Huskers Ready for Rose Bowl Test after Arizona Practice
Nebraska coach Biff Jones praised his rugged squad after a strong practice in Phoenix. He said the 42 players hungry for the Rose Bowl show offensive and defensive fire, and hinted at a single daily workout en route to Los Angeles. Jones also planned a rodeo trip in Wickenburg before the team departs.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Biff) Jones
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Biff
Arizona
Angelenos
Rose Bowl
Stanford
Jones
Wickenburg
Los Angeles
New Special Aircraft Itemized Startup Costs
A new or special type of air craft is priced at $180,000 for the first ship. Breakdown includes jigs dies and tools $95,000 manufacturing overhead $26,000 power plants $10,000 experimental and development $20,000 labor $39,000 raw materials $14,000 instruments $3,200 engineering $29,000 power plant accessories $3,600 and gas and oil for experimental flying $300.
California Sports Fans Eye Battles and Bets
Notes from a bustling sports page discuss promoter plans and potential fights, local boxers, and stars like Joe Lewis and Arturo Godoy. It covers Santa Anita's opening floral display, take cuts, prize money, and tote board changes, plus Rose Bowl ticket prices, football news, and golf prospects with figures and names such as Kayak II Midand Standlee Duke, Von Elm and Dawson.
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Los Angeles
Mike Jacobs
Newcastle
Arturo Godoy
Joe Lewis
Godoy
Joe
Turkey Thompson
Junior Munsell
Hollywood Legion Stadium
Tommy Harmon
Red Grange
Crosby
Bing
Tommy
Everett Crosby
Fred Purner
Santa Anita
Burbank
Purner
Charles
Howard
Nebraska
Stanford
Indians
Standlee
George Marshall
Bears
Washington Redskins
George von Elm
Johnny Dawson
von Elm
Bob Jones
Dawson
Army
Biff Jones
West Point
Louie Stringer
Billy Herman
Cubs
Bowl talk and springtime scrimmages mix in New York notes
Detroit trotter Tiger Hawk honors Hank Greenberg. Miami U seeks a football coach at a $10 000 offer. Yankees price Monte Pearson at 30000 to deter McKechnie. Everett Mass sends state champ grid team to Sugar Bowl. Jackie Hunt of Marshall College gets Rose Bowl ride. Lapham and Brown miss Louis vs McCoy, go to Buffalo for Sonja Honey premiere. Nebraska in Tempe to scrimmage Arizona State in Sun Bowl prep. Zivic Jenkins fight papers spark debate as New York's papers clash.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
J. J. Mooney
Detroit
Tiger Hawk
Hank Greenberg
Miami U
Florida
Yankees
Monte Pearson
Bill McKechnie
Everett
Mass
Jackie Hunt
Marshall College
Ray Lapham
Walter Brown
Boston Garden
Louis Vs. McCoy
Buffalo
Zivic-Jenkins
Brooklyn Eagle
Zivic
Jenkins
New York Sun
Fritzie
Sports Stars Forecast and Airline Milestones
The column predicts Roger Peckinpaugh will enjoy success next year while Joe Louis should avoid major challenges until mid June and Joe DiMaggio faces possible illness or accidents through June 10. Baylor A. Wolves face Morley Jennings’s guidance as tensions ease after Mort Kemp’s death. a California inventor unveils a 130 pound 75 horsepower double opposed plane engine with roller bearing crank. Pan American Airways operates 151 planes on 62,811 miles of routes serving 55 countries.
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Roger Peckinpaugh
Joe Louis
Joe DiMaggio
Pan American Airways
Welby Van Horn weighs tennis and a baseball swing
American Aircraft Company figure Welby Van Horn, runner up to Bob Riggs at Forest Hills in 1939, contemplates quitting tennis for baseball. He is described as a pitcher with a minor league curve and a major league fast ball, signaling a move to professional baseball.
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American Aircraft Company
Welby van Horn
Bobby Riggs
Forest Hills
Welby
Bowl Game Teams Drill Ahead of New Year Matches
Colleges across the nation push heavy practice schedules as Cotton Bowl Sugar Bowl Orange Bowl Rose Bowl and Sun Bowl preparations proceed. Fordham Texas Aggies Georgetown Boston College Mississippi State Tennessee Nebraska Western Reserve and Arizona State all stage two a day or light sessions amid Christmas holidays and travel plans.
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San Francisco
U.P
Kezar Stadium
Babe Hollingberg
Matty Bell
Reds Set New Fielding Record in NL History
The Cincinnati Reds posted the lowest errors and highest fielding percentage in National League history, with 117 errors and a 981 fielding average, besting Boston Bees and Cubs records. The Pirates and Reds followed in double plays, while Pittsburgh logged the worst 216 errors and a 966 percentage.
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Cincinnati Reds
New York
U.P
Reds
Bos
Clowning Kovacs Crowned Oklahoma City Tennis Champion
Clowning Kovacs, 21, of Oakland California, won the singles title in the Oklahoma indoor meet. He heads for New Orleans and the Sugar Bowl tournament after taking everybody but the net in the event. Kovacs sells automobiles for a living and plays tennis with a humorous edge.
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Oklahoma City
Frank Kovacs
New Orleans
Oklahoma
Oakland
Calif
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Charley Henke
Ernie Parnell
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Baylor A. Wolves
Hal Kemp
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Jim Crowley
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Jack Hagerty
Georgetown
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Frank Leahy
Starkville
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Allyn McKeen
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Bob Neyland
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Tex
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Norton
Tulane
Farnham
U.R
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Tempe
Tempe Bulldogs
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el Paso
Cleveland
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Hamjyr
Missouri
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Stanford University
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H. V. Robertson & CO
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Texas Panhandle
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Vations Pronto
Dallas, Texas
Meadow Brook
Hiram Walker & Sons Inc
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Bourbon
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