Christmas Sports Gossip Mix From Bluefield Page
The column blends notes on college and high school sports, coaching moves, and awards. It mentions Rat Rodgers and Sleepy Glenn affecting baseball participation, praise for Charleston guards Ferg Giannakis and Pud Hudson, and updates on coaches at Logan and Huntington. Also references Tack Hardwick, Deacon Parsons for the Rump Trophy, and recent hockey and basketball scores plus a cheeky prison editor award note.
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Bluefield
Santa Claus
Rat Rodgers
The
State University
Sleepy Glenn
Charleston
Ferg Giannakis
Pud Hudson
Uke Ridgley
Huntington
Cook
Herb Royer
Chub Watson
Marshall College
Logan High
Mae West
Free State
Deacon Parsons
Deacon
Blue Grass
Tickle Reed
Parsons
Tony Says Joe Must Have Relative In NBA Rankings
New York columnist JOHN LARONER comments on the 1938 NBA boxing rankings. He mocks the NAB’s choices calling Tony Galento’s No. 1 spot over Joe Louis a joke and lists heavyweights ranked by the association with playful digs at rivals and managers. Louis’s status remains unclear while Lovell is praised at No. 6.
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Tony
Joe
New York
National Boxing Association
Ferdinand
Boners Association
Tony Gal- SS
Joe Louis
Louis
Nova
Baer
Farr
Reddish
Tales
William Duffy
Aera
Knox Beats Al McCoy In Boston Heavyweight Bout
Buddy Knox of Dayton Ohio staged a late surge in the final two rounds to win a split decision over Al McCoy of Boston in a 10 round heavyweight bout at the Boston Garden.
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Knox
Boston
Buddy Knox
Dayton
Ohio
al McCoy
Boston ’ ’ Garden
Baseball Colony Shows Increase in Sarasota Homes
In Sarasota Florida, a tax repossession boom drives baseball figures to buy land and build homes in Payne Park. Dennis Gatehouse Babe Ganzel Paul Derringer Roy Spencer Lloyd Brown and others acquire multiple lots and start cottages apartments and new houses in a trend transforming the winter golf and fishing town into a player housing hub.
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Sarasota
Fla
Paul
Liyod Waner
Dizzy Dean
Payne Park
Dennis Gatehouse
Red Sox
Babe” Ganzelme
St. Paul Saints
American Association
Johnny
Boston Bees
Billy Sulivan
St. Louis Browns
Paul Derringer
Roy Spencer
Lloyd Brown
Carnegie Tech Squad Prepares Amid Holiday Festivities
Carnegie Tech football coach Bill Kern keeps players upbeat in Bay St. Louis as they balance workouts with Christmas events before the Sugar Bowl date with Davey O'Brien’s Texas Christian. The Tartans plan more practices then head to New Orleans for parties and sightseeing before semi retirement for football prep.
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Bay St. Louis
Miss
Carnegie Tech
Bill Kern
Kern
Davey O’brien
Texas Christian
New Orleans
St. Stanislaus
St. Joseph David
Midwinter Sports Association
Newmee
Dodgers accumulate veteran stars to steady youth
Brooklyn owner Peachey Keel MacPhail brings Luke Sewell and several seasoned players to the Dodgers as a stabilizing influence for younger talent. The strategy mirrors earlier clubs’ use of aging stars to guide prospects, with players like Tony Lazzeri Joe Stripp and Freddy Fitzsimmons joining the fold.
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New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
Larry Mac
Dodgers
MacPhail
Luke Sewell
Wilbert
Robinson
Lou
Irving
Bump
Marshall Coach Cancels 1939 Football Schedule
Coach Cam Henderson announced from New York that Ohio University will not appear on Marshall’s 1939 football slate and he will ask Ohio Wesleyan to drop a similar contract. The Buckeye Conference dissolution led to mutual cancellations though Miami and Dayton remain on the Herd card.
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Huntington
W. Va
Cam Henderson
Marshall College
New York
Thundering Herd
Ohio University
Wesleyan
Marshall
Ohio Wesleyan
Buckeye
Miami
Dayton
Hartnett Sells Tex Carleton as Cubs Restructure
Chicago reports a light base trading day as the Cubs move Tex Carleton and catcher John Bottarri to raise funds for a rebuild after a World Series loss. Eric McNair arrives from Boston in a straight swap for Lou Berger, while McNair and Berger are infielders.
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Chicago
White Sox
Cubs
Sox
Eric McNair
Boston Sox
Lou
Boze) Berger
Berger
McNair
Gabby Hartnett
Bruins
New York
Tex Carleton
John Bottarri
Carleton
Hartnett
Kern Scout: O'Brien Pass Might Fail Against Tech Defense
Pittsburgh December 21 Bill Kern questions the danger of David O'Brien’s 93 completed passes in 167 attempts and 19 touchdowns. He praises Carnegie Tech’s defense and plans to pressure O'Brien with a faster pass rush and tighter secondary to blunt Texas Christian style aerials ahead of the Sugar Bowl.
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Harry Grayson
NEA Service
Pittsburgh
Bill Kern
David O’brien
Kern
Carnegie Tech
Jock Usher
Land
Hilie Dewey O'Brien
Texas Christian
New Orleans
O'Brien
Kern T. C. U
Carnegie Zoe
Horned Frogs
Connicks
Hale
Trojan Editor Predicted Duke Showdown Seven Years Ago
Durham reports recount USC Daily Trojan editor Ray Zeman in 1930 warned Southern California would meet Duke in a major game within a decade. The feature teased Duke's growth, faculty hires, and coach Wallace Wade, foreshadowing a Rose Bowl matchup.
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N. C
Ray Zeman
University of Southern California
Trojan
J. B. Rhine
Duke University
Southern Cal
Zeman
Southern Califonia
Duke
Southern California
Tobacco King
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Troy
Justin Miller
School of Law
Who's Who
Wallace Wade
University of Alabama
Mason Dixon Line
South
Wade
Alabama
Mississippi
Sewanee
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
Florida
Louisiana State
Tulane
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Tarbox Carried Tech To Cotton Bowl Fame
Elmer Tarbox of Texas Tech, star back with nine touchdowns this season, leads the Red Raiders toward the Cotton Bowl on January 2 against St Mary’s. The modest player, a Sunday school teacher off the field, is famed for powerful runs and standout punt returns. The team arrives in Dallas amid cotton-flurry celebrations.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas Tech
Pete Cawthon
Cawthon
Meee High
Elmer
Tarbox
Red Raiders
Tech
Sophmore
Lubbock
Arkansas A&M Ducks Pass through on Rose Bowl Route
The Duke Blue Devils football team en route to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl stopped in Pine Bluff for a workout and resupplied their provisions. Local residents presented 30 dressed wild ducks and 200 bags of rice to the party as 1,500 spectators watched. Coach Wallace Wade said the squad was in good shape and confident. The special train with about 120 fans was over an hour late, forcing practice to be skipped at Pine Bluff.
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Howard Jones
Duke
Jones
Atest
North Carolina Blue Devils
Trojans
Trojan
Dukes
Wallace Wade
Arch Field
Ohe Trojans
Tony Ton
Ark Bee
Gale
Pasadena
California
Blue Devils
Schoo Field
Pine Bluff
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Tack) Hardwick
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Mr. Jacobs
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Max Baer
Willie Reddish
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Alberto) Lovell
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Red) Burman
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Tony Musto
Alex Knettles
Wild Bill Boyd
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British Board of Boxing Control
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