Protection for passers urged by Shaughnessy at rules meeting
Clark Shaughnessy head of the University of Chicago calls for legislation to curb brutal tackling of passers in college football. He proposes passes may be thrown from behind the scrimmage line to reduce injuries and argues current punishment is excessive.
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Dunkley
Chicago
Clark Shaughnessy
University of Chicago
Shaughnessy
America
New Orleans
University
Sraughnessy
Max Schmeling
Doc Casey
Detroit
Doc
Lloyd Lewis
Chicago Daily News
Roy Shudt
Troy
Jim Nelson
Lansingburg
Scotia
Shudt
Nelson
Weatherly Placed at Guard in All State Pick
Joe Weatherly, a standout for Decatur's Red Raiders, was named to the all state team as a guard despite primarily playing fullback this season. The decision marks a notable shift in position for the versatile star.
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Joe Weatherly
Decatur
Red Raiders
Age-Herald
Weatherly
Sewanee Not After Bernie Bierman as Coach
Edmund C. Armes president of Sewanee athletic board said Sewanee has not sought Bernie Bierman as football coach. He added no negotiations have university knowledge or authority. The current Sewanee staff remains for three years and the team has not won in five years.
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Birmingham
Ala
Edmund C. Armes
University of the South
Athletic Board of Control
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Southern
Armes
Walter
Johnny) Port
Se-Amy
Bierman
Sewanee
These Boys Meet Swedes In Big City Basketball Showdown
Local all star team faces Olsen's Swedes in Decatur tonight at Central High. Coach Shorty Ogle assembled top county players including Rube Head Baron Cockrell Alvis Briscoe Charlie Collier and John Hobbs for a 8 PM tip off with a pregame half hour. Reserved seats available through Ogle and Puller.
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Baron Cockrell
Alabama Hosiery Mills
Alvis Briscoe
Charlie Collier
John Hobbs
Moulton Heights
Central High
Ogle
Puller
Revolta Wins Miami Open Golf Championship
Johnny Revolta of Evans ton Illinois won the Miami open with a 282 total after a six year pursuit. He earned a 2500 dollar prize, finishing ahead of Jimmy Thomson and Dick Metz who tied for second with 283.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Johnny Revolta
Evanston
Til
Revolta
Jimmy Thomson
Dick Metz
Cage
Schmeling Dominates Thomas to Impress as Next Champion
In a Garden crowd over 16 000 applauded Schmeling after a decisive win over Harry Thomas. Schmeling, aged 32, displayed timing and a lethal right, weathering an early challenge as Thomas pressed the attack yet absorbed three knockdowns before the referee ended the rout.
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Schmeling
Joe
Louis
Jack Blackburn
Thomas
Arthur Donovan
Max
Harry
Eagle Bend
Minn
Louisiana band members threaten strike over Sugar Bowl pay
Louisiana's premier marching group, the L S U concert band and cadet corps, threaten to strike after demanding $10 expense money per member for the Sugar Bowl trip to New Orleans. Directors announce dismissal and cadet corps drills in uniforms without instruments as members sign petitions.
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Castro Carazo
Long
C. M. Everhart
Medal play opens at Southern California open golf event
San Santa Monica Calif December 14 Medal play begins today in the annual Southern California open golf tournament a $1000 event won last year by George Von Elm In best ball matches yesterday Danny Williams Lakeside Country Club pro joined by amateurs Dick Gibson and Richard Arlen film actor posted the best score 59
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Santa Monica
Calif
George von Elm
Danny Williams
Lakeside Country Club
Dick Gibson
Richard Arlen
Briez Chats About Sports Headlines Ringside Wits and Bets
A bustling sports page notes Mike Jacobs remarks on boycotters while Max Schmeling paces and Joe Louis displays a heavy schedule as ring gossip flows. It also covers Dixie Howell, Judge Stephen McKeever, and various figures from boxing, football, golf, and hockey in a lively New York scene.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
Max
Thomas
Jimmy Braddock
Joe Louis
Schmeling
Joe
Jawohl
Rose Bowles
Reno
Washington Redskins
Dixie Howell
Alabama
Greenwich Village
Stephen McKeever
The
Brooklyn Dodgers
Bear's Star Back Is Hurt In Rose Bowl Prep
Stub Allison of California's Golden Bears discussed sticking to fundamentals for the January 1 Rose Bowl against Alabama. Practice drills double daily from Friday through Christmas Eve with resets to Berkeley, while Sam Chapman nurses a left hand wound from a chair accident.
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Stub Allison
California
Golden Bears
Alabama
Allison
Berkeley
Sam Chapman
Sam
Gadsden Entry Key To Southeastern League Expansion
At Anniston, about 100 baseball fans discussed adding a new club to the Southeastern League. J Yeoman said funds exist to back a Gadsden entry if the city joins, as Selma and Montgomery officials attended the meeting.
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Anniston
Ala
Gadsden
J. Yeoman
Chamber of Commerce
Yeoman
Biddh
Selma
Stuart X. Stephenson
Montgomery
Tears Still Fall From Gridiron and Diamond Stars
Sports writer notes athletes cry when facing losses or trades and cites Gerald Walker of Detroit and Captain Clint Frank of Yale as examples. He observes locker room emotions persist though coaching tactics have shifted and ties tears to character and ambition.
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Gerald Walker
Bagmaw
Clint Frank
Eli
Yale
Frank
Harvard
Regional links span five Southern Gulf states
The fragment lists Alabama Maine Montgomery Mobile Pensacola Florida Mississippi Meridian Jackson regional ties across five southern states, indicating a broader cross state connection or coverage.
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Ma, Montgomery and
Mobile, Ala
Pensacola, Fla
Meridian and
Jackson, Miss
Frank Patrick to Assist McAllister at South Carolina
Frank Patrick fullback of the Pittsburgh Panthers will coach South Carolina backfield next year as assistant to head coach Don McAllister. The University board trustees committee on student affairs announced the selection after a long meeting. Ted Petroskey was reelected as assistant football and basketball coach. The committee will appoint a line coach in conjunction with the head coach.
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Columbia
Frank Patrick
Pittsburgh Panthers
South Carolina
Panther Flash
University Board Trustees
Patrick
Don McAllister
McAllister
Carl Stamman
Frank Pauly
Ted Petroskey
Harry Mehre
Georgia
Lanky youth Sam Baugh hailed as greatest football figure
Dallas reports detail Sammy Baugh’s rise from a lanky West Texas boy to a university star and pro quarterback. Stories recount his 275 passes for 3479 yards and 39 touchdowns at Texas Christian University, key 1935 games, and his switch from coaching ambitions to pro football, with friends and mentors shaping his early career.
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Dallas
Sammy Baughee
Sam
Wrigley Field
Chicago
Texas
Sammy
Texas Christian University
Baugh
Penn
Washington
Bears
Baylor
Jame Rice
Sammy Baugh
Leo
Dutch) Meyer
Meyer
West Texas
Francis Schmidt
Texas University
Billy” Disch
Longhorn
Texas Christian
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Detroit Hockey Red Wings
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