Four Horsemen Start Final Ohio Bobcats Season
The Ohio Bobcats open against Bliss College with the famed Four Horsemen Lalich Hood Riita and Malakas back for a final year. Foley Grothaus Blair compete for the fifth spot as Hood shifts to forward if needed. Center jump elimination adds speed and shifts defensive balance in the opener.
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Ohio University
Bobcat
Bliss College
Nick Lalich
George Hood
Gene Riita
Johnny Malakas
Ohio
Brandon T. Grover
Sophs
Bob Foley
Howard Blair
Arend
Grothaus
Foley
Bobcats
Blair
Hood
Gallia County to Boost Age Pensions by Ten Percent
Gallia County will see a ten percent increase in age pensions raising total monthly payments to about 16000. Average monthly payment is around 20 with few receiving the maximum 30 and more than 750 pensioners listed. McCormick notes deaths and removals keep pace with new eligibles as the list grows. An additional investigator, Mrs. L. W. Thompson, assists the office to keep records up to date.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Earl MecCormick
McCormick
L. W. Thompson
Armstrong Knocks Chavez in One Round Charity Fight
Henry Armstrong world featherweight champion stopped Tony Chavez of Mexico in one round in Cleveland on Monday night. Chavez hit the mat for a four count, Armstrong then floored him seven more times before the referee halted the bout. It was the third Chavez Armstrong meeting with Chavez winning the first on a foul and Armstrong the second over ten rounds.
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Cleveland
U.P
Henry Armstrong
Tony Chavez
Mexico
Chavez
Armstrong
Los Angeles
Castleman Back Is Pronounced Fit For Giants Return
Memphis report says Clydell Castleman right handed pitcher for the New York Giants was discharged from a hospital after three months of spinal injury treatment. Physicians declare the injury healed and expect him to resume pitching next season.
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Memphis
Tenn
U.P
Clydell Castleman
New York Giants
Castleman
Giants
Truck crashes into home gouges wall at Gaffney residence
A trailer truck demolished a brick fireplace and tore a large hole in Joseph Gaffney's house at Vails Gate New York. The incident follows a prior porch destruction when another truck damaged the home months earlier.
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Vails Gate
Joseph Gaffney
Slaughter Tops Batters in American Association
Enos Slaughter of the Columbus Red Birds led the American Association with a .382 average and 245 hits in 154 games. He also slugged 26 homers 13 triples and 42 doubles for 291 total bases. Jeff Heath trailed by 15 points, while John Rizzo Max Macon rounded out top four. Minneapolis led club batting and totals across multiple categories.
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NEW York
U.P
Enos Slaughter
Columbus
Red Bird
American Association
Slaughter
Jeff Heath
Milwaukee
John Rizzo
Max Macon
Rizzo
Carl Reynolds
Minneapolis
Reynolds
St. Paul
Kansas City
Institute at Rock Springs Starts Today
Rock Springs Farmers Institute opens in the Methodist Church with school children presenting the morning program. State speakers Titlow from Greene County and Mrs. R B Morson of Richmond Ind will speak at morning afternoon and evening sessions. Titlow will discuss poultry Tuesday afternoon. Atkins of Atkins Chick Hatcheries will lead the discussion. Local high school orchestra members will perform. exhibits of farm products fancy work and relics displayed. Rock Springs Grange ladies will provide dinner funds to improve the Grange Hall.
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Rock Springs
Farmers’ Institute
Titlow
Greene County
R. B. Morson
Richmond
Ind
Institute
Pomeroy High School
Ladies of Rock Springs Grange
Grange Hall
DePauw exchange student notes compulsory class attendance
Greencastle Indiana Heiz Probst a 22 year old exchange student from Berlin attending DePauw University says the most startling aspect of American college life is mandatory class attendance. He finds it irksome though not startling to many students here.
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Greencastle
Ind
Herr Heinz Probst
Berlin
DePauw University
Gauthier forecasts Buckeye Conference breakup at meeting
Ohio Wesleyan athletic director and Buckeye Conference secretary George Gauthier predicted the league would not survive the crisis common in the sport subsidies debate. He urged open subsidies but condemned underhand aid, alleging football players receive improper help at some Buckeye schools without naming them. He also criticized Wesleyan fraternities for lack of cooperation with athletic leadership.
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Cleveland
George Gauthier
Ohio Wesleyan
Buckeye
Little Collegiate Athletic League
Columbus
Gauthier
Wesleyan
Major League Meeting Sees Silence on Player Deals
At the winter meetings in Chicago, traders largely avoided major deals amid the “deader ball” debate. Detroit pursued Beau Bell and cash for Chet Laabs while the Browns pressed for Flea Clifton. Cleveland blocked night games and trades heated over Newsom with Rip Radcliff proposed by Jimmy Dykes of the White Sox.
