Gehrig Named Baseball's Man of the Decade
Lou Gehrig is chosen as baseball's Man of the Decade for the 1930s. The Yankees captain set RBI and run records, played 2,130 consecutive games, and starred in seven World Series with a .361 average. Babe Ruth dominated the 1920s, while DiMaggio rose toward the end of Gehrig's era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Graham
Babe Ruth
Joe DiMaggio
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
Lou
Tommy Hitchcock
Glenn Cunningham
Jimmy Foxx
Joe Medwick
Dizzy Dean
Lefty Grove
Carl Hubbell
DiMagglo
Bob Feller
Mel Ott
Red
Ruth
Yankees
Gehrig
Babe
DiMaggio
Boat Club Members Host Sea Scouts At City Lodge
Lewis M. Blackwell remains commodore of the Plains Boat Club as a special Jan 23 meeting is set to elect officers for the 1940s. Guests from Sea Scouts demonstrated boarding and leaving ships under Skipper George Ficke and Capt William Ribble screened regatta films from Lake Overhulser.
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Lewis M. Blackwell
The
Plains Boat Club
Polk Street Methodist Church
Boat Club
Southwestern Store
West Seventh Avenue
Amarillo
Sea Scouts
George Ficke
Ficke
Sullivan Allen
Quetzalcoatl
Woodrow Hudson
William Ribble
Oklahoma City
Lake Overhulser
Record Entry List Shapes Oakland Event Start
Oakland on January 10 begins ahead of schedule due to a record entry list. Officials report a crowded field with many competitors from regional clubs and colleges, signaling strong interest and potential results across multiple divisions.
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Oakland
Calif
Loyola may restore football move sparks fan funding plan
New Orleans Loyola backs football return with a drive led by molasses merchant N S Williams to enlist 35000 fans paying one dollar yearly for a starting fund. Other notes include Stan Hack linked to St Louis Cards as third baseman and Billy Conn ready to box Henry Cooper amid betting odds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddif Brietz
New York
Loyola
New Orleans
N. S. Williams
Stan Hack
Cubs
St. Louis
Juke Boxes Returned to Jitterbugs in Portales
Peace returned to Portales as New Mexico Junior College jitterbugs got back their juke boxes after complaints about dancing noise. The city council had revived an old anti dancing ordinance but found it repealed since 1934. Mayor Howard and City Attorney Hensley approved a 10 PM curfew to balance student rights with residents' concerns.
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Portales
N. M
New Mexico
Frank Howard
Turner Hensley
Pimlico Special Races Highlight 1939 Turf Scene
Grantland Rice recounts Pimlico Special history from War Admiral to Seabiscuit and the 1939 renewal featuring Challedon and Kayak II. The piece notes weather and track conditions, the crowd at Pimlico, and Challedon’s narrow victory securing him as horse of the year. It closes with Chicago gossip on James J. Dykes and vigilante snow removal actions near Teton Pass.
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Grantland Rice
Nana
Alfred Vanderbilt
War Admiral
Man O' War
Laurel
Mr. Vanderbilt
Pimlico
The
Racing Association
Masked General
War Minstrel
Battle Cap
Seabiscuit
Belmont
Suffolk Downs
W. L. Brann
Challedon
Charles S. Howard
William Woodward
Townsend B. Martin
Maryland
Kayak II
Cravat
Kayak
Narragansett
Sotreado
Johnstown
Eddie Arcade
Georgia Woolf
Basil James
America
Churchill Downs
Gilded Knight
Biscuit Set for Santa Anita Handicap Comeback
Henry McLemore reports Seabiscuit, the famed racer owned by Charley Howard, is back in training for the $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap after a year of injury. Jockey George Woolf says the horse is sound, lighter, and at peak form, with critics noting a smoother stride and no lingering left foreleg issues. If Seabiscuit wins, he could become the era’s richest racehorse, capping a remarkable comeback story.
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Henry McLemore
Los Angeles
Uri
Santa Anita
Charley Howard
George
Iceman
Pimlico
Man O' War
Woolf
Baltimore
Howard
Ranchers Defy Authority To Clear Pass
Three hundred residents in west central Wyoming ignored officials as they attempted to clear the snowbound Teton Pass. State crews refused entry saying the conditions were prohibitive, yet ranchers organized and pressed their own effort amid isolation.
