Blues Top South In 7 0 Football Classic In Dixie
In a South versus North exhibition at the cradle of the Confederacy, the Blues defeated the Dixie eleven 7 to 0 before about 8 000 spectators. Tony Ippolito Purdue and Mike Kabaelo Ohio State were key scorers with standout Blue line play and solid defense.
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Leroy Simms
Alf
Yankees
Booth
the Confederacy
W. A. Gunter
Dixie
Petter
Mike Kabaelo
Youngstown
Ohio State
Eddie Dunn
Gaylon Smith
South
Memphis
Tony Ippolito
Purdue
Mike
Alexum
Dunn
Bo Russell
Dick Xas A
Gray
Manas Dunn
McKeever
Cornell
Bob
Indiana
Len Hoviand
Wisconsin
North Jacksinski
Fordham
Hank
Hovland
Humphrey
Petro
Pittsburgh
Kaplanoff
Spang
Chickernee
Pitt
Bellin
Wheeler
N. C. State
Howe
Dartmouth
South Hitt
Miss. College
Russell
Auburn
Bostick
Alabama
Woods
Clemson
Burns
Gatton
Franklin
Vandy
Todd
Texas A
Miami
Smith
Southwestern
Censédeeperet Viansens
North
Ippolito
Schoenbaum
Thomason
Georgia
Paterson
Pitts
Severlarce
Oberlin
Emds
Eby
Northwestern
Diehl
Mid
Tate
Koche
Elmer Minnesota
van Ranst
Gavre
Kabaelo
Tomasetti
Bucknell
Burford
Jamiey
L S. A
Carolina
Fry
Harkins
Foshee
Quartereranee
Watson
Onis
O Brien Tops Sugar Bowl Show As Tech Falls To TCU
Little Davey O'Brien, star quarterback of Texas Christian, threw 28 passes, completing 17 for 225 yards with no interceptions to lead the Horned Frogs to a 15 to 7 Sugar Bowl victory over Carnegie Tech. He also kicked a field goal, and his team totaled 364 yards to Tech’s 188, while Carnegie Tech coach Bill Kern lauded O Brien as the finest he has seen.
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Kenneth Gregory
New Orleans
Lai
Little Davey O’brien
Horned Frogs
Texas Christian
Carnegie Tech
Christians
Tech
TCU
Johnny Hall
Connie Sparks
Sparks
O'Brien
Muha
Moroz
Texans
O’brien
Earl Clark
Durwood Horner
Bill Kern
Theat Tcu
Associated Press
Tennessee
Duke
Arroyo Secn
Oklahoma
Miami
Volunteers
Southern California
Doyle Nave
Trojans
Dukes
Durham
N. C
Utah
New Mexico
el Paso
Texas Tech
Red Raiders
St. Mary's
Dallas
Davey O’brien
Frogs
Davey
Carnegie
Skibos
Vols
Sooners
George Cafego
Babe Wood
Utes
Lobos
Herbert Hoover Smith
Elmer Tarbox
San Francisco
Baylor
Bill Patterson
Santa Clara
Jim Coughlan
Scranton Mayor Plans Circles on Cars to Impose Penalties
Scranton mayor Fred Huester proposes painting colored circles on the rear of cars to shame reckless drivers. A yellow ring would mark a first offense, red for a second, blue for a third, with the marks remaining 30 days if lawfully approved.
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Scranton
Fred Je Huester
America
VOLS WIN ORANGE BOWL SHUTOUT OF OKLAHOMA IN MIAMI
Tennessee defeated Oklahoma 17 to 0 in the Orange Bowl as 32 181 spectators watched the unbeaten Volunteers control the game. Bob Foxx opened scoring with a first quarter touchdown and Bowden Wyatt added a second quarter field goal. Babe Woods drove a 73 yard march for the final TD while Oklahoma failed to cross the Vols eight yard line. Coach Neyland hinted spring practice will start January 1.
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Miami
Fla
University of Tennessee
Oklahoma
Sooners
Bob Foxx
Capt. Bowden Wyatt
Vols
Babe Woods
Hugh MccCulloch
Otis Rogers
Tennessee
Tom Stidham
Bob Neyland
Stidham
Neyland
Havana
Christmas light thefts spark small-town note found
In Huntington West Virginia on January 3 a note reveals 150 colored electric bulbs were stolen from the Hoppstetter home before Christmas. Yesterday Mrs. Hoppstetter found a container with 27 bulbs on a rear porch and a note reading I am sorry.
