Budge Goes Pro Shifting The Amateur Tennis Landscape
The article discusses Don Budge turning professional and the effect on amateur tennis. It notes gate receipts may drop but hopes for renewal of talent as past stars like Tilden and Vines paved paths for successors. Bobby Riggs showed early promise but stalled after 14 straight titles.
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Don Budge
Budge
Big Bill Tilden
Ellsworth
Vines
Bobby Riggs
Riggs
Sports Roundup: 1939 Preview Echoes In Baseball And Boxing
New York dispatch surveys 1939 sport outlook with Dan Hill as a tonic mogul after Piedmont ties, Rudge and Warris funding, Dempsey eyeing Ambers bout, Nagurski in wrestling and Wes Ferrell arm operation shaping starter plans. Mentions Giants payroll and Broadway prospects.
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New York
Dan
W. Hill
Duke
Alex
St. Louis
Canzoneri
Jim Braddock
Bronko Nagurski
Carl Hibbel
Giants
Jack Dempsey
Lou Ambers
Miami
Mr. Budge
Vines
Perry
Jack Warris
Rudge
Maxie Rosenbinom
Yankee
Wes Ferrell
Rafling
Gomen
Pearson
Hero Falls Before Rose Bowl Hero Tags Duke Game
PASADENA Calif Jan 3 A fall in the Rose Bowl shower room nearly robbed Dayle Nave of hero status as he slipped hit his head on the concrete floor He required stitches and warmed the bench for 49 minutes of the game with Duke Yet he still threw the winning touchdown pass The Williamsport basketball team seeks opponents for this season contact W Stenger for scheduling opportunities
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Pasadena
Calif
Rose Bowl
Dayle Nave
Southern California
Quanerback
Duke
Unheralded Doyle Nave Leads Trojan Rally at Rose Bowl
In Pasadena Duke suffers its first Rose Bowl defeat as Doyle Nave passes for the decisive 18 yard score to Al Krueger with 45 seconds left. Duke had built a 3 0 lead before Troy’s late comeback toppled the favored Blue Devils 7 3.
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Doyle Nave
Troy
Nave
Doyle
al Krueger
Lancaster
Calif
Trojan
Duke
Krueger
Phil Gaspar
Bob Spangler
Gaspar
Williamsport Wins After Second Halftime Surge
Williamsport scores 6 to 2 over Victor Hosiery after trailing 1 0 at halftime. Weagley converts penalties for Victor. Doub and Long net goals for Williamsport with a late surge in the second half. Lineups list Williamsport players and Victor Hosiery entries. referee Kaplan.
Northern Stars Win Blue and Gray Rivalry Contest
Northern college All-Stats defeated a Dixia team 7 to 9 in a gridiron renewal of the Blue and Gray rivalry before about 8,000 spectators. Tony Ippolite of Purdue scored the lone TD after a 64 yard march led by Kaheale and Schoenbaum of Ohio State.
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Montgomery
Ale
Gettysburg
Northern College All-Stats
Dixia
Tony Ippolite
Purdue
Mike Kaheale
Ohio State
War Admiral to be shipped south for Hialeah meet
Trainer George Conway announced War Admiral and nine three year olds will travel to Miami Florida for the Hialeah Park racing meet. War Admiral is in fair condition, not as strong as last year due to winter weather. He aims to run several times including the $50 000 Widener challenge cup and hopes to meet Seabiscuit again. Seabiscuit previously defeated War Admiral at Pimlico in November.
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Berlin
George Conway
Samuel Riddie
Miami
Fila
Ilaleah Park
Conway
War Admiral
Hialeah
Charles
Howard
Admiral
Pimlien
St Mark's Defeats Trinity in Sunday School Quintet
In three court games on the Sunday School League court St Mark's beat Trinity Lutheran 18 to 1 with half time 11-6. St Mary's defeated St Paul's 50-24 at half, First Christian triumphed over Wien Reformed 26-13. Goodrich and Moopen starred for St Mark's while Young led the losers for Trinity. Referee Alexander officiated with umpire Burroughs.
