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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1932
Page
9
The 1931 Thanksgiving football schedule features Brown, Colgate, and Penn-C Cornell clashes amid holidays. Nebraska faces Missouri, Southern California meets Washington, and Tennessee, Vanderbilt pursue major foes as fans balance turkey with football.
In Austin on November 24 about 35,000 fans expected to watch the University of Texas and Texas A&M College clash at Memorial Stadium. UT seeks revenge for last year’s one point loss and aims to secure second in the Southwest Conference as fair weather attends the game.
Jim Londos defeated Hans Kampfer in 43 minutes here at Stadium to keep the heavyweight title. Londos weighed 202 pounds while Kampfer was 225. finish came after an airplane spin and body slam as Kampfer crawled through the ropes. Dr Ralph Wilson and Paul Jones wrestled to a 30 minute draw.
Brown and Colgate meet at Aldrich Stadium in Providence with undefeated records as the East’s lone perfect teams. The 11 A M kickoff drew an expected 27 000 crowd and national attention as the winner would be hailed as Atlantic seaboard’s premier club.
A game with Arkansas shattered last year’s record. Rivalries spark the schedule with Virginia versus North Carolina, North Carolina State against South Carolina, and Virginia Military against Virginia Tech. Texas and Texas A M opened the Southwest Conference slate while Denver Colorado led the Rocky Mountain program.
Henry McLemore reports on a heated Providence take on the Brown and Colgate football clash. He argues eastern champions claims are overstated, lists Colgate and Brown schedules, and names Army, Pitt, and Fordham as regional challengers in the debate.
Joe Kopecky and Doc Mueller prepared Thursday afternoon to clash on the mat at the armory as part of the Thanksgiving Day program. A large crowd was forecast by matchmaker Dutch Mantell. The tussle is slated to begin at 8 oclock.
Notre Dame hopes to hold Army to three touchdowns as influenza hit five players including George Melinkovich. Coach Hank Anderson expressed pessimism about a strong outcome for the game while fullback Boland and others recover. A separate federal memorial to George Rogers Clark was erected at Harrodsburg, Kentucky for $100,000.
An old advertisement touts Capudine as a quick relief for headache neuralgic rheumatic and periodic pains. It claims fast absorption with non narcotic formula gentle on the stomach and offers 10¢ 30¢ and 60¢ sizes plus a single dose option.
In Detroit Gene Young of La Salle stopped Roger Bernard from Flint in the fifth round. In Sioux Falls Kenny Austin of Alliance outpointed Johnny Martin of Larchwood in ten. Irish McKenna of Tyndall KO'd Freddy Risley of Philadelphia in two. In Savannah Joe Knight of Cairo beat Chick Rains of St Louis in ten. Tom Hambrick of St Louis and Russ Rowsty of New York drew in ten. In Piqua Koky Maggard of Cincinnati KO'd Hickey Breen of Louisville in two. In Sacramento Maxie Rosembloom of New York outpointed Tony Poloni of Reno in ten.
Centenary College faced the University of Arkansas in a fifth annual Thanksgiving Day matchup on Centenary field. Rain fell hardly stopping play but the field remained well drained. Both teams were healthy and Centenary was one of the nation’s few unbeaten and untied squads.
Maxie Rosenbloom won a 10 round decision over Tony Poloni to claim the California light-heavyweight championship in Sacramento. Poloni was the defending California light-heavyweight champion.
George Washington University faces the University of Oklahoma in an intersectional football battle likely drawing about 25 000 to Griffith Stadium. Weather was cold with rain in the forecast.
Notice states Trainmen Roswell Lodge No 608 B of R T holds a special meeting at 7 00 PM in the County Courtroom. F O Dugan of Chicago Illinois and J T Steadham of Fort Worth Texas will be present and address attendees. Guy Bennett president H G Hamrick secretary treasurer.
In Philadelphia Ed Strangler Lewis of Los Angeles weighed 215 pounds defeated Glenn Munn of Nebraska who weighed 220 pounds on October 22. The event showcased Lewis’s power in a decisive wrestling victory.
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania Tom Marvin defeated Herman Hickman in 20 10. Readable details show Coleman from Los Angeles and Dustie from Omaha with weights 204 and 232 respectively.
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