Boudreau case prompts call for rules on college players
Louis Boudreau case sparks debate over college recruitment and professional tampering. Stuart Stephenson argues schools must police star athletes, while clubs should not sponsor players’ families. Babe Ruth and Johnny Evers friendship story recalled from 1918 spring training with Barrow’s Red Sox.
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Johnny Evers
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Bobcats Fall to Wesleyan in Thin 35 33 Buckeye Clash
Ohio University loses a tight 35-33 decision to Ohio Wesleyan as the Bobcats suffer a fourth straight defeat. Wesleyan guard Billy Rohr and Wesleyan forward Rieser lead scoring while Johnny Malakas keeps Ohio close before the final horn.
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Buckeye
Ohio University
Bobcats
Ohio Wesleyan
Ray Detrick
Marshall College
Ohio
Marietta
Miami
Marshall
Wesleyan
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Tehan
Xavier
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Wittenberg
Cross Roads Cagers Hold State Basketball Spotlight
Ohio county basketball tournaments open across 45 sites with 829 Class B schools competing. Eight thousand athletes from small districts, including Jackson Township and Waterloo, aim for a state berth on March 17 18 19.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cuyahoga
Lake
Broadway
Fresno
Round Head
Toboso
Big Prairie
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Jackson Township
West Salem
Wooster
Meigs
Cumberland
Tippecanoe
Macksburg
Muhlenberg Township
Williamsport
College basketball scores from Ohio to Mississippi
Ohio Wesleyan 35 Ohio U 38 West Virginia 29 Dayton 38 Wilmington 33 Kentucky 45 Xavier 29 Long Island 84 Catholic U Duquesne 81 Carnegie Tech 29 Western State Teachers 52 Evansville 42 Mississippi 50 Alabama 38 Cedarville 28 Washington and Jefferson 60 Bethany 31 Marietta 30
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Wooster
Kent State
Marietta
West Virginia U
Dayton
Wilmington
Kentucky
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Rio Grande
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Washington and Jefferson
Duquesne
Carnegie Tech
Western State Teachers
Evansville
Ind
Mississippi
Alabama
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University of Kentucky
Wesleyan Relays Set for April 30 Competition
Ohio Wesleyan Athletic director George Gamthier announced invitations were mailed to all Ohio high schools for the seventh annual scholastic Relays on April 30. The event typically draws about 1,000 track and field stars from across the state. Last year Toledo Scott captured the Class A title and Columbus Upper Arlington won Class B.
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Ohio
Ironton
H. R. Townsend
State
Ohio Wesleyan
Townsend
Delaware
George Gamthier
Toledo
Scott
Columbus Upper Arlington
Owner and rider barred from Arcadia turf club
Arcadia California news: The Los Angeles Turf Club stewards barred owner A. Tipton and jockey Robert Tilden from further privileges and urged the state racing board to ban them from racing. The stewards referred the case for possible bribery of a jockey.
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Calif
Los Angeles Turf Club
A. Tipton
Robert Tilden
State
Horse Racing Board
Racing Board
Mrs Ruth Burke Survives 60-Foot Cliff Plunge
Mrs Ruth Burke fell sixty feet at a Cleveland cliff when her dress snagged on a tree root. She was only shocked and not seriously injured after the abrupt halt.
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Cleveland
Ruth Burke
Seabiscuit and Pompoon Prep for Santa Anita Handicap
Seabiscuit and Pompoon, co favorites for the $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap, ran fast drills at Santa Anita Park. Seabiscuit completed five furlongs in 1:01 3-5 and Pompoon went six furlongs in 1:13 in handy fashion. Both are probable starters in the San Carlos Handicap set for Saturday.
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Arcadia
Cal
U.P
Seabiscuit
Pompoon
Santa Anita Park
Adamick Favored Over Thomas In Eastbound Bout
Detroit hopeful Jim Adamick, 41 knockouts in 47 bouts, opens against Chicago’s Harry Thomas in New York. Adamick, a 5-1 favorite, seeks a tuneup before Joe Louis' next defense while Thomas, around 195 pounds, is a rough tester with six Schmeling knockdowns noted in recent rings.
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Harry Thomas
New York
Jimmy Adamick
Detroit
Chicago
Max Schmeling
Adamick
An &5
Joe Louis
Joe
Nate Mann
Jack
Doc) Kearns
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Thomas
Maxie Rosenbloom
Maxie
Schmeling
Max
Harry
Midland farm boy battles Harry Thomas at Madison Square Garden
Jimmy Adamick of Midland Michigan meets heavyweight contender Harry Thomas of Eagle Bend Minnesota in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. Adamick seeks to extend his knockout streak after a long Detroit run of stoppages.
