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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1936
Page
4
Minnesota coach Bernie Bierman remains optimistic after Julius Alfonso’s eligibility cleared. The Gophers finished 1935 unbeaten and Alfonso returns as a key halfback shaping the 1936 Minnesota machine.
The Cherrymen emphasize secrecy as they practice at Butler Field with veiled plays and swift drills. Coach notes star Jo-Jo Davis returns to the lineup after healing his chest as the team eyes a Wednesday showdown with Lubbock.
United Press reports in New York note Babe Ruth backing Fordham to the Rose Bowl with first ticket orders. Others mention Jack Dempsey entering a five man bowling team and Clint Frank of Yale as a top back. Also cited are Joe Louis drawing gates, Bronko Nagurski slowing, and various boxing and football tidbits from city sports circles.
Clarence Parker of Duke leads southern grid hopes for 1936 All-America recognition with accurate passing and strong kicking. The South also features stars like Gaynell Tinsley, Walter Gilbert, Marvin Stewart, and Bill Moss, amid a deep roster of centers, backs, and linemen across LSU, Alabama, Tennessee, and more.
A 15-year-old Lansing North Carolina student Bill Clark bikes 40 miles weekly to Boone to see Appalachian play. Other items note Slip Madigan and Vic Hanson as football stars and a mention of Biff Jones and Army regulations. Historical aside recalls Confederate cartridge production in 1864.
Gold rings worn by a Birmingham patient reportedly alter color with health changes. The rings, made from gold guineas, include the woman's wedding band and her mother's ring. The patient, born in India, moved to England at 14 with British parents and suffers nervous headaches and prostrations. during attacks the rings turn platinum color.
Toledo report notes Fred Main born on Thanksgiving Day Edna Main Denese born on Leap Year Day Gretchen Main born on Armistice Day and Florence Main Chalfin born on Memorial Day in a single family record for the Main family.
Texas coaches plot to snap a three game conference skid with a victory over Texas Christian in Fort Worth. Dutch Meyer tests varied running and passing plays while Wintry weather limits outdoor practice. Aggies prep for SMU, Rice eyes Arkansas tilt, Baylor drills defense against aerial threats.
The Cleveland News reports Joe Louis the Brown Bomber will fight Johnny Risko in a 10 round main event for the Christmas fund show on December 7. Final bout details to be set at a New York conference Friday. Risko has trained daily and last appeared in the ring ten months ago after turning down other heavyweight offers.
A fragment lists individuals including L. S. win A. Frank Gantt Auburn Julian Lane Florida Mit Fitzsimmons George Tech Jim Farley V. M. I. Bill Peters Alabama and Duane Berry Washington and Lee.
Montreal Police Department radio experts test a device that blocks broadcasts to the public while allowing police receivers to pick up police station calls. Director Fernard Duffresne says it will supplement current short wave gear without a full equipment change.
Toronto reports Canadian scientists are breeding one million parasites weekly to combat the spruce fly decimating forests. Dr. Arthur Gibson says parasites are produced at Belleville laboratory and shipped nationwide to check the pest, whose ten year spread threatens vast forest wealth.
David Nichols hid 2450 dollars in a tin can under a Whitehall bridge 223 years ago and returns to discover the money still there.
The piece previews top college football contenders as Tulane Alabama Fordham Marquette LSU face pivotal weekend tests. Fordham aims to stay unbeaten against Purdue while Tulane and Alabama pursue postseason hopes. The analysis notes undefeated teams and tie risks, with Georgia and NYU looming as remaining challengers.
In Moscow, the name Trotsky has fallen out of favor since Stalin’s repudiation of the Bolshevik leader. The Soviet press shows petitions to drop the name as a legal formality, with an Evening Moscow ad noting Ivan Ivanovitch Trotsky born 1897 in Nerodi Mogilev and seeking to change to Svetloyo. Another petition comes from Axelei Beznosikov, whose surname change plays on the word noseless.
Naval officials complete plans for a fleet aviation reserve corps unit in Honolulu seeking 14th district command approval. If approved, it would be the first reserve base outside the continental U S. Six to twelve planes are planned with former naval pilots and Lieut Commander F W Connell named for assignment.
Michael McDermott of Beaver Dam Pennsylvania tells how a broken needle point lodged in his leg during a patch repair two years ago and slowly pierced his body until it finally emerged from his side causing ongoing pain and illness.
Noble Kizer of Purdue asserts backs Cecil Isbell and John Drake would outplay Notre Dame’s famed Four Horsemen. Jim Crowley’s Fordham line had drawn praise from Kizer who says two Purdue backs surpass the four horsemen. The teams meet in a high profile game with Crowley and Kizer trading jibes. John Glidden is credited with introducing cow bells to America.
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