Glory of Rose Bowl stardom slips from many all-Americas
In a look at Rose Bowl history columnist Robert Myers recalls Michigan and Stanford, Alabama Dixie Howell, Bobby Wilson, Brick Muller, Joe Skiadany, Toby Uansa, Erny Pinckett, Marshall Goldberg, and other all-America stars whose big game success varied. The piece underscores how Pasadena’s bowl venue often baffles top players and lingers in memory.
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Duke University
Eric Tipton
Dan Hill
Los Angeles
Southern California
Pasadena
Dixie Howell
Alabama
Stanford
Ledger
Southern Methodist
Bobby Wilson
Brick Muller
California
Washington and Jefferson
Muller
Pittsburgh
Joe Skiadany
Pitts
S.C
Toby Uansa
Uansa
Russ Saunders
Saunders
S. C
Dalrymple
Tulane
Trojans
Don Zimmerman
Erny Pinckett
Pitt
Marshall Goldberg
Jock Sutherland
Biggie
Bobby LaRue
Harold Stebbins
Patrick
Washington
Max Starcevich
Mack Says He Has Team to Build On
Connie Mack, turning 76 on December 23, says the 1939 Athletics have a nucleus to build on for another pennant. He notes the club finished strong in 1938 and plans to remain in the dugout, aiming for another World Series run after five titles and an 1931 AL crown.
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Mack
Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Connie
Cornelius McGillicuddy
Shibe Park
Athletics
St Aloysius Flashes Defeat Tallulah Trojans in Toy Bow
In Vicksburg Mississippi St Aloysius High School Flashes beat Tallulah Louisiana Trojans 13 to 0 at the inaugural Toy Bow benefit football game. The event raised funds for local toys and community relief.
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Trojans
Vicksburg
Miss
St. Aloysius High School
Tallulah, la
Chants of Opportunity For Young Baseball Aims
Chicago reports William Harridge American league president says youths have the greatest chance to rise from bush leagues to majors. He cites new class leagues schools and American Legion program offering expert instruction and success stories from 1938 Legion season. Thirty Legion graduates now in organized baseball and both leagues fund junior program with 20,000 annually.
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Chicago
William Harridge
Legion
National Americanism Commission
Illinois
New York State
Kellogg School
Harry Heilmann
Lou Fonseca
Tris Speaker
Jack Coombs
College basketball scores sweep the day across several campuses
Washington and Lee defeated Xavier 48 to 38 while Duquesne beat Davis and Elkins 54 to 27. Washington University St Louis edged Missouri 49 to 43. A fact note states Colorado contains forty two of the fifty five highest US peaks.
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Washington and Lee
Xavier
Duquesne
Davis and Elkins
Washington
St. Louis
Missouri
United States
State
Colorado
Nova Returns West To Take Further Lessons In Boxing
Boxing note from New York columnist Whitney Martin reflects on Lou Nova returning to the West Coast for boxing lessons and weighs in on college and pro sports lore. He mentions Oklahoma football, Texas and TCU bowl talk, Kansas basketball, and picks early bowl outcomes for U S C Duke and others.
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Nova
Whitney Martin
New York
Harold Keith
Oklahoma
Tennessee Vols
Gil Duggan
Sooners
Miami
Lou Nova
West Coast
Glenn Cunningham
Tony Galento
Duke
Fort Worth
Dallas
Texas
Horned Frogs
Dr. F.C
Phog” Allen
Kansas
Phog
Jayhawks
Frank “Buck” Weaver
Kansas City
Denver
Carnegie Tech
Tennessee
Thunder
Texas Tech
St. Mary's
Ruppert Allows Yankees Game Broadcasts
New York December 23 Colonel Jacob Ruppert owner of the Yankees announced from his sick bed that home games will be broadcast to benefit those unable to attend. Once an opponent of radio coverage he said he changed his mind though he doubts it will boost attendance.
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New York
Jacob Ruppert
New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
States gain pro baseball teams as Pioneer League joins
Durham dispatch reports eight states still without franchises after the Pioneer League of Utah and Idaho is added by the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues. Nevada Montana Wyoming Vermont New Hampshire Maine Rhode Island and Colorado are the remaining nonparticipating states.
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Durham
N. C
Pioneer Loop
Utah
Idaho
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Nevada
Montana
Wyoming
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Rhode Island
Colorado
Georgia Tech quintet faces a tough season in distant words
Georgia Tech basketball, reduced from last year’s SEC champions, braces for a lean season with only Junior Anderson returning. Mundorff says losses of six starters leave the lineup to sophomore hopefuls and a few veterans as the schedule opens January 21 against Tulane and February 9 against LSU at home.
