Red and White Defeats Vega in Easy Basketball Wins
Red and White Grocers topped Texaco Oilers 27 to 16 as Pace and Arnold led with 10 and 8 points respectively. Panhandle Laundry defeated the Yannigans 40 to 8, pulling away late after a 12 all halftime.
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Badger
Panhandle Laundry Cage
Yannigans
Red and White Grocers
Texaco Oilers
Laundry Five
Yans
Texaco
Pace
Arnold
Godwin
Oilers
Geary
FG FT TP
Hale
Watkins F
Scott F
Alexander
Pier E O Boydston
Winogrg
Leonard
W.esseeees
Kelly
Sancie
Nevabies
Arnold Ftes McLendon F
Paocc
Asses Pharris
Cscesees Devor
Montgomery
Panhandle Laundy
McCarty
Agams C
Biglow
Sseeres
Whitehead
Cannon S
Hanna
Kendrick
Beeneenee
Yannigans FG
Bundy
Moore
Maxwell
Parcells S F . Avik
Nungesser
Pmvad
Griffith
Tillinghast
Mays
Dodgers Acquire Pred Frankhouse In Bee Pitcher Trade
The Brooklyn Dodgers swap Pitcher Johnny Babich and Outfielder Gene Moore for Pitcher Pred Frankhouse with Boston Bees, no cash involved. The deal strengthens Brooklyn’s pitching staff alongside Brandt Clark Zachary Munro and others, aiming for a stronger rotation this season.
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New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Bees
Johnny Babich
Gene Moore
Pred Prankhouse
John Gorman
Dodgers
al Lopez
Tony Cuccinello
Ray Benge
Bobby Reis
Boston
Ed Brandt
Randy Moore
Brooklyn
Brandt
Frankhouse
van Mungo
Bill Clark
Tom Zachary
George Earnshaw
Clark
Zachary
Bridgade
Wayne Osborne
Missions
al Butcher
Galveston
Arkansas Tax Box Reveals Odd Penny Donations
Camden Arkansas February 6 Revenue Commissioner Earl Wiseman to review a local grocer’s penny box for the new 2 percent sales tax. The merchant collected pennies plus an assortment including a dollar watch, corn plaster, safety pins, rusty keys, buttons, and a corncob pipe. The grocer says the can will be sent to Wiseman as is.
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Camden
Ark
API
Earl Wiseman
Arkansas
Wiseman
Civic Club Rotary Meet A. B. C. Kiwanis Lions Bowling
Tonight’s Civic Club League features Rotary versus A B C and Kiwanis versus Lions. Commercial League matchups place Roberts Olver against Independents while Farmers National Grain Corp faces Ross Shoe Shop in a busy evening of tenpin action.
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Civic Club League
Rotary
A. B. C. Kiwanis
Lions
Commercial League
Roberts Olver
Independents
Farmers National Grain Corp
Ross Shoe Shop
Rice Owls Face Baylor in Key Southwest Conference Clash
The Rice Institute Owls meet Baylor tonight in a crucial SWC contest with Rice aiming to avoid elimination from the title race. Captain Aaton is out ill, with Wade Owen likely replacing him at guard as Jimmie Kitts finalizes a lineup featuring Seale Orr and Flood Kelly.
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Houston
U.P
Rice Institute Owls
Baylor University
Owls
R. T. Aaton
Rice
Wade Owen
Harrison Lodge
Jimmie Kitts
Mike Seale
Willis Orr
Flood Kelly
Owl
Baylor
Ralph (Bear) Wolf
Bears
Theo Alford
Kyle Alford
Wray
Clark
Gernand
Polish group plans three billion dollar claim against Britain
Descendants of Count Strzelecki in Warsaw announce they will introduce to Parliament a $3.15 billion claim rooted in a supposed British share of Australian gold output. Warsaw lawyer M Malewski will present the case with support from several Strzelecki relatives and associates. The claim hinges on a royal grant tied to the Wellington Gold Mines and Strzelecki’s discovery.
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Warsaw
U.P
Strzelecki
Australia
Mme
Sophia Gruchinska
Strzelecka
Posen
M. Stanislaw Malewski
Count Strzelecki
Victoria
Queen Victoria
Wellington
Edmund Paul Strzelecki
London
John L. Larwerd
Larwend
L. Strzelecki
First
Polish Lancers
M. Strzelecki
H. Slupski
Danno Castle Brawl Tonight at The Armory
Danno McShain of Seattle faces Bob Castle of Kansas City in the main event. Semi final features Albert Szasz of Hajduoszomeny against Dale Haddock of Detroit. Preliminary has Louis De La Torre of Mexico against Bill Cazzell of Amarillo. Local crowd expected to watch intense mat action.
