Star Athletes Sign Contracts For Uncle Sam Team
The article notes stars across baseball boxing golf and football registering for the wartime draft. Feller Derringer Danning Cronin Greenberg Hein White Leemans Harmon Munger Little Nelson Louis Baer Conn joined by many others as Uncle Sam forms a vast athletic convoy for the draft. Louis quips I aint choosy.
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World of Sports
Selective Service
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Tuffy Leemans
Tommy Harmon
George Munger
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Lawson Little
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Byron Nelson
Aid
Joe Louis
Maxie Baer
Billy Conn
Uncle Sar
Mike Gucobs
Cavalry
Marquette Invades Omaha Saturday
Creighton prepares for a homecoming clash with Marquette at Creighton Stadium next Saturday afternoon. Coach Skip Palrang's Bluejays, entering 1940 with mixed results, aim to defend home turf against a traditional rival noted for a high scoring history and a strong passing attack.
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Iowa State Teachers
Colorado School of Mines
Tulsa University
Tulsa
Bluejays
Crighton
Cornell sells out Ohio State game in record time
The Cornell record at Ithaca reports the earliest sellout in school history for the Ohio State game on October 26 with all tickets sold a full month before kickoff.
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Ithaca
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Legal Question Hovers Over Buckeyes Purdue Win
Columbus reports say Charley Maag played illegally in Ohio State's 17 to 14 win over Purdue and took responsibility with an apology. Purdue's coach Elward declined comment as campus debates whether Maag's reentry violated the rules and could affect the game outcome.
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Lafayette Journal and Courier
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Mal Elward
Graham
Mang
Sports Roundup Sparks Hazy, Varied Football Notes
October sport blur includes Cochrane interest in Cleveland manager job rumors, Ohio State football basics noted, punchy quips about Henry Cooper and Tom Harmon versus Babe Ruth, Lawrence College drop kick first since 1922, and a new weekly guest star feature along with a jockey Jimmy Durante reference.
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Fat Comiskey
Henry Cooper
Robert Hecey
Ohio State Journal
Tom Harmon
Babe Ruth
Jackrabbits Struggle With Injuries Before NCC Clash
South Dakota State leaves Brookings for a Friday night battle at Grand Forks against North Dakota Sioux as key players are sidelined. Don Schneider and Rod Ulrich miss the trip, with Hunk Anderson and Leon Anderson also hurt. Warren Evans shifts to tackle and Don Clancy remains QB as starters rotate due to injuries.
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West de Pere
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Omaha
Hunk
Leon Anderson
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Barnes
Warren Evans
Wiersma
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Harry Woels
Tom Archer
Hank Anderson
Ed Jaeger
LaVern Korian
Don Clancy
Don Brown
Wimpy Anderson
Johnny Weidenkopf
Hoople's Hot Ones Predicts Weekend Upsets
Major Amos B Hoople lists expected winners from a slate of games with noted upsets and near misses. Among highlights are Yale criticisms, Harmon’s scoring lapse, and bold calls including Michigan over Harvard and a crowded field of scores across multiple colleges.
Choice Tickets For Hobo Day Game On Oct 26
250 choice tickets are available for the Hobo Day football game between South Dakota State College and South Dakota University in Brookings on Saturday Oct 26. Tickets are sold by the Huron Chamber of Commerce secretary handling sales and may be bought at its offices. The deadline to purchase is Monday evening Oct 20.
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Southern California Prep Stars Join Army Over Football Bans
Alhambra High standouts Johnny Petrovich Tharen Hodges and Chuck Petrovich enlist in the 10th Infantry amid a West Coast purity drive that bars them from college football at USC UCLA Berkeley and Stanford. Alumni pressure and bid wars disrupted their education, shifting focus to national defense and military service as a path to continuity.
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Army
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West Coast
NEA Service
Johnny Petrovich
Alhambra
Petrovich
Tharen Hodges
Chuck Pette
Golden Slope
Hotges
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J Edwin Atherton
Atherton
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University of California At
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Bruin
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National Defense
Thaten Hodges
Chuck Petre
160Th Infantry
Tough Bunch Washington- Catholic University Boxing Line
Every member of Catholic University’s boxing team lines up as part of the squad. The article notes all members are engaged in the sport and train as a unit under team leadership.
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Washington
Catholic Universty
Boxing
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