Tech Freshmen Bring Big Fast Lubbock Line to Roswell
Texas Tech freshmen travel to Roswell Saturday seeking revenge for last year’s loss to the Broncos. The yearlings boast a 189 pound line and 171 pound backs with ends over 6 feet 2 inches. Notable players include Jack Everett fullback, J R Callahan left halfback, Howard Alford quarterback and captain, and Maxey McKnight at running back. Starting line averages 165 to 212 pounds with Carl Scott at 231 as a reserve tackle. Kickoff is 7:30 at de Bremond Field with 75 cent tickets at local outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Tech
Roswell
Texas Fresh
Broncos
Lubbock
Texas
Jack Everett
J. R. Callahan
Wink
Howard Alford
Lubbock High School
Maxey McKnight
Littlefield
Tech
Carl Scott
Billy Hale
Billie York
Pat Farris
Albert Williams
LeRoy Mealey
Ray Vernon
Wayne Bowden
Ohio State Faces Tough Schedule After Pitt Win
Ohio State coach Francis Schmidt praised the 30 to 7 victory over Pittsburgh yet warned of seven tough Big Ten games ahead. Star QB Don Scott impressed with two TD passes, Langhurst scored two safeties, Maag kicked a field goal and set up the first score. The line averaged 211 pounds and the backfield moved well, with three full teams used and interchangeable players. Minor notes mention local boxing traffic, a potential minor league meeting, and Roswell Auto Co advertising reconditioned motors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Pittsburgh
Pony Panthers
Francis Schmidt
Ohio State
Pitt
Schmidt
Don Scott
Ohio
Charley Maag
Jimmy Langhurst
Flav Scott
Langhurst
Maag
Buckeye
Bucks
Jimmy Strasbaugh
Dick Fisher
Panthers
Maryland Boxing Board Vacates Armstrong Welterweight Title
Maryland's boxing commission vacated Henry Armstrong's welterweight championship asserting a crackdown on boxing monopolies. Chairman Stanley Scherr said Maryland opposes the powers that be after learning Armstrong could not fight without promoter Mike Jacobs's consent. The state will recognize the Cocoa-Janazzo bout on October 15 as the title contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland State Boxing Commission
Henry Armstrong
Stanley Scherr
Commission
New York
Maryland
Scherr
Eddie Mead
Armstrong
Mike Jacobs
Los Angeles
Louis
Kid) Cocoa
New Haven
Conn
Izzy Janazzo
Mead
Jacobs
Cocoa
Janazzo
Cocoa-Janazzo
Reds fans in Cincinnati rally as World Series looms
Cincinnati buzzes with baseball fever as the Reds chase a World Series victory with optimism about a possible five or six game win. Deacon Bill McKechnie jokes about past struggles while bookie James J. Carroll lays Tigers as favorites, predicting profits if Cincinnati falters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Reds
Detroit
Bill McKechnie
New York
Tiger
James J. Carroll
St. Louis
Tigers
Stidham Bans Sweethearts From Oklahoma Gridders
Oklahoma University coach Tom Stidham ordered secret practice, prompting the Bartlesville Enterprise to report a wide ban on sweethearts, sisters and cousins among players. The memo underscores strict team discipline during training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Stidham
Oklahoma U
Bartlesville
Okla
Enterprise
Stidham
Detroit likely Buck Newsom trade in winter swap
Billy Kelly, Buffalo sports editor, hints Detroit may trade Buck Newsom this winter as Tigers fans sour on his antics. Yest, Michigan legend Hurry Up Yest attended 12 or 13 functions while the Wolverines were on the coast. Auburn coach Jack Meagher faced a scare when Bob Flournoy's plane forced a landing due to fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Kelly
Buffalo Courier-Express
Detroit
Buck Newsom
Tigers
Yest
Michigan
Wolverine
Jack Meagher
Auburn
Notre Dame Star Johnny Law Aids Walkill Prison Program
Former Notre Dame athlete now recreation director at Walkill Prison New York asks old coaches to send a complete football uniform with two or three games left and any footballs or related paraphernalia for inmate recreation. He urges colleagues to respond promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Law
Notre Dame
Walkill Prison
Walkill
Johnny
Football Notes And Local Sports Banter
