Arizona Plans Future Football Schedules and West Conference Prospects
Louie Slonaker seeks 1942 1943 bookings for Arizona football in Tucson with hopes to host a Southwest Conference team in 1943 or 1944. Marquette and Oklahoma Aggies games loom in 1942 1943 while Arkansas Baylor interest arises. financial limits and October scheduling challenge bookings, with talks of trips to Milwaukee Stillwater and Denver setting the tone for a tougher era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Arizona
Louie Shoanaker
Tucson
Golden Avalanche
Marquette
Arizona
Milwaukee
Louie
Oklahoma
Aggies
Phoenix
Stillwater
Conrad Jennings
Wildcats
South Bend
Middle West
Jennings
Hilltoppers
Kansas State
Utah
Slonaker
Arkansas
Baylor
Dallas
Southwest
New York
Fordham
Denver
Baer Rated Top Contender For Title Bout
The Ring magazine names Maxie Baer the No 1 heavy weight contender over Billy Conn in its annual world rankings compiled by 168 experts. Conn earns fighter of the year honors for defeating bigger men, while Baer’s victories over Tony Galento and Pat Comiskey boost his title run against Joe Louis. The issue lists eight divisional leaders with Louis and Conn as undisputed champions in their classes.
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New York
U.P
Ring
Maxie Baer
Billy Conn
Pittsburgh
Billy
United States
Canada
Cuba
Mike Jacobs
Madcap
Joe Louis
Jacobs
Conn
Baer
Tony Galento
Pat Comiskey
Nat Fleischer
Fleischer
Kayo
Galento
Louis
Henry Armstrong
Ken Overlin
Fritzie Zivic
Washington, D. C
Lew Jenkins
Sweetwater
Tex
Harry Jeffra
Baltimore
Tony Olivera
Oakland
Jackie Paterson
Scotland
Zivie
Jenkins
National Boxing Association
Sammy Angott
Louisville
Jeffra
Petey Scalzo
Billy Soose
Zale
Overlin
Gus Lesnevich
al McCoy
Lee Cavold
Bob Pastor
Zivic
Davey Day
al Davis
Ambers
Lou Salica
Georgie Pace
Tommy Forte
Stanford's Quickness Key to Rose Bowl Choice, Coach Says
Clark Shaughnessy credits Stanford's alertness and fast learning for rising from the cellar to the Rose Bowl. He argues the T formation needs the right players and names his 11 starters, predicting they will face Nebraska. He notes Stanford's weight appears lighter than Nebraska but views the Indians as nimble enough for the scheme.
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Pasadena
Calif
Stanford
Clark Shaughnessy
Nebraska
Palo Alto
Shaughnessy
Jay Berwanger
Jay
Chicago
Bob Zuppke
Brookside Park
Kan
Garms Is Crowned Batting Champion
Pittsburgh December 27. Debs Garms won the National League batting title with a .355 average, giving the Pirates their 14th batting crown. St Louis runner up with 10 titles. Notable Pirates include Honus Wagner, Clarence Beaumont, Paul Waner, and Arky Vaughan. Waner previously won three times.
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Pittsburgh
Debs Garms
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirate
St. Louis
Honus Wagner
Clarence Beaumont
Paul Waner
Arky Vaughan
Waner
Sports Mirror Recaps Past Giants Trades and Coaching Resignations
AP notes events from different years including the Giants trading Alex Kam pouris and Tom Padden for Mickey Witek in Newark a year ago. It also mentions Harvey Harman resigning as Penn coach after critics' pressure, and Jesse Owens being ruled ineligible at Ohio State for scholastic issues in a five year span.
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New York Giants
Alex Kampouris
Tom Padden
Newark
Mickey Witek
Harvey Harman
University of Pennsylvania
Jesse Owen
Ohio State
Gable Heads East for Medical Examination
Film star Clark Gable and actress Carole Lombard left by train for Baltimore to enter Johns Hopkins hospital for a medical exam. He has suffered shoulder pains restricting golf and other sports. They will stay three or four days in Baltimore after departing on the Santa Fe Chief.
