MacMitchell and Rice win Sugar Bowl meets in New Orleans
In humid New Orleans, Leslie MacMitchell wins the mile with 4 minutes 1 second as Greg Rice breaks the American record in the 3 mile event at the Sugar Bowl track meet. Indiana rivals and others contest the races amid strong wind and heavy air. notable performances also include Fred Wilt and Walter Mehl in distance events and Cornelius Warmerdam's pole vault feat.
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Pollard Ready For Stanford Pollard Ready For Stanford
Stanford faces a key shift as 19 year old 6 foot 4 inch Jim Pollard becomes eligible. The sophomore forward from Oakland joins Everett Dean’s lineup, signaling a move to power basketball while Pollard and the 1940 freshmen look to boost Stanford’s Pacific Coast Conference title bid. The season opener comes next month as California and Southern California threaten Stanford’s repeat chances.
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Mulloy Beats Talbert in Singles at Cincinnati Tennis
Mulloy toppled Billy Talbert of Cincinnati 6-4 6-4. In yesterday's doubles Talbert and Ted Olewine beat Mike MecLaney and C. W. Frank of New Orleans 6-1 6-3. Grant and Sabin beat Billy Gillespie and Xavier Fernandez of Peru 6-3 6-2. Segura and Peru won Bartlett and Louis Schopfer 6-2 1-5, and Schroeder and Mulloy defeated Rogers and Jack Tuero 6-4 6-2. Today Talbert and Olewine meet Grant and Sabin while Segura and Pero face Schroeder and Mulloy.
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Wade Believes Duke Beavers Tilt Mystery
Duke head coach Wallace Wade calls the Rose Bowl clash with Oregon State a mystery as both teams rely on secondhand knowledge of each other. He cites Duke ends Jim Smith and Bob Gantt as key playmakers in a season highlighted by effective end-around plays and strong running.
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Indianapolis speed classic suspended for war effort
Indianapolis speed classic suspended for the duration of the war. Captain Eddie Rickenbacker states the 100 mile race uses rubber fuel oil and manpower and should be redirected toward victory. The AAAs contest board is polling on other races on the circuit.
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Alabama President May Figure in Tilt
In Tuscaloosa Alabama may see Dr George H Denny return to football fate as he serves in proxy chair while Alabama prepares for the Dallas Cotton Bowl clash with Texas A and M New Year s Day Historically under his presidency from 1912 to 1937 the Crimson Tide did not lose a bowl game and he now presides again amid speculation about potential impact on the Dallas Bowl outcome The Tide s train reached Dallas that afternoon
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Appreciation Night Set At Wrestling Arena Here
Balk Estes, junior light-heavyweight champ, meets Jack Curtis in a non-title main event at Ouachita Valley Fair Grounds arena Tuesday night. Promoter Gus Kallio offers free admission to all women and girls as appreciation for 1941 patronage. Prices range 65 cents ringside to 2 cents for children. Negroes have a 2 cent section. Curtis seeks to win Estes belt back from the Louisiana circuit. Semi final features Bob Corby and George Bennett. A boxing battle royal opens at 8:30.
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West All Stars Face Eastern Gridiron Clash In New Orleans
In Baton Rouge the West All Stars select Billy Sewell of Washington State to throw against Arizona end Hank Stanton, a college scoring leader. Coach Rube Holsingberg touts Sewell as the nation’s top passer as the Western squad readies for the January 3 game in New Orleans, transplanted from San Francisco.
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Sugar Bowl legends mark fast times and signings
Year ago today John Munski of Missouri won the Sugar Bowl mile in 4 15.2 Fred Walcott took 120 yard high hurdles in 14 4 and Greg Rice ran the three mile in 14 16.4 Three years ago Freddy Hutchinson a 19 year old pitcher signed a Detroit contract Five years ago coaches association did not seek changes to forward pass interference rule for 1937 season with Walter Olson indicating status quo for next season.
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University of Virginia to Host Eastern Intercollegiate Boxing
Charlottesville Virginia December 29 The University of Virginia one of the first schools to sponsor boxing will host the Eastern Intercollegiate Boxing tournament on March 6 and 7.
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Cronin to Manage From Sidelines Next Season
Boston veteran Joe Cronin, with 16th big league campaign ahead, says he will be a bench manager in 1941. He trains daily in a sweat suit and rubber blouse at Boston's University club, hedging on shortstop duties for Pesky and Pellagrini and noting possible military deferments. He plans Florida conditioning and Hot Springs baths before spring training.
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Mann Declares Japs Better Swimmers
Fort Lauderdale Fla Dec 29 A Pudgy Matt Mann famed Michigan swimming coach says Japan’s swimmers have improved while the United States is declining physically He urges compulsory swimming in grade schools noting he was taught to swim in school England fifty years ago Mann cites Japan’s focus on small men who can compete in aquatic sports Director John B Kelly of the government fitness program estimates US selectees only ten percent qualify as competent swimmers versus about 75 percent in the Japanese army
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Track coach urges South American tour for athletes
Brutus Hamilton of the University of California proposes selecting eight to ten world champion track and field athletes to tour Latin America as ambassadors. He argues government support could exceed the impact of Pan American games, which may be dropped as wartime changes loom.
