Grid stars gather as Southland hosts early Sugar Bowl camps
Fordham Rams arrive in Bay St. Louis joining Missouri Tigers and Western All Stars in New Orleans area training. Den Faurot orders intensive drills as Rams prep for Sugar Bowl while West squad under Hollingberry Jones Moore and East coaches Bierman Kerr y push two daily sessions at Biloxi and Baton Rouge.
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California
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Babe) Hollingberry
Washington State
Biff Jones
Nebraska
Bernie Moore
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Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Andy Kerry
Colgate
Biloxi
Draft Night Buzz Hits College Gridiron Scene
National pro team drafted Ralph Miller and Hub Ulrich from Kansas University as college names and coaches comment on sport and army drafts. Charley Black of Kansas faces a blunt season with Bethel game antics and Notre Dame star Angello Bartelli is highlighted for sharp passing. Veterans like Fritz Crisler and Lou Little weigh reforms, while Dick Hanley and Jock Sutherland are noted for service and strategy.
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Hub Ulrich
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Angello Bartelli
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Frank Leahy
Tesh
Bertilli
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Spike Nelson Resigns as Yale Football Coach
Yale head coach Spike Nelson, 36, resigned to join the United States Engineer Corps in Philadelphia. Nelson led Yale after the graduate system was replaced a year earlier, with the team winning only one of eight games last season.
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Yale
Emerson W
Spike) Nelson
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Elf
United States Engineer Corps
Philadelphia
Trade guessers busy on Browns-Yan-kees talks
New York December 23 trade watchers say Don Barnes head of the St. Louis Browns conferred with Ed Barrows of the New York Yankees. Barnes denied a swap but indicated he would listen if a proposition with substantial money came for First Baseman George McQuinn.
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Don Barnes
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Ed Barrows
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George McQuinn
Basketball Results From Across Colleges and High Schools
Oregon 49 Nebraska 42 Missouri 37 California 34 Kansas State 44 Montana 34 Oklahoma 32 George Washington 25 Town 49 Western Michigan 48 Creighton 60 Ohio State 34 Loyola Chicago 40 Denver 20 High School Fredonia 15 Burlington 14 Fredonia B 41 Burlington B 4.
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Oklahoma
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Denver
Fredonia
Burlington
Independence Junior College Tournament First Round and Second Round Outcomes
In Independence Kansas AP reports first round results with Tola defeating Coffeyville 53 46 Independence 26 Parsons 23 Chanute 36 Fort Scott 24 El Dorado 47 Arkansas City 27. Second round saw Tola 45 Independence 32 El Dorado 34 Chanute 30 Consolation Fort Scott 32 Arkansas City 27 Coffeyville 43 Parsons 30.
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Coffeyville
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Fort Scott
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Arkansas City
Prize freak of the year in sports icons
UPI notes the year’s freaks across sports. Mickey Owen’s dropped third strike in the 1941 World Series is highlighted as the most famous botch, with Yankees’ late rally sealing a 7 to 4 win and a 3-1 series lead. Other quirks include football, boxing, and golf oddities and a dentist son incident in Mississippi.
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UPI
Mickey Owen
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Hugh Casey
Dodgers
Tommy Henrich
Yankees
Freddie Fitzsimmons
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Roland Hughes
Roanoke
World News
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Ray Ryan
W. G. Bramham
Bobby Yandell
Ray Poole
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Mississippi
Soose
California
Ceferino Garcia
Garcia
Portsmouth
William Pitts
Pitts
Kansas State Tops Montana U 44 to 34 in Montana
Missoula report states Kansas State upsets Montana Grizzlies 44 to 34 as the Wildcats convert scoring chances. halftime score 20 to 16. Kansas State shot 20 of 54 while Montana hit 14 of 67.
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Tank Had Gas Fire Injures Couple In Garage Mishap
In Los Angeles Dorothy Van Dyke, 19, used a lit match to test gasoline in her car. A flash ignited the garage fire causing 40 percent burns to Dorothy and burns to her husband Richard, 21, as firefighters put out the blaze at their home.
