Roundup of College Sports Gossip and Notable Notes
A compact roundup channels college football and basketball buzz with coach changes, player notes, and potential bowl implications. Mentions Nebraskans Line Coach Link Lyman, tennis star La Marble, and scout chatter about Fritz Crisler. Also cites Paul Newell from Kearney State and local sports figures in varied regions.
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New York
Amy Ditches
Bill Wood
Bill ™ Jones
Rose Bowie
Fritz Crisler
Duke
Pitt
Colonels
Kentucky
Chicago
Paul Newell
Kearney State
Sugar Bowl Showdown: Louisiana State vs Texas Christian
The Sugar game on January 1 pairs Louisiana State with Texas Christian in a marquee New Year clash. AP notes the matchup as a key SEC vs SWC battle with title implications and national interest.
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Sports Mirror
Associated Press
New York
Louisiana State
Texas Christian
Experts Choose Gophers Top Team Of 1940
Minnesota's Gophers named leading football team of 1940 by 133 AP poll experts. Gophers led with 1,244 points, Stanford second with 1,125, Texas A and M dropped to sixth after a loss, Michigan placed third, Tennessee and Boston College fourth and fifth.
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New York
Minnesota
Gophers
Stanford
Tennessee
Associated Press
Texas A
Texas
Michigan
Wolverines
Boston College
Texas Aggies
Nebraska
Northwestern
Mississippi State
Washington
Fights Last Night Boxers Take Meetings Across Cities
Baltimore featherweight champion Baltimore outpointed Sixto Escobar in New York Maryland. Arturo Godoy of Chile outpointed Tony Musta in Cleveland. Pat Comiskey stopped Don Siegel in Newark. Saverio Turiella fell to Mike Kaplan in Boston. Everett Rightmire defeated Mike Raffa in Sioux City. Leille stopped Morris Parker in Chicago Newark.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Harry Jeffra
New York
Maryland
Sixto Escobar
Puerto Rico
Cleveland
Arturo Godoy
Chile
Tony Musta
Chicago
Pat Comiskey
Newark
N. J
Don Siegel
Detroit
Mike Kaplan
Boston
Saverio Turiella
Everett Rightmire
Sioux City
Mike Raffa
Newell
College Football Scoring Averages Show Upward Trend
Wisconsin 36 Ripon 20 Michigan State 48 Kalamazoo 29 South Dakota Stat 33 Carleton overtime Stanford 51 Hamline St Paul Gonzaga 48 Lewiston Idaho Normal 19 Washington State 42 Whitman 26 Billings Polytechnic 35 South Dakota Mines 27.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Ripon
Michigan State
Kalamazoo
South Dakota
Carleton
Stanford
Hamline
St Paul
Gonzaga
Lewiston
Idaho
Normal
Washington State
Whitman
Billings
Mont
Polytechnic
South Dakota Mines
Huron B Squad Opens At Virgil
Huron High School prepares for the Beadle County conference opener against Virgil on Friday night. Perc Washabaugh’s squad, trimmed to 12, leans on speed and deception to offset Virgil’s height. Gene Swift may start at center with support from Bloomberg Luby and others to challenge Virgil’s 17 point center.
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Soach
Perc
Washabaugh
Huron High School
Virgil High School
Virgil
Beadle County
Cagers
Virgil Quintet
Wolsey
Marvin Bloomberg
Tom Luby
Gene Swift
Jimmie Barry
Jack Eller
Bob Watson
Bob Kelson
Lloyd Huddleston
Leslie Hook
Fred Pietre
Jerry Gardner
Swift
VenderArde
Virgil Venter
Mhey
Virgilites
Huron Bowlers Fall to Aberdeen and Redfield in Two Meets
In Aberdeen, the Wilson-Barber quintet lost 28865 to 2844 after a 1066 first game where every player topped 200. Pat Filibrandt led Aberdeen with 600 series and Jensen 212 in the second game. In Redfield, Wilson-Barber swept 2719 to 2303 as Wagner led Huronians with 225 game and 594 series, Saunders 485 in team loss.
