Coaches Poll Favors Conservative Grid Rule Changes
A nationwide AP poll of college head coaches shows support for a conservative approach to NCAA rule changes. Proposals favored include restoring goal posts, legalizing passing from behind scrimmage, and requiring six defenders on the line, with some coaches seeking broader changes to offensive protections and game flow.
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Warner
Glenn
Pop) Warner
Temple
Thomas
Little
Layden
Newman
Oter
Marchie Schwartz
Creighton
William Doc Newton
North Carolina State
Newton
All star SEC team picks mix Alabama Georgia Tech power
Alabama leads the 1937 Associated Press all star SEC eleven with four players, including captain Le Roy Monsky and end Fletcher Sims. Georgia Tech dominates as the other standout school with Bill Jordan and Frank Kinard among the selections. Other honorees come from Auburn Mississippi Florida Vanderbilt Georgia and LSU.
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Meres
Alabama Cinion ‘Tide
Associated Press
Thomas
Joe Kilgrow
Léroy Monsky
Tut Warren
Kenneth Gregory Atlanta
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Georgia Tech
Rojij
Atlanta
Bill Jordan
Anniston
Ala
Frank Kinard
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Leroy Monsky
Montgomery
Carl Hinkle
Vanderbilt
Nashville
Tenn
Ralph Sivell
Auburn
Walter Mayberry
Florida
Daytona
Fis
Bill Hartman
Georgia
Milledgeville
Carl Columbus Hinkle
Prank
Bruiser) Kinard
Joe Kilgrew
Dixie Howell
Riley Smith
Joe Riley
Monsky
Kil
Fletcher Sims
Tech
Sims
Kinard
Kilgrew
Walter
Tiger
Panthers to play on the coast New Year's Shrine game
Several Pittsburgh football players who opposed a Rose trip expect bids to the Shrine East West game in San Francisco on New Year’s Day. Marshall Goldberg Frank Soudisk and Tony Matisi are near certain selections per William Coffman, game manager.
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San Francisco
Pittsburgh
William Coffman
Marshall Goldberg
Frank Soudisk
Tony Matisi
Panthers
Boozing dog a rare sight in hiker tale and tavern lore
A correspondent recalls incidents of dogs given beer at inns, including an English hiker threatened with prosecution for offering his dog a drink and a terrier that howled when denied beer. the writer asserts such boozing dogs are extremely uncommon.
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Montreal
Michigan to Battle Notre Dame in Proposed Football Renewals
The Big Ten opens its two day winter meeting as Michigan and Notre Dame discuss renewed gridiron relations. Athletic Director Fielding H. Yost notes talks with Elmer Layden could revive football wars, but post season plans likely wait until 1940 with 1938 1939 schedules set. There are talks of Big Ten Pacific Coast Conference postseason meetups, potentially altering the conference rule.
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Siena
Chicago
Michigan
Notre Dame
Big Ten
Wolverines
Irish
Fielding H. Yost
Yost
Elmer Layden
Hummingbirds Migrate Across One Gulf Twice Yearly
The article notes that hummingbirds migrate across the One Gulf of Mexico twice every year, highlighting a regular biannual migration pattern and the birds’ traversal of the region.
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Gulf of Mexico
Grand Coulee Dam dimensions given for completion
The article states once completed the Grand Coulee Dam will stand 550 feet high, 500 feet thick at the base, and three quarters of a mile long at its crest.
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Grand Coulee Dam
Monsky Wins Jacobs Blocking Award in SEC
Leroy Monsky guard for Alabama is named the 1987 Jacobs Award winner for the Southeastern Conference. The trophy is presented at a banquet here Tuesday by Presbyterian College president William P. Jacobs. Runner-up was Dutch Seren of Vanderbilt. Don Willis of Clemson won the SC blocker honor.
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Clinton
Leroy Monsky
Jacobs
Monsky
William P. Jacobs
Presbyterian College
Dutch Seren
Vanderbilt
Fenton
South Carolina
Don Willis
Clemson
Aes Oe
Riley Smith
Alabama
Last Call for Picks in Sagging Gridiron Roundup
Sports columnist Herbert W. Barker analyzes this week’s college games for the Southwest Conference crown and Cotton Bowl, rating bets on SMU Rice USC UCLA Tulsa Mississippi Tennessee Duquesne Miami South Carolina Florida Kentucky Texas A and M Arizona Oregon Centenary Louisiana Tech Loyola Los Angeles Gonzaga and predicting a Georgia win over Miami.
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Herbert W. Barker
New York
Mustangs
Rice
Southern California
Trojans
South Bend
Tulsa
Manhattan
New
Duquesne
Miami
South Carolina
Catholic
Carolina
Florida
Arizona
Centenary
Louisiana Tech
Loyola
Los Angeles
Gonzaga
P. S
Georgia
Fundamentals of the perfect putting stroke
Alex Morrison asserts that a smooth backswing and full follow through define a good putter. He notes many players overcomplicate putting with grips and stances and warns that inactivity breeds tension in the short stroke, causing jitters on the greens.
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Alex Morrison
King Features, Inc
Father and son suffer leg injuries in separate incidents
In Penn Yan New York on December 3 a father slipped on a rug and broke his right leg. His son Harold Legg then sustained a similar left leg injury while playing basketball.
