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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1941
Page
10
Publicity for the Baer Louis fight carries Remember Pearl Harbor slogan. The article hints Babe Ruth has shed about 20 pounds to resemble his prewar physique for the Lou Gehrig life story now going into production.
Canton Ohio Monday December 29 1941 Wide World Sports Writer reports on the war era sports scene. story weaves in Navy players Francis Hackett Conlon and Gerald Barney Ross from Whitehall NY noting Ross post Pearl Harbor sends word from Hawaii. mentions Oregon State Rose Bowl salary issue and Don Barnes Browns story with Sporting News quote and Reds base hits data.
Ohio State prepares to start Western Conference play hosting Minnesota as part of a dense six day schedule highlighting out of state opponents. The Buckeyes, 24 wins 26 losses this season, will face Stanford and Minnesota among others while McKinley Lehman and Timken squads also play through a busy holiday period with several key matchups and lineup changes anticipated.
The hunting period lasting 41 days from November 15 closes Thursday at 5 PM with Sundays excluded. Projections suggest light recent hunting, though pheasant and partridge season may have drawn more activity. No new license required before September 1, 1941. News notes cover shotgun shell supply, Arctic owl arrivals, and regional wildlife reports.
Ben Hogan of Hershey Pa tied for second in the Beaumont open but earned $650 and the year’s top PGA money total of $18 358. His 553 Vardon points marked the first back to back Vardon Trophy victory in PGA history. Paul Runyan tied Hogan for second. Chick Harbert won the Beaumont Open with an eight under par 276.
City Lincoln faces Alumnnul in District Alliance at Steubenville. Wadsworth hosts Wooster, Erie East plays New Philadelphia. Wednesday Erie East at Dennison. Friday McKinley meets Alliance, Wooster at Lehman, New Philadelphia at Massillon, Dover at Marietta. Others include Boardman at Louisville Lisbon at Minerva Canal Fulton at Jackson Twp and several Youngstown area matchups. Also Y M I Industrial schedule features Republic Timken Westinghouse Berley Hoovers Mars. Industrial Class B Wednesday matches include Drop Forge Ohio Power Buxcos Repository Sanitary Milks Diebold. Call for Hoover Cleaners game help.
Lawton Carver notes readers can purchase one dollar defense stamps to support the military while listening to New Year’s bowl games by radio. Buck Weaver estimates 50 to 55 million listeners could contribute, even if half attend no games in person, aiding Uncle Sam as many bowl players later join the armed forces. The piece also reports the Philadelphia Phillies struggle in the National League and the St. Louis Browns’ drastic move of firing their entire scouting staff, signaling possible future changes for both clubs.
Nick Cullop former Columbus Red Birds outfielder was named manager of the Pocatello Idaho Cardinals in the Pioneer League. Harry W Taylor former Tiffin Ohio State league pilot was chosen boss of the Jackson Mississippi Senators in the Southeastern League.
Akron Wingfoots crushed Toledo 60 to 39 as Chuck Chuckovits scored 23 points, preventing a wider margin. The game showcased the Wingfoots’ offense while Toledo struggled to keep pace.
Ohio class B high school coach Wilbur Ewbank, longtime Oxford McGuffey mentor, is regarded as the leading candidate for Miami University’s head football coaching post. Ewbank has compiled 71 wins, 21 losses, and six ties, and Miami’s athletic director Merlin Ditmer is in Detroit for interviews with other aspirants amid the vacancy.
The Cleveland Barons fell 3-2 to the Capitals in Indianapolis, dropping from second to third in the Western division as Hershey led. A crowd of 6261 watched Capital surge to a three goal lead, then Cleveland rallied with two late goals in a stubborn final period.
More than 500 college football coaches and athletic envoys met to align sports with national defense. The American Football Coaches Association and the National Collegiate Athletic Association opened concurrent conventions to expand programs and tie sports to national needs. The NCAA planned an executive committee session while the football coaches held the rules committee meeting led by Lou Little of Columbia. The discussion touched on a proposed redefinition of the unlimited substitution rule, though major changes seemed unlikely.
Alabama coach Frank Thomason and a squad of 41 players travel to Dallas for the Cotton Bowl showdown with the Texas Aggies on January 1.
Advertise your mantel or hall clock for sale using want ads. This compact notice invites buyers to contact the seller and arrange a viewing or purchase.
Columbia Missouri Don Faurot signs a new Missouri football contract worth ten thousand dollars annually, the highest salary ever paid to a university football coach at the institution.
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