Training Camp News Briefs from Spring Stages Across Florida
March 6 reports from multiple spring training sites. Philadelphia signs 15 players including 12 pitchers and 3 catchers with all signed except Ted Kieinhans. At St Petersburg a Kalamazoo boy fails to win a roster spot after a .266 batting look. Sarasota notes eight left-handed pitchers. Pasadena says Lew Fonseca names two starters George Earnshaw and Ed Durham. rest are trialists. Avalon reports Augie Galan to start at second base for Chicago. Miami Beach highlights Dutch Prather as hopeful for first base. Oklahoma-born slugger claims hard hitters from sandlots. St Petersburgh notes Charley Ruffin, now 209 pounds, shows up as Yankees pitcher.
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Winter Haven
Fla
Philadelphia
Ted Kieinhans
Gerry Nugent
Chicago Cub
Jimmy Wilson
ST. Petersburg
Braves
Kalamazoo
Mich
Brave
Buck Jordan
Bill McKechnie
Miami Beach
New York Giants
Dutch Prather
Nashville
Bill Terry
Oklahoma
Hubbell
Charles Ruffin
New York Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Charley the Red
First Results From Across The Nation In Boxing
In San Francisco Frankie Klick and Barney Ross fought to a draw. Davey Day defeated Patsy Burke in Chicago. Wishy Jones won a newspaper decision over Pete Leno in Louisville. Henry Hood beat Jimmy Buck Jer in Indianapolis. Harry Dublin Sky defeated Billy Hogan in New Orleans. Lou Brouillard outpointed Al Gainer in New Haven. Johnny Stroppa sparred Gene Higgins in Chicago. Frankie Hughes beat Sylvan Bass in Miami. Lee Ramage defeated Don Red Barry in Holyoke. Everett Rightmeier outpointed Sammy Musco in Fargo. Young Stuhley stopped Freddie Eiler in Hot Springs.
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San Francisco
Frankie Klick
Barney Ross
Chicago
Davey Day
Patsy Burke
Los Angeles
Louisville
Wishy Jones
Pete Leno
Cincinnati
Henry Hood
Indianapolis
Jimmy Buck Jer
New Orleans
Harry Dublinsky
Billy Hogan
New York
New Haven
Conn
Lou Brouillard
Worcester
Mass
al Gainer
Johnny Stroppa
Winnipeg
Man
Gene Higgins
Miami
Fla
Frankie Hughes
Clinton
Ind
Sylvan Bass
Baltimore
Holyoke
Lee Ramage
California
Don “Red” Barry
Washington, D. C
Fargo
N. C
Everett Rightmeier
Sioux City
Sammy Musco
Omaha
Hot Springs
Ark
Y Young Stuhley
Freddie Eiler
McGuirk Beats Nichols to Take Light Heavyweight Title
LeRoy McGuirk, 23, Tulsa, defeats Hugh Nichols, Mexia, in Tulsa to win the light heavyweight world wrestling title. McGuirk seals the victory with a final fall after trading holds and wins the title belt from Nichols who had held it nearly four years.
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Tulsa
Okla
U.P
Leroy McGuirk
Oklahoma A. & M
Hugh Nichols
Mexia
Tex
McGuirk
Nichols
Col
Harry J. Landry
Friars Point
Miss
National Wrestling Association
Klick Draws With Ross In San Francisco Title Bout
Frankie Klick the San Francisco junior lightweight title holder fought Barney Ross to a ten round draw before about 10 000 fans. Both fighters pressed for offense with Klick’s aggression keeping the bout close as the action shifted throughout the evening.
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Klick
Ross
San Francisco
U.P
Frankie Klick
Barney Ross
Farrell and Murdock Square Off In Main Event Tonight
Eddie Murdock of Los Angeles faces Dallas fighter Johnny Farrell in a 10 round main event at the National Guard Armory arena on Taylor between Second and Third streets. Openers include Hirschell Howarth vs J A Spann six rounds and Popeye Huber vs Ernie Beckworth six rounds. Tickets on sale at Maxor Drug Store and Randal Drug Store.
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Eddie Murdock
Los Angeles
Johnny Farrell
Dallas
Hirschell Howarth
Houston
J. A. Spann
Plainview
Gordon Parks
Pampa
Kid Stampher
Popeye Huber
Ernie Beckworth
Gladiators
Squared Circle
National Guard Armory
Farrell
Texas
Wilson Dunn
Pete Rusk
Panhandle
Cattlemen's Convention
Maxor Drug Store
Fisk Building
Randal Drug Store
Defending Four Ball Title-Holders Open Semi Finals
Paul Runyan of White Plains New York and Horton Smith of Chicago, the defending champions, were set to face Walter Hagen of Detroit and Tom Creavy of Albany New York in the International Four-Ball Championship semi finals. Runyan and Smith had advanced by beating Al Watrous and Martie Dutra of Detroit 6 and 5. Denny Shute of Philadelphia and Al Espinosa of Akron Ohio eliminated Willie MacFarlane of Tuckahoe New York and Johnny Regolta of Milwaukee 4 and 3.
