Rose Bowl prospects mix with football and golf news
Breezy briefs from HUGH FULLERTON JR summarize Rose Bowl bid chatter, possible opponents, and Coast Conference sentiment. Highlights include Bud Forrest’s hints on Oregon’s chances, Doug Vaughan on Bobby Riggs turning pro, and local notes on bowling, Fort Lewis, and baseball managers.
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Hugh Fullerton
York
Oregon State
Pasadena
Bud Forrester
Beavers
Fordham
Missouri
Duke
California
Bruce Smith Wins Heisman Memorial Trophy on Vote
Bruce Smith of Minnesota dominates the Downtown Athletic Club ballot winning the Heisman Memorial Trophy with 554 votes to Notre Dame’s Angelo Bertelli in a tight seven year contest. Smith led Minnesota to a strong season, culminating in a rout of Wisconsin as he claimed the award to be presented December 9.
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United Press
New York
Minnesota Golden Gophers
U. S
Bruce Smith
Smith
Gophers
Wisconsin
Downtown Athletic Club
Angelo Bertelli
Notre Dame
Bertelli
Frank Albert
Stanford
Frank Sinkwich
Georgia
Bill Dudley
Virginia
Endicott Peabody
Harvard
Edgar
Jones
Pittsburgh
Bob Westfall
Michigan
Steve Lach
Duke
Jack Crain
Texas
East
Southwest
Pacific Coast
Robinsons illness cancels two bouts
Ray Robinson, a sensational young Negro lightweight, is hospitalized with a severe cold near pneumonia. Two planned bouts are canceled, including Robinson vs Marty Servo in Philadelphia and Robinsons date with Kid McCoy at Madison Square Garden on December 12.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Ray Robinson
Robinson
Louis H. Lieberman
State Boxing Commission
Herman Taylor
Marty Servo
New York
Mike Jacobs
Kid McCoy
Detroit
Madison Square Garden
Lee Savold Wins White Hope Title In Detroit
The Associated Press reports Blond Lee Savold defeated Jack Marshall by split decision after a dramatic 10th round when Marshall was felled by a hard right. Referee Sam Hennessy opted to award the round to Savold rather than disqualify him, securing Savold’s $9,000 prize in Barbaro promoter’s heavyweight tournament.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Lee Savold
Frank Barbaro
Sam Hennessy
Jack Marshall
Savold
Buddy Baer
Marshall
Hennessy
Des Moines Battler
Akron Clippers Meet Windsor Attack Sunday
The Windsor Spit fires, champions of the Michigan Ohio hockey league, bring a high scoring attack to Akron to face the Clipper icers at Iceland Sunday night. New skaters Frank Dunster from Ottawa and Connie King from Sudbury, Ont., join the lineup, while Bunny Seguin returns from a broken nose in practice.
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Akron
Windsor Spitfires
Clipper Icers
Iceland
Frank Dunster
Ottawa
Connie King
Sudbury
Ont
Clipper
Bunny Seguin
Navy air eleven rallies to defeat Ohioans 27 7
The U S naval air station football team trailed after a first quarter score by Camp Shelby Ohio 37th division but mounted three rapid second period touchdowns to win 27 7. Captain Ray Novotny connected to Frank Toth for the early Ohioan score.
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Navy Air Eleven
Associated Press
Pensacola
U. S. Naval Air Station
Ohio
Buckeye
Camp Shelby
Miss
Ray
Novotny
Frank Toth
Scholastic Scores Local Teams In Varsity Meet
The record shows multiple high school games with scores across districts. Notable results include Walnut Hills 31 over Readin Liore 34, Morrow Greenfield 48 over Fairfield 35, and New Concord 65 defeating Crooksville 29, among numerous others such as Toledo Waite 235 and Cleveland Shaw 41.
