Giants Triumph In Pro Football Title Clash
New York Giants defeated the Green Bay Packers 23 17 in the National League championship game at the Polo Grounds. The crowd of 48120 set a playoff attendance record as Ed Danowski threw for a second TD helping the Giants to a late lead after a field goal gave Green Bay a 17 16 edge.
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Bill Bons
New York
New York Giants
Green Bay Packers
Annie Oakley
Giants
Steve Owen
Polo Grounds
Owen
Ed Danowski
Green Bay
Packers
Collegians
Referenda On Cotton and Tobacco Quotas Results
Cotton quotas passed with 948,798 for and 180,156 against, 84.0 percent yes. Flue cured tobacco 130,370 for 98,658 against, 56.9 percent yes. Rice quotas 3,509 for 3,874 against, 47.4 percent yes. Affirms required 66 2 or 3 percent to take effect. Next referenda planned for barley and dark tobacco marketing quotas in 1939.
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Tech Tartans Resume Work Before Sugar Bowl Trip
Carnegie Tech football drills focus on pass defense to halt Davey OBrien as they prepare for the January 2 Sugar Bowl meeting with Texas Christian. Coach Bill Kern unavailable due to Notre Dame banquet. Dr Eddie Baker leads a 43-man squad en route to Bay St Louis for two weeks of training prior to New Orleans.
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Football Warriors
Texas Christian
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Tartans
Horned Frogs
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Bonura Sold to New York by Washington Senators
Washington Senators traded slugger Zeke Bonura to the New York Giants for an estimated $20,000 and two minor leaguers, Jim Carlin and Tom Baker, as part of a busy week of deals. Bill Terry plans Bonura as an infield asset while Billy Jurges joins in a six-player Cubs swap. Rumors swirl over Freddy Hutchinson, Buddy Hassett, and a possible raise in the player limit, with league-wide trade chatter amid minor league talks and ball handling changes.
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Richmond
Tom Baker
Jersey City
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Terry
Billy Jurges
Cubs
Freddy Hutchinson
Pirates
Seatte
Brooklyn Dodgers
Buddy Hassett
Philadelphia
Maryland Wins Fruit Judging Contest Trophy Battle
Maryland edged Ohio State in an Eastern Intercollegiate Fruit Judging league contest held in Morgantown on December 22. The Maryland team narrowly surpassed Ohio State, which would have claimed the trophy with a win, in a close judged competition.
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University of Maryland
Maryland
Ohio State University
Weston Farm Bureau selects E D Darnall chairman
E D Darnall of Berlin won the Lewis county farm bureau chairmanship at a December 12 meeting in Weston. He succeeds the previous leader and takes charge of local agricultural advocacy and countywide member activities.
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E. D. Darnall
Berlin
Lewis County
Farm Bureau
Yankees Still Seek Hurlers From Minors
Yankees have not given up on Fred Hutchinson, with one executive saying no other club can outbid New York if they want him. The report also mentions connections between college players and coaching lines, with scattered notes on Giants, Dodgers, Reds, and college teams plus coach links and recent performances.
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Pirates
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Holy Cross
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Little Monk Simmons, Jr
Gene Harmon
Tom
Mississippi College
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Farious
Paul Derringer
Reds
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U.S. A
Lou Nova
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Marshall To Benefit From Buckeye League Disbanding
Huntington December 12. Marshall College plans a tougher schedule after the Buckeye Conference dissolves. Coach Cam Henderson expects Dayton University Xavier University and possibly Ohio University to remain on Marshall's athletics slate as Marshall joins a new conference or schedules stronger competition.
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Marshall
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Xavier University
Ohio University
Skaggs & Co Watches for Dependability in Hamilton Elgin Benrus
Skaggs & Co advertises watches including Hamilton Elgin and Benrus, emphasizing dependability and quality in a compact catalog style. The listing highlights name brands and product focus without extended details.
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STATE CAGERS REVEAL. STUFF STATE CAGERS REVEAL.
West Virginia college basketball previews unfold with March of schedules. Mor ris Harvey Golden Eagles open tonight at Appalachian State Teachers in North Carolina. Marshall faces Salem followed by Lenoir Rhyne Guilford Elon and Duke Frosh. Mountaineers idle until December 31 after a 43 29 win over Wesleyan.
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Don Budge Tops AP Sports Poll As Top Athlete Of 1938
Don Budge ranked No 1 among athletes in the AP eighth annual poll chosen by 26 of 63 editors with 122 points. Henry Armstrong close with 104, Vander Meer third with 37, and Davey O Brien in football among top names. Golf and baseball nominees fill the rest of the list in a two man race between Budge and Armstrong.
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Cincinnati Reds
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Pittsburgh
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Ceaie
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Joe Louis
Golden Gloves Entries Received In Huntington
Amateur boxers began filing entries today for the Huntington Advertiser's fourth annual Golden Gloves regional boxing tournament set to open January 30. Champions will be crowned in eight divisions and winners advance to Chicago Tribune's tournament of champions in Chicago February 27 to March 1. Entry blanks available from the Huntington Advertiser.
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Huntington Advertiser
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Te Huntington Advertiser
New Congress Debates Canal Defense and Third Locks
Authorities consider rewriting neutrality law to exempt the canal from provisions. Col. C. B. Ridley urges immediate study of building a distant third set of locks. Debate looms over canal impregnation, army air corps expansion, and anti-aircraft defenses ahead of the coming session. Rep. Fish questions massive armament spending for aggression or job creation.
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Roosevelt
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Rep.Fish
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Japs Suffer In Chinese Guerrilla Gains Report
Reports from Shanghai describe Chinese guerrilla successes across Anhwei Chekiang and Kiangsu as the Fourth Army claims only one major defeat in fifty engagements. Leaders in a Shanghai tea house showed photographs to prove gains and said a major offensive to recapture Canton was imminent.
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Fourth Army
Anhwei
Chekiang
Kiantsu
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Lews Agency
Linhsien
Canton
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