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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1942
Page
10
Seven Southwest Conference teams tuned up for three title games and a non league clash this Saturday with light injuries. Dana Bible warned Texas to expect 18 000 to 20 000 at Memorial Stadium for the Texas Texas A M clash while Jimmy Stewart’s SMU squad prepared for a Texas showdown.
Young Fritsch, from Stevens Point Teachers College, joins Green Bay replacing Clarke Hinkle and leads in field goal kicking. Tuffy Lemans fails eye test for Navy enlistment. Rationing debate in Dallas questions wartime school sports and travel limits while emphasizing high school programs and conditioning as manpower sources.
Baltimore October 27 The $10,000 Pimlico Special feature became a one horse affair as Alsab was withdrawn Jockey Georgie Woolf will trot Whirlaway to win the purse Whirlaway pushes career earnings to about $538,000 after the race Alsabs absence stemmed from tax concerns and the plan to hold his other purses.
Temple High coach Les Cranfill, once dramatically lighter, has regained form as the Wildcats win two straight games. Cranfill’s seven and a half season record stands at 73 wins and 31 losses.
Don Boyd of Anson Texas, a 187 pound end, broke his neck in a 1940 high school game after a headgear mishap and knee impact. He recovered after cast and brace time and now attends McMurry College in Abilene Texas. Coaches rate him a top state prospect for the season.
Fort Worth October 27 Texas Christian won its first four games with 273 offensive plays to opponents 173 The Frogs averaged more yardage per play than the opposition Dutch Meyers team dominated UCLA Arkansas Kansas and Texas A M in all major phases except punting and even led in penalties T C U rushed for 78 yards net to 202 for opponents
Wide World Features Lt Col Bernie Bierman Iowa Seahawks all America end Mal Kutner top UT ranking last year aviation cadet Navy Pre Flight Iowa City Stuart Clancey Yale assistant coach joined Naval Reserve Lt j g Holy Cross star halfback Giants Bill DeCorre Northwestern at Great Lakes Navy program healed leg injury Fort Lewis Warriors 39 of 45 wins Herm Reich Morrie Arnovich Cy Greenlaw Harvey Clutter Ford Smith Urban Odson Italo Rossi heaviest gridders at Great Lakes Pvt Bill Diehl Fort Lewis Lieut Harry Ice Jr six intramural teams Stanford scout Jim Lawson Ernie Nevers commissioned captain Marines sent to Quantico Va
National basketball schedule at Madison Square Garden features 19 doubleheaders starting December 12 and ending March 10 with teams from across the country including Texas. The lineup includes January 28 L I U versus West Texas State and culminates in the national invitation tournament.
The Dionne quintuplets, eight years old, had their first permanent waves in curlers, sparking a curiosity about permanents as they prepare for a victory bar show at Maple Leaf Gardens over today, tomorrow, and Wednesday. Mill rationing reportedly began unofficially in Houston due to a sharp drop in dairy production.
Morton Cooper of the St. Louis Cardinals was named the National League's most valuable player for 1942 by a writers' committee. He totaled 263 points, led by 13 first place votes, and was followed by Enos Slaughter and Mel Ott. Cooper won 22 games and highlighted the Cardinals pennant drive before the World Series. He noted the number 13 remains significant after removing it from his uniform during the season.
In Moscow P N Popselov, a Pravda editor and member of the Communist Party central committee, claimed Germans faced 10,000,000 killed wounded or captured in the battle for Russia. He cited Stalin and said the second front in Europe would strengthen Allied ties and that the Red Army shattered 73 German divisions between May and August, with potential to rout and annihilate the enemy. A separate Cleveland incident notes Pat Luciano nap, rolled in blankets after a chilly vigil, leading police to provide a cell bed and blanket.
Ohio State remains No. 1 in the AP poll as the unbeaten Buckeyes gain 1,150 points from 123 writers. Northwestern falls after a 20-6 win for Ohio State, who extend their winning streak to five games. Georgia, Alabama, Notre Dame, and Georgia Tech follow in the top positions with strong support. The second tier includes UCLA, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Tulsa, and Syracuse.
Bob Pastor, famed as a modern heavyweight spoiler, retires from boxing to rest in Saratoga Springs, New York and plans to enlist in a military service after the new year. The 28 going on 29 in January, praised for fearless, relentless ring work and noted for spoiling rising contenders, will choose his service and begin war duties.
Courthouse Records list warranty deeds transferring parcels in San Jacinto Heights Amarillo Heights Morningside and G&S districts along with license notices. Entries include J Roy Smith to Minnie T Harper for 4500 and 10 16 42, George Porter to Lucretia Porter for 10 and 10 21 42, plus Dennis Zimmerman to Robert E Brown for 1000 on 9 25 42. Additional deeds note W M Warr, L D Carlile, James O Connell, and others with dates in October 1942 and varying sums. licenses for James A Leonard and Mrs Lorine Keene and others listed. Globe-News Want Ads credit.
Henry Armstrong, former multi title holder from Los Angeles, avenges a prior loss by defeating Fritzi Zivic of Pittsburgh in a 10 round decision before twelve thousand fans in San Francisco's Civic Auditorium. More than 30 000 dollars were paid for the bout, a major local event.
A man known as Bicycle Bob has a wife and two children and risks being drafted. He chooses to forgo peaceful activity and join combat, swapping his boxing gloves for more potent weapons to serve in the field.
Gray bearded Dorais, age 51, combines roles as athletic director, coach, councilman, speaker and former teammate of Knute Rockne. His University of Detroit teams are undefeated in four games, with a 112–44 career record as coach and long continuous service, signaling a strong 3 to 1 win expectation per game.
Former world lightweight boxing champion Lew Jenkins enlisted in the Coast Guard at Fort Worth on Tuesday. He will serve on inactive duty long enough to allow participation in a tour with Henry Armstrong in Portland, Oregon, on November 13.
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