Marquette Edges Iowa In Overtime In Milwaukee Doubleheader
Marquette defeated Iowa 49 to 43 after overtime in Milwaukee as Wheeler led all scorers with 17 points. Nebraska followed with a 53 to 43 win over Wisconsin in the same doubleheader before about 5,500 fans at the auditorium.
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Vic Siegel
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Ketchum
Trojans Edge Toward Rose Bowl Favor Over Vols
In Pasadena, 92,000 fans prepare for the 25th Rose Bowl as Tennessee faces the University of Southern California. The game pits two top national programs with the Volunteers aiming for a landmark first post season appearance and the Trojans seeking bowl dominance in the era.
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Arroyo Seco
Broadcast times for New Year bowl games listed
NBC Blue Network carries Rose Bowl at 4 p.m. CST and Sugar Bowl at 1 p.m. CST. Mutual Broadcasting covers the Rose Bowl at 3:45 p.m. CST. CBS airs the Orange Bowl at 1 p.m. CST.
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USC Trojans Ready For Rose Bowl Showdown
Howard Harding Jones leads the Trojans of USC in a Rose Bowl bid as a veteran coach with 25 years in charge. The piece hints at a storied program and a continued page two continuation.
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Panthers Outspeed Ohio State 34 to 30
Pittsburgh Panthers beat Ohio State 34 to 30 in Columbus to win their first game of the season. The contest stayed tight through a 21-20 halftime deficit before Pittsburgh surged to victory.
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Ohio
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Boxing Tycoon Mike Jacobs’s 1939 Fight Revenue Revealed
A publicity scrap shows Mike Jacobs earned 1 527 000 pounds in 1939 from boxing events in New York and beyond. Highlights include Louis vs Lewis drawing 102 000 and Louis vs Galento grossing 283 000, with various bouts shaping the year’s financial saga.
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Fifth Kingdom
Manhattan Island
Joe Louis
John Henry Lewis
John Henry
Northwestern tops Notre Dame 47 37 in year end basketball game
Northwestern ambidextrous sophomore Dick Klein scored 21 points to lift the Wildcats over Notre Dame 47 to 37 in Evanston. The score was 25 to 22 at halftime as Klein and teammates produced a balanced effort in the final game of the season.
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Butherus
Drake Beats Cyclones 33 to 29 in Rough Duel
Drake University edged Iowa State College 33 to 29 in a hard fought basketball game. The box score lists Drake players and periods, with halftime 17-13 in favor of Drake and notes multiple missed free throws.
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Es Beasley
Nicholas
O'Connor
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Schneider
Bill Johnston
Iowa
Pops
Convention adopts suspensions for noncomplying institutions
The Collegiate Athletic Association wrapped up a three day meeting in Los Angeles by approving authority to suspend or expel schools that reject the new stringent rules on scholarship standards and financial aid for athletes.
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Names Stand Out In 1939 Sport Parade
A survey highlights twelve standout sports figures of 1939 across tennis golf auto speed records horse racing swimming bowling rowing and baseball. Notables include Bobby Riggs Alice Marble Byron Nelson Nancy Merki James Danek Challedon Chuck Leighton and the New York Yankees with others like Sir Malcolm Campbell and Betty Jameson noted for record feats or titles. The year closes with diverse triumphs from the Poughkeepsie crew championship to the World Series.
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Bobby Riggs
U. S
John Cobb
Britain
Salt
Utah
Alice Marble
Malcolm Campbell
Challedon
Byron Nelson
Craig Wood
Denny Shute
New York Yankees
Cincinnati Reds
California
Golden Bears
Silver Skates Set for January 21 Across Seven Classes
The Gazette announces its annual Silver Skates on January 21 at Manhattan Beach rink, Cedar Rapids. Six sections plus novices will award silver chrome and bronze medals, with past winners moving up a division. Special features planned beyond the races.
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Manhattan Beach
Gazette
Nebraska Pounds Wisconsin In Second Half 53-43 Victory
Nebraska University basketball rallied in the second half to defeat Wisconsin 53-43 in Milwaukee. Strong scoring came from key players as the Cornhuskers outpaced the Badgers.
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University of Wisconsin
Waverine Height Tops Cornell In Hard Fight 29 24
University of Michigan basketball used its height advantage to defeat Cornell 29 to 24 in Columbus. Michigan dominated inside with strong rebounding and interior scoring to secure the win over Cornell.
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Cornell University
Michigan
Basketball Scores Report From Various Colleges
A compilation of scattered college basketball scores shows Marenette edging Iowa 49 48 in overtime, Northwestern defeating Notre Dame 47 to 1 percent, Nebraska 53 Wisconsin 45, and other results including Pittsburgh 34 Ohio State 0 Michigan 29 Drake 33 Iowa State 29 Stanford 34 Columbia 41 Santa Clara 52 City College 3 Rochester 37 Dartmouth 55 Earlville 38 Kansas State 32 Pennsylvania 37 California 34 Tennessee 34 King 17 Detroit U 48 Leras 3.
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1940 Sports Forecast Amid Global War Clouds
Columnist Vein To Fraidhe predicts 1940 will reshape sports as war dominates Europe. He foresees the end of Yankee baseball supremacy with Red Ruffing Gomez and Dickey aging, while international events like Olympics, Davis Cup, and Wimbledon vanish. He expects American sports to endure with profits rising as global turmoil grows.
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Rob Considine
Joe Louis
Henry Armstrong
New York
INS
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British Isles
Scandinavia
Finland
Ryder
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