Heisman Victory for Duke Star Davey O’Brien
Davey O’Brien of Texas Christian was named the nations top football player by the Downtown Athletic Club, winning the Heisman Memorial Trophy. The Maxwell Club chose him for the Robert W Maxwell Trophy as well. Notre Dame led the AP rankings while TCU and Duke trailed in a tight poll ahead of the Rose Bowl bid.
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New York
Davey O'Brien
Texas Christian
Horned Frogs
Downtown Athletic Club
Maxwell Club
Philadelphia
Robert W. Maxwell
Hugh
Fullerton, Jr
Southern California
Trojans
Chamions
Pacific Coast
Notre Dame
Duke
Associated Press
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Carnegie Tech
Pittsburgh
Cornell
California
Fordham
Texas Tech
Villanova
Michigan
Alabama
Tulane
Northwestern
Dartmouth
Nebraska
Mississippi
Vanderbilt
North Carolina
Georgetown
Clemson
Army
Stanford
Purdue
Iowa State
Southern Methodist
Pick Eleven Right In Grid Tilts In Week Contest
A South Carolina Catholic University game was postponed and Miami-Bucknell moved to Thursday reducing eligible picks to 153. Eleven correct picks led the field as a dozen faithfuls posted top scores with Tech-Georgia ties complicating the outcomes. Winners receive two wrestling tickets for Friday’s card a future football prize may follow.
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South Carolina
Catholic University
Tech
Gooduck
James Bean
Bean
Marvin Grant
Granby
William Briggs
East Commerce. Co
E. Stuart
Madison
Wade Atkins
Park
Charles Grissom
Mangum
Joe Carr
Enterprise
C. T. Moser
West Russell
McKinley
Henderson
Johnson
J. Frank Carriker
Montlieu
E. B. Barnes, Jr
N. Main
Clarence Cranfield
Bach D. H. Woodall
S. Hamilton
Vance H. McCormick
Campbell
Vance McGhee
Harry C. Walker
Lindsay
Earl Carter
North Main
Jack Kimble
Tryon
J. A. Shipton
Alton W. Saunders
East Russell
Robert Jordan
Clarence King
Boulevard
Richard Clark
Willowbrook
Bill Wall
J. L. Payne
Elm
Glenn York
Proctor
Jack Brown
West Green
C. Yow
Robert Taylor
Walgreen Co
Vance Mathews
Carrick
J. Wilson
Montheu
T. C. Kirkman
Sunset Drive
Bruce Craveh
Trinity
James W. Blackwell
Oak
Marvin Atkins
Julian
Thomasville
Rchhibald Kelly
South Spen
J. Newby
Chestnut
L. D. Royall
East Commercce
Herbert Speas
West Bay
H .G. Rothrock
Woodrow Billy Brown
Douglas
Lake
C. R. Walker
Tipton
W. B. Walker
Robert Smith
John McHugo
W. Lexington
Ronald Sullivan
Max Collins
R. F. Samuels
William F. Myers
W. C. Comer
Woodbury
Lester Shelton
Lester N. Shelton
Anne Moffitt
Eorge
Shaw
Elwood Ho
Rose Bowl Berth Looms as Duke Accepts USC Challenge
Duke and Southern California to meet in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl after USC invited Duke to play its Trojan Warriors. Duke quickly accepted, aiming to extend its nine straight victories under Wallace Wade, while USC seeks to defend a rose‑bowl legacy in a tough assignment against the Iron Dukes. USC's hopes rise with a late season test against Notre Dame looming.