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United Press
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U.P
Detroit
Gerald Walker
Chicago White Sox
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van Mungo
Brooklyn
Beau Bell
Buck Newsom
St. Louis Browns
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Will Harridge
Milwaukee
Chet Laabs
Flea Clifton
Cash
Browns
Frank Croucher
Clifton
Tigers
Newsom
Boston
Jimmy Dykes
Rip Radcliff
Ida Carpenter dies after illness in Columbus hospital
Mrs. Ida Carpenter of Rockbridge died at a Columbus hospital Sunday evening after weeks of illness. She had lived with her mother Mrs. Ellen Mathias in Rockbridge. Funeral service and burial will be held there.
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Ida Carpenter
Rockbridge
Columbus
Ellen Mathias
Mirage Dreams in the Mojave Desert
A Las Vegas columnist recalls a desert trip where he imagines seeing War Admiral, Sea Biscuit, and a Hollywood fantasy room with Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, and Robert Taylor. He muses on a $50 wager on War Admiral and a 100 to 1 payout, then contemplates a phone-number mystery amid humorous self-deprecation.
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Las Vegas
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U.P
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Hollywood
Gary Cooper
Clark Gable
Robert Taylor
Moguls and Mettle at the Baseball Show Chicago-40
Profiles celebrate baseball power players at the Chicago event with awards for the savviest trader and sharpest manager. Oscar Vitt leads as the Gabbiest Guy while Roy Mack slides by as the Quietest. Burleigh Grimes pushes pitches, Casey Stengel tells tales, and Horace Stoneham clocks late nights. Billy Evans and Bill McKechnie earn noted distinctions among executives and managers.
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Oscar Vitt
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
Roy Mack
Athletics
Burleigh Grimes
van Mungo
Jimmy Dykes
White Sox
Mickey Cochrane
Gerald Walker
Marvin Owen
Tigers
Bill Terry
Giants
Carolinas
Bucky Harris
Senators
Washington Redskins
Eddie Brannick
New York Giants
Horace Stoneham
Charlie Grimm
Chicago Cubs
Bob Quinn
Boston Bees
Bill McKechnie
Cincinnati Reds
Auburn to Meet Michigan State in Orange Bowl
Auburn accepted an invitation to play Michigan State in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day with SEC approval pending. The Tigers, led by Jack Meagher, face a Spartans team already in for the North berth. A separate item notes female cowbirds losing nest-building instinct due to the loss of male protection.
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Miami
Fla
Auburn
Southeastern Conference
Tigers
Jack Meagher
Michigan State
Team Records Fall in Pro Grid Circuit
National Professional Football League statistics show three team records set and shifts among leaders. Sammy Baugh’s Redskins debut boosts Washington with a 99 completions on 222 attempts for 44.5 percent. Green Bay’s 43.9 and 38.5 mark for forward passing, and a 1,424 total points challenge the 1934 record. Packers lead in scoring, Bears best defense, Detroit tops yardage, and Washington slips from defense. Election officials in Roswell report not enough Republicans to fill three seats. two found, one to be imported.
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NEW York
Sammy Baugh
Washington
Redskins
Green Bay
Packers
Detroit
Chicago Bears
Roswell
Chuckovits Aims To Break Scoring Record In State Opener
Charles Chuckovits of Toledo opens the Rockets season against Bluffton as he seeks to surpass his 352 point sophomore scoring mark set last season. Ohio State faces Marietta and Transylvania meets Miami while Wilmington visits Findlay and Heidelberg plays Ohio College of Chiropody. Xavier beat Transylvania 53 to 39 in the lone state game last night.
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U.P
Charles Harold
Chuck
Chuckovits
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Findlay
Charley Cupp
Sterling
Bluffton
Ohio State
Rio Grande
Tippy Dye
Jack Radebaugh
Earl Thomas
Harold Olsen
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Jim Hull
Dick Baker
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Bill Sattler
Miami
Transylvania
Johnny Mauer
Leo Falke
Sterling Guar
Elmer
Pete) Roberts
Ceter
Wilmington
Quakers
Bliss
Otterbein
Xavier
Doctor’s Written Decision Required for DWI Warrants
Utica authorities cannot convict DWI suspects, so the Utica Police Department orders that a doctor’s written decision will be needed to obtain warrants for such charges.
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Utica
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