Sugar Bowl Showdown Weighs Tie Between LSU and Santa Clara
Santa Clara Broncos and Louisiana State Tigers near even in weight for the Sugar Bowl. Broncos average 192 in the line and 188 in backs, while LSU weighs 191 in the line and 181 in backs. Coaches Shaw and Moore emphasize precise blocking and power tactics as both squads prep in California and Louisiana.
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Kenneth Gregory
Santa Clara
Broncos
Louisiana State
Tigers
Texas
Bernie Moore
Baton Rouge
San Francisco Battalion
Avoirdupois
Bronco
Lawrence
Buck) Shaw
Silver Fox
Texas Christian
Moore
Lawrence (Biff) Jones
Texas Oh
Houston
California
New Orleans
Bay St. Louis
Shaw
Louisiana State Smith
Saul Tinsley
McGee
Duquesne Faces Two Opponents Before Bowl
Duquesne prepares for New Year’s Day bowl against Mississippi State as heat affects practice. Star halfback Boyd Brumbaugh sidelined by tonsillitis. Vairo crippled by a knee injury. Mississippi State’s Maroons travel to Miami in fitter condition, while coach John Smith worries about heat impact on his players.
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Miami
Fla
Duquesne
Mississippi State
Pittsburgh
Dukes
Maroons
John
Little Clipper
Ralph Sasse
Alabama
Louisiana State
Texas Christian
Marquette
Old Holy Ghost College
Villanova
Cuba
Auburn
Auburn Team in Havana for New Year's Day Game
Auburn Plainsmen arrive in Havana Cuba for a New Year’s Day game against Villanova aboard a steamer from Tampa. Coach Jack Meagher leads 29 players in a brisk workout as Elmer Salter and the Auburn staff accompany the team in Cuba’s mid winter sports carnival.
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Cuba
Auburn
Plainsmen
Villanova
Wild Marine
Tampa
Jack Meagher
Island
Repub Hc
Meagher
Alabama
Elmer Salter
Dell Morgan
Wilbur Hutsell
Boots Chambless
Buddy McCollum
Jimmy Hitchcock
Ralph Jordan
Aviator Christy Mathewson Jr Weds Again
Christy Mathewson Jr son of the famed prewar pitcher plans a second wedding after marrying the former Mrs Lee Morton of Saranac Lake New York. The couple and their bride are pictured honeymooning at Coral Gables Florida.
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Christy Mathewson, Jr
Lee Morton
Saranac Lake
Cora Gables, A
Favorites in Second Round of Sugar Bowl Tennis
In New Orleans on December 29 favorites advanced in the Sugar Bowl tennis tournament. Bryan Grant of Atlanta the U S No 3 seed beat Joe Abrams 8 6 6 3 to reach the second round while Arthur Hendrix of Lakeland Fla seeks another title after defeating Wilmer Allison last year. Hendrix edged Ed Sutter 1 6 6 4 6 3. Frankie Parker of Lawrenceville N J brushed past William Westerfield 6 2 6 1 as John McDiarmid Chicago faced Martin Buxy Miami Fla in the other second round clash. First round winners included Ernie Sutter over Wayne Sabin 3 6 7 5 6 4 Edward Cooke over M J McLaney 6 4 6 0 Walter Senior over Russell Bobbitt 6 3 4 6 6 3 and McDiarmid over Moray Lakeland Fla 6 3.
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New Orleans
Bryan Grant
Atlanta
America
Arthur Hendrix
Lakeland
Fla
Ernie Sutter
Hendrix
Elwood Cooke
Portland
Ore
Wilmer Allison
Grant
Joe Abrams
New York
Ed Sutter
Frankie Parker
Lawrenceville
N. J
Walter Senior
San Francisco
William Westerfield
John McDiarmid
Chicago
Martin Buxy
Miami
Pla
Wayne Sabin
Edward Cooke
Portland Ore
M. J. McLaney
Russell Bobbitt
Moray
Martin
Buxby
Ee Hall
East Orange
Nurse Miss Mather Pleads Guilty Over Red Mail Box Alibi
English born Miss Mabel Mather a children's nurse in New York faced a charge of turning in a false fire alarm after attempting to mail a letter in a red box. She pleaded guilty and received a suspended sentence explaining her long life in England where mail boxes are red.
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New York
Mabel Mather
England
Sewanee Star Rupert Colmore to Leave With Nine Letters
Sewanee Tennessee reports Rupert Colmore, a 200 pound, six foot two tackle, will exit next spring with nine varsity letters and a top campus athletic record. He made the All Southeastern Conference team, captained the 1936 eleven, and declined an NFL offer. Colmore excels in basketball and track, and is the team’s most valuable player.