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ROTC Rifle Matches Set For 1942 Heart Trophy
The 1942 National ROTC Rifle matches for the William R Heart trophies run January 10 to March 18 inclusive. The competition is open to all ROTC units in the United States Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Five man teams fire the matches.
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Federal tax warning to Sugar Bowl ticket scalpers
In New Orleans on December 29, Internal Revenue Collector Paul H. Maloney announced that scalped ticket proceeds exceeding original prices are subject to an 11 percent federal tax. The warning covers Sugar Bowl and East West games and applies to all sellers.
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Louis Near Peak Form Before Baer Bout at Garden
Greenwood Lake dispatch notes champion Joe Louis is near peak for the Madison Square Garden bout with Buddy Baer on January 8. Louis weighed 209 pounds after yesterday's drill as he steps back from boxing activity to comply with contact flight regulations for planes operating 1,000 feet or less with minimum daytime visibility of one mile to two miles at night.
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Orange Bowl Teams Plan Stiff Drills
In Miami on December 29, Texas Christian and Georgia prepared for the Orange Bowl with separate practices near each other. TCU, a 38-man squad, drilled at Miami High after arriving late, while Georgia’s 41 players trained at the Orange Bowl to adjust to the field. Both teams worked on passing plays with Georgia defending against TCU’s aerial game. Coaches Meyer and Butts discussed a wide open matchup, with plans to run and throw as needed.
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War and sports collide in Navy baseball tale
Wide World Sports recalls Amby Gilligan of Whitehall linking two former pupils Francis Conlon and Gerald Ross in Hawaii. Ross hit a decisive triple to win a division title and later wired home that after Pearl Harbor the first battle was over and he and Hackett were OK. The note suggests lessons from high school fields endure in war.
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Hackett) Conlon
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Barney) Ross
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Oregon State to settle PCC bowout salary questions
Oregon State will handle the Pacific Coast Conference standard salary and office expense provisions in a move to settle questions about G-man Atherton’s compensation for next year. Harold Lambert, Rice guard, played at Madison Square Garden last season and faced Fordham Saturday, recalling a past illness. Babe Ruth loses two pounds for a Gehrig biopic set to film soon. Publicity forBaer Louis fight carries Remember Pearl Harbor. John Mooney notes Japan’s Premier Tojo may share managers’ view that Yankees cannot be stopped by July.
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Browns fans call for league action after spending spree
Don Barnes denies a 100000 request from the Browns while Sporting News cites a club official saying owners have poured in nearly a half million dollars in five years and seek league intervention. Mike Kelly of the Minneapolis Association club has run in the league since 1902. Reds’ stats say ten timely base-hits could have won the pennant. John Dohlan, Boston traveler writer, returns after illness noting an upside down stomach. Wonder if he got it from riding an elevator with the Braves.
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Ancient Mayan court unearthed hints at early basketball
Archaeologists at Copan Honduras reveal a found court for a game resembling basketball from a thousand years ago. In boxing notes, manager Hurley weighs a Lem Franklin tuneup against a single rival, Joseph Barrow Louis. Barometers require protection from drafts sun and heat to stay reliable.
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College basketball scores from Saturday night games
Associated Press totals show East Michigan State 33 Syracuse 31 and Washington 64 Temple 36. Other results include Rice Institute 68 over Fordham 4, Long Island 46 over Southern California 45, Oregon State 38 over St. Bonaventure 33, Canisius 56 over Wyoming 44, Duquesne 34, Westminster 32, Colorado 45 over St. Josephs 29, Hofstra 37 over Davis Elkins 36, Midwest Minnesota 56 over Nebraska 32, Purdue 50 over Butler 34, Bradley 48 over Harvard 44, DePaul 40 over Oklahoma 26, Toledo 52 over Cornell 31, West California 50 over Ohio State 38, Stanford 41 over University of San Francisco 31, Loyola Los Angeles 40 over U C L A 34, Oklahoma City Tournament results include Oklahoma A and M 4, Baylor 29, Pittsburgh Kas Teachers 40 over Southern Methodist 37, Texas 55 over Texas Tech 45, West Texas 54 over Arkansas 41.
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Fordham Drills Rivals for Sugar Bowl Opponents
Fordham Rams refined contact work signal drills and blocking at Bay St. Louis Mississippi as they prepare for New Year’s Day Sugar Bowl clash with Missouri Tigers. Tigers rested today after traveling from Edgewater Park Mississippi to a party hosted by Sugar Bowl VP Joseph B. David.
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Africa and diamonds in world supply
South Africa produces more than 3 percent of the world’s diamond supply. An additional 44 percent is supplied by other diamond fields in Africa.
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Harbert Wins Beaumont Open by Seven Strokes
Pi Chick Harbert, an unknown from Battle Creek, Michigan, captured the $5,000 Beaumont Open with 276, eight under par for 72 holes. He led Hogan and Bunyan by seven strokes, while Jim Turnesa finished fourth at 284. Hogan earned $650 to cap his year with $18,356 in tour winnings.
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