Utah Leads This Year In Yardage Gained By Rushes
Utah tops this season with a 402 yard per game average in total yardage from rushes and passes, surpassing Cornell's 1940 pace. The Utes lead in rushing with 821.7 yards per game and remain among five undefeated teams including Detroit Clemson Texas and Texas A M. Detroit A M lead in passing, while Northwestern and Minnesota hold high regional ranks in offense and rushing respectively.
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Gail Fowler
Seattle
Cornell
American Football Statistical Bureau
Miles
Utah
Utes
Brigham Young
Detroit
Clemson
Texas
Texas A. M
Rutgers
Texas A. & M
Aggies
Northwestern
Minnesota
Baseball Curve Not Optical Illusion For Ted Lyons
Ted Lyons of the Chicago White Sox declares he has thrown genuine curves for 18 years and will continue. He dismisses magazine claims of a curve being an optical illusion, citing photography can distort reality. Lyons argues the ball’s flight is real and challenges critics to prove otherwise.
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Big Ted Lyons
Yaaun
Ted Lyons
Chicago White Sox
Blond Ted
Tea
Bob Fetler
Bowling Industrial League scores and standings summary
Grain Belt led with high individual scores and strong totals across the league, while House of Ingalls, Dakota Aviation, Great Northern, Osborn Clothing, Kehl Bottling, Fullerton's, Myers Clear Store, and others posted varying totals. Multiple teams posted near 900s in series with handicaps influencing final tallies, illustrating a lively meet across Fair City lanes.
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Bauman
Wetrich
Jeffers
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Stokke
Wright
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Ballweg Mz
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MecVey
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Warner
Miedema
Kehl Bottling Co
Stadt
Beipelisen
Nordy
Krugger
Exons
Fullerton's
Artz
Fullerton
Predameean
Gibbs
Emelius
Ndicap
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C. Sunday
A. Leindgren
Amex
Ovdwort
Bullis
Boxing Results From Boston and Buffalo Cards
Associated Press report lists Henry Shintelewatt 160 from Cambridge facing Jackie Donovan 155 from Butisto in Boston plus Joe Muscata 186 from Buffato stopping Joe O'Gatty 202 in Newark Buffalo boxing shows Muscata defeating O'Gatty in five rounds.
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Boston
Henry Shintelewatt
Cambridge
Mass
Jackie Donovan
Butisto
Buffalo
N. J
Joe Muscata
Buffato
Joe O’gatty
Newark
Roundup of sports gossip and notes from New York
A wide assortment of sports chatter from New York on October 23, including the George Ruppert fishing contest standings led by black sea bass and lighter weights. Speculation on boxing plans of Al Weill and potential heavyweights, plus trades rumors about Dan Topping and Ossie Solera’s football talk. Also notes on Freddy Hutchinson’s arm, Johnny Rigney’s pay, Chippewa Falls Cardinal players, umpire Beans Reardon’s salary remark leading to Frick’s refusal, and other brief items.
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George Ruppert
al Weill
Louis
Dan Topping
Ossie
Solera
Gabby Bartnett
Phillies
Gerry Nugent
Freddy Hutchinson
Buffalo Internationals
Tigers
Bisons
Johnny Rigney
Dorothy Comiskey
White Sox
Johnny
Bob Westfall Is Gopher Handicap
Minnesota scouts rate Michigan cap Bob Westfall as the nation's best spinning fullback. The stocky captain pairs with sophomore Tom Kuzma, delivering deceptive double threat. Coach Bierman plans defense for Westfall as Michigan visits Ann Arbor Saturday, with Westfall's ground work and yardage pivotal to Minnesota's game plan.
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Jay
Minneapolis
Michigan
Minnesota
Bob Westfall
Westfall
Tom Kuzma
Bernie Bierman
Ann Arbor
Bob
Bierman
Tommy Harmon
Harmon
Fritz Crisler
Unexplained Lignin Defined Yet in Plant Material
For a century scientists have recognized lignin as a plant material component but lack a chemical definition. The ambiguity persists as researchers study its composition and role in wood and fibers.
Keg Mail Pioneers Trans Atlantic Mail Pickup
A fragment notes Trans Atlantic liners near the Azores using floating kegs to post passenger mail, with mail picked up by fishers. The text is incomplete but indicates historic mail delivery by sea kegs during normal voyages.
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Azores
Ermen
Can’t Do It Man Cannot Stop Breathing For Death
The statement argues a person cannot voluntarily end life by holding breath, since breathing involuntarily continues and prevents death by self actions. It asserts that death by this method is impossible.
Red Grange Predicts Minnesota Shake in Michigan Clash
Ann Arbor October 23 Michigan and Minnesota collide in the Big Battle for the Little Brown Jug. Grange predicts a shaky Minnesota vote to win the rivalry, citing Michigan's balanced lineup and strong Northwestern showing while veering through other Big Ten and national games and outcomes.
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Red Grange
Minnesota
Michigan
Feller Draws Class 1-A, Plans Army Draft Soon
Bob Feller said he is ready to report to the army when needed after his selective service board placed him in Class 1-A. The Cleveland Indians ace told reporters he is prepared to go at any time and will leave for a South Dakota pheasant hunt with friends tomorrow before his induction.
