Minn and Pitt Top Football Teams in Early Ratings
New York report says Pittsburgh and Minnesota sit atop early national rankings after strong showings. Pitt’s Weisenbaugh Weinstock and Lund lead versatile backfields as Minnesota eyes Big Ten contenders Nebraska and North Dakota State. Both teams face multiple major games ahead.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Minnesota
Pitt
Golden Panthers
Washington and Jefferson
West Virginia
California
Big Ten
North Dakota State
Nebraska
Henry Weisenbaugh
Izzy Weinstock
Pug” Lund
Gopher
Roosevelt enjoys stage play meets theater manager
Governor Roosevelt praised a recent stage performance and sought permission to meet the players after watching a play in Albany. A copper 1819 one cent piece was found near Salt Lake City by a road crew member, likely from Utah’s pioneer era. Los Angeles beaches drew over five million visitors while about ten million frequented city playgrounds in the summer season, according to officials.
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Albany
N. Y
U.P
Roosevelt
New York
Salt Lake City
Utah
Emigration Canyon
William Payfreyman
Los Angeles
Playground and Recreation Department
Jail Bath Tale and Civil War Cannon in Two Cities
In San Antonio John Campa was jailed for a day to bathe after stealing a bath tub and paid a $1 fine. In Athens Georgia the Public Square displays a Civil War era double cannon designed to shoot two balls at once, linked by a chain for mowing down foes.
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San Antonio
Tex
U.P
John Campa
Athens
You Must Know Him To Understand Him Dizzy Dean profile
Houston Press sports editor Andy Anderson profiles Dizzy Dean's background from birth in Lucas Arkansas to early pitching in Spaulding Oklahoma He describes family figures Pa Dean as his initial pitching teacher and notes Dizzy quit school early while farming and playing hockey before his first high school pitching start at age 12
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Houston Press
United Press
Houston
Texas
U.P
Dizzy Dean
Dizzy
Lucas
Arkansas
Paul
Cardinals
Elmer
America
Evelyn
Albert Monroe Dean
Western Association
Dean
Pa Dean
Topsy
Diz
Holdenville
Oklahoma
Spaulding
Oklahoma State
Baltimore to honor Babe Ruth with bust in memorial
Baltimore plans a bust memorial for Babe Ruth as a tribute to his early start at St Marys Industrial School. Paul Burke of the Maryland Amateur Athletic Association outlines fundraising while Mayor Jackson to choose the memorial site. Dizzy Dean and brother Paul may lead contributions as St Louis Cardinals stars appear in an exhibition game tomorrow night.
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Babe Ruth
Paul F. Burke
Maryland Amateur Athletic Association
Ruth
Jack Dunn
St. Mary's Industrial School
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Orioles
Howard W. Jackson
Burke
Dizzy” Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
May
Paul
Deans
Dizzy Delivers Big Game Stand Against Yale Opponents
A public school student who passed exams to Yale claimed he could handle the Yale challenge. He proved his resolve by performing superbly in the game, stating beforehand he had the stuff to dominate.
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Yale
Dizzy
Dizzy Dean Wins National League Most Valuable Player
Jerome Herman Dean known as Dizzy Dean is named the National League MVP by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. He led the league with 198 strikeouts and won 30 games in 1934 for the St. Louis Cardinals, with 311 innings pitched and key World Series performances.
