Toronto intramural sports thrive under wartime shift
Athletic director Arren Stevens of the University of Toronto outlines a massive wartime intramural program with 40 basketball teams 16 box lacrosse teams 14 hockey teams 16 swimming teams 30 volleyball teams and 25 indoor baseball teams. He notes more than 300 students in assault at arms and highlights squash courts while Canada’s war effort expands home defense training under government supervision. Stevens praises Connie Smythe a Syracuse figure now Major Smythe leading a Canadian home defense unit likely to see overseas action.
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Glacken to Start as Syracuse In Interracial Holiday Clash
Syracuse Orangemen host Michigan State Spartans at Archbold Gym tonight in an intersectional battle. Joe Glacken will start at guard replacing captain Don Sayle as Lew Andreas reshapes the lineup for improved offense. State, 4 of 5 wins, counters with a dual fast break and controlled ball attack led by Joe Gerard and Dudley Jones. Game time is 8:30 P.M.
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Mel Peterson
Bill Burk
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Gerard DiPace
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Henry Hodge
Harrison Is Golf Leader
Beaumont Texas December opening round of the Beaumont 5000 open sees E J Harrison seize early lead with a 67 while notable rivals struggle. Vernon Picardo and Herman Keiser chase at 68, Tony Penna one stroke back. Ben Hogan falters with 75.
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Placid Bobsled Run Opens for Public Use Tomorrow
The Mt Van Hoevenberg bobsled run at Lake Placid will officially open for public use tomorrow per the State Conservation Department. The opening, once set for Christmas, was postponed by unseasonable weather amid the site’s winter Olympic fame.
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Harvard Players Notre Dame Clash Set for Jan Three
Harvard visits South Bend to duel Notre Dame on January 3 in a key college basketball showdown. The game features a cross conference matchup with both programs seeking momentum.
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One Word Echoes Hope From Prince of Wales Sailor
Stevens and friends mourned the loss of a sailor from the ill fated Prince of Wales. Days passed before a message arrived from the young man in a single word that carried all meaning to those who waited. He had written Well confirming his stance.
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Golden Era Highlights Of 1941 Sports Year
In 1941 sports left a blazing mark across baseball boxing and racing with record broken seasons and astonishing performances. Yankees Louis Dodgers Conn Bear Bryant racing stars and golf and tennis champions highlighted a year of high thrills and record money bets as 1951 loomed on the horizon.
Minnesotas 17th Straight Upset? A Year of Baseball and Golf Feats
A year of notable sports milestones with Minnesota extending its unbeaten run to 17, Craig Wood’s Masters and U S Open triumphs after decades of near misses, rookie showings by Pete Reiser and Elmer Riddle, Ben Hogan’s 56 straight money finishes, Joe DiMaggio’s 56 game hitting streak, Ted Williams hitting over .400 as the youngest to do so in a decade, and Gordon’s strong World Series showing.
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Pete Reiser
Brooklyn
Elmer Riddle
Cincinnati
Ben Hogan
Joe DiMaggio
Ene
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Ace Gordon
Rome Colonels to Tie With Phillies for 1942 Season
Rome's Colonels of the Canadian American League will have a working agreement with the Philadelphia National League club for 1942. The Phillies announced they had cut away from all other affiliations except Rome and Trenton in the Inter-State League.
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Arizona Considers Freshmen Players
Faced with loss of older athletes to the nations armed forces the Border Conference may turn to freshmen to fill out varsity teams including next fall s football squad C Z Lesher secretary treasurer of the conference says the proposal will come before the meeting of the nine member schools in El Paso Jan 1 2
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Yale Coach Nelson Resigns. Staffs In Flux At Yale
Yale announces head coach Emerson Spike Nelson resigns to join the U S Engineer Corps in Philadelphia after a seven losses one win season. Athletics Director Ogden D Miller says notices to several assistants are technical and talks will continue about 1942 while Reggie Root Ivan Williamson John Sabo Edward Howell and Bob Weits remain under contract until June. Root remains as freshman mentor and lacrosse coach, with 20 years at Yale. Freshman coaching has beaten Harvard in eight of ten meetings.
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Bud Ward Chosen Year's Honor Man By Spokane Club
Spokane club selects Marvin H. Ward national amateur golf champion and former club secretary for year’s outstanding sportsmanship. Ward earned wins at the National Amateur and Western Amateur and impressed crowds at Omaha during the National, though he just enlisted in the Army Air Force.
