Huskies Favored In Cotton Bowl Showdown Over Randolph Field
Texas opened as a 2 to 1 favorite to beat Randolph Field in the eighth Cotton Bowl at Randolph Field. Bettors offered seven points for Texas and six points for Randolph Field on the spread. Glenn Dobbs leads Randolph Field with a sharp passing attack as tickets sell toward the 15 yard lines. Randolph Field arrives for a workout tomorrow. Texas arrives Friday.
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Dallas
Eorte
Texas
Randolph Field
Glenn Dobbs
Tulsa A
Stewart
Ames
Boxing notes and sports gossip from wartime Newark era
Parkers says You Cant Win regarding Matt Winn appointment at Emtire City. Al Housman, American Negro soldier, defeats Alabama Kid in Australia. Freddie Flores vs Arvin Bryant halted by eye cut in White Plains. St Louis boxing venue hosts Tamiaurielle and Alfano bout. Tami wins sixth round. Soldier Barth now works at Brooklyn Navy Yard. War officer letters seek more Irish Garden tickets. Umpire Ed Rom’s Baltimore bowling patron Mouse Melton. Bernie reports distorted NY football seat sales. Sanchez, former bantam, works in a war plant. Abdul the Turk guards Jack Warner. Hollywood Legion boxing revenue cited. Beau Jack urged for title shot for a Winchester plant fighter. Frank Dehaney and Marguerite Young wed again. Tilton Hospital rehab program seeks gear. Alfred Happy Rollinson, 1925 amateur flyweight champ, serves as Seabee. Camp Croft Crusaders seek current addresses for reunion planning.
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Emtire City
Matt
Churchill Downs
al Housman
Alabama
Freddie Flores
St. Nick
Arvin Bryant
White Plains
Bryant
Flores
Tomers
St. Louis
Tami Auriello
Marie Alfano
Tami
Alfano
Al- 0
Barth
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Ed Irish
Commodore
U. C
Park Ave
Garden
Itics
E Madden
My Immaculate Hospital
Jaca
Goldman
al Goldman
Iigers University
Ed Rom
Baltimore
Y Mouse Melton
Giants
Cliff
Los
Bernie
Way Conn
New York
San Sanchez
Mexico
Ripley Odditorium
South Kearny
N. 4
U. S. Army
Abdul the Turk
Jack Warner
Hollywood American Legion Stadium
Winchester Arms Plant
New Haven
Julie Kogan
Beau Jack
Frank Dehaney
International League Ump
Marguerite Young
St. Malachy's
Tilton General Hospital
Fort Dix
N. J
Corp
Matt Moran
Alfred Happy Rollinson
South Pacific
Camp Croft Crusaders
Edward T. Hulton
19Th St
Union City
Fights Last Night by Associated Press
In New York Allie Stolz defeated Bobby McIntyre by outpoint in a 13314 vs 135% bout. White Plains Bill McDowell and Art Tatta both from Paterson and New Haven fought an 8 round decision. Jersey City Sgt Tommy Woman beat Mickey Maker in an 8 round bout. New Bedford Whitey Shaw from Taunton knocked out Newark’s Jimmy Edwards in an 8 round match.
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New York
Allie Stolz
Newark
Bobby McIntyre
Detroit
White Plains
N. Y
Bill McDowell
Paterson
N. J
Art Tatta
New Haven
Mass
Jimmy Edwards
Sports Mirror: Tax Revenue and Historic Sports Notes
A look back at figures from 1942 shows New York State gained 10.492 million dollars in taxes from running and trotting races. It also recalls John Munski of Missouri University winning the one mile Sugar Bowl race in 4 15.2 defeating Walter Meir and Chuck Fenske, plus Mel Ott’s 1939 salary with the New York Giants estimated at 20 thousand dollars.
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New York State
John Munski
Missouri University
Walter Meir
Chuck Fenske
Mel Ott
New York Giant
Red Wings Acquire Skilled Goalie From Bruins
Detroit’s Jack Adams plans to use Normie Smith, veteran goalie from Boston, in home games after five seasons idle. The exchange involved a playful price mention of ten thousand dollars, with Adams revealing the club owns Smith and intends to present him as a New Year asset.