Kennel Club notes to Messrs Red Dawson and Ray Wolf tease a busy football week end. Glenn Cunningham may run the Sugar Bowl two mile while Wisconsin’s 13 man band provides a swing sound if coaching needs a drummer. Marvin Cress of Spencer High dazzled with 98 and 85 yard TD returns but were nullified by that man. Mel Allen’s Yankee broadcasts face challenge from Jack Slocum stepping in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennel Club
Red Dawson
Ray Wolf
Glenn Cunningham
Wisconsin Grid Squad
Harry Stuhldreher
Marvin Cress
Spencer
N. C
Winston- Salem
Mel Allen
Jack Slocum
Bill
Mel
Bowling League Tonight Sees Fourth Week Action
The Major League boys return for week four with Busy Bee versus Swarm Contractors and Bank Bar clashing Ball and White at 7. KGFL meets Montgomery Ward at 9. Red Ball Sunday posted 265 to tie Walter Sullins for high September score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busy Bee
Bank Bar
KGFL
Montgomery Ward
Walter Sullins
New System For U S Army Due To Conscription
Washington October 1 The War Department unveiled a new peacetime system for training drafted troops creating nine tactical corps to train regular army and National Guard units while separating training from supply. A candidates school will offer enlisted men a path to commissions, but only a small number are expected to enroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Army Tactical Corps
National Guard
Army
George C. Marshall
Special session mulls land tax relief for uncultivated acres
In Santa Fe, the 14th legislature's special session advances a measure to defer 15 year district assessments on uncultivated land for Middle Rio Grande Conservancy. Attorneys for the district insist back payments start in 1979 after bonded debts are liquidated, with officials predicting revenue gains as landowners pay on cultivated acreage. The plan faces Senate scrutiny as leaders expect quick passage to the House and then the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley W. P. Miller
Miller
Senate
House
Joe Montoya
Montoya
George Craig
Santa FE
N. M
Rio Grande Conservancy
W. C. Oestreich
Bernalillo County
Stanley Miller
Albuquerque
Conservancy District
A. O. Steyskal
London Prepares Expanded Rehousing Extension Report
The air ministry reported on London area conditions after bombing as officials urged evacuees to leave. Harry Willink, special commissioner for rehousing the homeless, told adults that all who can leave should. Health minister Malcolm announced extending the mother and child removal scheme to 14 London boroughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Ministry
Harry Willink
London Boroughs
Malcolm
Bronco halfback Brad Bradley packs speed and defense
C. F. Brad Bradley is a Bronco halfback known for strong ball carrying and punt returning. The Santa Fe native, 19, weighs 160 pounds and wears jersey number 22. He played with the Colts for two years and earned a varsity letter last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F
Brad” Bradley
Bronco Grid
Colts
Santa Fe
Woman thrown basket injures autograph seeker at Willkie event
A crowd of about 1,000 gathered outside the Book Cadillac hotel in Detroit to see Wendell L. Willkie when a metal wastebasket struck a 19 year old girl, Bet ty Wilson, on the head. She suffered a skull fracture and scalp laceration requiring stitches. Police arrested 31 year old Doris La Rue, an employee of the Reconstruction Finance Administration, who claimed she hurled the basket from an eighteenth floor window "in a spirit of fun" and remains held on a disorderly conduct charge as the victim's condition was reported serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Wendell JL. Willkie
Doris la Rue
Reconstruction Finance Administration
Paul Wencel
Miss la Rue
Miss Wilson
Newsom to Pitch First World Series Game for Tigers
Oct 1 Cincinnati. Detroit Tigers manager Del Baker said Buck Newsom will start the first game of the World Series. Paul Derringer was the likely Reds starter per Bill McKechnie. Baker named Detroit batting order and noted unresolved right field and catching positions with Billy Sullivan likely catching Newsom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