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Chicago
Dizzy
St. Louis
Jerome Herman Dean
Jerome
Hubbell
St. Louis Cardinals
Baseball Writers’ Association of America
Paul Waner
Pittsburgh
Joe Moore
Giants
Travis Jackson
New York
Carl Hubbell
Giant
Melvin Ott
James Collins
Bill Terry
Curt Davis
Philadelphia
Paul Dean
Hal Schumacher
Boxing Results From Across The Nation Fight Cards
Kansas City lightweight Joey Alcanter defeated Jackie Sharkey in a Kansas City bout. Sonny Jones fought to a draw with Lloyd Smith in Seattle at 136 pounds. Johnny Hines stopped Davey Abad at 134 in Vancouver. Oscar Rankins beat Swede Berglund at 160 in Los Angeles. Midget Martinez drew with Young Speedy in Manila 116. Pete Ortiz defeated Jerry Kaufman at 134 in Los Angeles. Gene Gravante beat Augie Vaglica at 139 in Los Angeles. Ernie Kirchner defeated Walter Jerez at 158 in Venice. Tiger Jack Fox and Mickey McFarland fight ruled no contest in Portland. Billy Lee beat Cecil Payne in Reno. Clyde Chastain beat Wilson Dunn in Houston. Ralph Sikes defeated Bobby Murray, Louis Beard beat Johnny Lacaille, Jerry Terry defeated Guy Little in Houston.
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Joey Alcanter
Jackie Sharkey
Minneapolis
Seattle
Sonny Jones
Vancouver
Drew
Lioyd Smith
Los Sains
Davey Abad
Panama
Johnny Hines
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Oscar Rankins
Swede Berglund
San Bernardino
Calif
Young Speedy
Manila
P. I
Portland
Ore
Tiger Jack" Fox
Terre Haute
Ind
Mickey McFarland
Chicago
Billy Lee
Reno
Nev
Cecil Payne
Louisville
Houston
Clyde Chastain
Dallas
Wilson Dunn
Oklahoma City
Ralph Sikes
Dennison
Bobby Murray
Louisiana
Louis Beard
Johnny Lacaille
New Orleans
Jerry Terry
Guy Little
San Antonio
Opossums Find Shelter After Mother’s Death
Eleven orphaned opossums rescued after their mother was killed by a car. Mr and Mrs Claude Root found the litter clustered around the mother and brought the helpless animals to their home for care.
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N. Y
Claude Root
Ohio squirrel season opens with Lena Murphy absent
In Barnesville Ohio a local woman Miss Lena Murphy who killed 39 squirrels last season and 36 the prior year cannot hunt this season due to an appendectomy convalescence keeping her from the woods.
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Barnesville
Ohio
Lena Murphy
Drowned Boy and Football Notes Mix in Local Briefs
Eugene Greer, three, drowned in a yard tub after being missed for an hour. his body was found by his father. Earlier, Oklahoma A&M kicks show best average in years with L. B. Asbury starting kicks. SMU Mustang Band travels with the team to Fordham. Claude Thornhill will not drop his nickname until the Indians lose.
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O. U.P
Eugene Greer
Oklahoma Aggies
Carl Rigney
Aggie
L. B. Asbury
McAlester
Claude “Tiny” Thornhill
Stanford University
Indians
Phelan and Wear Overrule Brown Score Reform Plan
New York boxing figures balk at Bil Brown's bid to change scoring to round by round. The Boxing Commission rejects the plan as illogical and unworkable. They announce a heavyweight elimination tournament featuring Steve Hamas Art Lasky Max Schmeling and Primo Carnera to find a challenger for Merry Max.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
New York
John J. Phelan
D. Walker Wear
New York Boxing Commission
Jim Parley
Bil Brown
Brown
Merry Max
Steve Hamas
Art Lasky
Max Schmeling
Primo Carnera
Hamas
Lasky
Schmeling
SMU Plans Large Eastward Trip for Fordham Game
SMU officials band members and fans prepare a special train and trip to New York for the October 27 Polo Grounds game with Fordham. Ray Morrison's squad will travel with 26 lettermen and about 30 players, departing Dallas October 24 and stopping at Indianapolis for a workout before arriving in New York Friday morning.
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U.P
Southern Methodist University
Methodists
Jim Crowley
Fordham University
New York
Methodist
Polo Grounds
Ray Morrison
Rockne
Notre Dames
Four Horsemen
Texas
St. Mary's
California
Chicago
South Bend
Nebraska
Tiger
Fordham
Morrison
Indianapolis
Butler University
Fort Worth Board To Name Managers
Fort Worth Texas League directors meet to name a business manager for 1935 with a possible field manager choice. Del Pratt and Roy Meehan lead candidates for business manager as directors once again fail to pick a manager.
