Trojans Dominate Tennessee In Rose Bowl Showdown
Southern California overwhelmed Tennessee 14 to 0 in the Rose Bowl before a 92,000 crowd. Ambrose Schindler starred, sparking two scoring drives and the late fourth quarter march. USC avoided charity-game ties, with Willis O. Hunter noting a Pacific Coast conference rule on gate receipts.
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Power
Southern California
Trojans
Bob Neyland
Tennessee
Howard Jones
West Coast
Trojan
Ambrose Schindler
Schindler
Fred Newman
Volunteer
U.S. C
Joe Engle
Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Willis O. Hunter
Texas
Athletic Council
Texas A&M Tops Tulane 14-13 In Sugar Bowl Finisher
In New Orleans on January 2 1941 Texas A M edged Tulane 14 13 as John Alec Kimbrough starved the Green Wave with 152 rushing yards on 26 carries and a 70 yard drive capped the comeback after Tulane earlier struck twice for leads.
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New Orleans
Tulane
Texas A
Southern California
Rose Bowl Kings
Finnish Relief Fund
Iulane
Green Wave
Homer Norton
Athletic Council
Los Angeles
Finland
Norton
Athletic Council of
Texas A. and
Stanford University
Aggies
John Alec Kimbrough
Haskell
Texas
Kimbrough
Kellogg
Aggie
Silver City Teachers College tops college basketball
The Silver City Teachers College beat UCLA to win a round robin and remain undefeated aside from a split with Texas Miners of El Paso. Texas Tech fell 37-34 to Oklahoma Aggies in the Oklahoma City tourney. Arizona lost all four games. West Texas State hit .500. New Mexico Miners finished fourth in Sunflower tourney. New Mexico University split with Colorado College.
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Associated Press
Silver City
Oklahoma City
New Mexico Miners
Topeka
New Mexico University
Colorado College
New Mexico Teachers Win Round Robin Title
New Mexico Teachers of Silver City defeated U C L A 29 28 to win the four team round robin meet in Los Angeles. Earlier they beat Loyola 45 40, with California Aggies the fourth entrant.
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N. M
Los Angeles
New Mexico Teachers of
Silver City
U. C. L. A. Cagers
New Mexicans
Loyola
Cali— Aggies
West Triumphs Over East In Muddy Shrine Game 28 to 11
In a 28 to 11 Shrine charity football clash at Kezar Stadium, a downpour turned the field to mud as West and East players, all coated head to toe, battled for the 15th annual classic. Key moments include Bill Anahu’s 50 yard receiving score for the West and George Stirnweiss’s East reply, with subsequent West drives and safeties shaping the outcome. The crowd of 45,000 witnessed a display of kicking and passing despite the sodden conditions.
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San Francisco
Kezar Stadium
Bill Anahu
Santa Clara
Kay Eakin
Arkansas
George Stirnweiss
North Carolina
Ed Buell
New York University
Herb McCarthy
Denver
Olie Cordill
Rice Institute
Leroy Zimmerman
San Jose
Calif
Weekly District Five high school basketball summary
The Record to run a weekly District Five high school basketball summary this season. Four schools responded to the first summary with scores like Capitan 46 Honda 20 and Roswell 42 Alumni — results focus on district games only. Non district games noted. one Jal game played without a referee.
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Capitan
Honda
Willard
Lake Arthur
Artesia
Roswell
Dexter
Hope
Monument
N. M. M. S. Colts
Carlsbad
Alumni
Hagerman
Raton
Jal
Alumni Team Tops Coyotes In Roswell Exhibition
The Roswell high school alumni defeated the Coyotes 42 to 26 after leading 17 to 16 at halftime. Harold Peed led with 19 points, joined by Robert Lund with 12 and Phillip Peed with 6 as the Coyotes’ top scorers included Brenneman with 8 and Dekker with 7. The Coyotes aim to rebound against Carlsbad Friday.
