Three Way Tie Likely In Southwest Conference
Dallas January 22 U P A three way tie for leadership loomed as the Southwest Conference entered a tight basketball week. Texas Christian University led with three wins and one loss while Rice Institute and Texas A M College were set to clash with Baylor in Waco. If both upset Baylor, Rice and the Aggies would match TCU at 3-1, tying the Horned Frogs.
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U.P
Texas Christian University
Waco
Rice Institute
Texas A. & M. College
Rice
Baylor
University of Texas
Aggies
Baptists
Owls
Bears
Horned Frogs
Southern Methodist University
Fort Worth
Frogs
Texas
Austin
John Reid
College Station
Longhorns
Ss. M. U
University of Arkansas
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Arkansas
Harvey Penick Heads Texas golfers for 1922 season
Harvey Penick of the Austin Country Club was re elected president of the Texas Professional Golfers Association at the annual meeting in Dallas. Dick Grout is vice president, Larry Nabholtz secretary, and Francis McGonagill chairs the tournament committee. Twenty four members attended. Honorary member John Bremenus San Antonio. Willie Maguire addressed on the Chicago convention. Plans discussed for a summer tournament.
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Tex
Harvey Penick
Austin Country Club
Texas Professional Golfers’ Association
Dick Grout
Glen Garden Club
Fort Worth
Larry Nabholtz
Lakewood Club
Francis McGonagill
Parkdale Club
Warren “Williams
Henderson
Claude Whalen
L. G. Wilson
A. G. Ruisinger
H. B. Hughes
Jim McKenzie
George Rohrer
Galveston
Murray Brooks
San Antonio
John Bredemus
Texas
Association
Willie Maguire
Houston Country Club
Chicago
Flag Bearer Wins Jefferson Park Sixth Race
E. E. Major's eight year old gelding Flag Bearer won the sixth race on Sunday at Jefferson Park, ending 51 days of racing. He led from the stretch to finish ahead of Flying Don, Quiet Chat, and Eisenberg. Flag Bearer paid $6.80 to win in the $2 mutuels.
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New Orleans
E. E. Major
Jefferson Park
Flag Bearer
Eisenberg
Don
Quiet Chat
Bears defeat Coast All-Stars in charity game
Chicago Bears won another coast game by 21 to 7 over the Pacific Coast All-Stars in San Francisco. A crowd of 35,000 watched under sunny, ideal conditions as the Bears showcased the same high quality football that helped win the 1933 title.
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San Francisco
Chicago
Bears
Knights of Columbus
Far West
Carnera Arrives in Florida for Training Site Pick
Primo Carnera world heavyweight champion reached Miami from New York to view eight sites for training ahead of his February 22 title fight with Tommy Loughran. He will stay a few days to choose a camp, then return to New York before resuming conditioning with Loughran planning Palm Beach workouts.
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Miami
Fla
Primo Carnera
New York
Tommy Loughran
Carnera
Loughran
Palm Beach
Garden Faces Tough Call On Boxing Titles
Column by Adrian Odom discusses Madison Square Garden blocking Max Baer as a title challenger. The piece rails against MI G control, argues for a true world champion rather than Garden favorites, and urges readers to lobby congress for change. Ancil Hoffman notes public pressure for Baer to be matched in a championship bout.
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Dempsey
Garden
Ancil Hoffman
Baer
Qualify Today for Places in Tourney
Qualifying rounds open for the third Miami Biltmore Amateur Invitation Golf Tournament. Match Play begins Wednesday over 18 holes daily, with the final 36 hole round Saturday to crown a new champion. Past winner Arthur F. Lynch of Mamaroneck not defending. contenders include Celest Durand Tex Newton and Everett G. Livesay.
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Fla
Match Taey
Arthur F. Lynch
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Lynch
Pacific Coast
Celest Durand
Tex Newton
New York
Everett G. Livesay
Columbus
Ohio
Banquet To Honor Aggies New Mentor Norton
Beaumont Texas hosts a banquet honoring Homer Norton the new Texas A M football coach. It marks his first visit to the city with invitations extended to Dean E J Kyle and E E McQuillan. Organizers hope to lure the Aggie Centenary football game to Beaumont next October.
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Texas
U.P
Homer Norton
Texas A. & M. College
Norton
E. J. Kyle
College Agriculture Department
E. E. McQuillan
Aggie Ex-Students’ Organization
Aggie
Will Rogers Proves To Be Polo Player
Will Rogers a humorist and film comedian played No 1 for Midwick Country Club in a 10 to 6 victory over Los Indios. He scored four goals matching teammate Eric Pedley at No 3 as the high goal outfits meet for the season’s second time to aid in selecting a team to oppose an invading Texans squad next month.
