College Football Crowds, Receipts Show Slight Gains Over 1936 Cotton ‘Boll’ Tilt MASSACRE IN GRID ATTENDANCE MANHATTAN. —By JIM BERRYMAN Has Faraway Fan By the Associated Press. RAISED4PERCEN1 jyALLAS, Tex., Dec. 6.—Of many inquiries about the New Year in Day Cotton Bowl game between jumps / GUESS Oil IAIJUN ) Gives Colorado University and Rice In- Dixie Biggest Boost, Owls’ Gains / WHO’S stitute, that of Manuel Irala of Victory Title SHOW'EM BIG \ Noted Sports Figure Will While East, Hit by Bad Bilbao, Spain, caused the most ex- and Bowl Date, ’Gators CHIEF IM EAST!-MOW citement. \ Weather, Shows Least. ME GO WEST-KETCH'UM Carry On as Betting Com- His letter, marked “censored,” Pull Big Upset. By HERBERT W. BARKER. was addressed to missioner “Cotton Igpll, By the Associated Press. HEAP FINE BEARSKIN Only. Associated Press Sports Writer. \ / Dallas. Tex., U. S. A." YORK, Dec. 6—The Rice By DREW MIDDLETON, YORK, Dec. an Associated 6.—Despite An interpreter informed J. Curtis Owls today held the title in Press Sports Writer. almost of \rug! YIP'PEE! unprecedented siege the widest of 1937 YORK, Dec. 6.—Most Sanford, president of the Cotton open foot- / of the bad weather and the effects ball races landmarks of the New Bowl Association, Senor Irala NEW conference and the York NEWof business recession, college of 30 New Year years are wanted all of Day bowl engagement that ago gone. They football moved on details the game, along slightly higher went with it; Florida and Southern NEWpulled down the old Garden. levels including price of tickets and ex- for attendance and receipts dur- St. Nick's, hallowed the skates pected size of the California enjoyed slightly higher by of ing the 1937 campaign. crowd. rankings in their final conference Hobey Baker, is a fight club. And now ■ An Associated Press survey, based Jack is standings than they previously had Doyle stepping out of the pool on returns from colleges in hall major } held; the Nation’s undefeated-united business. every section of the country, re- who today list was reduced to 12 in the final Jack, made his billiard parlor vealed an increase of approximately a national institution, announced last count and the Pacific Coast was suf- i per cent in attendance over last his health ms a mild black night would not permit him dus fering eye, soothed by year's figures. This failed to ap- to continue in full Kenny feat of charge any longer. the 15 Washington’s complet- proach per cent gain 1936 had And, though he will continue his ac- ing a near-record forward pass. shown over 1935, but never- tivities as one of served, Those scattered the Nation's best theless, to maintain unbroken foot- developments known marked the betting commissioners, the pic-* balls AFTER LOOP closing of the 1937 foot- consistent forward march since VOIE ture-rimmed rooms that have wel- ball season, except for a scant hand- the dreary days of the 1929-32 de- comed sports leaders for three decades ful of games between now and Christ- pression era. will see him in mas. infrequently the fu=- The survey, based on home game at- Asks Equality With Faculty ture. tendance only, revealed that 7.744.803 Doyle’s billiard parlors have been a Florida's Victory Biggest Upset fan* witnessed the 387 home games of Delegates in Southeast fixture on the Great White Way for 75 won the representative schools. This com- J^ICE Southwest Conference over three decades, a long, long time pared with the 1936 figure of 7,613,- Conference Session. title by whipping Southern Meth- on the most changeable of streets. 768 for 397 games. Average attendance odist, 15-7, Saturday to finish with In that time Doyle has become a na- Bv KENNETH tional per game this year thus was 20,010, GREGORY, four victories, one defeat and one tie. figure, odds-layer for every big Associated Press Sports Writer. compared with 19,178 a year ago. Ernie Lain, the team's "trouble event, arbiter of betting tangles and Dec. 6.—a an on proposal shooter,’’ came in when the Owls were authority American sport. Southwest, South Lead in Gain. to give athletic directors equal a point behind, scored two touch- Southwest and South led all voting power with Sold Papers to John L. 