owned the top producing offense. It went much deeper than just perennial all-star Apps as ex-New York American Sweeney Schriner (20-43-63) had a return to form after an injury plagued 1942-43 campaign. Bud Poile (16-44-60), Mud Bruneteau (24-25-49), rookie Gus Bodnar (20-24-45) and Don Grosso (17-20-37) were some other key producers for the Leafs. Teenager Don Raleigh (14-20-34 in 37 games) had a strong year for the second place Rangers who were led by a career year from 31 year old Herb Cain (30-30-60) as well as fellow veterans Bryan Hextall (27-24-51) and Toe Blake (19-26-45). No team allowed less goals against then the third place Boston Bruins who received another strong year from Frank Brimsek between the pipes. The big guns remained 26 year old Milt Schmidt (18-45-63) and a pair of 27 year olds in Roy Conacher (17-40-57) and Woody Dumart (19-29-48). Detroit returned to the playoffs after a two year absence thanks to a pretty solid defense and the scoring of Sid Abel (27-42-69) who finished with 30 more points than the club's second leading scorer Pete Leswick (17-22-39). Bill Durnan had a strong year for his debut in Montreal and the Habs have a good nucleus on defense with Ken Reardon, Butch Bouchard and Glen Harmon. The offense is still lacking as the Canadiens search for a left winger capable of playing alongside Elmer Lach (20-39-59) and Maurice Richard (33-25-58). Chicago finished last because of a lack of supporting cast to aide the league's most dangerous trio in center Max Bentley (25-46-71) flanked by his brother Doug (12-42-54) and goal scoring champ Bill Mosienko (40-37-77). Code:
FINAL NHL STANDINGS
TEAM GP W L T PTS
Toronto 50 24 20 6 54
New York 50 23 20 7 53
Boston 50 21 20 9 51
Detroit 50 23 25 2 48
Montreal 50 20 22 8 48
Chicago 50 19 23 8 46
FINAL SCORING LEADERS
NAME TM GP G A PTS
Syl Apps TOR 47 39 42 81
Bill Mosienko CHI 50 40 37 77
Max Bentley CHI 50 25 46 71
Sid Abel DET 50 27 42 69
Sweeney Schriner TOR 49 20 43 63
Milt Schmidt BOS 50 18 45 63
Herb Cain NY 50 30 30 60
Bud Poile TOR 60 16 44 60
Elmer Lach MON 50 20 39 59
Maurice Richard MON 48 33 25 58
Roy Conacher BOS 43 17 40 57
Doug Bentley CHI 49 12 42 54
Bryan Hextall NY 43 27 24 51
Mud Bruneteau TOR 49 24 25 49
Woody Dumart BOS 49 19 29 48
FINAL GOALIE LEADERS
NAME TM GP W L T GAA ShO
Baz Bastien TOR 37 18 11 4 3.08 2
Ken McAuley NY 17 6 8 2 3.26 0
Frank Brimsek BOS 40 13 18 9 3.27 3
Hec Highton CHI 35 13 14 6 3.27 2
Connie Dion DET 18 8 6 1 3.34 0
Mike Karakas CHI 18 6 9 2 3.38 0
Bill Durnan MON 26 10 11 4 3.42 2
Jim Henry NY 15 17 12 5 3.50 1
Turk Broda DET 37 15 19 1 3.64 0
Chuck Rayner TOR 17 5 7 2 4.46 1
PLAYOFFS The playoff format had the first place Leafs meeting third place Boston while the Rangers faced Detroit in the other series. Second place New York had no trouble with the Wings, winning easily in four straight games while outscoring Detroit 19-6 in the process. Meanwhile, Boston was giving Toronto everything they could handle as the Bruins built a 3 games to one lead in the series after Frank Brimsek and company shutout Toronto 3-0 in game four. Leafs star Syl Apps had 2 goals and an assist as Toronto stayed alive with a 7-5 win at home in Game Five. Both Boston and Toronto were no strangers to 7th games in recent years and this series would go the distance after Toronto won Game Six on the road 5-1 thanks in no small part to a Mud Bruneteau hat trick. Any drama heading into the seventh game was abated pretty quickly as Toronto built a 3-0 lead before the contest was 6 minutes hold and the Leafs completed the recovery from a 3 games to one deficit with a 6-3 victory. The finals were a rematch of the thrilling 1941 Cup battle that saw Toronto take a 3 games to none lead on New York and then see the Rangers come back to tie the series before the Leafs won Game Seven. There was drama in the first two games this time around as both went to overtime with New York winning each of them at Maple Leaf Gardens. Game One saw New York rally with 3 goals in the third period to tie the game at 4 and then win it when Grant Warwick beat Toronto goaltender Baz Bastien just 3 minutes into the extra stanza. Game Two was the Leafs turn for a comeback as they rallied to tie the game 5 thanks to Mud Bruneteau's 6th and 7th goals of the playoffs with the final one coming with just 17 second remaining in regulation. However, New York rookie Don Raleigh would put the Rangers up 2-0 in the Series with the overtime winner. The Rangers completely dominated the final two games as the series shifted to Madison Square Gardens. New York prevailed 5-1 in Game Three as Toe Blake scored twice and Toronto went out with a mere whimper as the Rangers pounded the Leafs 7-1 in the fourth game to complete the sweep. For New York it was the Rangers third Stanley Cup win. Defenseman Babe Pratt, who had 11 points in his 8 playoff games, was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. Code:
PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS NAME TM GP G A PTS Gus Bodnar TOR 11 7 7 14 Sweeney Schriner TOR 11 3 11 14 Toe Blake NY 8 5 7 12 Grant Warwick NY 8 4 8 12 Bud Poile TOR 11 4 8 12 Syl Apps TOR 11 7 4 11 Babe Pratt NY 8 3 8 11 Mud Bruneteau TOR 11 7 3 10 Neil Colville NY 8 4 5 9 Don Raleigh NY 8 3 6 9 Leo Lamoureaux TOR 10 3 6 9 Code:
HART TROPHY: Sid Abel Detroit - MVP ART ROSS: Syl Apps Toronto - scoring champ NORRIS TROPHY: Jack Crawford Boston - top defenseman CALDER TROPHY: Gus Bodnar Toronto - Top rookie LADY BYNG: Bill Mosienko Chicago - Gentlemenly play VEZINA: Frank Brimsek Boston - top goalie FIRST ALL-STAR TEAM G Frank Brimsek Boston D Jack Crawford Boston D Babe Pratt New York LW Doug Bentley Chicago C Sid Abel Detroit RW Maurice Richard Montreal SECOND ALL-STAR TEAM G Bill Durnan Montreal D Wally Stanowski Chicago D Glen Harmon Montreal LW Woody Dumart Boston C Syl Apps Toronto RW Bill Mosienko Chicago Code:
HISTORY OF STANLEY CUP WINNERS YEAR TEAM 1917-18 Toronto Arenas 1918-19 Montreal Canadiens 1919-20 Montreal Canadiens 1920-21 Ottawa Senators 1921-22 Ottawa Senators 1922-23 Toronto St Patrick's 1923-24 Calgary Tigers 1924-25 Montreal Canadiens 1925-26 Ottawa Senators 1926-27 Pittsburgh Pirates 1927-28 Montreal Canadiens 1928-29 Chicago Black Hawks 1929-30 Toronto Maple Leafs 1930-31 Toronto Maple Leafs 1931-32 New York Americans 1932-33 Toronto Maple Leafs 1933-34 Toronto Maple Leafs 1934-35 New York Rangers 1935-36 Toronto Maple Leafs 1936-37 Toronto Maple Leafs 1937-38 Toronto Maple Leafs 1938-39 Boston Bruins 1939-40 New York Rangers 1940-41 Toronto Maple Leafs 1941-42 Boston Bruins 1942-43 Toronto Maple Leafs 1943-44 New York Rangers
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1943-44 College basketball
1943-44 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SEASON After a 27-2 season that saw them finish the regular season atop the AP Poll once again, it looked like New York University was ready to win it's third straigth NCAA tournament and fourth title in the past five years. The Violets were again led by sophomore center George Mikan, who finished among the nation's leaders in both points (14.7) and rebounds (8.7) per game. Mikan did have a strong supporting cast in junior forwards Bob Symnott (11.4 ppg) and Howie Rader (10.0 ppg). The Washington Huskies, winners of their 6th Pacific Coast Conference title in the past 8 years, finished second in the rankings and were led by junior guard Ken Exel (12.3 ppg). Alabama Poly, North Carolina and South Carolina rounded out the top five. Another team to watch in the tournament is Western Conference champion Wisconsin. The 8th ranked Badgers went 24-5 on the season and have a talented big man in center Joseph Stampf to lead the way. The junior averaged 10.3 ppg and was among the conference leaders with 7.2 rpg. Here are the rankings as of the final AP Poll of the regular season. Code:
COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP TWENTY-FIVE
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference
1. New York University (72) 27-2 1800 1 Metro New York Conference
2. Washington 24-5 1696 3 Pacific Coast Conference
3. Alabama Polytechnic Insti 23-6 1687 2 Southeastern Conference
4. North Carolina 25-4 1579 4 Southern Conference
5. South Carolina 24-5 1476 5 Southern Conference
6. Texas Christian 23-6 1469 6 Southwest Conference
7. Tulane 23-6 1297 7 Southeastern Conference
8. Wisconsin 24-5 1272 9 Western
9. Georgia Tech 24-5 1258 10 Southeastern Conference
10. Columbia 22-7 1225 8 Ivy Group
11. Richmond 23-6 1037 12 Southern Conference
12. Texas 20-9 978 14 Southwest Conference
13. Dartmouth 22-7 958 13 Ivy Group
14. Southern California 21-8 886 11 Pacific Coast Conference
15. Butler 21-8 768 15 Independent
16. Kentucky 20-9 739 16 Southeastern Conference
17. UCLA 21-8 665 17 Pacific Coast Conference
18. West Texas State 21-8 522 18 Independent
19. Oregon 19-10 511 21 Pacific Coast Conference
20. Manhattan 20-9 478 20 Metro New York Conference
21. Syracuse 21-8 366 22 Independent
22. Maine 21-8 272 25 Yankee League
23. St. Francis-NY 19-10 163 NR Metro New York Conference
24. Virginia 19-10 145 23 Independent
25. Nebraska 19-10 84 19 Big Six
Others Receiving Votes:
Yale 19-10 28 Ivy Group
Arkansas 18-11 17 Southwest Conference
Iowa State 19-10 12 Big Six
Kansas State 19-10 12 Big Six
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1943-44 CONFERENCE STANDINGS WESTERN PACIFIC COAST CONF OVER CONF OVER Wisconsin 12-2 24-5 Washington 12-4 24-5 Illinois 9-5 19-10 Southern Cal 11-5 21-8 Ohio State 9-5 17-12 UCLA 11-5 21-8 Minnesota 8-6 17-12 Oregon 10-6 19-10 Indiana 7-7 14-15 California 7-9 13-16 Northwestern 7-7 11-18 Idaho 7-9 15-14 Michigan 6-8 18-11 Stanford 6-10 11-18 Iowa 4-10 6-23 Oregon State 5-11 11-18 Chicago 4-10 9-20 Washington State 3-13 8-21 Purdue 4-10 8-21 SOUTHERN SOUTHEASTERN CONF OVER CONF OVER South Carolina 10-3 24-5 Georgia Tech 9-2 24-5 Richmond 10-3 23-6 Alabama Poly 9-2 23-6 North Carolina 10-3 25-4 Tulane 8-3 23-6 Davidson 9-4 16-13 Kentucky 7-4 20-9 Duke 7-6 15-14 Vanderbilt 7-4 16-13 William & Mary 7-6 16-13 Alabama 5-6 13-16 Maryland 6-7 14-15 Georgia 4-7 15-14 Clemson 6-7 16-13 Mississippi 4-7 14-15 Virginia Tech 6-7 11-18 Florida 4-7 14-15 N Carolina State 5-8 15-14 Mississippi St 4-7 16-13 Citadel 4-9 10-19 LSU 3-8 8-21 Wake Forest 4-9 10-19 Tennessee 2-9 11-18 VMI 4-9 8-21 Furman 3-10 11-18 METRO NY SOUTHWEST CONF OVER CONF OVER New York Univ 14-0 27-2 Texas Christian 10-2 23-6 Manhattan 9-5 20-9 Texas 8-4 20-9 St Francis(NY) 7-7 19-10 Arkansas 7-5 18-11 St John's 7-7 16-13 SMU 6-6 15-14 Long Island 7-7 14-15 Texas A&M 4-8 13-16 Brooklyn 6-8 15-14 Baylor 4-8 11-18 Fordham 4-10 12-17 Rice 3-9 15-14 CCNY 2-12 9-20 BIG SIX BORDER CONF OVER CONF OVER Kansas State 7-3 19-10 Arizona 11-3 17-12 Nebraska 7-3 19-10 Texas Tech 10-4 15-14 Iowa State 5-5 19-10 Arizona State 8-6 14-15 Oklahoma 5-5 15-14 New Mexico A&M 7-7 16-13 Kansas 3-7 15-14 Northern Ariz. 7-7 11-18 Missouri 3-7 13-16 Texas Western 6-8 8-21 New Mexico 5-9 10-19 Hardin-Simmons 2-12 4-26 IVY GROUP EASTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE CONF OVER CONF OVER Columbia 9-3 22-7 Pitt 9-3 17-12 Dartmouth 9-3 22-7 Temple 7-5 18-11 Yale 8-4 19-10 Georgetown 6-6 14-15 Cornell 7-5 15-14 West Virginia 5-7 11-18 Princeton 5-7 14-15 Penn State 3-9 11-18 Penn 4-8 10-19 Harvard 0-12 11-18 MISSOURI VALLEY MOUNTAIN STATES CONF OVER CONF OVER Drake 11-1 17-12 Utah 9-3 16-13 Saint Louis 8-4 12-17 