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Louisville Colonels Sign Pete Layden For Outfield Power
In New York the Louisville Colonels signed Pete Layden, expected to excel as an outfielder, after a strong season at Texas and a .397 college hitting mark last summer. The piece also notes Madison Square Garden crowd moments with Joe DiMaggio and mentions Frank Graham's new Gehrig biography due in February.
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Louisville Colonels
Pete Layden
Texas
Madison Square Garden
Joe DiMaggio
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Frank
N. Y. Sun
Graham
Lou Gehrig
Eddie Brannick
Bowl Durham tag for Rose Bowl idea sparks editorials
Jim Rasmusen of the Ironwood Daily Globe weighs in that the transplanted Rose Bowl should be named Bowl Durham. Sid Sloane of Tuscaloosa nominates Joe Baker of Alabama U as all-America football manager for guiding the Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl moves and leading the march to the Gatton Bowl on New Year’s Day.
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Daily Globe
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Joe Baker
Alabama U
Tulane Stadium
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Deer trap on Drummond Island nets deer cat dog hare and hunter
A deer trap placed on Drummond Island Michigan last fall caught a deer and also trapped a dog a cat a snowshoe hare and a hunter who tested its effectiveness. The hunter said the device did its job once freed by friends.
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Dodgers rookie Chet Kehn bows to golf and bowling
Chet Kehn, set for the Dodgers next spring, has taken up golf and bowling for fitness after winter baseball was barred in California. In three years his golf score dropped to 72 and in two seasons his bowling best rose to 198.
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Typhus Epidemic Spreading Through Eastern Europe
The Polish Telegraphic Agency reports a typhus epidemic spreading through eastern Europe and approaching Berlin. Berlin reporter for Tidningen notes German labor camp women in Brandenburg forests stopped assisting farmers due to typhus in nearby villages.
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Elmer Riddle Named Pitcher of the Year for National League
Elmer Riddle of Cincinnati Reds crowned Pitcher of the Year after leading NL in earned run average 2.24 and winning percentage. He posted 19 wins, 4 losses, 217 innings, and helped Cincinnati claim strong 1940 form. Dodgers staff paced league in wins, with Whitlow Wyatt and Kirby Higbe each at 22 victories. Lon Warneke threw the only no hitter that season.
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Pip Elmer
Carl Hubbell
Whitlow Wyatts
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Reds
Riddle
Bill McKechnie
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Thornton Lee
Lefty Gomez
Dodgers
Whitlow Wyatt
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Ernie White
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Bucky Walters
Cincinnati
John Vander Meer
Curt Davis
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Highlee
Lon Warneke
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Cincinati
Blind Youth Volunteered for St Louis Defense Duty
Raymond Parsons 25, blind since birth, volunteered at civilian defense headquarters in St Louis on December 23. A WPA Braille proofreader and skilled dairyman, he can type 65 words a minute, speak Spanish, operate a telephone switchboard, and believes his acute touch would help inspect bullets and shells at a small arms plant.
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German Army Spokesman Signals Open Possibilities
Berlin reports that a German army spokesman said there were many possibilities open for German military action. He would not reveal axis plans despite questions about Hitler’s references to big actions and rumors on North Africa and the Mediterranean. Otto Abetz, the German ambassador to Paris, is in Berlin for talks on German French relations.
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Maureen O'Hara to Wed Will Price in Mississippi
Dublin-born actress Maureen O'Hara plans to marry film director Will Price on December 29 at his hometown McComb Mississippi. She is the former wife of George Hanley Brown, a British film executive.
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UPI
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Navy extends V-7 officer training as 14,000 quota set
The Navy Department announces reopening of enlistments and looser V-7 training requirements for midshipmen. A nationwide quota of 14,000 is set for 1942 to 1944, keeping Abbott Hall’s Northwestern University program active and allowing third and fourth year college students to qualify after graduation. Local recruiting resumes at the Naval Reserve Armory led by Lt. Com. A. R. J. L. Pieper with V-7 offices across the Ninth Naval District.
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Navy Recruiting Station Contact for Program Details
Information concerning the program may be obtained at any navy recruiting station. Appreciated gift a mail subscription to the Journal-World.
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