Cubs Face Task of Finishing What They Started
In 1938 the Cubs rallied to win the NL title as Reds and Giants faltered and Pirates collapsed. Dizzy Dean looks to return to form and lift Chicago again while Bill McKechnie leads the Reds. The Pirates, Giants, Bees, and others face new managers and uncertain prospects in the looming season.
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Ken O'Dea
Dick Bartell
Hank Leiber
Gus Mancuso
Diz
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Wrigley Field
Cincinnati
Bill McKechnie
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Traynor
Zeke Bonura
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Jurges
Bill Terry
Carl Hubbell
Hal Schumacher
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Casey Stengel
Boston
Bees
Dodgers
Cardinals
Phillies
Durocher
Brooklyn
Blades
St. Louis
Prothro
Philadelphia
Recruit Has Change With Yankee Nine
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Jan. 23. Charles Keller, a hard hitting rookie outfielder, may earn a spot on the New York Yankees bench behind Dimaggio Henrich and Selkirk. Selkirk predicts another pennant as Gordon Ferrell Gehrig Gomez Ruffing form a stronger club.
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Fla
New York Yankee
Charles Keller
George “‘Twinkletoes
Selkirk
Joe Dimaggio
Tom Henrich
Babe Ruth
Frank Crosetti
Yankees
Joe Gordon
Ferrell
Lou Gehrig
Florida Names Josh Williams as New Grid Coach
Florida selects Harold Josh Williams from Pittsburgh to head the Florida backfield and hold full authority over football operations. The hiring ends the search for an offensive minded coach with Williams serving under Josh Cody who oversees Florida athletics.
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University of Florida
Harold
Josh) Williams
Jock Sutherland
Pittsburgh
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State Board of Control
Josh Cody
Florida Athletics
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Pitt
Missouri Surplus Seen At Record High In State Budget
Missouri officials predict the 1937-38 biennium will close with a cash surplus of 4,000,900 dollars, the largest in state history, marking a historic fiscal achievement for Jefferson City authorities and the state treasury.
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WUPI
Sports Week Booms With Boxing, Golf and Basketball Clashes
Amarillo hosts a West Texas New Mexico league meeting that could add Amarillo back to baseball. West Texas State meets Southwestern Teachers at Canyon after a win over OCC. A civic group and city commission push for a municipal golf course. Irving Crane showcases pocket billiards at local clubs. Golden Sandies travel for Big Five games and a key Lubbock clash. Joe Louis vs John Henry Lewis headlines boxing, with high school boxing, wrestling, and a Sandies clash looming. The week promises multiple events amid a sports slow season.
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Lewis Finally But Joe Louis Favored To Win Battle
New York January 23 U P John Henry Lewis prepares for his light heavyweight title challenge against Joe Louis in Madison Square Garden. Odds favor Louis 10 to 1 against Lewis and the champion plans another sparring round before the weigh in.
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Jim Braddock
Cage Leaders Positions Not at Stake This Week
New York January 23 reports that major college conferences see little risk for leaders this week. Minnesota travels to face Illinois while Ohio State meets Michigan and Chicago, with Kansas hosting Iowa State and Nebraska meeting Oklahoma. Colorado and Wyoming clash in the Rocky Mountain division, Alabama faces Georgia and Kentucky, Georgia Tech meets Georgia as Tennessee plays Vanderbilt. North Carolina vs North Carolina State and Virginia Tech vs Virginia also play, with Wake Forest atop the Southern standings. The Eastern League sees Dartmouth and Carnegie Tech lead, while Oklahoma Aggies begin a Missouri Valley road trip ending at Grinnell. First convent in Antigonish diocese opens in Dominion Nova Scotia with Bishop Morrison officiating.
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Local Tonight Major League and Texas Leagues Matchups Listed
The schedule lists Major League games Guarantee Mutual Life against 7-Up and Owl Bar versus Boul ware's Gulf. In Texas Leagues Coca Cola faces Cunningham Floral and Mann's Bread takes on Carbonic Hydro therapy. The note adds private pilot license age requirements at 16 or 18 years.
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Guarantee Mutual Life
Owl Bar
Boulware
Coca- Cola
Cunningham Floral
Mann's Bread
Dean Cromwell Predicts Pole Vault Breakthrough This Season
A sports column highlights Dean Cromwell’s forecast of a new pole vault mark above fifteen feet, notes USC track dominance, and recalls racing and boxing figures. It also touches on Hollywood connections, a famous horses’ distance record, Jill the dog’s baby-spotting flair, and local college scoring feats.