del Baker
Buck Newsom
Detroit Tigers
Bill McKechnie
Cincinnati Reds
Paul Derringer
Baker
Billy Sullivan
Newsom
Birdie Tebbetts
Detroit
Pete Fox
Bruce Campbell
Dick Bartell
Barney McCosky
Charley Gehringer
Hank Greenberg
Rudy York
Campbell
Pinkey Higgins
Fox
Higgins
McKechnie
Ernie Lombardi
Lonnie Frey
Reds
Derringer
Walters
Tigers
Schoolboy Rowe
Yankees
Yanks
Flynn claims middle west for Roosevelt
Springfield, Ill. October 1. Edward J. Flynn, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said today that Roosevelt leads the middle west as Willkie has raised no real campaign issue. He reported Illinois Wisconsin Iowa and Kentucky party leaders found Roosevelt sentiment rising and Willkie support fading, portraying an improving national picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Middle West
Roosevelt
Edward J. Flynn
Democratic National Committee
Wendell L. Willkie
Flynn
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Kentucky
New York
Willkie
World Series Opens Tomorrow With 11 30 Start Time
The Associated Press reports World Series games begin tomorrow at 11 30 Roswell time with game one in Cincinnati. Newark wins the International League final 3 2 to take the series 4 3. Louisville defeats Kansas City 3 0 to win the American Association final 4 2. Seattle crushes Los Angeles 18 4 to lead the Pacific Coast League final 3 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Newark
Baltimore
American Assn
Louisville
Kansas City
Seattle
Los Angeles
Travel and game notes from early sports coverage
Punts and Passes reports Michigan players back to practice after California trip while Centenary scouts road schedule across Texas and Arizona. The Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers gear up for the 1940 World Series with Crosley Field hosting opening games and pitchers lined up for Game One as hopes run high across both leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
Wolverines
California
Fritz Crisier
Dixies Series Nashville 5 Houston 3 win seals 4-1
Nashville defeats Houston 5 to 3 to clinch the series in five games. The victory secures the Dixies’ fourth win in the best of five matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Houston
Cornell Ohio State game a sellout in Ithaca
Ithaca New York fans expect a great battle as Cornell hosts Ohio State on October 26 in a sellout that underscores the high ratings for the East versus the Midwest clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
N. Y
Ohio State
TCU Coach Seeks End By Using Fullbacks
Fort Worth Texas. Coach Leo Dutch Meyer leans on fullbacks to shape his offense as both starting flankmen at Texas Christian are converted fullbacks. Connie Sparks moved to fullback late last season after being leading scorer and all conference back in 1938 while Phil Roach carried fullback duties in high school for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Leo
Dutch) Meyer
Texas Christian
Connie Sparks
Phil Roach
Fights Last Night in Four U S Cities
In Trenton Ken Overlin outpointed Larry Lane in a middleweight bout. In New Orleans Jimmie Perrin outpointed Joe Marinelli. In New York Maxie Shapiro knocked out Lou Fortuna. In Newark Maxie Fisher stopped Tommy Fontana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Trenton
N. J
Ken Overlin
Washington, D. C
Larry Lane
New Orleans
Jimmie Perrin
Joe Marinelli
Dayton
New York
Maxie Shapiro
Lou Fortuna
Philadelphia
Newark
Maxie Fisher
Tommy Fontana
Brooklyn
Also Mentioned on This Page
de Bremond Field
Ball and White
The
Model
Busy Bee Cafe
M@and
S and
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Daly
Pat Comiskey
Pat
Judge Landis
Nixson Denton
Post
Times- Star
Republic
FORD
Roswell Auto CO
Boxing Commission
Qmg
CNN
Agi
SAN Ae
Lew Riggs
Mike McCormick
Bill Myers
Jim Ripple
Jimmy Wilson
Hank Gowdy
Bill Werber
Morrie Arnovich
Rhode
Gabe
U. S. Army
London
MacDonald
Bronco
Willkie Reception
No. 11
Cincinati
Cincy
Shreveport
Rice
St. Louis University
Tucson
Arizona
Washington University
Southwestern
Memphis
Crosley Field
New York Yankees
Detroiters
Carl Hickey
Mgr
Hile
EL Paso
Amarillo
Don Hodges
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!