September 17: Green Bay Packers (1-0) 14, Brook. Tigers (0-1) 7
(MILWAUKEE) - In opening a season in Milwaukee for the first time ever, Green Bay whipped the Brooklyn Tigers, 14-7, in a game more noted for its roughness than anything else. One Packer touchdown and several spectacular runs were called back for violations of the rules as the Tigers set a new league record for the number of penalties received. The Brooklyn squad lost 165 yards on 21 penalties and the Packers yielded 84 yards for nine infractions. In addition, four players were ejected for roughness. The Packers scored their first touchdown in the first quarter when Don Hutson trotted across after taking a pass from Irv Comp on Brooklyn's 24-yard line. After a scoreless second period, the Tigers opened the last half with a touchdown set up by Don Don Perkin's wobbly punt which gave Brooklyn the ball on Green Bay's 28-yard marker. Co-captain Pug Manders plowed, across from the one-foot line after a sustained running attack. Green Bay made its final score a few plays later when Joel Mason blocked Ken Fryers' punt, which was scooped up and carried to the Tiger 17-yard line by Charlie Brock. Lou Brock carried the ball over on the next play with an end run.
BROOKLYN - 0 0 7 0 - 7
GREEN BAY - 7 0 7 0 - 14
1st - GB - Hutson, 24-yard pass from Comp (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
4th - GB - L. Brock, 17-yard run (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 14-7
September 24: Green Bay (2-0) 42, Chicago Bears (0-1) 28
(GREEN BAY) - The 52nd tangle between the Bears and Packers came within nine points of the league scoring record for a single game set in 1942 when Green Bay crushed the Chicago Cardinals, 55-24. The Packers started as though they were really going to massacre their ancient rivals, steam-rolling to a 28-0 advantage in the first 19 minutes. But Sid Luckman, who rejoined the Bears last weekend pending sea duty call by the maritime service, soon found his range with his famed passing arm to rally the champs to four touchdowns and a 28-28 deadlock late in the final period. The Packers struck back with a 42-yard touchdown gallop by Lou Brock and a 50-yard payoff sprint on a pass interception by Ted Fritch to win going away. Don Hutson, grabbed a touchdown pass and place-kicked six consecutive extra points. Hutson has booted 60 straight conversions and has scored in 37 consecutive games.
CHI BEARS - 0 7 7 14 - 28
GREEN BAY - 14 14 0 14 - 42
1st - GB - Brock, 52-yard pass from Comp (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - GB - Comp, 9-yard run (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 14-0
2nd - GB - Fritsch, 1-yard run (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 21-0
2nd - GB - Hutson, 26-yard pass from Comp (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 28-0
2nd - CHI - Ray McLean, 50-yard lateral from George Wilson after a pass from Sid Luckman (Pete Gudauskas kick) GREEN BAY 28-7
3rd - CHI - Wilson, 7-yard pass from Luckman (Gudauskas kick) GREEN BAY 28-14
4th - CHI - Wilson, 3-yard pass from Luckman (Gudauskas kick) GREEN BAY 28-21
4th - CHI - Bob Magarita, 5-yard run (Gudauskas kick) TIED 28-28
4th - GB - Brock, 42-yard run (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 35-28
4th - GB - Fritsch, 50-yard interception return (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 42-28
October 1: Green Bay (3-0) 27, Detroit (0-1) 6
(MILWAUKEE) - The Packers won their third straight game Sunday when, after spotting Detroit a touchdown, they got their bearings midway through the second quarter and passed their way to a 27-6 victory. It was an aerial attack all the way that brought them the victory, with Irv Comp and Lou Brock doing the tossing and Don Hutson, Paul Duhart and Comp the receiving in the end zone. Hutson ran his string of consecutive extra points to 62 when he place-kicked after the first two touchdowns, but missed his third try, and then scored again on the fourth attempt.
