Popularity Of Football Is Shown In Poll
Football’s rising appeal is seen in Tommy Harmon of Michigan winning the 1940 Associated Press male athlete poll with 141 points from 71 ballots. Hank Greenberg and Bucky Walters follow, while Joe Louis and Jimmy Wilson receive scattered votes. The poll notes surprise entries and questions about vote honesty, with Harmon earning top honors for leading his team and breaking scoring records.
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New York
Tommy Harmon
Michigan
Associated Press
Wolverine
Red Grange
Hank Greenberg
Detroit
Harmon
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati
Bobby Feller
Cleveland
Nile Kinnick
Iowa
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Kinnick
DiMaggio
Don Budge
Joe Louis
Jimmy Wilson
Joe Platak
Reds
Bucky
John Kimbrough
Texas Aggies
Lawson Little
Clark Chaughnessy
Stanford
Shaughnessy
West Coast
Titania
John Krimbrough
Ben Hogan
Chuck Fenske
Cornelius Wamerdam
Clark Shaughnessy
Byron Nelson
Billy Conn
Willie Hoppe
Sammy Baugh
Dave Freeman
Our Hero Stars In Bowling Card With Walt Spring
Walt Spring leads a high scoring night with 678 194 and 258 226 series while Moe Cohen posts 570 for Motor Supplies. Oak Norton and Old Timer Chadbourne pace Blue & White Icers with 584 and 561 as Jawn Carothers and Arty Waugh add 589 and 556 for Brays. team standings remain tight.
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Walt Spring
Walt
Moe Cohen
Nelson
Ginder
Oak Norton
Chadbourne
Icers
Bray
Jawn” Carothers
Arty Waugh
Brays
Biggs Boys Rally In Bowling Race Behind Standout Scores
The Biggs Boys remain a threat with strong team spirit and top attendance over years. Farmer Jones tallies 607, Ray Biggs 533, Leroy Magers 559, and McFarlane 547 for the Boys versus the S P Rails. Union defeats Calvern Place 4 points led by Walt Spring 584 with Admiral Simms and Woodsman Moreno at 567 and 584. Moser starts to stand out as he nears elite rollers with a 572 score.
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Biggs
Farmer” Jones
Ray Biggs
Leroy Magers
McFarlane
S. P. Rails
Cherries
Union
Calvern
Walt Spring
Simms
Moreno
Moser
Former Tucson Player Is Sold To Portland Beavers
Al Wright second baseman for the San Francisco Seals has been sold to the Portland Beavers for an undisclosed price. Wright joined the Seals in 1938 after stints with Tucson and Mission clubs and batted .228 last season with 510 assists.
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Tucson
San Francisco
U.P
al Wright
Tony Lazzeri
Portland Beavers
Walter Mails
Wright
The
Seals
Boston
Mission
Rasmussen Wins El Rio Medal Play Championship
Tom Rasmussen shot a 72 hole total of 285 at El Rio to win the club’s first annual medal play championship by seven strokes. Knox Corbett was runner up at 292 and Roy Drach man finished third with 300. The weekend also featured a mixed foursome with 90 players and other events led by pro Art Smith.
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Tom Rasmussen
el Rio
Knox Corbett
Roy Drachman
Betty Putnam
L. V. Robertson
M. Hereford
Jim Adams
Harry Talmage
Otis Leggett
Roy Hewitt
George Amos
Bryce Wilson
Knut Corbett
Gene Durand
Clyde Flood
Art Smith
Matty Bell Named As Western Coach
Matty Bell of SMU was added to the western Shrine game coaching staff joining Orin Hollingberg of Washington State. He succeeds Major Lawrence Jones who leaves Nebraska to lead the Cornhuskers to the Rose Bowl.
