Seers Pick LSU To Win Title In Rumored 7 re and Six Point Plan
Seers favor Louisiana State to win the title amid six point program outlined by Jerry Mahoney as college football crowds eye post season plans. Mississippi State defeats Florida 7 to 0 while a 6 6 tie stalls LSU and Texas in league play. Alabama earns second and Georgia Tech drops from top billing as 13 club league final standings list LSU first.
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Seers
Louisiana State
Jerry Mahoney
Amateur
Athletic Union
Nessie
Mississippi State
Florida
Baton Rouge
Bayou Bruisers
Texas
Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt
Auburn
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Tulane
Kentucky
Mississippi
Sewanee
California
Atlanta
Santa Clara
New Orleans
Villanova
Havana
Arkansas
Memphis
Miami
Desqure
GuldaHL Now Out in Front in Miami Open
Ralph Guldahl of St. Louis led the Miami Biltmore Open at 54 holes with a 207 sub par total after a 69 in round three. Horton Smith faded, Lawson Little Jr. slipped to 213, and Denny Shute, Henry Picard, Jimmy Demaret chased behind as Guldahl aimed to win $2,500.
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Coral Gables
Fila
Ralph Guldah
St. Louis
Guldah
Horton Smith
Chicago
W. Lawson Little, Jr
Smith
Denny Shute
New
Henry Picard
Hershey
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Tex
Picard
Gene Sarzen
New York
Mike Turnesa
Toney Manero
Greensboro
N. C
Sugar Bowl adds 5000 seats for LSU vs Santa Clara
The Sugar Bowl committee ordered 5000 additional seats to be installed for the New Year’s Day game in New Orleans, bringing stadium capacity to about 40,000 for the LSU versus Santa Clara matchup.
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New Orleans
Louisiana State
Santa Clara
WPA funds go on with reduced program through January
Aubrey Williams the deputy WPA administrator told a committee representing WPA white collar workers that funds remain sufficient to run the WPA program through January at a reduced level and without full staffing.
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Washington
Aubrey Williams
WPA
SIAA Meet in Birmingham explores sports adviser role
Southern athletic group SIAA negotiates creating a one year term sports adviser to study athlete eligibility and rule changes. Dr. J W Provine notes potential opposition while committees vote on college entrance and withdrawal applications ahead of the Dixie conference decisions.
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Birmingham
Ala
Southern Saudish Athletic Association
J. W. Provine
Troy
State Teachers College
Oglethorpe University of Atlanta
Citadel
Charleston
S. C
Mercer University
Macon
Loyola University
New Orleans
Provine
Emory & Henry College
Emory
Delta State Teachers College
Cleveland
Miss
South
Dixie Conference
Ex Tide Stars to Oppose Each Other in Pro Title Fight
Two former Alabama Crimson Tide stars face each other as Hudson stars for the Packers and Smith leads the Redskins in the National League title clash next Sunday. Hudson has been a star end for Green Bay the past two seasons while Smith won the Redskins quarterback job this year.
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Alabama
Crimson Tide
Green Bay Packets
Boston Redskins
Hudson
Packers
Smith
Redskins
Fish and Game Club Meeting in Moulton Alabama
The Fish and Game Club met in Moulton Alabama on Friday night with many members present. Emmett Tollison serves as president and Dr G N Carraway as secretary urging hunters and fishers to join in wildlife preservation efforts in the county.
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Moulton
Ala
Fish and Game Club
Emmett Tollison
G. N. Carraway
Orange Bowl Still Lacks Southern Opponent
Miami report says the Orange Bowl committee delayed picking a Southern foe for Duquesne in the New Year gridiron classic. Tennessee and Texas Christian were among teams under consideration, with another meeting planned tonight or tomorrow to decide.
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Miami
Fla
Duquesne
Tennessee
Texas Christian
Illegal city ordinances cite rabbit hunting from street cars
Policemen in Los Angeles reviewing a newly compiled volume of city ordinances found prohibitions including shooting jack rabbits from moving street cars and selling snakes on city streets. The text also notes a rule about assessing a turkey’s tenderness at market.
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Los Angeles
Sports Mirror snapshot recalls earlier Olympic boycott vote
The item notes a year ago advocates of the Olympic boycott lost by a small margin on the A A U convention test vote. It also recalls three and five years ago events in college football and Tulane star Jerry Dalrymple’s kidney contusion from a Washington State game.
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Associated Press
Jerry Dalrymple
Tulane
City reports no arrests for cattle drive offenses
A fragment notes ongoing concerns as authorities have not yet reported any arrests for offenses involving driving more than 50 cattle or mules through the city. The terse line hints at a rural practice clashing with urban limits.
Baseball's winter meetings churn trades and rumors
Snowy Montreal to rainy New York shifts focus to trades as major league officials gather for the annual winter meetings. Detroit seeks John Whitehead while Chicago and New York clubs weigh offers, with Pinky Higgins and Feller cases shaping talks and minor changes like cheap child admissions and night games discussed.
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Hugh
Fullerto
New York
Montreal
Major League Baseball
Canada
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit
John Whitehead
White Sox
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago
Rudy York
Hank Greenberg
Jack Burns
York
Bill Terry
Giants
P. K. Wrigley
Cubs
Wrigley
Terry
Hank Leiber
Gus Mancuso
Hal Schumacher
Bill Lee
Frank Demaree
Ken O’dea
Leiber
Lew Riggs
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Indians
Joe Vosmik
Frank Pytlak
Bill Knickerbocker
St. Louis
Morgan County Probate Notices and Public Sale
In the Matter of the Estate of C Edward Mienhardt deceased the administratrix Mrs Lulu Mienhardt files final accounts and the hearing set for January 6 1987. Spurgeon Speer and Benjamin Speer administrators of W R Speer estate will sell at public outcry on January 2 1937 in front of the Morgan County Courthouse cash for stock in Utilities Operators Company Tri Utilities Co and Water Service Company shares.