DETROIT - 6 0 0 0 - 6
GREEN BAY - 0 7 13 7 - 27
1st - DET - Bob Westfall, 5-yard pass from Frankie Sinkwich (Kick failed) DET 6-0
2nd - GB - Duhart, 16-yard pass from Brock (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 7-6
3rd - GB - Fritsch, 11-yard run (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 14-6
3rd - GB - Hutson, 3-yard pass from Comp (Kick failed) GREEN BAY 20-6
4th - GB - Comp, 11-yard pass from Brock (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 27-6
October 8: Green Bay (4-0) 34, Card-Pitt (0-2) 6
(GREEN BAY) - Green Bay took what virtually amounted to a strangle hold on the Western Division race as they swamped the Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers combine, 34-7, with the passing combination of Irv Comp and Don Hutson clicking to perfection. The Packers scored one touchdown in the first period, two in the second and two more in the fourth. Comp completed 13 out of 20 aerials for 220 yards, nine in succession, with 11 of them going to Hutson for 207 yards and two touchdowns. John Grigas passed to John Butler for the only Chi-Pitt score, with the game already decided.
CARD-PITT - 0 0 0 7 - 7
GREEN BAY - 7 14 0 13 - 34
1st - GB - Hutson, 55-yard pass from Comp (Sorenson kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - GB - Starrett, 2-yard run (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 14-0
2nd - GB - Hutson, 7-yard pass from Comp (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 21-0
4th - GB - Brock, 30-yard run (Kick failed) GREEN BAY 27-0
4th - C-P - John Butler, 33-yd pass fr John Grigas (Marshall Robnett kick) GB 27-7
4th - GB - Perkins, 83-yard interception return (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 34-7
October 22: Green Bay (5-0) 30, Cleveland (3-1) 21
(GREEN BAY) - After taking a week off to play an exhibition game in Nashville, the Packers held their position atop of the Western Division by conquering the surprising Cleveland Rams, 30-21. Tony Canadeo returned for a three-game stint, and the Army Corporal came to play. He ran for 107 yards, punted twice, and threw four passes in the win.
CLEVELAND - 7 7 0 7 - 21
GREEN BAY - 7 14 7 2 - 30
1st - CLE - Tom Colella, 75-yard run (Lou Zontini kick) CLEVELAND 7-0
2nd - GB - Brock, 8-yard pass from Comp (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 21-14
3rd - GB - Fritsch, 2-yard run (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 28-14
4th - CLE - Jim Benton, 23-yard pass from Colella (Zontini kick) GREEN BAY 28-21
4th - GB - Safety, Albie Reisz stepped out of the end zone GREEN BAY 30-21
GAME 6 - October 29: Green Bay (6-0) 14, Detroit (1-3-1) 0
(DETROIT) - Playing their first game away from Wisconsin, the Packers shaded the
Lions by in a game where they were only had a slight margin statistically over their opponent. Green Bay scored both of its touchdowns in the first half on a short smash by Ted Fritsch, capping a 46-yard march, and a 29-yard pass from Irv Comp to Joe Laws. Don Hutson put the finishing touches to Green Bay's second win of the season over the Lions by booting his 19th and 20th extra points.
GREEN BAY - 7 7 0 0 - 14
DETROIT - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - GB - Fritsch, 1-yard run (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - GB - Laws, 29-yard pass from Comp (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 14-0
November 5: Chicago Bears (3-2-1) 21, Green Bay (6-1) 0
(CHICAGO) - The Packers were heavy favorites but that didn't make any difference to Sid Luckman, the Bears' master passer and strategist. On shore leave from his ship in the maritime service, Luckman himself was the measure of difference. He scored the first touchdown in the first period on a center sneak after setting up the score with a pair of passes good for 36 yards. Within three minutes in the third period, he tossed touchdown passes of 31 yards to Ray McLean and 24 yards to George Wilson. Chicago's shutout was the first time in 66 games that Green Bay had failed to score. Don Hutson was held scoreless for the first time in 41 games. Green Bay ended the day with only 146 yards on offense, as Irv Comp was picked off four times.
