Sugar Bowl Draws 70,000 Amid Texas A&M Tulane Showdown
A New Orleans Sugar Bowl crowd of about 70,000 gathered as Texas A&M and Tulane staged a high profile clash. The forecasted clear weather and pregame entertainment set the tone for kickoff at 1 15 p m Central Standard Time. The Aggies led by All American Kimmy faced Tulane’s fast backfield duo Kellogg and Banker with Red Dawson guiding the Wave and Homer Norton directing the Aggies.
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Homer Norton
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Kimmy
Bob Glass
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W. E. Arnold
Auburn
Jimmie C. Higgins
Southern Methodist
Marry Viner
Missouri
Harry ~Mouatt
Armour Tech
Orange Bowl Surprises Loom As Tech Meets Missouri
Miami January first reports speculate on an Orange Bowl clash between Georgia Tech and Missouri at 1 15 pm CST. The matchup centers on aerial threats led by Johnny Bosch for Tech and Paul Christman for Missouri with run plays off fake passes also in play. Coach Faurot and Bill Alexander voice strong respect for the opposing stars and game plans.
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Tech
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Bill Alexander
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Faurot
Briez Chats About Sports By Bill White
New York report previews college bowl odds with Texas A and M at 6-5 over Tulsa Georgia Tech favored over Missouri Clemson 13-10 Boston College 11-10 over Tennessee and mentions Rose Bowl lineage of Gen Howell’s grandson and notes Ray Dumont’s life change and an insurance sales pitch tied to a Wichita tournament with questionable death payout details.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Texas Ags
Tulane
Georgia Tech
Missouri
Clemson
Boston College
Southern Cal
Tennessee
Thomas Smith, Jr
J. F. Howell
Montgomery
Ray Dumont
Wichita
Lestate
Today’s Guest Star and Big League Hopes Across Boxing and Baseball
Sports column notes boxing stars Barker Fullerton Robertson Talbot Brietz Martin Bon Bailey Feder greet the new year. Boxing could form a Big Six league with Kansas City Oklahoma City Omaha St Louis and others. Syracuse manager Dick Porter praised for handling pitchers, Frank Shaughnessy endorses him. Joe Louis debated by Jack Johnson who questions Louis’s greatness. Nebraska joins Big Ten replacing Chicago Will Colorado join Big Six. Bobby Moers, Texas basketball ace, touted as a major league prospect.
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Golden Gloves
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Dick Porter
Syracuse Baseball Club
Frank Shaughneasy
Jack Johnson
Minneapolis Star Journal
Joe Louis
Nebraska
Colorado
Bobby Moers
Texas
California Bears Beat Southern California in 1922 Rose Bowl
Preston Peterson of Santa Monica lifeguards notes the Rose Bowl dedication game where California defeated Southern California by a large score, reflecting a historic yet imperfect record in the early Rose Bowl era.
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Southern California
Andy Smith
California Bears
Preston Peterson
Santa Monica
Cal
Tech Meets Big Six Powers In Morning Grid Clash
Georgia Tech faces Missouri and Mississippi alongside rivals like Kansas and Texas in a morning game. Bosch and Howie Ector headline a quick, pass hungry, run capable roster with Dick Gale Bill Cunningham and Bobby Beers among the swift backs. Capacity 38 600 expected under cool clear skies with T G Kain refereeing and Dwight Ream umpiring.
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Christman
Missouri
Dick Gale
Bill Cunningham
Tech
Wirling Bosch
Howie “Ector
Bobby Pair
Bobby Beers
Tropical Park
Georgia Tech Pos
Bud Ort
Tson Wesel II
Funny Sports Fantasies and Oddball Odds in The News
A collage of quirky sports notes from Texas to Oklahoma includes a playful claim that Texas now allows wrestling with a bear but not as a championship event. Umpire notes reference Social Security cards. Wichita plans a ball and strike machine. Pro tennis promoter Jack Harris touts Alice Marble at Wimbledon. A National League film enjoys strong showings in Manhattan. Oklahoma Sooners’ Okie Hernandez could upset the Sun Bowl crowd, while Doc Wilson notes a long forecasting streak for the Minneapolis Times-Tribune.
