Two 1938 Football Rule Changes Approved
National football rules committee announced two changes for 1938. Forward passes that strike the ground before incomplete at the goal line will be treated as incomplete. and balls dead within 15 yards of a sideline will be placed at a spot 15 yards from that sideline. Also moving the ball 15 yards replaces the 10 yard rule between goal lines.
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George Kirkley
United Press
Edgewater
Park
Miss
National Football Rules
Riles
W. S. Langford
New York City
Langdon
National Professional Football League
Fostered Hopes For Corry Golf Prospect Leo Amblergon
Walter Scott and Jamestown observers applaud Leo Amblergon as a promising young golfer from Corry who could build a district reputation, with James Yas and Toby Lyons as early supporters. The piece also notes Hank Luisetti’s national rise, Penn coaching talks with Lou Little, and local sports promoter Rip Anderson’s influence in Corry.
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Walter Scott
Leo Anderson
James
Leo
Anderson
Leo Amblergon
Honey Carty
J. Rau
Moon Brook Geentry
Jamestown
Bill Ryan
Howard Holmes
Sharon to Play Night Football at High School
The Sharon school board lifted a seven year ban on night football and approved lights for the Weal field after the athletic committee backed the plan. Traditional opponents dropped out as Sharon High could not play at night previously.
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Isharon, Jarly
Teal School Board
Sharon High Footibal
Weal
De Correvont Declares College Choice Amid Contract Talks
Chicago high school star Bill De Correvont says he has not signed and will choose his college soon. The prep standout, noted for his color in last fall’s city championship, dismisses earlier rumors about his destination.
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Bill DE Correvont
LOS Angiles
Ty Bill de Conrrevont
Chicago
Ross to battle Ambers in March for welterweight title
New York Jan 4 Negotiations underway for Barney Ross to defend his welterweight crown against lightweight champion Con Ambers in March. Bill Farnsworth of the 20th Century Club says Ambers agreed to a fair gate share and Ross should reach terms soon. Ross, back from his Caribbean honeymoon, says he would fight Ambers if his managers approve.
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Cy Sansa Ers
New York
Barney Ross
Con Ambers
Bill Farnsworth
20Th Century Club
Ambbers
Mitch
Ross
West Indies
Ambers
Sam Pian
Art Winch
Pennsylvania farmers receive 1.75 million loan aid
Harrisburg report notes that Pennsylvania farmers were loaned 1,750,000 and their debt, totaling 5,682,208, has been reduced by 860,264 since the federal Main Security Administration program began. Officials at a meeting outlined rehabilitation and debt adjustment policies and pledged continued Washington funding for an adequate rehabilitation program.
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Ey Walted
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Main Security Administration
Washington
Gay Blades to Perform at Niagara Falls Arena
Ted Cave sketches with Gay Blades in a world class ice ballet at the Niagara Falls arena in Buffalo, sparring with Karl Schaefer and Maribel Vinson for the crowd’s reaction as the show opens after Jan 4. Basketball scores from Nooster, Ohio, Duquesne, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Butler, Michigan, George Washington, and Ohio State are listed among other classifieds.
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Buffalo Buffalo
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Niagara Falls
Ted Gaye
Karl Schaefer
Maribel Y
Nooster
Ohio
Duquesne
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Butler
Michigan
George Washington
Ohio State
Greenberg Rejects Stooges Claim as Pitch Read
New York January 4 Hank Greenberg Tigers star and major league leader says he will no longer take tips from coach Del Baker on pitches. He says writers have misrepresented him as relying on Baker and that he now decides his swings independently. He dismisses the notion he is a mere predictor of Baker's signals.
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New York
Hank Greenberg
Tigers
Del
Greenberg
Baker
Doubleheader Net Attraction Opens Scholastic Basketball Night
Erie opens its scholastic basketball season at Public Auditorium with a doubleheader. Strong Vincent faces Tech in the opening game at o'clock, Bastani Academy meets Vincent in the second attraction an hour later. Four teams have competed previously as the city seeks the championship chase. The East High Warriors, last year’s city champions, are also in the mix.
