Hallmark of Yanks Is Behavior in 1941
The 1941 New York Yankees earn A-plus for conduct under Ed Barrow and Joe McCarthy. They are praised as best-behaved, skilled craftsmen who pull together with minimal jealousy. The piece profiles ten educated players and club staff, noting DiMaggio’s popularity abroad, Gomez’s wit, Russo and Crosetti’s quietism, Henrich’s courtesy, Breuer’s looks, and McCarthy’s coin tricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Yankees
Ed Barrow
Yanks
Boston
Yankee
Art Fletcher
Gordon
Keller
Chandler
Babe Ruth
Joe McCarthy
I. Q
Rolfe
Breuer
Murphy
Russo
Branch
Peek
Donald
Joe
Joe DiMaggio
Philadelphia
Lefty Gomez
Marius Russo
Frankie Crosetti
Tommy Henrich
Marvin Breuer
Buddy Rosar
Steve Sandra
Earl Combs
Earl Painter
Red Ruffing
Dodgers face late season twist as Corbitt watch grows
Montreal’s playoff surge stirs Durocher’s plans as Claude Corbitt draws praise from Cuccinello. Dodgers delay ninth inning heroics amid World Series buzz and Durocher’s longing to call up the farm shortstop. Bobo Newsom remarks close the spirited report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Special News Service
Leo Durocher
Montreal
Leo
Claude Corbitt
Tony Cuccinello
Jersey City
Claude
Dodgers
Johnny Allen
Paul Derringer
Curtice Bases Hope on Speed In Season Opener Tonight
Curtice pins hopes on wind and willpower as the Buffaloes open against Oklahoma City University Goldbugs at 8 p.m. The coach notes the team is green yet hard working and ready to test Border Conference standards against a veteran, fast opponent. The Goldbugs, coming off a 7-0 loss to Southwestern College, promise a tough 60 minutes in Canyon tonight.
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U. S. Navy
Jack Curtice
Buffaloes
Oklahoma City University
Goldbugs
Panhandle
Curtice
Border Intercollegiate
Bugs
Oklhoma
Buffalo
Butler Field
Southwestern College
West Texas State
Canyon
Sports notes mixed with service men events and figures
A collage of sports and military theme items: baseball players Lefty Gomez and Hank Bunoski comment on wins and conditions. Camp Upton and Second Corps vie for championships. amateur boxing in Norfolk led by Col. Larsen. U of Alaska offers cut rate football for service men. Grand View Club invites army officers for half price golf. John Gudiski named wrestling coach at Mitchell Field. Lew Jenkins autographs, wife Katie drawing fans. George Halas pays for game films. Idaho scholastic grid season opens with high scoring games. Harry Todd shifts to business in Hobbs New Mexico. New Caledonia reports only four motion picture theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank Bunoski
Rochester Red Wings
Camp Upton
N. Y
Linn Platner
San Diego
Calif
Col. H. L. Larsen
Eighth Marines
Army
Navy
Norfolk
Fred Anostolo
Naval Base
U. of Alaska
Grand View Country Club
West Boylston
Mass
New England
John Gudiski
Burper
Mitchell Field
Lew Jenkins
Cleo McNeal
Minneapolis
Lew
Katie
George Halas
Chicago Bears
Idaho
Harry Todd
Dallas
Hobbs
N. M
Buffaloes Meet Goldbugs In Panhandle Opener At Buffalo Field
West Texas State Buffaloes host Oklahoma City University Goldbugs tonight at Buffalo Field Canyon with 8 pm kickoff. Admission 1.10 dollars, children 55 cents. Stakes include intersectional honors and West Texas State's Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference status. Coaches Curtice and Van Meter for WT and Os Doenges for OCU. Officials include Parcells, Jackson, and Dearley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Buffaloes
West Texas State
Border Conference
Goldbugs
Oklahoma City University
Buffalo Field
Canyon
Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Jack C. Curtice
Leslie van Meter
Os Doenges
R. P. Parcells
Northwestern
Gib Jackson
T.C.U
Jess Dearley
North Texas State
Pitt Coach Bowser Faces One Of Toughest Autumn Schedules
Pittsburgh coach Charley Bowser confronts a brutal 1941 schedule with games against Purdue Michigan Minnesota Duke Ohio State Fordham Nebraska Penn State and in-state rival Carnegie Tech. He lost 12 lettermen and faces possible draft calls for several starters as he rebuilds toward a national claim.
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Charley
Pitt
Uncle Sam
Purdue
Michigan
Minnesota
Duke
Ohio State
Fordham
Nebraska
Penn States
Carnegie Tech
Frank Carver
University
Panthers
Bowser
Gus
Stan Gervelis
Harry Kindelberger
Bill Benhouser
Ralf Fite
John Gates
George Mitchell
Vine Antonelli
Steve Sinco
Walter West
Edgar
Jones
Jack Stetler
Joe Connell
Benhouser
West
The Boys How to Scare the Enemy to Death
A humorous piece outlines the tactic of frightening foes by making exaggerated faces to induce fear. It notes the playful estaban tone and presents a practical joke approach rather than actual combat advice.
Weights to be certified for Tulsa football squad
Tulsa coach Henry Frnka will publish notarized weights for each player on game programs to ensure accuracy and avoid fans’ doubts about the size of players. Weighed by Bud Hollingsworth with N B Day notary, some players' weights changed, with guard Glen Henkle dropping from 230 to 203 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
University of Tulsa
Henry Frnka
Frnka
Temple University
Bud Hollingsworth
City
N. B. Day
Glen Henkle
Engineers Dig Lengthy Ditch By Explosions
Reading Pennsylvania where agricultural extension engineers from Pennsylvania State College demonstrated trench digging by explosives. They excavated 825 feet of ditches seven feet wide and three and a half feet deep using nitroglycerin sticks placed eighteen inches apart and deep. One cap would trigger all sticks, making the method cheaper and faster for draining damp meadow lands and installing culverts. Romania yields about one fortieth of the world’s oil from its earth, ranking sixth among oil producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Pennsylvania State College
Romania
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Leo Cooper
United Press
Bobo Newsom
Tanglefoot
W. Fistebeg
Fred
Oben
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Hiram Walker
Peoria, Illinois
Johnny Murphy
Tim Cohane
New York World- Telegram
Athletics
Net Eee
New Caledonia
Pittsburgh
Charley Bowser
University of Pittsburgh
W. J. Morris Agey. Insurance
Casualty and Allied Lines
Amarillo
Ee Linde Air Products
Kent Soul Lo
Wien
Ee Griesedieck Western Brewery CO
Belleville, Ill
Dobbs
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Blackburn Bros
West Texas
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