Briez Chats About Sports Highlights Opening of Central Office
Eddie Brieitz notes major sports arenas opening a central office in New York. A committee awards a Best Dressed Football Team trophy and Ellsworth Vines plans a winter swing with golf pros. Milwaukee lines form for a Giant Green Bay game featuring Ward Cuff and Ken Strong scoring.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
N. Y
Ellsworth Vines
Milwaukee
Green Bay
The
Giant
Ward Cuff
Ken Strong
Cuff
Strong
Thornhill on Southern California Rose Bowl prospects
The piece mocks Southern California’s Rose Bowl chances claiming any opponent will be outmatched and notes confusion over team strength. It references Tennessee, Cincinnati, and baseball figures like Joe McCarthy and Joe DiMaggio with scattered rumors about trading and personal events.
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Tiny Thornhill
Southern California
Tennessee
Trojans
Broadway Consensus and Rose Bowl Echoes Across 1940s Sports
The scene mixes boxing and football chatter with plans for a February title shot for Lou Ambers and talk of a Rouge Bowl in Los Angeles on the Rose Bowl eve. Also noted are two girls teams scheduled for a Rouge Bowl, a comeback bid from swimmer Thompson, and Mary land soccer workouts featuring Baron Boots Poffenberger.
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Wummer
Sammy Angott
Chicago
Lou Ambers
Los Angeles
Baron Boots Poffenberger
der Poff
Mary Jland
Katy Rawls"Thompson
Spokane
Redskins
Giants
Tennessee
Texas A
Aggies
Tulane
Mee han Could Write His Own Salary for Brooklyn Club
A Syracuse Herald Journal reader notes Chick Meehan could set his own pay for the Brooklyn football club of the National League and suggests he has long been the favored figure with Brooklyn powers.
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L. J. Skiddy
Syracuse Herald- Journal
Chick Meehan
Brooklyn Football Club
Brooklyn Powers That Be
Arkansas A and M tackle by Rev James Sewell
The New York Post notes one of the tackles on the Arkansas A and M team is Rev James Sewell a 38 year old Methodist minister.
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Arkansas A
James Sewell
All-Opponents Team Named by Auburn Gridmen
Auburn selects its all opponents from 10 rivals after facing Tennessee and a tough 11 game schedule. Honorees include Wenzel Tulane Elrod Mississippi State and others from Villanova Tulane Manhattan and Georgia Tech across positions ends tackles guards center quarterback halfback and fullback.
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Auburn
Ala
Tigers
Tennessee Vols
Knoxville
Tulane
Villanova
Mississippi State
Wenzel
Elrod
Kamen
McCollum
O’boyle
Marone
Manhattan
Chisick
Mazzel
Kellog
Howlett
Ector
Georgia Tech
Experts Pick Aggies Again In AP Poll Showdown
The AP ranking lists Texas A&M first with 28 first-place votes and 763 points. Tennessee and Southern California follow, with USC projected to beat Washington and Auburn posing a risk to Tennessee as injuries affect backfield stars.
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New York
Texas
Rpe
Ant Respor Ae Live Nation
Aggies
Associated Press
Tennessee
Southern California
Texas Aafid M
Trojans
Washington
Auburn
George
Caregé
Johnny Butler
Texas A
Cornell
Spittchadscots
Sapte Re
Duke
Missouri
Gata
Iowa
Alteaeit
Duquesne
Johnson Has Scoring Lead In Southeastern Conference
Harvey Boots Johnson of Mississippi State leads the 1930s SEC scoring race with 62 points from 10 touchdowns and 2 conversions in 10 games as Tulane and LSU truce contest failed to threaten his lead. Kellogg moves to runner up with 55 points, while Kavanaugh trails at 54. Ole Miss tops team scoring with 230 points in nine games, Mississippi State 216, Tennessee 205 as season closes.
