Georgetown Hoyas Selected For Orange Bowl Game
Georgetown Hoyas invited to play Mississippi State in the Orange Bowl on January 1 after Aggies decline bid. Mississippi State favored, ranked ninth, vs Georgetown, which was 23-0-1 in 25 games before Boston College setback. All seats sold for the Boston College Tennessee Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.
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Miami
Fla
Georgetown
Hoyas
Boston College
Mississippi State
Aggies
Texas Aggies
Washington, D. C
Charles F. Baldwin
Georgia Tech
Missouri
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Southern
Allyn McKeen
Maroons
Associated Press
Mississippi
Auburn
New Orleans
Browns Land Two Hurlers In Surprise Trade
The St Louis Browns signaled a bold move at the 39th annual minor league convention by purchasing Fritz Ostermueller and Denny Galehouse from the Boston Red Sox for about 30 000, as Connie Mack also swapped Ed Heusser for Lyman Harris with the Philadelphia Athletics. Trade rumors linked Boots Polferberger and Luke Hamlin to other clubs, while Atlanta Crackers added Flea Clifton from Toronto for Dewey Williams.
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Romney Wheeler
Atlanta
Baseall
St. Louis Browns
Mack
Brown
Donald Barnes
Fritz Ostermueller
Denny Galchou
Boston Red Sox
Ostermueler
Galehouse
Ostermueller
Connie Mae
Philadelphia Athletics
Patcarch
Ed Heusser
Lyman Harris
Harris
Heusser
A’s
Poffenberger
Nashville Vols
Boots Polferberger
Brooklyn
Luke Hamlin
Cubs
Augie Galan
Jim Gleeson
Joe Cronin
Atlanta Crackers
Flea Clifton
Toronto
Dewey Williams
Baer Pleases With His Show on Stage Debut
Max Baer the former heavyweight champion wowed audiences in Boston in the musical comedy HI Ya Gentlemen. He sang danced and staged a strip tease with Audrey Christie and Sid Stivers drawing the loudest applause. Baer, joining Actors Equity, plans to stay in the show and hopes to challenge Bill Conn next summer.
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Boston
Max Baer
New York
John Barrymore
Maxie
Barrymore
Baer
Audrey Christie
Sid Stivers
Actors Equity
Bill Conn
Robert Ritchie
Three Marshall Players Win Trip To Rose Bowl
Fullback Jackie Hunt the nation's leading scorer and co captains Jim Roberts and Andy D'Antoni of Marshall will travel to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. They earned the trip by fan vote after a banquet honoring the football squad attended by over 500 people with Coach Carl Snavely of Cornell speaking.
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Huntington
Jackie Hunt
Jim Roberts
Andy D’antoni
Marshall College
Pasadena
Calif
Carl Snavely
Cornell
Big Six football jobs update after Tech vacancy
The 1941 Big Six coaching slate appears set except for Virginia Tech after Henry Reiid left. Allison Hubert at VMI signed for two years while his five assistants received one year renewals. Coach Glenn Thistlewaite remains in focus.
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Henry
Puss) Reiid
Virginia Tech
Allison (Pooley) Hubert
Glenn
Thistlewaite
Coaches and contracts loom for Virginia schools core staff
Richmond last week renewed ais contract. Warren Tilson at Washington and Lee has another year. Carl Voyles at William and Mary is under a long-term deal. Frank Murray’s contract at Virginia will renew year to year as formality. Virginia Tech keeps quiet on successors after Redd quit. Observers think Sumner Tilson or Macauley McEver may become chief mentor or share duties, with both likely kept on the 1941 staff.
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Ais
Richmond
Warren
Tex) Tilson
Washington and Lee
Carl Voyles
William and Mary
Frank Murray
University of Virginia
Virginia Tech
Redd
Institute
Blacksburg
Sumner Tilson
Macauley McEver
Army series arranged to air from Ft. Dix to Ft. Lewis
The army training camps will be broadcast during a 13 week series starting December 20 from Ft. Dix New Jersey and ending March 14 at Ft. Lewis Washington. The program is to be hosted by George Hicks with Lester O Keefe directing and will air Friday nights at 8 on WJZ NBC. Red Barber will commentate the pro football title game between the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Bears. Also noted are scheduled radio times for WEAF NBC CBS and WABC CBS programs and a separate update on the Potomac bridge project approved by the War department to replace the Sandy Hook crossing washed out in the 1936 flood.
