Football Bowls At A Glance Time Table Weather and Crowd
East Coast notes forecast for tomorrow's bowl games with team matchups Sugar Bowl Louisiana State Santa Clara 2:15 45 000 fair warm Orange Bowl Auburn Michigan State 2:15 18 000 partly cloudy Cotton Bowl Rice Colorado 3:00 35 000 unsettled East West game 4:00 59 000 fair Sun Bowl Texas Tech West Virginia 4:00 13 000 clear warm Rose Bowl California Alabama 5:15 90 000 fair Radio broadcasts listed with stations WEAF WABC WJZ WOR Mutual and local notes
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St.Santa Clara
Auburn
Midh
Rice
Colorado
Texas Tech
W. Va
California
Alabama
U.-Santa Calara
WEAF
Michigan State
WABC
West Virginia
WJZ
WOR
Mutual
Greasy Neale
Washington and Jefferson
Rocky Mountain Conference
Santa Clara
Louisiana State
Guldahl Names Ten Leading Golfers in Nation
Ralph Guldahl, national open champion, lists his top ten golfers in order: Harry Cooper Henry Picard Sam Snead Byron Nelson Denny Shute Horton Smith Jimmy Thomson Jimmy Hines John Revolta Ed Dudley. He hails Cooper as the finest from tee to green and praises each pick for specific strengths.
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Coral Gables
Fifa
Ralph Guldahl
Harry Cooper
Henry Picard
Sam Snead
Byron Nelson
Denny Shute
Horton Smith
Jimmy Thomson
Jimmy Hines
John Revolta
Ed Dudley
Guldahl
Cooper
Snead
Nelson
Shute
Revolta
Dudley
Stanley Horne
Derby
Canadian Professional Golfers Association
Ottawa
Not Sports But Interesting Gleaned from the Current Editor and Publisher
Columnist Cal Tinney on Armistice Day notes celebrating leaving a war not entry. Brief items cover Segar's illness in California, German photographers' apprenticeship, AP selecting Sino Japanese war as top story of 1937, Ohio flood and Windsor marriage surveys, Moonshine origin, St James Palace history, Catskill aqueduct, Pacific Ocean as world water area, Keeley Cure origin, and Lindbergh birth in Detroit.
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Cal Tinney
Popeye
C. Segar
California
Associated Press
American Institute of Public Opinion
England
St. James Palace
Henry VIII
Buckingham Palace
New York
Catskill
Ashokan Reservoir
Kingston
Pacific Ocean
Dwight
Ill
Charles Lindbergh
Detroit
Michigan
Minnesota
Roundup of Football Hopes and Sports News
New York reports mention Mike Jacobs and Lionel Levy planning a February Orange Bowl fight in Miami. Gehrig is noted amid Tennessee coverage and the Giants. Alabama vs California forecast, West Virginia vs Texas Tech in bowls, Santa Clara and LSU discussed plus Michigan State vs Auburn. Joe Louis and Joe DiMaggio ties, and Ford Frick hosts scribes.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
Lionel Levy
Miami
Helen Hicks
Talbot
Lou Gehrig
Jefferson City
Tenn
Lou
Jefferson
Knoxville Journal
Wired
Larrupin
New York Giants
Giants
Alabama
Bob Herwig
John Meek
California
Stub Allison
Ford Frick
National League
Eastern teams adapt as West defends in basketball shift
Five straight wins at the Garden signal the East must reinvent its approach to keep pace with Western teams. The home stretch suggests renewed pace and spacing to match modern defenses.
Durham Entries Win In Lightweight Hunter Class
Durham entries took first and second in the lightweight hunter class at the Pinehurst horse show yesterday. Lady Durham ridden by Mrs. W Moss of Durham won, with Happy Love with Miss Susan Fuller second. Tophorn ridden by Lloyd Tate Jr. of Pinehurst placed third and Virginia Girl with Billy Tate up fourth.
