Missouri Tigers Train Hard for Sugar Bowl Tilt
At Edgewater Park Mississippi the Missouri Tigers ramp up for the Sugar Bowl clash with Fordham. Coach Don Faurot praises the team spirit and shows personal involvement, while Fordham arrives in Bay St. Louis for intensive prep alongside other squads ahead of New Year’s Day game actions.
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Bay St. Louis
Miss
Gulf Coast
Edgewater Park
Missouri Tigers
Rams
Don Faurot
Jim Crowley
Crowley
New York University
California
Tulane University
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Orin
Babe) Hollingberry
Washington State
Biff Jones
Nebraska
Bernie Moore
Missouri
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All America honor driven by great team says Jenkins
Darold Jenkins notes the All-America selection is a tribute to a strong team not individual glory. Don warns he will face trouble with scrimmage requests. Off field, the boys enjoy rough horseplay as healthy youngsters without jealousy.
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Whelchel Named Head Coach at Naval Academy
Commander John E. Whelchel U S N of Washington D C was appointed head football coach of the U S Naval Academy succeeding Major Emery E Larson U S Marine Corps. Captain T Starr King the academy athletic director said the new mentor would assume duties later this month. Larson who had headed the team since 1938 was ordered to Newport R I for the naval war college next month. Whelchel was backfield coach this past season and is currently executive officer of the ordnance and gunnery department.
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John E. Whelchel
Washington
D. C
U. S. Naval Academy
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R. I
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Ordnance and Gunnery Department
Gude and Cheatham Named Southern Blue Gray Co Captains
Lloyd Cheatham Auburn quarterback and Bob Gude Vanderbilt center were named co captains of the Southern team for the Blue Gray game December 27. Gordon Paska and Bob Friedlund were named co captains for the Blue squad. Practices on wet fields featured emphasized offense as North and South squads prepared at Sidney Lanier High School and Crampton Bowl in Montgomery.
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Ala
Lloyd Cheatham
Auburn
Bob Gude
Vanderbilt
Gordon Paska
Minnesota
Bob Friedlund
Michigan State
Matty Bell
Rebels
Bell
Sidney Lanier High School
Junie Hovious
Mississippi
Jack Crain
University of Texas
Crampton Bowl
Lynn Waldorf
Carl Snavely
Steel Heels Draws Top Weight in Orleans Race
New Orleans on December 23 reports Steel Heels owned by J W Bell of Chicago and trained by Frank Letellier assigned top weight of 118 pounds for the 2500 dollar Ponchartrain handicap mile and a sixteenth on Christmas day at the Fair Grounds. Idle Sun carries 112 pounds, with fifteen horses listed and weights for others including Sir Kid 108 Pari King 107 and Air Master 105.
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Chicago
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Sir Kid
Lexbrook Stable
Pari King
Woodcock and King
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C. C. Boshamer
Par Avion
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Conscript
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Air Master
J. L. Sullivan
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Varied Mat Card At Ouachita Fair Tonight
Tonight at Ouachita Valley Fair grounds wrestling arena featured a mixed card including Whitie Grove vs Cecil McGill, George Bennett against Babe Dusek, and Wesley Davis in a four round bout with Walter Brady. A postshow dance concludes the program with promoters touting a busy crowd and strong interest in the GroveMcGill clash.
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Ouachita Valley Fair Ground
Whitie Grove
Cecil McGill
George Bennett
Babe Dusek
Wesley Davis
Walter
Bulldog” Brady
Grove
McGill
College Basketball Scores From Associated Press Roundup
Tulane 46 Scranton 39 Iowa 49 Western Michigan 48 Detroit 37 Harvard 32 Fordham 68 Rutgers 35 Rochester 38 Yale 36 Kentucky 64 South Carolina 25 Oregon 49 Nebraska 42 Butler 39 Pittsburgh 29 Creighton 60 Ohio State 34 Seton Hall 49 Davis Elkins 29 Utah 44 Wayne 19 Monday’s results East Rochester 38 Yale 36 Manhattan 45 Niagara 43 Tulane 46 Scranton 39 South Kentucky 64 South Carolina 25 Midwest Creighton Ohio State 34 Utah 44 Wayne 19 Butler 39 Pittsburgh 29 Iowa 49 Western Michigan 48 Detroit 37 Harvard 32 West Missouri 37 California Kansas State 44 Montana 34 Brigham Young 64 Montana State 48 Loyola Chicago Denver 20 New Mexico Mines 33 Oklahoma City 0 Oregon State 46 Utah State 30 Mesa Utah 51 Dixie 30
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Delhi Youth Awarded Football B Letter
Cadet Jimmy Merryman of Delhi Louisiana was awarded the B letter for football at the Georgia Military Academy in College Park Georgia during the past week before leaving for Delhi for Christmas holidays. He is the son of Mr and Mrs E L Jones of Delhi and will return January 5 to resume duties.
