Gene Sarazen Named Outstanding American Athlete of 1932
Gene Sarazen topped the 1932 Associated Press poll as the outstanding American athlete, with Ellsworth Vines and Eddie Tolan close behind. The vote tallies show Sarazen receiving 52 votes from 284 cast, reflecting a year of golf season triumphs and high-profile sports achievements across multiple disciplines.
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EW York
Bobby Jones
Gene Sarazen
Sarazen
Associated Press
Sarazens
Pepper Martin
Ellsworth Vines
Eddie Tolan
Jimmie Foxx
Tolan
Vines
Foxx
Jum Bausch
Bill Carr
Ben Eastman
Bausch
Carr
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Harry Newman
Michigan
Howard Jones
Hank Anderson
Craig Wood Wins Pasadena Open in Record 278
Craig Wood of Deal New Jersey captured the Pasadena Open with a record 278 total after a final 69 69 and 71 in the rounds to win by six strokes over Harry Cooper Eddie Loos and Dick Metz Wood’s victory follows his San Francisco Open win as the circuit heads to further California events.
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Pasadena
Calif
Craig Wood
Deal
San Francisco
California
Harry Cooper
Eddie Loos
Chicago
Wood
Arenes Af
Coopera Werite
Merko Vent Ara Bn
Dick Metz
San Antonio Texas
Pittsburgh En Route To Rose Bowl Classic
Pittsburgh prepares for the Rose Bowl as players depart for the California game. A sendoff was planned with team activities and a local ceremony, signaling the arrival in Pasadena for the classic matchup.
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Pittsburgh
Pipisburgh
Cing
Parthee Petnaten
Ted Oere
Rales
Felon Levies
Corr
Ted Mtarey
Otors Parise
Rae Bowl Pie
California
Fes Amt
Preert
Cou Wa
Notre Dame Stars Lose In Charity Game 7-0
A charity game ended with Notre Dame scoring no points as the Notre Dame Stars were defeated 7 to 0 by a team featuring former St Louis and Texas Missouri players. The event highlighted former Notre Dame alumni and pro performers in a day of exhibition football.
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Notre Dame Stars
ST Louis
INS
St Loup & Texas
Missouri
We Uiversity
Notre Duamie
la Presta Tormeris
Winnie Tod Joe Savoldi
Notre
Missouri Valley
Associated Press
Wichita
Kansas City
Hutchins
Cedar Rapids
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
St. Louis
Trockey Six Defeats Waterloo Ice Team 5 To 3
Cedar Rapids defeated Waterloo Ice Team 5 to 3 in a hard fought hockey game at an unknown rink. MacGiresor led Cedar Rapids with three points while Bean, Stans and others contributed as Waterlog pushed to a 3 2 lead before Cedar Rapids pulled away late.
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Trockey Six
Waterloo Ice
Cedar Rapids
Coma MacGiresor
Manchester Triumphs Over Strawberry Point High
Manchester defeats Strawberry Point High in a high school football game with a final score of 27 to 7. The contest features strong defense and a pair of touchdowns by Manchester to secure the win.
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Manchester
Strawberry Point High
Delta Basketmen Fall to Oskaloosa Seconds
Delta basket team loses a tight 20 to 19 game against Oskaloosa Seconds. Mare Wye leads Delta with a late rally but the visitors clinch the victory.
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Delta Basketmen
Oskaloosa Seconds
Delta Basketboa
Mare
East and Midwest Grid Stars Travel for Shrine Game
Twenty two selected players from the east and Midwest depart Chicago for San Francisco to train for the Shrine Hospital benefit game on January 2 against a Rocky Mountain Western pick. The east squad led by Andy Kerr and the Midwest by Dick Hanley will assemble in Evanston then fly west, with headquarters in Palo Alto until New Year’s Day.
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Chicago
East
Middlewest
Pacific Coast
Shrine Hospital
Rocky Mountain
San Francisco
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Dick Hanley
Northwestern
Evanston
Palo Alto
Calif
Gil Berry
Ahnois
Harry Newman
Michignn
Pug Reptner
Roy Horstmann
Purdue
Joe Crow
First Basemen Lead In Last Season Hitting And Pro Football Oddity
The piece notes that Dale Alexander Jimmy Foxx and Lou Gehrig topped league hitting last season with Foxx leading home runs total bases and runs. It also discusses college basketball Iowa's 34 19 win over Carleton and a chaotic football game between the Chicago Bears and Fort mouth Spartans at Chicago Stadium with a 9 0 score and a dirt filled field.
