Both Rose Bowl Teams Confident They Will Win
In Durham on December 26 1941 Duke and Oregon State prepared for the New Year’s Day Rose Bowl. Len Stiner and Martin Chaves voiced strong confidence despite Oregon State being the underdog. Duke’s Captain Bob Barnett echoed steady belief without swagger.
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Durham
N. C
Duke
Oregon State
Len Stiner
Martin Chaves
Stiner
Wallace Wade
Bob Barnett
Blue Devil
Four Bowl Teams To Be At The Game Of East And West
NEW ORLEANS December 26 East and West All-Star teams prepare for a January 1 veterans game. Coach Andy Kerr confirms 21 place-kickers on the Eastern squad plus a drop-kicker, while Oregon State Duke Alabama Fordham and Missouri plan to attend after bowl engagements. All squads and bowlers resume practice after Christmas celebrations.
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New Orleans
Andy Kerr
Oregon State
Duke
Durham
Alabama
Texas A. & M
Fordham
Missouri
California
Kerr
Tennis stars collide at Garden for pro debut show
In New York on December 26 sports brief notes tennis demand as Bobby Riggs and Frank Kovacs begin pro tennis at the Garden. Alexis Thompson has bought seats worth over 8000 dollars for the event, aiming to keep profits high and control the guarantee. Thompson deflects talk of fixed deals, saying he can only present offers and watch reactions.
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New York
Bobby Riggs
Frank Kovacs
the Garden
Pittsburgh Field Club Seeks Escalator Between Holes
Buffalo Evening News notes the Pittsburgh Field Club has an escalator carrying players from the 17th green to the 18th tee and suggests multiple clubs should offer lifts from the 19th hole to the locker room, per guest star Gene Korzelius.
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Gene Korzelius
Buffalo Evening News
Pittsburgh
Postman Seeks MV A L Honors Amid 1941 Candidates
Salina Kansas postman G H Muiller asks what a ball player must do to be most valuable in the American League besides hitting over .400. He weighs other top batting marks and all star game impact while considering 1941 standout athlete. Comparisons between DiMaggio and Williams are noted as part of the discourse.
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G. H. Muiller
Salina
Kans
Rogers Hornsby
DiMaggio
Williams
Joe Fuels Yankees World Series Spark
Joe's hitting streak, noted despite missing figures, becomes the spark that ignites the Yankees' championship run and sets off the ensuing celebration across the season.
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Joe
Yanks
Veterans of Navy Grid Era Aid Idaho Stars
Commander John E. Whelchel led the U S S Idaho team with star Ken Overlin in a past season. Moffat Storer may miss Duke’s Rose Bowl due to a torn knee cartilage. Del Baker joined a San Antonio home defense unit for winter. Burleigh Grimes quit chewing tobacco on the ball field, though he may still be Boiling Bolly. U Phone your classified to No 11.
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John E. Whelchel
Naval Academy
U. S. S. Idaho
Ken Overlin
Moffat Storer
Duke
del Baker
Detroit Tigers
San Antonio
Tex
Burleigh Grimes
Toronto
All-College Basketball Meet Narrowing Field tonight
The All-College Basketball Meet resumes with two key games at 7 45 p m and 9 p m Arkansas Razorbacks versus Warrensburg Mules, and Oklahoma Cowboys against Texas Christian Horned Frogs. Tournament action begins in Oklahoma City with 18 colleges, 37 games expected before next Tuesday’s final.
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Arkansas University Razorbacks
Tom Scott
Wicked Warrensburg Mo
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Oklahoma
Henry Iba
Oklahoma A. & M
Cowboys
Horned Frogs
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Oklahoma City
Miami
Fla
Wallace Butts
University of
Bulldogs Headed to Miami for Texas Christian U. Clash
Georgia's Bulldogs travel to Miami for a New Year’s Day game against Texas Christian University led by star backs Frankie Sinkwich Lamar Davis and Ken Keuper.
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Georgia
Bulldogs
Miami
Texas Christian University
Frankie Sinkwich
Lamar Davis
Ken Keuper
Blue-Gray Game Set For Tomorrow In Montgomery
Daily drills sharpen the northern and southern squads for the annual Blue-Gray game in Montgomery Alabama with only two players missing practice due to illness. Texas back Jack Crain and Ohio State’s John Hallabrino are listed as expected to play.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jack Crain
University of Texas
John Hallabrino
Ohio State
Miners Face Arizona U and Stanford Next Week
In Tucson Arizona University basketeers prepare for games against the New Mexico Miners and the Stanford Indians next week. The Socorro Miners just swept Colorado College and will clash December 29 and 30. Stanford meets Arizona January 2 and 3 after Arizona opened with a split against New Mexico Teachers and held West Texas Teachers to a close test.
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Ariz
Arizona University Basketeers
New Mexico Miners
Stanford Indians
Tucsom
Miners
Socorro
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Stanford
Arizona Wildcats
New Mexico
West Texas Teachers
Canyon
Be in Shape by Game Time Reported
The squads completed heavy workouts Wednesday as coaches emphasized fitness for upcoming game time.
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