Corsicana Faces Tough title bid Against Masonic Home
Corsicana High School meets the Fort Worth Masonic Home in the Texas Interscholastic League state final. The Masons boast a high scoring offense, with 291 points in 10 games, while Corsicana relies on a stingy defense with eight shutouts in 12 games. The showdown pits Corsicana’s defense against a three-touchdown pace offense as both teams chase the state crown.
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Bill Parker
Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Corsicana High School Tigers
Fort Worth Masonic
Tigers
Waco
Greenville
Masonic
Bridgeport
Masons
Fort Worth Central
Amarillo Golden Sandstorm
Weatherford
Corsicana Tigers
Corsicana
John Reagan
Marshall
Cleburne
San Antonio
Breckenridge
Temple
Tyler
Masonic Home
Central
Woodrow Wilson
Sherman
Amarillo
Northside
Stripling
Polytechnic
Mineral Wells
Highland Park
Hillsboro
Mexia
Corbitt Chosen Leader of Amarillo High Sandies
At a banquet in the Herring Hotel the Amarillo High Golden Sandies elected J. B. Corbitt as team leader for 1933. Corbitt, a versatile utility back with consistency, has filled multiple backfield roles and even played end last season.
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Golden Sandies
Amarillo High
Sandies Mothers Club
Herring Hotel
J. B. Corbitt
Utility Mack
Corbitt
Parkers Announce 1933 Razorback Grid Schedule
Fayetteville Ark December 22 Coach Fred Thomson unveiled Arkansas football 1933 schedule eight home nine away games totaling ten contests longest since 1925. Highlights include College of Ozarks Oklahoma Baptist Texas Christian Baylor LSU SMU Hendrix Texas Tulsa Centenary absent Tulsa new foe. Also Southworth to return as Giants coach next season replacing Clarence Mitchell.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Fred Thomson
University of Arkansas
College of Ozarks
Oklahoma Baptist
Texas Christian University
Baylor
Little Rock
Louisiana State
Shreveport
Southern Methodist
Hendrix
Texas
Austin
Tulsa
Centenary
Southworth
New York
U.P
Billy Southworth
New York Giants
Rochester
Columbus
Clarence Mitchell
Connie Mack Turns 70 but Keeps Youthful Pace
Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, will be 70 tomorrow. He explains his routine: nine hours sleep, a short rest, graham crackers and milk for lunch, a good dinner, and moderate exercise mostly playing keep-away with a calf. He dismisses age worries.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Public Hearing on Zoning Change for 1210 Johnson St
City Commission to hold 7:30 PM January 10 1933 in City Hall Council Chamber to consider reclassifying 1210 Johnson Street from First to Second Manufacturing District for a foundry use. LeVerne Calhoun City Secretary.
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Johnson Street
City Commission
Council Chamber
Zonipm
Leverne Calhoun
Lupe Valez Roars At Ringside In Los Angeles Boxing
Los Angeles December 22 United Press. Lupe Valez, a rabid Coast boxing fan, peppers the ringside with cheers and coaching as Beely Hogan and Babe Colima win their bouts. She vocally advocates for fighters, criticizes dirty play, and directs cheers during the main event for Speedy Dado.
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Los Angeles
Lupe Valez
Hogan
Billy
Lupe
Babe Colima
Darias Milling
Colima
Johnny Weismuller
Eugene Huat
France
Speedy Dado
Huat
Dado
Speedy
Bing
Didrikson Goes Pro in Historic Amateur Exit
Olympic champion Mildred Babe Didrikson announced she has become a professional after resigning from the Southern A A U She follows a Dallas job departure and says film work and other offers prompt a new career path She also spoke of future long distance swims writing ambitions and weight gain to endure such feats.
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Manhattan Island
English Channel
Hellespont
Dallas
Miss Didrikson
Beaumont
Jefferson U Rangers to Meet Texarkana Junior College
Jefferson University Rangers will play Texarkana Junior College at Texarkana on December 26, coach Nick Dobbs announced. He will take 18 players and use the regular starting lineup against the junior college.
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Dallas
Jefferson University Rangers
Texarkana Junior College
Texarkana
Nick Dobbs
Rangers
Arkansas Pagers Return Home After Midwest Tour
University of Arkansas basketball team returns to Fayetteville from a Midwest tour and will resume practice on December 27 ahead of the Tulsa University game in Tulsa. Forward Travis Brasfield broke a bone in his hand during the South Dakota game and will be sidelined for about a month per Coach Basset.
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Porkers
Fayetteville
Ark
U.P
University of Arkansas
Tulsa University
Tulsa
Travis Brasfield
South Dakota
Basset
Texas U Cagers Win at Austin in Fifth Straight
Texas University defeated a Randolph Field team 33 to 18 to extend its season win streak. Jack Gray led Texas with 14 points and Ray Stecker scored 10 for Randolph Field as Texas held a 19 to 6 halftime lead.
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Texas U. Cagers
Austin
U.P
Texas University
Randolph Field
Jack Gray
Texas
Ray Stecker
West Point
Weismuller's aching ribs after a tough bout
Weismuller suffers rib pain after a boxing match. An observer asks about blood, Lupe dismisses the sight and says she would fight in the ring if she were a boy.
