Sugar Bowl Teams Close in Weight Ahead of New Year Clash
Santa Clara Broncos and Louisiana State Tigers tip the scales near equally for the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Broncos average 192 pounds to LSU 191 in linemen, backs 188 versus 181. Leaders Buck Shaw and Bernie Moore drive a powerhouse, precise blocking style as both teams prepare with drills in Baton Rouge and Bay St. Louis.
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Kenneth Gregory
New Orleans
Santa Clara
Broncos
Louisiana State
Tigers
Louisiana
Texas Christian
Bernie Moore
Baton Rouge
Texas
San Francisco Battalion
Avoirdupois
Bronco
Lawrence
Buck) Shaw
Moore
Lawrence (Biff) Jones
Houston
Tex
California
Bay St. Louis
Shaw
Pos
L. S
Strange
J Fancy
Dumas
Falaschi
May
Derosa
Milner
Gomez
Morton
Pavelko
Coffee
Mississippi State Band Cancels Miami Bowl Trip
STATE COLLEGE Miss Dec 2 A lack of a majority of bandsmen led director Henry Wamsley to cancel the planned trip to Miami for the State Duquesne Grange Bowl game Only 21 members could go so the trip was called off.
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State College
Miss
Henry Wamsley
Miami
Wamsley
Sports Roundup 7 by Scotty Reston
A compact roundup by Scotty Reston highlights early season results, player notes, and team standings across regional leagues, noting key performances and upcoming matchups for fans.
Coaches Meet Gossip Near End of Big Names
In New York rumors swirl at the coaches meeting as aging figures vanish from the scene. Vic Hanson seeks a new post after being fired from Syracuse, while candidates like Fred Thomson and J C Dolley interview for openings. Fringes note Bramham as Landis successor prospects and Albany franchise talks hover over the Giants.
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New York
Fielding Yost
Michigan
Dan McGugin
Vanderbilt
G” Huff
Illinois
A. Stagg
Vic Hanson
Syracuse
Vic
Fred Thomson
Arkansas
J. C. Dolley
Texas
Jack Chevigny
Bramham
Landis
Albany
Joe Cambria
Joe
Baltimore
Times Square
D. E. Jesse
Trinity College
Giants
Dicker
Toronto
Frank McCormick
Minnesota
Washington
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Sicily Island Tourney Set for January 8 and 9
Sicily Island La Dec 29 Special The seventh annual invitational basketball tournament will be held January 8 and 9 for senior boys and girls Eighty teams from Catahoula La Salle Franklin Concordia Tensas East Carroll Madison Richland Morehouse Caldwell and Grant parishes invited Drawings and final team entries to be announced later
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Sicily Island
Catahoula
LaSalle
Franklin
Concordia
Tensas
East Carroll
Madison
Richland
Morehouse
Caldwell
Grant
Fights Last Night Across Multiple Cities
Reported boxing results from Providence Pittsburgh Chicago Miami Washington Rapid City show several decisions. Paris Apice outpointed Fred die Camuso in Providence while Billy Conn defeated Fritzie Zivic in Pittsburgh. Other bouts include Lenhart over Sutka in Chicago and Garcia over Sharkey in Rapid City.
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Providence
R. I
Paris Apice
Freddie Camuso
Fall River
Mass
Pittsburgh
Billy Conn
Fritzie Zivic
Chicago
Fred Lenhart
Tacoma
Wash
George Sutka
Detroit
Miami
Everett Simington
Poplar Bluff
Ray Woodward
Drew
Washington
Lou Gevinson
Joe Temes
Rapid City
S. D
Ted Garcia
Belle Fourche
Jackie Sharkey
Minneapolis
Sugar Bowl Tennis Opens With Notable Matches In New Orleans
Opening round of the Sugar Bowl tennis tournament in New Orleans features top seeds like Bryan Grant and Arthur Hendrix, plus Tulane standout Ernie Sutter and others. Boxing events and football ties with the Sugar Bowl prelude as 42,000 fans expected at Tulane Stadium for New Year’s Day game between Santa Clara and LSU.
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Kenneth Gregory
New Orleans
Santa Clara
Louisiana State
St. Louis
Tigers
Broncos
Tennessee
Southeastern
Arkansas
Bryan M
Bitsy) Grant
Atlanta
Arthur Hendrix
Lakeland Fla
Grant
Joe Abrams
New York
Tulane University
Hendrix
United States
Wilmer Allison
Ed Sutter
Princeton
Vernon Marcum
Lakeland
Fla
Ernie Sutter
Wayne Sabin
Portland
Ore
Martin Buxby
J. Gilbert Hall
East Orange
N. J
Tulane Stadium
Yanks Lead Baseball's Record Wreckers Of '36
New York Yankees captaincy praised by Joe McCarthy as the Ruppert Rifles of 1936 set and tied 24 major league records 26 new marks and 11 repeats. Gehrig and DiMaggio led a pennant clinch and big run production in a record margin season.