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Romney Wheeler
Atlanta
Harvey
Boots) Johnson
Mississippi State
Tulane
Louisiana State
Johnson
Tulane L
Awburny Johnson
Foxx
University of Mississippi
Ole Miss
Tennessee
Volunteers
Auburn
Kentucky
Georgia Tech
Alabama
Georgia
Vanderbilt
Florida
Sewanee
Miss. State
Kellogg
Kavanaugh
LSU
Dodson
Mississippi
Sperker
Fordham
Ison
Zoeller
Ryan High to Clash With Jacksonville Team in Opening Game
Ryan High School coach J. Petty says the stage is set for the opening game against State Teachers College Jacksonville Ala Saturday at 7:00 PM. The Mountainers have recent wins over Union Hill Danville and Austinville and have mailed free tickets to Morgan County principals and coaches for the big event.
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J. ©. Petty
Ryan High School
State Teachers College
Jacksonville
Ala
Morgan County
Brinlee Mountain
Texas A and M Aggies Back On Squad For Bowl Choice
Texas A and M faced a key decision as the Aggies returned to practice after Thanksgiving. Fullback Jarrin John Kimbrough was cleared and back on campus following treatment from his brother Dr. Ernest Kimbrough. Brother Jack, injured reserve end, attended as the team eyed a Sugar Bowl bid on New Year’s Day.
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College Station
Texas Aggies
Jarrin
John Kimbrough
Texas
Big John
Ernest Kimbrough
John
Aggie
Brother Jack
New Orleans
Basketball Begins at Trinity High
Last week Trinity High opened its season with twenty two boys and about eighteen girls. Both teams are set to face Athens College and Flint High School this weekend. Boxing also starts with fourteen boys enrolling last Friday in the school’s first year of the sport. inquiries to Coach Quernell at Trinity are welcome.
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Trinity High School
Athens College
Flint High School
Trinity
Qurnell
Grid Crowds Up Across Nation for College Football 1939
An Associated Press survey shows 1939 college football attendance rose slightly to 7,570,150 across 333 games, led by strong southern and western gates. Tulane posted a southern record with 267,796 in eight home games, Duke NC drew 51,000 for a single game, and UCLA attracted about 400,000. Iowa climbed to 23,500 per season.
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New York
SSS
Associated Press
Rocky Mountain
South
Colorado
Utah
Denver
Tulane
North Carolina
Far West
California
Iowa
Bouts Set At Civic Center For Local Boxing Night
Decatur Boys Club coach Victor Youngblood announced a likely boxing match with Cullman at the Civic Center on Ferry Street. Jasper and Hartsville CCC could not attend. armory transfers move fights to the new arena with stoves warming the venue. The series aims to continue weekly through winter starting at 8 p.m. tonight.
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Victor Youngblood
Decatur Boys Club
Cullman
Civic Center
Ferry Street
Jasper
CCC
Hartselle
Armory
Youngblood
Bramham Leads Amid Minor League Trade Talk
In Cincinnati on December 5, Judge William G Bramham head of the minor leagues questions contracts and alleged foul play as majors ponder trades. Bramham warns of overpayments and possible penalties by Judge Landis while major leaguers discuss deals and bids.
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Gayle Talbot
Cincinnati
William G. Bramham
Little Fellows
Bramham
MacPhail
Brooklyns
Joe Medwick
St. Louis Cardinals
Medwick
Durham
N. C
Judge Landis
Landis
Chicago
National football scoring study shows balance shift in 1939 season
The 18th AP survey reports teams averaged 112.98 points per season and 13.06 per game, down from 114.36 and 13.53 last year. Rocky Mountain teams led scoring, with Utah and Colorado Mines pacing the region, while defensive Tennessee allowed no points from any opponent through their slate.
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Hugh
Fullerton
New York
Associated Press
Rocky Mountain
Utah
Colorado Mines
Southwest
Texas Aggies
Arizona State of
Mississippi
Tennessee
Vols
Middle West
Southwestern
South
Far West
Honor Court Set Tonight At Central Baptist Church
Tonight at 7 30 a public Boy Scout Court of Honor will be held at the Central Baptist church. badges and awards will be presented to many Scouts including Charles Scales III who will receive the bronze palm Judson Hawthorne and John Patterson III will be presented Star Scout badges Johnnie Hill and Darren Peebles become first and second class Scouts Ben Coolidge receives a 5 year veteran pin and Louis Nelson earns a 15 year pin. A total of 29 merit badges in subjects such as first aid life saving pioneering athletics public health and wood work will be awarded. A full attendance of local Boy Scout troops is expected with parents friends and civic leaders invited.
