Illini Upset Michigan Tops 1939 AP Surprises List
The 1939 AP poll names Illinois football’s mid season upset of Michigan as the top surprise. Iowa’s 7-6 comeback over Notre Dame is also noted, with Galento’s KO of Nova and Louis, NYC teams, and other sports highlights listed in a broad retrospective.
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New York
Bob Zuppke
Illini
Associated Press
Bob
Illinois
Michigan Wolverines
Iowa
Notre Dame
Tony Galento
Joe Louis
Lou Nova
Michigan
Galento
K. O
Nova
Louis
Brooklyn
Yankees
Rees
Charledon
Johnstown
Cardinals
Cornell
Fenske
Wooderson
Princeton
California
Pacific
Louisville
Giants
Lou Gehrig
Red Sox
Washington
Poughkeepsie
Wuhio State
Pitt
Pennis State
Duquesne
Oklahoma
Northwestern
Yale
Harvard
van Hornins
No News Is Good News By Furman Bisher
Joe Sherman Clemson College publicity chief spent exactly 25 dollars on publicity for Banks McFadden. He provided a two-column cut? no just one column releases with stamps pictures and mats. Despite a tiny budget he secured wide exposure compared with larger programs and outran rivals in cost efficiency.
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Furman Bisher
Loc Chakales
Joe Sherman
Joe
Banks McFadden
Clemson College
Chapel Hill
Durham
Raleigh
Bob Madry
Ted Mann
Chakales
Sherman
McFadden
Banks
Local sports notes touch colleges and pros in January plans
High Point College awaits its first home basketball game on January 11. Virgil Yow’s centers would measure about 13 feet tall stacked, while Lanier farm training and piecing together baseball dreams color the winter outlook. Pittsburgh may lure Pie Traynor while Pep Martin era links spark coaching changes and the mix of football and basketball figures across campuses. Tony Simeon leads high school basketball openings with Welborn Short Hussey Hayworth and Horney at guard.
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High Point College
Virgil Yow
Hugh Hampton
Bill
Rich Square) Keene
Don Gutteridge
Joe Medwick
St. Louis
Max Lanier
Denton
Pride and Joy
Lanier
Pittsburgh
Pie Traynor
Jakie Flowers
Cardinals
Pep Martin
Pittsburgh Pirate
Frankie Frisch
Ray Blades
Frisch
Blades
Tony Simeon
Darrell Welborn
Abie Short
Jack Hussey
Louis Hayworth
Thurman Horney
Rice football circus and related antics at Greenville banquet
The report notes Roten Shelley Furman captain and Jim Pepper Martin rising captain receiving a pig and a possum at Greenville's football banquet for unclear reasons. It also mentions wintering baseball players Ray Hayworth Sam Gibson and Jim Callahan with possible ring team plans and other colorful anecdotes about Rice football and Ernie Lain amid heavy publicity.
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Roten Shelley
Furman
Jim
Pepper) Martin
Greenville
S. C
High Point
Ray Hayworth
Sam Gibson
Emerywood Apartments
Jim Callahan
Lexington
Reidsville
Ken Stephens
State
Kimsey
Glenn Loflin
Cider Center
Kantucky
Ernie Lain
Giraffe Basketball Idea Draws Aggie Coach Iba
New York December 15. Oklahoma State coach Henry Iba argues for raising basketball baskets from 10 to 12 feet to force all players to learn shooting. He notes his Oklahoma Aggies already boast tall players and says the change would help shorter players and emphasis shooting over dunking. Iba cites his 12 successful years coaching at Classen High Maryville Teachers Colorado U and Texas A&M.
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New York
Henry P. Tha
Oklahoma Aggie
Oklahoma
Iba
Trylow
Empire State Building
Classen High
Oklahoma City
Maryville
Colorado U
Aggies
Pastor Hopes For Third Time World Title Match
Dallas reports Pastor aims for a third shot at Joe Louis tonight as he faces Dallas rookie Buddy Scott in a ten round bout. Pastor seeks redemption after two losses to Louis and is billed as a 2 to 5 favorite against Scott in front of about 5 000 spectators.
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Dallas
Bob Pastor
Joe Louis
Pastor
Louis
Buddy Scott
North Carolina Coach Wolf to discuss forward pass offense
Coach Ray Wolf of the University of North Carolina will address the National Football Coaches Association in Los Angeles December 28 to 30 on forward pass offense. Wolf is noted as a leading exponent of the aerial game.
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Chapel Hill
Ray Wolf
University of North Carolina
National Football Coaches Association
Los Angeles
Wolf
College Scores Recap From Recent Matches
Alabama downed Florida 48 to 45 while Hanover beat Louisville 67 to 36. Carnegie Tech overcame Geneva 44 to 40 and Texas A and M defeated Denton Teachers 31 to 29. Lasalle topped Washington Maryland 46 to 33 and Princeton edged Colgate 36 to 33. Northwestern beat Wash State 42 to 29 and Georgetown won 44 to 30 against Americana University.
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Florida
Hanover
Louisville
Carnegie Tech
Geneva
Texas A. and M
Denton
Lasalle
Washington
Maryland
Princeton
Colgate
Northwestern
Wash. State
Georgetown
Americana U
All-Pro Club Chooses New York Starters
All-Pro selections favor new faces with only four holdovers from last year. Davey O'Brien of Philadelphia and Bill Osmanski of Chicago Bears are among the newcomers amid a lineup featuring Jim Poole and Mel Hein, plus several Bears and Giants stars.
