Football week ends with voters split on major matchups
In New York, Nov 17, a roundup of college grid picks favors Oklahoma over Missouri, Cornell over Dartmouth, and North Carolina over Duke, with varied confidence on others like Michigan vs Penn State and Ohio State vs Illinois. Injuries dampen NYC feel as teams edge toward key clashes.
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New York
Missouri
Princeton
Cornell
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Rice
Texas A
Aggies
Santa Clara
USC
IV C. L. A
Kenny Washingn
Tulane
Columbia
Lou Little
Lions
Penn
Michigan
Wolverines
Evashevski
Duke
North Carolina
Dame
Zuppke
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Purdue
Badgers
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Pitt
Yale
Fordham
St. Mary's
Holy Cross
Carnegie
New York University
Georgetown
Violets
Army
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Syracuse
Colgate
Temple
Villanova
Michigan State
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Georgia Tech
Alabama
Notre Dame
Northwestern
Pittsburgh
Nebraska
Oklahoma
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California
Tlinois
Minnesota
Town
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Detroit
Dartmouth
Stanford
Washington State
Carnegie Tech
Texas Belo
Sooners Break Attendance Records at Missouri Game
Oklahoma fans flock to see the fifth ranked Sooners, aiming to set a new all time attendance mark in Columbia as 27 000 tickets are sold for the Missouri game. The season has featured record crowds at Norman Tulsa Evansville and other venues with 32 191 attendance noted at Miami for a prior Oklahoma game.
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Okla
Oklahoma-Missouri Fame
Columbus
Sooners
Southern Methodist
Northwestern
Evanston
Til
Dallas
D. X. Bible
Texas Longhorns
Kansas
Oklahoma Aggies
Iowa State
Cyclones
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Kas
Kansas State
Miami
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Columbia
University of Missouri
Wrestling Last Night in Camden Result
Bob Wagner of New York at 230 defeated Dyna mite Joe Cox of Kansas City at 228 in Camden in two of three falls.
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N. J
Bob Wagner
New York
Joe Cox
Kansas City
Robert E Lee and Hillsborough roll in football clash
Robert E Lee Jacksonville defeated Savannah C Hillsborough Tampa 41 to 12 while St. Petersburg 7 and Stuart 6 lost. Ponce de Leon Coral Gables shut out 0. The results reflect a district football schedule with several decisive outcomes.
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Tampa
St. Petersburg
Stuart
Ponce de Leon
Coral Gables
Random college football picks fragment tease
A patchwork of matchup guesses runs through the page listing possible scores and outcomes. References include Kentucky Virginia Alabama Georgia Tech LSU Auburn Furman NC State and many others with uncertain bets and potential upsets.
Trojan Work Horses Used Notre Dame as Springboard to Top
Grenville Landsdell nearly died of scarlet fever in high school and rose to star for Southern California afterNotre Dame games. Harry Smith, 21, 5'11" 216, started football at six and works as a part time janitor while pursuing public speaking and coaching plans. Lansdell, a 6'0" 185-pound senior, modeled for a Los Angeles clothing firm during summers and hopes to business in Pasadena. The piece portrays their paths from early struggles to Trojan offense keys against Notre Dame and their off field pursuits and nerves before games.
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Conn Defends Title Against Lesnevich Tonight at Garden
Billy Conn defends his light heavyweight crown tonight at Madison Square Garden against Gus Lesnevich. Promoter Mike Jacobs expects a near sell-out and a roughly $50 000 gate as Conn seeks a second title defense after beating Melio Bettina and Celino in prior bouts. Lesnevich brings speed and power as the top NYSAC challenger, with NBA backing to crown an undisputed champion.
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Handsome
Billy Conn
Pittsburgh
Celino
Forbes Field
Billy
Mike Jacobs
20Th Century Sporting Club
Tony Canzoneri
al Davis
Jacobs
Lasnevich
Conn
Henry Armstrong
Fred Apostoli
Lesnevich
New York State Athletic Commission
Guy Conn
National Boxing Commission
N.B.A
John Henry Lewis
Dempsey Willard Fight Films Stir Louis Duel Doubts
Sports round up notes film experts say 1919 Dempsey would have half killed Louis. Roy Connor emerges as a surprise back for North Carolina against Duke. Fight promoter Jimmy Finley escapes a car plunge into Tampa Bay. Gus Lesnevich bets $3,000 on a clash with Billy Conn at Cliffside. Kenneth Jones of Peoria cheers U Chicago line on Thanksgiving Day.
