Sports Year in Review Highlights Boxing Golf and Football Stars
Henry Armstrong and Joe Louis dominated boxing while Snead led golf earnings with over 18 000 prize money. Five unbeaten college teams Texas Christian Tennessee Oklahoma Duke and Texas Tech plus Yankees and Cubs Pirates duelled in baseball with New York winning the World Series.
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Philadelphia
Municipal
Army-Navy
California
Notre Dame
Tennessee
Texas Christian
Oklahoma
Texas Tech
Duke
Seabiscuit Shows Dominance in Historic Racing Feats
Seabiscuit earned total career winnings of 340 480 with a world season mark of 376 714 set by Sun Beau. His peak performance came when he defeated War Admiral at Pimlico in the mile and a sixteenth in record time. Stagehand captured the Santa Anita handicap and Dauber won the Pimlico feature. Budge achieved a grand slam in tennis becoming the first since N Tilden to win American French and Australian titles in a year. Wimbledon saw multiple titles and the Americans retained the Davis Cup. Cunningham and Wooderson were top figures in track and field.
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Snead
Horton Smith
Ralph Guldahl
Dener
Seabiscuit
Sun Beau
War Admiral
Pimlico
Lawtits
Borling
Stagehand
Dauber
Sudge
Budge
Bi Tilden
America
Australis
Cubs post two fielding records for 1938 season
Cubs managers Hartnett Collins and Herman led a defensive surge setting team marks for fewest errors 135 and highest fielding percentage .9779, plus most putouts 164. Collins led first basemen with .4966, Herman second basemen at .981, Hartnett catchers at .999.
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United Press
New York
Gabby Hartnett
Rip Collins
Billy Herman
Cuicaga Cubs
H S
Tory
Boston
Cubs
Colling
Hermin
Hartnett
Gabby
Haptnett
al Todd
Pittsburgh
Toad
Boston Bees
Joe Strip
St. Louis
Shtripp
Brooklyn
Leo Dusocher
Godly Rosen
Heavyweight Show At Madison Square Garden Features Farr and Toles
A three bout heavyweight card at Madison Square Garden on January 1 plans to pair Buddy Knox of Dayton Ohio against Maurice Strickland of New Zealand. Earlier undercard fights include Tommy Pate of Wales versus Red Bureman of Baltimore and Roscoe Toles of Detroit versus Gus Dorazio of Philadelphia.
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Dev
Mackson Square Garden
Buddy Knox
Dayton
Ohio
Maurice Strckland
New Zealand
Tommy Part
Walés
Red Bureman
Baltimore
Roscoe Toles
Detroit
Gus Dorazio
Philadelphe
Corrylles Triumph Over St. Edward’s Jr High
Corrylles defeated St. Joseph's Junior High 89 to 16 in Erie last evening. Hennessy led the winners with 11 points while W. Miller topped the locals with 6.
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Corrylles
St. Joseph's
St. Edward’y Jr's
Erie
Hennessy
W.miller
Children Await Santa on First Trip to Penasse
In Penasse Minnesota on December 24 the youngest residents await Santa Claus arrival as the annual first stop on his U S journey. The northern outpost near the 49th parallel will host the event, with Santa expected to begin his nationwide tour from this frontier port of entry.
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Penasse
Minn
Wogen
Peniasse
Santa Chaus
United States
Folly
Trojans Reply To Panty Incident With Diaper Prank
United Press report describes Southern California and Duke players receiving prank gifts after a panty incident ahead of the Rose Bowl. Grenville Lansdell and Duke captain Erle Tipton are among those affected as taunts continued.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Duke
California
Grenville Lamsdell
Trojan
Buck
Dan Hil
Venter
Erle Tipton
Lansdell
East Selected to Win Shrine East West Game
East's 22 players, including three All Americans, were chosen to play in the Shrine East West game at Kezar Stadium. The squad, from 16 schools east of the Mississippi, arrived yesterday for the January matchup as western observers assessed the team.
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United Press
San Francisco
Mast Teal
Keear Stadium
Mississippi
Urge Eye Tests for Umpires in Baseball Centennial
Columbus December 24 The American Association president George M Trautman proposed rigid ocular examinations for umpires before the 1969 season to ensure eyes are fit. He suggested each umpire carry a Pedist certified eye health card at all times.
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Columbus
American Association
George M. Trautman
Trautman
Ohio
Thompson's Barosma Compound Tablets Advertises Kidney Tonic
An old advertisement promotes Thompson's Barosma Compound Tablets as a kidney cleanser and tonic. It claims to stimulate kidneys liver bowels and stomach and offers the product for 80 cents at drug stores. The card stresses relief from misery caused by clogged kidneys and promises renewed pep and good spirits.
Pirates Carry Top Fielding Mark in League Play
Pittsburgh compiled a .974 fielding percentage as a club led by Ple Traynor and Gus Suhr in 1928. The Cubs won the pennant with an .878 mark while the Pirates totaled 6 219 chances and 168 double plays.
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Pittsburgh
Felding
Corsairs
Cubs
Jim Bottomley
Sunny Jun
Cardinals
Suhr
Arky Vaughan
Floyd Young
Russell Bauer
Bruins
Forbes Field
Burees
Pirates
Bees
Basketball results list reflects early games and scores
Indiana defeated Buller 46 to 20, Nebraska beat Wyoming 38 to 30, Ohio State topped TU of Wash 37. The brief rounds summarize early college basketball scores from the slate.
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Indiana
Buller
Nebraska
Wyoming
Ohio State
Duke Gridders Ready to Display Full Offense in Rose Bowl
Duke and coach Wallace Wade prepare for the Rose Bowl against Southern California after a season built on defense due to injuries. Star backs McAfee Tipton and Davis return, with Wade promising new offensive tricks. Also reports the death of Larry Gayle Brown, 56, Port Madison cigar store owner and former Pirates catcher.
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Duke
Chiles Coleman
United Press
Raleigh
N. C
West Coast
Southern California
Wallace Wade
Wade
George McAfee
Eric Tipton
Jop Davis
Blue Devils
USC
McAfee
Tipton
Davis
Alabama
Fort Madison
Larry Gayle Brown
Port Madison
Clgar
Pittsburgh Pirates
Newsterday
Negroes Have White Ancestors Biologists Claim
Biologists report that about four of every five American born Negroes show mixed ancestry with at least one white ancestor based on genetic and genealogical studies.
Heat wave pushes Carnegie Tech toward Sugar Bowl peak
Bay St. Louis Miss. Dec 24 A heat wave helped Carnegie Tech near peak for the Sugar Bowl game against Texas Christian as Coach Bill Kern worked yesterday toward a sharp offensive plan and lineup.
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United Press Bay
ST. Louis
Miss
Carnegie Tech
Texas Christian
Bill Kern
Kern
Fort Worth
Tex
New Orleans
Leo
Trutch
Babe Didrickson Marries Wrestler in St Louis
Mildred Babe Didrickson, famed American woman athlete, wed wrestler George Taharas of Pueblo Colorado last night in St Louis. The ceremony follows her transition from amateur to professional after the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.
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Mildred
Babe) Didrickson
America
Big George Taharas
Pueblo
Colo
Miss Didrickson
Texas
Sparta
Los Angeles
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