Rose Bowl Team Heads The List
Notre Dame system under Rockne influence dominates post season bowls with three of four matchups set. Washington, Santa Clara, and Duquesne to face Notre Dame coached teams in Sugar and Orange Bowls and Havana Festival games. Auburn, Villanova, and Notre Dame connections noted amid season upsets and dramatic late plays.
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New York
Notre Dame
Rockne
University of Washington
James Phelan
Santa Clara
Lawrence
Buck) Shaw
Duquesne
Dukes
John P
Little Clipper
Jack Meagher
Auburn
Maurice
Big Clipper
Tigers
Louisiana State
West Coast Broncos
Temple
Bucknell
Villanova Wildcats
Bayou Tigers
Plainsmen
Bill Kilgore
Fenton
Tiger
Pittsburgh
Trojans
Cotton Warburton
Pitt
Sutherland
Ohio State
Nebraska
Jimmy Phelan
Washington Huskies
Panthers
Fordham
WVU Squads Brace for Holiday Break After Practice
WVU basketball, boxing and wrestling squads wrap up drills at the Field House and Commencement Hall as they head into holiday recess. Cage players may return Dec 26 for a two game Ohio trip on Dec 31 and Jan 2, while wrestling opens Jan 7 vs Waynesburg. boxing awaits Jan 16 with Carnegie Tech.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Field House
Commencement Hall
Ohio
Marshall Glenn
Waynesburg
Oleg Hedrick
Fairmont
al Gwynn
Ashley Dickerson
Sammy Littlepage
Eddie Vacheresse
Chicago
Carnegie Tech
Vacheresse
Marietta College
Marietta
University of Akron At Akron
Intercollegiate Championship Set At Oakmont
The United States Golf Association announced the 1937 intercollegiate championship will be played June 28 to July 3 on the Oakmont Country Club course near Pittsburgh.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Golf Association
Oakmont Country Club
Pittsburgh
Chicago Hall of Fame End Bill Hewitt Retires From Football
Bill Hewitt of the Chicago Bears announces retirement after the 1936 season ending a standout career. The Michigan star known for speed and power joined the Bears in 1932 and peaked in 1933, earning praise as the greatest end in football and key to Chicago’s title pursuit. Hewitt departs with cheers, hoping fans remember him as a good end. The Rose Bowl preview contrasts Pitt’s past failures against Washington and notes Pitt’s varied results against major programs under Sutherland and later coaches.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Bill Hewitt
Chicago Bears
Bill
Hewitt
University of Michigan
Bears
Jock Sutherland
Pittsburgh
Donchess
Montgomery
McMurdo
Daugherty
Quatsi
Pasadena
Southern California
Trojans
Pitt
California
Russ Saunders
Freshmen Lose Privileges After Close Interclass Game
Washington and Jefferson College freshmen must wear red dinks, green ties, and black socks and carry matches for upperclassmen after the Sophomores edge the Freshmen 24 to 23 in an overtime clash. The ruling hinges on the game outcome, with the Sophomores agreeing to continue the traditional first-year restrictions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Washington and Jefferson College
Collegiate Group Set for December 27 Convention
The Associated Press reports the National Collegiate Athletic Association will meet in New York starting December 27 with an informal discussion on intercollegiate sports and committee meetings, before the main convention opens December 29 under President John L. Griffith.
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Associated Press
New York
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Ne York
John L. Griffith
College Scores Roundup From Local Games
Morris Harley 37 Morehead Teachers 54. Illinois College Jacksonville 45 Southern Illinois Teachers 39. Salem 30 Holbrook 25. Nebraska Wes 27 Hebron 17.
Rose Bowl Gate Forecast for Huskies and Panthers
Rose Bowl officials expect a near record gate as Washington University Huskies meet Pittsburgh Golden Panthers on New Year’s Day. Sales drive has produced sold out signs, with early estimates around 280000 dollars, ahead of the 1930s USC-Pitt gate.
