Kansas Juco All Star Gridmen Named by Coaches and Press
Kansas City December 2 1940 five first team players including Art Ramage Coffeyville and Gene Spangler Coffeyville head the all star selections. Second team features Clifton Hill Coffeyville Katzman Ark City Don Fitzsimmons Dodge City and Roscoe Arbogast Iola. Honorable mentions include multiple players from Chanute Coffeyville Hutchinson and Pratt with ends guards tackles centers and backs listed.
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Clifton Hill
Coffeyville
Katzman
Arkansas City
Don Fitzsimmons
Dodge City
Roscoe Arbogast
Iola
Gene Hammon
Hutchinson
Robert Ecclefield
Rusty Bain
Ed Tillery
Albert Hayden
Reneau
Eldorado
Gene Sherwood
Ends
Bland
Ft. Scott
Ransdell
Winter
Smyser
Pratt
Brackney
Chanute
Tackle
Ford
Stout
Olson
Mueller
Harbour
Hazell
Fowler
Claibourne
Independence
Lain
Elliott
Jones
Backs
Easley
Berry
Robinson
Tindell
Howey
Crow
Foster
Roth
Banks
Wise
Mengerelli
Fort Scott
Don Pierce
C.E. McBride
Kansas City Star
Pierce
Topeka
K. U
Hub Ulrich
Jake Fry
Don Pollom
Ross Relph
Herb Hartman
Quido Massare
Ed Hall
Roundup of coaching chatter and sports notes
New York round up lists coaching candidates Clark Shaughnessy and Tom Lieb of Florida for top season awards. It notes Lew Jenkins organizing a swing band and availability for bookings. The Giants Jersey City farm job remains open as Connie Mack weighs offers to trade Frankie Hayes. Washington U would have faced a Rose Bowl if Stanford had lost.
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New York
Bob Feller
Indians
Clark Shaughnessy
Tom Lieb
Florida
Lew Jenkins
Giants
Jersey City Farm
Connie Mack
Frankie Hayes
Washington U
Stanford
Louis Arrives in Boston for Training with Baggage Trunks
The boxing champion Joe Louis arrives in Boston for training armed with two baggage trunks of gear. Boston reporters express surprise and note the scene, while noting Louis takes the camp seriously unlike some others.
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Joe Louis
Alf McCoy
Champ
Boston
Odds and Ends on Ring Fights and Redskins Contract
The column notes Coach Ray Flaherty’s ten year Redskins contract after losing his first game four years ago. It mentions Al Weil planning an extended boxing tour and New York’s strong interest in a Max Baer and Billy Conn bout. The Conn Savold Garden match is criticized for likely questionable business despite the fight not delivering.
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Washington Redskins
Ray Flaherty
Preston Marshall
al Weill
Leo P. Flynn
New York
Max Baer
Billy Conn
New Orleans bookies miss Brown- Columbia game bets
Bookies in New Orleans accepted wagers on the Brown Columbia game as if nothing happened and paid the price with the worst shellacking since the fair grounds went out of business. Laugh of the Week remark highlights their error and the bettors’ gain.
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New Orleans
Fair Grounds
Davey O’Brien Sets NFL Records in Washington Game
First non official check shows Davey O’Brien threw 60 passes and completed 83 for 316 yards against Washington. He set new game marks for completions and yards and helped Don Looney with 14 catches. Also notes a Christmas Dept card from Lincoln Mankin and Kent State.
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F.B
Davey O’brien
National Football League
Washington
Don Looney
Davey
Lincoln Mankim
Kent State
U.) University
Wade Killefer Repeats as Indianapolis Manager
Wade Killefer named manager of the Indianapolis ball club succeeding Jewel Ens who had followed Wes Griffin and Ray Schalk, continuing the managerial succession chain in baseball.
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John P. Carmichael
Chicago Daily News
Wade Killefer
Indianapolis Ball Club
Jewel Ens
Wes Griffin
Ray Schalk
Stanford Halfback Kmetovic Tops Pacific Coast Scorers
Pete Kmetovic of Stanford won the Pacific Coast Conference high scoring title with 48 points all from touchdowns. Stanford’s Frank Albert placed second with 36 points, aided by 18 on touchdowns, followed by Jack Robinson of UCLA and other leaders from USC and WC teams in a final scoring tally.
