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USC Rose Bowl in 1940
USC Rose Bowl in 1940
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January 02, 1940
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, January 1 & 2, 1940
* Rose Bowl: USC Trojans vs. Tennessee Volunteers
* Orange Bowl: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Missouri Tigers
* Sugar Bowl: Texas A&M Aggies vs. Tulane
* Cotton Bowl: Clemson Tigers vs. Boston College Eagles
These 16 & 20 page issues have various news concerning the big college football bowl for the 1939 season.
The January 2 issue has two column headlines on page 12 that include: "Southern California Trims Vols, 14-0, Before 92,000" and more. (see)
Also reports on the Orange, Cotton and Sugar Bowl games.
You also get the January 1 issue which has some pre game news with photo. (see)
Other news of the day. Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise good.
wikipedia notes: The 1940 Rose Bowl, played on January 1, 1940, was an American Football bowl game. It was the 26th Rose Bowl Game. The USC Trojans defeated the Tennessee Volunteers 14-0.[2] Ambrose Schindler, the USC quarterback, was named the Rose Bowl Player Of The Game when the award was created in 1953 and selections were made retroactively.[3] USC ended a 23 game Tennessee winning streak and the Trojans scored the first points against the Volunteers all season.
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