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van Meter
Bob Feller
Serective Service Board
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
South Dakota
College football picks clash across nation in weekly roundup
The column previews multiple games with bold predictions for Oct and late October dates. Yale faces Dartmouth while Dartmouth’s Bulldogs rebound. Texas and Baylor, Alabama and Georgia, Vanderbilt and Princeton, Auburn and Georgia Tech, Tulane and Mississippi, Clemson and South Carolina, North Carolina and Wake Forest, LSU versus Florida, and Stanford versus Washington are noted with expected winners.
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Texas
Rice
Austin
Baylor
Jack Wilson
Texas A & M
College Station
Alabama
Georgia
Birmingham
Frankie Sinkwich
Bulldogs
Vanderbilt
Princeton
Nashville
Auburn
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Tulane
Mississippi
New Orleans
Clemson
South Carolina
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Louisiana State
Florida
Furmen
Davidson
Charlotte
Washington
Stanford
Seattle
Cavour Beats Virg il Canoe Pirates in regional game
Oct 23 report from Special details Cavour Cougars defeating Pirates with battery by Fuehrer and Brutefelt for the Pirates while Nela Bergstrom and Ned Lather led Cavour in a decisive win amid unclear OCR text.
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Spitall
Eying
Vonderardy
Fuehrer
Brutefelt
Pirate
Nela Bergstrom
Ned Lather
Gus Schrader Killed in Dirt Track Mishap at State Fair
Gus Schrader, 46, of Cedar Rapids Iowa a nine time national dirt track automobile driving champion, was fatally injured when his racer locked wheels with another during a contest at the Louisiana State Fair. Schrader designed and built the car at personal cost.
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Shreveport
Gus Schrader
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Schrader
King of the dirt tracks dies in South Dakota crash
Gus Schrader, long noted race driver, died from a fractured skull after a crash during the 1940 South Dakota State Fair auto racing program in Huron. Emory Collins set the track half mile record at 26.2 seconds, Schrader 26.3. Schrader, 25 years racing, was catapulted over the fence. his wife watched from the grandstand. Schrader’s funeral plan includes Cedar Rapids rites with burial likely in Los Angeles.
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Gus Schrader
South Dakota
Schrader
Louisiana
Huron
Emory Collins
Collins
Jimmy Wilburn
Portland
Ore
Wilburn
Grandstand
Cedar Rapids
Canada
Clemson Tigers Extends Winning Streak Over South Carolina
Sports Mirror recalls a game from today a year ago where Clemson defeated South Carolina 21 to 15 to extend an undefeated run to five. It also notes older results including Canadian Blue Nose winning a Fisheren series race and a Duquesne upset by West Virginia Wesleyan.
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South Carolina Gamecocks
Blue Nose
Fisheren
Gertrude L. Thibaud
Duquesne
Pittsburgh
West Virginia Wesleyan
Tigers Face Three Tough ESD Tests in Homecoming Week
Huron High’s Tigers enter a demanding stretch hosting Mitchell tomorrow in the Tiger Day homecoming. Next, Sioux Falls visits for a key conference clash followed by Aberdeen on November 11. Despite past margins, Debloit’s squad plans cautious play Friday at 7 30 p m as they chase a victory to shift the balance in the ESD race.
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Tigers
Mitchell
Sioux Falls
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Warriors of
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Juzwick Star Of Notre Dame In Matchup With Illini
Chicago, Oct. 23. Steve Juzwick, Notre Dame star, is Notre Dame's leading scorer with 29 points and 184 rushing yards from 41 carries as he prepares for Saturday's game at South Bend. Bob Zuppke once compared him to Tom Harmon of Michigan for his impact last season.
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Illini
Notre Dame
Harmon
Chicago
Fighting Mini
Steve Juzwick
Fighting Irish
Illinois
Steve
South Bend
Jazwick
Bob Zuppke
Tom Harmon
Michigan
Conference gridiron notes on Hawkeyes and Boilermakers clash
The piece outlines an all bowls schedule weekend with nine Big Ten teams plus Notre Dame in intra conference play. Key matchups include Iowa against Purdue featuring Bill Green and John Petty. Minnesota and Michigan focus on technique while Wisconsin and Indiana spar and Ohio State-Northwestern entertain. The Wolverines avoid heavy contact while preparing for passes and Japan references accompany the recap of last season’s 7-6 Gopher win.
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Ann Arbor
Minnesota
Michigan
Tom Harmon
Forest Evashevski
Dyche Sta Our
Tom Kuzma
Sophmore
Harmon
George Ceithams
Brashevski
al Wistert
Bruce Smith
Pittsburgh
Bob Sweiger
Urban Odson
Panthers
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Ohio State Stadium
Wildcats
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Iowa
Bill Green
Hawkeyes
Lafayette
Bill Hildenbrand
Indiana
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Columbia
John Petty
Boilermakers
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Irish
Fins
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Michison
Wolverines
Japan
Northwestern Iowa
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