Alice Marble Tops AP Sports Poll as Athlete of 1939
Alice Marble, tennis champion, dominates the AP poll named athlete of 1939 with 167 points. Bettye Berg and Patty Berg follow in golf, Eleanor Holm and Elsie Crabtree appear in swimming and marching band leadership is noted among other nominees.
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Sid Feder
New York
Deceranse
Alice Marble
Samoa
Associated Press
Queen of the Courts
Helen Wills Moody
California
Alice
U. S
Betty
Meherty “Sons
Wingler
Patty Berg
Eleanor Holm
Elsie Crabtree
University of Nevada -Drum
Miss Holm
Billy-Rose
Miss Crabtree
Golf
Miss Berg
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Betty Hicks
Long Beach
Calif
Sensation
Miss Holmn
Mvs
Katherine Rawls Thompson
Miami
Alice Nice
San Francisco
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Texas
Minneapolis
York
Egies
Ane
Katherine ‘Rawls
Thompson
Ota Thanee Ney
Elsie
Crabtree
Vies
Nevada
Marjorie Gestring
Los Angeles
Esther Williams
Nancy Merki
Portland
Ore
Johnson Tops SEC Scorers In 1939 Football Season
Boots Johnson of Mississippi State led SEC scoring with 62 points from 10 games, averaging a touchdown per game. Kellogg of Tulane was runner-up with 51 points, while Ken Kavanaugh of LSU finished third with 54. Team totals show Mississippi 230, Mississippi State 216, Tennessee 212, Tulane 181, Kentucky 161.
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Atlanta
Balliotin
Harvey
Boots) Johnson
Mississippi State
Johnson
Mississippi
Marnonsaid
Kellogg
Tulane
Louisiana State
Ken Kavanaugh
Tennessee
Kentucky
Georgia Tech
Georgia
L. S.A
Alabama
Vanderbilt
Florida
Auburn
Sewanee
Miss. State
Kavanaugh
Fed L
Tennesse
Dodson
Fordham
Ison
Zoeller
Seple
Kentucki
Armstrong Defeats Jimmy Garrison in Cleveland Show
Henry Armstrong, nicknamed Hammerin Hank, stopped Jimmy Garrison of Kansas City in the seventh round by technical knockout to celebrate his 27th birthday. Al Hostak retained the world middleweight title by knockout of Eric Seelig in the first round. The two bouts headlined the 14th annual Cleveland News Christmas show, drawing 10,000 fans and grossing about $28,579 for a toy fund.
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Cleveland
Henry ‘Armstrong
Henry
Hammerin
Hank
Jimmy Garrison
Kansas City
al Hostak
Seattle
Eric Seelig
New York
Armstrong
Hostak
Cleveland News
Briez Chats About Sports In A Salty Patchwork
Eddie Brietz notes roam through sports chatter in a scattershot column. mentions Homer Norton in Palo Alto and Fr B Iron Men feats at Iowa State Teachers College. cites Clemson Boston College Cotton Bowl praise and Duke? references, with TCU basketball twins detail and a note on Gone With The Wind premiere in Atlanta.
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Eddie Brietz
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Dan Topping
Dodger
Nile Kurtnick
Clemson
Boston College
Iron Men
Leo Kagan
Iowa State Teachers College
John
Moffatt Long
Erskine College
Ohio State coach cautions on neckwear endorsements
Francis Schmidt, the Ohio State coach, endorses a Columbus firm’s ties but warns a coach should avoid endorsing items that could be worn around the neck. The note appears in Halsey Hall's Minneapolis Journal.
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Halsey Hall
Minneapolis Guard Journal
Francis Schmidt
Ohio State
Columbus
Oklahoma to aid Missouri band drive
Missouri Oklahoma Universities players met on the gridiron but the Big Six season ends as Oklahoma students launch a fund raiser to send Missouri band to the Orange Bowl in Miami. Band president Robert Bristow estimates need between 2000 and 2500 dollars and editor Bill Brinkley of the Oklahoma Daily leads the drive.
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Columbus
Missouri Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Missouri
Missouri Band
Miami
Fla
Robert Bristow
Oklahoma Daily
Bill Brinkley
Georgia Tech
Milwaukee Barons Seek Games With Touring Southern Teams
The old Milwaukee Barons of Jacksonville Florida, former college stars, want games with any fast independent basketball teams touring the South this winter. Babe Ruth and Wiley Moore figures are mentioned in a prior context. The team seeks competitive matches during the season.
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Babe
Reds to Beat Next Season Disproved by Times-Star
The Cincinnati Times-Star dismisses Ray Blades prediction that the Reds will be the team to beat next season in a brief bottom paragraph. It asks, what's the matter, boys, don't you believe it, signaling skepticism about the forecast.
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Ray Blades
Reds
Cincinnati Times-Star
Texas A and M Ranks First in Final AP Poll
The Texas A and M Aggies top the final Associated Press ranking with 1,491 points from 55 first-place votes. Tennessee second with 970 points, Southern California third at 891, Cornell fourth at 889, and Tulane fifth as bowls approach.
