Plan For Real College Cage Champ A POST-SEASON SERIES
Nationally, eight district committees will pick one entrant each for the post season basketball series. Games are set for March 10-18 at sites including New York Philadelphia Kansas City Denver and Los Angeles with winners meeting the crown in the following week. Districts cover 205 teams and include Harvard Dartmouth and Stanford among others with Olsen chairing the overall committee.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
America
H. G. Olsen
Ohio State University
Olsen
Mississippi
New York
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Denver
Los Angeles
Major League Meetings yield trades and rule talks
The Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Bees completed two deals involving Buddy Hassett Jim Outlaw Gene Moore Ira Hut chinson and Lew Krausse. In separate moves Doe Stripp moves to the Dodgers for Fred Frankhouse. The NL voted to raise active players to 25 and kept the dead ball. AL discussed radio night games and a possible uniform ball, with Will Harridge reelected as president and Connie Mack named AL all star manager. Odell Hale and Pete Fox still linked in a vice deal.pending
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Bees
Buddy Hassett
Jim Outlaw
Syracuse
Boston
Gene Moore
Ira Hutchinson
Dodgers
Outlaw
St. Louis Cardinals
Lew Krausse
Elmira
Bees
Doe Stripp
Fred Frankhouse
National League
New York Yankees
American League
Will Harridge
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Americans
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Odell Hale
Pete Fox
Detroit
Skyhawks Release Peltier. Cox Named Interim Coach
Wichita Skyhawks owner E. B. Wible released coach Wilf Peltier after he started the season with the team. Marlin Cox, the club manager, will serve as temporary coach in the interim.
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Peltier
Wichita
Wilf Peltier
Wichita Skyhawk
E. B. Wible
Wible
Marlin Cox
Strange as It Seems Telephoning Your Voice
A humorous column explains that a telephone preserves no actual voice over long distances. Electrical impulses carry the sound from mouth to ear, with the San Francisco call illustrating the process and clarifying the distance the voice travels in transmission.
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San Francisco
New York
Kansas trapshooting stars shine in 1938 averages
Wichita ace Fred R. Etchen leads Kansas with a 1264 of 1300 target hit rate and .9723, also top handicap scorer at .9109. Al Rose, H. H. Stecher, and Rudy Etchen follow in high averages while Miss Florence Mos heads the women with .9041. C. J. Mos posts professional high .9503.
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Fred R. Etchen
Wichita
Kansas
Ray Loring
Etchen
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Hutchinson
H. H. Stecher
Haven
C. H. Weaver
Chase
Stecher
Weaver
Rudy Etchen
Rudy
Florence Mos
Kansas City
C. J. Mos
Pirates seek Bees catcher as trade talks swirl abroad
New York dispatch reports heavy baseball trade chatter from winter meetings. Pirates pursue another Bees catcher after Al Lopez bid faltered, with Ray Mueller now targeted. Prothro touts Phillies pitcher Poindexter’s velocity while other notes cover managers, deals, and offbeat anecdotes from the meetings.
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al Lopez
Ray Mueller
Pittsburgh
Seattle
Johnny Dickshot
Woody Jensen
Freddie Hutchinson
Tigers
Doc Prothro
Phillies
Flinger
Jennings Poindexter
Red Sox
Ray Blades
Cardinals
Irish Thrush Jack Doyle Plans Marriage and Title Fight
Irish heavy weight fighter Jack Doyle looks to marry Movita, the Arizona born actress, and to win the British heavyweight championship. He plans a move to Hollywood and a motion picture career while awaiting resolution of a U S labor department entry issue. Doyle previously divorced Judith Allen and had a later lawsuit against Mrs Delphine Dodge Godde dropped.
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Jack Doyle
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Milan
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Dodge Godde
Baker Wildcats Face Tough Holiday Schedule Under Coach Liston
Young Baker University Wildkittens, coached by Emil S Liston, prepare for a demanding pre holiday road trip with games against William Jewell Northwest State Teachers College College of Commerce Drury Southwest State Teachers College and more while Liston notes strong progress and contends the 1940 season may bring a conference challenge.
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Emil S. Liston
Baker University
Baker
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George Hersh
Topeka High
Bill Johnson
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Charles Bonebrake
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Spencer Self
Dan Denham
Troy Gordon
Stanley Zabel
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Dwight Seely
Robert Wellborn
Boyd Twitty
Liston
Cagers
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Northwest State Teachers College
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College of Commerce
Kansas City
Drury
Springfield
Southwest State Teachers College
Lindsey Ad’s Death Spurs Reflections On Coaching Era
Obituary and tributes to Ad Lindsey a longtime Kansas University football figure stir memories of his career his fans and peers recall his mastery of the game and loyalty to KU The piece notes Lindsey faced a system demanding winners and reflects on future coaching changes at KU and the roles of Gwinn Henry Bill Hargiss and Harry Lansing in building the staff.
