West Texas State Buffaloes sweep Border and more
The Buffaloes of West Texas State crushed Arizona State Lumberjacks 64-26 at Flagstaff, adding another Border Conference win. Texas Miners beat Hardin-Simmons 60-39 in Abilene as WTBU opened season 75-44 against them. Highlands University opened New Mexico play losing 54-24 to Colorado Teachers. Colorado Teachers and Highlands meet again tonight. Texas Tech played Rice in Houston, with only tonight’s game on schedule.
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College Basketball Scores Snapshot Across Nations
A compilation of late season basketball results from Oklahoma Aggies to Border Conference games shows Oklahoma State and regional teams posting varied margins. In notable news, Virginia star Bill Dudley earned regional attention by hitchhiking to join the East in Chicago after missing a train connection in Petersburg.
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Aggie Coach Relies on Wife for Basketball Guidance
Lawton Oklahoma December reports Cameron Agricultural College relying on coach Jess Thompson’s wife Oma Carter Thompson to lead the Aggie basketball team when the coach handles boxing duties. Under her guidance the Aggies won 36 of 45 games in three years with occasional input from Thompson.
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Okla
Cameron Agricultural College
Jess Thompson
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Southwest
Oma
Jess
Aggie
Rose Bowl site shifts and wartime sports view spread
New York reports Duke and Oregon State face a shifted Rose Bowl setting in North Carolina while keeping the New Year’s program intact. Bobby Jones urges Americans to adopt the British wartime sports ethic. Greek-born Anton Christoforidis, now American, buys a defense bond with earnings from a win in Cleveland and plans to invest half future purses.
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Duke
Oregon State
North Carolina
Bobby Jones
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Cerforino Garcia
Cleveland
Joe Louis club may fade without new blood
Syracuse Herald Journal notes the Joe Louis bum of the month club could vanish due to a lack of fresh contenders and fewer fights by Joe Louis, with no prominent challenger emerging and his schedule thinning out.
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Baseball Writers to Rule Trade Fairness Jury
Branch Rickey proposes a jury of sports writers to decide when trades are fair. He notes several deals collapsed as rivals claimed unfair terms. Separately, amid wartime draft changes, Phil Rizutto may receive a new classification with a six month deferment in effect.
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Phil Rizzuto
Jacobs Beachcombing Joe Louis Plans Training Camp Start
Jacobs Beachcombing Joe Louis, arriving from Stevensville Michigan, will begin boxing at his Greenwood Lake New York training camp tomorrow after finally signing the official contract for the Buddy Baer bout on January 9. Light heavyweight champ Gus Lesnevich tours to Detroit to pick up a new car. Fritzie Zivic and Marty Servo offer to fight free for a shot at Red Cochrane's welter crown, but Red insists he will only fight when the navy sets him.
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Navy
Fire scare spurs coach Bierman rally in hotel lobby
The story notes Bernie Bierman dashed through a burning hotel lobby urging players to use fire escapes. It blends with a roundup of sports items from Las Vegas New Mexico and Wes Ferrell’s comeback bid in Miami.
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Duke 2 to 1 in Rose Bowl odds shift to Durham
New York reports the Rose Bowl move from Pasadena to Durham adjusts bets. Duke rose from 8 to 5 favorite to 3 to 1 after the change, while the opponent’s odds shifted accordingly on Broadway betting boards.
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Rose Bowl Move Brings Duke U Game to Durham Celebration Planned
Durham, N C December 16 The Rose Bowl game between Duke University and Oregon State shifts from Pasadena to Duke Stadium in Durham for January 1. Governor Broughton and officials ensured the game proceeds amid wartime blackout. 60 000 tickets sold, about 264 000 dollars, with refunds and 30 000 dollars already spent on preliminaries. Oregon State prepares to travel east, while a smaller Durham celebration is planned with 4 40 tickets and Tournament of Roses revenue considerations.
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Tournament of Roses
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Washington
California
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Ore
Beavers
Lon Stiner
East Coast
East West Game Relocates to New Orleans Jan 3 1942
The East West charity football game moves from San Francisco to Tulane Stadium in New Orleans on January 3 1942 amid war conditions. Sugar Bowl cooperation and funding for the crippled children's hospital drive are noted with bids from multiple cities including Chicago Atlanta St Louis Kansas City Miami Norman Spokane Denver New Haven Baltimore and New Orleans.
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Cotente University
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Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Dudley de Groot
University of Rochester
Tulane University
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Shriners’ Organization
Crippled Children's Hospital
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Missouri
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Kansas City
Miami
Fla
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Oklahoma
Spokane
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Denver
New Haven
Conn
Dallas
Baltimore
California War Cancels Major Winter Sports Programs
California cancels a large winter sports slate including the Pasadena Rose Bowl between Oregon State and Duke, East West all star game possibly moved to New Orleans, Pro Bowl games due to defense-area restrictions. Santa Anita and Bay Meadows race meetings are also cancelled, leaving only four golf tournaments such as the Los Angeles Open and Oakland Open with Bing Crosby's Del Mar event noted.
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Oregon State
Duke University
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John L. DeWitt
Fourth Army
Gaston Returns to Ring for Non Title Bout at Armory
Ken Gaston the New Mexico lightweight champ comes out of retirement to wrestle Milt Olsen the Mighty Mite of Matchom in a non title match at the Armory tomorrow night. Alberto Campos vs Tony Ross in a winner take all best two of three finish. Don Hill and Bobby Bonales meet to decide a possible title shot. Matches start at 8 00 p m with an enhanced arena exhaust system for smoke control.
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Mighty Mite
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Gaston
Armory
Alberto Campos
Tony Ross
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Mexico City
Tangle
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Featherweight Title Fight Set At Olympic Auditorium
N B A featherweight champion Jackie Wilson of Pittsburgh gives Richard Lemos of Los Angeles a chance to regain the crown in a 12 round bout tonight at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles.
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Pittsburgh
Richard Lemos
Olympic Auditorium
Cross-Word Puzzle by Eugene Sheffer
Puzzle page presents a large themed crossword with clues across and down, including historical and general knowledge entries. The page lists many entries and partial answers, with a note on yesterday's solution and a 32 minute average time.
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