Walters Named National League Pitcher Of The Year
William Henry Walters Jr. of the Cincinnati Reds received the NL pitcher of the year honor. He led the league in earned run average 2.29 per game and tops in wins 27, innings 319, complete games 31, batters faced 1283, and tied for strikeouts 137 and starts 36.
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New York
William Henry
Bucky) Walters Jr
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia
Paul Derringer
Walters
Chicago
Bill Lee
Carl Hubbell
New York Giants
Hubbell
Derringer
Hugh Casey
Brooklyn
Lou Fette
Boston
Claude Passeau
Philadelphia-Chicago
Larry French
Curt Davis
St. Louis
Luke Hamlin
French
Harry Gumbert
Hamlin
Casey
Davis
Forrest Pressner
Lee
Clyde Shoun
St. Louis Cardinals
Mace Brown
Pittsburgh
Shoun
Bill Hoffman
Phillies
Giants
Passeau
Fette
Bob Klinger
Pirates
Max Butcher
Johnny Vander Meer
Lon Warneke
Cardinals
Bill Posedel
Boston Bees
Fetter
Two Youngsters Rise in U S Net Rankings 1939
Welby Van Horn of Los Angeles and Helen Bernhard of New York enter the U S ranking top ten for 1939. Bobby Riggs retains No. 1 in men’s, Alice Marble tops the list, with Parker McNeill and others moving into the upper tier.
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Welby van Horn
Helen Bernhard
Riggs
Alice Marble
New York
Los Angeles
United States Lawn Tennis Association
van Horn
Don Budge
Forest Hills
Bobby Riggs
Chicago
U. S
Miss Bernhard
California
Frankie Parker
Pasadena
Calif
Don McNeill
Oklahoma City
Parker
Elwood T. Cooke
Portland
Ore
Bryan M (Bitsy) Grant, Jr
Atlanta
Gardner Mulloy
Coral Gayles
Fla
Gilbert A. Hunt, Jr
Washington, D. C
Atendance
U. S. Naval Academy
Jacobs
Helen Jacobs
Berkeley
Miss Marble
Sarah Parfrey Fabyan
Cambridge
Mass
Virginia Wolfenden
Santa Monica
Dorothy May Bundy
Dorothy Workman
Pauline Betz
Katherine Winthrop
Mary Arnold
San Francisco
McNeill and Parker
Cooke and Riggs
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT
New York boxer Petey Scalzo outpointed Simon Chavez in a 125 percent division. Mike Kaplan defeated Eddie Brink in Scranton. Jimmy Shepard stopped Silent Robinson in West Palm Beach. Junior Munsell knocked out Jack Roper in Hollywood.
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Associated Press
New York
Petey Scalzo
Simon Chavez
Venezuela
Mike Kaplan
Boston
Eddie Brink
Scranton
West Palm Beach
Fla
Jimmy Shepard
Springfield Ill
Silent Robinson
Huntavile
Ala
Hollywood
Junior Munsell
Ponca City
Okla
Jack Roper
Los Angeles
Butler University Wins Fast Break Play Setup
Butler University basketball under Coach Paul Hinkle uses a two option fast break. Play starts with No 1 passing to No 5 who cuts to the foul circle. No 3 screens No 1’s guard and No 4 screens No 2’s guard. Both No 1 and No 2 escape for a quick sideline pass from No 5. Next opponent Duquesne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler University
Paul Hinkle
Roundup of coaches and players across colleges and pro links
A collage of sports notes from Harold Claassen covers Grinnell College and Rice Institute hiring, college stars former and present, and tidbits about Joe Christman and Paul Christman era figures. It mentions Cecil Muellerleile in St Louis, Steve Pospisil, and various alumni stories, plus jokes about football food and a mock praise of the East West game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Claassen
Eddie Brietz
Kansas City
Tom Stidham
Norman
Okla
Houston
Tex
Rice Institute
Ben Douglas
St. Louis
Paul Christman
Bill Cunningham
Orf Twins
Missouri
Grinnell College
Marchy Schwartz
Creighton
Larry Mullins
Loyola
South
Cecil Muellerleile
Milt Dean Hill
Manhattan
Kas
Mercury
Louis Madden
Madden
Kansas State College
Colorado Mines
Boston College Plans Final Drill Before Cotton Bowl
Boston College will hold its last workout at Campion Hall before Christmas and departure for the Cotton Bowl in Dallas to face Clemson. Several players returned to practice after brief illnesses while others were sidelined. Coach Leahy aims to tighten the squad with sessions in St. Louis and Dallas.
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Andover
Mass
Boston College
Campion Hall
Clemson
Dallas
Tex
Chet Gladchuk
Regar
Bob Jauron
Shppe
Gene Goudreault
Pete Cignetti
Dick Harrison
Bill Griffin
New England
Frank Leahy
St. Louis
Scalzo Beats Chavez Qualifies for Featherweight Title Hope
Petey Scalzo defeated Simon Chavez by unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden to position himself as a potential challenger to Joey Archibald for the featherweight world title. Archibald and manager Al Weill indicated future plans after Scalzo’s convincing win despite a hurt right hand.
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New York
Petey Scalzo
Reaper
West Side
Joey Archibald
King
Archibald
Weskit
Scalzo
Chavez
Caracas
United States
College Basketball Scores From Various Games
Southern California defeated Notre Dame 55 to 38 while Michigan State edged California 41 to 37. Villanova beat Tulane 63 to 27. Texas topped North Texas Teachers 57 to 40. Rochester defeated Michigan 31 to 23. Rice beat Centenary 60 to 28. Washington and Lee over Western Kentucky Teachers 44 to 34. Princeton down Syracuse 38 to 56.
