Bowl eagerly contested as fans pace New Year lineups
The Rose Sugar Orange and Cotton bowls compete for fan attention with conditions favorable to large crowds. Alabama fans eye Sugar Bowl showdown with Duke and Minnesota, while the coaching matchups include Gilmer and Tew. Southwest and West Coast games promise speed and power as dove season closes and basketball winds up.
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Gilmer Aims to Break Aerial Records in Sugar Bowl
Fresh stand-out Gilmer, Alabama’s stellar passer, enters the Sugar Bowl against Duke aiming to surpass several aerial records. Coach Frank Thomas hails him as the greatest passer he’s coached at Alabama, with targets including Bobby Dobbs and Eddie Poop kop, while Gilmer seeks Sugar Bowl records in passing and rushing.
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Tulsa Tumult Over Tulsa Tech Pass Defense In Bowl Bid
Tulsa coach Henry Frnka championed a pass defense approach this season, boosting Orange Bowl hopes as Georgia Tech prepares for Miami. Tech closes pre Christmas drills ahead of the bowl, with Allen Bowen injured but the squad otherwise fit for their fifth bowl appearance.
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Tide States final Stiff Scrimmage
Alabama football coach Frank Thomas says the Tide are in pretty good shape and will hold a light drill before Christmas holidays as they prepare for the Sugar Bowl clash with Duke on New Year’s Day. A recent stiff session focused on rarel ting, passing and signals ahead of travel to Baton Rouge on December 27. Captain Joe Routt, an all American guard for Texas A&M in 1936-37, was killed in action in Europe on December 10, the War Department notified his wife in Rouston.
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Ashford Invades Columbia and Cottonwood Vicksburg Circuit
About 100 players from 11 schools tough out senior and junior divisions. After Christmas break, games resume January 5 with Ashford at Columbia, Newton at Midland City, Dothan at Hebobeth, and Cottonwood at Vicksburg. Junior matches pair Newton vs Harmon and Webb vs Rehobeth with Ashford facing Columbia and Cottonwood against Vicksburg.
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Tech Goes Highbrow With Natty Uniforms
Georgia Tech planned bright gold satin pants and dark blue jerseys for the Orange Bowl against Tulsa, with Coach Bill Alexander and Bobby Dodd resisting until trainer Claude Bonds pressed the plan. Atlanta Journal columnist O. B. Keeler mediated, noting Alexander warned about the risk of wearing satin if they lost. The note hints at postwar air force training themes appended to the item.
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Buckley's CAMADIOL Mixture Promises Quick Breathing Aid
Buckley’s CAMADIOL Mixture advertised as an expectorant to loosen phlegm and ease coughing, claimed to speed relief from asthma symptoms and throat or bronchial tube irritation. The ad asserts fast-action relief and a money-back guarantee, noting it is not claimed as a cure.
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Pro Grid Merger Eyes West Coast Expansion
In San Francisco AP reports a plan to merge the Pro Grid Teams on the West Coast into a joint league with the American League next season. President J Rufus Kiawany proposes a ten team circuit with two San Francisco clubs and franchises in Hollywood Los Angeles San Diego Portland Seattle Oakland San Jose and possibly Fresno.
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Sellout Likely for Sugar Bowl Tilt in New Orleans
New Orleans AP reports President A B Wieholes of the Mid Winter Sports Association expects a complete sellout of the 72 000 seats for the Sugar Bowl game before Christmas. An allotment of 20 000 special rate tickets for service men and women is sold out, and 3 600 more at $4 each have been ordered sold at $120 and given to the Young Men's Business Club for free distribution to service members.
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Coast to Coast Poll Reveals Sports Oddities of Year
A coast to coast sports poll highlights oddities from football to golf and horse racing. Key feats include Reese’s controversial play moment, Notre Dame drama, and a golf shot out of a tree. Also noted are Tulsa football scoring bursts, Navy beating Georgia Tech, a three-way dead heat in the Carter Handicap, and several unusual league incidents.
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Duke and Leo Cock Highlight Collegiate Tournament Action
In a tense tournament clash Eleoaert Indiana edged South Bend Riley 6 to 4 as a Riley player was penalized for a rough hand move and a Duke reference arose. North Carolina’s Treed EUs and Wake Forest’s Wak te were noted as key players with Duke mentioned. A Columbus, Ohio field incident saw a player injure a foot on wire fencing after four teammates fouled out.
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Unclear historical scene sparks mystic omen tale
Fragmentary OCR recalls a homer attempt in foggy field play near Bewrie with two outs, halted by fog, while observers report a star in the sky and a distant audience. The passage hints at a symbolic visitation event linked to Wise Men and a celestial omen, described in archaic language.
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