GREEN BAY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
CHI BEARS - 7 0 14 0 - 21
1st - CHI - Luckman, 1-yard run (Pete Gudauskas kick) CHICAGO BEARS 7-0
3rd - CHI - Ray McLean, 31-yard pass from Luckman (Gudauskas kick) BEARS 14-0
3rd - CHI - George Wilson, 24-yd pass from Luckman (Gudauskas kick) BEARS 21-0
November 12: Green Bay (7-1) 42, Cleveland (3-4) 7
(CLEVELAND) - Ted Fritsch intercepted three passes, part of a seven-interception day for the Packer defense, as Green Bay rebounded from the previous week's embarassment. Don Hutson, after going three contests without snagging a touchdown pass, laid his hands on two scoring tosses from Irv Comp and converted six points after touchdowns with place kicks. The Rams didn't look anything like the team that scared the daylights out of the Packers in their own backyard a few weeks ago. Their errors, which included several costly fumbles and penalties, made the game a nightmare for their largest crowd of the season. The Packers were held to one touchdown in the first quarter but picked up momentum as the game went on, adding two touchdowns in the second period, one in the third and two in the last quarter. Hutson put the Packers ahead in the opening minutes by gathering in a 33-yard toss from Comp. He added another late in the game when a Ram tipped Comp's pass into his hands in the end zone.
GREEN BAY - 7 14 7 14 - 42
CLEVELAND - 0 0 7 0 - 7
1st - GB - Hutson, 33-yard pass from Comp (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - GB - Comp, 14-yard run (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 14-0
2nd - GB - Laws, 2-yard run (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 21-0
3rd - CLE - Albie Reisz, 46-yard run (Lou Zontini kick) GREEN BAY 21-7
3rd - GB - Laws, 4-yard run (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 28-7
4th - GB - Hutson, 15-yard pass from Comp (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 35-7
4th - GB - Duhart, 26-yard pass from McKay (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 42-7
November 19: New York (5-1-1) 24, Green Bay (7-2) 0
(NEW YORK) - The New York Giants put on their greatest defensive display of the season as they blanked the Packers 24-0 at the Polo Grounds before the largest crowd of the NFL season. New York ran for 221 yards, while former Packer quarterback Arnie Herber only had to complete one pass on the day. In keeping alive their hopes of winning the league's Eastern title and handing the Packers their second setback of the season, the Giants turned in the best showing they ever have made against Green Bay. Led by Len Younce, veteran guard, the Giant line completely bottled up the Packers' attack while rookie Howie Livingston paced the New Yorkers' offense that led to a touchdown in each of the first, second and fourth periods and a field goal by Ken Strong in the third. The Packers outpaced the Giants in first downs, 18-9, but their aerial attack often backfired with New York intercepting five passes and running them back for 100 yards. The first of those interceptions got the Giants on the board in the opening quarter. Livingston grabbed one of Irv Comp's passes out of the air on Green Bay's 34-yard line and went all the way down the sidelines for a touchdown.
GREEN BAY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
NEW YORK - 7 7 3 7 - 24
1st - NY - Howie Livingston, 34-yard interception return (Ken Strong kick) NY 7-0
2nd - NY - Frank Liebel, 36-yard pass from Arnie Herber (Strong kick) NY 14-0
3rd - NY - Strong, 8-yard field goal NEW YORK 17-0
4th - NY - Bill Paschal, 1-yard run (Strong kick) NEW YORK 24-0
November 26: Green Bay (8-2) 35, Card-Pitt (0-9) 20
(CHICAGO) - Sparked by Don Hutson, who scored 17 points in a final bid for his fifth straight league scoring title, the Green Bay Packers trounced the hapless Chicago-Pittsburgh combine, 35-20, to complete the regular season schedule. The Packers, who had the Western Division crown sewed up before the game, still did not know who would they meet in the NFL championship game on December 17. A sparse crowd of 7,158 sat through misty weather to watch the clash. The Packers trailed briefly in the first period when halfback Bob Thurbon, who scored two of the Card-Pitt touchdowns, bucked across from the one-yard line to give the home team a 7-0 lead. Halfback Paul Duhart, another two-touchdown performer, got the Packers on the board a few minute later when he plunged over from a yard out. The Packers surged ahead at the start of the second period when Duhart skipped around end into pay-dirt from the Card-Pitt 11 and the Western champs kept in front the rest of the way.