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Miami
Fla
U.P
Paul Runyan
White Plains
N. Y
Horton Smith
Chicago
Walter Hagen
Detroit
Tom Creavy
Albany
Runyan
Smith
al Watrous
Martie Dutra
Denny Shute
Philadelphia
al Espinosa
Akron
Willie MacFarlane
Tuckahoe
Johnny Regolta
Milwaukee
Dallas Steers Train at Longview Farm in 1934
The Dallas Steers acquired carry-over talent from the 1933 Longview club and used Longview, Texas as a training base for the 1934 season. Notable players include McKellar the outfielder and Pate the right handed pitcher. Harry Faulkner named Steers business manager with Ray Flaskamper. Longview officers and directors listed.
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Dallas Steers
Longview Farm
Dallas
U.P
Longview
Tex
West Dixie
McKellar
Pate
Harry Faulkner
Ray Flaskamper
J. Marcus Wood
O. L. Norton
S. Birdsong
Tom D. Hunter
J. G. Griffin
Irvin M. Gray
M. M. Bivins
E. O. McWhorter
Fire loss per capita in Stillwater 1933 drops to 27.4 cents
Stillwater Oklahoma recorded a fire loss of 27.4 cents per capita in 1933, according to a fire chief’s report. The figure reflects per person costs and indicates relatively low urban fire damage for the period.
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Stillwater
Okla
Bonthon and Venzke Duel in Garden 1500m Race
Henry McLemore describes a crowded Madison Square Garden track meet. He follows Princeton’s Bill Bonthron and Pennsylvania’s Gene Venzke in a dramatic 1500-meter showdown, noting Bonthron’s late surge to edge Venzke at the tape amid a chaotic multi-lane design and packed crowd.
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Bill Bonthron
Princeton
Gene Venzke
Pennsylvania
Venzke
Bonthron
Benny
Francis Schmidt Resigns as TCU Coach for Ohio State
March 6 report states Francis A. Schmidt tendered resignation as head football and basketball coach at Texas Christian University to join Ohio State University. Leo Meyer is favored as successor with a possible co coach role for Raymond Wolf if he remains. Spring practice was postponed pending a new mentor.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Francis A. Schmidt
Texas Christian University
Schmidt
Ohio State University
Texas Christian
Leo
Dutch) Meyer
Meyer
Raymond Wolf
Wolf
Ohio State
Wrestler in Hospital After Ring Toss Concussion
Glen Wade of Winside Nebraska was hospitalized in Dallas Texas with a brain concussion after being tossed from the ring by Billy Edwards of Kansas City. Wade fell, struck a chair, and was unconscious but physicians called his condition not dangerous. Edwards won the match by default in the second and third falls.
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Dallas
Tex
Glen Wade
Winside
Neb
Billy Edwards
Kansas City
Wade
Edwards
Officials of tennis known list for 1934 Davis Cup committee
The United States Lawn Tennis Association announced the complete 1934 Davis Cup committee led by Holcombe Ward as chairman. The 27 member group includes six former Davis Cup players such as Dwight F. Davis and R. Norris Williams, plus Bernon Prentice and other notable captains and chairmen from major cities.
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New York
Walter Merrill Hall
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Holcombe Ward
Dwight F. Davis
Charles
Garland
Chicago
John Hope Doeg
Watson Washburn
R. Norris Williams
Bernon
Prentice
Joseph Wear
Fitz Eugene Dizon
Sam Hardy
Julian 8. Myrick
Louis J. Carruthers
Russell B. Kinkham
Cedric Major
Dean Mathey
Paul W. Gibbons
Philadelphia
Lawrence A. Baker
Washington
J. H. Bishop
J. C. Stewart
Joseph W. Ivy
Kansas City
Perry T. Jones
Los Angeles
Joseph W. Thurston
Hartford
Conn
A. K. Tigrett
Memphis
Henry Guild
Boston
Lineman Injured After 12 000 Volt Contact in Texas
Fred Thomason a telephone company lineman from Oakwood Texas was hospitalized after receiving burns and shock when his hand touched a 12 000 volt high tension wire. He was thrown ten feet from his pole in the incident occurring in Palestine Texas.
