Five-Man Line Debate Sparks In Football Innovation
New York reports the five-man line is not new but an old dodge resurfaced. Coaches such as Lou Little and Steve Owen discuss its origins from 1904 to 1920s and its potential as a defensive variation to confuse blocking schemes.
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Bill Bont
New York
Tatum Grossette
Citadel
South Carolina
Mal Stevens
New York U
Pop Warner
Stanford
Pop
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Lou Little
Columbia
Steve Owen
New York Giants
Steve
John Dagrosa
Kayo Sunday
Johnny de Isola
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Owen
Hooks Mylin
Lafayette
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Star Tackle among 22 inducted into education fraternity
Tuscaloosa Ala Dec 16 Jim Ryba varsity tackle on Alabama s fifth Rose Bowl team is among 22 students initiated into Kappa Delta Pi education scholastic fraternity Membership reflects high scholastic achievement and leadership promise White Tarzan guard on 1936 Tide and Freddie Sington 1930 Rose Bowl tackle also noted with Phi Beta Kappa ties
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Ala
Jim Ryba
Alabama
Ted
Kappa Delta Pi
Phi Beta Kappa
Arts and Sciences
Ruba
Arthur
Tarzan) White
Crimson Tide
Freddie Sington
Rule change urged to end goal line fumbles in football
Glenn F. Thistlewaite, University of Richmond athletic director, urged elimination of the touchdown fumble rule in a letter to Lou Little. He proposed moving the spot of play after a fumble to where the fumble occurred, with an exception allowing the fouling player to recover and run but barring others from a gainful recovery.
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Richmond
Glenn F. Thistlewaite
University of Richmond
Lou Little
American Football Coaches Association
Thistlewaite
Alabama Business Institute Christmas Break Dates
Alabama Business Institute will close for the Christmas holidays from December 17. The term will resume on January 3.
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Alabama Business Institute
Gulda hl Gets Second Place In Poll Of 1937 Sports Figures
Alan Gould reports on a wide poll listing 42 figures from sports and public life. Ralph Guldahl, U S open golf champion, secures second place with 9 firsts and 40 points, narrowly behind Joe Louis who leads with 34 points and 6 firsts. The list includes Johnny Goodman Hank Greenberg Charley Kurtsinger and others.
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Ralph Guldahl
T Joe Louis
Louis
Max Schmeling
John Montague
Mike Jacobs
Helen Wills Moody
Charley Kurtsinger
Kurtsinger
War Admiral
Vernon Gomez
Ralph Guidahl
Joe Louis
Johnny Goodman
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
Tony Lazzeri
New York Yankees
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Johnny Allen
Johnny Risko
Cleveland
Ralph Greenleaf
All-Conference Players Map Post-Season Plans
The AP all star Southeastern Conference team members outline plans after graduation. Notables include Frank Kinard to pro football, Carl Hinkle entering West Point, Leroy Monsky pursuing business, Fletcher Sims seeking a job, Joe Kilgrow aiming to coach, Jimmy Huggins coaching, and several others weighing pro careers or further education. Tulane led SEC attendance for the third straight year with 211000 fans across ten games, while Georgia Tech and Tennessee posted notable increases.
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Associated Press
Frank
Brusier) Kinard
Mississippi
Eddie Gatto
Schoo
Carl Hinkle
Vanderbilt
West Point
Auburn
Ralph Sivell
May Proach
Leroy Monsky
Alabama
Fletcher Sims
Georgia Tech
Joe Kilgrow
Walter Mayberry
Florida
Bill Hartman
Georgia
Bob Davis
Joe Hagan
Kentucky
Joe Black Hayes
Tennessee
Probabl
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Ed Merlin
Vandy
Jimmy Huggins
Greer Ricketson
Ray Hapes
California
Jimness
John Andrews
Tulane
School of Medicine
Norman Buckner
Norman Hall
Green Wave
Georga Tech
Admiral Osami Nagano Dies After Nagato Sinking
Report from Hong Kong states Japanese Admiral Osami Nagano died of injuries from the Nagato sinking on November 24 near Kiangyin after 15 Chinese bombers attacked the battleship. The article also notes box office crowds for Tulane Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt, with LSU showing a nine percent rise.
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Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt
Louisiana State
Hong Kong
Osami Nagano
Nagato
Kiangyin
Lawson Sykes to join Alabama fans in Rose Bowl trek
Lawson Sykes a prominent Court land resident long active in cotton business will be among Alabama fans attending the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day.
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Lawson Sykes
Courtland
Alabama
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