Utah State 9-3 16-13 Oklahoma A&M 5-7 14-15 Denver 8-4 14-15 Creighton 3-9 6-23 Wyoming 5-7 14-15 Tulsa 3-9 8-21 Colorado 4-8 7-22 BYU 4-8 15-14 Colorado A&M 3-9 10-19 INDEPENDANTS YANKEE LEAGUE OVER CONF OVER Butler 21-8 Maine 6-0 21-8 West Texas St 21-8 Connecticut 4-2 15-14 Syracuse 21-8 New Hampshire 2-4 9-21 Notre Dame 19-10 Rhode Island 0-6 10-19 Virginia 19-10 Kent State 19-10 INDEPENDANTS (CONT) OVER Dayton 18-11 Xavier 13-16 Westrn Michigan 18-11 Michigan State 13-16 DePaul 17-12 Providence 12-17 Navy 16-13 San Francisco 12-17 Saint Mary's 16-13 Layfayette 12-17 Louisville 16-13 Niagara 12-17 Detroit Mercy 16-13 Marshall 12-17 Brown 16-13 Cincinnati 12-17 Rutgers 16-13 Boston College 11-18 Army 15-14 Duquesne 11-18 Northern Col. 15-14 Marquette 11-18 Ohio 15-14 Lehigh 11-18 Saint Joseph's 15-14 Villanova 10-19 Cansius 14-15 Seton Hall 10-19 Montana State 14-15 G. Washington 10-19 Holy Cross 14-15 Montana 10-19 Santa Clara 14-15 Bradley 9-20 Western Kentkyy 14-15 Miami(Oh) 9-20 Toledo 14-15 LaSalle 9-20 Sienna 14-16 St Bonaventure 9-20 Colgate 13-16 Wichita State 9-20 Bucknell 13-16 Muhlenburg 8-21 Loyala (Ill) 13-16 Bowling GreenSt 8-21 Loyola (La) 13-16 NCAA TOURNAMENT This year's tournament went much more according to script than many in recent years. There were no lower seeds like LSU of a year ago or recent Navy and Drake teams to make the Final Four this time around as only #1 and 2 seeds would advance. EAST REGION New York University, with two consecutive titles and three in the last four years, was a heavy favourite to emerge from the East Region. The Violets had little trouble with their first two opponents, disposing of 8th seeded Pittsburgh 55-37 and then 5th seeded Kansas State 55-36 in a game that saw sophomore phenom George Mikan score 26 points for the winners. The Wildcats, who were back in the tournament after a two year absence, had beaten Butler 49-40 in their opener. On the other side of the bracket second seed North Carolina, behind a 15 point night from Ossie Schectman, topped 7th seed Yale 50-40 in their opener. Schectman went off for 23 points the next game in a 48-35 win over 3rd seeded Tulane after the Green Wave had knocked off Maine 42-33 in their opener. The highly anticipated Tar Hells matchup with NYU did not disappoint as North Carolina overcame a shaky first half to knock off the top seed 50-44, holding George Mikan to just 12 points in the contest. Schectman had a 10 point night for North Carolina. SOUTH REGION Georgia Tech, fresh off an SEC title and a 24-5 regular season, was the top seed in the South but the Yellow Jackets were shocked 33-27 by 8th seed Utah. 4th seed USC also fell, dropping a 66-40 decision to #5 Manhattan behind 21 points from senior Jaspers forward George Szymanski. Another senior, guard Eric Plahn, would be the hero the next night for Manhattan as they downed Utah 57-50 to reach the Elite Eight for the first time in school history. Like NYU and Manhattan, St Francis is a Metro New York Conference school and the Terriers proved the conference is deep by taking a powerful Dartmouth squad to overtime before falling 48-47 to the 3rd seeded Indians. #2 seed South Carolina, behind 18 points from senior guard Luther Nowicki, knocked off #7 Syracuse 57-49 in their opener. The Gamecocks then beat Dartmouth 52-44 to reach the Elite Eight. Future major league baseball player Gil Hodges led the way for South Carolina in the regional final, scoring a game high 18 points as South Carolina won 57-49 over Manhattan. It would be South Carolina's second ever trip to the Final Four as they advanced that far in the 1939-40 tournament. MIDWEST REGION Top seed Alabama Poly had little trouble breezing through the region. The Tigers started with a 60-48 win over #8 Drake with Junior Chet Strumillo's 18 points leading the way. Next up was a game with West Texas State, which had beaten Richmond 48-40 as a 5 seed in their opener. Gordon Flick had 10 points while Strumillo and Bob Doll added 9 each in a 46-32 Alabama Poly victory. 3rd seed Wisconsin was no match for the Tigers in the regional final as Strumillo had another big night, scoring 18 points in a 59-35 victory. Other results in the Midwest bracket had 3rd seed Wisconsin beat #6 Oregon 60-52 in their opener before downing #7 Iowa State 49-41 in the second round. The Cyclones had upset 2nd seeded TCU 55-46 in their opener. WEST REGION The West Region finished with a 1 vs 2 matchup after top seeded Columbia beat Arizona 49-40 in their opener before narrowly surviving UCLA 46-45 after the 5th seeded Bruins upset #4 Kentucky 47-38 in the opening round. Meanwhile second seeded Washington was pushed to the limit by #7 Nebraska before finally pulling out a 58-55 win. Next up for the Huskies was Virginia, after the 6th seeded Cavaliers had knocked off #3 Texas 47-42. Junior guard Chuck Shanklin led Washington to a 52-44 win over the Cavs. Columbia's depth proved too much for Washington in the Regional Final as the Lions received 11 points from Hensley Jansen and 10 each from Prince Brookfield and Willie Stockton as the three seniors led the Lions to a 57-47 victory and a return to the Final Four for the first time since Columbia's National Title team of 1938-39. FINAL FOUR The first semi-final saw South Carolina beat Columbia 44-40 and give the Gamecocks their first ever trip to the National Championship. Senior center Harry Theriault had 14 points for the winners while Gil Hodges, a junior, chipped in with 9. Dreams of an all-Carolina final were dashed as Alabama Poly, leading by just one point at the half over North Carolina, pulled away in the second half to win 61-48. The young Tigers were led by senior Art Townsend's 16 points but the