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St. Mary's
St. Paul's
Christian
Wien Reformed
St. Mark’s
Trinity Lutheran
St. Mark's
Goodrich
Moopen
Pardner
Young
Aeeaeee
Tofflemyer
Ecron
Torals
Trinity
Youne
Fryer
Hixon
Beard
Alexander
Bu Roughs
Utah Wins Easily In Sun Bowl By Paso Blaze
Utah's football juggernaut defeated the University of Mexico 26 to 0 before 13,500 fans. The Armstrongs wore white shirts and pressed hard, keeping New Mexico on their heels most of the game.
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Utah
Paso
Tex
University of Mexico
Alsatians Set To Begin Club Card Tournaments
Pairings have been drawn for the Alsatia card events with two tournaments: pinochle and five hundred. Teams compete in brackets with points totaling up to 25 00 for early rounds and 4000 in the finals. Winners advance or drop per bracket rules as games proceed in club rooms before January minstrel rehearsals.
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Walter Cearfoss
Lloyd Ritter
Merle Potter
Hugh Troxell
Joseph Fiery
Frank Younkins
George Hockman
George Tindsay
Kenneth Stoner
Frank Strasser
W W. K Wilkes
W. C. Snyder
Howard Hartman
W. E. Holland
J. A. Speicher
Paul EB. Hutter
Charles McP. Smith
John Higgins
Omer Harbaugh
K. N. Rudisitl
Frank Hull
Vernon Melz
W. H. Clopper
Charles Kiefer
F. E. Strasser
W. K. Wilkes
W. ©. Snyder
M. I. Patterson
Eamon
John Minnick
S. Mitchell Foekler
Joards
Liexyd H. Ritter
Rival Cotton Bowl Game Is Indicated
Dallas, Jan. 3. Distinct possibility of Texas staging rival postseason football classics next year clouded the bowl scene. J. Curtis Sanford, Cotton Bowl director general, split with the board over policy. Dan D. Rogers said the board will pursue a Texas postseason game next year. Sanford holds the Cotton Bowl lease and the charter and name.
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Dallas
Texas
J. Curtis Sanford
Cotton Bowl Athletic Association
Dan D. Rogers
Texas Christian University
Cotton Bowl Association
Sanford
Association
Rogers
Williamsport Downs Funkstown 7 1 In County Soccer Clash
Williamsport defeats Funkstown 7 to 1 on home pitch with Jess Brown scoring three goals and G Anderson two. Other scorers include Barnes Hassler and Bowman. Referee Kaplan. Williamsport challenges Sharpsburg Bluebirds for a Sunday match on the Williamsport field.
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Williamsport
Funkstown
Jess Brown
Long
G. Anderson
Barnes
Grimes
Schiasser
Smith
Bowman
Williamsport Po
Funkstown Beattle
G.sese
Smith Poffenberger
Keller Stimhbaugh
Wolfe R. Grimes
Schlosser
Wes
Artz H. Anderson
Biltinger H. Grimes
Ceree IR
Staley Brown
Hassler
IL Barnhart
Mong
Halve. i
Brown
Touh. Barnes
Hassier
Kaplan
Sharpsburg
Sharpsburg Bluebirds
W. V. Stenger
Will ‘Iamsport
O'Brien Stars In Sugar Bowl Victory For TCU
Davey O'Brien led Texas Christian to a 15 to 7 Sugar Bowl win over Carnegie Tech. The All-America quarterback threw 28 passes, completing 17 for 225 yards with no interceptions, guiding his team to 367 total yards and 17 first downs as 50,000 fans watched his final college game.
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New Orleans
Davey O'Brien
Horned Frogs
Texas Christian
Carnegie Tech
Christians
Tech
O'Brien
Connie Sparks
Johnny Hall
Southwest
Don Looney
Earl Clark
Durward Horner
Frogs
T. C. UU
T. Christian
Striegel
Looney Tdohrus
Hale Pyzynski
LGG
Kline Schmidt
Aldrich
Rieth RG - Taylor
Campbell
Vee White
Fisher
Horner Carnelly O'Brign Condin
Clark Muha
Ee Hall
Sparks
de Agako
Muha
Sparks Horner
Tennessee
O’brien
Hiley
Wiley Carnegie
Skibos
Oklahoma
Marne
Vols
Sooners
George Cafego
Babe Wood
T. C.U
IT C U Tennessee Add To Stature As Champ Elevens
Texas Christian and Tennessee capped undefeated seasons with bowl wins, Doug O’Brien guiding TC U past Carnegie Tech in the Sugar Bowl and Tennessee blanking Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. Duke’s hopes ended as Duke fell to Southern California in the Rose Bowl. Utah beat New Mexico 26-0, Texas Tech fell to St Marys 20-18, and an East-West all star game saw the West win 40 over the East.
