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TRIBE IN CONTROL OF SERIES
BUCS STAY ALIVE WITH SUNDAY WIN BUT INDIANS LEAD 3-1
The Pittsburgh Pirates avoided the embarrassment of a 4 game sweep but it seems to be just a matter of time before the champagne corks pop in the Cleveland dressing room. It has been a very close series as 3 of the 4 games were decided by one run and the other one was only a 2 run difference but so far luck and good time have all been with the Indians.

GAME 1 Wednesday October 4, 1946
Game 1 in Pittsburgh was a classic pitching duel as Bill Lohrman (19-8, 2.28) faced Pittsburgh's Cliff Melton (28-11, 2.28) Heading to the bottom of the fifth the Indians had managed just 2 hits off of Melton and both runners had been erased by double plays. Pittsburgh was having even less success against Lohrman as just one Pirate had reached base but he was stranded at first.

In the bottom of the 5th the Pirates struck quickly. Tony Cuccinello led off with a single and Fern Bell followed with a double to score Cuccinello with the game's first run. Lohrman walked Bill Norman but recovered quickly and retired the next 3 Pittsburgh batters including Ralph Kiner who was caught looking for the final out with runners on second and third.

After Melton pitched a 1-2-3 top of the 6th the Pirates doubled their lead when Dick Siebert reached first on a throwing error by Lohrman. Arky Vaughn single to move Siebert up 90 feet and one out later Cuccinello's second single of the game scored Siebert to make it 2-0.

In the top of the 7th the Indians finally got to Melton. Oscar Grimes lined out to Vaughn to start the inning but then rookie leftfielder Ralph Kiner misplayed a routine fly ball from Jeff Heath into a two base error. With first base open the Pirates elected to give Lou Boudreau a free pass and set up the doubleplay. Ken Keltner came on to pinch-hit for Taffy Wright and he blooped a single over shortstop Vaughn and in front of leftfielder Kiner, who seemed perhaps a little cautious after his earlier miscue. The single scored Heath and allowed Boudreau to move to third. Mickey Rocco was up next and he ripped a hard grounder down the first base line that somehow a diving Dick Siebert came up with. Boudreau scored easily and Keltner moved to second base but Siebert got to his feet in time to beat Rocco to the bag for the second out. The game was now tied at 2. There was no action in the Pirates bullpen and it was up to Melton to retire catcher Clyde Klutz to end the inning. Klutz, with just 27 major league games under his belt and a career .175 average, dropped a seeing eye single into centerfield and Keltner beat the throw home to give the Indians a 3-2 lead. Bill Lohrman was up next and he flew out to end the inning.

Lohrman struck out pinch hitter Jim Gleason to start the bottom of the 7th but Ralph Kiner followed with a single. Lohrman was injured on the play and we would later learn he was likely out for the series. Max Butcher came on to replace Lohrman and he got an inning-ending doubleplay ball from Dick Siebert.

The 8th was uneventful as both Melton and Butcher set the side down in order. Klutz had his second single of the game in the 9th inning but the Indians could not score an insurance run.

In the bottom of the 9th Ray Poat took over on the mound for the Indians. The 28 year old Poat was 1-3 with 7 saves and a 5.23 era in 10 innings work this season. He has 24 saves in his 4 year career but this will be his first postseason appearance. Fern Bell led off for the Pirates and worked Poat for a free pass. Fred Brickell came up to pinch-hit for Norman and he hit into a fielder's choice retiring Bell. Catcher Bill Salkeld was up next with one out and a runner on first. Salkeld popped up to Cleveland second sacker Charlie English for out number 2. Lee Handley was up next pinch-hitting for Melton. Handley grounded out to 3B Oscar Grimes to end the game and give Cleveland a 3-2 win in the opener.

GAME 2 Thursday October 5, 1946
Another very good pitching matchup as the visiting Indians send Steve Gromek (26-12, 2.97) to the mound against Ken Heintzelman (19-14, 3.07). Catcher Clyde Klutz comes up big for the second day in a row as he hits a 2-out single in the top of the second to score Lou Boudreau, who had led off the inning with a double.

Cleveland threatens in the third when Oscar Grimes triples with 2 out but Jeff Heath is unable to cash him in. Meanwhile, through 3 innings the Pirates have managed just one hit off of Gromek. That hit, a single from Ken Heintzelman in the third, accomlishes nothing as he is stranded at first.

In the fourth Taffy Wright hits a 1-out double for the Indians but both Mickey Rocco and Clyde Klutz ground out to Arky Vaughn and the threat is averted. In the bottom of the 5th the Pirates get a 2-out double from Bill Norman but Bill Salkeld grounds out to end the inning.

Both pitchers have a 1-2-3 sixth inning but the Tribe strike in the top of the 7th. Centerfielder Bill Norman drops a fly ball that allows Taffy Wright to reach base to start the inning. Pinch-hitter Ken Keltner grounds out but Wright moves to second. Next Heintzelman gets Clyde Klutz to fly out and the Indians have a tough decision. Leading 1-0 with Wright on second and two out do they leave Steve Gromek in to hit or do they pull him for a pinch-hitter. Gromek is working on a 2-hitter and looks unstoppable so he stays in to hit and the Indians skipper looks like a genius a moment later when Gromek singles to short rightcenter scoring Wright with an insurance run. It is now 2-0 Indians.

In the bottom of the 7th Gromek sets the Pirates down in order. Grimes singles for Cleveland in the top of the 8th but advances no further. In the bottom of the 8th Gromek is again perfect, getting Fern Bell and Bill Norman to ground out and Bill Salkeld to pop out. In the top of the 9th the Indians get a leadoff single from Taffy Wright but he only gets as far as second thanks to a Gus Suhr sacrifice before the Tribe is retired.

The bottom of the 9th and Gromek is clearly exhausted so Ray Poat gets the ball once again. Fred Brickell greets Poat with a pinch-hit single to start the inning and when Ralph Kiner draws a walk it looks like the Pirates may be back in business. However, Poat gets Dick Siebert to ground into a 3-6-3 double play and then fans Arky Vaughan to preserve the 2-0 shutout victory.

GAME 3 Satuday October 7, 1946
The series shifts to Cleveland with the Indians up 2 games to none. The number 3 starters are on the hill as Pittsburgh's Preacher Roe (14-16, 3.34) faces Allie Reynolds (15-15, 3.53) for the Indians.

No pitching duel to start this time as Kiner leads off with a single and Siebert follows with an rbi double to start the first inning. Reynolds gets out of the jam without any more damage being done. In the home half it is much the same as Ival Goodman greets Roe with a leadoff double and he eventually scores on a throwing error by Pittsburgh third baseman Bob Elliott. The game is tied at 1 after the first inning.

Both catchers, Bill Salkeld of the Bucs and Clyde Klutz of the Tribe single in the second but neither club can take advantage. In the top of the third Siebert hits his second double of the game but he is stranded on base. In the bottom of the third Charlie English hits a one out single and Oscar Grimes follows with the first homerun of the series to make it 3-1 Indians.

Little offense is generated for the next 3 innings but Pittsburgh is poised for an attack in the top of the 7th. Bill Norman doubles to lead off the inning but is out at third on Bill Salkeld's failed sacrifice bunt attempt and the potential rally is snuffed.

The Tribe go on the offensive in the bottom of the 7th as Mickey Rocco works Preacher Roe for a walk and Clyde Klutz follows with a double. Rocco is held up at third but pitcher Allie Reynolds delivers a base hit to score him a moment later. After Ival Goodman is fanned Charlie English hits a ground ball that Pittsburgh 2B Tony Cuccinello knocks down but his only play is at first allowing Klutz to score and make it 5-1 Cleveland.

Pittsburgh mounts a comeback bid in the ninth as Bill Norman and Bill Salkeld hit back to back singles with one out. Pinch-hitter Fred Brickell hits an infield fly for out number two but Ralph Kiner follows with a double to score both Norman and Salkeld and it's a 1-run game when the next batter, Dick Siebert, singles in Kiner. However, the rally stops when Arky Vaughan grounds out to end the game. Final score 5-4 Cleveland and the Indians lead the series 3-0.

GAME 4 Sunday October 8, 1946
Pittsburgh came out with guns ablazing to start game 4. The Pirates scored 6 runs off Cleveland starter Claude Passeau (13-16, 3.47), who was forced into the rotation with the Game 1 injury to Bill Lohrman. Passeau survived the first but just barely as the first 7 Pittsburgh batters either singled or walked. Finally after 6 runs had been scored Passeau got Bill Salkeld to ground out, opposing pitcher Cliff Melton to fan and Ralph Kiner to fly out to the warning track in his second at bat of the inning.

The game looked like a blowout but that was not the case as the Indians solved Melton quickly, scoring twice in the bottom of the first. However, Melton made up those runs himself by hitting a 2-run homer in the top of the third to make it 8-2 Pirates.

Lou Boudreau's second rbi double of the game made it 8-3 in the bottom of the third and in the 6th the Indians added 2 more runs to make it an 8-5 game. In the bottom of the 8th Boudreau started a rally with a single which was followed up by rbi singles from Clyde Klutz and pinch-hitter Don Gutteridge that made the score 8-7. In the bottom of the ninth Melton had enough left to retire the heart of the Indians lineup - Charlie English, Oscar Grimes and Jeff Heath - in order to preserve the 8-7 win and give the Pirates one more breath.

The series resume today in Cleveland and if necessary will shift to Pittsburgh for games Wednesday and Thursday. A full recap will appear in next week's issue.



NFL WEEK 6 ROUND UP
EAGLES SOAR TO 6-0 WITH WIN OVER GIANTS
RB Harley Mitchell ran for 125 yards and 2 touchdowns to help the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Giants 37-10 in New York and improve to 6-0 in NFL action. Mitchell, who has run for 629 yards this season, is now tied for the league lead in rushing touchdowns with 7. While Mitchell certainly is the key to the Eagles offense, QB Ken Neal had another solid outing (17-of-29 for 200 and a pair of touchdowns). Only the high-flying Chicago Bears have a better points per game ratio than the Eagles. Defensively, Philadelphia is solid and they shut the Giants down. For New York it was another dismal outing after a strong start to the season. The Giants looked very good winning their first two games but have dropped 4 straight since then.

Washington routed Dallas 34-14 but the price of victory was very expensive. Redskins veteran QB Sammy *Baugh hurt his ankle and will likely miss a month. Baugh, who missed 6 games with an injury to the same ankle last year, has managed to start all 16 games just once in his 6 year career. The good news for Washington is that rookie receiver Dante *Lavelli had his best game as a pro. Levelli made 7 catches for 143 yards including a 49 yarder for a touchdown from back-up QB Bart Thompson. Thompson was signed as a free agent from the Giants in the offseason and has 2 NFL starts to his credit. He was a 5th round pick out of Oregon State in 1940 and will be counted on to keep the Redskins in the playoff hunt until Baugh returns. Thompson looked good yesterday, completing 13 of 17 passes for 157 yards and 2 touchdowns after replacing Baugh. He also threw one interception. With Baugh out more of the offensive workload will fall to RB Bob *Seymour, who had a banner day yesterday gaining 120 yards on the ground.

BEARS OFFENSE KEEPS ON ROLLING
The Chicago Bears improved to 5-0 with a 33-20 win over the Dolphins in Miami. Tight End Dedric Darby caught 5 Sid *Luckman passes including a pair for touchdowns. Luckman threw for 254 yards and spead the ball among 9 receivers. Stacey Jolly had a solid game in a losing effort, running for 107 yards and making 4 catches.

JEKYLL AND HYDE CHARGERS LOSE TO RAMS
After looking so good against Kansas City and Buffalo each of the last two weeks the San Diego Chargers were embarrassed at home, falling 16-7 to the lowly St Louis Rams. Chargers QB Dameane Taylor could never get the offense untracked despite 117 yard rushing performance from RB Josh Miller. Taylor, who had won 3 straight as a starter in place of the injured Leon Jones, looked terrible on this day throwing a pair of interceptions while the Chargers were in the redzone.

The loss drops the Chargers to 4-2 and a game behind the Denver Broncos in the AFC West. The Broncos got a career day from RB Oscar Hartings in beating Arizona 34-17. Hartings ran for 147 yards and made 6 catches for another 107 yards. Broncos QB Jay Cason looked much better than in last week's horrible loss to the Jets. Cason threw 3 touchdown passes and completed 23 of 37 for 314 yards.

The other two AFC West teams came up victorious against their NFC West counterparts. Regning league MVP Johnny Cushing ran for 131 yards and caught 6 passes for 134 yards to lead Oakland past Seattle 29-19. Meanwhile Kansas City halted the 49ers 4 game winning streak with a 31-28 win in San Francisco. Morgan Howard's 3rd field goal of the game, a 45 yarder with under a minute to play proved to be the difference. League rushing leader Bruce Jones gained 124 yards on the ground for the Chiefs. Each club returned an interception for a touchdown but the 97 yarder from the Chiefs Kelvin Brown midway through the 4th quarter was a real difference maker.

LIONS HAND BILLS SECOND STRAIGHT LOSS
It was a game the hometown Buffalo Bills should have won but turnovers proved costly against a determined Detroit squad as the Lions prevailed 13-3. Neither offense was very effective. The Lions managed just 141 yards of total offense but 68 of them came on the initial drive of the game as Bob *Waterfield completed 3 passes and Fred Johnson capped the drive with a 4 yard touchdown run. Waterfield would complete just 7 passes the rest of the game and Johnson would gain just 20 more yards but that touchdown alone would have been enough for Detroit the way the Lion defense played. Linebacker Andre Bostic in particular was outstanding. He returned an interception 83 yards for a touchdown, recovered a fumble and had 8 tackles on the day.

In other action

New England improved to 5-1 with a 16-7 win over the Vikings in Minnesota. Larry Villarrial ran for 128 yards to lead the Patriots offense.

After an 0-4 start the New York Jets won their second straight game, beating the Packers in Green Bay 23-17. Jets QB Keith Reeves passed for 284 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Steve *Van Buren ran for 96 yards. The Jets defense was lead by an outstanding performance from CB Kenny Waters who had his first interception of the season and made several outstanding plays while being matched up against legendary receiver Don *Hutson. Hutson did make 8 catches but he was limited to 45 yards and did not score a touchdown.

The defending league champion Baltimore Ravens appear to be back on track after losing their first two games. The Ravens have 3 wins and a tie in their last 4 after beating New Orleans 24-10. Baltimore QB Larry Martin had his best game of the season, passing for 220 yards and a touchdown and scoring a touchdown run himself. It was Martin's third start in place of the injured John Foster.

A pair of fourth quarter field goals from Steve Modzelewski gave Cincinnati a 20-17 victory over the Bucs in Tampa. With Bengals QB Bud Rutledge sidelined with an injury, ex-University of Michigan star Ken Smith looked very good in his first NFL start. Smith passed for 274 yards and a pair of touchdowns although he was picked off twice. Second year man Bob *Shaw, who would have played against Smith while with Ohio State, became Smith's favourite receiver making 7 catches for 81 yards.

Tom Friede threw a pair of first half touchdown passes to lead Pittsburgh past Carolina 24-9. Lionel Levy accounted for all the Panthers scoring with 3 field goals as the Steelers defense held Carolina in the redzone all day.

Cleveland beat Atlanta 17-3 as Charley Carpenter passed for 297 yards before going down with an injury early in the fourth quarter. Cleveland receiver Zach Kruczek, a 3 time all star, had a big day making 7 catches for 114 yards.




COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUND-UP
ARMY BEATS MICHIGAN TO RETAIN NUMBER ONE RANKING
Army continues to be ranked number 1 after doubling the University of Michigan 20-10 in a game played at Ann Arbor. The win keeps Army number one but second ranked Notre Dame is closing the gap. The Fighting Irish looked outstanding as they overpowered Purdue 47-0. Georgia remains at number 3 after beating SEC rival Kentucky 27-3. The loss knocks the Wildcats out of the top 20.

Tennessee and UCLA round out the top. Michigan dropped from 5th to 7th after the loss to Army. The biggest drop off this week came from USC, which needed a late field goal to tie Oregon State 13-13. The Trojans drop from 4th to 11th.

TSN COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOP 20
Here is the new Top 20 after this weekends action. (last weeks ranking in brackets)
1- Army (1) -- 4-0 beat #5 Michigan 20-10 host Columbia next week
2- Notre Dame (2) -- 3-0 beat Purdue 47-0 off next week
3. Georgia (3) -- 3-0 beat #20 Kentucky 27-3, host Oklahoma State next week
4. Tennessee (6)-- 3-0 beat Tenn-Chat 27-7, host #13 Alabama next week
5. UCLA (7) -- 3-0 beat Stanford 31-17, at California next week
6. Texas (8) -- 4-0 beat Oklahoma 21-7, host #18 Arkansas next week
7. Michigan (5) -- 2-1 lost to #1 Army 20-10, host Northwestern next week
8. Pennsylvania (9)-- 2-0 beat Dartmouth 45-17, host Virginia next week
9. Rice (11) - 3-0 beat Tulane 24-17, host SMU next week
10. Yale (12) -- 3-0 beat Columbia 25-3, at Cornell next week
11. Southern California (4)-- 2-0-1 tied Oregon State 13-13, host Washington next week
12. Ohio State (13) -- 2-1 beat #19 Wisconsin 21-13, host Purdue next week
13. Alabama (16) -- 4-0 shut out Louisianna-Lafayette 27-0, at #4 Tennessee next week
14. Georgia Tech (15)-- 2-1 beat Mississippi 21-3, at LSU next week
15. N. C. State (17) -- 3-0 beat Davidson 31-10, at Wake Forest next week
16. North Carolina (18) -- 3-0 beat Maryland 31-3, visit Navy next week
17. Holy Cross(nr) -- 3-0 beat Villanova 17-3, host Syracuse next week
18. Arkansas (nr) - blanked Baylor 27-0, at #6 Texas next week
19. Illimois (14)--- 2-1-1 tied Indiana 13-13, host Wisconsin next week
20. Vanderbilt(nr) -- 3-0 blanked Florida 20-0, at Kentucky this week

Dropping out of top 20
Tulsa (10) -- 3-1 lost 21-17 to Texas Tech, at Detroit Mercy next week
Wisconsin (19) -- 3-1 lost to #13 Ohio State 21-13, at #19 Illinois next week
Kentucky (20)- 3-1 lost to #3 Georgia 27-3, host #20 Vanderbilt next week


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[Tiger Fan]

SEC RECAP
Georgia as expected, and Vanderbilt, not as likely, lead the way as the SEC football schedule kicks into high gear. Ranked third Nationally the Bulldogs easily handled Kentucky 27-3 to improve to 2-0 in conference play. The Commodores are also 2-0 after blanking Florida 20-0. The win vaulted Vandy into the national top 20. Georgia Tech is ranked 15th after beating Ole Miss 21-3.

Tennessee and Alabama are also in the top 20 as both won non-conference games over the weekend.

Next weekend's conference action as Vanderbilt visiting Kentucky, Georgia Tech at LSU and Alabama at Tennessee.

	CONFERENCE			     OVERALL		
	W	L	T	W	L	T
Geo	2	0	0	3	0	0
Vand	2	0	0	3	0	0
bama	1	0	0	4	0	0
Tenn	1	0	0	3	0	0
LSU	1	0	0	2	1	0
Kent	1	1	0	3	1	0
Tulan	1	1	0	1	2	0
G Tech	1	1	0	2	1	0
Aub	0	0	0	3	0	0
Flor	0	2	1	0	2	1
Miss	0	3	1	0	3	1
MissSt	0	1	0	2	1	0

WESTERN CONFERENCE RECAP
Most of the national attention focused on Ann Arbor where the Michigan Wolverines dropped a tough 20-10 decision to number one ranked Army. Purdue also had a tough non-conference challenge and the Boilermakers were simply overwhelmed by Notre Dame to the tune of 47-0. In conference play, the word of the day was tie as 2 matchups ended deadlocked. Indiana, which started the season in the top 20 but fell out after two losses, finally got on track with a 13-13 tie against Illinois. The tie dropped the Illini from 14th to 20th in the weekly polls. The other tie was in Chicago where Minnesota and Northwestern played to a 10-10 draw. In the other game, Ohio State won it's conference opener, beating Wisconsin 21-13.

Next week's conference action has Iowa at Indiana, Purdue at Ohio State, Northwestern visiting Michigan and Illinois hosting Wisconsin.

	CONFERENCE			     OVERALL		
	W	L	T	W	L	T
Mich	2	0	0	2	1	0
Illini	1	0	1	2	1	1
Minn	1	0	1	2	0	1
OhSt	1	0	0	2	1	0
Wisc	1	1	0	3	1	0
Purd	1	1	0	1	3	0
Nrtwst	0	1	1	1	1	1
Indi	0	2	1	1	2	1
Iowa	0	2	0	2	2	0

PACIFIC COAST CONFERENCE RECAP
The big news in the PCC came out of Corvalis where the Oregon State Beavers managed to tie the heavily favoured USC Trojans. Ken Williams, one of the top senior fullbacks in the nation, scored the Oregon State touchdown in the 13-13 tie. The Beavers nearly pulled off the upset but USC got a late field goal to earn the tie.

In other conference action, UCLA improved to 3-0 with a 31-17 win over Stanford. Oregon beat Montana 7-3 and Washington topped Washington State 13-10 to win the annual Apple Cup game.

Next week UCLA visits California, Washington State is at Oregon and Washington travels to Los Angeles to play USC.

	CONFERENCE			     OVERALL		
	W	L	T	W	L	T
UCLA	3	0	0	3	0	0
USC	1	0	1	2	0	1
Cali	1	0	0	1	2	0
Stan	1	1	0	2	1	0
Oreg	1	1	0	2	1	0
Wash	1	1	0	1	1	1
WshSt	1	2	0	1	2	0
OreSt	0	1	1	1	1	1
Mont	0	1	0	1	2	0
Idaho	0	2	0	0	3	0

SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE NOTES
Arkansas beat Baylor 27-0 in the only conference game last weekend. Razorbacks LB Bob *Forte, considered to be the best pro prospect in the SWC had another strong game while his teammate Don Porter, who is starting to generate some Heisman talk, rushed for 2 touchdowns and caught a pass for a third one.

Next week there is a full slate of games in conference play. Arkansas visits Texas, Texas A&M hosts Texas Christian and Southern Methodist travels to Rice.

	CONFERENCE			     OVERALL
	W	L	T	W	L	T
TCU	1	0	1	2	1	1
Ark	1	0	1	3	0	1
Tex	0	0	0	4	0	0
Rice	0	0	0	3	0	0
SMU	0	0	0	3	0	0
T A&M	0	0	0	1	3	0
Bayl	0	2	0	1	2	0

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE NOTES
With a 31-10 win over Davidson, North Carolina State sits atop the Southern Conference standings with a 3-0 record. The Wolfpack are ranked 15th in the nation, just one spot ahead of North Carolina which beat Maryland 31-3 in conference play. Other action saw Wake Forest blank Clemson 35-0 and william & Mary top Viriginia Tech 30-2. on Friday South Carolina nipped Furman 12-9 in a kickers duel.

Next week Richmond visits Duke, North Carolina State is at Wake Forest, Virginia Tech is at Maryland, William & Mary visits Washington & Lee, Furman is at The Citadel and VMI entertains Davidson.

	CONFERENCE			     OVERALL
	W	L	T	W	L	T
NC St	3	0	0	3	0	0
Rich	2	0	0	4	0	0
W&M	2	0	0	4	0	0
N Car	2	0	0	3	0	0
Wake 	1	0	0	3	0	0
S Car	1	0	0	2	1	0
GWash	0	0	0	2	0	0
W& Lee	0	0	0	2	0	0
David	0	1	0	2	1	0
Furm	0	1	0	1	2	0
VMI	0	1	0	1	3	0
Citad	0	1	0	1	1	1
Duke	0	1	0	1	2	0
Clem	0	2	0	1	3	0
Mary	0	2	0	1	2	0
Va Tech	0	2	0	0	3	0

BIG 6 CONFERENCE NOTES
2 conference games this weekend as Kansas topped Iowa State 17-7 while Missouri dumped Kansas State 33-20. The conference did not fare too well this week as both Nebraska and Oklahoma lost to non-conference foes. Iowa of the Western Conference beat the Cornhuskers 23-0 while 6th ranked Texas downed Oklahoma 21-7.

Next week in conference play there is a full slate of games. Iowa State travels to Missouri, Nebraska is at Kansas while Kansas State hosts Oklahoma.

	CONFERENCE			     OVERALL		
	W	L	T	W	L	T
Neb	1	0	0	1	2	0
Kan	1	0	0	4	0	0
Misori	1	0	0	2	2	0
Okla	0	0	0	1	2	0
IowSt	0	1	0	2	2	0
KanSt	0	2	0	0	3	0

BORDER CONFERENCE NOTES
New Mexico beat arch-rival New Mexico State 20-15 in Border Conference play. The Lobos are now 3-0 in conference play. One other game had Texas-El Paso beat Arizona 14-10. This week Hardin-Simmons plays it conference opener at New Mexico. Other games have West Texas A&M at Texas-El Paso and New Mexico State at Northern Arizona.

	CONFERENCE			     OVERALL
	W	L	T	W	L	T
NMex	3	0	0	4	0	0
TxTech	1	0	0	3	1	0
UTEP	1	0	0	2	0	0
Ariz	1	1	0	2	1	0
H-Sim	0	0	0	3	0	0
NMexSt	0	1	0	2	2	0
N Ariz	0	1	0	2	2	0
ArizSt	0	1	0	1	2	0
WTxA&M	0	2	0	2	1	0

MVC NOTES
Just one conference game saw Wichita State improve to 1-1 with a 20-0 shutout of Drake. Tulsa, which was ranked 10th Nationally, fell out of the poll after losing 21-17 to Texas Tech. St Louis visits Drake in this weeks only conference matchup.

	CONFERENCE			     OVERALL
	W	L	T	W	L	T
Tulsa	2	0	0	3	1	0
WichSt	1	1	0	2	2	0
OklaSt	0	0	0	1	3	0
St. L	0	0	0	0	3	0
Drake	0	2	0	1	3	0

MOUNTAIN STATES CONFERENCE
Colorado and Denver both improved to 2-0 in conference play. Colorado blanked Wyoming 6-0 while Denver shut out Colorado State 21-0. The other conference game saw Utah stop BYU 27-14.

This week Colorado is at BYU, Colorado State visits Utah State and Utah travels to Denver.

	CONFERENCE			     OVERALL
	W	L	T	W	L	T
Color	2	0	0	2	2	0
Den	2	0	0	2	2	0
Utah	1	0	0	1	2	0
Wyom	0	1	1	1	2	1
ColSt	0	1	1	0	3	1
Ut St	0	1	0	2	1	0
BYU	0	2	0	1	2	1

MAJOR INDEPENDANTS
Army remained number one with a 20-10 win over Michigan. Other notable games included number 2 Notre Dame blanking Purdue 47-0 and Holy Cross sneaking into the top 20 with a 17-3 win over Villanova. Yale is undefeated playing mainly Ivy League schools. The Bulldogs beat Columbia 25-3 on Saturday. Harvard and Princeton played to a 13-13 tie. Pennsylvania is ranked 8th in the nation after beating Dartmouth 45-17. Out west, St. Mary's seems to be back on track after blowing out California 45-17 and Nevada is 3-0 after a 47-0 win over Arizona State.

	        W 	L	T
Army	        4	0	0
Holy Cross	3	0	0
Nevada	        3	0	0
Notre Dame	3	0	0
Rutgers	        3	0	0
Syracuse	3	0	0
Virginia	3	0	0
Yale	        3	0	0
Villanova	3	2	0
Harvard	        2	0	1
St. Mary's	2	0	1
Pennsylvania	2	0	0
Boston College	2	1	0
Cornell	        2	1	0
Detroit Mercy	2	1	0
Santa Clara	2	1	0
Marquette	2	2	0
Pittsburgh	2	2	0
Princeton	1	0	1
Brown	        1	1	1
Penn State	1	1	0
Georgetown	1	1	0
Columbia	1	2	0
Lafayette	1	2	0
Michigan State	1	2	0
Montana State	1	2	0
Bucknell	1	2	0
West Virginia	1	3	0
Merchant Marine	0	4	1
Fordham	        0	1	0
Colgate	        0	2	0
New York U	0	2	0
Dartmouth	0	3	0
Miami (Florida)	0	3	0
Navy	        0	3	0
Portland	0	3	0
San Francisco	0	3	0
Temple	        0	3	0
Tenn-Chat	0	3	0

NHL ROUND UP
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS PRESEASON PREVIEW part 5 of 6
The National Hockey League was formed in 1917 for one reason - to kick out Eddie Livingstone. The owner of the Toronto Blueshirts franchise of the forerunner National Hockey Association, Livingstone was accused of creating unfair advantages for himself and his team. Toronto was granted a new NHL team, the Arenas (run by the Arena Gardens), but Livingstone would still get to lease his players to the team. They won the Stanley Cup that first season. The team would be renamed the St. Patricks in the midst of a losing stretch in 1919, but would once again reach the Cup in 1922, with Babe Dye (with an overtime winner in game two and four goals in the deciding fifth game) being the team's hero. They would narrowly miss the playoffs in 1923, despite Dye's 26 goals in 22 games.

In 1926, Conn Smythe, one of the team's best-known icons, purchased the St. Pats and renamed them the Maple Leafs. After five more lackluster seasons, Smythe and the Leafs debuted their new arena, Maple Leaf Gardens, in November 1931, and their Kid Line (Busher Jackson, Charlie Conacher and Joe Primeau) would propel them to Toronto's third Cup during the first season in their new digs. The Leafs also won the Stanley Cup in 1942 and again in 1945. After winning the Cup the year before the Leafs missed the playoffs last season by finishing 5th.

Here are the key Leaf players

GOALIE
TURK BRODA - Played just 15 games last season after returning from 2 and half years of service in England. Originally Detroit property, Conn Smythe bought the Manitoba natives contract from the Wings for just $7,500. He would play 15 seasons in the NHL and eventually be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

DEFENSE
BILL BARILKO - This would be the rookie season of the very short career Barilko enjoyed before it ended tragically just weeks after he became the Leafs Stanley Cup winning hero. In 1951, the Toronto-Montreal finals were the closest ever, with all five games going into overtime, the only such final series in Cup history. It was Barilko who scored the winner in that deciding game, hero for a city and country. But in the summer, he went on a fishing trip with a friend, taking a small plane into the remotest north of Ontario. On its return, the friends likely weighed the plane down with catch, and the plane crashed, killing the two men. It was not until 1962, that the plane and remains were discovered, shortly after the Leafs had won the Cup. It was their first victory since Barilko's heroics.


GARTH BOESCH - This will be Boesch's rookie season in the NHL. The Milestone, Saskatchewan native was all set to join the Rangers in 1942 but was not allowed into the United States because of wartime travel restrictions. After spending last season with Pittsburgh of the AHL he gets his chance at the big leagues.

