National championship prep game draws college scouts
In Aton Rouge Louisiana on December 27 college coaches from major camps converge for the Pine Bluff Zebras vs Rouge High game as the Sugar Bowl week builds. Scouts watch Dixie's standout Suleer Harris and a host of prep stars, including Hutson connections, as Pine Bluff and Rouge High duel for late season honors.
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Norman Walker
Aton Rouge
Orleans
New Orleans
Pine Bluff Zebras
Cham
Arkansas
Rouge High School
Louisiana
Tors
Bulldogs
Zebras
Jon Rouge High
Suleer Harris
Dixie
Beckfield
Pine Bluff Beasts
Beethers
Don Hutson
Alabama
Green Bay Peck
Eve Robert
Ray Hutson
Sparka
Ty Leftwich
Foeck
Jenn
Lafitte
Cabid Fay
Ce E. Betley
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College Centhes
Tulane Green Wave Progress Before Sugar Bowl
Tulane's practice in muddy conditions shows ankle rehab for Giles and Kellogg’s understudy, with Millard White delayed by a family tragedy. The team conducts drills and light contact as preparations continue for the Sugar Bowl clash with Texas.
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Lew Orleans
Bob @g
Tulane
Green Wave
Giles
Kellogg
Tom
Texas
Millard White
Taekle
Arkansan City
Kane
New Orleans
Greenies
Emnson College Football Prepares for Cotton Bowl Game
Emnson College aims to face Boston College in the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day. Coach Jess Neely stress readiness as 200 volunteers greet visitors in Allas Texas. A public workout is planned as the Tigers brace for the matchup, injuries doubtless tested.
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Allas
Tex
Clem College
Warin
Boston College
Houston Rols
Kelly Walter Waller
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Union Station
Jess Neely
Tigers
Walter Cox
Frank
Eely
Ell
Neely
Boston
Sailor Watkins M Gee Winners In Mat Events
Sailor Watkins substituted for Benny Mathes and Irah McGee won two bouts in the Monroe Wrestling arena battle royal. Watkins defeated Ken Ackles in the main event opening fall, then lost the third fall, while McGee beat Bob Martin in the semifinal after Martin suffered ribs. Ackles leads fan voting toward a 17 jewel watch prize, with Watkins earning a Monroe Motor five dollar award.
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Irah McGee
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Monroe Wrestling Arena
Watkins
Ken Ackles
Bosto
Mans Wreastier
Metre
Bob Martin
Skeston
Allen Parker
Cyclone Bure
Houmeelf
Detroit
Focal Arena
Himelf
Ackles
Blostonian
Matc
McGee
Martin
Sikeston
Monroe Mat
Clarks Jewelry Company
West Monroe
Monroe Motor Company
Aldin
Butch) Martin
Bud Fisher
Tragedy may keep star tackle out of Sugar Bowl
Tulane left tackle Millard White rushed home after word of his nine year old brother Lenus burning and dying in Kansas City. White's return will depend on his mother's shock. If unavailable Bill Kirchem moves to left tackle and Fred Brekke to right tackle with Charlie Dufour promoted.
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New Orleans
Lenus
Millard White
Tulane
Texas A
M. White
Arkansas City
Kan
White
Bill Kirchem
Fred Brekke
Kirchem
Charlie Dufour
Brekke
North South Game rosters lead Blue Gray gridiron clash
Fourty four top senior football stars, weighing over four tons combined, trained for Montgomerys Blue and Gray game on December 30. Coaches Snavely Waldorf call the upper Mason-Dixon lineup better balanced and faster, with Morrison Cody praising the rebels as a coachs dream. The squads split into two sides featuring players from LSU Mississippi State and Florida among others.
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Montgomery
Ala
Carl Snavely
Cornell
Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern
Mason-Dixon Line
South
Ray Morrison
Vanderbilt
Josh Cody
Florida
Ozark Hill Billies to Meet Picked Men in Cage Battle
In Jonesboro Louisiana on Wednesday night the Ozark Hill Billies a pro girls basketball team faces a locally formed picked men’s team at the new Jonesboro Hodge high gym. The Hill Billies feature Monica Ryan Lorene Daniels Helen Orson Vinia Hobbs Jo Darrow and Nora Numeries. Pete Tullos Woodrow Tullos Poole Crow and Mack are on the Jonesboro roster. The game follows men’s rules with local stars opposing the Hill Billies under headlights of media attention.