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Associated Press
Southern California
Notre Dame
California
Michigan State
Villanova
Tulane
Texas
North Texas
Rochester
Michigan
Rice
Centenary
Washington and Lee
Western Ky
Princeton
Syracuse
Fox Glove Wins Hunter Class at Southern Pines Show
Fox Glove a hay mare owned by Mrs. W. O. Moss of Durham won the open hunter class, the top event of the Christmas Horse show and Hunter trials in Southern Pines. Timber Rider ridden by Billy Tate finished second, while High and Mighty owned by Mrs. George W. Johnson of New York and ridden by Nancy Johnson placed third.
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Southern Pines
Fox Glove
W. O. Moss
Durham
Charles Everest
Lloyd Tate
Pinehurst
Billy Tate
George W. Johnson
New York
Nancy
Protests Mount Over Chicago Abandonment
Alumni and students protest the University of Chicago board of trustees decision to abolish intercollegiate football. Debate over conference membership and whether Chicago can remain in the Big Ten without a football team. Faculty committee discussions expected after holidays. petitions planned by Psi Upsilon.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Board of Trustees
W. J. Moenkhaus
Indiana University
O. F. Long
Northwestern
Maroons
Kenneth MacLellan
Psi Upsilon
Rose Bowl Teams On The Move Today
Tennessee arrives by special train for the Pasadena game as the Volunteers head west for the New Year match. Southern California's Trojans finish a week of practice with coach Howard Jones reporting the squad in satisfactory condition for the big day.
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Steve Pospisil
Bertrand
Neb
Gov. Culbert L. Olson
California
Southern Cal
Tennessee
Trojans
UCLA
Jones Boys
Jo Hutchison
Ultra Ultra
Spirit of Tennessee
Southern California
Pasadena
Rose Bowl
Calif
Tennesee
Howard Jones
Landsell Ban ta nursing injuries as USC faces Tennessee
Two backfield stars Grenville Landsell and Jack Ban ta nurse injuries while Landsell, the starting quarterback, attends practice in sweat clothes and aims to play against Tennessee. Ranta injured a knee in the Stanford game but expects readiness for the Tennessee clash. USC plans a two day holiday break and will move training from campus to Pasadena next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grenville Landsell
Jack Banta
Lansdell
Ranta
Stanford
Tennessee
Southern California
Pasadena
Blues And Grays Map Strategy For Classic Football
Montgomery officials detailed preparations for the Blue and Gray football classic on December 38 as North coach Carl Snavely plans two daily practices for a Northern squad seeking a second win. Southern co coach John Code and Ray Morrison of Vanderbilt join the Rebels in Montgomery as 25 gray wearers gather and the Blues stay housed nearby. A note adds that a typical car tire contains about 66 pounds of virgin rubber.
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Montgomery
Ala
Carl Snavely
Cornell
John Code
Florida
Snavely
High Pointer Named National Wrestling Chair for AAU
W. F. Bailey of High Point appointed national chairman of the Standing Committee on Wrestling for the AAU by Lawrence Di Benedetto of New Orleans. Bailey will head wrestling championships including the national finals and already serves on the AAU Olympic Wrestling Committee. He coached at Trinity College before Duke and has led various amateur wrestling and boxing roles. Other new chairmen listed include Laurence Johnson in diving and Alfred Lill in timing.
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W. F
Bill) Bailey
High Point
Carolinas Association
Amateur Athletic Union of
United States
Lawrence di Benedetto
New Orleans
Bailey
A. A. U. Olympic Wrestling Committee
National Intercollegiate Wrestling Committee
Trinity College
Duke University
High Point Wrestling and Boxing Commission
di Benedetto
Laurence J. Johnson
Boston
Alfred J. Lill
Joe Wirtz
East Haven
Conn
Jane Muir
Williamstown
Mass
Triangle Teams Suffer in Doubleheader Scores
The Triangle teams were thrashed in a doubleheader. Erlanger beat Debow 28 to 9 with S. Young scoring 12 for Erlang while Richard Hartley tallied 24 for the Y Juniors. Byrd posted 1 point for the Triangle A squad.
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Triangle
Tfoa
Erlanger
S. Young
Erlang
Youn Richard Hartley
Metall
Chattanooga
Tenn
Byrd
Morehead
Frazier Wite Mile
Steele Moffitt
Spencer
Clark
Newman Dawson
Young Myerson
Young
M. McGinn
McGinn
Tr Moffitt
Emmerson Smith
Connie Mack to Receive Writers' First Award
New Haven Conn December 11 Members of the Connecticut Sportswriters Alliance plan to award its first gold medal to Connie Mack president and manager of the Philadelphia Athletics marking his 77th birthday He will receive the honor at the writers dinner in New Haven on July 29.
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New Haven
Conn
Connecut Sportswriters Alliance
Connie Mack
Prent
Philadehia Athletics
Mack
Pronunciation query stirs debate over Neyland name
In Pasadena a confidential note from Knoxville questions how to pronounce Don Neyland’s name. The message asks if it is Neesland Ny-land or Nay-land and warns the pronunciation dispute could split the committee, with tensions rising.
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Pasadena
Calif
Knoxville
Tennesee
Robert Neyland
Neesland
Ception Committee
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Buck Shaw
Santa Clara
Earl Walsh
Fordham
Kinnick
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Feller
Manuel Pacheco
Colorado
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Jimmy Conzelman
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