GREEN BAY - 7 7 7 14 - 35
CARD-PITT - 7 6 0 7 - 20
1st - C-P - Bob Thurbon, 1-yard run (Conway Baker kick) CARD-PITT 7-0
2nd - GB - Duhart, 11-yard run (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 14-7
2nd - C-P - Thurbon, 37-yd pass from John Grigas (Kick failed) GREEN BAY 14-13
3rd - GB - Hutson, 36-yard pass from Comp (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 21-13
4th - GB - Hutson, 6-yard pass from Comp (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 28-13
4th - GB - Perkins, 40-yard interception return (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 35-13
4th - C-P - Don Currivan, 72-yard pass from Grigas (Baker kick) GREEN BAY 35-20
Green Bay Packers (8-2) 14, New York Giants (8-1-1) 7
(NEW YORK) - With peerless pass catcher Don Hutson employed primarily as a decoy for the Giant defense, fullback Ted Fritsch emerged the offensive hero of Packers' sixth world title victory. Fritsch scored both Green Bay touchdowns, one a one-yard run on fourth-and-goal and the other on a 28-yard pass-and-run collaboration with Irv Comp in the third. Ward Cuff scored the Giants' touchdown with a one-yard plunge on the initial play of the final period, a drive which saw New York advance past its own 35-yard line for the first time in the game. Joe Laws, the Packers' veteran, 34-year-old all-purpose halfback, had a brilliant day, setting a playoff record
Forrest McPherson 72 T-C 5-11 248 Nebraska 2 5 32 FA - Phil (1937)
Don Perkins 23 FB 6- 0 195 Platteville 1 1 26 10
Baby Ray 44 T 6- 6 250 Vanderbilt 7 7 28 9
Ade Schwammel 40 T 6- 2 215 Oregon St 5 5 35 9 FA - Green Bay (1936)
Glen Sorenson 33 G 6- 0 225 Utah St 2 2 24 10
Ben Starret 63 B 5-11 215 St. Mary's (CA) 3 4 26 FA - Pittsburgh (1941)
Pete Tinsley 21 G 5- 8 200 Georgia 7 7 31 10 1938 Draft - 9th round
Charles Tollefson 46 G 6- 0 218 Iowa 1 1 28 7
Alex Urban 18 E 6- 2 200 S. Carolina 2 2 27 3 FA - Green Bay (1941)
Ray Wehba 17 E 6- 0 210 USC 1 2 28 10 FA - Brooklyn (1943)
NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age at Start of Season G - Games Played
1944 PACKERS DRAFT (April 19, 1944)
RNDSELNAMEPOSCOLLEGE
1 7 Merv Pregulman G Michigan
2 Did Not Draft
3 22 Tom Kuzma B Michigan
4 Did Not Draft
5 38 Bill McPartland T St. Mary's (Calif.)
September 10: Green Bay 28, Boston 0
(BUFFALO) - The Packers meted out a 28-0 shellacking to the Boston Yanks. The Packers scored two TDs in the opening period, the first on a 50 yard pass from Lou Brock to Harry Jucunski in the end zone, following a blocked punt. The second came as the result of another blocked punt, Buford Ray picking up the ball on the one yard line. Ad Schwammel recovered a Yank fumble on the Boston 13 which led to a TD a few plays later , when John Duhart went through tackle. The Packers' final points came in the third period. Irv Comp took the opening kickoff on his own 3 and returned 80 yards to the Boston 8. After a penalty, Brock passed to Comp for a score.
