Mike Casteel Faces Offer From Marquette
Towncat fans weigh if Mike Casteel will accept a $7,500 per season coaching offer from Marquette or remain with the Arizona Wildcats. Interviews note more pay and national exposure at Marquette versus staying for stability and local ties in Arizona.
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Milwaukee
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Midwest
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Silver City Beats Tempe Hoop Team
Silver City teachers beat Tempe Teachers College 31 to 28 in the opener of a basketball series. Gerald Jones led Tempe with 10 points while Happy Holler and Frannie Ray each had 10 for Silver City. Tempe rallied late, cutting the margin in the final minute.
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Gerald Jones
Tempe
Happy Holler
Frannie Ray
White Sox Trade Trio for Detroit Stars in 3–Player Swap
Three years ago the Chicago White Sox traded Vernon Kennedy Dixie Walker and Tony Piet to Detroit in a deal that sent Gerald Walker and Marvin Owen to Chicago.
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Chicago White Sox
Vernon Kennedy
Dixie Walker
Tony Piet
Detroit
Gerald Walker
Marvin Owen
Coach Mike Boosts Arizona With Nine-Game Streak
The text lauds Mike as an able coach and a good person while noting his seven victories in nine games. It argues Arizona would struggle to match performance if a successor were found, urging steps to keep him in place.
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Mike
Arizona
Passeau Tops NL Home Run Allowance For Second Year
New York December 8 Claude Passeau of the Chicago Cubs again led the National League in allowing home runs per innings pitched. In 281 innings he yielded only eight four baggers, the fewest among 20 game winners, with strong showings against Brooklyn and Philadelphia. Passeau also ranked high in strikeouts and shutouts as the Cubs plan around his 1941 role.
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U.P
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Claude
Bucky Walters
Paul Derringer
Cincinnati Reds
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Derringer
Walters
Reds
Kirby Highe
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chet Ross
Rees’ Young
Joe
Giants
Dodgers
Ebbets Field
Brooklyn
Peewee Reese
Cub
Reese
Chicago
Cubs
McGill Leads Temple Wrestling Card Again
Cecil McGill headlines the Labor Temple arena show Thursday night facing Nick Elitch in the three fall main event. Don Carver from Honolulu meets Tony Felletti in the semi final, while Jack Larue wrestles Black Guzman in the 30 minute opener. Ladies admitted free.
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Tony Felletti
Labor Temple Arena
Ernie Lewis
Andy Tremaine
Tremaine
McGill
Nick Elitch
Elitch
Don Carver
Honolulu
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Carver
Rex O'Sullivan
Jack Larue
University of Iowa
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Larue
Temple Arena
Lewis
Vernon Electra football ends with mercy score
Vernon high school won 47 to 6 over Electra. Electra finally crossed the goal line on a late 35 yard pass reception by an Electra end, while Vernon allowed no further scores as the game ended.
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Vernon
Texas
Vernon High School
Electra
Year Ago New York Kaints Win Eastern Division Title
The New York Kaints defeated the Washington Redskins 9 to 7 before 62 030 fans to clinch the NFL Eastern division title in New York.
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New Yorkiants
Washington Redskins
New York
Notre Dame to Drill Here Thursday Friday
Notre Dame will hold a 36 man football squad drill before a Tucson workout trip for the Southern California game in Los Angeles. Elmer Layden plans to use the Northwestern lineup from the opening whistle in the loss to start the trip.
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Ariz
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Los Angeles
Elmer Layden
Northwestern
Bowl Team Comment Sparks Debate by Hansen
Tucson resident Russell Hansen says Fordham and Nebraska are "bowled over teams" in the discussion of bowl performances. The remark is shared without endorsement.
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Russell Hansen
Tucson
Ariz
Fordham
Nebraska
Crisler scouting Duke or Pitt on Saturday
The piece notes Fritz Crisler scouting either Duke or Pittsburgh this weekend as part of his college football evaluation. It also mentions Auburn and Boston College seeking a third game in Boston next year and Kentucky’s Colonels eyeing Whirlaway as Derby favorite with Chicago money backing Our Boots.
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Duke
Pitt
Auburn
Boston College
Beantown
Kentucky
Burman Seen as Tough Competitor by Local Boxers
Jimmy Wood of the Brooklyn Eagle notes Louis Burman has merit and grit. He is not a great heavyweight but will not falter early in the opening round, a view shared by many local fighters.
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Jimmy Wood
Brooklyn Eagle
Louis Burman
Burman
Harmon sought for All Star game bow in December
The Columbia Junior Chamber asks Tom Harmon to take a bow at the state all star high school game on December 13. Next year's National League opener in Cincinnati is already sold out. Metairie Louisiana residents clarify that Mel Ott's new $20,000 home was built in Metairie, not New Orleans, noting Metairie as the largest town in the parish.