other four starters, all underclassmen, also came up big as Chet Strumillo scored 11 while Hank Biasatti and Bernie Voorheis each added 10. Junior forward Bob Doll scored just 6 points in the way but led the way with 9 rebounds. CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Going far in the tournament was nothing new for Alabama Poly as the Tigers reached the Final Four two years ago. They also won the school's only National Title in 1919-20. South Carolina had also reached the Final Four recently, although in their case it was 5 years ago so none of their current players had that experience. There also used to be a strong rivalry between the two schools as they were both once members of the Southern Conference, before Alabama Poly and close to a dozen other memebers bolted to form the Southeastern Conference in 1932. The Tigers would prove to be too much for South Carolina, and claimed their second National Title with a 46-38 victory.  Here is a list of NCAA champions by year Code:
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS BY YEAR
Season Team Record Opponent Score
1943 Alabama Polytechnical Tigers 28-6 South Carolina 46-38
1942 New York University Violets 30-4 Louisiana State Tigers 49-41
1941 New York University Violets 28-6 Iowa State Cylcones 39-25
1940 Wisconsin Badgers 28-6 Dartmouth Indians 40-27
1939 New York University Violets 26-8 Drake Bulldogs 48-30
1938 Columbia Lions 33-1 Illinois Fighting Illini 56-43
1937 Washington Huskies 30-4 Illinois Fighting Illini 60-52
1936 Ohio State Buckeyes 27-7 California Golden Bears 76-47
1935 Indiana Hoosiers 31-3 Columbia Lions 55-45
1934 Southern California Trojans 29-5 Ohio State Buckeyes 57-34
1933 California Golden Bears 26-8 Washington Huskies 54-40
1932 Washington Huskies 31-3 Southern California Trojans 48-41
1931 Wisconsin Badgers 28-6 Yale Bulldogs 46-39
1930 Illinois Fighting Illini 24-10 California Golden Bears 49-45
1929 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 25-9 Columbia Lions 52-45
1928 Southern California Trojans 25-9 Columbia Lions 34-26
1927 Purdue Boilermakers 30-4 Columbia Lions 25-16
1926 Dartmouth Indians 28-6 Indiana Hoosiers 28-18
1925 Wisconsin Badgers 29-6 California Golden Bears 30-23
1924 Mississippi State Maroons 30-4 California Golden Bears 28-20
1923 Wisconsin Badgers 29-5 Dartmouth Indians 27-26
1922 Columbia Lions 26-8 Illinois Fighting Illini 29-22
1921 Illinois Fighting Illini 27-7 Indiana Hoosiers 32-25
1920 Illinois Fighting Illini 27-7 Northwestern Wildcats 29-24
1919 Alabama Polytechnical Tigers 25-9 Dartmouth Indians 45-34
1918 Florida Gators 29-5 Dartmouth Indians 29-23
1917 Indiana Hoosiers 29-5 Columbia Lions 44-35
1916 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 30-4 Dayton Flyers 45-37
1915 Indiana Hoosiers 30-4 Syracuse Orangemen 34-26
1914 Dartmouth Indians 31-3 New York University Violets 33-31
1913 St. John's Redmen 29-5 New York University Violets 36-25
1912 Indiana Hoosiers 32-2 Northwestern Wildcats 40-32
1911 Dartmouth Indians 25-9 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 24-23
1910 Wisconsin Badgers 23-12 Florida Gators 42-30
1909 New York University Violets 32-2 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 27-24
1908 Wisconsin Badgers 28-7 Indiana Hoosiers 20-19
1907 Northwestern Wildcats 25-9 Indiana Hoosiers 34-32
1906 Ohio State Buckeyes 23-11 Georgia Bulldogs 38-30
1905 New York University Violets 26-8 Yale Bulldogs 22-18
1904 New York University Violets 24-10 Georgia Bulldogs 37-26
1903 Kentucky Wildcats 28-6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 48-29
1902 Dartmouth Indians 19-15 Mississippi State Maroons 41-34
1901 Florida Gators 30-4 Georgetown Hoyas 41-29
STATS LEADERS AND AWARDS SOPHOMORE MIKAN WINS PLAYER OF THE YEAR After another dominant season, NYU center George Mikan was named the NCAA college basketball player of the year. The sophomore, who was National Freshman of the Year and a second team All-American in leading NYU to a national title last season, was fourth in the nation in scoring and third in rebounds, averaging 14.7 ppg and 8.5 boards per game. NYU was ousted in the regional final this time around, denying their bid for a third straight National Title, but it was through no fault of Mikan, who averaged 15.3 ppg in the tournament. Joining Mikan as first team All-Americans are forwards Hap Fuhrman of Kent State and Mississippi's Butch England, who led the nation in scoring as well as guards Billy Witherspoon of Texas and Brown's Buddy O'Grady. England and O'Grady are juniors while Witherspoon and Furhman were seniors. O'Grady and Mikan were the only historical players to make the first team as the other 3 are fictional. The real life O'Grady played his college ball at Georgetown before spending 3 seasons in the NBA. The National Freshman of the Year was Iowa State's Joe Fulks, who averaged 11.5 ppg. In real life Fulks would be called 'the first of the high scoring forwards," after starring for the Philadelphia Warriors for nearly a decade. Code:
1942-43 ALL-AMERICANS 1st Team: C SO George *Mikan New York University 14.7 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 2.1 APG, 0.7 SPG, 1.9 BPG PF SR Hap Fuhrman Kent State 13.7 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 1.2 APG, 0.2 SPG, 0.5 BPG SF JR Butch England Mississippi 18.4 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.2 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.1 BPG SG SR Billy Witherspoon Texas 13.3 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 2.6 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.2 BPG PG JR Buddy *O'Grady Brown 12.2 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 3.3 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.1 BPG 2nd Team: C SR Spec Shepard Dartmouth 11.5 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 1.1 APG, 0.3 SPG, 1.1 BPG PF SR Lee Leavitt Cornell 12.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 2.2 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.8 BPG SF JR Frenchy Kelly Louisville 10.4 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 2.0 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.2 BPG SG SR Eric *Plahn Manhattan 14.0 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 3.0 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.3 BPG PG JR Chuck *Shanklin Washington 8.9 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 4.8 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.1 BPG 3rd Team: C SR Johnny Wilkerson Richmond 12.5 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.2 SPG, 2.0 BPG PF SR Bob *Kinney California 11.0 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.4 SPG, 2.3 BPG SF JR Chet *Strumillo Alabama Polytechnic Insti 13.4 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 1.4 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.1 BPG SG SR Ossie *Schectman North Carolina 14.6 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.0 BPG PG SR Mandy Neal Richmond 8.5 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 6.0 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.0 BPG Code:
1942-43 NCAA SCORING LEADERS
# PLAYER POS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO TEAM
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1 Butch England SF 32.1 18.4 3.5 1.2 0.6 0.1 1.9 Mississippi
2 Tim Cary SG 32.0 15.3 2.7 1.3 1.5 0.1 2.2 William & Mary
3 Johnny Breece SG 33.0 14.8 4.5 1.9 0.4 0.3 2.7 Nebraska
4 George *Mikan C 34.8 14.7 8.5 2.1 0.7 1.9 1.8 New York University
5 Ossie *Schectman SG 32.9 14.6 2.9 2.3 1.4 0.0 1.8 North Carolina
6 Jud Toner SF 31.3 14.4 2.1 1.6 1.0 0.2 2.1 VMI
7 John Lockett C 32.3 14.3 6.3 1.1 0.5 0.5 1.6 Furman
8 Johnny Hagar SG 29.6 14.3 3.4 1.5 1.1 0.1 1.5 Southern Methodist
9 Travis Payton SG 32.9 14.2 2.2 1.5 0.6 0.1 2.3 LaSalle
10 Eric *Plahn SG 33.9 14.0 4.9 3.0 0.4 0.3 2.4 Manhattan
11 Hap Fuhrman PF 30.1 13.7 6.7 1.2 0.2 0.5 0.9 Kent State
12 Ray Overman SG 35.0 13.5 3.0 1.3 1.3 0.1 1.8 Texas Tech
13 Chet *Strumillo SF 31.1 13.4 3.8 1.4 1.1 0.1 1.4 Alabama Polytechnic Insti
14 Dale *Morey SF 33.2 13.3 5.2 1.8 1.1 0.2 2.5 Oregon
15 Monroe Bynum SG 31.9 13.3 3.7 1.9 1.3 0.1 1.9 Canisius
16 Billy Witherspoon SG 32.4 13.3 5.1 2.6 1.6 0.2 3.2 Texas
17 Art Samuelson C 35.1 13.2 5.9 1.3 0.2 0.2 1.3 Dayton
18 Milt Steward SF 30.2 13.2 4.0 1.0 0.5 0.1 1.7 Oklahoma
19 Andy *Phillip SF 30.6 13.2 3.6 2.3 0.7 0.2 2.1 St. John's
20 Carson Albright PG 31.0 13.1 1.5 1.6 0.3 0.1 2.6 Northern Arizona
21 Joe Beeson SG 34.1 13.0 5.0 1.8 0.6 0.1 2.0 Ohio
22 Howie Weis SF 32.8 12.9 4.9 1.4 0.5 0.1 1.7 St. Francis-NY
23 Stover Hildebrand SG 33.6 12.9 2.1 1.8 1.0 0.1 2.5 Northwestern
24 Joel Stancil C 31.7 12.9 6.9 1.0 0.6 0.2 1.5 Missouri
25 Stan *Stutz SG 34.0 12.7 3.1 3.5 0.6 0.1 2.1 Kansas
1940-41 REBOUND LEADERS
# PLAYER POS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO TEAM
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1 Fred *Nimz PF 32.6 8.5 8.9 1.3 0.5 0.6 1.6 Ohio State
2 Sled Hirsch PF 30.7 4.1 8.5 1.5 0.5 0.7 0.9 Fordham
3 George *Mikan C 34.8 14.7 8.5 2.1 0.7 1.9 1.8 New York University
4 Jim Orndorff C 35.5 5.6 7.9 1.1 0.2 0.9 1.3 Brigham Young
5 Jack Mikesell C 30.9 5.6 7.9 0.9 0.3 0.7 1.0 Cornell
6 Lee Cannon C 35.0 5.6 7.8 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.6 New Mexico A&M
7 Ed *Beisser PF 32.3 12.0 7.8 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.4 Cincinnati
8 Cuno Campbell PF 30.2 5.0 7.8 1.0 0.6 1.6 0.8 Illinois
9 Mutz Reis C 31.5 6.1 7.7 1.2 0.2 0.7 1.3 Holy Cross
10 Fred Frawley C 34.1 6.3 7.6 1.1 0.2 0.2 1.1 St. Bonaventure
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1 Mandy Neal PG 32.5 8.5 1.6 6.0 0.8 0.0 2.3 Richmond
2 Fred Lackey PG 32.7 6.8 2.3 5.3 0.3 0.2 2.6 Texas Tech
3 Charlie Mickelson PG 31.8 8.7 3.7 5.2 0.4 0.2 2.1 Syracuse
4 Johnny Alderson PG 31.9 7.2 2.2 5.1 0.7 0.2 2.5 Northwestern
5 Lee Williams PG 33.2 5.0 2.6 5.0 1.1 0.1 2.1 Dartmouth
6 Chuck *Shanklin PG 32.3 8.9 2.2 4.8 1.3 0.1 1.8 Washington
7 Charlie Zucker PG 34.9 7.6 2.7 4.7 0.9 0.1 2.3 DePaul
8 Robert *Sullivan PG 33.2 7.6 2.9 4.7 0.6 0.1 1.7 Mississippi State
9 George Skinner PG 33.2 6.2 2.8 4.5 1.0 0.1 3.0 St. Francis-NY
10 Nick *Shaback PG 30.7 6.3 2.2 4.2 0.6 0.1 1.4 Manhattan
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1 Jim Brust PG 26.2 4.9 2.6 2.1 1.9 0.2 1.6 Idaho
2 Overton Robinson SG 34.0 6.8 3.8 1.7 1.7 0.2 2.0 Lehigh
3 Luther Nowicki SG 32.5 10.9 3.7 2.5 1.6 0.2 2.0 South Carolina
4 Otto *Graham PG 34.2 9.5 2.6 3.1 1.6 0.3 2.5 Michigan State
5 Chuck Swain SF 31.7 10.2 3.8 2.1 1.6 0.0 2.7 Bowling Green State
6 Billy Witherspoon SG 32.4 13.3 5.1 2.6 1.6 0.2 3.2 Texas
7 Gene *Rock SG 30.3 12.2 2.7 1.7 1.5 0.1 2.8 California
8 Yam Ardoin SG 30.3 10.6 2.8 1.6 1.5 0.2 2.5 Arkansas
9 Tim Cary SG 32.0 15.3 2.7 1.3 1.5 0.1 2.2 William & Mary
10 Brad Stoltz PG 33.4 10.0 2.5 2.3 1.5 0.2 1.3 Texas
RECRUITING It was a pretty balanced recruiting class with the incoming freshman spread out very nicely across the nation. Below is where the top forty recruits ended up but first a mention of a couple of future MLBers who were outside the top forty, as Bob Cerv will join Notre Dame and Preston Ward has committed to North Carolina. I should also note a sleeper recruit might be Hawaii native Red Rocha, as the center was ranked just 61st in his class but might provide to be a huge value to Michigan.  Next up the 1943-44 National Basketball League season.