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Fort Worth
Texas
del Pratt
Roy Meehan
LSU uses cod liver oil and UV rays to treat rickets
At Louisiana State University animal husbandry pens, pigs are being treated with cod liver oil and ultraviolet light as a novel attack against rickets.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Animal Husbandry Department
Southwestern Memo: Morrison reshuffles SMU lineup
In Dallas Ray Morrison alters SMU football starters for the first home game against Oklahoma A. and M. College with Cotton Meyers moved to halfback and James Russell in backfield as substitutes. Arkansas, Baylor, A&M, TCU and Texas prep for upcoming opponents with drills and personnel tweaks across programs.
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Tex
Southern Methodist University
Ray Morrison
Methodists
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Cotton” Meyers
Terrell
Harry Shuford
James Russell
Johnny Sprague
Oklahoma
Fayetteville
Ark
University of Arkansas
Shreveport
Louisiana
Elvin Geiser
Arkansas
Detton Poised To Face Cyclone Mackey In Main Event
Cyclone Mackey meets Cory Detton in the televised main event at the National Guard Armory. Detton, a Utah standout and university multi sport athlete, is praised as a strategic grappler and rising star. Mackey is noted for his speed and top ranking. Reserved seats available at City Drug Store, 617 Poll Street.
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Cyclone Mackey
Cory Detton
National Guard Armory
Detton
Dotton
University of Utah
Mackey
City Drug Store
Poll Street
Dog steals perch from anglers in Vermont lake
Dr and Mrs P H Ewart of Springfield Mass left their dog while fishing in Burlington Vermont. After about an hour they had landed 30 to 40 perch the dog grabbed the fish and dropped them back into the lake when they looked away.
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Burlington, Vt
U.P
P. H. Ewart
Springfield
Mass
One Bean Crops Kingston Patch Tasmanian Wonder
Antone Caviccioli tends a lone Tasmanian bean plant in Kingston Massachusetts that grew into a four foot tall crop. Walter Henry clinched this year’s Vancouver Washington city golf title after finishing as runner-up the prior two years.
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Kingston, Mass
Antone Caviccioli
Walter Henry
Vancouver, Wash
Perry to remain amateur for year in Britain
Leighton Crawford, member of Britain’s cup selection committee, says Fred Perry will not turn professional this year. Perry plans to defend the International Tennis trophy next summer with England, remaining an amateur for the near term despite talks Perry might turn pro.
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Fred Perry
New York
John Bull
Davis
England
Leighton Crawford
Pacific Coast
Perry
Crawford
Pred
Vines
Tilden
Wrestling Results From New York and San Francisco Cards
In New York Ridgewood Grove Leo Warlick of Germany threw Tiger Johnstone of Cuba while Carl Pischer of Wisconsin drew Joe Banaski of Poland and Hans Schnabel of Germany threw Dick Griffin of Australia. In San Francisco Jim Londos of Greece defeated Nick Lutz of Venice California and Joe Makewick of Utica New York defeated John Freeburg of Sweden. Ray Steele of California drew Pat Fraley of Boston, Ivan Manegoff of Russia defeated Abe Kaplan of New York, Mike Mazurki of Newark drew Benny Ginsburg of New York.
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New York
Ridgewood Grove
Leo Warlick
Germany
Tiger Johnstone
Cuba
Carl Pischer
Wisconsin
Joe Banaski
Poland
Hans Schnabel
Dick Griffin
Australia
Herb Freeman
Hans Moeller
San Francisco
Jim Londos
Greece
Nick Lutz
Venice
Calif
Joe Makewick
Utica
N. Y
John Freeburg
Sweden
Ray Steele
California
Pat Fraley
Boston
Ivan Manegoff
Russia
Abe Kaplan
Mike Mazurki
Ome
Drew
Benny Ginsburg
Newark
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