Seeded Aces Sweep Into Sugar Bowl Tennis Semis
In New Orleans the top seeds advance to the semi finals of the Sugar Bowl tennis tournament at the Country Club. Bobby Riggs of Chicago dominates Ernie Sutter 6-0 6-0. Joe Hunt San Francisco Wayne Sabin Hollywood Don McNeill Oklahoma City also win to reach final rounds.
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Wayne Sabin
Hollywood
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Reaping Easy Wins at Fair Grounds Feature
Reaping chalked up his ninth victory of the year at the Fair Grounds in a six furlong allowance feature. The Sickle colt set the pace and won easily in a good 1:121-5, boosting earnings past $10,000 and paying $8.60. Carvola nosed out Cristate for second in a photo finish.
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Iron Hills Wins California Breeders Championship
Iron Hills romped to a victory in the California breeders championship stakes at Santa Anita finishing a length and a quarter ahead of Rolling Ball in the mile race before a crowd of 20,000.
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Los Angeles
Iron Hills
Santa Anita
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Cross-Word Puzzle Across and Down Clues
Readable clues list with multiple across and down entries for a crossword puzzle including terms like egg shaped and river in Belgium, and notes on various word lengths, flavors of color and order references, plus historical coin and religious terms while many entries appear garbled or partial.
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Pennnett
Belgium
Trecree
Coaches Seek Football Rule Changes To Aid Offense
New Orleans reports show NCAA rules committee considering five possible changes to modernize play. Suggestions include moving goal posts to the line, legalizing forward passes from behind the line, limiting men in the forward line on defense, defining ball recovery rules, and adjusting out of bounds plays to 15 yards.
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Okeson
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College Basketball Scores From Five Cities
New Orleans Pittsburgh 29 Kentucky 49. New York Stanford 49 Long Island 35. Columbus California 34 Ohio State 25. New York Minnesota 36 New York University 31. Des Moines Kansas U 29 Drake 34.
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Plight of Dodgers Worries Rival Clubs
New York December 30 1937. Rival clubs fear a doomed Dodgers season as front office turmoil under Burleigh Grimes and vacancy at GM reduces operation for 1938. Dodgers spring training plans reportedly set by the Yankees amid manager and ownership conflicts. Van Lingle Mungo’s status unresolved.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
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Yankees
Brooklyn
John Gorman
van Lingle Mungo
Move Begun to Bring Schmeling Louis Title Bout to Chicago
Chicago set to host a potential heavyweight title bout between Max Schmeling and Joe Louis after a decisive push from organizers. Negotiations and plans target a major arena in the city to showcase the world championship clash.
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Max Schmeling
Fight could bring $5 million visit to Soldier Field in Chicago
A meeting of 48 civic leaders launched a campaign to bring a championship fight to Soldier Field in Chicago next June. Sheldon Clark chaired the Illinois State Athletic Commission event with letters from Mayor Edward J. Kelly and Governor Henry Horner endorsing the move. Clark said visitors would spend at least $5,000,000 in Chicago and urged the South Park Board to rent the venue at a reasonable rate or on a small percentage basis.
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Sheldon Clark
Joseph Tuiner
Illinois State Athletic Commission
Edward J. Kelly
Henry Horner
Clark
Soldier Field
Lake Michigan
South Park Board
Webster Ep Outpoints Savoldi In Sioux Falls Bout
Webster Ep of Sioux Falls outpointed Stan Savoldi of St Paul in a lightweight match at the Sioux Falls venue. The decision favored Ep as the crowd watched the heated ten round contest.
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S. D
Webster Epperson
Stan Savoldi
St. Paul
Tarzan Under Fire in Ravine Arrow Recovery Attempt
Dee descends the ravine after gorilla-men retreat as Guim and followers press on with two prisoners. The gorge tightens into a cliff with a small waterfall and slick rocks, making the march precarious.
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Guim
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