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Central Baptist Church
Charles Scales III
Judson Hawthorne
John Patterson III
Johnnie Hill
Darren Peebles
Ben Coolidge
Louis Nelson
Court of Honor
Boy Scouts
Governors Speak at Southeastern Planning Conference
Gov. E. D. Rivers of Georgia urged reducing the South’s freight rates to spur national economic development at a Southeastern planning conference in Hollywood Florida. Governor Cone of Florida and Senator Claude Pepper introduced the speakers as Georgia executives spoke on regional planning.
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Hollywood
Fla
E. D. Rivers
Georgia
Southeastern Planning Conference
Cone
Florida
Claude Pepper
Eskimo Census Taker Methods Across Far North
D. R. Hammack, regional census chief, says census work in the far North uses dog sleds and snowshoes and often requires sleeping out on treks to reach remote areas. He oversees 19 Western states and Alaska.
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Omaho
Neb
D. R. Hammack
Washington, D. C
Alaska
Captain Shag Goolsby Surges From Bed To Grid Glory
James Earl Shag Goolsby of State College Mississippi rose from two years bedridden to become captain of a top football team. The 6'2" 196 lb center led his squad to an 18-6 win over a rival and earned a B.S. in Business and Industry while planning to work for a Memphis auto firm. He married last summer and starred for three years at Lee High School before joining State College.
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State College
Miss
James Earl
Goolsby
University of Mitsiacht
Pete Dey
James
Hays Crossing
Tenn
Columbus
New Albany
Lee High School
Louisiana State
Ole Miss
School of Business and Industry
Memphis, Tenn
Louisiana high school classic to name two finalists
The Louisiana Sports Association plans this week to pick two teams for the national high school football championship game at LSU stadium in Baton Rouge. Last year Dupont Manual beat New Britain 28 20, and this year teams under consideration include Cathedral Springfield Boys Town Massillon Lanier Montgomery Baton Rouge and Jennings with the game set for December 30 before the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Sports Association
Louisiana State University
duPont Manual High
Louisville
New Britain
Conn
Cathedral High
Springfield
Mass
Boys Town
Nebr
Massilon, C
Sidney Lanier
Montgomery
Ala
Central High
Knoxville
Tenn
Pinebluff
Ark
Louisiana
Jennings
New Orleans
Demand for Good Apartments Highlights Daily Want Ad
In a busy market, well located apartments remain highly sought after as renters scan the Daily Want Ad for available units. Listings emphasize location, price, and desirability, with renters hoping to secure quality housing quickly.
L N Sugar Bowl Special to New Orleans for Holiday Run
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad will run its fifth annual Sugar Bowl Special to New Orleans departing Birmingham at 9 32 p m and Montgomery at 11 40 p m on Saturday night. The train offers lounge cars with drinks bathing facilities and all room Pullmans arriving on Girod Street near Canal Street for Sunday and Monday. Extra Pullmans on the Pan American will run Friday night with three days two nights in New Orleans. Return service leaves New Orleans 8 30 p m Monday Jan 1 arriving Tuesday morning.
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Birmingham
New Orleans
Vilmane
Girod St
Canal Street
Birmingam
Louisville & Nashville R. R
Girod Street
County Athletic Group to Meet in Hartselle
The Morgan County Athletic Association will meet in Hartselle Thursday December 7 at 3 00 PM. All coaches are urged to be present.
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County Athletic
Morgan County Athletic Association
Hartselle
Detroit police officers found parking tickets in turn about town
Nineteen Detroit policemen discovered life beyond their beat after receiving parking tickets following an examination for prospective sergeants. They were instructed to bring their tickets to the violations bureau for review.
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Detroit
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