Jesuit Team Edges Byrd In New Orleans High School Finals
In New Orleans on December 23 the Jesuits defeated Byrd High 0-0 in a neutral state high school basketball final after the game went to penalties. The pitchers used a double reverse to gain modest yardage while both teams' defenses dominated. Key players included McDaniels and Dean for Byrd and Wischer Friedrichs and Calhoun for the Jesuits. Officials were Ted Bank Moon Ducote Pete Leonard and W. J. Luchsinger.
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Byrd
Jesuits
McDaniels
O'Brien
Stone
Dean
Wischer
Friedrichs
Calhoun
Byrd Pos
Ceevee
Cdl
Sess Childress
Ibn Schedhi
Egan ‘Smith
Waders Watery
Tulane
Moon” Ducote
Auburn
Pete Leonard
Michigan
W. J. Luchsinger
Arkansas Razorbacks Claim Hidden Southwest Title
Arkansas coaches expect 28 red and white players to report for Monday practice as the Razorbacks, denied the official Southwest title over an ineligible substitute, prepare for the Dixie Classic charity game to be held New Year’s Day in New Orleans. Notable Razorbacks include Tom Murphy and Jack Newby, while rival Gentlemen feature Paul Geisler and Manning Smith as top names in a field that also includes LSU, Texas A and M, and Loyola. The team plans to depart for California Thursday or Friday.
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Fayetteville
Ark
UPI
University of Arkansas
Arkansas Centenary
Louisiana State
Henderson
Texas A
Union
Mississippi
Loyola
New Orleans
Razorbacks
Cal
Sicily Island Cagers Rout Urania in Twin Wins
Sicily Island senior boys and girls edged Urania in two tight games on December 23. The boys prevailed 2-19 as Sicily Island improved to 13 losses? No, 2 wins. Urania disputed. Soest defeated Urania 9% to 28 in a close battle.
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Sicily Island
Urania
Soest
Sarazen Names Second All American Golf Team Of 1933
Gene Sarazen reveals his second annual all American golf team for 1933 led by Denny Shute and Craig Wood. The list ranks Kirkwood, Bunyan, Diego, Macdonald Smith, Hagen, Guldah, Goggin, and MacFarlane, noting youth surge and declines of Hagen, Mac Smith, Armour, Farrell, Espinosa, Turnesa, and Mehlhorn.
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Johnny McDermott
Tommy McNamara
Jock Hutchinson
Jim Barnes
Cyril Walker
Walter Hagen
Macdonald Smith
Sarazen
Denny Shute
Craig Wood
Joe Kirkwood
Paul Bunyan
Leo Diego
Ralph Guldah
Willie Goggin
Willie Macfarlane
Hagen
Mae Smith
Saarzen
Atlantic
Denny
St. Andrews
Wood
Johnny Goodman
Col. Henry L. Doherty
Miami Biltmore Country Club
Shute
Olin Dutra
Mac Smith
Kirkwood
Paul
Agua Caliente
Florida
Wisner and Central Split Pair of Basketball Games
In Wisner, Central high split a doubleheader. Wisner senior girls won 23 to 21 as McGee led Wisner with 20 points and Williams had 12 for Central. Central boys won 37 to 31 with Rogers scoring 14 and Moore 12 while Wisner’s T Wells had 10 and Robertson 8.
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Wisner
Central High
Natchez High
McGee
Williams
Central
Central Boys
Rogers
Moore
T. Wells
Robertson
Army and Navy to Play In Philadelphia Again
ANNAPOLIS Md Dec 23 The United States Naval academy athletic authorities today announced that the 1934 army navy football game again would be played in Philadelphia marking a return to the city for the annual rivalry known for its storied history and national interest.
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Army
Navy
Philadelphia
Annapolis
United States Naval Academy
No Wrestling at Roosevelt Stadium Thursday
Promoter Guy Owen cancels wrestling at Roosevelt Stadium Thursday night citing holiday side attractions. He promises a resumed program next week and an all star card for the first show of 1934.
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Roosevelt Stadium
Guy Owen
Sidelined musings on football power rankings by Professor Dickinson
Professor Frank Dickinson of Illinois computes a national grid from the season using slide rules. He ranks Michigan first again, followed by Nebraska and Minnesota, with top ten feats questioned as science rather than certainty. He argues one cannot prove a definitive order among ten major teams, noting variability and chance across games. The piece reflects on Princeton's 1933 unbeaten run, and doubts about comparing teams after varied performances.
