Greatest sports dramas of the year unfold across Notre Dame and beyond
A dramatic year features Notre Dame’s football decline, the Cardinals’ football and boxing feats, and Billy Burke’s golf victory after 144 holes. Other highlights include Schmeling’s rise, Canzoneri’s title claim, Vines’s tennis surge, and Helen Wills Moody’s comeback to win the national crown. Notre Dame’s late loss to Southern California stands out amid era-wide triumphs and surprises.
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George von Elim
Billy Burke
Max Schmeling
Tony Canzoneri
Joe Gans
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Maurice McLoughlin
Helen Wills Moody
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Kid) Berg
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1931 Sports Day By Day Highlights and Outcomes
A compact record of 1931 sports events noting Alabama over Washington State in the Rose Bowl, Bobby Jones, Primo Carnera suspensions, Loughran and Baer bouts, numerous golf and tennis titles, and major league milestones through October, with key names and results across boxing, golf, track, and baseball.
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Washington State
Benny Basseset Oa
Jesi Lou Massey
Philadelphia
Bobby Jones
United States Golf Association
Bill Ingram
Navy
University of California
ED Dudley
Los Angeles
Stribling
Schmeling
Barney Berlinger
Johnny Golden
George van Elm
Agua Caliente
Joe Sewell
Cleveland Baseball Club
International League
Mickey Walker
Pennsylvania
Jack
Kid) Berg
Goldie Hess
National Boxing Association
Primo Carnera
Abe Espinosa
Texas
Malcolm Campbell
Tommy Loughran
Max Baer
Philadelphid
Tommy Freeman
al Kober
Vince Dundee
Len Harvey
Mickey “ Walker
Johnny Risko
Billy Petroile
King
Ohio Capped First Court Title in 1931
Ohio University claims the 1931 Buckeye Conference basketball championship and a third consecutive football crown. Coach Butch Grover’s team clinched the basketball title with a late surge after a revamped lineup, while football featured a tough schedule led by Don Peden and key players like Rex Burke and Bob Willoughby, despite early losses including Indiana.
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Miskingham
Denison
Granville
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Jerry Wareshower
Lockman
Indiana University
Don Peden
Mac McCashin
Dave Hawkins
Bill Snyder
Fred Jeffrey
Joe Esmont
Hy Usilaner
Bill Pullin
Alex Pike
Ken Bennett
Lowell Livingston
Joe Colvin
Bob Willoughby
Joe Smnth
Len Sad@osky
Matt Fehn
Peden
Rex Burke
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Bobcate
Indians
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Seb Eitbert
Soph
Bil Snyder
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