Wolf to Remain UNC Coach as Rice Offer Declines
Dec 29 AP Word reached Chapel Hill that Ray Wolf will stay as head coach at the University of North Carolina. He declined a Rice Institute offer said to carry a higher salary. Wolf and Fetzer received telegrams, they are in Los Angeles for the NCAA meeting. no raise or tenure offered. Wolf’s five year UNC contract still has four years to run.
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Chapel Hill
Ray Wolf
University of North Carolina
Wolf
Rice Institute
A. W. Hobbs
R. A. Fetzer
Rice
Texas
Fetzer
Los Angeles
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Hobbs
University Athletic Council
North Carolina State
Dardison
Dec Newton
State
Davidson
Wake Forest
Wildcat Powers
Carolina
Rice Institute of Texas
Jimmy Kitts
Carl Voyles
Duke
William and Mary
Dennis
Dutch) Stanley
Florida
Robert L. Chambers
Hill
Dan Hill
Lewis E. Teague
Carolinas
Wallace Wade
R. R. Sermon
Chick Doak
Doe Newton
Bob Warren
Flake Laird
Virginia Tech
Crowell Little
North Carolina
Bobby Dunkelberger
St. Augustine
Fla
Skip Alexander
Durham
Bobby
Dick Chapman
Greenwich
Pinehurst
Kathryn Hemphill
Columbia
Marion Miley
Lexington
The Trojan Power Myth in Football Strength and Depth Examined
A skeptical look at the USC vs Tennessee matchup argues that two deep depth charts can match three to four deep power. It notes Carolina and Wake Forest tackles as examples and questions the invincible Trojan advantage while praising conditioning and strategic substitutions.
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Southern California
Tennessee
Carolina
Gates Kimball
Dick White
Winterson
Ruffa
Duke
Karmazin
McDonough
Wake Forest
Pate
Crabtree
Southern
California
Wallace Wade
U.C.L.A
Oregon
Florida
Tech Favored Over Missouri in Orange Bowl Pitching Duel
Miami, Dec 29. Georgia Tech faces Missouri in the Orange Bowl on Jan 1 led by Paul Christman of Missouri and the Georgia Tech passing attack devised by Bill Alexander. Tech overcame early lineup losses to beat high quality opponents, while Missouri rode Don Faurot’s offense to a Big Six title and a strong finish. Christman guides the attack with Cunningham and the Orr brothers providing key support.
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Miami
Fra
Paul Christman
Missouri Tigers
Georgia Tech
Bill Alexander
Atlanta
Tennessee
Tech
Howard
Vanderbilt
Auburn
Kentucky
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Yellow Jackets
Notre Dame
Grand Duke
Jackets
Johnny Bosch
Trish
Buck Murphy
Billy Gibson
Bob Ison
Neil Cavette
Missouri
Don Faurot
Old Mizzou
Colorado
Ohio State
Tigers
Washington
St. Louis
Kansas State
Iowa State
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Kansas
Paul Christmas
Christman
Bill Cunningham
Bud
Bob Orr
Charley Moser
Ken Haas
Bob Waldorf
Lynn
Northwestern
North State Golf Flag Carried By Dunkelberger in 1939 Sports
Duke and UNC dominated North Carolina sports as 1939 closed, with Bobby Dunkelberger of High Point winning the Southern golfing championship and Estelle Lawson Page contending in women’s events. Canine champ Peerless Pride and football realignments also highlighted a busy year in the state’s athletics.
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North State
Dunkelberger
North Carolina
Sports Peerless Pride
Dewey English
High Point
Charlotte
Duke
University of North Carolina
Blue Devils
Southern California
Slim Bobby Dunkelberger
Estelle Lawson Page
Peerless Pride
L. M. Bobbitt
Winston-Salem
Grand Junction
Tenn
Wake Forest
Skip Alexander
Joe Taylor
Bill Rood
Lenoir-Rhyne
Appalachian
Belmont Abbey
Campbell
Belmont
Byron Nelson
Reading
Ralph Guidahl
Madison
N. J
Dick Metz
Chicago
Heafner
Clayton Heafner
Linville Club
Myers Park
Durham
Reidsville
Mt. Airy
Pleasant Garden
Cary
Pilot Mt
Raleigh
Ed Schreiber
Meyer Hendrix
Winston- Salem
Hendrix
Rob Haltiwanger
Washington and Lee
Riverside Military
Georgia
Asheville
Shaughnessy
Tennessee Volunteers Defenses In Question For Rose Bowl Rematch
The article weighs Tennessee's defense compared to the Rose Bowl Dukes and notes Cafego as the key offensive difference. With Cafego, Tennessee is a versatile scoring machine. without him, expectations hinge on unknown outcomes for New Year’s Day.