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Ovork Hill Billies
Jonesboro
Jonesboro-Hodge High School
Monica Ryan
Hill Billies
Pete Tullos
Louisiana Normal Fame
Invaders
Woodrow Tullos
Pete
Poole
Crow
Mack
Sports Mirror highlights past games and notes
The column recalls a year ago Illinois beat Manhattan 60 41 and Minnesota topped NYU 39 32 at Madison Square Garden before 17 488 fans. It also references historic track marks, coaching leadership shifts, and a note that traffic fatalities for the year are about two percent below last year.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Manhattan
Minnesota
New York University
Madison Square Garden
Archie San Romani
Glenn Cunningham
Don Lash
Wayne Rideout
Bernie Bierman
University of Minnesota
American Football Coaches Association
Dana X. Bible
Nebraska
Mize Wins National League Batting Crown in 1939
Johnny Mize of the St. Louis Cardinals finishes the season with a .349 average over 153 games to claim the National League batting title. He also leads with 28 home runs and 353 total bases, narrowly beating Don Padgett and Frank McCormick for top honors.
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New York
Johnny Mize
Husky Firet
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Medwick
Ernie Lombardi
Mize
Melvin Ott
New York Giants
Johnny
Mire
Don Padgett
Frank McCormick
Cincinnati
Medwick
Paul Waner
Pittsburgh
Morris Arnovich
Philadelphia
Ival Goodman
Zeke Bonarfa
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis
Harry Danning
Hank Leiber
Chicago
Cardinals
Slaughter
Buddy Hassett
Boston
Bil Herman
McCormick
Bill Werber
Jim Brown
Linus Frey
Reds
Merrill May
Phillies
Lee Handley
Stan Hack
Herman
Hack
Brooklyn
Dolph Camilli
Knoxville Wins Mile and Sixteenth Feature at Fair Grounds
H M Babylon's gelding Knoxville led all the way in muddy track conditions to win the mile and a sixteenth feature at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans. He defeated Flying Jack by two lengths with Waugh Pop third, paying $22.80 for a $2 wager. Apprentice Robert McDonald rode his second victory of the day while Walter L. Taylor rode two winners.
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New Orleans
Knoxville
H. M. Babylon
Flying Jack
Waugh Pop
Robert McDonald
Walter L. Taylor
Boxing action across cities reports split results
In New York Allie Stolz outpointed Pablo Dano while Johnny Bellus stopped Paul De Bello in Newark. White Plains saw Jimmy Vaughn outpoint Matt Perfetti, Philadelphia reports Spider Armstrong outpointing Andre Sarilla in Montreal. Newark lists Texas Lee Harper as a noted participant.
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New York
Allie Stolz
Newark
Pablo Dano
Philippines
Johnny Bellus
New Haven
Conn
Paul de Bello
Brooklyn
White Plains
N. Y
Jimmy Vaughn
Cleveland
Matt Perfetti
Amsterdam
Philadelphia
Spider Armstrong
Montreal
Andre Sarilla
N. J
Texas
Lee Harper
Cagers Open Sugar Bowl Week With New Orleans Games
Two top college basketball teams arrive in New Orleans to kick off Sugar Bowl week with a marquee game at the municipal auditorium as winter weather threatens. Ohio State and Kentucky bring full-strength lineups led by stars Lynch Sattler Schick, with Tulane Texas Aggies set for the football classic on New Year’s Day.
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The
Association of Commerce
Associated Press
Tulane
Texas
Municipal Auditorium
Texas Aggies
Harold Olsen
Ohio State
Adolph Rupp
Wildcats
University of Kentucky
Buckeyes
Olsen
Kentucky
Pittsburgh
Ohio Basketeers
Robert Lynch
Bill Sattler
John Schick
Letterman Gil Mickelson
Jack Dawson
Charley Hare
England
Netter
United States
Philadelphia
Rollins College
Gulf Coast
Glenn Cunningham
Bobby Rowe
Portland
Los Angeles Bulldogs
Allstar
Paul Schissler
Los Angeles
Columbus
Rowe
Schissler
P. J
Oregon State
Stiner
Vancouver
Seattle
Coast Hockey League
California
Legion Baseball Players Meet In Ruston Dinner Session
Larry J. Fox hosts his annual meeting for American Legion junior baseball players in Ruston at Memorial Park. Attendees include former Ruston players such as Atley Donald, Billy Mitchell, Jack Thigpen, Jimmy Davis, Matt Pittard, and the Hinton brothers, with Legion officials and Roy Fraser co hosting.
