Langford Viewed For Rules Chair At National Meet
New York December 28 The selection of William S Langford of New York as chairman of the National Collegiate Athletic Association football rules committee was expected at the opening session of executives on Thursday If Langford takes the post Walter R Okeson of Bethlehem Pa may become secretary Okeson heads the Eastern Intercollegiate Association as football official selector The coaches association debated voting rights with the rules body and Lou Little urged clearer presentation of majority views The slate for 1933 officers includes Dana Bible Bernie Bierman and Dan McGugin with Eddie Casey and Harry Kipke among trustees
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New York
William S. Langford
A. A
Edward K. Langford
Trinity College
Hartford
Conn
American Football Coaches’ Association
Ual
Atahad
Rules Organization
National Collegiate
Langford
Walter R. Okeson
Beth
Eastern Intercollegiate Association
Okeson
Coach Association
National Football Rules Committee
Lou Little
Columbia
McGugin
Dana Bible
Nebraska
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Pacific Coast Coaches’ Association
Eddie Casey
Harvard
Harry Kipke
Michigan
Harry Stuhldreher
Villanova
William Cowell
New Hampshire
Cowell
Dazzling Passing Attack Forecast for East West Classic
Kezan stadium hosts the annual east west gridiron classic with Colgate coach Andy Kerr predicting a record passing display. An east all star team led by Ernie Nevers beat Stanford 32 to 0 in a practice game featuring Harry Newman and Gill Berry connecting on long passes to Dick Fenc Nor and Zapustas.
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San Francisco
U.P
Kezan Stadium
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Dick Hanley
Northwestern
Ernie Nevers
Stanford
Harry Newman
Michigan
Gill Berry
Illinois
Dick Fenc Nor
Zapustas
Ordnamend
Newman
Zorill
Ferriday High Set to Resume After Holidays
Ferriday high school to restart practice and spring football workouts when girls return from Christmas holidays. Schools closed for the break and activities to resume after the vacation.
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Ferriday High School
Grace and Berger Lead National League Fielding in 1932
Earl Grace of Pittsburgh set a new receivers record with a .998 average over 114 games and 413 chances. Wally Berger tied an outfield record with a .993 fielding average in 100+ games. Walter Maranville led second basemen with .975 as the trio helped the Braves set a club NL fielding mark of 976. The report notes other positional leaders and several league records across assists and errors.
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New York
Earl Grace
Pittsburgh
Walter
Maranville
Boston
Wally Berger
Grace
Frank Hogan
Berger
Braves
Chicago Cubs
New York Yankees
Frank O
Don) Hurst
Philadelphia
Charles J. Grimm
Chicago
Schmeling Repeats as Best Heavyweight in Sun Poll
The New York Sun consensus of 60 boxing writers ranks Max Schmeling of Germany as the top heavyweight for the third straight year despite losing his world title to Jack Sharkey in June. Sharkey follows second with Baer third, and a host of contenders including Carnera, Risko, Levinsky, Walker, Stribling, and Schaaf rounding out the top ten.
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New York
New York Sun
Max Schmeling
Germany
Uhlan
Jack Sharkey
Schmeling
Sharkey
Max Baer
Stanley Poreda
Primo Carnera
Johnny Risko
King Levinsky
Mickey Walker
Young Stribling
Ernie Schaaf
Tommy Loughran
Larry Gains
Steve Hamas
Unknown Winston
Charlie Retz
Pitt and USC Set Rose Bowl Clash January 2
Pittsburgh and Southern California prepare for the Pasadena Rose Bowl with Pitt boasting a stronger punting edge led by Bob Hogan. Coach Jock Sutherland’s team shows 38 yard average on kicks over ten games while USC averages 35.5. The Tigers worry over Paul Cuba injury as Pitt faces a tougher task against Howard Jones’ Trojans.
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Pasadena
Cal
Tay Brown
Southern California
Pittsburgh
Panthers
Paul Reider
Warren Heller
Pitt
Ernie Smith
Trojan
Homer Griffith
Southern Cal
Joe Skladany
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Trojans
Bob Hogan
Jock Sutherland
Notre Dame
Ramblers
Howard Jones
Irvine Warburton
Panther
Tucson
Ariz
University of Pittsburgh Panthers
Paul Cuba
Cuba
Sutherland
Jones
Steve Basil Visits Local City As Texas League Umpire
Steve Basil former Monroe semi pro catcher now serves as an umpire in the Texas League visiting friends for several days. He will stay until Saturday and has earned high marks in the league including Dixie series assignment and other duties from President Alvin Gardner. Basil hails from Beaumont Texas.