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Tennessee
Faurot Eases Up Drills For Missouri In Miami
In Miami on December 29 coach Dan Faurot halted heavy practice for Missouri's Big Six champions fearing heat would sap their strength before the Orange Bowl. Georgia Tech, by contrast, planned intensified workouts through Sunday under coach Bill Alexander.
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Miami
Fla
Dan Faurot
Missouri
Georgia Tech
Faurot
Bill Alexander
Ten Golfers Won Most Of Crowns
Ten professional golfers won all of 1939's continental medal play events as Byron Nelson led with five titles and Henry Picard topped money winnings. The record lists Metz Guldahl Snead Harrison Crosby Demaret and others with key scores and notable rounds across a year of tourneys.
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Larry Rollins
Miami
Fla
Fred Corcoran
Professional Golfers Association
Byron Nelson
Harry Vardon
Pinehurst
Western
Massachusetts
Henry Picard
New Orleans
Thomasville
Metropolitan
Scranton
Dick Metz
Oakland
Asheville
St. Paul
Ralph Guldahl
Augusta
Greensboro
National
Pittsburgh
Sam Snead
St. Petersburg
E. J. Harrison
Texas
Bing Crosby
Denny Shute
Glenn Falls
N. Y
Jimmy Demaret
Los Angeles
Felix Serafin
Hershey
Harold McSpaden
Corcoran
Metz
Nelson
McSpaden
Picard
Snead
Publicists Warm On Own Outfits
New Orleans December 29 in a feature on the Sugar Bowl between Texas A&M and Tulane. Publicists Horace Renegar and Byron Winstead share brisk views on winner expectations while coaches Red Dawson and Homer Norton offer cautious outlooks amid a 70,000 crowd buildup for New Year’s Day.
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Kenneth Gregory
New Orleans
Texas Aggies
Tulane
Horace Henegar
Byron Winstead
Texas A. & M
Renegar
Winstead
Southwest
Red Dawson
Homer Norton
Dawson
Norton
Ray Steele Pins Ernie Dusek in Lincoln Match
St Louis report details Ray Steele at 220 pounds from Lincoln Nebraska pinning Ernie Dusek 280 pounds from Omaha in a 2007 bout with the match outcome noted.
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ST. Louis
Ray Steele
Lincoln, Neb
Ernie Dusek
Omaha
Duke Player Rescues Two Girls From Fire
John B. Nania Jr a member of Duke University 1939 football squad volunteered as a fireman in Middletown New York and rescued Madeline Leo 4 and her sister Joan from a blaze at the Columbus Hotel The hotel burned completely and one fireman was injured with four others overcome during the effort.
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Middletown
N. Y
John B. Nania, Jr
Duke University
Nania
Columbus Hotel
Madeline Leo
Joan
Amateur Loop Cage Results Showdown Next Week
Marsh Furniture and Harriss Covington remain undefeated and set a clash next week. The Hosiery Makers beat Silver Knit 32 to 21 led by Johnson with 17 points. Marsh defeated Watsons Esso 52 to 35 with Everhardt and A Hoover scoring 19 and 14. Willard 14 and Raper 10 paced Watsons. Tomlinson and Railway Express trailed by half then fell 21 to 38. Southern sank 21 points on nine field goals and three fouls. Murrow and Knowles led Railway Express. Globe Parlor beat Adams Millis B 27 to 19 as Lilly Hoover McDowell and Spencer contributed.
