Alabama Takes Ready Stance for Rose Bowl
University of Alabama football players arrived in Pasadena for a week of hard work leading to January 1 showdown with Stanford Western champions. Coach Frank Thomas praised strength parity and stressed passing game as Dixie Howell and Demyanovich starred in drills. Angelich limped but expected to play. further scrimmages planned.
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Demyanovech
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Barney Oldfield Recalls Greatest Race Save Daughter
Barney Oldfield recounts what he calls the greatest race of his life describing a premonition before a Munic pal Airport national meet. He rushed home when Betty showed severe appendicitis and underwent surgery within an hour, later reported out of danger. The piece notes 534,715 attended professional contests in the first year of Washington state athletic commission oversight.
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Los Angeles
U.R
Barney Oldfield
Municipal Airport
Betty
Washington State Athletic Commission
Christmas List of Sports Figures in Parade of Gifts
Henry McLemore playfully imagines gifts for sports stars and figures. Dempsey receives knives for a steakhouse, Landos a song and dance act, Hall aim for social tennis events, and many others get theatrical or symbolic presents tied to their careers.
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United Press
New York
Santa
Jack Dempsey
Jimmy Johnston
Madison Square Garden
Walter Merrill Hall
Jim Landos
Buddy Baer
Stanford
Dixie Howell
Alabama
Bobby Grayson
George Lott
Helen Wills Moody
Helen Jacobs
Fred Perry
Goose Goslin
Ducky-Wacky
Medwick
Dizzy
Daffy Dean
Hank Greenbergs
Judge Landis
Frankie Frisch
Casey Stengel
Kerr Drills Eastern Stars On Tricky Lateral Passes
Colgate coach Andy Kerr trains players in risky lateral passes used by the East squad for the New Year’s Day East West game. Doug Nott of Detroit and Duane Purvis of Fordham star in the drill as practice continues on Berkeley’s Cal field alongside western teams. The report notes San Francisco University names Jim Barber captain for the Dons.
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U.P
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Atlantic Seaboard
Red Magicians
Doug Nott
Detroit
Duane Purvis
Fordue
Tilt expected as 29,000 fans set for state schoolboy final
Amarlio Golden Sandstorm faces Corpus Christi Bold Buccaneers in the Texas state schoolboy grid final at Fair Park Stadium. P C Cobb Dallas athletic director says tickets higher but affordable. seats all reserved. Sands arrive Thursday, Pirates prep at Ownby Oval after beating Greenville 34 to 14.
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Dallas Tech
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Cobb
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Denton
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Pirates
Ownby Oval
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1934 Peaks in aviation advance speed and safety
In 1934 aviation advanced with nonstop Pacific to Atlantic service using 14 airliners across 2600 miles in under 16 hours. Douglas Airliner and Sperry automatic pilot cut stops, engine power improved, and cabin soundproofing progressed. Stradivarius violin count noted at about 200 in U S.
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TWA
Jack Frye
America
Pacific
Atlantic
Frye
Eddie Rickenbacker
Sperry
Upsets Spark a Turbulent Start to 1934 Sports Year
New York December 25 United Press reports a year of surprises in sports began with Columbia stunning Stanford 7 0 in the Rose Bowl. Yale beat Princeton despite two season undefeateds and Western polo upset the Cant West team, with other notable wins and a polar question about Antarctic ice.
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Chiang Kai-Shek Christmas Message Focuses on Peace and Prosperity
General Chiang Kai-shek writes for The Associated Press from Shanghai, urging 1935 progress toward global peace and economic stability. He notes China's internal unity, anti-bandit campaigns, and hope that Christian values aid international cooperation and tranquillity.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Associated Press
Shanghai
Santa Anita opens with record crowd and grand stakes
Santa Anita Park begins its racing meet before about 60 000 fans. The opening featured the $5 000 Christman stakes at one mile with Time Supply as the early favorite. A full field and top tourists headline a fresh, modern track setup on historic grounds.
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Cal
Dee
California
Santa Anita Ranch
Kaicky) Baldwin
Mra PA. Carreaud
Silas Bo
Trombone
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Mate
Statesman
Ladyaman
Miller Wins Easy Title Match Over Al Brown in Paris
Preddie Miller of Cincinnati, billed as world featherweight champion, defeated Al Brown in Paris in a 16 round bout. Brown was booed for holding and rough play as the referee threatened disqualification twice. Miller won every round except the fourth, which was even.
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al Brown
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Sugar Teams in Workouts for Sugar Bowl
New Orleans December 35 AM Tulane and Temple football squads kept their Sugar Bowl preparation on track despite Santa Claus visits. Temple Owls practiced in Baton Rouge sharpening offense for the Greenies while Ted Cox sent the Wave through a hard session behind locked gates. Captain Biff Jones hosted Warner and Temple with a decorated Christmas tree and gifts from the North. Cox scheduled morning workouts with rest in the afternoon, Tulane planning stiff scrimmage sessions today and tomorrow then tapering later in the week.
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Tulane
Temple
Santa Claus
Pop" Warner
Temple Owls
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Greenies
Ted Cox
Gates
Stanford Fans In Fine Xmas Spirit at Rose Bowl
Stanford University announces that seniors Mosetto and Topping will play in the Rose Bowl against Alabama after confirming they are fit. Coach Jim Lawson said both are able to participate in a full game following injuries late in the regular season. Some players leave for home while others stay on campus for drills in Los Angeles.
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Dim Mosetto
Keith Topping
Alabama
Jim Lawson
Stanford
California
Los Angeles
Goettge Named on Navy Coach Staff
Washington reports Captain Frank A. Goettge, former Quantico Marine football star, named to the Naval Academy coaching staff. He will report in June as commander of the Marine Guard and assist Tom Hamilton with training the Navy backfield. Goettge enlisted in World War I and served as a Marine aide at the White House.
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Marine Guard
Tom Hamilton
Comeh
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