All-Big Six 1937 Football Team Picks Announced
Nebraska leads with five picks on the AP All-Big Six first team. Oklahoma and Kansas State place two and one respectively, while Iowa State and Kansas earn one each. Second team includes Missouri three selections.
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Nebraska Cornhuskers
Associated Press
Oklahoma Sooners
Kansas State
Iowa State
Kansas
Missouri
Altho
Pete Smith
Oklahoma
Elmer Dohrmann
Nebraska
Fred Shirey
Anthony Krueger
Edwin Bock
Town State
Robert Mehring
Charles Brock
Johnny Howell
Award Cleveland
Jack Baer
Clarence Douglass
Strange As It Seems: Japan's Rise to Global Power
The article traces Japan's 1800s modernization from isolation to a world power in literature, art, military, and science, noting foreign influences from Korea China and the West. It links Buddhism and Christianity to Japan's religious landscape, surveys language and education shifts, and hints at future events with "Tomorrow: The Deluge."
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Doshisha Theological School
China
Cial
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India
Indians On Court Schedule For Haskell 87 88
Haskell Indians announce 1987-88 basketball plans under coach John Carmody. Varsity plays 12 games with four for the B team, meeting Ottawa varsity and B squads in two double headers. Opening Dec 17 at Chanute Junior College, first home Dec 29 vs Ottawa.
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John Carmody
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Chanute Junior College
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Kansas State School For Deaf
Haskell
College of Emporia
St. Benedicts
Conception College
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St. Paul College, There. 4 and 11—Conception College
Hasell
Hays State Teachers
Peru
School For Deaf
Clarence Douglass tops Big Six scoring for Kansas
Clarence Douglass the Kansas full back led the Big Six in scoring with 29 points across nine games earning all conference honors. Jack Baer Oklahoma narrowly followed with 28 points, while Jack Dodd Nebraska 25 and Marvin Plock Nebraska 21 completed the top four. The season featured 49 players scoring with leaders list including Elmer Hackney Kansas State and Everett Kischer Iowa State among others.
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Clarence Douglass
Kansas
Douglass
Jack Baer
Oklahoma
Jack Dodd
Marvin Plock
Baer
Everett Kischer
Iowa State
Kansas State
Missouri
Nebraska
Elmer Hackney
Bill Callihan
Howard Cleveland
Woodrow Huddleston
Earl Crowder
Johnny Howell
Lyman Divens
Lowell English
Multi-sport Roundup Highlights Boxing Soccer and Football
Eddie Brietz reports a lively New York roundup from December detailing six day bicycle races with Jimmy Dykes and Max Schmeling, boxing crowds in Minneapolis, and college football notes on Arkansas end Jim Benton, Southern Methodist, and Texas Christian.
Kansas Jayhawkers Preview Open Basketball Clinic Demonstration
The public can watch Kansas University varsity and freshman squads in an open demonstration of the new season. Highlights include the Jayhawker Big Six entrance, sophomores and freshmen like Ralph Miller of Chanute, and the new Bask-O-Lite goals with lights activating on scores. The center jump is eliminated except at game start and halftime, speeding play and changing tactics. Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma already use the Lights. the Big Six will decide officially in Kansas City.
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Jayhawker Big Six
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Jayhawker
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Kansas
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Oklahoma
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Tiny Moore
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H. W. Hargiss
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Zuppke Receives Long-Awaited Varsity Letter
Chicago reports Bob Zuppke, after 25 years coaching college football, was awarded a varsity letter during his silver jubilee dinner. Harry Stuhldreher presented the "W" monogram to the longtime Illinois coach, who once missed the Badger eleven due to his small stature.
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Bob Zuppke
Harry Stuhledreher
University of Wisconsin
Zuppke
Badger
University of Illinois
Panthers Seek Berth in East West Shrine Game
San Francisco reports several Pittsburgh Panthers players who voted against a Rose Bowl trip are eager to play in the Shrine East West game on New Year’s Day. Coach William Coffman said eastern reps indicate Fullback Marshall Goldberg End Frank Souchak and Tackle Tony Matisi are almost certain to receive bids.
