Sports Gossip and Rumors Stir North Carolina Tennis and Baseball
A column teases possible exhibition tennis by Bitsy Grant in High Point and mentions Vincent Richards and a Vines-Perry pro match. It notes Budge’s Australian setbacks and Bobby Riggs eyeing a Davis Cup run, plus local Piedmont league chatter and Duke basketball notes.
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Bitsy Grant
Vincent Richards
Iks
Vines-Perry
Bromwich
Nazi
Cramm
Bobby Riggs
California
Frank Parker
Dope On California Rose Bowl Analysis By Tawm Powell
Tawm Powell, soon to be a doctor, writes an opine on the Rose Bowl Bears, arguing California holds the edge over Alabama. Powell pursues a PhD in chemistry at the University of California and offers a thoughtful perspective ahead of tomorrow’s discussion.
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Tawm Powell
California
Morrow
Tawm
Bears
Alabama
West
Hollywood
Awm
Tex Rage
Jim Ryba
Lew Bostwick
Cox
Leroy Monsky
Walter Merrill
Tut Warren
George Zivich
Charley Holm
Joe Kilgrow
Vic Bradford
Jack Machtolls
Holm
Kilgrow
Pasadena
Snead Heads $4,000 Hollywood Open Field
Sammy Head of White Sulphur Springs leads the prep for a $4,000 open tournament at Hollywood Country Club with 200 players chasing the $750 first prize while defending star Snead tops the odds and records a 66 in practice. Stanley Horne, Dick Metz, and other veterans compete as the event tees off in Hollywood, Illinois.
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Hollywood
Fia
Olf
Sammy
White Sulphur Springs
Ollywood Country Club
Stanley Horne
Dick Metz
Sports Roundup by Eddie Brintz includes bets and notes
The column blends sports chatter from New York dated December 27. It mentions Alabama wagering questions about Wissiana State, references Buddy of the Senators, Dutch Meyer, Van Anglenge Dodgers watchman, James J. Carroll betting Seabiscuit, War Admiral odds, Joe Medwick Hornsby praise, Greyhound vs Cardinal Prince race idea, May 1937 racing notes, and potential Georgia coach resignation linked to a Tennessee defeat.
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Eddie Brintz
New York
Jabama
Buddy
Senators
Mia
Nathaline Iliams
New Orleans
Wissiana State
Ties
Meyer
Joe Medwick
Rogers Hornsby
Cgreyhound
Cardinal Prince
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Jimmy Dykes
Dixie Way
Tennessee
Harry Mehre
Georgia
Armstrong Tops Ring Poll as Best Fighter of 1937
The Ring magazine voters name Henry Armstrong top featherweight and best pound for pound, with Lou Ambers as top lightweight and a potential Armstrong Ambers title clash shaping the summer schedule. Louis regains form, beating Schmeling and Braddock as Joe Louis leads heavyweight rankings.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Lou Ambers
Dusky Henry Armstrong
Los Angeles
Ring Magazine
Ambers
Armstrong
Armatrong
Tony Canzoneri
Pedro Montanes
Louis
Ring
Joe Louis
Jim Braddock
Tommy Farr
Max Schmeling
Schmeling
Farr
Braddock
Nathan Mann
Alberto Lovell
Tony Galento
Jimmy Braddock
Jimmy Adamick
Maxie Rosenbloom
Roscoe Toles
Arturo Godoy
Bob Pastor
Max Baer
John Henry Lewis
al Gainer
Freddie Steele
Fred Apostoli
Barney Ross
Ceferino Garcia
Tournament of Roses Manager Addresses Ticketless Fans
William Dunkerley, manager of the Tournament of Roses, says the New Year game was not a tourist attraction but a funding method for the parade. He notes the game is a football contest between two college teams and that ticket distribution is up to the Pacific Coast Conference.
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Carolina
Lallane
George Stirnweiss
Eddie Cameron
Duke
Santa Claus
Lawrence Ingram
Lawrence
Santa
Amos Kearns
Amos
Chamber of Commerce
Pasadena
Calif
Dee
William Dunkerley
Tournament of Roses
Dunkerley
Paceific Coast Conference
England Germany Soccer Match Draws 60000 Seats
Berlin reports more than 60,000 tickets sold for the England vs Germany match at Olympic Stadium, despite the event being six months away.
