Rose Bowl set for Nebraska vs Stanford clash in Pasadena
Pasadena faces a capacity Rose Bowl crowd as Nebraska invades California for the 26th post season battle. Stanford, defending Pac Wim, hosts a powerful Huskers squad led by Major Jones and a stout line, while comparisons pit Frankie Albert and Norm Standlee against Husker backs Kopp and Luther in a potential upset.
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Pasadena
Calif
Nebraska
California
Stanford
Stanfords
Washington and Jefferson University
University of California
Pacific
Huskers
Minnesota
Lawrence M
Biff) Jones
Frankie Albert
Norm Standlee
Hugh Gallarnesu
Pete Kmetovic
Harry Kopp
Butch Luther
Mike Francis
Roy Petsch
Powerful Yank Attack Battles Grays in All-Star Game
North and South clash in a tense all-star battle as McGowen and Jones spark scoring drives. The North offense, led by Rucinski and Hoag, defeats the South with key interceptions, strong kicking by Buccianeri, and standout blocking from Matuszczak and LaLanne.
Nebraska Huskers Prepare for Stanford Tilt in Pasadena
Nebraska Cornhuskers wrap a Phoenix scrimmage as they head to Pasadena tonight to scout Stanford and the Bears versus All-Stars game. Coach Biff Jones plans two workouts Monday at Occidental College and one Rose Bowl practice before New Year’s Day showdown with Stanford.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Pasadena
Calif
Biff Jones
Los Angeles
Chicago Bears
Stanford
Nebraska
Occidental College
Semi-Pro Hurlers Batting Rule to Be Tested
Wichita, Kansas, December 28. Publication reports that 48 state semi pro baseball tournaments will test eliminating pitchers as batters. J. G. Taylor Spink, publisher of The Sporting News, stated Ray Dumont, president of the semi pro congress, promised the change would be tried with another athlete batting for the hurler.
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Wichita
Kans
J. G. Taylor Spink
Sporting News
National Baseball Weekly
Ray Dumont
Los Angeles
College hockey players named in local clash lineup
A list of players by position and college competes in a game sequence. Key names include Landsberg Cornell Richards Northwestern Thurbon Pitt Kostyo Wittenberg Neman Alabama Parker Hardin-Simmons Jones Mississippi College Winterson Duke Kinard Mississippi Mills Auburn Bailey Kentucky Arthur Jones Richmond Goodnight Hardin-Simmons Cotton Texas Mines Gallovich Wake Forest and officials referee Thomason Georgia umpire Pitts Auburn head linesman Severance Oberlin field judge Paterson Auburn.
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Oats
Owen J
Dick MeeGowen
Auburn
Yankees
Arthur Jones
Hoague
Bucchianeri
Jones
Goodnight
Hardin-Simmors
Dave Parker
Yankee
Ray Wolf
North Carolina
Jess Neely
Rice
Tne
Jota
Jim LaLanne
Carl Snavely
Cornell
Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern
Walt Matuszczak
Bob Thurbon
Pittsburgs
Johnny Kostyc
Wittenberg
Mort Landsberg
Heague
Basca
Kucinski
Tulmer
Harry Hays
North Pos
South
Kelly Severin
Carolina Rigas Holdgraf
Bistiands
Duke
Matuszczak LaLanne
Carolina
A Hays
Villanova
Tulane
Urphy McGowen
Bilwis
Davis
Colgate
Rucinski
Hoane
Buccianeri
Gallovich
Hays
MccGowen
North
Claire
Ohio State
Warner
Penn
Yard
Gallagher Dame
Drulis
Temple
Embick
Wisconsin
Apol
Skis
Marquette
Landsberg
Richards
Thurbon
Pitt
Kostyo
Neman
Alabama
Parker
Hardin-Simmons
B. Jones
Mississippi College
Winterson
Kinard
Mississippi
Mills
Bailey
Kentucky
Richmond
Hardin - Simmons
Cotton
Texas Mines
Wake Forest
Marquette Mentor Faces Father Son Dilemma On Bench
Coach Bill Chandler of Marquette benches his son William S. Chandler Jr a sophomore forward candidate to avoid favoritism. The piece notes similar father son solutions at Kansas under Dr. Forrest C. Allen with Bob Allen and Milton Allen and at Rhode Island State with Warner Keaney, highlighting how prominent coaches manage family ties while fielding strong teams.
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Don Sanders
NBA Service
Bill Chandler
Marquette
William S. Chandler
Chandler
Kansas Jayhawks
Rhode Island New England
Kansas
Bob Allen
Forrest C. Allen
Indiana
Phog Allen
Milton
Bob
Aete
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Milton Allen
Frank W. Keaney
Rhode Island State
Warner
Warner Keaney
Ram
Kingston
R. I
Rams
Laconia
N. H
Riggs Opens Sugar Bowl Tennis Campaign in Narrow Victory
In New Orleans on December 28, Bob Riggs of Chicago defeated Norman Brooks of Los Angeles 6-2 3-6 6-1 to advance to the Sugar Bowl invitation tournament's second round. Other results include Frankie Kovacs over Alex Guerry 11-9 5-7 7-5 and Bryan Bitsy Grant defeating George Lyttleton Rogers 6-2 6-2.
