Rose Bowl Showdown Looms as Wave and Trojans Prep
Tulane and Southern California finalize Rose Bowl preparations after strong regular seasons. Tulane s defensive line seeks to halt Trojans power while USC showcases pass defense and interception counts. Coaches plan rugged workouts with trains bringing New Orleans contingents including Mayor Walmsley and a band.
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Pall
Greenies
New Orleans
Troy
Tulane
Southern California
Trojans
Bernie Bierman
Trojan
W. P. Rodrigues
Ita
T. Semmes Walmsley
Greenie
Woman mishears murder call as radio alarm
In Jacksonville a frantic caller told Lieut. Sylvester Parrish that a murder was taking place outside her home. Police found only a motorist with a loud radio. the caller had mistaken a radio program for an actual crime.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Sylvester Parrish
Leitch Skips Work After Discovering Legal Holiday
Charleston police clerk C W Leitch thought it was a normal day but found noon briefing unmet and fled the office when he realized it was a legal holiday. He had been considering memory courses and was surprised by the holiday timing.
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Charleston
W. W. Leitch
Leitch
Eskimo Burial Custom Described In Igloo Tradition
A traditional Eskimo practice involves removing the deceased from the igloo through a back hole. The opening is then sealed to prevent the deceased from returning, reflecting a belief about lingering spirits.
Pirates Aim High With Gibson Back At Helm
Pittsburgh sees a strong season as George Gibson returns to manage the Pirates for Barney Dreyfuss with a mix of veterans and promising youngsters. Key names include Tommy Theve, Gus Suhr, Tony Piet, Howdy Groskloss, Pie Traynor, Paul and Lloyd Waner, and Comorosky. Pitching may feature Glenn Spencer with French, Brame, Meine, Kremer and a potential backstop battle involving Eddie Phillips, Earl Grace, Hal Finney, and Bill Brenzel.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirate
George Gibon
Barney Dreyfuss
Pirates
Gibson
Bucs
Tommy Thevenow
Tommy
Gus Suhr
Tony Piet
Howdy Groskloss
Groskloss
Piet
Pie Traynor
Gibby
Pie
Paul
Lloyd Waner
Comorosky
Glenn Spencer
French
Brame
Meine
Kremer
Eddie Phillips
Earl Grace
Hal Finney
Bill Brenzel
Pinehurst Boys Title To Be Decided Today
Ted Scofield of New York faces William Rudel of Montreal in the final for the juvenile golf crown at Pinehurst. Rudel beat Douglas Moore 2 and 1. Scofield beat Lawrence Barr Gray 4 and 3. Second division honors went to Clem Millar of Wilmington after a 2 and 1 win over J. B. Blackburn Jr.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Ted Scofield
New York
William Rudel
Montreal
Rudel
Douglas Moore
Buffalo N. Y
Scofield
Lawrence Barr Gray
Clem Millar
Wilmington
Del
Thomas Mills Quint to Face Doak-Connelly at YMCA
The Thomas Mills Quintion team will host the Doak-Connelly five tomorrow night at 8 on the YMCA floor. Doak-Connelly gathers Greensboro pros including Wesley Ferrell Rick Ferrell Shitts Smith Bunn Hackney Jimmie James and Dugan Aycock while the Millers debut as an independent squad with several top local players.
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Doak-Connelly
Greensboro
Millers
Wesley Ferrell
Cleveland Indians
Rick Ferrell
St. Louis Browns
Shitts Smith
Courtman
Bunn Hackney
University of North Carolina
Jimmie James
Calvert Hall
Dugan Aycock
Charlotte
Semi finals set in Mid Winter golf tournament
Eric D Thompson of Springfield Mass faces George T Dunlap Jr of New York in the semi finals alongside Richard Wilson of Southern Pines opposing Richard Chapman of Greenwich Conn in the annual mid winter event. Thompson holed an eagle and two birdies in a 71 to defeat Halbert Blue. Wilson beat Keating 6 and 5 while Dunlap ousted Mor rison 4 and 2. Chapman beat Randall 6 and 4 as the field narrows.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Eric D. Thompson
Springfield
Mass
George T. Dunlap, Jr
New York
Richard Wilson
Southern Pines
Richard Chapman
Greenwich
Aberdeen
Wilson
Francis T. Keating
Dunlap
Robert G. Morrison
Pittsburgh
Chapman
P. Randolph, Jr
Hempstead
Metro
Archie Roberts May Succeed Chick Meehan
Archie Roberts, former NYU backfield player, is expected to be named successor to Chick Meehan as head coach at New York University.
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New York
Archie Roberts
Chick Meehan
New York University
Gulf Service takes three games in Lucky Strike League
In last night’s Lucky Strike City bowling, Gulf Service station rollers defeated Wilson and Company three games to nil. Wilson’s James led scoring with a 122 single and 320 three game total. Gulf Service totals reached 1267. King Pin special event set New Year’s tourney at King Pin alleys with prizes for men women and mixed doubles.
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Lucky Strike
Lucky Strike City
Gulf Service Station Rollers
Wilson and Company
James
Wilson
Wilson and CO. James
Walker
Gee
Gulf Service
Coltrane
Ig Ees
Os Welborn
Eae McCollum
Elmer Sensenbach
King Pin
Dempsey May Fight In Garden February 5
New York boxing officials report Jack Dempsey may return to the eastern ring at Madison Square Garden on February 5. Boxing Director J J Johnston says Dempsey will travel to New York on January 10 to discuss a four or six round bout with a respectable opponent at the Garden.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Madison Square Garden
J. J. Johnston
the Garden
Dempsey
Johnston
Fights Last Night Chicago and Other Boxing Results
In Chicago Buck Everett of Gary Indiana outpointed Jack Roper of Baltimore over ten rounds. In Omaha Tommy Grogan stopped Joe Rivers of Cedar Rapids in six. In St Petersburg Joe McGowan of Kansas City knocked out Raoul Rojas of Cuba in one. In Indianapolis Ray Tramble of Rockford outpointed Sammy Slaughter of Terre Haute over ten.
