Grange previews Sugar Bowl clash Missouri vs Fordham
Red Grange notes Missouri and Fordham in a high scoring Sugar Bowl preview. He praises Missouri backs Bob Steuber Red Wade and Harry Ice with Harold Jenkins at center. Fordham features running backs Blumenstock Filipowicz Ososki and Cherverko plus passer Filipowicz. He cites East West bias and Duke as Rose Bowl host with Oregon State noted as underwhelming.
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New Orleans
New Oleans
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Lelash
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Fordham
Paul Christmas
Don Faurot
Tigers
Bob Steuber
Red Wade
Harry Ice
Harold Jenkins
Ohio State
Jenkins
Jim Blumentstock
Steve Filipowicz
Joe Ososki
Joe Andresen
George Cherverko
Rams
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Filipowicz
Shriners
John Robisky
Duquesne
Urban Odson
Minnesota
Alf Baumann
Northwestern
Endicott Peabody
Harvard
Michigan
Bob Westfall
Bruce Smith
Virginia
Bill Dudley
Colgate
Bill Geyer
West
Southwest
BUKE
Scoring Rise Tops 1942 Football Trends In AP Poll
New rules for unlimited substitutions and fourth down passes spurred a scoring surge seen as 1942’s key trend by AP writers. The year’s football shift favored offense with more aerials, faster games, and growing professional interest, while formation changes and defense balance drew noted attention as major developments.
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Orlo Robertson
New York
Associated Press
Stanford
Chicago Bears
Boston College
Mid-West
Syracuse
Big Nine
Southwest
Uncle Sam
Oregon State Beavers Derby Stanford In Corvallis Comeback
The article praises Oregon State backs Durdan Dethman and others while crediting Center Clyde Greenough for a key stop that broke Stanford’s momentum at Corvallis. It notes Oregon State’s duo George Peters and Norman at back and predicts a stronger showing than pre game odds.
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Don Durdan
Bob Dethman
Clyde Greenough
Stanford
Corvallis
Beavers
George Peters
Norman
Pro Net Stars On Big Swing
four strictly professional tennis players Don Budge Fred Perry Bobby Riggs and amateur promoter Alexis Thompson plan a year long tour to prospect for gold in tennis hills Thompson funds the venture with promises of 100000 dollars and a profitable schedule across about 80 cities from December to May with guarantees to cover expenses
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New York
Wil
Tenis Hills
Don Budge
Fred Pi
Bobby Riggs
Frank Keynes
Alexis Thompson
Thompson
Blue Gray grid teams sharpen battle weapons
In Montgomery Alabama the Blue and Gray grid camps prepared for the annual Blue Gray game. Northern and Southern squads held drills after an outbreak of cards disrupted practice. Two backs Jack Crain of Texas and John Hallabrin of Chevy State were held to miss practice but expected to play.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jack Crain
University of Texas
John Hallabrin
Chay State
Radio Receiving Sets Reach 17 Million Mark in U S
An estimate places the number of radio receiving sets in use across the United States at more than 17,000,000, reflecting rapid adoption of radio technology and wide consumer penetration during the period.
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Tere
United States
Experts Will See Experts at All-Star Football Game
New Orleans January 3 all star showcase will feature four bowl outfits. Eastern coach Andy Kerr reports 21 place kickers on his squad with a drop kicker among the others. Oregon State and Duke plan to stop en route home to watch the stars. Alabama will stay after the Cotton Bowl. Fordham and Missouri linger after Sugar Bowl shifts.
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New Orleans
Andy Kerr
Fastern Aggregation
Oregon State
Duke
Rose Bays
Durham
Alabama
Texas A
M. Fordham
Sassouri
California
Elmer Cage Mentor Now Elmer Riddle Moves to Coaching
In Columbus Georgia Elmer Riddle former Cincinnati Reds pitcher of the year and noted basketball enthusiast shifts to managing a local bottling company team. He recalls a 500 ball season with 19 wins last year and says coaching is a snap compared to pitching in the big leagues. He worries over substitutions and notes his long association with the team spanning four years.