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Boston
Jolly Jack Adams
Detroit
Red Wings
Boston Bruins
Normie Smith
Adams
Smith
Bruins
Art Ross
Ross
Judd Tack
Mae
Tiny Thompson
Fianaan Brimsek
Jack
Memphis Cagers Averaging 72 Points Per Game
Memphis Naval Air Station basketball team is on the beam averaging slightly over 72 points per game after seven wins over service and independent clubs. Clay Gilliam leads with 135 points, followed by Jim Murdaugh, a former Freed-Hardeman standout.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis Naval Air Station
Navy Boys
Clay Gilliam
Jim Murdaugh
Hurricanes In Sugar Bowl clash with Georgia Tech
Tulsa University Hurricanes meet Georgia Tech in the Sugar Bowl the 10th annual game dating to 1935. Tech favorites rely on standout back Prokop and a line featuring Navy transfers and lettermen from the 1942 squad. Georgia Tech’s Rambling Wreck faces Tulane rivalries and has boosted hopes with Prokop’s dual threat.
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Tulane
Temple
Georgia Tech
Ie Prokop
Tech
Angelo Bertelli
Irish
Notre Dame
Navy
Atlanta
Duke
Georgia
North Carolina
Georgia Cadets
Fort Benning
Louisiana State
Clemson
Geordrie
Alexander
John Steber
Vanderill
Prokop
Will Battle Dixie Standout Bowl Game New Year’s Day
Tulsa beat Tennessee 14 to 7 in a New Year’s Day bowl. The Golden Hurricane finished 1942 unbeaten on a short schedule aided by transfer students and veteran holdovers led by Ellis Jones one armed guard Clyde LeForce and Dell Taylor. Tulsa defeated SMU Texas Tech Oklahoma A and M and Arkansas. Henry Frnka coaches Tulsa after coming from Temple. JOSE lands his first 10 years in Texas high school teams.
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Dixie
Tulsa
Tennessee
Ellis Jones
Clyde LeForce
Dell Taylor
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Tex
Southwestern
Southern Methodist
Texas Tech
Oklahoma A. & M
Arkansas
Henry Frnka
Temple
Ray Morrison
Jose
Texas
Lamotta Favored Over Kochan In Madison Square Garden Bout
Jake Lamotta remains the favorite to beat George Kochan in tonight's 10 round middleweight bout at Madison Square Garden. Lamotta is under strain from a fatal car crash involving a boy named Albert Berg two days earlier. Lamotta weighed 165 pounds and is rated No 2 by Ring Magazine this week.
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New York
Jake Lamotta
George Kochan
Madison Square Garden
Bronx
Lamotta
Albert Berg
Bronx Slugger
Ring
Akron
Ohio
Seaman
War senator Magnuson cites Tarawa as lesson on Japan
Senator Warren G Magnuson of Washington says Tarawa proved that time and geography favor Japan. He cites photographic records showing casualties when barges grounded and Marines waded ashore, adding the longer the Japs resisted the harder it would be to dislodge them.
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Seattle
Tarawa
Warren G. Magnuson
Sugar Bowl Meet Sparks Coach Rivalry On New Year Day
New Orleans December 29 Alexander Frnka and Bill Alexander of Georgia Tech and Tulsa face off in the Sugar Bowl. The two mentors, long friends, will set aside their bond for a key clash this January as Tulsa vs Georgia Tech. Frnka's Tulsa squad seeks another bowl win following past Sun Bowl and Orange Bowl appearances while Georgia Tech aims to extend its bowl pedigree.
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Walter L. Johns
Central Press
Tulsa University Hurricanes
Georgia Tech
New Orleans
Bill Alexander
Henry Frnka
Tulsa
Ramblin’ Wreckers
Golden Hurricanes
Frnka
Ray Morat Vanderbilt
Kentucky
Atlanta
Terranova to Face Ortiz on January 19 for Featherweight Title
New Orleans reports Bobb manager of Phil Terranova accepted a $15,000 offer from Promoter Joe in Los Angeles for Terranova to box Manuel Ortiz for 15 rounds the featherweight title on January 19. Terranova had just defended his crown by KOing Jackie Callura in six rounds.
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New Orleans
Bobb
Phil Terranova
N.B.A
Los Angeles
Terranova
Manuel Ortiz
Gleason
Joe
Jackie Callura
Bus-Paired Ruse Lets Dalles High School Play Football
Chuck McGuinness, ex-Washington crewman, devised a plan to bypass a DDT ruling on transporting athletic teams by lining up farm work for players. The Dalles High School team scheduled Friday games then farm shifts on Saturday and Sunday, using 200 gallons of fuel to travel while earning acceptance from farmers and officials. The scheme involved harvesting onions and walnuts with the help of Etna, Pa. residents.
