Cochrane May Call Off Title Fight Plan
Freddie Cochrane may cancel his title defense against Mike Jacobs slated for February. He has asked the Navy for a one month furlough to prepare and officials have not responded. Other notes include pro teams encouraging defense jobs for fall and Buck Weaver urging defense stamps as a radio bowl game ticket substitute.
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Hugh Fullerton
Wide World Sports
New York
Wide World
Buck Weaver
Louisville Times
High Bridge sluggers tale of Gus Schwartz
John Beer of the Newark Sun tells of Gus Schwartz a Newark slugger who visits High Bridge for a game. The pitcher and umpire call balls as Schwartz refuses to swing and still reaches first, prompting the trap to remark he knew they were no good when he didn t swing.
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John Beer
Newark
Gus Schwartz
Newark Sanulots
Jersey Hills
High Bridge
Gus
Schwartz
Fordham coach Balks at four minute mile claim
Jake Weber, veteran Fordham trainer, declares the four minute mile impossible due to heart strain. A Dutch ship at Hampton Roads, Va., reportedly dispatched an order for 14 soccer parits after docking.
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Jake Weber
Fordham
Hampton Roads
Rose Bowl move to North Carolina prompts weather joke
Charlotte News speculates on the Rose Bowl being played in North Carolina. The winter weather is described as exceptionally mild with sunny conditions, implying the California climate could suffer.
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C. A. Paul
Charlotte
N. C
Coast
Powers-That-Be
North Carolina
California
Service Dept Stars Play For Camps In War Years
Joe Manzo a former Boston College grid star played 22 games this fall ten for Camp Croft South Carolina and twelve for a Roanoke Virginia pro team Major Emmett O Donnell Jr who shot down four Japanese planes in the Philippines is the Detroit man who got Mickey Cochran interested in flying Joe Gallagher formerly with the Dodgers drives a truck at Camp Lee Virginia and recently turned down a recreation department job.
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Bervice Dept
Joe Manzo
Boston College Grid
Camp Croft
S. C
Roanoke
Emmett O'Donnell, Jr
Philippines
Detroit
Mickey Cochrane
Joe Gallagher
Dodgers
Camp LeeVa
Douglas Defeats Lordsburg Quintet
The Douglas high school basketball team swept a two game series with Lordsburg New Mexico, winning last night's game 46 to 25. Tony Morales, guard, scored 25 of Douglas points.
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Douglas
Lordsburg
N. M
Bulldogs
New Mexicans
Tony Morales
Happy New Year 1942 Outlook from ADE Abbott
ADE Abbott. The year 1942 will be grim yet memorable with liberty and freedom regaining ground. Sports gain a clear role to boost morale at home as bowling leads in relaxation and companionship amid hardship.
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Ade Abbott
Commercial and Southern Pacific Bowling Leagues Preview 1942
The Commercial League plans seven teams with no clear favorite as Biggs Boys expected to rise and Leroy Magers leads with a 183 average. In the Southern Pacific League the News Service defends its title while Spangler and Nelson top the averages at 191 and 189, with Tappero Carrillo Griffith Jr. and Brimmer emerging as strong bowlers.
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Biggs
Leroy Magers
News Service
Spangler
Nelson Ware
J. Tappero
Carlos Carrillo
Griffith, Jr
Brimmer
Old Pueblo League Sees Great Rollers Rise in 1942
The DeLuxe Beauty Shop rebounds to form in top form while Ruhl Display O K Cafe and Grand Central Market emerge as dangerous contenders. Beers Armstrong and Callas lead averages with Callas ending 1941 as a premier prospect in rolling. Soulvie and Carrillo noted as outstanding rollers.
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Old Pueblo
O. K
Grand Central
Armstrong
Callas
Daniel Soulvie
Carlos Carrillo
Bowling Leagues Cite 1941 Gaps and 1942 Hopes in Tucson
In 1941 Major League bowling fell short of classic marks with middling team form and no 3000 series or 200 average crowd. Gregory Electrics lead the Major standings while Posner Paints and Crystal Coca Colas contest the top. Industrial League shows progress as Western Trucks lead and Bern ie Azula posts a 187 average, with high games of 276 and 267. The Mixed Affair features strong female scorers led by Miss Paull with a 265. The Tucson Roller Rink era remains potent as Beers and Gregory top men’s averages while Miss Pauli and Mrs. Curl duel for best ladies average.
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Tucson
Spangler
Gregory Electrics
Posner
Crystal Coca Colas
Paull
U.S
Beers
Gregory
Miss Magers
Heidergott
Miss Pauli
Curl
Tully
Southpaw Star George McAfee Working With Duke Blue Devils
Duke coach Wallace Wade tests left handed star George McAfee as he works with the Blue Devils for three days. Oregon State’s Lon Stiner hoped to confuse the Duke defense with McAfee’s southpaw delivery but Wade remains cautiously upbeat about his team. McAfee racked up success against Duke in practice, though it’s unclear if that reflects his talent or the Duke defense.
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Durham
N. C
Wallace Wade
Duke
Oregon
State
Don” ‘Durdan
Lon” Stiner
Oregon State
Dukes
Wade
George’ McAfee
Blue Devils
Stiner
McAfee
Blue’ Devils
George
Texas Tech Red Raiders Headed to Sun Bowl Tilt
Texas Tech Coach Dell Morgan led a 32 man squad from Lubbock to El Paso for the Sun Bowl game against Tulsa on New Year's Day. Several players faced colds while the team focused practice on offense defense and the aerial game.
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Lubbock
Tex
Texas Tech Red Raiders
el Paso
Tulsa‘university
Dell Morgan
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