Mentors for Southeastern will be kept mentors for Southeastern will be kept
Football coaching rumors run hot across conferences in 1937 with few big changes. Southeastern Conference stays with current lineup. Big Six, Southwest and Rocky Mountain see shifts. Notable moves include Biff Jones to Oklahoma and Dana Bible discussion at Nebraska.
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New York
Iowa
Michigan
Tuss McLaughry
Brown
Pacific Coast
Jimmy Phelan
Washington
Hank Anderson
North Carolina State
Bill Rafferty
Pooley Hubert
Amos Bolen
Greasy Neale
Yale
Gus Tebell
Virginia
Loyola of
Louisiana
Eddie Reed
Army
Biff Jones
Oklahoma
Tom Stidham
George Veenker
Iowa State
Jimmy Yeager
Kansas
Ad Lindsey
Dana Bible
Nebraska
Texas
Vic Hanson
Syracuse
Dan Jessee
Trinity College
Leslie Bryan
Lafayette
Ernie Nevers
Little Clipper Smith
Duquesne
Howard Harpster
Carnegie Tech
Far West
Adolph Lewandowski
Montana
Spud Lewis
San Francisco
Gene Murphy
Portland
Howard Jones
Southern California
Southwest
Jack Chevigny
Longhorns
Rocky Mountain
Otto Romney
Brigham Young
Ed Kimball
LSU Practices Against Aerials Ahead of Sugar Bowl
Louisiana State drills focus on countering Santa Clara’s aerial attack. The Bayou Bengals study trick passes and bat downs as they tune plays and defense, with Oscar Matlock back from injury and the squad in good shape.
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Baton Rouge
Santa Clara
Louisiana State University
Bayou Bengals
Broncos
Larsen
Don de Rosa
Oscar Matlock
Fettle
Ray Flaherty Named Head Coach In Redskins History
Sports Mirror recalls past coaching moves with Ray Flaherty named head coach of the Boston Redskins a year ago. It notes earlier clashes and notable players like Armand Niccolai of Duquesne and Knowlton Ames from Walter Camp's 1889 All-America team.
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Associated Press
Ray Flaherty
Boston
Redskins
Northern
Armand Niccolai
Duquesne
Knowlton
Snake) Ames
Walter Camp
Chicago
Danno O Mahoney Defeats Joe Elliot in Lynn Wrestling
Danno O Mahoney of Ireland, 230, defeated Joe Elliot of Canada, 200, in straight falls in Lynn Massachusetts last night.
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Associated Press
Lynn
Mass
Danno O'Mahoney
Ireland
Joe Elliot
Canada
Hands and fitness key to basketball success
A NEA Service piece discusses how large hands aid ball control and passing, citing Nat Holman, Johnny Beckman, Dutch Dehnert, and Jim Lancaster. It notes durability and full-effort conditioning as crucial, with first string players favored over early substitutions for consistent team play.
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Celtics
Nat Holman
Johnny Beckman
Dutch Dehnert
Floating Nests for Wild Ducks Tried by Survey
The Bureau of Biological Survey to raise wild duck births with artificial nesting islands. Ducks lay near water where spring floods wash eggs away. nests like a big dinner table size are anchored to river bottoms and spread across game preserves by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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Washington
Bureau of Biological Survey
Bureau
Civilian Conservation Corps
Rice sale opens export path to Argentina buyers in Lake Charles
In Lake Charles Louisiana processors bought 1200 long tons of top grade Blue Rose rice for 53757 dollars or 330 per barrel. Officials hailed the sale as the start of a substantial export business to South America noting the price beat recent Louisiana mill offers.
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Lake Charles
South America
Louisiana Mills
Christmas Eve Note From the Roundup on Sports Figures
Wreath on W L Stribling’s grave recalls past clashes with Max Schmeling who plans a February return to America with his wife Amzy Ondra. North Carolina State quietly confirms Hank Anderson’s dismissal. Princeton upsets Yale in chess 3 0. Indiana scores 149 in first three games. Jack Doyle notes rising sweepstakes betting as football coaches meet next week. Jimmy Braddock earns 1250 weekly from broadcasts amid wrestling talks and disputes.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
W. L. (Young
Max Schmeling
Max
Cleveland
Schmeling
America
Amny Ondra
North Carolina State
Hank Anderson
Princeton
Yale
Princetons
Yales
Indiana
Jack Doyle
Rabbit Maranville
St. Louis
Harry Stuhldreher
Wisconsin
Bob Zuppke
Illinois
Jack Curley
Mike Jacobs
State Athletic Commission
Curley
Mike
Jimmy Braddock
Jack Chevigny
Vic Hanson
Dean
Monroe Man Bags Eight-Point Deer in Catahoula Swamps
H. T. Taylor of 311 Morris avenue and a party hunted in Black River swamps of Catahoula parish. Taylor killed an eight-point buck estimated at 250 pounds. Guides Lovey Fairbanks and the group observed a boar chased by dogs and an exceptionally large alligator found in a hollow log, left in the swamp.
