Fighting Illini Scan Championship Scene
Illinois coach Doug Mills builds a veteran lineup aiming to repeat 1936 37 success as Illinois pushes for Big Ten crown. Key players include Dehner Nisbet Handlen Boureur Hapac and Prysven with emphasis on speed and defense to offset Southern California aerial attack and past academic distractions.
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Bill Braucher
Central Press
Doug Mills
University of Illinois
Minnesota
Illinois
Mills
Sage
Bil’ Hapac
Boudreans
Bill
Handlen
Colin Handlen
Tennessee and Oklahoma prep for Orange Bowl in secret drills
In Miami and Miami Beach both teams locked gates for final workouts ahead of January 2. Tennessee and Oklahoma pressed their passes, ground games, and open-defense plans under coaches Neyland and Stidham. Key players including Cafego, Wyatt, Foxx, and Warren worked through drills as cooler weather and a long travel day shaped practice plans.
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Miami
Fla
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Biscayne Bay
Miami Beach
Tom Stidman
Bob Neyland
Stidham
Vols
Alabama
Neyland
George Cafego
Buist Warren
Walter “Babe” Wood
Capt. Bowden Wyatt
Bob Foxx
Florida
Sooners
Gene Corretto
Bob Seymour
Speed and speedsters loom in Rose Bowl preview
Pasadena report notes Southern California’s quick backs Mickey Anderson Bill Sangster and Jack Banta, plus linemen, threaten Duke. Duke's Howard Jones must cope with Trojan pace in the January 2 game while Duke punter Eric Tipton works on precise kicks and return coverage.
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Paul Zimmerman
Pasadena
Calif
Duke
Southern California
Pacific Slope
Howard Jones
Blue Devils
Wallace Wade
Trojans
Mickey Anderson
Bill Sangster
Jack Banta
Eric Tipton
Wade
Notre Dame
Troy
Hill on Shelf For Duke Before Rose Bowl Tilt
Duke center and co captain Dan Tiger Hill was sidelined by a back injury after a punt play in Pasadena California. Duke spokesmen said he would rest this week but be ready for next Monday's Rose Bowl game. Hill has a history of back trouble but leads the seven iron Dukes defense that has not allowed a point this season.
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Pick
Big Ten
Andres
Indiana
Tommy Nisbet
Lou Boudreau
Ance
Nisbet
Doug Mills
Illinois
Mills
Illini
Hill
Pasadena
Calif
Dan
Tiger) Hill
Duke
Blues Grays Arrive For Blue and Gray All Star Game
Northern and Southern football forces arrive in Montgomery for the Blue and Gray all star game on January 2 at Cramton Bowl. Cold 20s greet Southerners as Frank Thomas and Jack Meagher lead the Grays with 22 players from 13 Southern colleges, while Cornell’s Carl Snavely and Northwestern’s Lynn Waldorf bring the North. Mayor W A Gunter pledges Southern hospitality with a fried chicken dinner, and Beauvoir Country Club opens to visitors.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Jack Meagher
Auburn
Notre Dame
Rockne
Grays
Dave Diehl
Michigan State
Gaylon Smith
Southwestern
Carl Snavely
Cornell
Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern
Waldorf
Snavely
Meagher
Thomas
W. A. Gunter
The
Confederacy
Beauvoir Country Club
Tartans in higher favor in Sugar Bowl hype
Carnegie Tech gains betting support as Texas Christian remains favorite for the Sugar Bowl on January 2. Ticket sales reach about 50,000 with Bay St. Louis camp lifting optimism. Arkansas Forkers meet Purdue Boilermakers in the Sugar Bowl basketball game. Gene Anderson's availability questioned due to a barley horse. Tennis stars Mako Grant Cocke Mulloy expected to be seeded in the fifth Sugar Bowl tournament.