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Danno McShain
Seattle
Bob Castle
Kansas City
Albert Szasz
Hajduoszomeny
Hungary
Dale Haddock
Detroit
Louis de L&torre
Mexico
D. F
Bill Cazzell
Amarillo
Danny McShain
The
Armory
McShain
Castle
Bob
Danno
al Szasz
Louis de la Torre
Olympics Open With Hitler Parade Crowded Ski Stadium
At Garmisch Partenkirchen the fourth Winter Games opened as 80,000 spectators watched nations march past Hitler. The US hockey team edged Germany 1 0 and officials lauded a festival of peace amid snowbound peaks and colorful costumes.
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Germany
Hitler
Fuehrer
Ritter von Halt
Sports Roundup: Yankees Expansion and Baseball Bits
A New York roundup notes Col. Ruppert’s stadium plans rival costs of major parks, while Yankees gear up for extensive improvements. Other items include Boston College football talk at Gil Doble era, Eckhardt linked with Dodgers, and Casey Stengel’s questions on matchups.
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New York
Jake Ruppert
Higgins
Hale
Cannel
Yankee Stadium
Yanks
Boston
Boston College
Gil Doble
Beantown
Jimmie Foxx
San Francisco
Oscar Eckhardt
Dodgers
Missions
Casey Stengel
Tony Canzoneri
Jimmy McLarnin
Jimmy
Bill Tilden
Bill O’brien
Hank Anderson
North Carolina State
Horace Stoneham
Horace
Farouk
Egypt
Washington Club
Bowlers To Flock To Dallas for 12th Southwest Tourney
Dallas reports the 12th annual Southwest Bowling Tournament schedule near completion. The event opens Saturday night at Happ Morse alleys with at least 90 teams from the Southwest and Midwest expected. Kansas City Kansas leads with 13 teams, while Oklahoma City and Tulsa also bring strong contingents. Out-of-town entries will bowl in the second or third weekends.
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Dallas
U.P
R. G. McCord
Association
Happ Morse
Southwest
Middlewest
Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Okla
Invisible Man Invention Demonstrated By Hungarian Inventor
Stefan Pribill, a 25 year old Hungarian, unveiled an electric ray device that makes objects vanish and even claims to make a human hand disappear. At Vienna demonstration he showed a chair treated to resist the rays, a doll and cigarettes vanished after three minutes, and he said a larger apparatus would be needed to make a whole man disappear. The report ends with a garbled note about cobras and cannibalism.
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Vienna
U.P
Stefan Pribill
Pribill
Champion Tigers To Open on Foreign Lot
The world champion Detroit Tigers will begin the 1936 season away from home with a three game series at Cleveland starting April 14. They then host the Chicago White Sox on April 17, in a 154 game schedule running from April 14 to September 27.
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New York
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Cleveland
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
St. Louis
Chicago
Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
Cincinnati Reds Set Sail for San Juan Camp
The Cincinnati Reds open training with manager Chuck Dressen and staff sailing from New York to San Juan Puerto Rico aboard the Borinquen. The first group includes coaches Tom Sheeran and George Kelly and five players Hollingsworth Wistert Frey Campbell Erickson. Some pitchers Stine Hileher and Silas Johnson fly ahead from Miami.
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New York
U.P
Cincinnati Reds
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Chuck Dressen
Tom Sheeran
George Kelly
Borinquen
Hollingsworth
Wistert
Frey
Campbell
Erickson
Dressen
Stine
Hileher
Silas Johnson
Miami
Higgins Returns Contract Unsigned Amid Pay Talk
Dallas report says Frank Pinky Higgins, star third baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, sent back his 1936 contract unsigned. He hinted at asking for more money but said he is not a hold-out unless he misses spring practice. Higgins, a former University of Texas star from Dallas, remains in dispute over terms.
