Coach Bach Seen As Possible New Marquette Coach
News from the football coaching convention in New York describes Gene Spor Bach, a Notre Dame graduate who began as Syracuse director of line play in 1920, as a leading candidate for Marquette's coaching job after successful stints at Niagara and Syracuse. Interactions with Marquette officials are noted, with other names like Elmer Largden and Lew Andreas mentioned in context of North American college football circles.
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Duquesne
York
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Gwots
Abs Penn
Football Leaders Head for Bowl Games After New York Meeting
Football coaches gathered in New York for three days of conferences to map the game for 1941 amid hopes for rule discussions but no major changes. They planned to submit any official rule changes through the rules committee. Dartmouth will name a successor to Earl Blaik in January, while Ohio State needs about ten days more to choose its next coach.
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Norwich University
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New England
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Camillus
Auburn
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Lawrence J. Skiddy
New York
Football Coaches of America
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Dartmouth
Earl Blaik
Ahletic Council
Ohio State
Dick Harlow
Harvard
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Ossie Solem
iSyracuse
Solem
L. W. St. John
Ossie
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Lafayette
Amos Alonzo Stagg
College of the Pacific
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Wes Fesler
Mal Stevens
Fesler
Wesleyan
Blaik
Army
Dr. Stevens
New York U
Trailers Vie In Final NHL Standings Shuffle
In the NHL's last act of 1910 four of the five lowest clubs meet New York Rangers visit Boston and Montreal host the New York Americans Bruins sit third with 20 points Rangers fifth with 17 Canadiens sixth with 16 and Americans at 15. Tonight's games likely won t settle the field but could start a directional move.
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Mioland Top Weight In Santa Anita New Year's Handicap
At Santa Anita Charles S. Howard’s Mioland carries 126 pounds in the 10,000 New Year’s Handicap with doubts he will run if track is muddy. Expected rivals include Whicheee, Sweepida, Wedding Call, and general manager, with up to 50,000 fans anticipated for New Year’s Day at the meeting despite the Rose Bowl.
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Charles S. Howard
Santa Anita
Howard
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W. B. Simpson
H. C. Hill
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Gaffers
Sattler
Hysterical
Big Ben
Son of War
Merry Knight
Royal Crusader
Dusky Duke
Wise Father
In Charge
Kantan
Red Raiders Invade New York For Holiday Hockey Battles
Colgate undefeated hockey team with Syracuse trio led by Capt Jack Wells Kip Wells and Bob Ferren head to New York for three straight games starting New Year’s Night against Boston College at Playland Rink Rye then Dartmouth and Short Hills N J Kip is team’s top scorer with 10 goals and 2 assists Ferren has 3 goals and 2 assists Jack Wells adds five assists All three were standout Syracuse scholastic players before Colgate careers Ferren is son of Francis Ferren district chief and former semi pro star.
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Kip
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Red Raiders
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Rye
Dartmouth
Short Hills
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Roverdale
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Williams
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Basketball results from several college games and tournaments
Princeton edged Michigan 30 29 while George Washington beat Minnesota 46 43. Pittsburgh 48 Ohio State 34 Temple 40 Kansas 35 Seton Hall 34 Kansas State 25 Oregon State 61 Nebraska 3 Colorado 47 St John s Brooklyn 42 Creighton 37 Michigan gate 29 La Salle 41 Santa Clara 35 Cornell 36 Wayne 33 Long Island 61 Rice 57 Tennessee 31 Austin Normal 23 Indiana State 75 Centenary 31 Geneva 72 St Francis Brooklyn 63 overtime Davis Elkins 49 Hudson Jersey City 43 Augsburg 24 St Claire Teachers 23 St Mary s Calif 44 Utah State 42 Denver 38 Western Colo State 32 Uiah 38 California 29 All College Tournament Oklahoma City Pittsburgh Eas. Teachers 39 Texas 38 Oklahoma Aggies 44 West Texas State 41 third place Baylor 54 Wyoming 50 two overtimes Warrensburg Mo Teachers 33 Tulsa 23 losers bracket
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Don McNeill Defeats Bobby Riggs for Sugar Bowl Title
Don McNeill of Oklahoma City defeated Bobby Riggs of Chicago in a Sugar Bowl tennis final 7 5, 6 9, 6 2 to clinch the championship.
