Del Monte Pre-Flight at Alameda Coast Guard

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  Imperial Valley press, California, September 27, 1943, page 4

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  PRE-FIGHT TEAM WINS Yesterday, powerful Del Monte pre-flight team, reinforced by a bevy of all-American officer play ers, smashed the Alameda Coast Guard, 34–⁠7; University of Nevada shut out the Reno Army Air Base, $50, and the March Field Flyers took an easy 45–⁠13 victory over the Pacific Coast All-Stars. While the spotlight will be on the California use battle for the southern division conference lead ership next Saturday, Los Angeles will see Amos Alonzo Stages strong Pacific team challenge UCLA in the Coliseum. Sunday, San Francisco fans will be treated to a doubleheader at Kezar, with ST. Mary’s pitching it’s new-found star, Herman Wedemeyer, against Del Monte pre-flight’s all American brigade, and University of San Francisco meeting University of Nevada. In other games, st. Marys preflight will play host to PleaSanton navy at Moraga Saturday; Red lands will meet March Field at Riverside Saturday, and the San Diego bombers will entertain Pomona Army Ordnance Sunday. No games are scheduled for the northwest this weekend, after the blowup of conference football in the northern division. Washington Athletic Manager Roland Belshaw announced yesterday the Huskies would be idle, but hoped to an nounce today approval of games with the Spokane Air Service COM mand Oct. 9 in Spokane and with Willamette University Oct. 16 in Seattle.

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Del Monte Pre-Flight leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.