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Frank Dickinson
Illinois
Michigan
Nebraska
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Ohio State
Southern California
Princeton
Oregon
Army
Purdue
Stanford
Columbia
Dickinson
League of Nations
Iowa
Indiana
Northwestern
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Washington and Lee
Cage Tourney to Be Held At Winnsboro High School
Winnsboro high school sponsors a senior boys basketball tournament on February 2 and 3. Principals and coaches of nearby parishes are invited to enter teams. The event promises strong competition and thrills with a trophy awarded to the winning team.
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Winnsboro High School
Winnsboro
Mack Observes 71st Birthday With First Airplane Flight
Connie Mack, at 71, celebrated by taking his first airplane ride in Philadelphia with family aboard a cabin monoplane. He enjoyed flying over the area and later spoke of his plans to rebuild the Athletics, insisting retirement is not in his mind.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Diamond Dean
Dick Bircher
Ruth
Morris Named Head of Regional Baseball Bureau
J Walter Morris former president of the Texas baseball league and business manager of the Fort Worth club was named head of the regional promotion bureau for the southern states by Joe Carr. He will keep headquarters in Dallas and push two class D leagues from the 1933 Dixie circuit, with plans for new leagues in the Rio Grande valley Panhandle central Texas and southeast gulf coast and Oklahoma.
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Dallas
Tex
J. Walter Morris
Texas Baseball League
Fort Worth
Joe Carr
Indianapolis
National League Organization
National Board
Morris
Rio Grande Valley
Panhandle
Texas
Gulf Coast
Oklahoma
Hunt Oilers defeat Texas University 28 to 22 in tight game
Urania report details Hunt Oilers ending Texas University winning streak with a 28 to 22 victory. Bert Hann’s squad showed progress under the new coach as Jack Gray and Rooney each scored 10 points. Texas used 13 players, starting lineup worn from travel, in a fast, clean contest.
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Urania
Hunt Oilers
Texas University
Longhorns
Oilers
Texans
Monroe
Hunt Club
Bert Hann
New York Nationals
Hunt
Tomkins
Jack Gray
Texas
Steers
Gray
Rooney
Stanford Favored Over Columbia in Rose Bowl Tilt
Hae Lofton notes Stanford as heavy favorite to rout Columbia while fans expect a strong showing in the Rose Bowl classic. The piece cites Thornhill’s Stanford against Lou Little’s Lions, mentions USC’s rival claim, and predicts a Stanford win by about two touchdowns amid doubts about Columbia’s toughness and the motives behind last minute predictions.
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Columbia
Lions
Tiny Thornhill
Stanford
Southern California
Trojan
Southern Cal
Cardinals
Mister Jones’ Crew
Thornhill
Trojans
Lou Little
Anderson
The Woes of Primo Carnera Faces Courtroom Strife
Primo Carnera, heavyweight champ, confronts mounting legal troubles as creditors and judges loom. Reports cite $360 earnings from a Sharkey knockout, pursuit over film pay, a £20,000 breach of promise judgment, and an upcoming court date with European manager Louis Soresi ahead of a February bout with Tommy Loughran.
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Dempsey
Primo
Jack Sharkey
Mussolini
Bill Duffy
Owen Madden
Charlie Friedman
Abe Attell
Carnera
Louis Soresi
Tommy Loughran
Heavyweight champ faces new woes after bankruptcy claim
In a recent bankruptcy hearing the American division of the NHL faced Montreal Maroons as the league team won 2-0. Also mentions Johnny Weissmuller turning professional five years ago and Rogers Hornsby matching Hans Wagner by winning four straight National League batting titles ten years ago.
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Montreal Maroons
Johnny Weissmuller
Rogers Hornsby
Hans Wagner
Duke Assistant May Go to Texas
C M Vowles Duke University assistant coach left Austin after talks with Texas athletic officials about becoming head football coach. He cited mutual satisfaction as goal and listed salary needs for himself and staff while refusing to state exact figures. Vowles, a former Oklahoma A&M player, previously coached at Weaverford and Illinois and visited Texas at the invitation of W E Metzenthin.
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Austin
Texas
C. M. Vowles
Duke University
University of Texas
Voyles
Athletic Council
Oklahoma A
Weatherford
Oklahoma
Metzenthin
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Chicago
Superstitions Tie Shoe Lace Halt Braves Rally Story
Oscar Dagey recalls George Stallings in 1914 steering the Braves through a long rally stoppage. As Stallings began to tie a shoe, the Braves launched a 27 minute half inning, scoring six runs while Stallings remained frozen. He needed help off the field afterward.
