NCAA Council Meeting Set For Tomorrow
New York reports the NCAA set for a three day annual meeting in a large city hotel. Coaches, directors and university presidents arrive to discuss war impact on amateur athletics and Pan American or Olympic substitutes while football rules likely see minor changes.
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New York
National Collegiate Athletic Association
N.C.A.A
Football Coaches Association
William M. Lewis
Lafayette College
W. B. Owen
Bo McMillin
Bears Pick Stars For Pro Bowl Clash In Los Angeles
The Chicago Bears, World champions and favorites, prepare to face the National League All Stars in the third annual Pro Bowl at Gilmore Stadium. Sid Luckman Ray Nolting Gary Famiglietti and Bill Osmanski named to start at the opening kickoff.
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Los Angeles
Chicago Bears
Gilmore Stadium
Big Bear
Washington Redskins
Sid Luckman
Ray Nolting
Gary Famiglietti
Bill Osmanski
Athletics To Boost Player Salaries After 1940 Season
Connie Mack announced salary increases for Philadelphia Athletics players as 1941 contracts are sent out after January 1. He cited strong box office results and said almost all players will receive raises despite finishing well down in the standings.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
A’s
Mack
1940 Year In Sports From A to Z By Dillon Graham
A year in review across auto racing basketball football ice hockey marathon motorboats polo rowing handball swimming track and field with champions named. Notable events include Wilbur Shaw winning the Indianapolis 500, Minnesota topping AP polls, Tom Harmon as footballs man of the year, Rangers winning the Stanley Cup, and Taisto Maki touring Finland posting distance wins.
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Dillon Graham
AP Feature Service
New York
Wilbur Shaw
Tommy Harmon
Michigan
Red Grange
Minnesota
Stanford
Tennessee
Boston College
Dartmouth
Cornell
Texas
Texas A & M
New York Rangers
Boston Bruins
Gerard Cote
Sidney Allen
Herbert Mendelson
Notre Dame
Jack Cooper
Clayton Bishop
Polo—Akinsti
University of Washington
Harvard
Yale
Joe Burk
Joe Platak
University of Michigan
Otto Jarez
Adolph Kiefer
al Patnik
Earl Clark
Mary Ryan
Marjorie Gestring
Rams And Aggies In Shape For Cotton Bowl
Fordham and the Texas Aggies head to the Cotton Bowl with intact starting lineups after rough scrimmaging ends. Quarterbacks Jim Noble and Marion Pugh are fully ready for the game.
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Dallas
Tex
Fordham
Texas Aggies
Jim Crowley
Fordhams
Homer Norton
Aggies
Jim Noble
Marion Pugh
Cadets
Stanford Aerial Drill Emphasized Ahead of Rose Bowl
Stanford's football squad worked out in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl clash with Nebraska. Coach Shaughnessy signaled continued emphasis on the aerial attack as Frankie Albert and Thor Peterson directed the passes. Standout receivers include Fred Meyer Clem Tomerlin and Hugh Gallarneau with Meyer regarded the best.
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Pasadena
Califf
Stanford
Nebraska
Shaughnessy
Frankie Albert
Thor Peterson
Fred Meyer
Clem Tomerlin
Spindley
Hugh Gall
Western Reserve Starts Trip Today
Western Reserve university football team leaves Cleveland at full strength for the Sun Bowl game with Arizona State Teachers' college in El Paso Texas on New Year’s Day. Coach Bill Edwards worries altitude effects while Ernie Eros returns with 25 players and Pete Kern stays home to care for his ill mother.
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Western Reserve University
Arizona State Teachers’ College
el Paso
Tex
Bill Edwards
Ernie Eros
Wheeling
W. Va
Pete Kern
Bellaire
Red Cats
UW extends family section plan for football games
The University of Washington will continue next year a family section plan at its football stadium. Children under college age could attend home games for 30 cents and sit with their parents in regular paid seating, a program that filled many seats last season.
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Seattle
Wash. UP
University of Washington
Georgia Tech Meets Bears Of California in Rainy Bowl
Georgia Tech and California face off at Grantfield in a season finale billed as a fast opening thriller. Californias Jim Jurkovich and Charlie Donahoe return for the Bears while Tech seeks its lone win to cap a soggy campaign amid forecast moderate rain.
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U.P
Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets
Golden Bears
California
Grantfield
Jackets
Bears
St. Mary’s
U.C.S.A
Southern California
Indians
Stanford
Stub Allison
Jim Jurkovich
Charlie Donohoe
Georgia
Milt Aron Knocks Out Zivic in Eight Rounds in Chicago
A year ago Milt Aron, at age 150 pounds, defeated Fritzie Zivic in eight rounds in Chicago. The bout showcased Aron's power and resilience in a noted boxing clash.
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Milt Aron
Fritzie Zivic
Chicago
Pro Football Reaches New Heights In 1940
New York Dec 28 Professional football rose to record heights in 1940 with 1 345 061 attendance across 55 league games and playoffs a 2 5 percent rise. Bears defeated Redskins 73 0 in the title game at Griffith Stadium as George Halas unveiled a motion heavy T formation that reshaped offensive trends.
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National Football League
Chicago Bears
Washington Redskins
Griffith Stadium
Washington
Bears-Redskins
George Halas
Halas
Notre Dame
Warner
Bears
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