Sports Roundup at Le Vae Ue
Oldest active scout Jack Doyle defends aggressive play against new rules to curb takeout slides. Other notes idly praise roughness, discuss Groza salary bid drama, Kentucky football and LSU toughness, Rice and North Carolina ends duel talk, and a humorous waterloo joke in basketball officiating directive. Yankee and Indian talks on player releases end with nine names listed.
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Hugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
Jack Doyle
Jack
Doyle
Bill Lammers
Alex Groza
Indianapolis
Texas Grid
Froggy Williams
Rice
Art Weiner
North Carolina
Western and Eastern Quints Join UK On Sidelines
News from the college basketball scene shows Western Kentucky and Eastern Kentucky fading in early season play. Kentucky loses ground as St John’s upsets top teams, while Purdue and Oklahoma State post significant wins. Strong teams like CCNY, St John’s, and Iowa maintain unbeaten records as schedules tighten.
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Associated Press
New York
Kentucky
Western Kentucky
St. John’s
Bill Spivey
Oklahoma A & As
Aggies
Liu
Sporting
Snow
CCNY
St.John's
Siena
Dayton
Niagara
Tulsa
Villanova
Holy Cross
Iowa
Auburn
Washington State
Waynesburg
Brown
Cincinnati
Colorado
Cornell
Georgetown
Indiana
la Salle
Navy
North Carolina State
Syracuse
Washington
Detroit
Minnerga
E “Inaventure
St Louis
Marshall
Saksue
St. John's
Arden
Bradley
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Georgia
Tech
Hoosiers
Oregon State
Michigan
Tech Five Invades Fairmont Tuesday
West Virginia teen's Golden Bears aim for Tuesday road win at Fairmont as Tech Five shows gains. Coach Rosely expects underdog status despite 179 points in two recent games, with Ike Owens and Earl Guffa leading a power front line and balanced scoring across Al Martin Lou Yakunie George Sawyers Mario Varrassi Eddie Solomon Frankie Lemine.
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Montgomery
West Virginia
Golden Bears
Faimort
Palvons
Techien
Beckley
Convo
Hugh Rosely
Ike Owens
Earl Guffa
Falcons
West Liberty
Tech
Fairmont
Rosely
Bears
Bluefield
Wesleyan
Shepherd
Potomac
Mlt
al Martin
Lou Yakunie
George Sawyers
Mario Varrassi
Eddie Solomon
Frankie Lemine
Kenney Sims
Rogers
Harmon Winner In Havana Open
Claude Harmon captured the Havana Open at Havana Country Club with a 27 under par total after 42 holes. Harmon posted a final round 70 to finish five strokes ahead of Chick Harbert, while Cary Middlecoff and Lew Worsham tied for fourth with 275 and 276 respectively. Harbert and Joe Kirkwood shared the day's low score with 65, missing Jimmy Demaret’s course record by one stroke.
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Associated Press
Havana
Claude Harmon
Mamaroneck
Harmon
Havana Country Club
New Yorker
Chick Harber
Detroit
Sammy Snead
Lew Worsham
Oakmont
Eoch
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Hlarbert
Joe Kirkwood
Hollywood
Calif
Jimmy Demaret
Harbert
Kirkwood
Demaret
Ojal
Gonzales and duPont Lead USLTA Rankings for 1939
Richard Gonzales of Los Angeles and Mrs. Margaret Osborne duPont of Wilmington head the U S Lawn Tennis Association rankings for 1939. Californians dominate with seven in the top nineteen in both men’s and women’s singles. duPont has announced she will not defend her title next season.
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Asociated
New Y York
Richard
Pando) Gonzales
Margaret Osborne duPont
U.S. Lawn Tennis Association
Pancho
Los Angeles
Atrs. duPont
Wilmington
Del
Wormen
Richard Gonzales
Ted Schroeder
la Crescenta
Calif
Billy Talbert
New York
Frankie Parker
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
Fla
Arthur Larsen
San Leandro
Earl Cochell
San Francisco
Sam Match
Edward Morlan
Trenton
Sand Vierhert Flam
Beverly Hills
Call
Margaret Osborne
Pent
Louise Brough
Beverly Halls
Doris
Hart
Jacksonville
Patricia
C. Todd
da Jon
Helen Pastall Perez
Shirley Fry
Akron
Gertrude Moran
Santa Monica
Beverly Daker Beckett
Taluca Lake
Dorothy Head
Alameda
Pana Scofield
Bowling Stable Stars Return for Winter Campaign
The top five money winning stables from last winter's Hialean meeting Calumet F. WwW Hooper Gustave Ning George D. Widener and K. Bryson resume chase this season. They bring lengthy racing strings and prior earnings to the track.
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Miami
Calumet
F. Www
Hooper
Gustave Ning
George D. Widener
K. Bryson
Lakers regain Western lead in pro hoops chase
The Minneapolis Lakers edged the Boston Celtics 77 to 72 to move atop the NBA Central Division, ahead of Fort Wayne and Rochester by a full game. George Mikan sparked the win with 22 points after a slow first half, while Chicago slipped further in the standings.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis Lakers
National Basketball Association
Lakers
Boston Celties
Chicago Stags
Syracuse
Chicago
Fort Wayne
Rochester
Minneapolis
George Mikan
Boston
Celtics
Mikan
Indiana
Alex Groza
Groza
Olympians
Denver
Nuggets
Feft
Ander
State College Games This Week Two Tonight
Two basketball games are on the slate this week for West Virginia colleges with Marshall and Bluefield State among participants. WVU hosts Temple in Morgantown on Wednesday in a historic rivalry, while State College standings show Tech and Fairmont meeting as the sole conference game.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Vacathons
Santa Claus
Marshall College
Youngstown
Bluefield State
St. Augustine R
High Point
N.C
West Virginia Techie
Fairmont State
Fairmont
Tech I
West Virginia University
Temple
Morgantown
Mountaineers
Philadelphia
WVU
Washington
Mark Cardwell
Khoth
Marshall
Fordham
New York
Akron
Huntington
Tech
Storms Harvey
Glenville
Shepherd
Late Saturday Scores Across Colleges and Cities Reported
A sprawling late Saturday roundup lists scores from colleges and clubs nationwide, including Rhode Island State 99 over Vermont State 48 and Kansas 44 over Westminster 71. The long column mentions Alabama, Mississippi State, and other programs with scattered results and a brief sports note about Blondy Black’s 1941 game incident.
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Rhode Island
Long Island
Denver
Syracuse
Rutgers
Swarthmore
Lehigh
Colgate
Princeton
Duquesne
Kansas
Westminster
Carnegie
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