BOB GOLDHAM - Probably best known as an analyst on Hockey Night in Canada during the 1970's, Goldham made his debut on the Leafs blueline in 1941-42 and won a Cup as a rookie. After the Cup win he spent three years in the Canadian Navy before returning to the Leafs last season.

GUS MORTSON - A stong skater who could rush the puck but is at his best playing a physical game. Mortson will be making his NHL debut with the Leafs this season.

WALLY STANOWSKI- A marvelous skater who was not afraid to join the rush, Stanowski was a first team allstar in 1940-41. After the Leafs Cup win in 1942 he spent 3 years in the Canadian Air Force before rejoining the Leafs last season.

JIMMY THOMSON - Another rookie on the Leaf blueline, the Winnipeg native did appear in 5 games for the Leafs last season after starting the year with Pittsburgh of the AHL.

FORWARDS

SYL APPS - Perhaps never has a finer man played in the NHL than Syl Apps. A remarkably skilled hockey player, he was big and strong and possessed one of the best shots in the league. He never drank or smoked, never swore and was as loyal to his boss, Conn Smythe, as to his team, the Toronto Maple Leafs. He won the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year in 1936-37 and is presently the Leafs captain. His son Syl Jr. would spend a decade in the NHL mainly with Pittsburgh in the 1970's.

BILL EZINICKI - Up and down between Toronto and Pittsburgh of the AHL, Ezinicki appears ready to stick with the Leafs this time. Despite being relatively slight, he is one of the best bodycheckers in the league.

BUD POILE - From Fort William Ontario he formed the 'Flying Forts' line with fellow Fort William natives Gus Bodnar and Gaye Stewart. A fine player, he was better known as a builder and was enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame as such. He played a major role in forming the nucleus of the Flyers Stanley Cup teams before moving to Vancouver as GM of the expansion Canucks. He would also be commissioner of the CHL and IHL in later years.

GAYE STEWART - Outdid Rocket Richard to win NHL rookie of the year in 1942-43. He would spend three years in the Navy before rejoining the Leafs last season where he would score 37 goals.

HARRY WATSON - Acquired from Detroit prior to the start of the season for Billy Taylor. Known as Whipper, Watson would eventually be inducted into the NHL hall of fame. He would enjoy his best seasons skating on a line with Syl Apps and Bill Ezinicki.

HOWIE MEEKER - Best known as a longtime broadcaster on Hockey Night in Canada, Meeker would win the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year in 1946-47.

NICK METZ - Nick and his younger brother Don both played their entire NHL careers with the Leafs. Nick made his debut with the Leafs in 1934-35.

DON METZ - Saskatchewan native played 172 games in his career with the Leafs.

TED KENNEDY - The Port Colborne native would become a Leaf captain and was a great leader as well as one of the game's best faceoff men. Known as Teeder, Kennedy was the leader of the Leafs in the 1950's nearly was a Montreal Canadien. The Habs held his rights but dealt him to Toronto in a trade for Frank Eddolls.

VIC LYNN - Has 6 NHL games under his belt prior to this season. Lynn was acquired by the Leafs from Montreal just before the season began. Would join Howie Meeker and Ted Kennedy to form the K-L-M Line for 3 seasons before he was dealt to Boston in 1950. Lynn holds the distinction of being one of the few men to play at least one game for all six NHL teams.


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[Tiger Fan]

THE BOXING BEAT
Not a lot going on in the boxing world right now as all of the World Titles except for flyweight have been decided. As you may recall after boxing all but ceased to operate during WWII it was determined that a year long elimination tournament be staged to decide upon a new champion from each of the weight classes. The only issue occurred in the flyweight division where the top two fighters, Little Dado of the Phillipines and Britian's Teddy Gardner battled to a 15 round majority draw. The two will stage a rematch in Paris, France on October 27.

Here are the plans for the title holder and number one contender in each of the weight classes.

HEAVYWEIGHT - Champion Joe Louis (8-0) will fight 4th ranked Nathan Mann (18-4-1) in late February while number one contender Elmer Ray (23-4) will fight Roscoe Coles (18-4) in early February. If both win it is expected Louis and Ray will meet in the early fall of next year.

LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT Champion Lloyd Marshall (22-4-1) is expected to face Henry Hall (19-13-3) in May while number one challenger Archie Moore (31-2) will fight Jimmy Blivins (28-3) in June.

MIDDLEWEIGHT - Champion Jake Lamotta (14-0) will meet Tony Zale (35-4) the second week of January while number one challenger Holman Williams (26-1) is expected to face 6th ranked George Abrams (31-4-2) in April.

WELTERWEIGHT - Champion Sugar Ray Robinson (11-1) is slated to face 6th ranked Tommy Bell (27-2) in May while top contender Jackie Wilson (28-3-1) will meet 4th ranked Marty Servo (29-4-1) a month later.

LIGHTWEIGHT - Number 3 ranked Bob Montgomery (9-0) puts his undefeated record on the line in his hometown of Philadelphia on November 24th against up and coming Australian fighter Vic Patrick (11-2). Champion Ike Williams (18-0) is expected to face Mexican Enrique Bolonas (14-1) in March while number 1 ranked challenger Joe Brown (12-2) is slated to face Jimmy Carter (14-4) a month later. Williams next defense will be in late July and likely against either Brown or Montgomery.

FEATHERWEIGHT - Undefeated champion Willie Pep (17-0) will face 4th ranked Charlie Riley (22-4) in May while top contender Harold Hoshino (25-3-1) meets 6th ranked George Hansford (20-12) a week or two later.

BANTAMWEIGHT - There was a European Title fight held this week in Rome, Italy for the vacant European Bantamweight belt. Luis Romero (20-6-1) of Spain beat Guido Ferracin (27-5-2) of Italy by a 9th round knockout. World champion Fernando Gagnon (32-3-1) of Canada will defend his title in April against Manuel Ortiz (37-1-2) while top contender Tony Olivera (25-2-2) is slated to meet new European champ Luis Romero a month later. .

STATS AND STANDINGS

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

		
North	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Chi	5	0	0	1.000	165	80
Det	3	2	0	.600	124	133
Min	2	3	0	.400	75	97
GB	1	4	0	.200	114	135
East	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Phil	6	0	0	1.000	170	101
Wash 	4	2	0	.667	161	120
NYG	2	4	0	.333	101	150
Dallas	1	5	0	.167	106	143
South	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
NO	2	3	0	.400	83	134
Car	2	3	0	.400	75	95
Atl	2	3	0	.400	65	100
TB	1	4	0	.200	113	121
West	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
SF	4	2	0	.667	138	122
Arz	3	3	0	.500	127	133
Sea	2	4	0	.333	130	157
StL	2	4	0	.333	98	103

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

		
North	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Bal 	3	2	1	.583	82	73
Cin 	3	3	0	.500	127	100
Pit	3	3	0	.500	106	124
Cle	3	3	0	.500	74	85
East	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
NE 	5	1	0	.833	115	55
Buf	3	3	0	.500	76	68
Mia	2	4	0	.333	104	112
NYJ	2	4	0	.333	99	110
South	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Tenn	3	2	0	.600	119	79
Jax	2	3	0	.400	90	102
Indy	2	3	0	.400	80	101
Hou	1	3	1	.300	62	93
West	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Den 	5	1	0	.833	145	121
SD	4	2	0	.667	112	66
KC	3	3	0	.500	102	133
Oak	3	3	0	.500	117	109

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
New England 16 Minnesota 7
NY Jets 23 Green Bay 17
Detroit 13 Buffalo 3
Washington 34 Dallas 14
St Louis 16 San Diego 7
Oakland 29 Seattle 19
Kansas City 31 San Francisco 28
Baltimore 24 New Orleans 10
Cincinnati 20 Tampa 17
Chicago 33 Miami 20
Pittsburgh 24 Carolina 9
Cleveland 17 Atlanta 3
Philadelphia 37 NY Giants 10
Denver 34 Arizona 17

NEXT WEEK'S GAMES
Chicago (5-0) at Minnesota (2-3)
Detroit (3-2) at Green Bay (1-4)
New Orleans (2-3) at Carolina (2-3)
Tampa (1-4) at Atlanta (2-3)
Tennessee (3-2) at Houston (1-3-1)
Jacksonville (2-3) at Indianapolis (2-3)
Kansas City (3-3) at Oakland (3-3)
St Louis (2-4) at Arizona (3-3)
Denver (5-1) at San Diego (4-2)
Cleveland (3-3) at Cincinnati (3-3)
Seattle (2-4) at San Francisco (4-2)
New England (5-1) at Miami (2-4)
NY Jets (2-4) at Buffalo (3-3)
Pittsburgh (3-3) at Baltimore (3-2-1)

Bye - NY Giants, Philadelphia, Washington and Dallas


NFL STATISTICAL LEADERS

QB RATING	TM	AT	COMP	C%	YDS	TD	INT	RAT
Sid *Luckman	CHI	165	117	70.9	1569	14	2	124.0
Tony Marsalis	ARZ	78	58	74.4	614	5	1	112.9
Manfred Gayle	TEN	144	83	57.6	1153	14	3	107.2
Sammy *Baugh	WAS	151	89	58.9	1519	11	4	106.4
Ken Neal	PHI	150	102	68	1158	7	5	92.6
								
RUSHING YARDS	TM	GS	RUSH	YDS	YPC	LG	TD	
Bruce Jones	KAN	6	148	694	4.7	70	7	
Stacey Jolley	MIA	6	140	675	4.8	66	6	
Harley Mitchell	PHI	6	158	629	4.0	48	7	
Bob *Seymour	WAS	6	127	621	4.9	65	2	
Oscar Hartings	DEN	6	141	593	4.2	19	3	
								
RECEPTIONS	TM	Catches						
Wayne *Miller	WAS	44						
Brian Gardner	DEN	44						
Zach Kruczek	CLE	41						
Willie Nelson	DAL	40						
Johnny Cushing	Oak	36						
								
RECEVING YARDS	TM	GS	REC	YDS	YPC	LG	TD	
Wayne *Miller	WAS	6	44	602	13.7	43	5	
Brian Gardner	DEN	6	44	555	12.6	46	3	
Dante *Lavelli	WAS	6	23	533	23.2	72	6	
Mel Ours	HOU	5	35	510	14.6	60	2	
Zach Kruczek	CLE	6	41	507	12.4	47	0	
								
TACKLES	         TM	GS	TAK	SOLO	AST			
Mel Hein	NYG	6	68	49	19			
B Hasselbeck	ARZ	6	66	50	16			
Matt Truluck	STL	6	66	56	10			
Jeff Parent	CIN	6	63	51	12			
James Williams	SEA	6	58	43	15			
								
SACKS	         TM	SACK						
Kevin Merkins	DEN	12						
Reggie White	SD	8						
Leslie Hill	PHI	8						
Ruben Taylor	MIN	7						
Javon Love	OAK	6						
								
								
INTERCEPTONS	TM	INT						
Mark Smith	BAL	5						
Greg Fletcher	BUF	5						
Mac Wiley	CIN	4						
Kevin Waddle	SD	4						
Sam Joe	SD	4						
Ken Milloy	JAX	4						
E Newberry	DEN	4						
Earl Joyce	SF	4

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS
Friday October 6, 1946
Georgetown 45 Fordham 3
George Washington 14 Rollins 7
Georgia 27 Kentucky 3
Southern Methodist 24 Oklahoma State 10
South Carolina 12 Furman 9
Texas Christian 20 Miami (Florida) 10

Saturday October 7, 1946
Wichita State 20 Drake 0
Nevada 47 Arizona State 0
Army 20 Michigan 10
Arkansas 24 Baylor 0
Citadel 14 Newberry 3
Wake Forest 35 Clemson 0
Cornell 14 Colgate 6
Colorado 6 Wyoming 0
West Texas A&M 23 Colorado College 0
Denver 21 Colorado State 0
Yale 25 Columbia 3
Pennsylvania 45 Dartmouth 17
North Carolina State 31 Davidson 10
Duke 17 Navy 3
Vanderbilt 20 Florida 0
Gettysburg 21 Lafayette 7
Richmond 27 Hampden-Sydney 3
Princeton 13 Harvard 13
Marquette 47 Idaho 0
Indiana 13 Illinois 13
Kansas 17 Iowa State 7
Alabama 27 Louisiana-Lafayette 0
North Carolina 31 Maryland 3
Boston College 59 Merchant Marine 10
Northwestern 10 Minnesota 10
Georgia Tech 21 Mississippi 3
Mississippi State 27 Michigan State 13
Missouri 33 Kansas State 20
Oregon 7 Montana 3
Utah State 41 Montana State 6
Bucknell 33 Muhlenberg 6
Iowa 23 Nebraska 0
New Mexico 20 New Mexico State 15
Ohio State 21 Wisconsin 13
Texas 21 Oklahoma 7
Syracuse 28 Penn State 16
Santa Clara 34 Portland 0
Notre Dame 47 Purdue 0
Brown 7 Rhode Island 7
Rice 24 Tulane 17
Rutgers 37 New York University 6
Oregon State 13 Southern California 13
Auburn 20 St. Louis 19
St. Mary's 49 California 14
UCLA 31 Stanford 17
Pittsburgh 17 Temple 0
Tennessee 27 Tennessee-Chattanooga 7
Louisiana State 14 Texas A&M 0
Texas Tech 21 Tulsa 17
Texas-El Paso 14 Arizona 10
Utah 27 Brigham Young 14
Holy Cross 17 Villanova 3
Virginia 26 Virginia Military Institute 24
William & Mary 30 Virginia Tech 2
Washington 13 Washington State 10
Washington & Lee 20 West Virginia 7

Sunday October 9, 1946
Detroit Mercy 27 San Francisco 14


UPCOMING GAMES

Friday October 13, 1946
Hardin-Simmons at New Mexico
Murray State at Tennessee-Chattanooga
Tulsa at Detroit Mercy
Virginia Tech at Maryland
West Virginia at Temple

Saturday October 14, 1946
Alabama at Tennessee
Arkansas at Texas
Auburn at Tulane
Baylor at Texas Tech
Bucknell at Buffalo
Coast Guard at Harvard
Colorado at Brigham Young
Colorado State at Utah State
Columbia at Army
Dartmouth at Brown
Davidson at Virginia Military Institute
Furman at Citadel
George Washington at Wayne State
Georgetown at Villanova
Georgia Tech at Louisiana State
Iowa at Indiana
Iowa State at Missouri
Kansas State at Oklahoma
Louisiana Tech at Mississippi
Marquette at Pittsburgh
Merchant Marine at Colgate
Miami (Florida) at Florida
Michigan State at Penn State
Montana State at Montana
Nebraska at Kansas
Nevada at San Diego State
New Mexico State at Northern Arizona
New York University at Rochester
North Carolina at Navy
North Carolina State at Wake Forest
Northwestern at Michigan
Oklahoma City at Wichita State
Oklahoma State at Georgia
Pacific at Arizona
Portland at Arizona State
Purdue at Ohio State
Richmond at Duke
Rutgers at Princeton
San Francisco at Mississippi State
San Jose State at Idaho
Santa Clara at Stanford
Southern Methodist at Rice
St. Louis at Drake
St. Mary's at Fordham
Syracuse at Holy Cross
Texas Christian at Texas A&M
UCLA at California
Utah at Denver
Vanderbilt at Kentucky
Virginia at Pennsylvania
Washington at Southern California
Washington & Jefferson at Lafayette
Washington State at Oregon
West Texas A&M at Texas-El Paso
William & Mary at Washington & Lee
Wisconsin at Illinois
Wyoming at Minnesota
Yale at Cornell


CANADIAN FOOTBALL

ORFU	W	L	T	PTS
T Ind	4	2	0	8
HWild	4	2	0	8
TBB	4	2	0	8
OtTroj	3	3	0	6
Sarnia	2	4	0	4
Windsor	1	5	0	2

IPRFU	W	L	T	PTS
Argos	7	1	0	14
Mont	5	2	0	10
Ott RR	2	4	1	5
HTigers	0	7	1	1
				
WESTERN	W	L	T	PTS
Wpg	5	2	0	10
Calg	5	2	0	10
Sask	0	6	0	0

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

October 3
Toronto Argos 14 at 3 Montreal Alouettes
Hamilton Tigers 7 at 13 Ottawa Rough Riders
Saskatchewan Roughriders 0 at 31 Calgary Stampeders
Toronto Indians 14 at 23 Toronto Balmy Beach

October 4
Hamilton Wildcats 17 at 24 Ottawa Trojans

October 7
Toronto Argos 16 at 2 Hamilton Tigers

UPCOMING GAMES

Wednesday October 11, 1946
Montreal Alouettes at Hamilton Tigers
Ottawa Rough Riders at Toronto Argos
Windsor Royals at Ottawa Trojans
Toronto Balmy Beach at Sarnia Imperials

Thursday October 12, 1946
Toronto Indians at Hamilton Wildcats

Sunday October 15, 1946
Ottawa Rough Riders at Montreal Alouettes


NHL SCHEDULE
Wednesday October 18, 1946
Toronto at Detroit

Thursday October 19, 1946
New York at Montreal

Saturday October 21, 1946
Boston at Montreal
Detroit at Toronto

Sunday October 22,1946
New York at Detroit
Chicago at Boston

[Tiger Fan]

CLEVELAND INDIANS WIN WORLD SERIES
The Cleveland Indians celebrated their 3rd World Series title in franchise history with a 7-1 victory over Pittsburgh in Game 6 of the Fall Classic. All 3 of the Indians titles have come in the past 5 years. Prior to that the Indians had won 3 other American League titles but lost in the World Series on all 3 occassions, including twice to the Pirates in 1915 and 1937.

Indians pitcher Allie Reynolds, who tossed two complete game victories including a 4-hitter in the series finale, was named the World Series MVP. Other deserving candidates from the Indians included shortstop Lou Boudreau (.381,0,3) and catcher Clyde Klutz (.348,0,3). Aside from rookie Ralph Kiner, who hit .318. few of the Pirates performed up to expectations.

GAME 5 - Monday October 9, 1946
A sold out Cleveland Stadium was all set to celebrate a series clinching victory in game 5 but the visiting Pirates sent the crowd home unhappy. Arky Vaughan and Bill Elliott hit the first two Pittsburgh homers of the series as the Pirates won 5-3. Pittsburgh starter Ken Heintzelman held the Indians to just 4 hits in 8 innings work and Dutch Dietz earned the save despite allowing an Indian run on 2 hits in the bottom of the ninth. Steve Gromek, who blanked the Pirates on a 2-hit 8 inning performance in game 2, allowed 7 hits in taking the loss.

GAME 6 - Wednesday October 11, 1946
A rematch of game 3 when Allie Reynolds and the Indians beat Preacher Roe and the Pirates 5-4. This time the game was in Pittsburgh but once again the hometown fans went home dissappointed. Trailing 3 games to two entering the contest, the Pirates clung to a slim hope that they could win 2 straight at home to complete the comeback from a 3-0 deficeit.

The Cleveland first inning certainly put a damper on that hope. Arky Vaughan committed a rare throwing error that allowed leadoff man Ival Goodman to reach first. Charlie English followed with a double to make it 1-0 Cleveland and the Oscar Grimes delivered a sharp single to make it 2-0. Grimes moved to second on the play at the plate in a failed effort to retire English and a moment later he came around to score on a Jeff Heath single. It was 3-0 Indians before a single out had been recorded. Roe settled down and got out of the inning without further damage but it would turn out that 3 runs was more than enough offense for Cleveland pitcher Allie Reynolds.

Reynolds ran into a little trouble with nerves in the first inning, allowing the Pirates to load the bases on two walks and a single. He also walked in a run when he gave Tony Cuccinello a free pass but finally got out of the jam with no other problems. From that point on Reynolds would be nearly perfect - walking just one more Pirate and allowing just 3 hits the rest of the way.

Cleveland would add a run in the second on a Clyde Klutz doubled and an rbi single from English. In the 5th English would double and score on a double from Lou Boudreau to make it 5-1. A wild pitch from Roe in the 7th would allow Goodman to score another run and pitcher Reynolds would deliver a sack fly in the 8th to make the final score 7-1 Cleveland.


CHAMPS MAY HAVE SOME BIG HOLES TO FILL NEXT SEASON
Next season is a long way off but the Cleveland Indians could have some holes to fill in the offseason as age takes it toll. Leftfielder Ival Goodman has hinted he may retire and the Indians may also need to find a new number 4 starter and perhaps a second baseman.

Goodman is 38 and coming off a season where he missed 6 weeks with a broken hand. He had hinted before the series that winning it all for the third time in his career would be a nice way to go out. However, he hit a career best .342, albeit in just 94 games, and may have a change of heart once spring training rolls around. Teammate Charlie English will be 37 next month and there is a question as to how much the Cleveland second sacker has left in the tank. He hit a respectable .273 but his defense suffered a little this year. Pitching wise, the top 3 in the rotation should certainly be back but the Indians are facing the possibility that number 4 starter Claude Passeau may retire at the age of 37. Passeau won 21 games 4 years ago but since then has endured seasons of 12-13, 10-19 and 13-16.

As for replacements, the Indians have plenty of outfield depth so Goodman could be replaced if he leaves. 34 year old Jim Gleason hit .310 as a backup this season while 26 year old Paul O'Dea could be ready to make the full-time jump from AAA. For the rotation 3 pitchers in their mid-twenties could fight to replace Passeau. Injury prone Bob Feller, 27, was 12-8 at AAA this season. 26 year old Bob Lemon may need more seasoning and 25 year old Dick Fowler has 5 seasons of AAA under his belt. Second base could be a big problem spot if English chooses to retire. 34 year old Don Gutteridge would likely win the job by default despite hitting just .248 in 62 games this season.


NFL WEEK 7 ROUNDUP
NEWBERRY SHINES AS BRONCOS IMPROVE TO 6-1
What Edgerrin Newberry accomplished in one day is a career for some defensive backs. The Denver Broncos all-star strong safety played the game of his life in leading Denver to a big 41-10 win over AFC West rival San Diego. Newberry's stats are as follows - 9 tackles, 2 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and two defensive touchdowns. It will be remembered as one of the best games ever recorded by a defensive player.

Newberry, who graduated from TCU 11 years ago and has never missed a game in the Broncos 5 and a half NFL season, is the league's alltime leader in defensive touchdowns with 19. He has made either the first or second AFC allstar team each of the past 4 years and his 46 career interceptions are second only to Cincinnati's Mac Wiley. He is also third alltime in fumble recoveries with 30.

Denver built a 24-3 lead at the half and coasted to victory. QB Jay Cason threw for 211 yards and a pair of touchdowns while running back Oscar Hartings scored once and gained 75 yards rushing. The win puts the Broncos at 6-1 on the season and ties them with New England for the best record in the conference.

In other AFC action

The Kansas City Chiefs worked the clock to keep Oakland running back Johnny Cushing off the field as much as possible and it paid off in a 13-6 victory. Chiefs back Bruce Jones carried the ball 25 times for 127 yards and what would prove to be the winning touchdown. Jones, with 821 yards, is the league's leading rusher so far this season. Johnny Cushing of the Raiders gained 81 yards and caught 6 passes but was held out of the endzone. Cushing also turned the ball over twice but it was a fumble from Oakland TE Walter Van Galder that proved most costly. He fumbled the ball on the Chiefs 19 yard line with just under 3 minutes to play.

Bob Irvin threw 4 touchdown passes to help lead the New England Patriots past AFC East rival Miami by a 38-20 score.

Steve *Van Buren ran for 132 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns as the Jets surprised Buffalo 44-7. The Bills, who have dropped 4 straight after winning their first 3 games of the season, played one of the worst defensive games in franchise history. The Jets started 0-4 but have now won 3 straight including handing the 6-1 Broncos their only loss of the season. The Jets will face another 6-1 team next week - New England, who beat the Jets in New York 13-3 in week 2.

Mickey Marangi ran for 123 yards and Willie Smart returned an interception 56 yards for a touchdown as Pittsburgh beat Baltimore 23-14. Ravens QB Larry Martin was picked off 3 times in the game.

Cleveland is tied with Pittsburgh atop the AFC North at 4-3 after the Browns beat Cincinnati 38-21. Browns TE Ron Williams caught a pair of touchdown passes and RB Art Basnight picked up 126 yards on the ground to lead Cleveland.

Jacksonville scored 17 4th quarter points to rally past Indianapolis 24-11. Jags SS Ken Milloy had 10 tackles and one of 3 Jacksonville interceptions in the game.

Tennessee stayed a game ahead of Jacksonville in the AFC south with a 31-17 win in Houston. Brad Gibron had 7 catches for 157 yards and one touchdown to lead the Titans.

LUCKMAN LEADS AS BEARS MAUL VIKINGS 31-10
Just another day at the office for Sid *Luckman and the 6-0 Chicago Bears. Luckman completed 21 of 28 passes for 294 yards as Chicago remains perfect following a 31-10 win at Minnesota. George *McAfee helped the Bears cause with a pair of rushing touchdowns while safety Frankie Morrall had 8 tackles, a sack and returned an interception for a touchdown. The Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles, who had a bye this week, are the only unbeaten teams remaining in the league.

In other NFC play

Bob *Waterfield hit a snag in his development as a pro quarterback. The Detroit Lions signal caller was picked off 4 times as Green Bay humbled the Lions 24-6. The victory, just the second of the season for the Packers, was the first as a starter for Packers QB Jordan Montana. Montana completed just 11 of 27 passes but did connect with veteran Don *Hutson for a pair of touchdowns.

New Orleans and Atlanta are tied for top spot in the NFC South with 3-3 records. The Falcons blanked Tampa Bay 24-0 behind 184 yard rushing performance from Antowain Anderson. The total, while impressive, was a far cry from the individual game record of 268 yards rushing, set by Anderson last season against the same Bucs defense. Meanwhile in Carolina the Saints beat the Panthers 24-13. QB Ryan Boyette led the New Orleans offense with 326 yards passing and a pair of touchdown strikes to WR Cornelius Roundtree.


The San Francisco 49ers improved to 5-2 with a 28-10 victory over Seattle. Travis Henderson ran for 83 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the victory. Niners QB Quentin Morton, making the first start in his 6 year career in place of the injured Koy Harris and the benched Ike Meier, completed just 11 of 25 passes and was picked off once. However, the San Francisco defense easily handled the weak Seahawks offense. The nightmare rookie season for 4th overall pick Marion *Motley continues. The Seattle running back coughed up the ball deep in San Francisco territory ruining a scoring drive. Motley has gained just 282 yards in 7 games, has fumbled 5 times and has yet to reach the endzone.

Tuffy *Leemans ran for 102 yards to help Arizona improve to 4-3 with a 17-13 win over the St Louis Rams.


MIDSEASON ROOKIE REPORT
As the season approaches it's midway point TSN takes a look at how the rookies have fared so far. It will be a 3 part story with today's report looking at the best non-first round rookies. Next week we will look at the defensive players taken in the first round and the final installment will focus on the offensive players.

Here are the top performers from rounds 2 thru 7.

Round 2
SS Ken Milloy Jacksonville - second in the league with 5 interceptions, this ballhawking defensive back from Syracuse has fit in perfectly with the Jags defense.

WR -Markus Collingsworth Seattle - taken 36th from Oklahoma, Collingsworth has started every game and has 21 catches including 3 touchdowns for the Seahawks

CB Michael Banaszak New England - 42nd pick from Arkansas is starting for the AFC East leading Patriots. He has 2 interceptions and has not looked out of place.

G Regan Grant Houston - Has started 6 games for the Texans and has not allowed a sack. Drafted 58th out of Miami (Fla).

Round 3
QB Jordan Montana Green Bay - selected 80th out of Stanford, Montana has started three games for the Packers and has completed 51.2% of his passes including 3 for touchdowns. He has been picked off twice.

TE Jason Gagliano Cleveland - Started all 7 games for the Browns, the ex-Virgina star has 15 catches so far this season.

Round 4
RB Rob Douglas San Diego - drafted 114th out of Iowa State, Douglas has started 3 games for the Chargers and gained 286 yards rushing. He scored a pair of td's but has had a problem hanging on to the ball as his 6 fumbles indicate.

Round 5
OG Raheem Davis Chicago - started 5 games for the Bears before suffering a groin injury that will cost him two or three weeks. Drafted 131st out of Kansas.

DE Len Carson Cincinnati - former Virginia Tech lineman was taken 156th and has made 4 starts for the the Bengals. He has 5 tackles and a sack to his credit.

ROUND 6
DE Gary Wright Cincinnati - the second late round lineman starting for the Bengals, Wright was selected 161st from Iowa State. He has started all 7 games and recorded 2 sacks.

TE Anthony LeFavor Seattle - drafted 164th out of Michigan State, LeFavor has 8 catches including one for a touchdown. He started two games and has done a very good job run blocking.

T Torrin Sievers Houston - The Colorado State lineman was selected 186th and has started 6 games for the Texans alongside fellow rookie Regan Grant.

LB Shawn Baker Baltimore - taken 192nd from Richmond, Baker has started 4 games for the Ravens and has 8 tackles.

ROUND 7
LB Lawrence McNeill Jacksonville - the 197th pick from the University of Minnesota has started 3 games for the Jags. He has 9 tackles to his credit.

LB Jimmy Miles Tampa - taken 203rd from Illinois, Miles has started 3 games for the Bucs and has recorded 8 tackles.


COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
ARKANSAS MAKES BIG JUMP IN POLLS
Linebacker Bob *Forte scooped up a 4th quarter fumble and rumbled 28 yards into the endzone to give the Arkansas Razorbacks a 14-13 upset victory over 6th ranked Texas. Forte, who is a highly touted pro prospect had another dominating day on defense, so much so that there is even more Heisman Trophy buzz circulating about the senior middle linebacker. Running Back Don Porter had another strong day for Arkansas, gaining 140 yards on the ground and scoring the Razorbacks other touchdown. The win boosts Arkansas from 18th to 10th in the polls and puts them in the drivers seat in the SWC title race. The loss drops Texas 6 places to 12th in the poll.


TSN COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOP 20
Here is the new Top 20 after this weekends action. (last weeks ranking in brackets)
1- Army (1) -- 5-0 beat Columbia 48-7, host Duke next week
2- Notre Dame (2) -- 3-0 off last week, at Iowa next week
3. Georgia (3) -- 4-0 beat Oklahoma State 47-10, at Furman next week
4. Tennessee (4)-- 4-0 beat #13 Alabama 17-6, host Wake Forest next week
5. UCLA (5) -- 4-0 beat California 45-14, host Santa Clara next week
6. Michigan (7) -- 3-1 beat Northwestern 27-7, host #17 Illinois next week
7. Pennsylvania (8)-- 3-0 beat Virginia 37-7, host Navy next week
8. Yale (10) -- 4-0 beat Cornell 13-10, host the Coast Guard next week
9. Southern California (11)-- 3-0-1 blanked Washington 31-0, at Stanford next week
10. Arkansas (18) - 4-0-1 upset then #6 Texas 14-13, at Mississippi next week
11. Ohio State (12) -- 3-1 beat Purdue 10-5, host Minnesota next week
12. Texas (6) -- 4-1 lost 14-13 to #18 Arkansas, at #14 Rice next week
13. North Carolina (16) -- 4-0 beat Navy 38-24, host Florida next week
14. Rice (9) - 3-0-1 tied SMU 3-3, host Texas next week
15. Alabama (13) -- 4-1 lost 17-6 to #4 Tennessee, host #19 Kentucky next week
16. Georgia Tech (14)-- 3-1 beat LSU 24-10, host Auburn next week
17. Illinois (19)--- 3-1-1 beat Wisconsin 20-6, at #6 Michigan next week
18 Kentucky (nr)- 4-1 beat then #20 Vanderbilt 28-3, at #15 Alabama next week
19 Kansas (nr) 5-0 beat Nebraska 21-10, at Tulsa next week
20 Southern Methodist (nr) 3-0-1 tied then #9 Rice 3-3, at Missouri next week

Dropping out of top 20
N. C. State (15) -- 3-1 lost 17-0 at Wake Forest, at Virginia Tech next week
Holy Cross(17) -- 3-0-1 tied Syracuse 7-7, at Harvard next week
Vanderbilt(20) -- 3-1 lost 28-3 at Kentucky, host LSU this week

The detailed conference by conference report will return next week.




