WW2 North Africa Original Program ARAB BOWL Jan 1 1944 Football Tournament
Original program: Arab Bowl - January 1, 1944, North African Football Classic - Army vs Navy Service Championshipo - Oran vs Casablanca Championship of N. Author: [WW2] [SPORTS] Title: Original program: Arab Bowl - January 1, 1944, North African Football Classic - Army vs Navy Service Championshipo - Oran vs Casablanca Championship of N.
Description: Single sheet folded to make 4pp. 22cm x 13.5cm; illustrated front cover. Stock slightly toned; Very Good. Scarce printed program for this one-off double-header tournament, held in Oman on New Year's Day, 1944.
A good account of the event is included in Howard Liss, Strange But True Sports Stories (NY: 1976):... Was played by the Casablanca Rab Chasers and the Oran Termites, for the North African Football Conference championship.[was] between Army all-stars and the Navy all-stars.... The army and navy teams wore the weirdest assortment of uniforms anyone had ever seen. Some players had football cleats, others wore sneakers. Some players wore jerseys, but no two matched...
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