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Hollywood
Clark Gable
Carole Lombard
Baltimore
Gable
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Miss Lombard
Santa Fe
Tucson liquor permit transfer denied for Mission Inn
Frederick Cates of Tucson failed to transfer the Mission Inn liquor license from Alio road to Broadway and Tucson boulevard. Protest by nearby residents cited, and John A. Duncan, superintendent of the state liquor license and control department, denied the application.
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Phoenix
Frederick Cates
Tucson
Mission Inn
Aio Road
Broadway
Tucson Boulevard
John A. Duncan
State Liquor License and Control Department
Cates
Duncan
Rain Delays East West New Year's Game Preparations
In San Francisco December 27, rain halted practice for both all star squads in the East West New Year’s charity game. Coaches Andy Kerr and Bernie Bierman from Colgate and Minnesota noted limited hours, while Babe Hollingberg and Matty Bell of Washington State and Southern Methodist planned indoor rehearsals.
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AN Francisco
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Babe Hollingberg
Matty Bell
Arizona Guard Officer Honored By Governor
Major Edward J. McNamee supply officer for the Arizona national guard received a gold star for 20 years of service. Governor Jones conferred the award in a simple capitol ceremony as McNamee, on holiday leave from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where the guard is on active duty.
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Phoenix
Edward J. McNamee
Arizona National Guard
Jones
Capitol
McNamee
Fort Sill
Okla
Arizona Recompilation Includes 14th Legislature Statutes
Secretary of State Harry M. Moore received 1000 sets of the six volume recompilation of the Arizona code of laws. The volumes include Arizona Statutes enacted by the 14th legislature and were published at a cost of 28 500 dollars.
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Phoenix
Harry M. Moore
1940 Year In Sports Ends Five Title Reigns
In 1940 major champs fell as Fritzie Zivic dethroned Henry Armstrong in welterweight action. Ceferino Garcia and Tony Zale claimed middleweight crowns while Lew Jenkins and Billy Soose rose, and Joe Louis, Billy Conn, and Gene Tunney era rivals battled for supremacy. The year featured comebacks by Max Baer and notable defenses by Dan camp champions and rising stars across boxing.
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Sports Meitor
New York
Little Perpetual Motion
Henry Armstrong
Pittsburgh
Fritzie Zivic
Ken Overlin
Ceferino Garcia
Steve Belloise
Tony Zale
al Hostak
Lew Jenkins
Lou Ambers
Harry Jeffa
N. Y
Pete Scalzo
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Conn
Louis
Max Baer
Tony Galento
Pat Comiskey
Zivie
Armstrong
Fritzie
Henry
Zivic
Pedro Montanez
Garcia
Jenkins
Joe
Arturo Godoy
Godoy
Leading Rider Heads West For 1940 California Ride
Jockey Earl Dew flies to California to defend his slim lead over Walter Lee Taylor in the 1940 riding standings. Dew and Taylor were fined for a fist fight at Tropical Park, then shook hands. Taylor plans to ride through four remaining 1940 meet days in Florida while Dew eyes Agua Caliente's 14 race card on Sunday. Dew is booked for 10 of the 14 races at Agua Caliente.
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Miami
Fla
Earl Dew
Agua Caliente
Mexico
Dew
Walter Lee Taylor
Taylor
Tropical Park
Houston
Texas
Whittle
California
Sac City
Iowa
Volunteers See Little Weight Advantage Over BC in Sugar Bowl
EDGEWATER PARK Miss DEC 27 The Volunteers shrug at B C Eagles 15 pound edge saying weight rarely wins and weather matters more The Tennessee team resumes practice after Exams while Boston College trains at Bay St Louis preparing for the Sugar Bowl in a coach Bob Neyland weather wary camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewater Park
Miss
Boston College Eagles
Tennessee Volunteers
Vols
Gulf Coast
Boston College
Bay St. Louis
Tennessee
Bob Neyland
Neyland
Eagles
Bob Suffridge
Chet Gladchuk
Step Made To Halt Racing Tampering
California horse racing board bans publishing or posting jockey names in overnight entry lists to prevent tampering. Jockeys will be confined to their quarters from 11 30 a m until post time, allowed only to speak with owners, trainers and agents. The rule excludes stake races with contract riders. The measure starts at Santa Anita and Golden Gate parks tomorrow.