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New York
Washington
Chuck McGuinness
Chuck
Dalles
Ore
Tck
McGuinness
Bullet Wound Won’t Stop Iowa Guard Spencer
Iowa City December 29 14 Jack Spencer a guard for the undefeated University of Iowa basketball team will play Saturday night against Denver despite a bullet wound in his right arm suffered when a .22 caliber rifle discharged accidentally by a friend during Christmas holidays. He remains on the squad and plans to suit up for the game.
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Iowa City
Jack Spencer
University of Iowa
Denver
Spencer
Leahy scouts Tulsa in Sugar Bowl prep
BAY ST. LOUIS Miss Dec 29 Coach Frank Leahy and assistant Eddie McKeever watched Tulsa scrimmage here as Notre Dame eyes Georgia Tech in the Sugar Bowl. Leahy said he is scouting Bill Alexander's Tulsa for next season and noted the Atlanta game approach.
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Bay ST. Louis
Miss
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Eddie McKeever
Tulsa
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Scoring Feats Sparking Talk Among Local Rebels
Hank Wolfe questions who can top Glenn Knox of Swatty's in Richmond after Knox posts 130 points in four games for a 32.5 per game average. Nearby, Bramos Abrovic, former Salem W Va College star with 2161 points in four seasons, averages 29.88 in 30 games and plays semi pro locally.
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Hank Wolfe
Glenn Knox
William and Mary
Richmond
Swatty’s
Hank
Knox
Brooms Abramovic
Salem
W. Va
Don Dunphy eyes Yankee and Giant radio airings next summer
The sports blur describes Don Dunphy likely carrying Yanks and Giants games on radio next season. It notes the Fox stakes worth $15,000 at Greenville Ohio in August alongside the harness racing futurities and the big event, plus a clash between Nat Fleischer’s rankings and Australian contenders. An American heavyweight sparring note follows mentioning Alabama Kid and Al Hossman.
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Don Dunphy
Yanks
Giants
Fox
Hambletonian
Greenville
Rich Horseman
Nat Fleischer
Alabama Kid
al Hossman
Joe Donohue Cashes $9 Million in Bets, No Losses
Joe Donohue who runs the tack room at the local race tracks cashed about 9 million dollars in checks for patrons of the mutuel machines last season without a loss. His past performance charts on customers appear more precise than bettors on the horses.
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Joe Donohue
Joe
Service Dept. Aviators challenge college or service teams
The Mitchel Field aviators, unbeaten in 11 basketball games, issue a challenge to any college or service team to a game, preferably at Madison Square Garden, to support the Army Air Forces Aid Society.
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Mitchel Field
S. A
Madison Square Garden
Army Air Forces
Peanut Nitrogen Fixation Questioned by Legume Folklore
A concise note clarifies that peanuts, though a legume, do not enrich soil with nitrogen like other legumes. The statement refutes common belief by stating peanuts do not fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil.
Cadet Bachman Seeks Wings Amid Naval Station Ties
Cadet Charles Bachman awaits wings at the Twin-Engine Advanced Flying School in Pampa Texas. His father Frank Bachman once managed boxers Maxie Rosenbloom Bob Olin and Lew Jenkins. The Navy station at Sampson and the Bainbridge Norfolk tussle are mentioned in sports chatter and club news.
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Ciety
Sampson Naval Station
Charles Bachman
Pampa
Tex
Army Air Field
Frank
Maxie Rosenbloom
Bob Olin
Lew Jenkins
California hunter fined for multiple license and obstruction violations
A Vallejo duck hunter was fined for hunting without a license and duck stamp as well as shooting from a vehicle and a highway and for migratory bird hunting without a rifle. The piece notes Wilbur Adams of the Sacramento Bee quipping about also being ticketed for parking on the highway.
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Vallejo
Calif
Wilbur Adams
The
Sacramento Bee
Underdogs Unbeaten In Six Rose Bowl Start
Pasadena December reports show Washington as a 3 to 1 favorite over Southern California in the Rose Bowl. Huskies missing two key backs stress the betting odds despite USC’s six game unbeaten Rose Bowl record and potential opening plays from the T formation.
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Frank Frawley
Pasadena
Calif
Southern California
Th University of Washington
Washington
Jeff Cravath
Welch
Huskies
California
Jay Stoves
Pete Susick
Stoves
Dusty Boggess Named National League Umpire
Lynton Dusty Boggess secured a National League umpire contract after recovering from sinus infection and high blood pressure. Once a Texas league umpire, he returns to duty with Ford Frick signing and a strict training program aiding his health.
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Lynton
Dusty” Boggess
Boggess
International Loop
National League
Ford Frick
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