California Bears Prep for Rose Bowl Clash with Alabama
Coach Leonard Allison trains California for a Rose Bowl game as he trims basics and signals. He notes Alabama’s late finishes in three straight wins and plans light workouts with minimal scrimmage before travel to Pasadena. Sam Chapman recovering from hand laceration, twelve stitches removed.
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Stanford
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Stars Meet Bears Today Shrine Exhibition in Crump Stadium
A national pro grid lineup faces the Chicago Bears in a Shrine benefit exhibition at Crump Stadium Memphis Tenn. Dec 18 with over 5000 spectators expected unless rain delays the 2 pm CST kickoff. Forecast calls for fair and cooler weather.
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Crump Stadium
Austinville Sing Convenes Sunday at Baptist Church
The Austinville community sing will convene Sunday afternoon at 1 30 o clock in the Baptist church. Local and visiting singers including the Harteche quartet and the Johnson quartet are listed among the participants in this neighborhood musical event.
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Mistletoe Brief Causes Campus Ban at University of Illinois
Report from Champaign Illinois Dec 18 notes two sprigs of mistletoe on the University of Illinois campus stirring talk. University officer J Howard Beard traced colds to embraces under the mistletoe and warned no student should pass under it until earning at least a B in bacteriology.
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J. Howard Beard
Population gains in Morgan county October births exceed deaths
Morgan county's natural increase for October was 50 with 69 births and 19 deaths. statewide figures show 5 439 births and 2 562 deaths, giving a net increase of 2 877.
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Morgan County
Bureau of Vital Statistics of
State Department of Health
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across Clues
Across clues list fragmented words and phrases from a puzzle. Entries include expressions of inquiry and terms like considered, witty, leaned, variation and ban. Other items match clue fragments such as crabbed, not salty, sack, half anem, small, visitor, disgust, strike with one hand and tungsten symbol abbreviation.
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Risko Loses In Ten Rounds In Cleveland Fight
Johnny Risko, weighing 198 1/2, fights hard but loses to Louis Lewis who wins by nine rounds with one even on the AP score. Five thousand Cleveland fans observe Risko’s stubborn bid to revive his career despite a waning punch. Risko and his wife comment on his slowed, but still spirited, comeback attempt.
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Johnny Risko
Duke Wins Gainesville Duel 37 33
Duke defeated its Gainesville opponent 37 to 33 last night securing a second straight victory in the Florida city.
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Budge Tops List as 1937 Sports Performer of the Year
Donald Budge is crowned the outstanding 1937 sports performer for stunning Davis Cup claims and world tennis dominance. War Admiral and War Admiral’s rivals highlight a year of equaled feats across horse racing and golf with Ralph Guldahl earning high praise for the National Open.
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Red Shadow Mystery Twin Names In Alabama Ring
The Red Shadow, a masked Pacific Coast wrestler active across Alabama for months, is identified as Charlie Kuhn or Keene. He was last seen in Decatur with Roy Welch after a Birmingham disqualification, hinting at a masked past with Joe Gunthers in earlier Hawaiian Island exhibitions.
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Mackay Undergoes Appendectomy in New York
Clarence Mackay chair of Postal Telegraph Co. had an operation for acute appendicitis early today at Roosevelt Hospital. Dr James J Russell reports his condition is very good.
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Clarence Mackay
Postal Telegraph Cable Co
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James J. Russell
Mackay
Wrigley eyes Mungo as Dodgers talk continues
Chicago owner P K Wrigley signals Cubs best offer for Brooklyn ace Van Lingle Mungo as a chess like trade war with the Dodgers and Giants unfolds. Wrigley hints cash plus players could lure Mungo while Demaree Cavaretta Hartnett and other names surface in possible deals.
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New York Giants
Dodgers
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Dodger
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Frank Demaree
Bill Herman
Demaree
Phil Cavarretta
Gabby Hartnett
Giants
Horace Stoneham
Hal Schumacher
Gus Mancuso
Hank Leiber
Burleigh Grimes
All East Football Team Assembles for Shrine Game Workout
The All East squad gathered at Dyche Stadium in Evanston under co coaches Bernie Bierman and Andy Kerr for an initial workout before facing the All West team in San Francisco on New Year's Day. Twenty two players from fifteen schools form the roster for the Shrine Hospital benefit contest.