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Columbia
S. C
Adams Plans Big Investment in Bees Roster and Property
President Charles Adams has invested $635,000 in the Boston Bees property and roster, signaling a strong commitment. He faces pressure to move only if a much larger offer arises, with star players Eddie Miller Carvel Rowell and Chet Ross cited among the roster.
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Boston Bees
Charles Adams
Eddie Miller
Carvel Rowell
Chet Ross
Notre Dame Practice Open at Arizona Stadium
Thursday morning Notre Dame will hold an open workout at the University of Arizona Stadium. The afternoon session will be closed and Friday practice times will be announced later. Elmer Layden, Irish coach, will speak at the Towncat banquet honoring the Arizona Wildcats, 7 p.m. at the Pioneer hotel.
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University of Arizona
Elmer Layden
Irish
Towncat
Arizona Wildcats
Pioneer Hotel
Choose Up At El Rio Moves To Tomorrow
El Rio pro Art Smith told members the semi monthly choose up will be held tomorrow to avoid clashing with the Town Cats football banquet. A buffet supper begins at 6 30 in the club house. A two ball mixed foursome tourney is set for Sunday afternoon. The weekend also includes the medal play club championship final 36 holes. Tom Rasmussen leads after a 68 last Sunday and a 142 midway total. Knox Corbett trails by five and Roy Drachman is third.
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Tom Rasmussen
Knox Corbett
Roy Drachman
Aggies Expected to Vote for Cotton Bowl Plan
Texas A&M players at College Station vote on post season plans after a strong season. Fordham University acceptance makes Cotton Bowl in Dallas likely. Orange Bowl in Miami possible if results shift. Host team decision hinges on Saturday SMU Rice game with conference telegraphic votes.
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Gophers Named Top Team In Final AP Ballot
Minnesota's Gophers captured first in the final 1940 Associated Press ranking by 65 of 133 voters after an eight game win streak and Western Conference title. Stanford moved to second with 1 125 points, Texas A M fell to sixth, Michigan and Tennessee also high.
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Georgetown
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Cornell
Southern Methodist
Hardin-Simmons
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Iowa
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Bowl iie BOWLS
The 1940 football season showed higher scoring with 269 teams averaging 13.58 points per game, up from 13.06 the prior year and nearing 13.53 in 1938. The AP survey notes variations across six major football regions and emphasizes touchdowns as the main fan draw.
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Hugh S. Fullerton, JR
New York
Associated Press
Our Hero Nelson Leads Southern Pacific Bowler Night
Nelson starred for the Southern Pacific group with a 564 series the best of the evening. The Pipes, Fitters, Clerks and other crews posted strong scores with 500s and 505s. Season totals show overall scoring slipping across districts, with Southwest leading but Rocky Mountain, East and Pacific coast districts posting fewer points.
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Anderson Leads Pressmen In 559 Minute Two Hour Sprint
Anderson sweeps to a 559 and secures man of the two hours and five and three quarters minutes last Tuesday. His steady push in the bowling alley earns the praise, as the attack proves crucial to the team’s effort.
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Hartnett Plans Bowling Comeback After Cubs Managerial Spell
Gabby Hartnett, recently deposed Cubs manager, plans to enter bowling soon. Taylor powered Bowen Motors with 535 after a slow start against Sword and Key, while Smith posted 512 for the Keys. The two teams split, and the Pressmen took three from the Safeway Grocers as Anderson led with a strong three-game set, aided by Sheldon 539 Miller 515 and G Tully 509.
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Bowen Motors
Sword & Key
Smith
Anderson
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Miller
G. Tully
Baltimore FeathLow Champion Jeffra Defeats Escobar in NY MD
Baltimore featherweight title holder Harry Jeffra outpoints Sixto Escobar in a New York bout. Confidence shown 127 percent noted, with Puerto Rico listed as origin.
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Harry Jeffra
New York
Maryland
Sixto Escobar
Puerto Rico
Toronto-Lou Salica Wins Bantamweight Title
Toronto fighter Lou Salica, age 118, from New York, captured the world bantamweight championship by stopping Small Montana at 3:14 in the 11th round Francisco.
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Lou Salica
New York
Small Montana
Francisco
Grocers Rally as Rutherford Morningstar Lead Bowling Night
Rutherford and Morningstar posted 534 and 521 for the Grocers in a closely contested bowling card. Scores featured Meehan 521 and Armstrong 513 for Schenley Products, plus Firestone Tires overcoming O Cafe with a dramatic 843 to 835 finish led by Pender and Oldfield.
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Meehan
Armstrong
Dixon
Bradley
O. Cafe
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