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Yanks
New York
Joe McCarthy
New York Yankees
Ruppert Rifles
Yankees
Lou Gehrig
Joe DiMaggio
San Francisco Seals
Gehrig
DiMaggio
Tony Lazzeri
Bill Dickey
George Selkirk
Tigers
Scarcity Of Catchers Worries Mr Hartnett
CHICAGO December 29 The Cubs star catcher Gabby Hartnett says outstanding young catchers are scarce in baseball with only three in the league. He notes Ken O'Dea and Walter Stephenson on the Cubs and discusses prospects from Columbus Arnold Owen. Hartnett plans to catch 100 or more games in 1937.
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Charles Lee
Gabby) Hartnett
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Ken O'Dea
Walter Stephenson
Arnold Owen
Cardinals
Columbus
Hartnett
Little Monk Simons Faces Traffic Charges
New Orleans police charged Claude L. Simons Jr. known as Little Monk with reckless driving and other traffic offenses after an automobile crash Sunday. His vehicle rear-ended Edward William Brown’s car, lightly injuring Brown’s three year old daughter. Simons was with his father Claude Simons Sr., Tulane athletic trainer, who reported the incident.
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New Orleans
Claude L
Little Monk) Simons, Jr
Transylvania College
Simons
Edward William Brown
Brown
Claude Simons
Tulane University
Dukes Face Mississippi State In Orange Bowl Bid
Duquesne coach John Smith forecasts a tough Orange Bowl clash with Mississippi State. Star halfback Boyd Brumbaugh is doubtful due to tonsillitis, and weather could hinder the Dukes more than their opponent. Mississippi State trains in Birmingham before moving to Miami for New Year’s Day game.
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Miami
Fla
John
Little Clipper) Smith
Duquesne
Mississippi State
Smith
Boyd Brumbaugh
Brumbaugh
Pittsburgh
Dukes
State College
Miss
Flamingo Park
Miami Beach
Beta Vario
Duke
A. D. H. Fossey
George E. Hussey
Maroons
Mississippi State College
Maroon
Scott Field
Birmingham
Ralph Sastre
Major Sasse
Sasse
Chuck Gelatka
Bob Keenan
Fred Walters
Bert Reddoch
Marvin Lathram
Lucius Edwards
Alex Lott
Oren Pittman
Bill Musselwhite
Ralph Meigs
Baron” Munchausen
Stanley Wliegosz
Carl Reagh
Johnny Monk
Red Gray
Oscar Weed
Marcus Mapp
Thayer Lynch
Dave Price
Bill Burch
al Mollere
Ike Pickle
Fred Hight
A. B. Stubbs
Bob Hardison
Victor Dixon
Bernard Ward
Bill Steadman
Dennis Cross
Charles Armstrong
Bob Caldwell
Bobby Thanes
Rose Bowl Record Shattered by Pitt in 1933
Pittsburgh set Rose Bowl scoring records on January 2 1933 when Southern California won 35 to 0. The Panthers had previously suffered the largest margin 47 to 14 at Troy in 1930. USC became the first and only four time Rose Bowl winner, Ernie Smith adding four extra points. Pitt gained 80 more yards than Columbia did against Stanford in 1934.
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Pittsburgh
Panthers
Southern California
Troy
Pitt
Trojans
Ernie Smith
Columbia
Stanford
Wisner High Basketball Schedule Set for January and February
Wisner High will host and travel for eight parish games as part of a Wyn Wisner Crowville Central and Winnsboro slate. The schedule lists matches with Ogden Fort Necessity Crowville Central Gilbert Winnsboro Baskin with both junior and senior boys and girls teams included.
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Wisner
Gilbert
Winnsboro
Baskin
Rideout Makes near Record in Sugar Bowl Two Miles
Wayne Rideout of Texas Teachers sprinted to 9 03.5 for two miles at the Sugar Bowl meet in New Orleans, the second fastest American time indoors or out. Don Lash of Indiana ran 8 58.3 at Princeton last June, the only superior mark. Rideout and twin Blaine may be invited to race on eastern boards this winter. The indoor two mile record stands at 9 07.4 by Ray Sears.
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New York
Wayne Rideout
Texas
Don Lash
Indiana
New Orleans
Rideout
Lash
Princeton
U. S
Blaine
Ray Sears
Butler
Athletic heads again discuss subsidization
College educators and athletic leaders gathered for a mid winter conclave to push for more honesty in recruiting and subsidizing football. Sessions debated amateur and professional lines, gate receipts, and the large costs of big games, with figures cited on weekly outlays and ticket spending.
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New York
United States
National Collegiate A. A
American Football Coaches’ Association
Kenneth L
Tug) Wilson
Northwestern University
John L. Griffith
Big Ten
William L. Hughes
Teachers College
Columbia University
J. E. Nichols
Oberlin College
Liberal Arts College
Dr. Nichols
Fielding H. Yost
Michigan
Yost
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