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San Francisco
Pete Kmetovic
Stanford University
Frank Albert
Stanford
Jack “Ohinson
U. C. UA
Pat AP
Kmetovic
I.K
Albert
Q.b
Robinson
I.h
U.c.la
Sewell
W.S.C
Gallarneau
R.h
Stanfor
Robertson
Iit
U.s.cin
Fletcher
Pat
Martin
Oklahoma
Ice
Missouri
Francis
Nebraska
Steuber
Missour
Luther
Christman
Missou
Cunningham
Hall
Kansas
Eesaneonene
Owens
Iowa State
Mathews
Blue
Starmer
Langvardt
K-State
Wilder
Hopp
Rohn
Eiveerveeren
Griswold
Haberlein
Carter
Beattie
Chase
Pel
Fry
Weneveroees Eels
Osborne
Lohry
Bob Lechtenberg
I St
Jennings
Sharpe
Jacobs Oklahoma
Lister
Greenwood
Miss
Counsil
Pane
Crocker
Prochaska
Bradley
Wm. Lechtenberg
Pollom
Crowell
Studer
Suagee
Washington
Oregon State
California
Southern California
Oregon
Washington State
Montana
Idaho
Bowl lineup shapes New Year grid matchups
Three major bowls have announced pairings or contenders for New Year games. Rose Bowl matches Stanford against Nebraska. Sugar Bowl pairs Tennessee against Boston College. Sun Bowl lists Arizona State versus Western Reserve. Orange Bowl to feature Mississippi State against an as yet unnamed foe. Cotton Bowl to feature Fordham against a next week selected Southwest team.
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Pasadena
Stanford
Nebraska
New Orleans
Tennessee
Boston College
el Paso
Arizona State of
Dallas
Fordham
Lawrence High Lions land EKC all star picks
Four Lawrence high school players named to the Eastern Kansas Conference all star team and four named to the second team by EKC coaches. First team includes Junius Penny Carl Hird Gordon Stucker and Pat Green. Second team features Cecil Green Kenneth Saverry Bill Doane and Fred Jaedicke.
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Lawrence High School
Eastern Kansas Conference
Jim Reed
Topeka Daily Capital Sports Writer
Junius Penny
Carl Hird
Gordon Stucker
Pat Green
Cecil Green
Kenneth Saverry
Bill Doane
Fred Jaedicke
Big Six Champions Accept Rose Bowl Invitation
Nebraska the Big Six champion, undefeated aside from one loss to Minnesota, will meet Stanford University in the Rose Bowl at Pasadena on January 1. The invitation was confirmed last night as Stanford prepared for the game and Big Six faculty reps approved by telephone. About 90 000 seats will be available and alumni blocks are expected. Nebraska has never played in the Rose Bowl. their only setback this year was 13-7 to Minnesota.
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Nebraska
Cornhuskers
Minnesota
Stanford University
Pasadena
Stanford
Big Six
W. W. Davis
Kansas University
At Masters
Palo Alto
Midwest
Kansas State
Tulsa
St. Louis University
Washington University
Southwest
Southern Methodist
Rice
S.M.U
Texas Christian
Baylor
Pacific Coast
California
Southern California
Notre Dame
U.C.S
Nebraska and Stanford football Rose Bowl debate
Discussion questions Nebraska's chances against Stanford in the Rose Bowl after Nebraska fans tip their team as strong Big Six contenders. Analysis notes Nebraska's 9 450 enrollment and strong line and backs while Stanford has pacific coast opponents and smaller enrollment. Mentions Minnesota and Midwest power comparison and a mix of college figures and notes from Kansas and Missouri circles.
Huskers Clinch Big Six Title With 20–0 Win Over Kansas State
Stanford closes season with a 13–7 win over California in Bowl Six Times action. Rose Bowl memories linger as Stanford posts a mixed record with a 1–3–2 bowl slate under Clark Shaughnessy after a 1939 reversal. A crowd of 92,000 saw Southern California trounce Tennessee in Pasadena last year.
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Huskers
Kansas State
Stanford
California
Indians
Southern Methodists
Clark Shaughnessy
Chicago
Southern California
Tennessee
Pasadena
San Francisco
Oregon
Santa Clara
Southern Cal
Washington State
Washington
Oregon State
Minnesota
Indiana
Kansas
Son
Missouri
Pesca
Oklahoma
Pittsburgh
Iowa State
Historic college football score list spans 1916 to 1940
A readable sequence lists college football results with teams such as Washington State, Brown, Oregon, Penn, and U S C. It records scores like 1916 Washington State 14 0 Brown and 1934 Columbia 7 Stanford 0, ending with 1940 USC 14 Tennessee 0. The terse ledger-like entries mix colleges, service teams, and military posts.
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Washington State
Brown
Oregon
Penn
U. S. Marines
Camp Lewis
Naval Training Station
Marine Barracks
Harvard
California
Ohio State
Washington and Jefferson
Penn State
Navy
Washington
Notre Dame
Stanford
Alabama
Pitt
Georgia Tech
Tulane
Columbia
Southern Methodist
Duke
Tennessee
Sports Mirror: Notable past events in horse and football history
Today a year ago El Chico star of William Ziegler Jr stable destroyed after breaking two bones in left fore leg during workout. Three years ago Don Hutson Packers end broke NFL pass catching record with 41 for 552 yards. Five years ago Mickey Walker former welter and middleweight champion knocked out by Eric Seelig in seven rounds in New York.
