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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1941
Page
2
Roswell bowlers swept all three games at Carlsbad in a match led by Houston Hunter 623 followed by 221 high single. Roswell players all topped 500 as scores totaled 2856 in a strong team showing against Carlsbad. Nearby college games list Arizona 20 over Arizona State Tempe 7 and other Border Conference results.
SMU head coach Matty Bell, ahead of a showdown with Texas, calls the Longhorns a fast, well coordinated team led by Jack Crain. He predicts Texas will likely surpass 30 points and notes Texas has already routed five opponents by at least four touchdowns.
New York reports preview of major games including Army vs Notre Dame, Navy vs Penn, and Northwestern vs Minnesota. Notre Dame and Navy remain undefeated in a weekend packed with big clashes across regions, with Fordham Purdue and Columbia Cornell among notable matchups as contenders seek to extend perfect records.
Arthur Allison won five dollars for rolling 200 the hard way at Berkey alleys, the second such feat since opening two years ago. Weekly leaders include Bullard 239 and Allison 234 among men, Holley 203 and Davis 186 among ladies, Whitmore 188 and Crabb 145 among cadets, Lancaster 226 and Brown 214 among boys, Lair 167 and Young 162 among fuois.
Texas Tech Texas Miners head to El Paso to face Arizona and then West Texas State as Border Conference action continues. Arizona and West Texas State lead the race. Ben Collins of West Texas State eyes more scoring amid a 27 to 7 victory over Flagstaff. New Mexico Aggies suffer a 26 to 0 loss to Spradley Tech. Texas Tech hosts Nevada University while Arizona State of Tempe plays Colorado State. R. M. Sands, Keilogge Co. rep, visits Roswell grocers on business.
A 4 goal rally in the fifth chukker propelled the cadet riders to a 7 to 5 victory over veteran Lamesa Polo Club Sunday afternoon. Lamesa led 5–2 after the fourth, but the cadets surged with pressure, aided by Jowell returning from an injured wrist. Jowell and King scored two goals each, with Puffer, Harris, and Von Tempsky adding one apiece. This was the cadets third win in as many games, and they begin inter-collegiate play next weekend versus Texas A&M at College Station. Col. Cullum and five cadets will depart Thursday. cadets will ride other horses.
A tornado in Kansas City on October 6 swept a $270 check from J. E. Wyatt's desk. The weathered check found by Hugh Mannon of Mendota, Missouri, in his pasture, 200 miles away, was returned by a Unionville bank with an explanation.
A. T. Hannett says Congress may change the statute to divide Boulder Dam power proceeds equally. The proposal would yield New Mexico about $125,000 annually, replacing the current equitable distribution. States in the Colorado river basin had urged the change after meeting in Los Angeles.
The New Mexico Public Service Commission approved the sale of the Lincoln Power and Light Company plant at Capitan to the village of Capitan. The $36,500 price is to be financed with $45,000 in revenue bonds backed by plant revenues, with no mortgage or tax recourse for bondholders. sole owner B C Dunlap petitioned for authority to finalize the sale.
Raton defends its perfect state record against Santa Fe High in a postponed prep gridiron headliner. Roswell faces Albuquerque Bulldogs after a 7 to 0 win. Dawson Loving Ft Sumner Menaul Gallup remain atop through six weeks. Other clashes include Raton at Tucumcari, Gallup at Farmington, Lovington vs Melrose, Fort Sumner at Estancia, and Dawson vs St Marys Albuquerque with Menaul at Las Vegas.
After a week of football results the coach of the year debate centers on Army's Earl Blaik and Harvard's Dick Harlow for turning underperforming teams into contenders. Other notes mention Dick Powell managing Billy Loose, Paul Moss in Hollywood, a celebratory wedding for Jimbrough and Barbara Golding, Abe Simon's operation requiring a large bed, and a quip about Lem Franklin's boxing glove.
Brass Ring editor Pat Moulton of the Mobile Press bets Alabama over Georgia with Jim Nelson as Tide’s spear head and a 27 to 14 score. He adds a playful note asking how many hot dogs will be sold at the Army versus Notre Dame game.
Incidental intelligence notes a playful scene where Joe Dimaggio signals Toots Shor to secure cigars for a forthcoming party, a tale reflecting gossip and the era’s sports-related social circuits. Earl Blaik’s irritation at New England writers last year over Prank headlines closes the fragment with a sense of provocative publicity.
Chicago October 27 The Green Bay Packers face the undefeated Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field next Sunday in a key test after decisive wins over Detroit and Cleveland. A Bears victory virtually secures the western title as eastern contenders Washington and New York also chased playoff spots. Green Bay boosted by a 24 to 7 win over Detroit, seeks another upset.
Leahy for the Dartmouth coaching post before Earl had quit and he will face Frank's Notre Damers Saturday as Army prepares to clash with the opponent in a key matchup.
Denison Tex Herald reports Today s Guest Star Paul Tooley notes teams on the West Coast are defeated and the plan to adopt all quiet on the western front as the Rose Bowl theme for 1942.
Morris McLemore, former Atlanta sports reporter now in the army, was assigned to Camp Wheeler Ga. He was given a card to mail to his nearest relative addressed to The Atlanta Journal sports department. It shows a humorous devotion to his job.
Weather outlook notes variable high cloudiness tonight and Tuesday with scattered showers over western mountains. Temperatures rise slowly east Tuesday. West Texas sees fair conditions with increasing brightness and higher cloudiness central and south portions. Arizona shows partly cloudy skies with scattered showers in the north and east, slightly warmer in the north tonight.
Sunday results include St Marys 20 Loyola Los Angeles 13 and Gonzaga 19 Portland 13 with Lasalle 7 Canisius 0. Fort Monmouth 25 Perth Amboy 0 Moffett Field 30 Camp Haan 7. Saturday saw Duquesne 31 Marquette 14 and Texas A I 68 East Central Oklahoma 0. Various other close games listed.
A speaker praised Roswell as one of the most promising cities in the southwest and expressed pleasure in visiting the Pecos Valley area, noting steady sales growth and positive regional outlook.
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