Southern California drills near Rose Bowl for Pittsburgh clash
Pasadena December 31 Trojans prepare for the Rose Bowl with an afternoon workout on the Rose Bowl sod as they tune plays to defeat Pitt. Ernie Smith and veterans recall past clashes while Pittsburgh arrives from Tucson with captain Reider hurt.
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Pasadena
Calif
California
Pittsburgh
Panthers
Troy
Tulane
Ernie Smith
Trojans
Southern California
Penn State
Pitt
Stanford
Jock Sutherland
Trojan
Tucson
Ariz
Paul Reider
Irvine
Cotton
Southernfornia
Records topple at aquatic meet in Miami
Lenore Kight of Homestead set a world record for the 500 meter free style women with 7 minutes 2 3 5 seconds, beating Helene Madison. Katherine Rawls of Fort Lauderdale claimed her fourth meet record at 4 minutes 12 2 5 seconds in the 300 yard medley. Dorothea Dicon of New York won the pay freestyle and Margaret Hoff of Scranton took the 200 stroke.
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Miami
Fila
Lenore Kight
Homestead
Helene Madison
Seattle
Katherine Rawls
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Stadium seeks local promoter for Schmeling Baer bout
Chicago promoter worries prompt nonresident organizers to stage the Schmeling Baer fight as the stadium corporation files fees with Illinois athletic authorities. N Strotz, president of the Stadium, asserts local enterprise should profit from a major boxing event.
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Chicago
Max Schmeling
Max Baer
Chistadium Corporation
Per Wee N. Strotz
Stadium Corporation
Illinois State Athletic
Dempsey
George Getz
East West Teams Hold Easy Drills For Charity Game
Eastern and western football stars of 1932 prepare for a San Francisco charity contest with light signal drills. Coaches Dana X Bible Orin Hollingbery and Andy Kerr Dick Hanley supervise as players rest up and lineup details emerge with Nicknamed standouts from Purdue Colgate Northwestern Notre Dame California Oregon Washington State and more.
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San Francisco
Dana X. Bible
Nebraska
Orin Hollingbery
Washington State
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Dick Hanley
Northwestern
Stanford University
Bob Rowe
Michigan
Harry Newman
Joe Hill
University of California
San Francisco Bay Region
Paul Moss
Purdue
Marsh Wells
Minnesota
Bob Smith
Tom Gilbane
Brown
Joe Kurth
Notre Dame
Dick Finch
Bart Viviano
Cornell
Gil Berry
Illinois
Pug Rentner
Roy Horstmann
West
L. P. S Quintet to Play Sparco in Tech Gym Showdown
Sparco, a semi pro squad from Shreveport with ex college stars Johnson Womack Nolan and Mangham faces Louisiana Tech in a Saturday 8 pm game at the Tech Gym. Tech's Bohler and Hal Lee lead the Bulldogs after a 3 game holiday stretch, with a 1 loss margin in pre season play.
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Sparco
Shreveport
Tech
Louisiana Tech Bulldog
Louisiana
Arkansas
Techmen
el Dorado
Ark
Root Refinery
Bulldogs
H. L. Hunt Oilers
Urania
Centenary
Johnson
Womack
Nolan
Fannie” Mangham
Norman
Tullos
Hal Lee
G. M. Bohler
Lee
Florida
Amateur-Pro Tists Tie For Santa Monica Round One Lead
At Santa Monica the Santa Monica $2,000 tournament begins with 146 amateur pro teams. Al Zimmerman and Dr. Cliff Baker of Portland tie Wilfy Cox and Bobby Tobin for a 63 first round lead as two other pairs card 65s and many 66s contend for 32 final-round spots. Cox opens with a 31.
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Santa Monica
Calif
al Zimmerman
Cliff Baker
Portland
Ore
Wilfy Cox
Brooklyn
Timber Point
N. Y
Bobby Tobin
Los Angeles
Archie Hambrick
Young
Simon-Pure
Ferriday Forms Independent Five the Ferriday Black Cats
Ferriday launches an independent basketball team named the Ferriday Black Cats under manager Robert Wiseman. Members include Willard Schuchs Louisiana College coach Hugh Bateman D. E. Brown Bill Slay J. C. Tarver Eugene Schuchs and Joe Holliday from Copiah Lincoln and Arkansas connections. Practice to begin when weather allows. clubs may contact Wiseman to arrange games.
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Ferriday
Ferriday Black Cats
Robert Wiseman
Willard Schuchs
Louisiana College
Hugh Bateman
C. W. Fairbanks
University of Arkansas
D. E. Brown
Louisiana Tech
Bill Slay
Tech
J. C. Tarver
Arkansas
Eugene Schuchs
Joe Holliday
Copiah-Lincoln
Black Cats
Forward Pass Evil Gridiron Casualties Facing N C A A
Walter R. Okeson becomes football rules chairman and faces curbing the forward pass and reducing injuries in 1933. Major John L. Griffith is new N C A A president and will tackle athlete subsidies while reconciling college sports with tight Depression budgets.