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[Tiger Fan]

NHL ROUNDUP
MONTREAL CANADIENS SEASON PREVIEW
The last of our 6 part NHL team previews takes a look at the Montreal Canadiens. Initially founded in 1909 the Montreal franchise joined Toronto and the now defunct Ottawa Senators and Montreal Wanderers as original members of the National Hockey League when it was formed in 1917. At this time, the Club Athlétique Canadien changes its name to officially become Club de Hockey Canadien and begins displaying the celebrated CH logo. The franchise had won the Stanley Cup for the first time the year before the NHL was formed and added championships in 1924, 1930, 1931 and 1944. Last season the Canadiens finished 1st during the regular season with a 28-17-5 record. They swept Chicago in the semi-finals and beat Boston in 5 games for their 6th Stanley Cup title in franchise history.

Here are the key Canadiens players.

GOALIE
BILL DURNAN - The Toronto native was ambidextrous in that he could catch the puck or use his stick equally well with either hand. A late starter, he did not play his first NHL game until a few months shy of his 29th birthday, Durnan would make the most of his time and won the Vezina Award as the league's top goalie in his rookie year of 1943-44. In all he would win the Vezina 6 times in his 7 year career. He would retire in 1950 at the age of 35 but in his 7 short seasons accomplished enough to earn enshrinement in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

DEFENSE
BUTCH BOUCHARD - Another of the many future hall of famers on this Montreal squad, Bouchard was a robust defenseman but also a skilled passer. His first name was Emile but everyone knew him as Butch. The Montreal native spent his entire 15 year career with the Habs and would also eventually see his son Pierre play on the Montreal defense.

GLEN HARMON - Made his debut on the Canadiens blueline in 1941-42, the Holland, Manitoba native would play a key role in the 1944 and 1946 Cup wins. He had 17 points in 49 games last year and another 5 in the 9 playoff games. His career with Montreal would span 9 seasons.

ROGER LEGER - Played 7 games for the Rangers in 1943-44 before being traded to Montreal in January of 1944. He would spend most of his career in the minors but will get a chance to play a full slate of NHL games this season.

KEN REARDON- Hall of Famer Ken Reardon was a fearless player who's headlong rushes and all-out physical left enemies in his wake and himself often injured. He had a short NHL career which was interrupted by several years overseas in combat during WWII. Originally Ranger property he was snatched up by Montreal when New York left him unprotected and he spent 7 seasons with the Canadiens before retiring at age 30 due to many injuries. The Winnipeg native's older brother Terry plays for Boston.

FORWARDS
GEORGE ALLEN -Debuted with the Rangers in 1938 before spending 6 seasons with Chicago. Allen was traded to Montreal last month for goaltender Paul Bibeault. This would be his final NHL season and only year with Montreal.

TOE BLAKE -Long before he became a coaching legend, left wing Hector "Toe" Blake was a talented scorer and NHL star. He totaled 235 career goals, including six 20-goal seasons and became known as "the Old Lamplighter" in honor of his skill for putting the puck in the net. During the 1940s he formed one of the league's most dangerous lines, the Punch Line, with Maurice Richard and Elmer Lach. As a coach he would win 8 Stanley Cups.

MURPH CHAMBERLAIN -Began his career with the Leafs in 1937-38. Chamberlain would play 12 NHL seasons and pot 275 career points. Last season with Montreal he had 12 goals and 14 assists in 40 games.

BOB FILLION - Would spend 7 years with the Canadiens, most of them on a checking line with Murph Chamberlain and Kenny Mosdell.

LEO GRAVELLE - Making his NHL debut this season, Gravelle would eventually play 223 NHL games. The Alymer, Quebec native would also play for Detroit in his 6 year NHL career

ELMER LACH - The Nokomis, Saskatchewan native is regarded as one of the best playmaking centers to ever compete in the NHL. The hall of famer spent his entire 14 year career with the Habs and was the center of the Punch Line with Toe Blake and Rocket Richard. He led the NHL in scoring twice in his career.

KEN MOSDELL - The Montreal native made his NHL debut as a 19 year old with the New York Americans in 1941. After the war he returned to the NHL and joined the Canadiens where the wiry centerman became known as a penalty-killing and defensive specialist. Late in his career he became much more of an offensive threat.

BUDDY O'CONNOR - Entering his 5th season with the Habs, O'Connor was named Canadian Male Athlete of the Year in 1948 - the season he was traded to the New York Rangers. He was never the same after suffering injuries in a car accident that offseason but he did make the Hall of Fame.

JIMMY PETERS - His career was delayed as he served overseas in WWII but Peters finally started his 9 year NHL career last season by tallying 30 points in 47 games. He also would play for Boston, Detroit and Chicago. His son Jimmy Jr. would play over 300 NHL games with Los Angeles and Detroit.

BILLY REAY - Best known as a longtime coach of the Black Hawks, Reay enjoyed a fine NHL career prior to joining the coaching ranks. The Winnipeg native played 4 games with Detroit before being acquired by the Canadiens. He would score 29 points as a rookie last season and would eventually play nearly 500 NHL games.

MAURICE RICHARD - Not much necessary to say about Richard, who is now entering his 5th season with the Habs and is 2 years removed from his amazing 50 goals in 50 games season. The Hall of Famer would spend 18 seasons with the Canadiens and later be joined by his younger brother Henri.



STATS AND STANDINGS

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

WORLD SERIES RESULTS

Game 1 - Cleveland 3 Pittsburgh 2
Game 2 - Cleveland 2 Pittsburgh 0
Game 3 - Cleveland 5 Pittsburgh 4
Game 4 - Pittsburgh 8 Cleveland 7
Game 5 - Pittsburgh 5 Cleveland 3
Game 6 - Cleveland 7 Pittsburgh 1
(Cleveland wins World Series 4 games to 2)

Series MVP Allie Reynolds Pitcher Cleveland (2-0, 2.50 era)

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

					
North	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Chi	6	0	0	1.000	196	90
Det	3	3	0	.500	130	157
GB	2	4	0	.333	138	141
Min	2	4	0	.333	85	128
East	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Phil	6	0	0	1.000	170	101
Wash 	4	2	0	.667	161	120
NYG	2	4	0	.333	101	150
Dallas	1	5	0	.167	106	143
South	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
NO	3	3	0	.500	107	147
Atl	3	3	0	.500	89	100
Car	2	4	0	.333	88	119
TB	1	5	0	.167	113	145
West	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
SF	5	2	0	.714	166	132
Arz	4	3	0	.571	144	146
Sea	2	5	0	.286	140	185
StL	2	5	0	.286	111	120

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

					
North	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Pit	4	3	0	.571	129	138
Cle	4	3	0	.571	112	106
Bal	3	3	1	.500	96	96
Cin	3	4	0	.429	148	138
East	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
NE 	6	1	0	.857	153	75
NYJ	3	4	0	.429	143	117
Buf	3	4	0	.429	83	112
Mia	2	5	0	.286	124	150
South	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Tenn	4	2	0	.667	150	96
Jax	3	3	0	.500	114	113
Indy	2	4	0	.333	91	125
Hou	1	4	1	.250	79	124
West	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Den 	6	1	0	.857	186	131
KC	4	3	0	.571	115	139
SD	4	3	0	.571	122	107
Oak	3	4	0	.429	123	122

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Chicago 31 Minnesota 10
Green Bay 24 Detroit 6
New Orleans 24 Carolina 13
Tennessee 31 Houston 17
Jacksonville 24 Indianapolis 11
Kansas City 13 Oakland 6
Arizona 17 St Louis 13
Denver 41 San Diego 10
Cleveland 38 Cincinnati 21
San Francisco 28 Seattle 10
New England 38 Miami 20
Pittsburgh 23 Baltimore 14
Atlanta 24 Tampa Bay 0
NY Jets 44 Buffalo 7

NEXT WEEK
Philadelphia Eagles (6-0) at San Francisco 49ers (5-2)
Washington Redskins (4-2) at Arizona Cardinals (4-3)
Miami Dolphins (2-5) at Buffalo Bills (3-4)
New York Jets (3-4) at New England Patriots (6-1)
Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3) at Indianapolis Colts (2-4)
New Orleans Saints (3-3) at Minnesota Vikings (2-4)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-5) at Green Bay Packers (2-4)
Detroit Lions (3-3) at Atlanta Falcons (3-3)
Chicago Bears (6-0) at Carolina Panthers (2-4)
Seattle Seahawks (2-5) at New York Giants (2-4)
Jacksonville Jaguars (3-3) at Baltimore Ravens (3-3-1)
Tennessee Titans (4-2) at Cincinnati Bengals (3-4)
Cleveland Browns (4-3) at Houston Texans (1-4-1)
St. Louis Rams (2-5) at Dallas Cowboys (1-5)

NFL STAT LEADERS

QB RATING	TM	AT	COMP	C%	YDS	TD	INT	RAT
Sid *Luckman	CHI	193	138	71.5	1863	15	3	121.3
Manfred Gayle	TEN	144	83	57.6	1153	14	3	107.2
Sammy *Baugh	WAS	151	89	58.9	1519	11	4	106.4
Ken Neal	PHI	150	102	68	1158	7	5	92.6
Bob Irvin	NE	133	87	65.4	1001	6	4	90.5
								
RUSHING YARDS	TM	GS	RUSH	YDS	YPC	LG	TD	
Bruce Jones	KAN	7	173	821	4.7	70	8	
Stacey Jolley	MIA	7	153	771	5	66	8	
S*Van Buren    NYJ	7	151	720	4.8	65	4	
Oscar Hartings	DEN	7	162	668	4.1	19	4	
Johnny Cushing	OAK	7	145	655	4.5	81	2	
								
RECEPTIONS	TM	#						
Zach Kruczek	CLE	48						
Brian Gardner	DEN 	47						
Bob Sommer	NO	45						
Wayne *Miller	WSH	44						
Mel Ours	HOU	42						
Johnny Cushing	OAK	42						
Sonny Pointer	BUF	42						
								
RECEVING YARDS	TM	GS	REC	YDS	YPC	LG	TD	
Brian Gardner	DEN	7	47	682	14.5	70	4	
Zach Kruczek	CLE	7	48	636	13.2	47	2	
Wayne *Miller	WAS	6	44	602	13.7	43	5	
Mel Ours	HOU	6	42	559	13.3	60	3	
Dante *Lavelli	WAS	6	23	533	23.2	72	6	
								
TACKLES	         TM	GS	TAK	SOLO	AST			
Matt Truluck	STL	7	75	64	11			
B Hasselbeck	ARZ	7	74	57	17			
James Williams	SEA	7	73	50	23			
Jeff Parent	CIN	7	73	59	14			
Mel Hein	NYG	6	68	49	19			
								
SACKS	         TM	SACK						
Kevin Merkins	DEN	12						
Reggie White	SD	8						
Leslie Hill	PHI	8						
Javon Love	OAK	7						
Wayne *Millner	CLE	7						
Ruben Taylor	MIN	7						
								
INTERCEPTONS	TM	INT						
Ed Newberry	DEN	6						
Mark Smith	BAL	6						
Greg Fletcher	BUF	5						
Ken Milloy	JAX	5

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS
Friday October 13, 1946
Hardin-Simmons 34 New Mexico 10
Tennessee-Chattanooga 30 Murray State 7
Detroit Mercy 24 Tulsa 7
Maryland 17 Virginia Tech 17
Temple 10 West Virginia 3


Saturday October 14, 1946
Tennessee 17 Alabama 6
Arkansas 14 Texas 13
Tulane 24 Auburn 14
Texas Tech 30 Baylor 17
Bucknell 14 Buffalo 0
Harvard 23 Coast Guard 0
Brigham Young 10 Colorado 6
Utah State 26 Colorado State 7
Army 48 Columbia 7
Brown 20 Dartmouth 16
Virginia Military Institute 16 Davidson 10
Citadel 28 Furman 17
George Washington 14 Wayne State 0
Villanova 20 Georgetown 3
Georgia Tech 24 Louisiana State 10
Iowa 3 Indiana 0
Missouri 51 Iowa State 0
Oklahoma 40 Kansas State 0
Mississippi 14 Louisiana Tech 3
Pittsburgh 25 Marquette 13
Colgate 30 Merchant Marine 7
Miami (Florida) 29 Florida 23
Penn State 31 Michigan State 20
Montana State 14 Montana 7
Kansas 21 Nebraska 10
Nevada 30 San Diego State 0
Northern Arizona 20 New Mexico State 16
Rochester 31 New York University 0
North Carolina 38 Navy 24
Wake Forest 17 North Carolina State 0
Michigan 27 Northwestern 7
Wichita State 10 Oklahoma City 7
Georgia 47 Oklahoma State 10
Arizona 14 Pacific 10
Portland 17 Arizona State 14
Ohio State 10 Purdue 5
Duke 30 Richmond 0
Rutgers 24 Princeton 6
Mississippi State 31 San Francisco 3
Idaho 31 San Jose State 30
Stanford 28 Santa Clara 9
Rice 3 Southern Methodist 3
Drake 20 St. Louis 20
St. Mary's 38 Fordham 3
Holy Cross 7 Syracuse 7
Texas A&M 10 Texas Christian 3
UCLA 45 California 14
Denver 26 Utah 23
Kentucky 28 Vanderbilt 3
Pennsylvania 37 Virginia 7
Southern California 38 Washington 0
Washington & Jefferson 20 Lafayette 9
Oregon 26 Washington State 3
Texas-El Paso 21 West Texas A&M 7
William & Mary 36 Washington & Lee 10
Illinois 20 Wisconsin 6
Minnesota 28 Wyoming 0
Yale 13 Cornell 10


UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday October 19, 1946
Clemson at South Carolina

Friday October 20, 1946
Brigham Young at San Jose State
Drake at Detroit Mercy
Tennessee-Chattanooga at Miami (Florida)
Villanova at Boston College

Saturday October 21, 1946
Arizona at Marquette
Arizona State at Hardin-Simmons
Arkansas at Mississippi
Auburn at Georgia Tech
Boston University at Brown
California at Washington
Cincinnati at Michigan State
Coast Guard at Yale
Colorado College at Colorado State
Columbia at Dartmouth
Cornell at Princeton
Denver at Texas Tech
Duke at Army
Florida at North Carolina
Fordham at Merchant Marine
George Washington at Rutgers
Georgia at Furman
Gettysburg at New York University
Hampden-Sydney at Davidson
Holy Cross at Harvard
Houston at Texas-El Paso
Illinois at Michigan
Indiana at Nebraska
Kansas at Tulsa
Kentucky at Alabama
Lafayette at Bucknell
Louisiana State at Vanderbilt
Minnesota at Ohio State
Mississippi State at Tulane
Navy at Pennsylvania
New Mexico at Colorado
New Mexico State at West Texas A&M
North Carolina State at Virginia Tech
Northern Arizona at Western State
Northern Colorado at Montana State
Notre Dame at Iowa
Oklahoma at Iowa State
Oregon at Idaho
Oregon State at Washington State
Pacific at Northwestern
Penn State at Colgate
Purdue at Pittsburgh
Richmond at Washington & Lee
Santa Clara at UCLA
Southern California at Stanford
Southern Methodist at Missouri
St. Louis at Georgetown
Syracuse at West Virginia
Texas at Rice
Texas A&M at Baylor
Texas Christian at Oklahoma State
Utah State at Montana
Virginia Military Institute at William & Mary
Wake Forest at Tennessee
Wyoming at Utah


Sunday October 22, 1946
Nevada at St. Mary's
Scranton at Detroit Mercy


CANADIAN FOOTBALL

ORFU	W	L	T	PTS
TorBB	5	2	0	10
H Wild	5	2	0	10
T Ind	4	3	0	8
OttTr	3	4	0	6
Sarn	2	5	0	4
Wind	2	5	0	4

IPRFU	W	L	T	PTS
Argos	7	2	0	14
Mont	7	2	0	14
Ott RR	3	5	1	7
H Tiger	0	8	1	1
				
WESTERN	W	L	T	PTS
Wpg	5	2	0	10
Calg	5	2	0	10
Sask	0	6	0	0

PAST RESULTS
Wednesday October 11, 1946
Montreal Alouettes 27 at 0 Hamilton Tigers
Ottawa Rough Riders 17 at 14 Toronto Argos
Windsor Royals 30 at 9 Ottawa Trojans
Toronto Balmy Beach 27 at 7 Sarnia Imperials

Thursday October 12, 1946
Toronto Indians 17 at 20 Hamilton Wildcats

Sunday October 15, 1946
Ottawa Rough Riders 13 at 26 Montreal Alouettes

UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday October 19, 1946
Toronto Argos at Ottawa Rough Riders
Saskatchewan at Winnipeg
Hamilton Wildcats at Toronto Indians

Friday October 20, 1946
Sarnia Imperials at Toronto Balmy Beach
Ottawa Trojans at Windsor Royals


NHL SCHEDULE
THIS WEEKS GAMES
Wednesday October 18, 1946
Toronto at Detroit

Thursday October 19, 1946
New York at Montreal

Saturday October 21, 1946
Boston at Montreal
Detroit at Toronto

Sunday October 22,1946
New York at Detroit
Chicago at Boston

BAA SCHEDULE
Friday November 3, 1946
New York Knickerbockers at Toronto Huskies

Saturday November 4, 1946
Pittsburgh Ironmen at St Louis Bombers
Washington Capitols at Detroit Falcons
New York Knickerbockers at Chicago Stags
Boston Celtics at Providence Steamrollers

Sunday November 5, 1946
Toronto Huskies at Cleveland Rebels

Monday November 6, 1946
Washington Capitols at Pittsburgh Ironmen

[Tiger Fan]

BASEBALL HALL OF FAME BALLOT RELEASED
A total of 18 players have been listed on the latest ballot to determine who, if anyone, will be inducted to the Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame next summer. Highlighting the list are pitchers Eddie Plank, Ray Collins and Smokey Joe Wood along with batters Nap Lajoie and Zach Wheat. Below is a brief recap on the careers of each of the nominees.

DOC AYERS - The Washington Senators great was named American League pitcher of the year 5 times in a 6 year stretch from 1922-27. Was 6-1 in postseason play and won 3 World Series rings. Led the AL in wins 6 times including 1927 when he won a career high 30 games. 8 time allstar is 27th alltime in wins. His career stats are not as impressive as some because he was troubled by injuries early in his career and did not become a regular in the Sens rotation until 1920 when he was 30 years old. He would remain the number 1 starter in Washington until age 41 when he was demoted to the minors.

CHIEF BENDER - Pitched for Washington, the White Sox, Pittsburgh and Brooklyn. 8 time allstar led his league in era 3 times and ranks 10th alltime in career era. Is 6th in wins and strikeouts all time and 4th all time in losses and career games pitched. Won 3 World Series titles and is 4-2 in postseason play.

RAY COLLINS - 6 time American League pitcher of the year was major reason the Red Sox won 9 pennants and 6 World Series titles by 1920. Has the 4th best era of alltime and ranks 9th in career wins. Three times won over 30 games in a season and made 12 straight allstar teams. His 10 World Series wins are the most alltime.

BILL DOAK - 3 time NL pitcher of the year spent 16 seasons with the Cardinals before finishing his career with the Red Sox. 7 time allstar was 1-0 in 2 World Series appearances but was on the losing side twice.

WELDON HENLEY - One of just 18 pitchers to surpass the 300 win mark, Henley pitched for 5 teams in his 18 year career and made 3 allstar teams. Never led his league in wins and only once finished with the lowest era. Did not play any postseason games.

ORVAL OVERALL - 1905 NL rookie of the year spent most of his career with the Braves before finishing with 4 seasons in Cleveland. He won 2 pitcher of the year awards and made 8 allstar appearances. Was 1-1 for the Braves 1906 World Series winning club - his only taste of postseason play. Pitched a no-hitter as a rookie and a perfect game in 1909. Was traded from Braves to Indians for another hall of fame nominee - pitcher Ed Walsh Sr - in 1918. Ranks 15th alltime in wins.

EDDIE PLANK - 4 time American League pitcher of the year and 9 time allstar, Plank spent his entire career with the Athletics. 5 times he led his league in wins and 3 times had the best era. 3-3 in World Series action but never played for a winner. 6th lowest career era. Ranks 11th alltime in strikeouts and 14th in career wins.

JOHN SKOPEC - 2 time allstar began his career with the White Sox but enjoyed his best seasons with the Phillies. Is 8th alltime in era, 19th in career wins and 13th in strikeouts. Never played a postseason game.

BILL STEEN - 2 time NL pitcher of the year was the American League's top rookie with Cleveland in 1912. Moved to the Reds in 1916 before finishing his career with 2 seasons in Detroit starting in 1935. 9 time allstar had a 30 win season in 1921. 9 time allstar appeared in 7 World Series but his 3-9 record ties him with Smokey Joe Wood for most postseason losses. Was on two World Series winning teams. Pitched a no-hitter in 1919.

GEORGE UHLE - Won 4 pitcher of the year awards, all of them after turing 35 years of age. Broke in with the Indians as a 20 year old in 1919 but did not really blossom until after a trade to the Cubs in 1930. 10 time allstar won a pair of World Series titles with the Cubs, he was 4-0 in postseason play. Pitched a no-hitter late in his career. 17th alltime in wins.

ED WALSH SR - 2 time pitcher of the year pitched for Cleveland, Pittsburgh and the Braves. Made 8 allstar teams and had a 9-4 postseason record in 6 Series with the Pirates. One of the worst trades in Cleveland history was when they sent Walsh to the Pirates in 1908 for Jack Chesbro, a 200 game winner who would win just 11 games in an Indians uniform. Only hall of famer Noodles Hahn has a lower career era than Walsh's 2.44 mark. One of just 8 pitchers to top the 3000 strikeout mark, Walsh also ranks 12th with 327 career wins.

DOC WHITE - 2 time pitcher of the year spent most of his career with the Phillies and Senators but had a brief stop with the White Sox. Made 3 allstar teams but never pitched in a postseason game. White is 11th in career era and tied for 19th in career wins.

SMOKEY JOE WOOD - 9 time allstar never won a pitcher of the year award in his outstanding 18 year career with the Red Sox as he was always overshadowed by teammate Ray Collins. 6-9 in 16 postseason starts. The 16 starts are 1 shy of the record co-held by hall of famers Walter Johnson and Jim St Vrain. Won 6 World Series titles and pitched a no-hitter in his career. Ranks 8th alltime with 363 career wins and 6th in strikeouts.

PITCHERS	From-To	           W	L	ERA	G	IP	H	BB	SO
Doc Ayers	1914-1931	273	139	3.21	505	3935	3859	1138	1284
Chief Bender	1903-1922	361	262	2.63	730	6057	5471	1074	3141
Ray Collins	1909-1923	326	139	2.45	530	4335	3904	579	2106
Bill Doak	1913-1929	275	174	3.15	521	4280	4530	621	1407
Weldon Henley	1903-1920	310	265	2.76	650	5567	4741	1896	2851
Orval Overall	1905-1921	321	216	2.98	598	5003	4443	1815	2999
Eddie Plank	1901-1916	323	220	2.62	602	4996	4443	1115	2470
John Skopec	1901-1916	291	238	2.67	588	4943	4338	1397	2732
Bill Steen	1912-1926	282	188	3.06	540	4471	4181	1306	2258
George Uhle	1919-1940	315	204	3.72	656	4845	5386	1159	1098
Ed Walsh Sr	1904-1921	324	244	2.84	629	5363	4732	866	3123
Doc White	1901-1916	292	244	2.68	586	5000	4420	1242	2633
Joe Wood	1909-1926	363	211	3.05	673	5469	4802	1935	3177

AL BRIDWELL - 6 gold glove and 8 allstar appearances highlight the career of this longtime Philadelphia A's shortstop. Better known for his defense, Bridwell nevertheless managed to become one of just 14 players to crack the 3000 hit barrier. Batted .234 playing in 3 World Series with the A's but they lost on all 3 occassions.

HARRY HEILMANN - Rookie of the year in 1916 and AL MVP in 1919, Heilmann was a 10 time allstar outfielder for the Detroit Tigers. Retired at the relatively young age of 36 after 16 big league seasons. Never spent a day in the minors nor did he ever suffer an injury until his secon last season. Hit .371 in 30 postseason games and was a World Series Champion on three occassions.

NAP LAJOIE - Split his 19 year career between the A's and Indians. Many argue Lajoie should have been in the first hall of fame class of 1933 along with his contemporary Jesse Burkett. Lajoie dominated the first decade of the American League, winning 4 MVPs, 7 gold gloves at second base and making 10 allstar teams. The 5 time AL batting champ ranks 6th alltime with 3236 hits. Hit just .162 in 10 postseason games, all late in his career.

BOB MEUSEL - Traded by the Yankees to Cleveland as a rookie, Meusel would spend 16 seasons with the Indians making 7 allstar teams and winning 2 gold gloves for his outfield play. He also was named AL rookie of the year in 1920. Hit .222 in his only World Series, a 7 game loss to St Louis.

ZACH WHEAT - 11 time allstar and 2 time NL MVP with the Brooklyn Dodgers. A tremendous defensive outfielder, Wheat won 7 gold gloves in his 18 year career. Won 2 NL batting crowns and is 13th alltime with 3070 hits. Never appeared in a postseason game.

BATTERS	   From-To	           G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	AVG
Al Bridwell	1905-1926	3017	10709	1668	3075	285	118	79	1385	433	.287
Harry Heilmann	1916-1931	2193	8160	1467	2601	522	117	178	1458	157	.319
Nap Lajoie	1898-1916	2331	9120	1445	3022	587	148	62	1334	253	.331
Bob Meusel	1920-1935	2208	8149	1460	2562	651	136	283	1610	34	.314
Zack Wheat	1910-1927	2448	9367	1342	3070	502	158	153	1324	227	.328

As a comparison here are the career stats for the 13 current Hall of Famers

PITCHERS	From-To	           W	L	ERA	G	IP	H	BB	SO
Noodles Hahn	1900-1921	461	266	2.27	809	6777.9	6032	936	3690
Walter Johnson	1907-1926	391	229	2.92	727	5900.3	5618	1542	3119
C Mathewson  1901-1924	456	313	2.61	884	7298.2	6404	1577	3866
Jim St.Vrain	1902-1923	378	293	2.85	787	6436.9	5698	1760	3598
Cy Young	1891-1910	490	267	2.76	834	6872	6573	1241	2932

BATTERS	               From-To	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	AVG
Ty Cobb	            1906-1926	2816	9944	1762	3206	585	296	61	1398	1121	.322
Eddie Collins	1908-1928	2756	10001	1789	3193	440	218	76	1325	951	.319
Rogers Hornsby	1916-1934	2532	9373	1845	3321	655	193	292	1706	170	.354
Joe Jackson	1911-1931	2763	10420	1878	3481	715	315	145	1555	495	.334
Babe Ruth	1918-1932	2022	6496	1782	2088	420	87	615	1692	134	.321
Tris Speaker	1909-1925	2409	8799	1688	3069	666	238	98	1499	458	.349
Jesse Burkett	1891-1913	2886	11352	2135	3984	480	210	79	1417	506	.351
Willie Keeler	1895-1912	2282	9185	1599	3141	280	144	30	1100	748	.342

The ballot will be posted in the dynasty board shortly. Board members will be allowed to vote for up to 10 players. Their ballots will be tabulated and added to the votes cast by the Baseball Writers Association. (BBWA votes are determined by a formula that factors in black ink, grey ink, awards and allstar appearances). Results will be made public by the Hall of Fame committee in early December 1946.

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TIGERFAN'S SPORTING NEWS
49ERS HAND EAGLES FIRST LOSS
And then there was one. The Chicago Bears are the NFL's only unbeaten team after the San Francisco 49ers handed the Philadelphia Eagles their first loss in 7 games. The 6-2 49ers did more than just hand the Eagles the loss, they slapped them upside the head with a thoroughly dominating 24-7 win. Only a late interception return for a touchdown spared the Eagles the embarassement of a shutout. One stat shows just how lobsided this game really was.

Total net yards
San Francisco 523
Philadelphia 128

San Francisco rookie QB Ike Meier, benched last week after a dreadful showing vs Kansas City two weeks ago, did a workmanlike job on this occassion. The 4th round pick forced into the starting role with the injury to Koy Harris, completed 19 of 33 for 333 yards and 2 touchdowns. He was also picked off twice. Meier, a very mobile QB, was not sacked all game and did manage to scramble for 43 yards. Running backs Travis Henderson and Russ Davis combined for 145 yards rushing and wide receiver Benny Pace had a huge game with 7 catches for 119 yards.

The Eagles got just 73 yards out of their feature back Harley Mitchell. However it was the performance of QB Doug Bass that really did in the Eagles. Bass, back in a starting role after missing 3 games with an injury, completed just 12 of 26 passes for 64 yards and was picked off twice. You have to expect the Eagles to go back to Ken Neal for next week's game at Washington. In Bass's absence, Neal was outstanding.

The only downside to the game for San Francisco was that veteran safety Earl Joyce suffered an elbow injury late in the game when he was tackled after recording his 6th interception of the season. Joyce could be done for the rest of the season. Veteran backup Joe Germaine will likely take Joyce spot in the starting lineup but it is a huge drop-off in talent.

BEARS JUST KEEP ON WINNING - DROP PANTHERS 38-7
The league's most potent offense had another huge day as the Chicago Bears improve to 7-0 and are the only undefeated team remaining in the NFL. No one is quite sure what got into Sid *Luckman but the four-time first team all-star must have decided he felt like a running back on Sunday. Luckman, who had rushed for 78 yards in the first 6 games this season carried the ball for 110 yards in this game. He also passed for 201 yards and 1 touchdown.

In other action
Washington lost QB Sammy *Baugh for at least a month with a leg injury and lost the game to the Arizona Cardinals. Tuffy *Leemans ran for 116 yards and Brook Hasselbeck added 10 more to his league leading tackle total as the Cardinals stopped the Redskins 24-17. The loss keeps Washington 2 games back of Philadelphia, which lost for the first time this season. Arizona remains 1 game back of the 6-2 49ers.