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Capitan
Roswell
Dexter
Artesia
Pos
L. C. Cozzens
Capitan C
Lloyd Stone
Dexter C
Artesia F
John Ansley
John Cowan
Roswell F
Geo. DeShurley
Coyotes
Harold Peed
Robert Lund
Phillip Peed
Coyote
Lund
Brenneman
Dekker
Carlsbad
P. Peed
F Lund
H. Peed
Massey
C Moore
G¢ Mitchell
G Wooten
G White
Burkstaller
F DeShurley
Haley
Fowler
Blough
Prison Camp Cook Held For Murders
Fort Towson Oklahoma January 2 A prison camp cook was jailed for questioning over the deaths of Elmer Rogers his wife and their 4 year old son Dean whose charred bodies were found in their farm ashes. Footprints of two men near the burned home led county attorney Norman Norton to order the arrest. James Glenn Rogers eight told officers two strangers shot his parents and set the house ablaze. The suspect who is jailed at McAlester prison for safekeeping had been serving 30 years for murder and had discussed threatening a Fort Towson man.
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Fort Towson
Okla
Elmer Rogers
Dean
Norman Norton
James Glenn Rogers
McAlster
Horton
Grasshoppers Brought Under Control In Northeast New Mexico
Washington reports that migratory grasshoppers in northeastern New Mexico are under control. A new Department of Agriculture program fights grasshopper infestations on range and crop lands in the region and has successfully combatted the long winged migratory grasshopper in outbreak numbers.
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Washington
New Mexico
Department of Agriculture
California Tac Kle Seizes Final Period TD
Lee Artee grabs a tipped pass in the final period to score for California as an Eastern miscue sails over Dick Cassiano and lands in the end zone.
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Lee Artee
California
Dick Cassiano
Pittsbugh
Sports Briefs Pack From New York Teases Jets and Golf
New York sports round up notes Dick Chapman quieting nightlife to focus on summer golf. Lou Nova hospitalized in Arizona with kidney ailment. Red Barber called New Orleans races as bowl aircasts rose. A towering football player named Kim brough energized spectators with end zone prowess.
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New York
Dick Chapman
Lou Nova
Arizona
Red Barber
New Orleans
Kimbrough
Cincinnati Signs and the Nix Number in Baseball
Buffalo Evening News reflects on player contracts with Cincinnati facing signing woes and the symbolic No. 13 as the next big signature after Frank McCormick as the team weighs new ball player deals.
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Bob Stedler
Buffalo Evening News
Cincinnati
Frank McCormick
Broadway Briefs and Boxing Notes Highlights
Lou Gehrig frequents hockey games while Colorado basketball players seek burlesque shows. Lew Jenkins parts ways with his tonsils. Sonja Henie with 65 stars skates at Madison Square Garden on the 15th. Beacon, N Y hosts talk of Washington action over NBA and Ring ratings for Melio Bettina behind Gus Lesnevich. A New Year crowd stays for bowl broadcasts.
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Broadway
Lou Gehrig
Colorado
Lew Jenkins
Texas
Sonja Henie
Beacon
N. Y
Washington
Ring Magazine
Melio Bettina
Gus Lesnevich
First Tens Open Season Sees Fight Box Office Totals
Mike Jacobs lists top draw box office earnings from last year among fighters. Joe Louis led with 820000 dollars, followed by Tony Galento 352000 and Bob Pastor 348000, then Billy Conn 285000, Henry Armstrong 165000, Lou Ambers 155000, Lou Nova 151000, Melio Bettina 137000, Al Davis 112000, and Fred Apostoli 110000.
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Mike Jacobs
Mike
Joe Louis
Tony Galento
Bob Pastor
Billy Conn
Henry Armstrong
Lou Ambers
Lou Nova
Melio Bettina
al Davis
Fred Apostoli
Clemson Tigers Invited to Cotton Bowl Amid Southwest Fans
The Clemson Tigers from South Carolina received a Cotton Bowl invitation while Texas fans, focused on the Southwest Conference, show little interest beyond their own game. The welcoming committee chair is blamed for an awkward greeting.
