Grove's Arm Ready To Win 20 For Red Sox In 1935
New York reports Grove, the Red Sox left hander, is in strong shape to win at least 20 games in 1935 after a winter of bowling and rowing. He says his arm is healthy and he feels better than ever, predicting a comeback though not claiming 1931 peak form. Yawkey and Collins renewed his contract at 25,000 dollars.
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New York
Robert Roses Grove
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia
O. K
Grove
Tom Yawkey
Eddie Collins
McSpaden Faces Cooper In Final of National Open
McSpaden and Cooper reach the 36 hole final in the national match play open as Harold McSpaden seeks his third winter title and Harry Cooper eyes his first this year. McSpaden beat Lafoon 3 and 1 after previously defeating Nelson, while Cooper upended Thompson to reach the final with a $750 first prize in the $4,000 event.
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San Francisco
U.P
Harold
Jag) McSpaden
Kansas City
Kans
Harry Cooper
Chicago
McSpaden
Cooper
Pasadena
Lafoon
Denver
Jimmy Thomson
Byron Nelson
Texarkana
Tex
Johnny Revolta
Milwaukee
Thomson
Clarence Clark
Bloomfield
WN. J
Henry Picard
Hershey
Seaview Rexson Wins Lone Star Field Trial
Seaview Rexson a flashy pointer owned and handled by F P Baker of San Antonio won the subscription all age stake at the Lone Star Bird Dog Association fourth annual field trial in Goliad on Sunday. Gentleman Gingers Spirit and Alamo Big Shot shared second and third honors with purses distributed as 50 30 and 20 percent.
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Goliad
Seaview Rexson
F. P. Baker
San Antonio
Lone Star Bird Dog Association
W. C. McIntosh
Oklahoma
B. F
Dutch) Epperson
Alamo
G. A. Story
Orewe
Gentleman Jack
Bob Henderson
Houston
Clyde Anderson
Texas Rough Riders Triumph In Polo Clash
Cecil Smith led the Texas Rough Riders to a 12-11 victory over a Pacific Coast all stars in an intersectional polo match played yesterday in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Cecil Smith
Texas Rough Riders
Daddy of golf in U S talks at Palm Beach
Palm Beach Florida January 28 George Wright celebrated his eighty eighth birthday and recalled his role as the daddy of golf in America. A former shortstop for the Cincinnati Red Stockings he opened a Boston sporting goods store and learned the game from a Scotsman. Wright helped lay out a course in 1890 and aided the Brookline Country Club in promoting golf. He also commented on how baseball has changed to a faster game.
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Palm Beach
Fra
George Wright
America
Wright
Boston
Scotland
Brookline Country Club
Cincinnati Red Stockings
Week's Review Highlights Texas Sports Scene
Art Shires set for official Texas debut on Dallas TV with a six round heavyweight bout to be named later. Texas Amateur-Pro Sweep Stakes open at Dallas Lakewood Monday as 1935 season starts. Carl Dietzel signs for Fargo Moorhead tryout. Jockey Jack Smith suspended for rest of meet at San Antonio. Sal Ghattoo signs with Dallas Steers, denying rumors. Rice Institute retains 1934 football staff with Kitts and Grigg contracts. Arlington Downs to pay 175000 in spring purse money. Byron Nelson defeats Lawson Little in San Francisco. Ira Smith named playing manager of 1935 Texas League Houston club.
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Art Shires
Italy
Texas
Dallas
Dick Griffin
Art
Chicago White Sox
Landis
Aman
Texas Professional Golfers Association
Dallas Lakewood Country Club
Carl Dietzel
San Antonio
Fargo- Moorhead
Jack Smith
Alamo Downs
Sal Ghattoo
Dallas Steers
Rice Institute
Jimmy Kitts
Lou Hertenberger
Cecil Grigg
Eddie Dyer
Griggs
Southern Methodist University
Texas Racing
Arlington Downs
Byron Nelson
Fort Worth
Texarkana Country Club
San Francisco
Lawson Little
United States
Ira Smith
Carey Selph
Houston
Smith
Berkeley Bell Wins Pittsburgh Indoor Tennis Tourney
New York tennis ace Berkeley Bell defeated Gregory Mangin of Newark in the fifth round to win Pittsburgh Golf Club’s fifth annual indoor tennis tournament. Bell, ranked seventh nationally, won 6 3, 6 3 in the decisive match.
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Pittsburgh
Berkeley Bell
New York
Gregory Mangin
Newark
Pittsburgh Golf Club
Coach And Captain Led By Veteran Hans Lobert
Hans Lobert, at 53, combines coaching with captaincy of the Philadelphia Nationals after Dick Bartell’s trade to the Giants. His speed and leadership aim to elevate Phillies rookies in camp, drawing on a storied career with Chicago, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, and New York, plus coaching at West Point and Giants scouting.
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Hans Lobert
Lobert
Philadelphia Nationals
Dick Bartell
Giants
Hans
Phillies
Speed
Jim Thorpe
Marvel
Stockholm
Jimmy Wilson
Chicago
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New York
McGraw- Comiskey Party
Globe
United States Military Academy
West Point
New York Giants
Bridgeport
Veterlan
CNC/AMATI
Ross's Title Bout Tonight in Miami
Barney Ross of Chicago meets Frankie Klick for the world junior welterweight title in a ten round bout in Miami. Promoters expect up to $30,000 from socialites visiting the winter playground for the rich. Leo Shen will referee the main event and Maxie Baer meets Jimmy Maloney in a four round exhibition on the card.
