Missouri and Fordham In Sugar Bowl
Selection news shows Missouri and Fordham set for Sugar Bowl in New Orleans while Duke receives Rose Bowl invite at Pasadena. Kentucky, Texas, and Georgia figures loom in New Year games as teams chase high scoring offenses and defensive strengths amid a flurry of bowl talk.
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Oregon State
Missouri
Duke
Pasadena
Blue Devils
Fordham
Tiger
New York Rams
Frankie Sinkwich
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Orange
Rose Bowl bids surprise west coast football fans
Duke earns mixed notices from Southern California writers after Rose Bowl chatter. Fordham and Missouri barely factor in and Duquesne may be overlooked despite potential. Sun Bowl plans swirl with Texas Tech favored. Capt. Bill Curry of Arnold College draws All America buzz.
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New York
Fordham
Missouri
Duke
Southern California
Wallace Wade
Duquesne
Texas Tech
Capt
Bill Curry
Arnold College
New Haven
Conn
Clark Shaughnessy and the T formation story
Minneapolis Times quotes Dick Cullum pondering Clark Shaughnessy's possible admission that the T formation defines his legacy and may dominate his coaching narrative.
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Dick Cullum
Minneapolis Times
Clark Shaughnessy
Cardinals send 36 to Jacksonville minor league meeting
The article notes a 36-member Cardinals delegation attending the Jacksonville minor league meeting and humorously questions if a traffic cop accompanied them. It also covers Lew Burston planning a New York winter campaign for Dave Castilloux, Jimmy Conzelman heading to Hollywood for football shorts, and Waite Hoyt's extended broadcast leave with Cincinnati baseball.
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Cardinals
Jacksonville
Lew Burston
New York
Dave Castilloux
Canada
Jimmy Conzelman
Hollywood
Waite Hoyt
Cincinnati
Larry MacPhail on 1942 ball club investment
Larry MacPhail says he has spent 100000 dollars toward the 1942 baseball club and notes that so far the outlay has been limited to minor league prospects. He frames the spending as cautious dabbling in prospects rather than full-scale team funding.
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Larry MacPhail
Louisiana college balloon stunt nets distant find
Henry E. Walden athletic publicity director at Lou isiana college released gas filled balloons during a homecoming pageant. One balloon was found 12 hours later in Waxhaw North Carolina about 900 miles away. Walden now a lieutenant colonel in the 31st division says he avoided gas or wind, which lengthened his maneuvers to Waxhaw.
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Henry E. Walden
Louisiana College
Louisiana Tech
Waxhaw
N.C
Walden
Kansas
Kansas City
Paul O’boynick
Gwinn Henry
Vic Hart
Harry Lansing
Bill Replogle
Hart
Henry
Cleaning the Cuff and Other Sports Fragments
Mose Simms urges players to form a union to boost football wages. Ted Lyons runs a Chicago bowling emporium and jokes he can bowl only when peers visit. Jimmy Orlando calls for removing penalties to fix hockey. De Witt Clinton high in New York drops baseball due to lack of funding, mirrored by other city schools. Sportscasters praise Tommy Harmon for a Kuzma run, comparing him to Harmon of Michigan.
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Mose Simms
Ted Lyons
New ‘Chicago
Ted
Jimmy Orlando
National Hockey League
New York
de Witt Clinton High School
N.Y
Bowl bids and coaching moves noted in past highlights
A retrospective glance recalls Boston College and Tennessee accepting Sugar Bowl bids a year ago, Fordham agreeing to a Cotton Bowl appearance, and past coaching news including Navy ending Hank Hardwick's term, James Yeager's Iowa State coaching hire, and Harvey Harman's reappointment at Penn.