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New York
Ft. Dix
N. J
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Wjz-Nbc
George Hicks
Lester O'Keefe
Red Barber
MBS Voral
Washington Redskings
Chicago Bears
WEAF
NBC
CBS
WJZ
MBS
WHEAF
Alexander Woolcott
WABC
Fred Allenhour
Paul V. McNutt
Ion “Welfare In Defense
Jimmy Flynn
Guy Lombardo Orchestra
Washington
Maryland State Roads Commission
Potomac River
Sandy Hook
War Department
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Fans polled by promoter of Louis go
New York December 4 Max Baer figures ahead for boxing honors for 194? Don Mack notes Gabe Kaufman Kansas City plans a fan poll to pick Joe Louis opponent for February, aiming to avoid post fight backlash Mrs Leo Durocher trips abroad and injures ankle while Leo visits with George Raft Vitt Portland manager seeks working agreement with major league club Buck Shaw LSU denial persists Snavely to Indiana Pa winter banquet circuit addresses undefeated team Hayes elected to New Hampshire legislature Harmon cousins Doyle and Leo Wisconsin in past Headline Headliner New York Post training
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Max. Biff Jones
Babe Hollingberry
San Francisco
Max Baer
Galento
Lefty O'Doul
Atlanta
Don Mack
Billy Meyer
Jimmy Wilson
Kansas City
Mariquette
William John Charles Patrick Michael Rogers
Butch
Gabe Kaufman
Joe Louis
Iry
Joe
Gabe
Leo Durocher
Los Angeles
Leo
George Raft
Bill McKee
Ashland
Times Gazette
Oscar Vitt
Portland
Paul H. Herbert
Buck Shaw
Bernie Moore
Louisiana State
Carl Snavely
Indiana
Bill Hayes
New Hampshire
Tom Harmon
Doyle
Wisconsin
New York Post
Boxing results from New York and White Plains event
Leo Rodak outpointed Maxie Shapiro in Chicago, Rodak winning 133 to 130. Bill Weinberg stopped Julio Ortensio in New York by 13-4, and a Boston opponent fell to Weinberg at 2013-4 in White Plains, New York.
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New York
Leo Rodak
Chicago
Maxie Shapiro
White Plains
N. Y
Bill Weinberg
Boston
Julio Ortensio
Coaches Favor Few Changes in Football Rules
New York December 4 Coaches aim to keep the football code stable this year with unanimous support. Lou Little of Columbia chaired the rules committee and did not issue his usual questionnaire. A dozen pet ideas appeared in the AP survey, including an interpretation on buck laterals and a call to allow forward passes on those developments. Other proposals urged harsher penalties for out of bounds kickoffs and making the timekeeper record downs to prevent incidents like Cornell’s fifth down.
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New York
Lou Little
Columbia
Associated Press
Missouri
Border Conference
Henry Redd
Virginia Tech
Cornell
Passing Game Used By Many Grid Elevens
New York December 4 AP report surveys 1940 football trends. Forward passing fractions rise across regions, with intricate offenses and more fumbles. NC and Wisconsin leaders highlight deception and new formations. quick kicks gain prominence in several conferences. notable fumbles mar teams nationwide. Two brothers, David Of and James Oflt, were killed nearby when struck by an automobile near Paiae, Greenbrier county.
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Bill Bon
New York
Sociated Press
South
East
Midwest
Pacific Coast
Harry Stanlardher
Wisconsin
North Carolina
Wolf
Nebraska
Cornell
Fritz Crisler
Michigan
Tomy Harmon
Babe Hollingberry
Washington State
Doc Newton
North Carolina State
Hollingsberry
Stanford
Newton
Pacific Northwest
Ohio State
Yale
Pennsylvania
Mdfield
Washington
Minnesota
Tulane
Syracuse
Utah
Utah State
Moravian
Susquehanna
Ewisburg
David of
James
Olt
Pailea
Greenbrier County
Ezra Zirkle
Rule Changes Aim to Improve Goal Line Plays and Coach Access
Swede Larson of Navy advocates increasing the end zones from 10 to 20 yards to aid goal line plays. Virginia coach Frank Murray proposes allowing a coach to enter the field when he believes an official errs, with a 15 yard penalty if the coach is wrong.
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Swede Larson
Navy
Frank Murray
Virginia
Murray
Christmas Diamonds Watches Jewelry Lay Away Plan
Christmas Diamonds Watches Jewelry urges customers to use its lay away plan. The ad emphasizes affordable payments and keeps selection available for holiday gifting.
Central West Virginia Station Schedule Highlights Nighttime Network Lineup
A fragmented radio schedule lists Central West Virginia's powerful 890kc station and NBC CBS programs across the evening. Notable items include Jack Armstrong sketches, Easy Aces, Amos n Andy, The World Today, Li'l Abner, and late-night orchestras from Abe Lyman and Eddy Duchin, with News and sports updates at various hours.
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CBS
WMMN
Edwin C. Hill
NBC
WJZ
Nbc-Weaf
Andrew Summe
WBLK
Bill Stern
Hedda Hopper
Hollywood
Capt. Healy
Paul Sullivan
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