Alabama lands trio on team of 1937 Southeast stars
Coaches and writers selected a mythical All Star Southeast Conference eleven with Alabama’s Fletcher Sims Leroy Monsky and Frank Kinard among the first team. Georgia Tech’s Bill Jordan and Carl Hinkle head a group that includes players from Auburn Florida Vanderbilt LSU and Mississippi in the 1937 poll.
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Crimson
Associated Press
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Columbus Hinkle
Vanbilt
Unainy
Capis
Leroy Monsky
Frankiset Kinard
Mississippi
Imost
Fletcher
Tech
Alabama
Georgia
Auburn
Ippi
Florida
Vanderbilt
Louisiana State
Issippi
Kinard
Ption
Bill Jordan
Ga. Tech
Frank Kinard
Miss
Ird
Ulster
Carl Hinkle
Vandy
Rt Sivell
Eddie Gatto
Erwin Warren
Ala
Fletcher Sims
Joe Kilgrow
Walter Mayberry
Fla
Bill Hartman
Arkansas passer Jim Stone Leads Conference in Pass Attacks
Fayetteville report notes Arkansas quarterback Jim Stone threw 45 completions for an unknown yardage total, guiding the team in a low rushing conference with a high aerial output this season.
Trades Shake Up Browns Red Sox Tigers and White Sox
The White Sox and Tigers completed a six player deal sending Vernon Kennedy to Detroit for a strong pitching option and players Marvin Owen Gerold Walker and Tony Piet. Detroit also swapped Ranger outfielders and catchers in a flurry that unsettled the market as Boston and St Louis followed with their own swaps.
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Gerald Walker
Marvin Owen
Mike Tresh
Portland
Chicago White 80S
Vernon Kennedy
Fred “Dixie” Walker
Tony Piet
White Sox
Tigers
Red Sox
Browns
Cleveland
Washington
Roundup of sports news and notes from Manhattan to Minnesota
A fast paced roundup covers a six day bike race, baseball talks with Jimmy Dykes, Schmeling quips and a December boxing date, plus an exhibition by Gene Sarazen in Japan. Notes from college football include SMU quarterback Ray Morrison and a coal dust gridiron in Harlem Kentucky. Boxing draws 7,000 in Minneapolis as John Henry Lewis fights Salvatore Ruggirello. Arkansas end Jim Benton earns postseason recognition for yards and passes.
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Manhattan
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White Sox
Max Schmeling
Maxie
Harry Thomas
Dodgers
John Gorman
Jim Tierney
Giants
Jimmy Hamilton
Nashville Vols
Oscar Weed
Mississippi State Guard
Clark Gable
John Henry Lewis
Salvatore Ruggirello
Minneapolis
Jim Benton
Arkansas
Baseball nostalgia and midseason chatter from the sixties
Washington last season posted 13 wins and 10 losses while players like Vosmik shone with a .325 average in 144 games for the Browns in 1937. Amid general talk of trades and the minor league convention winding down, chatter questioned Vosmik’s peak and the market’s late buzz faded by nightfall.
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Kress
Browns
White Sox
Eelle
Bloomers
Genere Eddie Collins
Vosmik
Detroit Fans Revolt Over Walker Trade in Milwaukee
Detroit fans protest the Detroit Chicago deal sending Gerald Walker to the White Sox. Manager Cochrane defends the move as rebuilds for future seasons while Walker dazzles in Milwaukee with a late surge and sluggers Cochrane and Dykes welcome the outcome.
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Mickey Cochrane
al Simmons
Chicago White Sox
Cochrane
Jimmy Dykes
White Sox
Wisconsin Metropole
Eball
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Motor City
Tigers
Philadephia Athletics
Poosiey
Kingfish Turns Murder of the Mat for Dough
Chicago report describes Ki Levinsky announcing a plan tied to a money dispute and a wrestling match. He seeks rival Brooko Nagursk with claims of past title status and a long history in Maxwell Street taverns.
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Charles Dunkley
Chicago
Ki Levinsky
Maxwell Street
Louie
Strappin Singfieh
Brooko Nagursk
Pointer club of America's field trials brace results
In Pinehurst the all age stakes were narrowed to two braces on the final day with twelve runs completed yesterday. Rays Ringo Joe by Gerald M. Livingston showed form but failed to find game as Homewood Blue Willow, Peerless Decision, Hiker's June and Reds Tar heel Jack posted strong heats with game found.
