JOCAL FIVES BREAK EVEN IN BARNSTORMING CLASH
Local cage teams split a pair at Moulton heights as Alabama Hosiery defeated the cage cagesters 44 to 24 and the Alls edged 27 to 26 in a tight opener. Andrews led Tanner with a late field goal for the win while Hobbs and Linton paced locals with ten and four points respectively.
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Pinky Johnston
Moulton Heights
Alabama Hosiery
Dallas Mills
Montéville
AHM
Stanford
Big Cage Brothers
Bashard
Robinson
Dallas Invaders
Quint
Tanner
Andrews
Hobbs
Linton
To Borrow Your Neighbors But You Buy Your Own
A lighthearted note humorously contrasts borrowing from neighbors with buying one's own possessions highlighting porch etiquette and frugal living. Local readers are reminded to consider ownership and sharing norms during community exchanges.
Coaches reject major changes in football rules seek balance
Chicago December reports detail the American football coaches association 18th meeting with the NCAA joint session. Lou Little cites no radical changes and a stabilizing period while six rule recommendations target forward passes penalties grounding and equipment and a proposed option to choose kicking or receiving to offset wind conditions.
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Chicago
American Football Coaches Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lou Little
Columbia
Baker Stakes All on Right Handers
Del Baker aims to push the Detroit Tigers into contention in the American League this year by banking on three right handed pitchers. Freddie Hutchinson, Schoolboy Rowe, and Tommy Bridges are the key prospects as the manager signs Hutchinson to a Detroit contract and signals strong pitching plans for 1989.
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Seattle
del Baker
Detroit Tigers
Freddie Hutchison
Schoolboy Rowe
Tommy
Bridges
Baker
Detroit
Hutchinson
Duke Attack Plan Veiled in Rose Bowl Hype
Pasadena December 20 Duke faces Southern California in the Rose Bowl on January 2. The article notes Duke's offense is underplayed while Tony Ruffa and Eric Tipton are highlighted for kicking and punting, with Tipton also a famed passer. It recalls Wade coached Rose Bowl history and potential scoring questions.
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Paul Zimmerman
Pasadena
Calif
Duke
Southern California
Wallace Wade
Blue Devils
Howard Jones
U. S
Troy
Tony Ruffa
Wade
Trojans
Ruffa
Eric Tipton
Alabama
Washington
Crimson Tide
Washington State
Hutchinson Viewed as West’s Top Prospect Since DiMaggio
Hall of Fame scout Baker cites Hutchinson as the fastest baseball talent since Joe DiMaggio. Hutchinson, a right pitcher for Seattle in the Pacific Coast League, went 25 and 7 with a 2.48 ERA and a .313 batting average last season. Detroit reportedly bought him for $50,000 plus four players. contract details undisclosed but termed highly satisfactory.
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Baker
Hutch
Joe DiMaggio
Duke Gridders Pose With Panties Ahead of Rose Bowl
Duke players Elwin Holmes Frank Ribar Jap Davis George Raring prepare in a Pasadena hotel room for the Rose Bowl against Southern California January 2. Six panties sent to the team become a noted focus of the hotel room photo and comment by Eric Tipton.
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Elwin Holmes
Frank Ribar
Jap Davis
George Raring
Trojans
Southern California
Pasadena
Cal
Duke
Eric Tipton
Afee
Dink Darnell
Wes McAfee
Jim Marion
George McAfee
Sugar Bowl sports carnival kicks into full stride
New Orleans reports the Sugar Bowl event opens with the annual tennis tournament and ongoing football debates over Texas Christian and Carnegie Tech. Purdue edges Arkansas 57-51 as Aldrich eyes eye ulcer risk. Doctors say Aldrich has a chance to play but may sit if bandaging is needed.
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Kenneth Gregory
New Orleans
Texas Christian
Carnegie Tech
Purdue
Arkansas
Horned Frogs
Kl Aldrich
Big Ten
Bill Kern
Kern
Webb Walker
Aldrich
Walker
Meyer
Pace Too Fast, Physician Warns On Sanity
Dr. John W. Thompson of Harvard University told the American Association for the Advancement of Science that excessive physical and mental work wears nerves and reflexes, with fatigue a major cause of mental illness. He cited fatigue as a cardinal sign in illnesses including tuberculosis thyroid trouble and anemia.