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Cathedral Prep
Curry Beaver
Erie
Rambler
Dunboro High
Public Auditorium
Vincent Dribblers
Tech
Bastani Academy
Vincent
Academy
East High Warriors
Wooster Defeats Duquesne On Last Minute Field Goal
Nick Frescella scored a dramatic last minute field goal to lift Wooster College over Duquesne University 35 to 33 in a tense basketball battle at Pittsburgh. Frescella, a flashy forward, sealed the win in a game described as one of the season’s most exciting.
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Luisetti
Angelo
Hank"uisetti
Stanford University
Cleveland
Duquesne
Hanley
Abgut
Dukes
Henke
Wooster
Dukes Pittsburgh
Nick Frescella
Wooster College
Duquesne University
Akron Goodyears Defeat Warren in Pro Basketball Tilt
Akron Goodyears beat Warren 43 to 23 in a Nations Professional basketball league game. Warren led 49-9 early, but Akron rallied in the second period to overturn the deficit and take a halftime advantage.
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Akron Goodyears
Warren
Akron Goodyear Wagers
Warren Penne
Halt Wrestling Grace 1938 Season Delayed to Jan 13
Professional wrestling company halted its 1987 season closure last Thursday and will resume with its 1938 bow on Thursday January 13. The delay extends the schedule for the upcoming debut event and marks a return to promoter activities in the period.
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Professional Wresting
Cats Rule the Weather Superstition Overview
An old North of England belief held cats controlled weather, summoning storms with their presence. The tale links cats to witches and describes gusty winds and rain driven by Odin’s dog, explaining the origin of the phrase raining cats and dogs.
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England
Bicycle Racers Meet at Cleveland Sunday Debuts
Four European riders and one from South America will debut in the United States as the starting field lines up at the Arena Sun-Way at 9 p.m. Willie Vroomen of Holland and Fernand Wambst of France head the list as top young riders, per promoter George Harvey.
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South America
United States
Arena Sun- Way
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Hollaxt
Ternand Wambst
France
George Harvey
Championship Cleveland Bowlers Enter Tourney
In Cleveland on January 4, teams with Cleveland and Lorain five man records join the sixth annual Golden Gloves bowling tournament at Sudan Alleys. Waldorf Hi-Proofs boast the Cleveland team record with a 3,598 series and a 1,204 single game mark, while Fury Clothes recently surpassed 1,297 in a game at Tomase Recreation.
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Tomaseh Recreation
Grant track license granted to Hollywood Pur Club
Inglewood California yesterday the reorganized Hollywood Pur Club won a $2,000,000 track grant and was granted a license to compete. The event notes a meeting beginning June and ending July 22, 1998.
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Hollywood ‘Pur Club
Inglewood
Cal
Tiana
Yankees Plan Nine-State Spring Training Schedule
The New York Yankees announced an eight game spring training schedule with nine states visited before opening. Six games are set against the St. Louis Cardinals and five against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Joe McCarthy
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75 year old farmer bids for national free throw crown
Ifton Indiana January 4 A 75 year old farm worker James A Bhyck issued a challenge to the nations basketball stars for the free throw championship of the courts His grandchildren have filled Prairie township basketball score books for 30 years He boasted of 215 straight free throws in 1925 and claimed 592 of 600 as a boy and recently 2 of 25 in one day
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Ifton
Ind
James A. Bhyck
Prairie Township
Irs
Oil City Cagers to host Warren High Dragons
Oil City meets Warren High in a Lincoln Avenue night clash at 8 o clock with a veteran Warren squad led by Titusville Rockets alums. The invaders seek their first win over Oil City since 1933, presenting Oil City with a golden chance to turn the tide.
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Warren Dragons
Lincoln i
Titusville Rockets
Invaders
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