Three Sudden Touchdowns Beat Cougars
Alabama tops Washington State 24 to 0 in the 1926 Rose Bowl as three quick second-period touchdowns and a late field goal seal the victory. Monk Campbell and Jimmy Moore spark the offense, Campbell rushing 42 yards for a key score and totaling 110 on the day.
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George Kirkley
United Press
Pasadena
Cal
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Notre Dame
Washington State
Georgia Tech
Southern California
Pittsburgh
Johnny
Harry) Cain
Flash Suther
Suther
Monk Campbell
Jimmy Moore
Luther
Capt
Charles(Footy) Clement
Cougars
Ben Smith
Pierce
Campbell
Moore
Campbell Place
Washington
Hillman Holley
Earl” Whitworth
Elmer
Aggie Cagers Open San Marcos Series In Texas
The Texas A and M basketball team faces the San Marcos Teachers College in a two game series beginning tonight in Aggieland.
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Aggie
San Marcos
Ban Marcos
Tex
Texas A. and M
San Marcos Teachers’ College
Notre Dame and Alabama Face Off In Rose Bowl Debate
Henry McLemore reports from New York on the Rose Bowl quandary between Notre Dame and Alabama. Both teams went undefeated, with ND beating Southern California and Alabama defeating Washington State, leading to a lively schedule comparison and Rockne publicity chatter.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
New York
Notre Dame
Irish
Red Elephants
Alabama
Southern California
Washington State
Southern Methodist
Howard Navy
Mississippi
Carnegie Tech
Sewanee
Pittsburgh
Tennessee Indians
Vanderbilt
Pennsylvania
Kentucky Drake
Florida Northwestern
Louisiana Army
Georgia Southern Calif
Wash
M. U
Howard
Navy
Tennessee
Indiana
Kentucky
Florida
Drake
Northwestern
Louisiana
Army
Georgia
California
Cougars
Trojans
Basketball's global spread and growth in the 20th century
Everett S. Dean notes basketball's rise as a major sport with large gymnasiums and field houses, standardized officiating, and expanding schedules. He cites international interest from Alaska to Mexico, service teams as spreaders of the game, and a Mexican government order for glass bank boards.
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Everett
Indiana University
Alestra
University of Pennsylvania
Alaska
Porto Rico
Mexico
Guam
France
Canadian
Hawaii
China
Japan
Cuba
Panama
San Salvador
Spain
Greece
Tersia
England
Nurre Plate Glass Company
Bloomington
Ind
Mid-West
Corsicana Cagers Defeat Southern Pacific Five at Home
Corsicana high school basketball team beat the Southern Pacific five 36 to 20 on the Y M C A court in Corsicana Texas. In the second game Rice Independents defeated the Y M C A five 22 to 13.
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United Press
Corsicana
Texas
Southern Pacific
Rice Independents
Y. M. C. A. Aces
Purdue and Indiana Triumph in Early Basketball Scores
Purdue defeated Temple 45 to 17, Indiana beat Pittsburgh 27 to 10, Illinois edged Bradley 18 to 17, and Oklahoma won over Southern Methodist.
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United Press
Purdue
Temple
Indiana
Pittsburgh
Illinois
Bradley
Oklahoma
Southern
Notable sports highs and lows of 1940 in brief
A retrospective picks the year’s top thrills in polo, baseball, golf, and tennis. It cites the International Polo Cup matches America vs England, Jimmy Foxx’s homer against Burleigh Grimes, Gene Rye’s three homers in a Texas League inning, and other standout feats, upsets, and flops with vivid, period tone.
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Atlanta
Gene Rye
Jones Boy
Rockne Tackles Journalistic Offer At $25,000 A Year
Chicago reports Knighted Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne faced a choice after Mayo Clinic treatment. Rival papers bid to hire him as a writer with a $25,000 annual offer that would not affect his coaching duties.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
Mayo Brothers Clinic
Rochester
Mann
Rockne
Mark Hecht Crowned National Junior Indoor Champion
Mark Hecht of New York City won the National Junior Indoor Tennis title by defeating Bernard Friedman of West Philadelphia 6-0 6-2 in the final. Phillip W. Osborne of Tenafly New Jersey took the boys' singles, beating Joseph Abrams 6-5 4-6 7-5. Kendall Cram and Frank M. Shore won the junior doubles, and William Gillpatric with Eugene Sullivan captured the boys' doubles title.
