Hank Crisp ends 21st year at Alabama with bowl line plans
Christmas Day profile of Henry Hank Crisp, long-time Alabama line coach entering his 21st year with the Crimson Tide. He prepares for the Cotton Bowl against Texas A&M, marking his sixth post season bowl with Crisp coaching the line. The piece recalls past Alabama bowl victories and notable linemen trained by Crisp, including AP selections.
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Romney Wheeler
Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Henry G
Hank) Crisp
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Texas A. & M
Dallas
Bama
Washington
Wallace Wade
Stanford
Wade
Washington State
Frank Thomas
California
O Bama
Crisp
Associated Press
John Wyhonic
Holt Rast
Rast
Harold
Red) Drew
Derace Moser
Texas Aggies
Joe Domnanovich
South Bend
Ind
George Hecht
Wyhonic
Chicago Heights
Ill
Noah Lang
Southern Hospitality Pulls Against Beavers
Oregon State coach Lon Stiner blames Southern hospitality for any Rose Bowl defeat to Duke. Beavers arrived in Durham greeted warmly with a brass band, captain Martin Chaves named honorary mayor, then faced a tight schedule of drills and hard work at the University of North Carolina ahead of New Year’s Day.
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Chapel All
N. C
Oregon State
Duke
Durham
Lon Stiner
Stiner
Martin Chaves
Beavers
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Pontchartrain handicap opens Fair Grounds racing season
New Orleans opens racing at the Fair Grounds with the Pontchartrain handicap drawing nine weights. The nine include Air Master Transfigure Isle Sun Pari Kings Par Avion Whipowill Alhalon and Sir Kid. The 42 day meet runs to February 17, Mardi Gras canceled due to the war.
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New Orleans
Pontchartrain
Fair Grounds
Air Master
Transfigure
Isle Sun
Pari-Kings
Par Avion
Whipowill
Alhalon
Sir Kid
Valdosta wrestler and Decatur rival gain starting spot
Dale, a 235-pound strapper from Valdosta, and 215-pound Don White of Decatur, Ala, as the lone sophomore in the starting lineup, won their positions over stiff competition from half a dozen other tackles.
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Dale
Valdosta
Don Whitemire
Decatur
Ala
Sugar Bowl gridiron squads celebrate Christmas in New Orleans
In New Orleans and Baton Rouge on Christmas Eve players from Fordham Missouri and the Western all stars received gifts and turkey dinners as they prepare for the January 3 Shrine game. Santa Claus distributed gifts, and coaches’ wives gave presents to Eastern stars while Westerners drill and study plays ahead of the big clash.
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New Orleans
Santa Claus
Turkey
St. Nicholas
Fordham
Missouri
Shriners
Rams
House of David
Sugar Bowl
Joseph B. David
Edgewater Park
Miss
Ship Island
Allstar
Bernie Bierman
Andy Kerr
Biloxi
Bill Coffman
San Francisco
Missouri Plyers
Baton Rouge
William Coffman
Bobby Robertson
Southern California
Kenny Casenaga
Santa Clara
Ray Frankowski
Washington University
Arthur Santow to See Bowl Game After All
Arthur Santow Missouri Tiger end may attend Sugar Bowl as spectator after pneumonia illness. He left university hospital for Michigan City home and plans to depart to watch Missouri Fordham from the stands in New Orleans.
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Columbia
Arthur Santow
Missouri Tiger
New Orleans
Santo
University Hospital
Michigan City
Ind
Cleveland Indians Biggest Flop Of The Year
The Associated Press poll rates the Cleveland Indians as the No 1 disappointment of the year with 31 of 85 writers selecting them. Others receiving votes include Lou Nova Bo Bo Louis Norman Newsom and Texas Longhorns.
