This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1941
Page
5
Duke’s football plans for the Rose Bowl remain unresolved as the coach weighs options and potential opponents. The clash would cap a season marked by notable defense and strategic decisions shaping a major post-season bid.
Wide World columnist Hugh Fullerton notes Navy players Francis Conlon and Gerald Ross from Whitehall New York who helped win a base ball division title and compare wartime courage to athletic grit. Ross reports surviving the Pearl Harbor attack and calls it like a high school sport.
Duke coach Wallace Wade dismisses any strong favorite label for the Rose Bowl clash with Oregon State. He notes both teams rely on limited, second-hand knowledge of each other and calls the outcome a mystery. Duke’s end plays, including Jim Smith and Bob Gantt, are highlighted as the team’s strength.
Heavyweight champ Joe Louis rests from drills in Greenwood Lake and prepares to spar tomorrow and Wednesday for the Madison Square Garden title defense against Buddy Baer on January 9. Baer continues workouts in Lakewood, boxing six rounds with Jim Robinson and Elva Thompson as he readies for the same bout.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.