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Chicago
Buck Everett
Gary
Ind
Jack Roper
Baltimore
Omaha
Neb
Tommy Grogan
Joe Rivers
Cedar Rapids
ST. Petersburg
Fila
Joe McGowan
Kansas City
Raoul Rojas
Cuba
Indianapolis
Ray Tramblie
Rockford
Sammy
Kid) Slaughter
Terre Haue
College Scores From Early Evening Matchups
In Indianapolis Loyola beat Butler 21 to 19. Minneapolis Minnesota edged Nebraska 32 to 24. Los Angeles USC down Utah State 30 to 21. Palo Alto Stanford defeated Pittsburgh 22 to 11. Little Rock Centenary Shreveport game finished Centenary 24 Colonials 40.
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Loyola
of Chicago
Butler
Minneapolis—Minn
Nebraska
Los Angeles
Utah Aggies
Palo Alto
Pittsburgh U
Stanford
Little Rock
Centenary
Shreveport
Colonials
Birds and hunters mix in Randolph county reports
A hunting and fishing overview in North Carolina notes long animal lifespans and predator impacts. It cites Albemarle reports on hawks and house cats affecting game, Randall Everett’s gift of 31 mounted heads, and rising non resident hunter activity in Randolph County with pheasants and ring neck birds becoming established.
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William Mitchell
Hillsboro Sportsman
Randolph County
E. D. Crawford
Department of Conservation
Asheboro
Crawford
North Carolina
D. T. Leasy
New York City
Larry Smith
Mill Brook
N. Y
Pinehurst
Z. T. Byrd
Randall Everett
Brevard
Department of Conservation and Development
Gus Welch Wins Brown Derby Again As Coach Yarn Champ
Gus Welch, former Carlisle Indian standout and new Virginia coach, retained the Brown Derby title as the leading storyteller among American Football Coaches Association members. His tale about a Carlisle trip to Pottstown ended with a startled room and fleeing partygoers, a legendary yarn that impressed colleagues and closed the session.
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Gus Welch
Champ
Gayle Talbot
Associated Press
New York
Carlisle
American Football Coaches Association
Welch
University of Virginia
Pottstown
Northwestern star Pug Rentner injures hand in pistol mishap
Evanston, Dec 30. Ernest Pug Rentner Northwestern's all America halfback sports a bandaged left hand after a small caliber pistol discharged while he and a companion examined it on campus. The bullet creased his little finger and he was kept overnight for observation at a local hospital.
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Evanston
Ernest
Pug) Rentner
Northwestern
More Bouts In Middle Elimination Tourney
Six light heavyweights seek the National Boxing Association elimination title and will fight for the second time at Chicago Stadium. Four of the six won by knockout in their opening bouts and a string of sharp, brief bouts is expected tonight.
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Chicago
National Boxing Association
Local boxing card set for William Penn High Friday
The 32 round all colored boxing card headlines William Penn High Friday at 8 30 p m under John McLean post of the American Legion. Joe Crawford faces Speedy Dean in an eight round semi final while Kid Brown heads the main event against Brown sparring partner Battling Six battles Snowball Spencer in a six round bout. Other prelims include K O Rob ine versus Young Nelson and One Round Smith versus Battling Wadell with Jim Gandy in town predicting what he will do to Brown. Special seating for white fans is noted and a large crowd is expected.
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William Penn High School
John McLean
American Legion
Joe Crawford
Speedy Dean
Winston
Joe
Kid Brown
Brown
Dean
Battling Six
Spencer
K. O. Robine
Young Nelson
Smith
Battling Wadell
Jim Gandy
Brown Panther
Florida
Randleman Defeats Friendly Cafeteria in Close Barnstormer
In a tense matchup at Randleman the home team edged the Friendly Cafeteria squad 37 to 33. Foxx led Randleman with 19 points including three late baskets while Welborn and Moorehead paced the Cafeteria side with 11 and 10 points respectively amid 30 total fouls.
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Randleman
Cafeerla
Foxx
Welborn
Moorehead
Matthews
University of Carolina Fresh Star
Friendly
Ates
Bryant
Tulane Grid Heroes Will Coach Elevens During Coming Year
New Orleans report says Lowell Dawson the Tulane quarterback will join Minnesota as backfield coach under Bernie Bierman next year. Captain Jerry Dalrymple and Lester Lautenscha laeger also plan coaching roles at Tulane alongside Ted Cox.
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Tulane Grid Heroes
New Orleans
Lowell
Dawson
Tulane
Green Wave
Minnesota
Bernie Bierman
Bierman
Red
Jerry Dalrymple
Ted Cox
Lester Lautenschalaeger
Wisconsin to name Irwin Uteritz as athletic director
Irwin Uteritz, assistant football and baseball coach, chosen by the athletic council as director of intercollegiate athletics at the University of Wisconsin. The reorganization creates four branches: intercollegiate athletics intramural sports required physical education for freshmen and sophomores and the physical education teacher training course. George Little resigns as director.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Irwin Uteritz
Michigan
George Little
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Lineberry
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