New Headlines For 1934 Sports Boom
Alan Gould surveys a banner year with America's Cup revival and British challenge, Bob Jones return to Augusta, indoor track shows, baseball reshaped by Grove and Cochrane, boxing title bouts, pro tennis debuts, polo prospects, and Notre Dame gridiron comeback amid a thriving schedule and stable prices.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
New York
United States
Great Britain
Britain
Ellsworth Vines
Bill Tilden
Madison Square Garden
France
Henri Cochet
Helen Wills Moody
Tommy Hitchcock
Cecil Smith
Elmer Boeske
Bebe Ruth
Notre Dame
Elmer Layden
Revival in 1934 Fights Loom for Carnera Baer and Ross
NEA report notes Primo Carnera Max Baer and Barney Ross shaping 1934 boxing. Carnera as heavyweight champion looms largest with Baer expected to meet him while Ross, after two defeats of Canzoneri, stands as a top lightweight hopeful.
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Boston Red Sox
Lefty Grove
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Tigers
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Primo Carnera
Tommy Loughran
Miami
Max Baer
New York
Fither
NEA Service
Barney Ross
Carnera
Jack Dempsey
Baer
Ross
Tony Canzoneri
Benny Leonard
Primo Carera
Max Rosenbloom
Vince Dundee
Jimmy McLarnin
Kid Chocolate
Panama al Brown
Midget Wolgast
Boxing chiefs eye Baer Schmelting clash in 1934 plan
Heavyweights Baer and Carnera plus champions Carnera Baer and Rossi are framed as marquee matchups. The piece notes Baer’s win over Schmel ing as especially impressive while dismissing Sharkey as a faded rival. Barney Ross’s rise from New York and Chicago streets is highlighted for his left punch strength and Canzoneri rallies.
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Barney Ross
Rasofsky
New York
East Side
Chicago
Leonard
Tony Canzoneri
Galveston Downs Opens with New Year Race Budget
Galveston Island opened its new track Galveston Downs on New Year’s Day with pari mutuel betting around 30000 dollars. Jockey L Colvin won the New Year’s Day handicap aboard Goggie, while That's It and Maxie Binder finished second and third. Goggie paid 13.40 to win as the day’s longest shot, and a 25 day meet was scheduled at the new plant.
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Galveston
Galveston Island
Galveston Downs
L. Colvin
Maxie Binder
Boxing title hopes in 1934 weigh-ins and challengers listed
The piece surveys 1934 boxing prospects across weight classes. It notes Barney Ross as a leading lightweight likely to face tougher rivals and predicts eventual shift to heavier divisions. It lists top challengers by class, with heavyweights led by Baer and Schmeling and featherweight contenders including Miller and Wilson.
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Max Baer
King Levinsky
Max Schmeling
Tommy Loughran
Walter Neusel
Patsy Perront
Charley Massera
Steve Hamas
John Henry Lewis
Lou Brouillard
Joe Knight
Bob Godwin
Mickey Walker
Tony Shucco
Fred Lenhart
Teddy Yarosz
Gorilla Jones
Marco Thil
Young Terry
Ben Jeby
Sammy Slaughter
Dave Shade
Billy Petrolie
Baby Joe Gans
Young Corbett II
Tony Herrera
Pid Azteca
Jimmy Leto
Tony Canzoner
Young Peter Jackson
Cleto Locatelli
Wesley Ramey
Steva Halatko
Benny Bass
Sammy Fuller
Frankie Wallace
Freddie Miller
Jackie Wilson
Seaman Watson
Lew Feldman
George Hansford
Baby Arizmendi
Young Casa
Boxing Bouts Highlight Weights and Ring Names
A list of featherweight and flyweight contenders appears: heavyweights Nova Speedy Dado Pete Banstol Young Tommy Little Pancho Babe Triscaro Ross Fields Lew Far and flyweights Jackie Brown Mickey McGuire Ginger Foran Valentin Anglemann Mariano Arila Maurice Huguenin Bert Kirby.
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Jackie Brown
Mickey McGuire
Ginger Foran
Valentin Anglemann
Mariano Arila
Maurice Huguenin
Bert Kirby
Pacific Coast wrestling card features Otis Clingman clash
Otis Clingman, improved middleweight grappler, faces Dick Kanthe in the main event at the National Guard Armory Thursday night. Clingman recently defeated Sailor Moran and eyes a future title shot against Gus Kallio. Tickets available at City Drug Store, 517 Polk Street.
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Otis Clingman
Dick Kanthe
National Guard Armory
Clingman
Sailor Moran
Wildhorse
Ozarks
Sailor
Otis
Gus Kallio
Kallio
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Santa Fe Cagers to Host Groom Independent Quintet
The Santa Fe cagers meet a powerful independent team from Groom tomorrow night in Santa Fe. The Trainmen play at home on their 11th floor gym in the Santa Fe Building with no admission charge. Public invited.