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New York
Texas Aggies
Southwest
Confernce Kingpins
Associated Press
Aggies
Tennessee
Vols
Southern California
Cornell
Southern Cal
Auburn
Trojans
Rolans
Ahs
Tulane
Missouri
Duke
Town
Duquesne
Boston College
Clemson
Andy More
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Missouri Iedthileaieieieieh
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Notre Dame
Santa Clara
Ohio State
Georgia Tech
Fordham
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Michigan
Eight Teams Named To Star SEC Football Team
The annual all-Southeastern Conference football team is announced by a board of sports writers from Atlanta Birmingham Nashville and other cities. Ends Ison of Georgia Tech and Kavanaugh of LSU lead the list with tackles McCollum Tulane Merrill Alabama guards Molinski Tennessee and O Boyle Tulane center Goolsby Mississippi State backs Kellogg Tulane Foxx Tennessee McGowen Auburn and Huggins Vanderbilt.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta
Birmingham
Nashville
Danforth
New
Or- Yedre
Pleayuné
Pic Dufour
New Orleans
Pribune
Ison
Georgia Tech
Kavanaugh
Louisiana State
McCollum
Tulane
Merrill
Alabama
Molinski
Tennessee
O'Boyle
Goolsby
Mississippi State
Kellogg
Foxx
McGowen
Auburn
Huggins
Vanderbilt
Trinity Teams Open Season With Wins and Close Calls
Trinity squads opened at Town Creek with both boys and girls performing well. The girls edged Trinity 38 22 in a tough game, while the Trinity boys beat Town Creek 36 27 as the teams traded leads in a low scoring affair. Trinity defeated Flint 23 10 in a later Saturday night matchup.
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Trinity Cave
Eams
Trinity
Town Creek
Trinity Girls
Trinity Boys
Town Creek Boys
Samall
Rogersville
Mouls
R. Terry
Hotchkiss
C. Terry
Etheridge
Redding Ir Corher
Letgon
Henbeck
Flint
Futters
Puryear and Lawrence Named Morgan High Football Captains
Morgan County High selects Dudley Puryear at center and Pete Lawrence as co captain for the 1939 season. The list of lettermen includes Billy Stephenson Gordon Glasscock R Q Rollins Billy Walter Clyde Mason Ray White Horace Ryan Roger Hagan Gurney Gene Lackey Byrd Dean Leonard Hagar Matthew Wiggins W P Newman Rodney Hagan Allen Ryan and more.
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Morgan County High School
Dudley Puryear
Pete Lawrence
Puryear
Poc
Grady Long
Billy Stephenson
Gordon Glasscock
R. Q. Rollins
Billy Walter
Clyde Mason
Ray White
Horace Ryan
Roger Hagan
Gurney Gene Lackey
Byrd Dean
Princeton Tigers To Tour South For First Time
Princeton University will travel south for the first time in its history to play Vanderbilt in Nashville on October 25 as part of the 1941 football schedule announced by R Kenneth Fairman. The 1941 slate also lists games against Williams Columbia Pennsylvania Harvard Dartmouth Yale Navy.
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Princeton
N. J
Dec
Princeton University
Tiger
Harvard
Dartmouth
Yale
New Haven
Navy
4815 License Tags Sold in Morgan County Record
With 4815 license tags sold in Morgan county from October 1 to December 1, the total exceeded last year by 200. Probate Judge T. C Almon announced the figures on COMPELL noting the sales covered all vehicle types and drivers licenses also went on sale.
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Morgan County
T. C’ Almon
Civic Center boxing card set with Decatur team clashes
Victor Youngblood announces eight bouts at the Civic Center led by five Decatur versus Chattanooga team fights. Local matches feature J R Sharp vs Carl Slatten and Homer Evans vs Wilson Campbell, plus Worley and Tate meeting in a high stakes flyweight clash.
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Civic Center
Victor Youngblood
Decatur’ Boys Club
Decatur
Nooga Battlers
J. R. Sharp
Carl Slatten
Homer Evans
Wilson Campbell
Eugene Worley
Candy Kid Tate
Chattanooga
Pruitt Gray
Claude Akridge
Jack Jackson
Mack Ramsey
Doyle Roberts
Bud Baggett
Jor. Plemons
Bud Crosswhite
Worley
North
Judge reports sales of 130 units by October 8
Judge Almon notes that 130 units had been sold by Tuesday, with figures covering October 1 and 8.
Fights Move to Civic Center for New Night Show
The card features plod and Goodlow Jonah 185 of Chattanooga as Horton battles added traction. Last week marked the first at the Civic Center after equipment transfer from the Armory, and delays should be avoided tonight. Fights start promptly at eight.
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Goodlow
Jonah
Chattanooga
Horton
Civic Center
Sacramento man helps stranger then breaks leg in fall
Charles Peters, 53, rushed to call an ambulance after seeing a supposed injury. He slipped and broke his leg while helping a man who proved to be intoxicated.
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Sacramento
Calif
Charles Peters
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