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H. T. Taylor
Morris Avenue
Mr. Taylor
Black River
Catahoula Parish
Lovey Fairbanks
Bayou Cocodrie
Joan Crawford’s Niece Appears in Maytime Debut
Joan Le Seuer, Joan Crawford’s young relative, makes her film debut in a scene from the musical Maytime, adding a fresh appearance to the production.
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Joan Crawford
Joan le Seuer
Griffith warns against paid college athletes
Big Ten Commissioner John L. Griffith warns that paying players would erase college sports, saying amateur ideals must be preserved. He argues subsidization would ruin student interest and reduce teams to mercenary tones, while acknowledging some bad practices but favoring reform over payment.
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Chicago
John L. Griffith
Big Ten
National Collegiate
A. A
Griffith
Morrison Sees Open Contests Grow In Football
Ray Morrison predicts passing and wide open football will grow in popularity despite recent title teams using traditional power in the air. He notes LSU Washington Northwestern Pittsburgh rely on solid running with some passes while Arkansas Marquette and TCU uphold razzle dazzle. Morrison, en route to New York for coaches meeting, worries over pass interference rules and may urge changes on ineligible receiver downfield.
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Nashville
Tenn
Louisiana State
Nebraska
Washington
Ray Morrison
Morrison
Southern Methodist University
Vanderbilt
Northwestern
Pittsburgh
Arkansas
Marquette
Texas Christian
Husky
Bobby Jones Fires 64 on East Lake Course
Bobby Jones former golf champion shot 64 six under winter par on East Lake No 1. He played with his father Colonel Bob Jones J R Dick Sr and J R Dick Jr recording seven birdies and 10 pars. Summer par is 71.
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Atlanta
Bobby Jones
East Lake
Jones
Bob Jones
J. R. Dick, Sr
J. R. Dick
Se ee Piik Chat basketball play described by NYU coach
Howard Cann explains a simple offensive tap variation where O-1 and O-2 position under the basket, the miss leads to a tap back by the shooters, and the original shooter taps in from the side for a scoring try. The maneuver, noted as reliable, favors offense and requires little time.
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Howard Cann
New York University
New York
NEA Service, Inc
Eastern Quint Foes Powerful Western Invaders Rise Up
East hosts strong mid west southern and Pacific coast teams at Madison Square Garden and Hippo drome creating pressure on local programs. Long Island undefeated faces Illinois Wesleyan after Illinois beat St Thomas Scranton and Nebraska Notre Dame De Paul plan later clashes with Temple Canisius North Carolina Tennessee and Washington and Lee loom.
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New York
Ned Irish
Madison Square Garden
Mid-West
Mid-Western
Pacific Coast
Garden
Hippodrome
Neil Cohalan
Manhattan
Indiana
Clair Bee
Long Island University
Blackbirds
Illinois Wesleyan
Illinois
St. Thomas
Scranton
Harry Bell
Nebraska
Temple
Canisius
Utah State
Notre Dame
de Paul
Chicago
North Carolina
Tennessee
Washington and Lee
Washington Huskies lose fullback to broken ribs before Rose Bowl
University of Washington coach Jimmy Phelan announced 184-pound second string fullback Al Craver will miss the January 1 Rose Bowl tilt with Pittsburgh after cracking three ribs in a practice drill. Merl Miller moves into a pinch-hitting role behind Ed Nowogroski as the Huskies fine tune timing and pass defense while Pitt scouts report solid health at San Bernardino.
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Pasadena
Calif
University of Washington
Huskies
University of Pittsburgh
Jimmy Phelan
Santa Barbara
al Craver
Ed Nowogroski
Pitt
San Bernardino
Jock Sutherland
Panthers
Marshall Goldberg
Bucky Bryan Out With Tonsillitis For Shrine Game Prep
Tulane halfback Bucky Bryan was sidelined in Berkeley with tonsillitis, missing two or three days of practice before the East West Shrine Game. East coaches directed passes while the Western squad did ten plays at Stanford with Cardwell, Francis, Daugherty, Goddard, Elder, Frye, Peterson and others in two groups.