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Wilson
Bill Wagners
Wilson-Barber Crew
Wilson- Barber Aberdeen
Fast
Myers
Filtbranat
Cochrane
Hauck
Growell
Cutting
Baum
Rack
Wagner
Jensen
Tornia
Wilson-Barker
Redfield
Huronians
Smoke
Saunders
Huron Redfield Woak - Lest
Godoy Seeks Third Bout With Lewis After Musto Victory
Arturo Godoy won a convincing 10 round decision over Tony Iosa and demanded another title shot against Joe Louis. He announced plans to sail to South America with his manager saying the win earned him a potential title shake. Godoy said he would return only if Louis agrees to meet him again while his mother’s illness prompted a brief trip home.
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Cleveland
Arturo Godoy
Joe Lewis
South America
Louis
Godoy
al Weill
Tony Iosa
Chicago
Musto
Iquique
Chile
Pirates Acquire Stu Martin From St Louis Cardinals
The Pittsburgh Pirates bought second baseman Stu Martin from the St Louis Cardinals in a cash deal. Manager Frankie Frisch praised Martin as a top utility player and a pennant contender. Martin previously beat Frisch for St Louis infield duties and played under Frisch at Fordham. Also noted were Gabby Hartnett joining the New York Giants as player coach and John Corriden signing with Brooklyn.
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Atlanta
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boseman
Stuart Martin
St Louis Cardinals
Frankie Frisch
Pirates
Martin
Frisch
Fordham Flash
Martin Frisch
Frankie
St. Louis
New York Giants
Cub
Gabby Hartnett
Brooklyn
John Corriden
Chicago Cubs
Corriden
Hartnett
George Uhle
Gophers Win Rockne Memorial From Wolverines
Minnesota claims the Rockne Memorial as top college football team in Dr. Frank Dickinson rankings. The Gophers, Western Conference champions and AP No. 1, edged Michigan 7 to 6 in the final game.
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Loampal
Minnesota
Rockne
Gophers
Frank G. Dickinson
University of Ilinois
Dickinson
Illinois
Associated Press
Michigan
Bowling records and league standings from last night
Maurice Frary posted a season high 278 followed by Genes Hollarbush’s 276 in the Byers Cigar Store league. Highs include Matson with 221 in singles and Stanolex Fuel leading team totals at 961, with Atlas Tires and more posting strong scores across divisions.
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Maurice Frary
Genes Hollarbush
Byers
Hollarbush
Matson
Jas
Stanolex
Atlas Batteries
Frary
Hobart
Gilbert
Yates
Col Uh Handicap
Iso-Vis
Steffen
Sullivan
Johnston
Parks
Conete Hollarbuch
Eam
N. W
Myers Glas
Wren
Dempewolt
Bales
Larson
Wyland
Wagner
Dramm
Dummy
Gagnon's Dairy
Roger
Miedema
Gagnon
Krueger
Jokneon
Randicay
Myers Cigar Store
Myers
Hale Sat
Wadthame
Windurst
Hollarbesh
Dykes Defends Trading Crown At Winter Meetings
Jimmy Dykes the White Sox manager is praised for aggressive trading at the winter baseball meetings. He orchestrated 13 moves between leagues involving 27 players and twelve regulars from last season crediting his wheeling and dealing with shaping the club.
