Rose Bowl Showdown: Tennessee and USC Face Off Before 92,000
A pregame crowd of 92,000 watched Tennessee and Southern California clash over who plays better football. USC entered as favorite despite Tennessee’s 23 game unbeaten streak, with Cafego's knee being a key uncertain factor. Coaches and lineups highlighted USC’s offense and Tennessee’s staunch defense as the decisive elements.
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Tennessee
Southern Calfornia
PP Isovaas
Calif
Southern California
George
Cafego
Trojans
Bob Newland
Trojan
Fisk Clay
Ene Stoecker Motinski
Ce Cmkek Smith
Kek
Dempeeyr
Winslow
Catese
Hoffman Foxx
Robertson Coffman Peo
New Code Reforms College Sports Subsidies
The National Collegiate Athletic Association adopted a code of ethical practice banning recruiting or subsidizing athletes outside regular school channels. Colleges and presidents bear full responsibility for violations. Coaches welcomed the move as they resume Rose Bowl duties and technical football study.
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Los Angeles
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
Rose Bowl heroes and star players listed across eras
January 1 to January 8, 1935 to 1914 summaries highlight Alabama over Stanford 29-13 in Rose Bowl, Iowa State, West, and Notre Dame in various games, plus notable athlete recognitions and contract talks. Historic college football and track figures feature alongside impending dedications and sales rumors.
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Dixie Howell
Alabama
Stanford
Wegner
Cowen
Iowa State
Iowa
West
San Francisco
Cotton Warburton
William R. Bonthron
Princeton
West Waterloo
Bratten
Grange
Washington High
Forrestal High
Tigers
Blackmer
Rosenthal
Ohio State
Larry Dennis
Frances McGregor
Robert Dennis
Janet Dennis
Frank Shimek
Jack Hamm
Notre Dame
Elmer Layden
Ernie Nevers
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Muskegon
Jim Layde
Minnesota
Columbia College
Dubuque
Adam Walsh
Four Horsemen
Columbia
Paavo Nurmi
United States
New Year Toast to Sports and Society in 1940
A broad New Year message extends goodwill to athletes, workers, and the public, praising resilience through setbacks. The note honors Lou Gehrig, Georgia Coleman, and others while wishing happiness, health, and continued peace for 1940 across factories, farms, classrooms, and warfronts.
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Lou Gehrig
Georgia Coleman
Georgia Tech Missouri Battle Looms In Orange Bowl
Georgia Tech and Missouri meet in the Orange Bowl as Paul Christman steers Missouri's aerial attack and Little Johnny Bosch stars for Tech. Weather favors the Midwest, with 38,000 expected in Miami as lineups and weigh-ins highlight the city’s New Year showdown.
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Miami
Fla
Georgia Tech
Missouri
Paul Christman
Tech
Christman
Johnny Bosch
Bosch
Notre Dame
Duke
Ohio State
Engineers
NCAR
Bud
RG Crocker
Haas
Bob Murphy
Stacmer WU
Cunningham
T. G. Kain
Georgia
Dwicht Ream
Washburn
B. M. Hackney Jr
North Carolina
Parke Carroll
Kansas City U
Big Ten Cage Rage Nears Kickoff Time
Four Big Ten teams finish dress rehearsals as conference play looms this weekend. Northwestern and Indiana remain unbeaten while Ohio State and others prep with a slate of final pre season tilts and wrap up December results against top outsiders.
Mclemore Forecasts Four Bowl Upsets
Henry Mclemore predicts Tennessee over USC in the Rose Bowl style, Tulane to upset Texas A&M, Georgia Tech to beat Missouri, and Clemson to outpace Tennessee in a four team parlay. He warns about wagering risks and wishes readers a Happy New Year.
Aggies and Tulane Set in Sugar Bowl Showdown
Texas A and M faces Tulane in a highly anticipated Sugar Bowl with 70,000 fans expected, Oil and cattle money driving the Aggies to 8-5 favorites. Both teams finished the season undefeated and rely on strong defense and balanced offense as Norton and Dawson prepare for a decisive battle in New Orleans.
