Wade Says Rose Bowl Result Remains a Mystery
Wade insists the Rose Bowl outcome is a mystery as Oregon State faces Duke in a sell-out clash in Raleigh. He compares Oregon State to past rivals and notes East and West teams know little about each other, while predicting a tight game with high stakes.
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Sid Feder N. Cy
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Oregon
Tion
Alabama
Joe Louis Honored as Fighter of the Year at Madison Square
Joe Louis received the fighter of the year honors from 202 boxing writers worldwide. The heavyweight champion, defending his title, ranked high in light of a benefit appearance on January 9 at Madison Square Garden. Others named include Chalky Wright in the champ class and Gus Lesnevich Tony Zale and Paterson in their divisions.
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New York
Joe Louis
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Buddy
Naval Relief Society
Madison Square Garden
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Pittsburgh
Lem
Cleveland
Bobeeere
Chalky Wright
Ight Boss
Gus Lesnevich
Tony Zale
Cochrane
I Paterson
Scotland
Tin Sammy Angott
Gton
Bob Montgomery
Philadelphia
Ku! King Young
Hawaii
Manuel Ortiz
Los Angeles
Lou Salica
Rams Practice Session Gains Momentum Ahead of Sugar Bowl
Fordham Rams sharpened drills in New Orleans as they prepare for the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day. Missouri Tigers, arriving from Edgewater Mississippi, took a day off and planned light work at practice with head coach Dan Paurot guiding the squad.
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Missouri Tig
Tigers
Edgewater
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Dan Paurot
War spirit and sport collide in Navy baseball tale
In a Wide World Sports column Hugh Fullerton Jr. recalls Amby Gilligan of Whitehall New York and two former pupils Francis Conlon and Gerald Ross who helped win a division baseball title while in the Navy in Hawaii. Ross sent a Pearl Harbor era note saying the first battle is over and Hackett and I came out okay.
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Hugh Fullerton
New York
Wide World
Amby Gilligan
Whitehall
N. Y
Francis
Hackett) Conlon
Gerald
Barney) Ross
Navy
Hawaii
Ross
Pearl Harbor
Hackett
O. K
Wakeful guard Harold Lambert faces new court challenge
Harold Lambert of Rice, a basketball guard, played at Madison Square Garden last year and now steps onto the floor against Dham on Saturday. Lambert, who had a summer sleeping sickness, is fully recovered but cannot recall those experiences. Babe Ruth reportedly loses 20 pounds for a Lou Gehrig biopic filming soon. Publicity for the Boer Louis bout uses the slogan Remember Pearl Harbor with a proposed Griffin Stadium reminder.
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Harold Lambert
Rice
Madison Square Garden
Dham
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Pearl Harbor
Griffin Stadium
Japan's Premier Tojo and the Baseball Opinion
The piece notes Japan's Premier Tojo as a baseball follower and suggests he will align with seven major league managers on July first that there is nothing you can do to stop the Yanks. The remark mixes wartime leadership with sports confidence about American baseball.
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John Mooney
Salt Lake Telegram
Japan
Reds barely miss pennant as base-hits prove costly
Reds’ stats say 10 timely hits would have clinched the pennant instead of third place. Baseball writer John Drohan returns from a three month illness and reveals an upside down stomach caused his sickness. He jokes whether the elevator ride with the Braves sparked it.
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Reds
Cincinnati
John Drohan
Braves
Mayan Copan Unearths Ancient Court Like Basketball
Archeologists at Copan Honduras uncover a court where a game akin to basketball was played a thousand years ago. The find ties modern sport origins to ancient Maya culture.
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Carnegie Institute
Copan
Honduras
Manager backs tuneup before Pastor fight
Hurley suggested a tuneup bout for Lem Franklin against Joseph Barrow Louis as a potential prep before facing Bob Pastor. The idea was floated after a suggestion to meet Pastor, with Hurley weighing the pros and cons of a preparatory match.
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Jack Hurley
Lem Franklin
Bob Pastor
Hurley
Joseph Barrow Louis
Mechanical coal stokers produced in the United States
Census Bureau figures show 95 750 mechanical coal stokers are manufactured annually in the United States for installation in residential furnaces.
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United States
Ole Miss Star Junie Hovious to Wed Katherine Tennant
Vicksburg Mississippi December 20. Junie Hovious star University of Mississippi halfback was scheduled to marry his childhood sweetheart Katherine Tennant here this afternoon. The bride to be was Miss Ole Miss of last year.
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Miss
Junie Hovious
University of Mississippi
Katherine Tennant
Ole Miss
Denny Denny Tide's Good Omen at Alabama
In Tuscaloosa Alabama Dr George H Denny returns as university president raising questions about future bowl success Following his long tenure from 1912 to 1987 Alabama went to the Rose Bowl four times winning three and tying one during his initial era His successor Dr Richard C Foster died last month and Alabama lost in the Rose Bowl to California in 1938 as the school awaits current impact of Denny back in the helm
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Ala
Alabama
George H. Denny
Denny
University
Richard C. Foster
Harbert Wins Beaumont Open In Narrow Victory
Chick Harbert of Battle Creek Michigan won the Beaumont Open in Praymont Texas posting 276 eight under par over 72 holes to finish seven strokes ahead of runners up Ben Hogan and Paul Runyan. Hogan earned 660 dollars, Harbert took 1000, and the event capped a strong earnings year with Snead Nelson Wood and Nelson among the season leaders.