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Delhi
Georgia Military Academy
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E. L. Jones
Tulane rallies to defeat Scranton 46 39 Cagers beaten after 16 3 start
Tulane underdog team erased an early 16 to 3 deficit to beat Scranton 46 to 39 in Scranton. Bob Duffy of Columbus Ohio scored 26 points on 10 field goals and six fouls, sparking the comeback and lifting Tulane to the win.
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Tulane
Bob Duffy
Columbus
Henry Picard Wins Valley Open Tourney
Henry Picard of Oklahoma City won the Rio Grande Valley open golf tournament in Harlingen Texas with a 266 total to finish 18 under par. E J Harrison placed second with 268 and Jimmy DeMaret was third with 269 as amateurs and pros shared the prize money led by Picard's $1000.
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N. J. Harrison
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Jimmy DeMaret
Detroit
Jack Tinnin
Houston
John Derr
Raymondville
Byron Nelson
Toledo
South Place
Benny Hogan
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Tony Penna
Dayton
E. J. Harrison
Ben Hogan
Jack Grout
George Fazio
Dick Metz
Harold McSpaden
Chick Harbert
Clayton Heafner
Henry Ransom
Claude Harmon
Ed Wysowski
Lester Kennedy
Elmer Reed
Ky Laffoon
Paul Runyan
Yale Mentor Resigns Post
Emerson W. Spike Nelson resigned as Yale football head coach after a 1-7 season. Athletic director Ogden Miller reported the letter stating his move to join the United States Engineer Corps procurement staff in Philadelphia. Nelson holds a Ph.D. and played at Iowa before Yale. he became head coach after Ducky Pond.
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Ducky” Pond
Sports Mirror: Pro Football Attendance Records and Notable Dates
A look back at the National Pro Football League setting attendance highs in 1940 with 1,309,027 for the regular season, 36,034 for a title playoff, and 257,200 across all-star and exhibition events. The item also recalls Mildred Didrikson Zaharias marrying wrestler George Zaharias in 1932, and Connie Mack’s 74th birthday noting Ehmker’s 1929 World Series pitching as a highlight.
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Babe) Didrikson
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Howard Ehmker
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Baseball Notes and Football Farces From the Season
Louis ville Colonels sign Pete Layden as a standout outfielder after a 397 college season. DiMaggio draws cheers at Madison Square Garden while others joke about boxing and boxing-bound events. Frank Graham plans a Lou Gehrig biography and a profile on Eddie Brannick. Kovacs buys a patriotic car, a fan suggests calling the Ameri Kids Bowl, and Rose Bowl talk shifts with Alabama’s Joe Baker named all-America football manager. A deer trap on Drummond Island nets wildlife and a hunter. Maxwell Field gains a Royal Air Force cadet columnist. Fort Story and Norfolk Shamrocks draw 2,000, Defense Bowl planned next year. UC athletes in service span from Florida to Alaska. Wake Island defender Lawrence Hayes noted. Chet Kehn shifts to golf and bowling with a 72 handicap and 193 high average.
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Bowling Tilt Fink Tailors Defeat Army at Monroe Center
The Tailors beat the Army 3 0 at Monroe Bowling Center on Sunday. Bernard Scheen and Holloway led the Tailors with high series 561 and 523 pins respectively, while the Army’s top scorer was Dash with 470. Congress in 1850 abolished and issued grog for two long honored sea duties.
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Boxing results from New York and across cities last night
Norman Rubio outpointed Tony Martelliano in New York. Carlos Malacara won by technical knockout over Jimmy Tygh in Pittsburgh. Aldo Spoldi outpointed Lew Fortuna in Holyoke. Tippy Larkin outpointed Carmine Fatta in Newark. Holman Williams and Kid Cocoa drew in Baltimore. Nate Bolden outpointed Jacob La Motta in Chicago.
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N. Y
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Jimmy Tygh
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Aldo Spoldi
Lew Fortuna
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Baltimore
Holman Williams
Detroit
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Kid) Cocoa
New Haven
Conn
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Chicago
Nate Bolden
Jacob la Motta
Pelicans Sell Thompson to Sacramento in Pacific Coast Deal
New Orleans Pelicans announce the sale of outfielder Averette Thompson to Sacramento of the Pacific Coast league. The December 23 disclosure confirms the contractual transfer between the teams.
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Thompson
NEW Orleans
New Orleans Pelicans
Averette Thompson
Sacramento
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