Todd Berger ran for 155 yards to lead New Orleans past Minnesota 24-12. The 4-3 Saints are tied with Atlanta atop the NFC South Division. The Falcons need 10 fourth quarter points to rally past Detroit 24-20. Antowain Anderson rushed for 98 yards including a 5 yard touchdown scamper with 5 minutes to play that proved to be the difference in the game.

Cecil *Isbell had his best game of the season as Green Bay beat up on Tampa 24-3. Isbell completed 29 of 38 for 311 yards and a pair of touchdowns, one to Don *Hutson who had 7 catches for 110 yards.

The misery continues for the New York Giants. After a 2-0 start the Giants have dropped 5 straight including a 27-20 loss at home to lowly Seattle yesterday. To add insult to injury, the defense that was dubbed the Big Blue Machine after a quick start, was shredded for 252 yards by a QB who 5 weeks ago was a free agent that nobody wanted. Dennis Hayes, released by New England over the summer, was signed when the Seahawks top 2 QB's went down with injury. He is 3-2 in his 5 starts for Seattle, a club that has averaged just over 5 wins a season for the past 4 years.

With starting RB Mike Largent sidelined backup Reggie Hoernschemeyer ran for a career high 126 yards as St Louis outscored Dallas 38-24.

VAN BUREN LEADS JETS TO 4TH STRAIGHT WIN
As bad as things have been for the cross-town Giants, it has been equally as good for fans of the New York Jets over the past month. The Jets after losing their first 4 games of the season, including a 13-3 week 2 loss to New England, have reeled off 4 straight wins. The Patriots were the latest victim falling 20-9 in game dominated by the Jets defense and Steve *Van Buren. The 3rd year running back from LSU ran for a career high 165 yards and scored a touchdown on an 81 yard run. He also gained another 33 yards on 3 receptions. The Jets defense held 6-2 New England to just 173 total yards and allowed only 3 field goals. With back-to-back wins over division rivals New England and Buffalo the Jets are back in the AFC East title hunt.

Buffalo finally halted it's 4-game losing streak with a 29-18 win over division doormat Miami. Michael Williams ran for 130 yards to lead the Bills who are tied with the improving Jets at 4-4, 2 games back of New England in the AFC East. Miami drops to 2-6.

Elsewhere in the AFC

Three fourth quarter touchdowns, including a pair of Tom Friede to Bud Neal passes gave Pittsburgh a come-from-behind 25-14 win over hometown Indianapolis. Mickey Marangi ran for 134 yards for the Steelers who lead the Central Division with a 5-3 record.

Baltimore kept pace with a 17-10 wn over Jacksonville. The 4-3-1 Ravens normally rely on an outstanding defense but it has struggled at times this season, although it looked good on this occassion.

Wide receiver Brad Gibron had 2 touchdown catches as Tennessee beat Cincinnati 22-14. Gibron had 7 receptions for 124 yards in a game that saw the Bengals lose their starting QB. Bud Rutledge of the Bengals, who has been battling an ankle injury all season finally had the injury sideline him for good - the ankle is broken and his season and possibly is 14 year career may well be over.

Vaughan Diedrick and Art Tasker connected on a 36 yard pass in overtime to give Houston a 29-23 victory over Cleveland. The winning strike came after Houston had forced the extra period on a 50 yard field goal from Laverne Bethea with just over a minute to play in regulation. Zack Kruczek had 9 receptions for the Browns to run his league leading total to 57. With the loss Cleveland falls to 4-4 while the Texans improve to 2-4-1.




MIDSEASON ROOKIE REPORT - PART 2 THE DEFENDERS
In the second of a three part series discussing how the rookies are adapting to the NFL we will focus strictly on the defensive side of the ball. Last years draft was dominated by the offense as all but thirteen of 32 first round picks made last April were offensive players but as you will see below some of those thirteeen defenders selected are making a quick impact on the league.

ROCK ROBERTS LB DENVER - The ex-Purdue Boilermaker was the first defensive player selected and he slid all the way down to 8th. The middle linebacker is a big reason why the Broncos are 6-1 and have one of the best defenses in the league. He has started every game and is second on the team with 53 tackles. A defensive rookie of the year candidate.

TOMMY TAYLOR FS GREEN BAY - Taken 10th by Green Bay Taylor has been a force in the Packers secondary. Has 52 tackles and 3 interceptions including a 2 pick game against Detroit a couple of weeks ago.

JIM HENDERSON DE ST LOUIS - The 14th pick out of Colorado, Henderson's play has been sporadic. He has started 5 of the 8 games but has just 4 tackles and 1 sack to his credit. Like the rest of the 3-5 Rams he has been a bit of a dissappointment.

BOB HOLT SS CLEVELAND - Former USC star went 15th overall. He had an interception in the season opener but is showing some frustration at being eased into the job. He has not started a game yet as the Browns have 8 year veteran Dick Lewis ahead of him. The initial impression was Holt could become a star if his attitude is focused on improving.

WALTER SCOTT FS NEW ORLEANS - A bit of a surprise pick at 17 for the Saints as they already had allstar Jeff Klein, a third year pro, at the position. Scott has seen plenty of action and has 1 interception to go with 22 tackles this season but like Holt the former Viriginia Tech defensive back is frustrated at his lack of playing time.

PAT *HARDER LB OAKLAND - It has been a rough season for the Raiders but you can't blame the former Wisconsin middle linebacker. Harder surprisingly dropped to 21st in the draft and has played like a man on a mission. He has started all 7 games for Oakland and has 40 tackles and an interception

PAUL MOLDEN DE CAROLINA - The former San Jose State standout was taken 22nd by the Panthers. A pass-rushing DE who had 12 sacks as a senior, has 3 so far in 7 starts as an NFL rookie. The 2-5 Panthers defense as a whole has not played up to expectations so far this year.

BILL *WILLIS DT SAN FRANCISCO - Projected to go in the top 15, Willis slid to the 49ers at pick 23. The former Ohio State Buckeye has spent most of the season on the San Francisco bench, watching and learning behind veteran allstars Joey Griese and Ray Steele. He is projected to replace Grieise, who is in his 10th pro year, next season.

DENNIS POOCHMAN DT ATLANTA - the third of three straight picks made on defensive linemen, the ex-Virginia Cavalier went 24th to the Falcons. He has started all 7 games and been a disrupting presence in the middle. He also has 4 sacks already this season.

STEPHEN WHITEHEAD SS BUFFALO - Fomer North Carolina State DB was selected 27th by the Bills. He has started all 8 games for a very good defensive unit and his 51 tackles place him second on the team in that category. He has yet to record an interception but, as his 8 picks as a senior attest, Whitehead has a terrific nose for the ball.

SPEEDY GARRITY DT CINCINNATI - Taken 28th from Temple, Garrity has started every game for the Bengals so far this season. He has 11 tackles and 1 sack to his credit.

JASON LEE DT CHICAGO - 4th DT selected in the draft went 31st to the Bears. Former University of Washington star has started all 7 games for the defending NFC champs and has 9 tackles and 8 QB hurries to his credit.

TONY BRADY SS HOUSTON - The final pick of the first round was used on this former Pitt Panther. Brady instantly became the best DB in the weak Texans secondary and has 42 tackles and 2 interceptions in 7 games so far. If he played on a better team he could be the favourite for the defensive rookie of the year award. As it is he will still get some notice.

Next week we check the progress of the first round picks on the other side of the ball.




RED WINGS OFF TO QUICK START AS NHL SEASON BEGINS
The Detroit Red Wings reeled off three consecutive victories to start the National Hockey League season and sit alone atop the standings. In Wednesday's season opener the Wings beat the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 as Eddie Bruneteau scored a pair of goals and Sid Abel counted the other marker. The game marked the NHL debut of highly touted Red Wing rookie Gordie Howe. While the winger did not factor in the scoring he did make his presence felt on the scoresheet, taking a minor penalty in his first shift of the game and mixing it up in a scrap with Leafs rearguard Bill Barilko in the second period. The Leafs outshot the Wings 37-31 but Detroit goaltender Harry Lumley was outstanding and was named the second star of the game.

The Wings and Leafs had a rematch in Toronto on Saturday and again the Motor City side came out on top. Sid Abel scored the game winner with 1:22 to play in the third period to give the Wings a 4-3 victory. Abel's goal came less than 5 minutes after Bud Poile scored to tie the game for the Leafs. Roy Conacher had 2 goals and an assist to pace the Wings who peppered Leaf goal Turk Broda with 47 shots.

On Sunday, Gordie Howe scored his first NHL goal as the Wings spanked the New York Rangers 6-2 at The Olympia. Jim Conacher had a 3 point game for the winners while linemate Billy Taylor notched a pair of assists.

For the Rangers it was their second straight lobsided loss as Montreal beat the blueshirts 6-1 at The Forum on Thursday. Chuck Rayner started both games in net for New York but was replaced by backup Sugar Jim Henry both times, although Henry fared no better in relief than Rayner did as a starter. Leo Gravelle scored a hat trick for the Habs in Thursday's contest with Billy Reay and Rocket Richard each picking up a goal and an assist. Bill Durnan turned aside 32 shots after Edgar Laprade beat him with the Rangers first shot just 25 seconds into the contest.

The Boston Bruins looked very good in Saturday night's opener on the road in Montreal. The Bruins outshot the Canadiens 44-34 and would have won if not for some superb work from Bill Durnan between the Montreal pipes. The Canadiens tallied first early in the second period when Kenny Reardon's hard blast was stopped by Boston goalie Frank Brimsek but the rebound went directly to Habs forward George Allen who deposited the puck in the open side. The Bruins fired 20 shots at Durnan in the third period and were finally rewarded when Bill Cowley set up Joe Carveth for the equilizer.

On Sunday, the Chicago Black Hawks became the final team to start it's season. The Hawks doubled the Bruins in Boston 4-2 as the line of George Gee, Max Bentley and Adam Brown combined for 10 points including a hat trick from Gee. His final goal came into an empty net just moments after the Bruins hit the post while scrambling for the equalizer. Joe Carveth scored both Boston goals assisted on each occassion by Bill Cowley.




BASEBALL'S GOLD GLOVE WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Major league baseball began it's offseason parade of awards this winning by naming the gold glove winners for both the American and National Leagues.

In the American League the Boston Red Sox led the way with 3 winners. Centerfielder Mel Almada and rightfielder Stan Spence each won for the third time while leftfielder Ted Williams made it a clean sweep of the outfield for the Bosox. For Williams it was the first fielding award of his 8 year career. The infield features a pair of St Louis Browns in first George McQuinn and shortstop Vern Stephens. For McQuinn, it is his 7th gold glove in the last 8 years (the White Sox' Dolph Camilli interrupted McQuinn's streak last year). The 25 year old Stephens wins for the third time in his 5 year career. All of the others are first time winners. Washington's Jerry Priddy because the third different winner at second base in the past three seasons. Yankee teammates Bob Scheffing and Billy Johnson win at catcher and third base respectiviely while the gold glove winning pitcher is Stubby Overmire of the Detroit Tigers. The World Series winning Cleveland Indians failed to have a single player win a gold glove.

Second baseman Tony Cuccinello of the National League champion won the 9th Gold Glove of his career. He is the active leader in gold gloves but remains three shy of the record 12 won by Cardinals shortstop Bobby Wallace between 1901 and 1914. Cuccinello's doubleplay partner Arky Vaughan remains stuck at 8 gold gloves after losing out to Brooklyn shortstop Pee Wee Reese. It was the first gold glove for the 27 year old Reese. Joining Cuccinello and Reese in the infield are St Louis third baseman Whitey Kurowski, with his third gold glove, and first time winner Phillies first sacker Roy Sanders. Pittsburgh pitcher Ken Heintzelman is a first time winner and he ends Jack Kraus' three-year hold on the award for hurlers. Cardinal catcher Walker Cooper wins for the second time in three years while two of the three outfielders are first time winners - centerfielder Joe Marty of the Cubs and right fielder Ford Garrison of the Reds. Rounding out the National League gold glove list is Reds leftfielder Joe Medwick, who wins for the second time in his career.

Next week the American and National League rookie of the year award winners will be announced.


COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUND UP
NOTRE DAME TAKES OVER NUMBER 1 RANKING
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have taken over the number 1 spot in the National College Football poll. The 4-0 Irish built up a 17-0 lead and cruised to a 17-6 victory on the road against Iowa. Previous number 1 ranked Army won to improve to 6-0 but Army needed two fourth quarter touchdowns at home to rally past a middle of the road Duke squad 14-6. Army's offense could accomplish nothing through 3 quarters against the Blue Devils and had linebacker John *Green not picked off a pass and returned it 57 yards for a touchdown midway through the 4th quarter we would likely be disecting an Army loss in this report.

TSN COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOP 20
Here is the new Top 20 after this weekends action. (last weeks ranking in brackets)
1- Notre Dame (2) -- 4-0 beat Iowa 17-6, at Navy next week
2- Army (1) -- 6-0 beat Duke 14-6, host West Virginia next week
3. Georgia (3) -- 5-0 beat Furman 44-3, host #13 Alabama next week
4. Tennessee (4)-- 5-0 beat Wake Forest 14-7, host #12 North Carolina next week
5. UCLA (5) -- 5-0 beat Santa Clara 44-6, host St Mary's next week
6. Michigan (6) -- 4-1 beat then #17 Illinois 44-16, at Minnesota next week
7. Pennsylvania (7)-- 4-0 beat Navy 40-10, host Princeton next week
8. Yale (8) -- 5-0 beat Coast Guard 48-0, host Dartmouth next week
9. Arkansas (10) - 5-0-1 beat Mississippi 7-3, at Texas A&M next week
10. Ohio State (11) -- 4-1 beat Minnesota 17-3, at Northwestern next week
11. Rice (14) - 4-0-1 beat then #12 Texas 13-7, host #18 Texas Tech next week
12. North Carolina (13) -- 5-0 beat Florida 41-10, at #4 Tennessee next week
13. Alabama (15) -- 5-1 beat then #19 Kentucky 23-17, at #3 Georgia next week
14. Georgia Tech (16)-- 4-1 beat Auburn 37-0, at Duke next week
15 Southern Methodist (20) 4-0-1 beat Missouri 17-7, at #16 Texas next week
16. Texas (12) -- 4-2 lost to then #14 Rice 13-7, host #15 SMU next week
17. Stanford (nr) -- 4-1 beat then #9 USC 24-20, at Oregon State next week
18. Texas Tech (nr) -- 5-1 beat Denver 23-3, at #11 Rice next week
19. Southern California (9)-- 3-1-1 lost 24-20 to Stanford, host Oregon next week
20 William & Mary (nr)-- 6-0 beat VMI 38-6, host Maryland next week

Dropping out of top 20
17. Illinois (17)--- 3-2-1 lost to then #6 Michigan 44-16, at Iowa next week
18 Kentucky (18)- 4-2 lost 23-17 to then #15 Alabama, host Michigan State next week
19. Kansas 5-1 lost 23-17 to Tulsa, host Oklahoma State next week


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SEC WEEKLY RECAP
It is beginning to look like Tennessee and Georgia may finish as co-champions of the SEC. The two squads will not meet each other and if Georgia can get past defending champion Alabama next week they each appear to have a clear path to a perfect 5-0 conference record. The Bulldogs and the Vols are ranked 3rd and 4th nationally after each won non-conference matchups last week. Louisianna State improved to 2-0 in conference play with a 14-9 win over Vanderbilt. In other conference action Alabama knocked off Kentucky 23-17, Georgia Tech blanked Auburn 37-0, Mississippi State shaded Tulane 21-20.

Alabama at Georgia is the big conference matchup next week. Other games send Mississippi to LSU and Auburn hosts Vanderbilt.

	           CONFERENCE			    OVERALL		
	W	L	T	W	L	T
Geo	2	0	0	5	0	0
Tenn	2	0	0	5	0	0
LSU	2	0	0	3	1	0
bama	2	1	0	5	1	0
GeTech	2	1	0	3	1	0
Vand	2	2	0	3	2	0
Kent	2	2	0	4	2	0
Tulane	2	2	0	2	3	0
Miss St	1	1	0	4	1	0
Florida	0	2	1	0	4	1
Miss	0	3	1	1	4	1
Auburn	0	2	0	3	2	0

WESTERN CONFERENCE WEEKLY RECAP
Michigan and Ohio State keep on winning. The Wolverines got 141 yards and 2 touchdowns from RB Bob *Chappis in a 44-16 win over Illinois. It was the Fighting Illini's first conference loss. Ohio State dropped Minnesota 17-3 as Buckeye QB Les *Horvath passed for 2 touchdowns and 287 yards in the win. OSU offensive tackle Warren *Amling is making NFL scouts take notice. The senior is now considered the number one offensive line prospect as he has moved ahead of Notre Dame's George *Connor and Josh Critterdon of Michigan.

There is a full slate of conference action next week as Illinois visits Iowa, Michigan travels to Minnesota, Northwestern entertains Ohio State and Wisconsin is at Purdue.

	           CONFERENCE			    OVERALL
	W	L	T	W	L	T
Mich	4	0	0	4	1	0
OhioSt	3	0	0	4	1	0
Illin	2	1	1	3	2	1
Minn	1	1	1	3	1	1
Wisc	1	2	0	3	2	0
Purd	1	2	0	2	4	0
Iowa	1	2	0	3	3	0
Norwst	0	2	1	2	2	1
Ind	0	3	1	1	3	2

PACIFIC COAST CONFERENCE WEEKLY NOTEBOOK
A couple of weeks ago the PCC was shocked to learn that Oregon State managed to pull off a tie against mighty USC. This week, the shock was even bigger when it was learned that USC lost 24-20 to Stanford. There were plenty of heroes in the upset victory for the Cardinal but two in particular stand out. Senior QB Pete Sewell passed for 407 yards and a pair of touchdowns while cornerback Steve Williams had 2 interceptions including one that set up the winning score midway through the 4th quarter.

The USC loss appears to give the UCLA Bruins a clear path to the Rose Bowl. The Bruins are 4-0 in conference play and ranked 5th nationally after beating independant Santa Clara 44-6 on Saturday. In conference action Oregon improved to 3-1 with a 17-3 win over Idaho, Washington State topped Oregon State 17-7 and Washington outscored California 19-13.

Next week Idaho is at Montana, Oregon visits USC, Stanford travels to Oregon State and Washington State is at California,

	           CONFERENCE			    OVERALL
	W	L	T	W	L	T
UCLA	4	0	0	5	0	0
Oreg	3	1	0	4	1	0
USC	2	1	1	3	1	1
Stan	2	1	0	4	1	0
Wash	2	2	0	2	2	1
WshSt	2	3	0	2	3	0
Cali	1	2	0	1	4	0
OreSt	0	2	1	1	2	1
Mont	0	1	0	2	3	0
Idaho	0	3	0	1	4	0

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE WEEKLY NOTEBOOK
Believe it or not William & Mary University has managed to sneak into the national college football picture. 6-0 overall and 4-0 in conference play after beating VMI 38-6 the Tribe are now ranked 20th in the nation and have a great chance at a Southern Conference title. Sophomore running back Jack *Cloud has been the driving force behind the team. William & Mary plays Maryland next week then faces a big challenge the following week against 12th ranked North Carolina.

In other conference play Clemson topped South Carolina 27-14, Richmond dumped Washington & Lee 27-7 while North Carolina State blanked Virginia Tech 24-0. In a non-conference game Duke came very close to knocking off the number 1 team in the nation. Army finally prevailed 14-6 but not before the Blue Devils had carried a 6-0 lead into the 4th quarter and had shut the star-studded Army offense right down.

	W	L	T	W	L	T
W&M	4	0	0	6	0	0
NC St	4	1	0	4	1	0
Rich	3	1	0	5	1	0
N Car	2	0	0	5	0	0
Wake 	2	0	0	4	1	0
S Car	1	1	0	2	2	0
Citadel	1	1	0	2	1	1
Duke	1	1	0	2	3	0
VMI	1	2	0	2	4	0
Clem	1	2	0	2	3	0
Mary	0	2	1	1	2	1
VaTech	0	3	1	0	4	1
GWas	0	0	0	3	1	0
Wsh&Le	0	2	0	2	2	0
David	0	2	0	3	2	0
Furman	0	2	0	1	4	0

The season is officially a bust for the University of Texas. The defending SWC champions lost for the second time in conference play and are out of both the national title race and the conference championship picture. Rice stopped the Longhorns on Saturday by a 13-7 count. One other conference game saw Texas A&M drop Baylor 14-0.

Next week Arkansas visits Texas A&M in a first place showdown. On other game has SMU at Texas

	CONFERENCE			    OVERALL		
	W	L	T	W	L	T
Ark	2	0	1	5	0	1
Tx A&M	2	0	0	3	3	0
Rice	1	0	1	4	0	1
TCU	1	1	1	2	3	1
SMU	0	0	1	4	0	1
Texas	0	2	0	4	2	0
Baylor	0	3	0	1	4	0

BIG 6 CONFERENCE WEEKLY NOTEBOOK
There is a three-way tie atop the Big 6 standings as the conference schedule reaches the halfway point. Kansas lost a non-conference game to Tulsa 23-17 and that defeat drops the Jayhawks out of the top 20 which means the Big 6 do not have a representative in that illustrious group. In the only conference game on the weekend Oklahoma hammered Iowa State 61-9. Sooners senior wide receivers Hugh *Taylor and Don Schlereth each caught two touchdown passes in the win.

Next week Missouri visits Nebraska while Iowa State is at Kansas State.

	CONFERENCE			     OVERALL		
	W	L	T	W	L	T
Kan	2	0	0	5	1	0
Missri	2	0	0	3	3	0
Okla	2	0	0	3	2	0
Nebr	1	1	0	1	3	1
IowSt	0	3	0	2	4	0
KanSt	0	3	0	0	4	0

MVC WEEKLY NOTEBOOK
No conference games last week or this week.

	CONFERENCE			     OVERALL
	W	L	T	W	L	T
Tulsa	2	0	0	4	2	0
WichSt	1	1	0	3	2	0
St.L	0	0	1	0	4	1
Drake	0	2	1	1	4	1
OklaSt	0	0	0	2	4	0

BORDER CONFERENCE WEEKLY NOTEBOOK
Hardin-Simmons blanked Arizona State 41-0 to remain undefeated overall. In the other conference game New Mexico State and West Texas A&M played to a 6-6 tie. Next week Arizona State is at New Mexico State, Hardin-Simmons visits Arizona, UTEP is at New Mexico and Northern Arizona visits North Texas A&M

	CONFERENCE			     OVERALL
	W	L	T	W	L	T
N Mex	3	1	0	4	2	0
UTEP	2	0	0	4	0	0
Hdn-Sm	2	0	0	5	0	0
TxTech	1	0	0	5	1	0
Ariz	1	1	0	3	2	0
N Ariz	1	1	0	3	3	0
NMexSt	0	2	1	2	3	1
W T A&M	0	3	1	2	2	1
ArizSt	0	2	0	1	4	0

MOUNTAIN STATES CONFERENCE WEEKLY NOTEBOOK
Utah beat Wyoming 17-0 in conference play last week. Next weekend Colorado is at Utah while Wyoming visits Brigham Young.

	CONFERENCE			     OVERALL
	W	L	T	W	L	T
Den	3	0	0	3	3	0
Colo	2	1	0	3	3	0
Utah	2	1	0	2	3	0
UtSt	1	1	0	3	2	0
BYU	1	2	0	3	2	1
Wyom	0	2	1	1	4	1
Col St	0	2	1	0	5	1

MAJOR INDEPENDANTS STANDINGS

	          W 	L	T
Army	        6	0	0
Nevada	        5	0	0
Rutgers	        5	0	0
Yale	        5	0	0
Detroit Mercy	5	1	0
Harvard	        4	0	1
Syracuse	4	0	1
Notre Dame	4	0	0
Pennsylvania	4	0	0
Brown	        3	1	1
Holy Cross	3	1	1
St. Mary's	3	1	1
Boston College	3	1	0
Penn State	3	1	0
Virginia	3	1	0
Bucknell  	3	2	0
Cornell	        3	2	0
Montana State	3	2	0
Marquette	3	3	0
Pittsburgh	3	3	0
Villanova	3	3	0
Georgetown	2	1	0
Columbia	2	3	0
Miami (Florida)	2	3	0
Michigan State	2	3	0
Santa Clara	2	3	0
Princeton	1	2	1
Merchant Marine	1	5	1
Colgate	        1	3	0
Portland	1	3	0
Temple	        1	3	0
Lafayette	1	4	0
Tenn-Chat	1	4	0
West Virginia	1	5	0
New York U	0	3	1
Fordham	        0	3	0
San Francisco	0	4	0
Dartmouth	0	5	0
Navy	        0	5	0

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[Tiger Fan]

CANADIAN FOOTBALL ROUND UP
EASTERN RACES GOING DOWN TO THE WIRE IN CANADIAN FOOTBALL
With just 2 weeks remaining in the season top spot in both the Ontario Rugby Football Union and Interprovincial Football Union remain very much up for grabs. A pair of losses in the past two weeks has hurt the Toronto Argos and allowed Montreal to pull into a tie for top spot in the Interprovincial loop. Meanwhile the Alouettes, since losing 14-3 to the Argos on October 3 have won 2 straight. Toronto and Montreal have clinched the two playoff berths in the league but at stake is the all-important home field advantage. It will go down to the wire as the Alouettes and Argos have 2 games remaining with each other - next Saturday in Montreal and the following week in Toronto.

In the Ontario League three teams are in a tight battle for the two playoff spots. The Toronto Indians climbed back into contention with a come-from-behind 26-20 win over the Hamilton Wildcats. That result leaves the Indians and Wildcats tied at 10 points apiece, 2 back of the first place Toronto Balmy Beach squad which defeated last palce Sarnia 27-7 on Friday. The Balmy Beach and Hamilton will meet this weekend in the Steel City while the Indians travel to Ottawa.

Out West the two finalists were known pretty much from the first week of the season. Winnipeg and Calgary split their 4 games against each other this season while each has had their way with lowly Saskatchewan. If Calgary beats Saskatchewan in next week's season finale they will finish tied with the Blue Bombers for top spot. Winnipeg is plus 79 points while Calgary is just plus 33 so it will take a major blowout on the Stamps part to win the first place tiebreaker with the Bombers. The Western playoff will be a home and home 2-game total point affair so first place does not mean a lot in this case.



BOXING NEWS AND NOTES
FLYWEIGHT TITLE TO BE DECIDED IN PARIS THIS WEEK
The vacant World Flyweight Boxing Title will be decided this Friday in Paris, France when Little Dado of the Phillipines meets Britian's Teddy Gardner. The two fought to a 15 round majority draw in Tokyo in September. Flyweight is the only one of the 8 major weight classes that has still not crowned a new post-World War II champion. In the flyweight division, like each of the other 7, a year long elimination tournament was held to determine a champion but this was the only category that saw a draw in the final bout between the top two contenders.

Flyweight is the only category not presently dominated by American fighters. In fact there is not an American in the top 10 as British fighters dominate the class. The top American would be Dado Marino. The Hawaiian was projected to one day get a title shot but if Saturday's performance is any indication that will never come to pass. Marino agreed to fight top British challenger Vic Herman in Britian and Saturday's bout could not have gone any worse as Marino was knocked out in the first round. In truth it was a bad matchup for Marino and not just because of the trip half way around the world to fight. Marino is more of a tactician in the ring and always has trouble with sluggers. Herman is a slugger, at least by flyweight standards, who feasts on the more technically sound fighters because he does not have to fear powerful counterpunches and he did just that against Marino. The victory improves Herman to 14-3-2 and he is now considered the 6th best flyweight in the World. Marino's record is now 10-4.