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New Orleans
Bobby Riggs
Chicago
Don McNeill
Norman Brooks
Los Angeles
Riggs
McNeill
Bobby
Frankie Kovacs
Oakland
Calif
Alex Guerry
Sewanee
Tenn
Bryan “Bitsy” Grant
Atlanta
George Lyttleton Rogers
Ireland
Wayne Sabin
Portland
Ore
Charles Hare
England
Gardnar Mulloy
Coral Gables
Fla
Ladislav Hecht
Czecho-Slovakia
Earl Bartlett
Mike McClaney
Jack Kramer
Ted Schroeder
Glendale
Billy McGehee
Hal Surface
Kansas City
Ed Allen
Berkeley
Schroeder
Kramer
Rogers
Guerry
Grant
Surface
McGehee
Bartlett
Sabin
Hecht
Hare
Mulloy
Alloo
Kovacs
Brooks
Sports Roundup by Eddie Brietz in New York
Tennis stars Baron von Cramm and Heinrich Henkel are touring abroad. Lew Jenkins will move out as Mike Jacobs' house guest with Fritzie Zivic arriving. Moon Mullins leads football coaches meeting prep after an unbeaten season at St. Ambrose. Minnesota's George Franck and his girlfriend face speculation about a possible secret marriage.
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New York
Baron von Cramm
Hitler
Spain
Heinrich Henkel
Japan
Lew Jenkins
Mike Jacobs
Miami
Fritzie Zivic
Francis Schmidt’s Swan Song at Ohio State Opens With Harmonizing
Maurice O'Shevlin of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat discusses Francis Schmidt’s final Ohio State season. He argues Schmidt’s approach began with excessive Harmonizing, signaling a shaky transition for the program. He notes lingering tensions and calls for a clearer, winner-driven direction.
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Maurice O’shevlin
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Francis Schmidt
Ohio State
Notable Names and Talks Echo Across Sports World
The piece notes Ernie leading American Association pitchers and Hal as top in the International. Don Budge trains for pro tour with La Marble while Frankie Kovacs works on the coast. Carl Snavely invited to a major Pittsburgh sports function hosted by Referee Red Friesell. George Keegan faces a clinic check up. Charley O Rourke draws attention for passing and kicking in Bay St. Louis Mississippi.
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Ernie
American Association
Hal
Don Budge
la Marble
Etcet
Frankie Kovacs
Carl Snavely
Pittsburgh
Red
Friesell
George Keegan
Notre Diame
Charley O'Rourke
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Orange Bowl Spies Fear as Teams Drill Behind Gates
Miami practice amid wary mood as Mississippi State and Georgetown seal gates to keep spies out. Rain and wind delay, but seating for the Orange Bowl remains near sellout as Mississippi State leans on the Tennessee system and Georgetown relies on power and trick plays. Walter Craig shines in MSU scrimmage while injuries threaten Georgetown edge.
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Nebraska
Stanford
Tennessee
Texas Aggies
Fordham
Rams
Mississippi State
Miami
Fla
Georgetown
Hoyas
Warner
Julius Koshlap
Maroons
Auburn
Boston College
Bill Nealon
Jim Reichey
Washington
Jack Hagerty
Nealon
Walter Craig
J-boys
Harvey Johnson
Billy Jefferson
Craig
Toxie Tullos
Charley Fleming To Open Syracuse Trotting Stable
Charley Fleming, son of a veteran trotting horse driver, plans to open a public training stable for trotters and pacers in Syracuse. Milwaukee’s Ray Nohlechek proposes naming it the Charley horse stable, endorsing a catchy regional branding.
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Charley Fleming
Syracuse
Ray Nohlechek
Milwaukee
Charley Horse Stable
St John’s interns back Welterweight Tony Masera
A group of internes at St John’s hospital have pooled money to buy a significant stake in Welterweight Tony Masera, recently turned pro, signaling strong belief in his boxing prospects.
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St. John's Hospital
Tony Masseria
Houston Jockey Leading in Duel for 1940 Title
Houston jockey Walter Lee Taylor surged ahead of Earl Dew in the American riding championship duel at Tropical Park by winning two races. Taylor now holds 285 wins to Dew's 283, after Isolde paid 5.10 and Saxonian won at 8 to 2. Dew heads to California for mounts, then Agua Caliente and Santa Anita as year end looms. A closing note mentions 1,024,000 people named Johnson in the United States.
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Miami
Fla
Walter Lee Taylor
Earl Dew
Tropical Park
Taylor
Dew
California
Isolde
Houston
Prince Aly Khan
Aga Khan
Mrs. H. Young
Saxonian
County Bend
Golden Gate Turf Club
Oakland
Calif
Agua Caliente
Santa Anita
McNeil and Jacobs shine in court stars listings
Oakdale coverage lists top players and standings from a major tennis event. The page details men’s doubles, women’s singles and doubles, interscholastic brackets, junior divisions, and notable players from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and nearby hubs. Strong names include Alice Marbie, Helen Hull Jacobs, Doris Hart, and Louise Brough among others.
