Georgia Tech Poised for Orange Bowl Bid Under Coach Alexander
Georgia Tech eyes a Miami Orange Bowl appearance as Coach Bill Alexander guides the 1920s era Jackets into post season. Key players include Bob Ison and Goree, with solid guard play from Aderhold and Wright, while injury woes ease for a full squad ready to face Missouri.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Bill Alexander
Tech
Pp Alexander
Missouri
Jeger
Bob Ison
Jacket
Johnny Bosch
Neil
Hawk) Cavette
Alex
Notre Dame
Yellow Jackets
Lee
Tgtting
Elmer Layden
Engineers
Tulaneland
Tennessee
Miami
Oklahoma
Pasadena
Roy Reigels
California
Peter Punch
Lumpkin
Ison
Jackets
Bob
Jim Wright
Georgia
Governors Attend Orange Bowl Clash In Florida
Miami's Orange Bowl on New Year's Day will host two Southern governors as spectators. Florida Governor Fred P. Cone and Mrs. Cone along with Georgia Governor and Mrs. E. D. Rivers will be guests of R. H. Gore for the Georgia Tech Engineers versus Missouri Tigers game.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Miami
Fred P. Cone
Florida
Cone
E. D. Rivers
Georgia
R. H. Gore
Georgia Tech
Missouri
Southeast Conference hoops favorites form 1940 outlook
Atlanta dispatch previews the SEC basketball race naming Kentucky Alabama Tennessee Mississippi and Georgia as top contenders. It notes Kentucky’s early setback to Cincinnati and Alabama’s positive start under Hank Crisp with Prather and guards. It highlights Tennessee’s strong guard and Georgia’s returning lineup plus Mississippi’s experienced nucleus and evolving system. Florida shows promise while others are briefly listed.
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Atlanta
Southeastern
Kentucky
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
Georgia
Kentucckys Wildcats
University of Cincinnati
Adolph Rupp
Berea
Rupp
Cincinnati
Crimson Tide
Florida
Hank Crisp
Googe Prather
Stone
Busby
University of Tennessee
Tennessee Tech
Johnny Mauer
Gilvert Huffman
Elmer Lampe
Georgia Bulldog
University of Mississippi
Chuck Jask
Gadsden Club to Fight Here on Tuesday Nights
The Gadsden Athletic Club brings boxing to town Tuesday nights at the Civic Center to meet the Decatur Boys Club. Bout start at 9 o'clock, lasting about 90 minutes, with six to seven team bouts on the card and two local matches to be announced by Coach Victor Youngblood.
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Gadsden Athletic Club
Charles Allsup
Eugene Worley
al Clayton
Doylé Roberts
Bill Jones
Wilson .Campbell
James McGinty
Pruitt Gray
Brietz Glams About Sports by Bill King
Boston reports on historic All-America selections with Charles Gill praised for all around excellence as football star and Dartmouth's early paid coach. The piece notes Gill’s ministry and student tuition funding while referencing Yale and Stagg. It also mentions Joe Cronin and Red Sox catcher plans with George Lacy and Herb Nash at Sarasota camp.
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Bill King
Eddie Brietz
Boston
Charles Gil
Orwell
Hay
Légenpfeifinger
Pafan
Walter Meepoout
Alonzo Stagg
Heffelfinger
Yale
Camp
Union Seminary
New York
Joe Cronin
Red Sox
George Lacy
Minenapolis
American Association
Lacy
Sarasota
Herb Nash
College basketball outlook for region teams teased
The preview lists Georgia Tech Vanderbilt Sewanee Tulane LSU Mississippi State and Auburn with notes on coaching optimism players returning and questions about availability and form. It highlights Coach Mundorff at Georgia Tech and Eaves at Sewanee while noting Tulane football conflicts and LSU illness concerns.
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Georgia Tech
Roy Mundorff
Tech
Vanderbilt
Jim Buford
Pinky Lipscomb
Sewanee
Joel Eaves
Auburn
West Makes Hitters Loose as Whistles Drive Inventory
At the University of Richmond Casey Steigel recalls teaching Maxie West to loosen up at the plate by whistling Yankee Doodle. He credits John McGraw’s advice for easing West’s tension and boosting his hitting.
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The
University of Richmond
Casey Steigel
Maxie West
West
Giants
Casey
John McGraw
Royals seek Montreal manager as Bissonette aims high
Del Bissonette of Winthrop Maine eyes the Montreal Royals managerial job after batting and pitching in the International League. The Royals, who lost 19000 last season, seek a leader who can attract French Canadian fans while the club restarts under new guidance. Meanwhile Crimson wrestling plans see Chub Peas body, Jim Grunig and Don Lowry vying for the heavyweight spot after Fall competition.
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del Bissonette
Winthrop
Santa
Montreal Royals
Del
Cleveland
Royals
Howard
Chub Peas
Jim Grunig
Don Lowry
Crimson
Cafego Knee To Get Test For Rose Bowl
Tennessee fans await George Cafego as coaches plan a key scrimmage to determine his readiness for the Rose Bowl against Southern California. If Cafego fails to respond, Buist Warren and Johnny Butler would take prominent roles in the Volunteers' backfield.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
George
Cafego
Volunteers
Southern California Trojans
Bob Neyland
Ipot Seaten
Boih
Vols
Trojans
Catego
Mickey @Brien
Neyland
Buist Warren
Miami
Fla
Johnny Butler
Sam Snead Tops Miami Open With Subpar Spark
Sam Snead won $2,500 top prize at the Miami Open, finishing two strokes ahead of Harold McSpaden after a six under par 64 in the final round. Snead, feeling off healthwise, joins Harold McSpaden and Bud Williamson in a tight leaderboard as Byron Nelson and others chase the year’s pro crown.
