Cripples Put on Spots in Baseball Comeback Rally
Associated Press reports a slate of slumping or recovering star players from the 1934 season eye comebacks in 1935. Grove, Pipgras, Combs, Ruth, Walker, and others face rehab, while owners wager hopes on returns with the Dodgers, Red Sox, Yankees, Cardinals, Braves, and Senators.
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Associated Press
New York
Grove
Boston Red Sox
Joseph Edward Cronin
Robert Moses Grove
Athletics
Tom Yawkey
Boston
George Pipgras
Red Sox
Yankees
Babe Ruth
Yankee
Earle Combs
Bill Dickey
Dixie Walker
Russell van Atta
Johnny Allen
William Watson Clark
Dodgers
Chance Sun Named First Derby Nominee for 1935
Louisville report notes Chance Sun, top money winner among 2-year-olds last year, as the first nominee for the 1935 Kentucky Derby. The Joseph E. Widener colt earned $83,985 in 1934 and retired after wins in the Grand Union Hotel stake at Saratoga and the Belmont Futurity.
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Louisville
U.P
Chance Sun
Joseph E. Widener
Saratoga
Belmont
Tonight's Games Navajos versus Missionarys
Local sports night features Navajos against Missionarys and Indians facing Chiefs in two scheduled matchups.
Maverick Club Promotes Local Election In Sunday School Notes
The Mavericks of Summit Baptist Sunday school praise Jimmie Taylor in a campaign speech for chief of police and announce upcoming games and acts by Maverick Yearlings. They detail election day at the club with two tickets Citizens and Independents, voting by 1935 membership cards, and a run-off February 2. The Dogie Club votes at Corner Drug Store under Range Boss Bones Hooks.
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Maverick Club
Jimmie Taylor
Moses
Jimmie
Summit Baptist Sunday School
Charles E. Innis
Dogie Club
Second
Harrison
Bones Hooks
Little Fellow and Big Fellow Battle In Game Conference
The 21st American game conference debated a one year moratorium on duck shooting in the United States and Canada. Hunters with limited access supported a ban while private clubs and arms makers opposed it. A resolution from the National Association of Audubon Societies was expected, with potential influence from Congressman William Berlin. The conference would forward a recommendation to the migratory treaty advisory board for final action by President Roosevelt.
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Bob Cavagnaro
Associated Press
New York
United States
Canada
National Association of Audubon Societies
William Berlin
Pennsylvania
Migratory Treaty Advisory Board
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Roosevelt
Tilden Rates Vines as Best in Tennis History
Big Bill Tilden in Detroit praised Ellsworth Vines as the greatest player in the world today and possibly all time. He listed Cochet Johnson Nusslein Kozeluh Brooks von Cramm Williams Borotra and La Coste as other top players he has met, not ranking them by ability.
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Detroit
Bill Tilden
Ellsworth Vines
Vines
George Lott
Lester Stoefen
California
Cochet
Lenglen
Wills
Elly
Tilden
Henri Cochet
Bill Johnson
Hans Nusslein
Karl Kozeluh
Norman Brooks
Gottfried von Cramm
R. Norris Williams
Jean Borotra
Rene la Coste
Jimmy Sanders Crowned Minor Loop Champion in Durham
Jimmy Sanders wins the Minor Loop title in Durham on January 22 and posts a 423 average. He serves as outfielder-manager and mentors players at the club, earning praise for his effort. Fans are urged to support the home team at the College Gym tomorrow night.
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Magnolia
Mavericks
College Gym
Maverick
Durham
N. C
Jimmy Sanders
Baers Make Fights Funny in Tampa Exhibition
Max Baer moved toward Miami for an exhibition in Tampa facing Tony Cancella in four rounds that drew laughs more than punches. Baer toyed with Cancella and remained unengaged, while Buddy Baer quickly stopped Monie Hogan with a swift opening salvo at the Lions Club benefit.
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Tampa
Fla
U.P
Max Baer
Miami
Tony Cancella
Cancella
Lions Club
Baer
Buddy Baer
Max
Gong Echo
Monie Hogan
Salem
Mass
Maxie
Martinsville club swatter wins minor league slugger award
The Martinsville Va Bi State League standout claimed the Louisville slugger trophy as top hitter in the minor leagues. His .??? leads the minors and surpasses Gehrig and Waner in average while Jimmy Graves of Siloam Springs finished runner up. A Bridgeport Conn collectors club forms around old phonograph records with a New York supplier offering early records.
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Martinsville
Sanders
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
Paul Waner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Louisville
Jimmy Graves
Siloam Springs Club
Arkansas State League
Bridgeport
Conn
New York
Bill Sturm predicts Campbell plan to sail to US for speed attempts
United Press reports Bill Sturm Indianapolis author says Sir Malcolm Campbell and party will sail on the Aquitania for the United States. He claims the Bluebird will reach Daytona Beach then attempt to beat the 272.108 mph world speed record on Washington's Birthday week, with details on the car and mechanics.
