Border Conference grid stars and career marks in 1940s notes
Banjaveic led the league with 5.80 yards per carry on 70 attempts while Sanders and Collins piled up most carries. Sanders 194 for 1,282 yards, Collins 191 for 1,152. Smetana topped passers, Price led in receiving and punting, Collins scored 132 points for West Texas. Coach Allyn McKeen lands new five year deal at Mississippi State after SEC title.
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Banjaveic
Larry Sanders
Little Ben Collins
West Texas State
Emil Banjaveic
Ariona
Sanders
Collins
Arizona
Bill Smetana
Owen Price
Texas Mines
Price
al Onofrio
Tempe
Banjavcic
Collins Easily Annexed Scoring Honors. the Diminutive Weat Texas
Arizonians
Henry Stanton
Bob Johnson
Matt Matulis
Allyn McKeen
McKeen
Mississippi State
Maroons
Georgetown
Duquesne
Bob Neyland
Tennessee
Memphis State Teachers College
Giants vs Bears Neck and Neck Clash Looms in Chicago
In a Christmas Eve-like howl the sports column imagines the New York Giants facing the Chicago Bears on December 21, 1941. It lampoons fears of a brutal showdown with a roster of monstrous opponents and mocks Giants injuries while predicting a lopsided Bears victory.
Tourney To Be Run On Defense Theme
Ray Dumont announces the 1942 sandlot tournament with a defense theme. The winner receives 7 500 in defense bonds and entry fees and admission will be paid in defense stamps.
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Wichita
Kas
Ray Dumont
National
Sports Advisory Board of
Civilian
Defense
Skeet Club to Open With Morning and Afternoon Sessions
The Catalina Skeet club will be open tomorrow from 8 a.m. to noon and from 2 to 5 p.m. The club sits on East Broadway a quarter mile east of Swan Road.
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Catalina
East Broadway
Swan Road
NBA Champs Whip New York Ring Titlists
Wide World sports column notes the NBA champions sweep the New York ring titlists across divisions. The piece mentions Sammy Angott and Lew Jenkins in a lightweight championship context and references George Halas brothers and Giants coverage.
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New York Ring
Hugh Fullerton, JR
Wide World
New York
N.B.A
Sammy Angott
Lew Jenkins
Lew
Bears
Giants
George’ Halas
Walter
Drexel Institute
Family of champions and servicemen in boxing
Grant Warwick the Rangers rookie once fought Sas katoon novice lightweight champ. Claude, now in the Canadian Navy, is amateur featherweight champion. Archie in the air force, and two other brothers can throw powerful right hooks. Their father, told too old to fight, joined the Army and drives a truck.
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Grant Warwick
Rangers
Saskatoon
Claude
Canada
Archie
Air Force
Reds seek leadoff man as Werber vacancy looms
Hot Stove Warmup notes Bill McKechnie unsure who will replace Bill Werber atop the Reds order after using 10 players in that role last season. Yankee scout Joe Devine calls Lloyd Christopher a dead ringer for Bob Meusel. Gut in Iowa blames Bob Feller for scholastic football decline. Jimmy Dykes says Foxx could post two solid NL seasons before pitchers adjust.
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Hot Stove
Bill McKechnie
Bill Werber
Reds
Yankee
Joe Devine
Lloyd Christopher
Kansas City
Bob Meusel
Bob Feller
Jimmy Dykes
Jimmy
Foxx
Californians Should Not Weep Over Rose Bowl Loss
Today's guest star Jack Carberry from Denver notes that the Rose Bowl loss will matter little as the game shifts to Durham North Carolina. He observes a Californian can drive home in roughly the same time as leaving the Arroyo Seco canyon and returning to a Hollywood New Year cocktail party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Carberry
Denver
Durham
Arroyo Beco Canyon
Hollywood
38th Division Camp Shelby Band Commands From Stands
The 38th Division at Camp Shelby Mississippi boasts an undefeated football team and a 186 piece band. Leader Warrant Officer Lynn Thayer must issue commands from the stands using firing pistols. Lou Jordan Jr. is wounded in combat. In Hawaii and Philadelphia Nationals face many losses as players join Army and Marine units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Steel
Marines
Brown
Westerman
Zell and McAdams
Army
Leesburg Hosts 15th Annual National Tournament
Hugh Fullerton notes the Leesburg Florida event kicking off the 15th annual national tournament with no southern Dodgers presence to affect the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pop
Leesburg
Florida
Dodgers
Hugh Fullerton
Bears And Giants Set For Sunday Championship Clash
Weather friendly day expected at Wrigley Field as the Chicago Bears prepare for the NFL title game against the New York Giants. Bears favored 1 to 4. Giants arrive quietly to scout the field and plan the upset.
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Bears
Chicago
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
Green Bay Packers
George Halas
Giants
North Side
Wrigley Field
Blanks Learn Dance Step For Golf Matches
The New Year golf clash at El Rio Country Club features the Blanks adopting a dance training routine led by Margaret Cusick wife of Big Thumb Tim and helped by Peewee Harrison. Harold Torren and Doc Trimble report the plan aims to jolt the Sure shots as captain Herb Morrison arranges a training film for internal team viewings later this week.
