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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1941
Page
7
New Orleans reports a Sugar Bowl preview showing Fordham and Missouri favored by the public. Missouri holds a 6-5 edge in bets as analysts note Fordham’s aerial attack versus Missouri’s ground game. Both teams prepare in New Orleans with travel squads and cautious practice ahead of the New Year clash.
Freshman rule for one year was voted to be eliminated by the IA A. Mississippi College officers and other college representatives were reelected as leaders. The conference may appoint a commissioner to oversee amateur policy and enforce strict amateur standards for next months. Boxing results from Baltimore and New York conclude with several knockouts and decisions.
Durham crowds hype Duke versus Oregon State as Rose Bowl week opens. Coach Lon Stiner tightens security at Chapel Hill while Lon Wade faces Rose Bowl jitters and Lloyd Wickett nurses a shoulder, with Moffat Storer sidelined but Steve Lah still ready to lead Duke’s offense.
Southwestern Louisiana Institute earned a decisive six to one and a half point victory over Florida in eight three round bouts before 3,505 fans in New Orleans. Notable results include Dan Harper 120 pounds and Johnny Joca 135 pounds winning for SL I while Florida’s Johnny Guzzina and Leo Coe stood out for the Gators in scattered draws and decisions.
West coaches Bebe Hollingberry, Biff Jones and Bernie Moore, unhappy with weekend scrimmage work, ordered another rough drill for the West squad preparing to meet the all-star Easterners in the Shrine football classic in New Orleans. The secret practice began Monday at LSU to refine running plays and kickoff formations before the gates closed to observers.
A compact 1940s style sports digest notes Freddie Cochrane delaying a title defense for Mike Jacobs, NFL players possibly taking defense jobs, Buck Weaver’s defense stamp idea for bowl games, Ocean View Golf Association bond vote, Gus Schwartz of Newark, Jake Weber on the four minute mile, no pass rule at Tropical Park, Steve Owen at a Wyoming game, requests for 14 soccer pants in Hampton Roads, and a censored San Diego Bomber reference amid Rose Bowl weather optimism in North Carolina.
Joe Manzo, ex Boston College grid star, played 22 games this fall split between Camp Craft in D C and a Roasoke, Va pro team. Four Second Field Artillery players from western Pennsylvania won the Canal Zone title. Buddy Lewis, ex Washington erd seeker, becomes aquad leader at Fort Knox armored force center. Major Emprett O'Donnell, shot down four Japanese planes in the Philippines, is the same Detroit fan who drew Mickey Cochrane into lying. Joe Gallagher, formerly with the Dodgers, now drives a truck at Camp Lee, Va and refused a recreation department job.
The day’s scores show Oregon State 47 over Manhattan 51, Michigan State 77 over Rutgers 34, Temple and Southern California tied 4 points, City College of New York 4, Western Kentucky Teachers 52 over Washington and Lee Marshall 37, Miami 33, Cornell TM, Br 41 over Oklahoma 4, Detroit 33 over Nebraska 29, Texas 38, Stanford 68 over Ohio State 45, Loyola Chicago 57 beating Santa Clara 52, and other scattered outcomes across venues including Oklahoma City and Warrensburg Teachers.
On December W 14 in New Orleans Mrs C C Winters' Off Guard led from the start gate to win the Audubon Purse mile and a sixteenth on the Fair Grounds card. Jockey Steve Brooks steered the winner as Paii King closed hard to take second by a head with Sir Kid finishing third. the $2 wager paid $9.60.
Two famed wrestlers Jack Curtis and Balk Estes headline a non title main event at Ouachita Valley Fairgrounds in an Appreciation Night. Estes the junior light heavyweight champion battles Curtis who once held the belt but failed to make weight. Promoter Gus Kalhe invites all women free tonight as a year end crowd pleaser. The card opens around 9 30 p m with a Corby Bennett semi final after a boxing battle royal. Aldin Butch Martin referees both matches.