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1943-44 NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE As the league grows in popularity it is becoming clear that the teams based in smaller midwestern cities, which had been the staple of the league in the twenties and thirties, would not draw fans in the big eastern centers and could not compete financially. Just prior to the start of the season the Columbus franchise announced due to financial constraints it would relocate to Chicago and be known as the American Gears. As the National Basketball League was increasing it's exposure and branching into larger markets it meant the writing was also on the wall for original members Akron and Fort Wayne, and it was just a matter of time before they would also be relocated. Basketball fans in Chicago were treated to a very strong club as the former Columbus Athletic Supply squad finished first in the Western Division led by a rapidly improving Russell Ochsenhirt. The former University of Illinois star finished second in league scoring and, along with Harvey Held, gave the American Gears one of the best scoring tandems in the league. Fort Wayne, which hadn't missed the playoffs in a decade finished second in the West, 3 games back of the front-running American Gears. Karl Terrell, a 30 year old forward who had excelled as a collegian at Michigan, was the leading scorer on a deep Pistons squad. The defending league champion Indianapolis Katuskys slipped to third place while both Akron and Minneapolis once again missed the playoffs. Buffalo, the transplanted Midwest Basketball Association team from Milwaukee, was still the class of the Eastern Division but the gap was narrowing as the New York Jewels, led by Bill Lauglin's second straight league scoring title, finished 7 games back, marking the first time Buffalo's lead at season end was not in the double-digits. Code:
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EASTERN W L PCT GB WESTERN W L PCT GBL
Buffalo 46 14 .767 - Chicago 40 20 .667 -
New York 39 21 .650 7.0 Fort Wayne 37 23 .617 3.0
Philadelphia 34 26 .567 12.0 Indianapolis 32 28 .533 8.0
Boston 24 36 .400 22.0 Akron 21 39 .350 19.0
Baltimore 24 36 .400 22.0 Minneapolis 17 43 .283 23.0
Washington 16 44 .267 30.0
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1 Bill *Laughlin PF NYJ 60 41.5 20.5 2.5 6.4 8.9 1.6 0.4 3.4 1.8 2.1
2 Russell *Ochsenhirt SF CHS 60 41.7 19.1 1.1 3.5 4.6 2.9 0.5 0.3 2.8 1.1
3 Robert *Dro SF WSC 60 41.9 18.4 1.8 5.2 7.0 2.3 1.1 0.3 2.9 2.0
4 Jack *Thornton C BUF 60 41.1 17.9 3.3 5.5 8.8 1.7 1.2 3.9 1.8 2.3
5 Harvey Held PF CHS 57 42.1 16.5 2.4 8.2 10.6 2.0 0.3 2.8 1.7 2.0
6 Karl Terrell SF FTW 55 41.5 16.5 1.6 1.9 3.5 4.5 0.9 0.7 3.0 1.9
7 T.*Bennett PF IND 48 39.6 16.4 1.4 3.5 5.0 1.9 1.1 0.2 2.3 2.9
8 Jack *McCracken C AKR 60 42.6 16.2 2.3 6.3 8.6 2.5 1.7 0.6 2.3 2.0
9 Marvin *Colen SG AKR 56 41.3 16.2 1.0 2.8 3.8 1.9 0.5 0.4 2.5 2.3
10 William *Jesko SG BOS 60 42.0 15.9 1.8 4.7 6.5 2.7 0.8 0.4 3.1 1.3
11 Chuck Newton C PHI 54 41.0 15.7 2.8 7.5 10.3 1.3 0.5 2.6 2.2 2.0
12 Martin *Reiter SG BUF 60 39.1 15.7 1.9 2.4 4.2 7.1 1.8 0.4 3.0 3.0
13 Cisco Engel PF MIN 60 39.7 15.5 2.8 4.7 7.6 2.3 0.3 1.4 1.8 2.7
14 Bob Moulton PG FTW 56 41.0 14.8 1.3 1.6 2.9 7.8 1.3 0.7 2.7 2.4
15 M.*Ziegenhorn SF PHI 54 41.1 14.5 0.8 1.8 2.6 2.1 1.0 0.6 2.4 1.3
16 Robert *Dietz SG BAL 59 39.0 14.3 0.8 3.3 4.1 2.2 1.0 0.7 3.1 2.2
17 Dave Carberry SF MIN 58 41.4 14.2 2.5 3.3 5.8 3.0 1.7 0.4 2.3 1.2
18 Tommy Andrews PG BAL 56 41.6 14.1 1.2 2.9 4.0 4.7 0.6 0.2 3.2 1.3
19 Joe *Fabel SF BUF 48 40.1 13.8 1.9 3.8 5.7 2.2 0.6 0.5 1.6 2.2
20 Jim *Currie SF IND 59 40.2 13.6 1.8 2.6 4.5 2.0 1.6 0.7 1.9 2.8
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FIRST TEAM ALL-LEAGUE POS NAME TEAM PPG RPG APG SPG BPG C Jack *Thornton Buffalo 17.9 8.8 1.7 1.2 3.9 F Bill *Laughlin New York 20.5 8.9 1.6 0.4 3.4 F Russell *Ochsenhirt Chicago 19.1 4.6 2.9 0.5 0.3 G Martin *Reiter Buffalo 15.7 4.2 7.1 1.8 0.4 G Bob Moulton Fort Wayne 14.8 2.9 7.8 1.3 0.7 SECOND TEAM ALL-LEAGUE POS NAME TEAM PPG RPG APG SPG BPG[/b] C Oris Martin Indianapolis 12.6 8.1 1.5 1.2 4.1 F Harvey Held Chicago 16.5 10.6 2.0 0.3 2.8 F Robert *Dro Washington 18.4 7.0 2.3 1.1 0.3 G Pi DiMarco Fort Wayne 10.2 5.6 4.6 2.5 0.5 G William *Jesko Boston 15.9 6.5 2.7 0.8 0.4 Most Valuable Plyer: C Jack *Thornton Buffalo Rookie of the Year: PG Frankie *Baumholtz Akron 11.9 ppg, 6.3 apg PLAYOFFS The two third place teams pulled off opening round upsets to start the playoffs. In the East, it was Philadelphia that came out on top, winning their best of five series with New York 3 games to one. Meanwhile the defending league champions from Indianapolis quickly fell behind 2-0 to Fort Wayne before rallying to take the series with 3 straight victories. The final game required overtime and a last second bucket from Talmadge Bennett to lift the Katuskys to a 72-70 victory. The two first place teams proved too much for the challengers in the second round with Philadelphia falling in 5 games to Buffalo in a best of seven series. Indianapolis and Chicago battled back and forth and like the first round for the Katuskys, this series went the distance. It would be a bitterly disappointing defeat for Indianapolis as they led 3 games to one only to see Chicago pull out three straight victories to advance to the finals. American Gears star Russell Ochsenhirt was nothing short of outstanding in the final three contests, scoring 25 points in a 62-55 win in Game Five, 20 points in a 68-49 Game Six victory and 21 in a 73-64 Chicago win in the seventh game. The loss for Indianapolis would end a streak of 4 straight trips to the finals for the Katuskys. Game One of the finals saw Ochsenhirt score 24 points for Chicago but he was overshadowed by Buffalo center Jack Thornton, who scored 32 and added 16 rebounds and 11 blocked shots in a 98-71 Bisons victory. For Thornton, a 5th pro and former NCAA player of the Year at California, it might well have been the greatest effort in a single playoff game ever seen. Chicago evened the series with a 64-61 win on the road in Game Two as Thornton scored 16 points but the Gears' Harvey Held led the way with 18 while Ochsenhirt chipped in with 17. Back home for Game Three, Chicago took the lead in the series with a 77-65 win as Ochsenhirt (23 pts) and Held (20 pts) again led the way for the American Gears. The fourth game was another classic game from Buffalo's Thornton as the center led the way with 25 points and 10 boards helping the Bisons knot the series at 2 with an 89-70 victory. Ochsenhirt had his usual strong game for Chicago, scoring 22 points. The visiting Bisons took the all-important fifth game 73-70 to go up 3 games to two in the series. Chicago center Irving Brenner, who had been overshadowed by Thornton most of the series, had a breakout game, scoring 24 points and grabbing 18 rebounds, but it was not enough as Thornton also had a double-double with 20 points and 12 boards, while Buffalo guards Martin Reiter and Hyman Ginsburg each added 14 points. Heading home with a chance to clinch it appeared Buffalo was ready for a big game but so were the Gears. Jack Thornton scored 28 points while second year forward Joe Fabel added 19 for Buffalo but it was not enough as Russell Ochsenhirt, with 28 points, Harvey Held (20) and Irving Brenner (17) lifted Chicago to a 97-84 win and forcing a 7th game. Buffalo was on a mission in Game Seven and the Bisons claimed their second league title in 3 years with a 96-83 victory in the series finale at Chicago. All five Bisons starters had big games with Thornton once more leading the way. The center scored 20 points and added 16 rebounds and 8 blocked shots. Fabel and Reiter each scored 18 with Marshall Brown adding 17 and Hyman Ginsburg 15 for the winners. Jack Thonrton, who averaged 20.0 points per game, 10.2 rebounds per game and 6.0 blocks per game in the post season was named the playoff MVP. Not bad for a former second round pick who had been waived by three teams, including the American Gears predecessor in Columbus, before finding a home in Buffalo. Despite being the NCAA player of the year as a senior, Thornton never received an opportunity to play regularly until joining Buffalo three years ago. In addition to winning the playoff MVP, Thornton was also named the regular season MVP of the NBL this season. The real life Thornton was a Texas native who played his college ball at Texas Wesleyan before briefly playing in the NBL. After serving in WWII he did not return to playing basketball, instead getting a Master's Degree before coaching and teaching in Fort Worth.  