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San Francisco
Bucky” Bryan
Tulane
Berkeley
Dick Haney
Steve Toth
Northwestern
Ed Jankowski
Wisconsin
Babe Hollingbery
Percy Lacey
Stanford University
Lloyd Cardwell
Sam Francis
Nebraska
Roger Daugherty
Ed Goddard
Washington State
Maurice Elder
Kansas State
Jack Frye
Missouri
Ray Peterson
University of San Francisco
Kent Ryan
Utah State
Betty Furness Holds Film Colony’s Largest Hat Collection
Betty Furness is noted as owning the largest collection of hats in the film colony, a detail highlighted in contemporary celebrity coverage.
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Betty Furness
Diz And Rickey Lead All Rivals In Hot Air Rodeo
New York December 24 1936 Dizzy Dean and Branch Rickey are named the standout publicity makers of the year dominating headlines with their high profile roles in sports and baseball. Eleanor Holm Jarrett Avery Brundage Larry Kelley Helen Wills Moody Casey Stengel and others follow in notoriety as the year’s most talked about figures. DiMaggio Hubbell McCarthy Schmeling Owens Landis Feller Horton Smith and Don Hume also gain space for their quiet impact.
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Dizzy Dean
Branch Rickey
Lone Prairie
Dizzy
Branch
Diz
Rickey
Ol' Diz
Dean Rickey
Touchdown Twins
Eleanor Holm Jarrett
Avery Brundage
Eleanor
Avery
King Neptune
Larry Kelley
Yale
Helen Wills Moody
Helen
Helen Jacobs
Alice Marble
Mrs. Moody
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Joe Jacobs
Max
Joe DiMaggio
Carl Hubbell
Joe McCarthy
Jesse Owens
DiMaggio
Dean
Joe’s
California
Tilden Begins Its Pro Year
William Tatem Tilden II plans his seventh year as a tennis professional with a new cast including Hyotaro Satoh from Tokyo and Vinnie Richards. The group travels with a manager, ball boy, and a collection of detective magazines as Tilden bets on continued success and a finals run in England for the World Pro Championship in May.
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New York
William Tatem Tilden II
Mr. Tilden
Bill
Hyotaro Satoh
Tokyo
Satoh
Tilden
Vinnie Richards
Martin Plan
France
al Charin
Sarah
England
Duquesne Presses For Miami Game With Hard Practice
Duquesne coach John Smith ordered longer and tougher workouts for the team after a Christmas break. The squad, built around halfbacks Boyd Brumbaugh and George Matsik, trains specifically for the Orange Bowl clash with Mississippi State on New Year’s Day in Miami. They will entrain Sunday for Miami.
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Pittsburgh
John
Little Clipper
Winner Of Los Angeles Tourney To Get 2500 dollars
The winner of the $8,000 Los Angeles Open golf championship in January will receive $2,500. Tournament Chairman Bill Steritz announced the purse awards on Wednesday, with cash prizes going to the first fifteen low finishers to boost competition and rewards. First prize is $2,500.
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Los Angeles
Bill Steritz
Browns Sign Agreement With Des Moines Club
The St. Louis Browns of the American League signed a working agreement with Des Moines of the Western league. For an unannounced cash sum the Browns gain privilege to select several players from Des Moines at the end of 1937 and will send rookies there for seasoning.
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St, Louis
St. Louis Browns
Des Moines
Browns
Ott Wins NL Slugging Title With 314 Bases In 1936
New York Giants veteran Mel Ott led the National League in total bases with 314 in 534 at bats while driving in 106 runs. Stan Medwick of the St Louis Cardinals led in RBIs with 138 and Medwick topped NL in total bases with 367 and slugging percentage at .377. The Cardinals won team honors in slugging at .410, with Ott runner up in total bases and Ott also setting a league mark by driving in over 100 runs for eight years.
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New York
New York Giants
Mel Ott
Joe Medwick
St. Louis Cardinals
Giants
Medwick
Ott
Mel
Dolpph Camilli
Phillies
Johnny Mize
Cards
Pittsburgh Pirates
Arky Vaughan
Lloyd Waner
Bill Brubaker
Brubaker
Babe Herman
Cincinnati
Two Bronco Linemen On Sidelines With Injuries
Santa Clara's football team held a light practice as Left End Frank Smith and Left Guard Lionel Rodgers sat out with injuries. Smith has a sore ankle and Rodgers a shoulder pointer, but both are expected ready for the New Orleans New Year’s Day game against Louisiana State. Right Halfback Manny Gomez was limited by a barley horse injury, not serious.
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Santa Clara
Calif
Frank Smith
Lionel Rodgers
Smith
Rodgers
Broncos
Louisiana State
New Orleans
Manny Gomez
Wisconsin Tops Butler On Road In Indianapolis
Wisconsin defeats Butler 43 to 23 in an early college basketball game played in Indianapolis. The Badgers pull away with a strong defensive effort and efficient scoring to secure the win.
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Indianapolis
Wisconsin
Butler
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