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Clemson
S. C
Tigers
Knolle Brothers’ Sugar Bowl Situation In Distant City
In the By The Way Dept a note asks what happened to the Knolle brothers down yonder in the Sugar Bowl context. The query points to their fate or involvement in the game’s events, seeking clarification on outcomes or roles.
Christmas card mixup travels from Hagerstown to St Augustine
A Hagerstown family mailed 62 Christmas cards with city names like Franklin North Potomac and Oak Hill. In St Augustine clerks puzzled them and routed to Bridgeport Conn. The cards returned to Washington where a clerk recalled Hagerstown streets. All were delivered one day late, but saved. In San Antonio Frank Randies fled a house fire dropping wallet and teeth intact in a shirt pocket. firemen found wallet burned but teeth unharmed in a bowl.
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Farley
Tempe State Catholic U In Scoreless Tie
In the Sun Bowl New Year’s Day Tempe State and Catholic University battled to a 0–0 tie before 12,000 fans. Both teams, averaging nearly 500 points, showcased strong defenses and missed scoring chances in a cautious game with few aerial threats. Both sides return home tonight after a late bid by Carmen Pirro.
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EL Paso
Tex
Arizona State of Tempe
Catholic University
District of Columbia
Arizona Cactus Belt
Southwest
Foouball
Tempe
Ripper
Pitts
Catholic
Rocco Pirro
Cardinals
Washington
Dutch Bergman
Lis
Ray Ybarra
Shamblee
Pete Lachon
Joe Hernandez
Carmen Pirro
Arizona
Sachon
Whichcee Wins New Year's Handicap at Los Angeles
In the New Year's handicap at Los Angeles, Whichcee upset Kayak II over a mile, finishing four lengths ahead of Major Austin C. Taylor's bay gelding. Heelfly placed third, with Can't Wait fourth and Specify fifth as a crowd of 45,000 watched.
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Whichcee
Los Angeles
Kayak II
Charles S. Howard
Austin C. Taylor
Heelfly
Circle S
Specify
Mexican Parties Weigh Unite To Challenge Avila Camacho
Mexican independents consider forming a convention to unite behind a single anti-government candidate. General Juan Andreu Almazan is seen as the leading anti-government figure. A Mexican labor board ordered Almazan to stay in Mexico City until he answers questions from U S publicity man Frank Gibler about unpaid wages.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Manuel Avila Camacho
Cardenas
Juan Andreu Almazan
Mexican Labor Board
Almazan
Frank Gibler
United States
Gibler
Turku Bombed as Finnish Defenses Strained in War
Turku city in flames after air raid as over 20 planes raid more than 50 towns this month. Two killed and four hurt while Soviets threaten on the Mannerheim line. Blizzard eases air raids. Finland appeals for anti aircraft guns and more planes. Turku houses a famed museum. some art moved to safety.
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Turku
Finland
Mannerheim
Karelian
Salla
Arctic Circle
Arctic
Petsamo
Pasvik
Red Army
Suomassalmi
Kyosti Kallio
Britain
Joseph A. C. Avenel
League of Nations
Copenhagen
Peace Can Save Europe Amid War Conflicts
The piece lauds Roosevelt and Pope Pius for leading moral peace efforts while warning of spring fighting and a possible German air offensive to break the allied blockade. It notes Finnish resilience, Communist troop movements, and shifting power dynamics as Russia’s stance grows less decisive and Finland’s stand alters Europe’s balance.
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Roosevelt
Pope Pius
Europe
Germany
England
Kallio
Norway
Sweden
Mocsecow
Russia
Dies Reported On Continued Investigation Proposals
The Dies committee plans intensified prosecutions of violators of immigration and related laws and renewed publicity of un American activities. Chairman Dies aims to extend the inquiry for another year, with members urging procedural changes. Rep. Dempsey pushes to reveal Communist names in government and seek dismissals if proven. The panel focuses on the Communist party and its links to Moscow, noting prior probes into Browder and Kuhn.