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Steve Basil
Monroe
Basil
Alvin Gardner
Beaumont
Texas
Early College Basketball Scores From Readable Ledger
Purdue over Wabash 35 to 15 and Beloit 30 to 24 over Chicago headline a round of early 20th century college results. Other games list Cathedral edging Alumni 33 to 32 and Oregon 28 San Francisco 26 with several matches involving Davis Elkins and California.
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Purdue
Wabash
Beloit
Chicago
Cathedral
Alumni
Georgia
Tulane
City College
Baltimore
Davis Elkins
San Joe Teachers
California
Chico State
Oregon
San Francisco Umi
San Jose
Portland Multnomah Club
Southern Oregon Normal
Oklahoma City Boosters
Bayer
Kehaco Henrys
Cedar Rapids
Oklahoma Teachers
Itenary College
Colonial Bakery
Hoot Owl Hero Dave Newell Of Fruitland Florida
This feature profiles Dave Newell of Fruitland Florida famed for calm handling of hoot owls at Key Largo Anglers Club and his adventurous spirit. It notes his big game hunts including a Jaguar expedition to the Amazon, plus plans for a tiger hunt in French Indo China and his preference for mongrel hound dogs over show bloodlines.
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Key Largo
Fla
U.R
Dave Newell
Fruitlands
Florida
Newells
Gulf Stream
Fruitland
Dave
Amazon River
Georgia
Georgia Quintet Grabs Second Straight Win Over Tulane
Georgia defeated Tulane 28 to 20 in New Orleans with a strong second half rally. Captain Leroy Young and guard Moore led Tulane’s attack, while Georgia built a halftime edge and maintained it, as Beck, Pound, and Cram provided notable scoring for Tulane.
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New Orleans
Tulane
University of Georgia Cage Squad
Basketeers
Beck
Cram
Leroy Young
Moore
Pound
Tulane G.F
Roberts
Chapman
Vorhaben
Young
Simon
Chandler
Cleveland
Costa
Harvey
Webb
Taylor
Georgia
Pailet
Corensweat
Waycross teen sets 65 in Okefinokee round
Frank Parker a 16 year old Waycross golf standout fired a 65 for 18 holes at Okefinokee golf course tying the 1 hole low of 32. He carded seven birdies and 11 pars in the round and equalled the record.
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Waycross
U.P
Frank Parker
Okefinokee
American netmen beat Australians in Melbourne series
American tennis players won eight of the local series eight to four, with W. McGrath beating Keith Gledhill for Australia’s sole win. Wilmer Allison defeated Harry Hopman, John Van Ryn beat C Sproule, and the pair Vines with Gledhill beat Jack Crawford and Hopman in the second match. The Americans and Australians split the opening day four matches.
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Melbourne
Australia
U.P
W. McGrath
Keith Gledhill
Wilmer Allison
Harry Hopman
John van Ryn
C. Sproule
Boxing Roundup Sparks Draws and KOs Across U S
In West Palm Beach Pietro Corri and Irving Ashkanazy drew. Dave Barry stopped Lucian in five rounds. Kennedy outpointed Godwin in Alexandria. Tiger Jack Fox outpointed Larry Johnson in Indianapolis. Purvis and Young Walker drew in Indy. Rosy Baker stopped Bobby Vernon in Anderson. Young Peter Jackson knocked out Bobby Pacho in Los Angeles.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Pietro Corri
New York
Irving Ashkanazy
Tallahassee
Drew
Dave Barry
St. Louis
Young Lucian
Alexandria
Les Kennedy
Vernon
Calif
Bob Godwin
Moultrie
Indianapolis
Tiger Jack Fox
Terre Haute
Ind
Larry Johnson
Chicago
Atlanta High Seeks Second Scrimmage Before Texas Trip
Boys high of Atlanta plans a second scrimmage before leaving Thursday for a charity game in Houston Texas on December 31. Rain has curtailed workouts since December 10, affecting preparations for the Texas trip.
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Atlanta
U.P
Boys High
Houston
Tex
Texas
League meeting set to decide Texas clubs for season
Dallas Tex Dec 28 President Alvin Gardner of the Texas league announced a league meeting for Saturday January 7. A definite decision will be made on which clubs will play this season as ten cities currently hold franchises.
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Dallas
Tex
Alvin Gardner
Texas League
Southern football officials say cleaner play in 1932 season
Atlanta reports that southern college football showed improved sportsmanship last fall with penalties for disqualification and unsportsmanlike conduct dropping from 46 in 1931 to 12 in 1932. A. R. Hutchens cites rule changes limiting linemen roughness as a major factor. average game time shortened and coaches rated officials highly across 122 games.
