Secret drills on at Miami before Orange Bowl clash
Tennessee and Oklahoma football teams practiced behind gates in Miami as final training for the January 2 Orange Bowl. Coach Tom Stidham barred spectators at Oklahoma, while Neyland’s squad focused on passing and running plays to exploit defenses.
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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 Corrotto
Bob Seymour
Ward
Duke Faces Southern California Speed In Rose Bowl Prep
In Pasadena Duke fears USC speed for the Rose Bowl with backs Mickey Anderson Bill Sangster and Jack Banta and linemen exceeding 200 pounds. Coach Howard Jones sees the Trojans as faster than Duke, while Duke punter Eric Tipton faces focus as he handles kicks.
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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
Fighting Illini Scan Championship Scene
Bill Braucher reports Illinois Coach Doug Mills seeks another title run by using two complete teams to raise tempo and avoid last season’s math shortages. Veterans Pick Dehner Nisbet Handlen Hapac Boureau outleap doubt with steady guards and strong defense while Mills recalls past co championships and plans for Southern California’s aerial attack.
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Bill Braucher
Central Press
Doug Mills
University of Illinois
Minnesota
Illinois
Mills
Uwlini
Lewis
Dehner
Lincoln
Ill
Lansdell
Waite
Wade
Southern California
Duke Tigers Hill Suffered Deck Injury Temporarily Shelved
Pasadena California December 28 Duke football co captain Dan Tiger Hill sustained a recurrence of an old catch in his deck after injuring yesterday on a punt play He will rest this week but be ready for next Monday's Rose Bowl tilt Hill a key blocker for the seven iron Dukes who have not allowed a score this season has battled the same injury previously
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Pasadena
Calif
Dan
Tiger
Blues and Grays Arrive for Blue and Gray All Star Game
Northern and Southern football forces arrived for the Blue and Gray all star game in Montgomery Alabama on January 2. Coaches from Alabama Auburn Cornell Northwestern and Texas A and M led 22 man rosters with players like Dave Diehl Gaylon Smith Dick Todd and more arriving amid a bitter cold cold wave. Mayor Gunter pledged support and hosted a Southern style fried chicken dinner as the Besuvoir Country Club opened to visitors.
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Montgomery
Ala
North
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Jack Meagher
Auburn
Notre Dame
Rockne
Grays
Dave Diehl
Michigan State
Gaylon Smith
Southwestern
Dick Todd
Texas A. & M
Carl
W. A. Gunter
The
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Besuvoir Country Club
Tartans in higher favor as Sugar Bowl odds shift
December 28 New Orleans scales interest as Carnegie Tech gains support for the Sugar Bowl against Texas Christian, odds moved to 8 to 5 while TCU remains 2 to 5 favorite. Bay St. Louis camp boosted confidence and tickets sold out for an expected 50,000 crowd. Sugar Bowl basketball and tennis events also feature Arkansas vs Purdue and top players like Mako Grant Cocke Mulloy leading seedings.
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Carnegie Tech
Texas Christian
Pittsburgh
Tech
Horned Frogs
Texas
Ted
Arkansas Forkers
Purdue Boilermakers
Glen Rose
Arkansas
Tennessee
America
Gene Mako
Los Angeles
Bryan
Billy” Grant
Atlanta
Elwood Cocke
Portland
Ore
Gardner Mulloy
Miami
Braddock Nova Looms In 20th Century Ring Talk
New York dispatch notes heavyweights Braddock and Nova as likely opponents amid a shifting heavyweight scene with Ancil Hoffman steering Baer away from a Nova bout. The piece weighs Paychek and Comiskey as alternatives and references Louis looming over matchups, while mentioning Insco lineage and Kentucky dispersal bargains in turf circles.
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Drew Middleton
New York
Sporting
Sporting Club
Monicker
Jim Braddock
Lou Nova
Ancil Hoffman
Max Baer
Baer
Braddock
Johnny Paychek
Iowan
Pat Comiskey
Nova
Louis
Prestige climbs for Carnegie Tech in South and Duke gains on West Coast
In college football buzz Mary Yetman of Oklahoma U auctions for funds to attend the Orange Bowl while Duke gains support on the Pacific coast and Carnegie Tech climbs in prestige in the South. Joe Louis arrives to begin sparring ahead of a prime heavyweight title bid with John Henry Lewis and Al Weill posts 1500 for a light weight bout between Lou Amber and Henry Armstrong.
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Pacific Coast
Duke
Mary Yetman
Oklahoma U
Mary
Erskine College of
South Caroline
Joe Louis
Chicago
John Henry Lewis
al Weill
Ng Commission
Lou Amber
Henry Armstrong
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Texas Tech Coach Invites Public to See Red Raiders
Public invited to see Texas Tech Dallas in a Dec 28 drill as coach Peter Willis Cawthon, famed for unpredictability, stages a private pass interception bee to preview the Cotton Bowl around Jan 2. He promised no punches pulled as fans watch the unbeaten Red Raiders.
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Dallas
Peter Willis Cawthorn
Texas Techs
Cawthon
St. Mary's Gaels
Red Raiders
Mystery of the DiMaggio middle name Paul
San Francisco diary notes a humorous puzzle about Joe Vince and Dominick DiMaggio all sharing the middle name Paul. The piece cites a Portland Journal tip, quotes Joe DiMaggio confirming Paul as his middle name, and mentions family naming custom and speculation about Dominick joining the roster.
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Russell J. Newland
San Francisco
Baseball DiMaggio
Joe
Yankees
Vince
Boston Bees
Dominick
San Francisco Seals
Paul
George Bertz
Portland Journal
Peerless Joe
DiMaggio
Joe Middie
Alan
Tom
New York Giants
Cross River
Yanks
Bill Terry
Frank O’dou
The
Seals
DiMaggios
Coach Cawthon Promises Rock Em and Sock Em Scrimmage
Coach Cawthon daily drills his players on spearing enemy passes not batting them down. He says these drills have paid huge dividends and the finale will run about 15 minutes of a rock em and sock em scrimmage.
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Cawthon
Budge Vines match record breaker at Garden
Promoter Jack Harris says advance sale for the Don Budge Ellsworth Vines pro tennis match scheduled next Tuesday at Madison Square Garden has reached a record $14,858. Earlier Vines Perry gate drew a record crowd with a top price of 9.90 versus 7.70 for next week.
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Madison Square Garden
Jack Harris
Harris
Garden
Vines
Fred Perry
Mungo Stays At Flatbush In Brooklyn Outlook
Brooklyn club declares Van Mungo will not be sold or traded as New Year approaches. The big pitcher has a storied temper and a mixed record, with eight seasons at Ebbets Field totaling 97 wins and 94 losses.
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Gale Talbot
New York
Brooklyn Baseball Club
van Lingle Mungo
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Mungo
Ebbets Field
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Isso
Dick Bartell
Cincinnati
Jim Bucher
Burleigh Grimes
Grimes
MacPhail
Branch Rickey
Cardinals
Flatbush
Hugh Mulcahy
Phils
Eagle killed sparks boy and dog tale in Alabama
Eleven year old Billy Loftis of Mount Olive recounted how he and his dog fought a giant bald eagle in Tuscaloosa. He displayed the carcass today, describing the dramatic encounter.
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Ala
Billy Loftis
Mount Olive
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