Vines to Quit If He Loses Budge in Exhibition Match Series
Ellsworth Vines says he will quit tennis if he loses to Don Budge in their long series of exhibition matches beginning Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. He plans to focus on golf, noting his love for the sport and desire to be top in something else.
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Bill Tilden
Les Stoefen
Don
Ellsworth
Miami
Fred
Central Amer
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Scalp ers Hold Bags Ahead of Rose Bowl Showdown
Pasadena observers report stockpiled Rose Bowl tickets and high speculative interest as Southern California and Duke prepare for the twenty third annual game. With 90 000 tickets sold and over 300 000 dollars in cash in the till the scene remains highly fluid as outsiders struggle to obtain passes and Duke odds narrow to 2 to 1.
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California
Duke
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Wisconsin Coach Picks Purdue Minnesota and Ohio State
Central Press Sports writer Bud Foster, Wisconsin head coach, names Purdue Minnesota and Ohio State as favorites in the Big Ten race. He places Illinois Indiana Michigan and Northwestern in the second tier with Wisconsin, while Iowa and Chicago join the running group. Foster notes Wisconsin's strong but green squad, lists lettermen, mentions a possible breakout in sophomore Don Timmerman, and cites early non conference wins over Notre Dame and Marquette with losses to Butler. The conference schedule begins January 7 at Madison against Iowa, with Michigan Purdue Chicago and Minnesota each playing twice.
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Ohio State
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Iowa
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Marquette
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Badgers
Butler
Midwest
University of Detroit
Michigan State
Big Ten
Madison
Foxx and Greenberg Lead AL Batting and Power in 1938
Jimmy Foxx of Boston led the American League with 175 RBIs in 149 games and Hank Greenberg of Detroit followed with 146 RBIs in 155 games. Greenberg topped the circuit with 58 home runs, while Foxx hit 50. The season saw record totals for walks and strikeouts, and Joe DiMaggio and Rudy York among top RBI leaders.
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Bill Dickey
New Yorks Yankees
Frankie Crosetti
Yankee
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Clift
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Last Night's Cage Results
The Associated Press reports final scores from college basketball games. Illinois defeated Villanova 28 to 22, Minnesota beat Temple 38 to 35, Wyoming defeated Scranton 29 to 38, Oregon 42 to Drake 31, Loyola Chicago 35 to 28, California 58 to Nebraska 30, Ohio State 59 to UCLA 57, Dartmouth 48 to Stanford 47, and Millsaps College 41 to Jewish Progressive Club Atlanta.
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Simmons Bought by Boston Bees
Boston Bees announce the purchase of veteran outfielder Al Simmons from the Washington Senators for an undisclosed price. Simmons played 125 games last season, hit .300 with 21 doubles, six triples and 21 homers, driving in 92 runs.
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Statistical Lead Seals Historic Baseball Season
The report notes a standout player achieving team honors for runs batted in and led the circuit in passes and hit batsmen with 749 and 39, while also topping strikeouts at $16.
Orange Bowl Combatants Edge Toward Kickoff
Miami reports rising grid fever as unbeaten Tennessee and Oklahoma close practice for the January 2 Orange Bowl. A jam boree parade and Oklahoma reunion events heighten pregame pageantry while a minor ankle scare on Raphael Boudreau proves non threatening. Tennessee focuses on aerial drills and a confident coach Neyland vows to sharpen passing.
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Bob Neyland
Chit Chat of Sports Realm Headlines and Hype
A jumble of sports gossip mentions Louis, Maxie Rosenbloom, and Rex Enright. Michigan guard John Brennan is noted as small for his height while USC trustees praise Enright’s first year. Vanderbilt enters racing, Budge expected to beat Vines, and Giants secretary Eddie Branwick addresses contracts amid fatigue.
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Rex Enright
South Carolina
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Larry Craig
Gamecock
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Saratoga
Mal Stevens
Violet
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Elly Vines
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Minute Men
National football rules committee to emphasize safety
Denver reports the national rules panel will meet at the Broadmoor Hotel near Colorado Springs to stress safer grid equipment. Louis H. Mahony of Denver predicts a quiet session with little support for major rule changes though he favors removing the five yard passer restriction.
