Rookie York and DiMaggio Vying For 1936 AL Honor
President Harridge nominates Detroit slugger Preston Rudolph York and New York Yankees outfielder Joe DiMaggio Jr. for the 1936 AL prize rookie. Harridge favors York if a choice is needed, noting DiMaggio’s readiness for a major league role and York’s strong Texas League season.
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Chicago
William Harridge
American League
Preston Rudolph York
Detroit Tigers
Joseph Paul di Maggio
New York Yankees
Harridge
Rudy
Joe
Ivory
Detroit
DiMaggio
Yanks
San Francisco
York
Beaumont
Maverick Club's Own Column Recaps Weekly Club Night
Sunday at the Maverick Club featured student led singing, a serialized story, and a spelling bee. The high school proved sharp on obloquy, while Ralph Dykeman organized a steeplechase style race with several boys noted for speed and agility. Upcoming events include a dialect reading by Mr. Hardin and Peggy Seibel with a marimba performance and ice cream for all attendees.
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Hardin
CCC
Peggy Seibel
Bey
Browns Aim to Shape American League Race in 1936
St Louis Browns negotiate a lean but potent roster to challenge Detroit Boston Cleveland and New York with a smoother infield and solid outfield. Rebuilding under Rogers Hornsby, the Browns target fifth place while leveraging key trades for Solters Coleman and Lary and adding Carey and Burns at the infield.
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Yankees
Tigers
Hornsby
Rajah
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
New York
Julius Solters
Red Sox
Oscar Melillo
George Blaeholder
Athletics
Ed Coleman
Merrit (Sugar) Cain
Lyn Lary
Washington
Alan Strange
Greenbacks
Tom Carey
On Louis Cardinals
Rocheser
Irving Burns
Carey
Short
Lary
Harlan Clift
Jim Bottomley
Ollie Belma
Solters
Coleman
Sammy West
Roy Bell
Ray
Banquet Run by Dairymen’s Association at Canyon High School
The note highlights a Sunday Pioneer Hall meeting at 4 15 p m for a club led by Bones with visiting white guests. It adds a Friday banquet by the Dairymen’s Association at Canyon High School, with about 300 plates sold and 20 Mavericks to perform. Upchurch the county agent will feed the 20 boys, with Mr. and Mrs Pitman joining Mr Galloway on the program.
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Bones
Pioneer Hall
Dairymen’s Association
Canyon High School
Canyon
Galloway
Upchurch
Mrs. Pitman
Mr. Galloway
Tall Girls From Eldorado Dominate New Cage Tourney
A tall Eldorado Arkansas team dazzles at the women's national AAU tournament in Wichita Kansas scoring record 103 to 2 over Wichita Centrals and no field goals allowed. Twin sister Vera and Lera Dunford hope to be crowned tournament queens after dominating opening round play. A Kansas Eldorado team nearly upsets Pittsburgh entry with a 29 14 defeat.
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Wichita. Kan
Eldorado
Ark
Lions
Vera
Lera Dunford
Wichita Centrals
Kansas
Pittsburgh
Kiwanis Club Tops Civic League with Narrow Lead
Civic Club League ended last week with Kiwanis Club in first place three games ahead of Rotary. Lions placed third and ABC Club fourth. Jim Farwell rolled a high single game of 277 and Howard Anderson claimed high three game honors at 76.
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Civic Club
Kiwanis Club
Rotary
Lions
A. B. C. Club
Jim Farwell
Howard Anderson
Hornsby Names Browns Pitching and Catching Staff
Pepper and either Mel Mazzera from San Antonio or Harold Warnock as reserves. Rollie Hemsley and Angelo Giuliani handle catching. Ivy Andrews 29, Rajah’s pitching ace, with Jack Knott Cain Leroy Mahaffey and Elton Walkup among staff plus Mike Meola Earl Caldwell Howard Mills and Al Thomas forming the pitching corps.
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Mike Meola
Los Angeles
Earl Caldwell
San Antonio
Howard Mills
Husky Southpaw
St. Paul
al Thomas
Wrestling Results From HOLLYWOOD and DETROIT Cards
United Press reports wrestling results with matchups including Rubber Hi Rami defeating Mysterious Mr X in Hollywood, Al Britt besting Red Lyons in Chicago, Cecil McGill defeating Ken Hollis in Fort Worth, Gus Sonnenberg defeating Joe Savoldi in Chicago, and Zaharias drawing Savoldi in Denver with other listed bouts. In Detroit Ali Abba defeating Stanley Buresh and Walter Podlak defeating Turp Grimes are noted.
