Cotton Bowl to Feature Texas and Georgia Tech Rematch
Cotton Bowl officials announced the January 1 game will pit Southwest Conference champion Texas Longhorns against SEC co champion Georgia Tech. Texas coach Dana X. Bible praised Tech as a top opponent with a strong schedule. Both teams arrive in Dallas December 28 for final preparations.
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District 1 2 bi district final showdown in Texas
Wichita Falls faces Amarillo at Coyote Field for the 1-AA 2-AA district championship. The Northwest Texas bi district rivalry has produced multiple state champions, with Amarillo and Wichita Falls trading titles over the years. The Sandies rarely lose to Wichita Falls, and the 1937 21 6 Coyotes win ended a long conference winning streak.
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College basketball set to spark season at Madison Square Garden
NEA’s Sports Editor notes opening rounds at MSG feature loaded rosters with many returning stars. Notre Dame and Duke Reese’s Mountaineers lead strong conferences as Indiana, Purdue, Oklahoma, Kansas compare in their leagues.
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Memphis Bill Hasn't a Care Or Has He
William Harold Terry, famed baseball figure from Memphis, quit as farm director of the New York Giants after 20 years in baseball. He hinted at taking control of the Philadelphia NL franchise, perhaps with league financing if a buyer isn’t found before the season opens. Terry claimed he is out of baseball and hasn’t a care, while observers expect him to pursue a major league role.
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Boston Favored in Orange Bowl Game
Miami reporters preview the January 1 Orange Bowl pairing of Alabama and Boston College. Alabama aims to extend its bowl success while BC seeks redemption after a 55 12 upset loss to Holy Cross as fans and coaches welcome the post season bid.
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Governali Wins Maxwell Grid Trophy for Columbia Star
Paul V. Governali of Columbia has been named football player of the year by the Robert W. Maxwell Memorial Club. He was chosen unanimously by the club's board and will receive a plaque at January’s award dinner in Philadelphia.
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Conference odds mix in college basketball chatter
The piece surveys major conferences. It notes Oregon State and Washington State as formidable in the Pacific Coast, hints at West Texas in the Southwest, Kentucky and Tennessee in the Southeast, Western Kentucky State independent, and Duke with a bulge from Bob Gantt. George Washington is expected to stir up trouble. Freshmen and sophomores boost Georgetown on paper.
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Hurricanes to Train Three Weeks Before Sugar Bowl
Tulsa University will conduct three weeks of intensive drills before basing near New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl. Assistant Coach Buddy Brothers says the plan allows a week of rest in the climate where the game will be played. Head Coach Henry Winka is considering a camp near New Orleans, with Bogalusa, Louisiana, as a training site option.
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Rationing to Help Semi-Pro Baseball
Chicago December 1. George H. Sisler, commissioner of semi pro baseball, says gas rationing would spur small town baseball. He notes travel limits revive old rivalries as nearby towns become too close together and competition dwindled.
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Connally Praises Yugoslav Guerrilla Fight For Freedom
Texas Senator Connally told the Senate on the 24th anniversary of Yugoslavia's union that Yugoslav guerrilla forces led by Gen Draja Mihailovic and 150,000 patriots disrupted German and Italian fronts by keeping 23 divisions tied to the Yugoslav theater.
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All-Southwest Conference Football Team Named
United Press selects 1942 All-Southwest Conference with four Texas Aggies and two each from Texas, Baylor, and Texas Christian. Key choices include McKay, Daniels, Dwelle, and Alford. voters note no unanimous first team. Juniors Dwelle and Crain may not return in 1943 due to academic speedup at colleges.
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Amarillo High intramural cage meet opens tomorrow
Amarillo High School begins its annual intramural basketball tournament tomorrow at 4 30 in the school armory. Twelve teams enter two sections in a round robin format to crown each bracket winner before a title meeting. West Texas State is among the names echoed by organizers. No admission is charged per H M Laughlin.
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Post War Curbs On Business Hit
William P. Witherow, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, urged a quick postwar relaxation of government controls to preserve free enterprise. Speaking before a Pittsburgh convention opening with 4,000 industrialists present, he warned that patriotism may fade and that trends toward recimentation and central authority could become the new order if not checked as wartime emotions recede.
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Biggest Battlewagon To Hit Water Dec 7
Philadelphia December 1 The battleship New Jersey the heaviest ever built will be landed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard December 7 Rear Admiral M F Draemel announced The New Jersey will exceed the Town in displacement though exact tonnage is secret The ship will be christened by Mrs Charles Edison wife of the former secretary of the navy who laid the keel September 16 1940 Edison is now governor of New Jersey.
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Murderer Chooses Suicide After Guilty Plea
Francis Edwin OToole also known as Frank White pleaded guilty to murdering his wife Lillian. He escaped from officers in a courthouse corridor and jumped from a ninth floor window, dying at the bottom of a light well before sentencing could occur. In Dallas Richard H Herman a 51 year old concrete worker was fatally wounded when his wife shot at a prowler. He died later in a hospital.
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U.P
Richard H. Herman
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