Oklahoma Tangles With K. U Friday Conference Opener
Oklahoma and Kansas meet to open the Big Six season at Norman Friday night. Oklahoma, led by Bruce Drake, brings three regulars back and hopes to improve on last season’s second-place finish. Kansas enters with the better current record after strong showings in the Sunflower Invitational and non conference play.
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Oklapean Atsiana ‘Homa — Sooners
Oklahoma
Jayhawks
Kansas
Sooners
Lawrence
F. C. Allen
Altho
Missouri
Bruce Drake
Jimmy McNatt
Herb Scheffler
Marvin Mesch
Scheffler
Hugh Ford
Dale Carlile
Fordham
Madison Square Garden
Allen
Topeka
Baker
New Mexico Mines
New Mexico
Washburn
Villanova Seeks 1940 Kansas Football Clash
Villanova coach Clip Smith says he is trying to schedule a 1940 game with the University of Kansas on Kansas's November 2 open date in Philadelphia. Kansas athletic director Gwinn Henry says he is not aware of any negotiations and would prefer a ninth game with a western team as the season finale.
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Los Angeles
J. (Clipper) Smith
Villanova College
University of Kansas
Kansas
Philadelphia
Gwinn Henry
Villanova
Henry
West Coast
Junior Brock
Purdue
Hart
Bill Hargiss
Doug Mills
Illinois
Knute Rockne
Rock
Irish
Navy
Budge Debuts With Win Over Vines In New York Match
AP report notes year 276-Don Budge defeats Ellsworth Vines 6 5 6 4 6 2 before 16 725 spectators in New York. The text also recalls Mangrum beating Manero in a 10 73 playoff at the Miami open and mentions Notre Dame enforcing an eight semester or four year limit on eligibility for five year athletes.
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Don Budge
Ellsworth Vines
New York
Ray Mangrum
Tony Manero
Notre Dame
Roundup of Sports and Media Notes Across Cities
The item surveys various sports and media tidbits including coaches seeking free agent moves in the Big Ten, Atlanta club plans for bowl game films January 19, Dempsey’s potential Chicago spot, and Giants training in Winter Haven Florida. It also notes ski instruction in Maine, basketball players in Minnesota and Illinois, and long winning streaks by Edmonton grads and Rochester filares. Also mentions Ed Danforth’s career path and Cubs’ Carl Reynolds possibly coaching in Los Angeles.
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New York
Chicago
Big Ten
Atlanta Touchdown Club
Jack Dempsey
Manila
Vicker
Loop
Winter Haven
Barney Ross
Bob Sikes
Little Rock
Ark
Nibs Price
California
Jackie Robinson
U.C.L.A
Ed Danforth
Florida
Atlanta Georgian
Baltimore
Carl Reynolds
Cubs
Los Angeles
Bowl Bid Recipe Beats Alabama Path to Bowls
The approach to earning a bowl bid hinges on defeating Alabama. Last season the Tide dropped three games leading to notable matchups against Tennessee at Pasadena Georgia Tech at Miami and Tulane at New Orleans.
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Tide
Tennessee
Pasadena
Georgia Tech
Miami
Tulane
New Orleans
Connie Mack doubts Yankees will repeat in 1940
Connie Mack, at 77 years old in Philadelphia, says the New York Yankees may face tough competition from Boston, Cleveland and Detroit in 1940. He notes the A’s improved last year and believes they could again trouble the Yankees who beat them 18 times in the prior season.
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Connie Mack
New York Yankees
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
A’s
Winning Basketball Pivot Play From Pittsburgh College
Dr Harold C Carlsons Pittsburgh team uses a simple pivot sequence. Guard 1 to 2, 2 to pivot 3, pivot to 1 for a drive. 2 follows pass for a second option, pivot may pass out or take a one handed shot or quick layup.
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Harold C. Carlson
Pittsburgh
Haskell Indians Open Home Boxing vs Fort Leavenworth
The Haskell Indian boxing team hosts Fort Leavenworth in a ten bout card at the Haskell gym tonight at 7 45. Notable fighters include Arbuckle 147 lb Missouri Valley champion Keshick 147 lb and Green 160 lb 10th Cavalry champion. Admission is 40 cents for adults and 25 cents for students with ample seating.
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Fort Leavenworth
Haskell Gymnasium
Chester Ellis
New York
John Arbuckle
Missouri Valley
Arbuckle
McKenna
10Th Cavalry
Max Keshick
Keshick
Huntsman
Army
Green Fighting Monette
John Carmody
Lions Clash With Atchison Redskins In Lawrence
The Atchison Redskins led by Lud Fiser visit Liberty Memorial High School to face the Lawrence Lions at 8 15 tonight with a 7 o'clock preliminary between Lawrence seconds and Vinland. Lions seek a win before EKC play as Elmer Schaake’s squad aims to break their three game skid. Starting for Lawrence are Goehring Penny Garich Hird and Green. The Lions travel to Rose Dale Saturday to meet Rose Dale High coached by Art Lawrence.
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Lud Fiser
Lawrence
Lawrence High School
Lions
Liberty Memorial High School
Vinland High School
Kansas
Elmer Schaake
George Goehring
Junius Penny
Lee Garich
Carl Hird
Pat Green
Rosedale
Art Lawrence
Haskell Teams Plan Friday Basketball Games
Haskell high school and junior college squads prepare for Friday games. Warner Coffin’s high school quintet hosts Powhattan at the Haskell gym at 7 30 p m. Dave Shirk’s junior college team of about 120 players travels to Highland Kansas for a contest. Both teams resume after vacation in fair condition.