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U.P
Dean Cromwell
California
Errol Flynn
Errol
Australia
Amsteray
Eddie Eagan
America
Dick Hanley
Wilcats
Sabin Seen for Davis Cup Team
Wayne Sabin, unranked from Portland, boosted as Davis Cup material after defeating Gene Mako 6-4 6-3 6-1 to win the Miami Biltmore singles title. It was Sabin’s third straight victory after titles at Dixie in Tampa and Florida in Orlando, while Mako and Tidball won the doubles crown 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-1 against Mulloy and Mattman.
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Wayne Sabin
Portland
Ore
Gene Mako
Miami Biltmore
Sabin
Mako
Tampa
Florida
Orlando
Jack Tidball
Los Angeles
Gardner Mulloy
Miami
Charles Mattman
New York
Prison choir broadcast from Goulburn Gaol in Australia
For the first time in Australia radio listeners heard community singing and musical items from inside prison walls. Inmates of Goulburn Gaol, New South Wales, performed in a concert broadcast by a national station.
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Pot-Shooting Sophomore Adds Cash To Southwest Basketball Campaign
Dallas January 23 Frankie Carswell a Rice sophomores long range shooting helped the Owls beat SMU 33-31 ending Rice five game win streak. He then scored 21 in a 44-41 win over Texas Christian as Rice sits near the top of the Southwest Conference. Baylor and Texas Christian loom as next challengers with Baylor visiting Fort Worth and TCU at home as the Christians start to show improvement.
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Pitt Athletes Barred From Open Meets by AAU
The AAU Allegheny Mountain Association voted 6-1 to withhold travel permits for University of Pittsburgh athletes. Johnny Woodruff and other Panthers are barred from four major eastern indoor events next month due to an amateur ban. The action followed Olson not returning travel permits properly for the past two indoor seasons.
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University of Pittsburgh
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Olson
Twins rare in town add to Mashpee population
In Mashpee Massachusetts for the first time in 18 years twins have arrived. The father is Ellsworth Oakley also known as Chief Drifting Goose of the Wamponoag Tribe. The twins have been named John Hiawatha and Wesley Coombs.
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U.P
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Drifting Goose
John Hiawatha
Wesley Coombs
Dick Metz Takes Early Lead In Winning Money on Links
San Francisco golf roundup notes Dick Metz, 1939 money winner, moved ahead in the San Francisco match championship by a 1 up win over Horton Smith. Metz also collected $1,000 with this victory and had earned $1,200 the prior week at the Oakland Open as the California winter circuit concluded with Bing Crosby’s pro-am at Del Mar upcoming. Metz fell behind early but surged with a 25-foot birdie putt and finished strong, never trailing after the 21st hole.
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Dick Metz
Chicago
Meta
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California
del Mar
Bing Crosby
Phoenix
San Antonio
New Orleans
Smith
Oakland
Shark Swims Four Years in Sydney Aquarium
After four years of captivity a shark at Taronga Park aquarium is estimated to have swum 105000 miles non stop. The shark named Skipper the Fourth has been moving steadily at about three miles an hour in Sydney.
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Taronga Park Aquarium
Supreme Court Cafeteria Keeps Frankfurter Dish Why
Washington January 23 A Frankfurter theme creates a wave of jokes after President Roosevelt nominates Felix Frankfurter to the Supreme Court The cafeteria plans to continue serving frankfurters sauerkraut and related fare despite the attention The affair reflects light humor amid ceremonial surroundings at the ten million dollar building
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Seabiscuit Prepares for Santa Anita Handicap Bid
Seabiscuit, America's 1938 handicap king, is groomed to race next Saturday in Santa Anita Park six furlongs in the San Felipe Handicap. A 3 to 1 favorite in winter books, he aims for his first sprint since two nose defeats in the Santa Anita cap. Trainer Tom Smith backs a sprint trial despite Seabiscuit's two-year lack of sub-mile runs.
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Los Angeles
Charles S. Howeard
San Felipe
Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita
Tom Smith
Campanale Retains Title With New Track Record
Bernard Campanale broke his own American Motorcycle Association record to win the eighth annual national road and beach race in Daytona Beach. He completed 63 laps on a 3.2 mile track at 76.59 mph average, finishing in 2 hours 36 minutes 28 seconds, beating Ray Eddy of San Francisco by 16 seconds with Bill Anderson of Houston in third.
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U.P
Bernard Campanale
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San Francisco
Bill Anderson
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Tex
Greater Foot Comfort For Those Who Walk or Stand
At the time you spend on your feet feet burn and ache. Rub Ice Mint on before bed to relieve sting of calluses and burning. See Mint brings refreshing comfort, is easy to use, and won’t stain. one night shows a pleasant way to ease foot discomfort. Any druggist can supply you.
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