Firing Season Largely Quiet Across Colleges
The piece notes a calm season for football coach firings with few openings at Boston College Holy Cross Oklahoma A and M and others. Gil Dobie declares he is not a candidate for self succession at Boston College while various rumors swirl about potential successors and contracted incumbents across top programs.
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Charlie Bachman
Eddie Anderson
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Ad Lindsey
Gsvinn Henry
Kansas
Seventeenth Annual Kansas Relays Planned for Lawrence
Announcements describe the Kansas Relays returning to Lawrence next April 22 as part of a circuit of major track and field carnivals. The mailer notes the event targets 500 colleges and universities and positions Kansas Relays after the Texas Relays in Austin and before Penn, Drake, and West Coast Relays in Philadelphia Des Moines and Fresno with dates in late April and May.
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Boxing and hockey blows recounted from past decades
The report recalls Max Schmeling kayoing Harry Thomas in the eighth round at Eagle Bend Minnesota. It notes Joe Louis stopping Paulino Uzcudun in the fourth round at Madison Square Garden and Irvin Briley, a Toronto star, critically injured in a collision with Eddie Shore during a NHL game.
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Berg Woman Star Dominates AP Women’s Athlete Poll
Patty Berg named No. 1 woman athlete of 1958 by 45 of 67 sports editors for golf season led by national championship. Helen Wills Moody and Katherine Rawls Thompson tie for second with strong tennis and swimming shows, while others like Sonja Henie and Babe Didrikson appear among 18 named athletes.
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Minneapolis
Helen Wills Moody
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Wimbledon
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Southwestern College Beats Warrensburg Teachers 43 to 34
In Winfield Kansas Southwestern College defeated Warrensburg Missouri Teachers 43 to 34. Law led Warrensburg with 12 points while Tucker scored 10 for Southwestern and Heller and Bratches each had eight.
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Bonura and Giants Agree On 15 000 Salary Next Season
Big Zeke Bonura says he has come to terms with Bill Terry of the New York Giants for 15 000 dollars for next season. The Giants recently traded two rookies and paid Washington about 20 000 dollars for a slugging first baseman. Bonura made the agreement by long distance call. Also noted is Mrs. Bessie Largent heading a scout committee to select the all-American semi-pro team at the 1989 national tournament in Wichita.
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One Armed Dickers Joins First Team in Skate Park State
Fairview Kansas December 12. Junior Dickers has moved from the second string to the first basketball team here despite losing his right arm in a hunting accident three years ago.
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Roundup of Baseball News and College Hoops Gossip
New York reports a lively major league meeting with talk over Bucky Harris, Zeke Bonura, Bill Terry and potential trades involving Averill, Fox, Galehouse, Auker and Frisch. Also notes Oklahoma Aggies basketball success at a new field house andJimmy Dykes ready for White Sox plans alongside Reds coach Jimmy Wilson.
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Henry Iba
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Phog Allen
Ter ry bets on Giants Dodgers draw and finish one two
Bill Terry offers two wagers with New York writers on baseball outcomes. He bets Chuck Dressen of the Dodgers $50 the Giants outdraw the Dodgers by 100000 official figures and $50 the Giants finish one two. The highest railway line in Europe climbs to 11000 feet on Jungfrau in Switzerland.
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Census backs rise of sports as major American industry
Washington reports the 1937 biennial census shows sports product value up 27.5 percent from 1935 to 44.46 million dollars. Wages rose from 9.02 to 11.73 million and employment from 9,665 to 11,393. Golf leads with 18.76 million in product value, while baseball declined to 4.38 million.
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Freddie Hutchinson Heads to Major Leagues in Tigers Uniform
Nineteen year old pitcher Freddie Hutchinson, star of the Pacific Coast League, is bound for the Detroit Tigers next season. Seattle paid about 35 000 plus four players and bonuses, while Hutchinson posted 25 wins, 7 losses, a 2.48 ERA, 45 strikeouts, 99 walks, and a .313 batting average this season at the University of Washington.