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Pittsburgh
William Coffman
Marshall Goldberg
Frank Souchak
Tony Matisi
Panthers
Cyclones Open 1937 88 Season Against Simpson
Hope to end a 14 game losing streak Iowa State College meets Simpson College in Ames to start the 1937 88 basketball campaign. Cyclones last victory came December 30 1986 when they beat Utah 40 to 27.
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Sugar Bowl clash linked LSU and Santa Clara in history
The passage recalls past sports highs with associations to LSU as SEC champions and Santa Clara as an unbeaten major team, noting a Sugar Bowl linkage. It also cites Lou Gehrig’s batting title and Army Navy at Franklin Field, framing a historical sports snapshot from multiple years.
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Army
Navy
Franklin Field
El Dorado Junior College Beats Friends in OT
El Dorado Junior College edged Friends 31 to 29 in overtime to decide the basketball result.
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Friends
Coaches favor keeping football rules mostly as is
A nationwide AP poll of college coaches shows a strong desire to avoid major rule changes and favors a conservative approach. Noted advocates for change push for specific moves like post-return to the goal line and six-man defensive line, while others oppose tinkering and defend the status quo.
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Elmer Layden
Nebraska
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Jock Sutherland
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Dick Harlow
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Bill Kern
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Hank Hardwick
Navy
Ray Morrison
Vanderbilt
Wallace Wade
Duke
Stub Allison
California
Harry Kipke
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Glenn
Warner
Temple
Frank Thomas
Alabama
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Big Ten Opens Winter Meeting With Talks On Relations
Michigan and Notre Dame signaled readiness to reconcile and discussed expanding athletic ties with the Pacific Coast Conference as the Big Ten began a three day winter meeting Chicago December 3. The football rivals once parted ways 28 years ago over an eligibility dispute. Gardening is sometimes called Adams profession.
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Guessers Swan Song on College Football This Week
A wrap of playoff and bowl outlooks with picks on SMU Rice USC UCLA Tennessee Mississippi State Duquesne Miami South Carolina Florida Kentucky San Francisco Texas A and M Arizona Oregon Centenary Louisiana Tech Loyola Los Angeles Gonzaga and a note that Georgia may beat Miami on December 10.
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Whizzer White
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Tennessee
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Duquesne
Miami
South Carolina
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Centenary
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King Levinsky Shifts To Mat Sport Aims For Nagurski
Chicago reporter notes King Levinsky once famed on Maxwell Street plans a switch from boxing to wrestling. The 26 year old, who earned about 300000 since 1929, now seeks a match with Bronko Nagurski as he pivots from fighting to a new mat career amid recent financial losses.
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Moe
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Joe Louis
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Final Bouts Set In Wichita Boxing Tourney
Survivors from two sectional amateur divisions clash tonight in the final rounds. Last night’s results include flyweight decisions for Bobby Anderson and Jackie Linnens, and bantamweight, welterweight, and heavyweight showdowns with technical knockouts and decisions among fighters from Hutchinson Newton Goodland Sterling and more.
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Ernie Nordmann
Ad Abrahams
Gift a Journal-World Year of Mail Subscriptions
A Christmas gift idea offers a year of daily news from the Journal-World. The ad frames subscription as a personal, homey gesture, presenting it as a lasting connection for a reader.
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Boxing results from several bouts across cities
In Salisbury Hart outpointed Frederick from New Jersey at 163 to 170 in Philadelphia. In Acoma Hostak knocked out La Rue in Seattle. In Fort Wayne Frankie Kol outpointed Corsonia in Waterloo. In Portland Paul Junior, at 138 pounds, technically stopped Mickey Duca at 134. Paulsboro notes 8 rounds.
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