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Continued from previous week Ted Fritsch finished his rookie season with the Green Bay Packers as the lead rusher with 323 yards, ahead of Tony Canadeo, who had 272.
He was also fifth in receiving, with 60 yards, far behind Don Hutson, who was ranked first with 1,211 yards.
But Fritsch had proven his worth and sealed his place with the team.
In January 1943, Fritsch was among the draftees in Portage County called to report for physical examinations.
Ted Fritsch, former Central State Teachers College athlete, and more recently a fullback on the Green Bay Packers, probably has played his last professional games for the duration, The Daily Tribune lamented.
However, during the physical examination, he was rejected for service and spent his first off-season in Milwaukee.
Ted Fritsch, a star as a freshman fullback with the Green Bay Packers last season, is studying for his masters degree in physical education at the University of Wisconsin, and will finish work in time to report..
The former Stevens Point flash, whose home is at Spencer, has been rejected by selective service because of a punctured eardrum, and is looking forward to his sophomore year in the National Football League, a July 27, 1943, Marshfield News-Herald story stated.
Thats just another case of how appearances can fool one.
Fritsch appears to be a perfect specimen at first glance, but that one flaw, which Ted probably didnt know about himself, kept him out of the Armed Forces, the Daily Tribune stated.
Fritsch worked in Milwaukee and also played basketball and baseball with city teams.
During the winter months, Fritsch played basketball for the Milwaukee Falks a semi-pro basketball team sponsored by the Falk Corporation in Milwaukee.
During the summer months, he played first baseman for Bowman Dairy and played in the Milwaukee Triple-A circles at that time.
Ted Fritsch was never more brilliant as a fullback for the Green Bay Packers professional football team than he was for the Bowman Dairy amateur baseball nine Friday night at Breese Stevens Field, the Wisconsin State Journal stated at the beginning of the summer.
Making his Madison baseball debut, Fritsch starred afield and at bat as he led the previously victoryless Bowman Dairy club to a 6-4 triumph over the previously undefeated Gardner Bakery nine in an Industrial League game played before about 450 fans.
To be continued.