Backboard Changes Predicted for Basketball 1939 40 Rules
Ohio official H V Porter outlines smaller backboard designs and lighter ball colors to improve spectator view and shooting accuracy. The plan lowers board height and widens access, with trials in select games and potential nationwide adoption within five years.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Basketball Rules Committee
H. V. Porter
Chicago
National Basketball Rules Committee
Porter
Columbus
Michigan's Harmon surpasses Frank in running and passing
Mitch's Musings notes Fritz Crisler praised Clint Frank as a great back but says Tom Harmon is a better runner and passer for Michigan. Harmon excels on defense and ball carries but has given up several passes, including a Yale drive near the end of a game, with some blame shared for a second-half lapse.
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Fritz Crisler
Michigan
Clint Frank
Yale
Crisler
Frank
Harmon
Freddie Burr
Tomassen
Wolverine
Michigan State
Tom
Princeton
Harvard
Tigertown
Old Nassau
Don Herring
Cornell
Ohio State
Columbia
Ithaca
New Haven
Elis
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Penn
Philadelphia
Navy
Rice
Owls
Fordham
New York
Indiana
Columbus
Buckeye
Northwestern
Illinois
Minnesota
Gophers
Iowa
Nile Kinnick
Purdue
Lafayette
Eddie Anderson
Tom Harmon
Mighty
Champaign
Kentucky
Football Sun
Alabama
Birmingham
Colonels
Frank ‘Thomas
Jimmy Nelson & Co
Crimson Tide
Georgia Tech
Duke
Atlanta
Blue Devils
Chapel Hill
North Carolina State
Nebraska
Missouri
Oklahoma
Iowa State
Norman
Kansas State
Kansas
Lawrence
Jack Crain
Texas
Southern Methodist
Dallas
Texas A. & M
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Texas Christian
Baylor
Waco
California
Los Angeles
Santa Clara
Stanford
Palo Alto
Robert Zuppke
Promoters Lost Big On Tunney Heeney Fight
The Madison Square Garden Corporation promoting Gene Tunney versus Tom Heeney in 1928 reportedly took a loss of about $200,000. The tale appears amid a batch of questions and sports trivia from the era, referencing salaries and notable figures in boxing and football.
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Gene Tunney
Tom Heeney
Madison Square Garden Corporation
Little Bill
William B. Johnston
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Pirates Buy Hutchinson Club and Farm System
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced they bought the Class C Western Association Hutchinson Kansas club outright including players and franchise. Manager Jimmy Jordan will stay in charge of the team. In Providence Rhode Island George Mawhinney Brown guard has started 54 straight football games, adding to a long streak.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Pittsburgh Pirates
The
Pirates
Hutchinson
Kans
Jimmy Jordan
Providence
R. I
George Mawhinney
Brown
Brookline
Mass
Mawhinney
VOLS AND TROJANS HEAD FOR ROSE BOWL TEST
The article previews a busy college football weekend with Tennessee aiming for its 19th straight win en route to the Rose Bowl and LSU as a strong foe. It also surveys games across the nation including Southern California versus Oregon State, Notre Dame versus Army, and Michigan against Illinois, with notes on key players and coaching figures.
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New York
Tennessee
Louisiana State
Tigers
Ken Kavanaugh
Baton Rouge
Knoxville Brigade
Southern California
Pasadena
Oregon State
Portland
Trojains
Notre Dame
Army
Man on Floor Calls This a Fake
Sports writer suggests claims of fixed fights involve confessions by Thomas and Fulton. He notes Thomas backed Schmeling and Galento in 1937 Madison Square Garden bout and recounts repeated knockdowns. asserts Jacobs denial and Schmeling’s caution.
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Galento
Joe Jacobs
Louis
Thomas
Schmeling
Madison Square Garden
Chicago
Jacobs
Germany
Senor Fuente
Fulton
Confessor
Signor Galento
Canzoneri to Meet Davis in Comeback Fight at Madison Square Garden
Tony Canzoneri returns to the ring at Madison Square Garden facing unbeaten Al Davis in a comeback bid. Canzoneri, 30, hopes victory leads to a welterweight title shot against Henry Armstrong, with Davis favored at 11 to 5.
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Canzoneri
Davis
Harry Ferguson
New York
Madison Square Garden
Tony Canzoneri
Garden
al Davis
Tony Canzoner
Tony
Marlboro
N. Y
Henry Armstrong
Pimlico Special Attracts 25 000 In East Versus West Feature
In Maryland the Pimlico Special drew 25 000 spectators as Challedon led a strong field over the mile 3 16 race. Kayak II and Cravat pressed the favorite in a slick track with Challedon the 1 to 2 pick, Kayak II 2 to 1, Cravat a variable price, all hoping for the $10 000 title.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Free State
Challedon
California
Kentucky
Pimlico
Old Hilltop
East
Golden West
Argentina
Sadie Hawkins Day Homecoming Feature at Morris Harvey
Special to The Messenger reports Morris Harvey College hosts a Sadie Hawkins Day event with a 50 yard line footrace on the gridiron before the Ohio University game. Girls will tag the men at the 25 yard line on Friday, followed by a mass wedding ceremony if the couple is caught. A Phi Kappa Sigma party at the YWCA precedes the event with the Dogpatch cast in costume.
