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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1942
Page
7
The columnist predicts winners for college football games across the country. Notable picks include Northwestern over Texas and Michigan over Great Lakes, with multiple regional matchups and future outlooks noted.
College Station Texas October 1 The University of Texas shows dominant offense through two games with 994 yards total offense averaging 497 per game. Ground attack leads with 833 rushing yards as Texas A and M notes the Longhorns’ strength from the 1941 era.
Baylor Bears travel to Oklahoma City seeking an upset win after an earlier loss. Mil ton Crain may return with a week of extra training to offset Charlie Flowers knee issue. Temple Amarillo title chase and a large slate of conference games fill the weekend schedule across Texas.
West Point plans water transport for Cadets to major college games to ease travel. The brigade may attend the Columbia game October 17 and trips to Notre Dame and Princeton games at Yankee Stadium November 7 and 21 are under consideration. Cadets likely skip Harvard October 24 and Pennsylvania October 31. Navy trip November 28 in Philadelphia may also be avoided. Mexico exempts non profit sports from federal taxes.
Thirty five New Mexico University football players warned they would quit if the November 21 Loyola of Los Angeles game was dropped and a rematch with Albuquerque Army Air Base substituted. The dispute arises as authorities consider altering the schedule to save the program.
In Washington on October 1, 1939, Hitler’s public speech drew little attention as U.S. front pages spotlighted the New York Yankees defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. The piece recalls Pancho Villa delaying an attack on Ojinaga by heeding Associated Press advice to wait for the world series to finish.
Don Buffmire and Bud Kean, grade school teammates from Grand Rapids, Minnesota, earned starting berths in Northwestern’s backfield this their junior year with Kean at quarterback and Buffmire at right half. Eddie Smith of the White Sox aims to beat the Cubs after a 7-6 win over Army. Vic Scotland campaigns against child barmaids in inns.
Nashville Vols hit 10 safely to defeat Shreveport 5-1 as Vito Tamulis allowed two runs over seven innings and Floyd Speer struggled on the mound. The win evened the Dixie Series at two games each, with Game Five set for tonight.
At College Station on October 1, Texas A&M coach Homer Norton reported the big tackle worry easing as the team prepared for Texas Tech. Leonard Joeks and Ben Stout impressed in off tackle drills while Norton sought to fix remaining defensive kinks from the LSU game.
Braddock and Gould, famed boxing pair, report to Brightlyn army base and Fort Slocum officers school after enlisting in the army. They pledge to return to the docks, join the longshoremen battalion, and continue their saloon strongman image amid service. Rutgers football welcomes Harry J. Rockefeller back as coach after previous runs from 1927 to 1930.
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