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Los Angeles
California Horse Racing Board
Jerry Giesler
Giesles
Santa Anita
Golden Gate Parks
Porto Alegre Sees Monument Plan For Traveling Salesman Opposed
The city of Porto Alegre Brazil faces opposition to a proposed monument honoring the Traveling Salesman. Critics argue a drummer should remain in motion rather than be carved in stone, challenging the commemorative approach.
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Porto Alegre
Brazil
Blue Gray grid game set Saturday in Montgomery
Montgomery prepared for the Blue and Gray all star football clash at Cramton Bowl as light practices begin. Coaches Snavely Waldorf Neely Wolf call their teams ready. South leans on Lalanne Goodnight for passes. North relies on Basen Kostyo.
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Montgomery
Ala
Cramton Bowl
Carl Snavely
Cornell
Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern
Dixie
Jess Neely
Rice
Raymond
Bear) Wolf
North Carolina
South
Jim (Sweet) Lalanne
Owen (Goody) Goodnight
Hardin-Simmons
Nick Basen
Villanova
John Kostyo
Wittenberg
Mississippi State Coach Fears Mental Letdown In Orange Bowl
Mississippi State head coach Allyn McKeen worries about a mental letdown before the Orange Bowl against Georgetown on New Year’s Day. He notes Georgetown’s motivation, compares MSU’s regular-season foes to this post-season test, and aims to keep his team focused and physically ready for the game.
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Mississippi State
Maroons
Agaist
Uerorgetown
Allyn McKeen
Georgetown
Hoyas
Auburn
Louisiana State
Mississippi
McKeen
Jack Hagerty
Tennessee
Two Birds Shot by Driver on Snow Hill Highway
B C Clay Chapman reports he saw two pheasants over a field and fired a single .22 slug from his car. Both birds dropped, the bullet entering one head and exiting into the other as he witnessed the incident near Snow Hill Maryland.
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Snow Hill
B. Clay Chapman
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By Nex&naky McLemore
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Tippy Larkin
Lew
Pete Lello
Slight Edge
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Mansfeld Tigers
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Loveless Gardner
Junior Chamber
Howard and Stofft
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Ray Rodig
Howard Schwankl
Elwin Tilson
Fred Lauber
George Haddleston
Larry Lewis
Mighty
Bob Irvin
Mickey Espinosa
Bert Pratt
Red Goodwin
Bob Young
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Hank Délgado
Lee Wilson
Oscar Gonzales
Bruce Weinzapfel
Ernie Villa
Harry Johnson
Charles Hobbs
Art Villaescusa
Roger Vielledent
Don Hodges
Bill Shepherd
Bob Carter
Gilbert Carrillo
Gilbert Beck
Louie Pellon
Hector Roach
Bernard Oliver
A. G. Jameson
Armando Fleming
Sterling Carr
Wyatt Taylor
Bock Row
Willie Holt
Herman Ethridge
Sanders Nobles
Elmer Huddleston
Calvin Henry
Jerry Huddleston
Robert Taylor
Rudolph Haynes
C. Stewart
Gerald Oliver
Elmer Carrier
Argall Morrison
Jim Gregg
Frank Boice
Pete Bennett
John Muse
George Thompson
Jimmy Pferscoerf
Johnny McLaughlin
Dave Dodson
Joe Goff
Bisbee Bees
Bruce Kelley
Bob Baker
Thor Hanson
John Vasey
Billy Oatis
Bob Robson
Billy McDonald
Sol Rhee
Harold Aylsworth
Jerry Dodson
Sammy Cardella
Billy Rhinehart
Ray Stemm
Carroll Hurley
Max Downey
Eleazer Trujillo
Armand Preciado
Gilbert Alfaro
Keith Epperson
Eugene Laos
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