Famous Pro Team To Attract Great Crowd Here Tuesday
Fans expect a large turnout at Central High gym Tuesday to see the Terrible Swedes meet Coach Shorty’s All-Stars in a showy basketball clash. Ogle has gathered strong locals James Collier, Charlie Hobba, Almvia Briscoe, William Lindsey, Aston Bolding, Russell Sims, J. W. Sime, Fred House, Eddie Black, Rube Head, Baron Cockrell to test the Swedes noted for trick shots and flashy passing.
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Central High
Shorty
Decatur
Ogle
James Collier
Charlie T. Hobba
Almvia Briscoe
Max Schmeling Seeks Rematch With Joe Louis Rivalry Heats Up
New York report details Max Schmeling set to face Harry Thomas in Madison Square Garden for up to 15 rounds as Joe Louis watches. The piece recalls past battles and hints Schmeling’s plan to probe Louis for a title defense next June amid a dynamic, tense boxing scene.
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New York
Max Schmeling
Hunter
Madison Square Garden Ring
Harry Thomas
Joe Louis
Schmeling
Max
Louis
Paulino Azcudun
Joe
Northwestern inherits race horses and funds from Mrs. Rea
Northwestern University received five harness race horses and 100000 dollars under the will of Mrs. Manlove Rea who died at 89. The Chicago Art Institute also gains 25000 dollars for needy students. The university will employ Mrs. Rea's chauffeur Axel Boettiger for at least ten years at 150 dollars a month.
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North University
Manlove Rea
Chicago Art Institute
Northwestern
All Stars Battle Olson's Swedes Tuesday Night
Olson's Swedes from Piedmont travel to meet the city All Stars Tuesday at eight in the Central high gym. The visitors, six-footers known nationwide, collide with Coach Shorty Ogle's chosen local squad after a final workout tonight.
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Olson
Piedmont
Central High Gymnasium
Shorty Ogle
Central
Golfer Thomson Sets Course Record in Miami Open
Thom son of Shawnee Pa cracked the course mark with a 65 at the Miami Biltmore open trailing leader Revolta who shot 70. Revolta, Metz, Snead and Harrison chased the record as Sam Snead and other pros battled for the halfway lead with Horton Smith and Harrison in pursuit.
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Larry Rollins
Coral Gables
Fla
My Thomason
Shawnee
Johnny Revolta
Evanston
Thomson
Révolta
Ted Turner
Pine Valley
N. C
Layson Little
San Francisco
Revolta
Dick Metz
Chicago
Samuel Jackson Snead
Sluggin
Sam
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Perolta
Horton Smith
E. J. Harrison
Little Rock
Ark
Smith
Harrison
Briez Chats About Sports in New York Circles
A collage of sports chatter from New York papers covers Dutch Clark’s Michigan prospects, Benny Friedman’s coaching at City College, Gus Dorais’ chances, and broad notes on boxing, golf, and college teams. It mentions Dizzy Dean as Santa, Tim Mara’s bookmaker past, Henry Armstrong, Joe Routt, and UNC players choosing Ed Williams on an all-opponents team.
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New York
Fielding H
Yost
Chicago
Dutch Clark
Harry Kipke
Michigan
Benny Friedman
City College
Gus Dorais
Dizzy Dean
Santa Claus
Fla
Butch
Martin Burke
New Orleans
Henry Armstrong
Johnny Jones
Armstrong
Los Angeles
Eddie Mead
Burke
Orleans
Mead
Armstrong Burke
Jesse Haines
Joe Routt
Texas A. & M
Star Guard
Burper
Alabama
University of North Carolina
Ed Williams
New York University
Christmas lights illuminate Athens business district
Christmas lights were officially turned on in Athens on Saturday to welcome the yuletide season. Hundreds of colored bulbs decorate the business district and key highway intersections. The lights were bought by the city and provided gratis by the town.
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Athens
Ala
Daily Crossword Puzzle Highlights and Clues
Puzzle entries include in advance little value 28 Queer with thread 30 Summit 24 The top of a 32 Poetic form wave of everiing 25 Whim 34 A beverage 26 Mother of 36 Old form of th a of . 1 Custodians 25 Cheat 9 Before 26 And not prefix 28 Conjunction 10 A season 29 The panda c 30 To cut off a 12 Lived covering 16 Pshaw s layer 17 A shepherd s 31 Letter D pipe 33 Discovers Answer to previous puzzle 13 Anarch 35 Boy k 20 Italian river mais a JO Ne Boet 21 Skill 37 Organ of lite 22 Stir up hearin 23 Slice very 38 Tokens of teeter t of thin friendship IN JE DOWN 2 Overturn form of A Rie Als Salt INIT 3 Parched though with heat aewee Ri BMT ie jul 4 A wand etic form S Like 14 A pain in 6 A doze the ear 7 Slan 15 Pushed 8 Arrange 19 Ah P TRIE PY 11 Simplified intimation ad eT THO
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Pshaw
Budge Tops AP Sports Poll as 1937 Athlete of the Year
John Budge, the 1937 Davis Cup and Wimbledon tennis star, is named the No 1 athlete of the year by 28 of 48 AP sports writers. Medwick and DiMaggio trail, with Whizzer White and Clinton Frank among top finishers. The poll totals, firsts, and points are listed with other notable performers across sports.
