Cohen Resigns at LSU to Join Vanderbilt Coaching Staff
Baton Rouge December 8 Russell Cohen, after three years as LSU head football coach and athletic director, will become assistant football coach at Vanderbilt starting January 1. President Smith notes Cohen's contract has two years left and a replacement will be chosen after the New Orleans Southern Conference meeting. Possible successors named include Ray Morrison, Bob Neyland, and Lester Lautenschlager.
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Russell Cohen
Louisiana State University
Vanderbilt
Cohen
Nashville
James M. Smith
Or ‘Osama
Lince Price
Smith
New Orleans
Claude
Blinkey
Horn
Nashville Tennnessean
Lewis Hardage
Fd Young
Ray Morrinson
Southern Methodist University
Bob Neyland
Tennessee
Lester Lautenschlaeger
Tulane
Grid game set for Thursday at Rayville field
The Rayville and Ferriday High football clash for the District Two Class B title is rescheduled for Thursday at 2 30 pm on the Rayville athletic field after rain halted play last Friday. Referees Fox Brown and Thompson will oversee the same officials, with a potential North Louisiana title opponent to follow for the winner.
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News-Star
John G. Dutton
Dutton
Lawrence Fox
Louisiana Tech
Percy Brown
Neville High School
Monroe
Shire
Jimmy Thompson
Ferridey-Rayville
Jonesboro
Spring Hill
North Louisiana
Dayline
Bulldogs
Hornets
Ma jors in annual meet at Chicago
Chicago clubs and league officials gathered for the annual meetings debating sales trades radio rights and umpire numbers. Hack Wilson drew interest as Cubs and others considered waivers and possible trades while Cubs eyeed an outfielder and Reds sought to keep players.
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Philadelphia
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Braves
Estil Crabtree
Reds
Crabtree
Phillies
Chuck Klein
Cleveland
Ralph Kress
St. Louis
American League
National League
Boxing Roundup Names Wins and Knockouts Across Cities
New York bout results feature Jimmy McNarmara defeating Phil Rafferty and Eddie Wolf edging Billy McMahon with close decisions. Al White stops Al Minnahan, while Mike O Dowd stops Lou Sanders in Wheeling. Frank Fabi Devin and Datello fight to a draw.
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New York
Jimmy McNarmara
Phil Rafferty
Eddie
Kid) Wolf
Memphis
Billy McMahon
al White
al Minnahan
Ireland
Wheeling
W. Va
Mike O'Dowd
Columbus
Lou Sanders
Pittsburgh
Frank Fabi- Devin
Datello
Wheeling Drow
Moran Favors Player Limit For College Football Teams
Charlie Moran, famed for Centre College’s Harvard upset, urged limiting college football squads to 25 players. He argues smaller rosters improve coaching attention, reduce injuries, and keep games fair while emphasizing academics and fair play. Moran details his coaching career at Bucknell Centre Texas A M and Catawba College and notes his own teams’ success.
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Atlanta
Charlie Moran
Centre
Harvard
Bucknell, Centre
Texas A. & M
Catawba College
North Carolina
Moren
Driftwood
Catawba
Paddock Back in Training for Indoor Races
Charles Paddock, former USC sprint star and world record holder, trains for a potential indoor circuit in the East. If LA Athletic Club sends a team east after the new year, he may compete at New York indoor meet February 22, plus New York City and Boston events in February, with possible Chicago and Kansas City stops en route as he eyes the 1932 Olympic Games.
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Los Angeles
Charles Paddock
Yesteryears
University of Southern California
Jess
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Boyd Comstock
New York
Safety Firsts to Play Forest Hill in Big Match
The Safety Firsts of Brown Paper Mill travel to Forest Hills to face Gilford Hill on Thursday at 7 45. The Brown Paper Mill quintet edged Gilford Hill by one point last week and aims to repeat the rally finish as they train daily for the rematch.
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Gilford-Hill
Forest Hills
Brown Ium
Gilford- Hill
Forest Hill
Ouachita Track and Cage Teams Training
Lion athletes report to Coach Ben Rush for track work while Coach Leo Hartman continues daily basketball drills at the junior college gym. Weather may slow early training, but prospects look bright for a winning track team as football players pose for annual photos.
