Crackers and Vols Battle to Finals
Atlanta pennant winners the Crackers upset Memphis 14 to 3 to reach the Shaughnessy final, set to open vs Nashville in Atlanta. Nashville beat New Orleans 4 to 1 to earn a finals bid. Beaumont edged San Antonio 6 to 0 for the other series game. Rowe homered and drove in runs as Beaumont topped San Antonio.
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Memphis
Crackers
Nashville
Allianty
Doyle
Heusser
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Yeverka
Gautreaux
Durham
Richares
Tenn
Vols
New Orleans
Bubson
George
Collier
Brake
Stromme Quinte
Blaemire
Echatiloy Rowe
Beaumont
Texas
Lynwood
Rowe
San Antonio
Bay
San Anathio
BO Trotter
Munchiet
Strickland
Swit
Ruwe
Parsons
Bobcats Prep for Conference Game Friday Night
Norman Green returns to start for the Bobcats as they prepare for Friday’s home conference game with Clarksville Panthers. Green, over six feet and 140 pounds, missed last week with malaria. Clarksville crushed Ozark 41 to 0 last Friday, indicating a tough rival. Coaches Hammons and Brasher report a healthy team barring sickness and expect lineup details by midweek. National Guards will direct stadium traffic with expanded parking and two exits to South Main and South Walnut streets.
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Tarzan Green
Lneup
Npc High School
Bobcats
Clarksville Panthers
Green
Ness
Hoberts
Haynesville
Muacles
Hamgmans
Brasher
Haytesville
Clarksville
Vored
Ozark
Panthers
Ces
Hammons
Aladium
South Main
South Walnut Street
You Shouldn't Snooze On a Parking Lot
A man named Perry, Daniel Terry, 42, was snoozing on a parking lot when a driver crashed his truck into the lot above him and drove away. Perry was injured, required 16 stitches, and is now recovering in a hospital.
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Wasiington
Daniel Terry
Perry
Trinkle Wins National AAU Horseshoe Title In Staten Island
Herbert Trinkle, 25, of Madison County Indiana, won the national AAU horseshoe singles championship at New Springville Staten Island from 15 entrants, scoring 451 points with 335 ringers and 105 double rings. He also shared the doubles crown with partner Walter Lane.
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New Springville
Staten Island
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Madison County
Ind
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Trinkle
Power Is Better Distributed as Midwest Giants Battle for Honors
Third in a series of sectional football roundups. The article surveys Big Ten power balance, highlighting Minnesota, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Nebraska prospects. It notes Minnesota’s inside track in the Western Conference despite losses, Buckeyes needing linemen, Northwestern’s strong line, Michigan’s return to favor, and Chicago’s potential cellar status with Notre Dame remaining strong outside the conference.
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Jerry Brondfield
NEA
Wester
Minnesota
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Midwest
Gophers
Irish
Buckeyes
Alung
Northwestern
Michigan
Wisconsin
Hlinais
Nebraska
Bernie Bierman
Ray King
Dwight Reed
Bob Weld
Andy Uram
Viv Spadaccini
Stirs Suh
Vikings
Francis Swedell
Harold van Every
Wilbur Moore
Martin Christiansen
Larry Buhler
Buhler
George Fyust
Jim McDonald
Dick Nardi
Nick Wasylik
Alex Sehoenbaum
Karl Kaplanoff
Mike Kabealo
Johnny Rabb
Don Scott
Bucks
Bernie Jefferson
Jack Ryan
Jay Laskay
Wildcats
Indiana
Bob Zuppke
Ilinois
Wolves
Wee Dutchman
Fritz Crisler
Fred Trosko
Norman Purucker
Tom Harmon
Michigan State
Johnny Pingel
Nile Kinick
Hawks
Purdue
Chicago
Elmer Layden
Fineman
Marquette
Golden Avalanche
Charley Brock
Biff Jones
Jlanors
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Laws State
Oklahoma A. & M
Southwest
Zebra Team Holds Secret Practice Ahead of Blytheville Game
Pine Bluff High School coaches Dunaway and Terry kept the Zebras practicing behind closed doors this week as they prepare for Friday night’s game against the Blytheville Chicks. Passing was limited after the loss of McGibbony, with 18 passes unused Friday against McGehee. Blytheville arrives Thursday and will practice at Jordan Stadium that night. a special train with 300 Blytheville fans is expected Friday afternoon.