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Associated Press
Boston College
Tennessee
Fordham
Harry
Hank) Hardwick
Navy
Andy Varipapa
James Yeager
Iowa State
Harvey Harman
Penn
Kansas State Hoop Squad Lacks Tall Center, Faces Doane Opener
Manhattan December 1 Coach Jack Gardner seeks a tall center to anchor a sophomore heavy Kansas State squad seen as a Big Six dark horse. The lineup features eight sophomores and several promising guards, with Horacek leading last season in scoring at 7.9 ppg. The Wildcats open vs Doane College Tuesday, then eight non conference games before the January 6 conference tilt at Nebraska.
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Manhattan
Kan
Jack Gardner
Kansas State
The
Air Corps
Tom Guy
Howe
Guy
Norris Holstrom
Chris Langvardt
Kenneth Graham
Jack Horacek
Topeka
Dean Lill
Mt. Hope
Larry Beaumont
el Dorado
George Mendenhall
Belleville
Wildcats
Horacek
Marion Miller
Fred Kohl
Kansas City
Bruce Holman
Powhattan
Gardner
Lill
Marlo Dirks
Moundridge
Bill Engelland
Sterling
Kenneth Messner
Arkansas City
John St. John
Wichita
John Bertka
Kane
Max Roberts
Chanute
Miller
Beaumont
Mendenhall
Doane College
Nebraska
Big Six Finals Scoring Binge Across Rivalries
Nebraska edged Oklahoma 7 to 6 while Arizona beat Kansas State 28 to 21. Marquette defeated Iowa State 28 to 13 in the same set of finals.
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Nebraska
Oklahoma
Arizona
Kansas State
Marquette
Iowa State
Hargiss Calls for Kansas Track Candidates
University of Kansas track coach Bill Hargiss issued a call for candidates and planned a preliminary workout today. The Big Six indoor track schedule will be formulated this week at the conference meeting in Kansas City.
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Bill Hargiss
University of Kansas
Kansas City
Sugar Bowl History From 1935 To 1941
The record lists Sugar Bowl matchups with scores and attendance from 1935 to 1941 including Tulane vs Temple, Texas Christian vs LSU, Santa Clara vs LSU, Texas Christian vs Carnegie Tech, Texas Aggies vs Tulane, and Boston College vs Tennessee with attendances ranging from 30,000 to 73,000.
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Tulane
Temple
Texas Christian
Louisiana State
Santa Clara
Carnegie Tech
Texas Aggies
Boston College
Tennessee
Bowl committee in Miami selects Bulldogs and Texas as targets
The bowl panel in Miami chose the Bulldogs as the southern option with unofficial talk of the Texas Longhorns as the opponent. Texas players meet that afternoon to vote on accepting the invitation while Texas A&M recalls recent success in the Southwest Conference and the Dallas Cotton Bowl. Unbeaten Duquesne, Mississippi State, and Oregon State are among possible participants with Oregon State listed as the lone defensive bowl entrant and scoring outputs noted.
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Miami
Bulldogs
Texas Longhorns
Longhorns
Texas
Texas A. & M
Dallas
Duquesne
Mississippi State
Ee State
Oregon State
Kansas Faces Aggies and Big Six Review
The piece surveys football powerhouses with Kansas and Texas A&M in focus. It highlights Georgia’s Sinkwich, Fordham’s star roster, Missouri’s three 400-yard games, and Ohio State’s early setback to give context before basketball season. It notes Kansas aims to beat the Aggies and contemplates coaching staff rumors at KU.
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Sinkwich
Georgia
Alabama
Bulldogs
Texas
Midway
Jack Crain
Pete Layden
Texas Aggies
Aggies
Derace Moser
James Sterling
Longhorn
Big Six Football Stat Pack Highlights Oklahoma Rumors
Oklahoma leads in passing and punting efficiency in the 1941 Big Six season with 681 yards through the air and a 42 yard punting average. Missouri and Kansas State show strong rushing totals, while Nebraska excels in pass defense and Dean Jack Jacobs shine as a triple threat.