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Daisy
Abner Yokum
Melvin Keen
Li'l Abner
Morris Harvey
Ohio University
Daisy Mae
Jean Heffernan
Mammy Yokum
Pappy
Charles Elkins
Marryin
Sam
Joe Farris
Charles Whited
Li'l
Abner
Kayak II Favored in Pimlico Derby Showdown
Henry McLemore profiles Kayak II as the Argentine colt aims to upset Challedon and Cravat in the Pimlico mile and three-sixteenths race for 10 000 in swag. Challedon, heavy Maryland favorite, faces off with rain-softened track conditions and weight assignments as jockey Georgie Woolf picks Kayak II over the local standouts.
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Sea Biscuit
Challedon
Maryland
King
William L. Brann
Eddie Arcaro
Kayak II
Pampas
United States
Howard
Seabiscuit
Georgie Woolf
Baltimore
Cravat
Cies
Keeneland
Woolf
Buenos Aires
Charley Howard
Mr. Brann
Gilbert English Named AA Most Valuable Player of 1939
St Paul third baseman Gilbert English won the American Association MVP for 1939 with 91 points from scorers. Minneapolis rookie Herb Hash was runner up with 71 votes and Kansas City outfielder Vince DiMaggio placed third with 70 points. Columbus pitcher Nate Andrews and Toledo catcher Vernon Mackie were further down the list.
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ST. Louis
U.P
Gilbert English
St. Paul
Bageman
American Association
Sporting News
English
Herb Hash
Minneapolis
Vince DiMaggio
Kansas City
Nate Andrews
Columbus
Vernon Mackie
Toledo
Dates Set for Cage Clinics Across Ohio State
Ohio coaches officials and players learn clinic dates for basketball rules seminars listed by H R Townsend. Venues include Akron Ashland Athens Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Defiance Findlay Hamilton Ironton Lima McDonald Marietta New Concord New Philadelphia Portsmouth Springfield Toledo and Wilmington with dates ranging November 5 through December 4.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
H. R. Townsend
Akron
Ashland
Athens
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dayton
Defiance
Findlay
Hamilton
Ironton
Lima
McDonald
Marietta
New Concord
New Philadelphia
Portsmouth
Springfield
Toledo
Wilmington
Gallipolis
Cunningham Gets Coaching Berth at Washington & Lee
Harold B. CunNingham former Ohio State football captain and all conference basketball center was named basketball coach at Washington & Lee University. He takes over from Harry K. Young who resigns to become alumni secretary. CunNingham has coached at a Chattanooga preparatory school in recent seasons.
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Lexington
U.P
Harold B
Cookie) CunNingham
Ohio State
Washington & Lee University
Harry K. Young
Cunnigham
Chattanooga
Ohio State football gate receipts fall to five year low
Ohio State's home attendance this season may total 245000 to 390000 depending on remaining games. Three home games drew 163370, with Northwestern and Cornell revenues under expectations. Officials consider radio broadcasts and high school admission cuts as possible causes.
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Columbus
U.P
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio State
Navy
Ohio Stadium
Buckeye
Northwestern
Cornell
Bucks
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Minnesota
Chicago
Dutch Meyer Noted Coach with Early Baseball Tryout
Fort Worth report recalls Dutch Meyer famed TCU football coach who also pursued baseball, once earning a try-out with the Cleveland Indians.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Dutch Meyer
Texas Christian Eleven
Cleveland Indians
Pro champions set for post season game with all stars
National football league officials aim for a post season game between the champions and an all star team to be played in Los Angeles between January 1 and 15. Carl Storck says the game will be at a stadium to be chosen later and fan selections will come from the nine other clubs via the Los Angeles Times.
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NEW York
U.R
Los Angeles
Carl Storck
Los Angeles Times
Cornell’s Snavely Named Coach of the Week
The United Press selects Carl Snavely of Cornell as coach of the week after his undefeated season and a 23 14 upset of Ohio State. Snavely, nicknamed the Gray Fox, has a long coaching history from Bucknell to North Carolina before guiding Cornell since 1936.
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Carl Snavely
Coach
New York
Columbus
Ohio State
United Press
Carl
Gray Fox
Snavely
Lebanon Valley College
Pennsylvania
Kiski Prep
Bucknell
North Carolina
Cornell
Gil Dobie
Cayuga
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