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United Press
New York
Mark Hecht
New York City
Bernard Friedman
West Philadelphia
Phillip W. Osborne
Tenafly
N. J
Joseph Abrams
Kendall Cram
Nashville
Tenn
Frank M. Shore
Washington
D. C
E. Davenport
Cambridge
Mass
Giles Verstraten
William Gillpatric
Winchester
Eugene Sullivan
Brookline
M. J. Freudenheim
Simmons Cagers Rally for Win Over East Texas
Simmons University basketball team rallied from an 8 0 deficit to beat East Texas Teachers 26 14 in Commerce Texas. McCollum led Simmons with 8 points while Simpson top scored for East Texas with a similar total.
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United Press
Commerce
Tex
Simmons University Cagers
East Texas Teachers
McCollum
West Texans
Simpson
Fights Last Night Report From Across the Nation
AP boxing brief notes several early night bouts with notable results across cities. Littman KO'd Court ney in Milwaukee while Dublin defeated Flowers in Chicago and Bloom won on foul in Columbus. Petrolle outpointed Light in Fargo and McKarland beat White in Chicago. Belanger over Lomski in Portland, Miller over Bernard in Cincinnati, Santa over Roberti in Boston, Godfrey KO'd Ruggirello in Mexico City, Scozza over Johnson in Buffalo, Halasko over Ramey in Rochester and Datto over Rodgers in Pittsburgh.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Tit Littman
Cudahy
Wis
George Courtney
Tulsa
Okla
Harry Dublinsky
Chicago
Bruce Flowers
New Rochelles
N. Y
Columbus
O.louw Bloom
Eddie Anderson
Fargo
N. D
Billy Petrolle
Billy Light
St. Paul
Mickey Mckarland
K. O. White
Portland
Ore
Charley Belanger
Winnipeg
Can
Leo Lomski
Aberdeen
Wash
Cincinnati
Freddie Miller
Roger Bernard
Detroit
Boston
Jose Santa
Portugal
Roberto Roberti
Italy
Mexico City
Mex
George Godfrey
Leiperville
Salvatore Ruggirello
Buffalo
Lou Scozza
Larry Johnson
Doeg Sealed U S S T A Top Ranking Over Tilden
The national ranking committee privately settled the No. 1 spot for America in favor of John Hope Doeg with a minority report for William Tilden II. Merrihew notes Tilden’s waning form after 1925 to 1930, including 14 victories 13 defeats against Lacoste Borotra and Cochet, with Cochet besting him in seven of nine matches.
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America
William Tatem Tilden II
John Hope Doeg
National Ranking Committee
Master Doeg
Tilden
Big Bill
Stephen Wallis Merrihew
Musketeers
France
Borotra
Lacoste
Cochet
Arkansas Red Shirted Porkers Open Road Trip Card
Arkansas University's red shirted guards and forwards open their pre season schedule with Butler in Indianapolis. The squad, led by Captain Pickten and guards Creighton Sexton Gibson Clifton and Chambers, heads to St Louis University for a one night game before returning to Maple Court to face Texas in Austin on January 5 and 9.
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United Press
Fayetteville, Ark
Arkansas University
Ozark Hills
Indianapolis
Butler
Arkansans
St. Louis
St. Louis University
Cheries
Chuck” Bassett
Yuletide Firenides
Jim Pickten
Murphy
Trapp
Holt
Kendall
Creighton
Sexton
Gibson
Clifton
Chambers
Southwest All-Stars Triumph Over Mid-West Eleven
Dallas January 2 The Southwest team routed the Mid-West All-Stars 18 to 0 in the Dixie Classic. Buddy Hackman starred with two touchdowns and key passes while Lee Jensvold led the Mid-West offense amid strong Southwest defense and clutch blocking. The win aided the Scottish Rite Hospital and showcased Baylor coach Morley Jennings’s cohesive unit.