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Jack Harris
England
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Lenglen
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National League
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Okie Joel Hernandez
Norman
Okla
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Wilson
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Denver Post
Sugar Bowl track and tennis results highlight brisk races
Archie San Romani narrowly defeats Glenn Cunningham in the 1500 meters at the Sugar Bowl meet. Walter Melh tops Don Lash and Greg Rice in the 3000 meters. Don McNeill upsets Bobby Riggs 7 5 6 3 6 2 to win Sugar Bowl tennis. Mulloy and Prusoff win doubles over Riggs Cooke 5 7 6 4 6 2. National collegiate A A votes to empower penalties for subsidization and athletic indiscretions. Montgomery outbeats North 33 20 in Blue Gray all star game.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Archie San Romani
Glenn Cunningham
Sugar Bowl
Walter Melh
Don Lash
Greg Rice
Don McNeill
Bobby Riggs
Gardnar’Mulloy
Henry Prusoff
Riggs
Elwood Cooke
Los Angeles
National Collegiate A. A
Montgomery
North
Color Game Becomes Permanent North South Contest
Montgomery officials vow to make the Blue and Gray football game a yearly event between North and South stars. Mayor W. A. Gunter backs Carl Snavely and Lynn Waldorf to coach the 1940 Yankee team after a 17-0 first year and a 33-20 loss this past Saturday. Plans to expand Cramton Bowl to 25 000 seats are underway.
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Lynn Waldorf
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Gunter
Cramton Bowl
American flight crews pause in Savannah for Miami maneuvers
143 civilian planes halted overnight in Savannah en route to Miami for all American maneuvers. Weather disruptions delayed Florida bound flights from Raleigh as crews head toward Miami.
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Savannah
Miami
VOLS V USC CLASH IN ROSE BOWL SHOWDOWN
Pasadena January 1 194? Tennessee and Southern California met in the Rose Bowl to decide which program offered superior football. USC entered as slight favorite despite Tennessee’s 23 game unbeaten streak and strong backfield threat Cafego supported by Warren and Butler. Weights favored USC up front with a 207 average line versus Tennessee’s 196 and a backfield edge for USC, while Cafego’s knee injury loomed as a key factor in the outcome.
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First Sailing Vessel on the Great Lakes Griffin
The Griffin, six tons, built by La Salle in 1679, is recognized as the first sailing vessel on the Great Lakes of the United States.
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Clemson Has Slight Edge In Cotton Bowl
Clemson and Boston College meet in the Cotton Bowl with Clemson favored after a 6-7 loss to Tulane. Key stars Banks McFadden and Charley O Rourke headline the matchup as Gov. Burnett Maybank attends with 85 Clemson band members in town.
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Dallas
Boston College
Clemson
Banks McFadden
Charley O'Rourke
Sammy Baugh
Tulane
Burnett R. Maybank
South Carolina
Southern Methodist University Baad
Massachusetts
Catholic favors in Sun Bowl clash with Arizona State
El Paso Texas January 1 Catholic University of Washington D C favored over Arizona State in the fifth Sun Bowl meeting with Tempe's Arizona State expected to provide strong reserve play. A sellout crowd of 15000 was anticipated as coaches Dixie Howell and Dutch Bergman predicted the breaks would decide the game.
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EL Paso
Tex
Arizona State of Temipe
Catholic University of Washington
D.C
Catholic
Dixie Howell
Tempe
Dutch Bergman
Merchant Improves After Illness at Florida Trip
H. O. Mike Goidel druggist who had been ill with influenza for days returned to his store today. He fell ill while on a vacation trip in Florida and cut the trip short to come home.
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Florida
Shrine East West game near sellout crowd expected
In San Francisco on January 1 a near sellout crowd of about 59,000 was anticipated for the 15th Shrine East West football game. The charity contest features 44 top college stars from across the country with the East favored earlier but rain concerns turning it into a toss up.
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San Francisco
Andy Kerr
Boxing card boosts Decatur as Golden Gloves heats up
Muscle Shoals Athletic Club arrives to box Decatur Boys Club at Civic Center starting 8 p m Tuesday. Blondy Miller returns to meet Roy Rickard as Morgan county eliminations set for January 9 10 and 11 with 30 Decatur boxers entered across weight divisions.
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Florence
Blondy Miller
Roy Rickard
Stirling
Morgan County
Birmingham
Travé
Victor Youngblood
E. Gordon Drive
Shrine game proceeds aid children hospital milestone
Colgate and Minnesota players defend against Western aerial tricks as proceeds from the annual game go to the Shrine hospital for children. The series has netted over $60,000 last year and more than a half million overall. The West leads the series with eight wins, one tie, and fourteen games played.
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Minnesota
Shrine Hospital
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