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Richmond
United States
John W. Thompson
Harvard University Today
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Thompson
Harvard
Bill Gambles With Fates In Giants Gamble
New York December 20. Bill Terry of the Giants bets on a high risk plan after taking over 90 players under contract. Horace Stoneham backs Terry as he counts on the return of Mubbell Schumacher and the performance of Bonura Kampouria and Domares along with Ott Moore and Danning to threaten for the pennant.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Boas
Bill Terry
Giants
Terry
Horace Stoneham
Btoneham
Zeke Bonura
Gratita
New Orleans
Washington
Bonura
Zeke
Cubs
Frank Domares
Hank Leiber
Stoneham
Demartee
Leiber
George Myatt
Harry Danning
Bill Jurges
Mel Ott
Joe Moore
Arcaro Faces Time As Career Nears End
Coral Gables Fla Dec 2 Middie Arcaro edges toward the homestretch of his riding life. At 22 he is at peak form with 16 winners in nine months at Tropical Park yet he races against time as excess weight threatens to end his brief career. He aims for two more years to secure life with annuities totaling near a quarter million dollars.
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Coral Gables
Fia
Mddle Arcaro
Kia
Tropical Park
Arearota
Eddie
Arcaro
Pantry thief ends as possum spares the day
Bom Mayes returned home in Elkins West Virginia to find his wife and mother in law guarding the pantry. An intruder was present but the door was opened to reveal a possum feasting on fruits and jelly. The confrontation ended with no further incident.
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Elkins
W. Va
Bom Mayes
Mayes
Race for jockey honors features Adams and Longden
Top jockey honors for 1938 contested by two Johnnies Adams and Longden. Both had more than 200 winners with Longden slightly ahead. Longden is a high paid rider under Wheatley stable contract at 17000 dollars yearly plus daily earnings.
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Adams
Longden
Wheatley Stable
Blues North South all star squads may outshine rivals on Jan 2
North team stars from Fordham Cornell Northwestern Michigan State and Ohio State face South selections from Mississippi College LSU Auburn Vanderbilt Alabama Duke Clemson and more in an all star football clash set for January 2. The rosters list players by position with weights and schools reflecting a northern versus southern showdown.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dee
Covch Lynn Waldorf
Kweatern
Carl Bravely
Cornell
Rives
Ne” Thomas
Confederacy
Oray
East
Midwest
North
Fnda
Tony Jaoinski
Fordham
Carl Spang
Tom Bley
Northwestern
Dave Diehl
Michigan State
Bill McKeever
State
Alex Schoenbaum
Ohio
Bob Haak
Indiana
Carl Kaplanoff
Ohio State
Steve Petro
Pittsburgh
Mike Kochel
Linnovian Land
Wisconsin
Dan Elmer
Minnesota
al van Ranst
Paul Humphrey
Purdue
Vince Garre
John Chickerneo
Berlin
Abenlo
Lou Tomasetti
Ernie Wheeler
North Dakota State
Colby Howe
Dartmouth
Buck Ippolito
Joel Hitt
Mississippi College
Jack Gormley
LSU
Oscar Burford
Auburn
Marvin Franklin
Vanderbilt
Eddie Gatto
Steve Maronic
North Carolina
Bo Russell
George Fray
North Carolina State
Lou Bostick
Alabama
Junie Burns
Jessee Foshee
Grover Harkins
Charlie Woods
Clemson
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Bob Johnson
Hisette
Yammary
Cockrell
Compton
Cottrell
Dallas
Starr
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Dusky
Upstate
Briscoe
Mer and Andrews
K. Biles
Sandusky
Urtrie
Finson
J. Briscoe
Llier
Seerees
Biles
Anner Biles
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San Francisco
Kezar Stadium
Vic Bottari
Dave Anderson
California
Pug Manders
Drake
Jimmy Johnston
al Wolff
Santa Clara
Ed Bock
Iowa State
Joe Wendrick
Oregon State
Charles Brock
Nebraska
Art Means
Dick Truszowski
Idaho
Joe Coughlan
Bill
Carl Mubbell
Hal Schumacher
Cliff Melton
Cliff
Manuel Salvo
San Diego
Burgess Whitehead
Marybe
Alex Kampouria
Alex
Lou Salica
Sixto Wecobar
Salica
Escobar
Puerto Rico
Johnny Longden
Johnny Adams
BLUES
Dick Todd
Texas A. & M
Charley Watson
Pig” Walker
Eddie Dunn
Miami
Florida
Ed Clary
South Carolina
Gaylen Smith
Southwestern
Memphis
Don Willis
Clemsons
North Alabama
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