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Mid-West
Gayle Talbot, JR
Associated Press
Dallas
Southwest
Texas
Florida
Bob Zuppke
Southwest Eleven
Scottish Rite Hospital
Morley Jennings
Baylor University
Zuppke
Lee Jensvold
Laws
Jake Wilson
Baylor
Andy Brown
Centenary
Invaders
Armstrong
Missouri
Amarillo Pulls Frank Merriwell to Tie Pampa in Gridiron
In a charity game at Amarillo the teams tied 7 to 7 after a late 65 yard pass from Joel Hunt to Pinky Alsabrook set up a game tying score. Tommy Mills added the extra point as the damp field limited passing and the crowd of about 2,000 saw rugged defense and eight Amarillo first downs to one for Pampa.
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Southwest
Brown
Hackman
Peterson
Texas
Bethea
Florida
Heckman
Tennessee Rambler
Amarillo
Frank Merriwell
PAMPA
Storybook Fame
Pinky Alsabrook
Hunt
Tinsien
Weldon Logan
West Texas
Vistors
Athens High School Defeats Brazil in 27–18 Victory
The Athens High School basketball team, national champions, found form Thursday night at Brazil and snapped a losing streak with a 27 to 18 win over the Brazil squad.
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Associated Press
Brazil
Ind
Athens
Brazil Basketeers
Godfrey to Fight Uzcudun in Mexico City showdown
George Godfrey has signed to meet Pau Uzcudun in Mexico City on February 5. The bout pits the American heavyweight known as a giant against the Basque challenger in a high profile clash.
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Godfrey
Uzcudun
Associated Press
Mexico City
George Godfrey
Paulino Uzcudun
Ruhr Valley miners strike in Germany amid layoffs
Workers in twenty Ruhr mines walk out in a strike not run by unions but said to be inspired by jobless workers and Communists. About 300,000 miners face discharge on January 15 with reemployment at reduced wages, sparking broad discontent. The item also notes historical naval and army flogging abolitions in 1850 and 1861.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Ruhr Valley
Heavyweights to headline Madison Square Garden card tonight
In New York tonight at Madison Square Garden the feature bout of ten rounds pairs Jack Renault of Canada against Pierre Charles of Belgium. Renault, once highly touted, has shown delayed success in a comeback. The card also features a ten round semi final with Ralph Ficcacello facing Johnny Grosso of Mt Vernon New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Madison Square Garden
Jack Renault
Canada
Pierre Charles
Renault
Ralph Ficcacello
Johnny Grosso
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Engen Sets New Ski Jump World Record in Utah
Al Engen of the Utah Ski Club set a new world ski jumping record with a 247 foot leap at Parlary's Canyon near Salt Lake City during the Intermountain Ski Tournament, surpassing the previous mark by 18 feet. He also captured first place with 745 points.
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United Press
Salt Lake City
Utah
al Engen
Utah Ski Club
Engen
Intermountain
Parlary’s Canyon
Here
Sooners Take Two Straight from S.M.U.
The University of Oklahoma basketball team defeated Southern Methodist 35 to 30 in Norman, claiming a second consecutive win. Elvin Anderson led Oklahoma, while Bill Skeeters starred for SMU in the New Year’s Eve victory.
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United Press
Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Southern Methodist University
Oklahomans
Bill Skeeters
Southern Methodist
Elvin Anderson
Oklahoma
Denton High Beats Nacogdoches 24 14 in Texas Showdown
Denton High School swept its series with Nacogdoches High, winning 24 to 14 on the second court. Richardson and Hawkins starred for Denton as they prepare to face Houston next.
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United Press
Nacogdoches
Tex
Denton High School
Nacogdoches High
Richardson
Hawkins
Denton
Houston
Donkey Leads Fox Hunt Laughter in Hertfordshire Field
A gray donkey wandered into a pack of drag hounds near Tring England sparking comic pursuit. The donkey dashed with the dogs into a wood then joined the chase as a fox appeared, prompting the hounds to chase the fox while the donkey and dogs finally ended by the farmer.
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Associated Press
Tring
Hertfordshire
England
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