Predicting a Boxing Pick Between Louis and Pauline Uzendun
Henry McLemore wrestles with choosing a winner for the December 13 bout between Joe Louis and Pauline Uzendun. He recalls past miscalls against Louis and notes Pauline’s language barrier as a potential edge, planning to pick Pauline while wagering on Louis as a consolation.
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United Press
New York
Joe Louis
Detroit
Pauline
Louis
Joe
Carnera
Levinsky
Baer
Layton Out as Cue Contender
Johnny Layton, ex carpenter turned billiards player from Sedalia Missouri, fell to seventh after losing to Allen Hall of St. Louis 50 to 41 in 35 innings. Welker Cochran of San Francisco led with five straight wins while Willie Hoppe sat near second with four wins one loss. Hoppe and Kieckheber faced off in today’s feature match as Cochran rested.
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Welker Cochran
San Francisco
Cochran
Augie Kieckhofer
Willie Hoppe
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Kieckheler
Rainbows watch as UCLA and Hawaii eye Memorial Coliseum clash
In Los Angeles on November 15 the UCLA and Hawaii football teams prepared for a Memorial Coliseum game the following night. The Roaring Rainbows attended the Mus tangs victory over UCLA. Separately a Hawaiian expedition reported Mauna Kea has not erupted for 25,000 years at its 13,825 foot peak.
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Associated Press
Interscholastic League Football Standings and Titles Ahead
District by district the 1934 Interscholastic League races shift as Amarillo Golden Sandies push toward Plainview, Breckenridge Buckaroos surge, San Angelo and Big Spring clash in a goalless tie, El Paso appears set in District 4, Wichita Falls and Quanah vie for District 5, Sherman leads District 6, Masonic Home Fort Worth tops District 7, Dallas Tech clinches District 8, Gladewater dominates District 10, Mexia enters Class play with five wins in District 11, Temple leads District 12, San Jacinto Houston undefeated in District 13, Port Arthur Beaumont lead District 14, Kerrville looms in District 15, and Corpus Christi’s Kingsville clash seals District 16 title prospects.
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Harold Hoffman Governor of New Jersey A Ten Campaign Winner
Harold Giles Hoffman was elected governor of New Jersey at age 38, marking his tenth victory in ten political campaigns. A World War I veteran nicknamed the Boy Captain, he has served as mayor, motor vehicle commissioner, legislator, and congressman, with a busy speaking schedule and a reputation as an expert storyteller.
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Harold Giles Hoffman
Capitol
Experts Predict Syracuse Loss as Colgate Edges Ahead
United Press experts forecast Syracuse to fall to Colgate in a key early season matchup amid a slate of undefeated teams facing tougher tests. Other top contenders like Minnesota Marquette North Carolina and SMU are also highlighted with select wins and close calls noted across college football.
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Early settlers and Burns figures linked to New Amsterdam
The text notes Hoff mans family among New Amsterdam settlers and mentions great-grandfather James Crawford Thom who sculpted Burns characters Tom OShanter and Souter Johnnie. It also references a governor born in South Amboy on February 7 1896, married with three children, term ending January 1938, and a claim that one third of Hawaii’s population is Japanese.
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South Amboy
Mid-South Pro Tour Opens Final Round in Pinehurst
The Pinehurst meet began in Pinehurst North Carolina with medal play for a $1,065 prize as the winter golf brigade entered the final 36 holes of the sixteenth annual Mid-South professional tour.
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Rowdy Matmen Roar At National Guard Armory Show
A trio of rowdy wrestlers headlines a wrestling rodeo at the National Guard Armory tonight. Nick Bozinis, Jittery Joe Bater, and Panther Joe Kopecky headline with Walter Stratton in the main event. Tickets are at City Drug Store 617 Polk Street. women admitted for 10 cents.
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New York
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Larry Tillman
City Drug Store
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Miller nearly loses in non-title bout in Toronto
Featherweight champion Preddie Miller of Cincinnati barely defeats Roger Bernard of Flint in a 10 round non-title bout, his first decision since returning from a European tour. Kunes of Philadelphia and Metz of Chicago win the Pinehurst Mid-South professional best ball with 137 over 36 holes.
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Wrecker) Wasicek
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