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Huntington
W. Va
H. N. Hoppstetter
Nave Beats Duke in Rose Bowl Thriller
Doyle enters late for Southern California and connects with Al Krueger for a 7 to 3 upset over Duke in Pasadena. Troy’s defense holds, Tipton’s kicks stand out, and Nave earns a likely letter despite limited playing time.
Quail Trials Open At Brownsville In Tennessee
Quail trials open at Brownsville Tennessee as the 28th All-America event enters its second day. Lester's Enjoy Wahoo, a fast pointer owned by Dr. B S Lester of Birmingham Alabama, led a strong field with four finals in a 60 minute run. An amateur championship features ten pointers and one setter while the derby for two year olds begins tomorrow afternoon.
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Brownsville
Tenn
Lester
Wahoo
B. S. Lester
Birmingham
Ala
I Took Your Christmas Bulbs. Here Is All I Took
A terse note declares a theft of Christmas bulbs with a brief claim of the items taken. No names or dates are provided. The fragment hints at a call for acknowledgment of the missing goods.
Briez Chats About Sports This New Year
Eddie Briez surveys 1939–40 sports chatter from Dan Hill to Budge and Ferrell. Notes include Piedmont League roots, Duke's center, Giants payroll, wrestling plans, and boxing booster humor amid a season of changes.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Dan W. Hill
Piedmont League
Duke
Alex the Great
St. Louis
Canzoneri
Jim Braddock
Bronko Nagurski
Vic Ghezzi
Leo Diegel
Carl Hubbell
Giants
Budge
Vines
Perry
Jack Harris
Rival Bowl Games Seen After Cotton Bowl Split
Dallas on January 3 reports a split between Cotton Bowl director J Curtis Sanford and the association board over policy. Dan D Rogers said the Southwest Conference board will pursue a post season game for Texas next year, while Sanford vowed to stage another Cotton Bowl in coming years.
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Dallas
Texas
J. Curtis Sanford
Cotton Bowl Athletic Association
Dan D. Rogers
Texas Christian University
Cotton Bowl Association
Sanford
Association
Rogers
Budge Vines Set for Madison Square Garden Showdown
Donald Budge meets Ellsworth Vines in Madison Square Garden for a high stakes match as Budge launches his professional career with a $75,000 first winter prize. Vines, financially established at 27, eyes another $30,000 before summer. Barnes and Keen open, followed by a Budge-Skeenh doubles pairing.
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New York
Donald Budge
Ellsworth Vines
Budge
Vines
Madison Square Garden
Ellsworth
Don
Bruce Barnes
Dick Keen
Barnes
Skeenh
Football in 1939 Seen Similar to 1938, Lou Little Says
Lou Little, president of the American Football Coaches Association, predicts the 1939 game will look about the same as 1938. He says the national rules committee meeting at the Broadmoor Hotel will not revise the grid code much beyond the coaches’ Chicago recommendations which aim to ease penalties for forward passes to ineligible players and violations on kicking plays.
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Colorado Springs
Lou Little
American Football Coaches Association
Columbia
Broadmoor
Chicago
Bowl Games End Season With Dramatic Upsets and Strong Exits
Texas Christian and Tennessee each sealed undefeated seasons with Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl wins as Duke’s Rose Bowl bid fell to Southern California 7-3. Utah, St. Mary’s, and Texas Tech also posted wins while North beat the South 7-0 in the East West game.
Helena club buys Johnny Rowe from Americus center fielder
The Helena club of the Cotton States League bought Johnny Rowe, Americus center fielder and leading base stealer last year in the Georgia Florida league. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.
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Americus
Helena
Johnny Rowe
Rowe Signs On After East Texas League Stint
Last season Rowe hit 316 and joined Americus after leaving the East Texas League.
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Rowe
Americus
East Texas League
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Moulton Street
Tipton
Pasadena
Cal
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R. H
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L. G
Don McNeil
Ray Gorge
R. T
Bob Hoffman
L. H
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Acme Telephoto
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Pia
Mars
Nave
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Out of the Shadows
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Troy
al Krueger
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Calif
Trojan
Krueger
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Bob Spangler
Gaspar
Howard Jones
Blue Devils
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Roger Robertson
Tony Ruffa
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Lansdell
Mickey Anderson
Oliver Day
Wallace Wade
Jones
Southern
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Katherine Rawls Thompson
Dorothy Evans
Philadelphia
Miami Biltmore
Fick
Brietz
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Wes Ferrell
Ruffing
Gomez
Pearson
Tim Progden
Maisons
Purina
Turner
Coal & Grain
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