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Oakdale
Calif
Joseph R. Hunt
Jos Ahadlan
Cora — Monica
Createdreenberg
Chicago
George Toley
Los Angeles
Gramer and
Schroeder
McNeil
Parker
Mal- Robert Harman
Joy
Prusoff
Oakland
Charles Mattmann
New York
Guernsey
Russell Rabbitt
Atlanta
Riggs
van Horn
Wilmer Allison
John van Rym
Dallas
Kovacs
Edward Amark
San Francisco
Kenneth Bartet
William Reedy
Beverly Hills
James Wade
Laurence Dee
Alice Marbie
Helen Hull Jacobs
Berkeley
Pauline Betz
Dorothy
Helen Pedersen
Stamford
Earl Cochell
E. Victor Seixas, Jr
Penn Charter School
Philadelphia
Jack Blair
Miami
Fla
Robert Lovelace
Corpus Christi
Texas
Charles B. Hopper, Jr
Hill School
Pottstown
Richard Bender
Pingry School
Elizabeth
N. J
Arthur Prochaska
Clinton
S. C
Seixas
William T. Vogt
Carrothers
Robert Crawford
Coronado High School
Carruthers Anders, Jr
Coronado
Earl Bartlett
New Orleans
Gardner Larned
Douglas Woodbury
Tom P. Brown
Victor Seixas
Earl Cochell, Jr
Jimmy Evert
Robert Smidh
River Forest
Richard
Bud) Hart
Carruthers
Woodbury
Larned
Evert
Bartlett
Cochell
William Vogt
Smidl
William Baumann
Oak Park
Hart
Billy Needham
Memphis
Tenn
Walter Driver
el Paso
Miami Beach
Flat Boys
Robert Falkenburg
Hollywood
Jim Brink
Seattle
Jack Tuero
Bob Kring
Jack Geller
New Rochelle
N. Y
Charles Tichenor
Indianapolis
Ted Petersen
Madison
Wis
Billy Windham
Orlando
Teddy Prior
West Palm Beach
Bernard Mathieson
Koppel
Falkenburg
Brink
Tuero
Allen Richardson
St. Louis
Irving Long
Felix Kelly
Robstown
Tichenor
Morton Stern
Chadwick Johnson
Howe Atwater
Wilmette
Louise Brough
Pearl Harland
Santa Monica
Doris Hart
Patricia Canning
Alameda
Gertrude Moran
Robin Briscoe
Nellie Sheer
Marguerita Madden
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Patricia Hover
Richmond Crew Wins Shell Rage at Sugar Bowl Regatta
Virginia Boat Club of Richmond upset Orleans Rowing Club to win the Shell Race by two and a half lengths over the mile course on the Basin. Carlos de Armas of Southern Yacht Club led in the fish class sloop main event, finishing the three mile course in 1 hour 59 minutes 39 seconds, ahead of Ensign R. from Pensacola. Other results name a field of yacht clubs from Biloxi to Mobile with times ranging from about 2:00 to 2:09.
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New Orleans
Dec
Virginia Boat Club
Richmond
Orleans Rowing Club
Sugar Bowl
New Basin
Carlos de Armas
Southern Yacht Club
Virginia
Orleanians
Rollins College
New Orleans Aletic Club
de Armas
Ensign R
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Dahloff
William P. Kennedy, Jr
Biloxi
Nation's Track Champs Run Long Distances
Manhattan College and others compete as the national track championships emphasize longer races. Three mile features Greg Rice A A A champion Ralph Schwartzkopf and Tom Quinn. Half mile includes Charles Beetham Campbell Kane and Leslie MacMitchell. The meet focuses on track events with distance runners active in cross country and fewer sprinters or field men present.
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Manhattan College
Eugene Littler
University of Nebraska
Greg Rice
South Bend
Ind
Ralph Schwartzkopf
University of Michigan
Tom Quinn
Michigan Normal
Charles Beetham
Columbus
Campbell Kane
University of Indiana
Leslie MacMitchell
New York University
Doubles Results Highlight Regional Lawn Tennis
Frances Grossnickle of Columbus Massachusetts teamed with unnamed partner to clinch first doubles win. Hart and Sheer, Harland and Hover placed in the top six. Canning Madden and Brough with Dorothy Wightman from Brookline shared positions, Moran paired with Mary Jane Metcalf from Denver. Betty Rosenquest of Bronxville and Lillian Lopaus of New York claimed top spots with Margaret Welsh and Muriel Magnuson from Lima and Minneapolis.
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Frances Grossnickle
Columbus
Mass
Hart and Sheer
Harland and Hover
Canning Madden
Brough
Dorothy Wightman
Brookline
Moran
Mary Jane Metcalf
Denver
Betty Rosenquest
Bronxville
N. Y
Lillian Lopaus
New York
Margaret Welsh
Lima
Muriel Magnuson
Minneapolis
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