Bowl season looms as 1939 grid ends in sight
New York December 4 The 1939 football season closes with opening bowl plans for New Year's Day. Georgia Tech clinches a possible SEC title by beating Georgia 13 0 and heads to Miami Orange Bowl while Arizona State earns a Sun Bowl spot after winning the Border Conference title.
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Hugh
Fullerton, Jr
New York
Georgia Tech
Miami
Georgia
Arizona State of Tempe
el Paso
Tex
Canot Firgit
Cornell
Duke
Clemson
Ohio State
Missouri
Missouri Valley
Washington University
Texas A
M ‘Mountain States
Rocky
Mountain
Colorado Mines
Notre Dame
Tulane
Kentucky
Auburn
Vols
Louisiana
State
Uclans
Trojans
Notre
Dame
Oregon
Pasadena
Texas Aggies
Texas
San Jose
Calif
Duquesne
Detroit
Georgetown
Brown
Rice
Methodist
Eas
Rice Owls
Cows Refuse Modern Milking Parlor at Nebraska Farm
At the state experimental farm in Scottsbluff cows balk at entering a new streamlined milking parlor. Director Paul Swanson notes a lone milker could supervise the herd, and researchers plan adjacent feed bins to win cooperation.
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Scottsbluff
Neb
State Experimental Farm
Paul Swanson
Mie
Pepper Retires After Eye Trouble Delays Sale
The Buffalo club paid 4000 to acquire Raymond Pepper from the St. Louis Browns after Pepper had eye trouble. Pepper retired in 1937 following treatment in Buffalo and St. Louis. Commissioner Kenesaw Landis upheld the decision, ruling the ailment developed after Pepper’s sale.
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Buffalo Club
Internaponsangee
Ee Seather
St. Louis Browns
Raymond Pepper Decatur
Kenesaw M. Landis
Buffalo
Pepper
Browns
St. Louis
Boxing bouts resume in Decatur with venue move
The Decatur Boys Club of the American Legion will resume boxing matches Tuesday night, transferring from the Armory to the Civic Center on Ferry Street. The ring and seats move Monday. bouts start at 8 o'clock with the Decatur team facing Jasper or GCC from Harriseville, plus a featured battle royal. A December 18 tournament here will select entrants for the Golden Gloves meet in Florence January 18 to 21, with amateur boxers within 45 miles eligible.
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Decatur Boys ‘Club
American Legion
Armory
Civic, Cent
Ferry Street
Victor Youngblood
Center
Youngblosd
Jasper
GCC
Hariselie
Logals
Decatur
Invaders
Eugene Worlfy
J. R. Plémons
Landis bars Tarleton from baseball for gambling links
Chicago commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis announced Robert Tarleton, former Dallas club business manager, is ineligible under the baseball code. Tarleton acted as director of farm operations for the Chicago White Sox after a Dallas club role. Landis cited certification of a suspected gambler as a club backer and noted Tarleton’s attempt to certify a man as a scout in Longview, Texas, amid ongoing team shifts and farm operation realignments.
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Chicago
Kenesaw Mofintain
Landis
Robert
Tarleton
Texas
Dallas
Chicago White Sox
Lardis
Tarletort
Longview
Tex
Billy
All Dixie Conference Stars Named on 1939 All-Conference Team
Nine Dixie Conference schools are represented on the 1939 Associated Press all-conference football team chosen by coaches and writers. Mississippi College and Howard College each have two picks. Loyola, Spring Hill, Mercer, Birmingham-Southern, Chattanooga, Millsaps, and Southwestern others placed single selections. Notable selections include J T Aldridge end for Birmingham-Southern and George Daugherty fullback for Howard.
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Birmingham
Ala
Dixie Conference
Associated Press
Mississippi
Howard Colleges
Big J. T. Aldridge
Southern
Charley Armstrong
Mississippi Choctaws
Mercer
Boyce Jones
Miss. Coll
Gran Hamby
Millsaps
Ted Tatum
Spring Hill
Weigt
Mike Lopcha
Chattanooga
Irving Jenstein
S'Western
Kenny Morgan
Howard
Miss
George Daugherty
Allen
Cangoneri
Southwestern
Buckaby
Meriweather
Tannas
Hable
Loyola
Morris
Sands
Birmingham-Southern
Orend
Peteite
Fracchia
Nothing Done At B. B. Meet
Cincinnati December 4. A long baseball pow wow yields little action besides John Kramer, a special cop, claiming to have punched John J McGraw. Minor and major leaguers confer, hoping for player deals and a left fielder as the meeting runs through Saturday. Commissioner Landis report hints at working agreements with minors while Bramham hosts the round table discussion amid snowy weather.
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Cincinnati
John Kramer
John J McGraw
Napoleon
Kramer
McGraw
Cincinnati Rede
Landis
William G.bramham
East Texas League Adds Minor League Contracts
The report notes additions to minor league contracts likely to be announced at the baseball meeting in Cincinnati, with more signings expected to follow in the East Texas League.