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Dempsey
Joe Louis
North Carolina
Roy Connor
Duke
Jimmy Finley
Sarasota
Fla
Tampa Bay
Gus Lesnevich
Rooters
Cliffside
N. J
Billy Conn
Chicago sports talk and rumor mill across the pages
Gene Kessler discusses Harry Thomas donating supposed lay money to fans duped in Philadelphia and New York. Tom Harmon earns money through selling girls shoes, linking to sorority houses. Gus Henderson rewards Lions players five dollars per fumble or interception. Joe Louis postpones ring return until February nine in Madison Square Garden against Arturo Godoy. Hank Giardi reportedly hurt in a pretend auto accident teased Coach Sheeketski before Holy Cross Temple game.
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Chicago Times
Harry Thomas
Galento
Schmeling
Philadelphia
New York
Tom Harmon
Michigan
Gus Henderson
Detroit Lions
Joe Louis
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Joe Sheeketski
Holy Cross Temple
Hank Giardi
Night baseball fad sparks talk of bigger parks
Yanks secretary George Weiss says night baseball is a fad and facing fan opposition in cities with games. He advocates enlarging ballparks as clubs contemplate investments. Last-minute college betting odds list numerous matchups with favored teams and narrow margins.
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The
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Clites
George
Selection of Teams for Bowling Captains Draft
The article explains a method to pick bowling teams each week by awarding captaincy to the top two scorers, with the higher scorer choosing first and taking the best bowler. If an odd number present, the dummy captain gets the second choice. Each member then rolls in order, balancing totals between the dummy and the last player on the opposite side.
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Neee Bowle
Jinx Follows Legion Team In Narrow Bowling Losses
The American Legion bowling squad lost two close matches by one point this week. They fell 572 to 571 against Nehi Bottlers after dropping a 667 to 666 game to News-Herald. The Cole man and Still Keglers replaced Ward Signers with a double win for News-Herald as league play continues amid season finish plans.
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Nehi Bottlers
News- Herald
News-Herald
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Ward
Northwestern Notre Dame 50 yard line seats debated
Evanston November 16 NEA Service reports a lively prize question of the year. Walter Paulison, Purple publicity man, notes a fan inquiry asking whether the 50 yard line in the Northwestern Notre Dame game falls on the Irish or the Wildcat side this fall.
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NEA Service
Evanston
Walter Paulison
Purple
Notre Dame
Football fatalities decline through mid season at Purdue
Dr. Floyd R. Eastwood reports an appreciable drop in football deaths for the first half of the season. By November 15 eight deaths were directly caused by football and four indirectly, with breakdowns across colleges high schools athletic clubs and sandlots. Direct fatalities resulted from internal and cerebral hemorrhages and fractured vertebrae. Indirect deaths stemmed from heart attacks pneumonia and septicemia.
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Lafayette
Ind
Floyd R. Eastwood
Purdue University
Eastwood
Quincy Eyes Top Form In Ridge City Clash
Bay County Tornado hosts Quincy high eleven at Pelican Park at 7 30 tonight in a key Northwest Florida Conference matchup. Coach Tommy Oliver prescribes sharp drills after a 13 0 win over Walton and aims to test a strong Quincy defense against their rival. The Tornado face Blountstown next Friday and finish at Marianna on November 30.
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Bay County Tornado
Quincy High Eleven
Gadsden County
Pelican Park Field
Tornado
Blountstown
Marianna
Quincy Eleven
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Walton Braves
DeFuniak Springs
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Boxing draws across multiple cities with several pros
The night featured several boxing decisions and draws across cities including Fort Myers Hartford Milwaukee Fall River Atlantic City New Haven and New York. Notable bouts included Al Reba and Bobby Sylvester drawing in Florida and Bat Battalino drawing with George Pepe in Connecticut.
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Associated Press
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al Reba
Michigan City
Ind
Bobby Sylvester
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Drew
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Lou Ambers
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Frankie Callura
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