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Dyche Stadium
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Minnesota
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Kerr
Bierman
Dick Aniey
Northwestern
Hanley
Saga
National Field Trials Date Set for 25th Championship
The National Field Trial Club announces its 25th championship opening January 24 in Shuqualak, Mississippi with purses of 1000, 750 and 250 dollars. R J Goode Alabama commissioner of agriculture and club secretary says J H Sims and Hugh Buckingham will judge. Headquarters will be at Macon, Mississippi.
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Hugh Buckingham
Macon
George Washington coach tests Christmas rush drill
Backfield coach Bill Reinhart unveils a festive training idea for George Washington University football. Players will race through a crowded Christmas shopping line to practice dodging obstacles and maintaining control of a package.
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Bill Reinhart
George Washington University
Sam
George Washington struggles with old ideas in football
Coach Bill Reinhart faces a stale scheme issue as George Washington University suffers several losses. The piece notes past Vanderbilt backfield coach Lewis Hardage advocating unconventional drills downtown, walking through crowds to rehearse travel without contact, showcasing the fading novelty of the approach.
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Lewis Hardage
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Tigers Dismissed for Holidays Ahead of Orange Bowl
Auburn's Plainsmen were sent home for Christmas holidays and ordered light workouts at home. Meagher said the team is looking good but faces one of their hardest games against Michigan State in the Orange Bowl. They report back for practice December 27.
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Meagher
Postal Workers Sympathize Over Christmas Parcel Note
In Bellefontaine Ohio a postal employee recalls a parcel marked do not open until Christmas with a second tag perishable. The note highlights holiday postal handling and sympathy for the recipient.
British golf team ready for Walker Cup battle at St Andrews
Number 99 Alex Morrison notes strong British leadership for the 1938 Walker Cup. Tolley Torrance and Morrison are named to guide the team over the Old Course at St Andrews where the Americans won in 1923 and 1926 by slim margins. The British aim to overcome past psychological limits with expert team psychology.
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W. B. Torrance
Cyril Tolley
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St. Andrews
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Torrance
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Tribute celebrates Auburn guard Ralph Sivell in Orange Bowl sendoff
Atlanta December 18 Morgan Blake sports editor lauds Ralph Sivell Chipley Ga guard Auburn for his season noting he scored two touchdowns one on a blocked kick and earned all Southeastern Conference honors Sivell will close his gridiron career in the Orange Bowl January 1 in Miami He played prep school football with the Monroe Aggies under Red Barron Georgia Tech staff earlier remarks salute a standout guard in a tribute column.
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Happy) Sivell
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Georgia Tech
Freaks of 1937 Lead Grid Oddities in AP Poll
The Associated Press poll picks Fordham and Pittsburgh as the top gridiron freaks for 1937 with their third straight scoreless tie topping votes. Other listed oddities include Vanderbilt’s hidden-ball play, Pennsylvania’s twelfth man, and a spectator tackle in a Citadel game. Baseball quirks noted Newark’s late comeback in the World Series and the Athletics surge in April. Gehringer’s liner to Dean spurred retirement and health issues.
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Navy
Associated Press
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Newark
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Athletics
Charley Gehringer
Detroit
St. Louis Cardinals
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Buddy Baer Beats Hogan in Knockout at Madison Square Garden
Buddy Baer, 243 pounds, defeated Eddie Hogan in three rounds at Madison Square Garden. Baer outlined plans to face Jim Braddock next, then Joe Louis, while promoters hesitated over the Louis match and January belt bout between Braddock and Farr. Baer delivered a decisive right hand for the win.
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New York
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California
Eddie Hogan
Madison Square Garden
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Jim Braddock
Max
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Braddock
Hoffman
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Second largest cotton crop in Limestone County history
Limestone County reports 44 207 bales ginned by December 1 under government programs. The county’s 1950s crop trails only the all time peak of about 50 000 bales, marking the second largest production on record.
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Ala
Limestone County
Williams to Speak at Courthouse in Athens
C W Williams the dirt farmer candidate for the U S Senate to succeed Dixie Bibb Graves will address the public at the courthouse in Athens Alabama Saturday afternoon.
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Ala
C. W. Williams
United States Senate
Dixie Bibb Graves
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