College football attendance rises modestly despite bad weather
An Associated Press survey shows a 2 percent rise in 1937 home game attendance to 6,589,207 across 339 games at 65 colleges, with per game average 19,437. The Southwest led gains. weather trimmed overall growth, especially in the East and West.
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Schedule Shakeup Boosts Overall Wins Despite Tougher Load
The record notes overall gains of about 30 percent when counting all games, home and away, while Penn Duquesne Marquette and St Marys dropped from last year as few remained as strong on the court as in 1936.
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Sports Roundup hints at Dodgers return to normalcy
A decorous collage of 1940s sports notes covers Burleigh Grimes, Buck Shaw, Stuffy McInnis, Davey O’Brien and Dave O’Brien’s heavy workload at TCU. It mentions Buck Shaw’s Rose Bowl links, Buck and Buck’s alumni pressure, and possible Dodgers sale rumors tied to Van Mungo while noting a crowded Polo Grounds and shifting football loyalties.
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Winter golf schedule promises record 1937-38 tour profits
The article lists a heavy winter golf circuit from Florida to California and Texas. Major events include the Miami Biltmore Open, Nassau and Hollywood Opens, Los Angeles Open, and later Pinehurst and Augusta Masters. Bobby Jones plans the Masters Open at Augusta with many national players expected to attend. Attendance during the winter tours could reach 600000 spectators.
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Southeastern conference to vote on athletic directors' equal power
Atlanta dispatch reports a conference session in Jackson Mississippi to discuss giving athletic directors voting rights alongside faculty representatives. Proposals include broader conference representation, variable gate and travel arrangements, and potentially scheduling more games within the SEC.
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Tulane University
Henry Crisp to Lead Tide in Rose Bowl Trip
Alabama coach Henry Crisp heads to Pasadena for his fifth Rose Bowl trip as the Tide prepare for New Year’s Day game in a season highlighted by theater engagements in England priced between 1500 and 1900 dollars per appearance. The Armstro ng Venturi bout in New York December 17 is canceled due to Armstrong’s homesickness in Los Angeles, and a coal dust prank by Kentucky high school teams draws bored reactions in Worcester after a similar stunt last year. Associated Press all America pageant drew praise from onlookers.
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Barney Ross and Pearl Siegel wed in Chicago ceremony
Barney Ross the welterweight champion and his 25 year old bride Pearl Siegel of New York married yesterday in a private Michigan avenue hotel ceremony. Mickey Farr served as best man as the couple planned a three week honeymoon in the east before Bermuda. After the wedding they departed for New York to establish residence.
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Robert Siegel
Sports Mirror item with brief historical notes
Today a year ago Jeremiah T. Mahoney was elected A A U president to succeed Avery Brundage. Boston Redskins defeated the New York Giants 14-0 to clinch the eastern division title in the National Pro Football League. Three years ago college football attendance rose at 28 or 32 major institutions. Five years ago Navy hired E F Rip Miller as football coach for 1933, his third season.
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Rip) Miller
High School Football Scores Across Louisiana Saturday
Bay St. Louis defeated Luther 7 to 6 while Morgan City lost to Opelousas 12 to 32. Jefferson Parish beat Metairie 0 to 12 and Warren Easton won 7 to 0 against Jesuit. Bogalusa was shutout 0 to 7 by Catholic High Baton Rouge on Saturday.
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Toy Bowl Teams Named In New Orleans
Four directors of the Times-Picayune doll and toy fund picked Picayune High School of Picayune Mississippi and Jesuit High of New Orleans to clash in the Toy Bowl in New Orleans next Saturday. Jesuit beat Picayune in last year’s game.
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Battles and Baugh power Redskins to eastern division title
Washington Redskins rout New York Giants 49 to 14 before 54 600 at the Polo Grounds to clinch the eastern division. Cliff Battles ran 174 yards on 24 carries and Sammy Baugh threw 11 completions for 135 yards sealing the win and setting league records en route to a playoff with the Chicago Bears.
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Hello as a social test across Chicago crowds
A visiting cowhand tells a Chicago editor that greeting etiquette varies by meeting, prompting a reporter to test cordiality among city folks. The results show a stout elderly woman, a pop-eyed stenographer, an obese business man, and a schoolboy reacting to the phrase Hello with confusion or amusement.
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Major league player mart stalls for big trades
Chicago reports no major moves at the player mart over the weekend as clubs prepare for meetings. Brooklyn’s Babe Herman signs to join the New York Giants farm in Jersey, while Brooklyn’s Van Mungo trade talks stall amid high prices. Cubs reportedly eye a deal with Pittsburgh. Grimes and Mungo figures dominate chatter. The Terry McCarthy pipe controversy complicates Giants and Yankees tensions. Ducks Mediwick, a pipe legend, is noted for the Gag House Gang.
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Loyola Presumen Beaten Pensacola in Football
Loyola University of the South’s freshman football team suffered a 12 to 0 defeat to Pensacola in a game described with scribbled and garbled OCR text. The narrative mentions Navy downs and New Orleans context but is unclear on exact scoring sequence.
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Try This For Rheumatic Pain From A Reputable Physician
A physician claims rheumatic pain stems from permanent waste and toxic acids in the body. He promotes Prescription C-2223 to drain poisons and relieve misery, offered by druggists in 60 cent and one dollar bottles with a money back guarantee.
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