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Los Angeles
Duke
Rock
Southern California
Pacific
Blue Devils
Durham
N.C
Trojan Warriors
Pasadena
North Carolina
Arroyo
VOLS
Texas
Tennessee
Texas Christian
University of Tennessee
Davey O'Brien
T. C. U. Horned Frog
Iron Dukes
California
Legion
Pitt
Colgate
Syracuse
Wallace Wade
Alabama
Trojan
Howard H. Jones
8. C
Warhorse
Troy
Washington
Tulane
Notre Dame
Trojans
Duke Celebrates Rose Bowl Bid After Untouchable Defense
Duke fans hail Wallace Wade as the team clinches a Rose Bowl invite behind an era-defining defense. The Devils, once denied by Georgia Tech, boast an unscored-upon run amid foes like Pitt and Syracuse and secure a major postseason clash on January 2 under coach Wade.
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Devils
Syra
Pitt
Colgate
Syracuse
Orth Carolina
Georgia Tech
Wrestling results from Camden Montreal Chicago and more
The report covers wrestling outcomes with weights and match results in Camden New Jersey Montreal Chicago and related cities. Golden error 303 defeated Chief Che ki 267 Oklahoma by one fall. Yvon Robert of Montreal defeated Cy Williams. both won one match. Jim McMillen of Chicago threw Bert Rubi in a cruiserweight bout.
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Camden
N. J
Golden Error
Chief Cheki
Oklahoma
Montreal
Yvon Robert
Treal
Cy Williams
Chassee
Fla
Opinmon
Chicago
Jim McMillen
Chipe
Bert Rubi
Care of a baby a full day job in six hours forty minutes
The statement estimates care of a baby requires about 6 hours 41 minutes daily as a full-time obligation and the remaining hours as a part-time responsibility.
Elevens Discussed for Post season Sugar Bowl Game
New Orleans officials contemplate invite list for the January 2 Sugar Bowl game. Herbert A. Benson declined to name targets but said an announcement would follow. Possible invitees include Tennessee, Texas Christian, Carnegie Tech, Fordham and Oklahoma.
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New Orleans
Mid-Winter Sports Association
Herbert A. Benson
Tennessee
Texas Christian
Carnegie Tech
Fordham
Oklahoma
Invite Duke Stars To Football Banquet Here
Efforts were underway to have Eddie Cameron head Duke basketball coach and football scout attend the High Point High School football banquet at the Sheraton on December 5 at 6 30. Duke coach Wallace Wade was invited but declined due to Rose Bowl duties.
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Eddie Cameron
Duke University
Blue Devil
High Point
Sheraton Hotel
Wallace Wade
All Conquering
Duke
Amos R. Kearns
Voyles to Lead William and Mary Indians in 1939
William and Mary appoints Duke veteran Carl Voyles as athletic director and head coach effective January 1 1939. Voyles will pick three assistants including Dwight Stuessy and negotiates with Clarence Parker and Tom Rogers, aiming to lift the Indians from recent Southern Conference struggles.
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Williamsburg
William and Mary's Indians
Duke
Carl Voyles
Voyles
Wallace Wade
John Stewart Bryan
Branch Bocock
Dwight Stuessy
MacAlster College
St. Paul, Minn
Clarence
Ace) Parker
Tom Rogers
William and Mary
Virginia Tech
Oklahoma
Oklahoma A. & M
Southwestern State Teachers College
Illinois
Bob Zuppke
Monty Stratton Loses Left Leg in Dallas Operation
Monty Stratton 26 year old Chicago White Sox pitcher had his right leg amputated at the knee after a gunshot accident on his mother's Texas farm. The operation followed gangrene threat and his owner J Louis Comiskey was devastated. Stratton’s career had been marked by injuries but he posted 15 wins in 1937 and 15 wins in 1938 before the latest setback.
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Chicago
Monty Stratton
Chicago White Sox
Stratton
Dallas
Tex
Greenville
J. Louis Comiskey
White Sox
Sox
Belmont Abbey Juniors Challenge for National JC Title
Belmont Abbey Junior college, undefeated since 1936 opener, issued a blanket post season challenge for the National Junior College championship. Coach Humpy Wheeler said the Abbeys would play anywhere from Maine to California after outscoring opponents 273 to zero this season and beating NC State freshmen twice.
