Texas Tech Raiders Eye Cotton Bowl Rise
Texas Tech, an emerging force in the Southwest, aims to join the Cotton Bowl scene after a 10-7 season and a Sun Bowl past. Critics see Tech as a fit for broader competition, with the school’s enrollment around 3,000 and growing.
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Erictiron
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Nationals
Texas
Red Raiders
Texas II
Scheol
Mary's
Dallas
Eught
Lubbock
Cawthon
Weatnia
Texas Tech
Tech
Saint Mary's
Little All America picks highlight Southern backfield strength
AP selects the 1938 Little All-America team featuring four players from the South. From Southwestern Tennessee and East Texas State Teachers to Franklin Marshall, the list emphasizes small colleges with standout backs and a mix of teams across the Far West East Middle West and Southwest. The selection notes Rockne’s quote about great backs from modest programs and forecasts many pro league players coming from these programs.
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Drew Middleton
New York
Big Frogs
Associated Press
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East
Middle West
Knute Rockne
Gaylen Smith
Dixie
Southwestern
Tenn
Ten Panish
Badley Tech
Darrell Tully
E—Thomas
San Jose State
T—Somers
LaSalle
Sutton
Chattanooga
C——Horton
Morehead
Buckovich
Toledo
T—Claxton
Whittier
Parish
Bradley Tech
Tulley
East Texas
Frank Crisei
Western Reserve
Ohio
Pete Dudauskas
Murray
George Brown
American
Washington, D. C
Leo Grustkowski
John Dutch
San Diego State
Calif
Sammy Padsen
Dickinson
Bobby Kientz
College of Pacific Calif
Everette
Oakland youth confesses to killing girlfriend for no reason
Rodney Greig a 21 year old Berkeley railway clerk confessed to fatally stabbing Leona Wright 19 as they sat in his parked car in the Oakland hills after a 2 am date. He described giving the knife to her and stabbing her and then dragging the body from the car before leaving. Investigators said a mushroom hunter found the body and they planned to file murder charges with a relative's signature.
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Oakland
Calif
Leona Wright
University of California
Oakland Hills
Rodney Greig
Berkeley
C. R. Kunes
Greig
Lucien Jewell
Tom Duffy
Miss Wright
Lovers’ Lane
Leona
Jewell
Asking Too Much Ad Draws Very Exacting Reply
A Kansas City resident advertised for a housekeeper and received a letter asking if the employer had a modern home private room private bath telephone extension line a nurse a chauffeur and a secretary The writer added if such exists the chauffeur could come to inspect the place as well The ad still runs in the newspaper.
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Kansas City
Kas
Automobile life span varies beyond sixty thousand miles
The average automobile life is about 63 000 miles. Reports indicate some vehicles have reached several hundred thousand miles.
Arkansas mulls admission to Missouri Valley Conference
Arkansas is considering applying to join the Missouri Valley Conference the question may reemerge. In the past Texas teams balked at long trips to Fayetteville due to poor attendance.
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Arkansas
Texas
Fayetteville
Lubboock Larrupers Run Through Ten Opponents
The Lubbock Larrupers defeated ten opponents from nine states over successive weekends. Notable players include Elmer Tarbox, a 175 pound halfback, and Abe Murphy, a gigantic tackle. St. Mary’s strong team could prove Tech’s claim if the Gaels are upset in Dallas.
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Lubbock
Montana State
Wyoming
Duquesne
Oklahoma City
Montana
Texas Mines
Loyola of New Orleans
Gonzaga
New Mexico
Marquette
Elmer Tarbox
Cawthon
Abe Murphy
Texas Christian
I. B. Hale
St. Mary's
Tech
Dallas
Rose Bowl Sellout Noted as Public Sales End
In Pasadena on December 8, fans bought the last block of 15,000 public tickets for the January 2 Rose Bowl featuring Southern California vs Duke. Remaining seats are allocated to USC alumni and students, Tournament of Roses sponsors, Duke, and others with specified allotments.
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Pasadena
Calif
Southern California
Duke
Tournament of Roses
Morgantown Reporter Suffers Fatal Sleep Injury
In Morgantown a Dominion News reporter rolled over in bed and broke his neck. Robert Sturgiss twisted too quickly in sleep and snapped a vertebra, a physician said.
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W. Vaveea
Robert Sturgiss
Morgantown Dominion News
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