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Pinehurst
Durham
Sluggers Shine as Tigers Hit 149 Home Runs
In Detroit Park last season the Tigers led the American League in home runs with 149 four-baggers. Dee slugged 31 homers while Detroit clubs drove fans to the stands with long balls throughout the year.
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Detroit
Dee
Detroit Tigers
North Carolina Dominates 1937 Sports Parade Led by Mrs Page
North Carolina's sports year highlights include Es telle Lawson Page of Chapel Hill winning the national women's golf title at Memphis after earlier wins, Duke and North Carolina rivalry shifts, and a surge in football attendance. The year features coaching moves, increased gate receipts, and multiple regional champions across high schools and colleges.
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Charlotte
N. C
Estelle Lawson Page
Chapel Hill
Mrs. Page
Pinehurst
Memphis
Tenn
Patty Berg
Atlanta
Kathryn Hemphill
1937 Banner Year in North Carolina Sports
A survey of 1937 highlights across NC sports notes state and regional champions in basketball golf boxing and track as well as rising sports like soccer and softball. Notable names include Wake Forest Duke Carolina Elon Smith and Henderson as well as teams in golf swimming and baseball with regional titles and national appearances.
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Duke
North Carolina
Charlotte
Winston- Salem
Asheville
Charlotte High School
Carolinas
Henderson Netter
Archie Henderson
Billy Turner
Chevy Chase
Margaret Cohen
Knoxville
Tenn
Henderson
Elon
Melvin Jordan
Chapel Hill
North Carolina Cindermen
Tar Heels
Dukemen
Johnny Morris
Sedgefield
Morris
Birmingham
Ala
Pinehurst
Freddy Haas
New Orleans
Charlie Yates
Atlanta
Marion Miley
Cincinnati
Linville
Henry Poe
Durham
Greenville
D. C
Lewis Johnson
Charleston
Norment Quarles
Hendersonville
Ray Matulewicz
Frank Newsom
High Point
Catawba
Gastonia
Wilson
Rockwell
Roanoke Rapids
Forest City
American Legion
Winston-Salem
Washington Senators
Alvin Crowder
Winston
Coastal Plains
North State
W. G. Bramham
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
McCrary Eagles
Asheboro
Lucky Strikes
Wichita
Kas
Pilot Mills
Raleigh
Asheville Kelvinators
Prince Nafer
Goldsboro
Carolyn Perritt
Tarboro
C. Charlotte
Money Winners Led by Cooper Money Winners Led by Cooper
Hollywood records show Harry Cooper of Chicopee Mass leading PGA earnings for the year with 14128.69 dollars, ahead of Henry Picard and Sam Snead. Horton Smith rose to fifth after a 550 dollar second prize at the Hollywood Beach hotel open, with other top earners including Ralph Gidelh, Johnny Revolta, Byron Nelson, and Gene Sarazen.
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Hollywood
Fla
Horton Smith
Harry Cooper
Chicopee
Mass
Henry Picard
Hershey
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Fred Corcoran
Ralph Guidehl
Coral Gables
Chicago
Johnny Revolta
Evanston
Byron Nelson
Reading
Jimmy Hines
New York
Gene Sarazen
Brookfield Center
Conn
Jimmy Thomson
Shawnee
Paul Runyan
White Plains
N. Y
Ed Dudley
Philadelphia
Louisiana State golf tourney awards free-year course play
The Louisiana State golf tournament grants the ten lowest scorers a full year of free access to the course. The announcement, dated December 30 in Baton Rouge, details the unusual prize for the bottom finishers.
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Baton Rouge
Budge Wins Sullivan Award for 1937 in One-Sided Vote
J Donald Budge flagged by 600 voters as top amateur athlete of 1937 with 1398 points, topping Don Lash who had 704. Katherine Rawls, Florida swimmer diver, placed third with 425 points, ahead of rivals like Archie San Romani and Adolph Kiefer.
