Duke and Texas A and M to Meet in Cotton Bowl
Duke leads major colleges with the best three year football record at 870 percent, after a Rose Bowl bid and a near title run. Alabama’s Crimson Tide, Texas A M and others follow as Duke eyes a Cotton Bowl clash with Texas A M and Alabama figures in the era’s top teams.
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Duke
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Texas A
Dallas
Blue Devils
Tennessee
Vols
Texas Aggies
Tesora
Yie
Texas A. & M
Vanderbilt
Aggies
Dan D. Rogers
Cotton Bowl Athletic Action
Mississippi State
Tide
Georgia
Tulane
Georgia Tech
Georgia Bulldogs
Minnesota Tops Final 1941 AP Football Ranking
The Minnesota Golden Gophers finish first in the final Associated Press poll of the 1941 season, securing the No. 1 spot with 945.5 points. Duke and Fordham follow, while Notre Dame, Texas, and Michigan round out the top five as voters favored Minnesota heavily.
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New York
Minnesota
Aporta
Ray Kelly
New York Times
Associated Press
Golden Gophers
Gophers
Duke
Oregon State
Fordham
Notre Dame
Texas
Michigan
Texas A. & M
Navy
Stanford
Boston College
Tennessee
Nebraska
Mississippi State
Northwestern
Washington
Kelly
Missouri
Duquesne
Army Navy football future uncertainty and 1950s prep shift
West Point reports Navy defeat ends a three game run while condensed courses cut two Army classes this year leaving only a center, tackle, guard and two backs for football. Army may field a veteran lineup next year with a strong plebe squad on tap. Lou Nova seeks next bout against Conn or Lesnevich and hopes for another title shot. Blues Ball shifts to spirituals on Beale Street due to OPM power limits and a Sunday Dec 14 game. Bill Handy attends, leading the band with his golden trumpet.
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West Point
N. Y
X’ Ee
Navy
Middies
Army
Hot Springs
Ark
Lou Nova
Ray Carlin
California
Billy Conn
Gus Lesnevich
Conn
West Coast
Memphis
Tenn
Beale Street
OPM
Bill Handy
Alabama Wows With Record Fourth Quarter Scoring
Alabama in its first eight games scored 72 points in the fourth quarter, more than in any other period. The Tide tallied 55 in the third, 39 in the second, and 47 in the opening quarter across those games.
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University
Flying tackle OK for Marquette
Chuck Peifer a 200 pound senior light tackle and Navy Reserve ensign is an experienced aviation pilot. The flier style tackle used by him is legal at Marquette University in Milwaukee Wisconsin in college football.
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Marquette
Jack Jenkins Best Scorer in Southeastern Campaign
Atlanta December report credits Davis Georgia halfback Jack Jenkins with steady scoring in the Southeastern event regular season. He totaled 73 points, 31 in his last three games, with eight of twelve touchdowns from passes to clinch second place.
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Atlanta
Jack Jenkins
Southeastern
Davis
Georgia
Feller Likely to Get Army Air Corps Role at Wright Field
Bob Feller may receive a second lieutenant rating in the Army Air Corps after a Washington visit, with assignment to Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio. Larry MacPhail Jr weighs Bally Grimes as Toronto manager while seeking a pilot player. Jay Simon notes Minnesota’s 17 game win streak and Coffeyville Ravens’ 18 straight victories.
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Hugh
Fullerton, JR
Wide World
New York
Bob Feller
Washington
Bob
Leutenant
Army Air Corps
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Chuck Dressen
Larry MacPhail, Jr
Bally Grimes
Toronto
Jay Simon
Coffeyville
Minnesota
Coffeyville Junior College
Ravens
Minneapolis
Gophers
Odds and Ends: Baseball Brains and City News Talks
A room full of baseball minds meets Hans Lobert visiting Connie Mack with his advice that discipline should be fair. A California night manager runs a fighter raffle at one dollar a throw and hints he may raffle himself if successful. A Philadelphia teacher intrigues pupils with a hypothetical pennant headline Phils win pennant.
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Hans Lobert
Connie Mack
Connie
California
Philadelphia
Phils
Sanford High Fielding Gut Brothers on Pop Warner Team
The Sanford Florida high school football squad features two Gut brothers on the roster understood from local notes. The piece highlights their participation and family sports ties as part of the team’s season profile.
