Spectacular 1930s College Football Highlights Recap
New York readers recall a thrilling 383 season with dramatic finishes and record plays. Frankie Sinkwich and Georgie Poschner spark Alabama comeback with nine of fourteen final-period passes. Miami’s Ross Coates returns a kickoff 96 yards for a key score as West Virginia rallies. Oregon State center Bill Gray steals a punt and runs it in for a dream play. Minnesota’s Bill Harnaas drops a last-second kick for a surprise 18-14 win. Other feats include 100-yard kickoffs, 92-yard punt returns, and long passing plays across major programsVOL
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New York
Frankie Sinkwich
Georgie Poschner
Youngstown
University of Georgia
Miami
West Virginia
Ross Coates
Bill Gray
Oregon State
Washington State
Bob Kennedy
Gray
Kennedy
Minnesota
Bill Harnaas
Bill
Lyle Sturdy
Wichita
Washington
Hermen Wills
St. Louis
Loyola
Los Angeles
Blondy Black
Duquesne
Miss State
Cling Castleberry
Georgia Tech
Navy
Fred Jacob
Rice
Arkansas
Jim Demar
Indiana
Butler
Bill Coleman
Bavior
Texas Tech
Sinkwich
Frankie
Lamar Davis
Extra Periods Open Junior League Basketball Schedule
Extra period games opened the Junior League at the Y M C A with Corsairs defeating Hurricanes 18 to 11 and Thunderbolts edging Spitfires 16 to 16 to launch the schedule. Hurricanes, Corsairs, Thunderbolts and Spitfires advance to the trophy tournament rounds with matchups set for Saturday.
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Y.mc.a
Coresire
Hurricanes
Thunderbolts
Spitfires
Corsairs
Spitites
Routzahn
Koontz
Winnie
Pontain Krnowsenchey
Brachey
Harrison
F. Tp. Smith
Blumenauer
Sanders
Grove
F Kolb
C Spangler
G - Staley
Hurricane
Thunderbolt
War's Restrictions Felt At Race Track In Charles Town
War time limits cut attendance at Charles Town Jockey Club winter meet to about half of last year. Unofficial figures show roughly 1,500 per day in week one of the 18 day meeting, with Saturday crowds near 2,500. Daily wagering averaged about 95,000 dollars, down from 123,000 the prior year, as transportation restrictions limit travel and fewer special trains run from Washington.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Jockey Club
Washington
Kesgits Topflights Contest Week In Local League
In the latest Kesgits Topflights round, Pay Day faces Big Mac with 0 and Towncraft racing to 2 as Transday and others compete. The matchups highlight ongoing league action and player performance trends in the local circuit.
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Kesgits
Towncraft
Big Mac
War Bonds Help Modern Warfare Radio Sets
Your purchase of War Bonds funds field radio sets for frontline communications. Each set is a pack carried by soldiers enabling talk and message reception. the total equipment cost runs into thousands. Invest at least ten percent of income each payday to join the patriotic Ten Percent Club.
Bears Land Five Places Skins Get 3
Don Hutson headlined the All-League NFL team as the only unanimous pick. Bears players earned five spots led by Fortmann and Luckman, while Washington Redskins claimed three. Cardinals, Detroit, and Philadelphia had no first or second team selections. Dudley was the lone rookie and repeaters included Hutson Fortmann Luckman Wilkinson Turner.
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Dillon Graham
Danny Fortmann
Chicago Bears
Sid Luckman
Bears
Hutson
Thundering Bears
Washington Redskins
Chicago Cardinals
Detroit
Philadelphia
Luckman
Bill Dudley Pittehurah
Sammy Baugh
Andy Farkas
Washington
Hay George Wilson
Riley Matheson
Cleveland
Clyde
Bulldog) Turner
Willie Wilkin
Lee Artee
Dudley
University of Virginia
Fortmann
Wilkin
Turner
Snares Votes Like Pigskins 4942 National Pro All League Team
The Second Tear roster lists masters and guards with Kinard Adams and Leemans among the backs. Mei Hein of New York is noted as missing for the first time in years as Cherundolo and Turner edge him in voting for center.
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Bob Masterson
Washington
Perry Schwartz
Brooklyn
Bruiser Kinard
Chester Adams
Cleveland
Bill Edwards
New York
Charles Goldenberg
Green Bay
Charles Cherundolo
Pitts
Burgh
Tuffy Leemans
Cezil Isbell
Merlyn Condit
Gary Famiglietti
Bears
Mei Hein
Turner
Cherundolo
The Festival of the Fairies Faces a Santa Crisis
The Easter Bunny arrives at Poopo-Poona with terrible news that a rumor of no Santa Claus is spreading. The King’s folk fear belief wavers as fairy tale creatures confront the scare, and a witch proposes a magical curse to silence Michael Bartholomew Woffington forever. Tomorrow: The Curse Falls on Michael.
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Easter Bunny
Santa Claus
Poopo-Poona
Easter
Bailther
Oggen Atasea
Queen Fairy
Mrs. Claus
Poopa-Poona
Santa
Owil
Saar
Michael
Michael Bartholomew Woffington
Michael Bartholomew Wastington
Roundup of wartime sports notes and travel quirks
New York round up notes Sun Valley Idaho closes December 20 due to manpower and fuel shortages. Idaho University saved 800 by combining football junkets to Portland Boise and Salt Lake UCLA trips. Rangers need draft clearances before Toronto trip. California Military Academy grid travels in wagon. travel hurdles for athletes rise during wartime. Also mentions Rickey and Durocher gossip, college athletes in military service, and other brief sport items with colorful anecdotes.
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Mugh Fullerton
New York
Rushin
Sun Valley
Idaho
Idaho ‘University
Portland
California Military Academy Grid
Harlow Sworn Into Navy Newfoundland
Iowa State College swimmers will be called next by the Navy with 1,600 sailors in Ames awaiting assignment. Athletic Director George Veenker places Navy Reserve men first, while baseball figure Mickey Cochrane trains at Great Lakes on a 24 hour duty. Cuban leader expresses resolve as Cuba salutes the Americas in war effort. Batista heads to Washington to meet Roosevelt and tour war industries after arriving from Havana.
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Newfoundland
Navy
Iowa State College
George Veenker
Navy Reserve
Manual Training School
Ames
Mickey Cochrane
Chicago Baseball Writers
Great Lakes Naval Station
Cuba
Americas
Jorge de Maia
Brazil
Mala
Foreign Office
Rio D’e Janeiro
Noite
Miami
England
Winston Churchill
Batista
Washington
Roosevelt
Havana
City Scholastic Loop Is Possible
The Frederick High School coach Skipper Zimmerman announced that three teams have signed for a proposed City Scholastic Basketball League. The WY.M.CA. St. John's and the High School quintets join to form a four sided circuit with invited Maryland State School to complete the league. Age limit proposed at 17 years old and each team would use its own floor with officials, alternating home courts and providing officials from non playing teams when scheduled.
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Zimmerman
Frederick High School
Maryland
Wy.m.ca. St. John's
Silentees
George Singer
Frederick
Batista Praises Cuban Sacrifices For Victory
President Batista of Cuba, visiting Miami as a government guest, said tonight that the tremendous sacrifices made by Cubans in the cause of victory reflect their resolve and support for the government and its war efforts.
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Miami
Fla
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
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