Lloyd Taylor Wins A Bowling Tourney Singles Title
Lloyd Taylor captured the Class A singles crown at the City Bowling Association event in Berkey Alleys with a 614 three game total, behind scores of 212 197 and 205. Roy Phillips took second, Walt Sullins third, with detailed results across doubles and Class B events also noted, including high game marks and notable split statistics.
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Lloyd Taylor
Berkey
The
City Bowling Association
Roy Phillips
Walt Sullins
Doc Palmer
Lew Hammond
Curtis Corn
Red Bull
Ball
R. Rosell
R. Belshe
J. Wicknair
Robert Kelly
H. A. Poorbaugh
Jim Rallis
Red Ball
Texas Miners In Border Conference Lead
The El Paso Miners top the Border Conference standings after four straight wins led by coach Marshall Pennington. They beat New Mexico 50 27 and 58 36 in Albuquerque boosting scoring margins as New Mexico Lobos and Arizona teams loom in upcoming two game series. The New Mexico Aggies already lost twice to the Miners during a Texas tour while New Mexico and Hardin Simmons shuffled results nearby.
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Associated Press
Texas Miners
Turkey
Marshall Pennington
el Paso Collegians
New Mexico Aggies
Arizona
Aggies
el Paso
Arizona State of
Texas
State College
Hardin-Simmons
Abilene
Texas Tech
New Mexico Miners
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Britain Grips Libya Advance After Bardia Fall
News of Bardia’s fall to British forces, 30,000 Italian prisoners captured, and Tobruk near in sight shapes a widening Libyan offensive. Reports detail tanks guns and stores seized, with Wavell’s forces probing toward Tobruk and a tightened blockade around the port.
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Tobruk
Cairo
Egypt
Britain
Army of the Nile
Libya
Bardia
Italy
London
RAF
Rodolfo Graziani
Fallen Bardia
Archibald Wavell
Thomson Wins Los Angeles Open In Close Finish
Jimmy Thomson led by one stroke entering the final round of the Los Angeles Open as seven rivals stayed within four — Johnny Bulla faced a two stroke penalty after playing another player's ball, while Denny Shute and Willie Goggin trailed closely with strong rounds.
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Los Angeles
Jimmy Thomson
Chicopee
Mass
Thomson
Chicago
Johnny Bulla
Jug McSpaden
Bulla
McSpaden
Byron Nelson
Tennis Handed Back to the Girls
New York readers are set for a coast to coast pro tennis tour opener at Madison Square Garden led by Alice Marble the world champion. She faces England’s Mary Hardwick as Don Budge and Bill Tilden join the event with Marble in mixed doubles against Budge and Hardwick.
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New York
Alice Marble
Madison Square Garden
Mme
Suzanne Langlen
France
Mary K. Browne
Miss Marble
Little Mary Hardwick
England
Don Budge
Bill Tilden
Tilden
Budge
Miss Hardwick
High School Basketball Scores From Local Games
Gallup edged Socorro 30 to 29 while Santa Cruz beat Cerrillos 27 to 16. Albuquerque Indians defeated Magdalena 17 to 14 and Carrizozo ran over Hot Springs 39 to 15. Santa Fe High won 24 to 16 against Las Vegas Normal, Las Vegas High triumphed 33 to 23 over Maxwell, Deming beat Duncan Arizona 47 to 27, Clovis beat Ranchvale 36 to 21.
College results show multiple games across teams
New Mexico Mines defeated Hardin-Simmons 47 to 30 while Texas Miners beat New Mexico University 58 to 36. Texas Tech bested New Mexico Aggies 41 to 33 in a sequence of Tuesday college basketball results.
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Associated Press
New Mexico Mines
Hardin- Simmons
Texas Miners
New Mexico University
Texas Tech
New Mexico Aggies
Gardner to Head Border Conference
Tucson, Ariz. Dr. George W. Gardner of New Mexico A. & M. College heads the Border conference after G. R. Hamiel resigns and takes sabbatical leave to study for an advanced degree. New conferences to be elected here in May.