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Associated Press Today
Don McNeill
Oklahoma City
Bobby Riggs
Chicago
Deadlock in 1940 Jockey Championship Race
In a photo finish at Agua Caliente and Santa Anita, jockeys Earl Dew and Walter Lee Taylor battled for the 1940 riding championship. Dew held a narrow lead with 286 wins after a pair of firsts, while Taylor briefly overtook with a win at Florida's Tropical Park before Dew tied the tally again.
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Earl Dew
Walter Lee Taylor
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Parks
Mexico
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Tropical Park
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Santa Anita
Cathedral Beats Saint Patrick's in Holy Name League clash
Cathedral defeats Saint Patrick's 49 to 36 on the Danforth School court to claim its third straight win and move into second place. J Wood leads Cathedral with 15 points, while Beers and Cowmeadow pace Saint Patrick's with 10 each as the Blue and White pull away in the fourth quarter.
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Dave Slive
Chicago Boy Wins National Indoor Junior Tennis Title
The 17-year-old Jimmy Evert of Chicago schoolboy fame claimed the National Indoor junior tennis title in Camden New Jersey defeating Richard Bender Princeton University freshman 6-1 3-6 6-4 6-2. His brother Jerry Evert and Jack Keller beat Chadwick Johnson and Frank Willett to win the boys indoors doubles crown. Willett had won the singles title earlier.
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Camden
N. J
Jimmy Evert
Richard Bender
Princeton University
Jerry Evert
Jack Keller
Scarborough School
Chadwick Johnson
Hill School
Pottstown
Frank Willett
Anniston
Ala
Willett
Buffalo doubleheader features Canisius and Wake Forest clash
Nat Holman’s City College of New York meets Canisius College of Buffalo in the feature doubleheader at Buffalo’s new memorial auditorium. The other game pits Wake Forest of North Carolina against Buffalo State Teachers College.
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Nat Holman
City College of New York
Canisius College of Buffalo
New Memorial Auditorium
Wake Forest of North Carolina
Buffalo State Teachers College
Golf Costs Vary As PGA Calls For Clarity
Chicago dispatch notes Census figures show 1940 golf spending at 15.645 million, higher than fishing equipment. PGA president Tom Walsh says golf costs depend on choices from cheap balls to elite clubs and courses. He adds golf’s popularity grows with about 3.5 million players in the United States.
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Professional Golfers Association
P.G.A
Census Bureau
Washington
Tom Walsh
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Brown Lipe Chapin Tops Y M H A in Div A First Half
Brown Lipe Chapin No 1 defeated Y M H A 3 2 to clinch the Division A first half championship in the Syracuse Table Tennis League split season. They finished undefeated with seven wins. Forsythe and Gale upset U S Rubber No 1 3 2 in another Division A match.
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Syracuse
Puchir
L. Levy
Ewald
Halpern
J. Levy
Forsythe
Gale
U. S
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Ned Dodge
Don Garlock
Jack Garrity
Vince Orcutt
U.S. R
Knickerbocker Traded From Yankees To White Sox
Chicago White Sox trade Bill Knickerbocker a utility infielder to the New York Yankees for catcher Ken Silvestri. No cash changes hands. Silvestri joins White Sox after four years with St. Paul and usage as pinch hitter last season. Knickerbocker previously played for Cleveland and the St. Louis Browns before joining the Yankees.
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New York Yankees
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Sox
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St. Louis Browns
Yankees
Ferretti Scores 299 to Lead In Solvay Tourney
Solvay bowler Anthony Ace Ferretti shot a 299 in a three game 718 to lead his partner Frank Cavalcanti to first in the 250 doubles handicap tourney at Solvay Recreation alleys. The duo 1,362 lead the men division while Ferretti and Martha Smith topped mixed doubles with 1,264 for the night. Kenyon and Raate lead women with 1,152. Organizer Len Capucilli said 380 bowlers have entered and few openings remain before next Sunday night January 5 closure.