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Mahony
Denver University
Oklahoma Line Faces Long Game Against Tough Opponents
The quote notes that progress will be limited unless innovations in strategy counter strong opposition. It emphasizes reliance on more than pure running ability to win.
Balance Hope of Tartans in Sugar Bowl Showdown
Bill Kern of Carnegie Tech says his Tartans must rely on balance to beat Texas champions led by Davey O’Brien and teammates I B Hale and Ki Aldrich in the Sugar Bowl. He notes Ray Carnelly is strong but not as famous as O’Brien, emphasizing collective strength over individual stars.
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Ki Aldrich
Ray Carnelly
Skibo
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Funeral plans for Cullman captain elect Bob Clemens
Funeral arrangements were being planned in Cullman for Bob Clemens, captain elect of Cullman High School football, who died yesterday at a Birmingham hospital from an acute appendicitis attack.
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Southern stars form Gray team in charity game in Montgomery
A roster of Southern college football stars forms the Gray team set to face a Blues squad in Montgomery Alabama on January 2. The list includes coaches and players from Auburn South Carolina Vanderbilt Alabama LSU North Carolina State Texas A and M Clemson Miami and others with names such as Jack Meagher Ed Clary Gaylon Smith Marvin Franklin Eddie Gatto Grover Harkins Pig Walker Barrett Booth and Junie Burns among others.
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Auburn
Ed Clary
South Carolina
Joel Hitt
Mississippi College
Gaylon Smith
Southwestern
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Marvin Franklin
Vanderbilt
Eddie Gatto
Grover Harkins
Alabama
Pig” Walker
George Fry
North Carolina State
Charity tilt may sell out at Kezar Stadium
Shrine Charity game at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco looks set for a near sell-out with sales above 54 000. Pittsburgh star Marshall Goldberg will likely start at left halfback for the East and Bottari leads California on the West. Coaches consider lineup tweaks as preparations continue at Berkeley and Stanford.
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Wisconsin
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Big Ten
Bernie Bierman
George Faust
Weiss
Berkeley
Stanford
Babe Hollingberg
Washington State
Biff Jones
Nebraska
Grid Deaths Hit Low Mark In 1938 Football
Dr. Floyd Eastwood of Purdue reports 1938 football fatalities at 17, down 48.4 percent from 1931 peak and 11 percent under 1937. At the meeting in Chicago, Lou Little was set to succeed Harry Stuhldreher as president. four deaths occurred in sandlot play and three in athletic clubs.
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American Football Coaches Association
National Collegiate Association
Floyd R. Eastwood
Purdue University
Lou Little
Columbia
Harry Stuhldreher
Wisconsin
Eastwood
Athletic Club
Blue and Gray charity game to feature top senior gridsters
Montgomery readers glimpse the upcoming Blue and Gray charity football game at Cramton Bowl. South and North players, including Ernie Wheeler North Dakota State and Roy Bellini Wisconsin, train under Generals Waldorf and Snavely. Coaches praise passing from Earl Clary South Carolina and Eddie Dunn Miami University as they prepare for a Monday kickoff.
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Ala
Bill Gunter
Lynn Waldorf
Carl Snavely
Army
Ernie Wheeler
North Dakota State
Mike Kabealo
Ohio State
Roy Bellini
Wisconsin
John Chickerneo
Rebels
Jack Meagher
Frank Thomas
Earl Clary
South Carolina
Eddie Dunn
Miami University
Dick Todd
Texas A. & M
Dunn
Marvin
Preacher
Franklin
Vanderbilt
Oscar Burford
Auburn
Joe Hitt
Mississippi College
Jack Gormley
Louisiana State
Low-cost newsprint from Pennsylvania wheat straw planned
Dr. F. W. Hochstetter announced a new newsprint made from Pennsylvania wheat straw will be tested on high-speed Metropolitan newspaper presses, marking its first trial.
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High School and College Fatalities Report Reveals Sharp Declines
The survey shows eight high school and two college fatalities. Since 1931 both sectors cut fatalities dramatically with college losses down 75 percent and high school 33 1 3. The average fatality rate per 100 000 exposures is 3.16, about one tenth of the 31.8 motor vehicle rate for ages 15 to 24. October records the most deaths, 41 percent, in the first 15 minutes of games. Half backs most affected. head and spinal injuries dominate from tackling and blocking. Arizona records its first death since the survey began.
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