Hobbs and Albuquerque Eye New Year's Football Tilt
Hobbs Eagles and Albuquerque Bulldogs, both unbeaten in state play, discussed a New Year benefit game to decide a mythical state championship. Albuquerque officials dismissed post season play and championship claims, while Carlsbad offered its new 6000 seat stadium for a possible classic.
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Hobss
N. M
Hobbs Eagle
Eagles
Albuquerque
Hobbs
Clayton
Artesia
T. C. Bird
Hobbs High School
Bird
Carlsbad
Oil City
Hobbs Eagles
Albuquerque Bulldogs
New Mexico
Charles IL. Rose
Dick Heath
Bob Cox
Gallup
Bulldogs
Rose
Amarillo
Heath
Glen O. Ream
Ream
College Basketball Scores Reported By AP
The AP scores show Santa Clara 39 Hamline 27 Iowa State 37 Cornell Iowa 22 Washington and Jefferson 55 Youngstown 42 Virginia State Tempe 30 New Mexico Mines 27 Omaha 60 Dana 22 Idaho 69 Whitman 32.
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The
Associated Press
Santa Clara
Hamline
Iowa State
Cornell
Iowa
Washington and Jefferson
Youngstown
Virginia State of Tempe
New Mexico Mines
Omaha
Dana
University of Idaho
Whitman
Fights Last Night in Oakland and Other Bout Notes
Fights from Oakland California and Chicago include Rush Dalma outpointing George Pace in a 121 122 bout in Oakland. Tiger Jack Fox stopped Windmill Pearce over 178 rounds in Spokane. The card also lists Helena Montana and Cleveland connections with details incomplete.
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Oakland
Calif
Rush Dalma
Manila
Georgie Pace
Cleveland
Helena
Mont
Tiger Jack Fox
Spokane
Pearce
Chicago
Lake Arthur Panthers Narrow Win Over Dexter 25-24
Lake Arthur high school Panthers edged the Dexter Demons 25 to 24 on Tuesday night as a last minute goal decided the game. Dexter led 16-10 at halftime. Lake Arthur improves to 2-0 while Dexter drops. Box score lists Waldrip Cummins Essary Rogers Nail Taylor for Lake Arthur and H Lee Kerr Murdock Stone Pinson Lee Herbert Kunkel for Dexter with officials Greene Artesia Ledbetter Hagerman.
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Ross Wilson
Lake Arthur
Panthers
Demons
Dexter
Hope
Hagerman Bobcats
Hagerman
Lea. County
Lovington
Eunice
Wilson
Waldrip
Cummins
Essary
Oe Nihart
Rogers
Nail
Taylor
H. Lee
Kerr
Eo Murdock
Stone
Pinson
Spuris Briefs New York Sporting Roundup Dec 5
A scattered New York sporting column notes Billy Herman Arkie Vaughan and Eddie Miller as potential players in Atlanta deals. It references G-man Atherton’s PCC report, Tennessee vs Boston College notes, and miscellaneous sports gossip, including boxing and football
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New York
sScooparaue
Billy Herman
Arkie Vaughan
Eddie Miller
Atlanta
Atherton
Dick Harlow
Vols
Boston College
Tennessee
Eagles
Stanford
Nebraska
Coyote Football Honors Given At Steak Dinner
The Coyote football squad were guests of Mr and Mrs J E Johns at a steak dinner at the Coca Cola plant. Coach Corn presented letters to 21 players including eight seniors led by Tommy Dresser and Ben Kelly. Also attending were city officials and many guests as the season closed with the annual recognition event.
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Coyote
J. E. Johns
Corn
Tommy Dresser
Albert Melendez
Frank Joyce
LeRoy English
George DeShurley
Robert Dennis
Warren Cobean
Dick Brenneman
W. C. Coleman
Tom Hoover
James Crocker
Junior Shaw
Palmer McCarter
John Powers
Ray Curlee
Raymond Argalla
Arthur Wishard
Edward Keller
Charles Malone
Ben Kelly
William Taylor
O. C. Graves
Bob Thompson
Sherwood Grossman
Luther Lund
Paul Dollahan
Ted Brown
Ralph Sparks
Jimmy DeVoss
Hubert Martin
Jim Doss
Bob Hall
Robert Lancaster
Bill Pennington
Bill Thompson
Tommy Smead
Bob Hairston
Tom Hall
Thornton Boswell
Paul H. Deaton
Poe W. Corn
Dartmouth student seeksexperience role with Phillies
Observation Ward lists applicants for Doc Prothro's Phillies job, including a Dartmouth college student who says he would take the position for experience only.
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Observation Wardare
Doc Prothro
The
Phillies
Dartmouth College
Names Is Names Don't Ask The Center To Jot Down His Name
A humorous remark centers on a Marquette basketball player who emphasizes his long, multi part name. He states he does not want to be called by a nickname and asks others to use his full given names.
