St Louis Cardinals claim National League slugging crown
The National League released official leaders with John Mize of St Louis posting 326 total bases in 531 at bats for a .614 slugging, while Mel Ott led home runs with 36 and Joe Medwick drove in 122 runs for the Cardinals who topped the NL in slugging and RBIs.
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New York
St. Louis Cardinals
Gas House Gang
Chicago Cubs
Johnny Mize
Joe
Ducky Wacky) Medwick
Mize
Mel Ott
New York Giants
Ott
Jim Tobin
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Iva Goodman
Ernie Lombardi
Wally Berger
Giants
Medwick
Goodman
Lombardi
John Rizzo
Dolph Camilli
Brooklyn
Berger
Ernie Kay
Babe Phelps
Vinlie DiMaggio
Boston
Eastern grid stars arrive for East West charity game
In San Francisco on December 23, twenty two top college players from the East were welcomed for the January 2 East West charity game. Andy Kerr of Colgate and Bernie Bierman of Minnesota coaching the Eastern squad. The Western lineup was led by Orin Hollingberg and Biff Jones. Kerr called the Eastern squad one of the best from an all around standpoint.
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Jim Brown
St. Louis
New York Giants
Goodman
Cincinnati
Reds
Giants
Cubs
Boston
Lombard
Johnny Hudson
Brooklyn
Chicago
Dodgers
Camilli
San Francisco
Mississippi
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Orin Hollingberg
Washington State College
Biff” Jones
Nebraska
Kerr
Texas Tech in Good Shape for Bowl Tilt
In Dallas on December 23 the undefeated Red Raiders prepared for the Cotton Bowl clash with St. Marys Gaels on January 2. Coach Pete Cawthon cited signal drills and leg conditioning and reported the team in good physical condition with no injuries or head colds.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas Tech
Red Raiders
St. Mary's Gaels
Pete Cawthon
Form Prevails In Net Tourney In Pensacola
Pensacola Florida hosts round of the invitational tennis event with seed winners advancing to quarter finals. George Pero seed six from Miami defeats George Pryor of Kenyon 10-8 9-7 while Burtt Boulware seed eight beats Johnny Frank 6-4 7-5 and Hal Surface seed three beats Tommy Stokes 7-5 6-2. Gardner Mulloy seed four defeats Lt George Huff 6-2 6-1 and Morey Lewis seed seven beats Dick Morris 6-1 6-2. Elwood Cooke and Frank Guernsey seed one and two meet in Friday second round with Cooke facing Bill Washburn and Guernsey vs Gary Gentsch as action continues through Monday finals.
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Pensacola
Fla
George Pero
University of Miami
George Pryor
Kenyon College
Burtt Boulware
Atlanta
Johnny Frank
New Orleans
Hal Surface
Kansas City
Tommy Stokes
Russell Bobbitt
M. J. McLaney
New Orleans City
Gardner Mulloy
Dick Morris
Houston
Tex
Elwood Cooke
Portland
Ore
Frank Guernsey
Orlando
Cooke
Bill Washburn
Guernsey
Gary Gentsch
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Hitt Chosen Coach at Copiah Lincoln
T S Dick Hitt will become athletic coach for Copiah Lincoln Junior College replacing Henry Hook Stone. Hitt, an assistant football and head basketball coach at Mississippi College, Clinton, will assume duties when Stone leaves for Millsaps College in Jackson next spring. Japanese cherry trees are merely ornamental.
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Wesson
Miss
T. S
Dick” Hitt
Copiah-Lincoln
Henry “Hook
Stone
J. M. Ewing
Hitt
Mississippi College
Clinton
Millsaps College
Jackson
Galehouse Predicts Strong Season With Red Sox in 1939
Dennis Galehouse, traded from Cleveland for Ben Chapman, expects regular work with Boston to unlock his best form. He says the Indians’ pitching surplus limited him, and he anticipates Elden Auker joining a sharper Sox staff to challenge the Yankees for the pennant. Galehouse has settled in Sarasota near spring training and plans a home near the ballpark.
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Sarasota
Fla
Dennis Galehouse
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland
Ben Chapman
Indians
Red Sox
Gatehouse
Red
Galehouse
Boston
Dennis
Billy Sullivan
St. Louis Browns
Babe Ganzel
St. Paul
John Cooney
Boston Bees
Indoo r Track Preview Highlights Notre Dame Wisconsin Stars
Notre Dame and Wisconsin top a list of anticipated indoor stars for the season opening January 7. Greg Rice leads distance events for the Irish while Wisconsin’s Walter Mehl and Chuck Fenske headline mile and two mile events alongside Don Lash. Major meets include Millrose, Boston games, and Madison Square Garden shows through March 25.
