Texas A and M Consider Postseason Game With USC
In New Orleans discussions swirl about Texas A&M meeting Southern California for a Finnish relief benefit game after A&M’s Sugar Bowl win over Tulane. USC officials cite Pacific Coast Conference rules requiring conference approval and prohibition on sharing gate receipts with third parties.
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Felix R. McKnight
Orleans
Tulane
Texas A
Southern California
Green Wave
Homer Norton
Athletic Council
Los Angeles
Finland
Norton
Athletic Council of
Texas A. Art M
Inch Ming Stanford University
University.of Southern
Calfornia
Willis O. Hunter
Tres
Texas Aggies
Hunter
West Dominates East In Shrine Classic Mud Bowl
In San Francisco at Kezar Stadium West defeated East 28 to 11 in the 15th Shrine Charity game as a heavy rain turned the field to mud. A 45,000 New Year crowd watched players struggle through the downpour with mud covering all. This marked the ninth Western victory in the classic’s history.
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San Francisco
Kezar Stadium
Stadium grid star Strickland beaten in New Year club fight
Odie B. Strickland Jr. star end for Hill College football, two assailants sought after a New Year’s Eve club attack in Mobile. Strickland, hospitalized in a coma from a cranial injury, collapsed at the fraternity club rooms before midnight. Police described the attackers as two foreign men and searched for them today.
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Mobile
Ala
Odie B
Strickland
S Ring Hill
Mobile Hospital
University Scrutiny Delays Bid On Season Status
Officials indicated the season may be over, but any formal bid will be submitted to the athletic council for review. The remarks imply unresolved status while awaiting council action.
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University
Athletic Council
Tech Team Faces Historic Georgia Tech Legacy in Orange Bowl
Coach Bill Alexander recalls his 1940 Orange Bowl victors ranking among greats like Georgia Tech and the 1928 Rose Bowl squad. The Engineers defeated Missouri 21 to 7 as Paul Christman’s passing and quick scoring drives sparked a late surge, with Roy Goree kicking all points after touchdowns.
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Miami
Fla
Bill Alexander
Georgia Tech
Missouri
Tech
California
Roy Riegels
Paul Christman
Christman
Blaine Currence
Bill Cunningham
Johnny Bosch
Howard Ector
Roy Goree
Planes Grow To Six Hundred For All American Meet
Private aircraft continued to arrive in Orlando Florida on January 2 as the aircade for the all American meet expands. By nightfall officials expected about 600 planes to join the takeoff for St. Petersburg the first stop with a later halt at West Palm Beach before continuing to Miami.
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Fla
Miami
St. Petersburg
West Palm Beach
Tech Deception Stuns Missouri as Christman Leads Passers
Georgia Tech overwhelmed Missouri with an intricate end around by Bob Ison for 59 yards and a late surge. Earl Wheley and Christman sparked the offense while Bosch outpaced expectations, prompting Missouri captain Buddy Haas to admit Tech's deception proved decisive. Christman noted Tech hid the ball well, leaving Missouri off balance.
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Bob Ison
Earl Wheley
Alexander
Christman
Bosch
Georgia Tech
Don Faurot
Missouri
Buddy Haas
Brietz Recaps Weekend Sports Notes From New York
Eddie Briez reviews ongoing sports stories including golfer Dick Chapman’s season focus, Lona’s recovery in a coast hospital, and a dramatic Sugar Bowl moment with a powerful end zone photo finish by a standout player.
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New York
Dick Chapman
Lona
Arizona
Coast
Kimbrough
Sugar Bowl
Broadway Notes and Sports Sparks From Around Town
Buffalo Evening News reports Cincinnati faces trouble signing Frank MCormick as the next contract ink dries on No 13. Lou Gehrig attends hockey games regularly while Colorado basketball players visit burlesque shows. Lew Jenkins departs with a political split, Sonja Henie's Garden cast lands in Beacons? New York considers NBA concerns ranking Mello Bettina behind Gus Lesnevich in light heavyweight claims.
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Bob Stecier
Buffalo Evening News
Cincinnati
Frank M’cormick
Broadway
Lou Gehrig
Colorado
Lew Jenkins
Texas
Sonja Kenle
Eta
Tatte Garden
Beacon
N.Y
Washington
N.B. A
Ring Magazine
Mello Bettina
Gus Lesnevich
Open Season for First Tens Sparks Boxing Talk
Mike Jacobs piles up box office tallies with last year’s draws for fighters like Joe Louis and Billy Conn. The column notes hotel demand for Hialeah racing, Durocher’s Christmas card, Judge Landis inheritance, and quips about Athletics staff and Oklahoma City players.
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Mike Jacobs
Mike
Joe Louis
Tory Gila
Bob Pastor
Billy Conn
Henry Armstrong
R . Ambers
RSC
Melio Bettina
al Davis
Fred Apostoli
Miami
Hialeah
Leo Durocher
Judge Landis
Farl Mack
Athletics
North Carolina
Oklahoma City
Joe Hutton
Hamline University
St. Paul
Biltmore
N. C
Clemson Tigers Invited to Cotton Bowl in 1930s Texas
The article lampoons football fever in Texas and notes Clemson from Clemson South Carolina being invited to the Cotton Bowl. It mentions confusion over the location Crimson North Carolina and the welcoming committee chair reacting with a misaddressed wire.