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Berlin
England
Germany
Olympic Stadium
Football memories and baseball trades mix in idle talk
The dialogue references Gerry Walker as a White Box flyer catcher nicknamed the tad dle from Mississippi days and a past Clemson win in rain with three touchdowns. It also mentions Dario Lodigiant from Oakland hoped as an infield fix, and Whitey Witt vouches for a Jersey cow yielding 88 quarts daily, a joke aimed at Red Ormsby.
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Gerry Walker
Ississippi
Yankees
Jersey
Red Ormsby
Umps
War Admiral and Seabiscuit Lead
New York dispatch notes 1937 racing firsts with War Admiral and Seabiscuit atop earnings and fame. It highlights Humble Issue Ethlemont and Roberts as notable payoffs, Seabiscuit’s $168580 haul, Mrs C B Howard’s top owner status, and Ethel D Jacobs as leading trainer with 100 wins.
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Orlo Rodertson
New York
War Admiral
Seabiscuit
Humble Issue
Ethlemont
Roberts
Hawthorne
Cellaigh
Lassies Mary
Thorncliffe
Robert
Tropical Park
the Admiral
King
Mrs. C
Howard
California
Santa Anita
Ethel D. Jacobs
Jacobs
Florida
Athletic Rulers Head For New Orleans Meet
In New Orleans 1500 coaches athletic directors and assistants arrive for the Sugar Bowl week and conventions. Stanford’s Tiny Thornhill urges professional forward passing to improve college football while NCAs 32nd annual meeting opens and coaches discuss finances control federal taxes and Olympic ties.
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New Orleans
C. E. “Tiny” Thornhill
Stanford University
American Football Coaches Association
American Olympic Association
Swede McCrary Cage Contest Canceled
Asheboro December 27 McCrary Eagles game with Olson's Swedes basketball team was canceled to protect the amateur status of the local club. The Swedes will host an exhibition, and the Eagles will play the Erwin Red Birds afterward. Al McCrary emphasizes the team remains strictly amateur and will compete in AAU events and against colleges.
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Asheboro
McCrary Eagles
Olson
McCrary
Eagles
Erwin Red Birds
al McCrary
Michigan State Players Skip Sightseeing for Orange Bowl
Forty one Michigan State football players began training today for the Orange Bowl classic against Auburn Plainsmen on New Year’s Day, skipping sightseeing in Miami Beach.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Michigan State
Auburn Plainemen
Havana Plans Half Million Greyhound Track Project
Plans for a half million dollar greyhound track at La Playa near Havana are practically complete with Larry Doyle of New York set to become president.
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Havana
la Playa
Larry Doyle
New York
Seabiscuit to Start in New Year Stakes at Santa Anita
Seabiscuit, Charles Howard's money winner, will start in Saturday's New Year Stakes at Santa Anita. Trainer Tom Smith announced today that jockey Jack Pollard's suspension ends Friday, allowing Sea Biscuit to race with his favorite rider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Seabiscuit
Charles
Howard
Santa Anita
Tom Smith
Jack Pollard
MacMillan Defends Rough Pro Play In Celtics Jewels Game
New York reports coach Dave MacMillan watched a strenuous pro league game between the Jewels and the Celtics. A player was sent down and MacMillan argued the foul call, saying the defender’s shoulders did not touch the floor.
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New York
Dave MacMillan
Minnesota
Jewels
Celtics
MacMillan
Baron Von Cramm Defeats Budge In Exhibition Match
Baron Gottfried Von Cramm of Germany defeated Don Budge, United States singles champion, 6-1 6-3 in an exhibition. John Bromwich of Australia beat Heiner Henkel 6-1 6-1 6-4 in the opening international series match between Australia and Germany.
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Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Germany
Don Budge
John Bromwich
Australia
Heiner Henkel
Eet
Dee
Goofiest divorce action catches June ODea Gomez eye
Mrs. Vernon Gomez formerly June ODea a musical comedy actress calls the divorce filing against New York Yankees pitcher Lefty Gomez goofy and says she will fight it. She notes Gomez failed to answer letters while at Rodeo California and that she will seek separate support in New York if separation is intended.