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Los Angeles
Will Rogers
Midwick Country Club
Los Indios
Rogers
Eric Pedley
Young Pitcher Seeks Tryout With Houston Buffaloes
Edwin J. Sodha of El Campo lands a mound tryout after declaring himself a great pitcher. The 19 year old, six feet tall at 172 pounds, promises a blend of Dizzy Dean and Art Shires. President Fred Ankenman backs the self recommendation and sees a potential big league berth.
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U.P
Edwin J
Sodha
el Campo
Houston Buffaloes
Fred Ankenman
Fuggs
Dizzy
Elmer Dean
Art Shires
Socha
Ankenman
Shotton Hires Out To Cincinnati Reds Coach For 1934
Cincinnati announces Burt Shotton, former Phillies manager and St. Louis veteran, will coach the Reds for the 1934 season. Bob O’Farrell backed Shotton’s hiring, citing his player development, as Reds arrange farm system links with Bartlesville Western Association and others.
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Burt Shotton
Philadelphia
Cincinnati Reds
Redland
St. Louis
Reds
Phillies
Bob O'Farrell
Shotton
Jimmy Wilson
Cardinals
O'Farrell
Larry MacPhail
Bob
Chuck Klein
Virgil Davis
Don Hurst
Ed Schulmerich
Lefty O'Doul
Bartlesville Club
Western Association
Dickering
Yale Likely To Hire Former Star Mentor
NEW HAVEN Conn Jan 22 All indications point to Yale naming a Yale man as head of Yale football Malcolm Farmer chairman of Yale athletics said the tendency favors a Yale man The board of athletic control will meet tomorrow or Tuesday night with an announcement expected early in the week The outsider option faded as the graduate and undergraduate coaching controversy subsided and reaction to Yale’s graduate coaching policy eased
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Conn
Yale
Malcolm Farmer
Yale Athletics
Board of Athletic Control
Brown University forward leads Southwest scoring race
Jack Gray of Texas surged to the forefront of the Southwest Conference scoring with 67 points overall. In a game against Rice Institute he totaled 24 points from 10 field goals and four free throws, continuing his streak as last season’s top scorer. other leaders include Francis of Texas and Kelly of Rice among the top ranks with midseason totals.
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Jack Gray
University of Texas
Rice Institute
Gray
Texas
Francis
Allison
Kelly
Rice
Baccus
M. U
Zachary
M.U
Kinzy
Five Young Athletes Poised For 1934 Fame
NEA Service notes five rising stars across golf tennis and baseball in 1934. Paul Runyan and Johnny Goodman lead golf with peak pro form and Walker Cup hopes. Les Stoefen and Frankie Parker ride rising tennis promise toward Davis Cup. Jimmy Foxx aims to surpass Ruth in home runs as Sunday baseball expands in Pennsylvania.
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NEA Service
Fate
Paul Runyan
White Plains
Johnny Goodman
Omaha
Pro football may top baseball in national sports honors
United Press reports Mickey Cochrane predicts football will eclipse baseball for national glory in a few years. The piece also notes Red Feber’s and Harold Vanderbilt’s sports bits, Crooks golf, Yale and Texas football trivia, boxing at Princeton, and Carl Hubbell’s $18,000 pay as the Giants’ highest paid pitcher.
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United Press
New York
U.P
Mickey Cochrane
Mickey
Boston University
Red Feber
Richard Crooks
Harold
Vanderbilt
Rainbow
Princeton
Spider Kelly
Harvard
Carl Hubbell
Giants
Max
City Cage League night features Metzger Creamery and Yans matchups
Metzger Creamery and High School Yoannigans lead City Cage League action at Badger Gym with free admission. First game starts at 7 45. Also tonight Golden Sandie face Hedley Owls at Hedley gym. Wednesday features Bert's Tavern vs Presbyterian A and Borden's vs Yan nigan s.
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Yans
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Owls
Buff Morris
West Texas State Teachers College
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Bert's Tavern
Borden's
Yannigans
Workers Demand Relief in low mood
In Paris on January 22 the government faced a broad protest by about one million workers demanding immediate relief from economic stress. Civil servants, affected by pay cuts, led nationwide demonstrations while 200,000 miners across northern and southern coal fields pressed for higher wages and more work. In Central France, 2,000 farmers protested wheat policy and foreign wheat imports. A Paris mass meeting at City Hall amplified the civil service demand as leaders decried being scapegoats for the low mood.
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France
Minot’s Casper Oimen Regains National Ski Jump Title
Casper Oimen of Minot North Dakota soared 175 feet on his second trial to reclaim the national ski jumping championship after a two year gap. A separate note mentions that 62 one pound loaves can be made from flour milled from wheat pushes.
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Casper Oimen
Minot
N. D
East and West tie in Lakewood golf for $1000 purse
East and West split the East West golf matches at Lakewood Country Club with 7 1 2 to 7 1 2 points after a one day event. Scotch doubles edged East 3 to 2 while singles favored West 5 1 2 to 4 1 2. Revolta led late but muffed a 7 foot putt to lose to Laffoon. MacDonald Smith, Nashville veteran, saved the day for the West with late putt changes.