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George Stallings
Braves
Oscar Dagey
Oscar
George
Dagey
Stallings
Mississippi College Announces 1933 34 Cage Schedule
Mississippi College releases its 1933 34 basketball schedule featuring matchups with Michigan State Purdue Murray State Centenary Millsaps Louisiana Tech and Mississippi State. The slate lists games in Clinton Jackson and nearby cities from December through March including the SIAA tournament at Jackson.
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Clinton
Miss
Mississippi
Choctaws
Michigan State
Purdue
Murray State
Centenary
Millsaps
Louisiana Tech
Mississippi State
Illinois College
Jacksonville
Ill
Loyola University At
Chicago
Michigan State College
Lansing
Western State Teachers
Kalamazoo
Mich
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Oakland City College
Oakland City
Murray State Teachers
Murray
Louisiana State Normal
Miss. State College
Jackson
Celtics
Louisiana College
Pineville
Louisiana Normal
Natchitoches
Shreveport
Ruston
Southwestern of Memphis
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Starkville
Nine Stanford Players Cut Work to Play Rose Bowl
Nine Stanford starters laid off work to travel to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl against Columbia on New Year’s Day. They balance jobs as landscape gardeners, waiters, and gas station attendants while pursuing studies. Notable players include Bob O’Connor and Bill Corbus, with Corbus also serving as student body president.
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Jekyll
Hyde
Princeton
Columbia
Yale
Michigan
Washington
Lee
Navy
Stanford
San Francisco
Pasadena
Bob O'Connor
Bakersfield
Bill Corbus
Vallejo
Corbus
Wes Muller
Glendale
Center
Bob Maentz
Palo Alto
Maentz
Claude Callaway
Fresno
Jim Moscrip
Adena
Bob Hamilton
Seweickley
Frank Alustiza
Stockton
Bob Grayson
Portland
Oregon
Gilbert Defeats Baskin In Two Basketball Games
Gilbert high senior teams beat Baskin in a double header at Gilbert on Thursday night. Girls 22 to 18 and boys 17 to 13. Ezell sparked the boys with key shooting as Gilbert girls built an early, steady lead through precise passing and accurate shooting.
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Gilbert
Baskin
Gilbert High
Ezell
Dallas Tech Wolves into finals with 13 7 win over San Angelo
The Dallas Tech Wolves advanced to the Texas Interscholastic league football final by defeating San Angelo 13 to 7. Tech will face Greenville next weekend for the state championship.
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San Angelo
Texas
Dallas Tech Wolves
Tech
Greenville
North Team Lineup and Substitutes Listed
The article lists probable starters for North with Pilconis and Vadavinis among names from Temple and Fordham, plus key players from Cornell, Boston College, Penn, Brown, Pittsburgh and more. Substitutes include players from Temple Cornell Boston Randour Villanova Georgia Tech and Mercer among others.
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Temple
LE. Vadavinis
Fordham
Hogan
Pittsburgh
Substitutes
North
Sis
Negie Tech
Temple Cornell
Maloney
Boston
Randour
Villanova
Cairo
South
Lackey
Georgia Trell
Georgia Tech
Barda Carolina
Olsson
Mercer
Star Teams I First Work San Francisco Charity Game Selections
Football stars from coast to coast assemble for a New Year charity game pitting the East against the West. Eastern 22 include Kerr Colgate Hanley Northwestern Laws Colgate Lukats Beattie Feather s Perry Pard Sebastian Everhardus Danowski. Western squad features Hillingberry Wash ington State Lacey Denver as practice opens at Berk University field.
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San Francisco
Dec
Pla
Andy Kerr
Colgate
A Hanley
Northwestern
Joe Laws
Iowa
Charley S Colgate
Nick Lukats
Not
Beattie Feathera
Tenn
Paul Pard
Purdue
Mike Sebastian
Herman Everhardus
Mic
Percy Lacey
Denv
Negro Teams to Benefit Foods in Shreveport Park Benefit
A benefit football program for colored players in Shreveport will be held Monday at 2 o clock in Sino Park. Participants include caterer Lot Williams and others. Event aims to aid local Negro teams with proceeds assisting players.
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Shreveport
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