Meyer Recalls Yeckley Merely Recommending Michigan
Elyria star Jack Meyer recalls Yeckley of Lorain Sportsman merely suggesting Michigan to him and Paul Kramer to enroll at Kiski Prep. Meyer, who quarterbacked at Michigan in 1938, explains Yeckley's Ohio affiliation and the Ann Arbor visit that led him to choose Michigan over Princeton or Colgate, praising fellow Wolverines and noting future position possibilities and his teammate Tom Harmon.
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Yeckley
Meyer
Michigan
Lorain
Ohio State
Francis A. Schmidt
University of Michigan
Jack Meyer
Elyria High
Ohio
Schmidt
Paul Kramer
Lora
Star
Ohi
Kromer
Kiski Prep
Princeton
Kiski
Howard Mehaffey
Ann Arbor
Ralph Fritz
Fritz
Colgate
Elyria
Northwestern
Minnesota
Wolverines
Bernie Jefferson
Larry Buhler
Gil Humphrey
Yale
Ed Czak
Czak
Bm Meyer
Phi Delta Theta
Tom Harmon
Gas
Ind
Fielding Yost
Harmon
Bowl season ends with Tennessee TCU SEC sweep
Tennessee and Texas Christian both finish 11-0 after dominating their post season games. Southern California stages a dramatic comeback to beat Duke 7-3 in a story Rose Bowl finish. O’Brien leads TCU past Carnegie with a pivotal air attack and field goal. Utah overwhelms New Mexico 14-0 in the Sun Bowl as other all star contests declare favorites victorious.
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Ennessee
Texas Christian
Southern California
Tennessee
Duke
Oklahoma
Miami
Orange Town
Little Dave VY
Texas Tech
Tony Ruffa
Trojans
Doyle Nave
al Krueger
U.S Cs
O'Brien
TCU
Carnegie
O’brien
Aldrich
Sooners
Florida
St. Mary's
Utah
New Mexico
Wellington Faces Clearview In Northern League Showdown
Wellington meets Clearview in a Northern High School League headliner after Christmas vacation. Two games Friday feature Wellington versus Clearview and Medina at Vermhen Amherst. New London and Amherst idle. Clearview undefeated with two wins and can tie for the lead by beating Wellington.
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Cage
Wellington
Clearview
Medina
Vermhen
Amherst
New London
Keller-Kohn match ends with Team B defeating Team A in two games
Keller-Kohn Company girls played a three game match at the K of Calleys. Team B won two of the three games, giving them the victory while Team A secured the remaining contest.
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Keller-Kohn Company
Lash Receives Sullivan Award
Don Lash, former Indiana distance runner and Bloomington policeman, received the James E Sullivan Memorial trophy as the outstanding amateur athlete. In the AAU balloting by 600 sports leaders, Lash won with 459 points, ahead of swimmer Mrs. Katherine Rawls Thompson with 371 and oarsman Joe Burk with 318.
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New York
Don Lash
University of Indiana
Bloomington
James E Sullivan
Lash
Katherine Rawls Thompson
Joe Burk
Cleaners Meet for Tonight's Standard Cleaners Selection
The Standard Cleaners football club holds an important meeting at the Mendel Court club rooms to select jackets. Players are asked to report at 7 30 sharp for the event and proceedings.
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Cleaners
Mendel Court
Industrial Cage League Opens Tonight
The fourth annual Industrial basketball League begins at 7:00 PM in Jefferson Junior High gym with four teams Fox Furnace General Industries Perry Fay and Troxel. The Steelmen seek a fourth straight title while Western Automatic and Theon Shovel have dropped out. Troxel is a returning veteran. League overseer is Elyria Recreation Board. Tonight’s triple header features Troxel vs Fox Furnace Steel and Tubes vs General Industries and Perry Fay vs Standard Cleaners with an independent foe.
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Jefferson Junior High
Steel and
Steelmen
Fox Furnace
General Industries
Perry Fay
Troxel
Western Automatic
Theon Shovel
Troxel Company
Elyria Recreation Board
YMCA
Jefferson Gym
Fox General
Steel and Tubes
Perry
Toledo Rockets Top Michigan in Big Ten Showdown
Toledo University Rockets coached by Harold Anderson defeated Michigan 44 to 36 in Columbus. Chuck Chuckovits scored 10 points to raise his season total to 145, extending Toledo's winning streak to 11 games and keeping the team undefeated in a 28 game winter schedule.
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Columbus
Rockets
Toledo University
Chuck Chuckovits
Ohio
Harold Anderson
Michigan
Chuckovits
Nets
Rocket
Kent State
Toledo
Cage Results College Matchups and Scores Summary
College results list several results with teams such as Toledo beating Michigan 44 36 and Notre Dame defeating Cornell 43 18. Xavier 27 Miami 22 Northwestern 32 Detroit 27 Southern California 47 Loyola Chicago 46 Michigan State 44 Marquette 43 Butler 26 plus Chicago 41 Yale 32 Kenton 32 Lima St. Rose 25.