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Marsh Furniture
Harriss- Covington
Johnson
Marsh
Watson
Esso
Everhardt
A. Hoover
Willard
Raper
Tomlinson
Railway Express
Express
Southern
Murrow
Knowles
Globe Parlor
Lilly
Hoover
McDowell
Spencer
Pet Harriss-Covington
Adams-Millis
Ingram
Knowless Culler
Thomas c Newton Kellam
Burge
Collins
Haywood
Brooks
Miller
Vance
Birley
Adams
Royals
Hedrick
Silman
Walls
Eller
Farlow
Kearns
Huser
Eeetees
Sappenfield
S. Young
Erlanger
Thomas
Beeson
F. Evans
Redwine
B. Young
H. Reid
A. Evans
Wright
Adams-Millie Tate
Triangle
Martin
Carroll
Frazier
Newman
Triangle Dawson
Dawson
Reid
All Star Teams Clash Tonight At YMCA Arena
A group of collegiate all stars led by Lloyd Whitley of Elon faces an Industrial League all star squad tonight at 8 at the YMCA. Notable collegians include Dick Meiskey, Lloyd Evans, Edgar Hartley, Jack Hartley, Garland Causey, and Richard Hartley. Industrial players listed are Dawson, Newman, Sappenfield, Cooper, F. Evans, Reid, Thomas and Mart.
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Lloyd Whitley
Elon
Collegians
Dick Meiskey
Liloyd Evans
Presbyterian
Edgar
Jack Hartley
Guilford
Garland Causey
Richard Hartley
McCatie
Chattanooga
Tenn
Boston Clemson Drill Secretly Ahead of Cotton Bowl
Dallas December 29 Clemson and Boston College football squads trained separately for the Cotton Bowl. Clemson practiced at Southern Methodist University stadium while Boston College worked at Dallas High School field. Walter Cox likely out with a leg injury. Boston College players held two sessions despite grippe.
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Dallas
Clemson
Boston College
Southern Methodist University
Dallas High School
Jess Neely
Walter Cox
Frank Leahy
Boston
Leahy
Eagles
Sugar Bowl Tennis Meet Sees Star Matchups in Third Round
In New Orleans the Sugar Bowl tennis tournament moves to the third round with Don Mc Neill of Oklahoma City, Ameri ca's third ranking, facing Charles Hare of England as the feature match. Bobby Riggs takes on Jack Bushman of LSU. Defending champion Bryan Bitsy Grant meets Edward Allon of Berkeley after Allon upset Gardner Mulloy yesterday. Elwood Cooke, No. 6 from Portland, meets Bill Gillespie of Miami as Gillespie beat Henry Prusoff in the second round.
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New Orleans
Don McNeill
Oklahoma City
America
Charles Hare
England
Bobby Riggs
Jack Bushman
Louisiana State University
Bryan “Bitsy
Grant
Edward Allon
Berkeley
Cal
Gardner Mulloy
Miami
Fla
Elwood Cooke
Portland
Ore
Bill Gillespie
Gillespie
Henry Prusoff
Seattle
Quarter finals reached in mid winter tourney at Pinehurst
Francis C. Robertson of Manchester Vermont Hub Covington of Woodberry Forest Herbert Vail of Pinehurst and James T. Hunter of North Adams Mass reached the quarter finals of the seventh annual Mid Winter golf tournament in Pinehurst. Robertson eliminated Bing Hunter North Adams 1 up Vail beat A F E Jones New York 6 and 5 Covington defeated W E Rolte Ridgewood 4 and 2 and Hunter defeated G W Mansfield Boston 7 and 5.
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Pinehurst
Francis C. Robertson
Manchester
Hub Covington
Woodberry Forest
Herbert Vail
James T. Hunter
North Adams
Mass
Robertson
Bing Hunter
Vail
A. F E. Jones
New York
Covington
W. E Rolte
Ridgewood
N. J
Hunter
G. W. Mansfield
Boston
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Pasadena
Tar Heels
Wademen
Paul Severin
Natrona
Peahead Walker
Demon Deacons
Jimmy Ringgold
Deacons
Piedmont Region
Coastal Plains League
Virginia Border Territory
Eolf
G. L. Jones, Jr
Jimmy Rhea
Rock Hill
U S. C
Linville
Sam Perry
Birmingham
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Charles Dudley
Greenville
S.C
Asheville Country Club
Weldon Dee
Montgomery
Ala
North Carolina Public Links
Chuck Alexander
Bryson Biggs
North
Charles Rider
Frank Farrell
Harris Everett, Jr
Bruce Barnes
Austin
Tex
Garel Kozeluh
Joe Whalen
Memphis
Western Carolina
Riggs
Charles Rice
Tech High
Bob Haltiwang
Chatham
Hanes Hosiery
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Sanford
W. E. Gladstone
Arcade Amusement Company
Hardy Vardon
Associated Press
Y.M.C.A
Henry Anderson
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