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New York
Davey O’brien
Philadelphia Eagles
Bill Osmanski
Chicago Bears
Don Hutson
Green Bay
Joe Studabar
Bears
Dan Fortmann
Mel Hein
John Dell Isola
Jim Barber
Washington
Jim Poole
Davey O'Brien
Phila’phia
Tuffy Leemans
Andy Farkas
Perry Schwartz
Brooklyn
Bruiser Kinard
Junior High Club Defeats Junior Varsity in Season Opener
Ancrapping Junior High took an early lead and beat the Junior Varsity 25 to 17 in the Senior High gym yesterday. Collins Truitt and Culler led the winners while Hedrick scored most for the losers and controlled the floor play.
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Wallops
Ancrapping
Collins
Truitt
Culler
Hedrick
Y Juniors Clash With Cone Memorial Team at Y M C A
Tomorrow the Y M C A floor hosts a junior duel between the local Aunts and the Cone Memorial Y Juniors of Greensboro. Coach Joe Heiser leads the home juniors while Woody Thomas trains the midgets.
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Greensboro
Joe Heiser
Woody Thomas
Snead Shows Game Of Old At Miami
Samuel Jackson Snead, back in form after a back injury, fired a two under par 68 to share the first round lead at the $10,000 Miami Open. Byron Nelson and Henry Picard led the Vardon trophy race, with Nelson shooting 68 for a two stroke edge over Picard as other contenders including Dick Metz and Craig Wood posted 68s and 69s.
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Snead
Miami
Slammin
Sam
Fia
Samuel Jackson Snead
Byron Nelson
Henry Picard
Nelson
Picard
Dick Metz
Chicago
Ralph Guldahl
Clayton Heafner
Husky
Linville
N. C
Art Clark
Uniontown
Jimmy Hines
New York
Stanley Horne
Montreal
Wilford Wehrle
Craig Wood
Denny Shute
Ben Hogan
White Plains
N. Y
Jim Turnesa
Providence
Freshman Football Honors Hit Record Chicago Area Total
Among Michigan's freshman football numeral winners this fall were 10 boys from the Chicago area setting an all time high.
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Ann Arbor
Michigan
Chicago
Breadon Would Return All Star Selection To Fans
St Louis owner Sam Breadon proposes giving fans the ballot for the All Star game to be held in July. He plans to press the idea at the February major league meeting after discussing with Ford Frick and notes the 1933 Chicago fan vote as a precedent.
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ST. Louis
Sam Breadon
Gus. Q
Breadon
Ford Frick
Cincinnati
Chicago
Elon Tackles Morris Harvey In Last Pre Holiday Game
Elon College meets Morris Harvey tonight at 8 o clock in the last pre holiday game. The team beat Louisburg 55 to 21 last Tuesday, with strong second half defense and solid shooting. Captain Lloyd Whitley and Jack Gardner anchor the attack for coach Horace Hendrickson.
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Elon
Morris Harvey
Elon College
Louisburg
Lloyd Whitley
Jack Gardner
Horace Hendrickson
IS Penitentiary football star Schell gains 337 yards
The Iowa State Penitentiary quarterback Schell totaled 337 yards this season at an average of 4.4 yards per carry, prompting speculation about his potential if he ever left confinement.
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Iowa State Penitentiary
Schell
Wake Forest Tops McCrary Eagles In Tight 39 30 Showdown
Wake Forest College, short on spark, edged McCrary Eagles 39 to 30 as Bill Mann and Paul Roye led McCrary with 13 and 11 points respectively. Davis and Cline each scored nine for the Deacons, while Harris and Convery staged a sharp battle.
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Asheboro
Wake Forest College
McCrary Eagles
Deacons
MccCrary
Bill Mann
Paul Roye
Cline
Itar
Barnes
Davis
Wake Forest
Bill Sweet
Mce Crary
Tige Harris
Vince Convery
Harris
High Point
Convery
Roye
Mann
McCrary
Vieeeres
Wright
McLean
Essick
Eagles
Cheek
Copeland
Royre
Bond
Hackney
N. C
Hearick
Sports Roundup from Dec 15 1930s Wire
A collage of sports notes across football boxing and track includes St Johns Minnesota planning wrestling, Gunnar Barlund and Italo Corrello in a bout for Finnish relief, Rose and Sugar Bowl odds, Tennessee's Vols resting before Rose Bowl training, Joe Louis opponent rankings, and notes on Glenn Cunningham Texas engagements and Giants Yanks broadcast talks. oddities include ag ony column jokes and a bargain ad about a baseball first baseman.
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New York
St. John’s College
Minnesota
Gunnar Barlund
Italo Cornello
Artics
Tulan Orange
Georgia Tech
Missouri
Joe Louis
Galent Pastor
Nova
Godoy and
Pachek
Steve O'Neill
Buffalo
Cleveland
Glenn Cunningham
Texas
Giants
Yanks
Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers Support Farm Despite Loss in Dayton
The Brooklyn Dodgers lost 13000 dollars operating their Dayton Ohio farm last season but will continue backing the team.
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Brooklyn
New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dayton, O
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