Rose Bowl Threats Loom as Injured Stars Go In
Pasadena December 27 1939 Injuries plague both Tennessee Volunteers and USC Trojans ahead of New Year game Cafego Landsdell and Banta linked to possible start. Final decisions rest on whether backs can walk into the Rose Bowl without crutches as Neyland Jones and staff weigh risks and return plans for the major players in the showdown.
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Tennessee
Grenville Landsell
Jack Banta
Cafego
Lansdell
Bob Neyland
Eastern All Stars prepare for Shrin charity game
Eastern team work ended early for the East in San Francisco and play looks set for New Year’s Day. Mage and the Blue and Red squads scrimmaged to a 7-7 tie as George Stiruweiss and George McAfee connected for a Blue TD, Steve Sitko added the extra point. Ronnie Cahill to Willard Perdue produced a Red score with Jim Turner converting. Coaches Kerr and Biertoni cautioned that timing remains uncertain as Ben Kish nurses a foot injury and the West squad shifts to kickoff return drills after easing two-a-days.
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George Stiruweiss
North Carolina
Colorful Uniforms Are Ordered For Buco Team
Pittsburgh on December 27 notes manager Frankie Frisch plans colorful outfits to revive the Pirates in the National League. Script lettering on blouses replaced by a blue and red buccaneer head. Caps will be light blue with a red P. sleeves collar and front trimmed in blue and cardinal piping.
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Fights Last Night Card Quiet in Multiple Cities
In New York Stolz by outpoint over Dano while Bel lus stopped De Bello in White Plains reviewers note Vaughn and Perfetti fought to a decision in Amsterdam Amsterdam and Arm strong beat Sarilla in Philadelphia Texas Lee Harper defeated Bobby Ruffin in Newark New Jersey with judges scoring clear points in a busy night of boxing across several venues.
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Allie Stolz
Newark
Pablo Dano
Philippines
Johnny Bellus
New Haven
Conn
Paul de Bello
Broooklyn
White Plains
Jimmy Vaughn
Cleveland
Matt Perfetti
Amsterdam
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Philadelphia
Spider Armstrong
Montreal
Andre Sarilla
N. J
Texas
Lee Harper
Jamaica
N. Y
Bobby Ruffin
Bridgeport
Vet coach silences critics in wild season wrap
Seattle writer profiles Freddie Hutchinson turning winter stints to pro basketball and pompom sales. Mentions Whitman coach Nig Boleske, Eugene memorial talk for James Naismith, Freddie Steele, Dan Welton's guest star note, and Harold Van Every joining Minnesota against Washington.
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Clemson Lads Working Hard Before Cotton Bowl
Clemson Coach Jess Neely vows the squad will not treat the Cotton Bowl trip as a vacation. Three players are noted as unavailable at practice while the team trains behind locked gates ahead of the Boston College clash expected to draw about 50 000 fans. Neely says the squad is in top form aside from guards Prieitz and Walter Cox.
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New South American heavyweight Campolo to debut in New York
James Joy Johnston will unveil Valentin Campolo in New York at a boxing writers dinner. Campolo, brother of Vittorio Campolo, chose Johnston to manage him, citing Johnston's role in guiding past fighters. The article notes Joy's plans to start training Campolo and a late January meeting with Zou. It also references national sports events and the Sugar Bowl week of competitions.
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New York
James ‘Joy Johnston
Valentin Campolo
Joe Louis
Luis Angel Firpo
Campolo
Vittorio Campolo
Phil Scott
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James Joy
Bob Pastor
Abe Simon
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Zou Noye
Inception to Empire of Doherty and Cities Service
The Columbus born energy magnate Doherty rose from gas company manager to founder of Cities Service in 1910. By 1929 the group boasted assets exceeding a billion dollars in utilities and oil. He settled a $200 million shareholder suit for $1.25 million from a hospital bed. His Florida holdings included the Miami Biltmore hotel in Coral Gables, a winter resort asset valued around $100 million.
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Trojans End Long Island's 42-Game Win Streak at MSG
Before the largest crowd ever at Madison Square Garden 18 245, the University of Southern California Trojans beat Long Island University 57 to 49. Ralph Valleim starred, Leonard anchored defense, and Stanford had earlier ended LIU's 43-game streak two years ago as Cal's balance overwhelmed LIU in the second half.
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Blond Leonard
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Texans Storm New Orleans In Sugar Bowl Festivities
The advance guard of sombrero topped Texans streamed into New Orleans to kick off Sugar Bowl sports carnival, while thousands more from across the nation are expected by Monday for the Tulane Texas Aggies football game, anticipated to draw about 70 000 fans.
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Feray
Mine Barrage and British Minefields Across North Sea
The text notes a British minefield along the Straits of Dover and a wide area near Flamborough Head in England. A field extends along the German coast from Denmark to the Netherlands. Admiralty estimates a large disputed zone in the North Sea with overlapping minefields likely.
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