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Santa Fe
Railroaders
Sauer Stars As West Tops East 12-0 In New Year's Classic
Nebraskas blond fullback George Henry Sauer switches to halfback and leads the West to a 12-0 charity win over the East before 30 000 fans in San Francisco. Sauer gains 99 of the Wests 140 rushing yards and makes a key goal line interception. East stars include Ed Danowski Fordham and Beattie Feathers Tennessee with limited success against the West defense.
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Anthony Matal
Columbia
Bobby Grayson
Stanford
Alfred Barabas
Montgomery
Ed Brominski
Barabas
San Francisco
Nebraska
George Henry Sauer
Big Ed Danowski
Fordham
Chuck Bernard
Michigan
Beattie Feathers
Tennessee
Loughran to Meet Carnera in Miami Bout Card
Madison Square Garden announced two title bouts set for February in the Miami bowl. Primo Carnera defends the heavyweight crown against Tommy Loughran on February 2% in a 15 rounder. Maxie Rosenbloom makes his light heavyweight title bid against Joe Knight of Florida on February 1.
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New York
U.P
Madison Square Garden
Miami
Primo Carnera
Tommy Loughran
Garden
Miami Bowl
Maxie Rosenbloom
Joe Knight
Florida
Bill Cummings
Erwin Rudolph
Jimmy Johnston
Phil Scott
Jack Sharkey
Johnston
Scott
James Archer
Gar Wood
Sports Musings Highlight 20th Century Personalities
Henry McLemore surveys sports figures from baseball boxing sailing and billiards. Hal Chase tops all time first basemen in one view while Eisler and Curley weigh in on other stars and matches. The piece notes Sopwiths Endeavor Valsheda racing status and a Canadian Harmsworth entry driver James Archer.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
New York
U.P
Hal Chase
Arizona
Eisler
Terry McGovern
Brooklyn
Cuba
Last Night Scores From College and Football Show Mix
United Press reports results include Arkansas 7 Centenary 7 in football. Columbia 7 Stanford 9. Duquesne 33 Miami 7. West 12 East 0. Basketball Indiana 43 Temple 25 and Minnesota 37 Nebraska 16. Ohio State 47 Dayton U 25. Purdue 34 Arizona 23. Wittenberg 37 Princeton 33. Kansas 37 Kansas Wesleyan 21.
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Centenary
Columbia
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Duquesne
Miami
West
East
Indiana
Temple
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Nebraska
Ohio State
Dayton
Purdue
Arizona
Wittenberg
Princeton
Kansas
Kansas Wesleyan
No Golfer Appears To Take Bob Jones' Place
A year in golf 1933 saw no golfer win two major titles as eight major championships produced eight different champions. Wood led consistency, Johnny Goodman upset in North Shore, Denny Shute won British Open, Enid Wilson and Virginia Van Wie dominated women’s events, and Shute’s British Open win extended American success to 10 straight.
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Bob Jones
Associated Press
Chicago
St. Andrews
Kenwood
North Shore
Exmoor
Bobby Jones
Gene Sarazen
United States
England
Virginia van Wie
Enid Wilson
Wood
Craig Wood
Deal
N.Y
America
Great Britain
Johnny Goodman
Denny Shute
Paul Bunyan
the Plains
Ralph Guldhah
St. Louis
Omaha
Shute
Hermann Shute
Denny
Michael Scott
George Dunlap, Jr
New York
Cincinnati
Johnny Pischer
Goodman
Chandler Egan
Max Maraton
Dunlap
Marston
Iss Wilson Visite
Critica
Joyce Wethered
Miss van Wise
Miss van Wie
Helen Hicks
Tommy Armour
Sarazen
Blue Mound
Willie Goggan
Barbary Coast
Easterbrook
Yale
Joe Kirkwood
Angela Gorczyca
Fort Worth
Phyllis Buchanan
Denver
Luelle Robinson
Des Moines
Parker Keeps His Net Crown in Indoor Junior Tennis
Frankie Parker of Milwaukee wins the National Junior Indoor Singles title by defeating Gilbert A. Hunt 6 4 6 3. Parker also shares the Junior doubles crown with Sumner Rodman, beating Abrama and Rericha 6 0 6 3. Low wins the boys indoor singles crown after beating Lapman 9 11 6 4 6 0. Los and Daniels take the boys doubles title over Kingsley and Cagney.
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New York
Frankie Parker
Milwaukee
Gilbert A. Hunt
Washington
Robert Low
Choate School
Melvin Lapman
Split Shot Shapes a Rare Bowling Break
The article explains how a right headpin hit can create a 1 2 4 7 10 split by angling the ball left of the headpin to nudge the 2 pin toward the 4 and 7 pins. It warns that too thin or too full a hit changes the outcome. It notes a recent Hawaiian territorial legislature inmate jail offense for stowing away on a ship.
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Jimmy Donahue
NEA Service
Hawaiian
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