STATS AND STANDINGS
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

					
North	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Chi	7	0	0	1.000	234	97
Det	3	4	0	.429	150	181
GB	3	4	0	.429	162	144
Min	2	5	0	.286	97	152

East	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Phil	6	1	0	.857	177	125
Wash 	4	3	0	.571	178	144
NYG	2	5	0	.286	121	177
Dallas	1	6	0	.143	130	181

South	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
NO	4	3	0	.571	131	159
Atl	4	3	0	.571	113	120
Car	2	5	0	.286	95	157
TB	1	6	0	.143	116	169

West	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
SF	6	2	0	.750	190	139
Arz	5	3	0	.625	168	163
Sea	3	5	0	.375	167	205
StL	3	5	0	.375	149	144

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

		
North	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Pit	5	3	0	.625	154	152
Bal	4	3	1	.562	113	106
Cle	4	4	0	.500	135	135
Cin	3	5	0	.375	162	160

East	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
NE 	6	2	0	.750	162	95
NYJ	4	4	0	.500	163	126
Buf	4	4	0	.500	112	130
Mia	2	6	0	.250	142	179

South	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Tenn	5	2	0	.714	172	110
Jax	3	4	0	.429	124	130
Hou	2	4	1	.357	108	147
Ind	2	5	0	.286	105	150

West	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Den 	6	1	0	.857	186	131
KC	4	3	0	.571	115	139
SD	4	3	0	.571	122	107
Oak	3	4	0	.429	123	122

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
San Francisco 24 Philadelphia 7
Arizona 24 Washington 17
Buffalo 29 Miami 18
NY Jets 20 New England 9
Pittsburgh 25 Indianapolis 14
New Orleans 24 Minnesota 12
Green Bay 24 Tampa 3
Atlanta 24 Detroit 20
Chicago 38 Carolina 7
Seattle 27 NY Giants 20
Baltimore 17 Jacksonville 10
Tennessee 22 Cincinnati 14
Houston 29 Cleveland 23 (ot)
St Louis 38 Dallas 24

THIS WEEK'S GAMES
Indianapolis Colts (2-5) at Houston Texans (2-4-1)
Dallas Cowboys (1-6) at New York Giants (2-5)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-6) at New Orleans Saints (4-3)
Detroit Lions (3-4) at Chicago Bears (7-0)
Carolina Panthers (2-5) at Atlanta Falcons (4-3)
Arizona Cardinals (5-3) at San Francisco 49ers (6-2)
Tennessee Titans (5-2) at Jacksonville Jaguars (3-4)
Kansas City Chiefs (4-3) at Denver Broncos (6-1)
Minnesota Vikings (2-5) at Green Bay Packers (3-4)
San Diego Chargers (4-3) at Oakland Raiders (3-4)
Baltimore Ravens (4-3-1) at Cincinnati Bengals (3-5)
Cleveland Browns (4-4) at Pittsburgh Steelers (5-3)
Seattle Seahawks (3-5) at St. Louis Rams (3-5)
Philadelphia Eagles (6-1) at Washington Redskins (4-3)



NFL STATISTICAL LEADERS

QB RATING	TM	AT	COMP	C%	YDS	TD	INT	RAT
Sid *Luckman	CHI	226	160	70.8	2064	16	3	117.2
Manfred Gayle	TEN	153	90	58.8	1330	16	3	114.0
Sammy *Baugh	WAS	152	89	58.6	1519	11	4	105.7
Ken Neal	PHI	150	102	68.0	1158	7	5	92.6
Ryan Boyette	NO	217	137	63.1	1677	6	4	88.4
								
RUSHING YARDS	TM	GS	RUSH	YDS	YPC	LG	TD	
S *Van Buren	NYJ	8	179	885	4.9	81	5	
Stacey Jolley	MIA	8	169	832	4.9	66	8	
Bruce Jones	KAN	7	173	821	4.7	70	8	
Todd Berger	NO	7	156	768	4.9	47	4	
M Williams        BUF	8	197	758	3.8	23	2	
								
RECEPTIONS	TM	REC						
Zach Kruczek	CLE	57						
Wayne *Miller	WSH	51						
Bob Sommer	NO	51						
Mel Ours	HOU	49						
Brian Gardner	DEN	47						
Willie Nelson	DAL	47						
Lewis Smith	JAX	46						
								
RECEVING YARDS	TM	GS	REC	YDS	YPC	LG	TD	
Zach Kruczek	CLE	8	57	714	12.5	47	2	
Wayne *Miller	WAS	7	51	702	13.8	43	5	
Brian Gardner	DEN	7	47	682	14.5	70	4	
Mel Ours	HOU	7	49	659	13.4	60	3	
Mark Hayman	TEN	7	31	587	18.9	54	5	
								
TACKLES	TM	GS	TAK	SOLO	AST			
B. Hasselbeck	ARZ	8	84	62	22			
Matt Truluck	STL	8	84	71	13			
Jeff Parent	CIN	8	81	66	15			
James Williams	SEA	8	79	56	23			
Mel Hein	NYG	7	77	57	20			
								
SACKS	TM	SACK						
Kevin Merkins	DEN	12						
Reggie White	SD	8						
Leslie Hill	PHI	8						
Ruben Taylor	MIN	8						
Wayne *Millner	CLE	7						
Javon Love	OAK	7						
								
INTERCEPTONS	TM	INT						
Ed Newberry	DEN	6						
Mark Smith	BAL	6						
Greg Fletcher	BUF	6						
Earl Joyce	SF	6						
Ken Milloy	JAX	5

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

NHL Standings	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
Detroit	        3	3	0	0	6	13	6
Montreal	2	1	0	1	3	7	2
Chicago	        1	1	0	0	2	4	2
Boston	        2	0	1	1	1	3	5
Toronto	        2	0	2	0	0	4	7
New York	2	0	2	0	0	3	12

RESULTS
Wednesday October 18, 1946
Detroit 3 Toronto 1

Thursday October 19, 1946
Montreal 6 New York 1

Saturday October 21, 1946
Boston 1 Montreal 1
Detroit 4 Toronto 3

Sunday October 22, 1946
Detroit 6 New York 2
Chicago 4 Boston 2


UPCOMING GAMES
Wednesday October 25, 1946
New York at Montreal
Toronto at Boston
Chicago at Detroit

Saturday October 28, 1946
New York at Boston
Detroit at Montreal
Chicago at Toronto

Sunday October 29, 1946
Montreal at Detroit

SCORING LEADERS

NHL LEADERS	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS
George Gee	CHI	1	3	1	4
Ed Bruneteau	DET	3	3	1	4
Roy Conacher	DET	3	3	1	4
Jim Conacher	DET	3	2	2	4
Max Bentley	CHI	1	1	3	4
Leo Gravelle	MON	2	3	0	3
Joe Carveth	BOS	2	3	0	3
Bill Cowley	BOS	2	0	3	3
Billy Taylor	DET	3	0	3	3

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
American League Gold Glove Winners:
Pitcher: Stubby Overmire (DET)
Catcher: Bob Scheffing (NYA)
First Base: George Mcquinn (SLA)
Second Base: Jerry Priddy (WS1)
Third Base: Billy Johnson (NYA)
Shortstop: Vern Stephens (SLA)
Leftfield: Ted Williams (BOS)
Centerfield: Mel Almada (BOS)
Rightfield: Stan Spence (BOS)

National League Gold Glove Winners:
Pitcher: Ken Heintzelman (PIT)
Catcher: Walker Cooper (SLN)
First Base: Ray Sanders (PHI)
Second Base: Tony Cuccinello (PIT)
Third Base: Whitey Kurowski (SLN)
Shortstop: Pee wee Reese (BRO)
Leftfield: Joe Medwick (CIN)
Centerfield: Joe Marty (CHN)
Rightfield: Ford Garrison (CIN)


NCAA COLLEGE FOOTBALL
RESULTS
Thursday October 19, 1946
Clemson 27 South Carolina 14

Friday October 20, 1946
Brigham Young 20 San Jose State 17
Detroit Mercy 24 Drake 0
Miami (Florida) 35 Tennessee-Chattanooga 21
Boston College 31 Villanova 14


Saturday October 21, 1946
Marquette 14 Arizona 6
Hardin-Simmons 41 Arizona State 0
Arkansas 7 Mississippi 3
Georgia Tech 37 Auburn 0
Brown 20 Boston University 13
Washington 19 California 13
Michigan State 24 Cincinnati 0
Yale 48 Coast Guard 0
Colorado College 10 Colorado State 7
Columbia 24 Dartmouth 14
Cornell 14 Princeton 0
Texas Tech 23 Denver 3
Army 14 Duke 6
North Carolina 41 Florida 10
Merchant Marine 23 Fordham 10
Rutgers 34 George Washington 3
Georgia 44 Furman 3
New York University 10 Gettysburg 10
Davidson 20 Hampden-Sydney 3
Harvard 24 Holy Cross 13
Texas-El Paso 21 Houston 9
Michigan 44 Illinois 16
Nebraska 3 Indiana 3
Tulsa 17 Kansas 13
Alabama 23 Kentucky 17
Bucknell 21 Lafayette 7
Louisiana State 14 Vanderbilt 9
Ohio State 17 Minnesota 3
Mississippi State 21 Tulane 20
Pennsylvania 40 Navy 10
Colorado 16 New Mexico 10
West Texas A&M 6 New Mexico State 6
North Carolina State 24 Virginia Tech 0
Western State 17 Northern Arizona 10
Montana State 29 Northern Colorado 6
Notre Dame 17 Iowa 6
Oklahoma 61 Iowa State 9
Oregon 17 Idaho 3
Washington State 17 Oregon State 7
Northwestern 26 Pacific 0
Penn State 13 Colgate 6
Purdue 14 Pittsburgh 6
Richmond 27 Washington & Lee 7
UCLA 44 Santa Clara 6
Stanford 24 Southern California 20
Southern Methodist 17 Missouri 7
Georgetown 10 St. Louis 3
Syracuse 10 West Virginia 7
Rice 13 Texas 7
Texas A&M 14 Baylor 0
Oklahoma State 21 Texas Christian 16
Montana 14 Utah State 14
William & Mary 38 Virginia Military Institute 6
Tennessee 14 Wake Forest 7
Utah 17 Wyoming 0

Sunday October 22, 1946
Nevada 36 St. Mary's 27
Detroit Mercy 30 Scranton 0


UPCOMING GAMES

Friday October 27, 1946
Citadel at South Carolina
Marquette at Detroit Mercy
Miami(Florida) at Villanova
St. Mary's at UCLA
Wake Forest at Tennessee-Chattanooga

Saturday October 28, 1946
Alabama at Georgia
Arizona State at New Mexico State
Arkansas at Texas A&M
Boston College at New York University
Brown at Holy Cross
Cincinnati at Tulsa
Clemson at Virginia Tech
Colgate at Lafayette
Colorado at Utah
Cornell at Columbia
Dartmouth at Yale
Fordham at Penn State
Georgetown at George Washington
Georgia Tech at Duke
Gettysburg at Bucknell
Hardin-Simmons at Arizona
Idaho at Montana
Illinois at Iowa
Iowa State at Kansas State
Maryland at William & Mary
Michigan at Minnesota
Michigan State at Kentucky
Mississippi at Louisiana State
Missouri at Nebraska
Montana State at Nevada
Murray State at Mississippi State
North Carolina at Tennessee
North Carolina State at Virginia Military Institute
Northern Arizona at West Texas A&M
Notre Dame at Navy
Ohio State at Northwestern
Oklahoma at Texas Christian
Oklahoma State at Kansas
Oregon at Southern California
Pittsburgh at Indiana
Princeton at Pennsylvania
Rutgers at Harvard
San Francisco at Santa Clara
South Dakota at St. Louis
Southern Methodist at Texas
Stanford at Oregon State
Temple at Syracuse
Texas Tech at Rice
Texas-El Paso at New Mexico
Vanderbilt at Auburn
Virginia at Richmond
Wagner at Merchant Marine
Washington & Lee at Davidson
Washington State at California
West Virginia at Army
Wichita State at Washburn
Willamette at Portland
Wisconsin at Purdue
Wyoming at Brigham Young


CANADIAN FOOTBALL

ORFU	W	L	T	PTS
TorBB	6	2	0	12
HWild	5	3	0	10
TorInd	5	3	0	10
OttTr	3	5	0	6
Wind	3	5	0	6
Sarnia	2	6	0	4

IPRFU	W	L	T	PTS
Montl	7	2	0	14
Argos	7	3	0	14
Ott RR	4	5	1	9
HTigers	0	8	1	1
				
WESTERN	W	L	T	PTS
Wpg	6	2	0	12
Calg	5	2	0	10
Sask	0	7	0	0

LAST WEEKS RESULTS

Thursday October 19, 1946
Toronto Argos 14 at 24 Ottawa Rough Riders
Saskatchewan 0 at 10 Winnipeg
Hamilton Wildcats 20 at 26 Toronto Indians

Friday October 20, 1946
Sarnia Imperials 7 at 27 Toronto Balmy Beach
Ottawa Trojans 17 at 27 Windsor Royals


NEXT WEEK'S ACTION
Tuesday October 24, 1946
Hamilton Tigers at Montreal Alouettes

Saturday October 28, 1946
Toronto Argos at Montreal Alouettes
Ottawa Rough Riders at Hamilton Tigers
Calgary Stampeders at Saskatchewan Roughriders
Toronto Indians at Ottawa Trojans
Toronto Balmy Beach at Hamilton Wildcats
Windsor Royals at Sarnia Imperials

[Trammiker]

Wow, great stuff Tiger Fan. I hope you keep doing them for a long time

and..... GO HOGS!

Trammiker

[Dargone]

As usual, great read...

[Tiger Fan]

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TSN HANDS OUT POSTSEASON AWARDS
TigerFan's Sporting News has unveiled it's award winners for the 1946 baseball season. We do not seperate our awards by league rather deciding to just choose one major league in each of the following categories - Player of the Year, Top Rookie and a 10 man allstar team.

Here are the receipiants of this years TSN Baseball Awards

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Cliff Melton Pittsburgh Pirates - A 28-11 season with a major league best 2.28 era was more than enough to convince TSN that Melton was the premier performer in major league baseball last season. He pitched 32 complete games this season and recorded 4 shutouts. Melton is a 3 time National League Cy Young Award winner and will likely make it 4 when the league announces the 1946 winner next week.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Les Fleming Washington Senators. The 31 year old surprised the baseball world by winning the American League batting title in his first full season in the majors. He finished second to Detroit pitcher Fred Hutchinson in the official American League Awards but was TSN's choice.


TSN ALL STAR TEAM[U]
C - WALKER COOPER St Louis Cardinals (.299,11,61)
1B- BABE YOUNG Boston Red Sox (.305,19,95)
2B- TONY CUCCINELLO Pittsburgh Pirates (.295,18,87)
3B- OSCAR GRIMES Cleveland Indians (.302,18,88)
SS- ARKY VAUGHAN Pittsburgh Pirates (.318,7,79)
OF- TED WILLIAMS Boston Red Sox (.322,31,93)
OF- PETE REISER Brooklyn Dodgers (.314,12,95)
OF- TOMMY HENRICH Detroit Tigers (.299,23,77)
RHP- STEVE GROMEK Cleveland Indians (26-12, 2.97)
LHP- CLIFF MELTON Pittsburgh Pirates (28-11) 2.28)


PITCHERS CAPTURE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Fred Hutchinson of the Detroit Tigers was the surprise choice as American League rookie of the year. Hutchinson edged out Leo Fleming of the Washington Senators despite the fact that Fleming won the American League batting title. Hutchinson, 27, had a strong debut season with the Tigers, going 17-17 with a 3.66 era. In 40 starts he fanned 189 while walking 119.

The National League race was also quite tight but in the end Giants pitcher Dave Koslo edged out pitcher Warren Spahn of the Braves and outfielders Ralph Kiner from Pittsburgh and the Phillies Del Ennis. The 26 year old Koslo compiled an ERA of 3.49, going 17-18 in 40 starts. He fanned 142 while giving up 322 hits in 330 innings. He pitched 24 complete games and had 2 shutouts. Koslo made the midseason allstar team and finished 7th in the National League in wins.



NHL ROUND UP
DURNAN BACKSTOPS HABS TO 3 STRAIGHT WINS
Montreal goaltender Bill Durnan baffled opposing shooters all week to lead the Montreal Canadiens to 3 straight victories and a position atop the National Hockey League standings. In four of his five starts this season Durnan has allowed just one goal. He can hardly be embarrassed about his performance in the 5th game as he surrendered just 2 in that contest. His 1.18 goals against average is far and away the best in the league.

The Canadiens opened the week with a 3-1 victory over the Rangers at the Montreal Forum. Maurice Richard and Toe Blake each had a goal and an assist while Durnan turned aside 32 Ranger shots. New York goaltender Chuck Rayner made 41 saves and kept the Rangers in the game until Leo Gravelle's empty net goal with 22 seconds to play.

Other Wednesday action saw the Leafs pick up their first win by beating Boston 3-2. Gaye Stewart, who led the league with 37 goals last season, got the winner for his first goal of this campaign. Jim Conacher had a goal and an assist to lead Detroit past Chicago 3-2 in the third game of the night.

On Saturday, the Rangers earned their first point of the season by tying Boston 3-3. Bill Juzda's goal late in the third gave the Blueshirts the tie. Both goaltenders were outstanding as Frank Brimsek faced 50 shots in the Boston net while Chuck Rayner made 40 saves. First period goals from Howie Meeker and Bud Poile helped Toronto win it's second straight as the Leafs beat Chicago 3-2. Max Bentley had a goal and an assist for the Black Hawks to increase his season point total to 8 in 4 games. Bentley led the league in scoring last season with 61 points in 47 games. Goaltender Emile 'The Cat" Francis made 48 saves for the Black Hawks in his NHL debut.

The Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings began a home and home series at the Forum. Maurice Richard scored twice and Durnan stopped 29 of 30 Detroit shots to lead the Habs to a 4-1 victory. The two clubs boarded the train for Detroit and staged a rematch 24 hours later. Montreal again came out on top, this time by a 6-2 margin as The Rocket notched a hat trick. Richard's linemates Toe Blake and Elmer Lach each picked up 2 assists. With 5 goals in his last two games Richard leads the league in scoring, 1 point ahead of Chicago's Max Bentley.


NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEK 9
CARDINALS BEAT 49ERS 10-0 TO FORCE TIE ATOP THE NFC WEST
The Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers are now tied atop the NFC West after the visiting Cardinals blanked the 49ers 10-0. All the offense came in the first half as Arizona kicker Tremayne LaFavor connected on a 26 yard field goal in the first quarter and Cardinals LB Neil Bledsoe picked off a Koy Harris pass on the San Francisco 6 yard line and waltzed untouched into the endzone. Harris, making his first start since being injured in week 5, completed 14 of 25 passes for 131 yards. Arizona QB Tony Marsalis was also returning from a 3 week injury layoff and he too looked rusty. Marsalis completed just 12 of 25 for 98 yards.

The big story for both teams was the defense. Veteran LB Ben Kinard had a huge game for San Francisco, recording 12 tackles but he was outdone by Arizona safety Booker Hasselbeck. Hasselbeck recorded 10 tackles, a sack, forced 1 fumble and recovered 2 others. Other than that the busiest players on the field were the punters, who each had 7 kicks.


BEARS SURVIVE A SCARE FROM DETROIT
The 8-0 Chicago Bears needed a 4th quarter touchdown pass from Sid *Luckman to Robert Feeley to avoid being upset by the Detroit Lions. The Luckman to Feeley strike, the third time the two hooked up on a touchdown pass in the game, came with just under 5 minutes to play and put the Bears ahead 23-21. The Lions blocked the extra-point but backup Detroit QB Billy Campbell could not get the Lions into field goal range. Campbell was called to action in the first quarter when Lions second year QB Bob Waterfield suffered a leg injury. Waterfield is expected to miss at least 5 weeks.

EAGLES OUTGUN REDSKINS
It was a shoot out in Washington but unfortunately for the Redskins they were unable to bring their biggest gun to the battle. With veteran QB Sammy *Baugh sidelined the Redskins were no match for the Philadelphia Eagles and fell 48-31. Eagles QB Ken Neal, who has had his share of injury problems this season, completed 28 passes for 297 yards and two touchdowns. Neal also ran for 100 yards and scored a touchdown. Harley Mitchell with 104, gave the Eagles two 100 yard rushers in the game. Mitchell also scored 2 touchdowns and led all players with 7 catches. On the Washington side of the ball, running back Bob *Seymour gained 104 yards while backup QB Bart Thompson, making his first start in 3 years, passed for 229 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

GIANTS LOSE FOR THE 6 STRAIGHT TIME
Can things get any worse for the New York Giants? They were booed off their homefield following a 20-17 loss to Dallas that dropped them to 2-6 and into a last place tie with the Cowboys in the NFC East. LB Mel Hein is the lone bright spot in what has become a dismal season for the Giants. Hein had 14 tackles yesterday and is third in the league with 91 on the season. 2nd year RB Robert Strahan was the goat on this day. He fumbled 3 times inlcuding on the Giants final two possessions of the game, both times when they were just a first down away from field goal range.

AFC NORTH RACE GETS A SHAKE-UP
The AFC North Division is a logjam after Sunday's games. Bob Slaughter and Jack Abraham connected on a 56 yard touchdown pass midway through the fourth quarter to give Cleveland a 17-10 win over Pittsburgh. The victory moves the Browns to 5-4 and ties them with the Steelers for top spot in the division. Meanwhile, in Cincinnati Steve Modzelewski's third field goal of the game, a 56 yarder that would not have been good from a yard further out, as time expired lifted Cincinnati to a 23-20 win over visiting Baltimore. The Bengals got a 315 yard passing day from ex-Michigan QB Ken Smith who was making his second career start in place of the injured Bud Rutledge. Smith was taken in the second round of the 1944 draft but has spent the past two seasons on the Bengals practice squad. The win improves Cincinnati to 4-5 while the Ravens are 4-4-1 in the tight AFC North.

CHIEFS RIDING 3 GAME WINNING STREAK AFTER 13-6 WIN IN DENVER
The Kansas City Chiefs have quietly crept back into the AFC West race. After losing 3 of their first 5 games the Chiefs have now won 3 in a row and sit just one game back of the division leading Broncos. It was a day dominated by the defense as a first quarter Ulish Groce 16 yard pass to TE John Chamberlain was the only play to find the endzone. Turnovers also played a big role as both Groce and Denver QB Jay Cason were picked off twice. League leading rusher Bruce Jones of Kansas City was held to 80 yards by the Denver defense but the Chiefs did an even better job bottling up Bronco back Oscar Hartings who gained just 61 yards.

Elsewhere

Houston won a kicker's duel 9-6 over Indianapolis

Tampa Bay scored three 4th quarter touchdowns to shock New Orleans 39-28

Carolina beat Atlanta 21-9 despite the fact that Panthers QB Javon Jamieson was picked off 4 times in the game

Tennessee improved to 6-2 with a 20-6 victory over Jacksonville.

Minnesota and Green Bay are both 3-5 after the Vikings beat the Packers 33-21. Don *Hutson had a rough game for the Pack. QB Jordan Montana threw 20 passes in his direction but Hutson managed to snag just 4 of them.

The Chargers beat Oakland 16-12 to remain tied with Kansas City, a game back of Denver in the AFC West. Oakland linebacker Javon Love had 13 tackles, a sack and an interception in a losing cause.

A pair of defensive touchdowns helped Seattle win it's second in a row, beating the St Louis Rams 24-3 in a battle to get out of the NFC West cellar.


NFL ROOKIE WATCH - part 3
In the final of a 3 part report on this years rookies we take a look at the offensive players selected in the first round of the 1946 draft.

LOU *GROZA OT Detroit - Taken 1st overall out of Ohio State, Groza has been a great addition to the Detroit offensive line. He has started every game and has yet to allow a sack.

DANTE *LAVELLI WR Washington - the second overall pick also hails from Ohio State and has fit into the Redskins aerial offense quite well. He has 30 receptions, including 6 touchdowns, for 630 yards and is a serious contender for offensive rookie of the year.

VINCENT UWAEZUOKE C NY GIANTS - The Giants traded up to grab this skilled center from Michigan State third overall. He has played well but you have to question his selection this high.

MARION *MOTLEY RB Seattle - Selected 4th overall from Nevada. Motley, like the rest of the Seahawks has had a tough season, gaining 374 yards through the first 8 games. He has yet to score a touchdown.

JERRY ANDRUZZI OT Jacksonville - The 5th overall pick from San Diego State has started every game for the Jags. He has made a few mistakes but has great potential.

RAYMOND CASH RB Dallas - taken 6th overall from Tennessee, Cash has gained 524 yards and scored 5 touchdowns through 8 games as the Cowboys feature back. He is averaging 4.9 yards a carry.

HUGH VICK WR Miami - The 7th overall pick from Michigan has 22 catches for the Dolphins. His playing time has been limited on occassion because of a perceived lack of discipline on his route running.

RANDY PRICER WR NY JETS - 9th pick out of Oklahoma State missed 4 games with an injury and has just 12 catches so far. He is more than a little frustrated at the lack of balls thrown in his direction.

DARREN MCLEOD RB Tampa - The first of two Notre Dame first rounders selected, the 11th pick has gained 272 yards on 74 carrries and scored 1 touchdown for the Bucs as the backup running back. Has great potential.

TOMMY *THOMPSON QB Kansas City - 12th overall pick from Tulsa was injured in the preseason and placed on IR.

BUD NEAL WR Pittsburgh - The Notre Dame product was selected 13th by the Steelers. He has started every game so far and has 48 catches for 633 yards and 4 touchdowns. Next to Lavelli he is the skill player who has fit in the quickest.

DEWITT *COULTER OT New England - Former Army lineman has yet to allow a sack in 8 starts for the Pats.

MARQUISE WOODSON WR San Diego - Taken 18th Woodson is yet another Ohio State first rounder. Has 30 catches and 4 touchdowns in 8 starts with the Chargers including a career high 6 catches for 103 yards in Sunday's win over Oakland.

TRENT FENNEY QB Arizona - taken 19th from Maryland Fenney has started 5 games for the Cardinals and has completed 54% of his passes. He has 6 touchdown passes against 6 interceptions. The Cards are 3-2 in his 5 starts.

STEPHEN WILLIAMS RB Indianapolis - Former UCLA star was taken 20th by the Colts. He has ran for 325 yards and 1 touchdown. Also caught 6 passes including two for td's before missing 3 games with a broken foot.

GARY BISHOP OT Philadelphia - 25th pick from Clemson has allowed just 1 sack and has yet to take a holding penalty in 8 starts for the Eagles.

KENT JONES OT Baltimore - 26th pick from Texas A&M has done a decent job in starting all 9 games for the Ravens. Needs to work on discipline as he has taken numerous penalties.

JOHN F *GREEN OG Tennessee - 29th pick from Army had a good start but has struggled the last few games. He has started all 9 for the Titans.

MARK JACKSON FB Washington - 30th pick from Arizona State has been a very good fit for the Redskins. Does a decent job blocking and when called upon can make some nice catches. Started every game and has 14 receptions plus 153 yards rushing.

If we were picking an offensive rookie of the year right now the honour would go to WR Dante Lavelli with Lou Groza and Bud Neal close behind.



continued

[Tiger Fan]

COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUND UP
THREE TOP 10 TEAMS GO DOWN TO DEFEAT IN WILD WEEKEND
The 4th ranked Tennessee Volunteers were one of three top 10 teams to lose over the weekend. North Carolina QB Demarco Dickinson tossed 3 touchdown passes and threw for over 350 yards as the #12 Tar Heels spanked Tennessee in Knoxville 24-6. The victory moves 6-0 North Carolina to 6th place in the polls. North Carolina faces a stiff challenge next week in a Southern Conference showdown with unbeaten William & Mary. The Tribe beat Maryland 22-7 to move up to 12th in the rankings.

Tennessee was not the only high profile schools to suffer a bad loss last week. Arkansas, which had moved to #9 in the polls was blanked 10-0 by Texas A&M while 10th ranked Ohio State saw it's Rose Bowl hopes all but vanish with a 30-10 loss to Northwestern. Wildcat QB Otto Graham threw for 412 yards and 3 touchdowns in the game. Further on down the list Georgia Tech fell out of the top 20 after being pummelled 34-3 by Duke. The 3-3 Blue Devils look like one of the most dangerous teams in the nation the past two weeks - they nearly upset Army on the road a week ago. A week after shocking USC, Stanford was beaten 25-17 by Oregon State in PCC action. The loss ends a short-lived stay in the top 20 for the Cardinal. USC came back with a vengance after that loss. The Trojans moved up to 17th after taking their frustrations out on Oregon 34-0. Trojan CB Ken Murphy grabbed his 6th interception in that game and also recovered two fumbles.

TSN COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOP 20
Here is the new Top 20 after this weekends action. (last weeks ranking in brackets)
1- Notre Dame (1) -- 5-0 beat Navy 34-3 play #2 Army in New York next week
2- Army (2) -- 7-0 beat West Virginia 35-3 play #1 Notre Dame in New York next week
3. Georgia (3) -- 6-0 beat then #13 Alabama 27-16, host Florida next week
4. UCLA (5) -- 6-0 beat St Mary's 41-13, at Oregon next week
5. Michigan (6) -- 5-1 beat Minnesota 14-6, host Michigan State next week
6. North Carolina (12) -- 6-0 beat then #4 Tennessee 24-6, host #12 William and Mary next week
7. Pennsylvania (7)-- 5-0 beat Princeton 40-0, at Columbia next week
8. Yale (8) -- 6-0 beat Dartmouth 41-7, host Brown next week
9. Tennessee (4)-- 5-1 lost to then #12 North Carolina 24-6, host Mississippi next week
10. Rice (11) - 4-0-1 beat then #18 Texas Tech 10-3, at #13 Arkansas next week
11. Alabama (13) -- 5-2 lost 27-16 at #3 Georgia, at #20 LSU next week
12 William & Mary (20)-- 7-0 beat Maryland 22-7, at #6 North Carolina next week
13. Arkansas (9) - 5-1-1 lost 10-0 to Texas A&M, host #10 Rice next week
14. Ohio State (10) -- 4-2 lost 30-10 at Northwestern, host Pittsburgh next week
15 Southern Methodist (15) 4-0-2 tied 14-14 at #16 Texas, host Texas A&M next week
16. Texas (16) -- 4-2-1 tied 14-14 with #15 SMU, at Baylor next week
17. Southern California (19)-- 4-1-1 beat Oregon 34-0, host California next week
18 Kentucky (nr)-- 5-2 beat Michigan State 28-7, at Marquette next week
19. Illinois (nr)-- 4-2-1 beat Iowa 20-3, off next week
20 Louisianna State (nr) 4-1 beat Mississippi 24-7, host #11 Alabama next week

Dropping out of top 20
Georgia Tech (14)-- 4-2 lost 34-3 at Duke, host Navy next week
Stanford (17) -- 4-2 lost 25-17 at Oregon State, host Washington next week
Texas Tech (18) -- 5-2 lost 10-3, at #11 Rice, at New Mexico next week

GAME OF THE YEAR IN NEW YORK CITY AS NUMBER 1 MEETS NUMBER 2
The college football National Championship for 1946 might well be decided on the field at Yankee Stadium next Saturday as number 1 Notre Dame faces number 2 ranked Army. Despite the Irish now being ranked number 1 Army has to be a clear favourite entering the game. Army has won 25 straight and beat Notre Dame in their past two meetings by a combined score of 107-0. NFL scouts will be out in full force as ten of the top 100 college seniors in the nation (according to confidential NFL scouting documents) will be on the field. However Army fullback Doc Blanchard will not play in the game. He was injured two weeks ago and is expected to miss another week or two. Here are the key players to watch:

ARMY
Senior QB Arnold *Tucker 1334 yards passing , 62.9%, 10 TDs, 5 INTs
Senior RB Glen *Davis 704 yards rushing, 3.4 YPC, 9 TDs.
Senior TE Hank *Foldberg 16 catches, 329 yards, 2 TDs, 2 run blocks.
Senior WR Barney *Poole 48 catches, 1043 yards, 3 TDs, 21.7 YPC
Senior ILB John *Green 56 tackles, 2 sacks, 7 stuffs, 2 INTs.

NOTRE DAME
Junior QB Johnny *Lujack 1331 yards passing, 73.2%, 15 TDs, 3 INTs
Senior DE George *Strohmeyer 7 sacks, 7 stuffs, 26 tackles
Senior CB Morris Adams 24 tackles, 6 passes def, 0 sacks, 3 INTs
Senior SS Lance Saimes 28 tackles, 6 passes def, 1 sacks, 3 INTs.

The Army-Notre Dame matchup will be the biggest of the weekend but there is another very important games next week as well. 7-0 William & Mary visits 6-0 North Carolina in the game that will quite possibly decide the Southern Conference title.

CONFERENCE STANDINGS
The weekly conference notebook will return next week but here are the current standings in the major conferences.