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J. Raate
Len Capucilli
Bobby Riggs Defends Sugar Bowl Tennis Title in New Orleans
Bobby Riggs of Chicago captured his second Sugar Bowl title with a straight set win over Gardnar Mulloy 6-2 7-5 6-0 in New Orleans. Jack Kramer and Ted Schroeder defeated Riggs and Wayne Sabin 9-7 6-3 3-6 6-4 to take the doubles crown. Riggs previously won the Sugar Bowl in 1937 and was runner up last year.
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Bobby Riggs
Chicago
Gardnar Mulloy
Coral Gables
Fla
Jack Kramer
Ted Schroeder
California
Riggs
Wayne Sabin
Don McNeil
Fight Results Inconsistent Across Cities From Historic Card
Several bouts listed with varied city, state, and weight data show Chicago Carl Vinciquerrs stopping Frank Greene in 191 pounds, while Vince Dell Ort o topped Al Mancini in Providence Newark and Philadelphia matches feature Freddie Cochrane outpointing Joe De Jesus and Abe Kaufman losing to Fred Archer in Newark. Holyoke Beau Jack edged Mel Neary in Springfield and Harrisburg fights.
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Omaha
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Frank Greene
New York
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Italy
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Holyoke
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Springfeld
Mass
Mel Neary
Har‘tsburg
Jim Thorpe to Speak in Syracuse January Banquet
Renowned athlete Jim Thorpe will visit Syracuse on January 9 to address a banquet hosted by the Park Central Men's Club. He will stay as guest of Al Donahue of the Citizens Club during the visit. Thorpe rose to prominence at Carlisle from 1906 to 1910 and later starred in football and track.
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Carlisle University
Stockholm
New York Giants
John J. MccGraw
Akron
Jimmy Walsh
Carlisle
Cowley Tops Ice Scorers in NHL Lead
Montreal December 31 Bill Cowley Boston remains the scoring leader in the NHL with 27 points after a pair of goals last week He leads Syl Apps Toronto by six with 21 and Bryan Hextall New York Rangers rises to third with 20 goals and assists Top scorers list includes Cowley Apps Hentall Wiseman Watson Drillon Allen Howe Colville Dumort Bauer Taylor Schriner Goldup Conacher Schmidt M Colville Waves Patrick Carse and others reflecting a packed scorer race in late December.
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Bill Cowley
Boston
Toronto
Syl Apps
Bryan Hextall
New York Rangers
Cowley
Bruins
Jimmy Orlando
Pat Egan
New York Americans
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Hental
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Wiseman
Bauer
Taylor
Schriner
Goldup
R. Conacher
Schmidt
M. Colville
Rangers
Waves
Detroit
L. Patrick
W. Carse
Chicago
Cornell Edges Wayne With Last-Second Shot
Cornell defeated Wayne 36 to 35 as Bill Stewart banked in a long shot with 20 seconds left. Jim Bennet led the Red with seven baskets while Wayne’s double digit scorers included Bouton and Schoenberg, but Cornell held a slight halftime deficit to secure the win in Cincinnati.
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Detroit
Bill Stewart
Wayne University
Jim Bennet
Wayne B. F.T
B. F. T. Bennett
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Hunter
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Nunez
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Psae
Kobs
Hamilne
Lessel
Cincinnati
Pro Figures Hook Up With Big Payday Talk
New York reports say pro football demands from Kimbrough reach 25000 dollars. Rumors place Kraft and Stidham moves, coach1s shifts, and possible signings at USC UCLA and Ohio State. Media chatter covers awards, wrestling prizes, and a bowling pin lifespan quip from Gordon Spear.
New Year Couplets Ring In Cheer On Radio Toasts
A playful New Year verse promises bowls on the radio rather than in person and toasting with a cup of beer to all readers as the year begins. The piece maintains a light, celebratory tone.
Minnesota Maintains Top Rating Ahead of Bowl Games
Minnesota is declared national champion for 1940 in the Azzi Ratem rankings. The undefeated Big Ten champion stands far ahead of Bowl contenders, with a confirmed rating of 86. Stanford could reach at most 84 if it defeats Nebraska in the Rose Bowl, but Minnesota remains untouchable regardless of Bowl outcomes.
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Azzi Ratem
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