Tennessee's Sugar Bowl team hailed as best yet by Neyland
Tennessee eyes a Sugar Bowl clash with Boston College following a string of 34 straight wins from 1937 to present. Coach Neyland praises the squad as his best, citing a compact playbook, brutal line play, and a two-team system to wear down opponents. Stars include Van Thompson, Bill Nowling, Bob Foxx, Ike Peal, and Norbert Ackerman leading a disciplined, diverse backfield and stout line.
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New York
U.P
Tennessee
Boston College
Maj
Bob Neyland
Vols
Southern California
Oklahoma
New Orleans
U.S.C
Mercer
Chattanooga
Southwestern
Virginia
Duke
Alabama
Louisiana State
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
Neyland
West Int
van Thompson
Bill Nowling
Bob Foxx
Ike Peal
Johnny Butler
Bob Andridge
Bob Broome
Fred Newman
Burst Warren
Foxx
Butler
Warren
Thompson
Nowling
Newman
Bob Suffridge
Suffridge
Joe Bailey
Ed Molinski
Abe Shires
Bill Luttrell
Norbert Ackerman
Red Cats Meet Bulldogs In Sun Bowl Preview
Hank Squire notes Western Reserve and Tempe Buckeyes face off in the Sun Bowl on New Year’s Day. The Red Cats built a long schedule against major rivals before facing the Arizona Bulldogs, with Rabid history against Ohio State and Cornell and a steady mix of Ohio teams throughout Reserve football history.
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Tempe
Western Reserve University
Bulldogs
Cornhuskers Arrive in Phoenix for Training Stay
The Rose Bowl bound Nebraska Cornhuskers arrive in Phoenix for a 10 day training camp with 63 aboard including 42 players in tip top shape. Coach Biff Jones plans two daily practices with public exclusion and uses the North Phoenix High School stadium. Jones dismisses odds on Stanford and notes players explored Juarez briefly during a trip to El Paso.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Biff Jones
Jones
North Phoenix High School
Stanford
Juarez
el Paso
Mexico
Nebraska
Turkey Shoot at Shotgun Snider's Shooting Park Sunday
A turkey shoot with a bird handicap is set for tomorrow afternoon at Shotgun Snider's Shooting Park. Firing starts at 2 o'clock and the public is invited. The range lies half a mile south of El Conquistador hotel.
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Shotgun Snider
el Conquistador Hotel
Tennessee Faces Boston College After Training at Edgewater Park
Tennessee scored 318 points this year, two behind Boston College, with Hust and Baliisaris keying many drives from inside the 20. The Vols allowed touchdowns only to Alabama and Virginia as they head to Edgewater Park, Mississippi, for final preparations.
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Cifers
Jim Coleman
al Hust
Mike Baliisaris
Tennessee
Boston College
Alabama
Virginia
Edgewater Park
Miss
Boston
Neyland
Louis to Defend Title Against Conn in June bout
Joe Louis signed to defend his heavyweight crown in June against Billy Conn of Pittsburgh. The likely venue is a New York baseball park with Conn set to receive 20 percent of the net gate. If Louis loses to any contender before June, Conn will get a title shot.
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New York
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Pittsburgh
Conn
Louis
Stephens Scoring Pace Lifts Tucson Past Coolidge Bears 24 17
Paul Stephens 6-10 center led the Tucson Badgers with 16 points on 6 baskets and 4 free throws securing a 24 to 17 win over the Coolidge Bears. Fred Enke added five points as the starting lineup shown included Whitman Enke Stephens Rodriguez and Wade with reserves also seeing action. Coolidge led by Trout and Martin in the scoring and the visitors outpaced Tucson 10-8 in the second half but could not overturn the early margin. The Badger Cubs defeated Coolidge reserves 44-16 in a preliminary game.