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Yankees Leadership Shapes Big League Convention
At the annual meeting the Yankees show strength as three time champions, with other clubs eyeing trades. Detroit buys Freddie Hutchinson, while Cleveland likely ships Galehouse and Averill in talks involving Auker and Fox. Waiver rules and roster size spur debate as teams seek gains.
Tulsa Names Coach Benefiel First Graduate Head Coach
Tulsa Oklahoma December 12 Chet Benefiel Tulsa University gridiron star is chosen as the alma mater first graduate head football coach. The one year contract reportedly covers a modest salary with Benefiel age 32 serving after three years as an assistant to Victor C Hurt who left for Kansas. Benefiel starred as a back under Gloomy Gus Henderson and later coached freshmen football and varsity basketball while remaining as cage mentor.
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Tulsa University
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University of Kansas
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NCAA basketball scores across multiple teams
Southern Methodist 39 North Texas Teachers 34 Purdue 36 Monmouth (I) 26 Iowa State 43 Grinnell 28 Iowa 42 Washington (St. Louis) 26 Indiana 47 Wabash 23 Dartmouth 41 Providence 24 Bradley Tech 66 Pittsburgh 39 Baylor 37 East Central Oklahoma Teachers 29 Stephen F. Austin 31 Rice 24 Durant Teachers 41 Springfield Teachers 39 Southwestern (Kan) 43 Warrensburg Teachers 34 Tarkio 59 Peru Nebraska Teachers 37 Fredonia Independents 48 India Junior College 30 pire Nebraska 44 College of Emporia 49.
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Elks Bowling Scores and High Men Leaders
Elks scores list 500 220 921 3 stl 91 961 with Ward 516 Dreyer 547 as top men. Spears 282 205 285. Yancey 263 265 256 285 with Jones 177 Yancy 210 as high per game. Tonight games Guffin vs Riling and Robinson vs Asher. Gift offer: a year’s Journal World subscription for former resident.
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DePaul Drops Football for Lack of Interest
Chicago December 13 DePaul University ends intercollegiate football after President Rev Michael J O Connell cites lack of sufficient interest to justify costs He says the school will replace the program with a greatly expanded intramural program
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Kansas State to Open Grid Season With Hayes
Kansas State College will start its 1939 football schedule against Fort Hayes at home on September 30. Athletic director M. F. Ahearn announced a nine game 1939 schedule and plans for future 1940-41 games including South Carolina, Michigan State, Colorado, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and a trip to East Lansing to face Michigan State.
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Undecided on New High School Athletic Conference
A proposed high school athletic conference including Manhattan Junction City Chapman Clay Center Abilene Salina Herington and McPherson was discussed but not approved at yesterday's meeting with another gathering planned December 19 at Abilene. The aim is to reduce travel distances with Salina to Manhattan covering the longest leg.
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Haskell Cagers Head to Three Nebraska Games
Coach John Carmody leads ten Haskell players on a three game swing into Nebraska. The Braves face Peru Teachers at Peru tonight then meet Omaha U. in Omaha tomorrow and Thursday. Players include forwards Big Bear Little Thunder Arnell Lovejoy centers Greenwood and Davennart guards Hill Eastman Walker and Shoemake.
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Hiker Declines 349 Free Rides on Cross-Country Trek
John Sarkauskas, a 25 year old Lithuanian journalist, trudges from New York to Los Angeles on foot. He refused 349 offers of free transportation, saying he hikes for his health and to test himself.
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Kansas Coach Sees Tough Start But Big Six Hope Ahead
Dr. F C Allen, Kansas basketball coach, says early losses mark experience for a challenging season. He warns of more defeats while aiming for the Big Six title starting January 7 and notes Kansas faces strong Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa State, Nebraska, and Kansas State rivals.
Man hikes entire Way in 228 days totaling 3850 dollars
A traveler completed a walk along the Way in 228 days spending 3850 dollars on meals lodging and four pairs of shoes. The journey left his left face slightly turned from the course of the summary shades darker than the right and he called it better than a college education.
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