Texas Tech Emerges As Sun Bowl Favorite Amid Conference Shuffle
El Paso reports the straw poll favors Texas Tech of Lubbock to host the Sun Bowl game with a Border Conference title still to be settled by Saturdays finale. Arizona University may claim the title if it completes a conference sweep, while Hardin-Simmons and Arizona face eligibility questions after limited meetings. Rumors also mention possible guest teams including Texas Christian and several other schools.
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Duke Coaches Lose Their Shirts Today
Wallace Wade and assistants Edward Cameron and Hershel Caldwell lost their bags at a Philadelphia Auto Park while attending the Eagles Bears game. The incident occurred after Wade’s party toured the stadium, with no injuries reported.
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Day lifts Oregon State to Rose Bowl bid in dramatic finish
Oregon State sub fullback Joe Day breaks a 7 6 deficit with a 28 yard sprint to pay dirt sealing a Rose Bowl berth and boosting gate receipts. Nebraska’s Wayne Blue adds a 70 yard interception run for a 7 6 Nebraska win over Oklahoma. LSU upsets Tulane 19 0 as Frank Sinkwich shines for Georgia in the Orange Bowl spotlight.
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Aggies Leave for Washington State Game in Washington
The Texas Aggies, Southwest Conference champions, depart College Station for a West Coast game against Washington State as A and M accepts the invitation. Cotton Bowl Association president Dan D. Rogers says the guest team selection will be decided today. In other brief items, Pvt Edward Vogel challenges all comers with a 25 foot letter from Mary Wurm of Bucyrus Ohio.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Texas schoolboy football bi district race wide open
Experts say no team dominates the Texas bi district scene as the 1940 campaign heads toward December playoffs. Sixteen teams survive, with no single standout, though district champs include Lubbock Wichita Falls Sweetwater Ysleta Paris Highland Park Fort Worth Riverside Dallas Sunset Breckenridge Temple Tyler Nacogdoches Houston Lamar Goose Creek Austin Corpus Christi. Last year Amarillo and Lubbock met, and the winner often claimed the state title, making this year a wide open race with no clear favorite.
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Townes Wins Amarillo CC Weekend Golf Net 63
W C Townes captured victory in the Amarillo Country Club weekend golf tourney with a net 63 after 91 28, using full handicap. Grady Hazlewood placed second with 78 14 64.
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Rose Bowl intrigue and football rumors swirl in December roundup
West Coast fans question Fordham and Missouri as Rose Bowl bids loom while Duke faces Southern California critics. Debates touch on Sun Bowl by Texas Tech, Capt. Bill Curry, Clark Shaughnessy, the Cardinals Jacksonville trip, Ignacio Martinez suspensions, Dave Castilloux in New York plans, and other gridiron chatter.
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New Haven
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Lew Burston
Dave Castilloux
Canada
Jimmy Conzelman
Hollywood
Waite Hoyt
Cincinnati
Union talk from Dope Mose and others spurs player action
Dope Mose Sims urges footballers to form a players union amid campaign for higher pay. Ted Lyons runs a Chicago bowling emporium and jokes about his on‑lane skill. NHL enforcer Jimmy Orlando suggests banning penalties to boost hockey. New York City high schools cut baseball due to no funding. others drop football for same reason. Metropolitan and Merchant leagues list standings and schedule with numerous teams and players.
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DeWitt Clinton High School
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Baseball meeting opens with joke deal and big names
Major league executives gather in Jacksonville for the winter meeting while a comical first trade involving Earl Overman and Jackie Reed prompts amused reactions. Prominent figures including Larry MacPhail Leo Durocher and Casey Stengel arrive early seeking pitching help and other key additions.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
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Dodgers
Leo Durocher
Zack Zeller
Detroit Tigers
Branch Rickey
St. Louis Cardinals
George Weiss
New York Yankees
Bob Quinn
Casey Stengel
Hoyston Braves
Oregon Football Team Heads to Texas for Showdown
The University of Oregon football squad of 32 members departed Eugene for Austin to face the Texas Longhorns next Saturday. The team will stop for workouts in Sacramento, Los Angeles, and Tucson en route, with a pregame session planned in each city.
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Bowl Touchdowns Shape New Year Selections
New Year bowl picks favor high scoring offenses with Oregon State noted as sole defensive team. Missouri Fordham Georgia Texas Texas A and M loom as potential opponents while Duke and Duke’s 31 punts mark a record for the Blue Devils as Sugar Bowl partner Fordham faces the Tigers.
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USGA Releases List of Year s Golf Meets
USGA lists 1942 championship schedule with Open at Interlachen Minneapolis June 18 to 20 Public Links at Wellshire Denver July 27 to Aug 1 Amateur at Del Monte California Sept 7 to 12 Women at Southern Hills Tulsa Sept 21 to 26 Entries and sectional qualifying dates are given for each event including deadlines for Open Public Links Amateur and Women divisions and handicap cutoff notes.
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Buffaloes and Tech Set Clash in Border Conference
West Texas State College and Texas Tech meet February 12 in Canyon and March 2 in Lubbock as Border Conference rivals. Tech brings Elvis Erwin Gabe Gilley Norman Volz. WT includes Price Brookfield Jack Made dox Charles Halbert and Frank Stockman. Buffaloes wore 29-6 and Red Raiders 19-6 last season.
Tennessee Bid Reported for Cotton Bowl
The Knoxville News Sentinel reports Tennessee has received a bid to play in the Cotton Bowl with Texas A and M as the opponent. Tennessee closed its season with a 26 to 7 win over Vanderbilt after earlier results against Furman Dayton Cincinnati LSU Howard Boston College and Kentucky and losses to Duke and Alabama. The athletic council and team members were weighing the bid.
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