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Tucson
Ariz
George W. Gardner
New Mexico A
Bettina Christoforidis title bid meets NBA opposition
Johnny Ray charged that the National Boxing Association aimed to strip Billy Conn of the light heavyweight crown. Conn would defend but the NBA recognizes Bettina Christoforidis as the title bout, while Conn relinquished the belt by not defending it within six months and by signing to fight Joe Louis.
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Pittsburgh
Johnny Ray
National Boxing Association
Billy Conn
Conn
Cleveland
Melio Bettina
Anton Christoforidis
NBA
Bettina Christofordidis
Joe Louis
Reports of Balkan warfare and bridge actions escalate
Reports from Belgrade and Ruse describe German columns near Giurgiu and plans to guard bridges while Romanian authorities fortify the Bucharest to Constanta line. Danube mining and canal conversion under German direction raise tensions over Sulina and Constanta. Soviet Russia was said to have agreed to Germans taking Bulgarian territory, but no sources confirm the claim.
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Bucharest
Constanta
Rumania
Black Sea
Danube
Galatz
Cerna-Voda
Sulina
Romania
Germany
Balkans
Italy
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Russia
Holiday crowds flood Madrid New Mexico Christmas lights
It was estimated that more than 50,000 visitors flocked to Madrid New Mexico during December and early January to view the Christmas lights of the coal mining village. Workmen have begun dismantling the displays as the season ends.
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Madrid
N. M
College Loop Teams Get Busy
New York January 6 college basketball season resumes with top teams like Villanova NYU Temple Duquesne, Iowa Iowa State Richmond and others leading early. Temple faces Michigan State in a clash after ending Long Island’s nine game run. Rice meets Texas as top Southwest contenders clash. Dartmouth and Harvard meet in the Ivy League opener.
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Villanova
New York University
Temple
Duquesne
Midwest
Iowa
Toledo
Iowa State
Richmond
Southwest
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
Long Island
Indiana
Purdue
DePaul
North Carolina
Florida
Tennessee
Colorado State
Arkansas
Stanford
Oregon State
Michigan State
Rice
Texas
Dartmouth
Harvard
Real find in baseball catcher Francis Brewer signed by Pirates
George Gibson, legendary major league catcher and former manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, reports a real find in Francis G. Brewer a 19 year old backstop who can sit down and throw as well as he ever could standing up Gibson says Brewer has been signed for the Buc farm club at London from Mount Brydges Ontario Australia
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Pittsburgh
George Gibson
Pittsburgh Pirates
Mount Brydges
Ont
Francis G. Brewer
Buc
London
Two Die In Flames Of Burning Home
In Indianapolis a mother and eight year old son died from suffocation after a Northside duplex fire. David Aller dice Jr a Princeton football star and the father were seriously burned trying to save them. Anthony was 8 and John 19. Investigators cite smoke exposure as the cause.
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Indianapolis
David Allerdice, Jr
Princeton University
Methodist Hospital
Cornelia Kaesby Allerdice
Anthony
Allerdice
David, Jr
John
University of Michigan
San Francisco
J. S. Rosenstein
David
W. H. Allerdice
Alerdice
Italians Capture Generals and Prisoners in Tobruk Fight
British forces report capturing 12 Mussolini generals including Annibale Bergonzoli at Bardia and forcing nearly 70,000 Italian prisoners into care with shipments to distant camps. An Italian schooner carrying 115 prisoners was intercepted by a British destroyer and towed to Salum in Egypt, while Australians led assaults at Bardia with dramatic wartime chants.
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Bardia
Annibale Bergonzoli
Tobruk
Archibald P. Wavell
Rome
Bardia Front
Libya
High Command
Somaliland
Italian East Africa
Mussolini
International Red Cross
Geneva
Town Displays Adorn Mountain Sides and Streets
Displays decorated the mountain sides the streets and every house in the town creating a vivid shared celebration across the community.
