McCall Elected President of Field Trials Club
B McCall of Birmingham was elected president of the Tennessee Alabama Field Trials Club at Athens as the 1937 trials closed. R R Doss Nashville named vice president and M F Whitt Athens secretary with E W Jones Huntsville assistant secretary. The 1932 meet will be in Athens.
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McCall
Athens
Ala
B. McCall
Birmingham
R. R. Doss
Nashville
M. F. Whitt
E.W Jones
Huntsville
H. B. French
Dibs
Bev
Canterbury
Fort
John R
Walter W. Davis
P. Ray Holland
Lafayette
Tenn
Marion Richardson
Lawrenceburg
L. H. Gower
Num
Ber
Blue Jay
A. Canterbury
Fort Deposit
Kitchen Cleaner
Kingfish
John Nichols
P. T. Barnett
Camden
Yessiree
Navy Eyes Top Football Talent for Naval Academy
The Navy announced in Annapolis that Rip Miller and Notre Dame assistants will lead next season's football program. Scouts will identify ambitious high school players who excel in football and studies and urge Congress to name them for academy enrollment, with strict scholastic standards maintained.
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Navy
Annapolis
Rip Miller
Notre Dame
Authoritie
Uncle Sam
Naval School
Culbertson Takes Lead Over Lenz In Bridge Rubber
New York report details a long bridge match between Culbertson and Lenz with Oswald Jacoby and Sidney Linz contributing. The sequence covers hands 228 through 253 across forty-fourth rubber, noting games, slams, and net scores for Culbertson and Lenz.
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New York
Oswald Jacoby
Sidney
Linz
Ely Culbertson
Culbertson
Jacoby
Culbertsons
Mrs. Culbertson
Lenz
Long May Choose LSU Coach Under Huey Long Influence
Governor Senator Huey Long of Louisiana may pick LSU’s next coach. Rumors swirl around candidates including Vanderbilt’s Lewis Hardage, SMU’s Ray Morrison, Chattanooga’s Scrappy Moore, Tennessee’s Bob Neyland, and NYU’s Chick Meehan, with Long’s recommendation likely guiding the decision.
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Huey T. Long
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
Ray Morrison
Former Vanderbilt Grid Star Fritz Crane Enters Wrestling
Fritz Crane, formerly a Vanderbilt gridiron star, has become a wrestler and will face Chris Jordan, former middleweight champ, in Fairfield on Thursday night.
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Vanderbilt Grid
Fritz Crane
Cranes
Chris Jordan
Fairfield
Londos Bout Last Before the Holidays
Jim Londos world wrestling champion appears in Birmingham tonight against Barnick to end Post No. One American Legion's wrestling season. Sam Siegel plans next bout on January 11. The opening match features Sun Jennings and Paul Harper.
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Jim Londos
Birmingham
Barnick
American Legion
Sam Siegel
Number One
Sun Jennings
Paul Harper
Southern Methodist University
Kiwanis Lose To Freight Office In Bowling Match
The Kiwanis fell to the L. and N. Freight Office in a hard fought bowling match at MOC A alleys. Sam Wilds led with a 15 pin journey average gain, Lon C Morrow added 10, and Howard Muse 8 as both sides posted gains. The Go Getters face the post office squad Thursday with an 80 pin handicap.
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Kiwanis
Sam Wilds
Lon C. Morrow
Howard Muse
Six Footers For The Tide Cagers Rise In Size
Six of the Alabama varsity basketball squad out of fourteen are six feet or taller. Centers Ben Smith and Herman Bauman lead at 6 feet 2 inches, with Robert Cotten at 6 feet 1 inch. Stewart Aiken Zolton Munkasey and Zeke Kimbrough stand exactly six feet, while John Freeman Paul Munkasey and Ed Kimbrough fall just short by one inch. Roy Connatser is 5 feet 10 inches and Malcolm Laney Franklin Nobles Harry Katz and Russell Sipe measure 5 feet 9 inches.
Dalrymple Leaves Hospital Ahead of Rose Bowl
Tulane star Jerry Dalrymple, the all American end, was discharged from the hospital yesterday. Doctors remain hopeful his injured kidney will permit him to play in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day, though Tulane fears practicing and play could affect his best form if he suits up.
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Jerry Dalrymple
Tulane
Dalrymple
The Extra Point Bothering Auburn Football Since 1907
Auburn’s football history notes the extra point as a chronic obstacle, with the team suffering seven losses due to failed extra points and only two wins via the decisive seventh point. Since 1907, multiple close games against schools like Alabama, Sewanee, Vanderbilt, Tulane, Howard, Georgia Tech, Florida and others showed late-point risks, including several draws when kicks failed or were blocked.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
University of Alabama
the Plains
Alabama
Sewanee
Vanderbilt
Tulane
Howard
Miss. A. & M
Georgia Tech
Florida
Dusek Looks Good In His Workouts
Earnie Dusek the challenger for Londos championship is in fine condition for the bout in Birmingham tonight. He has trained there for days and shown speed and power. This will be Barnie Dusek first crack at the title.
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Earnie Dusek
Londos
Birmingham
Barnie
North Carolina Opposes Big Ten Split in Southern Conference
North Carolina will oppose withdrawal from the Southern Conference and work to keep the organization intact. The state authorities reject the idea of joining a proposed Big Ten of the South and remain committed to the current conference structure.
