Mississippi State fears letdown before Orange Bowl
Mississippi State coach Allyn McKeen worries the Maroons may lack the proper mental attitude for the post season as they prepare to face Georgetown in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day. He notes Georgetown’s primed mindset and aims to match them with peak physical condition and steady preparation.
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Larry Rollins
MIAMI
Mississippi State
Maroons
Georgetown
Allyn McKeen
McKeen
Jack Hagerty
Tennessee
Stanford
Stanford T formation confuses defense in bowl bid
Stanford’s T formation draws on old and modern variants to confuse Nebraska’s defense in the Rose Bowl buildup. The Cruel criss crossing shifts, multiple motion players, and fast line opens holes with Albert at quarterback and Gallarneau Standlee and Kmetovic in varied roles as the Bears and Halas analytic minds weigh counter measures.
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Art Krenz
NEA
Stanford
Chicago Bears
Nebraska
Knute Rockne
Balllrom
Inesse
Bears
Sid Luckman
Frankie Albert
Albert
Hugh Gallarneau
Norm Standlee
Pete Kmetovic
Kmetovic
Gallarneau
Standlee
Gallarneaugs
Kmetlovic
Shaughnessy
George Halas
Ralph Jones
Lake Forest College
Chicago
Ilinois
Jones
Pro Teams Ready For Bowl Battle
The Chicago Bears and the National League all stars prepared for their third annual pro bowl grid game in Los Angeles. Gilmore Stadium will sell out its 18,500 seats. Bernie Masterson is expected to start at quarterback for the Bears in place of Sid Luckman in his final game before taking a coaching post at UCLA.
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Los Angeles
Chicago Bears
Tom Gallery
Gilmore Stadium
Bernie Masterson
Bears
Sid Luckman
Masterson
University of California At
Unusual Shot by KU Veteran John Kline
John Kline, a KU veteran, has tried a new one handed overhead shot after weather dampened his usual method. The article notes limited success and his adjustment to the unfamiliar technique.
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Lawrence
John Kline
University of Kansas
Wnather
Purdue Coy Basketball Team Wins Big Ten Title
In Lafayette Indiana Purdue coy basketball team wins or shares the Big Ten title under coach Ward Lambert with a standout season. The victory cements their status as a top program and marks a high point in the team’s history.
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Proquiaer
Alapayette
Ind
Purdue Coy
Teaims
Alnee
Ward Lambert Por
Hoosiers Lead Nation In Holiday Basketball Shuffle
Indiana faces five tough games in 10 days, opening against Stanford then California Southern Cal and UCLA before a Sugar Bowl trip to Kentucky. Kansas Oklahoma A M loom midlands contenders with Kansas meeting Fordham Temple Loyola Chicago. Oklahoma A M beat NY teams on eastern trip. U C L A loss to Bradley and DePaul noted. Notre Dame loses to Wisconsin as Badger free throws spark upset.
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Hoosiers
Georgia
Butler
Marshall College
Stanford
California
Southern Cal
New Orleans
Kentucky
Oregon
Webfoots
L.lu
Temple
Duquesne
Howard Hobson
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Clair Bee
Blackshirts
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Midlands
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Oklahoma A. & M
Indiana
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Fordham
Loyola of Chicago
Henry Iba
Oklahoma Aggies
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Philadelphia
George Washington
Nat Holman
C. N
Iba
Itke Aggies
Aggies
Bradley
DePaul
Iowa State
Braves
Lloyd Bartel
Notre Dame
Wisconsin
Badgers
Belmont Stakes up at Belmont Park this season
Belmont Park raised purses for next season by about 21000 dollars. The Suburban Handicap prize increased by 10000 dollars to 30000 dollars, marking the largest gain among the stakes.
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New York
North South Grid Showdown Readied in Montgomery
The Deep South city hosts the third North South gridiron classic at Cramton Bowl at 1 30 p m with coaches Snavely Waldorf Neely and Wolf claiming both Yankee and Dixie squads are ready. Stars Lelanne Goodnight Basca Kostro lead aerial plans as 200 pound lines clash in a wide open final with fair cool weather expected.
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Montgomery
Cramton Bowl
Mason- Dixon Line
Dixie
Coecoaches
Carl Snavely
Cornell
Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern
Yankee
Jess Neely
Rice
Raymond
Bear) Wolf
North Carolina
South
Jim
Sweet
Villanova
John Kostro
Wittenberg
Tom Riggs
Ilinois
Tribute to Actress Mabel Normand at Republic Studio
The motion picture industry pays tribute to the late actress Mabel Normand as Republic Studio dedicates a new 250000 dollar sound stage. Stars and film executives who worked with Normand are invited to a bronze plaque ceremony at the stage, the first completed unit of a proposed million dollar building and exposition program.
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Hollywood
Mabel Normand Onight
Republic Studio
Comedienne
Miss Normand
Columbus Red Birds Play in 20 Games Overtime
Fragmentary report notes the Columbus Red Birds of the American Association playing in a season spanning 20 games. The readable text hints at overtime contexts but provides few names, dates, or concrete outcomes.
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Columbus
Red ‘Birds
American Association
Wick Hone
Ieee Seaaon
Thea Siete
Fae
Garms Named National League Batting Champion
New York March news reports that Dels Garms of the Pittsburgh Pirates won the 1940 NL batting title with a .355 average in 358 at bats over 103 games, leading the league amid a controversy over minimum at bat requirements and official recognition.
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Judson Bailey
New York
Little Dels Garms
Pittsburgh Pirates
Stanley Hack
Chicago Cubs
Elias Baseball Bureau
Conn Named Fighter of the Year in The Ring Poll
Light heavyweight champion Bill Conn, seeking Joe Louis’s heavyweight title, is named fighter of the year in The Ring magazine poll. Conn led with 57 votes, followed by Max Baer with 36 and Louis at 17 of 118 votes.
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New York
Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Conn
Ring
Louis
Max Baer
Rule Women Can't Compete in Races
Lake Placid New York reports that women face a ban from championship races under amateur athletic union rules. Katheryn Dewey may become the first American queen of the four man bobsled team if rules are not changed, as last year’s mixed competition interpretation was deemed a mistake by official Matthew Monahan.
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Lake Placid
N. Y
Mt. Hoevenberg
Katheryn Dewey
Amateur Athletic Union
Dewey
Matthew Monahan
Adirondack Association
Sugar Bowl Sports To Begin Today
The Sugar Bowl carnival of sports opens tonight with LSU vs Idaho boxing and closes Jan 1 with the Boston College Tennessee football game. Yachting rowing track and basketball and tennis finals are on the slate with Riggs seeded No 1 in the vermin tournament and a strong field in tennis led by Kovacs Kramer and Grant.
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New Orleans
Louisiana State
Idaho
Bobby Riggs
Indiana
Kentucky
Ls.u
Ted Kara
Lanne Erickson
Erickson
L.S.U
Riggs
Don McNeill
McNeil
MecNeill
Frank Kovacs
Jack Kramer
Bryan
Bitsy) Grant
Norman Brooks
Oakland
Calif
Kovacs
Alex Guerry
Kramer
Earl Bartlett
New,Orleans
Grant
George Lytleton Rogers
Ireland
Arizona Coach Confident Ahead of Sun Bowl Victory
Arizona State of Tempe brings a near same squad to El Paso for the Sun Bowl, aiming to beat Western Reserve of Cleveland in the New Year’s Day game. Assistant Coach Hillman Walker declares the Bulldogs in great shape and unstoppable if the current form continues.
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EL Paso
Bulldogs
Arizona State
Temple
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Dixie) Walker
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