Duke Team at Peak for USC Onslaught
Duke is poised for a major showdown as Oregon State and Duke prepare for the transplanted Ross Bowl game in Durham. Beavers aim to prove their Pacific coast defense travels, while Duke seeks to confirm its unbeaten status and national leading ground gain. The Duke squad held a lengthy practice, the longest of the year, as fans anticipate a sellout at Duke Stadium.
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GEOM
Duke Stadium
Dope on the Football Bowl Games
New York dispatch lists bowl matchups with records, times, and TV. Rose Bowl Duke vs Oregon State at Durham 85,000 attend, 4 p.m. NBC Red. Sugar Bowl Fordham vs Missouri 73,000 1:35 p.m. NBC. Gator Bowl Miami Florida 8-1-1 vs Texas Tech 8-2, 60,000 1:15 p.m. Sun Bowl Texas Tech vs Tulsa 9-1 vs 7-2, 15,000 3 p.m. All-Star game New Orleans January 3 0 0 0, 145 p.m. (KABC).
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Missouri
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KABC
Edison Bears Rally Past South San Quintet
Edison entertains South San quintet as Buck Ward tallies 14 points and Goodwin adds 10 in a 46 9 victory over Stockdale. Bears repeat win over Stockdale in a midweek game at South San Antonio. odd formatting but clear scoring led by Ward and Goodwin.
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Edison Entertains
South San
Stockdale Buanmas
Women's Golf Scores Lead by Mer and Henighton Phillips
Mis Harriet Reed placed second with a 105 28 77 total. Samm Mut Whe Altacer led the field and top performers included Mer and Henighton Phillips with strong scores at the Country Club Women's Association tournament on Tuesday.
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Henighton Phillips
Country Club Women's Association
Vitek Transferred to Brady Flight School Post
Leo Brady reports former Texas A and M star Dink Vitek has been reassigned from Kelly Field to Brady aviation school. Vitek now serves as training officer at the Brady facility, after coaching two years at Paycock Military Academy.
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Brady
Leo
Dink
Texas A
Kelly Field
Brady Aviation School
Paycock Milita Academy
Anbonto
Resolved New Year Spirit in Sports Face War-Time Call
A 1940s era reflection urges athletes and fans to keep New Year resolutions amid wartime sacrifice. It highlights how sports morale, defense efforts, and national unity intertwine, urging reduced frivolity and commitment to enduring values as Americans support victory.
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Gage
Bells Rr
America
Ian
Amai
Captain of Bama Won Won't See Cotton Bowl Game
Sherman December 31 Alabama football captain John Hanson never played a down for the Tide and will not attend the Cotton Bowl. Hanson, now Aviation Cadet John L. Hanson, is stationed at an air corps flying school. He left Tuscaloosa last September to pursue a military piloting career. Despite hopes to travel to Dallas to root for Alabama against the Apples, restrictions at the cadet school are strict.
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Alabama
Piay
John
John" Hanson
Heston
John L. Hanson
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Army Air Corps
Honest Sohn
Tide
Dallas
Free Scoring Game Likely At Dallas
Dallas Des 1 Saturday's Colton awl game between the puss happy Texas Argies and Alabama's Crimson Tide appears to have simmered to the last tenth with the ball. Both teams are seen in a high scoring battle of touchdowns and experts say it could be a shootout. Ram Cotter bowl officials expect a strong crowd but not a sellout due to travel issues and wartime conditions.
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Matliff
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Des
Colton
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Ett
Iarbor
Martin Arkansas Grid Star Missing
A report from THXARKANA Texas dated December 31 states that Martin, a former Arkansas grid star, is missing after an incident in Burma on December 23. He had served six months in Burma as a volunteer with a patrol unit.
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Arkansas
Rengoon
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West Texans Take Three on All-Star Basketball Team
West Texas State Buffaloes claimed the top honor as three players made the all-star team after winning the all-college tournament. Baylor and Oklahoma A&M also contributed two players to the selections, with Price Brookfield and Lannie Eggleston highlighted. Dwight Parks of Baylor led scorers with 36 in one game and 69 in the tournament, setting a new per-game mark.
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Price Brookfield
Charlea’ Halbert
Airmament
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Tain
L J
Lannie” Eggleston
Oklahoma
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Parks
Dwight Parks
Baylor
Johnny Adams
Arkansas
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Hob McHenry
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Christian University
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Pillsburg
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Halberh
Sky
Scrapey
Canyon
Tno
Houston Lions Clash Ends In Ejection After Derby Dispute
Roller derby tale centers on Jon Lowen being ejected after disputing a referee call during a San Antonio Round event. Houston and San Antonio veterans traded fast bursts, with Hobbs and Hanon contributing points as the crowd watched a tense clash unfold amid absences and halted action.
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Hoare
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Lyonsmen
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Ann Antonie
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Mary Vanpoite
Mitte
Ranine
Paul Pierce
Ani
Table Tennis Champions Set to Decide YMGA Tourney Thursday
The eighth annual YM G A table tennis tourney will conclude after a full day of play on Thursday. Readouts show Class A men's singles with McCarley and Rash advancing, and a mix of byes and close scores in rounds leading to semifinals, finals, and women’s singles quarterfinals. The event features players such as McCarley, Rash, Moran, Folks, Thurman, Goldbeck, Bloomberg, and Willcox in a dense slate of matches.