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el Rio Country Club
Herb Morrison
Harold Torren
Doc
Trimble
Morrison
Margaret Cusick
Big Thumb
Tim
Torren
Glen Harrison
Peewee
UCLA and Florida Engage in Open Football Clash
Jacksonville Florida saw heavy scoring as UCLA and Florida met in a shootout style game. Both teams entered with four wins and five losses and promised high tempo offense for about 10 000 fans in attendance.
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Jacksonville
Fla
U. C. L.A. Bruins
Florida ‘Gators
Badgers Top Mesa Hoopers In Tight Big Five Win
Tucson Badgers push fifth straight victory in Big Five play defeating Mesa 20-17. Captain Lincoln Richmond led scoring with 67 points over five games, while Frank Rodriguez Jillian Leon Willis Dudley and Fred Enke supported. They face North Phoenix Mustangs next in Phoenix with favored status.
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Tucson
Mesans
Badgers
Lincoln Richmond
Richmond
Frank
Rodriguez
Jilian Leon
Willis Dudley
University
Phoenix
Phoenix Mustangs
Racing Returns at Santa Anita Amid Morale Drive
The article notes Santa Anita plans to reopen racing with authorities promising a January 10 start at 11 am and a late afternoon finish. It discusses cooling salanders for hot water and coffee for grooms, reports on prior rain and fog at Arcadia, and considers Arizona’s potential profit from coast racing and the Phoenix meet amid guardians of public morals opposition.
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Arizona
Phoenix
World War I era racing and British stakes races altered
During World War I racing in America suffered modestly while Britain kept its Derby and Oaks run as usual though with reduced fields. The St Leger Cesarewich Grand National and the 2 000 Guineas ran as usual but at Newmarket instead of Epsom.
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America
England
Hitler
Britain
Newmarket
Epsom
Santa Anita Proclaims Record War Era Race Meet
The Santa Anita track organizers announce the 1 600 000 purse for the year’s race meet, claiming it will be the richest in a war tainted world. The event sits near California’s famed war activity and amid grand oaks and eucalyptus.
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Santa Anita
California
Fountainbleau
Paris
Fragmented OCR breaks into garbled quotes and words
A censored line of OCR text shows stray phrases and punctuation and fragments such as paid could and TNT soup in a chaotic mix. The readable content is minimal, offering no clear names places or events to summarize.
Tucson race meet at Moltacqua described in brief
Fragmentary sports note mentions a Tucson event at Moltacqua described as a bright spot in the zone. It references a Sunday schedule and horizon coverage but details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Tucson
Moltacqua
Re ‘Zona
Cochrane Beats Britton In Non-Title Welterweight Bout
Freddie Cochrane of Elizabeth New Jersey won a close ten round decision over Bobby Britton of Miami in a non title welterweight bout. Cochrane had just rejoined the Navy last fall and started fast, overcoming early trouble in the first round.
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Miami
Freddie Cochrane
Elizabeth N. J
Bobby Britton
Cochrane
Navy
Jack Britton
Tin
Britton
Sam Angott beats Lew Jenkins in dull Madison Square bout
11,343 fans paid 26,816 dollars to watch Angott defend the lightweight crown against Lew Jenkins in Madison Square Garden. Angott won most of the 15 rounds but failed to excite, while Jenkins battled hard, drawing a cut and bruising as the crowd booed. The N B A and NYSAC had agreed to recognize the winner as champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy
Aetter
Lew
Jenkins
Sweetwater
Texas
New York
Madison Square. Garden
Angott
Lou Ambers
Two Match Races and Six Other Events at Moltacqua Track
Two $500 match races plus six other events highlight Sunday's program at Moltacqua Track on Sabino canyon road. The meet, the third winter program, expects a record crowd. Matches include Bartender owned by George de Bocq Tucson versus Lady Bug owned by Hubert Merriweather Tubac and Cherokee Chief owned by George Hazeltine Coolidge against W D Parker's Chicaro. Posttime is 2 PM with shuttles from Pioneer and Santa Rita hotels and Owl Drug at 1 30.
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S. Meet
Mcharaostae
Sabino
Canyon-Road
George Dé Bocq
Tucson
Lady Bug
Hubert. Merriweather
Tubac
George Hazeltine
Coolidge
S. Chicaro
Puses
Pioneer
Santa Rita
Owl Drug
Horse Trackman's Bowling Scores and Selections
Horse trackman lists selections for seven races including 2 yr old mile events. Notable entries include Bartender F Merton, Just Sissy V Wallis, and Gold Deer H Lasswell with early speed and ambitions, while several horses face questions about distance and form.
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Mala
Ree 'Figuero
Sissy—V. Wallis
J. Wallis
F. Merton
Gold Deer
H. Lasswell
Rincon
Buck — Ve. Wallis
Tetras Jr
Dark Horse
Domino
J. Allred
Whirlaway
Figuero
V.wallis
J.wallis
Trapshooters Gather at Tucson Gun Club Tomorrow
Trapshooters will meet at the Tucson Gun Club, located a half mile south of El Conquistador, tomorrow afternoon at 2 o clock for 16 yard and handicap firing. This will be the last shoot until after the New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
el Conquistador
Unclear Horse Race Card Notes with J Wallis Names
Fragments describe horses runners and riders including Nottingham J Wallis Tucson ham and eggs Dolly Lasewell and Jimmy Wallis. Entries list horse names rider initials and scattered phrases with questions about results and status.
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George C
P. Domingues
Nottingham
J. Wallis
Tucson
Oh -Dolly
H. Lasewell
Jimmy—V. Wallis
Thresher
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