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Harry Grayson
NEA
Atlanta
Lou Comiskey
Ely Connie Mack
al Smons
Mule Haas
James Joseph Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey
Timmy Dykes
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit
Simmons
Tigers
Gerald Walker
Marvin Owen
Vernon Kennedy
Dixie Walker
Tony Piet
Mike Tresh
Taft Wright
Fete Appleton
Gee Walker
Marv Owen
Borura
Zeke Bonura
Washington
Joe Kuhe
Thornton Lee
Cleveland
Jack Salveson
Pirates
Budley
Jack Knotl
Bill Cox
Rosy Berger
Red Sox
Eric McNair
White Sox
Radcliff
Julius Salters
Moose
Clint Brown
Edgar Smith
Bill Dietrich
Luke Sewell
Little Wonder Baseball
Jimmy Dykes
Bonilla Lettermen Stage Second Annual Homecoming Banquet
Bonilla High School sponsors second annual homecoming with two basketball games. Eagles beat old grads 38 24 with Boyd Marshall 18 points leading. Cal May awards diamondball trophies and reviews five year record 35 13 with two tourneys won and 15 straight wins in 1937-38.
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Bonilla
Eagles
Boyd
Peterson
Alurani
Atkinson
Riel
McKichan
Fuller
Hamilton
Swancon
Cal May
Harmon Razzes Then He Gets Raspberries
CHICAGO Des Moines I i I Tom Harmon Michigan all American back yesterday acknowledged receipts of two crates of raspberries from Minneapolis sent after he was quoted saying we should have beat those guys by three touch downs. Michigan's lone defeat this season was a 7 to 6 setback at Minnesota. Northwestern, which lost to Michigan 29 to 13, was the toughest team Michigan played this fall.
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Chicago
Des
Tom Harmon
Michigan
Rabbits Win in Overtime 33 31
South Dakota State beat Carleton 33 to 31 in overtime at Northfield. Dick Raiter tied the score in the final minute of regulation. Crawford Ward and Ruhe fueled a South Dakota rally in the extra period while Larson scored 14 for Carleton and Maxwell 12 for SDSU.
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Northfield
Minn
South Dakota State
Carleton
Dick Raiter
South Dakotans
Crawford
Ward
Ruhe
Larson
Carleba
Maxwell
South Dakota
Big Ten Cagers Open Schedules Across Conference
The Big Ten opens non conference play with eight teams starting schedules this week. Chicago hosts Georgia, then Georgia visits Illinois as Purdue meets St Joseph College. Saturday features six games including Minnesota vs Carleton and Michigan vs Michigan State. Wisconsin beat Ripon 39 to 20 in an earlier opener.
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Chicago
Big Ten
Maroons
Georgia
Champaign
Illinois
Purdue
St. Joseph College of
Indiana
Michigan
Michigan State
Marquette
Wisconsin
Madison
Northwestern
Wabash
Ohio State
West Virginia
Ripon College
Grid Survey Shows 1940 Scoring Rises Over 1939
The Associated Press survey finds football teams averaged 13.86 points per game in 1940, up from 13.06 in 1939 and nearing the 1938 figure of 13.53. Total team points declined to 110.71 as teams played fewer games on average. Southwest leads in scoring with 15.93 per game across nine teams.
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New York
Associated Press
Southwest
South
Middle West
Rocky Mountain District
East
Pacific East
Managers Wonder If Fritzie Zivic Plans To Defend His Title
New York report notes welterweight managers question Fritzie Zivic defense plans after his title win. Izzy Jannazzo and Charley Burley camp managers worry about rematches and possible mismatches, citing Armstrong era defenses and class-weight battles.
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Fritzie Zivic
NEA Service
New York
Henry Armstrong
Gus Anselmo
Izzy Jannazzo
Zivic
Armstrong
Lew Jonkins
Fritzie
Lou Brown
Charley Burley
Burley
Statter
Brown
Anselmo
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Texas A. and
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Missouri
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Aberdeen
Stu Martin
Pittsburgh
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Rockne Memorial
Stanodlex
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Beddow
Critchett
Tischier
Reed
Lee
Handican
Atlas Tires
Dahl
Westmiller
Madsen
Shockley
Polorine
Hofland
Antie
Kettleson
Groves Fie Silvernail
Lodel Dairy
Wipt Kes
Watsoe
Barman
Ramueell
Reenig
Damdey
Mules
Fletcher
Hermdicap
Swift & Co
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Toler
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Horn
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