Towncats Honor Football Team Amid Wartime Sacrifices
Stanton Picked For Little All-America Team Hank Squire's Press Box The Towncats gather tonight to bowl over the University of Arizona football squad in a banquet that doubles as farewell to players likely to join the armed forces. The piece previews wartime sport curtailments, noting Rose Bowl cancellations and a broader push to sacrifice sports for victory.
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Arizona grid banquet set for 6 30 tonight
The Towncats host the University of Arizona football squad at a Pioneer hotel banquet to close the 1941 season. Orin Hollingberg will speak, with J. F. McKale as toastmaster and Governor Osborn presenting awards.
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Tucson Badgers Schedule Three Games This Week
The Tucson Badgers, after leading both the Southern and Big Five, prepare for three games this week. They beat St David and Benson in conference play, and face Mesa State and North Phoenix mustangs, with key players Lincoln Richmond Willis Dudley and Frank Rodriguez leading the charge. The Benson victory was 42 18, and reserves won 36 10.
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Phoenix Awarded Western Open Golf Tournament
The Western Golf association formally awarded the Western Open to Phoenix Arizona. The event will be played at the Phoenix Country Club February 6 7 and 8. Ed Porky Oliver won the 1941 tournament held in Phoenix and is now in the Army. T C Butz of Highland Park Illinois was elected president of the association.
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Highland Park, Ill
Three Wildcats Named to Conference Eleven
Henry Stanton of Arizona earns first team end, joined by Arizona peers and Hardin-Simmons trio on the Border Conference all star. Ray Green and Murray Evans headline centers and quarterbacks with several backs and linemen selected by nine member schools.
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Associated Press
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Hardin-Simmons
Arizona
E. L. Larson
Texas Mines
West Texas State
Arizona State Teachers College
Tempe
Stanton
Ray Green
Owen Price
Texas Mines Allround
Texas Tech Red Raiders
el Paso
Tex
Tech
H. C. Burrus
Jack Irish
Truett Rattan
Stanley Petropolis
William Caver
Murray Evans
Ben Collins
West Texas
Larry Sanders
Texas Christian Squad Holds Drill for Orange Bowl
Fort Worth Texas December 15 UP Texas Christian university's Squad begins practice for its Orange Bowl date with Georgia. Coach Dutch Meyer says he has a pretty good line on Georgia and may issue new plays for the Miami game. Sessions follow regular season routine with punting passing signals and skull practice to limit injuries.
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Georgia University
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Horned Frogs
Miami
England Relies Entirely on Beet Sugar for Domestic Ration
All of England's domestic sugar ration is now supplied by home grown beets, replacing imports. The shift highlights agricultural policy success and beet farming's central role in food security.
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Border Conference Opens In Flagstaff With West Texas State
West Texas State Buffalos visit Flagstaff to face Arizona State Teachers College in the Border Conference opener. West Texas boasts a tall lineup averaging six six, while Flagstaff Lumberjacks expect about five ten. West Texas arrives with four straight wins including a 111 to 22 rout of Eastern New Mexico.
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Aggies Work For Cotton Bowl Game
COLLEGE STATION TEX Dec 15 Coach Homer Norton called his Texas A and M team back to practice sessions today in preparation for the Cotton Bowl.
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Texas A. & M
Ted Williams Hits .406 To Lead American League
Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox topped the American League with a .406 batting average, finishing 47 points ahead of the runner up. He led in runs with 135, home runs with 37, and bases on balls with 145, while Red Sox teammates held top club batting at .283. Williams rose from .3996 on the final weekend to seal the feat.
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Washington
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Yankees
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Cleveland
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Lou Boudreau
Indians
George Case
Senators
Joe Cronin
Bob Harris
Browns
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Bell and Corbett Lead Golf Tourney at El Rio
Billy Bell Jr and Knox Corbett led the annual medal play at El Rio Country Club with 150s for the weekend. In Scotch two ball mixed foursome Dr Roy Hewitt and Mrs Ford captured 32 net, Hank Leiber and Mrs Lara White 33, and J P Adams with Mrs L Miller scored two birdies.
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el Rio Country Club
Roy Hewitt
F. Hurford
Hank Leiber
Lara White
J. P. Adams
Louis Slonaker
Missouri Tigers Open Final Practice Before Sugar Bowl
Missouri began its last week of practice in Columbia before traveling Friday to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl clash with Fordham. Coach Don Faurot’s squad of 46 hopes for favorable weather to work outside, focusing on passing and pass defense.
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Byron Nelson wins Miami Open by nine under par
A year ago today Byron Nelson captured the Miami Open with a score of 271 nine under par. In the same period Jersey City defeated Wilmington 17 to 7 to claim the American Pro Football Association title.
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Jersey City
Wilmington
Team prepared for bowl game after layoff says Norton
Norton states the squad is in reasonably good shape following a week off after finishing the regular season as they prepare for the New Year’s Day game against Alabama.
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Bears Rout Packers in Rose Bowl era clash at Wrigley
Stanford stars Norm Standlee and Gallerneau sparked a 33 to 14 playoff win over Green Bay to set up a Chicago Bears showdown with the Giants. Paddy Driscoll praised Shaughnessy and noted Standlee’s power and Gallerneau’s punt return that fired the Bears to victory.
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Cubs And Chisox Book Arizona Exhibition Games
Chicago Cubs and White Sox schedule five major league exhibition games in Arizona next spring. The pair will split dates and venues as they renew the city rivalry on the Cactus League circuit.
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Bears to Meet Giants Sunday for Pro Title
The Chicago Bears will face the New York Giants for the NFL championship at Wrigley Field in Chicago next Sunday. The Bears clinched the Western division by beating the Green Bay Packers 33 to 14 in a playoff, while the Giants secured their final as division winners in New York. The Packers led 7 0 early before the Bears rallied with rapid scoring to build a 30 7 halftime lead.
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Trapshooting Scores From Tucson Gun Club Meet
Twelve trapshooters competed yesterday at the Tucson Gun Club. Shotgun Snider led with 21 of 25 on 22 yard targets, others include Knowles 100x125, Anderson 32x50, Channel 101x125, Lincoln 32x50, Summers 32x50, Stiss 36x50, Harrison 16x25, Snyder 41x50, Patrick 20x25, Monnich 12x23, Smith 15x25.
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Sox to meet in Tucson Phoenix doubleheader dates
The Sox will play each other in Tucson on April 3 and 4 and in Phoenix on April 5. The Pirates travel to Yuma on April 2 to face the White Sox and then meet the Athletics in Phoenix on April 3.
Little All-America picks include Hawaii star Nelle Smith
The Associated Press selects the eighth annual Little All-America football team from small colleges and picks Nelle Smith of the University of Hawaii as the first Hawaii player on the squad. The backfield includes Marvin Tommervik, Jimmy Jones, and Jackie Hunt. the line features Stanton, Yurcheshen, Moe, Kromka, George, Gregory, Clarkson.
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Marvin Tommervik
Pacific Lutheran College of
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Henry Stanton
University of Arizona
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Case School of Applied Science
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Dick Moe
Colorado Mines
Ed Kromka
Missouri School of Mines
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Waynesburg
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Louisiana Tech
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Texas College of Arts and Industries
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Walter Camp
Marshall
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Duquesne
Stephens Voted Woman Athlete of the Year
Five years ago Helen Stephens a 20 year old Fulton Missouri woman and Olympic sprinter was named woman athlete of the year with Alice Marble United States tennis champion finishing second.
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