Code:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE PLAYOFF HISTORY Season Champ Wins Runner-up Wins Team 1943 Buffalo 4 Chicago 3 Jack *Thornton Buffalo 1942 Indianapolis 4 Buffalo 1 Oris Martin Indianapolis 1941 Buffalo 4 Indianapolis 2 Martin *Reiter Buffalo 1940 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 0 Ralph Davis Indianapolis 1939 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 1 Ralph Davis Indianapolis 1938 Fort Wayne 3 Milwaukee 2 Bill Chaput Fort Wayne 1937 Fort Wayne 3 Toledo 2 Pi DiMarco Fort Wayne 1936 Fort Wayne 3 Lakers 1 Pi DiMarco Fort Wayne 1935 Indianapolis 3 Columbus 2 Harry Kell Indianapolis 1934 Columbus 3 Fort Wayne 2 Larry Johnson Columbus 1933 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 1 Chris Driscoll Indianapolis 1932 Indianapolis 3 Minneapolis 0 Rufus Glover Indianapolis 1931 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 2 David Robles Indianapolis 1930 Milwaukee 3 Indianapolis 1 Abraão Nave Milwaukee 1929 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 2 David Robles Indianapolis 1928 Fort Wayne 3 Indianapolis 1 Svetozar Telacevic Fort Wayne 1927 Indianapolis 3 Fort Wayne 0 Chris Driscoll Indianapolis 1926 Indianapolis 3 Fort Wayne 0 David Robles Indianapolis 1925 Columbus 3 Indianapolis 2 Sonny Corso Columbus 1924 Indianapolis 3 Milwaukee 2 David Robles Indianapolis OFF-SEASON A surprise selection of the draft was having Otto Graham going 4th overall to the Boston Celtics. The Michigan State point guard, who also excelled on the gridiron, was taken first overall by the Baltimore Colts in the recent NFL draft. Graham has hinted he may play both sports. The first pick was center Wee Willie Smith from the Washington Huskies who will head cross country to join another Washington team, the NBL's Brewers. The real life Smith was considered one of the first great African American basketball players who played for over a decade with the all-black New York Renaissance team and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1963.  Code:
1944 NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE DRAFT Pick TEAM PLAYER POS College 1 Washington Brewers Wee Willie *Smith C Washington 2 Minneapolis Lakers Stan *Stutz PG Kansas 3 Akron Firestones Bob *Davies SG Mississippi State 4 Boston Celtics Otto *Graham PG Michigan State 5 Baltimore Clippers Randy Rau PF Oregon 6 Indianapolis Kautskys Duane McLaren PG Kansas 7 Philadelphia Warriors Ed *Beisser C Cincinnati 8 Ft. Wayne Pistons Twig Williams PF Arizona 9 New York Knicks Leonard *Rader PG Michigan 10 Chicago American Gears Spec Shepard C Dartmouth 11 Buffalo Bisons Brad Stoltz PG Texas 12 Washington Brewers Biff Kapp SF Maryland 13 Minneapolis Lakers Andy *Phillip PG St. John's 14 Akron Firestones Leon Devereaux SG Georgia 15 Baltimore Clippers Johnny Wilkerson C Richmond 16 Boston Celtics Eppie Sussman C Oregon 17 Indianapolis Kautskys Bill Holley PG Arizona 18 Philadelphia Warriors Billy Witherspoon SG Texas 19 Ft. Wayne Pistons Ed Wright SF Notre Dame 20 New York Knicks Bill Strickland PF Dayton 21 Chicago American Gears Jonah Kopp PF Montana State 22 Buffalo Bisons Norm Hersch PG Vanderbilt
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Otto Graham, Frankie Baumholtz and a Jackie Robinson update
HISTORICAL SIM OR MORE OF A FICTIONAL SIM WITH SOME NAMES WE RECOGNIZE? I might have erred in perhaps making Otto Graham just a little too good at basketball in this game, although to be fair I believe he developed quite a bit in the 4 years he spent at Michigan State after I created him as a high school senior. Especially for football and basketball, which in this replay require me to create and rate all of historical players unlike the player import systems of OOTP and FHM, this really is more of a fictional sim but with names we recognize. Add in the fact that not only am I making the ratings for the basketball and football players with very limited stats or historical context of their skill levels available, but I am also doing so knowing they will change a lot during their college careers, so it is very difficult to predict how a player will turn out. I have made it a point that once created as a HS senior, I will not tinker with any player's ratings so, while there will be a lot of deviation from real life, it will allow me to follow and write about players who otherwise were just a brief footnote in their sport's history. As for Graham, in real life he was recruited by Northwestern on a basketball scholarship and only took up football after getting to campus. Graham actually played a year in the National Basketball League after his time in WWII and before he would become the legendary quarterback in Cleveland. So perhaps I am not that far off in this universe in giving him the opportunity to excel in two professional sports. By the way, he also played baseball at Northwestern but I gave no consideration in adding him to the MLB portion of my sim since OOTP handles player creation and ratings just fine. Like in real life, at this point in time the hoops Michigan State Spartans played as an independent. Graham was a 4-year starter but the Spartans did not make the NCAA tournament during his tenure. That fact is not really a surprise as Michigan State's only NCAA appearance in the now 43 years of my sim came in 1903 when they reached the Elite Eight. In his four years, Otto Graham scored 1,000 career points which is the second highest total in Spartans history, trailing a fictional player by the name of Dude Bellino (1928-31). He is also second in career assists by a Spartan with his 290 being well short of the school mark of 387 established by fictional Eli Fuller (1935-38). I was shocked to see him drafted 4th overall by the Boston Celtics as in the college game he was ranked as the 11th best pro prospect, although top pick Wee Willie Smith was #16 on the list.  It will be interesting to see if Graham can follow in the footsteps of another two-sport star and win the NBL's rookie of the year award as Frankie Baumholtz did this past season after being selected first overall in the basketball draft by the Akron Firestones out of Mississippi State. Baumholtz, who won't make his baseball debut until 1947, had a much better basketball career as a Maroon then Graham had in the green and white. One thing I have noticed with the Fast Break basketball series is the college draftees usually play very sparingly in their rookie pro season with just a very few exceptions - one being Baumholtz. While on the topic of multi-sports stars here is a quick update on Jackie Robinson, who is attempting to play 3 sports in this replay. Robinson has been on the Chicago Cardinals roster since they selected the former UCLA quarterback in the fourth round of the 1941 draft but he has yet to take a snap. There is a chance he will be released this season and never play in the NFL as the Cardinals have Ken Casanega, who started 10 games last season as a second year pro, plus over the winter they signed Sid Luckman, who sat out last season after being cut loose by Philadelphia in training camp following an injury a year ago. Robinson will likely be in a fight with former Kansas QB Chet Wetterlund and whoever the Cardinals might draft this season for the #3 job. One of the big challenges for Robinson and all of the other QB's I create is that there were just so many of them for me to add as opposed to offensive or defense linemen where I struggle at times to find enough. Since all real players become part of the NFL when I edit the college draft pool to eliminate all the fictional guys, the competition for jobs at QB is very tough. The basketball version of Robinson is currently a free agent after being a late second round pick of Indianapolis in 1942. He did manage to play his first NBL game this past season as the Chicago American Gears briefly signed him after a rash of injuries to their guards. He suited up for a game against Baltimore on March 8th and managed to get 2 minutes of garbage time in a 64-47 Gears win. Robinson had no stat line from that 2 minutes of action. The baseball version Jackie Robinson will certainly have an impact but he is still a few years away from breaking the color barrier in that sport. So yes, at times I find it hard to call this a historical replay - with so much of it being fictionalized because of game limitations or simply a lack of data which forces me to treat this as mentioned above : almost like a fictional sim with some names we are familiar with. Either way, I think there are some great story lines developing and I am enjoying this dynasty immensely....and isn't that the point of the dynasty reports any of us write here? This one might have a very limited appeal as there are probably very few of us who appreciate and want to learn about the athletes of this era, but for those that are following if there are any players or teams you want to know more about, just ask. And thanks for following along. Next up the 1944 Major League Baseball season.