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Alan Gould
New York
John Donald Budge
Uncle Sam
Forest
Agenth
Associated Press Sports Hi. P
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Medwick
Yates Clint Frank
Colorado
Whizzer White
Frank
White
Ralph Guidahi
Henry Aertong
Armstrong
Joe DiMeggio
Clinton E. Frank
Byron
Whizzer) White
Henry Armstrong
Ralph Guldah
Joe Louis Aiden
Charley Gehringer
Marshall Goldberg
Dutch Clark
Detroit Lions
Sam Snead
Johnny Goodman
U. S S
Rube Benton Crash Victim in Alabama Tragic Car Collision
Rube Benton former major leaguer injured when his car collided with another near Ozark Alabama on Saturday night. Delay Lee Clark 33 of Eufaula was killed. Cliff Atherson and C L Vinson of Eufaula seriously hurt. Benton survived with survivors including wife and daughter Anna Edith, Owen Benton brother, and sisters in Darlington and Clinton South Carolina. Funeral plans not announced.
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Dothan
Ala
John
Rube
Cincinnati Red
New York Giant
Lee Clark
Eufaula
Ozark
Clark
Cliff Atherson
C. L. Vinson
Clinton
D. C
Benton
Cincinnati
Owen
Macon
Cincinnati Reds
Chattanooga
Reds
Rgh Pirates
New York Giants
Giants
St. Paul Club
American Association
Minneapolis
The
Millers
Owen Benton
Reserved seats on sale for Tuesday basketball game
All reserved seats for Tuesday night’s game in Central gym go on sale today and Tuesday. Fans may contact Coach Ogle at Riverside or Coach Fuller at Central to obtain seats. The Swedes will practice about 30 minutes before the game and fans are invited to arrive early to watch.
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Central Gym
Ogle
Riverside
Fuller
Central
Notable athletes and former poll winners listed
Columbia quarterback Sammy Baugh, Washington star Tommy Farr, British heavyweight, and Purdue basketball star Jewell Young are named. Previous poll winners include Pepper Martin 1931, Gene Sarazen 1932, Carl Hubbell 1933, Dizzy Dean 1934, Joe Louis 1935, and Jesse Owens 1936.
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Columbia
Sammy Baugh
Washington
Tommy Farr
Jewell Young
Purdue
Pepper Martin
St. Louis Cardinals
Gene Sarazen
Carl Hubbell
Giants
Dizzy Dean
Cardinals
Joe Louis
Jesse Owens
1938 in Review A Year of Upsets and Surprises
Central Press reviews a remarkable 1938 across sports. Dempsey’s comeback and Tunney defeats. Browns win pennant then World Series drama. Montana favored for Rose Bowl. Ruth and Dodgers surge late season. Tilden tops tennis with dramatic Jacobs losses. Kate the gray mare wins Kentucky Derby and Preakness.
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Scribe
Browns
Phils
California
Alabama
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Joe Louis
Gene Tunney
Madison Square Garden
Long Island Bowl
Johnny Risko
Yankee Stadium
Fistiania
St. Louis Browns
Gabby Street
Phillies
Wilson
Bucky Walters
Buck Newsom
Bakerfield
Chicago
Brown
Bates
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Montana
Panzer
Bary Ruth
Dodgers
John Montague
Brooklyn
Burleigh Grimes
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Bill Tilden
Don Budge
Helen Wills
Helen Jacobs
Kate
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Fettle
Sports Mirror highlights historical NFL PGA and NL notes
The column recalls events from years past: the 1946 Packers beat the Redskins 21 to 6 in a Polo Grounds playoff before 30,000, Olin Dutra winning the Miami-Biltmore open with a 292 net score, and John A. Heydler's re election as National League president at a reduced salary.
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Associated Press
Green Bay Packers
Boston Redskins
Polo Grounds
Olin Dutra
National League
John A. Heydler
Baugh shines as Texas youth leads Redskins to title win
Rival mentor praise notes Roger Baugh as the standout performer in the Redskins 28 to 21 victory over the Chicago Bears. The story highlights his rise from Sweetwater Texas, where he trained in a backyard tire, to throwing three TD passes and totaling 352 passing yards while contributing on defense.
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Ray Plaherty
Washington
Baugh
Washington Redskin
Chicago Bears
Texas
Texas Christian
Sweetwater
Bears
Christmas Spirit Abounds At Athens College
Athens College students hold annual hobo week by drawing names in red and green knapsacks during dinner on December 11. Each student will secretly gift and be nice to their named person daily until a Christmas party on December 16. Santa Claus is set to attend as the school resumes January 3, 1938.
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Athens College
Santa Claus
Grocer Fends Off Hold Up With Cans in Richmond
In Richmond Indiana on December 13 R M Little a grocer fought off a robbery by tossing a dozen cans at a gunman. A clerk named Iva Carter seized a second intruder as the melee unfolded and the assailants fled the scene.
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Richmond
Ind
R. M. Little
Iva Carter
Litt
Hangman's Lot in Dent County Tied to Judgment Fight
In Salem Missouri on December 13 a historic plot in the center of town once known as the hangman's lot is at the center of a legal battle. Attorney George F. Addison seeks to satisfy a judgment but cannot locate a valid ownership record for the land.
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NO Man’s Land
Salem
Dent County
George F. Addison
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