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North Carolina
Weather records show freezing touch and cool highs
The mercury dipped to freezing last night as a pathfinder of cold. The weather bureau logged a maximum of 51 and a minimum of 32 for the 24 hours ending at seven this morning.
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Weather Bureau
Howard to Meet North Dakota and Duquesne in 1933
Howard plans a home and home schedule with North Dakota in 1933 and again with Duquesne University of Pittsburgh. A Birmingham venue is possible if negotiations succeed. The article notes potential intersectional expansion for next year.
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Howard
North Dakota
Duquesne University of Pittsburgh
Duquesne
Birmingham
A A Athletic Officials Here Visiting for S I A A
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association officials visited over the weekend en route to Bowling Green Kentucky for conference sessions. The group included A E Wood chairman of athletics Mississippi College Stanley Robinson head coach Mississippi College Dr Swan athletic chairman Southwestern Memphis and Jimmy Haygood coach Southwestern. They spent Saturday night here and departed Sunday via Louisville and Nashville to Bowling Green.
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Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Bowling Green
A. E. Wood
Mississippi College
Stanley Robinson
Dr. Swan
Southwestern
Memphis
Jimmy Haygood
Southern
Louisville
Nashville
NYU Criticized Over Meehan Football Policy Shift
New York University faces sharp critique after Chick Meehan resigns as football coach and officials announce a policy move to deemphasize football. Observers dispute whether school leadership knew what was happening during Meehan’s seven year tenure. Some say Meehan was brought to push NYU to big time college football.
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New York University
Chick Meehan
Meehan
Bolder
N.Y. U
Violets
Southern Association delays captain selection to spring end
Birmingham Southern will join teams delaying next year’s captain election until after spring training. The annual gridiron banquet announced the postponement of the election.
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Birmingham-Southern
Illinois Bans Wrestling Draws Under New Commission Rule
The Illinois wrestling rule now permits the referee to decide matches if the required number of falls is not reached within the allotted time. Alabama bans draws with a 30 day rematch restriction under new Athletic Commission rules.
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Illinois
Alabama
Alabama Athletic Commission
State cage season opens with multiple attractions
AP dispatch from Montgomery notes Alabama college, pro and city league basketball start this weekend as the season kicks off. Boxing elimination tourney opens at Alabama for varsity prospects, while Jim Londos meets Ernie Dusek in Birmingham wrestling. Huntsville scene highlights Decatur high’s nine wins and two ties in regional grid accolades.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Birmingham
Jim Londos
Ernie Dusek
Omaha
Neb
Huntsville
P. I. Pruitt
Daily Times
North Alabama
Tennessee Valley
Decatur High School
Guntersville
Alabama Opens Season With Victory Over Boys Club
Alabama basketball opened the season with a 24 to 12 win over the Boys Club of Birmingham. Stew Aiken Cotton and Kimbrough led scoring as the team sets to work on a smoother offense this week.
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Boys’ Club of
Birmingham
Alabama
Stew” Aiken
Cotton
Kimbrough
Coaches settle deadlock naming two for junior manager
Unable to choose between Bill Batley Boaz and Sam Yelles Winona Mississippi for junior manager of the 1932 Crimson Tide the coaches settled the deadlock by naming both to the position.
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Bill Batley
Boaz
Sam Yelles
Winona
Miss
Crimson Tide
Four-ring city league hoops hits city auditorium
The Birmingham city league opens this week with 40 players across parallel courts. Three or four games run on each court, and by night’s end more than 175 regulars and substitutes have played on the floors.
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Birmingham
City Auditorium
Ach
Golf pros to study in fall at nationwide schools
Charlie Hall of Birmingham, president of the Professional Golfers Association, announced schools for professionals at strategic points in the Far West, Mid-West and East next year. Auburn expects a strong basketball season under Coach Sam McAllister and captain Jack Stewart, with two changes standing out in the lineup.
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Charlie Hall
Birmingham
Professional Golfers Association
Far West
Mid-West
Auburn
Sam McAllister
Jack Stewart
Big offer for Schmeling Walker boxing bout revealed
Chicago bids for a Schmeling Walker charity fight in the stadium, likely February or March. Nate stadium matchmaker aims to test state law to permit a 15 round title bout. The stadium reportedly offers Schmeling's manager Joe Jacobs $200,000 or a 40 percent gate share.
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Chicago
Nate Stadium
Springfield
Joe Jacobs
Chattie's Girl Tracked Marshall Davidson Romance
Auburn Alabama on December 16 reveals why co ed Mary Hughes of Tyler Texas watched Auburn co captain Marshall Verlon Davidson during the 1931 season. The pair married September 3 at Ashville Alabama four days before practice began and kept it largely secret until this week. Davidson and Mrs Davidson are prominent Auburn students. she attends Judson College and Kiappa Delta sorority. Davidson, a Sidney Lanier High School standout, has led Auburn football for three seasons and plans to teach and coach after graduation.
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Auburn
Ala
Marshall Verlon
Davidson
School of Education
Sigma Phi Oaial
Minor Revisions Speed Up Open Season Basketball
The basketball rules, crafted to accelerate play, cut time out periods from two to one minute and require a player under heavy backcourt guard to pass within five seconds. The five second rule targets stalling by a leading team late in games.
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