Football Rule Changes Bring New Trends To Grid Game
New college football rules boosted passing inside the 20 and expanded substitutions. Virginia's Bill Dudley scored four touchdowns from inside the 20, while Georgia coach Wally Butts notes a 50 percent rise in passes inside the red zone. The unlimited substitution rule aided specialists in offense and defense, aiding place-kicking and tactical shifts across conferences.
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Wally Butts
Georgia
Stanford
Chicago Bears
Don Faurot
Missouri
Frank Murray
Terry Takes Out in Salary Terry Takes Out in Salary
Bill Terry becomes boss of the New York Giants farm operations in Jacksonville Florida aiming to rebuild the minor leagues. Giants own about six clubs and seek four more while renewing two working agreements. He vows to supply Mel Ott with better prospects to improve pennant chances.
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Bristol
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Pan American eligibility rules spark track and field changes
Sprinter Stella Walsh and fencer Helene Mayer are ruled ineligible to represent the United States at the Pan American Games in Buenos Aires due to prior competition for European nations. The ruling follows Walsh's 1934 Olympic Polish team membership and Mayer's German team past.
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Stella Walsh
Helene Mayer
United States
Buenos Aires
Miss Walsh
Miss Mayer
Lions Club Sees Big Success Of Country Store
At the weekly Lions meeting the Country Store was praised as a huge success with profits to boost the Blind Fund. Roy Odom joined the club and Carol Smith attended as guest. Next meeting at 7 PM will host Decatur high school football team and Coach H L Ogle in honor of Tennessee Valley champions.
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Southern squad fills Blue Gray game roster for Dec 27
The Southern squad for the Blue Gray game in Montgomery has a full quota with Johnny Butler of Tennessee H C Burrus of Hardin Simmons Jack Crain of Texas A and three Crain teammates Harold Jungmichael Donald Cohenour and Preston Flanagan invited. Coaches Red Dawson Matty Bell Frank Howard lead the Dixie and Northerners with Carl Snavely Lynn Waldorf Bert Ingwersen directing. They report December 20.
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Ala
Blue
Johnny Butler
Tennessee
H. C. Burrus
Hardin Simmons
Jack Crain
Texas A
Crain
Harold Jungmichael
Donald Cohenour
Preston Flanagan
Alabama
Texas Christian
Red Dawson
Tulane
Matty Bell
SMU
Frank Howard
Clemson
Dixie All Stars
Carl Snavely
Cornell
Lynn Waldorf
Bert Ingwersen
Northwestern
Minor League Baseball Salaries Cut Tie Terry In 198?
Terry, former first baseman succeeding John McGraw in 1982, had earned $42,000 annually. His new salary was not disclosed but believed near $30,000. His remaining contract was cancelled as minor leaguers plan a meeting to discuss amendments to the major minor league agreement and rules.
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John _McGraw
Mel Ott to manage Giants adds another record for him
The column notes Mel Ott will manage the New York Giants while Bill Terry likely remains in charge of front office and daily operations. Ott has never played for another club, a unique career record highlighted in the piece.
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Giants
Bill Terry
Mel
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Terry
Pirates
Arky Vaughan
Frankie Gustine
Draft Hitting Fort Knox as Soldiers Brace for Grid Clash
The Knockers star Bud Bruner is discharged from the Army at Fort Knox just before a key game with Louisville Crescent Hill club. Company M of the 156th Infantry excels in recreation touchball during maneuvers in the Carolinas. Five Auburn seniors from the 1941 team expect service next year with two to be commissioned in June and others eyeing Army Air Corps.
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Bud Bruner
Louisville
Crescent Hill
156Th Infantry
Carolinas
Jack Kreh
Ithaca
Boston Red Sox
Fort Bragg
N. C
Auburn
James Samford
Joe Cordell
Lloyd Cheatham
Francis Crimmins
John Chalkley
Bettina to Face Dorazio and Smvold in Coast-to-Coast Tour
Melio Bettina trains under Mike Jacobs as he prepares to box Gus Dorazio in Philadelphia and Lee Smvold in Washington. Charlie Howard contemplates delaying Seabiscuit offspring debuts at Santa Anita, aiming for Hollywood summer. Hank Greenberg entertains Fort Custer camp reporters during his return to civilian life.