SEC

	CONFERENCE			    OVERALL		
	W	L	T	W	L	T
Geo	3	0	0	6	0	0
LSU	3	0	0	4	1	0
Vandt	3	2	0	4	2	0
Tenn	2	0	0	5	1	0
GeTech	2	1	0	3	2	0
bama	2	2	0	5	2	0
Kent	2	2	0	5	2	0
Tulane	2	2	0	2	3	0
MissSt	1	1	0	5	1	0
Flor	0	2	1	0	4	1
Miss	0	4	1	1	5	1
Auburn	0	3	0	3	3	0

WESTERN

	CONFERENCE			    OVERALL
	W	L	T	W	L	T
Mich	5	0	0	5	1	0
Illin	3	1	1	4	2	1
OhioSt	3	1	0	4	2	0
Purd	2	2	0	3	4	0
Minn	1	2	1	3	2	1
Nrthw	1	2	1	3	2	1
Wisc	1	3	0	3	3	0
Iowa	1	3	0	3	4	0
Indi	0	3	1	2	3	2

PACIFIC COAST

	CONFERENCE			    OVERALL		
	W	L	T	W	L	T
UCLA	4	0	0	6	0	0
USC	3	1	1	4	1	1
Oreg	3	2	0	4	2	0
Stan	2	2	0	4	2	0
Wash	2	2	0	2	2	1
Calif	2	2	0	2	4	0
WshSt	2	4	0	2	4	0
OreSt	1	2	1	2	2	1
Mont	1	1	0	3	3	0
Idaho	0	4	0	1	5	0

SOUTHWEST

	CONFERENCE			    OVERALL		
	W	L	T	W	L	T
T A&M	3	0	0	4	3	0
Ark	2	1	1	5	1	1
Rice	1	0	1	5	0	1
TCU	1	1	1	2	4	1
SMU	0	0	2	4	0	2
Texas	0	2	1	4	2	1
Baylor	0	3	0	1	4	0

SOUTHERN

	CONFERENCE			    OVERALL
	W	L	T	W	L	T
W & M	5	0	0	7	0	0
N Car	2	0	0	6	0	0
Wake 	2	0	0	5	1	0
NC St	5	1	0	5	1	0
Rich	3	1	0	6	1	0
S Car	2	1	0	3	2	0
Va Tech	1	3	1	1	4	1
Duke	1	1	0	3	3	0
Citadel	1	2	0	2	2	1
Davidsn	1	2	0	4	2	0
VMI	1	3	0	2	5	0
Clem	1	3	0	2	4	0
Maryl	0	3	1	1	3	1
G Wsh	0	0	0	4	1	0
Furman	0	2	0	1	4	0
W& Lee	0	3	0	2	3	0

BIG 6

	CONFERENCE			     OVERALL		
	W	L	T	W	L	T
Kans	2	0	0	5	2	0
Okla	2	0	0	4	2	0
Missri	2	1	0	3	4	0
Nebr	2	1	0	2	3	1
K St	1	3	0	1	4	0
IowaSt	0	4	0	2	5	0

MAJOR INDEPENDANTS

  	        W 	L	T
Army	        7	0	0
Nevada	        6	0	0
Yale	        6	0	0
Detroit Mercy	6	1	0
Rutgers	        5	0	1
Notre Dame	5	0	0
Pennsylvania	5	0	0
Harvard	        4	0	2
Holy Cross	4	1	1
Syracuse	4	1	1
Boston College	4	1	0
Penn State	4	1	0
Bucknell	4	2	0
Brown	        3	2	1
St. Mary's	3	2	1
Virginia	3	2	0
Columbia	3	3	0
Cornell	        3	3	0
Miami (Florida)	3	3	0
Montana State	3	3	0
Marquette	3	4	0
Pittsburgh	3	4	0
Villanova	3	4	0
Merchant Marine	2	5	1
Georgetown	2	2	0
Colgate	        2	3	0
Portland	2	3	0
Temple	        2	3	0
Michigan State	2	4	0
Santa Clara	2	4	0
Princeton	1	3	1
San Francisco	1	4	0
Lafayette	1	5	0
Tenn-Chat	1	5	0
West Virginia	1	6	0
New York U	0	4	1
Fordham	        0	4	0
Dartmouth	0	6	0
Navy	        0	6	0

CANADIAN FOOTBALL
JUST ONE PLAYOFF SPOT STILL UP FOR GRABS IN CANADIAN FOOTBALL
With the Canadian Football leagues down to their final week of regular season play, 5 of the 6 playoff spots have already been decided. The only exception is in the Ontario Rugby Football Union where the Toronto Indians and Hamilton Wildcats will go down to the final game in their battle for second place in the league. The Toronto Balmy Beach lead the ORFU with 14 points and have clinched a playoff spot. The Toronto Indians sport a 6-3 record for 12 points while the third place Wildcats are 5-4 after losing 24-17 to Balmy Beach over the weekend.

Hamilton is still alive but just barely. They will need to beat Windsor and have the Indians lose to Sarnia to be tied with the Indians. In the event of a tie the first tie-breaker is head to head record but the two clubs split their two games this season. The second tie-breaker is points for and against. Presently the Indians are +43 and Hamilton is +37. Realistically it is unlikely 3-6 Sarnia will win on the road against the Indians so we are looking at an all-Toronto championship game in the ORFU.

In the InterProvincial Rugby Football Union the Montreal Alouettes wrapped up first place and homefield advantage in the playoff game with a 10-0 victory on their home field against the Toronto Argos. The Alouettes and Argos meet again this week in Toronto but the game is meaningless as the two clubs are guaranteed to meet the following week in Montreal for the league title game.

The Western Canadian league season came to a close as Calgary blanked Saskatchewan 14-0. The Stampeders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers begin a 2 game total points series in Winnipeg November 11th. The winner will head east to play for the Grey Cup in Toronto on November 26th.




BOXING BEAT
GARDNER WINS FLYWEIGHT TITLE AMID CONTROVERSY
England's Teddy Gardner was crowned boxing World Flyweight Champion after winning a controversial 15 round decision in Paris over Little Dado of the Phillippines. Dado's corner was furious after that bout and with good cause. The referee took 4 points away from Dado for various infractions during the fight yet Gardner was never penalized despite being warned several times.

"It is a joke," said Dado afterwards. "Look at the scorecards. I should have won this fight. The ref gave it to him because of all the English fans here."

The referee Lou Moret and the American judge each scored it 142-140 for Gardner while the Italian judge had Gardner winning by just a single point. Removing the penalties from the equation Dado was certainly the better fighter on this night. The 26 year old Dado had said immediately after the fight that he will retire but quickly recanted that the next day.

For Gardner, who fought Dado to a 15-round draw in Japan in September which necessitated this rematch, the future is much clearer. Gardner will make his first title defense against the 4th ranked flyweight, Yoshio Shirai of Japan, in late March. A venue has not yet been determined by Gardner says it will be in Britian.

In other boxing news Earl Walls beat Larry Gaines by a 9th round TKO for the Canadian Heavyweight Title. The 19 year old Walls had little trouble with the 45 year old Gaines who announced his retirement following the fight.

[Tiger Fan]

NEW BASKETBALL LEAGUE TAKES FLIGHT THIS WEEK
The 11 team professional basketball loop that dubs itself the Basketball Association of America will tip-off it's inagural season this Friday as the New York Knickerbockers visit the Toronto Huskies. The league is the brainchild of several arena owners in the northeast who were looking for a way to fill additional dates in their large arenas.

Here is a brief look at the key players on each of the 11 teams.

EAST DIVISION

BOSTON CELTICS - The Celtics will be led by 6'8" center Connie Simmons, former Long Beach State star Al Brightman and Chuck Connors, who is also a budding baseball star and actor. John Russell, a longtime ABLer will coach the Celtics.

NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS - Composed almost exclusively of former New York area college stars including Sidney Hertzberg, John Palmer and Ossie Schectman.

PHILADELPHIA WARRIORS - Coach Eddie Gottlieb has assembled a fine cast led by former Murray State legend Joe Fulks. Fulks, who served in the Marines after graduating in 1943, has a machine gun jump shot and will be the key to the Warriors success.

PROVIDENCE STEAMROLLERS - Former Rhode Island guard Ernie Calverley will be the leader of this club. Center Hank Beenders, who played at Long Island and ex-Georgetown guard Donald Martin will add some offense.

TORONTO HUSKIES - Probably the riskiest gamble for a franchise's success, it remains to be seen if the Huskies will draw much interest from hockey-mad Toronto. A lack of talent will likely make it even harder to sell the team as Mike McCarron, who played at Seton Hall, and ex-Youngstown State guard Leo Mogus are the best of these dogs. Canadian Hank Biasatti, a minor league baseball player, has been added to the squad in an effort to increase local interest.

WASHINGTON CAPITOLS - The coaching reigns have been handed to a brash 29 year old high school coach named Red Aurebach. The team has loads of experience and should be a contender for top spot in the division. The leader is guard Bob Feerick, a superb floor general who jumped over from the N. B. L.. Joining Feerick in the backcourt will be Freddie Scolari, a top shooter. in the forecourt are ex-Rochester center John Mahnken, forward Johnny Norlander, and 27-year-old rookie Bones McKinney, who just completed his war-interripted career at North Carolina.

WEST DIVISION

CHICAGO STAGS - Chicago coach Ole Olsen has built a quick fast break around rebounding center Chick Halbert, feeder Mickey Rottner, and set-shooter Max Zaslofsky.

CLEVELAND REBELS - Center Ed Sadowski, who played his college ball at Seton Hall, will be the go-to guy on offense. The backcourt is strong with Frankie Baumholtz, a future major league baseball player, and rookie Kenny Sailors, who was a fine playmaker in college at Wyoming.

DETROIT FALCONS - Bulky forward Stan Miasek appears to have emerged as the Falcons leader. Seems to be a real lack of offense aside from Miasek and perhaps former Valparaiso foreward John Janisch.

PITTSBURGH IRONMEN - Not a lot of talent so it will likely be a real long season for the Ironmen. Coulby Gunther, who played at Boston College, and Etna, Pennsylvania native John Abramovic are the best of a weak lot.

ST LOUIS BOMBERS - Ex-Yale coach Ken Loeffler will guide the Bombers and he has assembled a running team with former Indiana Hoosier guard Johnny Logan as the leader. Belus Smawley, a guard from Applachian State and ex-Colorado forward Bob Doll will also be counted on.




STATS AND STANDINGS


NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

NHL Standings	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
Montreal	5	4	0	1	9	20	6
Detroit	         6	4	2	0	8	19	18
Toronto	         4	2	2	0	4	10	9
Chicago	         3	1	2	0	2	8	8
Boston	         4	0	2	2	2	8	11
New York	4	0	3	1	1	7	18

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Wednesday October 25, 1946
Montreal 3 New York 1
Toronto 3 Boston 2
Detroit 3 Chicago 2

Saturday October 28, 1946
Boston 3 New York 3
Montreal 4 Detroit 1
Toronto 3 Chicago 2

Sunday October 29, 1946
Montreal 6 Detroit 2


NEXT WEEK'S GAMES
Wednesday November 1, 1946
Boston at New York
Toronto at Chicago

Friday November 3, 1946
Toronto at Montreal

Saturday November 4, 1946
Boston at Toronto
New York at Detroit

Sunday November 5, 1946
Detroit at New York
Boston at Chicago

LEADERBOARD

NHL LEADERS	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS
Maurice Richard	MON	5	7	2	9
Max Bentley	CHI	3	2	6	8
Leo Gravelle	MON	5	6	0	6
Joe Carveth	BOS	4	4	2	6
Roy Conacher	DET	6	4	2	6
Jim Conacher	DET	6	3	3	6
George Gee	CHI	3	3	2	5
Toe Blake	MON	5	1	4	5
Billy Taylor	DET	6	0	5	5
					

GOALIES	          TEAM	GP	W-L-T	ShO	GAA
Bill Durnan	MON	5	4-0-1	0	1.18
Frank Brimsek	BOS	4	0-2-2	0	2.42
Paul Bibeault	CHI	2	1-1-0	0	2.52
Turk Broda	TOR	4	2-2-0	0	2.76

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

						
North	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Chi	8	0	0	1.000	257	118
Det	3	5	0	.375	171	204
GB	3	5	0	.375	183	177
Min	3	5	0	.375	130	173

East	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Phil	7	1	0	.875	225	156
Wash 	4	4	0	.500	209	192
Dal 	2	6	0	.250	150	198
NYG	2	6	0	.250	138	197

South	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
NO	4	4	0	.500	159	198
Atl	4	4	0	.500	122	141
Car	3	5	0	.375	116	166
TB	2	6	0	.250	155	197

West	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Arz	6	3	0	.667	178	163
SF	6	3	0	.667	190	149
Sea	4	5	0	.444	191	208
StL	3	6	0	.333	152	168

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

				
North	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Cle	5	4	0	.556	152	145
Pit	5	4	0	.556	164	169
Bal	4	4	1	.500	133	129
Cin	4	5	0	.444	185	180

East	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
NE 	6	2	0	.750	162	95
NYJ	4	4	0	.500	163	126
Buf	4	4	0	.500	112	130
Mia	2	6	0	.250	142	179

South	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Tenn	6	2	0	.750	192	116
Hou	3	4	1	.438	117	153
Jax	3	5	0	.375	130	150
Ind	2	6	0	.250	111	159

West	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Den 	6	2	0	.750	192	144
KC	5	3	0	.625	128	145
SD	5	3	0	.625	138	119
Oak	3	5	0	.375	135	138

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Houston 9 Indianapolis 6
Dallas 20 NY Giants 17
Tampa 39 New Orleans 28
Chicago 23 Detroit 21
Carolina 21 Atlanta 9
Arizona 10 San Francisco 0
Tennessee 20 Jacksonville 6
Kansas City 13 Denver 6
Minnesota 33 Green Bay 21
San Diego 16 Oakland 12
Cincinnati 23 Baltimore 20
Cleveland 17 Pittsburgh 10
Seattle 24 St Louis 3
Philadelphia 48 Washington 31

NEXT WEEK'S GAMES
Chicago Bears (8-0) at Green Bay Packers (3-5)
Washington Redskins (4-4) at New York Giants (2-6)
Philadelphia Eagles (7-1) at Dallas Cowboys (2-6)
New Orleans Saints (4-4) at Atlanta Falcons (4-4)
Cincinnati Bengals (4-5) at Cleveland Browns (5-4)
Denver Broncos (6-2) at Oakland Raiders (3-5)
Kansas City Chiefs (5-3) at San Diego Chargers (5-3)
Jacksonville Jaguars (3-5) at Houston Texans (3-4-1)
New York Jets (4-4) at Miami Dolphins (2-6)
New England Patriots (6-2) at Buffalo Bills (4-4)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-6) at Carolina Panthers (3-5)
Baltimore Ravens (4-4-1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (5-4)
Tennessee Titans (6-2) at Indianapolis Colts (2-6)
Detroit Lions (3-5) at Minnesota Vikings (3-5)

NFL STAT LEADERS

QB RATING	TM	AT	COMP	C%	YDS	TD	INT	RAT
Sid *Luckman	CHI	255	182	71.4	2404	19	4	119.1
Sammy *Baugh	WAS	152	89	58.6	1519	11	4	105.7
Manfred Gayle	TEN	183	106	57.9	1553	17	5	105.3
Tony Marsalis	ARZ	103	70	68	709	5	2	95.5
Ken Neal	PHI	189	130	68.8	1455	9	6	94.1
								
RUSHING YARDS	TM	GS	RUSH	YDS	YPC	LG	TD	
Bruce Jones	KAN	8	195	901	4.6	70	8	
Todd Berger	NO	8	178	890	5	47	5	
S *Van Buren	NYJ	8	179	885	4.9	81	5	
Stacey Jolley	MIA	8	169	832	4.9	66	8	
Harley Mitchell	PHI	8	201	806	4	48	9	
								
RECEPTIONS	TM	REC						
Zach Kruczek	CLE	63						
Bob Sommer	NO	56						
Mel Ours	HOU	56						
Wayne *Miller	WSH	55						
Brian Gardner	DEN	55						
Willie Nelson	DAL	52						
Lewis Smith	JAX	52						
Bob *Shaw	CIN	52						
								
RECEVING YARDS	TM	GS	REC	YDS	YPC	LG	TD	
Wayne *Miller	WAS	8	55	843	15.3	79	7	
Zach Kruczek	CLE	9	63	785	12.5	47	2	
Brian Gardner	DEN	8	55	752	13.7	70	4	
Mel Ours	HOU	8	56	743	13.3	60	3	
Chuck Myers	NYG	8	47	696	14.8	80	3	
								
TACKLES	TM	GS	TAK	SOLO	AST			
Matt Truluck	STL	9	96	82	14			
B Hasselbeck	ARZ	9	94	71	23			
Mel Hein	NYG	8	91	70	21			
Jeff Parent	CIN	9	89	74	15			
James Williams	SEA	9	88	63	25			
								
SACKS	           TM	SACK						
Kevin Merkins	DEN	12						
Reggie White	SD	8						
Leslie Hill	PHI	8						
Ruben Taylor	MIN	8						
Wayne *Millner	CLE	8						
Javon Love	OAK	8						
								
INTERCEPTONS	TM	INT						
Ed Newberry	DEN	7						
Mark Smith	BAL	7						
Greg Fletcher	BUF	6						
Earl Joyce	SF	6						
Ken Milloy	JAX	6						
Todd Elwell	PIT	5						
Frankie Morrall	CHI	5

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

Thursday October 26, 1946
South Carolina 17 Citadel 13
Detroit Mercy 38 Marquette 10
Miami (Florida) 21 Villanova 0
UCLA 41 St. Mary's 13
Wake Forest 38 Tennessee-Chattanooga 7


Satruday October 28, 1946
Georgia 27 Alabama 16
New Mexico State 33 Arizona State 9
Texas A&M 10 Arkansas 0
Boston College 40 New York University 6
Holy Cross 13 Brown 3
Tulsa 41 Cincinnati 0
Virginia Tech 14 Clemson 3
Colgate 26 Lafayette 0
Utah 24 Colorado 0
Columbia 17 Cornell 6
Yale 41 Dartmouth 7
Penn State 33 Fordham 7
George Washington 9 Georgetown 6
Duke 34 Georgia Tech 3
Bucknell 17 Gettysburg 7
Hardin-Simmons 19 Arizona 14
Montana 30 Idaho 7
Illinois 20 Iowa 3
Kansas State 23 Iowa State 6
William & Mary 22 Maryland 7
Michigan 14 Minnesota 6
Kentucky 28 Michigan State 7
Louisiana State 24 Mississippi 7
Nebraska 23 Missouri 14
Nevada 34 Montana State 14
Mississippi State 31 Murray State 7
North Carolina 24 Tennessee 6
North Carolina State 23 Virginia Military Institute 0
West Texas A&M 23 Northern Arizona 7
Notre Dame 34 Navy 3
Northwestern 30 Ohio State 10
Oklahoma 14 Texas Christian 10
Oklahoma State 34 Kansas 13
Southern California 34 Oregon 0
Indiana 21 Pittsburgh 0
Pennsylvania 40 Princeton 0
Harvard 14 Rutgers 14
San Francisco 28 Santa Clara 16
St. Louis 20 South Dakota 3
Texas 14 Southern Methodist 14
Oregon State 25 Stanford 17
Temple 21 Syracuse 17
Rice 10 Texas Tech 3
New Mexico 20 Texas-El Paso 17
Vanderbilt 17 Auburn 0
Richmond 20 Virginia 10
Merchant Marine 24 Wagner 3
Davidson 24 Washington & Lee 13
California 17 Washington State 3
Army 35 West Virginia 3
Washburn 7 Wichita State 7
Portland 27 Willamette 7
Purdue 17 Wisconsin 15
Brigham Young 13 Wyoming 3


UPCOMING GAMES
Friday November 3, 1946
Miami (OH) at Miami (FLA)
Texas A&M at Southern Methodist
Villanova at Detroit Mercy

Saturday November 4, 1946
Alabama at Louisiana State
Brigham Young at Utah State
Brown at Yale
California at Southern California
Citadel at George Washington
Clemson at Tulane
Colgate at Holy Cross
Colorado at Missouri
Delaware at Bucknell
Denver at Wyoming
Drake at Iowa State
Eastern New Mexico at Northern Arizona
Florida at Georgia
Fordham at West Virginia
Georgetown at Boston College
Harvard at Dartmouth
Idaho at Oregon State
Indiana at Northwestern
Iowa at Wisconsin
Kansas State at San Francisco
Kentucky at Marquette
Lafayette at Rutgers
Merchant Marine at Brooklyn
Michigan State at Michigan
Mississippi at Tennessee
Mississippi State at Auburn
Montana State at Portland
Navy at Georgia Tech
New York University at Lehigh
North Carolina State at Vanderbilt
Notre Dame vs Army at Yankee Stadium New York
Oklahoma at Kansas
Oklahoma State at Tulsa
Pennsylvania at Columbia
Pittsburgh at Ohio State
Purdue at Minnesota
Rice at Arkansas
Richmond at Davidson
Santa Barbara at Nevada
Santa Clara at Arizona
South Carolina at Maryland
Sul Ross State at New Mexico State
Syracuse at Cornell
Temple at Penn State
Tennessee-Chattanooga at Dayton
Texas at Baylor
Texas Tech at New Mexico
Texas-El Paso at Arizona State
UCLA at Oregon
Utah at Colorado State
Virginia at Princeton
Virginia Military Institute at Furman
Wake Forest at Duke
Washington at Stanford
Washington & Lee at Virginia Tech
West Texas A&M at Hardin-Simmons
Wichita State at St. Louis
William & Mary at North Carolina



CANADIAN FOOTBALL

ORFU	W	L	T	PTS
TBB	7	2	0	14
TInd	6	3	0	12
HWild	5	4	0	10
OTroj	3	6	0	6
Wind	3	6	0	6
Sarn	3	6	0	6

IPRFU	W	L	T	PTS
Mont	9	2	0	18
Argos	7	4	0	14
OttRR	5	5	1	11
HTig	0	10	1	1
				
WESTERN				
FINAL 	W	L	T	PTS
Wpg	6	2	0	12
Calg	6	2	0	12
Sask	0	8	0	0

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Tuesday October 24, 1946
Hamilton Tigers 3 at 31 Montreal Alouettes

Saturday October 28, 1946
Toronto Argos 0 at 10 Montreal Alouettes
Ottawa Rough Riders 28 at 17 Hamilton Tigers
Calgary Stampeders 14 at 0 Saskatchewan Roughriders
Toronto Indians 17 at 10 Ottawa Trojans
Toronto Balmy Beach 24 at 17 Hamilton Wildcats
Windsor Royals 17 at 24 Sarnia Imperials

UPCOMING GAMES
Saturday November 4, 1946
Montreal Alouettes at Toronto Argos
Hamilton Tigers at Ottawa Rough Riders
Sarnia Imperials at Toronto Indians
Ottawa Trojans at Toronto Balmy Beach
Hamilton Wildcats at Windsor Royals
End of Regular Season

PLAYOFFS
Saturday November 11, 1946
Western Final Game 1
Calgary at Winnipeg

Sunday November 12, 1946
IPRFU FINAL
Toronto Argos at Montreal Alouettes

ORFU FINAL
teams to be determined

Saturday November 18, 1946
Western Final Game 2
Winnipeg at Calgary (2 game total points)

Sunday November 19, 1946
ORFU champ at IPRFU champ

Sunday November 26, 1946
GREY CUP
Western Winner vs Eastern Winner at Toronto



GOLF

MAJOR TOURNEY WINNERS
The Masters - Ben Hogan
British Open - Byron Nelson in a playoff over Peter Thomson
US Open - Harry Bradshaw
PGA - Byron Nelson

The Golfer of the year will be announced on Saturday November 25
The USA and Britian will name their teams for the 1947 Ryder Cup the following week

[Tiger Fan]

TIGERFAN'S SPORTING NEWS - November 6, 1946

ARMY BEATS NOTRE DAME 16-7
COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
Army retakes the number one spot in the college football pool with a 16-7 victory over Notre Dame in what was billed 'The College Football Game of the Year'. Notre Dame struck early when junior quaterback Johnny *Lujack marched the Irish down the field midway through the first quarter. With a second and goal on the Army 4 yard line Lujack rolled out and seeing no one open tucked the ball under his arm and beat 3 Army defenders to the corner of the endzone. Army tied the score early in the second quarter when QB Arnold *Tucker connected with senior wide receiver Barney *Poole on a 12 yard touchdown strike. It remained tied at the half.

Army wore down the Notre Dame defense with a punishing ground game. While the Irish never did break the defense did bend enough to allow Army to connect on three second half field goals to make the final score 16-7. The key player for Army had to be offensive tackle Albert *Nemetz who opened up holes for running back Glen *Davis and QB Tucker all day. Tucker more than made up for injured fullback Doc *Blanchard, gaining 87 yards on the ground. Davis added 84 yards rushing to the Army offense.

TSN COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOP 20
Here is the new Top 20 after this weekends action. (last weeks ranking in brackets)
1- Army (2) -- 8-0 beat then #1 Notre Dame 16-7, at #7 Pennsylvania next week
2. Georgia (3) -- 7-0 beat Florida 33-0, host Auburn next week
3. UCLA (4) -- 7-0 beat Oregon 34-13, host Montana next week
4- Notre Dame (1) -- 5-1 lost 16-7 to then #2 Army, host Northwestern next week
5. Michigan (5) -- 6-1 beat Michigan State 41-0, host Wisconsin next week
6. North Carolina (6) -- 7-0 beat then #12 William and Mary, 27-24, host Wake Forest next week
7. Pennsylvania (7)-- 6-0 beat Columbia 35-20, host #1 Army next week
8. Yale (8) -- 7-0 beat Brown 21-10, host Princeton next week
9. Tennessee (9)-- 6-1 beat Mississippi 24-3, at Boston College next week
10. Rice (10) - 5-0-1 beat then #13 Arkansas 14-3, at Texas A&M next week
11. Alabama (11) -- 6-2 beat then #20 LSU 27-20, host Vanderbilt next week
12 William & Mary (12)-- 7-1 lost 27-24 to then #6 North Carolina, at George Washington next week
13. Arkansas (13) - 5-1-1 lost 14-3 to then #10 Rice, host #18 Southern Methodist next week
14. Texas (16) -- 5-2-1 beat Baylor 27-3, at Texas Christian next week
15. Southern California (17)-- 5-1-1 beat California 30-3, off next week
16 Kentucky (18)-- 6-2 beat Marquette 12-3, host West Virginia next week
17. Illinois (19)-- 4-2-1 off, host Ohio State next week
18 Southern Methodist (15) 4-1-2 lost 17-3 to Texas A&M, at #13 Arkansas next week
19. Texas Tech(nr)-- 6-2 beat New Mexico 10-0, host Oklahoma State next week
20. Oklahoma (nr)-- 5-2 beat Kansas 41-6, host Missouri next week

Dropping out of top 20
14. Ohio State (14) -- 4-3 lost 24-14 to Pittsburgh, at #17 Illinois next week
20 Louisianna State (20) 4-2 lost 27-20 to then #11 Alabama, at Miami (Fla) next week
Note More College news on page 2


NFL WEEK 10 RECAP
CHICAGO STILL UNBEATEN BUT JUST "BEARLY"
For the second week in a row the Chicago Bears flirted with defeat but in the end managed to keep their unbeaten record intact. Sid *Luckman's fourth touchdown pass of the day, a 5 yard strike to Robert Feeley with 1:19 remaining in regulation gave the Bears a 38-37 victory over the Green Bay Packers. Last week the Bears needed a late td pass from the same Luckman to Feeley combination in order to nip Detroit 23-21. Feeley made 7 receptions including 2 for touchdowns while the other wideout Ken *Kavanaugh was the recepient of 2 Luckman td passes as well.

Defense was a bad word in this game as the two quarterbacks combined for 651 yards passing and 8 touchdown passes. Cecil *Isbell of the Packers threw 4 touchdown passes including a pair to WR Don *Hutson.

In other NFC action

Philadelphia improved to 8-1 with a 13-7 win over Dallas. Two second half field goals from Eagles kicker C.R. Evans proved the difference.

With Sammy *Baugh still sidelined the Washington Redskins relied on a ground game and had little trouble handing the Giants their 7th straight loss. Bob *Seymour ran for two touchdowns and 140 yards in Washington's 28-16 win. The Redskins are 5-4 and still in the thick of the wildcard race.

Todd Berger became the first back to top the 1000 yard rushing mark this season. Berger gained 115 yards to help the New Orleans Saints beat Atlanta 27-13 and take over sole possession of top spot in the NFC South. Berger, the 1943 offensive rookie of the year, has 1005 yards after 9 games. Last season he ran for 2147 yards to lead the league.

Tampa and Carolina are both 3-6 after the Buccaneers beat the Panthers 28-20.

In the other NFC game Minnesota beat Detroit 13-7 despite the fact the Lions had twice as many yards of offense. Back-up QB Billy Campbell, starting in place of the injured Bob *Waterfield, had a tough time in the red zone.

BIG BRONCOS RALLY ROCKS RAIDERS
The Denver Broncos spotted the Raiders a 24-0 lead before galloping back with 31 unaswered points in a 31-24 victory in Oakland. The Raiders dominated the first half and led 17-0 thanks to a pair of Antwan Baker touchdown passes. On the first possession of the third quarter Johnny Cushing made it 24-0 when he broke a screen pass for a 62 yard touchdown. Then the Broncos suddenly came to life. Jay Cason threw third quarter touchdown passes to Jerry Watson and Chuck Gillingham to cut the lead to 24-14. Early in the 4th quarter Vincent Davenport made a 29 yard field goal. Oakland fumbled the ensuing kickoff and 2 plays later Oscar Hartings' 3 yard td run tied the game up at 24. The next Oakland possession ended early when Broncos SS Ed Newberry picked off his league leading 8th pass of the season. Cason's third touchdown pass of the game, a 39 yarder to Brian Gardner sealed the fantastic comeback for Denver.

The win gives the Bronos a 7-2 record, which is tops in the AFC. The Raiders fall to 3-6 in what has been an awful season for them. Reigning MVP Johnny Cushing had a terrific game in a losing effort. Cushing ran 15 times for 78 yards and had 7 receptions for 146 yards.

In other AFC action

New England and Buffalo battled to a 24-24 draw. The Patriots forced overtime with a 17 point fourth quarter outburst but neither club could muster any offense in the extra session.

With Bob Slaughter and Charley Carpenter both nursing injuries Jeff McDonald got his first NFL start at QB for the Browns. He completed 15 of 28 passes and threw for 3 touchdowns as Cleveland improved to 6-4 with a 24-17 win over Cincinnati.

5 Morgan Howard field goals led Kansas City past San Diego 15-13. It was a sloppy game with 6 turnovers and plenty of penalties.

QB Justin Jackson threw for 4 touchdowns as Jacksonville corralled the Houston Texans 31-7.

The Jets were on a roll, winning 4 straight, until they came up with a terrible effort in Miami. The 3-6 Dolphins beat New York 35-25 as Stacey Jolley ran for 155 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also caught a pass for a third major.

Pittsburgh improved to 6-4 with a 23-14 win over Baltimore. Major Dawson kicked 3 second half field goals to provide the margin of victory.

David Foster's fourth touchdown pass of the game allowed Indianapolis to upset Tennessee 32-31. The Colts scored 10 points in the final 8 minutes to earn their 3rd win of the season.



BASEBALL AWARDS
NO SURPRISE AS CY YOUNG AWARDS ARE HANDED OUT
As expected Cliff Melton of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Steve Gromek of the Cleveland Indians were need Cy Young Award winners in their respective leagues. Gromek went 26-12 with a 2.97 era in leading the Cleveland Indians to a World Series title. Gromek narrrowly beat Yankee hurler Tiny Bonham (25-7, 2.87) in the balloting. Boston's Andy Karl (21-10, 2.59) finished third in the voting.

Melton led the majors with 28 wins this season. He was 28-11 with a National League best 2.28 era. Other National League hurlers to receive consideration for the award included Johnny Hutchings (21-6, 3.00) of Cincinnati, Ernie White (22-11, 2.80) of the Cardinals and Brooklyn's Mickey Haefner (21-13, 2.91) but Melton was the runaway winner.

