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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1938
Page
10
A band director creates a compact rocking chair to fit in a limited fan space in a football stadium. He also perfects a new instrument that mimics a lion's roar and the group appears with portable radios to monitor other games while watching Columbia and NYU.
Grantland Rice reports on golf pros stressing mental focus over mechanics. The main faults cited are excessive tension and hitting too soon, with guidance on posture, delayed swing, and anchored head to improve concentration and consistency across golfers.
Gil Dobie resigns from Boston College football post after 1936 arrival from Cornell. His contract runs another year but alumni and students say his methods are too old fashioned for a big time eleven.
Arrangements were made for a Sunday college football game in Houston between St. Marys University San Antonio and St. Edwards University Austin to decide the Catholic championship of Texas. The teams meet at St. Thomas Stadium in the first Sunday college game ever held there.
Arcadia California December observations at Santa Anita race track reveal a menagerie of 200 plus pets among stables. Writer Henry McLemore notes animals like Christmas the Jerusalem donkey and Archie the cat react to him with disdain, while the SPCA monitors their welfare.
New York December 13. The Yankees, three time world champions, will not dismantle their team at this week’s big league convention. Their dominance overshadows the game as 15 other clubs seek to assemble a winner.
A readable price list from Merit Liquor Stores highlights numerous spirits and wines with varied proofs and container sizes. Items include Old Preston, Jeb Stuart, Schenley blends, Piping Rock gins, Peach Brandy, Apricot Brandy, and Ready Mixed Cocktails with prices ranging from about 25¢ to $2.50 per unit.
Detroit Tigers outbid Pittsburgh to land 19 year old pitcher Fred Hutchinson from Seattle in a deal that sent four players and cash between 35 000 and 50 000. Traynor and Zeller voiced mixed reactions as Cleveland and Detroit briefly paused trades and other talks shuffled rosters including Bonura joining the Giants and Hassett rumors surfacing with Boston Bees tied to Hasett.
Fort Worth December 13. Sugar Bowl participation will clash with Texas Christian University basketball practice but Coach Brumbelow promises improvement over last year. Captain Mabry says the Horned Frogs won’t be at the top yet won’t be dominated, as they prepare for the January 6 conference opener against Baylor in Waco aided by Judy Truelson and other football players who have been practicing since mid November.
Maurice J. Clipper Smith Villanova College football coach has rejected three offers but would consider a right offer. He said Rice Institute discussions and a five year contract at 15000 dollars yearly would be hard to ignore if extended.
Chet Benefiel, 32, longtime assistant to Victor C. Hurt, was announced as Tulsa University's first graduate head football coach. Benefiel's appointment comes as Hurt resigns to join the University of Kansas under Gwinn Henry amid changes in the Southwest Conference basketball race.
A group led by Walt Disney and Bing Crosby proposes a $1.5 million indoor arena in southwest Hollywood on 35 acres near Gilmore Stadium. The venue, Hollywood Gardens, would seat 41 000 and host indoor track boxing jai alai and other sports with flexible walls for varying crowd sizes. Grand opening planned for next September with a championship boxing match, 42 bowling alleys, and winter sports integration.
New York reports Jack Sutherland denies any bid to coach elsewhere including Holy Cross Boston College Oklahoma A and M or Pitt. The season shows few firings as teams survey options with Dobie at Boston College stating he is not a candidate to replace himself. Only Holy Cross Boston College and Oklahoma A and M are cited as seeking new coaches aside from Pitt.
Rollie Hemsley Cleveland Indian catcher is recovering in Biloxi Mississippi after an emergency appendectomy he had late Sunday. The illness sidelined him and he remains under medical care as doctors monitor his condition.
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