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Cleveland West Tech
Lakewood
Fairview
Parma
Cincinnati
Walnut Hills
Readin Liore
Port Clinton
Greenville
Bradford
Hamilton Fairfield
Ross
Hopa Ye
Morrow Greenfield
Fairfield
Columbus West
Alumni
Grove City
Reynoldsburg
Upper Arlington
Gahanna Lincoln
New Albany
Groveport
London
Marysville
Granville
Summit
Wauseon
Toledo
Waite
Lorain
Amherst
Cleveland Shaw
Cleveland
Berea
Brecksville
Twinsburg
Bath
Greenfield McClain
Leesburg
West Union
Winchester
New Concord
Crooksville
Caldwell
Philo
Glenford
City Class A league forms with four quintets
An organize meeting for the city Class A league was held at the recreation department office Friday night. Attending clubs were Yale Clothes Mats Inc Timken A A and K of C. The Berleys defending champions will not compete as the league opens Sunday Jan 4 at the K of C and runs every Sunday afternoon to mid March. The league will accept two more teams in coming weeks. A Class BB league meeting is set for Tuesday at 7:30 pm.
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Recreation Department
Yale Clothes, Mats, Inc
Timken A. A
K. of C
Berleys
Recreation Office
Danville edges Millersburg 26 24 in opening game
Danville narrowly defeated Millersburg 26 to 24 in a fast paced opener. Dailey led Danville with 11 points as Millersburg overcame a 13 11 halftime deficit but could not seize the late lead despite a strong final quarter.
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Millersburg
Danville
Dailey
Miller
Army Navy clash draws nation to Philadelphia
The Associated Press reports 98,942 attended the Army Navy game in Philadelphia with Mrs. Roosevelt joining hosts the Cadets for the first half and Navy for the second. Army, led by Earl Blaik, upset expectations after a tough season to face a slate of bowl bids across major matchups from Stanford California to Mississippi.
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Rye
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Nanation
Army
Navy
Roosevelt
Earl Henry Blaik
West Pointer
Blaik
Dartmouth
Military Academy
Notre Dame
Harvard
Penn
Maj
Emery E
Stanford
Golden Bears
California
Indians
Oregon
Oregon State
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Oxford
Louisiana State
Tulane
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Georgia
Georgia Tech
South
Alabama
Miami University
Rollins
Howard
Newberry
Erskine
Oglethorpe
Troy
Burbank Defeats Dalton 54-40 In League Battle
In a high scoring league game Burbank pulled away from Dalton to win 54-40. Bob Sayre scored 26 points on 13 field goals and Yeorgin added 14 for Burbank while Les Sandwith led Dalton with 13. The game was tied 11-11 after one, Burbank led 26-22 at halftime and 41-28 after three. Dalton won the reserve 28-17.
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Dalton
Burbank
Bob Sayre
Sayre
Yeorgin
Les Sandwith
Ohio Conference Meet Set for December in Columbus
Commissioner George Daniel of Lorain announced that the Ohio conference will hold its annual December meeting in Columbus on December 6. A basketball rules interpretation session led by veteran Columbus referee Kent Pfeiffer will be held in conjunction with the meeting.
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United Press
Columbus
Ohio
Columbia
George Daniel
Lorain
Kent Pfeiffer
Waynesburg Mohawks Open Season With Win Over Dellroy Five
Waynesburg Mohawks opened the season with a 40 25 victory over Dellroy Five. Dean Mutigli and Rudy Battista led with 10 points each, Chuck Hatfield added nine, while Dellroy’s King of Dellroy led all scorers with 11. Waynesburg led 11 7 after the first quarter and 16 14 at halftime before pulling away in the second half. Dellroy reserves also lost 29 16 to Waynesburg reserves in the preliminary.
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Waynesburg
Mohawks
Dellroy
Dean Mutigli
Rudy Battista
Chuck Hatfield
King of
Bolivar shuts down Baltic 32 to 18 on defense
Bolivar's court squad used close checking and a strong defense to hold Baltic to 18 points, with Baltic scoring just four in the first three quarters and no field goals in the first half. Bolivar raced to an 11-1 lead, led 14-2 at halftime, and finished 23-4 after three periods, with a separate Bolivar reserve win 10-9.
