Coaches seek bigger goal posts and tighter rules for football
A 30 member coaches committee urged the rules committee to adopt wider and lower goal posts, lower crossbar, a reduced penalty for illegal receiver hits behind the goal line, and a smaller ground grip. NCAA officials and educators debated the scope of national association authority and ethics enforcement at a joint session in Los Angeles.
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Russell Newland
Los Angeles
American Football Coaches Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Football Rules Committee
William B. Owens
Stanford University
Thurston J. Davies
Colorado College
Columbia
Lou Little
NCAA
Safest Since 1931: Football deaths drop in survey
Dr. Floyd R. Eastwood of Purdue unveils the ninth annual NCAA survey showing twelve direct football fatalities for the past season, a 63.6 percent drop from 1931 and a 25 percent fall from last year, with six indirect deaths. Improvements in equipment and tackling training are cited, plus recommendations for game start preparation and substitutions. A Purdue–Voinoff six man study notes more severe injuries occur in six man games but are less serious.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Floyd R. Eastwood
Purdue University
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Eastwood
Samuel’ Voinoff
Purdue
Voinoff
Advances in Surgery for Hearing Loss and Eye Transplants
In 1989 progress is noted in open window cochlear procedures though tissue closure limits success. Brien King devised a tie procedure to prevent vocal cord lysis after thyroid surgery. A new method improves corneal tissue transplant from newborns to prevent scar formation and blindness.
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Brien King
Freezing Cancer Tissue Trials Via New Method
Philadelphia scientists studied freezing on cancer tissue to halt growth and soften tissue. The technique has been tested only in fatal cases, with unclear overall usefulness. Experiments also explored cancer treatment using the cyclotron, the atom smashing apparatus.
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Philadelphia
State Clashes With McCrary In Asheboro
Asheboro opening night matchup pits State's basketball team against the McCrary Eagles. The game moved up from tomorrow to allow players a weekend home.
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McCrary
Asheboro
NX. C. State
McCrary Eagles
Rebels And Yanks Taper Off Today
The 1939 Blue and Gray football game teams neared final form in Montgomery Alabama with both Northern and Southern squads confident for the showdown. Coaches Morrison Cody outlined likely lineups featuring Heineman Texas Mines and Bussey LSU as key backs while the Yankee and Rebel camps staged long drills amid kicking and defense work.
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Mongomery
Ala
Rebels
Yankees
Ray Morrison
Josh Cody
Ken Heineman
Texas Mines
Young Bussey
Rogalla
Scranton
Tranaviteh
Rutgers
Ladworney
Ohio State
Hutchinson
Dartmouth
Principe
Fordham
South
Hemphill Quits Tournament Golf For Job
Kathryn Hemphill, 1938 Curtis Cup player, announces she will quit tournament golf for 1940 to take a job. She says the move is out of necessity, not due to tiredness or lack of interest in the sport.
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Kathryn Hemphill
Joe
Columbia
D. C
Boxing results from Boston Fall River and Atlantic City
Salvatore Bartolo, 127, Boston, outpointed Abe Den ner, 128, Boston in ten rounds. Ralph Zanelli, 148, Providence, outpointed Danny Devlin, 149, New York in ten rounds. Vincent Pimpinella, 158, New York, and Harvey Massey, 159, New Orleans, fought to a draw in eight rounds in Atlantic City.
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Boston
Salvatore Bartolo
Abe Denner
Fall River
Mass
Ralph Zanelli
Providence
R. L
Danny Devlin
New York
Atlantic City
N. J
Vincent Pimpinella
Harvey Massey
New Orleans
Drew
Christmas tournament opens for women at Pinehurst
The fifth annual Christmas golf tournament for women starts in Pinehurst with defending champion Mrs Emmett French of Youngstown Ohio. About 25 entrants expected from universities and clubs.
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Pinehurst
Emmett French
Youngstown
Fast passing Michigan State hoop play noted in print
Ben Van Alstyne’s MSU five move in a quick sequence. Guard 4 dribbles and passes to Guard 5 who lofts to Forward 1. Forward 1 feeds Center 3, who pivots and starts a cut. Forward 1 then takes a lay up or models a pass to Forward 2 for a possible foul circle shot.