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College Toledo
Michigan
Xavier
Miami
Notre Dame
Cornell
Westconsin
Detroit
So California
Northwestern
Davis- Elkins
St. Joseph’s
Chicago
Yale
Marquette
Butler
Loyola
Michigan State
Ohto Scholastic Kenton
Lima St. Rose
Elyria Boosts Classic Erie Tilt Versus Lakewood
Elyria hosts Lakewood in a Lake Erie League clash as both teams chase their second league win. Elyria led by Lossman Rowe Wright Krist and Doodridge aim to rebound after a three week pause and seek a fifth win in six, while Lakewood after a rocky start has won its last two and remains a dangerous challenger.
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Lake Erie
Elyria
Lakewood
Luram
Cleveland Heights
Shaker Heights
Cleveland Shaw
Lorain
Shaw
Shaker
Jerry Ross
Rangers
Cleveland West Tech
Akron North
Cleveland Collinwood
Cleveland Lincoln
Ross
Lossman
Rowe
Wright
Krist and
Doodridge
Sandusky
Crimson Aggregation
Ralph Bauer
County Fish, Game Ass'n Meets Here Thursday Evening
Lorain County Fish and Game Association opens its 1939 year with a Thursday 8 pm session at the British Empire club rooms on Middle Avenue. President W K Johnson urges 20 new committee members and all former members to attend as committees draft recommendations for the year. A 300 rabbit shipment from Kansas is expected. the group closed last year with over $1,000 in bank funds to be spent on fish and game in 1939.
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Lorain County Fish and Game Association
British Empire Club
Middle Ave
W. K Johnson
Johnson
Ass’n
Kansas
One of Escaped Maniacs May Be In Custody
Mundelein Illinois January 3 Police Chief Clayton Tiffany announced the arrest of a man who may be one of the escapees from the State Hospital for the Insane at Lima Ohio. The deranged suspect claimed a prison sentence and release from an Ohio asylum a few months ago. He was picked up on a vagrancy charge after wandering into town. The man, who wore a four day beard, identified himself as Howard F Judy of Akron Ohio. Fingerprints were sent to Lima for verification. Mundelein lies 35 miles northwest of Chicago.
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Mundelein
Ill
Clayton Tiffany
State Hospital For
Lima
Ohio
Tiffany
Howard F. Judy
Akron
O. Tiffany
Chicago
Dentist Robbed by Imposter Patient in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati Dr. Thomas Edwards was away from his office when an unexpected visitor entered and stole gold scraps and dental plates valued at about 30 dollars and a pistol valued at 35 dollars. The incident underscores a bold break in routine at the local dental practice.
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Cincinnati
Thomas Edwards
Nebraska tax values place dogs nearly equal to hogs
In Lincoln Nebraska a tax collector notes the average value per dog for taxation is ten dollars while a hog averages ten dollars and sixty three cents indicating dogs are taxed almost as highly as hogs.
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Lincoln, Neb
Nebraska
Cy Young Begins State House Duties in Ohio
Denton T. Cy Young the Hall of Fame pitcher, starts as third assistant sergeant at arms in the Ohio Senate. At 72 he joins the state payroll at six dollars a day. He signs bats for senate stenographers as baseball dignitaries greet him. Jess Haines attends, a former St Louis Cardinals star now Montgomery county auditor-elect.
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Columbus
Denton T
Cy) Young
Cooperstown
Ohio Senate
Gray
Senate
State House
Jess Haines
St. Louis Cardinals
Dayton
Montgomery County
Free Day on Douglas Street Bridge Connects Omaha and Council Bluffs
For the first time in 50 years the Douglas Street Bridge between Omaha and Council Bluffs was free to cross for one day. The event accompanied Omaha Day celebrations at the Iowa centennial exposition in Council Bluffs.
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Omaha
Douglas Street
Council Bluffs
Coutseil Bluffs
Allen to Undergo Arm Operation for Strength
Cleveland fans learn Johnny Allen star pitcher of the Indians is hospitalized for an arm operation to remove a bone chip near the elbow. Doctors say recovery will take about four days in hospital and five weeks to resume pitching, with plans to join spring training in New Orleans.
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Cleveland
Johnny Allen
Cleveland Indians
Allen
Cleveland Club
Alva Bradley
C C Slapiicha
J A Dickson
St. Petersburg
Fla
Dickson
Bittners Rally Past "38" Club for 10-7 Softball Win
Ed Wisniski errors in the ninth inning allowed two runs to score, sealing a 10-7 victory for Bittner Funeral Home over the "38" Club in the year opening softball game at Hamilton Diamond. Wisniski dropped another fly, adding a third run as the inning unfolded.