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Missouri Tigers
Bengals
Don Faurot
Oklahoma
Kansas
Oklahoma Sooners
Nebraska
Sooners
Kansas State
Jack Jacobs
Associated Press
Neb. Okla
Lancedencesareane Teen Amarenmens Neancaene
1941 Central Conference All Stars Honorable Mention
Honorable mention selections include Jones Pittsburg Miller Hays Leika Donahue St Benedicts Thompson Emporia State. Tackles Gautier Emporia State Dockery St Benedicts Shaw Southwestern. Guards Ed Barham Southwestern Hooper DeWees Hays Spigarelli Pittsburg. Center Miller Kobler Hays Salle Pittsburg Wedd Emporia State Krause St Benedicts Rose Southwestern. Backs Kennedy Lane Clifton Hays Melcher Pittsburg Gol d smith Emporia State Jaraczewski Mulcakey St Benedicts Wray Southwestern.
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Jones
Pittsburg
Miller
Hays
Leika
Donahue
St. Benedict’s
Thompson
Emporia State
Gautier
Dockery
Shaw
Southwestern
Ed Barham
Hooper
DeWees
Spigarelli
Kobler
Salle
Wedd
Krause
Rose
Pat Green Made All-Star on Journal Team
Pat Green named full back on the journal’s all-Northeast Kansas football squad after coaches poll. Wayne Hird at center and Kenneth Sperry at halfback make the second team. Patchen, Jaedicke honored, Shawnee Mission, Leavenworth, Rosedale with multiple selections.
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Pat Green
The
Journal
Kansas
Kansas City Journal
Wayne Hird
Canter
Kenneth Sperry
Tommy Patchen
Fred Jaedicke
Shawnee - Mission
Leavenworth
Rosedale
Atchison
Shawnee
Lawrence
Olathe
Ulrich Named On Multiple All Kansas Teams
Over weekend selections, Hub Ulrich of Kansas University earns first team end honors on several all-Kansas and all-Big Six lists. Teammates Miller Evans Fluker receive various first and honorable mentions across different papers.
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Hub Ulrich
Jayhawkers
K.U
Kansas City
Ulrich
Bob Fluker
Ralph Miller
Ray Evans
Topeka Capital
T Ulrich
Miller
Evans
Fluker
Ray Niblo
Denzel Gibbons
Des Moines’Register
Paul Hardman
Kansas City Journal
Hardman
Big Six Attendance Drops From 1940 to 1941
Estimated Big Six football attendance fell from 420 929 in 1940 to 387 089 in 1941 with 266 home games each year. Rain and snow reduced turnout across the season affecting totals for schools Missouri Kansas Iowa State Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska and Missouri.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Towa State
Oklahoma
Nebraska
K-State
Virginia's Dudley Leads 1941 College Scoring Race
Bullet Bill Dudley of Virginia tops the 1941 national scoring chart with 1384 points after a 22 point final game. Ben Collins of West Texas State is second with 132 points, while Jackie Hunt of Marshall completed last season with 162 points and 54 this year.
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New York
Bill Dudley
Virginia
Dudley
Ben Collins
West Texas State
Jackie Hunt
Marshall College
Hunt
Kansas Colleges to Meet Fort Riley in USO Benefit Game
Kansas college all stars from 14 schools gathered in Manhattan for a United Service Organization benefit clash against the Fort Riley CRTC grid squad. Twenty two players arrived with skull session led by Fran Welch Emil Liston Elmer Holm and Paul Kutnik. Fort Riley edged Fort Bliss 32 0 at El Paso with Sheridan Litwak and Brown starring.
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Manhattan
Kansas College All-Stars
Fort Riley Crtc
U.S.O
Kansas
Fran Welch
Emporia State
Emil Liston
Baker
Elmer Holm
Washburn
Paul Kutnik
Cavalry
Fort Bliss
el Pauso
Ben Sheridan
Albie Litwak
Johnny Brown
Fort Riley
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al Steele
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Rose Poly
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Vanderbilt
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Wisconsin
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