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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1940

Page

11

Lions edge Redskins as Carlisle sparks late rally

Carlisle hit three late baskets to break a seven time lead swing and lift the Lions past the Redskins. sickness crippled the Indians with White and Lively limited by injury. Carlisle led with five field goals while Lively added three and a free throw. The series resumes Friday in the second game of the two game set.

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Sports Mirror highlights from historic college games

The column catalogs past college football and golf results with teams such as Louisiana State Oklahoma State and Brigham Young. It notes University of Chicago abolishing football a year ago and Sam Snead winning the Nassau Open by 276 strokes.

University of Chicago Sam Snead

Bonita Cagers Top Oak Ridge in Local Showdowns

Bonita boys and girls defeated Oak Ridge on the home court. The girls won 37 to 19 and the Bonita five edged Oak Ridge 22 to 20. Both Bonita teams lead the Morehouse basketball league with one loss each. Next, Bonita faces Collinston on January 2 and contact details are listed for scheduling.

Bonita Oak Ridge Oak Ridge Quint Bonita Cage Morehouse Perish

Shaughnessy Named Coach of the Year

New York December 2 The World Telegram named Clark D Shaughnessy coach of the year. He led Stanford to an undefeated season and a Rose Bowl appearance, earning 253 first place votes and a total of 1423 points from college coaches.

Shaughnessy New York Clark D. Shaughnessy Stanford New York World-Telegram Indians

Army Coach to be Moved to Fort Bliss Texas

Captain William H. Wood, head football coach at Army for three years, is ordered by the War Department to duty at Fort Bliss Texas. The transfer comes despite Army’s disappointing 1939 season, with Wood to sail to San Francisco then motor to Texas.

William Wood Fort Bliss West Point N. Y William H. Wood Army War Department Tex Louis E. Hibbs Williams Harvard Cornell Lafayette Notre Dame Brown Penn Princeton Navy Cadets Wood San Francisco Texas Sta Hibb Robert L. Eichelberger Military Academy John K. Herr Cavalry Washington

Eagles Praise Tennessee Ahead of Sugar Bowl Tilt

Boston College coach Frank Leahy says Tennessee has the greatest team in the nation and should be favored to win the Sugar Bowl. He notes Southern teams are strong in bowls, while Northern teams lack post season practice due to ice and snow. Leahy expects a close game.

Atlanta Boston College Eagles Bay St. Louis Miss New Orleans Tennessee Frank Leahy South

Majors Down Bulldog Team in Dixie Conference Game

Millsaps, led by newcomer Buddy Carr, overwhelmed Louisiana Tech 46 to 23 in a defensive showcase at Jackson. Merricot starred for Tech as Delta Sigs fell 6 to 0 on a muddy field. Sigma Phi Omega will receive a gold loving cup at the Delta Sigma Christmas dance December 28.

Jackson Miss Millsaps Louisiana Tech Buddy Carr Purple Merricot Tech Delta Sigs Brownfield Lloyd Lenard Bill Eason Roy Stewart Max Kubcke Jack O’donnell Aubrey Young Jack Ussery Neville Latterman Sigma Phi Omega Fraternity Delta Sigma Group

Sigma Phi Omega Wins Fraternity Crown

On a muddy rain drenched gridiron, Sigma Phi Omega football eleven defeated rivals to claim the fraternity championship of Monroe with a 6 to 0 victory.

Sigma Ph! Omega Sigma Phi Omega Monroe

Harty Sees Eight Clubs Loop in 1941

President Emmett Harty told Hot Springs stockholders the Cotton States League may add Vicksburg and Greenwood, Miss., bringing total to eight clubs before the 1941 season. Six teams are set including Hot Springs El Dorado Helena Greenville Clarksdale and Monroe. Greenwood may not operate in 1941 and Pine Bluff folded midseason, becoming a road club. Stockholders favored delaying the season start due to poor early weather.

Hot Springs Ark Emmett Harty Cotton States League Hot Springs Baseball Club Vicksburg Greenwood Miss el Dorado Helena Greenville Clarksdale Monroe Pine Bluff

Belgian Workers Take Jobs in German Factories

More than ten thousand Belgian workers have accepted employment in German factories due to manpower shortages in Belgium. Special Belgian trams ferry workers weekly to the Reich as the war continues.

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