Sports World Makes Santa Claus Appeals
A humorous roundup of sports figures and managers listing their Christmas wishes. Don Barnes, Joe Louis, Frick, Will Harridge, Jim Farley, Mel Ott, Mike Jacobs, Leo Durocher, Sammy Angott, Ace Parker and others request players, teams, or odd gifts from Santa, with several odd or surreal requests and jokes about football, baseball and boxing figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Horn of Plenty
America
Santa Claus
Don Barnes
Bt. Louis Browns
Joe DiMaego
Mickey Owen
Yale University
Jack Sutherland
Bruce Smith
Joe Louis
Arest Ford Frick
Yankees
Will Harridge
Jim Farley
Mel Ott
Chicago Bears
Dodgers
Ernie White
Cardinals
Brooklyn Bridge
Harry Balogh
Oregon State
Durham
Duke
Mike Jacobs
Jimmy Johnston
Leo Durochey
Buddy Baer
Sammy Angott
Lew Jenkins
Parker
Ray Arcel
Louis
Maxie Baer
Bernie
Eving
Miliams
Basebal
Ma MacPhail
Bill Terry
Tilden
Bondicage
Perry Kovacs
Gloria
Legion Boxing Card Promises New Local Talent
Interest grows in the American Legion Amateur Boxing event at Municipal Auditorium airing Monday night December 29. Tickets range 30 to 75 cents with uniformed service members admitted as guests. promoter Duke Nally expects 15 or more fights featuring local amateurs trained by Delmar Koch and Joe Scroggins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
American Legion
Municipal Auditorium
Maxoreets Ae
Vrug Oevore
Duke Nally
Hanson Post
Natty
Nally
Delmar Koch
Joe Scroggins
Amarillo Ymca
Koch
Temple Wildcats Embrace Underdog Role In Big Game
Temple's unbeaten Wildcats prepare for the state final in Fort Worth against Wichita Falls Coyotes. Assistant coach Weir Routh says they relish the underdog status while planning to counter Wichita Falls aerial attack and sustain a tough defense. injuries and hospital reports mark the lead up as Temple braces for a hard fought clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom W. Miller
United Press
Temple
Wildcats
Weir Routh
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Coyotes
Routh
Temple Boys
Tyler
Ray Borneman
Lamar
Don Fambrough
Longview
Borneman
Cagy Les Crautil
Wichita
Gene Hill
Boxing Results From AP Card in New York Area
In White Plains Al Hart from Washington outpointed Earl Lowman from New York. In New York Ernie Vigh defeated Augie Gallano of Houston. In Brooklyn Maxie Shapiro stopped Ted Christie of New York. In Jersey City Tommy Roman from Bayonne outpointed Mike Piskin of Freehold New Jersey.
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Associated Press
White Plains
N. Y
al Hart
Washington
D. C
Earl Lowman
New York
Ernie Vigh
Augie Arellano
Houston
Tex
Brooklyn
Maxie Shapiro
Ted Christie
Jersey City
Tommy Roman
Bayonne
N. J
Mike Piskin
Freehold
Flat Feet Help Sinkwich Run for T C U Bowl
Athens December 24 Frankie Sinkwich Georgia star halfback credits his flat feet for balance and quick direction changes. The All America back rushed 1103 yards this season, narrowly missing the national record and returning from a broken jaw with a protective jaw guard for the Orange Bowl against Texas Christian University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Texas Christian University
Frankie Sinkwich
T. Fitz Lutz
University of Georgia
Frankie
Lutz
Whizzer White
Colorado
Georgia
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Sinkwich
Miami
Pro All-Stars Begin Two-A-Day Practice Ahead of Pro Bowl
The national league all star team starts two a day drills with the addition of Isbell and Hutson from Green Bay. The squad, led by Steve Owen, will play the Chicago Bears in the Pro Bowl on Jan 4. The backfield features Isbell Hutson Baugh Manders. Half the gate receipts go to the Naval Relief Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Green Bay Packers
Cecil Isbell
Don Hutson
Chicago Bears
Steve Owen
New York Giant
Isbell
Hutson
Sammy Baugh
Washington
Pug Manders
Brooklyn
Tuffy Leemans
Ward Duff
Nelle Falaschi
Cecil Hare
Art Jones
Pittsburgh
Naval Relief Society
California Toughens Her Golf Layouts
The Hillcrest Country Club course for the Los Angeles Open has been lengthened to nearly 7000 yards and made tougher. Tees, cups, and traps have been altered to challenge players on the California tour.