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San Francisco
U.P
Madison
Matty) Bell
Southern Methodist University
Jan. J. Bell
Texas A. & M
Lawrence
Biff) Jones
Nebraska
Cornhuskers
Stanford
Orin
Babe) Hollingberg
Washington State
Football Diary Review of 1940s College Stars
Frank Reagan cites Harmon of Michigan as the top player and lauds Kimbrough of Texas A&M for consistency. He praises Northwestern tackle Bauman as the best lineman, credits Pugh for underrated play, and highlights Juzwik and Luther as flashy backs. Reagan names coaches from Crisler to Jones and notes Notre Dame, U.S.C., and Georgia Tech figures while promising more diary installments.
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Michigan
Harmon
Grandstand
Ruth
Cobb
Tilden
Jones
Fritz Crisler
John Kimbrough
Texas Aggies
Bauman
Northwestern
Minnesota
Milt
Piepul
Notre Dame
Pugh
Agges
Bill de Correvont
Bill
Juzwik
Luther
Nebraska
Stanford
Georgia Tech
Bill Alexander
Elmer Layden
Wallace Butts
Lou Little
Bernie Bierman
Lynn Waldorf
Biff Jones
Homer Norton
Howard Jones
Matty Bell
Jess Nealey
Penn
Dot
Dash
Frank Reagan
Whitlow
Rice
Robertson
Harry Smith
Two Drivers Escape Injury In Race Meet
Two horses were thrown and two sulkies smashed but no injuries occurred in a 2:10 pace spill during Tucson meet at Hacienda Mottacqua track on Sabine Canyon road. Abbe Britton driven by Lew Place and Mary Margaret driven by Dan Woolridge were involved. Marie Potemkin driven by J P Brady won by default as others fell. The program opened with a quarter mile dash won by Little Squire ridden by Juan Figueroa in 25 seconds.
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Hacienda Moltacqua
Sabine Canyon Road
Abbe Britton
Lew Place
Mary Margaret
Dan Woolridge
Marie Potemkin
J. P. Brady
Abbe
Place
Woolridge
Brady
Tucson Horsemen's Association
Juan Figueroa
Little Squire
Harry Patch
Bob Locke
al Guy Zambro
Melville Haskell
Jake Meyer
Cholla
J. R. Jeiks
Frankie Figueroa
H. McMinn
Jim Knagge
Buttercups Bloom Bright in Bitterroot Valley Traffic Joy
Hamilton Montana reports yellow buttercups blooming in Bitterroot valley as daylight temperatures rise above freezing for several days, a cheerful note amid ongoing world conditions exciting local motorists.
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Hamilton
Mont
Montana
Bitter Root Valley
Charley Brown Cards 211 to Win City Title
Charley Brown, the Tucson youngster who won El Rio’s invitational, captured the city championship with a 211 total for 54 holes at Municipal course. Brown led by 18 strokes over his brother Art and beat Dan Hubbard and Wynne Willis tied for third at 233.
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Charley Brown
Tucson
el Rio
Brown
Tom Rasmussen
Art
Dan Hubbard
Wynne Willis
John Fisher
John Rudolph
al Hoff
Elmer Dow
A. C. Sears
Walt Nelson
W. E. Barnum
Clyde Rowe
Joe McAllister
David Horton
R. L. Walkley
F. E. Roach
Paul Langdon
Los Angeles Bulldogs Lead Pacific Coast Pro Football League
The Los Angeles Bulldogs beat the San Diego Bombers 28 to 7 to extend their league lead. Bombers back George Karamatic injured a knee in the second period, leaving the field with undisclosed severity.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Bulldogs
San Diego Bombers
Bombers
Bulldogs
George Karamatic
Bowl matchups set with Missouri Georgia Tech and BC Clemson
A year ago today Missouri faced Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl while Boston College met Clemson in the Cotton Bowl, naming two pairings for the postseason games.
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Missouri
Georgia Tech
Boston College
Clemson
Kipke and Bell Move Through Coaching and Pro Circuits
Three years ago Harry Kipke, president of the American Football Coaches Association and Michigan head coach since 1929, was notified by the athletic board. Five years ago Berkeley Bell, seventh ranking American tennis player, turned pro to join Bill O Briens troupe.
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Harry Kipke
American Football Coaches Association
Michigan
Athletic Board of Com
Berkeley Bell
Bill O'Brien
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