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Tex
Chick Harbert
Golfdam
Beaumont
Battle Creek
Mich
Wee Ben Hogan
Paul Runyan
Harbert
Hogan
Sam Snead
Snead
Byron Nelson
Craig Wood
Alabama Faces Texas A&M In Cotton Bowl Showdown
The Alabama Crimson Tide prepared for a New Year’s Day Cotton Bowl clash with Texas A&M as their train was due into Dallas this afternoon.
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Alabama
Dallas
Texas A. & M
Tide
Dixie Sweep Edges Blues In Southern Bowl Rivalry
In Momery Alabama on December 2, the Dixie team defeated the Blues 16 to 0 to even the series at two games each. Key players Jack Crain of Texas and Junie Hovious of Mississippi led scoring with a 14 yard pass to Preston Johnston and a late TD pass to Junie. The South outgained the North through the air 116 yards to 56 as Alabama and Texas A&M look to big bowls.
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Junie Hovious
Ole Miss
Montgomery
Ala
Texas
Harold Jungmichael
Bill Friedland
Michigan State
Momery
Jack Rabbit
Jack Crain
Mississippi
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Harry Dunkle
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Patrolman Rumetsch Escapes Nose Surgery After Attack
Oakland police officer Earl Rumetsch avoided an operation after ignoring doctors and using tape to reset his broken nose from a Christmas Eve assault by seven men during an arrest attempt. Doctors say he now needs no surgery as his nose is back in place.
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Oakland
Calif
Earl Rumetsch
Automobiles Drive Big Consumer Credit Averages
Census Bureau notes time purchases of cars require constant use of one and a half billion dollars in credit. Average new car loans run about 723 dollars, while used car loans average 446 dollars.
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Census Bureau
Goofy Moment During 1941 Dodgers Game
A fan invaded the field at a late season Brooklyn Dodgers game seeking a chance to bat. The disruption halted play as security escorted the intruder from the diamond.
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Dodger
Brooklyn
Airy Orange Bowl practice sets stage for open game
In Miami Texas Christian and Georgia prepared for the Orange Bowl with early drills near the stadium. Both teams emphasized passing and receiving work as coaches predicted a wide open battle. Meyer talked of special plays while Butts pledged to run and then throw.
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Horned Frog
Dutch Meyer
Texans
Wally Butts
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Texas
Butts
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Bulldogs
Cronin May Play Short and Manage Red Sox Next Season
Boston, Dec. 20. At 36, Joe Cronin trains daily at the University club and says he will be a bench manager next season. He also hopes Johnny Pesky and Eddie Pellagrini prove strong at shortstop. Cronin plans Florida conditioning before a Hot Springs bath, after guiding Washington to a pennant at 27. In 13 games last season he lifted his batting average from .265 to .311 with runners on base.
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Boston
Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Jacksonville
University Club
Johnny Pesky
Louisville
Eddie Pellagrini
San Diego
Shortstop
Rugby and Football Compared by British Writer
Geoffrey A H Birt, former London Daily Mail sports writer, suggests US diplomats should have taken Japanese emissaries to a football game. He argues English rugby offers smoother continuous action and calls American football a beautiful fight though rougher overall. He notes North South all star game impressions for The Montgomery Advertiser.
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Montgomery
Ala
PRAF
Geoffrey A. H. Birt
London Daily Mail
United States
Birt
Montgomery Advertiser
Ecuadorean Takes Surprising Path To Sugar Bowl Final
A local surprise from Ecuador helps propel Francisco Segura into the Sugar Bowl semifinals alongside Earl Bartlett. Top seeds Ted Schroeder and Ted Mulloy vie for the other final spot as Segura advances on 7-5 7-5 over Bryan Grant. Bartlett defeats George Rogers 6-2 6-4, while Mulloy prevails 6-4 6-4 over Billy Talbert.
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Ecuador
Francisco Segura
Earl Bartlett
Wayne Sabin
Ted Mulloy
Coral Gables
Fla. Segura
Bryan “Bitsy
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Atlanta
Schroeder
Bartlett
Rogers
Mulloy
Billy Talbert
Cincinnati
Talbert
Ted ‘Olewine
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C. W. Frank
Sabin
Billy Gillespie
Xavier Fernandez
Peru
Segura
Greeg
Pero
Louis Schopfer
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VOLS BATTLE LONG ISLAND
Stanford star Jim Pollard 6 foot 4 1 2 inch sophomore leads the Indians as coach Everett Dean shifts Stanford toward power. Pollard, 19, joins a frontier of 1940 freshmen who won 16 of 18, while Southern Cal and California loom as threats in the race.
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Harold Claassen
New York
West Coast
Hank Luisetti
Jim Pollard
Stanford University
Luisetti
Pollard
Indians
Everett Dean
Stanford
Dean
Southern California
University of California
False Alarm In Portland War Time Incident
A soldier of Japanese descent shouted to turn out lights during a false air raid alert in a small town near Portland. The resident fled via the back door thinking an invasion was underway. Separately a Census note reports U.S. potato consumption at about two bushels per person this year, down from three and a half decades ago.
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Ore
United States
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