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Ruston
Larry J. Fox
American Legion
Legion
Memorial Park
Atley Donald
New York Yankee
Louisiana Tech
Billy Mitchell
Jack Thigpen
United States Military Academy
West Point
Jimmy Davis
Matt Pittard
Hinton Brothers
Clay
Cecil H. Wright
McFarland Post No. 2
W. E. McBride
T. L. James
Roy Fraser
Legion Baseball
Fox
Babe Ruth Daughter to Wed This June in New Hampshire
Julia Ruth, 23, daughter of Babe Ruth, is engaged to Richard Wells Flanders, 31, after meeting at a golf club. They plan to marry in June and spend about half the year at Flanders’s Cranmore Mountain lodge in Kearsarge New Hampshire, a winter sports and summer vacation spot.
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George Herman
Babe) Ruth
Richard Wells Flanders
Ruth
Julia
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Kearsarge
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Walter H. Flanders
Melrose
Mass
New Hampshire
Babe Ruth
Local boxing card notes Jamaica fighter outpoints Ruffin
Jamaica, N Y boxer defeats Bobby Ruffin in Bridgeport Connecticut by decision. Placed on a card featuring several regional contenders.
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N. Y
Bobby Ruffin
Bridgeport
Conn
Tough Bowl Week Picks Stir Confidence and Doubt
In a chaotic look at the major New Year bowl matchups Whitney Martin weighs U S C Tennessee and Tulane Texas A M, Missouri and Georgia Tech, Boston College and Clemson, noting experts struggle to predict winners as balanced schedules and late-season form complicate choices.
Eagles Off 10 Battle Clemson In Cotton Bowl Trip
Boston College football players head toward Dallas for the Cotton Bowl clash with Clemson on New Year’s Day. Coach Leahy warns the team to expect stiff competition and plan for replacements. Lou Montgomery withdraws from the trip. The group receives a 400 gallon water escort and an eight hour St. Louis layover for scrimmage.
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Boston
Dallas
Tex
South Carolina
Clemson College Tigers
Boston Eagles
Leahy
Lou Montgomery
St. Louis
Louisiana Star Advances In National Junior Indoor Tennis
Bill Umstaedter of Millburn New Jersey and James Evert of Chicago, the top seeds, won their opening matches at the National Junior Indoor Championship on the seventh regiment armory courts. Umstaedter beat Adrian Hirschhorn 6-1 6-4 to reach the third round and Evert crushed Francis Rice 6-1 6-0 to reach the second round.
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Louisiana Star
New York
Bill Umstaedter
Millburn
N. J
James Evert
Chicago
Freddies Hobbies Highlight Winter Hoops Poinsettias
Freddie Hutchinson, former outfielder, lines up winter pro basketball and runs a florists shop. He batted .382 for Detroit last season and reflects on a mix of sports and business as he eyes a longer or shorter season. News notes also mention Dr James Naismith memorial talk in Eugene and other Oregon sports links.
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Eddie
TLE
Freddie Hutchinson
Joe DiMaggio
Poinsettias
Freddie
Detroit
Casaba
Hutch
Tiger
Borleske
Whitman
Dean Yedica
Kennewick
Wash
C. F. Yedica
Eugene
Ore
James Naismith
University of Oregon
Freddie Steele
Seattle
Tacoma
Death of Horace Clarke at Glen Riddle Farms
Horace Clarke, 26, exercise boy at Samuel D. Riddle’s Glen Riddle Farms near Berlin Maryland, died from injuries after being kicked by a Man O War colt. Meteorograph balloons launched from the station to record atmospheric data bear the station’s name and address. a $25 reward is offered for their return.
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Berlin
Horace Clarke
Samuel D. Riddle
Glen Riddle Farms
Here
Cafego Hurts Knee Again In Rose Bowl Prep
Tennessee fans viewed USC practice and Cafego injury updates ahead of the Rose Bowl. Cafego reinjured the knee in secret drills and will not participate fully as workouts remain private. USC showcased a powerful squad while Tennessee emphasized speed and businesslike focus.
Gino Martinelli Beats Sammy Cohen in Reading Match
Gino Martinelli of New York defeated Sammy Cohen of Chicago in a 14 minute 15 second wrestling bout in Reading.
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Reading
Gino Martinelli
New York
Sammy Cohen
Chicago
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