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1944 Baseball
1944 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON For the third year in a row the New York Yankees and St Louis Cardinals won their respective league titles. The Yankees streak reached six consecutive pennants after they held off Detroit and Boston to win the American League. Joe DiMaggio (.318,25,135) led the AL in homers and rbi's and won his third MVP award. The Yankees also received strong seasons from shortstop Phil Rizzuto (.346,3,64), third baseman Snuffy Stirnweiss (.310,12,86), catcher Walker Cooper (.280,17,76) and outfielders Charlie Keller (.300,13,83) and Tommy Henrich (.278,19,87). However, New York's real strength was it's rotation featuring Lefty Gomez (22-11, 3.09), Marius Russo (22-8, 2.80) and Hank Borowy (19-11, 3.29). The Detroit Tigers, the only team besides New York to win the American League in the last decade, battled all season and were within a game with just over a week remaining but the Tigers, despite winning 98 contests, had to settle for finishing second - three games back of the front-running Yankees. A late season injury to Fred Hutchinson (20-6, 2.19) certainly hurt Detroit's chances despite solid season's by the Tigers big four hitters once again. Charlie Gehringer (.291,12,74), Hank Greenberg (.268,19,94), Rudy York (.283,20,79) and Barney McCoskey (.295,3,79) carried the Detroit offense. After spending much of the twenties and thirties near the bottom of the league, the Boston Red Sox had their third straight strong season. Tex Hughson (26-9, 3.28) ended the Yankees Lefty Gomez' streak of Cy Young Awards at three while young stars Ted Williams (.328,21,114) and Bobby Doerr (.310,19,103) continue to shine at the plate. 25 year old shortstop Johnny Pesky (.356,1,59) won his first batting crown. 37 year old Jimmie Foxx (.301,16,83) joined Babe Ruth as the only players with at least 500 career homeruns. Foxx ended the year with 515 and sits 106 behind the Babe's record 621. 22 year old third baseman George Kell (.324,2,64) had a breakout season to help the A's finish 10 games over .500 but they were still a distant 19 back of the front-running Yankees. There was little to cheer about among second division clubs although 26 year old Eddie Lopat (18-15, 2.66) of the Chicago White Sox won the rookie of the year award.  The St Louis Cardinals led the National League pretty much all season, winning 113 games - just 2 shy of the NL record - and finishing 24 games up on second place Chicago. Max Lanier (26-4, 1.87) won his second straight Cy Young Award and also outpointed teammate Stan Musial for the National League MVP. The 23 year old Musial (.340,11,78) did win his first batting crown while pitcher Red Munger (18-7, 3.10) completed the St Louis sweep of the awards by being named the top rookie. The Cardinals had plenty of others with strong season's including Tiny Bonham (20-10, 2.69), Bill Nicholson (.252,17,70), Ray Sanders (.315,4,61) and Eddie Joost (.258,18,82). For the second year in a row the Cubs finished in second place with pitchers Johnny Schmitz (20-8, 2.38) and Hi Bithorn (15-6, 2.56) leading the way while outfielder Phil Cavarretta (.313,9,93) had a strong season at the plate. Brooklyn would be the only other team to top .500 as the Dodgers were led by a big year from veteran outfielder Zeke Bonura (.340,15,106) and the first twenty-win season of Van Mungo's (20-11, 3.02) career.  WORLD SERIES The 1944 World Series would pit the defending champion New York Yankees against the St Louis Cardinals for the third straight season. St Louis prevailed two years ago while the Yankees won last season with each series going the full seven games. GAME ONE- If the opener is any indication we should be in for another long series as the Yankees prevailed 4-3 in a marathon 16 inning contest. Snuffy Stirnweiss (.310,5,75) was the hero for the visitors with an rbi single in the top of the 16th inning. It was a game in which Lefty Gomez pitched into the 11th inning for the Yankees while Max Lanier went 8 for St Louis in a game that saw the Cardinals outhit New York 16-9 with Mickey Owen (4-for-6), Mary Marion (3-for-5, 2 runs scored) and Eddie Joost (3-for-8) leading the way for St Louis. AL MVP Joe DiMaggio went two for 3 with 4 walks for the Yankees. GAME TWO- Marius Russo tossed a complete game 3-hit shutout to pace New York to a 6-0 victory and a 2-0 lead in the series. Meanwhile, homers from Tommy Henrich and Walker Cooper chased St Louis starter Tiny Bonham after 3 innings of work. GAME THREE -Another win for the Yankees who take it by a 4-2 score. The Cardinals were up 2-0 until New York plated 3 runs off of Cardinals starter Red Munger in the 6th inning with Tommy Henrich's 2-run single being the big blow. Hank Borowy pitched 8 strong innings for the win with Bill Bevens coming on in the ninth to preserve the victory. GAME FOUR - St Louis avoided the sweep with a 6-5 win in another marathon game - this one lasting 18 innings. The Cardinals appeared to be done as they trailed 5-3 entering the 8th inning but Stan Musial hit a 2-run homer off of New York starter Johnny Allen to send the game into extra innings and after numerous missed opportunities by both clubs to score the winning run it finally happened in the top of the 18th when Marty Marion hit a sacrifice fly to plate Eddie Joost with what would prove to be the winning run. Musial had 3 rbi's in the game and threw out 2 runners including what would have been the series ending score when he nailed Joe DiMaggio at the plate with 2 out in the 16th inning. GAME FIVE- Any thoughts of a St Louis comeback in the series died when the Yankees broke open a tight game with 3 runs in the fourth inning and 2 more in each of the next two enroute to a series ending 9-2 triumph over the Cardinals. Joe DiMaggio had 4 hits including a homerun, drove in 3 runs and scored 3 rimes to pace New York. DiMaggio, who hit .500 in the series, was named the MVP of the World Series for the third time in his career.  Next up the 1944 National Football League season.
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