Growth Of Pro Football Seen As Year s Biggest Trend
New York December 21 1937 growth of professional football stands as the year’s top trend in a national AP poll. SamBaugh and the Redskins are highlighted as the era’s most exciting football. Other noted trends include higher gate receipts college subsidies, six man teams, and a return to a dead ball in baseball
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Sports Roundup Mixes Football Rumors and Bowl Buzz
A chaotic scribble of college football chatter links coaches, players, and bowl scenarios from Alabama to LSU, with references to Ed Walker’s old Mississippi job, Sugar Bowl talk, and prep stars like Jimmy Nelson. Names, places, and teams surface amid speculative notes on coaches moving east and players’ marching toward postseason play.
Fights Last Night Newark and Washington Boxing Results
Mike Odd Prettini 18 of Newark defeated Lorenzo Lovings 144 of Chicago in a welterweight bout in Newark. Harry Daffra bantamweight champion from Baltimore outpointed Armand Sicilia of Chicago in a non-title match in Washington.
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Bowl Teams Open Last Ten Days Of Practice For Holiday Games
The Associated Press reports college teams in the last ten days before New Year games. California and Alabama prepare for the Rose Bowl, Louisiana State and Santa Clara in the Sugar Bowl, Colorado and Rice in the Cotton Bowl, Michigan State and Auburn in the Orange Bowl, Virginia and Texas Tech in the Sun Bowl, and West Virginia with San Francisco in the East–West matchup. Penned drills, punting, and climate adaptation mark the sessions as squads study game plans and tune up for decisive battles.
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Council Debates Betting Ordinance in Chicago
After an all night session the city council finance committee resumed debate on a proposed ordinance to license race track bookmakers. Mayor Kelly said fees could yield about 2 million dollars yearly. Hodes noted some favored a flat 5000 dollar license. Kelly preferred a sliding scale to avoid a hard monopoly and eyed a referendum to gauge public attitude.
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Bonilla Drops Close Game To Yale Cagers
Yale forward Kuehl hit two late free throws to break an 18 18 tie and lift Yale to a 23 19 win over Bonilla in Beadle County Conference play. Bonilla led early but faded in the third as Yale pulled away, then Bonilla reserves won the second game 29 10.
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Gebhart Lifts Hawks In Victory Over Ree Heights
Orient on Friday night edged Ree Heights 38 to 21 as Gebhart scored 18 of his team’s points. The Hawks led 16 to 10 at halftime, Ree Heights narrowed the gap in the third before Gebhart sealed the win with five straight baskets late in the period. Genter and Brisben led Ree Heights with strong scoring. Orient’s seconds also won their preliminary game.
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Connie Mack Acknowledges Baseball As Grand Old Game
Philadelphia December 21 Connie Mack nearing his 75th birthday says baseball is a grand old game He would return to baseball if forced to choose another career and looks forward to his 35th season with the Athletics He predicts the team will be much better next year after a seventh place finish following an early league lead
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Miller Independents Open With Win Over Faulkton Hot Shots
Miller, Dec. 2 Special The Miller Independents, a newly organized basketball team, defeated the Faulkton Hot Shots 50 to 36. High scorers were W. Osterhaus and Marsh for Miller, with Birkencatt and R J Bentson top for Faulkton. Next game versus College All Stars.
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Primo Camera Isn’t Broke As He Thought
New York dispatch reports Primo Carnera’s finances improving after $42,008 held in New York and New Jersey banks was released pending litigation. Costs will reduce his share to about $16,000, which his manager Willi Sorese said he would cable to Carnera. Carnera has been ill in a Budapest hospital with little chance of recovery.
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Unclear College Basketball Scores From AP Listing
A scrambled AP styled score snippet shows multiple games with mismatched names such as Town vs Avier 28, Wesleyan vs Washington Junior College 47 to 9, Mi Ambrose 4 against Platteville Teachers 34, and others including Minnesota Nebraska Michigan Dartmouth Purdue Loyola Temple Illinois. The fragmentary item reads like a late edition box with numerous typos and misaligned teams.
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Moving Pictures Aimed at Popularizing Tennis Nationwide
United States Lawn Tennis Association embraces a full length two hour film to showcase past and present greats in action. The project targets youth and improving beginners while presenting famous matches from Forest Hills era. Stars include Budge Von Cramm Riggs Lizana Jedrzejowska Marble Johnston Willis and others. Critics doubt teaching strokes from varied techniques through film.
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Sextant Timers Mark Arctic Bowl Drift On New Year
KING ISLAND Alaska December 2 The title game for the Arctic championship may shift to January 2 if the sun clocking method fails. Polar Bears coach Ed Levin warns Jessicks could break away needing Lt Pigiok to cut back, while the keeper plans to time the sun and a watch to align the date line.
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Sharkey Referee Stuns Wrestlers With One Punch
Fortland Me Dee 21 A former heavyweight boxing champion Jack Sharkey floored a wrestler with a single punch while refereeing last night. He stopped a toe to toe slugfest between Chuck Montana of Quincy Maen and Abe Rothberg of New York, with Rothberg ultimately defeated in two out of three falls after Sharkey’s intervention.
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Michigan Cagers Wallop Dartmouth in Warmup
Michigan Wolverines win their fourth straight warmup game beating Dartmouth 42 to 17 as conference play looms. Timels leads undetested ranks with a 51 10 38 mark for Temple, Purdue stays hot at 51st straight, Minnesota tops Nebraska 3 to 0, Iowa beats Xavier 53 to 28.
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Santa Barbara to get new race track
Plans for a $750,000 horse racing plant near Santa Barbara were filed with the California secretary of state by Frederick C. Bryan of Los Angeles. The facility, to be known as Santa Barbara Downs, would house horses and likely be ready for a fall meeting.
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Unusual Balance Of Power In Beadle County Games
Beadle County Conference shows wide open race with most teams holding title hopes. Yale and Hitchcock lead, while Cavour, Wessington, and Bonila stand as favorites. Yale-Hitchcock and Cavour-Wolsey clashes set to finish pre holiday play as teams eye top spots amid strong upsets and competitive balance.
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All-American Rhodes Scholar Choice Shocks Gridiron Fans
Colorado halfback Whizzer White, a standout All-American, rejects pro offers to accept a Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford. He expects to study law two years abroad and another year back, planning for a future as a lawyer after the Cotton Bowl. His brother Sam also holds a Rhodes Scholarship. Lowell, Mess Steve Casey defeated Billy Bartush in two straight falls.
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