Northwestern coach Lynn Waldorf recounted New Orleans' Blue Gray game loss to the South in Montgomery. He blamed rain and the Southern halfback Junius Hovious and quarterback Jupiter Pluvius for the 16-0 defeat as Crain of Texas joined the standout pair.
Eastern all stars practiced with a Keesler Field army squad in Biloxi Mississippi focusing on pass offense and defense. Duquesne end John Rokisky and Iowa back Ed Coupee returned to action after injuries, with a skeleton backfield drill and defensive line work led by Coach Kerr while Bernie Bierman rejoined later from New Orleans.
Nine years after doctors called Maurice Wade a hopeless cripple the Missouri back, nicknamed the red headed Wade boy, is healthy and key to a Sugar Bowl showdown with Fordham. Wade scored nine touchdowns this year on runs up to 85 yards as part of Shrine Crippled Children’s support that helped him overcome osteomyelitis and crutch dependence. Wade’s rise from Mountain Grove to Missouri’s varsity spotlight spans little more than a decade.
John A. Hovious star Ole Miss halfback married Katherine Tennant at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Vicksburg Mississippi. The wedding featured attendant Mrs Merle Hapes and best man Bill Sam both longtime connections from school and college. The bouquet came from the Blue-Gray association of Montgomery Alabama. The couple plans a wedding trip before Hovious returns to finish his senior year.
Dixie coach Chunky Frank Thomas predicts a high scoring Cotton Bowl clash as Alabama Crimson Tide meets Texas A and M in Dallas New Year’s Day. The Alabama party was greeted by cheering crowds and ten gallon hats while Thomas reports his squad in good shape aside from minor injuries. Alabama and A and M will practice at Dallas High School Stadium and SMU Stadium respectively through Wednesday.
In New Orleans on December 3, Francisco Segura of Ecuador defeated Earl Bartlett in three sets 4-6 7-5 6-2 6-4 to reach the Sugar Bowl final, while Ted Schroeder of Glendale, California edged Gardnar Mulloy after four sets 4-6 6-2 2-6 7-5 6-4.
The column reviews anniversaries from years past noting Yankees trading Monte Pearson to Cincinnati for 20000 and Don Lang rookies in 1940, Mel Ott becoming New York Giants captain at about 20000, and Washington selling Al Simmons to the Boston Bees. It recalls five years ago measures by the Football Coaches Association to curb college gambling and Gus Dorais’ charge that more money was wagered on gridiron than horse racing.
Wichita report says Baton Rouge Essos won their fifth consecutive state championship under the national semi pro baseball congress. The team secured the fifth straight recognized state title during the 1941 season, marking a record pace among competing squads.
Leslie MacMitchell of New York University named the twelfth James E Sullivan Memorial Trophy winner for 1941. He scored 848 points on a 5-3-1 basis, ahead of Cornelius Warmerdam and Joe Platak, with others including Billy Brown and Nancy Merki also cited on the final ballot.
Georgia's Bulldogs gathered at Orange Bowl stadium for their first look ahead to the New Year's Day clash with Texas Christian. Frankie Sinkwich starred in a long passing session as coach Wally Butts planned a closed drill to refine defensive plans.
New Orleans report notes Mrs. Charlie Gilbert gave birth Monday to a daughter. Gilbert is the Chicago Cubs outfielder and son of Larry Gilbert, Nashville Vols manager, who maintains a home in the area.
DETROIT December 3 The nation's football coaches adopted a hands off policy on their playing code and passed minor offense aiding suggestions to the NCAA rules committee. Chairman Lou Little said fewer changes were proposed than in a decade. Proposals include optional goal for scores, clarifying substitution rules, adjusting lateral pass penalties, penalizing sending substitutes on the field after formation, and allowing reporting to any official.
Texas A&M completed their last home practice before departing for Dallas for the Cotton Bowl against Alabama. Pass defense struggled as reserve players allowed multiple completions by Derace Moser and Leo Daniels, while Truman Cox and Leonard Dickey led on defense. A 45-man squad leaves Tuesday. several players remain out with knee injuries and may not suit up. Kentucky and other states are noted for towns sharing peculiar names.
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