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Dale Alexander
Jimmy Foxx
Lou Gehrig
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Yankees
Foxi
Gehrig
Philadelphia
Alexander
Detroit
Boston
Chicago Bears
Fortsmouth Spartans
Chicago Stadium
Bears
Cavanaugh Resigns as Fordham Mentor
Fordham University announced the resignation of Major Frank Cavanaugh as head football coach amid illness rumors. He cited illness as the reason for stepping down after the 1932 season, with Hiker Joy Hanconist identified as a key figure and potential successor in the report.
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Cavanaugh
Fordham
New York
Fordham University
Frank Cavanaugh
Hiker Joyhan
McGregor High Trims Monona Five 17 15
McGregor high school beat Monona 17 to 15 in a Friday night game at Monona. The Monona girls lost to Grittenberg 12 to 29. McGregor second team defeated Monona second 18 to 2.
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McGregor
Monona McGregor
Monona
Grittenberg
Williamsburg Victory Over Ladora In Priday Game
In Priday Williamsburg high school beat Ladora 42 to 10 in a boys game. Girls team defeated Ladora 20 to 14. Williamsburg showcased strong offense and defense throughout the match.
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Williamsburg
Ladora
Wiamsburg
Visltinc
Bears Capture Pro Grid Championship
Chicago Bears win the 1932 professional football title defeating the Portsmouth Spartans 9 0 in a playoff game. Old legend Red Grange catches the decisive touchdown in the final period after a hard battle, with Bronko Nagurski throwing the key pass and Paul Engebretsen adding the extra point.
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Chicago
Red Grange
Grange
Chicago Stadium
Bronko Nagurski
Chicago Bears
Portsmouth Spartans
Paul Engebretsen
Spartans
Dick Nesbitt
Father Lumpkin
Nagurski
Spartan
Wilson
Bears
Army Notre Dame To Continue Football Rivalry
WEST POINT N Y INS The Army Notre Dame football game will be held next year and the year after Negotiations are under way for the 1935 1936 contests Major Philip Fleming West Point said there was never any friction between the two institutions and both expect to continue the series for years to come
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West Point
N. Y
INS
Philip Fleming
Lenox College to Open Home Season Against Elkader Five
Hopkinton Lenox College basketball opens home season Tuesday with Elkader five. The game was moved from Thursday due to holiday vacation. Lenox has a 1 win and 1 loss record after two games this year.
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Spreial
The
Gazette
Hopkinton
Lenox College
Elkader
Lenox
Earlville Night Hawks Sweep DuBuque and Dyersville
Earlville Night Hawks win both home games Friday defeating the Dubuque Cardinals 48 to 18 and the Dyersville Advertisers 25 to 14 on their home floor.
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The
Gazette
Earlville
Earlville Night Hawks
Dubuque Cardinals
Dyersville Advertisers
Chelsea Wins Tight 28 27 Over Tama High
Chelsea high edged Tama high 28 to 27 in a close Friday night game on Tama floor. Chelsea pulled ahead late as Tama fought back but could not overtake the Vikes on defense and clutch baskets.
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Chelsea
Tama
Spreial
the Gazette
Chelsea High
Tama High
Alberts and Rath Face Waterloo Packers Tonight in Missouri Valley Clash
Alberts basketball team seeks a season sweep as Rath's Packers of Waterloo visit Coe gym tonight. Captain Johnson likely out with a leg injury. Ben Douglass shifts to guard and Rags Wilcox to center. Expected starters include Kanitz, Van Deusen, Wilcox, Cole, and Hogan with Ferring and Olson from the Packers, officials Lawrence and Sanderson.
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Coe Gymnasium
Johnny Johnson
Rath
Packers
Waterloo
Quaker Oats
Killians
Rath's
Kansas City
Ferring and Hogan
Columbia
Olson
State Teachers
Iba
Marysville
Missouri
Cole
Johnson
Ben Douglass
Rags Wilcox
Dutch Kanitz
George van Deusen
Curt Brandau
Burt O’connor
Alberts Rath Kanitz
Olson van den
Lande Wilcox
Cole Kinnan
Hogan Couglass
Lawrence
Sanderson
Cornell
Notre Dame to Host Purdue and Northwestern Cagers
Northwestern rides a three game win streak to South Bend Monday to face Notre Dame while Purdue, defending Big Ten champions, visits Lafayette Friday. Illinois plays Missouri Tuesday and Wisconsin travels to Maryland Thursday as three other key intersectional clashes loom this week.