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Penn Yan
N. Y
Harold and
John Legg
Halfbacks Die Again as Alma Mater Scoops Bowl Swag
The piece mocks college bowl fever as Hjalmar Plistckwicz sheds triumphs for Dear Old Bakedham. It notes 80 000 to 100 000 profits, substitutes left behind on the bench and scrubs dreaming of diplomas while fans revel in post season spectacle.
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Hjalmar
San Francisco
Dear Old Bakeedham
Hjalmar Plistckwicz
Old Bakedham
Hjjllmar
America
Christopher Columbus
Levinsky Declares Change From Fighter to Wrestler
King Levinsky, famed Maxwell Street figure and former boxing star, announces a switch to professional wrestling. At 26 and 220 pounds, he vows to become a top wrestler after losing his boxing fortune and struggling with a failing Maxwell Street business. He aims to prove he remains the King in the ring amid a tense new career.
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Charles Dunkley
Chicago
King Levinsky
Maxwell Street
Lena Ain
Hotcha
Joe Louis
King’s Palace
Georgia coach Mehre urged to stay after resignation
An Athens Georgia audience circulated a petition and urged the board to persuade coach Harry J Mehre to withdraw his resignation as head football coach. Bill Hartman stated the board member’s view as Mehre submitted his resignation to take effect in January. The board will meet next Tuesday to decide.
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Athens
Uni- Meed
Fosthell
Cet
Harry J. Mente
Bill Hartman
Mehre
Penenter
Eleven Cases In Police Sessions
Eleven cases were before the city police court on a crowded Friday morning. Charges included drunken and disorderly conduct, fighting, disorderly conduct, carrying a concealed pistol, drunkenness, and violations of traffic laws.
Firemen Survive Blaze Then Find Truck Aflame
Fire crews battle the Mil ler home blaze and return to find their truck ignited by backfire. Chief Art Westerfield said the engine back fired into a gasoline puddle. Both fires were quickly extinguished with minimal damage.
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Albuquerque
George Miller
Art Westerfield
Briez Chats About Sports in New York Dispatch
Eddie Brieitz covers racing boxing and football rumors in Manhattan. Topics include the six day bike race with Jimmy Dykes, Max Schmeling wagers, possible fights December 13, Gene Sarazen exhibition in Japan, high school football snow halted games, and local figures like Blondy Ryan and Steve ONeill.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Manhattan
Jimmy Dykes
White Sox
Max Schmeling
Maxie
Harry Thomas
Gene Sarazen
Japan
Vanderbilt Coach Watches SMU Texas Christian Game
Ray Morrison and his son Ray Jr. are referenced during the SMU TCU game. The Mus tangs advance to the nine yard line but fail to score. Morrison critiques goal line plays amid questions from Jere Hayes. Oscar Weed singled out as a standout SEC guard with a notable mustache. Jim Benton noted for his end play and a Southwest Conference passes record despite limited gains.
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Ray Morrison
Vanderbilt
Southern Methodist-Texas Christian
Ray, Jr
M. U
Mustangs
Jere Hayes
The
Dallas Times-Herald
Morrison
Oscar Weed
Mississippi
Clark Gable
John Henry Lewis
Salvatore Ruggirello
Minneapolis
Jim Benton
Arkansas
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Meeting Set in Montgomery on Tuesday over Alabama Prohibition
Local dry leaders were notified a meeting will be held in Montgomery next Tuesday to discuss the prohibition issue in Alabama.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Boston's Sox Best Browns in Quiet Major Trades
The Boston Red Sox swapped with the St. Louis Browns sending Joe Vosmik for Buck Newsom, Buster Mills and Red Kress. Detroit sent Gerald Walker Marvin Owen and Mike Tresh to Chicago White Sox for Vernon Kennedy Dixie Walker and Tony Piet. The White Sox Tigers deal drew most attention as teams reshaped rosters ahead of Chicago meetings.
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Milwauker
Geese Pelle
St. Louis Browns
Joe Vosmik
Boston Red Sox
Buck Newsom
Buster Mills
Ralph
Red) Kress
Minneapolis
Detroit
Gerald Walker
Marvin Owen
Mike Tresh
Portland
Chicago White Sox
Vernon Kennedy
Pred
Dixie) Walker
Tony Piet
White Sox
Tigers
Red Sox
Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Kennedy
Jimmy Dykes
Owen
Walker
Gerald
Newsom
Browns
Yawkey
Boston
Mills
Kress
Senators
Eddie Collins
Vosmik
van Lingle Mungo
Brooklyn
New York
Pittsburgh
Giants
Graves Sends Tag to Gov Merriam
California governor replied to Alabama governor that his state university was chosen to play in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on January 1. Merriam showed Graves an automobile plate with six zeros and joked the zeros hint at a California score.
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Calif
Upy
California
Alabama
State University
Pasadena
Louis Napoleon Praised Aluminum Helmet Worth Its Weight
Louis Napoleon valued his aluminum helmet highly noting aluminum was as precious as platinum at the time. The remark highlights the metal’s perceived rarity and value in that era.
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Louis Napoleon
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