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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1941
Page
10
A dramatic finish yields Picard the $5,000 open title as year end sports recap highlights major 1941 events. The roundup notes AP-listed college bowls, major league trades, coach hirings, and notable boxing and golf results across national highlights.
Craig Wood captures the U S Open at Fort Worth with a 284 total after a late surge despite a back injury. Vic Ghezzi wins the Professional Open while Byron Nelson falters on the 38th hole. Betty Jameson and Bud Ward claim major national titles as Bobby Jones returns for charity events.
Missouri's 1930s era Tossing T offense under Coach Don Faurot leads to a high rushing output with three breakaway runners, Sathan Steuber Ice Wade and Wade, and a top defense. The Sugar Bowl bound Tigers compile 333 passing yards on 69 attempts while routing opponents behind a strong line. The squad suffers one early loss to Ohio State, but otherwise dominates, averaging 2,039 rushing yards from its TNT trio and 34 touchdowns in nine games.
The Louisville Colonels signed Pete Layden, a Texas U. standout hailed as a better outfielder than a football star, following his .397 college hitting season and a sharp showing in a national semi pro tournament. A Madison Square Garden moment with Joe DiMaggio drew cheers at a boxing event.
Frank Kovacs purchases a custom built car painted in red white and blue amid patriotic emotion. The Oakland Tribune notes his apparent enthusiasm and suggests he remains committed to an amateurish image.
Bernard A. Ling of Lafayette Louisiana proposes naming the East West charity football game the Amerikids bowl to honor crippled American children. Jim Rasmusen of Ironwood Daily Globe suggests renaming the Rose Bowl Bowl Durham as a concise title.
A deer trap set on Drummond Island Michigan last fall captured not only deer but also a dog a cat a snowshoe hare and a curious hunter who tested the device. After friends freed him the hunter said the trap worked.
The Montgomery Advertiser signs Geoffrey A. H. Birt, ex London Times sports writer and Royal Air Force cadet at Maxwell Field, to craft impressions of the Blue-Gray game. Col. Edward O. Gourdin, Harvard record broad jumper, now guards in New York area. Wake Island defender Lawrence Hayes, former Georgia Tech halfback, also noted.
Yale University announced the resignation of Spike Nelson a 36 year old former University of Iowa star lineman and head football coach effective January 1. Nelson left to join the United States Engineers Corps procurement staff in Philadelphia citing national service duties. Director Ogden Miller supported Nelsons plan and noted Yale cannot oppose national service commitments.
A year ago today the National Pro Football League set attendance milestones for 1940 with 1,309,027 paying spectators in the regular season 36,034 at the title playoff game and 257,250 at all star and exhibition contests highlighting strong fan interest across league events.
Globe high school earned its seventh consecutive victory by defeating Gallup. Belms and forward globe scored 11 for Gallup, while Globe led 14 to gs at halftime in the Dec. 23 game.
Cambridge Mass. Dec 23 Endicott Peabody II the baby faced assassin of Harvard s great line deserves praise for becoming a star. He grew from a scrawny freshman to a 190 pound blocker and tackler in the Ivy League. Noted by Navy and Army guards who faced him. Henry Lamar with Dick Harlow coached the Harvard line and saw his latent possibilities at Groton School where he captained his team in his final year.
New Orleans reports Fordham and Missouri squads joining over a hundred football stars in Gulf Coast practices. West all-stars travel from California to Louisiana with two-a-day drills as Fordham and Yale rivals sharpen for the Sugar Bowl clash. Teams train at Edgewater Park and LSU while Eastern gridders concentrate at Biloxi.
Miami high school Vandals defeated Florence 45 to 23 last night led 26 4 at halftime. Larry Schmid and Vicente Cisterna each scored 13 points for Miami while Florence high forward Juan Espinosa led Florence with nine.
Five years ago Connie Mack celebrated his 74th birthday in Philadelphia and listed Howard Ehmke's pitching against the Chicago Cubs in the 1929 World Series as his greatest thrill from his career.
Nogales Apaches seek their seventh straight win as they host St. David Saints in Nogales Ariz on December 23 A A later Southern district Class A play opens in Tucson with Tucson and Nogales in the opener. Douglas and Bisbee also compete in the division. Based on scores Nogales is favored.
Three years ago Mildred Babe Didrikson married wrestler George Zaharias in St Louis, tying them together in a high profile union.
Harlingen Texas December 23 Golfdom's nomads head to Beaumont for the final $5,000 open of 1941. Henry Picard wins the Rio Grande Valley Open with 266, E J Harrison strong finish. Demaret 269 and Nelson 271 follow. Hogan seals Vardon trophy with $17,708 winnings. Jack Tinnin leads amateurs with 289.
Two Southeastern conference stars Bob Gude of Vanderbilt and Lloyd Cheatham of Auburn were named co captains of the Gray squad for the Blue Gray bowl game in Montgomery. Gordon Pas chka of Minnesota and Bob Freidling of Michigan State head the Blues as captains.
Joe Gantenbein, 24, second baseman owned by the Philadelphia Athletics and sought by the San Francisco Seals, heads to Army service. The South San Francisco resident had played with the Toronto International league club last season and had arranged a deal with the Seals via Connie Mack before learning he passed Army physical tests.
Henry Stanton left end and the nation’s best pass receiver and Emil Banjavcic right halfback and kicker were drafted yesterday at the National Football League meeting in Chicago. Stanton headed to Brooklyn coached by Jock Sutherland while Banjavcic was drafted by Detroit. Both could not be reached for comment. Stanton is in New Orleans for the East West game and Banjavcic is said to have accompanied him.
The fate of Golden Gate Turf Club’s Albany track hinges on the war and whether Santa Anita can open. If permitted, the club may hold its 40 day meeting next fall. Judge St Sure approved a bankruptcy reorganization plan by Bruce D. Ellis but delayed final action to January 26 as war developments unfold. Most claimants support the plan though no funds have been posted for the $500000 restore effort.
In Durham Oregon State and Duke officials will host visiting writers dignitaries and Rose Bowl officials for a hunting opportunity. Oregon State arrives after a workout in Washington and Duke prepares to reassemble after the holiday.
Rain disrupted the University of Alabama football practice as they prepare for the Cotton Bowl against Texas A&M on New Year’s Day. Coach Frank Thomas said the team should be in decent shape and will depart for Dallas on Sunday.
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