Southwestern Joins In Move To De Emphasize Football
Southwestern announces a de-emphasis plan ending subsidies by 1944 and halting recruiting. The college will play football only with schools that do not subsidize athletics and maintain academic standards. existing obligations to players will be discharged after 1941.
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Southern Presbyterian
Dixie Conference
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Nodaks Open New Year With Three Road Tests
North Dakota University heads to Omaha University on January 4 and Iowa State Teachers College on January 7 after a 31-23 win over Northern Normal. The three game trip includes two conference clashes and marks the second basketball trip of the season.
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Iowa State Teachers College
Omaha
Iowa State Teachers
Illinois Edges Notre Dame In OT In AP Summary
Illinois defeated Notre Dame 41 to 39 in overtime as part of a series of college basketball results reported by the Associated Press. Other games included Indiana 42 over California 39 and Iowa 40 defeating Michigan State 34 with several close scores across multiple matchups.
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Associated Press
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Notre Dame
Indiana
California
Iowa
Michigan State
Creighton
Minnesota
Temple
Oklahoma
Rice
LaSalle
Pittsburgh
Butler
Yale
Washington
St. Louis
East West Football Sellout For New Year's Clash
The Shrine Charity East West football game on New Year’s Day at Kezar Stadium is sold out with 62 000 tickets gone nine days early. Michigan’s Tommy Harmon will appear, and the East squad trains at the University of California under Andy Kerr and Bernie Bierman while the West squad is housed at Stanford under Orin Hollingberg and Matty Bell.
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Kezar Stadium
Michigan
Tommy Harmon
Mississippi
University of California
Andy Kerr
Bernie Bierman
Orin Hollingberg
Matty Bell
Stanford University
Huskers and Indians Taper Off Rose Bowl Prep
Stanford Indians finish home scrimmage before Pasadena Rose Bowl against Nebraska on New Year's Day. Thirteen players will travel south for Christmas, while others depart after the holiday. Nebraska coach Jones schedules two workouts as Huskers are underdogs, with private notes that Nebraska is in a similar betting stance as the 1934 upset.
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Rift) Jones
Sports Roundup Signals Busy Winter Shifts and Bowl Hopes
Brooklyn prospecting for talent, Ohio State eyeing Hauser or Ward, Gopher coach hints at 1942 California training if pennant comes. Ray Morrison notes Vanderbilt ties to Tennessee. Halas may test Harmoni at fullback for Bears. Vols eye remaining bowls, Cotton Bowl prices spark gate worries near 120000. Braddock helps needy, Desautels contract bubble, Jenkins retirement talk.
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Ohio State
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Larry McPhail
California
Ray Morrison
Temple
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Tennessee
George Halas
Tom Harmoni
Cicago Bears
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1940 Liveliest Year In All Sports History Quiz
Chicago readers face a challenging 1940 sports year quiz with 15 multi-part questions and answers. Topics span baseball boxing horse racing golf tennis football hockey auto racing and college track, featuring figures like Benny McCoy Seabiscuit Bob Feller Paychek Paychek Paychek.
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England
Landis
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
Joe Louis
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Cleveland
Detroit
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Willie Hoppe
Barnes
Boston Bruins
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Chicago White Sox
Southern California
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Byron Nelson
Robert Clark
St. Paul
Minn
Don McNeill
Floyd Geibel
Tennessee
Intramural hoops bloom at South Dakota State College
Brookings December reports 25 teams entered intramural basketball in three leagues at South Dakota State College. Rodger Ulrich of Ortonville Minnesota directs the season as teams register in the Independent league and seven organizations join the divisional league.
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South Dakota State College
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Ortonville
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Military Joop
Sports Mirror highlights past trades and sports milestones
The column recalls Cy Blanton and Jack Juelich traded to Syracuse in part payment for Johnny Gee. It notes Cecil Smith’s polo injury in a Texas Mexico match, and A A Baroni’s top row winning $5,000 Christmas stakes at Santa Anita with a 1:35:45 time.
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Associated Press
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Jack Juelich
Syracuse
Pittsburgh Pirates
Johnny Gee
Cecil Smith
Texas
Letcher and Alpena Vie For Loop Lead In Conference
Letcher Tigers tie Alpena Wildcats atop the Fong Hills loop after a week of wins. Letcher beat Lane 32 14 and Forestboro 33 19, while Alpena defeated Sienosing 19 11 marking a holiday schedule swing. Standings show Alpena and Letcher at top with Forestburg and Wessington Springs chasing.
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High score listings and team totals from bowling league
Individual high score by Wavart 220 and Hobart high series 094 appear among league results for Atlas Batteries and Red Crown. Team totals show Atlas Tires 2160 and 2238. Sights Last Night by AP notes Abe Simon and Al Delaney. Boxing out results include Everett Rightmire decision in Providence and Bolvin in Sioux City.
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New York
al Delaney
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Chicago
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George Burnett
Detroit
Drew
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Everett Rightmire
Sioux City
Larry Bolvin
Lake Preston Leads East Central Conference Race
Lake Preston surged to the top of the East Central standings with four straight wins after beating Bryant 47 to 19 and then defeating Volga 23 to 20. Oldham and Volga dropped from the lead as Hetland rose from last place with a 25 to 21 upset of Oldham.
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Hoosiers Stay Undefeated In Nonconference Swing
Indiana remains undefeated in non-conference play after beating California 42 to 39 as Iowa topped Michigan State 40 to 34. Minnesota dropped a 37 to 32 decision to Creighton in Omaha, while Illinois beat Notre Dame 41 to 29.
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