Princeton Dean Attacks College Pro Grid System
Dean Christian Gauss of Princeton blasted NCAA rules at a New York luncheon, urging abolition of separate athletic associations and denouncing amateurism as a sham with coaches as faculty. The NC A A elected Fritz Crisler as president and outlined funds to enforce amateur rules while considering the Pan American Olympic idea and a new federation.
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New York
Christian Gauss
Princeton University
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Dean Gauss
H. O. (Fritz) Crisler
Michigan
Fritz
Wolverine
Fielding H. Yost
United States of America Sports Federation
Buenos Aires
Hillip Badger
New York University
East Is Slight Favorite Over West With Tommy Harmon
East is favored to beat West with Tommy Harmon in a game preview by Henry McLemore. The column, written from Pasadena, blends humor with sports cross commentary on players and teams across football, golf, boxing, and other disciplines.
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Tommy Harmon
Aggies To End Season Against Rams At Dallas
The Cotton Bowl between Fordham and the Texas Aggies drew 45,507 fans as rain threatened. Odds favored the Aggies on dry turf with Jarrin John Kimbrough leading the attack, while Fordham relied on a stout iron man lineup anchored by De Filippo, Eshmont, and Filipowicz.
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Texas Aggies
Bronx
College Station
Aggies
Jarrin
John Kimbrough
Marion Pugh
Bill Conaster
Jim Thomason
Rams
Jimmy Crowley
Lou de Filippo
Len Eshmont
Steve Filipowicz
Shrine Hospital classic pits East and West stars at Kezar stadium
Forty four college seniors from top teams meet in the 16th annual charity East versus West game at Kezar stadium in San Francisco. The crowd of about 60 000 will watch stars including Tommy Harmon Forest Evashevski Frank Reagan Nick Drakos and Paul Christman. Pre game pageantry features 4200 performers and 17 bands with kickoff set for 2 p m PST. The East backs Harmon Evashevski and Reagan start, while the West features Rudy Mucha Dean McAdams and Jimmy Johnson as key playmakers.
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United Press
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Shrine Hospital
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Tommy Harmon
Forest Evashevski
Michigan
Frank Reagan
Penn
Nick Drakos
Cornell
Ol’ Man River
Rollin
Rudy Mucha
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Washington
Paul Christman
Missouri
Jimmy Johnson
Santa Clara
Harmon
Hollywood
Andy Kerr
Bernie Bierman
Babe Hollingberg
Matty Bell
Ham Schmuck
Kezar Stadium
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George Kracum
Pittsburgh
Dave Allerdice
Princeton
Red Hahenstein
Northwestern
Elmer Gentry
Tulsa
McAdams
Christman
Jim Kisselburgh
Oregon State
West Pos
Hickey Fruit
Arkansas
Hartman Ruffa
Rice
Duke
Werner Lokano
Kan. State
N’thwestern
Mucha Gaki
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Penn State
Younce O’boyle
Ore. State
Tulane
S. Johnson As
Stanford Has Edge In Annual Rose Bowl Play
Stanford the Cinderella team faces Nebraska in the Rose Bowl with Clark Shaughnessy guiding the Indians to nine straight PCC wins and a shot at $100 000. Nebraska arrives as favored rival but skeptics doubt the spread as 5 to 11 in Stanford’s favor.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
Pasadena
Cornhuskers
Nebraska
Indians
Clark Shaughnessy
Palo Alto
Minnesota
Earl Dew Captures 1940 Jockey Crown at Santa Anita
Earl Dew of Sac City Iowa claimed the 1940 jockey championship after a dramatic photo finish with Walter Lee Taylor of Houston. Dew won the first race aboard Subdeb as Taylor faltered at Tropical Park and Miami races. Dew led the standings with 287 wins, tying and then surpassing Taylor as the season closed.
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Earl Dew
Sac City
Iowa
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Tex
Dew
Santa Anita
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Miami
Tropical Park
Subdeb
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Lady Luck
Ex CCC boys return to Oregon from Rhode Island
Seventeen former Civilian Conservation Camp members, disbanded two years ago, have returned to Tillamook Oregon. Several have married local women and all are employed, a West Coast survey found.
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CCC
Tillamook, Ore. U.P
Rhode Island
Oregon
Rose Bowl thriller and Sugar Bowl twists recap
Last year Southern California defeated Tennessee 14 0 in the Rose Bowl before 92 000. Texas A M edged Tulane 14 13 in the Sugar Bowl. Georgia Tech routed Missouri 21 7 in the Orange Bowl. Three years earlier California beat Alabama 13 0 at the Rose Bowl. Santa Clara blanked LSU 6 0 in the Sugar Bowl. Rice overwhelmed Colorado 28 14 at the Cotton Bowl. Five years ago Kit Klein of Buffalo and Leo Freisinger of Chicago won their respective speed skating titles at Newburgh New York.
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Tennessee
Vols
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Tulane
Georgia Tech
Missouri
California
Alabama
Santa Clara
Louisiana State
Rice
Colorado
Kit Klein
Buffalo
Leo Freisinger
Chicago
Newburgh
N. Y
Geor George Georgetown versus Mississippi State in Orange Bowl
In Miami Georgetown and Mississippi State faced off in the Orange Bowl before about 40 000 fans. Mississippi State entered as an 8 to 5 favorite due to Delta supporters flooding into town to back their team while Georgetown carried strong backing after a three year span with only one loss.
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Georgetown
Mississippi State
Conscience troubles Rochester checker theft returned
Two checkers stolen 15 years ago from Rochester Public School No. 12 playground shelter have been returned to their former place by an unnamed Los Angeles resident who expressed remorse.