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Lexington
Mass
Vernon Gomez
June O'Dea
New York Yankees
Gomez
Mexico
Portside
New York
Rodeo
Calif
Stage Stor
Lefty
Flannagan Breaks Three National Swim Records in Coral Gables
Ralph Flannagan, Olympic aquatics star, set three new national records at a Sunday Coral Gables meet. He lowered the 250 yard mark to 2 minutes 27.7 seconds, 93-10 seconds faster than Wolf's Detroit 1935 record. 220 yards in 2 minutes 8 seconds, surpassing Weismuller. and 200 yards in 1 minute 56 seconds, 25 seconds quicker than Weismuller.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Ralph Flannagan
Olympic Aquatic
Flannagan
Johnny Weismuller
Paul Wolf
Miami Biltmore
Wolf
Detroit
Weismuller’s
Atlantan Leads 88 Players in Junior Indoor Tennis
Billy Gillespie of Atlanta and Scarborough School head a field of 88 in the National Junior Indoor Tennis championships at the Seventh Regiment Armory. Simultaneously 42 boys 15 and under begin competition for the National Boys title.
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New York
Billy Gillespie
Atlanta
Scarborough
N. Y
Seventh Regiment Armory
Cherokee archer Carl Standingdeer ruled out of competition
Raleigh December 27 Carl Standingdeer once the champion of North Carolina Cherokee archers is barred from further competition by his tribe. His easy victories have discouraged younger entrants in annual tournaments.
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Eeasier
Raleigh
Carl Standingdeer
North Carolina
Bobsled Designer Hired for Sapporo 1940 Games
Stanislaus Zentbytski, famous for designing Olympic runs at Lake Placid and Garmisch, is contracted to build the bobsled slide in Sapporo for the 1940 Winter Games in Japan.
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Tokio
Stanislaus Zentbytski
Lake Placid
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Sapporo
Japan
Holy Trinity Starts In Tourney With Sparse Announcer Silence
Evanston December 27 The Holy Trinity basketball team took the floor amid a notable quiet as the announcer held back, listing starters Lukawasceky and Kareminski as forwards Wisinski and Starayk as guards and Wisniewski at center.
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Evanston
Holy Trinity
Lukawasceky
Kreeminski
Wisinski
Starayk
Wisniewski
Dozen outfits drill for New Year’s games
Twelve college squads enter final five days of prep for New Year’s Day bowls from Pasadena to Miami. Alabama, California, Santa Clara, Colorado, Rice, Auburn, Michigan State, West Virginia, Texas Tech, and Stanford–Eastern squads are listed with practice notes, injuries, and shifting formations ahead of Rose, Sugar, Cotton, Orange, Sun, and East West games.
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Associated Press
Pasadena
Miami
Alabama
California
Crimson Tide
Tide
Santa Clara
New Orleans
Louisiana State
Broncos
Everett Fisher
Bryce Brown
Colorado University
Ray Tomlinson
Whizzer White
Buffaloes
Colorado
Rice
Auburn
Jack Meagher
Texas Tech
Mountaineers
Weat
Grant Stone
Stanford
Westerners
Easterners
Oakland
Bears Set For Rose Bowl Clash With Alabama
California and Alabama began final week of practice in Pasadena as Rose Bowl rivals, with Cal praised as the West’s strongest Bowl entrant and Alabama confident in speed and defense. Coaches voiced cautious optimism about a hard fought game while fans debated power versus speed and past Rose Bowl histories.
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Pasadena
Calif
Alabama
California
Golden Bears
Berkeley
Leonard
Ctuh) Allison
Sarge
Bears
Washington
Tulane
Georgia Tech
Moseley
Cal
Sam Chapman
Joe Kilgrow
Frank Thomas
Tide
Three TU football players marry and start families
In Tulsa on December 27 three members of the Tulsa University football team wed and begin families, reflecting a busy season off the gridiron.
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Tulsa
Tulsa University
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