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Gus Dorazio
Philadelphia
Lee Smvold
Washington
No Me
Mike Jacobs
Charlie Howard
Seabiscuit
Santa Anita
Hollywood
Hank Greenberg
Fort Custer
Missouri Faces Fordham With Names Too Hard to Pronounce
In Columbia Missouri the Missouri Tigers fear mispronouncing Sugar Bowl rivals Fordham players during introductions. Sophomore mile star Mau Rice Wade and teammates Rag Ritinski Santilli Sabasteanski Sartori Hudacek Pieculewicz Adrejco Filipowicz are highlighted as tough to say, signaling respect for Fordham's strength.
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Missouri
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Fordham
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Sabasteanski
Sartori
Hudacek
Pieculewicz
Crimson Tide Prepares for Cotton Bowl Showdown
Alabama plans for its New Year’s Day Cotton Bowl matchup with Texas A M next week with no official training schedule yet. The Aggies, called the conference’s wonder team, boast a strong passing game led by Derace Moser and top receiver Bill Henderson, plus a solid line headed by Martin Ruby.
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Ala
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Aggies
Derace Moser
Bill Henderson
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Henderson
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Aggie
Big Martin Ruby
Jenkins Shares Southeastern Blocking Crown
Jack Jenkins of Vanderbilt University has been voted the finest football blocker in the Southeastern Conference. Dr. William P Jacobs announces the Jacobs interference trophy winner at a banquet in Clanton, with Lloyd Cheatham of Auburn runner up. Other awards will go to Arthur Elston of South Carolina and J Thompson Prothro Jr of Duke for the Southern Conference.
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Open Orange Bowl clash set as Sinkwich Gillespie pace high scoring duel
Georgia star Frankie Sinkwich and Texas Christian’s Kyle Gillespie head to the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day in a potential shootout. Sinkwich battled a broken jaw wired shut and protected by special gear, while Gillespie returned from a broken leg to power the Frogs. Both teams rely on rushing and passing, yet neither has had time to scout the other, fueling expectations of a freewheeling, high scoring game. Georgia aims to control the clock while Texas Christian emphasizes a strong passing attack and tough frontline play mencari victory.
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Fla
Frankie Sinkwich
Georgia
Kyle Gillespie
Texas Christian
Sinkwich
Gillespie
Horned Frogs
Southern Methodist
Piney Woods
Wallace Butts
Bulldogs
Frogs
Frankie
Texas
Emory Nix
Soph Hurler
Baylor
Fordham
Georgia Tech
Prayer Answered As Ganders Win In District Thriller
The Ganders led by Robert E. Lee Ganders, with Cent er Victor Cook praying aloud, edged Conroe 14 to 12 in the final minutes. George Walmsley rushed for the decisive touchdown from the Conroe 20 yard line as time ran out.
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Tex
Robert E. Lee
Conroe
Ganders
Villanova Weighs Auburn Double Football Offer
Coach Clipper Smith said Auburn proposed a two game schedule next season with a Philadelphia game in October and a return in Alabama. Officials undecided as Villanova weighed the plan. Auburn beat Villanova 13 to 0 last season.
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Clipper Smith
Villanova
Auburn
Alabama
Smith
Athens Completes Reservoir Covers and Water Meter Plan
Officials report the two city reservoirs near Athens Alabama nearly finished with cover installation to stop vegetation in springs. Water meters will go into effect January 1st to regulate consumption and ensure supply.
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Ala
Many Ways to Avoid a Bowl in New Orleans
New Orleans reports that top teams may schedule themselves out of a postseason bid with a strong season yet lacking glamor. Duquesne, Texas, Baylor, and Mississippi State face bowl-related decisions as Orange and Sugar Bowls consider invitations and conference results influence selections.
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Duquesn
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Mississippi State
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