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Omahal
Glenn S. Warner Mourns Death of Antonio Lubo
Glenn S. Warner of Palo Alto writes to Antonio Lubo’s son Cora expressing condolences. Lubo, a Syracusan and former Carlisle College football tackle, died recently at age 60. Warner recalls Lubo as a highly capable lineman and one of the best he coached.
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Sugar Bowl Battie Opens Sugar Bowl Battie Opens New Orleans
The eighth Sugar Bowl sports program opens with tennis matches an eight-oared shell race and a sailing regatta. Top US players are limited by pro status and late returns. seeded Ted Schroeder heads a strong field including Wayne Sabin Gardnar Mulloy and Bitsy Grant. Rutgers faces Orleans Rowing Club in the shell race as Gulf Coast clubs supply skippers for the regatta.
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Baldwinsville Honors Old and Young Athletes Tonight
Baldwinsville High School honors past and present scholastic athletes at a testimonial dinner at the Masonic Temple with Roy Fairman as principal speaker. Syracuse University coach Robert Lannon will show Orange football films, and veteran county coaches will be guests. Francis Carroll will serve as toastmaster. banquet organizers include Howard Jones and a planning committee.
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Alex Jones
East West All-Star Game to Feature Seven AllAmericas
Seven All-Americas are listed for the Shriners East West All-Star Game in New Orleans on January 3. Westerns, led by Alaska-born Indian halfback Jack Jacobs, training in Baton Rouge after relocating from San Francisco, seek big plays from Jacobs’s long passes, punting, and kicking. He will be joined by notable backs Frankie Albert, Bill Dudley, and Bruce Smith, with targets including Hank Stanton and Dale Gentry, as excited coaches anticipate standout performances despite Jacobs’s occasional erratic throws.
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Saint Patrick Five Beats Binghamton Quintet 42 to 23
Dick Currier sparked Saint Patrick's of Syracuse with four baskets and three fouls as they defeated Saint Patrick's five of Binghamton 42 to 23 on their home court in the second game of a home-and-home series. The first game also went to Syracuse 35 to 25 on the road.
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Basketball Scores From AP Report Highlights Tight Week
Indiana def Pitt 50 to 41 while Baylor topped Colorado State 64 64. Southeast Oklahoma State beat Springfield Teachers 42 19 and Texas Tech 42. Washington Saint Louis fell 37 to Texas 49. Oklahoma City University 32. East Central State 37 SMU 47. Colorado Mines 37 Pittsburg Eas Teachers 63 New Mexico 38. Warrensburg Teachers 36. Oklahoma A 24 33 Texas Christian 25 Baylor 83 Southeastern State 33.
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Colgate and Cornell Are Placid Foes
Colgate's hockey team, defending its college week title, edged MIT 6 5 after leading 5 1 then overtime. Gregg Batt fed Wells for the decisive goal as Colgate earned a semifinal meeting with Cornell in the Lake Placid tourney. Williams beat Lehigh 3 0 and New Hampshire blanked Union 9 0. Cornell defeated Middlebury 9 2 in the other first round game.
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Camilli and Reiser Romp To Triumph
New York records roundup for December 27 shows Pete Reiser and Dolph Camilli setting NL slugging marks. Reiser leads with .558 slugging while Camilli follows at .556 and 120 RBIs. Ott reaches 1335 career walks. Brooklyn tops in team slugging and RBIs. Cubs strike out most and Phillies hit into most double plays.
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Sharkey offers free refereeing for Louis Baer title bout
Jack Sharkey the only sailor to win the heavyweight crown has offered to referee the world heavyweight title fight between Buddy Baer and Joe Louis for Navy relief society benefits on January 9. Sharkey is a licensed referee in Massachusetts.
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Blue Gray game and college results recap
In a sports recap for the period, North edged South 14 to 12 in the Blue Gray game at Montgomery. Georgia Tech beat California 13 to 0. A year earlier Illinois defeated Manhattan 60 to 4 and Minnesota topped Newers University 39 to 32. A New York doubleheader followed, before five years prior Archie San Romani beat Glenn Cunningham in a 4:14 mile at the Sugar Bowl meet and Don Lash lost the two mile to Wayne Rideout with a 9 03.5 clocking.
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