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Dunaway
Terry
Pine Bluff High School
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Blytheville Chicks
McGibbony
McGehee Owls
Little Rock Tigers
Blythevile
Jordan Stadium
Blytheville
Phi Beta Kappa gridiron brains shape fall football
Lou Little of Columbia explains that modern college football is a chess game with shifting defenses and instant blocking changes. He cites five man lines, Luckman as a standout passer, and Siegal as key end, predicting a dramatic season opener at Yale Bowl with 60 000 spectators.
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Harry Grayson
NEA Service
New York
Phi Beta Kappa
Lou Little
College Footsball
Fivemans
Barry Wood
Harvard
University of Texas
Cambridge
Wood
Texas
Emart Mr. Wood
Peter Pan
Sid Luckiman
Walls Luckm
Columbia
Brooklyn
Luckman
Wil
Johnny Siegal
Little
Standings and Results From Monday Rainouts
The standings show St. Louis 13 New York 1 Cleveland 4 Philadelphia 3 Washington 12 Detroit 2. All games were canceled due to rain with Tuesday matchups listed: New York at Chicago Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit Boston at St. Louis and earlier Monday results follow.
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Cleveland
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Boston
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Memphis
New Orleans
Nashsville
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Washington Il Ray
1. Louis
Fittsburgh
Columbia Eyes Rugged 5-Game Start This Season
Columbia football coach Little notes a tough early schedule with Yale Army Colgate Pennsylvania and Cornell on the first five Saturdays. He argues modern football values real contests over blowout games, warning that easy wins tempt carelessness and injuries.
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Yale
Army
Colgate
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Parkers to Take to Air in Opener
The 1938 Arkansas Razorbacks, led by Coach Fred C. Thompson, plan an aerial push against Oklahoma A. and M. in the season opener if weather cooperates. Ray Eakin and Joe Scalet star at end and back positions with Lyon at quarterback, and sophomores Britt and Hickey show promise at ends while Mitchell and Scalet connect on passes.
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Ark
University of Arkansas Razorbacks
Fred C. Thompson
Oklahoma A. & M. Aggies
George Cole
Eugene Lambert
Oklahoman
Pete Rivers
Henry Brotherton
Bill Cowling
Thomson
Arkansas
Ray Eakin
Mitchell
Joe Scalet
Scalet
Howard Hickey
MauriceBritt
John Frieberger
Lloyd Lyon
Razorbacks
Oklahomans
Mays
Stallings
Thorpe
Simington
Woodell
Lyon
Eakin
Furback
Mosley
Ouachita Opens Season Friday Against Oklahoma Baptist
Ouachita College prepares for its 1938 football opener Friday when the Tigers meet Oklahoma Baptist University Bisons in Arkadelphia. Coach Bill Walton expects a seasoned lineup with 15 lettermen and strong reserves. Starters will come from a tested squad including Basil Myrick, Jo Berry, Owen Matlock, Jimmie Kincannon, Omar Lumsden, and Frank Reed, among others, as Ouachita seeks an early-season statement against a persistent Shawnee Baptist program.
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Arkadelphia
Ark
Quachita
Arkansas
Tigers
Oklahoma Baptist University Bisons
Bill Walton
Ouselita
Walton
Oklahoma
Ouachita
Shawnee Baptists
Welton
Basil Myrick
T. Berry
Bob Young
Joe Crecey
Owen Matlock
M. J. Paine
Lloyd Moore
Norman Forsee
Hartford Hardin
Gum borrowing blamed for tuberculosis spread in Alaska
Dr H Kleinlschmidt of the National Tuberculosis Association says chewing gum is treated as community property in some Eskimo districts leading to shared use. He cites gum and blubber customs as factors in rapid tuberculosis spread among natives in Cordova Alaska.
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Cordova
Alaska
H. Kleinschmidt
National Tuberculosis Association
Kleinsehmidt
Bruner Clinches Last Half Title In Softball League
Roy Taylor dominates as fireball king for Protertvory, leading Bruner to a 12 4 and 5 4 double victory over Williams Lums. Taylor belts a triple, double and single, fuels Bruner’s five run second inning surge, while Williams commits seven errors in game one. Tuesday play for championship to decide Saenger theater trophy with gate entry to Fair Park. Rural farmers face merchants Wednesday night at 7 30.
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Hope Softball League
Taylor
Bruner
Williams
Hope
Saenger Theater
Fair Park
Hempstead
Fike
Carroll Schooley, Swill
Merchants
Clyde Coffee
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