Crimson Tide Ready for Pasadena Rose Bowl Showdown
Pasadena crowd of ninety thousand watches Alabama meet California in the Rose Bowl as two storied programs clash in a high stakes test of air versus ground. Alabama’s Leroy Monsky and Joe Kilgrow anchor a wary offense while California relies on Sam Chapman Vic Bottari and Dave Anderson to outpace the Tide. Analysis notes California’s defensive strength and Alabama’s pact to seek a late rally in a bid to add to its Rose Bowl ledger.
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Stub Allison
Crimson Tide
Washington
Stanford
Washington State
California
Sam Chapman
Vic Bottari
John Meek
Dave Anderson
Bob Herwig
Perry Schwartz
Bama
Leroy Monsky
Joe Kilgrow
Herky Mosey
Eckfield
Sandy Sanford
Alabama
Meek
Chapman
Herwig
South
Bottari
Kilgrow
Mosley
Sanford
Bears
Sport Figures at Banquet Headlines Quiz
A playful quiz lists 38 sports figures tied to notable 1987 headlines. It names athletes and coaches across football, boxing, sailing, tennis, golf, basketball, baseball, and more, inviting readers to match each banquet-table holder to a sport-page headline.
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Milton Morris
Colorado
Joe Louis
Washington
Bowl Season Grips Nation as New Year Games Loom
Regional fans eye Rose Bowl in Pasadena where Alabama faces California while Sugar Bowl pairing LSU against Santa Clara draws strong turnout. Cotton Bowl pits Rice against Colorado as Orange Bowl features Auburn and Michigan State with Nelson out for MSU. Sun Bowl matches Texas Tech and West Virginia with about 13 000 spectators expected.
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KMBC
Aubaen
Michigan State
Mi‘ami
Fla. Lp
WDAF
Louisiana State
Santa Clara
Orleans
New Orleans
Dallas
Rice
Colorado
Owls
Rocky Mountain
Byron
Whizzer) White
Miami
Auburn
Ole Nelson
Spartans
el Paso
Texas Tech
West Virginia
Tech
East West Charity Classic Sets 1937 Gridiron Stars
In San Francisco the East meets the West in the annual charity game drawing 50 000 fans. Eastern coach Bernie Bierman leads 22 players from 15 universities while Western coach Major Lawrence Jones relies on talent from a dozen states. Notables include Fordham's Ed Franco and Alex Wojciechowicz, Indiana fullback Corby Davis, and Arkansas Dwight Sloan.
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San’ Francisco
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Fordham
Sgranite
Ed Franco
Alex ‘Wojciechowicz
al Babartsky
Orin
Babe” Hollingberg
Washington State College
Moon phases and libration noted with 1938 start
The article explains lunar motion, libration, and the new moon on January 1 1938. It recounts James Bowie’s ill fate at the Alamo siege and notes twins born across years in 1928 and 1929 in Manchester. It ends with a brief teaser about Mars.
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Earth
James Bowie
Alamo
Travis and Crockett
Santa Anna
Bowie
Doreen Fisher
Janet
Ardwick
Manchester
England
Ice Bowl crowns Arctic football clash in King Island crowd
Eskimos teams battled in whiteout conditions on Ice Bowl field for the Arctic championship. A crowd of 182 filled the cliff-dwelling island venue as Ed Levin’s Cograits faced Ken Chisholm’s Airgrits under a zero degree sky.
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King Island
Alaska
America
Kansas Jayhawks Contend for First Five Stability
With nine of 10 non conference games played the Kansas basketball team faces a unsettled first five. Seniors Fred Pralle and Sylvester Schmidt anchor the lineup while Dick Harp is certain to start. Forward slots remain fluid as Don Ebling Loren Florell and Lyman Corlis compete, with a scrimmage loss clouding starters. The Jayhawks meet Washburn Tuesday night after an eight game win streak ended by Drake.
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University of Kansas
Fred
Pralle
Sylvester Schmidt
Dick Harp
Lyman Corlis
George Golay
Forrest G. Allen
Don Ebling
Ray
K.U
Loren Florell
Ebling
Florell
Drake
Allj
Ep Corlis
Topeka
Hall
Golay
Goard
Warrensburg
Johnson
Harp
Powers
Jayhawks
Washburn
Wyoming powers past Kansas State in 43 to 30 win
Wyoming led at halftime and defeated Kansas State 43 to 30 in a basketball game. Klimek was Kansas State's high scorer with 12 points.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Wyoming
Kansas State
Colorado
Nevada
Gore State
Kansas-Aggies
Laramie
Wyo
Kansas State Wildcats
Wyominee
Klimek
Kansas ‘State
Rose Bowl Coaches in Pre-Game Statements
Pasadena California January 1 Up Before-the-battle statements of Coaches Leonard Stub Allison of California and Frank Thomas of Alabama We are ready for the game Allison says while noting Willard Dolman has an bad ankle We are ready though for any thing Alabama has to offer Thomas calls his team the out fightingest he ever saw and vows no alibi if they lose
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Panthers
Sutherland
Meadows
Harry Thomas
Joe Louis
Yankees
Farr
Pasadena
Calif
Leonard
Stub) Allison
California
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Allison
Willard Dolman
Thomas
Rice Is Favorite in Cotton Bowl Clash with Colorado
Rice Owls, 3-1 in their 10 game schedule, face unbeaten Colorado in the Cotton Bowl. Colorado led by all American Byron White with 122 points, while Rice relied on Tom Vickers and a quick scoring plan. Coaches Kitts and Bunny Oakes voiced cautious optimism about their offenses.