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Ben van Alstyne
Michigan State
Sports Roundup Previewing 1941 Rose Bowl and Pro Football Plans
The column forecasts a Rose Bowl between Washington and the Texas A&M winner at Austin. It notes Kayak SU as Santa Anita Handicap favorite over Seabiscuit, and highlights Sam Baugh praising Andy Farkas. Pro footballers plan the January 7 all star game, while Tennessee bets on USC on New Year’s Day. Johnny Butler could carry USC to the Rose Bowl.
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Robert Myers
Eddie Brietz
Los Angeles
Washington Huskies
Austin
Kayak SU
Seabiscuit
Sammy Baugh
Andy Farkas
Washington’ Redskins
Green Bay Packers
Harry
Truck) Hannah
Memphis
Tennessee
Vols
California
Rose
Texas Aggies
Santa Catalina Island
Charlie Grimm
Banjo
Chicago Cub
Lou Novikoff
Los Angeles Baseball Club
Hollywood Divorces Outshine Marriages in 1939 Romance
Hollywood 1939 saw more divorces than marriages among film icons with 70 divorces and 59 marriages reported from newspaper files. Prominent splits included Gable and Lombard, Power and Annabella, Colman and Hume, while many stars wed outside the industry or to non actors. Notable pairs also faced publicized separations and planned or anticipated divorces.
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Gables
Taylors
Powers
Ronald Colmans
Nelson Eddy
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Brian Altierne
Richard Carlson
Wayne Morris
Movieland
Hollywood
Brian Aherne
Joan Fontaine
Robert Wilcox
Florence Rice
Louise Campbell
Horace MacMahon
Bob Taylor
Barbara Stanwyck
Clark Gable
Carole Lombard
Tyrone Power
Annabella
Ronald Colman
Benita Hume
Fairbanks
Madge Evans
Sigrid Gurie
Joy Hodges
Andrea Leeds
Nan Grey
Hedy Lamarr
Merle Oberon
Janet Gaynor
Jean Rogers
Lynn Barr
Eleanor Hansen
Constance Moore
Florence George
Norma Talmadge
George Jessel
Carole Landis
Jack Roberts
Irving Wheeler
Stanley Laurel
Illiana
Miriam Hopkins
Anatole Litvak
Gable
Massey
Weissmuller
Sigrid Gurte
Constance Talmadge
Jean Chatburn
Paulette Goddard
Scarlett O'Hara
David Selznick
Believe Gt On Vot ley Robt. Ripley Dean Emeritus
Robert Ripley Dean Emeritus of the College of Engineering at Michigan is referenced in a belated vote note. The fragmentary text mentions his title and affiliation with the university.
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The
College of Engineering
Michigan
Mortimer E. Cooley
University of Michigan
United States Naval Academy
Cooley
Naval Academy
Leading Volunteers and Trojans Fight Rose Bowl Offense
In Pasadena Tennessee star George Cafego led the Volunteers with 443 yards on 74 carries before knee trouble reduced him. Johnny Butler and Grenville Lansdell quickened the attack for Tennessee and Troy respectively, while Amby Schindler added 315 yards. Tennessee totaled 2978 yards to 2733 for USC in nine games, with a tougher Vols defense yielding 939 yards to opponents versus USC’s 1258.
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Robert Myers
Pasadena
Calif
Tennessee
Southern California
Trojans
George Cafego
Grenville Lansdell
Troy
Capago
Cafego
Citadel
Johnny Butler
Grenny Lansdell
Amby Schindler
Vols
S. C
Volunteers
Notre Dame
Mercer
Irish
Oregon
Washington
Lansdell
8. C
Fighting Irish
Left-Handed Star Bob Smith Withdraws From Shrine East West Game
Bob Smith the University of Oregon left handed passer and team leader will not play for the Western All Stars in the Shrine East West charity game on New Year’s Day He suffered a shin gash in yesterday’s scrimmage and required several stitches The West planned one final scrimmage today while the East rests to prevent injuries
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San Francisco
Bob Smith
University of Oregon
Smith
Oregon
E. F. Roth
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Chicago
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