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Teton Pass
Here
Wyoming-Idaho
Highway Department
Nels Smith
Frank Kelso
Jackson, Wyw
Wyoming
Sportsmen To Meet Tonight In Amarillo Hotel
Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club members hold monthly session in Amarillo Hotel Club Room at 7:30 p m. A quail study report will be read. President Clarence Wismeyer invites broad attendance. New constitution and by laws ratification on the agenda. Ernestine Mercer and Vesta O'Dell to provide entertainment. Door prizes to be awarded.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Clarence Wismeyer
Ernestine Mercer
Vesta O'Dell
Longhorns Whirling On Victory Road
The Texas Longhorns, leaders of the Southwest Conference basketball race, beat Southern Methodist University 31 to 24 to go 2-0 in league play. They travel to Fayetteville for tests against Arkansas and Baylor and Texas A. and M. aim to stay undefeated as conference action continues.
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Austin
Texas Longhorns
Fayetteville
Longhorns
Southern Methodist University
Razorbacks
Ozarks
Arkansas
Texas A
Texas
Aggies
Baylor Bears
College Station
Insurance Bowlers Triumph in Junior League Match
Ohio National Life Insurance bowlers defeated Miller Printing at Louie’s Alleys as Earl Wyatt exploded for a 625 series with games of 254 191 and 180. Myron Fieharty contributed an 884 series and Flee’s top score was 234.
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Ohio National Life Insurance
Miller Printing
Louie’s Alleys
Earl Wyatt
Myron Fieharty
Flee
Neely's Clemson future in doubt over Rice pro letters
In a lively chatterbox column a verdict favours Jess Neely to stay with Clemson's Country Gentlemen despite interest from Rice Institute. The piece notes Neely’s strong South Carolina ties, his success at Clemson, and skepticism about Rice’s tough Southwest Conference. Also mentions Fred Grimes's 300 bowling and local archery plans in Texas. A Texas poll shows 18 year age limit on schoolboy football rejected by 350 coaches and superintendents.
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Jess Neely
Clemson College
Rice
Clemson
Houston
South Carolina
Neely
Nacogdoches
Texas High School Coaches Association
Bryan Schley
Association
Athens
Billy Conn Tries Heavyweight Fight At Madison Square Garden
Billy Conn shifts from light heavyweight to heavyweight to face Steve Dudas in Madison Square Garden. The Pittsburgh star seeks bigger earnings, despite warning that he may be outmatched by the rugged 190 pound Brookln challenger Henry Cooper and his straight left.
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New York
Billy Conn
Madison Square Garden
Hamlet
Dane
Conn
Pittsburgh
Billy
Steve Dudas
Lagrippe
Henry Cooper
Brooklyn
Cooper
Zeke Bonura Refuses Giants Contract Offer
New Orleans January 10 Zeke Bonura wearing a rhinestone ring on his head and holding a bat vowed a good season ahead and refused a contract bid from the New York Giants. Rumors say the Giants seek a 33 percent cut from his 1939 pay of 15000 dollars.
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Zeke
New Orleans
Ben Hur
Bonura
New York Giants
Giants
Frosh and McClendon win on court in Amarillo action
West Texas Freshmen beat Coca-Cola by 47 28 in Amarillo College gym to stay undefeated and atop Jaycee League. McClendon’s team defeated Vega 62 40 as Oakes scores 30 tying a high game mark, while Tremble and Blackwell push the Frosh comeback in the second half.
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West Texas
Coca-Cola Basketballers
Amarillo College
McClendon
Vega
Canyon
Hardy Oakes
Snodgrass
Blackwell
Coca-Colas
L Oakes
B.S .Mcclendon
Carter
Boone
Dunaway
Ceeereee
Rice
Curtis
Sf Sisees Tee
Jim Haliburton
Johnson
Pietzsch
West Texas State
Frosh
Maddox
Higgins
Fox
Cery
Anderson
Fro Pietzsch
Fox Anderson
Tremble
Richard
Tremble, Stockman & Sc
Thomas
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Dick Metz
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Johnnie Walker
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Wichita Falls
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Merato
Wilson McGee
Orlando
Fra
Sentinel Star
Bill
Fordham
Zeke Bonura
Peter Hodkinson
Glen Arven
Thomasville
Hodkinson
Chicago Times
Illinois
Jimmy
Chicago
James J. Dykes
White Sox
Baseball Writers Association of America
Victory Road
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