Wildcats Attendance Dips. Weather Hinders Arizona Box Office
University of Arizona home games drew 4 395 paid fans for the New Mexico match, with receipts 1 200 under the season opener and 1 500 below the New Mexico battle. Lou Slonaker cites cold weather and scheduling doubts as the season closes while planning 1941 games including Kansas State and Utah.
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Notre Dame Team Arrives Ahead of USC Clash in California
The 36 man Notre Dame squad arrives in Los Angeles en route to face Southern California. Arizona coach Mike Casteel will travel Friday to scout the Irish as Notre Dame prepares for the Rose Bowl era trip and times for workouts are announced.
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Southern California
A. MM
University of Arizona
Stanford
California
Mike Casteel
Arizona
Wildcats
South Bend
Chet Grant
Grant
Bill Cerney
Browns Spend Big To Acquire Oster mueller and Gatehouse
The St. Louis Browns purchased pitchers Fritz Ostermueller and Danny Gatehouse from the Boston Red Sox for an undetermined cash sum, with reports suggesting around 30 000. The move followed efforts to add a dependable catcher as minor league opening week ran.
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Atlanta
St. Louis Browns
Brown
Donald Barnes F
Fritz Ostermueller
Danny Gatehouse
Atlanta Crackers
Ed Hensser
Lyman Harris
Crackers
Harris
Heusser
A’s
Cracker
Paul Richards
Memphis
Nurse Ivy Grass and Lance Corporal Davison Weds in Sydney Milk Bar
Three days after meeting, Nurse Ivy Grass marries Lance Corporal Terrance P Davison in a Sydney milk bar. A bagpipe band returning from a parade is requisitioned to play music for the ceremony.
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Ivy Grass
Terrance P. Davison
Sydney
Australia
Towncat Feast to Honor Arizona Football Squad at Banquet
Reservations for tomorrow night’s Towncat banquet reached 300 with more available. The event at the Pioneer hotel starts at 7 with speakers Elmer Layden and Clarence Budington Kelland. J. F. McKale will host, Gov. Bob Jones to present MVP trophy, new Towncat officers to be announced, and a floor show planned.
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University of Arizona
Pioneer Hotel
Elmer Layden
Notre Dame
Clarence Budington Kelland
Arizona
J. F. McKale
Bob Jones
Towncat
Roy Drachman
Towncats
Jack Sakiison
Tempe Hoop Team Divides Series
The Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe basketball team split a two game series with the New Mexico Teachers in Silver City. Nick Johnson starred for Tempe with 10 points as the Bulldogs edged the rivals 41 to 40 after leading 25 23 at half. The Silver City quintet won the opener 31 28.
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N. M
Arizona State Teachers College
Tempe
Socorro
New Mexico School of Mines
New Mexico
Nick Johnson
Bulldogs
Johnson
USC Faces Notre Dame as Twelve Players Hospitalized
USC prepared for the Notre Dame game with twelve players in the hospital running fevers. Coach Howard Jones trimmed practice to light scrimmage and used reserves Ash Norris Dick Danahe and Will Bledsoe at key positions. Norris later fell ill and was replaced by Carl Benson. Tackle Bob Delayer had a sprained ankle and team physician Dr Packard Thurber was ill.
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Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Notre Dame
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Ben Sohn
Don Willer
Howard Jones
Ash Norris
Dick Danahe
Will Bledsoe
Banta
Norris
Carl Benson
Bob Delayer
Packard Thurber
Government grants aid Hong Kong mothers in Australia
Evacuated mothers from Hong Kong and their children receive weekly government payments in Australia. The base grant is 13 dollars for a mother and one child, 15 dollars for two children, plus an extra 1.25 dollars for each additional child.
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Hong Kong
China
Australia
Zinn Named Manager for Albuquerque A-T Ball Club
Albuquerque announces Jimmy Zinn as manager of the 1941 A-T league club. Zinn previously led El Paso in 1937 and 1938, served with Jacksonville in 1939, and later worked at Sioux City. President H. Louis Hahn disclosed the decision today.
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N. M
Jimmy Zinn
H. Louis Hahn
Zinn
el Paso
Jacksonville
Sioux City
Texas Tech Coach Expresses Regret Over Remark
Texas Tech coach Pete Cawthon expressed regret for misquoting remarks about New Mexico University after a Albuquerque paper quoted him saying Tech lost to a high school team. He said his words were misinterpreted and praised the Lobos for courtesy and strength.
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Texas Tech
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N. M
Cawthon
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New Mexico U
Tech
School of Mines
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Boxing results from New York and White Plains card
Leo Rodak outpointed Maxie Shapiro in New York. Bill Weinberg stopped Julio Ortensio in White Plains. Tami Mauriello stopped Eric Seelig in New York.
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New York
Leo Rodak
Chicago
Maxie Shapiro
White Plains
N. Y
Bill Weinberg
Boston
Julio Ortensio
Tami Mauriello
Eric Seelig
Boxing Scribes Award Trophy To Armstrong
Boxing writers in New York pick Henry Armstrong for the Edward J. Neil Memorial trophy honoring the year's top contributor to boxing. The Los Angeles native held three world crowns simultaneously and posted 46 straight victories from 1936 to 1939 with a 27 straight KO run, cementing a legendary career.
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Jack Cuddy
New York
U.P
Tommy Harmon
Henry Armstrong
Edward J. Neil
New York Boxing Writers’ Association
Minstrels of Mayhem
Los Angeles
Hank
Armstrong
Dusky Dynamo
Lou Ambers
Petey Sarron
Barney Ross
Tony Chavez
Ambers
Aldo Spoldi
Forward passing grows in 1940 football trends survey
The 1940 AP coaches survey shows a rise in forward passing and complex offenses across regions. Notable notes cite Wisconsin, North Carolina, Nebraska, Princeton, Cornell, and Washington State among teams expanding aerial plays while fumbles increase nationwide.
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Associated Press
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East
Midwest
Pacific Coast
Harry Stuhldreher
Wisconsin
North Carolina
Ray Wolf
Nebraska
Cornell
Princeton
Dave Allerdice
Tigers
Fritz Crisler
Michigan
Tommy Harmon
Babe Hollingbery
Washington State
Doc Newton
North Carolina State
Hollingbery
Hocus-Pocus
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Nash Ambassador Sixes and Eights Sale
Save 1.50 to 2 on every Tankful this great car leans into curves. The low price field offers soft coil springs on all four wheels and a welded solid frame. Convertible Bed and Eye Conditioned Air System add value. Economy saves 70 to 100 yearly on gas and oil. Nash offers Aero-powered Ambassador Sixes and Eights with Twin Ignition now 70 to 159 lower than last year.
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