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California
Los Angeles
Texas
Hillcrest Country Club
Indians Voted No 1 Disappointment of the Year
AP poll of 85 sports writers names the Cleveland Indians as the top disappointment, narrowly beating Lou Nova as the year’s biggest letdown. Other notable picks include Bo Newsom and team debates over Texas Longhorns and Stanford football.
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New York
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Lou Nova
Associated Press
Yankees
Roger Peckinpaugh
Joe Louis
Nova
Louis Norman Newson
Detroit
Bo Bo
Newsom
Tigers
Penant
Texas’ Football
Longhorns
Texas Christian
Baylor
Stanford
Lou Novikoff
Cubs
Tulane
Hotshot Golfers in Beaumont Open Tees Off
Four golfers arrive in Beaumont for the Beaumont Open pro am. Jim Ferrier led practice with 71, carding 34 on the front nine. Local hosts plan Christmas parties and a Christmas Day exhibition as visiting players stay in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Jim Ferrier
Elmhurst
Ill
Rajah Hornsby and Williams Spark Texas Sport Talk
In Texas sports notes, Rajah Rogers Hornsby, now Fort Worth’s coach, is praised for 400-plus hitting feats dating from early 20th century while Ted Williams’s .406 season is contrasted as a modern AL milestone. The piece also hints at Dell Morgan and Henry Frnka coaching matchups, golf chatter from Harlingen and the Beaumont Meet, plus the Lakeside Club season finale and Hogan Snead prize standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Williams
Texas
Williams
Rogers Hornsby
Ty Goob
Jesse Burkett
George Sisler
St. Louis Sporting Goods
Adrian ‘Cap’ Anson
Harry Stovey
Sam Thompson
Ed Delehanty
Hornsby
Bob Feller
Harry Heisman
Bill Terry
Rajah
Ft. Worth
Dell Morgan
Texas Tech
Amarillo
Morgan
Red Raiders
Henry Frnka
Golden Hurricane
Tulsa
Lubbock
el Paso
Harlingen
Henry Picard
Benny Hogan
Beaumont
New Year's Day Sugar Bowl Preview
A brief note highlights Missouri Tigers versus Fordham Rams, urging focus on the linemen to understand the T formation's effectiveness. The author hints at intrinsic lineman play shaping the game more than backfield actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Tigers
Fordham
Rams
Denver U. Exits Mountain Conference in 1942 Realignment
Denver University withdraws from the Big Seven Athletic Conference effective next May, leaving six members Colorado Utah Brigham Young Wyoming Colorado State and Utah State to decide the league's future. Denver will play 1942 football but has not finalized next season's basketball schedule. Chancellor Gates cites conference domination by member sports administrations as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Denver University
Harry Carlson
Colorado University
Colorado
Utah
Brigham Young
Wyoming
Colorado State
Utah State
Caleb F. Gates, Jr
D. A
Gates
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FHA Financing
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Pat’s Liquor Stores
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Pontiacs
Traitt Pontiac CO
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Sammy Snead
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Hogan
Snead
Globe-News
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Tracy
Rogers' Rangers
Robert Young
Walter Brennan
Ruth Hussey
Roscoe
Joan Woodbury
Cea Books
U Office
Denver U. Ups and Quits
Tulsa University
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