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Palestine
Texas
U.P
Fred Thomason
Oakwood
Polka-Dot Outfit Wins Palm Beach Attire Contest
Mrs. Armand Hammer of Paris wears a stunning polka dotted ensemble that won first prize at the Palm Beach attire contest and she holds the winner's trophy.
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Armand Hammer
Paris
Palm Beach
Clingman Faces Fenton in Thursday Middleweight Showdown
Otis Clingman meets Rod Fenton the Canadian grappler in Promoter Dutch Mantell's middleweight tournament for a shot at Gus Kallio's title. Fenton, the "baby Faced Killer," is USC Trojan bred and known for aggressive tactics and a drop kick. Rob Roy Goodnight returns to face Ken Gaston in a bout spotlighting rivalries and conditioning.
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Otis Clingman
Rod Fenton
Mantell
Gus Kallio
Fenton
University of Southern California
Trojans
East
Joe Savoldi
Notre Dame
Otis
Rob Roy
Goodnight
Ken Gaston
Grappler
Baltimore
Gaston
Yaqui Joe
Baer to Meet Primo in Possible New York Title Fight
Ancl Hoffman manager of Max Baer says a Baer Primo title clash in New York next June could be arranged within 48 hours. Madison Square Garden officials indicate willingness to deal and may also consider Dempsey involvement in the promotion. Hoffman stressed Dempsey must be connected to any agreement.
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United Press
New York
Associatio
Amateur Athletics of America
Madison Square Garden
San Francisco
Ancl Hoffman
Max Baer
California
Hoffman
Jimmy Johnston
Garden
Dempsey
Wrestling results from multiple cities outline quick show results
United Press reports wrestlers from Germany Hungary Italy and the U S competed in matches across New York Camden Wilmington Phoenix Hollywood Dallas Detroit and more. Notable outcomes include Kampfer and Mor gan wins and several draws with opponents from various countries.
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United Press
New York
Hans Kampfer
Germany
Strangler) Lewis
California
Sandor Szabo
Hungary
Bert Rubi
Hungry
Sammy Stein
Ernie Zeller
Ernie Dusek
Omaha
Mays McLain
Iowa
Ab Colman
George Zala
Italy
Drew
Rudy Dusek
Walter Podolak
Poland
Camden
N. J
Joe Banaski
Chicago
Joe Montana
Charley Fischer
Kansas City
Ray Haldeman
Wilmington
Del
Joe Savoldi
Michigan
Emil Dusk
Phoenix
Ariz
Nick Luty
Venice
Cal
Abe Kaplan
Hollywood
Lou Mueller
Tiger Jack Morgan
Dallas
Billy Edwards
Glen Wade
Nebraska
Juan Humberto
Mexico
Hans Schultz
Paul Harper
Houston
Hal Ward
Detroit
Mephisto
Alex Kasaboski
Toronto
Dale Haddock
Alabama
Toots Estes
Amarillo
Tex
Carpenter's Tool Causes Murder in Texas Trial
Tyler, Texas. March 6. Defense in the murder trial of R. C. Porter continued as testimony revealed Porter was called a thief and fired at several times before G. C. Carpenter was killed. The state says Carpenter died October 5 from shotgun slugs fired by Porter, the shooting stemming from a quarrel over Carpenter's square.
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Tyler
Texas
R. C. Porter
G. C. Carpenter
Har
Carpenter
Porter
Carpenter’s Square
Purdue loses Big Ten title bid to Illinois in Chicago
Purdue the league champion falls 27 to 26 to Illinois in Chicago. Wisconsin climbs into a second place tie with Northwestern after beating Minnesota 34 to 23 at Madison.
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Chicago
Purdue
University of Ilinois
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Minnesota
Madison
Manhattan Is New Champion In Indoor Track Meet
Manhattan College won the 14th Intercollegiate indoor track and field title with 28 1 2 points led by Frank McKenna in the 3000 meters. NYU placed second with 20 1 2 points as Marty Hoffman anchored a relay win but failed to close the gap. Sam Maniaci of Colimbian husky college claimed the 60 meter dash title in 6 8 seconds, with Dick Hell of MIT and Dick Mardy of Cornell among the top finishers.
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New York
Little Manhattan College
Manhattan
Frank McKenna
New York University
Marty Hoffman
Violet
Sam Maniaci
Colimbian
Husky
Dick Hell
Bell
Dick Mardy
Cornell
Endeavor Society to Show Alaskan Film at Church
Under the Young People's Christian Endeavor Society of First Christian Church a motion picture Beenes From Alaska will be shown in the church parlors this evening at 7 30 o clock. The one hour and thirty minute program includes scenes from Canada and Alaska.
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Young People's Christian Endeavor Society of
First Christian Church
Beenes
Alaska
Canada
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