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Texas Aggies
Tulane
Texas
Aggies
Carnegie Tech
NO Orleans
Homer Norton
Lowell
Red” Dawson
North Carolina
Green Wave
Clemson
John Shepard Wins Ice Skating Title at Lake View Carnival
Cedar Rapids skater John Shepard won the 440 yard adult ice skating race during Lake View's first annual winter carnival. The event opened with a large crowd of about 3,000 on Sunday while the full day program featured ice events and a smoked fish showcase drawing 3,500 pounds of fish.
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Lake View
INS
John Shepard
Cedar Rapids
Bowl lineup for major post season games
Rose Bowl in Pasadena features Southern California favored over Tennessee with 92 000 expected attendance and 4 15 p.m. CST kickoff. Sugar Bowl in New Orleans lists Texas A and M favored over Tulane with 7 000? attendance and 1 15 p.m. CST. Orange Bowl in Miami has Georgia Tech favored 7 to 5 over Missouri at 1 p.m. CST. Cotton Bowl in Dallas matches Boston College against Clemson with 30 000 attendance and 2 p.m. CST. Sun Bowl in El Paso lists Catholic University favored over Arizona State Teachers with 15 000 attendance and 3 p.m. CST. Shrine Game in San Francisco has eastern all stars against western all stars with 60 000 attendance and 4 p.m. CST.
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University of Southern California
Pittsburgh
Pinckett, Saunders, Shaver and Co
East Keats West
San Francisco
Glassgow
Iowa
Cannon
Notre Dame
Middle West
Dwight Krumbholtz
Davenport
Washington High
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Henry McLemore
Pasadena
Calif
Thorns
California
Tennessee
Trojans
Johnny Butler
Southern Cal
Nave
Krueger
Duke
Tulane
New Orleans
Texas Aggies
Aggies
Kellogg
Georgia Tech
Missouri
Johnny Bosch
Paul Christman
Miami Sun
Georgia
Southern California
Texas A
Miami
Dallas
Boston College
Clemson
el Paso
Catholic University
Arizona State Teachers
Detroit Lions top St Ambrose in close college game
Davenport ins reports Detroit university extended its winning streak by edging St. Ambrose 30 to 29. The Lions had beaten Loras 48 to 37 the prior Saturday, keeping their conference record intact.
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ST. Ambrose
Davenport
Detroit University
Iowa
Lions
Loras
Young tea carrier trek highlights heavy loads in Tibet
A 12 year old Chinese tea carrier endures a 100 mile trek carrying eighty pound packs while adults carry about 350 pounds, illustrating extreme labor conditions in Tibetan markets and the tradition of tea transport.
Sutherland Asked To Coach Pirates In Pro Grid
Arthur Rooney president of the Pittsburgh Pirates says he will offer Jack Sutherland a definite coaching post in the National Professional Football League. The two men met informally at the Pirates' headquarters and did not discuss specifics. Rooney aims to sound out Sutherland's availability and make an attractive proposition.
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Hal Britton
Cedar Rapids
Military Academy
West Point
Percy Houghton
Harvard
Bob Zuppke
Illinois
East
Zuppke
Houghton
Frank Whitney
Ring
Iowa
Jesse Hawley
Pittsburgh
Arthur Rooney
Pittsburgh Professional Football Pirates
Jack Sutherland
Rooney
Sutherland
Pirate
Pitt Panthers
Big Crowd Fills Sun Bowl for Washington D C vs Arizona State
A large crowd attended the Sun Bowl in El Paso, with over 13 500 spectators expected for the fifth annual game between Catholic University of Washington D C and Arizona State College Tempe Arizona. Star players Wayne Pitts and Rocco Pirro were pegged as in top form as kickoff neared.
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EL Paso Tex
Catholic University of Washington
D. C
Arizona State College of
Southwest
Arizona
Arizona State
Arizona State Catholic
T. Andrews
le Boca Des Shine
McConnell
Conten Sanserine Coke
Dans
Aes White
Pirre
Carris
Sac
Moutenot
Pitts
Steve Coutchie
Minois
Amire
George Kalkman
St. Louis
Receman
Harry Phillips
Texas
Fredd — — Henderson van Surdam
Wesan
Quakers Beat Millersburg 44 to 25 in Tight Game
The Quaker Oats basketball team defeated the Millersburg Independents 44 to 25 on Saturday night. Swift and Currell led for the Quakers with 13 points each, Fass had 6 for the losers, and the hometowns held a 25 to 8 lead at halftime. In the preliminary, the Light company beat the Norway Independents 40 to 18.