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State of Alabama
Morgan County
C. Edward Mienhardt
Lulu x Mienhardt
B. U. L. Malone
W. R. Speer
B. L. Malone
Alabama
Spurgeon Speer
Benjamin Speer
Utilities Operators Company
Tri- Utilities Co
Ae Water Service Company
Ww. R. Speer
Mahoney Wins A A U Presidency Defeating Brundage Faction
Newly elected A A U president Mahoney defeated Brundage backers 1993-7 at the convention ending Brundage's seven of eight year grip. Mahoney vows to curb nationalism in sport and shift focus to average athletes and private enterprise. Commo dore Jahncke added as delegate at large to 1937 meeting. New six point program outlined.
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Honey
New York
Amateur Athletics Union
Chicago
Avery Brundage
Mahoney
Brundage
Berlin
Sup
Maj
Patric J. Walsh
Ernest Lee Jahncke
New Orleans
International Olympic Committee
Jahncke
TI. O. C
Associated Press
Grayson on Sports Rumors and 1936 Headlines
The column surveys Browns and Boston Braves name polls and notes about Yale football Kelley and Notre Dame players. It threads boxing talk with Braddock, Louis, Schmeling, and Gould in pursuit of a title fight, plus Norwegian Austrian ski disputes and Pennsylvania deer season yields and boxing plans around Garcia Risko and Kilrain.
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University of Pennsylvania
Quakers
Anton Mischo
Jim Hauze
DeWitt Ricketts
Franny Murray
Kelley
Yale
Wojcihowski
Puplis
Skoglund
Lautar
Notre Dame
Barney Ross
Ceferino Garcia
New York Boxing Commission
Barney
Ross
Sam Pian
Jake Kilrain
England
Garcia
Johnny Risko
Joe Louis
Cleveland
Alabama Will Not Play In Any Bowl
Alabama athletic director Hank Crisp announced the Crimson Tide will participate in no postseason football. The decision removes Alabama from consideration for the Orange Bowl in Miami, as the Rose and Sugar Bowls had already chosen their teams.
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Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Henry
Hank) Crisp
University of Alabama
Crimson Tide
Miami
A A U Goals Strengthen Youth Sports and Clubs
The text calls for preventing exploitation of athletes for personal gain, inviting labor, industry groups, fraternal and church organizations to join the A A U, promoting broad athletic participation, using athletics to deter crime, and weeding out inactive clubs used for political purposes while aiding new groups in sparsely populated areas.
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America
Redskins Packers Clash For Title In National NFL Championship
Boston Redskins earn the eastern title by defeating the New York Giants 14 to 0 in mud and rain at the Polo Grounds. Green Bay Packers clinch the western division with a 10 1 season and a scoreless tie with Chicago. The title game is set for next Sunday in New York or Boston.
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Chicago
Boston Redskins
Green Bay Packers
Boston
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
New York
Green Bay
Chicago Cardinals
Packers
Chicago Bears
Cardinal
Sugar Orange Rose bowls and Alabama coach remark
In a Chicago style sports brief, coach Frank Thomas of Alabama complains they did not receive an invitation while LSU did. The piece notes Bowl allocations and potential successors at Syracuse, Colgate plans to borrow seats for a Duke game, boosting Colgate capacity to about 15 000 and questions moving that game to New York.
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Eddie Brietz
York
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Louisiana State
Gus Dallas
Detroit
Earl Martineau
Princeton
Vic Hanson
Syracuse
Colgate
Duke
New York
Round and Round section oddities and sports notes
Round and round section highlights last week’s insomnia derby winners Al Crossley and Jimmy Walthour. Mrs. Walthour traveled to the arena with hope in her hands. James Barton, star of Tobacco Road, eyed the finish eagerly. Crossley and Walthour depart Wednesday for a European tracks tour. Riley Smith of the Boston Redskins is described as half Irish and half Indian. The Garden’s joke about Joe Louis prompted by Bob Pastor’s matchup uncertainty. The Detroit paper names a yearling after their sports editor. Bill Stewart notes hockey refereeing is tougher than baseball umpiring.
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Msconnete
al Crossley
Jimmy Walthour
Riley Smith
Boston Redskins
Madison Square Garden
Joe Louis
Bob Pastor
Mike Jacobs
Pastor
Louis
Imperial Farms of
Detroit
H. G. Salsinger
The
Detroit News
Bill Stewart
Parole Hearing For Lesslie Woodruff Sought
Lesslie Woodruff will apply to the board of pardons at its next meeting for parole. Convicted October 8, 1936 for Granny and sentenced to five years. Marshall Woodruff December 5 7.
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Lesslie Woodruff
Board of Pardons
Graceny
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Auspices
American Legion
Clara Mortensen
Mildred Burke
Buddy Knox
Bill Jefferies
Eddie Wayland
SIAA
Sports Mirror
William
Pegusen
B. B
Wolds
Guatemala
NEA Service, Inc
United States
Harry Grayson
Browns
Boston Braves
Garden
Gould
Black Menace
Braddock
Schmeling
Norway
Austria
Hannes Schneider
Christiania
Pennsylvania
P. H. Davis
Tinsley’'S
Prince Albert
Bama
Thomas
Marshall Woodruff
Transit Co
Elliott Transfer Co
Eas A
Enzo Tel
Ron
Pringe Albert
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