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Marquette
William John Charles Patrick Michael Rogers
Butch
All-Eastern Football Team Named Today
Boston College tops all with three selections as the All-Eastern team spotlights key backs and linemen from Cornell, Harvard, Penn, Pitt, Georgetown, Yale and Fordham. Notable picks include O Rourke, Gladchuk, Kerr, Reagan, Matuszczak, Drahos, and Lio across backfield and line positions.
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Herb Barker
New York
Boston College
Associated Press
Boston
Tennessee
Charley O’rourke
Chet Gladchuk
George Kerr
Cornell
Penn
Harvard
Pitt
Georgetown
Yale
Fordham
O’rourke
Walt Matuszczak
Francis Xavier Reagan
George Kracum
Loren MacKinney
Alan Bartholemy
Nick Drahos
Joe Ungerer
Agostino Lio
Kerr
MacKinney
Bartholemy
Drahos
Lio
Reagan
Matuszczak
Henry Toczylowski
Chapel Hill
N. C
Nick Drakos
Cedarhurst
N. Y
Brookline
Mass
Bridgeport
Conn
Passaic
N. J
Bethlehem
Alan Bartholomy
Portland
Ore
Walter Matuszcczak
Lowville
Francis Reagan
Football Trend To Passing In 1940 Most Noted
New York December report cites a rising forward pass trend across regions with teams like Nebraska Cornell Princeton using aerials. The quick kick remains prominent and rules issues spark CO coaches to propose changes including legalizing forward passes from behind scrimmage and downs measurement.
Elks Club Sweeps Three In Industrial League Night
In Industrial League action last night Elks Club won three straight against Hi-Art Cleaners Conoco No 2 swept three games from Junior Chamber of Commerce. Cliff Pirtle led with 517 total and a high game of 205 while the Elks won the opener by a single pin after a tie breaking playoff. Call for classifieds at No 1.
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Elks Club
Hi-Art. Cleaners
Conoco No. 2
Junior Chamber of Commerce
The
Elks
Cleaners
Cliff Pirtle
Bradford
B. Mitchell
McPherson
Conoco
Godoy Seeks New Fight With Louis
Arturo Godoy, sure of a third title try against Joe Louis, sails for South America and will only return if Louis accepts another bout. Godoy’s manager Al Weill said Godoy’s convincing 10 round decision over Tony Musto in Chicago last night should put him in line for another title shot. Godoy pummeled Musto, flooring him twice in the fifth round, once for a no count and again for a count of three.
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Cleveland
Arturo Godoy
Joe Louis
South America
Louis
Godoy
al Weill
Tony Musto
Chicago
Musto
Leading ground gainer trophy goes to Knoilla as Harmon ties
Seattle December 5 Johnny Knoilla of Creighton is the 1940 national ground gaining champion with 1410 yards in 10 games, sharing honors with Michigan's Tom Harmon who finished second for the second year. Knoilla piled up 813 rushing yards and 607 passing yards, totaling 1420 yards and earning 298 plays. Harmon's figures include 844 rushing yards and 502 passing yards for 1346 yards in eight games. Owen Price of Texas College of Mines led punting with 30 punts for 48.0 yards average, and Jack Jacobs trailed with 33 punts for 44.4 yards.
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Seattle
Johnny Knoilla
Creighton
Michigan
Tom Harmon
Knolla
Wichita
American Football Statistical Bureau
Kenny Washington
Harmon
Ohio State
Owen Price
Texas College of Mines
Price
Jack Jacobs
Oklahoma University
Billy Sewell
Washington State Collegge
Football Fans Like Plenty of Scoring in 1940 Season
The Associated Press survey shows 269 teams averaged 13.38 points per game in 1940, up from 13.06 last year and nearing 13.53 in 1938. The Southwest led in scoring once more, with the South and Midwest close behind. Rocky Mountain districts fell, while East and Pacific Coast sectors produced fewer scores.
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Noew York
Associated Press
Southwest
South
Middle West
Rocky Mountain District
East
Pacific Coast
Oscar Vitt Seeks Working Pact With Major League Club
Ashland Times Gazette reports Oscar Vitt, New Portland manager, striving to reach a working agreement with a major league club. The veteran manager notes the recurring issue of attempting to secure a major league ace after a long history of similar efforts.
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Bill McKee
Ashland ‘Q
Times-Gazette
Oscar Vitt
Portland
Notable College Football Offense Leaders Featured
The report notes completions totaling 1,333 yards for the season placing a player third in total offense. Paul Christman of Missouri, who was eighth last year, finished fourth.
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Paul Christman
Missouri
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Jimmy Wilson
Kansas City
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Kansas’ City
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Warren Wright
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