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Sanford (Fla
Gut
Bowler Wisdom for Women on Ball Fading and Hook
Sally Twyford explains why a bowling ball fades to the right for many women bowlers and offers tips. Move toward the gutter to gain hook angle, ensure proper timing as fingers leave the holes, and avoid late thumb release to prevent wrist overturn.
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Sally Twyford
Clemson Coach Replaces Meyer on Blue and Gray Staff
Frank Howard of Clemson was chosen to replace Dutch Meyer of Texas Christian on the southern coaching staff for the fourth annual Blue and Gray football game in Montgomery on December 27. The change comes as Texas Christian accepts a bid to meet Georgia Sanford has what it takes Hugh Fullerton Senior.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank Howard
Clemson
Dutch Meyer
Texas Christian
Meyer
Georgia
College grid news preps for 1942 AAU convention in Honolulu
Amateur sports leaders eye the 1942 AAU convention likely headed to Honolulu. Michigan footballers crush Michigan State, placing five Wolverines on the all-conference team while Minnesota lands two. The American League budget tops 25 thousand dollars for a new movie amid larger sums than the National League. Dartmouth and Georgia share Orange Bowl curiosity as Dixie coaches named. Northwestern Cornell and others tapped for Blues staff. The Blue and Gray Association seeks top football figures to replace lost South squad players, while Abisha Pritchard and Roland Goss join the Gray lineup. Four Easterns added to the North squad. Maddox’s leg infection noted.
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Honolulu
Minnesota
Michigan
Miami
Dixie
Matty Bell
Southern Methodist
Red Dawson
Tulane
Carl Snavely
Cornell
Lynne Watnerr
Bert “Ingwersen
Northwestern
Blues
Blue and Gray Association
Mason-Dixon Line
Holt Rast
John Wyhonic
Jimmy Nelson
Alabama
Association
Abisha (Bosh) Pritchard
Virginia Military
Kyle Gillespie
Roland Goss
Bob Maddox
Grays
Maddox
Snavely
Walter Moe¢ling
Pennsylvania
Ray Jenkins
Frank Maznicki
Boston College
al Demao
Duquesne
Plan Would Help Scouts Plan Would Help Scouts
In Jacksonville Florida on December 2 1941 baseball officials proposed standardizing minor league balls to mirror big league specs The move aims to reduce talent gambling and align equipment across leagues as majors support the idea The Pirates announced a cash purchase of pitcher Henry Gornicki from St Louis Cardinals ahead of the minor league conference remains uncertain about trades
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Romney Wheeler
Cksonville
Fla
New York State
Jack Minnoch
Amsterdam
Recorder
National Federation of Baseball Writers
Larry MacPhail
Brooklyn Dodgers
Paul Krichell
New York Yankees
MacPhail
Deaders
Minnock
Southern Association
Goldsmith
South Atlantic
Wilson
American Association
Earl Blue
Columbia Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Henry Gornicki
St.Louis Cardinals
Georgia to Play T. C. U. in Orange Bowl
Georgia earns Orange Bowl bid for New Year’s Day clash with Texas Christian in Miami. Futts warns players to focus on exams first, noting captains Allen and McPhee out, while Indians faces injuries in the lead up to the game.
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Miami
Fila
Texas Christian
Georgia
Horned Frogs
Texas
Frogs
Texas A. & M
Fordham
Rice
Arkansas
Indiana
Pace Centenary
Southern Methodist
Alabama
Mississippi
Bulldogs
Mercer
South Carolina
Columbia
Auburn
Florida
Centre
Dartmouth
Tech
Athens
Futts
Heyward Allen
Dick McPhee
Allen
McPhee
Butts
Clyde Richardt
George Poschner
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Smith
Walgenbach
Daley
Wisconsin
Bob Fitch
Wildung
Gopher
Fitch
Goshers
Bill Bon
U.S
ROYAL
Decatur’s
Voice of Firestone” Radio
Sanford
Hugh Fullerton
Spalding
New York University
Baylor
Washington State
Tacoma
Wash
Georgia-T. Co. U
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