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New York
Dan Ferris
Notre Dame
Wisconsin
Greg Rice
Charles
Chuck) Fenske
Don Lash
Walter Mehl
Mehl
Rice
Fenske
Lash
Indiana
Prout Memorial
Boston A. A
Boston
Millrose A. A
New York A. C
National A. A. A
New York K. of C
Madison Square Garden
Pacific Association
San Francisco
Chicago Daily News
Glenn Cunningham
Cunningham
New Orleans
Leslie MacMitchell
New York University
Archie Sen Romani
Josef Mostert
Belgium
Tyler Lions blank Decatur Bulldogs in rain soaked game
Tyler High School Lions overwhelmed Decatur Georgia Bulldogs 25 to 0 in a rain drenched clash. Tyler dominated with 25 first downs to 3 and scored on a short plunge, a line drive run and a fourth quarter reception.
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Tyler
Tex
Tyler High School Lions
Decatur
Georgia
Texans
Bulldogs
Invaders
Melvin Jones
Lions
Walton Roberts
Charles Cooney
Wallace Scott
Rudolph Byrd
Ralph Kenerly
Wider Harness Racing Looms In Nationwide Front
The United States Trotting Association announced plans to invade western and midwestern regions in 1939 after merging three groups in Columbus. It set 11 districts across the U S and Canada, with membership dues and voting rules. Also noted: an Iowa farmer sailed a one foot boat around the world in under a year, and tuberculosis death rate has fallen to 30 per 10000 from 180 per 100000 in 1909.
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Columbus
United States
American Trotting Association of
Chicago
United Trotting Association
National Trotting Association
American Trotting Register Association
United States Group
United
States
Canada
National Board of Directors
United States Association
United Sates
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoms
Arkansas
Nebraska
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Texas
Florida
Virginia
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Kentucky
West Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Louisiana
Mississippi
Herry Pidgeon
Iowa
Los Angeles
Americas
Engineers Bears Hold Hard Drills In Berkeley Practice
California and Georgia Tech football squads conducted tough drills as Buck Murphy was sidelined with a leg injury. Howard Fewr moved to quarterback, Rey Gores filled in at a backfield spot, and both teams prepared for final workouts before next week.
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Berkeley
Calif
Dee
Georgia Tech
Ita
Reece Reveed
Buck” Murphy
Dineking Heck
Geome
University of California
Murphy
Teat Stringer
Howerd Fewr
Sod
Murphys Peat
Rey Gores
Sopheomore
Ectors
Tech
California
Sino
Leonard Alimon
Southern Cal Eleven Resting Through Wary Practice
Southern California coach Howard Jones ordered a near passless practice as the Trojans prepare for a January 2 clash. Duke drills at Lubbock and Duke’s Wallace Wade focus on speed and tackling ahead of Pasadena workouts.
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Los Angeles
Dee Bie
Everyere
Excert Hineelt
Ge Fothern
California
Eamh
Howard Jones
Aicely
Dave
Coneta
Gut Beere
Hee
Pasadena
Duke
Geruts
Eric Tipton
Willard Eaves
George McAfee
Lubbock
Tex
Dee
Wallace Wade
Duke Bio Devils
Texas Tech Field
Attrche
Wee Ace Partour
Blue Devils
Grand Canyon
Welsh heavyweight Farr to face Burman in MSG card
In New York the durable Welsh heavyweight Farr will meet Red Burman, Demtyes protege, at Madison Square Garden. Roscoe Tales of Detroit fights Gas Derasie of Philadelphia and Maurice of New Zealand faces an opponent Mile Jacobs expected to attend.
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Dee
Eeee Farr
Eoneone
Madison Square Garden
Egeinet Clarenes
Burman
Demyteys
Roscoe Tales of
Detroi
Gas Derasie
Philadelphia
Maurice
New Zealand
Mile Jacobs
Leeing
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Walter Connolly
Rees Mie
Flash Garden
Mars
Disney Cartoon
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V. M1
Priscilla Lane
Wayne Morris
Johnnie
Scat
Davis
Jane Bryan
Eddie Albert
Ronald Reagan
Jane Wyman
Henry Oweill
Community Sing
NAVY
Emory E. Larson
United States Marine Corps
Harry J
Tack) Hardwick
United States Naval Academy
Querty
the News-Star—World
News-Star—World
Tie di Ai
Decatur, GA
Jay
Glenmore’s
Impucvy
Javern
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Bond
Glenmore
Keornekey
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Mint
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