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Dallas
Ernie Lain
Rice Owls
Colorado University
Colorado
Byron
Whizzer
Jimmy Kitts
Rice
Anne Bunny Oakes
Southern Methodist
Lam
Tom Vickers
Badgers Triumph Over Tigers In Wisconsin-Missouri Showdown
Wisconsin edged Missouri 40 to 29 in Madison as Charles Jones scored a late first half basket to spark a 18-16 lead at intermission. Captain Ken Brown and Hal Halsted led Missouri with eight points each. The article notes the term skittles as a beer game reference.
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Badgers
Tigers Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
University of Missouri
Charles’ Jones
Wisconsin
Ken Brown
Hal. Halsted
Tigers
1938 Promised as 21 Total for Year
A column argues against forecasts from Babson and other experts and cites a friend’s Black Jack tip that 1938 equals 21. The writer dismisses predictions and wishes readers a happy new year, noting faith in the 1-9-3-8 payoff idea.
Semi-Pro Baseball Expands Under National Association
Winfield Kansas January 1 Fred Clarke formerly Pittsburgh Pirates manager and new director of the National Association of Semipro Leagues said over 2 000 leagues would be represented in the organization which operates under the national semipro baseball congress. The congress is forming a national association of semipro umpires and scheduling 847 district state and regional tournaments leading to a national finals in Wichita in August. Clarke forecasts 250 000 players would be certified under contracts by the national semipro congress in 1938.
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Winfield
Kan
Fred Clarke
Pittsburgh Pirates
Clarke
Wichita
Antlers Coach Resigns. Twitchell Replaced by Wolf
Antlers coach A. Twitchell resigns in Colorado Springs due to family illness and heads to Provo. Lawrence Wolf, assistant at Colorado College, will assume Twitchells duties as coach of the Missouri Valley A A league team. The America soda fountain grows popular in Canada South America and Australia.
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Antlers
Colorado Springs
Colo
Twitchell
Provo
Colorado Springs Antlers
Lawrence Wolf
Colorado College
America
Canada
South America
Australia
Bobby Riggs Captures Sugar Bowl Tennis Title
Bobby Riggs, young Chicago player and No. 2 in national rankings, defeated Joe Hunt of Los Angeles to win the Sugar Bowl tournament in New Orleans with scores of 8-6, 6-1, 6-2 marking the close of the 1937 season.
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Young
Chicago Star
Joe Hunt
New Orleans
Bobby Riggs
Chicago
Los Angeles
Rose Bowl memories and notable sports results
A year ago Pitt routed Washington 21 0 before a Rose Bowl record crowd of 87 196. Freddie Steele retained the middleweight title by outpointing Gorilla Jones in 10 rounds. Three years ago Alabama beat Stanford 29 13 in the Rose Bowl thanks to Dixie Howell and Don Hutson. Five years ago Johnny Revolta won the Miami open with a 278 four round score.
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Pitt
Washington
Freddie Steele
Gorilla Jones
Dixie Howell
Don Hutson
Alabama
Stanford
Johnny Revolta
Pleasant Grove Youth Enjoy Hill Coasting Activity
Pleasant Grove youths spent Thursday and Friday evenings coasting on the hill east of town. Glenn Edward Ulrich visits his grandparents near Worden. Local residents attended Vinland high school play Friday evening. Irve Flory family hosted Christmas tree and dinner at Excelsior. Millard Ashwell of Topeka visited the Flory home weekend. Carl Peterson family Roscoe Betty Saunders and W R Saunders shared Sunday dinner.
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Pleasant Grove
Glenn Edward ‘Ulrich
Grover Ulrich
Worden
Vinland High School
Irve Flory
Harry Flory
Excelsior
Millard Ashwell
Topeka
Irve
Christmas Dinner and Social Circa Club Gatherings
Mrs John Churchbaugh hosted a Christmas dinner and tree for members husbands and children at the hall with gifts for all. Guests included Mr Daggett and family and others from Lawrence Cen Tropolis and nearby towns. The CPA and Ladies Auxiliary rescheduled their meeting to Verheenday and several local residents attended club events and exchanged presents.
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John Churchbaugh
Circa Club
John Daggett
Billy
Margaret
Jack Dillon
Patsy
Johnnie
Roy Curtis
Orville Flory
Phyllis
Felix
Tucker
An Harold
Clifford Christenson
Virginia “Dodson
Lawrence
Sandee
Glenn‘ Ulrich
Anne
Myrtle Crist
Centropolis
N. D. Messer
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Verheenday
Roy Deay
Virginia Dodson
Anderson
Norh Eberhart
Rose Messer
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Varona
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Chapman Holm
D. Anderson
Tom Loutitt
Oregon State
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Mississippi
Tom Fitzpatrick
Utah
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Vanderbilt
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Redskins
Chile
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Byron Whizz
James Braddi
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Stub” Allise
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Ralph Flanaga
Charlie Kurtsi
Cecil Smith
Bob Feller
Stingin
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Lou Gehrig
Harold S. Vas
Lou Ambers
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Bal Terry
Cliff Battles
Joe Medwick
Katherine Rawls
Charlie Gehringer
Jock A
Mi Goldberg
Je Came
Earle Meadows
Bill Sefton
Max Schmeling
Lefty Gomez
Joe McCarthy
Ralph Guldahl
Clint Frank
Donald Budge
Joe DiMaggio
Johnny Goodman
Pete
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Charity
Dwight Sloan
Arkansas
Joe Gray
Jim ‘Benton
Elmer Dohrmann
Nebraska
Arthur Smith
East West
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Ore
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RH Douglass
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Kargmatic
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Missouri
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State
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