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Pires
Washington
Dies
D-Tex
Orange
Tex
Reds
Dempsey
D-Nm
Communist Party
United States
Comintern
Moscow
Earl Browder
Fritz Kuhn
Britain expands wartime mobilization to 3.5 million men
King George VI calls about 2.9 million more Britons to the colors creating a potential army of at least 3.5 million men by year end. All male Britons ages 19 to 27 must register for service. Earlier conscription covered 1.5 million men aged 20 to 22. Colonies and dominions not included, despite their 1914-16 wartime contributions.
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Berlin
Ministry
Western Front
Paris
Britain
George VI
France
Georgia Tech Beats Missouri in 1940 Orange Bowl
Georgia Tech engineers defeated Missouri 21 to 7 before 86,500 in Miami as Christman connected with Blaine Currence for two TDs and Bob Ison 59 yards for another. Ector added a rushing score, Goree kicked all PATs, and Wheley broke for 34 yards. Missouri coach Christman lamented Tech deception.
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Miami
Fra
Bill Alexander
Georgia Tech
Missouri
Tech
Paul Christman
Christman
Blaine Currence
Bill Cunningham
Johnny Bosch
Howard Ector
Roy Goree
Bob Ison
Earl Wheley
College Basketball Scores From Last Night
Utah edged Chicago 40 to 39 in double overtime while Michigan State led Chicago 30 to 22. Toledo defeated Iowa 54 to 30 and California beat Dartmouth 42 to 30. Michigan won 44 to 34 over Pittsburgh in overtime and DePaul triumphed 52 to 50 over Santa Clara. Illinois outscored Butler 37 to 18. Rice won 65 to 58 against Bradley and Wichita State 38 to 34 over Friends. Maryville Teachers beat Emporia Teachers 51 to 32 with Penn State 31 over Mt. Union 22. Loyola also played.
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Utah
Chicago
Michigan State
Toledo
Iowa
California
Dartmouth
Michigan
Pittsburgh
DePaul
Santa Clara
Illinois
Butler
Rice
Bradley
Wichita
Friends
Maryville
Emporia
Eas
Penn State
Mt. Union
Clemson Triumphs 6-3 in Cotton Bowl Victory
Clemson Country Gentlemen defeat Boston College Eagles 6-3 at Dallas securing the Cotton Bowl trophy. Charley Timmons rushes 27 carries for 127 yards while Banks McFadden shines in punting and leadership. Sophomore Charley O Rourke aids with key passes and punt return setting up Lukachik’s 25 yard field goal.
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Dallas
Clemson
South Carolina
Banks McFadden
Boston College
Eagles
McFadden
Charley Timmons
Fighting Tigers
Timmons
Chunkin
Charley O’rourke
Alex Lukachik
Hull denies 1940 presidential ambitions amid press conference
Secretary Hull disclaimed personal aims for the presidency stating he knows nothing of Roosevelt naming him as successor. He recalled letters from six to twelve months ago denying any political purpose and asked others not to advocate his candidacy. A State Department official said Hull is out of politics and politics should not mix with foreign affairs.
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Washington
Hull
Roosevelt
State Department
Navy Sets a New Building Record 1939 output
Washington officials announced that 30 warships including cruisers destroyers and submarines were completed and commissioned in 1939 up from 16 in 1938 and 24 the year before. With 130 major fighting ships and auxiliaries under construction the navy seeks higher building estimates. Yard employment rose from 76 000 to nearly 100 000 men as government and commercial yards jammed with orders.
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Washington
Navy
High Command
Congress
Maritime Commission
Navy Yard
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Gibraltar
Southern
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George
Texas Aggies
Ahair
West
Cook
San Antonio
Frank Randies
Catholic U
Rio Grande
Juarez
Missouri U
Boston
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