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Columbus. Ga
Elmer Riddle
Cincinnati Reds
Riddle
Columbus
Seo
Giants Begin Air Attack Plans With Bears Game On Jan 1
New York Giants coach Steve Owen started practice with less than half his squad as they prepare to meet the champion Chicago Bears in New York on January 1. Sixteen players turned out for an hour and a half workout focusing on 700 passing plays to build an aerial offense.
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Oriste
New York
Steve Owen
New York Giants
Chicago Bears
Steve
Louis Eyes Return Fight and Possible Skyrocketing Battles
New York Jan 26 Joe Louis expects a draft exemption to train for more ring action. He vows to fight for nothing if needed for national service and plans an encore with Buddy Baer at Madison Square Garden Jan 9. Louis hints at a rematch with Billy Conn, juggles potential bouts with Lem Franklin and Bob Pastor, and notes progress in healing his injured hand. Oregon State’s Lon Stiner faces scrutiny over coaching etiquette after teasing a Duke showdown.
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New York
Joe Louis
Louis
Naval Relief Society
Buddy Baer
the Garden
Baer
Washington
Billy Conn
Lem Franklin
Franklin
Abe Simon
Bob Pastor
Cleveland
Roundup on tennis stars and league shifts this holiday season
New York sports column surveys a crowded winter scene. Bobby Riggs and Frank Kovacs debut at Madison Square Garden with Alexis Thompson buying $8,000 in seats to fuel the show. Notes also touch on Joe DiMaggio versus Ted Williams in MVP contention, and military service reshaping baseball staff with coaches like Gary Body planning competition for spring training.
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Frank Kovacs
the Garden
Alexis Thompson
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Thompson
Service Dei
Norfolk
Bummy) Davis
Ray Trail
Schenectady
Army Air Corps
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Tex
Infantry
Eastern Teams To Be Hit Hard
Eastern teams face heavy loss as war draft thins rosters. At Georgia, 45 Bulldogs travel to Miami for the Orange Bowl against Texas Christian, led by coach Wallace Butts and stars Sinkwich, Davis, and Weiper. Fordham coach Jim Croley warns that eastern power may decline while midwestern programs grow, with Notre Dame and big state schools poised to endure.
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Fla
Wallace Butts
University of Georgia
Bulldogs
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Frankie Sinkwich
Lamar Davis
En Weiper
Texans
Mortimer Kreeger
ST. Louis
Miss
Jim Croley
Fordham
Rams
Sam
Missouri
Navy Air Corps
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Michigan
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South
Fights Last Night by the Associated Press
Philadelphia bouts saw Cleve Bailey outpoint Tony Cisco. Frankie Romato and Jimmy Forte drew in Philadelphia. Ton Thomas stopped Babe Synnot in Portland. Indian Johnny Rivers and Saverid Turlello drew in Atlantic City for an eight round affair.
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Cleve Bailey
Vineland
N. J
Tony Cisco
Norristown
Frankie Romato
Jimmy Forte
Drew
Portland
Ton Thomas
Rockland
Babe Synnot
Frill River
Mass
Atlantic City
Johnny Rivers
Allentown
Saverid Turlello
Italy
Two Rose Bowl Camps Open as Duke and Oregon State Drill
Duke and Oregon State resumed practice in Durham for the New Year’s Day Rose Bowl, each confident despite odds. Oregon State captain Martin Chaves promises not to be pushed around while Duke’s Bob Barnett and coach Wallace Wade express steady confidence amid injuries to backfield star Moffat Storer.
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Frank B. Gilbreth
Durham
Duke
Oregon State
Lon Stiner
Martin Chaves
Stiner
Chaves
U. S. Air Corps
North Carolina
Beavers
Moffat Storer
Storer
Wallace Wade
Bob Barnett
Blue Devil
Pat O'Brien Declines Offer To See Boscout Game
Hollywood star Pat O'Brien, named Southern California's top sports fan by the Helms Foundation, rejected an invitation from tobacco merchant Donald Wade of Durham to attend a Boscout game with 50 yard line seats and a round trip plane ticket. O'Brien said he is too busy even on New Year's Day. Wade recalled a prior incident when O'Brien supposedly fainted on a studio set.
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Pat O'Brien
Southern California
Helms Athletic Foundation
Donald Wade
Durham
N. C
Pat
O'Brien
Wade
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