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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1941
Page
2
Three naval officers recount dramatic early morning attacks at Pearl Harbor as 170 Japanese planes strafed and torpedoed ships. They describe brave crews shielding ammunition, officers ordering battle stations, and captains remaining on burning ships amid fires, casualties, and massive rescue efforts.
Connie Mack, baseball’s elder statesman, turns 79 in Philadelphia and says he now uses a briefcase for contracts instead of paper bags. The Philadelphia Baseball Writers Association presented the case after a pre birthday celebration, recalling a tale of Mrs Mack’s hat left in a paper bag on a train.
Officers recount the raid at Pearl Harbor with vivid details of dive bombers overhead, flames leaping hundreds of feet, and ships like the Arizona taking hits as anti aircraft fire roars and crews scramble to cut lines and pull out to sea. The conference offered reconstructed damage without releasing official figures.
New York editors vote Mickey Owen's third strike muff in the 1941 World Series as the year’s sports freak. Critics say the catcher’s mishandling of Hugh Casey’s pitch cost Brooklyn and altered the fate of the series.
Harlingen Tex Dec 23 Henry Picard won the Rio Grande Valley Open after a tight final round drama finishing 18 under par 266 for 72 holes. Dutch Harrison chased to the finish with a 132 final round while Jimmy Demaret Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan followed. Picard earns $1000 first prize and Hogan tops money list with 17708.
The Yankees beat the Dodgers 7 to 4 after Tommy Henrich reached on a third strike miscue and the Dodgers could have tied the series at 2 games each. Fat Freddie Fitzsimmons was knocked out by a knee blow. Mississippi State won the Southeastern Conference title with a 6 to 0 victory while other college football miscues and freak plays drew writer attention.
Andersons Gardens advertises affordable fresh vegetables to help households manage weekly budgets. The promo highlights seasonal produce and steady prices to attract shoppers seeking value.
Hobbs awaits as New Mexico Miners carry a 33 30 home edge over Oklahoma City University after a hard fought game at Carlsbad. Free throw accuracy sparked the Miner win and set the tone for the series.
Yale, New Haven, Dec 23. Yale fired Spike Nelson after a 1-7 season and plans to fill the head coach job for next fall. Ogden Miller said Nelson will join the U S Engineer Corps in Philadelphia and Yale will hire a new gridiron boss to carry out its intercollegiate schedule.
In New York reports the Louisville Colonels secured Pete Layden, touted as an outfielder ahead of his football days at Texas University. At Madison Square Garden last Friday fans urged Joe DiMaggio to be announced, though boxing bosses favor fighters only for introductions. DiMaggio acknowledged the crowd with a quick bob of his head.
In Oakland based Tribune copy Kovacs sparked patriotism with a bold purchase. He bought a custom built car painted in red white and blue. The remark suggests he still acts as if on an amateur’s expense account.
With Fordham arriving in Bay St. Louis and Missouri, Tulane, and Western All Stars already in training, more than a hundred gridiron greats prepare for Sugar Bowl and East West clash. Eastern teams drill at Biloxi while West and L S U squads set Baton Rouge HQ as two daily sessions begin.
A deer trap placed on Drummond Island Michigan last fall trapped a deer along with an additional dog a cat a snowshoe hare and a curious hunter who wondered if it would work. Friends freed him after he was caught and he said it did.
The Montgomery Adver tiser signs ex London Times writer Geoffrey A. H. Birt now a Maxwell Field RAF cadet to cover the blue gray Fort Story Virginia versus Norfolk Shamrocks game. Col Edward O Gourdin, famed Harvard jumper, guards New York. Pro game 27 to 0 draws 2,000 fans. sponsors aim for next defense bowl.
The article notes University of California athletes in military service from Florida to Alaska. It mentions Lawrence Hayes, a former Georgia Tech halfback, as one of Wake Island defenders.
Creighton 60 Ohio State 34 Utah 44 Wayne 19 Butler 39 Pittsburgh 29 Oregon 49 Nebraska 42 Missouri 37 California 34 Kansas State 44 Montana 34 Brigham Young 64 Montana State 48 Loyola Chicago 40 Denver 20 New Mexico Mines 33 Oklahoma City 30 Oregon State 46 Utah State 30.
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