'J'HE faculty rep- downs and paved the way for Jack the rest in of percentage increase, Atlanta.resentatives may inject a lot Vestal s field goal. J^AST night Jack reviewed the sports roughly 16 per cent in each case. The of debate into the proceedings when That ended a conference campaign panorama he has watched since Rocky Mountain sector followed with the Southeastern Conference goes into the which saw nearly every team in the gas-lit days of 1906 when he, John' 1* per cent, the Midwest with 6 per annual session this week. McGraw and loop on top at one time or Tod Sloan opened hIK The another cent, the Far West with 5 per cent; conference always has insisted and first establishment. automatically brought Rice an in- and the East with 1 per cent. that faculties must be for responsible vitation to play Colorado in "Yep.” said Jack. "I’ve seen ’em all. the the Cotton The weather, especially in the East, j conduct of athletics in all in- I sold papers to John L. Sullivan Bowl. The Owls accepted at al- wherr was a stitutions. The once, undoubtedly major factor in re- j athletic directors have I was a newsboy and when I came t« though they still must get formal con- during the gain for the country as a reached the conclusion want a New York from they ference approval. my home in Spring whole. The Atlantic seaboard, for in- i hand in affairs. It was learned field. Mass., to start work as today Florida off the a sheet- suffered that the directors brought biggest feat stanee. severe rains on the will hold a meeting in writer at the tracks, I saw- a lot Of the closing activity of the South- last four Saturdays of the on Thursday night, eve of the other big season, j opening eastern Conference fighters.” when Eastern teams other- session at Miss. by upsetting Ken- Just might Jackson, "The best?” Doyle's shrewd eyes tucky. 6-0, with the aid of Ed Man- wise expect banner attendance. lit up. "Jim Jeffries. He broke in ning's 59-yard run. The ’Gators thus A score or more of striking increases ‘•Bowl” Game Rule Looms against a great field of heavyweights moved up to eighth place in the stand- In attendance were noted by indi- —Jim Corbett, the master boxer of this proposal is likely to be ing. Tennessee put on a vidual schools. Yale's total home y^THILE surprisingly ’em all; Joe Choynski. Sailor Tom the liveliest of those strong finish to rout game attendance of 250.000 was more presented, Mississippi 32-0. Bob the in Sharkey, Fitzsimmons. Jeffries question of ‘'bowl” games un- the other conference while than that for all of the Elis’ games of game licked 'em all and then did it again doubtedly will be into the State 1936, both at home and abroad. Yale's injected Mississippi took a 9-0 defeat and made it stick.” conference discussions. A year ago from Duquesne as estimated receipts of $532,000 compares Boyd Brumbaugh’s Perhaps I'm prejudiced about the the conference voted to recognize only field goal and Grabinski's witii $405,464 for all games last year. 40-yard run oldtimers, but the Philadelphia Ath- the Sugar Bowl and the Rose Bowl with an The Dartmouth game drew the first intercepted pass gave the letics of 1911 get my vote as the games, with its teams being allowed Dukes their first capacity crowd to the Yale Bowl since away-from-home greatest ball team. They'd beat your to accept infitat ions to these 1929. The Villanova game gave the only victory. modern teams, even the Yankees.” classics. Some athletic directors have University of Detroit a sell-out for the "Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth and Mike been reported as ready to support a Length of Pas* first time since 1928. Disputed. Kelly, one of the real oldtimers. were move to have the conference cham- CALIFORNIA had to the greatest ball players I ever saw- in Buckeyes Set New Mark. pion play in the Sugar Bowl game gOUTHERN hold off a last-quarter thrust to action. Frank Hiney, the Yale end, Ohio State's home annually. who beat U. C. L. A., 19-13 in the Pacific never weighed more than 160, yet ^^LTHOUGH The Southeastern's constitution pro- game attendance fell off a bit. the Coast Conference finale and played against giants and never al- vides that "a thus set a new record of 399.