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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1940
Page
3
The Loveland College High team prepares for season opener at Ganter Hall. Coaches name a busy slate with Watts, Tozer, and Johnson leading a squad featuring Wittowe, Witten, and Stillwell. Aiming to improve on last year, they expect key matches against West and Lavern.
Erratic OCR lists players and selections for Pacific Coast Conference awards and all conference teams. The fragmentary text names players from multiple schools, includes coach votes, and notes first, second, and third team honorees with mixed spelling errors and partial school affiliations.
The boxing match pits Joe Louis against Adura Godar in Los Angeles set for April. Jacobs Bays is noted in the event context, with references to title defense and related preparations for the bout.
Bill Bent surveys a chaotic 1940 college football year with odd plays and surprising turnovers. From a controversial quarterback swap to fumbled kicks and bizarre reversals, teams such as Centre and Florida figure in unusual outcomes, while Navy, Utah State, and Oklahoma feel the impact of strange endings and risky coaching gambits. The season is painted as full of unpredictable moments and memorable mishaps.
In frigid weather the Redskins defeated the Bears as top contenders vie for a coast to coast title. Weather dogs the game with colder conditions while key players like Kilnyin Sammy Haugh drive the Redskins' attack. Tickets sold out early, and preparations shift to next matchups as teams jockey for position.
The season stats name Tommy Kavita of Creighton as the national ground gain leader with 1,42 yards in 16 games, while Harmon from Michigan tops yards per game and total yardage. Selections include Fly Sewell, Paul Christman, Al Ghesquiere, and others among rushing, passing, and receiving leaders across the era.
A jumbled summary from Eddie Briers of sports items and rumors. Mentions Jimmy Dyke and Joe Growth, Coffing and Hawle, Phelan of Washington, Rose Bowl talk, Wisconsin and Minnesota, and potential camps in New Jersey. Notes about contracts, formal prices, and coaching shifts at several colleges. Ends with a quirky aside about Judge Lendra and a Georgia farm.
Coach Butler fields 17 players at Sort Collins for a rough scrimmage against Jol Davis's Colored State. Notable performers include Har y Vaughn, Drowa from Greeley, Miller, Nelson, Myron Smith, and Len Nelson, with several freshmen and upperclassmen used to gauge depth amid strong, improving play.
A chaotic early-20th-century style report describes the Giants purchasing pitcher Bob Bowman from the St Louis Cardinals amid rumors of further trades. It notes financial figures around 350000, potential position shifts for Hasold Vandenverg and Jon Dickshat, and assorted moves involving Brooklyn Chicago and other clubs as minor leagues organize for 1944.
Collier's Magazine announced the All American team selections from the Ten and Pacific Coast conferences. Names include Rankin Purdue, Goodreault Cal, Tacklee Cal, Retobard Cal, Gaoman Northeastern, and Guard Lilo Geermo Htown. Center Wucin Washington, quarterback Branford Halt, tackle Bateman, Man Franck, and Pallack from Wexus A and MM Kautea City also listed. The report notes excitement and debate among players during the selection process and describes a local basketball guard lingering on the court amid windy conditions.
A brutal cold wave caused snow and ice across the East with several deaths linked to the weather. Strong winds and high seas disrupted shipping from New York to the Atlantic coast as temperatures plunged, with Georgia and northeast Florida also reporting cold, dry weather and scattered precipitation from Virginia to New England.
London Kelly reports on the AAU yard to meter controversy as officials including Dr W Olds and Janus Snyder push for American yard measurements at the outdoor track championships. They argue to drop metric rules, citing public misunderstanding and Olympic implications, while others favor aligning with international standards. Findings from AAU committees will be ratified at the general convention with locations like New Orleans and Chicago mentioned in the process.
A scrambled tally of college basketball results and bowling scores. Teams listed include Georgia Vermont Harlwick Loyols Georgetown Missouri Mines Central Wes leyan Kirkshire Southern finals Arkansay Union Shicole Memorial Qlerbela Wilmington Henry Milligan Adela Cape Girardeau Teachers Arkassay Batesville St Norbert Simpson Kearney Buena Vieje Eastern Normal New Mexico Mine Arizona State Tempe with mixed numerals and possible line errors.
In Pittsburgh on December 6, reports say Paul Waner and Lloyd Waner are separating as Pirates. The move ends their long pairing, with both brothers noted as popular figures whose careers spanned extensive years.
The convention adjourned after discussing today’s talks and left to executives the duty of choosing a meeting place for the year. Last night the Baseball Board, led by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, avoided business details and charged baseball men with preserving the game’s integrity during wartime.
Promoter hype surrounds Rube Wright versus Sirois in a main event billed as a dramatic clash at the old V-F.Yy bell in Placid Greeley tonight. The match follows a Denver pairing and a prior disqualification, with a strong Denver contingent expected to attend and Jon Campbell facing Jim Parker on the undercard.
New York sparring stars and rivalries heat up as Robo Wright seeks new fields after Pacific coast dominance. Waller Jean Sirofa and Jon Campbell loom as key opponents while local vets eye who truly has the toughest bird in the ring. Venturing crowds fill VEW hall with lively wrestling and a 26 cent admission raise.
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