Roswell Coyotes aim for ninth straight win at El Paso trip
Roswell high hopes ride on Coyotes after beating Monument 46 20 for their ninth straight win. Coach Corn's squad faces Dexter here Tuesday then travels to El Paso for games with Austin and El Paso high teams, while the Tigers loom as underdogs in El Paso. Johnny Cowan leads Roswell with 22 points, Haley 9, Kelly 8 as guards Brenneman and Dennis strengthen defense.
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Roswell
Corn
Coyotes
Dexter Demons
el Paso
Austin High Panthers
Demons
Monument Pirates
el Paso Tigers
Tigers
Fort Worth
Pasquel High
Riverside High
el Paso High
Mornig
Austin
Albuquerque Bulldogs
Panthers
Monument
Johnnie Cowan
Glen Haley
Ben Kelly
Dick Brenneman
Robert Dennis
Lenville Sperling
Pirates
Sperling
West
Kelly
Foe
Cowan
DeShurley
Ayalla
Haley
Blough
Brenneman
R. Dennis
G. Dennis
O'Meara
McDaniels
Fee
Grayson
Hicks
McLaughlin
Fine
Britt
Storm
Gadsabout Benny McCoy signed with Athletics in limbo
New York reports Benny McCoy has not cashed a $45,000 bonus check from the Athletics and the story hints at upcoming college football buzz. It notes Mose Simms coaching St. Marys Texas with vivid uniform colors and signals a bustling fall season. Dodgers sold $120,000 in season seats, while Bill Tilden comments on women tennis stars Moody Roark Marble and La Lenglen.
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New York
Benny McCoy
Athletics
Mose Simms
St. Mary’s
Texas
Republic
Dodgers
Bill Tilden
Helen Wills Moody Roark
Alice Marble
la Lenglen
Bowl selections spark talk from multiple editors
Rich pickings for some. Clyde M. Bride of the Kansas City Star forecasts a three goal battle with Stanford on top in the Rose Bowl. Nebraska must win by two touchdowns. Jerry Liska of the Fremont News Messenger predicts Western Reserve in the mix and Heinie Martin of the Grand Rapids Herald bets Stanford 20 13 with Mississippi State over Georgetown by one TD.
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Rich
Clyde M. Bride
Kansas City Star
Stanford
Nebraska
Jerry Liska
Fremont
News-Messenger
Western Reserve
Heinie Martin
Grand Rapids
Mich
Herald
Celeb Lew Jenkins Buys Palm Island Home Near Miami
Seems Sweetwater Tex is too small for stars Sammy Baugh and Lew Jenkins and Co. Lew Jenkins buys a Palm Island home near Miami. Joe Boland declines Marquette defensive coach post at current pay. Ernie Vigh, Newark native, labeled best looking on Garden Friday card. Billy Loose labeled satisfactory not sensational. John Kimbrugh reportedly has $37500 from Hertza's New York Yanks to stay full year for football, movies, and lectures.
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Sweetwater
Tex
Sammy Baugh
Lew Jenkins
John Kimbrough
Hertza
N. Y
Rose Bowl vs Sugar Bowl Question Stirs Debate
Today's guest star Jack Troy asks what the Rose Bowl has that the Sugar Bowl doesn't. Answer suggests a discrepancy of 20,000 attendees, hinting at larger crowds at one event. The piece frames a sports culture discussion surrounding major bowls in Atlanta.
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Jack Troy
Atlanta Constitution
Aggies May Play Hardin-Simmons
New Mexico Aggies athletic director Kermit Labbs announces a football game with Hardin-Simmons Cowboys in Odessa, Texas on October 11. The Aggies schedule remains largely set with games at Silver City September 26 and Arizona in Tucson October 4, among others through November.
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State College
N. M
Kermit Labbs
New Mexico Aggies
Hardin- Simmons Cowboys
Odessa
Texas
Aggies
New Mexico
Silver City
Arizona
Tucson
Tempe
Bradley Tech
Peoria
Flagstaff
New California
el Paso
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Eaiough Srovalp
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Fellows
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Balkan
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Berlin
Bulgaria
Hungary
Oliver Twist
Albania
Valona
Athens
Brest
Air Ministry
Norway
Hamburg
Piave
Wavell
Graziani
Matruh
Border Conference
Anderson
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