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Warner Coffin
Powhattan
Haskell Gymnasium
Dave Shirk
Highland
Kan
Highland Junior College
Mace Brown Excused From Grand Jury Duty
Big Mace Brown, Pirates pitcher, was summoned for six months' grand juror service in Greensboro. He asked to be excused, and Judge Felix Alley granted the request noting sports take precedence over court duties.
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Greensboro
N. C
Big Mace Brown
Pittsburgh Pirates
Felix Alley
Bowl games spark college football rumors and memories
Bowl results set the tone for coaching upheaval next season with talk of changes across the nation. Missouri faltered in the Orange Bowl while Tennessee was shut out by USC, and Tulane edged Texas A&I in a tight finish as rims of speculation grow stronger around Big Ten subsidy debates and recruiting, with notes on Kansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas State players amid ongoing college basketball chatter.
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Tennessee
Texas Aggies
Tulane
Missouri Tigers
Missouri
Georgia Tech
Paul Christman
K. U
Ison
Tech
Schindler
Tigers
Oklahoma
Cornhuskers
Lee Taylor
Des Moines
Big Ten
Wendell Wilson
Illnois
Lee
Far West
Big Six
Missouri Valley Conference
Wilson
Taylor
Pittsburgh
Boxing Is In Need Of Housecleaning
Edward C. Foster argues boxing faces a crisis from within as promoters managers and booking agencies manipulate matches. He cites past scandals and calls for cleaner governance and an external commissioner to restore public confidence while praising ongoing development of young boxers nationwide.
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Armstrong
Lou Ambers
Johnson
Colorado
Kennedy
Maryland
Landis
Will Hays
Unclear bowl results mix in early college football scores
The fragment lists numerous game outcomes with scores such as Ohio 78 over Buffalo 23 and Georgia 51 over Mercer 41. Other lines reference overtime and various colleges including Wisconsin, Stanford, Washington State, and Cal. The passage reads as a chaotic tally rather than a single cohesive report.
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Nebraska
Stanford
Wisconsin
Ohio
Buffalo
Duquesne
Colorado
Arizona
Hardin- Simmons
Mines
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Marshall
W. Va
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Mercer
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Syracuse coach advocates separate rules for college and high school basketball
New York January 3 Lew Andreas veteran Syracuse coach says younger players face excessive stress from the modern center-jump free flowing game. He expects high schools to restore the center jump to slow play after educators and physicians warn of high blood pressure from the pace. Andreas also calls NYU Violets the best team he has seen in years after scouting them in Missouri victory.
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Lew Andreas
Syracuse
Andreas
Lew
Syracuse Basketball
New York University
Violets
Missouri
Altho
Dionne Quints Learn of War Going on in Europe
In Callander Ontario on January 3, Dr Allan Roy Dafoe told the Dionne quintuplets that a war is happening in Europe. The five year olds were taught it is naughty to fight and asked why Hitler and the bad men do not listen. They likened Ferdinand the bull to preferring flowers over conflict.
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Hitler
Ferdinand
Bull
Old Musket Proves Effective In Duck Hunt
Stuttgart Arkansas reports Lee Miller tried an old Civil War musket for duck shooting. Smoke and recoil forced him to crouch, but his bag reached the ten-duck limit. Emporia Lyon County Grand Jury effort failed to convene due to missed filing deadline for petitions seeking inquiry into liquor gambling funds and relief discrimination.
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Ark
Lee Miller
Lyon County Grand Jury
Emporia
Jan
Lyon County
Grand Jury
Community Christmas Gatherings and Travel Notes
Mr and Mrs Schroyer traveled to Newton Iowa on Friday to visit Mrs Schroyers parents. Local residents attended a Christmas program at Barker schoolhouse hosted by Mrs V Cr Springer. Colman siblings joined Kanwaka 4 H club party at Mary Elizabeth Toppings home. Several families shared Christmas meals with relatives in Eudora Oskaloosa and Lecompton.
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Newton
Ralph Traxler
John
Betty Jane
Louis
Lester
L. J. Shirck
Eudora
Herman Banks
United Brethren Church
Lecompton
A. B. Mesenhimer
Calvin Conklin
Glenn
Mesenhimer
Henry Arthur
Graham
Oskaloosa
Clare J. Colman
Joe Stauffer
J. C. Buerman
Carl Williams
St. Joseph
Sophia Egle
Minnie Buerman
Lawrence
Charles Winter
Local families share holiday visits and events across multiple households
The report lists numerous Christmas and New Year visits among families in Lecompton and nearby towns. Allen K Winter attended a reunion with Mrs Winter and relatives in Galesburg, others traveled from Lawrence to visit parents, and a Farm Bureau meeting occurred in Bee. Christmas programs were held at Winter school with a Santa Takes a Nap play and refreshments.
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Vaneta
H.G. van Neste
Oakridge
George Howell
Lawrence
Helen Banks
Billa Boyston
Lecompton
Lucille Pasley
George Dews
Orland Mesenhimer
Columbus
Verne Hall
Richard
Kansas City
George Richards
Willis Colman
Beattie Collins
Harley Armstrong
Farm Bureau
Frank Speicher Tuesay
Elmer Shields
Ben
Bobby
Wilbur Sawyer
Glenn Mesenhimer
Henry Arthur
Henry Murr
Tonganoxie
Robert Dews
Washington, D. C
William Wymer
John Schreiner
Bernice
Herman Banks
W. L. Richards
Virginia
Billy Jean
W. H. Hildyarde
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