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Rochester
Rochester Public School No. 12
Los Angeles
Calif
Uncrowned champs of 1940 noted by Detroit News staffer
New York dated dispatch highlights sports notes by Robert Sieger. Detroit Pro ace lesson, Stockton indoor fight nixed by rain, golfers tied through 58 extra holes, two cage teams cancel key game after mutual gym visit.
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New York
Robert Sieger
Detroit News
Sieger
Bob
Stockton
Cal
Hanover College Halfback Tackle Dash Shocks Centre
The Hanover College quarterback handed off to a Centre College tackle who, surprised, sprinted 24 yards for a surprise score after crashing the line and taking the ball at the line of scrimmage.
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Hanover College
Centre College
Hanover
Oakville Town Seeks State Cage Tournament In Seattle Visit
The fragment notes Oakville Washington with 468 residents traveling to Seattle to see their basketball team in the state cage tourney. It mentions a shaved head player quitting the team due to home court confusion and other oddities from sports officials and athletes.
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Ohio
State Conservation Department
Texas Boxing Commish
Art Brown
Oakville
Wash
Seattle
Harvard Crew Coaches Faced Unrecognized Address At Post Office
Two Harvard University crew coaches received no Christmas cards after the post office stamped their mail unknown at Harvard. The incident illustrates mail delivery hurdles for staff with uncertain campus addresses.
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Harvard
Harvard University
Spectator Tackle Trys in California Game and College Highlights
Recap of notable sports flashes includes a spectator who missed tackling Tom Harmon in the California game, Truck Hannah guiding a double header, Hamilton Ontario players in undies after ex sponsor took their uniforms, Muhlenberg band halting goal posta demolition with the Star Spangled Banner, two Western State teachers pitchers each with 10 no hit wins in a doubleheader, and a Louisiana Tech player pausing to pick up a coin on the field as an opponent scored.
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Tom Harmon
California
Truck Hannah
Memphis
Hamilton
Muhlenberg Band
Western State Teachers
Louisiana Tech
Three Women Golfer Aces Start Tee Shot Ends With Near Cup
Three women golfers completed a remarkable round with a rare four under par combined score. The first two holes featured aces while the third halted a tee shot four inches from the cup, marking an unusual start to the event.
Brawn and Speed Meet in Sugar Bowl Classic Showdown
In New Orleans a crowd of 73 000 expected a bruising Sugar Bowl between undefeated Boston College and Tennessee. Both teams, famed for scoring, arrived from Mississippi camps to a fast turf as veterans prepared for another bowl battle with high hopes of a decisive victory.
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United Press
New Orleans
Boston College
Tennessee
Sugar Bowl
Mississippi
Canadian women forsake silk stock for rugged wear
In Calgary, Canadian women plan to abandon silk stock for more practical fabrics amid wartime shortages. The shift reflects a broader move toward durable clothing as civilians adapt to material scarcities and changing fashion priorities.
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Calgary
Alta
U.P
Edmont on Grads and Other Notable Sports Feats
The Edmonton Grads, famed female basketball champions, faced disbandment for dominance. A Detroit golfer angrily tossed his caddy and bag into a lake before leaping after them. Annis ton high player injured a teammate then caused the coach to suffer a leg break. Flint catcher dodged a cigarette wedged under his gear. Evan L. Hughes scored an ace on hole 13 in his 13th round of the year.
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Anniston
Ala
Flint
Mich
Evan L. Hughes
Sun Bowl duel as Tempe faces Western Reserve in El Paso
Tempe Coach Dixie Howell seeks Sun Bowl glory against Western Reserve coach Bill Edwards as Arizona State of Tempe and Western Reserve duel in El Paso. Both teams arrive after close 1940 records with Tempe favored on speed and discipline while Reserve relies on size and power.
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Tex
University of Tulsa
Oklo
Arizona State of Tempe
Western Reserve of Cleveland
Dixie Howell
Tempe Bulldogs
Catholic U. of
Bulldogs
Bill Edwards
Red Cats
Cleveland
Howell
Tempe
Razor Edge
Hardin Simmons
Dayton
Alabama
Stanford
Edwards
Weather Bureau
Blonde model found dead from self-inflicted gunshot
New York police found the body of a blonde model with a bullet wound in her chest in a Derene room. Two notes were discovered, one claiming she was broke and unable to start the new year while unemployed.
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New York
Derene
Bowl broadcasts for Tucson area college games today
Tucson and southern Arizona fans can follow bowl games today with NBC airing the Tennessee vs Boston College Sugar Bowl in New Orleans at 2 15 p m MST CBS carrying Mississippi vs Georgetown Orange Bowl in Miami at 12 noon MST KTUC in Tucson will air Western Reserve vs Sun Bowl at 2 p m MST and KVOA in Pasadena will broadcast Stanford vs Nebraska Rose Bowl at 3 pM MST
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Southern Arizona
New Orleans
NBC
Miami
CBS
el Paso
Tempe
KTUC
Pasadena
KVOA
Urbina Named Head of Mexican Court
Mexico City January 1 report the new supreme court named by President Avila Camacho and approved by the senate designated Salvador Urbina as president of the tribunal. The court has 20 justices in four sections handling criminal civil administrative and labor matters with six year terms.
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Mexico City
Supreme Court
Avila Camacho
Senate
Salvador Urbina
High Urbina
As Supreme Court
Germany claims efficient wood gas generator
Germany reports a compact wood gas generator designed to power factories and vehicles with sustainable fuel. Officials highlight reduced emissions and simple production using local timber, with tests showing steady operation under varied loads.
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Germany
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