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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1938
Page
6
New York sports chatter centers on baseball trade rumors affecting major leagues next year. Peter Scalzo wins a featherweight bout amid boxing notes, while Lefty Gomez returns with tales from Canada.
Davey O Brien receives the Heisman trophy as 1938 season outstanding player. He arrives in York with 12 accompanying guests including his mother, Dutch Meyer, Ki Aldrich, Insull Hale, and Colonel Amon Carter. He says he will not play pro ball and aims to pursue geology in Texas.
Central Press reports coach Howard Jones plans a sharp game plan for the January 2 Rose Bowl against Duke. The three Trojan heavies Henry Smith Bob Hoffman and Grenville Lansdell anchor blocking and scoring options with Lansdell a versatile triple threat who can run pass kick and signal.
Henry Armstrong retains welterweight crown with a third round technical knockout of Al Manfredo in Cleveland. Referee Labranch stopped the 15 round bout at 1:45 as Manfredo’s arms hung by his sides before 12,724 fans at the Christmas charity show headlined by Armstrong.
The Ozark Mountain Hill Billies from Cassville Missouri, a famed girls team, meet two all star squads at Central high school gymnasium on December 15 at 8 p.m. A boys team opens the program and a girls five faces the visitors in the second half. H L Ogle of Decatur high school coaches the locals, with C M Olson managing both the Hill Billies and the All American Red Heads and the Terrible Swedes.
New York December reports six season records in the National Pro League closing last Sunday. Green Bay scored 223 points to break the old 220 mark set in 1937 while the league total rose to 1,484 from 1,424 in 1937. New York led passing efficiency at 48.9 with 91 of 186 despite the old 46.7 by Brooklyn in 1933. Chicago Cardinals and Washington tied 114 completed passes each. Cardinals 114 of 240 for 47.5 percent marked the top passer efficiency among 200 or more attempts. League total completed 1,484 of 3,030 for 40.5 percent.
Knoxville scout Hugh Faust warns Tennessee to expect a big, dangerous Oklahoma squad in the Miami Orange Bowl on January 2. He notes the Sooners’ heavyweight line, versatile wing formations, and strong defense led by Young and Duggan, after their 28 to 0 rout of Washington State.
New Orleans report states minor league forces prepare for a clash with majors over cover ups of prospective players. Feller case cited as example of how majors push sandlot talents into organized baseball. Landis proposes an amendment to end subterfuge rules at the national association meeting with minor league commissioner Gramham and 37 leagues present.
Hazen Kiki Cuyler, ex Brooklyn outfielder, has an inside track for the Chattanooga Lookouts manager post. An authoritative source says he has been offered the job and is awaiting a better offer. The infield star played with Brooklyn last season.
Trinity hosts Cotaco High School boys and girls teams Friday night. Cotaco enters with a strong season and tough tests are anticipated as one of the season’s biggest crowds is expected.
An Associated Press survey shows an 11 percent rise in average attendance per home game across 69 major colleges for 1938, totaling 8,146,124 fans over 351 games. Eastern schools led gains with weather aiding turnout, while Texas had declines. Major boosts came from Yale Columbia and Harvard, with notable top crowds for Army Navy and Southern California Notre Dame.
Texas Christian University leads the final Associated Press poll with 868 points, placing Tennessee second and Oklahoma fourth after notable weekend games. Notre Dame dropped from first to fifth as Southern California upset. Carnegie Tech and Pitt break into the top ten with Holy Cross nearby.
Carlo Orlandi clashed with Saverio Turielo in Milan Italy where the referee halted the fight in the ninth round awarding the decision to Turielo. Orlandi voiced strong objection as the crowd watched.
Montgomery announces Parker Hall of Mississippi and Auburn tackle Bo Russell join the Grey eleven for the new New Year bowl game. Northern team includes stars from Pittsburgh Cornell Northwestern Indiana Ohio State Wisconsin Minnesota and Purdue. Grey squad already has accepted players from Mississippi Vandy LSU North Carolina Clemson Southwestern Auburn Kentucky and Alabama.
The American Olympic Committee accepted Finland's invitation to the 1940 Helsinki Olympics July 20 to August 4 and outlined funds for 136 athletes plus staff at 85 500 dollars. Budgets from boxing track and swimming are pending, indicating total costs will rise. Delegates endorsed Detroit's bid for the 1944 Games.
Alumni and students debated Chancellor Bowman's claim Pitt cannot grant athletic scholarships while upholding the Bow man code. He said scholarships could go to bright students not simply athletes, and argued the school would not award aid just for sports.
Local and rural fans expect a record crowd when Virgil Trucks, famed for breaking the world strikeout mark, leads his independent basketball quintet against Hosiery in Decatur on December 22. The Birmingham 19 year old, under contract with Detroit, is billed as a dual sensation in both basketball and baseball, promising a standout performance before a possible Tigers assignment after the season.
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