GREEN BAY - 14 7 7 0 - 28
BOSTON - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - GB - Jacunski, 50-yard pass from Brock (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - GB - Ray, 1-yard return of blocked punt (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 14-0
2nd - GB - Duhart run (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 21-0
4rd - GB - Comp pass from Brock (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 28-0
September 4: Washington 20, Green Bay 7
(BALTIMORE) - The Washington Redskins Monday night defeated the Green Bay Packers in an exhibition football game before 25,000 fans, 20-7. The two teams do not meet in a National league game this season. Green Bay scored its touchdown in the first quarter by driving 54 yards, Ted Fritsch going over from the 3. The Redskins came right back with Steve Bagarus catching the first of two touchdown passes hurled by Sam Baugh. It was a 13-yard aerial. The tie was broken in the fourth quarter on a 19-yard pass from Baugh to Bagarus. Then the Redskins scored on power plays, Frank Akins gaining 50 and 25 yards on off tackle smashes.
GREEN BAY - 7 0 0 0 - 7
WASHINGTON - 0 7 0 13 - 20
1st - GB - Fritsch, 3-yard run (Fritsch kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - WASH - Steve Bagarus, 13-yard pass from Sammy Baugh (Joe Aguirre kick) TIED 7-7
4th - WASH - Frank Akins, 26-yard run (Kick failed) WASHINGTON 20-7
with three interceptions and claiming ground gaining honors with 74 yards in 13 carries.
GREEN BAY - 0 14 0 0 - 14
NEW YORK - 0 0 0 7 - 7
2nd - GB - Fritsch, 1-yard run (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - GB - Fritsch, 28-yard pass from Comp (Hutson kick) GREEN BAY 14-0
4th - NY - Ward Cuff, 1-yard run (Ken Strong kick) GREEN BAY 14-7
1944 IN REVIEW: Far from the greatest team in Packer history, the 1944 edition was good enough to win the Western Division title. The Packers ran off six straight victories at the start of the season and coasted home the rest of the way, leaving the Bears and Lions to fight over the second-place honors. Although Don Huston, as usual, burned defensive backs for long gains, most of the faces in the Green Bay backfield were new. Rangy Irv Comp was Huston's new passing partner, and popular Ted Fritsch picked up enough yardage on the ground as Clarke Hinkle once did. Baby Ray, Buckets Goldenberg and Charlie Brock gave the strong forward line a veteran flavor. Like most wartime clubs, the Packers mixed veterans and youngsters together with a salad-bowl effect that was sometimes interesting and sometimes boringly inept. But with Don Huston on hand, Green Bay remained the best team in the NFL.
1944 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (1-1) - SEPTEMBER
4 Washington Redskins at Baltimore L 7-20 1-0-0 40,000
10 Boston Yanks at Buffalo W 28- 0 1-1-0 17,372
1944 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS (8-2) - SEPTEMBER (2-0)
17 M-BROOKLYN TIGERS (0-0-0) W 14- 7 1-0-0 12,994
24 G-CHICAGO BEARS (0-0-0) W 42-28 2-0-0 24,362
OCTOBER (4-1)
1 M-DETROIT LIONS (0-0-0) W 27- 6 3-0-0 18,556
8 G-CARD-PITT (0-1-0) W 34- 7 4-0-0 16,535
14 Philadelphia Eagles at Nashville L 13-38 20,000
22 G-CLEVELAND RAMS (3-1-0) W 30-21 5-0-0 18,780
29 at Detroit Lions (1-2-1) W 14- 0 6-0-0 30,844
NOVEMBER (2-2)
5 at Chicago Bears (2-2-1) L 0-21 6-1-0 45,553
12 at Cleveland Rams (3-3-0) W 42- 7 7-1-0 17,166
19 at New York Giants (4-1-1) L 0-24 7-2-0 56,481
26 at Card-Pitt (at Chicago) (0-8-0) W 35-20 8-2-0 7,158