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New York
J. Donald Budge
James F. Sullivan
Don Lash
Indiana
Katy Rawls
Little Katherine Rawls
Florida
Archie San Romani
Kansas
Adolph Kiefer
Ralph Flanagan
Bill Sefton
Southern California
Steward Iglehart
Hank
Carolinas AAU Cage Tourney Schedules Busy Start
The Carolinas AAU basketball tournament at High Point College Feb 16 19 drew early entry from the Airco team of Charlotte. President W F Bailey said entrance blanks are not yet issued but will arrive soon as teams rush to enter.
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W. ‘Ff. Bailey
Carolinas
Airco
Charlotte
Wrexy Bailey
High Point College
Leonard Dodson Wins Hollywood Open in Playoff
Springfield, Missouri golfer Leonard Dodson defeated his friend Horton Smith of Chicago in a playoff for first and second place at the Hollywood Beach Hotel Open. Dodson shot 71 to Smith’s 74, earning 750 dollars. Both players headed to California for the Los Angeles open next week.
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Hollywood
Fla
Leonard Dodson
Springfield
Dodson
Horton Smith
Chicago
Smith
California
Los Angeles
Corzine Enrolls at Illinois for Master’s Degree
Les Corzine the New York Giants star halfback has enrolled at Illinois to study for a master’s degree. The move follows his college career and signals a return to school after pro play.
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Champaign
Ill
Les Corzine
New York Giants
Illinois
Louisiana Tigers End Six-Year Football Dry Spell
Baton Rouge report notes the Louisiana Tigers have not won a football game in six years, reflecting a prolonged winless stretch and ongoing rebuilding efforts.
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Louisiana
Tigers
Elvant
Basketball ace Luisett Sanford surges with 199
Columbia track standout Ben Johnson clocks 89 as the season highlights a pair of star performers. Sanford delivers a high scoring night lifting his basketball team while Johnson sets a fast pace on the track.
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Luisett
Riggs and Hunt Face Net Finals in Sugar Bowl
In New Orleans on December 31 Bobby Riggs and Joe Hunt of Los Angeles reached the Sugar Bowl tennis finals. Riggs defeated Don McNeil 6 4 4 and then Wayne Sabin 0 6 7 5 7 5 in a day of singles action, while doubles saw Ernie and Eddie Sutter win the first set before dropping the next. Darkness halted semifinal doubles with two matches tied at one set.
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New Orleans
Bobby Riggs
Joe Hunt
Los Angeles
Riggs
Don McNeil
Oklahoma City
Wayne Sabin
Hollywood
Ernie
Eddie Sutter
Champio
McNeil
Sabin
Init
Wilmer Hines
Columbia
S. C
Bernard Coghlan
California
Sugar Bowl motto urges easy win for Tigers and Broncos
NEW ORLEANS December 31 The slogan of the Low State University Tigers and Santa Clara Broncos for the Sugar Bowl was take it easy and you'll get there. The Tigers planned a light drill today while the Broncos prepared a Bay St. Louis Mississippi workout after an overnight train from Houston Texas.
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New Orleans
Low State University Tigers
Broncos
Santa Clara
Tigers
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Houston
Tex
Wrestling Results From Chicago and New Jersey
Jim Londos of Chicago defeated Bobby Bruns in 43 minutes 41 seconds in Chicago. Rebel Russell of Texas pinned Abe Coleman of New York in 24 minutes 44 seconds in North Bergen New Jersey.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jim Londos
Greeca
Bobby Bruns
Oak Park
North Bergen
WN. J
Rebel Bot’ Russell
Texas
Abe Coleman
New York
Buffalo Knocks Out Reese In Atlantic City Bout
Gene Buffalo 152 of Atlantic City knocked out Billy Reese 06 of Philadelphia in a boxing match last night. The bout ended in a dramatic stoppage after a series of rights lefts.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
WN. J
Gene Buffalo
Nically
Billy Reese
Philadelphia
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