- representative must be lowed a Buckeyes up finish well ahead of its Los Angeles first down around his end, 683 for attendance all the executive head of the member at games, and ; rival. However, it was Feiv Grid Teams was the greatest football player. institution or an active Washingtons this despite a small crowd of 9.000 member of the Big College long pass to Hal staff of Hirshon for the first for the contest with teaching the institution he i#r\uire oi Chicago. The U. C. L. A. touchdown that upera. represents. No member of an athletic really former all-game Ohio State record was to 1 know you'll mention Jim thrilled the 70.000 fans. It was vari- Are Suffer Losses "Y88' in 1936. staff shall be eligible to act as repre- 891.375, set ously estimated as Heavy Thorpe. He was a great football sentative.” traveling from 66 West Virginia University, beaten to player, but he had a fine 73 yards. Either way they don't quarterback. only by Pittsburgh, reported not only Mount Pleasant, who him Directors Want Power. come much longer although the record Stars’ Graduations helped plen- a substantial increase in attendance, Through ty. Hinkey, with a little be- book lists one successful heave of Thorpe TT IS understood the athletic direc- 87 nv yi,.y.y but an advance of 125 per cent in liUULU. turn Chier losses, besides all-Amer- hind, are my choices.'' yards. Associated Press Sports Writer, Pitt s and tors will ask the of at- ica Chuclc include Pat Mc- receipts. receipts attendance privilege Otherwise the Crowd of Sweeney, Doyle, a kindly and genial gentle- Pacific Coast took it 17,000 Expected Deo. Greater both were well ahead of last year, tending all conference meetings, with YORK. 6—Apart from Carty at center, Joe Kuharich and Experience May Be man, has other interests He on the chin in a pair of intersectional loves the Panthers will miss the voting power. football's post-season bowl of Joe Ruetz at the guards: books, histrarv and although games. next to View Andy Puplis, biography, and has Oregon, to last in the All-America and the current chunk of cash they snared in the The directors want stronger repre- arguments Bunny McCormick and Jack Mc- , Winning Factor Tonight long been a devotee of the He conference, took a 20-6 setback from opera. Bowl Pasadena a I sentation in conference affairs, includ- NEWbusiness of conferring all- Carthy in the backfield. Best knew Rose at pros- Caruso and other game year Arizona in a great stars. the game marked by long Bouts Tonight. America accolades on the ago. ing running of meets, tournaments gridiron pects, among 1937 understudies, in- in Short Bout. he were runs. The "Yes,” said, "they all here and the allocation Webfoots made the best greats of 1937, one of the chief clude Vanderbilt reported receipts at the of funds for these Special Dispatch to The Star. ques- Halfback Harry Stevenson and when we opened up. Matty and Bres- dash when Gerald Graybeal went tions By BURTON HAWKINS. level in several Ala- purposes. before the collegiate house is: Fullbacks Ed Simonich and Mario his highest years. 90 Mass., Dec. 6 —Culled nahan, catcher. John T. Brush, yards for their score. Texas A. "What about the for next Tonelli. Weakest AN argument that has been bama, which is to California in --—-- from six Eastern 55 prospects freshman squad in who owned the Giants. Jim Corbett. play and M. handed the cities, University of San year?” years offers three or four real sizzling several weeks. Cowboy the Rose Bowl game, reported a falling craclc amateur boxers were only Weber and Fields came. too. and Mike Francisco Dons one of their worst It’s already agitating the Old Blue.” varsity prospects. Howard Scott, veteran transplant- off in home-game attendance, mainly Dismer BOSTON.biting nails here today as they Donlm and Willie Hoppe, fresh from 42 to 0. who are as ed Texas will a drubbings. anxious to know what the IN lightweight, present because of less favorable schedule, eagerly awaited action tonight in the his first great billiards victory in. (Continued Prom A-12.1 Another major intersectional tilt future holds in store as are en- Ohio State Irish Eddie Dunne, talented youthful but an increase of about 30 per cent Page All-America Golden Gloves Tourna- they Must Rebuild. Paris.” saw Manhattan and Tulsa finish in a thusiastic in farewell TEN: redhead, his most fistic when all games at home and on the ment at Boston Garden. paying tribute ; Ohio State hardest hit of perplexing rarin-, ball-totin’ manner, and Le* scoreless tie after Vic Fusia of the to the heroes of the season con- pjlG problem tonight at Turner s Arena. road are included. Washington's team of 14 members, just j all, losing seven regulars from Olsson, Jim Barber, Jim Kareher, Jaspers fumbled just short of the eluded. It's already worrying coaches six Previously scheduled to mix 10 including seven colored cutlers, will j line and backfield men, including | FORMS SOCCER LEAGUE Four Teams Chuck Bond and Vic Carroll who goal line. with big gaps to fill in the ranks and ! rounds last month, Scott and Dunne Major Slip. vie with fighters from Baltimore, New' all-star