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Ben Rush
Ish
Rush
Leo Hartman
Basketeers
De-emphasizing Blamed For Football Fatalities
New York December 8 40 football deaths this year blamed on de-emphasizing the sport says John V Meehan NYU president of the American Football Coaches Association He cites elimination of spring practice late starting and reduced emphasis as factors contributing to accidents this fall urging greater safekeeping in training and preparation.
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New York
John V
Chick) Meehan
New York University
American Football Coaches’ Association
Local boxing notes from Des Moines and beyond
Des Moines light welterweight Hymie Wiseman outpointed Billy Shaw in a newspaper decision in Duluth as Prince Saunders of Chicago edged Charlie Crocker of Iron Mountain. In Louisville Bill Thomas stopped Billy Moier in Indianapolis.
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Hymie Wiseman
Billy Shaw
Detroit
Duluth
Minn
Prince Saunders
Chicago
Charlie Crocker
Iron Mountain
Mich
Louisville
Bill Thomas
Billy Moier
Indianapolis
Army Favored To Beat Navy Again In Yankee Stadium Clash
Army holds a slight edge in the long series and already boasts a 12-0 win over Notre Dame this season. Navy counters with wins over William and Mary and Penn but fell to Maryland and Ohio State. The Army-Navy classic has historically been tightly contested with 16 wins for Army, 12 for Navy and three ties in 31 meetings since 1890.
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Harvard
Pittsburgh
Yale
Ohio Northern
Knox
Michigan State
Colorado College
Louisiana State
Ursinus
William and Mary
Delaware
Princeton
Wooster
West Virginia Wesleyan
Maryland
Ohio State
Southern Methodist
Chicago and Pittsburgh boxing results feature regional wins
Frankie Battaglia of Winnipeg outpoints Bud Saltis of Chicago in Chicago. Costas Vassis of Greece stops Jud Judkins of South Haven. Phil Ross of Chicago outpoints Patsy Pollock of Winnipeg. In Pittsburgh Battling Glizzy of Cerona defeats Sammy Dorfman of New York.
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Frankie Battaglia
Winnipeg
Man
Bud Saltis
Costas Vassis
Greece
Jud Judkins
South Haven
Mich
Phil Ross
Patsy Pollock
Pittsburgh
Battling Glizzy
Cerona
Sammy Dorfman
New York
Kury system eyed to settle deadlocks in regulation games
New York discusses applying the Round Robin Kury method to normal contests with criteria like touchdowns as the main goal. The piece mocks the idea noting Old Man Warner proposed it years ago and recalls Yale besting Brown 0 to 0 and the dislike of ties in American sports.
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New York
Pop Warner
Warner
Tulane Leaves For Pasadena On Dec 19
Tulane University officials announced the football team will depart New Orleans for Pasadena California to play in the Tournament of Roses on Saturday December 19 at 10 30 p m. The trip includes stops in El Paso and Tucson with Pasadena headquarters at the Huntington Hotel. The return travels via Texas Pacific with a Grand Canyon stop.
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Tulane University
Pasadena
Cal
Southern Pacific Railway
el Paso
Tucson
Ariz
Huntington Hotel
Texas Pacific Railroad
Grand Canyon
California
Wilbur C. Smith
Four Teams to Play in Grid Tournament in New York
Favorable weather sets up the Penn Cornell Princeton Columbia elimination tournament in the Yankee Stadium area tomorrow. The event is expected to add about 50 000 dollars to the half million in prize money.
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New York
Yankee Stadium
Unemployment Relief Tally From Football Charities Soars
The mobilization committee expects football games to raise about 1,000,000 dollars for charity by week’s end. A Yale Bowl event drew 30,000 spectators and 46,000 dollars for charity, while Army-Navy at Yankee Stadium is projected to gate at least 490,000 dollars.
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Two Louisiana Boys Get Letters At Southwestern
Twenty three Southwestern Conference football players will receive letters at a December 11 banquet. Louisiana and Mississippi standouts named include Toxey Fortenberry Tylerstown Miss guard Ared Bearden Alexandria La and halfbacks William Pickens Lexington Miss Herbert Newton Amite La Ernest Joyner Tupelo Miss fullback Zeke Knight Bruce Miss.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Jim Haygood
Toxey Fortenberry
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Miss
Ared Bearden
Alexandria
William Pickens
Lexington
Herbert Newton
Amite
Ernest Joyner
Tupelo
Zeke Knight
Bruce
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