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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1940
Page
11
Miami reports a 1940 Tropical Park opener with attendance of 10,481 and handle of 252 833, down from last year. Earl Dew leads jockey standings with 280 wins to Walter Lee Taylor's 274 as both vow to contest the season.
H O Cassidy won the .22 calibre handicap and the course medal match. Gaynor Tover took a leg on the Porter express over the same course with .38 calibre. Merle Stowe won the novelty match for any center fire weapon on the 150 yard gong disc. E F Sloan NRA western representative attended as a guest during his visit to Tucson. A partial list of winners follows.
Indiana 42 California 39 Villanova 41 Niagara 31 Temple 32 Oklahoma 26 Rice 51 LaSalle 45 Creighton 37 Minnesota 32 Yale 44 Washington 41 Bradley 59 William and Mary 36 Pittsburgh 41 Butler 40 Illinois 41 Notre Dame 39 OT Texas Mines 58 New Mexico 38 Iowa 40 Michigan State 34 Four mobile cinema units and a concert party entertain troops in Iceland.
A humorous column lists gifts imagined from Hank Squire to Arizona coaches players and civic leaders. Names include MIKE CASTEEL ART SMITH ROLLIN GRIDLEY TEX OLIVER J. F. McKALE ANDY TOLSON TOM GIBBINGS DON VAN HORNE PAT PATTERSON ELDER VICKERS BUD ROBINSON EDDIE MILLER ROY CRACHMANHOEF T IM CUSICK HANK LEIBER and local organizations TOWNCATS and the Tucson ball club. Gifts range from undefeated seasons to 300 games and batting titles as well as better attendance and cloudless days.
Dr H L Trimble and George Harker are teased as Tucson golfers with playful lines about pitch in the club house. Mickey Shader notes another happy year as club president. A general closing wish expresses gratitude for friendship and a promise of a livelier column in 1941.
Henry McLemore reports that Santa Anita officials under Jerry Giesler will enforce a rule requiring horses to run to win each race. No more saddling of unfit runners or “spot” work. owners, trainers, and jockeys must comply or face removal. The move aims to curb dishonesty and improve racing integrity despite enforcement challenges.
Fordham coach Jimmy Crowley added the "T" formation to the Rams offense during a final Dallas bound workout. The unit used the formation against NYU with some success as Fordham prepares to face Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl on January 1.
E Y Floyd AAA executive officer at North Carolina State College estimates more than 19 million dollars will be distributed to North Carolina farmers by the end of 1940 through agricultural conservation cotton price adjustment and wheat adjustment payments from the government.
Southwestern announces a de-emphasis policy ending recruiting and new player subsidies by 1944 while continuing football. After 1941 games will be arranged only with schools pursuing non subsidization and similar academic standards. The move follows regional changes in the Southeast and other colleges reducing athletics emphasis.
Shotgun Snider's Shooting Park will be open tomorrow at 2 30 in the afternoon, located half a mile south of the El Conquistador hotel. The public is invited to attend and view scores from Sunday's shootout including Welborn 86 100 Featherstone 65 75 Snider 48 50 Abrams 65 75 Julian 65 75 McCann 40 50 Winchester 18 25 Smith 72 75 Howell 20 25 Garfield 25 25 Jones 64 75 Hardy 40 50.
Paprika once imported into the United States at ten million dollars yearly was among early spices restricted by the war. It is now being cultivated in southern Louisiana as a domestic alternative.
A columnist humorously notes Christmas gatherings become golf talk feasts. The piece traces golf’s rise from elite beginnings to universal popularity, detailing its global spread, number of courses, and the booming golf equipment business driven by demand for clubs, shoes, balls, and gear.
Anne Magdalena Murphy, once a slave in Cape Colony, has died in the Malay Camp at Klerksdorp at the reputed age of 120. Her daughter Mrs Williams, aged 71, says Murphy died unaware of the war and had never heard of Adolf Hitler.
A military notice reports dresses bearing epath letters now on sale. The item list confirms sold dresses and related military catalog wording.
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