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Atlanta
Southern College
A. R. Hutchens
Lake Wales
Fla
Southern Football Officials Association
Hutchens
Simpler football urged by Dobie to trim game
Cornell coach Gilmour Dobie proposed simplifying football to reduce time, cost, and complexity. He urged limiting formations and adjusting rules to curb offensive latitude, suggesting action at the next annual meeting if injury trends warrant changes while leaving 1932 rules intact for now.
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New York
Gilmour Dobie
Cornell
American Football Coaches’ Association
Dobie
Hecht Leads Penn In National Junior Indoor Tennis
First round action in the National Junior indoor tennis championship narrows the field to 32 with Marco Hecht of the University of Pennsylvania winning his match without dropping a game. Seeded contenders advancing include Richard Hebard Bernard Friedman Willard Ingalls Sumner Rodman Giles Verstraten John Nogrady and Daniel Freedman. Jarvis and Crossman headline the boys division survivors seeded 1 and 2 respectively.
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New York
Marco Hecht
University of Pennsylvania
Vincent Richards
Bill Whyte
Swarthmore College
Richard K. Hebard
Hill School
Pottstown
Bernard Friedman
University of North Carolina
Willard E. Ingalls, Jr
Sumner Rodman
Harvard
Giles Verstraten
John Nogrady
Daniel Freedman
Alfred L. Jarvis
Tenafly
N. J
Hackley School
Tarrytown
N. Y
Lyman W. Crossman
Hitchcock Lands Don Zimmerman in New Orleans
Auburn star Jimmy Hitchcock, an All American halfback, calls Georgia the best opponent he faced and Tulane the hardest. He hails Don Zimmerman of Tulane as the greatest football player he has seen. Hitchcock plans to try for baseball with the New York Yankees after school.
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New Orleans
U.P
Jimmy Hitchcock
Auburn
Georgia
Tulane
Southern Gridirons
California
Don Zimmerman
Hitchcock
New York Yankees
Australian football called brutal as Doig dies in state final
In Perth, coroner Martel likens first grade matches to Roman holidays where players are sacrificed for gate money. East Fremantle youth captain Ronnie Doig is dead after the Western Australian state final, with many others injured, marking a large casualty toll for the season.
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Perth
Australia
Martel
Ronnie Doig
East Freemantle
Wrestling Results From Night Across Cities
Jack Sherry of Ohio defeated Herb Freeman of New York in New Haven at 7 23. Gus Sonnenberg of Boston threw Steve Znoski of New Britain at 14 15 in New Haven. Chief Little Wolf of Oklahoma beat Gus Kallio in Meridian within a two hour limit.
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Associated Press
New York
Jack Sherry
Ohio
Herb Freeman
New Haven
Conn
Gus Sonnenberg
Boston
Steve Znoski
New Britain
Meridian
Miss
Chief Little Wolf
Oklahoma
Gus Kallio
Witty exchange about Mrs West’s habit on the street
A husband and wife discuss Mrs West who reportedly turns to look back each time they pass. The brief joke appears in Tit-Bits with the punchline implied by the wife’s remark.
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Bert
West
Mat promoter on visit to Ferriday
E E Red Dorsey, wrestling promoter and former Ferriday businessman, visits for the holidays from Marshall Texas where he promotes events. He manages Natchez light heavyweight contender Jack Humberto and recently brought Primo Carera to Marshall as referee for Humberto’s win over heavyweight Cliff White.
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Ferriday
E. E
Red” Dorsey
Marshall
Texas
Dorsey
Jack Humberto
Natchez
Miss
Primo Carera
Humberto
Cliff White
Big Ten Mentors Laud Cage Rules In Preseason Talk
Chicago December 28 coaches across the Big Ten praised the new basketball rules. Ward Lambert praised them despite stalling concerns while Harold Olsen hailed faster play and spectator appeal. Dave MacMillan said Minnesota felt little impact but worried about defensive pressure during the 10 second interval.
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Chicago
Big Ten
Ward Lambert
Harold Olsen
Ohio State
Olson
Dave MacMillan
Minnesota
Langford to Head National Collegiate Football Rules Body
Sport Slants notes the push for metric adoption in intercollegiate track and field and football rule leadership changes. Langford, former Trinity College official and ex Football Rules Committee secretary, may lead the N C A A rules group, while Syracuse and Cornell rekindle their ancient rivalry after 33 years.
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Harvard A. A. News
Frank Ryan
Fountain of Information
Union
A. A
Langford
William S. Langford
Trinity College
Walter Camp
National Football Rules Committee
Edward K. Hall
Hall
Cornell
Syracuse
Ithacans
Orange
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