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Dallas
Frank
Pinky) Higgins
Philadelphia Athletics
Pinky
Higgins
University of Texas
Exclusion from amateur sport hits Ottawa executives
Toronto reports President W. A. Fry of the A A U of Canada suspended nine Ottawa football club officials including Mayor Stanley Lewis for permitting Bohn Hilliard to play under an assumed name Roy Berry. Fry said investigation found impersonation tied to Berry who coached at Bartlesville Oklahoma. D J Ferris aided the inquiry. Suspension included C F Perley P L Young Stewart Christie James T McCaffrey James Wright Robert Thompson J B Ebbs and S C Hooper.
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Toronto
Ont
Ottawa Football Club
Stanley Lewis
W. A. Fry
A. A. U. of Canada
Fry
Bohn Hilliard
Austin
Texas
University of Texas
Ottawa
Hilliard
Canada
Roy Berry
Tulsa
Okla
Tulsa University
Berry
D. J. Ferris
New York
United States
Ferris
Bartlesville
Ontario
Union
Lewis
C. F. Perley
P. L. Young
Stewart Christie
James T. McCaffrey
James Wright
Robert Thompson
J. B. Ebbs
8. C. Hooper
Eight Amateur Champs Named In Texas A A U Boxing Tourney
The Texas A A U boxing tournament crowned eight champions in Houston with finals in all weights. Port Arthur led with three titles and a best all around team plaque. Notables include Max Roesch of Dallas winning heavyweight, Frank Pierson Port Arthur lightweight, and Earl Crow Texas claiming light heavyweight on points.
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Houston
Texas A. A. U
Port Arthur
Max Roesch
Dallas
Vernon Shaw
Frank Pierson
James Elder
Texas Tech
Chester Hayes
Rice Institute
Wayne Mixon
Lupe Ramirez
Arthur Dorre
Louis Ledbetter
Earl Crow
University of Texas
George Poole
Emery Landais
Jesse Williamson
Tom Walker
Clarence Villemez
Arthur Dorrell
Pipgras Retires to Become Umpire in NY-Penn League
George Pipgras, former major league pitcher, announces retirement from playing to take an umpiring position in the New York-Pennsylvania League. The note places his move in St. Petersburg Florida on February 6.
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Pipgras
ST. Petersburg
Fla
George Pipgras
Goose Regrets as Horse and Baseball Bets Fall Short
United Press sports piece from Miami on February 6 1936 follows Leon Goslin nicknamed the old gray goose as he laments a poor third race showing at Hialeah while still predicting a Tigers repeat and commenting on Warneke Foxx Marcum and Ferrell Grove. He jokes about aging and expects to hit 325 this season.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
Miami
Fla
U.P
Hialeah
Leon Goslin
Detroit Tigers
Goose
Cerrito
Tigers
Mickey Cochrane
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Jimmy Foxx
Boston
Johnny Marcum
Foxx
Marcum
Jimmy
Sox
Ferrell
Grove
Wisconsin Reglents Probe Athletic Scandal Hearings Set
A special Wisconsin regents committee led by Harold M. Wilkie will hear charges about free liquor given to football players during the 1935 season. Dr. Walter Meanwell and Dr. Clarence Spears face possible removal as the board weighs findings for Feb 14. A later section notes global gold and silver production from 1493 to 1928.
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Board of Regents
Harold M. Wilkie
Madison
Walter E. Meanwell
Clarence W. Spears
Wisconsin
Cardinals
Purdue
Bill Fallon
Spears
Northwestern
John Golemgeske
Meanwell
Regents’ Committee
Athletic Board
Regents
Ted Cox Named Head Coach for Oklahoma A. & M.
Ted Cox former Tulane coach and former Minnesota star is expected to take over as head coach at Oklahoma A. & M. He replaces A. A. Exendine on a three year contract with salary not disclosed. Cox will appoint two assistants after Henry Iba recommended candidates from five applicants.
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Tulane
Stillwater
Okla
Ted Cox
University of Minnesota
Oklahoma A. & M
Escobar Dominates Gillette for Bantam Title Showing
Sixto Escobar of San Juan defeated Al Gillette of New York by technical knockout at 1 minute 13 seconds of the fifth round. Escobar, winner of the world bantamweight title last year in New York, made his first ring appearance since annexing the crown and fans voiced belief he should retain the title.
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Escobar
San Juan
Puerto Rico
U.P
Sixto Escobar
al Gillette
New York
New York City
Gillette
Seventy-Three Freighters Idle in Toledo Harbor
In Toledo Ohio officials report seventy three lake freighters remain in winter quarters within the harbor awaiting spring thaws to free them from ice bound berths.
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Toledo
U.p
Toledo Harbor
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