Next week the American and National League's will name their respective Most Valuable Players.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
RANGERS FINALLY PICK UP A VICTORY
After a very slow start in which they earned just one point in their first four games, the New York Rangers were on fire last week. New York began the week with a game Wednesday at Madison Square Garden against the Boston Bruins. Tony Leswick scored a pair of goals including the game winner as New York beat the Bruins 4-3 for their first win of the season. On Saturday they began a home and home weekend series with the Red Wings in Detroit. Leswick tallied once as New York rebounded from a 3-1 deficeit to earn a 3-3 tie. On Sunday, Lewick was again the hero as he scored with a little over a minute to play in the third period giving the Rangers a 4-3 win over the visiting Wings.

The Montreal Canadiens have passed Detroit for top spot thanks to a 3-0 victory over Toronto on Friday. Maurice Richard and Elmer Lach each had a goal and an assist for the Habs but the real star was Montreal netminder Bill Durnan. He turned aside all 31 Toronto shots he faced for his first shutout of the season. Durnan leads the league with a goals against average of just 1.00. Boston has also being getting some solid goaltending from Frank Brimsek and the Bruins finally rewarded him with some offense. After losing to the Rangers on Wednesday the Bruins beat Toronto and Chicago over the weekend. Forward Joe Carveth continues to hold the hot hand for the Bruins. He notched a hat trick against the Leafs Saturday and his 7 goals on the season trail only league leader Rocket Richard's total of 8. Max Bentley continues to pile up the points despite the fact the Black Hawks lost both their games last week. The defending league scoring champ is tied with Richard for the point lead with 11.

continued

[Tiger Fan]

COLLEGE FOOTBALL CONFERENCE ROUND UP
SEC NOTEBOOK
As the season starts to wind down it is beginning to look like Tennessee and Georgia will tie for top spot. The Bulldogs beat Florida 33-0 last week while the Vols dumped Ole Miss 24-3. Both schools have two conference games left: Georgia plays Auburn this week and Georgia Tech in their final game. Tennessee has Kentucky in two weeks time and Vanderbilt the week after. LSU slipped from the ranks of the unbeaten in conference play with a 27-20 loss at home to Alabama over the weekend.

	CONFERENCE			    OVERALL		
	W	L	T	W	L	T
Geor	3	0	0	7	0	0
Tenn	3	0	0	6	1	0
LSU	3	1	0	4	2	0
Vand	3	2	0	4	3	0
bama	3	2	0	6	2	0
GaTech	2	1	0	4	2	0
Kent	2	2	0	6	2	0
Tulane	2	2	0	3	3	0
MissSt	1	2	0	5	2	0
Auburn	1	3	0	4	3	0
Flori	0	3	1	0	5	1
Miss	0	5	1	1	6	1

WESTERN CONFERENCE NOTES
Michigan can creep closer to a Rose Bowl bid with a win over last place Wisconsin next week but the key matchup has Ohio State visiting Illinois. The Buckeyes have lost 2 straight games including an in-conference upset at the hands of Northwestern two weeks ago. The loser of the OSU-Illinois tilt is eliminated from title contention while the winners hopes will likely ride on the traditional season ender between Michigan and Ohio State.

	CONFERENCE			    OVERALL
	W	L	T	W	L	T
Mich	5	0	0	6	1	0
Illini	3	1	1	4	2	1
OhioSt	3	1	0	4	3	0
Minn	2	2	1	4	2	1
Purd	2	3	0	3	5	0
Iowa	2	3	0	4	4	0
Northw	1	3	1	3	3	1
India	1	3	1	3	3	2
Wisc	1	4	0	3	4	0

PACIFIC COAST CONFERENCE NOTES
A win next week at home over Montana will clinch a rose bowl bid for the Bruins. UCLA is now ranked third in the nation after bearing Oregon 34-13. USC still has a slim hope but they need to have UCLA lose to Montana and then the Trojans have to beat the Bruins in two weeks.

	CONFERENCE			    OVERALL		
	W	L	T	W	L	T
UCLA	5	0	0	7	0	0
USC	4	1	1	5	1	1
Stan	3	2	0	5	2	0
Oreg	3	3	0	4	3	0
OreSt	2	2	1	3	2	1
Wash	2	3	0	2	3	1
Calif	2	3	0	2	5	0
WshSt	2	4	0	2	4	0
Mont	1	1	0	3	3	0
Idaho	0	5	0	1	6	0

SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE NOTES
The conference title will be pretty much decided by next week's game that has Rice visiting Texas A&M. A win would clinch the title and a Cotton Bowl berth for the Aggies while Rice would go a long ways towards clinching with a victory. Rice still has conference games remaining with TCU and Baylor while A&M just has Texas after this week.

	CONFERENCE			    OVERALL		
	W	L	T	W	L	T
TxA&M	4	0	0	5	3	0
Rice	2	0	1	6	0	1
Arkan	2	2	1	5	2	1
TCU	1	1	1	2	4	1
Texas	1	2	1	5	2	1
SMU	0	1	2	4	1	2
Baylor	0	4	0	1	5	0

SOUTHERN CONFERENCE NOTES
With it's hard fought 27-24 victory over William & Mary, North Carolina appears poised to claim the conference title. It is an unbalanced conference schedule that sees some schools like North Carolina play only 5 conference games while others like William & Mary play 8. George Washingon only has two conference opponents on it's schedule. Wins over Wake Forest and Duke the next two weeks will guarantee a title for the Tar Heels.

	CONFERENCE			    OVERALL
	W	L	T	W	L	T
NCar	3	0	0	7	0	0
W& M	5	1	0	7	1	0
NC St	5	1	0	6	1	0
Rich	3	1	1	6	1	1
VaTech	2	3	1	2	4	1
Wake 	2	1	0	5	2	0
Duke	2	1	0	4	3	0
SCar	2	2	0	3	3	0
VMI	2	3	0	3	5	0
David	1	2	1	4	2	1
Maryl	1	3	1	2	3	1
GWash	1	0	0	5	1	0
Citadel	1	3	0	2	3	1
Clem	1	3	0	2	5	0
Furm	0	3	0	1	5	0
W&Lee	0	4	0	2	4	0

BIG 6 CONFERENCE NOTES
Oklahoma controls it's destiny in the Big 6. The Sooners have two conference games remaining, against Missouri this week and Nebraska the following week. Should Oklahoma falter Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska all have a shot at the conference title and an automatic Orange Bowl berth.

	CONFERENCE			     OVERALL		
	W	L	T	W	L	T
Okla	3	0	0	5	2	0
Kans	2	1	0	5	3	0
Missori	2	1	0	4	4	0
Nebr	2	1	0	2	3	1
K St	1	3	0	1	5	0
IowaSt	0	4	0	3	5	0

BORDER CONFERENCE
With games remaining against UTEP and Texas Tech, conference leader Hardin-Simmons seems to have the best shot at a berth in the Raisin Bowl against the Mountain States Conference winner. However, Texas Tech which blanked New Mexico 10-0 on Saturday, is 2-0 and could win the conference with a victory of Hardin-Simmons in the season finale. UTEP also is still alive. Texas Tech has games remaining with Arizona and Hardin-Simmons while UTEP plays Hardin-Simmons and New Mexico State to finish the season.

	CONFERENCE			     OVERALL
	W	L	T	W	L	T
H-Simm	4	0	0	7	0	0
NwMex	4	2	0	5	3	0
UTEP	3	1	0	5	1	0
TxTech	2	0	0	6	2	0
NMexSt	1	2	1	3	3	2
WT A&M	1	4	1	3	3	1
Ariz	1	2	0	4	3	0
N Ariz	1	2	0	4	4	0
ArizSt	0	4	0	1	6	0

MOUNTAIN STATES
With a victory ealier in the season over Utah, Denver looks like the team to beat in the conference. Utah State will get that chance as they play Denver in early December to wrap up the season. Each team plays 6 conference games.

	CONFERENCE			     OVERALL
	W	L	T	W	L	T
Denv	4	0	0	4	3	0
Utah	4	1	0	4	3	0
UtSt	2	1	0	4	2	0
Col	2	2	0	3	5	0
BYU	2	3	0	4	3	1
ColSt	0	3	1	0	6	1
Wyom	0	4	1	1	6	1

MVC NOTES
With only one conference game remaining - between Drake and Oklahoma State, the conference title has already been decided. Tulsa will get a bowl bid but since the conference does not have an automatic affiliation where has not yet been decided. A win over Arkansas late in the season could move them up to a better bowl but the likely bet is the Harbor Bowl in San Diego against a mid-level independant team from the west or perhaps against the second place team from the Border Conference or Mountain States Conference.

	CONFERENCE			     OVERALL
	W	L	T	W	L	T
Tulsa	3	0	0	6	2	0
St. L	1	0	1	2	4	1
WichSt	1	2	0	3	3	1
Drake	0	2	1	1	5	1
OklaSt	0	1	0	3	5	0

INDEPENDANTS
Certainly the big news is Army's win over Notre Dame but a number of other independant schools are making some noise. Yale and Harvard may enter their annual season-ending game with both squads unbeaten, although Harvard does have a pair of ties. Nevada, Rutgers, Pennsylvania and Detroit Mercy also seem to have a shot at a bowl game.

	        W 	L	T
Army	        8	0	0
Nevada	        7	0	0
Yale	        7	0	0
Rutgers	        6	0	1
Pennsylvania	6	0	0
Harvard	        5	0	2
Detroit Mercy	7	1	0
Boston College	5	1	0
Notre Dame	5	1	0
Penn State	5	1	0
Bucknell	5	2	0
Holy Cross	4	2	1
Syracuse	4	2	1
Cornell	        4	3	0
Miami (Florida)	4	3	0
Montana State	4	3	0
Pittsburgh	4	4	0
St. Mary's	3	2	1
Brown	        3	3	1
Colgate         3	3	0
Virginia	3	3	0
Columbia	3	4	0
Marquette	3	5	0
Villanova	3	5	0
Princeton	2	3	1
Merchant Marine	2	6	1
Georgetown	2	3	0
Portland	2	4	0
San Francisco	2	4	0
Temple	         2	4	0
Michigan State	2	5	0
Santa Clara	2	5	0
West Virginia	2	6	0
Lafayette	1	6	0
Tenn-Chat	1	6	0
New York U	0	5	1
Fordham	        0	5	0
Dartmouth	0	7	0
Navy	       0	7	0

PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL
BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA BEGINS INAGURAL SEASON
Professional basketball made it's debut in the Canadian city of Toronto as the New York Knickerbockers beat the Toronto Huskies 74-48 in the very first professional game of the newly formed Basketball Association of America.

Guards Sidney Hertzberg, formerly of CCNY, and ex-Long Island University star Ossie Schectman paced the Knicks attack with 14 and 12 points respectively. Another New York guard, Stan Stutz also reached double figures. Leo Mogus, formerly a star a Youngstown State, led all Toronto scorers with 14 points.

7090 curious Canadians were in attendance, a far cry from a sellout at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens. With the Maple Leafs' image to contend with and only one Canadian player on its roster, Toronto tried hard to promote the game. They ran three-column newspaper ads bearing a photo of 6-8 George Nostrand, Toronto's tallest player, that asked, "Can You Top This?" Any fan taller than Nostrand would be granted free admission to the season opener; regular tickets were priced from 75 cents to $2.50. Neither Norstrand or the lone Canadian on the Huskies roster, Hank Biasatti, figured in the scoring.

"It was interesting playing before Canadians," explained Hertzberg. "The fans really didn't understand the game at first. To them, a jump ball was like a face-off in hockey. But they started to catch on and seemed to like the action."

Below is the boxscore of the very first game from the B.A..A.

           Friday, November 3, 1946  New York at Toronto					
NEW YORK KNICKS		TORONTO HUSKIES	
NAME	          POS	PPG	NAME	              POS	PPG
John*Palmer	F	9	Leo Mogus	F	 14
S*Hertzberg      G	14	Mike McCarron	G 	   7
Ossie*Schectman	G	12	Kleggie Hemsen	C	   9
Stan*Stutz	G	10	Red Wallace	G	   6
Lee*Knorek	C	7	Bob Mullens	F	   2
Tommy*Byrnes	G	9	Dick Schulz	G	   6
Hank*Rosenstein	F	8	Roy Hurley	G	   4
Leo*Gottlieb	G	5	Dick Fitzgerald	G	   0
                                  ------                                                 -----
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CANADIAN FOOTBALL ACTION
FINAL WEEK GOES AS EXPECTED IN CANADIAN FOOTBALL
The Ontario Rugby Football Union playoff fight came down to the final weekend but as expected it will be the two Toronto side's meeting for the league championship. The Toronto Balmy Beach had a playoff spot wrapped up entering Saturday's action and guaranteed themselves homefield for the title game with a 30-3 home win over Ottawa. The Hamilton Wildcats did their job by blasting Windsor 34-0 but the 6-4 Wildcats needed Sarnia to upset the Toronto Indians if they were going to make the postseason. That did not happen as the Indians had an easy time with the Imperials, winning 31-10 to finish at 7-3. The Indians and Balmy Beach meet next week to determine who will face the Interprovincial League Champion for the right to play in the Grey Cup.

The Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argos had already clinched the playoff berths for the IPRFU. The game in Toronto on Saturday was meaningless in that the Alouettes had already clinched homefield for next week's title contest but the Argos did boost their confidence with a 17-7 win over Montreal at Varsity Stadium.

Out west Calgary and Winnipeg spent the week preparing for next weekend's opener to their 2 game total point series for the right to represent their league in the Grey Cup.

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STATS AND STANDINGS
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

					
North	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Chi	9	0	0	1.000	295	155
Min	4	5	0	.444	143	179
Det	3	6	0	.333	177	217
GB	3	6	0	.333	220	215

East	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Phil	8	1	0	.889	238	163
Wash 	5	4	0	.556	237	208
Dal 	2	7	0	.222	157	211
NYG	2	7	0	.222	154	225

South	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
NO	5	4	0	.556	186	211
Atl	4	5	0	.444	135	168
Car	3	6	0	.333	136	194
TB	3	6	0	.333	183	217

West	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Arz	6	3	0	.667	178	163
SF	6	3	0	.667	190	149
Sea	4	5	0	.444	191	208
StL	3	6	0	.333	152	168

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

				
North	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Cle	6	4	0	.600	176	162
Pit	6	4	0	.600	187	183
Bal	4	5	1	.450	147	152
Cin	4	6	0	.400	202	204

East	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
NE 	6	2	1	.722	186	119
Buf	4	4	1	.500	136	154
NYJ	4	5	0	.444	188	161
Mia	3	6	0	.333	177	204

South	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Tenn	6	3	0	.667	223	148
Jax	4	5	0	.444	161	157
Hou	3	5	1	.389	124	184
Ind	3	6	0	.333	143	190

West	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Den 	7	2	0	.778	223	168
KC	6	3	0	.667	143	158
SD	5	4	0	.556	151	134
Oak	3	6	0	.333	159	169

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Chicago 38 Green Bay 37
Minnesota 13 Detroit 6
Washington 28 NY Giants 16
Philadelphia 13 Dallas 7
New Orleans 27 Atlanta 13
Tampa 28 Carolina 20
Cleveland 24 Cincinnati 17
Pittsburgh 23 Baltimore 14
Denver 31 Oakland 28
Kansas City 15 San Diego 13
Jacksonville 31 Houston 7
Indianapolis 32 Tennessee 31
Miami 35 NY Jets 25
Buffalo 24 New Englans 24

NEXT WEEK'S GAMES
Atlanta Falcons (4-5) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-6)
Arizona Cardinals (6-3) at St. Louis Rams (3-6)
San Francisco 49ers (6-3) at Seattle Seahawks (4-5)
Miami Dolphins (3-6) at New England Patriots (6-2-1)
Buffalo Bills (4-4-1) at New York Jets (4-5)
Oakland Raiders (3-6) at Kansas City Chiefs (6-3)
New York Giants (2-7) at Philadelphia Eagles (8-1)
Indianapolis Colts (3-6) at Jacksonville Jaguars (4-5)
Green Bay Packers (3-6) at Detroit Lions (3-6)
Houston Texans (3-5-1) at Tennessee Titans (6-3)
Minnesota Vikings (4-5) at Chicago Bears (9-0)
Dallas Cowboys (2-7) at Washington Redskins (5-4)
Carolina Panthers (3-6) at New Orleans Saints (5-4)
San Diego Chargers (5-4) at Denver Broncos (7-2)

NFL STAT LEADERS

QB RATING	TM	AT	COMP	C%	YDS	TD	INT	RAT
Sid *Luckman	CHI	278	198	71.2	2719	23	4	123.8
Manfred Gayle	TEN	210	122	58.1	1875	20	6	107.5
Sammy *Baugh	WAS	152	89	58.6	1519	11	4	105.7
Ken Neal	PHI	218	152	69.7	1616	10	6	94.9
Justin Jackson	JAX	127	74	58.3	921	9	4	91.4
								
RUSHING YARDS	TM	GS	RUSH	YDS	YPC	LG	TD	
Todd Berger	NO	9	202	1005	5	47	6	
Stacey Jolley	MIA	9	191	987	5.2	77	10	
Bruce Jones	KAN	9	221	975	4.4	70	8	
Bob *Seymour	WAS	9	187	939	5	65	6	
S *Van Buren	NYJ	9	198	936	4.7	81	5	
								
RECEPTIONS	TM	REC						
Zach Kruczek	CLE	69						
Bob Sommer	NO	62						
Brian Gardner	DEN	61						
Wayne *Miller	WSH	61						
Mel Ours	HOU	60						
Lewis Smith	JAX	58						
Bob *Shaw	CIN	58						
Don *Hutson	GB	56						
Johnny Cushing	OAK	56						
								
RECEVING YARDS	TM	GS	REC	YDS	YPC	LG	TD	
Wayne *Miller	WAS	9	61	901	14.8	79	7	
Brian Gardner	DEN	9	61	860	14.1	70	5	
Zach Kruczek	CLE	10	69	858	12.4	47	3	
Chuck Myers	NYG	9	53	823	15.5	80	3	
Mel Ours	HOU	9	60	770	12.8	60	3	
								
TACKLES	         TM	GS	TAK	SOLO	AST			
Jeff Parent	CIN	10	101	84	17			
Mel Hein	NYG	9	98	75	23			
Matt Truluck	STL	9	96	82	14			
B Hasselbeck	ARZ	9	94	71	23			
Mark Smith	BAL	10	93	76	17			
								
SACKS    	TM	SACK						
Kevin Merkins	DEN	12						
Ruben Taylor	MIN	9						
Javon Love	OAK	9						
Wayne *Millner	CLE	8						
Reggie White	SD	8						
Leslie Hill	PHI	8						
								
INTERCEPTONS	TM	INT						
Ed Newberry	DEN	8						
Mark Smith	BAL	7						
Greg Fletcher	BUF	6						
Earl Joyce	SF	6						
Ken Milloy	JAX	6						
Marion Dulaney	PHI	6						
Frankie Morrall	CHI	6

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

THE BOWL PICTURE
The bowl picture is slowly beginning to take shape. There is still a long way to go and an awful lot can happen but here is a rundown of the bowl games and the most likely combatants in each.

CIGAR BOWL - Greensboro
best of what's left when all other bowls decided. Perhaps Ohio State, LSU, maybe North Carolina State or an independant like Rutgers or Detroit Mercy

RAISIN BOWL - Fresno
Border winner vs Mountain States winner Hardin-Simmons vs Denver

HARBOR BOWL - San Diego
at large Tulsa or Nevada vs USC is a possibiility


SUN BOWL - El Paso
at large Tulsa may end up here vs an independant like Detroit Mercy or pehaps William & Mary

ALAMO BOWL - San Antonio
at large Texas would be big draw as long as they do not lose again. Kentucky or Illinois as possible opponent.

OIL BOWL - Houston
likely Southern Conference champ vs at large - perhaps North Carolina vs Rice or Arkansas

GATOR BOWL - Jacksonville
at large likely a top independant vs number 2 from major conference Yale if they accept, if not Pennsylvania vs Rice

ORANGE BOWL - Miami
Big 6 winner vs at large Oklahoma vs Notre Dame

SUGAR BOWL - New Orleans
SEC1 vs Independant Georgia vs Army

COTTON BOWL - Dallas
SWC1 vs at large leaning towards an SEC team Texas A&M vs Tennessee

ROSE BOWL - Pasadena
PCC winner vs Western Winner UCLA vs Michigan



RESULTS
Friday November 3, 1946
Miami (Florida) 28 Miami (Ohio) 6
Texas A&M 17 Southern Methodist 3
Detroit Mercy 37 Villanova 13

Saturday November 4, 1946
Alabama 27 Louisiana State 20
Utah State 17 Brigham Young 0
Yale 21 Brown 10
Southern California 30 California 3
George Washington 24 Citadel 14
Tulane 38 Clemson 21
Colgate 20 Holy Cross 17
Missouri 14 Colorado 6
Bucknell 14 Delaware 3
Denver 31 Wyoming 0
Iowa State 35 Drake 21
Northern Arizona 14 Eastern New Mexico 0
Georgia 33 Florida 0
West Virginia 39 Fordham 6
Boston College 43 Georgetown 0
Harvard 20 Dartmouth 0
Oregon State 17 Idaho 3
Indiana 14 Northwestern 7
Iowa 22 Wisconsin 17
San Francisco 36 Kansas State 13
Kentucky 12 Marquette 3
Rutgers 36 Lafayette 0
Brooklyn 32 Merchant Marine 3
Michigan 41 Michigan State 0
Tennessee 24 Mississippi 3
Auburn 28 Mississippi State 20
Montana State 31 Portland 20
Georgia Tech 25 Navy 10
Lehigh 17 New York University 10
North Carolina State 6 Vanderbilt 0
Army 16 Notre Dame 7
Oklahoma 41 Kansas 6
Tulsa 29 Oklahoma State 27
Pennsylvania 35 Columbia 20
Pittsburgh 24 Ohio State 14
Minnesota 7 Purdue 3
Rice 14 Arkansas 3
Davidson 14 Richmond 14
Nevada 33 Santa Barbara 3
Arizona 36 Santa Clara 6
Maryland 28 South Carolina 10
New Mexico State 3 Sul Ross State 3
Cornell 37 Syracuse 17
Penn State 16 Temple 0
Dayton 17 Tennessee-Chattanooga 13
Texas 27 Baylor 3
Texas Tech 10 New Mexico 0
Texas-El Paso 31 Arizona State 13
UCLA 34 Oregon 13
Utah 23 Colorado State 0
Princeton 6 Virginia 3
Virginia Military Institute 27 Furman 13
Duke 6 Wake Forest 0
Stanford 30 Washington 27
Virginia Tech 19 Washington & Lee 14
Hardin-Simmons 21 West Texas A&M 6
St. Louis 20 Wichita State 7
North Carolina 27 William & Mary 24

UPCOMING GAMES
Friday November 10, 1946
Detroit Mercy at St Louis
Louisiana State at Miami (Florida)
Newberry at Tennessee-Chattanooga
Wichita State at West Texas A&M

Saturday November 11, 1946
Arizona at New Mexico
Army at Pennsylvania
Auburn at Georgia
Baylor at Tulsa
Brigham Young at Colorado State
Brown at Harvard
Bucknell at Temple
Citadel at Virginia Military Institute
Colgate at Syracuse
Dartmouth at Cornell
Denver at Colorado
Drake at Northern Iowa
Duke at South Carolina
Furman at Clemson
Hardin-Simmons at Texas-El Paso
Iowa at Minnesota
Iowa State at Nebraska
Kansas at Kansas State
Lafayette at Columbia
Marquette at Michigan State
Missouri at Oklahoma
Montana at UCLA
New York University at Fordham
North Dakota State at Montana State
Northern Arizona at Arizona State
Northern Colorado at New Mexico State
Northwestern at Notre Dame
Northwestern State at Mississippi State
Ohio State at Illinois
Oklahoma State at Texas Tech
Oregon at Washington
Oregon State at California
Penn State at Navy
Portland at Idaho
Princeton at Yale
Rice at Texas A&M
Rutgers at Lehigh
Scranton at Georgetown
Southern Methodist at Arkansas
St. Bonaventure at Merchant Marine
St. Mary's at Santa Clara
Tennessee at Boston College
Texas at Texas Christian
Tulane at Georgia Tech
Utah at San Francisco
Vanderbilt at Alabama
Villanova at Florida
Virginia at North Carolina State
Virginia Tech at Richmond
Wake Forest at North Carolina
Washington & Lee at Maryland
Washington State at Stanford
West Virginia at Kentucky
William & Mary at George Washington
Wisconsin at Michigan
Wyoming at Utah State


NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Standings	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
Montreal	6	5	0	1	11	23	6
Detroit	        8	4	3	1	9	24	24
Toronto	        7	3	4	0	6	15	17
Boston	        7	2	3	2	6	18	19
New York	7	2	3	2	6	17	26
Chicago	        5	1	4	0	2	11	14

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Wednesday November 1, 1946
New York 4 Boston 3
Toronto 3 Chicago 1

Friday November 3, 1946
Montreal 3 Toronto 0

Saturday November 4, 1946
Boston 4 Toronto 2
New York 3 Detroit 3

Sunday November 5, 1946
New York 3 Detroit 2
Boston 3 Chicago 2

NHL LEADERS	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS
Maurice Richard	MON	6	8	3	11
Max Bentley	CHI	5	4	7	11
Joe Carveth	BOS	6	7	2	9
Bill Ezinicki	TOR	7	5	3	8
Roy Conacher	DET	8	5	2	7
George Gee	CHI	5	4	3	7
Jim Conacher	DET	8	3	4	7
Billy Taylor	DET	8	1	6	7
Leo Gravelle	MON	6	6	0	6
Ed Bruneteau	DET	8	4	2	6
Rene Trudell	NY	7	3	3	6
Toe Blake	MON	6	1	5	6
Ted Kennedy	TOR	7	0	6	6
					
Penalty Leaders	TEAM	GP	PIM		
Pete Horek	DET	8	16		
Vic Lynn	TOR	7	14		
M Chamberlain	MON	6	13		
					
GOALIES	      TEAM	GP	W-L-T	ShO	GAA
Bill Durnan	MON	6	5-0-1	0	1.00
Frank Brimsek	BOS	7	2-3-2	0	2.52
Turk Broda	TOR	7	3-4-0	0	2.72
Paul Bibeault	CHI	4	1-3-0	0	2.77

BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

EAST 	GP	W	L	PCT	GB
WSH	1	1	0	1.000	x
PROV	1	1	0	1.000	x
NY	2	1	1	.500	0.5
PHI	0	0	0	.000	0.5
BOS	1	0	1	.000	1.0
Tor	2	0	2	.000	1.5

WEST	GP	W	L	PCT	GB
STL	1	1	0	1.000	x
CHI	1	1	0	1.000	x
CLE	1	1	0	1.000	x
DET	1	0	1	.000	1.0
PIT	1	0	1	.000	1.0

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Friday November 3, 1946
New York 74 Toronto 48

Saturday November 4, 1946
St Louis 63 Pittsburgh 55
Washington 72 Detroit 63
Chicago 69 New York 61
Providence 62 Boston 56

Sunday November 5, 1946
Cleveland 78 Toronto 64

UPCOMING GAMES
Monday November 6, 1946
Washington at Pittsburgh

Tuesday November 7, 1946
Chicago at Boston
St Louis at Detroit

Thursday November 9, 1946
Chicago at Providence
New York at St Louis
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia

Friday November 10, 1946
Detroit at Toronto

Saturday November 11, 1946
Boston at Detroit
Pittsburgh at Providence
Washington at St Louis
Toronto at Chicago

Sunday November 12, 1946
Washington at Cleveland


CANADIAN FOOTBALL

FINAL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS				
ORFU	W	L	T	PTS
TorBB	8	2	0	16
TorInd	7	3	0	14
HWild	6	4	0	12
OttTr	3	7	0	6
Winds	3	7	0	6
Sarnia	3	7	0	6

IPRFU	W	L	T	PTS
Mont	9	3	0	18
Argos	8	4	0	16
OttRR	6	5	1	13
HTigers	0	11	1	1
				
WESTERN				
FINAL STANDINGS	W	L	T	PTS
Wpg	6	2	0	12
Calg	6	2	0	12
Sask	0	8	0	0

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

Saturday November 4, 1946
Montreal Alouettes 7 at 17 Toronto Argos
Hamilton Tigers 3 at 23 Ottawa Rough Riders
Sarnia Imperials 10 at 31 Toronto Indians
Ottawa Trojans 3 at 30 Toronto Balmy Beach
Hamilton Wildcats 34 at 0 Windsor Royals
End of Regular Season

PLAYOFFS
Saturday November 11, 1946
Western Final Game 1
Calgary at Winnipeg

Sunday November 12, 1946
IPRFU FINAL
Toronto Argos at Montreal Alouettes

ORFU FINAL
Toronto Indians at Toronto Balmy Beach

Saturday November 18, 1946
Western Final Game 2
Winnipeg at Calgary (2 game total points)

Sunday November 19, 1946
ORFU champ at IPRFU champ

Sunday November 26, 1946
GREY CUP
Western Winner vs Eastern Winner at Toronto

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TIGERFAN'S SPORTING NEWSNovember 13, 1946
BASEBALL AWARDS
WILLIAMS NAMED AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP
27 year old Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox was named the American League's Most Valuable Player. It marks the first player of the year award for Williams, who also collected his first gold glove, following a splendid 1946 campaign.

Williams finished third in the American League in batting with a .322 average. He led the league in homers with 31 and was second in rbi's with 91. The American League rookie of the year in 1939, Williams has made the allstar team in each of his 8 major league seasons. He came very close to winning the MVP on a couple of earlier occassions but was always just outperformed by the now-retired Jimmie Foxx.

REISER NAMED NATIONAL LEAGUE MVP
Pete Reiser became just the fourth Brooklyn Dodger to be named National League MVP. Reiser led the National League with 95 rbi's and his .314 batting average was good for fourth place in the league. It was just the third season as an everyday player for the 27 year old outfielder. Reiser joins Babe Herman (1934), Zach Wheat (1916, 1920) and Joe Kelley (1905) as the only Brooklyn players to win the MVP award.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEK 11
RAIDERS SURPRISE CHIEFS IN AFC WEST
Don't count the Oakland Raiders out of the playoff hunt yet. Despite a 3-6 record entering their week 11 game the Raiders were 11th best in the NFL according to the league power rankings. They looked like the much better club on the field in Kansas City after a 27-17 win over the hometown Chiefs. The Oakland defense finally played up to it's capabilities and produced 6 turnovers that led to all but 3 of the Raider points. Johnny Cushing ran for just 90 yards and Oakland QB Antwan Baker completed just 15 of 30 passes for 154 yards but the Raiders offense did just what it had to do - not turn the ball over. In their 4 wins the offense turned the ball over just twice but in their 6 losses they have a -10 turnover ratio.

The Raiders still have their work cut out for them if they are to make the playoffs for the 4th time in 6 years but they are still in the hunt.