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Belmont
Duke University
Belmont Abbey Junior College
Humpy Wheeler
Maine
California
Belmont Abbey
N. C. State
Abbeys
Wolflets
Cornell Pitt Lead All East In AP All Star Football Team
Cornell Ivy champs and Pitt Panthers place three men each on the Eastern all star squad chosen by the Associated Press. Holland Roth McKeever Daddin Petro Goldberg Luckman Osmanski Delaney MacLeod Gibson Hayes Stella Conlin and others named from Holy Cross Dartmouth Fordham Army Villanova and Columbia.
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Herbert Barker
New York
Cornell
Pitt Panthers
Associated Press
Jerome
Brad) Holland
Bill McKeever
Sid Roth
Louis Vincent
Bill) Daddin
Steve Petro
Marshall Goldberg
Panther
Holy Cross
Dartmouth
Columbia
Bill” Osmanski
Joe Delaney
Bob MacLeod
Bob Gibson
Sid Luckman
Holland
Goldberg
Luckman
Osmanski
End—Daddie
Pitt
Seenee Eereee
Villanova
Henry Jacinski
Fordham
Henry Stella
Army
Walter Shinn
Penn
James Hayes
Mat Kuber
James Conlin
New York University
Wilmethsidat-Singh
Ray Carnelly
Carnegie
Irving Wall
Brown
Harold Stebbins
Carnegie Tech to Play TCU in Postseason Game
The Tartans of Carnegie Tech, after ten lean years, will play a January 2 postseason game and hope to meet Texas Christian University. Tech trustees and faculty approved the game. the team won eight games this season with victories over Pitt and Holy Cross and only loss to Notre Dame. Athletic Director Clarence ...
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Pittsburgh
Tartans
Carnegie Tech
Horned Frogs
Texas Christian University
Tech
Pitt
Holy Cross
Notre Dame
Clarence
Comeback or Not Eat Tony Canzoneri Faces Return
Tony Canzoneri, once lightweight champion, returns to boxing for money after ruined investments. He recalls critics urging retirement while he fights Howard Scott, winning multiple times but admitting fatigue and aging. He believes his timing is returning as he faces another bout in a sport where few comebacks succeed.
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Drew Middleton
New York
Tony
Tony Canzoneri
Howard Scott
Scott
Y Boxers to Drill Tonight at the Y
The 1928-39 Y.M.C.A. boxing squad opens official practice in the Y gym under Director Edgar Hartley. Ben Canipe and Russell Carruthers, recently turning pro, will train the youths as Greensboro shows first for next week.
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Ben Canipe
Greensboro
Edgar Hartley
Hartley
Russell Carruthers
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Fry Institute of Chattanooga
Tenn
Presbyterian College
Harry Bolick
High Point
the Gate City
Bowl bids delay Tech decision and practice return
Overend said Tech’s decision would likely be delayed until TC U accepts a bowl bid. The Tech team will resume practice December 12. Invitations came from the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Orange Bowl in Miami, Eastern Bowl in New York, and Coal Bowl in Charleston, W Va.
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Tech
New Orleans
Dallas
Miami
New York
Charleston
W. Va
Panthers Prep for Greensboro Y in Season Opener
Coach Virgil Yow begins basketball preparations for the Panthers with a dec 7 practice against a Greensboro Y five. Seven lettermen return, but substitutes are scarce as drills aim to shore up the lineup led by Hugh Hampton with Moran Tyree Samet and Malfregeot.
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Virgil Yow
Panthers
Greensboro
Yow
Pointer
Hugh Hampton
Moran
Tyree
Samet
Malfregeot
Russia Breeds Fir Trees for Hairy Violin Bow Sedge
A terse note claims Russia cultivates firs to yield hair used in violin bows. The report highlights an unusual agricultural practice linking tree breeding to string instrument manufacture.
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Russia
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