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Tucson Badgers
Paul Stephens
Badgers
Coolidge Bears
Phoenix
Stephens
Bud Doolen
Miami
Fred Enke
Enke
Doolen
Frank Whitman
Gary Wade
Frank Rodriguez
Trout
Coolidge
Martin
Tucson
Badger Cubs
Coolidge Ai
F . Meare
Welbourne
Pnserseee
Nichols
Mode
Simmons
Whitman
Nam
F Roberts
F Stephens
Delgado
Y Rodriguez
Myers
Cool- Totalsidge
Rodriguez
Gibbings and Larson
Bernie Masterson Faces Rose Bowl Dilemma Between Stanford and Nebraska
In a Riviera Country Club interview, Bernie Masterson, Bears quarterback and former Nebraska star, ponders loyalties as Stanford faces his alma mater in the Rose Bowl. He aided Stanford’s T formation and still roots for Nebraska, hoping for a tie so both sides feel right about his work. He plans to watch the game in disguise, torn between two football loves.
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Bernie Masterson
Riviera Country Club
Santa Monica
Calif
Bernie
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
Chicago Bears
National Football League
Clark Shaughnessy
Stanford
Masterson
Palo Alto
Stanfords
Sid Luckman
Bears
Frankie Albert
Indians
Riviera
Albert
Ster
Cleveland Woman Rolls 300 Score
Amelia Rankel, 31, of Cleveland bowled a perfect 300 in a women s league, the first time the feat occurred in Cleveland women s competition. It was the sixth perfect score in the 24 year history of the women s international bowling congress.
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Cleveland
U.P
Amelia Rankel
Cleveland Kegler
Tempe Plans Nine 1941 Grid Games For Tempe
Arizona State Teachers college at Tempe will play nine opponents in the 1941 football season starting September 20 at San Francisco University. Six games will be at home. Five opponents are Border conference teams: Arizona New Mexico New Mexico Aggies Texas Mines and Arizona State Teachers college at Flagstaff. Other out of state teams include Gonzaga Hardin-Simmons and Greeley State with San Jose State College eyed as a potential extra game.
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Henderson
Fred Enke
Arizona
Fred
Tempe
Arizona State Teachers College
San Francisco University
Tom Lillico
New Mexico
New Mexico Aggies
Texas Mines
Flagstaff
San Francisco
Dons
Gonzaga University of
Cactus Bowl Ticket Sale Opens for Dec 28
Tickets for the third annual Cactus Bowl go on sale at Howard and Stofft and Porter's. Admission is 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. Three junior high league winners and runners-up will play touch football games to raise funds for underprivileged children. Sponsored by the junior chamber of commerce.
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Howard and Stofft and Porter's
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Malaya Paper Defies World Conditions With Arabian Nights
A Malaya newspaper continues a decade long serial of the Arabian Nights despite global circumstances, maintaining publication and readers' interest amid tension and disruption.
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Malaya
Jenkins and Zivic Fight Draw Narrow in Pittsburgh
New York's Lew Jenkins with 134 percent and Sweetwater Texas fighter Fritzie Zivic at 142 percent faced off in Pittsburgh and battled to a draw with a ten count.
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New York
Lew Jenkins
Sweetwater
Tex
Fritzie Zivic
Pittsburgh
Drew
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Ohio
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Dayton
Cincinnati
Oberlin
Denison
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Case
Cam Henderson
Marshall College
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Jackie Hunt
Turkey
Henry McLemore
Los Angeles
Sunset Dairy
F.C.B
Congress
Lewis
Speedway
Plymouth
Charvoz Motors, Inc
Russell
Eee
Pla
Andy Anderson
Lyd
Priser’s
Chenault Marinello
Sixth Ave
P. M. Elias
Josephine Beauty Shop
Diaz Polido Bros
West Congress
Ray’s Fur
W. Congress
McKenzie’s
Fourth Ave
N. Stone
Philco
Philco Transitone
Electrical Equip. CO
Desert Gardens Nursery
East Speedway
W. Council
E. Cong
Posner Paint Store
E. Congress
Hackett & Whiting Motor CO
Bill Murphree
Shell Service
Johnson Jewelers Edwy
P.O
Sonal Finance Company
Personal Finance Company
J. E. Hurley
Poinsettas
Rotara Flower Mart
Ingham & Ingham
N. Sixth Ave
Sears Toy L
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Priser's
Firestone
Foy's
Catholic Art & Book Store
Broadway
Walsh Bros
Lee Tires
Heap & Manly
Hester Hunter
C. B. Richards
Walsh
Tucson, Arizona
Santa Rita Drug Store
S. Sixth
Miracle Mile
National Petroleum Corp
Mitchell
Santa
Reuben
Toytown
Steinfeld's
Steinfeld
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