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New York
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Lou Nova
Associated Press
Tribe
Yankees
Roger Peckinpaugh
Joe Louis
Nova
Louis Norman Newsom
Detroit
Bo Bo
Newsom
Tigers
Texas
Longhorns
Longhorn
Texas Christian
Baylor
Stanford
Lou Novikoff
Cubs
Tulane
Bill DeCorrevont
Northwestern
Brooklyn Dodgers
Nebraska
Don McNeill
Dolph Camilli
Dodgers
Billy Conn
Louis
Alabama
Frankie Kovacs
Fritzie Zivic
Deb Garris
Sacramento Baseball Club
National Amateur Golf Gallery
Ecuador Net Star at Peak for Sugar Bowl Meet
South American Francisco Segura the 19 year old freshman at the University of Miami aims to shock Sugar Bowl field in New Orleans next week. He has sharpened his two fisted forehand and says he can stay calm under pressure. Gardnar Mulloy, longtime Miami coach and nation’s seventh ranking player, recruited Segura after he beat a top master. Bowling is played by 12 million in the United States annually.
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Miami
Fla
New Orleans
Francisco Segura
University of Miami
Ecuador
United States
Gardnar Mulloy
Segura
Sports Roundup by Hugh Fullerton Jr
Boxing and football fund drives mark the holiday sports scene with all-star games and charity pledges. The column notes Christmas fund shows in football and hockey, baseball all-star efforts for army relief, and Joe Louis with Buddy Baer aiding Navy relief after trimming their pay. The ABC slogan Bowl and Buy Bonds underscores a season of gifts across sports.
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Hugh Fullerton, Jr
Wide World
New York
Army
Joe Louis
Buddy Baer
Navy
Christmas Sports Roundup From Halls of Fame to Camps
A limping Christmas tribute greets readers from Havey J. Boyle and Tim Cohane. Frankie Albert is drafted by the Bears. Joe Louis marks his fifth training camp Christmas. Lester Patrick notes favorite reads as A G Spalding’s autobiography. Ben White.
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Tim Cohane
New York World Telegram
Frankie Albert
Stanford
Chicago Bears
Frankie
Joe Louis
Lester Patrick
Mr. Hockey
A. G. Spalding
Ben White
Youth Bowl Contests Endorsed as Top Postseason Clash
Miami Florida coach Jesse Yarbrough says the Youth Bowl between Florida champion and Baltimore City College high Maryland titleholder could rival college bowls if war continues. The 12th Christmas night tilt may draw 15 000 plus as both teams prepare an offensive showcase with little scouting. The Miami city champ hosts the outsider in a game seen as a premier high school post-season spectacle.
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Miami
Fla
Jesse Yarbrough
Yarbrough
Florida
Baltimore City College High
Maryland
Yarbrou
Miami High
Booker Beckwith to Fight Joe Maxim on January 9
Chicago report says Booker Beckwith of Gary Indiana will resume boxing with a January 9 bout against Joe Maxim in Cleveland after a November loss to Bob Pastor. Beckwith had won 17 straight bouts before the setback and will restart his climb at the Coliseum in his first outing of the New Year.
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Chicago
Booker Beckwith
Gary
Ind
Bob Pastor
Cleveland
Joe Maxim
Trotting Host Man Trains 30 Horses at Seminole Park
The trotting host man operates thirty horses in training at Seminole Park Florida including eleven yearlings owned by W N Reynolds. Milersville High School football players visit the hospital to offer blood donations for coach Dave Days seriously ill father. Day calls it the best scoring play of the year.
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Seminole Park
Fla
W. N. Reynolds
Millersville
Dave Day
Coach Day
Harper Adds Help From Former Foe At Sugar Bowl
In Lafayette Louisiana on December 25 4 Donald Harper will fight in the Sugar Bowl ring December 29 with former foe Ted Kara now assisting at Southwestern Louisiana Institute Kara won the National Intercollegiate 120 pound title for Idaho last spring and has trained Harper for S L L s Bug Bowl clashes with the University of Florida.
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Lafayette
Donald Harper
Sugar Bowl
Ted Kara
Idaho University
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Harper
Kara
Penn State
Idaho Battler
George
Gee) Mitchell
Earl Blaik joins Army staff after Dartmouth move
A year ago Earl Blaik signed as Dartmouth coach and then brought his entire staff to West Point to coach the Army football team. The move marks a pivotal transition in college football leadership.
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Earl Blaik
Dartmouth
West Point
Co Army
Jewell You
Purdue
Ten
William Harridge
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