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New York
Bill Sturm
Indianapolis
Malcel Campbell
Henry McLemore
William
Hank
Henry
Bill
William F
Sturm
Malcom Campbell
Malcolm
Lady Campbell
Major Goldie-Gardiner
Robin Grosvenor
United States
Aquitania
Mr. Sturm
Daytona Beach
Fla
Sir Malcolm
America
Washington
Campbell
Florida
Providence
United Press
Mustang Players in Favor of Matty Bell
Southern Methodist University football players favor appointing Matty Bell, line coach, as head coach after Jesse Ray Morrison’s resignation to coach at Vanderbilt. Dr. C. C. Seleeman, university president, said Morrison left last week for Vanderbilt University.
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Dallas
U.P
Southern Methodist University
Matty Bell
Jesse Ray Morrison
Bell
C. C. Seleeman
Morrison
Vanderbilt Univer
Mat Matsura to Meet Dorry Detton in Armory Show
Mat Matsura, famed Japanese wrestler, faces Dorry Detton in a Thursday night exhibition at the National Guard Armory. Matsura has defeated Tex Watkins and Joe Kopecky in recent bouts and holds a 21 fight record with only five losses. Detton, regarded as a top young grappler, gets his toughest test yet.
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Matty Matsura
National Guard Armory
Matty
Tex Watkins
Joe Kopecky
Dorry Detton
Matsura
Lubbock
Detton
Ross and Klick Prepare for Big Bout in Miami
Ross and Klick, both primed for their synthetic junior welterweight title fight, plan light workouts to sharpen edges ahead of Thursday's bout. Klick taunted sparmate Eddie Reilly while predicting a knockout of Ross, as ringsiders note his fierce temper.
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Miami
Fla
Barney
Frankie Klick
Klick
Ross
Eddie Reilly
Ringsiders
Duck pins gain popularity in New England bowling
Bowler interest rises as New England embraces duck pins with rubber bands on new pins. Delivery mirrors ten pin style, but duck pin balls lack finger holes and are held with the palm facing the pins. The stride and release resemble standard bowling, ending with a leftward hand turn.
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Jimmy Donahue
NEA Service
East
New England
Boxing Senator Barbour recalls timekeeping for Dempsey Willard bout
Washington Jan 22 Senator Warren Barbour of New Jersey recalls serving as the timekeeper during the Willard versus Dempsey fight in Toledo. He signaled the end of the first round after Pecora failed to hear the bell and kept the action going to give Willard an advantage, earning praise for his bold stand. Barbour recounts his amateur boxing success and sparring with legends like Jim Corbett and Ketchel.
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Washington
J.P
Congress
Warren Barbour
New Jersey
Willard-Dempsey
Dempary
Toledo
Jess
Pecora
Willard
Barbour
Dempsey
New Jersey Solon
Salisbury
Burke
Jim Corbett
Kid McCoy
Stanley Ketchel
Jeffries
Johnson
Baseball seeks funds for 500 new enclosed parks plan
Columbus Jan 22 UPI Organized baseball would request a share of four billion dollars Congress may appropriate for public works. Joe F Carr promotional director said club owners and officers seek about 10 million dollars to build 500 enclosed baseball parks costing 10 to 50 thousand dollars each. Parks would be self liquidating and used for community sports and entertainment nationwide.
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Columbus
Congress
Joe F. Carr
Carr
Foreign coins flood English telephone boxes and stamp machines
England’s public facilities handle over 70,000 foreign coins or slugs annually in telephone booths and automatic stamp machines, highlighting currency variety and maintenance considerations.
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England
McSpaden Wins Sacramento Open In California
Harold McSpaden of Kansas City Kan claimed his second winter California tournament title, posting 284 over 72 holes and earning 600 dollars. Walter Hagen finished one stroke back in second at 285, with Demaret and Pry tied for third at 287 as 17 players shared the remaining prize money. The tourney sent players to San Francisco for the national match play open starting Thursday.
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Sacramento
Cal
U.P
Harold
Jag) McSpaden
Kansas City
Kan
California
McSpaden
Walter Hagen
Hagen
Jim Demaret
Galveston
Mark Pry
San Francisco
Jim Fogarty
Kirkwood
Dodgers Catcher Al Lopez Signs With Brooklyn
Jan 22. Al Lopez, the catcher, signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers and predicted the team would finish in the first division. He cited the club’s youth and a marked improvement in play toward the end of last season as reasons for optimism.
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Dodger
New York
al Lopez
Brooklyn Dodgers
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