Big Five Teams Begin Prep For Final Games
College football asks its sectional titles be decided this week with Army Navy the marquee clash in Philadelphia. Stanford and Minnesota have already clinched western and midwest honors, while battles across the east and south determine bowls and conference crowns including Alabama versus Vanderbilt and Tulane versus LSU.
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Associated Press
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Far West
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Army
Navy
Philadelphia
Indians
Texas Christian
Jimmy Kitts
Rice Owls
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Rocky Mountain
Utah State
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Utah
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South Carolina
Nebraska
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Pitt
Carnegie
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New York University
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Washington and
Jefferson
George Washington
Oklahoma
Holy Cross
Boston College
Western Maryland
Georgetown
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Practice Opens Today as Clubs Prep for Tilts
Charlotte reports prep action as Duke Blue Devils host NC State Wolfpack in Durham. North Carolina Tar Heels head to Charlottesville to face Virginia Cavaliers while Washington and Lee meet South Carolina in DC. Davidson and Wake Forest near showdown at Davidson with Duke freshman upset noted. Six thousand fans watched Duke freshmen defeat UNC first-years 21 to 18 in Durham.
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Jim Weaver
Deacons
Durham
South Carolina Could Boost Southern Conference Members
Dr. R K Foster of the University of South Carolina said the Citadel and Furman may join the Southern Conference next year, contingent on Clemson College’s approval. Clemson officials reportedly support the move ahead of the conference meeting in Richmond Virginia next month.
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R. K. Foster
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Foster
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Clemson
Richmond
Black Bisons End Season With Moral Victory Over Greensboro
The High Point Bisons close the 1934 season by tying Greensboro for the Western Conference title in a muddy game. Officials note heavier Greensboro weights, while local writers claim High Point earned a moral victory despite Greensboro taking the conference crown. A postseason game with Durham for the state title is suggested to boost athletic funds.
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Greensboro News
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Durham
Cornelius Leads Southern Conference Scorers
Paul Miller of South Dakota State tops the national scoring chart with 116 points after ten games, eight ahead of Art Strutt of Duquesne. The Associated Press lists regional leaders in major conferences including Strutt, Simons, Grayson, Hardin, Kostka, Wilson, Neal, and Wash. Univ. across East, Southeast, Pacific, Rocky Mountain, Big Ten, Southwest, Southern, Big Six.
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Duquesne
Pat Fu
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South Carolina Colleges Face Conference Growth Debate
The article notes South Carolina has fewer colleges in the circuit than North Carolina or Virginia and questions if The Citadel and the University of South Carolina can play next year. It cites S&SA L A A membership and conflicts over junior college graduate eligibility with the Southern Conference.
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Citadel
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Southern Conference
Asheville Drops Out of Piedmont League
Asheville franchise surrender announced by Dan W. Hill of the Piedmont league. C. G. Fuller of Barnwell South Carolina had operated the Columbia club before moving it to Asheville due to poor attendance.
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Barnwell
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Fuller
Piedmont
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Hill
Columbia
Stanford Foe D or Rose Bowl Causes Guessing
Grid experts debate which opponent Stanford would meet in the Rose Bowl after selecting the West’s candidate. eastern teams Colgate Pitt and Columbia loom as possible foes while Alabama and Minnesota also factor into the post season shuffling.
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Indians
Jock Sutherland
Kerr
Red Raiders
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Slightly Tipsy Princeton Fan Sees Elis Beat Harvard by Mistake
A drunken Princeton supporter in a Yale Bowl misread his stadium and rode a Harvard Yale game wrong. He tried to cheer Princeton and Dartmouth while Yale beat Harvard, realizing midgame he was in the Yale setting. The incident unfolds with comic confusion and misdirected loyalty.
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Harvard
Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
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Yale
Dartmouth
Tigers
Zis
Palmer Stadium
Waddeya
Princeton Tigers
Charlotte Bantams Rout Tulsa Oilers in Derbytown Showdown
Charlotte Bantams defeated Tulsa Oilers 26 to 0 as Memphis Tigers beat Tulsa’s rival. Memphis rose to second place in the American Professional Football league while Kansas City Blues were rained out in Dallas. Red Lausellie on kickoff return and Walker’s late field goal highlighted a dominant Charlotte performance.
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Washington University
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Frosty Peters
University of Illinois
Louisville
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Casey To Resign As Harvard's Mentor
Cambridge Harvard coach Eddie Casey plans to resign after the most disastrous season in Harvard football history. Rumors name candidates such as Rip Kerr Little Arnold Norween, but no formal announcement has been made. The Crimson lost to Holy Cross Dartmouth Army and Yale in consecutive games.
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