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United Press
Hollywood
Rubber Hi- Rami
Tokyo
Mr. X
Boston
al Britt
Chicago
Red Lyons
Fort Worth
Cecil McGill
Canada
Ken Hollis
Texas
Danno O'Mahoney
Ireland
Gus Sonnenberg
George Zaharias
Denver
Joe Savoldi
Three Oaks
Mich
Drew
Detroit
Ali Abba
Turkey
Stanley Buresh
Australia
Walter Pod@lak
Los Angeles
Turp Grimes
Dayton
Tigers wait on Greenberg in holdout standstill
Detroit Tigers officials say they have made their final offer to Hank Greenberg and will keep Rudy York at first base while Greenberg weighs his options in the holdout.
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Lakeland, Pila
Detroit Tigers
Hank Greenberg
Rudy Pork
Texas League Exhibition Roundup Across Camps
Two Texas League clubs played exhibitions as others trained. Pirates beat the San Antonio Missions in Laredo while Houston Buffs faced Rice University. Tulsa Oilers, after a loss to Texas, prepared for Seguin clash with Pittsburgh and Galveston Buckaneers trimmed intra-squad play. Danny McGee joined Dallas Steers intra-squad, Fort Worth released rookies to Aberville, and Oklahoma City Indians kept spring camp at Shreveport.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Antonio Missions
Laredo
Pirates
Missions
Houston Buffs
Rice Institute Owls
Robert Stevens
Jonesboro
Arksandslot
Alfred Scherer
Bloomington
Buffs
University of Texas Longhorns
Tulsa Oilers
Seguin
Pittsburgh
Galveston
Buccaneers
Danny McGee
Albany
Dallas Steers
Longview
Beaumont Exporters
Fort Worth Panthers
Japanese golfers Torchy Toda Chin Saysue chase North and South open prize
Torchiro Toda and Seisuichin Saysue travel across the United States with Bob Harlow guiding them. They arrived in Pinehurst for the North and South Open with $1,100 and a secondhand car, surviving on cheap inns and meals. A robbery in Jacksonville cost Toda $200, but the duo press on toward Augusta and the $4,000 prize.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
Pinehurst
N. C
U.P
Bozo Maromokey
Torchiro
Torchy
Toda
Kobe
Pinehurst Country Club
Los Angeles
Chin
Augusta
Lynchburg
Jacksonville
Harlow
Vice Ghezzi
Hollywood
Harrow
Walter Hagen
Texas Relays Set for International Scope at Austin
The Texas Relays at Austin will host about 1 000 trackmen from 26 universities and 35 high schools plus a Mexican nine man squad from Mexico City led by J Luis Arredondo. Kansas State tops entries with 24. Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Tulane and others also compete as 28 teams enter events.
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United Preas
Austin
University of Mexico
J. Luis Arredondo
Mexico City
Clyde Littlefield
Fort Worth
Kansas State
Michigan State
Oklahoma
Louisiana State
Towa State
Chicago
Drake
Texas Aggies
Southern Methodist
Texas Christian
Tulane
St. Edwards
Loyola
New Orleans
Nebraska
Kansas
Indians tipped to win by Stuart Bell in New Orleans roundup
Sport round up quotes Stuart Bell predicting the Indians win this year while noting Steve O Neill as a local baseball mentor. The piece mentions Bruce Campbell recovering from meningitis and other sports insights about Sammy Baugh, Zeke Bonura, Schoolboy Rowe, Kid Chocolate, Nelson, Lou Gehrig, and Temple University athletes studying German for the Olympics.
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New Orleans
Stuart Bell
Cleveland
Indians
Stuart
Steve O'Neill
Bruce Campbell
O'Neill
American Association
International League
Sammy Baugh
Texas Christian
Zeke Bonura
White Sox
New Orleans Pelicans
Zeke
Pasadena
Jimmy Foxx
Schoolboy Rowe
Lou Gehrig
Temple University
Montanez and Lucas Win Narrow Decisions in New York and Newark
Pedro Montanez defeated Bobby Pacho by decision at 133 3 4 pounds in New York. Johnny Lucas won a ten round decision over Frankie Williams at 139 pounds in Newark N J.
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United Press
New York
St. Nicholas Arena
Pedro Montanez
Puerto Rico
Bobby Pacho
California
Newark
N. J
Johnny Lucas
Camden
Frankie Williams
Walter Carr Demonstrates Roll-Your-Own Cigarettes
Walter Carr demonstrates rolling a mak in twelve seconds using Prince Albert tobacco. The ad promotes P A as easy to roll with rich fragrance and taste and offers a refund if customers do not find the roll your own cigarettes finest. The notice is signed by R J Reynolds Tobacco Company of Winston Salem North Carolina and dated 1998.
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Walter Carr
Prince Albert
P. A
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
N.C
R. J. Reynolds Tech. Co
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Little Gene Malone
William Childs
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J. S. Pitman
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Philson
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Vickrey
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Rice
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