Colorado Coach Is Stickler for Rule and Readiness
Bernard Francis Bunny Oakes Colorado's undefeated Rocky Mountain Conference football coach runs a strict program. He expects hard training and conditioning, noting Colorado players did not miss any major games in 1937. The team aims to be ready for the Cotton Bowl.
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Boulder
Colo
Bernard Francis
Bunny) Oakes
Colorado
Golden Bears
Alabama
California
Stub Allison
United Press
Arlen Begins Fund to Save Los Angeles Open Golf Tourney
Actor Richard Arlen pledged to guarantee the tournament purse up to 5000 dollars for the 13 year old Los Angeles open golf event in Los Angeles with room for others to add funds as backups to keep the event alive.
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Arlen
Los Angeles
Richard Arlen
Kearns Returns with New Heavyweight Prospect
In New York on December 16 Professor Jack Kearns promotes Detroit hopeful Jimmy Adamick a heavyweight likened to Dempsey Walker and more. He quotes a $5 000 purse and hints at bold plans as he travels with the young fighter amid talk of rival feints in boxing. Horse owners see over 150000 in earnings from top American racehorses noted in the report.
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New York
Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
Jimmy Adamick
Detroit
Dempsey
Mickey Walker
Wildcats
Intra Squad Game Set For Friday by Amarillo High
Golden Sandstorm enters basketball season with a Friday intra squad game at the high school armory after two early-week games against Pampa. Coaches Hull and Laughlin lead 23 players in two squads Black and Gold. starters and roster listed.
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Amarillo High School
Pampa
Harvesters
Sandies
T. G. Hull
H. M. Laughlin
Yale Rice
Vertreece Winfield
C. W. Kelly
John Hodges
Robert Boynton
Tom Short
Robert Williams
John Warner
Stanley Mauldin
Roy Bechtel
Robert White
Brian Dillon
K. K. Biglow
Bill Andrews
Ray Gowdy
Carlton Gibbs
Jack Childers
Pitt Crudgington
Eddie Boyd
Jack Compton
Pro Golfing Groups Board for Bahamas Open Start
The professional golf brigade heads to the Bahamas for the Nassau Open, a 72 hole event. Johnny Revolta, winner of the Miami Biltmore Open, and Willie MacFarlane return defending Nassau champion, both among the field for the $3,500 Open.
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Miami
Fin
Bahama Islands
Nassau
Johnny Revolta
Willie MacFarlane
California vs Alabama Rose Bowl hype clash sparks doubt
United Press reports from Sacramento on December 16 contrast California's celebrated "wonder" team with Alabama's Moleskin Warriors. The piece jokes about betting odds and the uneven enthusiasm for California despite its lofty rhetoric, noting Alabama's undefeated run and the unsettled Sugar Bowl decision.
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United Press
Sacramento
Calif
U.P
Zane Grey
Califfornia
Alabama
Gilead
Californias
California
Gassers bid for Cage League title after two big showings
Led by Owen Crews the Canadian River Gas team is favored to repeat after a 37 to 25 win over McClendon Grocery in last night's City Basketball League opener. Brummett McClendon led McClendon Grocery with 15 points while Roy Snodgrass scored 13 for Presbyterian. Admittance was ten cents at Cathedral Hall beside St Marys Academy. Box scores follow.
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Canadian River Gas
McClendon Grocery
Brummett McClendon
Presbyterian
Motor Freight
Roy Snodgrass
Nussbaum Service
Taylor's Market
Vega
Farm Security Administration
Cathedral Hall
St. Mary’s Academy
Champion Admitted To Sanatorium With Kidney Hemorrhage
The champion was in a sanatorium today with a kidney hemorrhage doctors termed possibly serious and said it could force him to quit the ring indefinitely.
Sam Baugh Back in Fort Worth to Visit Texas Friends
Sammy Baugh former Redskins and newly hailed pro football hero returns from Chicago to Fort Worth to visit fiancee Femonia Smith of Sweetwater and friends at Texas Christian University. He arrives with Phil Handler after a snowbound night in Eureka Missouri and plans a brief stay before visiting his parents in Sweetwater.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Sammy Baugh
Chicago
Femonia Smith
Sweetwater
Texas Christian University
Baugh
Phil Handler
Cocoach
Chicago Cardinals
Eureka
Ozark Mountains
Washington Redskins
Baylor to Meet Nebraska in 1939 Football Clash
Baylor University will play Nebraska University, the Big Six champions, in Lincoln on October 21, 1939. Ralph Wolf, Baylor athletics business manager, announced the matchup.
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Baylor
Nebraska Waco
Tex
Baylor University
Nebraska University
Ralph Wolf
Baylor Athletics
Lincoln Neb
Carnera Ill in Budapest as World Heavyweight Talks Pause
Primo Carnera, former world heavyweight, is reported ill in Budapest on December 16 as boxing negotiations stall. News notes his condition and the halt in talks surrounding a potential title bout.
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Carnera
Budapest
Primo Carnera
Moran Faces Higami In National Guard Armory Bout
Moran meets Japanese wrestler Tetsura Higami in a televised style jiu jitsu clash at the National Guard Armory tonight. Promoter Andy Tremaine and Jack Hagen meet in the semifinal, with Cyclone Mackey facing Jack Mandell in the curtain-raiser at 8.
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Sailor Moran
Tetsura Higami
National Guard Armory
Higami
Moran
Andy Tremaine
Jack Hagen
Cyclone Mackey
Jack Mandell
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