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New York
U.P
Walter R. Okeson
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Okeson
John L. Griffith
Association
Astor Hotel
Chicago
Lehigh University
E. K. Hall
William S. Langford
Major Griffith
S. V. Sanford
University of Georgia
Sanford
Sullivan Medal Goes to Bausch
New York dispatch reports James Aloysius Bausch of Kansas City won the James E. Sullivan Memorial Medal, chosen by 600 sports leaders. He edged Bill Carr by 39 votes in a close finish, with Ralph Hill and Lauri Lehtinen also prominent in the final ballot.
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New York
Bobby Jones
Barney Berlinger
James Aloysius Bausch
Kansas City
James E. Sullivan
Sullivan
Bausch
Bill Carr
University of Pennsylvania
Dusek Defeats Zaharias in Philadelphia Bout
In Philadelphia last night Ernie Dusek of Omaha 217 defeated George Zaharias of Pueblo 234 in 44 minutes 58 seconds. In Toronto Gus Sonnenberg 200 of Boston beat Ed Don George 212 of North Java N Y with one fall each and a default after both fell from the ring.
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Philadelphia
Ernie Dusek
Omaha
George Zaharias
Pueblo
Colo
Toronto
Gus Sonnenberg
Boston
Ed Don George
North Java
N. Y
George
Ring
Brown Mill Quints Triumph Over Millsaps
The Brown Paper mill Safety Firsts defeated Millsaps College 56 to 19 in Jackson Mississippi led by Cary Phillips and Fred Stone with 13 points each. Millsaps struggled with shooting while Brown dominated the second half and plans a January 3 4 game against Hutchinson Kansas.
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Brown Paper Mill
MiLlsaps College
Jackson
Miss
Millsaps
Frickie
Roden
Hood
Davis
Caldwell
Brownies
Brown
Cary Phillips
Fred Stone
Frank Frickie
Ray Roden
Phillips
Vanhook
Hutchinson
Kan
Wichita Henry
A. A
Lapin
Gregory
Tynes
Simpson
Lawson
Evans
Coates
Broom
Tullos
McNeely
Campbell
Ferriday Bulldogs star in 1932 football season
Ferriday High School football placed Big Joe Hayes and Leon Rozelle on the All-North Louisiana class B first team. Captain James Honea and Wilbur Wilson earned second team spots, with George Honea on the third team and others honored. The team went eight wins and one loss, falling only to Tallulah Trojans, whom they briefly challenged. Basketball and girls teams show promise for 1933.
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Ferriday
Ferriday High School
Big Joe Hayes
Leon Rozelle
James Honea
Wilbur Wilson
George Honea
Charles Loomis
Leroy Adams
Bulldogs
Tallulah Trojans
Trojans
Mary Maranta
Hugh Bateman
Year 1932’s Bold Sports Triumphs Across Nations
A retrospective highlights major 1932 sports feats from Southern California’s Rose Bowl win and Chicago Stadium upsets to Campbell’s 253 mph auto record. It recalls Gene Venzke’s indoor mile record, Phar Lap’s Caliente victory, and Babe Ruth’s home run bursts in the World Series.
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New York
Southern California
Tulane
Trojans
Notre Dame
U. S
America
Gene Venzke
Madison Square Garden
Phar Lap
Malcolm Campbell
Daytona
Sands
Ben Eastman
Tulane Quintent Beats Tennessee to End Losing Streak
Tulane Greenies defeated the University of Tennessee 31 to 23 in New Orleans securing their first Southeastern Conference win after four straight losses. Sam Phillips led UT with 11 points including five goals and a foul. Tulane's Verhaben Hall and Simons anchored the comeback in a tightly contested game.
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New Orleans
Tulane Greenies
University of Tennessee
Sam Phillips
Tulane
Phillips
Tulane Heavy Artillery
Verhaben
Hall
Simons
Tennessee
Esesesessis
Rte
McWherther
G Sagen
Crumbliss
Yearwood
Kirk
Wynn
McPhermon
Stafford
MecWherther
Feathers
Beck
Vorhaben
Cleveland
Cram
Covenswear
New Orleans Athletic Club
Oakes
Pitt To Withhold All-American Diplomas Before Rose Bowl
Pitt coach A R Sutherland orders delaying diplomas for two All-American stars Warren Heller and Joe Skladany until after the Monday Rose Bowl clash with Southern California. The move aims to prevent head swelling after past disappointments and to keep the squad focused ahead of Pasadena.
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Los Angeles
Jack Sutherland
Pitt
Southern California
Warren Heller
Joe Skladany
Pasadena
Sutherland
Vansa
Panthers
Skladany
Walton
Cuba
Onder
Hartwig
Tormey
Hogan
Heller
Sebastian
Weinstein
Howard Jones
Notre Dame
Sparling
Palmer
Brown
Smith
Stevens
Southern Railway Names C. R. Gates to Atlanta Division
C. R. Gates advances to roadmaster of the Atlanta division with headquarters in Atlanta. He was assistant road master of the New Orleans and Northwestern railroad and New Orleans Terminal company, based in Hattiesburg, Miss. The vacancy arose after A. P. Bradley's death. J. F. Barron will take Gates’s previous post in Hattiesburg. The changes take effect January 1.
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New Orleans
Southern Railway System
C. R. Gates
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