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Washington Huskies
Pittsburgh Panthers
Jack Sutherland
Panthers
Pitt
Gibby Welch
Stanford Indians
Jimmy Hagen
Aous Ble
Stanford
Dick Booth
Bill Hoffman
Wilson
Hoffman
Washington University
Huskies
Pittsburgh
Golden Panthers
University of Southern California
Louis agrees to Chicago fight at stadium week of Feb five
Chicago promoter Jim Mullen says Joe Louis the Detroit heavyweight has agreed to appear at the Chicago stadium during the week of February 5. Mullen indicates Louis may face Harry Thomas of Eagle Bend Minnesota as the possible opponent.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jim Mullen
Cleveland
Joe Louis
Detroit
Mullen
Louis
Harry Thomas
Eagle Bend
Minnesota
Tyler nurseries supply nation's roses earning near million
Nurseries around Tyler Texas provide more than a third of the United States rose stock and generate revenue close to one million dollars annually for local growers.
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Tyler
Tex
Sports Slants from Madison Square Garden and More
The column recaps the 61st international six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden with American duo Jimmy Walthour and Al Crossley winning for the first time since 1927, plus NFL action at the Polo Grounds where the Boston Redskins beat the New York Giants 14 0. It also notes a 3 3 tie between New York Americans and Detroit Red Wings, a wrestling show at Mike Jacobs Hippodrome, and rumors at baseball's annual meetings in New York with NL at the Waldorf and AL at the Commodore.
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Madison Square Garden
Jimmy Walthour
al Crossley
Garden
Boston
Giant Killers
Polo Grounds
New York Giants
Boston Redskins
Cliff Battles
Giants
Don Irwin
the Garden
New York Americans
Detroit Redwings
Redwings
Doug Young
Allen Shields
Amerks
Mike Jacobs
Dean Detton
Bill Sledge
Man Mountain
Dean
Don Petroff
Broadway
Harris Believes Sington Will Make Grade in 37
Bucky Harris predicts Freddy Sington, a 1930 All-American Alabama tackle, will soon reach the major leagues after 25 games with the Senators last season and leading the Southern League in hitting with .384. The piece covers various baseball and sports notes including trades, rulings, and show events.
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Harris
Sington
Associated Press
New York
Bucky Harris
Freddy Sington
Alabama
Senators
Joe Thum
America
Flushing, N. Y
John O. Seys
Chicago Cubs
Rogers Hornsby
Tiny Thornhill
Stanford
Bill Tilden
Francis Hunter
Hunter
Fred Perry
New River Golden Bears Defeat Pikeville 33 to 26
New River, coached by Harrick, defeated Pikeville College 33 to 26. Hammer and Carlos led New River in scoring, while Reynolds Gilliand and Franzier starred for Pikeville. New River led 22 to 18 at halftime.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
New River State
Golden Bears
Pikeville College
Hammer
Carlos
Reynolds
Gilliand
Franzier
New River
Pecos Hosts Colorful First Rodeo Fifty Years Ago
An archival note recalls the first rodeo in Pecos Texas held fifty years earlier, highlighting the colorful cowboy sport and its early community enthusiasm, with local participants and early rodeo culture referenced.
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Pecos
Tex
Meet Called To Talk Hunt Dates
Charleston-Sportsmen from sections of the state will meet in six regional meetings during the first week of January to submit recommendations to the Conservation Commission on hunting seasons and fishing regulations for 1937. Secretary G H Overholt announced dates: January 4 Parkersburg and Charleston January 6 Beckley January 8 Elkins Morgantown and Martinsburg. Counties represented at each meeting include Charleston Kanawha Masin Wayne Clay Cabell Braxton Putnam Lincoln Fayette Beckley Raleigh Summers Monroe Logan Wyoming Mercer Mingo Boone and McDowell.
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Charleston
The
Conservation Commission
G. H. Overholt
Parkersburg
Beckley
Elkins
Morgantown
Martinsburg
Kanawha
Masin
Wayne
Clay
Cabell
Braxton
Putnam
Lincoln
Fayette
Raleigh
Summers
Monroe
Logan
Wyoming
Mercer
Mingo
Boone
McDowell
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