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South Bend
Boilermakers
Lafayette
Illinois
Missouri
Wisconsin
Maryland
Indiana
Milwaukee
Marquette
Nebraska
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Big Ten
Western
Wabash
Pittsburgh
Western State
Michigan
Jitnois
Friany
Alexander And Foxx Top American League Sluggers
Boston first baseman David Alexander won the 1932 American League batting title with a .367 average, narrowly ahead of Philadelphia's Jimmy Foxx who led in runs with 151 and total bases at 438. Foxx played all 154 Athletics games while Alexander appeared in 124 for Boston. The Yankees led in runs with 1,002 and Washington allowed the fewest runs, 716.
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Hicago
David Dale Alexander
Boston
Jimmy Foxx
Philadelphia Athletics
Alexander
Detroit
Roy Johnson
Red Sox
Earl Webb
Foxx
al Simmons
Athletics
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Great Walloper
Heinie Manush
Washington
Gehrig
Philadelpha
Roger Cramer
White Sox
Joe Sewell
Yankees
Carey Shelph
Chicago
Manush
St. Louis Browns
Rick Ferrell
Debs Garris
Trying Burns
Cronin
Joe Cronin
Eric McNair
Philadelphia
Simmons
Cleveland
Yanks
Harpster Named Carnegie Tech Head Coach at 25
Howard Harpster was appointed head football coach at Carnegie Tech succeeding Robert W. Waddell. At 25 he is among the nation’s youngest head coaches. He brings Don Lovewell as chief assistant from Geneva College and follows Carnegie’s offense.
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Pittsburgh
Howard Harpster
Carnegie Tech
Athletic Council
Robert W. Waddell
Harpster
Don Lovewell
Carnegie
Geneva College
Beaver Falls
Tech
Plaid
Walter P Steffen
Chicago
West Akron
Shadyside Academy
Geneva
Lowden Tops Stanwood In Overtime Cage Duel
Lowden defeated Stanwood 24 to 20 in a Wapsic Eight league game at Stanwood. After a 10 to 8 halftime lead, Stanwood tied 20 to 20 in the second half, but Lowden scored four points in a three minute overtime to seal the win. Calamus visits Jan. 6.
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Lowden
Stanwood
Wapsic
Lowdens
Calamus
Oneida High Nips Hopkinton Five in Tight League Clash
Oneida High defeated Hopkinton on their home floor Friday evening to remain top in the Delaware County league. The Oneida girls opened with a curtain raiser win over the town girls by 7 to 6.
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Oneida
Hopkinton
Oneida High
Oneida Girls
Town Girls
Howard Jones Not All-American Husband
A light hearted portrait of USC football coach Howard Jones from Los Angeles describes his home life. Jane Jones recalls his forgetfulness with socks keys and a dinner date, while he juggles football strategy with a playful off key shower song and poker chips at the table.
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Howard Jones
Los Angeles
Howard Harding Jones
Jane
Mrs. Jones
Owntown
Mamie
Notre Dame
Howard
Coach Jones
Jones
University of Plttsbhurch
Southern California
Pasadena
Caroline
Yale Man Defends Change To Metric System In Track
A. C. Gilbert of Yale and a writer on track measures defends the switch to metric timing after the A A U adoption. He rebukes Dink Templeton and Charley Paddock for their criticisms and says patriotism and U S sports leadership motivate the shift while American records remain intact.
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Yale
New York
A. C
Gilbert
New Haven
United States
Caras Downs Ponzi In Cue Tournament
In New York Andrew Ponzi of Philadelphia meets Pasquale Natalie of Chicago after Sunday loss to Young James Caras of Wilmington Del who defeated Ponzi 125 to 111 in 16 innings lifting Caras past his twenty second birthday. The day also features Mills of San Jose versus Kelly of Philadelphia and Allen of Kansas City against Taberski of Schenectady.
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New York
Andrew Ponzi
Philadelphia
Pasquale Natalie
Chicago
James Caras
Wilmington
Del
Caras
Erwin Rudolph
Cleveland
Ponzi
James F. Mills
San Jose
Calif
George Kelly
Bennie
Ely And Oxford Split Doubleheader In Narrow Wins
On Ely's floor Friday Ely girls edged Oxford 15 to 13 for their fourth straight win while Oxford boys beat Ely 36 to 10. Eddy of Oxford scored fifteen points to top the game.
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Oxford
Ely
Eddy
Parnell Loses to Kinross in 32-23 Bout
Kinross quintet defeats Parnell 32 to 23 at Kinross. Ernie Gal Jagher led Parnell with five field goals and a free throw. Parnell slated to play Marengo on December 20.
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Parnell
Kinross
Parnell, Jr
Ernie Gal
Jagher
Marengo
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