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Ted
Arkansas Forkers
Purdue Boilermakers
Glen Rose
Arkansas
Tennessee
America
Gene Mako
Los Angeles
Bryan “Bitsy
Grant
Atlanta
Elwood Cocke
Portland
Ore
Gardner Mulloy
Miami
Chit Chat of Sport Realm by Drew Middleton
New York December column notes boxing match talks Braddock vs Nova and contenders. Mentions Inscoeld a turf bargain, Lawrin, Inscoelda, Carnegie Tech football,Sugar Bowl odds shifting, Duke support on coast, Oklahoma U band queen Mary Yetman auction bid, Erskine College football winddown, Joe Louis training for Lewis bout, Weill boxing fine for Ambar Armstrong, and suspensions in British boxing circles.
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Drew Middleton
New York
Monicker
Jim Braddock
Lou Nova
Ancil Hoffman
Max Baer
Baer
Braddock
Johnny Paychek
Iowan
Pat Comiskey
Nova
Louis
Carnegie Tech
South
Texas Christian
Pacific Coast
Duke
Mary Yetman
Oklahoma U
Mary
Erskine College of
South Caroline
Joe Louis
Chicago
John Henry Lewis
al Weill
Boxing Commission
Lou Ambar
Henry Armstrong
Tommy Parr
Tommy
Texas Tech Dallas Public Invite Preview for Cotton Bowl
Public preparations reveal Texas Tech under coach Peter Cawthon invited fans to a private practice drill dubbed a pass intercepting bee. Unbeaten Tech tees up a preview of what St Marys Gaels may expect in the Cotton Bowl with an unguarded, no punches pulled session.
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Dallas
Peter Willis Cawitham
Texas Techs
Cawthon
St. Mary's Gaels
Red Raiders
Mystery of the DiMaggio middle name Paul
San Francisco writer transcribes a playful piece revealing three DiMaggio brothers Joe Vince and Dominick share the middle name Paul. The piece notes Joe’s seafood restaurant, family naming custom, and speculation about Dominick joining the New York Giants.
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Russell J. Newland
San Francisco
DiMaggio
Joe
Yankees
Vince
Boston Bees
Dominick
San Francisco Seals
Paul
George Bertz
Portland Journal
Peerless Joe
Jane
Pauli
Joe Middie
Atm
Tom
New York Giants
Cross River
Yanks
Bill Terry
Frank O'Dou
Seals
DiMaggios
Coach Cawthon Promises Rock Em and Sock Em Scrimmage
Coach Cawthon conducts daily drills focusing on spearing enemy passes rather than batting them down. He asserts the drills have yielded large dividends. The finale is planned at about 15 minutes and will showcase the promised rock em and sock em scrimmage.
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Cawthon
Daily Cross Word Puzzle Across and Down List
Puzzle prompts include across entries such as mop type 1 and natrium 27, Indian symbol money 5, glacial 2s, Japanese ridge sash 9, melody 10, and many others with clues referencing parts of speech and abbreviations. The item concludes with a note claiming answer to the previous puzzle.
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Romania
Budge Vines match record breaker at Garden
Don Budge Ellsworth Vines signed to meet Fred Perry next Tuesday at Madison Square Garden with advance sale totaling 14 858 dollars a Garden record. Promoter Jack Harris notes the Vines Perry show drew a record gate and set top ticket price at 9 90 versus 7 70 for the Perry match last week.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Jack Harris
Harris
Garden
Vines
Fred Perry
Mungo Stays At Flatbush As New Year opens
Brooklyn confirms it will not trade Van Mungo, the fastball pitcher, aiming for 20 wins next season. The article notes his volatile temper, injury history, and past trade rumors, detailing his career records and suspensions, with focus on his value to Brooklyn and ongoing pursuit by other clubs.
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Gale Talbot
New York
Brooklyn Baseball Club
van Lingle Mungo
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Mungo
Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs
Mountain Boy
Prooklyn
Dick Bartell
Cincinnati
Jim Bucher
Burleigh Grimes
Grimes
MacPhail
Branch Rickey
Cardinals
Flatbush
Nugh Mulcahy
Phils
Boy recalls battle with giant bald eagle
Eleven year old Billy Loftis of Mount Olive displayed the recovered bald eagle carcass in Tuscaloosa Alabama and described how he and his dog fought the mighty bird.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Billy Loftis
Mount Olive
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