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Fletcher Sims
Bill Jordan
Bo Johnston
Ed Jones
Ebdon
Peffer
Junior Anderson
Mundorff
Anderson
Jim Hughes
Paul Sprayberry
Morris Bryan
Walter Haymans
M. E. Kelly
Jim Williams
Charlie Burroughs
George Smith
Tulane
Louisiana State
Clark Hinkle Leads Pro Grid Scorers in 1938
New York December 23 1938 final NPFL standings show Clark Hinkle top scorer for Green Bay with 58 points from 7 touchdowns 7 PATs and 3 field goals Don Hutson 57 with 9 TD catches and 3 PATs Joe Carter 48 Ward Cuff 45 and Andy Farkas and Jack Manders 37 each in a season finished after a championship playoff loss to the Giants
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New York
New York Giants
Green Bay Packers
Clark Hinkle
Don Hutson
Packers
Joe Carter
Philadelphia Eagles
Ward Cuff
Andy Farkas
Washington Redskin
Jack Manders
Chicago Bear
Pirates Schedule Spring Practice Games Announced
The Pittsburgh Pirates will open spring practice March 17 in San Diego against a Pacific Coast League club. Additional games at El Paso on April 2 versus Arizona-Texas League and a Knoxville, Tennessee date were planned but one Knoxville game was canceled. The Southern Association season begins two days earlier.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirate Baseball Club
San Diego
Calif
el Paso
Tex
Knoxville
Southern Association
Tennessee
Sugar Bowl tickets and hotels sold out as hype grows
New Orleans officials report all Sugar Bowl seats and nearby hotels are sold out. Sugar Bowl association leaders Herbert Benson A N Goldberg and Horace Renegar plan publicity stunts while Carnegie Tech faces Texas Christian in the January 2 game. Coach Bill Kern discusses O Brien and passing as rain concerns arise.
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New Orleans
Mid-Winter Sports Association
Carnegie Tech
Texas Christian University
Herbert Benson
A. N. Goldberg
Horace
Mr. Goldberg
Renegar
Mr. Renegar
Mr. Benson
Fort Worth
Armstrong claims sacro-iliac injury delayed Garcia fight
Henry Armstrong told reporters he delayed his bout with Ceferino Garcia for the public’s sake and trained through difficult times by taking a few heavy falls to look injured. New York officials defended the injury report, citing a commission physician’s certificate confirming a sacro-iliac injury.
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Los Angeles
Henry Armstrong
Ceferino Garcia
Armstrong
New York
John J. Phelan
New York Boxing Commission
Phelan
O Brien Prepares as Weather Shapes Game Plan
Kern notes favorable conditions will favor O Brien and his team in clear weather while mud on the field favors the big Texas Christian University line, suggesting the outcome hinges on field conditions and the surface for movement and control.
Frogs Prepare for Sugar Bowl with Wet Weather Drill
Texas Christian University coaches and players, led by Dutch Meyer, practiced in wet conditions in Fort Worth to ready for the Sugar Bowl showdown with Carnegie Tech in New Orleans on January 2. Davey OBrien stood out handling the wet ball as punters and passers showed skill. the team will be dismissed until Monday after Friday drills.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas Christian Horned Frogs
New Orleans
Carnegie Tech
Dutch Meyer
Davey O'Brien
Orinoco Romps Home in Orleans Feature
New Orleans December 23 Orinoco a colt owned by Mrs Sam Orr romped to win in the mile and 70 yards feature at the Fair Grounds paying 3 40 for 2. Invermark finished second and Khar Farr third. The opening race upset saw W E Nutters Instead pay 54 40 for 2.
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Sam Orr
Orinoco
Fair Grounds
Invermark
Khar Farr
W. E. Nutter
Volunteers Favored Over Oklahoma in Orange Bowl
Miami December 23 The Tennessee Volunteers led by Major Bob Neyland were rated 6 to 5 favorites to beat Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl on January 2. illness among players worried Neyland as cold symptoms spread during resumption of practice. An entertainments committee planned events for the Oklahoma visit including a gulf stream fishing trip. A separate California bounty program pays ranchers ten dollars for each golden eagle killed to protect lambs and turkeys.
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Miami
Fla
Bob Neyland
Volunteers
University of Tennessee
Oklahoma University
Tennessee
Neyland
Knoxville
Oklahoma
Kipp
Gulf Stream
Corning
Calif
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