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Arthur Rash
Ya Loulk “Moran
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An Horold Folks
Dixon ‘Thurman
An Gordon Swone
Bob Coldbedl
Dan Goldbeck
Jalan
Stamm
John Dias
Ken Bloomberg
Art’ Apie Torile McCarley
Charles B. Shand
Leonard Hipsuchen
Cubby McCarley
Oor Arthur Rash
John Stuart
Louie Moran
Hapold Folks
Dixon Thurman
Hot Goldbeck
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Ed Ronk
Ofass KW
Frank Dixon
Frank Ramirez
Rudy Peng
Ivan Maddox
Richard Recis
Charles Dickendal
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Danie
Emery Morro
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Danny Rodrigues
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Bye
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Homer
Gridiron Star Borneman to Play With Lamar in L A Cage Tourney
Raymond Borneman, Lamar’s football standout, joins the Redskin basketball squad for the Los Angeles tournament. At 16, six feet tall and 194 pounds, he earns a probable starting spot alongside Leland Oratin and Weymar Crawford. Houston prep star Ray Gox and Hubert Roussel Jr. provide added depth as Lamar aims for a strong show in the approaching game slate.
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Geach Daveks Longeope
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Lamar Cage
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Lava
Borreman
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Honeman
Ray Gox
Houston
Hubert Roussel Jr
Amalien
Robert Olnyk
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Reagan
San Anania
Smember Peactarur
New York Fighter Outpoints Opponent in City Bout
In New York, a fighter identified as New York challenger outpointed opponent Stainy Meat in a tightly contested match. The event names Jerry Fiorella Tan and Kaath N as participants, with Mirkel Farber also noted among NY entrants.
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Fiorella Tan
New York
Choaler Hla
Franklyn
Mirkel Farber
Brackenridge Leads San Antonio High School Cage Meet
Pairings for the San Antonio High School basketball tournament at Brackenridge are set. Nhe Brackenridge Eagles will lead off Friday at 2 p m with a full schedule of matchups including Harvard of Houston, Lockhart, Nilby of Houston, Tech, Laredy, Laider, Austin, Shiner, Reagan of Toston, Kingaville, Jefferson, Beovilhe, Resryitle, and Fdinburr. Quarterfinals Friday night, semifinals Saturday afternoon, with consolation games at Central gym.
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Brackenridgeem
Tlarvar
Houston
Lockhart
Nilby
Tech
Laredy Va. Lailer
Big Trout Run On at Rockport
In Rockport Ree. 31-UP, Winley led a record trout run in the bowl shaped harbor as anglers struggled along the water front. Nets and lines yielded 70 to 100 trout, with several five-pound fish reported amid a Thanksgiving style run that may match the early season.
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Ree
Winley
Algiers
Wwe | Uall Bost
Army League Opens January 15 with ten teams
Fort Sam Bouslan and Randolph based squads form a ten team Army League basketball contest starting January 15. Ten teams from Fort Sam Houston and Randolph meet January 9 to draw schedules. Each division plays through March with top team advances to city playoffs March 2.
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Kallen
Fort San Woustom
Teague
Fort Sam Bouslan
Randolph
Brook Kelly
Punean Alw Gelds
Normoyle Depnt
Miele
College Cagers Roundup From Eastern West to Texas
A garbled college basketball roundup lists scores for teams such as Seton Hall Maryland Pittabyrnh Williams Xavier Lee Texas Texas Curlatina and Oklahoma, with scattered player tallies and tournament notes across multiple regions. The text mixes school names and odd spellings, reflecting OCR errors but preserving that Seton Hall beat Maryland while Texas Curlatina scored 87 and West Texas State 37 in the Oklahoma City tournament context.
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New York Uy
Colorado
At. Tolin
Seton Hall
Maryland
Pittabyrnh
Corwen
Wiewne
Wooster A. Siena
Nagis Elkins
Williams
Stotstea
Soutic
Kentucky
Lexmit WY
Tennessee
Lang Intend x. Xavier Clnelwastid
Lee
Braves Sign Tony Cuccinello As Manager Report
Lushton Dec 31 Ins Signing of Tony Cuccinello by the Boston Braves was announced shortly after his release at his own request as manager of the Jersey City club in the International League. He played second base for Jersey City from 1938 to 1940 before being traded to the Dodgers.
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Tony Cuccinello
Boston Braves
Shorty
Jersey City
Uedselia Wit
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Odants
Willard Brown to Instruct at YMCA
Willard Brown, once a top National rank boxer and fan favorite, will instruct at the YMCA. He spent recent months at home in Indianapolis and now assists to Blonel Berwyn, director of the local Remember Vead Mariigr Read Classifications 199 to 510, Light Wart Ads.
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YMCA
Wilaite Bun
Gan Antone
Tifa
Indianapolis
Indan Antonio
End of a Sports Era 1941 Highlights and Rose Bowl Bid
A sweeping 1941 sports summary notes Oregon State earning a Rose Bowl bid from the Pacific coast, Texas rising then falling to Baylor and Oklahoma, Fordham and Harvard stories, Army Navy football surge under Red Blanks, and a year of track records, boxing upheavals, and golf dominance by Ben Hogan. The piece covers boxing title chases, track milestones, basketball expansion, and rising professional tours amid wartime constraints.
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Tue
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Red Blank
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Tor Lauts
Arthur Donovan
Asor
Lous
Dilly Conn
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