Jim McDonald. Indiana and I their now are to and played marvelously in the line. Hardin-Simmons of Texas, which fingers crossed as they scan the ! Purdue also lose a slated peck for eight Duquesnc. Marquette York, Albany, Rochester and Syracuse majority of start- Seven State Colleges Will Play in- pENN, But was behind it all. had replacement roster j rounds or less. The result will answer St. Mary's fell off from last year's spirit Grim, gone through eight fairly tough in the tourney that will start and end ing eleven. Wisconsin, Northwestern I determined and serious, the games without a was held Who's going to fill the shoes of several vital questions in regard to Circuit. figures, mainly because none was as deadly setback, tonight. Survival means the cham- big j and Minnesota, about in that order, Maryland the on Skins never let up for a moment, to a 7-7 tie by Howard Payne in its Yale's Clint Frank, two-time all- | have best hold-over prowess of Benny Leonard's calm, strong the playing field as it had pions must win three bouts in one prospects. Cham- TOWSON. Md., Dee. fi been in 1936. even when they had the game won final game. Almost equally surpris- America back, and Colorado's famed lose lanky protege. evening. pion Gophers Capt. Ray King soccer doubt. A Whizzer who Still in the of Maryland intercollegiate league are the at- beyond revealing between- ing was another 7-7 draw between White, have ended their and Reed, ends: Midler, tackle; Uram, process development, Fallowing comparative of seven State colleges will operate the-halves room shows and little Louisiana Tech. varsity careers? Will come and Dunne meets in Scott a seasoned cam- tendance records for 1937 and 1936 dressing story Centenary Big Crowd Pittsburgh Matheny Gmitro, backs. North- In 1938. Expected. with (number of home in each that. up another powerhouse? What western's chief losses are Don paigner who twice performed credit- games year j Heap Don who served as chair- one BRADY, Washington's heavy- will Notre in to Lou Minnegan. Ahead, 21-0, might have thought * Dame do without Chuck1 and Fred Vanzo in the backfield. ably losing Ambers, world In brackets}: JIM Fred man of the weight respresentative, was unable next organization at Towson the Skins would be inclined to coast, Sweeney season? Who will be Benz's leaves a at end lightweight champion Howard car- EAST. j departure gap Teachers’ listed to make the trip and was forced to back ries a College, schools in or at least play a defensive game. next fall among this year's for Wisconsin, but the Badgers have decided edge in experience, but 1937. 1936. Sports Program withdraw from the the league as the University of Msry- But when one of them shouted, "Let's tourney. Other standouts, and what teams showed a in ring generalship and Pitt (61 241.OO0 <61 184.000 young, up-and-coming team. Michi- punching land. Western Carnegie Tech- <4i 143,640 (4i 103.640 the members of the Capital City squad the best Dunne concedes Maryland. Blue Ridge, go. fellows, score's 0-0,” every For sophomore prospects? gan, Iowa, Illinois and Chicago all are power, nothing. Duquesna _ <5i 55.000 i5> 65,000 Local Fans were Frost Teachers. Teach, Redskins allowed his to reported in excellent condition. burg Salisbury Penn _(HI 243,000 <7 • 325,000 imagination rebuilding, with Wolverines especially Dartmouth, Cornell Not Both Are ers, Hopkins and Towson Teachers, Temple _(Hi 131.000 (8) 159.000 1 rule his will and consequently went TODAY. Representing Washington will be Hit. well fortified for 1938. Counterpunchers. Vtllanova_<4 41.ooo (41 42,000 Willie Gilbert ANSWER these Competition will begin in October. out in that second half determined Boxing. Tapp, Mayo. Buster questions, among Best Ten SLOW starter, Scott will whiff Navy _(51 109.302 (5i 125,221 Big sophomore develop- St. John's _(7i Miller, Carroll Bob the Associated College, which is con- Yale 250.000 ihi IHH.oOO to score. Maybe the 7 more points Irish Eddie Dunne vs. Cowboy Wright. Mathias, others, Press today I ments this season include Harold Van Pordham _(71 223 500 (7) 221.000 at imaginary targets in the dress- scored in the last half than Jack White, Bobby Schwartz, Billy presents the high spots of a templating beginning soccer, may be New Ycrk TJ.. (7i 79.518 i8> 114.400 they they Howard Scott, eight rounds, fea- country- Every of Minnesota, versatile left half- i William wide ing room before the added to the it su Harvard ___-
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