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Larry Rollins
Miami
Fla
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Winchester
Boston
Snead
Texas
McSpaden
Bud ,Williamson
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ben Hoof
White Plains
N. Y
Byron Nelson
Williamson
Hogan
Nelson
Ed Oliver
Hornell
Gene Kunes
Philadelphia
E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Little Rock
Ark
Henry Picard
P. G. A. King
Harry Vardon
Picard
Renead
Christmas Day Charity Football Game Set Between Morgan County Alums
A charity football game at Benson Field on Christmas Day features Morgan County High School alumni from Hartselle and Decatur. Receipts are split 50 percent to school band funds, 25 percent to Morgan County TB Sanatorium, and the remainder to Decatur Ells Lodge. The Hartselle and Decatur rosters include numerous former players and recent graduates ready to play, with some having college experience.
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Benson Field
Morgan County High School
Morgan County
Decatur Ells Lodge
Hartselle
Bill
Donald Burleson
Robert Tolleson
Willard Floyd
Guy Roberts
Billy Walters
Robert Lewis Griffith
Wesley West
Lamar Speake
Victor Glasscock
van B. Glasscock
Johnny McDaniel
Eugene Eason
Ray White
R. Q. Rollins
Luther Roberts
McCall Young
Horace Roberts
George Duncan McCall
Frank Smith
James Lindsey
Robert Hargrove
George Speake
Decatur
Boyd Draper
Charlie Collier
Fred Trimble
Bud Neely
Red Caudill
Ninny McCluskey
Donald Whitmire
Gump Kimmitzer
Marvin Worley
Frank Chenault
Red Tucker
Guinnie Puckett
Home Meadows
Ed. Brazélton
Bill Francis
Bill Isbell
Red Kimbrell
Albert Thornhill
Gene Jackson
Joe Weatherly
Mike Jacobs
Charlie Smith
Peté Ryan
Fine Guards Will Clash In Rose Bowl Duel
In Los Angeles on December 18 1937 two allAmericas Harry Burdette Smith of USC and Ed Molinski of Massillon Ohio meet as left guards for a Rose Bowl clash. Smith known for power runs helped rebuild the Trojans line while Molinski a Tennessee mainstay pressures USC in the bowl game. Both players loom as decisive factors in the New Year showdown.
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Los Angeles
Harry Burdette- Smith
University of Southern California
Edward Michael Molinski
Massillon
Tennessee Volunteers
Smith
Mr. Molinski
Associated Press
Nick
Harry Smith
Notre Dame
Howard Jones
Johnny Baker
Aaron Rosenberg
Trojan
Molinski
S. C
Tennessee
Downtown shooting in Union Springs leaves man dead
A downtown Union Springs street shooting killed Jesse Brown about 25 and sent 18 year old Lewis Watson to jail after a dispute over a debt. Deputy W C Griswold identified Watson and said the two had been involved in an altercation prior to the fatal exchange.
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Union Springs
Ala
Jesse Brown
W. C. Griswold
Lewis Watson
Griswold
Brown
Watson
Daily crossword puzzle clues mixed with scattered words
Puzzle list blends across and down clues with many misspellings and garbled phrases. Partial entries reference items like Endymion, rivers, birds, metals, and directions, showing distorted crossword content distributed by King Features Syndicate.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Vander Meer Tops 1939 Upset Poll Tie With Northwestern
The AP ninth annual poll names Johnny Vander Meer and Northwestern as the year’s biggest disappointments in a tight 37 point tie. Vander Meer’s 1938 pitching glory contrast with five wins nine losses this season. Northwestern flopped after strong hype, winning only three of eight home gates.
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New York
Johnny Vander Meer
Northwestern
Wildcats
Associated Press
Vander Meer
Cincinnati Reds
Bill DeCorrevont
Yankees
Paul Derringer
Bucky Walters
Sam Snhead
Sam Houston
New York Baseball Giants
Sweet William Terry
Terry Terriers
Loyola Abandons Intercollegiate Football
Loyola University of the South ceases college football after a season marked by small crowds and a $25,000 loss. Coach Larry Mills, a Notre Dame alum, resigned two weeks earlier, and Rev. P. A. Roy S J the president announced the program's end. Tulane prepares for the Sugar Bowl as Loyola exits.
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New Orleans
Loyola University of
South
Tulane
Loyola
Louisiana State University
Clark Shaughnessy
Notre Dame
Larry Milins
P. A. Roy
S. J
Fractured draft notes on players and candidates
Fragmentary report lists multiple sports and racing figures with names like Johnstown and El Chico among a scattered set of candidates. The text hints at football and baseball contexts but lacks clear actions or outcomes.
Gly-Cas Promoted To Aid Digestive Distress
An advertisement explains digestion timing and says emotions like anger and fear hinder digestion. It quotes Mr. W. H. Collins of Decatur praising Gly-Cas after long relief from indigestion, headaches, backaches, and nervousness following treatment.
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Gly Cas
W. H. Collins
E. Church St
Decatur
Loyd’s Drug Store
Mr. Collins
Local remedy sales pitch in daily public meet
A vendor explains a modern remedy during daily public meetings. The item is priced at $1.00 per box with a deal of six boxes for $5.00, offering an advance option.
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