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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
9
Disillusioned investor Tom Yawkey tears into the Red Sox roster after spending over 1 million on stars. Trade moves shrink the club to a few veterans while Ted Williams and homegrown players emerge.
Busy K, the horse that once beat War Admiral, debuted at Fair Grounds on Wednesday with a weak showing, beating only one of six rivals. J Emery's Taken won the race with Eddie Robart aboard, Dnieper finishing second and Sweet Adeline third. Taken paid 12.60 for 2.00 bets.
Gaynell Tinsley of the Chicago Cardinals led NPFL pass receivers with 41 catches tying Hutson’s 1937 mark. Hutson had 548 aerial yards and nine touchdowns with 54 points. Tinsley set a 98 yard single play record, while Hutson finished second in catches and yards, Carter third in catches, and Kercheval and Cuff led field goals.
The Carnegie Tech Tartans train at Bay St. Louis with 42 engineers and one musician, then plan city parties and Sugar Bowl buildup in New Orleans for Jan 2 against TCU. Coach Bill Kern confirms key players' fitness as Lee and Cratsley nurse injuries while lineup tests proceed.
Rev Karl A Marin of Loyola New Orleans announces Edward J Lucas will succeed Larry Mullins as director of athletics. Lucas, Loyola graduate of 1933, previously served as graduate manager of athletics while Mullins remains head football coach. In Cleveland, Vincent McGavin escaped injury after a car struck him as he was jailed for jaywalking.
Associated Press notes Buddy Knox from Boston outpointed Al McCoy of Boston while Bobby McIntyre of Detroit drew Willie Joyce of Gary Indiana in separate bouts.
Brooklyn owner Larry MacPhail adds seasoned stars to the roster as a stabilizing influence. Luke Sewell joins Tony Lazzeri Joe Stripp and Freddy Fitzsimmons in a veteran push while Al Simmons is reportedly under consideration. The plan mirrors past clubs that used aging players for guidance and depth as younger talent develops.
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs rout Illinois Wesleyan Titans 53 to 36 in Ruston to open home season. Charlie Carr leads with 15 points while Ora Merriott adds 14 as Tech turns a close first half into a strong second half surge. Ray Temple of Wesleyan stars for the visitors.
In Harrisburg Jim Lendas 202 pounds from St. Louis pinned Nick Campofreda 215 pounds from Baltimore. In Rochester Ed Dos George 219 pounds from North Java defeated Bob Wagner 225 pounds from Portland 42.05 seconds. In Los Angeles Hardboiled Hag gerty 275 pounds from Bell defeated Terry McGinnis 210 pounds from Columbus two of three falls.
Kentucky defeated Washington and Lee 67 to 47 while Louisiana Tech edged Illinois Wesleyan by a small margin.
Sports roundup recounts star salaries and upcoming fights with figures like Hank Greenberg Lefty Gomez and Burgess White. Mentions bouts with Armstrong and Armatrong, Budge and Vines, Archibald Miller and Melbourne, plus ski jumper Reidar Anicde and other sports chatter stitched with playful banter.
In Sarasota Dennis Gatehouse Babe Ganzel John Cooney and several other major leaguers bought multiple tax repossession lots at Payne Park. Players like Billy Sullivan Roy Spencer and Lloyd Brown expanded holdings with homes cottages and buildings citing a booming gulf resort real estate move linked to city tax sales.
Duke University football team en route to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl stopped in Stuttgart Arkansas for a workout. The squad received 36 dressed wild ducks and 200 bags of rice from local fans as 1,506 spectators watched more than an hour of dummy blocking punting and passing at the high school field.
Clark Louisiana December 22 Special Clark High girls basketball team routed Kelly High 28 to 1. Lois Carroll led Clark with 14 points as Kelly failed to score a field goal due to tight Clark defense.
Chicago Cubs trade veteran pitcher and the White Sox acquire Eric McNair from the Boston Red Sox in a straight swap for Lou Berger. McNair and Berger are infielders. move follows Cubs signing minor leaguers and a Brewers affiliate deal.
Los Angeles reports after a sunny spell Trojans resume hard practice at Bovard Field aiming to scout Duke and sharpen defense for the January 2 Rose Bowl. Coach Howard Jones pushes drills as weather improves and Two-Ton Tony Tonnelli nears return from injury.
The column notes Jake Kilrein 74 who fought John L. Sullivan in a bare knuckle bout and died in Quincy Massachusetts. It recalls Jimmy Caves and Erwin Rudolph in a pocket billiards playout and references a 5 year AP poll on growth in pro and college football receipts.
In Pensacola Florida on December 22 the first annual invitational tennis tournament began with favored entrants advancing to the second round. Top seed Elwood Cooke defeated Oliver Engstrom 6 3 8 1 while Gardner Mulley and Hal Surface progressed, with several others winning in straight sets.
Dee BH Little of Columbia University backs the December 15 baton rouge game between Dupont Manual High Louisville Kentucky and New Britain Connecticut. He cites New Britain's strength and Dupont's promise and offers guidance to ensure a strong event. Other coaches such as Jiminy Kit, Juah Cady, Bernie Moore laud the matchup and its star coaches.
The Green Parrots of Brown replaced the Hudnall led Overs in the Ouachita Valley basketball loop after Hudnall withdrew citing player shortages. The Parrots, managed by Jack Bagwell and sponsored by J B Simona, include members from Brown Paper mill title teams and will face the Cotuitstan Outlaws in a January 4 post-season game at the Ouachita Parish high school gym.
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