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Hargiss
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Yankees Top 1938 Year Sports Poll Winner
New York Yankees named outstanding sports team of 1938 in the Associated Press poll. Joe McCarthy's champions received 61 of 67 votes, totaling 192 points, as football followed with Texas Christian University in runner up position.
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New York Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Bombers
Chicago Cubs
Associated Press
Yankees
Texas Christian
Horned Frogs
Meehan Resigned as Manhattan Coach After Disagreement
The AP notes that one year ago John F Meehan resigned as head football coach at Manhattan after a clash with college officials who wanted him full time in the athletic post. It recalls past results including Pittsburgh 12 USC 7 and St Mary's 18 7. It also mentions the death of Columbia rowing coach Richard J Blendon from gunshot wounds five years earlier.
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Chick) Meehan
Manhattan
Pittsburgh
Southern California
Oe A
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Footall
Richard J
Young Dick" Blendon
Columbia
Schoolboy to Majors Freddie Hutchinson Sold to Tigers
Freddie Hutchinson, 19, a Pacific Coast League pitching sensation, learned in Seattle that he had been sold to the Detroit Tigers after a bidding war among major league clubs.
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Seattle
Detroit Tigers
Local college basketball scores list comebacks and wins
Scores show Peru Nebraska teachers 45 over Haskell 26. Freshmen 50 over Kansas City J Arkansas 32. Phillips Oklahoma over Wichita 33 to 20. Washburn 41 over St. Louis 37. Friends University 45 over McPherson College 27. Arkansas City High School 15 over Coffeyville 23.
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Bloomington player dies after heart attack on court
Bloomington Illinois December 14 a fatal heart attack struck 18 year old Gene Crank on a basketball floor during a preliminary game between Bloomington and Clinton. He collapsed at the start of the second quarter and was dead on arrival. Coroner Leo Hemmele ruled the cause as heart attack.
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Clinton
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West shrine picks list for East West game on Jan 2
The West roster for the fourteenth East West Shrine football game in San Francisco includes 23 players from 14 western schools. Notable selections include Oregon State guards Prescott Hutchins and Joe Wendrick, Washington halfback James Johnston, Stanford fullback Bill Pauliman, California halfback Vic Bottari, and Texas guard Jack Rhodes. Players report December 21.
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Prescott Hutchins
Joe Wendrick
Washington
James Johnston
Art Means
Town State
Ed Bock
Charley Heileman
Stanford
Bill PaulIman
Tony Calvelli
California
Vic Bottari
Dave Anderson
Santa Clara
al Wolff
Jin Coughlan
University of San Francisco
al Braga
Blas Mintovich
Idaho
Dick Trzuskowski
Drake
Pug'" Manders
Baylor
Gilly Patterson
Ian Boyd
Texas
Jack Rhodes
Arizona
Walt Nielson
Washington State
Dick Farman
Nebraska
Charley Brock
Progressive tournament to be played in Salina and McPherson
McPherson college invitation basketball tourney set for December 28 and 29 will be held in Salina Memorial hall the first day and in McPherson the second. Participants include Kansas Wesleyan Bethany College of Emporia Bethel Friends and McPherson College. Wichita university defeated Washburn 33 to 20 in a interconference game with Curry scoring 11 for Wichita and Lanneman leading Washburn with 10 points.
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Early Season Defeat of K U Spurs Iba Formula Interest
Big Six coaches request the Henry Iba devised formula after Oklahoma A M defeated Kansas twice over the weekend. Kansas rushes six of eight conference titles, while Iowa State and Missouri figure in the rapidly evolving early season race.
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Eudora High Tops Vinland In OT 19 to 17
Eudora High opened its basketball season with a 19 to 17 overtime win over Vinland in a non league game at Eudora. The Eudora seconds beat Vinland Seconds 12 to 5. Next up is a Little Six league game at Spring Hill on December 16.
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Big Time Golfers Ready for Miami Open Exhibition
In Miami Florida on December 14 1959 top players prepared for the $10 000 open with an oldster youngster exhibition. Gene Sarazen led the over 31 team while Horton Smith captained the under 31 squad. A Augusta match favored the youngsters 3 to 2.
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Horton Smith
Augusta
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