Oddball year in sports features Dartmouth upset tops list
New York and Hollywood describe 1940s sports quirks with Dartmouth's delayed football win over Cornell cited as the top oddity. Other highlights include disqualifications, thefts, and surprising home runs, with multiple editors weighing the most peculiar incidents of the year.
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Dartmouth
Cornell
Red Friesell
Ed Oliver
Jimmy Wilson
Tommy Harmon
Cleveland
Alva Bradley
Davis
Louis to Defend Title Against McCoy in Boston
Champion Joe Louis faces challenger Al McCoy in the 12th defense of the heavyweight crown at Boston Garden. NBC Blue will broadcast the 15 round bout with a strong expectation of an early knockout praised by fans, trainers, and even McCoy backers such as Billy Conn who predicts Louis win but credits McCoy’s grit.
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Joe Louis
al McCoy
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Louis
New England
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McCoy
Jack Blackburn
Joe
Billy Conn
Conn
Byron Nelson Wins Miami Open After Tight Finish
Byron Nelson, the Texan, captured the $10,000 Miami Open title finishing at 271 after a key 18th hole chip. Clayton Heafner took second with 272, while Ben Hogan earned third money and led the 1940 money list briefly before Nelson moved ahead. The event concluded the year with Hogan winning the Harry Vardon trophy on 423 points as Snead placed second and Nelson third. The tour resumes January 3 with the Los Angeles Open.
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Miami
U.P
Byron Nelson
Lord
Byron
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Nelson
Clayton Heafner
Linville
N. C
Heafner
Sam Snead
Willie Goggin
Dick Chapman
Greenwich
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Ferrier
Christiansen
Snead
Harry Vardon
Texas Mines Grid State Schedule Announced
El Paso Texas Mines football coach Mack Saxon announced a rival border conference slate for next season with seven definite games and nine possible. The Miners will host or visit Arizona State Teachers college Flagstaff New Mexico Albuquerque Louisiana Tech Hardin-Simmons Arizona Tucson Tempe and the New Mexico Aggies with a date against Gonzaga or Marquette tentative for November 15. One game is under consideration for mid September or October 18.
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Texas Mines
Border Conference
Mack Saxon
Arizona State Teachers College
Flagstaff
University of New Mexico At
Albuquerque
Louisiana Tech
Hardin-Simmons
University of Arizona At
Tucson
Tempe
New Mexico Aggies
Saxon
Gonzaga University
Marquette University
All Tickets Sold For Cotton Bowl
All tickets are sold out for the New Year’s Day game in Dallas between Texas A and M College and Fordham University. Checks are being returned to applicants with late submissions for one of the 45 507 seats. James Stewart, secretary of the Cotton Bowl Athletic association, notes that 24 tickets have already been sold for the 1942 Cotton Bowl.
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Dallas
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U.P
Texas A. & M. College
Fordham University
James Stewart
Cotton Bowl Athletic Association
National Football League Reports New Attendance Record
The NFL announced a record total attendance of 1,280,332 for the year, marking a milestone in league reach and fan engagement across all games. The figure reflects cumulative gate counts and event turnout across venues nationwide.
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National Football League
Arizona tennis teams shine at university play day
Fifteen University of Arizona players won sixteen of twenty matches in a campus play day featuring teams from Phoenix Junior College and the Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe. Freshmen and upperclassmen showed strong performances, while Tucson High School prepares a wide tennis program under Miss Kathryn Young and Miss Burdetta Kines with six new courts and rackets for beginners.
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Arizona Inn
University of Arizona
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Arizona State Teachers College
Temps
U. of A
Chesney
Arizona
Tucson High School
Kathryn Young
Burdetta Kines
Tucson High
Tucson
Freshman Jane Loew Wins University Tennis Cup
A university girls fall tennis tournament winner earns a engraved challenge cup for one year, with permanent possession after three wins. Since 1930 only two have claimed two legs. this year Jane Loew becomes the first freshman to win, signaling a strong chance to retire the cup.
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U. of A
Miss Loew
Josephine Free Pesquiera
Laura Morgan
Jane Loew
Tennis Notes From Tucson as Scripps Closes Early
The article notes Miss Elizabeth Stokes returns to Tucson courts while Dorothy Hughes defends top high school ranking. Helen Edwards challenges Hughes with three tight losses this year. Mari Lou Bailey upset Edwards for second place, and coach Zip Lesher along with Gerry Mundinger welcome Mr. R. E. Mathews of New York back for the winter.
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Scripps College
Elizabeth Stokes
Tucson
Dorothy Hughes
Helen Edwards
Miss Hughes
Mari Lou Bailey
Helen
Hughes
Cocah
Zip” Lesher
Gerry Mundinger
R. E. Mathews
New York
Uruguay May Present $2,000 Artigas Statue to Bolivia
Uruguay plans to gift Bolivia a statue of Artigas valued at 2000 dollars. The proposal aims to honor historical ties between the nations and strengthen regional cultural links.
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Uruguay
Artigas
Bolivia
Three Cincinnati Players Signed for 1941 by Reds
Cincinnati December 16. Pitcher Paul Derringer and infielders Billy Werber and Lonnie Frey have signed contracts for 1941. They are the first Reds to come to terms since Cincinnati won the World Series from Detroit.
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Cincinnati
Paul Derringer
Billy Werber
Lonnie Frey
Reds
Detroit
Trimble Wins Arizona Amateur Golf Title In Phoenix
Jack Trimble claimed the Arizona amateur championship by defeating favorite Bob Goldwater 6 and 4 in final play. The 22 year old led early and never trailed, marking a trend in state amateur events. Dixie Howell won the third flight while most entrants hailed from Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Jack Trimble
Bob Goldwater
Southwestern Ee
Arizona
Trimble
Goldwater
Kim Bannister
Milt Coggins
Encanto Municipal Course
R. H. Parsons
Richard Taylor
Jim Canning
Dr. E. M. Pafford
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del E. Webb
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L. D. Manker
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J. C. Mueller
Dixie Howell
Thomas Nugent
Howell
Arizona State Teachers College
Tempe
California Bears Resume Practice Before Georgia Tech Clash
California head coach Leonard Allison restarts the Bears scrimmage after exams as 34 players prepare for the post season game with Georgia Tech in Atlanta on December 28. They trained briefly by bicycle and depart December 23 for the trip via Mexico City.
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Cal
Leonard
Stub) Allison
California
Bears
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Allison
Mexico City
College row ing coaches seek shorter varsity race distance
Three years ago coaches proposed cutting the Poughkeepsie varsity intercollegiate championship from four miles to three. Five years ago Joe Louis was voted No 1 in the AP annual poll with Lawson Little as runner-up for the second year.
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Poughkeepsie
Joe Louis
Associated Press
Lawson Little
Moriarity Joins Public Relations In Baseball
Chicago December 16 George Moriarity dean of American league umpires has joined Bill Klem on the sidelines. President Harridge announced Moriarity has been added to the league public relations staff with duties including distribution of the league movie in Michigan and adjacent territory Klem retired as an active umpire this week and was named supervisor
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Chicago
George Moriarity
Bill Klein
William Harridge
Moriarity
League
Michigan
Klem
National League arbiter Moriarity long Umpire career
Moriarity, after years as a big league infielder, became an American League umpire in 1917 and has been calling games ever since, except for 1927 28 when he managed the Detroit Tigers.
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Moriarity
American
Detroit Tigers
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