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Pointer Club of America
Ray
Ringo Joe
Gerald M. Livingston
New York
Game
Homewood Blue Willow
R. W. Norman
Salisbury
Peerless Decision
Dr. Lewis Bobbitt
Winston-Salem
Hiker
June
E. H. Ware
Merion, Pa
Red
Bobbitt
Hound Show Honors at North Carolina Fox Hunters Trials
Dream Girl owned by H. P. Richards of Bluff City Tenn was named best hound in the association beach show and Mose Setzer owned by T. Ross Alexander of Statesville received top honors among males. The association selected H. L. Mays of Taylorsville as president and Robert Collins of Asheville as vice president.
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North Carolina Fox Hunters Association
Dream Girl
H. P. Richards
Bluff City
Tenn
Mose Setzer
T. Ross Alexander
Statesville
Association
H. L. Mays
Taylorsville
Robert Collins
Asheville
Fights Last Night Ledger Shows Narrow Wins and Knockout
In Salisbury New Jersey's Dutch Mart outpointed Philadelphia's Joe Fredericks at 163 and 170 pounds respectively. Al Hostak of Seattle knocked out Don Le Run of Hollywood at 155 and 159 pounds. Frankie Kolborn of Waterloo outpointed Kia Corsonia of Indianapolis at 149 and 150 pounds.
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Dutch
Mart
New Jersey
Joe Fredericks
Philadelphia
Tacoma
Wash
al Hostak
Seattle
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Hollywood
Fort Wayne
Ind
Frankie Kolborn
Waterloo
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Indianapolis
Dusek Pins Keverly in Camden Wrestling Show
Ernie Dusek weighing 226 pounds from Omaha Nebraska pinned George Keverly 220 pounds of Kansas City after 30 minutes and 3 seconds in Camden New Jersey last night.
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Associated Press
Camden
N. J
Ernie Dusek
Omaha
Neb
George Keverly
Kansas City
Bama Guard Wins Jacobs Award for Blocking
Leroy Monsky, Alabama guard, receives the Jacobs award for best blocking in the Southeastern conference. Trophy presented at a Tuesday banquet in Clinton South Carolina by Presbyterian College president William P Jacobs. Runner up Rhein Schmidt Vanderbilt. Fulton Auburn third. Don Willis Clemson wins South Carolina blocker honor. Southern Conference result due soon.
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S. C
Leroy Monsky
Jacobs
Monsky
William P. Jacobs
Presbyterian College
Rhein Scchmidt
Vanderbilt
Fulton
Auburn
South Carolina
Don Willis
Clemson
Panther Fresh Win Twin Bill
High Point college freshmen teams won both games in Lattimore. A team beat the All-Stars 41 to 21 with Lamet scoring 20 points. B team defeated the high school squad 29 to 14, led by Petree Watts and Murray.
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Lattimore
High Point College
Collegian
Lamet
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Watts
Murray
Allen Jay Basketball Starts Drills for Season
Allen Jay's basketball team began practice last Monday with three lettermen returning Howard Deaton captain George Summey Marvin Sumney and Eugene Canipe. New players include Clayborn Borland Howard Oakley Ivey Keller Ray Henderson Noah Johnson Raymond Sarabee Allen McSwain Carlice Robert Frazier Carlton Cox Jack Lanier Orace Cox Jack Smith and Ted Morris.
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Giles
Oakley
Jackson
A. H. Stafford
Guilford County
Jamestown
Enterprise
Howard Deaton
George Summey
Marvin Summey
Eugene Canipe
Clayborn Borland
Howard Oakley
Ivey Keller
Ray Henderson
Noah Johnson
Raymond
Sarabee
Allen McSwain
Carlice
Robert Frazier
Carlton Cox
Jack Lanier
Onrce Cox
Jack Smith
Ted Morris
South Carolina and Miami Clash Tonight Tossup Battle
In Miami, Florida, December 8, the football squads from the University of South Carolina and the University of Miami prepare for a game deemed a tossup. The article notes Miami holds a slight edge in a recent weight margin context.
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South Carolina
Miami
Fla
Universities
Mac Pitt Bans Shooting in Richmond Gym
Coach Mac Pitt of the University of Richmond removed the basket from the gym to teach players layups. Workmen unscrewed the rims and painted backboards with small black spots while Pitt explained that shooting at speed often misjudges distance. He favors layups with both feet off the floor as the preferred technique.
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Mac Pitt
Unive
Richmond
Pitt
Turkey Shoot Planned Tomorrow At One O Clock
A series of turkey shoots for local sportsmen will be held at George Trotter's seven miles down the Asheboro road to Morrow, starting tomorrow afternoon at one o'clock. Trotter said the shoots would continue up until Christmas, having begun several weeks ago.
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George Trotter
Asheboro Road
Morrow
Trotter
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