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Sewanee
Tenn
Rupert Colmore
Chattanooga
Colmore
Philadelphia Eagles
Col
College leaders debate amateur status at midwinter meeting
New York December 29 college athletic leaders at the national collegiate athletic association meet to discuss football policy and amateur status. Coaches prepare to tackle forward pass interference while researchers attack recruiting and funding trends calling for clearer amateur lines and possible abolition of gate receipts.
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New York
National Collegiate Athletic Association
J. H. Nichols
Oberlin College
Hughes
Columbia Defeats Vedado Tennis Club in Havana
Columbia University basketball wins its Havana winter carnival debut over Vedado Tennis Club 45 to 30 on the club's court. The game was postponed from Saturday night due to weather and rescheduled for last night in Havana.
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Havana
Columbia University
Vedado Tennis Club
Marcellus
Mike) McMichaels
Northwestern University Wildcats
Notre Dame
Appended Names for Valley Family Kids
Pauls Valley residents Emsy Jackson and his wife struggle to nickname their newborn daughter born on Christmas Day. The parents already call their sons Tonsillitis and Meningitis, while the infant’s full name is Appendicitis.
Colmore Football Star Leads Senior Class and Fraternities
Known as the Goon to intimates Colmore is president of the senior class and a member of the Blue Key national honorary. He also belongs to Alpha Tau Omega and is rated better than average in academic lists despite athletic ineligibility concerns.
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Colmore
Senor
Blue Key
Alpha Tau Omega
Lott to face Sailor Olsen in Decatur wrestling showdown
Kid Lott of Birmingham meets Sailor Al Olsen in Decatur for a two fall out of three match with a one hour limit. Mazarian vs Wolfe headlines as main event, with Lott aiming to prove rise in light heavyweights and challenge Leroy McGuirk’s title.
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Kid Lott
Birmingham
Decatur
Sailor al Olsen
Boston
Lott
Keed
Hollywood
Pacific Coast
Leroy McGuirk
Olsen
Mike Mazarian
Billy
Outstanding Men in Baseball Named by The Sporting News
The Sporting News picks six top figures for 1936 in major and minor baseball. Branch Rickey of the St. Louis Cardinals earns executive top honors, Earl Mann of the Atlanta club leads minor executives, Joe McCarthy and Allan Sothoron named leading managers, Carl Hubbell and John Vander Meer named outstanding players.
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ST. Louis
Sporting News
Baseball Weekly
Branch Rickey
St. Louis Cardinals
Earl Mann
Atlanta
Southern Association
Joe McCarthy
New York Yankees
Allan Sotheron
Milwaukee Brewers
Carl Hubbell
New York Giants
John Vander Meer
Durham
TVA Builds 65 Mile Line in Six Weeks
Athens Alabama December 20 The Tennessee Valley Authority completed sixty five miles of rural transmission lines in six weeks and closed the Athens construction office Meter deposits are being made by subscribers with bills to be paid to the City of Athens which oversees city and rural TVA lines the largest in the county
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Athens
Ala
TVA
Athens Tva
Athens Attorney Injured in Auto Accident
Athens attorney R. B. Patten is reported resting comfortably in a Birmingham hospital after a car crash en route to south Alabama. He sustained back injuries that will confine him to bed for several weeks.
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Athens
Ala
R. B. Patten
Birmingham
South Alabama
Patten
Huskies and Panthers Ready for Rose Bowl Clash in Rain
In Pasadena California December rain tests Pitt and Washington as Rose Bowl contenders prepare for a clash of two storied programs. Pitt coach Jock Sutherland and Huskies mentor Jimmy Phelan push focus on cohesion and resolve amid weather and past Rose Bowl setbacks.
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Washington
Huskies
Pitt
Frank Peters
Chuck Bond
Max Starcevich
John Wiatrak
Frank Mattes
Vic Markov
Dick Johnson
Byron Haines
Elmer Legg
Ed Nowogroski
Jimmy Cain
Pittsburgh
Panthers
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Nebraska
Jock Sutherland
Sutherland
Southern California
San Bernardino
Fordham
Pasadena
Calif
California
Chamber of Nardine
Jimmy Phelan
Washington Huskies
Marshall Goldberg
Johnny Chickernee
Bill Daddie
Southerland
Albuquerque
N. M
Max
all-America Guard
Grid Coaches Talking Shop
SID FEDER reports on college football coaches gathering before the convention. Bo McMillin Lou Little Ray Morrison discuss next year’s material and injuries. Doctors now use pins to stabilize knees to speed recovery.
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Sid Feder
New York
Bo McMillin
Indiana
Lou
Lou Little
Columbia
McMillin
Ray Morrison
Vanderbilt
Alwas
Ray
Morrison
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