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Miami
Fla
Barney Ross
Chicago
California
Frankie Klick
Ross
San Francisco
Leo Shen
Ross-Klick Setto
Maxie Baer
Jimmy Maloney
Who Is This Fellow Anyway Asks Mentor
Stanford University Calif Jan 28 Coach R L Dink Templeton of Stanford track team demanded today Who's Orville Matthews in reply to charges he had attempted to recruit the Midwest runner John Jacobs University of Oklahoma track coach accused Templeton of going to the Midwest to recruit Matthews Jacobs concluded California would not win so many national championships if he stayed at home for his talent Never heard of Orville Matthews
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Calif
R. L
Ross Klick Title Fight In Miami Junior Welterweights This Evening
The upcoming junior welterweight title bout between Barney Ross of Chicago and Frankie Klick of San Francisco features six randomly selected Miami judges from various professions. Ray Carlin pushes for professional judges, but the athletic commission requires random citizen judges. The officials prepare for the weigh-in as Carlin argues against amateur critics and boxing fans await the bout.
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Fin
U.P
Barney Ross
Chicago
Frankie Klick
San Francisco
al Capone
Athletic Commission
Ross
Klick
Ray Carlin
Carlin
Mr. Carlin
Matthews Record Not Investigated Says Templeton
Templeton on his sick bed asserts a flat claim and then cites Dr. Fritz Roth saying Matthews was mentioned a month ago but not contacted or his record checked. The article notes over 200 million in employer paid insured worker benefits annually in the country.
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Templeton
Fritz Roth
Matthews
Professional Tennis League Planned With Eight City Franchises
A new pro tennis league expected to start in summer next year will include eight cities with franchised teams purchased by notable figures. Philadelphia buyer Bill Tilden leads, with Boston Ellsworth Wines, New York Bill O'Brien, Buffalo Charles Murray, Chicago George Lott, Cleveland Tom McKee, St. Louis Karl Hodge, Detroit Dave Cole, and a $1000 per franchise price. Brooklyn Providence and Pittsburgh sought entry.
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U.P
Bill O'Brien
Tilden Tours, Inc
United Press Today
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Bill Tilden
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Ellsworth Wines
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Buffalo
Charles Murray
George Lott
Cleveland
Tom McKee
St. Louis
Karl Hodge
Detroit
Dave Cole
Fach
Brooklyn
Providence
Pittsburgh
O'Brien
Boxing Referee Dempsey Draws Fire Over NY Fight
New York boxing scene heats as Jack Dempsey agrees to referee a Garden bout amid opposition from the New York State Athletic Commission. Commissioner Bill Brown challenges the move as an outsider officiating while Col Kilpatrick critiques the commission. A separate nationwide AP survey reports states raising hunting and fishing fees to fund conservation and sanctuaries, with Maine and Arizona expanding resident rates and Delaware and Indiana considering short term licenses.
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U.P
Madison Square Garden
Art Lasky
California
James J. Braddock
Jack Dempsey
Savious
John Reed Kilpatrick
The
Garden Corporation
New York State
New York State Athletic Commission
Bill Brown
Max Baer
Carnera
Dempsey
Eddie Babe Risko
Vince Dundee
Col. Kilpatrick
Commission
Garden
Eighth Avenue
Jack
John J. Phelan
Maine
Arizona
Delaware
Indiana
Texas Fish, Game and Oyster Commission
Eight Club League Forms Two Groups for Tennis World Series
The league will have eight clubs split into Mast and Wrest divisions. The division winners meet in a tennis world series. The regular season spans about 100 matches from June to September with 5 30 kickoff times and venues ranging from tennis clubs to baseball parks. Each owner picks home venues and rosters include three players per team.
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Mast
Wrest
Swim records fall in Miami tourney led by Flanagan
Ralph Flanagan and Katherine Rawls set multiple records in a Miami meet. Flanagan broke Weissmuller’s 300 yard free style record with 3:11.1 and surpassed Borg’s 400 yard time with 4:20.1. Rawls added a 220 yard breast stroke mark finishing in 3:16.4, her 13th breast stroke record and 17th overall.
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Miami
Fla
Ralph Flanagan
Coral Gables
Katherine Rawls
Fort Lauderdale
Flanagan
Johnny Weissmuller
Anne Borg
Miss Rawls
Agnes Geraghty
Southwest Conference Basketball Tangles in Midseason Shuffle
Houston January 28 southwest conference standings shift as Baylor Texas Christian Rice Texas A and M Arkansas and SMU jockey for position. Baylor beat Rice 33 29 in Waco then lost 43 31 in Houston while Rice used fast breaking offense to thwart Baylor. Scoring leaders include Theo Alford and Gray Moody with tight race for top honors.
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Baylor University
Texas Christian University
University of Texas
Hunt Oilers
Baylor
Texas A
M. College
Rice
University of Arkansas
Texas
Southern Methodist University
Aggies
Theo Alford
Capt. Gray
Taft Moody
Arkansas
Paul Briggs
M. A
Jean Francis
Tommy Hutto
Harry Journeau
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