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Baltic
Bolivar
Fredericksburg conquers Chester 46 to 34 on Friday
Fredericksburg rode a first quarter edge to defeat Chester 46 to 34 at night action. Sanderson led Fredericksburg with 17 points while Sultz added 15 as the visitors built advantages at 15-12 23-19 and 35-26. Chester’s J Weygandt scored 16 on six field goals and four fouls.
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Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Cagers
Chester
Sanderson
Sultz
J. Weygandt
Collegians Trim Pro Cagers 35 33
The college All Stars defeated the Oshkosh All-Stars 35 to 33 at the Chicago Stadium in the 1941 college professional classic. Morris Becker from Duquesne Gus Broberg of Dartmouth and Jack Garfinkel of St Johns led the eastern squad in a high profile upset before a record crowd of 21800.
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International News Service
Chicago
Oshkosh _ All-Stars
Chicago Stadium
Collegians
Morris Becker
Barons Shelved For Hershey Rivalry In Cleveland
Hershey Bears visit Cleveland tonight in an American Hockey League clash without defenseman Joe Jerwa who has a back injury. He will be replaced by 22 year old rookie Alex Sandy Milnt. Jerwa is hoped back for the Barons next home game at Cleveland Arena Wednesday. No games were scheduled last.
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United Press
Hershey
Cleveland Barons
Joe Jerwa
Hershey Bears
Jerwa
Alex
Sandy) Milnt
Baron
Cleveland Arena
Bowerston Triumphs 38-34 In Narrow W arc at Night
Bowerston defeated Sherrodsville 38-34 in a cage opener as a second half surge led by Jack Latimer carried the team to victory. Latimer scored six goals and three fouls, while Herron and Sharp led Sherrodsville with 11 and 10 points respectively. Sherrodsville led 16-15 at halftime before Bowerston pulled away 27-24 through three.
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Bowerston
Jack Latimer
Sherrodsville
Latimer
Herron
Sharp
Chicago Schools Clash for City High School Title
Tilden Tech met Lee High in a high profile city football showdown before about 115 000 spectators at Soldier's Field. The undefeated public and Catholic league champions battled for the Chicago city championship in a game that drew the largest crowd of the season.
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International News Service
Chicago
Tilden Tech
Lee High School
Soldier’s Field
Annual Parley Of Association Bigwigs Opens
Columbus reports the American association leaders met to debate post season playoffs changes to 1942 schedule and radio deals. Proposals favor retaining the playoffs despite weather concerns while seeking to cut road trips saving clubs money. Opening day plans listed four matchups and potential radio rights changes were discussed.
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Preas
Columbus
Indianapolis
Toledo
Louisville
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Conn Wants Farr Fight In Ring Bout
Billy Conn aims to clash with Tommy Farr, the Welsh boxer, in a planned ring showdown. The call for a Farr bout highlights strong interest from Conn in facing his rival in a high profile match.
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Conn
Farr
Billy Conn
Tommy Farr
Zale Captures Middleweight Crown In Madison Square Garden
Tony Zale of Indiana staged a dramatic 15 round win over Georgia Abrams to claim the undisputed middleweight title. The fight featured a knockdown by Abrams and a determined Zale comeback with fierce body punching and sharp headwork. The decision was unanimous by the officials, with a close scoring tally and a substantial gate of $23,854.
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United Press
New York
Tony Zale
Indiana Thunderbolt
Georgia Abrams
Naval Air Corps
Madison Square Garden
Zale
Mickey Walker
Metropolis
Mike Jacobs
Billy Conn
the Garden
National Boxing Association
Abrams
Billy Loose
Billy Cavanagh
George LeCron
Charlie Draycott
All-County Class A Scholastic Football Team Named
The 1941 All County Class A scholastic football team will be presented Sunday in the Repository sports section. Selection involved Repository sports writers coaches and other observers.
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