BRONCOS NEED OVERTIME TO STOP CHARGERS
The Denver Broncos scored the final 20 points of the game, including a 10 yard touchdown run from fullback Donald Rice in overtime, to rally past San Diego 23-17. The victory gives the 8-2 Broncos a 2-game lead over the Chargers atop the AFC West. Denver is also the only 8 win team in the AFC.

Denver QB Jay Cason threw for 351 yards despited being sacked 6 times, inclduing 3 by Chargers DE Reggie White.

In other AFC action
Mario Glenn ran for 82 yards and 1 touchdown plus he added 41 yards and a touchdown receiving to lead New England past Miami 20-10.

The Jets moved into second place in the East with a 20-7 over visiting Buffalo. All the scoring came in the first half including a pair of Keith Reeves touchdown passes for the Jets. Steve *Van Buren caught a 12 yard pass for a score and added 91 yards rushing.

Indianapolis beat Jacksonville 31-24. Issac Burke threw 3 touchdown passes for the Colts who are now tied with the Jags for second in the South Division with 4-6 records.

Derek Mason ran for 105 yards and a touchdown to lead Tennessee past Houston 21-9. The Titans lead the South Division with a 7-3 record. Veteran safety Cris Brezina had 2 interceptions to give him 35 in his 6 year career.

SEAHAWKS BEHIND MOTLEY CRUISE BY 49ERS
Rookie Marion *Motley finally had a game that made him look like a top 10 draft pick should. Motley ran for 78 yards and gained another 41 yards receiving to lead Seattle past San Francisco 20-3. The touchdown was the first of his career and the 78 yards was his best output of the season. The Seattle win tightens up the NFC West as the 5-5 Seahawks trail the 49ers and Arizona by 1 game.

The St Louis Rams did their part to contribute to the logjam in the west by beating the Cardinals 20-17. St Louis opened a quick 14-0 lead on a pair of Rod Dugans touchdown passes and then hung on for the win. Safety Booker Hasselbeck had another huge game for the Cards, recording 11 tackles and 1 interception.

Elsewhere

Atlanta beat Tampa 23-13 to move to 5-5 and into a tie for top spot in the NFC South. New Orleans is also 5-5 and the co-leader after losing to Carolina 30-15. Panthers QB Javon Jamieson threw 2 fourth quarter touchdown strikes to give his club their 4th win.

Philadelphia handed the New York Giants their 8th straight loss in a 48-17 blowout. Eagles star RB Harley Mitchell gained 98 yards rushing in the first half before leaving with an elbow injury that may sideline him for a couple of weeks. Backup Jimmy Berton filled in exceptionally well, gaining a career high 120 yards on the ground.

Billy Campbell threw for 302 yards and a pair of touchdowns as Detroit beat Green Bay 20-13.

The Chicago Bears improved to 10-0 with a 35-25 win at home over Minnesota. The Vikings actually led the game 25-13 early in the 4th quarter before FB Seth Hall scored two Chicago touchdowns and RB George *McAfee added a third.

Backup QB Bart Thompson did the job in place of injured starter Sammy *Baugh. Thompson threw a pair of touchdown passes while Bob *Seymour ran for 76 yards to lead Washington past Dallas 17-8.


COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
TSN COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOP 20
Here is the new Top 20 after this weekends action. (last weeks ranking in brackets)
1- Army (1) -- 9-0 beat then #7 Pennsylvania 10-3, off next week
2. Georgia (2) -- 8-0 beat Auburn 62-17, at Tenn-Chat next week
3. UCLA (3) -- 8-0 beat Montana 41-3, host USC next week
4- Notre Dame (4) -- 6-1 beat Northwestern 26-0, at Tulane next week
5. Michigan (5) -- 7-1 beat Wisconsin 33-6, at Ohio State next week
6. North Carolina (6) -- 8-0 beat Wake Forest 12-10, host Duke next week
7. Yale (8) -- 8-0 beat Princeton 23-16, at Harvard next week
8. Tennessee (9)-- 7-1 beat Boston College 23-21, host #15 Kentucky next week
9. Pennsylvania (7)-- 6-1 lost 20-3 to #1 Army, off next week
10. Rice (10) - 7-0-1 beat Texas A&M 3-2, host TCU next week
11. Alabama (11) -- 7-2 beat Vanderbilt 20-0, at Boston College next week
12 William & Mary (12)-- 8-1 beat George Washington 55-0, off next week
13. Arkansas (13) - 6-2-1 beat then #18 Southern Methodist 10-3, off next week
14. Southern California (15)-- 5-1-1 off, visit UCLA next week
15 Kentucky (16)-- 7-2 beat West Virginia 9-3, at #8 Tennessee next week
16. Illinois (17)-- 5-2-1 beat Ohio State 17-3, at Northwestern next week
17. Oklahoma (20)-- 6-2 beat Missouri 24-9, at Nebraska next week
18 North Carolina State (nr)-- 7-1 beat Virginia 29-15, at Florida next week
19 Rutgers (nr)-- 7-0-1 beat Lehigh 51-3, host Bucknell next week
20 Stanford (nr) 6-2 beat Washington State 26-17, at California next week

Dropping out of top 20
Texas (14) -- 5-3-1 lost 9-0 to Texas Christian, off next week
Southern Methodist (18) 4-2-2 lost 10-3 to then #13 Arkansas, at Baylor next week
Texas Tech(19)-- 6-2-1 tied Oklahoma State 17-17, at Arizona next week

RIVALRY GAMES NEXT WEEK
A number of traditional rivals will square off next week but in many cases the game will mean far less than it normally does. For example the final week of the PCC and Western schedules usually means UCLA-USC and Michigan-Ohio State with Rose Bowl berths on the line. Not this year as both Michigan and UCLA enter the grudge match against their rivals having already clinched a conference title.

There are still some games next week that have a lot of importance attached to them. For example Duke at North Carolina means everything to the Tar Heels. A win will give them the Southern Conference title and likely a berth in the Oil Bowl. A Duke win would improve the Blue Devils to 6-3 and might be enough to get them into one of the lesser bowl games.

Oklahoma needs a win over Nebraska to clinch the Big 6 Title. A Cornhuskers victory and we could have a 3 way tie with those two schools and Kansas.

In the SEC there are still a couple of weeks left in the season. Tennessee needs to beat Kentucky this week to remain tied with Georgia at 4-0. The Bulldogs then finish the conference schedule against Georgia Tech while the Vols play Vanderbilt.

In the Southwest Conference Rice is in the driver's seat after a beating A&M 3-2 in a defensive struggle. The 3-0-1 Owls have games remaining with TCU and Baylor while 4-1 Texas A&M finishes up with Texas. The Longhorns are a dissappointing 1-3-1 in conference play.

Full conference standings and a much clearer bowl picture will appear in next week's issue.

TOP HEISMAN TROPHY CANDIDATES
Below are the top candidates for the Heisman Trophy. Right now it is a 3 way race with Georgia QB Charles Trippi, Army RB Glen Davis and St Mary's back Herman Wedermeyer leading the way. Here is how TSN presently sees the top 15 candidates.

1-QB Charles *Trippi Georgia 2760 yards, 72.2%, 23 TDs, 4 INTs.
2-RB Glen *Davis Army 1233 yards, 6.3 YPC, 10 TDs.
3-RB Herman *Wedermeyer St Mary's 1408 yards, 7.9 YPC, 17 TDs.
4-CB Tommy *Harmon Michigan 51 tackles, 9 passes def, 2 sacks, 7 INTs.
5-WR Barney *Poole Army 66 catches, 1426 yards, 4 TDs, 21.6 YPC
6-LB Bob *Ravensberg Indiana 100 tackles, 10 sacks, 11 stuffs, 2 INTs
7-QB Clyde *LeForce Tulsa 2596 yards, 66.6%, 18 TDs, 9 INTs.
8-RB Tony Johnson Maryland 1586 yards, 4.2 YPC, 11 TDs
9-QB Pete Sewell Stanford 2793 yards, 59.4%, 18 TDs, 6 INTs.
10-RB Bob *Fenimore Oklahoma State 1252 yards, 4.5 YPC, 10 TDs
11-QB Johnny *Lujack Notre Dame -JR- 2322 yards, 72.8%, 14 TDs, 9 INTs
12-LB Russell Johnson Georgia Tech 110 tackles, 7 sacks, 12 stuffs, 3 INTs.
13-QB Quincy Mabry Virginia 3176 yards, 61.5%, 21 TDs, 8 INTs.
14-WR Hubert *Bechtol Texas 47 catches, 1176 yards, 10 TDs, 25.0 YPC
15-WR Kenny Tuipala Kansas State 72 catches, 1179 yards, 11 TDs, 16.4 YPC.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
BLACK HAWKS STRUGGLES GETTING WORSE
The Chicago Black Hawks losing streak reached 7 games as the Hawks beaten 3 times this week. In 2 of the games the Black Hawks were on the wrong end of embarrassing blowouts. Wednesday night Rene Trudell and Tony Leswick each notched hat tricks as New York bombed the Black Hawks 9-2 at the Chicago Stadium. The next night the Black Hawks dropped an 8-2 decision in Montreal. Maurice Richard had 4 points in the game as the Hawks had to pull starting goaltender Paul Bibeault for the second straight night. It was not quite as bad at home Sunday but the result was the same as Chicago lost 4-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Black Hawks problem has been twofold. Goaltending has been terrible as neither ex-Canadien Paul Bibeault (3.97 gaa) or rookie Emile Francis (6.05) has been able to stop anything smaller than a beach ball. Just as troubling has been the offense as the Hawks have scored just 15 goals in 8 games. Max Bentley has been on fire with 6 goals and 8 assists but aside from him and linemate George Gee (8 points) there has been next to no offensive production.

Offense has not been an issue in Montreal where the first place Canadiens lead the league with 38 goals and have 5 of the top 12 point getters in the league including Maurice Richard who's 12 goals are just 3 shy of the entire Black Hawks team output. After beating Chicago on Thursday, the Habs trimmed Boston 4-3 Saturday before suffering their first loss of the season - 6-3 in Detroit. The Red Wings are second, 2 points back of the Canadiens, after winning both of their games last week.

BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
BOMBERS AND STAGS OFF TO 4-0 START
The St Louis Bombers and Chicago Stags are off to quick starts in the new BAA. The West Division co-leaders each sit at 4-0 and along with Philadelphia (1-0) are the only unbeaten teams remaining as the league completes it's second weekend of play. Guard Max Zaslofsky is averaging 15.5 points a game to lead the Stags powerful offense. Johnny Logan and Belus Smawley are each averaging 13.8 for the Bombers, who's success has been due to relentless defense. St Louis handed Washington it's first loss of the season by holding the Capitols to 50 points. Washington had average 77 points a game in it's 3 victories.

Joe Fulks of Philadelphia is the early scoring sensation. The Warriors have played just one game but Fulks became the first player to top the 20 point mark when he poured in 26 against Pittsburgh. Since then Don Carlson of Chicago picked up 22 points against Toronto.

continued

[Tiger Fan]

CANADIAN FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
ARGONAUTS SURPRISE MONTREAL FOR IPRFU TITLE
The visiting Toronto Argos scored 14 points in the fourth quarter as they rallied to beat the Montreal Alouettes 17-6. The Als, who beat Toronto in Montreal 2 weeks ago, were slight favourites heading into the InterProvincial Rugby Football Union title game.

Next up for the Argos will be a game at home against Toronto Balmy Beach with the winner advancing to the Grey Cup game. That game will be held in Toronto on November 26th. Balmy Beach claimed the Ontario Rubgy Football Union title with a 10-3 win over the rival Toronto Indians. The game was tied at 3 until Balmy Beach put it away with a fourth quarter touchdown.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers went a long ways towards earning themselves the western berth in the Grey Cup game. The Bombers blanked the visiting Calgary Stampeders 17-0 in the first of a 2-game total point home and home series. The Stampeders will need to win big next weekend in Calgary if they are to make the trip east for the Grey Cup.

BOXING NOTEBOOK
The top European heavyweight fought in London, England last week. European Champion Bruce Woodcock of England put his title on the line against Frenchman Stephane Olek. It was a short fight as Woodcock nailed Olek with several devasting rights in the second round, opening a gash just under the Frenchman's left eye. By the middle of the third round the referee stopped the fight's as Olek's eye was far too bad for him to continue.

The victory helps Woodcock (10-5-1) in his bid to get a World Title shot. He has been very busy fighting 3 times since September and winning all 3. In June he lost a 15 round unanimous decision to Ezzard Charles near the end of the year long tournament to determine a post-war champion . A victory over the undefeated Charles would have given Woodcock a title fight against Joe Louis. In addition to the Charles, Woodcock lost 4 bouts early in the tournament to Clarence Henry and 3 tomato cans. He has greatly improved since those 4 losses

On the same fight card Britian's Freddie Mills defended his Euriopean light-heavyweight title with a 12th round TKO of Anton Christofodidis of Greece. Christofordis was ranked higher coming in, as the 9th best lightweight in the world while Mills was rated 17th. Like his fellow countryman Woodcock, Mills has been quite busy winning the European title in a bout with Adolph Heuser in September and then claiming the British title with a late September win over Alex Buxton.

In other fights

Bep Van Klaveren won the European Welterweight Title with a 15-round unanimous decision over Finland's Yrjo Pitulainen. Nicknamed "The Dutch Windmill", Van Klaveren improves to 20-9-1 overall and is ranked 11th in the world. Pitulainen's record drops to 12-11-2.

Arthur King (11-2) of Toronto successfully defended his Canadian Lightweight title with a 15-round majority decision over Danny Webb (8-8-1) of Montreal. The 20 year old King is considered an up and comer on the lightweight circuit and could one day be in line for a title shot.

In the United States a couple of promising young welterweights each won their first professional bout. 19 year old Vic Cardell defeated Dave Andrews (3-16-2) in Cardell's hometown of Hartford. In Chicago 18 year old Luther Rawlings won his debut over a tomato can named Tony Motisi (career record 11-19-1). It was a unanimous decision

Upcoming fights include number 3 ranked lightweight Bob Montgomery (9-0) puts his undefeated record on the line in his hometown of Philadelphia on November 24th against up and coming Australian fighter Vic Patrick (11-2). A victory would put Montgomery in line for a title shot next summer against Champion Ike Williams


STATS AND STANDINGS
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

					
North	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Chi	10	0	0	1.000	330	180
Det	4	6	0	.400	197	230
Min	4	6	0	.400	168	214
GB	3	7	0	.300	233	235

East	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Phil	9	1	0	.900	286	180
Wash 	6	4	0	.600	254	216
Dal 	2	8	0	.200	165	228
NYG	2	8	0	.200	171	273

South	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
NO	5	5	0	.500	201	241
Atl	5	5	0	.500	158	181
Car	4	6	0	.400	166	209
TB	3	7	0	.300	196	240

West	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Arz	6	4	0	.600	195	183
SF	6	4	0	.600	193	169
Sea	5	5	0	.500	211	211
StL	4	6	0	.400	172	185

AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

					
North	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Cle	6	4	0	.600	176	162
Pit	6	4	0	.600	187	183
Bal	4	5	1	.450	147	152
Cin	4	6	0	.400	202	204

East	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
NE 	7	2	1	.750	206	157
NYJ	5	5	0	.500	208	188
Buf	4	5	1	.450	143	215
Mia	3	7	0	.300	187	224

South	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Tenn	7	3	0	.700	244	157
Jax	4	6	0	.400	185	188
Ind	3	6	0	.400	174	214
Hou	3	6	1	.350	133	205

West	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Den 	8	2	0	.800	246	185
KC	6	4	0	.600	160	185
SD	5	5	0	.500	168	157
Oak	4	6	0	.400	186	186

NFL Power Rankings

					
Rank	Team	Score	SOS (Rank)	Offense (Rank)	Defense (Rank)
1	CHI	384.8	0.4574 (31)	421.8 (1)	277.1 (2)
2	PHI	331.4	0.4463 (32)	365.8 (5)	318.8 (13)
3	DEN	325.4	0.5134 (9)	335.8 (12)	311.7 (10)
4	NE	307.3	0.5025 (18)	320.8 (16)	301.2 (6)
5	TENN	306.3	0.4716 (29)	382 (3)	            300.7 (5)
6	NYJ	284.5	0.5318 (4)	350.9 (9)	284.7 (4)
7	SF	284.1	0.5038 (14)	342.1 (11)	282.9 (3)
8	CLE	271.6	0.4786 (25)	375 (4)	            309.4 (9)
9	WSH	268.2	0.4979 (19)	386 (2)	            338.3 (20)
10	SD	250.1	0.5294 (6)	294.9 (25)	274.8 (1)
11	OAK	247.4	0.5337 (3)	352.4 (8)	315.7 (11)
12	ARZ	245.7	0.5038 (13)	326.6 (15)	342.5 (21)
13	KC	237	0.5388 (2)	297 (24)	343.9 (23)
14	JAX	234.7	0.5107 (10)	333.2 (13)	303.3 (7)
15	PIT	224.1	0.4943 (21)	287 (28)	321.1 (14)
16	STL	223.4	0.5455 (1)	315.5 (17)	322 (15)
17	BUF	211.5	0.5150 (8)	281.9 (30)	304.3 (8)
18	MIA	198.8	0.5302 (5)	329.7 (14)	326.6 (17)
19	NO	196.1	0.4785 (26)	361 (7)	             375.4 (32)
20	BAL	192.6	0.4783 (27)	303.3 (21)	324.9 (16)
21	SEA	192	0.5096 (11)	284.4 (29)	348.4 (27)
22	CIN	185.6	0.4837 (23)	308.8 (19)	337.4 (19)
23	TB	183.3	0.5066 (12)	364.1 (6)	347.8 (26)
24	DET	180.9	0.5167 (7)	300 (22)	354.4 (29)
25	IND	178	0.4829 (24)	303.5 (20)	327.7 (18)
26	GB	175.2	0.5029 (17)	349.2 (10)	348.5 (28)
27	CAR	174.1	0.4771 (28)	299 (23)	316.8 (12)
28	ATL	172.3	0.4693 (30)	288.9 (26)	347 (25)
29	MIN	141.3	0.4951 (20)	274 (32)	359.7 (31)
30	NYG	129	0.5031 (16)	313.6 (18)	346.9 (24)
31	DAL	127.4	0.5031 (15)	287.6 (27)	343.8 (22)
32	HOU	127	0.4884 (22)	281.5 (31)	359.6 (30)

LAST WEEK'S GAMES
Chicago 35 Minnesota 25
Detroit 20 Green Bay 13
Washington 17 Dallas 8
Philadelphia 48 NY Giants 17
Carolina 30 New Orleans 15
St Louis 20 Arizona 17
Seattle 20 San Francisco 3
Atlanta 23 Tampa 13
New England 20 Miami 10
NY Jets 20 Buffalo 7
Oakland 27 Kansas City 17
Denver 23 San Diego 17
Indianapolis 31 Jacksonville 24
Tennessee 21 Houston 9

WEEK 12 GAMES
New England Patriots (7-2-1) at Detroit Lions (4-6)
New York Jets (5-5) at Chicago Bears (10-0)
Buffalo Bills (4-5-1) at Green Bay Packers (3-7)
San Diego Chargers (5-5) at Arizona Cardinals (6-4)
Tennessee Titans (7-3) at Washington Redskins (6-4)
Oakland Raiders (4-6) at San Francisco 49ers (6-4)
Cleveland Browns (6-4) at New Orleans Saints (5-5)
Jacksonville Jaguars (4-6) at Philadelphia Eagles (9-1)
Kansas City Chiefs (6-4) at St. Louis Rams (4-6)
Miami Dolphins (3-7) at Minnesota Vikings (4-6)
Indianapolis Colts (4-6) at Dallas Cowboys (2-8)
Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-7)
Cincinnati Bengals (4-6) at Atlanta Falcons (5-5)
Baltimore Ravens (4-5-1) at Carolina Panthers (4-6)
Denver Broncos (8-2) at Seattle Seahawks (5-5)
Houston Texans (3-6-1) at New York Giants (2-8)


NFL LEAGUE LEADERS

QB RATING	TM	AT	COMP	C%	YDS	TD	INT	RAT
Sid *Luckman	CHI	313	223	71.2	3006	24	4	121.7
Sammy *Baugh	WAS	152	89	58.6	1519	11	4	105.7
Manfred Gayle	TEN	243	143	58.8	2085	21	7	103.7
Ken Neal	PHI	252	173	68.7	1806	14	7	96.1
Justin Jackson	JAX	127	74	58.3	921	9	4	91.4
								
RUSHING YARDS	TM	GS	RUSH	YDS	YPC	LG	TD	
Todd Berger	NO	10	222	1092	4.9	47	6	
Bruce Jones	KAN	10	244	1084	4.4	70	8	
Stacey Jolley	MIA	10	209	1065	5.1	77	10	
S *Van Buren	NYJ	10	225	1027	4.6	81	5	
Bob *Seymour	WAS	10	209	1015	4.9	65	6	
								
RECEPTIONS	TM	REC						
Brian Gardner	DEN	70						
Zach Kruczek	CLE	69						
Bob Sommer	NO	68						
Wayne *Miller	WSH	68						
Lewis Smith	JAX	66						
Mel Ours	HOU	65						
Don *Hutson	GB	64						
Garland Brown	IND	62						
Jerry Watson	 DEN	61						
								
RECEVING YARDS	TM	GS	REC	YDS	YPC	LG	TD	
Wayne *Miller	WAS	10	68	985	14.5	79	9	
Brian Gardner	DEN	10	70	943	13.5	70	5	
Chuck Myers	NYG	10	56	890	15.9	80	3	
Mel Ours	HOU	10	65	869	13.4	60	3	
Zach Kruczek	CLE	10	69	858	12.4	47	3	
								
TACKLES	TM	GS	TAK	SOLO	AST			
Mel Hein	NYG	10	113	87	26			
B Hasselbeck	ARZ	10	105	81	24			
Matt Truluck	STL	10	103	88	15			
Jeff Parent	CIN	10	101	84	17			
James Williams	SEA	10	95	68	27			
								
SACKS	         TM	SACK						
Kevin Merkins	DEN	13						
Reggie White	SD	11						
Ruben Taylor	MIN	10						
Leslie Hill	PHI	10						
Javon Love	OAK	9						
Wayne *Millner	CLE	8						
								
INTERCEPTONS          TM	INT						
Ed Newberry	DEN	9						
Mark Smith	BAL	7						
Greg Fletcher	BUF	6						
Earl Joyce	SF	6						
Ken Milloy	JAX	6						
Marion Dulaney	PHI	6						
Frankie Morrall	CHI	6						
Cris Brezina	TEN	6						
Jimmy Conklin	WSH	6

COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS
Friday November 10, 1946
St. Louis 13 Detroit Mercy 10
Louisiana State 28 Miami (Florida) 20
Tennessee-Chattanooga 44 Newberry 0
West Texas A&M 14 Wichita State 3

Saturday November 11, 1946
New Mexico 7 Arizona 3
Army 20 Pennsylvania 3
Georgia 62 Auburn 17
Tulsa 38 Baylor 3
Brigham Young 19 Colorado State 0
Harvard 6 Brown 6
Temple 10 Bucknell 0
Virginia Military Institute 14 Citadel 7
Syracuse 21 Colgate 13
Cornell 14 Dartmouth 7
Colorado 21 Denver 21
Northern Iowa 31 Drake 3
Duke 17 South Carolina 7
Clemson 44 Furman 13
Hardin-Simmons 38 Texas-El Paso 10
Iowa 16 Minnesota 7
Nebraska 27 Iowa State 0
Kansas 24 Kansas State 10
Columbia 54 Lafayette 3
Michigan State 34 Marquette 14
Oklahoma 24 Missouri 9
UCLA 41 Montana 3
Fordham 27 New York University 6
Montana State 20 North Dakota State 10
Northern Arizona 24 Arizona State 3
New Mexico State 10 Northern Colorado 7
Notre Dame 26 Northwestern 0
Mississippi State 37 Northwestern State 0
Illinois 17 Ohio State 3
Texas Tech 17 Oklahoma State 17
Washington 20 Oregon 6
Oregon State 13 California 3
Navy 10 Penn State 10
Idaho 20 Portland 9
Yale 23 Princeton 16
Rice 3 Texas A&M 2
Rutgers 51 Lehigh 3
Georgetown 10 Scranton 3
Arkansas 10 Southern Methodist 3
Merchant Marine 17 St. Bonaventure 9
St. Mary's 50 Santa Clara 3
Tennessee 23 Boston College 21
Texas Christian 9 Texas 0
Georgia Tech 49 Tulane 13
Utah 31 San Francisco 20
Alabama 20 Vanderbilt 0
Villanova 28 Florida 17
North Carolina State 29 Virginia 15
Richmond 24 Virginia Tech 0
North Carolina 12 Wake Forest 10
Maryland 21 Washington & Lee 17
Stanford 26 Washington State 17
Kentucky 9 West Virginia 3
William & Mary 55 George Washington 0
Michigan 33 Wisconsin 6
Utah State 20 Wyoming 0


UPCOMING GAMES

Friday November 17, 1946
Brigham Young at Texas-El Paso
Fordham at Louisiana State
Loyola Marymount at Nevada
Washington & Lee at Miami (Florida)

Saturday November 18, 1946
Alabama at Boston College
Bucknell at Rutgers
Clemson at Auburn
Colgate at Brown
Dartmouth at Princeton
Davidson at Citadel
Drake at Oklahoma State
Duke at North Carolina
Fresno State at Idaho
Furman at Georgia Tech
Georgia at Tennessee-Chattanooga
Hofstra at Merchant Marine
Holy Cross at Temple
Howard Payne at Hardin-Simmons
Illinois at Northwestern
Indiana at Purdue
Kansas State at New Mexico
Kentucky at Tennessee
Lehigh at Lafayette
Maryland at Michigan State
Michigan at Ohio State
Minnesota at Wisconsin
Mississippi State at Mississippi
Montana at Washington
Montana State at Colorado Mines
Nebraska at Oklahoma
North Carolina State at Florida
Notre Dame at Tulane
Oregon at Oregon State
Penn State at Pittsburgh
Southern California at UCLA
Southern Methodist at Baylor
Stanford at California
Syracuse at Columbia
Texas Christian at Rice
Texas Tech at Arizona
Toledo at Wichita State
West Texas A&M at Arizona State
West Virginia at Virginia
Yale at Harvard

Sunday November 19, 1946
Wyoming at San Francisco


NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Standings	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA
Montreal	  9	7	1	1	15	38	16
Detroit	         10	6	3	1	13	33	28
New York	  10	4	4	2	10	29	32
Toronto	          9	4	5	0	8	20	20
Boston   	10	3	5	2	8	25	27
Chicago	          8	1	7	0	2	15	35

LEADERS	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS
Maurice Richard	MON	9	12	4	16
Max Bentley	CHI	8	6	8	14
Joe Carveth	BOS	10	7	5	12
Toe Blake	MON	9	3	7	10
Leo Gravelle	MON	9	9	0	 9
Tony Leswick	NY	10	8	1	 9
Bill Ezinicki	TOR	9	6	3	 9
Billy Reay	MON	9	6	3	 9
Rene Trudell	NY	10	6	3	 9
Bill Cowley	BOS	10	4	5	 9
Elmer Lach	MON	9	2	7	 9
Billy Taylor	DET	10	2	7	 9

					
Penalty 	TEAM	GP	PIM		
Vic Lynn	TOR	9	18		
Pete Horek	DET	10	16		
Gus Mortson	TOR	9	15		
M Chamberlain	MON	9	13	

GOALIES	      TEAM	GP	W-L-T	ShO	GAA
Bill Durnan	MON	9	7-1-1	1	1.76
Turk Broda	TOR	9	4-5-0	0	2.45
Frank Brimsek	BOS	10	3-5-2	0	2.57
Harry Lumley	DET	9	6-2-1	0	2.74

RESULTS
Wednesday November 8, 1946
New York 9 Chicago 2
Detroit 3 Boston 1

Thursday November 9, 1946
Montreal 8 Chicago 1

Saturday November 11, 1946
Montreal 4 Boston 3
New York 2 Toronto 1

Sunday November 13, 1946
Detroit 6 Montreal 3
Toronto 4 Chicago 1
Boston 3 New York 1

UPCOMING GAMES
Wednesday November 15, 1946
Montreal at New York
Detroit at Boston

Thursday November 16, 1946
Detroit at Montreal

Saturday November 18, 1946
Montreal at Toronto
Chicago at New York

Sunday November 19, 1946
Chicago at Detroit
Montreal at Boston
Toronto at New York


BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

EAST	GP	W	L	PCT	GB
PHI	1	1	0	1.000	x
WSH	4	3	1	.750	x
PROV	3	2	1	.667	x
NY	3	1	2	.333	1.5
BOS	3	0	3	.000	2.5
Tor	4	0	4	.000	3.0

WEST	GP	W	L	PCT	GB
STL	4	4	0	1.000	x
CHI	4	4	0	1.000	x
DET	4	2	2	.500	2.0
CLE	2	1	1	.500	2.0
PIT	4	0	4	.000	4.0

SCORING	TEAM	GP	PPG
Joe Fulks	PHI	1	26.0
Ed Sadowski	CLE	2	19.5
Bob Feerick	WSH	4	18.5
Donald Martin	PROV	3	15.7
Max Zaslofsky	CHI	4	15.5

RESULTS
Monday November 6, 1946
Washington 77 Pittsburgh 68

Tuesday November 7, 1946
Chicago 55 Boston 51
St Louis 62 Detroit 38

Thursday November 9, 1946
Chicago 91 Providence 76
St Louis 59 New York 42
Philadelphia 67 Pittsburgh 60

Friday November 10, 1946
Detroit 78 Toronto 60

Saturday November 11, 1946
Detroit 53 Boston 49
Providence 61 Pittsburgh 55
St Louis 61 Washington 50
Chicago 104 Toronto 49

Sunday November 12, 1946
Washington 99 Cleveland 70

NEXT WEEK'S GAMES
Monday November 13, 1946
Providence at Pittsburgh
Chicago at New York

Wednesday November 15, 1946
Boston at Chicago
Providence at Detroit

Thursday November 16, 1946
Boston at St Louis
Washington at Philadelphia

Friday November 17, 1946
Providence at Toronto

Saturday November 18, 1946
Detroit at Providence
Cleveland at St Louis
Washington at Chicago
Pittsburgh at New York
Toronto at Boston

Sunday November 19, 1946
Chicago at Cleveland

CANADIAN FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RESULTS

Saturday November 11, 1946
Western Final Game 1
Calgary 0 at 17 Winnipeg
Winnipeg leads two game total point series 17-0

Sunday November 12, 1946
IPRFU FINAL
Toronto Argos 17 at 6 Montreal Alouettes

ORFU FINAL
Toronto Indians 3 at 10 Toronto Balmy Beach


UPCOMING GAMES
Saturday November 18, 1946
Western Final Game 2
Winnipeg at Calgary (2 game total points)

Sunday November 19, 1946
Toronto Balmy Beach at Toronto Argos

Sunday November 26, 1946
GREY CUP
Western Winner vs Eastern Winner at Toronto