1939 Football Parade Heads For New Year Bowls
1939 football parade heads for New Year bowls as two SD college leagues finish and the old circuit ends. Georgia Tech wins six straight in the SEC, earning Orange Bowl bid after beating Georgia 13-0. Arizona State earns Sun Bowl spot by edging Border Conference title. Tulane beats LSU. Navy tops Army. Stanford upset Dartmouth. Colorado Mines perfect season. Texas A&M atop Southwest. Bowl bids and final standings loom as Texas A&M, Cornell, Duke, Colorado Mines, and others finish undefeated or strong.
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Aegis
Lloyd Madden
Baylor
Rice
Southern Methodist
Texas Christian
Rice Owls
Cop Recalls He Punched McGraw in Runway Encounter
Cincinnati dispatch reports John Kramer a veteran cop claims to have punched John J. McGraw about 22 years ago after an onfield incident. Kramer, custodian of the press room, says the famed manager bore two gold teeth from the clash, while praising McGraw as a fine gentleman. No trades were made at today’s meeting. Basilisk lizards of Central America can run erect on water.
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John
Pro Game Ends In Roughhouse
In New York on December 4 1939 veteran official Bill Halloran called a late placement no good costing the Washington Redskins an estimated $1000 per man as the New York Giants won 9 to 7. Stadium scenes saw fans trading punches after the disputed call and Halloran defended his view amid widespread dispute. Green Bay faces New York Giants next in Milwaukee for the NFL title after both teams clinched division titles with 12 7 and 9 7 victories respectively.
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Ray Flaherty
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Halloran
Ed Justice
Washington
Packers
Chicago
Green Bay Packers
New Yorkers
Milwaukee
Detroit
Lions
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Wisconsin State Fair Park
Green Bay
Polo Grounds
Frank Killen Dies Held Mound Record
Frank Killen, former southpaw pitcher, died of a heart attack at 69. He still holds an un equalled National League single season record of 36 victories by a left hander, set in 1893 with Pittsburgh after starting with Washington in 1892. Killen's body was found in his automobile along a road in mid urban North Park. He later umpired in the American Association and, recently, operated a hotel and tavern in Pittsburgh after beginning his career at 19 with Minneapolis in 1891.
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Minneapolis
Western Association
Glenn Quits Post As West Virginia Coach
Morgantown December 4. Dr Marshall Glenn Tesigned last night as head football coach of West Virginia University. He said he hopes to begin practice next spring after completing an internship at Detroit. Dr John Sutherland formerly at Pittsburgh and Bill Kem of Carnegie Tech were reported among those being considered as his successor. Louis Tiffany invented favorite and gates of iridescent enameled glam.
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West Virginia
Morgantown
W. Va
Marshall
West Virginia University
Detroit
John Bain
Jock
Pearson narrowly escapes shotgun accident in Fresno hunting trip
In Fresno a shotgun blast tore through Monte Pearson’s cap near his ear injuring him and a 15-year-old baseball player. The blast left a goose egg on Pearson’s head as they hunted geese from a blind. Evidence suggests the pellet caused the lump. no serious injuries reported.
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Fresno
Calif
Bec
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Yankee
Hoy Grooms SDU Team For Opener
Vermillion December 4 The University Coyotes completed the first week of basketball drills and prepared for a Saturday night tilt with Nebraska at Lincoln. Four senior starters likely to open against Nebraska with Cadwell and Snider at forwards and Ev ers at center, as Hoy confirms veteran lineup for the season opener.
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University of Nebraska At
Nebraska
O. F. Jacobsen
Huron
Maynard Ingalls
Bob Taplett
Tyndall
Joe Cadwell
Hw On
Bob Snider
Rapid
City
Quent Evers
Johnny Ptak
Ptak
Hoy
Ole Solberg
Aberdeen
Eenre
Frosh
Troy LeMaster
Belle Fourche
Job Burns
Sioux City
Nate Bond
Ida Grove
Preston Cagers Lead Conference
Lake Preston topped Bryant 61 17 as Preston momentum pushed the East Central conference standings. Arlington and Willow Lake won duties, with De Smet also prevailing 22 15 while Arlington edged Bryant 36 16 in regional action. Standings show multiple teams at 1 0 0 0 with tight early-season parity.
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Oldham
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Hetland
Volga
Madden Seals National Scoring Lead With Big Hit
Madden, 22, Colorado Mines halfback, clinched the national individual scoring title with 141 points after four touchdowns against Regis College in Denver. He led the Ore Diggers to a conference crown, totaling 23 TDs and three extra points. Don Lieberum of Manchester is second with 114 points, while Tommy Harmon of Michigan stands third with 110 points.
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Rocky Mountain
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Coiorado Mines
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Madden
Ore Diggers
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Manchester
Ind
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Michigan
Minnesota And Iowa Teams Win Openers
Minnesota defeated North Dakota State 47 to 28 in a strong season opener while Iowa edged Carleton College 24 to 21 in Chicago. Carleton faces Wisconsin and Northwestern next, as Big Ten teams begin conference play and warm up for the title race starting January 6.
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Northwestern
Split in South Dakota college leagues outlines new paths
Mitchell December meeting formalized the split of ten schools into two circuits the South Dakota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the South Dakota College Conference. Augustana named 1939 football champion. joint Mitchell meeting planned for December to harmonize inter conference schedules. Two track meets set for May 18 with Yankton hosting a combined meet. officials praise long serving conference members and discuss a possible year end basketball tournament between top teams.
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Dean M. D. Smith
Wesleyan
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L. A
Lefty
Olson
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Huron
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Northern
Mines
Columbus College
Chamberlain
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M. F. Hoopes
Southern
J. O. Karrmerman
School of Mines
Harlem to Preview Armstrongs New Movie Carmichael Turns Out to Be
Harlem previews Henry Armstrong film Keep Punching with world premiere in Harlem Thursday. The column notes boxing figures like Babe Ruth and Ken Keltner, plus rumors about Ted Williams and other sports topics of the era.
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Armstrong
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Henry Armstrong
Ted Williams
San Diego Fire Department
Farmer Swindled by Chocolate Coin Con Game in Paris
A farmer from Plep scop sold two chickens for three chocolate coins wrapped to resemble pounds and francs. Returning home he realized the deception, called the police, and ate the chocolate.
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Plepscop
Texas Baseball Officer Barred by Landis
Kenesaw Mountain Landis barred Robert Tarleton, veteran Texas baseball man, from the game and placed him on the ineligible list. Tarleton, once business manager of the Dallas Club, had certified a notorious gambler as a scout for his team and attempted to certify the same man for the Longview club last season.
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