Georgetown Faces Mississippi State in Orange Bowl Bid
Georgetown, a veteran laden squad under coach Jack Haggerty, prepares for its first bowl in the Orange Bowl against Mississippi State. The Hoyas rely on a 198 pound line and a 187 pound backfield with speedy, versatile formations and a strong defense led by seniors Angostino Lio, Allen Matuza and Earl Fullilove. Doolan, Kopcik, and Castiglia headline a deep roster as Georgetown departs for Miami on Christmas Day.
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Coaching gossip hints at pro and college moves
SPORTS ROUNDUP notes that Ohio State prefers Dallas Ward to Dr. George Hauser, Temple’s Ray Morrison once played on four Vanderbilt squads that beat Tennessee, Chicago Bears pursue Tom Harmon at fullback, and Cleveland canned a scout who doubted Sid Hudson’s big league potential.
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Tennessee
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Chicago Bears
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Tennessee Faces Bowl Line Narrowing As Years Pass
In successive years Tennessee football teams have been chosen for the Orange Rose and Sugar bowls. Pretty soon there'll be nothing left in the bowl line for the Vols but the bowling alleys.
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Tennessee
Vols
Cotton Bowl prices cut as draw power eyed
Bill Jurges faces a sun test after weeks of outdoor exercise to gauge recovery. Cotton Bowl officials spar over underestimating crowd demand and cutting prices, forecasting a gross gate near 120000 instead of 145000. Bimelech resumes training at Hialeah Park.
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Bimelech
Hialeah Park
Jacobs Presses Jenkins on Retirement as Mrs Jenkins Stands
At Buck New York Post reports Mike Jacobs urges Lew Jenkins to reconsider retirement while Lew pushes Mrs Jenkins to avoid the decision. The piece notes a push and pull between the two as they seek a different outcome.
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Braddock Distributes Food Baskets As Santa
Jimmy Braddock dressed as Santa yesterday and handed out hundreds of food baskets to needy families. The Sun Bowl matchup features Arizona State Bulldogs with coach Dixie Howell inviting his former boss Frank Thomas of Alabama to join the bench for the Western Reserve game. Cleveland offers catcher Gene DeSantels a richer contract than the Red Sox paid, while Boston scribes harshly review the DeSantels Pytlak swap.
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Frank Thomas
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Arizona State Bulldogs
Western Reserve
Cleveland
Gene DeSantels
Red Sox
Boston
Frankie Pytlak
Christmas and New Year Greeting from the Column’s Conductor
The conductor of this column wishes every reader, every sports writer and everyone who has contributed during the year a very merry Christmas and the happiest sort of New Year.
Names Is Names Dennis Bad Old Man on boxing team
Dennis Bad Old Man, listed as a member of the boxing team at Haskell Institute in Lawrence Kansas, is named in the article.
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Dennis
Haskell Institute
Lawrence, Kans
Five Groups Back Plan for National Monument at Spanish Fort
Five civic and government bodies sponsor a movement to convert historic Spanish Fort on the eastern Mobile Bay into a national monument. The fort dates from the 1779 Spanish English war era.
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Mobile Bay
Dallas Plans big Reception For Fordham
Dallas a festive welcome for Fordham football squad arriving Friday for a Cotton Bowl date with the Texas Aggies. Mayor Woodall Rogers will greet the team at the station at 9:30 am, as downtown hosts a parade, speeches, confetti and a large reception committee. The Aggies arrive Monday at 1 pm.
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German chemists extract sugar from wool production waste
German chemists report the extraction of a satisfactory sugar from residue waters left after synthetic wool production, indicating a potential new use for industrial byproducts and suggesting further study into the sugar's properties and applications.
Ex Champion Riggs Seeks Sugar Bowl Comeback This Week
New Orleans December 24 Bobby Riggs once top ranked in 1939 Sugar Bowl scene returns to compete starting Saturday in a bid to regain national prestige and break the Sugar Bowl jinx. Don McNeill, Frankie Parker and others loom as main rivals with Riggs facing a tough field including Wilmer Allison and Bitsy Grant.
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Bitsy) Grant
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Stanford Gridmen Hold Two Workouts
Stanford University football team schedules morning and afternoon scrimmages before Christmas break then resumes practice in Pasadena Thursday for the Rose Bowl against Nebraska. Coach Clark Shaughnessy takes 13 Southern California members south tonight and the remainder tomorrow night.
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Pasadena
Nebraska
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Kerr And Bierman Work On Offense For Shriner Game
In Berkeley, coaches Andy Kerr and Bernie Bierman of the eastern all stars debated systems to best use Michigan star Tommy Harmon in the Shriner New Year’s day game against the west. Rain kept yesterday’s practice indoors to skull work and running plays.
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Calif
U.P
Andy Kerr
Bernie Bierman
Michigan
Tommy Harmon
Bulldogs To Leave Thursday For Tilt
TEMPE ARIZONA STATE TEACHERS college football squad will leave Thursday for El Paso Texas to play Western Reserve of Cleveland in the Sun Bowl on New Year's Day. The team will arrive about 10 am Friday and hold workouts on the Sun Bowl gridiron. Coach Dixie Howell said the Border conference champions will quarters in a dormitory at Texas College of Mines to avoid Sun Carnival excitement.
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Tennessee Coach Maps Heavy Work
Tennessee coach Maj. Bob Neyland ordered two daily workouts after a three week layoff. The Vols resume practice in Knoxville before facing Boston College in the Sugar Bowl on January 1. Neyland criticized the blocking and timing as he pushed for improvement.
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U.P
Bob Neyland
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Neyland
Brook Trout Thrive In Salt Water For Experiment at Stettin
The Baltic Sea Fisheries Institute in Stettin reports an experiment with 20,000 brook trout showing they survive equally well in salt water and fresh water.
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Stettin
Germany
Nebraska Stages Defensive Drill Ahead of Rose Bowl
Nebraska's Cornhuskers prepared for another hard work session in Phoenix ahead of the Rose Bowl against Stanford. Coach Steve Owen of the New York Giants visited coach Biff Jones to discuss stopping the offensive T formation. Halfback Ken Simmons twisted an ankle yesterday but injury is not serious.
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