Southeastern Moves Toward Orange Bowl Link in Postseason Plan
Southeastern Conference moves to study post season football ties with the Orange Bowl after a unanimous vote authorizing President Humphrey to craft a formal plan. The meeting also eyed candidate expansions and a 1942 Knoxville conference meeting, with Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Mississippi State referenced among potential participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern
Romney Wheeler
Lexington
Southeastern Conference
Miami
G. D. Humphrey
Mississippi State College
Ths
14mem# athletic federation
Dr. Humphrey
Humphrey
Orange Bow
University of Georgia
Bulldogs
Texas Christian University
Georgia Tech
Mississippi State
Tennessee
Auburn
Mississippi
Rifas C. “Harris
Tulane
A C
Vanderbilt
Dr. Harris
R. C. Foster
Alabama
We Funkhouser
Kentucky
Knoxville
Aggie Bama Clash Promises A Big Backfield Duel
DERACE MOSER keys the Aggies offense and led a sweep to the Southwest crown with wing to tailback moves. JIMMY NELSON stars Alabama as a top passer and 95 yard kickoff returner. JIM STERLING, a 190 pound end, remains a young regular from the 1940 Texas Aggies squad. JOHN WYHONIC is Alabama captain and All Southeastern Conference pick. MARTIN RUBY anchors the Aggies line while HOLT RAST tops Alabama defense as a long time All-Conference end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derace Moser
Aggies
Texas
Jim Sterling
Texas Aggies
Jim
Sterling
Bama
John Wyhonic
Bobby Riggs Tops 1941 U S Lawn Tennis Rankings
Bobby Riggs named No 1 in the 1941 United States Lawn Tennis ranking list. The New York star will debut as a professional at Madison Square Garden on December 26. Sarah Palfrey Cooke remains the top woman, with Kovacs and Parker also high in the men’s rankings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bobby Riggs
Madison Square Garden
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
United States
Riggs
Clinton
S.C
Don ‘McNeill
Oaklahoma City
McNeill
Frank Kovacs
Oakland
Los Age Hills
Frank Parker
Calif
Los
John Kramer
Los Angeles
William Talbert
Cincinnati
Pauline Betz
Dorothy Beved Pundy
Santa Monica
Margaret Osborne
San Francisco
Helen Hull Jacobs
Greenville
Del
Helen Bernhard
Hope Knowles
Philadelphia
Mary Arnold
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Kramer
Schroeder
Mulloy
Savin
McNeill and
Parker
Gene Mako
William Crosby
Kovacs
Notable 1930s U.S. Open Tennis Lineup Fragments
A partial listing shows players including Don McNeill from Oklahoma City and Wayne Sabin of Reno with Glendale and Atlanta tied locations. The fragment also mentions Pred Schroeder Gardnar Follet and Bryan Grant Jr in unranked or regional contexts.
Sam Snead Placed Third in Miami Open Golf Fight
Sam Snead of Hot Springs Va finished four behind leader Ben Hogan after a 36 34 70 round in the Miami open. Byron Nelson led with a 66 in the third round while Hogan held a one stroke edge at 202 after 54 holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Nelson
Ben Hogan
Joan Wilds
Miami
Fla
Toledo
Ohio
Hershey
Hogan
Nelsons
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
Marl Christiansen
Dilekoff
Jim Perrier
Elmhurst
Tommy Armour
Boca Raton
Jack Poetroni
Manchester
Craig Wood
Mamaroneck
N.Y
Ky Taffoon
Chicago
Bill Heinlein
Noblesville
Ind
Jock Grout
West Pitteton
AT Brosh
Farmingdale
N. WY
Frank Moore
Belleville
Herman Parron
White Plains
N. Y
Henry Picard
Oklahoma City
Vic Chezz
Deal
N. J
Johnny Revolta
Evanston
Biv Burke
Belleair
Pla
Edmund Wysowski
Kewanee
Pen Loving
Leonard Dodson
Kansas City
Marvin D. Stahl
Palm Beach
Johnny Billa
Greensboro
N. C
Jimmy Hines
Great Neck
Horstonsmith
Pinehurst
N.C
Lloyd Mangrum
Monterey Park
Cali
Paul Bunyan
Gene Sarazen
Brookfield
Guam
Harry Cooper
Minneapolis
Lords' Review of the Year January Highlights
January year in review lists college football scores and teams. Rose Stanford defeats Nebraska 21 to 3, Orange Miss State 16 Georgetown 13, Arizona State 26 Sugar Boston 9, Texas A&M 18, Texas AGA 13, Forpham 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Alabama
Mississippi State
Fordham
Missouri
Tennessee
Boston College
Tulane
Texas Ase
Humphrey
Rose
Stanford
Nebraska
Orange
MISS
STATE
Georgetown
SUN
Preserve
Arizona State
Boston. Co
Navy May Receive 10000 Draftees
Senate House committee approved a provision to draft 50,000 men from selective service rolls as part of the war funds bill. The measure revises differences between the House and Senate versions of the funding. A historical note mentions the first specialist tuberculosis dispensary opened in New York City in 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
New York City
Jacksonville Air Alert Signals Wartime Readiness
Py Navy and Army units in Jacksonville received alert orders early this morning. The big naval air station and the Army's Fourth Corps Observation Group at the municipal airport issued a blackout and had pursuit and fighter planes ready. The text notes a 7.5 percent rise in cost of living nationwide from October 1940 to 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Py-Navy
Army
Naval Air Station
Fourth Corps
Voice of the People from Decatur Dally weighs in on draft duty
A letter from Mrs. J. W. Hambrick expresses views on the 18 to 34 year old draft for war service. She argues that wives should consent to their husbands going and calls for shared burden between men and women in the national effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ala
Decatur Dally
J. W. Hambrick
Campaign on Health Reveals Christmas Seals Aid
A campaign highlights preventive measures for herculosis as part of the Christmas Seals fundraising drive funding public health efforts and campaigns.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harris
Gordon Meputf
Black Warrior” National Forest
Ceer
Mr. McDuff
National Defense
Royal Tire Service
Joe Hagler
First Ave
Leest
Aggie
Jimmy Nelson
Crimson Tide
Martin Ruby
Ruby
Tuscaloosa
Holt Rast
Tecantar
Southern Finance CO
Scott
R. J. Scott
Rock On Highway
Bloomsburg and Catawissa
Pennsylvania
Pacific Islands
Akey
Lords
Elmer Layard
Notre Dame
Vanies
Jaa
Louis Klockro
Red Burman
Pat Comiskey KI
Anton Chrysterorior
Melio
Leethina
RounOs
JoAnny Bulla
OPEA
NAVY
Voice OF
THE
People
Dally
Santa
P. W. Williams
A. H. Masterson
Hartselle
Sam H. Wheat
Peebles
Athens
Is One
Legal Reserve Life Insurance Companies
United States of America
Agency
Florida
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!