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Cincinnati
Ten Teams Remain Unbeaten in Major College Football
New York Dec 4 With one upset possible still ahead the list of unbeaten untied survivors has dwindled to ten. Tennessee leads with nine straight wins and is slated to face Auburn next Saturday. The article lists the remaining undefeated teams and their records.
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New. York
Tennessee
Auburn
Madden Leads National Scoring as 141 Points Tops List
Lloyd Madden of Colorado Mines dominates national scoring with 141 points after four touchdowns against Regis College. Don Lieberum of Manchester and Tommy Harmon of Michigan follow with 114 and 102 points respectively as final tallies near completion.
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New York
Lloyd Madden
Rocky Mountain
Whizzer White
Colorado Mines
Regis College
Denver
Madden
Don Lieberum
Manchester
Ind
Liebrum
Colorado Comet
Tommy Harmon
Michigan
Big Ten
Lloyd. Madden
Colo. Mines
Midwest
Tout Harmon
John Polanski
Wake Forest
Sam Hammerstrom
Union A
Harvey Johnson
Miss
State
John Kimbrough
Texas Aggies
Pacific Coast
Grenville Lansdell
Sreren
Neoneet Walley
Bud Schwenk
Washington
Polanski Tops Southern Conference Scoring Rivalry
Richmond readers learn Wake Forest sophomore fullback John Polanski, 205 pounds from Buffalo New York, won the 1939 Southern Conference scoring title with 14 touchdowns and seven conversions. He succeeds Paul Shu of Virginia Military Institute who led in 1937 and 1939 seasons with top point totals.
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Richmond
John Polanski
Wake Forest
Paul Shu
Virginia Military Capitals
Polanski
Buffalo
N. Y
Tennessee Volunteers Face Large Bowl and Title Scenarios
Tennessee tackles Auburn in a pivotal finale with a Rose Bowl bid and share of the SEC title in reach. Tulane and Georgia Tech have claimed conference crowns, while Alabama routed Vanderbilt 39 to 0 in a lopsided season closer.
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Wildcats
Auburn
Tigers
Florida
Tennessee
Georgia
Bulldogs
Miami
Miami University
Georgia Tech
California
Atlanta
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Vanderbilt
Commodores
Briez Chats About Sports in Hollywood and East Coast Links
Billy Conn may sign with two film firms if he negotiates. Babe Ruth, in good shape, watched the Giant Redskin thriller and cheered from the stands. A Pacific Coast Conference insider is in town to assess several young Eastern and Southern coaches for possible fat offers. Pat Comiskey, the heavyweight, can only accept half of his offers due to physical limits.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Billy Conn
Hollywood
Babe Ruth
Broadway
Petey
Scalzo
Pat Comiskey
Yardbirds and players roam college grid rumor hash
A scattered article notes Patty Clark as a wary strategist, Eddie Matthews linked to Eddie Anderson and Jack Benny, Marshall Goldberg in Pittsburgh, Manuel Pacheco now claimed by Brigham Young, and Omer Norton from Texas A&M preparing to assess his team amid a web of college football movements.
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Eddie Anderson
Jack
Benny
Rochester
Eddie Matthews
Marshall Goldberg
Pittsburgh
Manuel Pacheco
Clemson
Brigham
Ken Keltner Faces Public Relations Setback
Milwaukee Journal reports Ken Keltner received a public relations lesson and hopes fans forget by spring while he strives to play top notch baseball.
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R. G. Lynch
Milwaukee Journal
Ken Keltner
Henry Armstrong film to premiere in Harlem Thursday
Henry Armstrong's "keep punching" will be previewed tomorrow and have its world premiere in Harlem Thursday. Mike Jacobs and his lawyer will attend the Harry Thomas confession hearing in Chicago. Ted Williams allegedly told friends that if he joins the San Diego fire department he’ll quit baseball.
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Henry Armstrong
Harlem
Mike Jacobs
Harry Thomas
Chicago
Ted Williams
San_ Diego fire department
Tall tale about Kimbrough and Clark draws cold reception
A humorous sports item notes Jack Kimbrough allegedly struck Texas Christian with a hit causing the ends to go out of bounds and praises Wayne Clark of Carthage College as exceptionally fast, able to run through a laundry without getting wet.
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Jack Kimbrough
Texas Christian
Tlinois
Wayne Clark
Carthage College
Arizona Football Starts 1938 With Alternating Win Loss Streak
The University of Arizona football team begins the 1938 season with a noted pattern of alternating wins and losses, marking a streak that alternates game outcomes starting October 14.
Pasteboard crowd boosters given to Penn students in 1899
Before the first Army Navy game in 1899 Penn students reportedly received a pair of pasteboards free of charge to help swell the crowd crowding the event.
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Penn
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