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el Chico
William Ziegler, Jr
Don Hutson
Green Bay Packers
Mickey Walker
Eric Seelig
Germany
New York
All-Kansas High School All Stars Ballot Open
The Topeka Daily Capital invites votes for its third annual all-Kansas high school football team. Fans may submit one or more candidate names by mail or telegram to Jim Reed at the Sports Desk.
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Topeka Daily Capital
Jim Reed
Sports Desk
Qoneka Daily Capital
Topeka
1940 Grid Season Ends With Key Upsets
Texas A M suffers its first defeat 7 0 at Texas and drops from the outright Southwest title race. SMU and Rice loom as title contenders while Notre Dame awaits a showdown with Southern California. Bills of conference races, bowl bids, and final standings are recapped across regions.
Missouri Beats Kansas In All Star Grid Game
Missouri all star football team outplayed Kansas all afternoon but needed the fourth quarter to score two touchdowns for a 13 to 0 charity victory. Dick Cunningham of Missouri Mines scored both touchdowns as Kansas reached Missouri territory only twice. Missouri had eight first downs to three for Kansas and outrushed Kansas 155 yards to 47.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Dick Cunningham
Missouri Mines
Kansans
Don McKeever
St. Benedict’s
Hylas Smith
Kansas Wesleyan
Bears to meet Redskins in national title clash
Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins will battle in Washington next Sunday after clinching their conference titles. Bears beat the Cardinals 31 to 23, Redskins defeated the Eagles 13 to 6. Eagles quarterback Davey O'Brien set a new pass record with 33 completions.
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Chicago
Chicago Bears
Washington Redskins
Washington
Bears
Redskins
Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia
Eagles
Davey O’brien
Sammy Baugh
O’brien
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Remaining Scheduled Football Games List
A list of remaining football games includes College of Pacific at U S Marines San Diego on December 5 and December 6 matchups Georgia at Miami Florida and Villanova at Auburn. Competing teams also cover South Carolina at The Citadel Fresno State at Arkansas State Teachers College and more through December 28 California at Georgia Tech with Fresno State at Hawaii on January 17.
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Fordham
New York University
Duquesne
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Tech
Navy
Army
South Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Volunteers
Mississippi State
Alabama
Duke
Clemson
Miami
Georgia
Auburn
Villanova
Florida
Texas
South Carolina
Citadel
Georgia Tech
California
College of Pacific
U. S. Marines
San Diego
Fla., University
Fresno State
Arkansas State Teachers College
Notre Dame
Southern California
Southern Methodists
Rice
Texas Tech
San Francisco
Denver
University of Hawaii
Healani Ath. Club
Honolulu
1940 Big Six Scorers Revealed
Basketball season figures list top scorers for the Big Six conference with Montana and Idaho not counted in the Round Robin standings. Ties excluded from final tallies.
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Montana
Idaho
All Star College Team Defeats Globe Trotters In Chicago
An all star college squad coached by Len porn beat the Harlem Globetrotters 44 to 42 before a crowd of 20 5838 in Chicago last Friday night. The game went to overtime. Ralph Vaughn of Southern California and Marvin Huffman of Indiana, who played Kansas in the NCAA tournament in Kansas City last March, were on the all star team.
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Lenporn
Harlem Globe Trotters
Chicago
Ralph Vaughn
Southern California
Marvin Huffman
Indiana
Kansas
Major league trade chatter opens at minor leagues convention
Atlanta December 2 Major league executives gathered as minor leagues convened to start bargaining season. President Larry MacPhail of Brooklyn and Frankie Frisch of Pittsburgh led leaders into town as talks surfaced of possible trades and purchases before Friday’s closing. Names like Mickey Owen Gus Mancuso Eddie Miller Billy Myers and cash figures around sixty thousand were floated, with Brooklyn St Louis Cincinnati Boston Browns mentioned in potential deals.
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Atlanta
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Larry MacPhail
Brooklyn
Frankie Frisch
Pittsburgh
Mickey Owen
Gus Mancuso
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati
Boston Bees
Eddie Miller
Billy Myers
St. Louis Browns
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Phog Allen and Sons
Paul Christman
Jerry Notowitz
Dick Crayne
Western Union College
le Mars
Wentworth Military College
Ralph Conger
K. U. Fresh
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William Fergus
Sports Mirror
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Hugh S$. Fullerton, Jr
Texas Aggies
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Santa Clara Downs
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University of Oklaho
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