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Weismuller
Lupe
Dutch Mantell Presents Christmas Wrestling Double-Header
Dutch Mantell, local wrestling matchmaker, offers fans a Christmas gift with a double-header at the National Guard Armory on Taylor Street starting at 8 pm. The card features Sheik Marallah vs Jack Curtis and Mantell himself facing Dave Reynolds. Tickets are at City Drug Store, 517 Polk Street, and Mantell extends armory admission to women for 10 cents federal tax.
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Dutch Mantell
Sheik Marallah
Jack Curtis
Ugly Mug
Dave Reynolds
National Guard
Taylor Street
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Mantell
Farley to retire from New York boxing commission
James A. Farley, longtime head of the New York State Athletic Commission, announces his retirement from the post. He cites being too busy with national Democratic work and hints at possible future roles, while praising boxing and colleagues who shaped state leadership.
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Big Jim” Farley
Commission OF New York Boxing Group
New York
James A. Parley
Big Jim
National Democratic Committee
King Maker
New York State Athletic Commission
National Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James A. Farley
William Muldoon
George Brower
John J. Phelan
Roosevelt
Record Fielding Marks Highlight 1932 American League
Fielding records fell across the 1932 American League season with three new standards and a tie. The Philadelphia Athletics set a team fielding record of 980, surpassing the 1923 Yankees 817. Washington closely followed at 979 as most clubs improved over 1931. Max Bishop of the Athletics set a second base record of .888 in 106 games, while Jimmy Dykes of the A’s posted a 980 fielding mark at third base in 14144 games. Urbane Pickering tied the assists record for third basemen with nine in an error free game on August 14.
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New York
Lished
New York Yankees
Washington
Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Max Bishop
Athletics
Jimmy Dykes
A's
Urbane Pickering
Boston
Jimmy Foxx
A’s
Dale Alexander
Detroit
Irving
Pitt Coach Glum Over Snowbound Rose Bowl Trip
Jock Sutherland scowled at a waterlogged street in Tucson as Pittsburgh began a 10 day stay before traveling to Los Angeles for the Rose Bowl game with Southern California on January 2. USC, upbeat, practiced in mid season form ahead of the Pasadena showdown with Pitt.
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Tucson
Ariz
U.P
Jock Sutherland
Pitt
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Panthers
Southern California
Cal
Pasadena
Phelan Rejects UW Contract Seeks East Offers
Seattle December 22 James Phelan head football coach at the University of Washington refuses renewal of a three year contract at ten thousand dollars a year. He says he is dissatisfied and wants to explore other offers in the East. Phelan formerly coached at Purdue.
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Seattle
James Phelan
University of Washington
Huskies
Phelan
Purdue
Texas college teams clash in holiday roundup
The score table lists Brown Paper 41 vs Texas Aggies 30, West Texas Teachers 46 against Olson's Swedes 22, Stephen F. Austin Teachers 57 vs Baylor 31 in a regional matchup. The fragment notes multiple college sides and results.
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Ny United
Pittsburg Teachers Rally To Beat Durant Cagers 27 32
Pittsburg Kansas December 22 The Pittsburg Teachers overcame a late Durant Okla rally to win 27 to 32 in a high spirited game. Both teams played shorthanded due to illness.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Durant
Okla
Browns First Basemen Lead With High Averages
Burens of the St. Louis Browns led first basemen with averages of .994 .992 and .92 respectively. Alexander showed ambition by posting an average of 10.89 accepted chances per game.
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Burns
St. Louis Browns
Alexander
West Texas Teachers open 1992 season with 46 22 win
In Canyon gym the Buffaloes of West Texas Teachers trounced Bethany Bethany Terrible Swedes 46 to 22 with Burk senior guard as high point scorer on 15 points.
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Buffaloes
West Texas
Bethany
Kan
Canyon Gym
Burk
Pittsburgh Defeats Notre Dame Voted Surprise Of 1932 Season
The Associated Press poll of 142 sports writers names Pittsburghs 12-0 upset over Notre Dame as the years top surprise. Notre Dame 21-0 over Army, the Yankees World Series sweep over the Cubs, Ellsworth Vines tennis win, Eddie Tolan Olympic dashes, and Japanese swimming victory also appear among the surprises.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Notre Dame
Associated Press
Pitt
Ramblers
Army
Bill Carr
Ben Eastman
New York Yankees
Cubs
Ellsworth Vines
Henri Cochet
Eddie Tolan
Metcalfe
Greenleaf Still Champion in National Pocket Billiards
Ralph Greenleaf defended his title at the national pocket billiards championship in New York. Erwin Rudolph of Cleveland missed second place as Philadelphian Andrew Ponzi and Jimmy Caras of Wilmington pursued a possible three way tie. Greenleaf defeated Niettale 125 to 57 in 18 innings and clinched the title with a record 106th run.
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New York
Ralph Greenleaf
Erwin Rudolph
Cleveland
Andrew Ponzi
Philadelphia
Jimmy Caras
Wilmington
Dela
Rudolph
Greenleaf
Pasquale Nietalle
Chicago
All America Trap Shooting Team Includes Two Women and Boy
The annual All America trapshooting team selected by Jimmy Robinson of Minneapolis names two women Mrs. Walter P. Andrews of Atlanta and Mrs. H W Grigsby of Oklahoma City and 11-year-old Nad Lilly of Benton, Mich. The 1932 ten member squad is led by Steve Grothers of Philadelphia with A J Stauber of Los Angeles second and Fred Tomlin of Glassboro third.
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Vandalia
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Jefferson U
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Texas Christian
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