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Clemson
S. C
Tigers
Crimson
N. C
Brothers Knolle Vow to Rebound After Sugar Bowl Loss
In the Sugar Bowl the Knolle brothers faced a difficult game down yonder, with a tough matchup against their rivals. They pledged to regroup and return stronger for the next season, aiming to erase the sting of the defeat from their minds.
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Gehrig Begins Role on Municipal Parole Commission
Former New York Yankee Lou Gehrig today assumed duties as a member of the Municipal Parole Commission after his appointment by Mayor La Guardia last October. He said he weighs about 206 pounds and plans to study his new duties for a year before commenting on crime policy.
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New York
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankee
Municipal Parole Commission
la Guardia
Gehrig
Army Maneuvers Cost Estimated at 26 Million
Washington reports winter mass maneuvers of United States troops in the South West and at home stations will exceed 26 million dollars. Funds appear in a 275 million deficiency appropriation estimate Roosevelt sent to Congress. Major costs include transporting 60 000 streamlined troops and purchasing more than 12 000 motor trucks. The War Department notes 450 million was spent on weapons and equipment in the year ending June 30 prior.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
War Department
USC Wallops Mighty Vols in 14–0 Rose Bowl Triumph
Southern California dominated Tennessee 14 to 0 in the 25th Rose Bowl before 92 000. Ambrose Schindler sparked two scoring drives, including a second half TD, ending Tennessee 23 game win streak and leaving USC with its sixth Rose Bowl victory.
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Russell Newland
Pasadena
Calif
Southern California
Tennessee
Pittsburgh
Washington
Southern California Trojan
Bob Neyland
Howard Jones
Ambrose Schindler
Schirdler
Télanessee
Schindler
Trojan
Fred Newman
Volunteer
Joe Engle
Jones
al Krueger
Volunteers
Newman
Old South
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British gunboats reduced on upper Yangtze patrol
The British admiralty said two more gunboats would be withdrawn from the upper Yangtze patrol in central China. Five were pulled in October and three in December, leaving one British gunboat on the river.
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London
British Admiralty
Yangtze River
China
Webb Speake Returns to Desk After Serious Operation
Webb Speake, recently recovering from a serious operation, resumes work at Speake, Warren & Ratliff. He is back at his desk and expected to resume full duties.
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Webb Speake
Speake, Warren & Ratliff
Mr. Speake
Clemson Wins Cotton Bowl 6-3 Over Boston College
Clemson Tigers defeat Boston College 6 to 3 in a tense Cotton Bowl game before 30 000 fans. Charley Timmons led the offense with 127 rushing yards while Banks McFadden starred for Clemson and Alex Lukachik kicked the field goal after Charley O Rourke's punt return set up the scoring.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Dallas
Er —Clemanp
South Carolina
Banks McFadden
Boston College
Eagles
McFadden
Charley Timmons
Clemson
Fight Tigers
Timmons
Charley O'Rourke
Alex Lukachik
J. Curtis Sanford
Sanford
Florence Muscled Up For Decatur Boxing Night
The Florence Muscle Strait Athletic Club Boxing team returns to face Decatur Boys Club at the Civic Center tonight in six bouts. Key matchups include Cornelius and Plemons at 114 pounds and Worley vs Gooch at 120. A special feature pits Jack Jackson against Jack Tipton, with Tipton as the veteran battler still in fierce form. The event also serves as a Lima noge for Golden Gloves eliminations ahead of the January 9 contest in Morgan County.
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Athletic Club
Florence
Decatur Boys Club
Civic Center
Victor Youngblood
Decatur
Jay Cornelius
J. R. Plemons
Harold Gooch
North Alabama
Eugene Worley
Bill Cornelius
Worley Alexander
Hassell McGehee
Wilson Campbell
Ralph Taylor
Charles Lindsay
Roy Rickard
Blondy Miller
Jack Jackson
Jack Tipton
Tipton
Jackson
Morgan County
1940 Census of Business Began With 6000 Enumerators
Six thousand men and women started door to door canvassing today for the 1940 census of business manufacturing mining and quarrying. By May 1 officials expect to complete 149 question sets for a first general inventory of American business and industry since 1935 focusing on trade volumes employment and payrolls.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Edison Takes Oath of Office as Navy Secretary
President Roosevelt appoints Charles Edison, son of Thomas A Edison, as secretary of the navy and swears him in at the department. Edison succeeds the late Claude Swanson who died in July, stating that action, not age, counts in the navy’s work. Mrs Edison attends the ceremony with Secretary of War Wood.
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Washington
Charles Edison
Navy
Edison
Jary
Velt
Wood Side
Thomas A. Inventor
Claude Swanson
Molotoff Weather Becomes Finnish Weather Trope
In Helsinki on January 2, the name Molotoff, linked to Vyacheslav Molotov, is used to describe air raid weather. Finns say dark skies mean Molotoff may strike. clear skies mean Molotoff weather will not arrive.
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Jan
Vyachesla Molotoff
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