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Associated Press
Texas Christian
Tennessee
Duke
Iberia
Texas
Carne Tech, Jr
New Orleans
Oklahoma
Miami
Horned Frogs
Volunteers
Southern California
Doyle Nave
Trojans
Dukes
Durham
Jone Major
Utah
New Mexico
el Paso
Texas Tech
Red Raiders
St. Mary's
Dallas
Aerial Game Wins For West Stars
In San Francisco on January 3 the West defeated the East 6 0 in the charity football classic. A Texas rover Billy Patterson and Stanford/Baylor standout Jim Coughlan combined twice for scores, Patterson sending to Coughlan for a ten yard TD as the key play. About 60,000 watched under rainy skies at Kezar Stadium.
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San Francisco
Stanford University
Baylor
Texas
West
Zar
Billy Patterson
Baylor University
Golden State
Jim Coughlan
Santa Clara
Western Collegians
Patterson
Coughlan
High Cagers In Two Hard Games
The Hagerstown quint will travel to Waynesboro tonight to meet Hanover High rivals as coach Semler has pushed his squad hard after the first defeat. A second game Friday sees the Potomac Streeters at Charles Town for a Purple Panthe clash, promising thrills and a strong fan turnout.
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Hanover High Capers
Hagerstown
Waynesboro
Rip Eagle
Semler
Maroon and Gray
Potomac Streeters
Charles Town
Raeters
Bark Games
Sharpsburg Bluebirds Dominate Funkstown In 9-3 Win
The Sharpsburg Bluebirds defeated the Funkstown soccer club 9 to 3 to stay undefeated since late formation. Taylor Stockslager and Mills starred for the winners while Schlosser and Gossard led the losers in a high scoring, defensive showcase.
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Sharpsburg Bluebirds
Funkstown
Taylor
Stockslager
Mills
Schlosser
Gossard
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Sports
Williamsport Basketball Quint
Shold
Stenger
Hoffman’s
North Potomac Street
Firestone
R. Poffenberger
Seiberling
As Krueger
Jones
Eric Tipton
Blue Devils
George McAgee
Robert
Robertson
Tipton
Tony Ruffa
Troy, With the Great “Granny’ Lansdell
North Carolina
Wallace Wade
Alabama
Weagley
Doub
Victor Hosiery
Victors
Williamsport Pdl
Realth
Baie Cleans
Griffith CG. Anderson
G. Crawford Ranzhot
Andrews Lemen Wes RE
Faunders CH
Miller
Hixson Long
Stumbaugh
Haller Snyder More Brown
Crawford Knode Seseeee
Kling
Vieters
Donb
Lemen
Knofe
Jone
Los Angeles
Flm
Louis B. Mayer
Santa Anita
Ligaroti
Sweepalota
Steain Man
Trinity S. S. Quint
Duke Smothers
S. C
Mickey Anderson
Willard Hayes
California
George McAfee
Alsatians
Dick Tracy
Aru, ‘Whet
Pop
aucKo
Davey O’brien
Carnegie
IT. C. U
West Stars
Pos
Grove
Kaufman Taylor
Gossard Hebb
Melzer Grove
Schlosser Brashears
Stocksleger - RA - Waugh Lewis OL
Mong M
Delaun IL
Deeds King
Bowman A
Delaune
Atte Mills Corsareer
Ors Jones
Sharpsburgeoneed
King
M. Ge Jauney
Delauney
Lewis
Brashears
Fender
Body Dent Hughes Motor CO
Baltimore Street
Men's & Boys’ Suits & Topcoats
John D. Myers & Co
Otomac Street
C. P.O
CRANE
Potomac St
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