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Ed Wisniski
Clem Monske
Bittner Funeral Home
Hamilton Diamond
Wisnnski
Jim Henke
Southern California Wins Rose Bowl On Fourth String Aerial
Southern California defeats Duke 7 to 3 in the 25th Rose Bowl with a dramatic final drive. Doyle Nave connects with Alvin Krueger for a late touchdown after Duke led 3-0 with a second period field goal. Crowd set records at 93,000 as USC wins on a last minute pass barrage led by a standout fourth string quarterback and Tipton’s boot. Duke’s weariness and depth cited as key factors in the comeback.
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Eric Tipton
Duke
United Press
Cal
U.P
California
Southern California
Trojans
Durham
N. C
Tony Ruffa
Dukes
Doyle Nave
Alvin Krueger Krueger
Notre Dame
Nave
Krueger
Wallace Wade
Blue Devils
Wade
Sammy Baugh
Davey O'Brien
Tipton
Eric
Duhke
Calif
Darnell
Fish Malone
Stoecher Johnson
O.e. DG
Smith
Veeeee Cc McNeil
Yorke Aves Tay Tonelh
George Perdue
Gowi
Rolta
Krueges Pott
Gespar
Macement
CC Krueger
Winslow
Diaspar Fisher
Phillips
Thomassin
Fuards
Dempsey
Anarson
Day
Jesse
Shell
Jones Banta
Peoples
Marton
Barley
Bilar
Winterson
Ekerville
Puffa
Stobh
G Tuins
Go McAfee
McAfee
J. Davis
Deane Kalthachs
Hobimeson
Rob Morris
Seattle
Umyprre
Paul Menton
Loyola of Baltimore
Ralph Coleman
Oregon State
Battle Bagley
Washington and Lee
Bowl Results Briefs From Seven Early Games
The grid results list several post season bowls with final scores: NOSE BOWL RoUeherd Calorie 7 Duke 3 and TGAR BOWL Texas Christian 15 Carnegie Tech. ORANGE BOWL Tennessee 17 Oklahoma 0 and COTTON BOWL St Mary's 20 Texas Tech 13. SUN BOWL Utah 26 New Mexico 0. EAST-WEST West 11 East 0. SU K-GRAY BOWL North 7 South 0.
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St Mars S
Terat Tech
Utah
New Mexico
Francisco
Morth
Honolulu
University of Calfornia
Los Angeles
University of Hawaii
Duke
Texas Christian
Carnegie Tech
Tennessee
Oklahoma
St Mary’s
Texas Tech
South
Six County B Cage Games Set Friday Night
Lorain County Class B cage teams resume after the Christmas break with six Friday games. Eaton, riding six straight wins and the circuit’s only undefeated team, travels to Belden. Avon hosts Brookside after only one loss to Eaton. Henrietta visits South Amherst, LaGrange goes to Avon Lake, Ridgeville travels to Beacons, and Brownhelm meets Columbia. Henrietta versus South Amherst and Ridgeville versus Grafton look like hard fought clashes.
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Lorain County
Eaton
Belden
Avon
Brookside
Henrietta
South Amherst
LaGrange
Avon Lake
Ridgeville
Beacens
Brownhelm
Columbia
South
Amherst
Ridgeville-Grafton
Zuppke rates USC over Duke after Rose Bowl view
At the Rose Bowl, Ulinois coach Bob Zuppke praised Southern California as the agressive, deserving winner over Duke and said Michigan could have beaten either team. He cited Tennessee and Texas Christian as strong early contenders and noted Duke coach Wallace Wade’s praise for Pitt and Tennessee. A stray train dog with eaten tags caused Inverness railway trouble.
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Asadena
Calif
Bob Zuppke
Ulinois
Athletic Board of Control
Southern California
Duke
Trojans
Michigan
Bob Neyland
Tennessee
Dutch Meyer
Texas Christian
Wallace Wade
Wade
Pittsburgh
Cassiano Stebbins
Goldberg
Chickerneo
Pitt
Doyle Naves
Jones
Naves
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Russ Davies
Texas
Christian St. Mary’s
Henry Super
Sea
Mollison
F. Bush
A. Bush
Sullivan
Sibley & Sprague
England
Industrial Cage League
Erie
Frank Valend
County Fish, Game Ass
Par
Cy Young
Chronicle-Telegram
Cinnernnati
Wesley Ferrell
Carl Hubbell
Spud Chandler
Clint Brown
Bittners
Hittners AB
Monske
Henke
Sean Oey
Unig
Dumski
Verhard Innger
Dellisantt
St Muiawski
Monshe
Visnishi
Kacamarczykh
Ab Emenrich
Murawski
Pawinski
Fritz Ob
Buiners
Monske Boreshi i
Murawska
Boreshi
Gerhardinger
Boreski
Rbittner
Balkh
Monske Monske
Minnick
Cscsreeses
Henry McLemore
McLemore
By Henry McLemore
Yia
Harry Smith
A. SC
Dan Hill
Tom Maloney Maloney
Zuppke
Percy Haughton
Harvard
Haughton
Rockne
Warner
Harry Williams
Dobie
Bob
Inverness
Scotland
Newspaer
Serhiye
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