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Cal
East
West
Lakewood Country Club
Fastern
Ky Laffoon
Denver
Johnny Revolta
Milwaukee
Revolta
MacDonald Smith
Nashville
Schmeling backs Lough to beat Cernera in Miami bout
Schmeling believes Tommy Lough ran has a good chance to whip Primo Cernera when they meet in Miami on February 22. He notes Cernera fought Paulino in Rome last year and thinks the Italian pushes rather than hits. Bun Cook of the New York Rangers is the most superstitious player, fearing bed-hat omens and first shifts. Ranger goalie Andy Aitkenhead checks under his bed before retiring, while Jimmy Dykes of the White Sox is an expert bowler.
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Runyan
Sarazen
Hagen, Kirkwood and Company
Goodman
Jones
Johnny
Bobby
Mac Smith
Schmeling
Tommy Loughran
Primo Cernera
Miami
Primo
Paulino
Rome
Bun Cook
New York Rangers
Bun
Andy Aitkenhead
Jimmy Dykes
White Sox
Proper bowling technique cautions overextended back swing
The guide warns bowlers to avoid excessive backward arm movement. The left foot step initiates the backward sweep, completing as the slide begins. Overextending misbalances the bowler and reduces wrist effort and control.
Tilden Vines Tours Lacks Sanction as World Championship
New York report states the Tilden Ellsworth Vines tour has no sanction as a world professional championship by the National Professional Tennis Association. J P Allen, secretary, cites conflicting developments and protests from foreign players like Hans Nusslein. The tour remains privately run and unaffiliated with the NP TA.
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New York
Bill Tilden
National Association
East Team Clinches Narrow Victory Over Morrison
The East team recovered from a deficit by sweeping four of the last five holes from Fred Morrison of Pasadena to win the match by one hole, securing a tight victory.
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Fred Morrison
Pasadena
Boxing Title Chases Highlight New York Cards
New York hosts two pivotal bouts this week to decide contenders for welter and lightweight crowns. Barney Ross defends no, awaiting challenger after a return 10 rounder against Billy Petrolle at the Coliseum. Tony Canzoneri fights Cleto Locatelli at Madison Square Garden with a title shot against Ross likely. Also noted is a farming fact and a Lansing youth tallying over 200 signatures by letter.
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New York
hal+ lengers
Barney Fross
Chicago
King of the Lighties
Cleto Locatelli
Italy
Madison Square Garden
Barney Ross
Being Champion Has Advantages In Washington
Heavyweight champion Primo Carnera returns to Washington after a hectic visit three years earlier when deportation fears loomed. Now greeted by fanfare he visits the Italian ambassador and poses for photographers as Washington’s smallest bellhop draws smiles from the crowd.
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Washington
Primo Carnera
da Preem
Labor Department
Fort Worth set to dissolve receivership on league club
Fort Worth Texas January 22 dissolution of the receivership of the Fort Worth Texas League Football Club will be sought to clear civic control of the franchise and assure operation this season. Formal application before District Judge Marvin H Brown by 8 8 Lard will dissolve the receivership held by Dr. Webb Walker enabling transfer of the franchise to a citizens group that will operate the club and guarantee its stay. Organization of the new management is expected to follow, with elections for directing head and business and team managers. The club entered receivership after the last season and its status has been uncertain. The citizen group was formed after the league demanded a $1500 guarantee within a limited time or risk losing the franchise.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Texas League
Marvin H. Brown
Lard
Webb Walker
Soan
Charred Body In Barn Fire Identified In Texas
In Cleburne Texas on January 22 authorities identified the charred body found in a burning barn south east of Burleson as 18 year old Thomas Benton Q Gullett. His father T G Gullett of Bethel Community in Hil County aided the identification with a key a wrist watch and clothing fragments. A tenant farmer reported the blaze at 3 30 am as he milked cows and could not approach the building. The skull showed signs of blunt force trauma and an inquest by Justice of the Peace G W Dobson ruled murder by party or parties unknown.
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Cleburne
Texas
Burleson
Thomas Benton Q Gullett
T. G. Gullett
Bethel
Hil County
Justice of the Peace
G. W. Dobson
Plan for Teachers Pay Hike Next Year
Houston January 22 The Houston school board indicated plans for higher teacher salaries in lower brackets and more instructors for the next school year. The budget is expected to run about the same as the 1933 $4,300,000, with a saving of at least $100,000. A similar saving and a $250,000 cash balance would provide margin to fund the increases.
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Houston
U.P
Houston School Board
Death sentence for Lis ter Thompson in Polk County murder
Lis ter Thompson, a Blackerby farm hand, was sentenced to death by a Polk County jury for the murder of farmer William Blackerby. Blackerby was shot on his front porch in September 1932. Thompson confessed to the crime to the officers after arrest.
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Lister Thompson
William Blackerby
Polk County
Blackerby
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