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Quaker Oats
Millersburg Independents
Swift
Currell
Quaker
Fass
Quakers
Light Company
Norway Independents
Quaker Oats Co
Miliersbers. _ in
Iowa Teams Open Cold-Weather Campaigns With Full Schedule
DES MOINES INS Iowa college basketball opens their campaigns this week with Big Ten and Missouri Valley action. Iowa hosts Minnesota in Iowa City to start the Big Ten season while Drake plays two Missouri Valley games in St. Louis against St. Louis University and Washington University. The week schedules include nonconference games involving Iowa Iowa Wesleyan Detroit Grinnell Loras St Thomas Monmouth Simpson Morningside South Dakota State Upper Iowa Cornell Beloit Creighton and Macomb with multiple matchups set across Monday through Saturday.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa
Minnesota
Iowa City
Drake
St. Louis
Missouri Valley
St. Louis University
Washington University
Toledo University
Iowa Wesleyan
Monmouth
Detroit
Grinnell
Loras
St. Thomas
Minn
Iowa Teachers
St. Louis U
Cornell
Ripon
Morningside
South Dakota State
Simpson
Upper Iowa
Easter Norman
S. D
Western Union
Washington U
Iowa State
Creighton
Macomb
Ill
Beloit
Coe
Parsons
McNeill dethrones Riggs in Sugar Bowl tennis
Don McNeill of Oklahoma City defeated Sugar Bowl champion Bobby Riggs in straight sets 8-6 6-3 6-2 to lead Monday play. Riggs and Elwood Cooke later lost the doubles 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-2 to Garner Mulloy and Henry Prusoff.
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New Orleans
Don McNeill
Oklahoma City
Walloping
Bobby Riggs
Elwood Cooke
Portland
Ore
Riggs
Garner Mulloy
Miami
Henry Prusoff
Seattle
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George Cafego
Vols
Southern
Cal
Russell Newland
Lec Lucas
Kremers
Shimek
Mohrbacher
Coe Sol Butler
Dubuque College
Fred Winter
Jack Reynolds
Pete “I
Buzukos
Marion
Boston
New York Yankee
Harry H. Frazee
Ruth
Oregon
John Kimbrough
Texas Aggie
Bob Kellogg
Red Peppers
Nile Kinnicks
Tom Harmons
Billy Conns
Bob Fellers
Tait
Northwestern
Indiana
Purdue
Tom Siler
Chicago
Big Ten
Buckeyes
Toledo
Utah
Butler
Columbus
Wisconsin
Washington State
Nebraska
Duquesne
Villanova
Southern Methodist
Rice
Washington
Connecticut State
Michigan State
Bucks
Kentucky
Illini
Ey Rice
Marquette
Mlemore
Marse Henry
Banks McFadden
Bob Neyland
Volunteers
Texans
Invaders
Leslie Avery
Shrine
Kerr
Bierman
Kezar Stadium
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Bernie Bierman
Babe Hollingberg
Biff Jones
Mississippi River
Shriners
Shriners Hospital
Ark
McAfee
RH Cordill
Stirnweiss
N. C
FR Emmons
Bob Evans
Millikan
Albert Boles
Lioyd Yoder
Carnecie Tech
Wiliam Kelis
Andersen
Marion Pugh
God
M. Bodner
Smith
St Pannell
Ceva
Robnett Mandieh
Vaughn O' Bovie Kins
Vkees
Henke
Csecdccscess
Sterling Nohan
Price Keiloce
Sor Moser
Thomason Gelden Kimbreurh
Ted Arnold
Auburn
Johnny Higgins
Southern Methodist University
Harry Viner
Peo Pield Judee
Harry Mouat
Rmour
Millersburg
Kitch
Montress Ns
Sauter Rreli
McGraw
Cage
Wagner Motor Co
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