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Jimmy Adamick
Midland
Mich
Harry Thomas
Eagle Bend
Minn
Madison Square Garden
Adamick
Detroit
Gomez refuses $18 500 contract for next season
Vernon Gomez, veteran Yankee pitcher, refused an $18 500 contract for the next season and seeks $20 000. He will report to the Yankees spring camp in St. Petersburg by March 1 to establish residency for divorce from June ODea Gomez, a New York singer. The six week window has expired with no announced divorce plans.
Kearns Hypes Adamick In Duel With Harry Thomas
New York pundits quote Doc Kearns praising Adamick as a future great, claiming he will outshine Dempsey in the Thomas bout. Kearns cites Adamick’s 31 straight knockout streak from 1936 to 1937 and notes past foes like Maxie Rosenbloom.
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U.P
Jimmy Adamick
Jack Dempsey
Ol’ Doc Kearns
Adamick
Dempsey
Kearns
Michigan
Attila the Hun
Harry Thomas
Firpo
Thomas
Detroit
Wrestlers to Cincinnati for Key Matches
Thor Olson sacks his wrestling squad to Cincinnati to meet the veteran Queen City YMCA May squad. Olson changes the lineup with Jim Brophy at 145 pounds Frank Reille at 155 and the 165 pound berth between Phil Lewandowski and Eranus Leptowski. Ohio entries include the 118 and 126 pound classes led by Gene Porczynski. Claugus takes light heavyweight and Ross Smith returns in heavyweight action.
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Thor Olson
Cincinnati
Queen City
YMCA
Cincy
Olson
Jim Brophy
Frank Reille
Phil Lewandowski
Eranus Leptowski
Ohio
Gene Porczynski
Claugus
Ross Smith
Cliff Battles to Assist Lou Little at Columbia
Former NFL star Cliff Battles resigns from pro football to become backfield coach at Columbia under Lou Little. He succeeds Herbert Kopf who moves to Manhattan College as head coach.
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Lou Little
NEW York
U.P
Cliff Battles
West Virginia Wesleyan
Columbia
Battles
Herbert M. Kopf
Lions
Kopf
Chick Meehan
Manhattan College
Cubs Outfielder Demaree Signs 1938 Contract
Chicago Cubs outfielder Frank Demaree, one of the team's two holdouts, has signed his 1938 contract as announced today in Chicago.
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Chicago
Frank Demaree
Chicago Cubs
Ruppert Reveals Plans Behind Yankees Rise and Ruth Era
Col Jacob Ruppert recalls threatening to build a New York park and pressuring Charles Stoneham over Polo Grounds rents. He details buying half of the Yankees in 1915, funding Yankee Stadium, and the Ruth era that followed, shaping the rise of a major league powerhouse.
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NEA Service
New York
St. Petersburg
Jacob Ruppert
Ruppert
Byron Bancroft Johnson
Madison Ave
Charles A. Stoneham
Polo Grounds
Johnson
Carl Mays
Yankees
Mays
Boston Red Sox
Ruth
Stoneham
Yankee Stadium
River Ave
161St St
Huston
Miller Huggins
Marshall Faces Cincinnati In Featured Game Tonight
Marshall College aims to clinch its first undisputed Buckeye Conference title with a top lineup led by Julius Rivlin. The Herd meet Cincinnati in a key road game as part of a six game state schedule.
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Marshall
Cincinnati
Columbus
U.P
Marshall College
Cam Henderson
University of Cincinnati At
Miami
Buckeye
Huntington Five
Bearcats
Ohio
Mount Union
Heidelberg
Tiffin
Alliance
Baldwin- Wallace
Case
John Carroll
Western Reserve
Cleveland
Akron
Toledo
Wilmington
Bluffton
Wooster
Kent State
Scots
Wittenberg
Nick Frascella
Ernie Sullivan
Kent Guard
Sullivan
Frascella
Dave Henderson
Henderson
Wesleyan Bishops Release 1938 Football Schedule
Delaware based Ohio Wesleyan unpacks its 1938 grid card listing four home games and six away. Notably absent is Pittsburgh. Scheduled are Western Reserve in Cleveland Marshall in Huntington Ohio U here Butler here Miami here Cincinnati here Centre here Rollins in Orlando Dayton here or away.
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Ohio Wesleyan
University of Pittsburgh
Wesleyan
Western Reserve
Cleveland
Marshall
Huntington
W. Va
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Ohio U
Butler
Miami
Cincinnati
Centre
Rollins
Orlando
Fla
Dayton
Indians catcher Frankie Pytlak signs 1938 contract
Cleveland president Alva Bradley said Pytlak intends to beat out Rollie Hemsley for the Indians first string catcher role, following Hemsley’s recent purchase from the St. Louis Browns.
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Frankie Pytlak
Cleveland Indians
Alva Bradley
Pytlak
Rollie Hemsley
St. Louis Browns
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