Mitch's Musings on Football Baseball Tie-Up Rumors
Dallas News sports editor George White says no organized effort exists to merge professional football with baseball in the South Southwest or Pacific Coast. Some magnates consider football to boost park income but have not planned action. Also notes on broadcasting by former players and a hospital update in Gallipolis.
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George White
Dallas News
Southwest
Pacific Coast
White
Southern Association
Texas League
Diamond
Mike
Charley Grimm
Harry Heilmann
Jack Graney
Warren Brown
Chicago Herald and Examiner
New York
Babe Ruth
Frankie Frisch
Brown
Bobcats overpower Flyers 44 to 23 in Buckeye clash
Ohio University delivers a strong defensive showing against Dayton, limiting the Flyers to nine field goals while Frankie Baumholtz leads with 17 points to push the Bobcats to a 44 23 win. Bobcats prepare for Xavier visit and a Miami game next week.
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Mitch
Buckeye
Dayton
Flyers
Bill Trautwein
Bobcat
Miami
Ohio
Bobcats
Xavier
Cincinnati
Musketeers
Wesleyan
Bishops
Frankie Baumholtz
Deinad
Oucanssacen
Baumholtz
Mae Ory
Blickensderfer
Grothaus
McSherry
Newsock
Rinort
Usdawase
Eea
Snyder
Ott
Bache
Smith
Winklejhon
Ohio Wrestlers Cup Opening Meet At Athens
A crowd of 600 watched Ohio University open the season with a 30 to 8 victory over a Cincinnati YMCA team at the Men's Gym. Six of eight bouts ended by fall as newcomers Burke DeTourk Davidson and Parker impressed the coach along with veterans Bijak Albonetti Adams and Chet Adams in a strong team performance.
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Howard Kahn
Athens
Ohio University
Cincinnati
Bobcats
Thor Olson
Pat Burke
Greenies
Charles Rust
Ohio Band
Paul DeTourk
Anthony Kroeger
William Davidson
Edger Vola
Ohio
Vic DeFrancisco
Ralph Garner
Garner
Ed Bijak
Howard Bond
Quinto Albonetti
MCA King
Edson Parker
Parker
Clarence Claugus
Cunningham
Chet Adams
Vincent Kroeger
No Chance of Snead Cotton Match Fielded
Los Angeles report notes Henry Cotton demands $20 000 tax free to sail to near England for a golf match with Sammy Snead, who wants the encounter but Cotton rates the price too high. Also mentions Henry Armstrong vs Baby Arizmendi welterweight title, Jimmy Demaret leading in Los Angeles tourney, and Buck Newsom salary dispute with St. Louis Browns.
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Los Angeles
Grover Whalen
Henry Cotton
England
Sammy Snead
United States
Snead
Cotton
Old England
Henry Armstrong
Daylights
Baby Arizmendi
Jimmy Demaret
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Demaret
Labor Day
Walter Hagen
Jimmy
Buck Newsom
St. Louis Browns
Buck
Browns
Newsom
Meadows attends sister's funeral in Huntington
Joe Meadows of Gallipolis was among seven brothers at the funeral Sunday in Huntington for Mrs. J. Martin Camp mother of six sons.
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Gallipolis
Joe Meadows
Huntington
J. Martin Camp
Pro Grid Loop Will Resume In League Reorganization
AP reports the American Professional Football League will resume this fall after a 1938 inactivity. Six cities met, with another session set for February 5 in New York. Marshall Goldberg of Pittsburgh is tipped to play for the New York Yankees, having reportedly rejected the Chicago Cardinals offer of $1,000.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Jack McBride
Yankee
Marshall Goldberg
Yankees
Chicago Cardinals
Goldberg
Battery Five Overpowers Washington D C in Overtime
Athens Battery defeats Company M 27 23 in regulation, tie at 23 23 then Battery forces 27 23 overtime win. Merritt and Edwards pace Columbus North offense while Logan Chieftains struggle from distance. Over a separate game Logan top scored by Marshall. final 30 15 for Columbus North.
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Washington D. C
Company M
LOGAN
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Logan Chieftains
Union Furnace
Merritt
Edwards
North
Marshall
Snyder
Ogan GF
Washington
Athens
Company
Battery
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HeRvGet
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Nene
Cs.mencosse
Anschutz
Bogle
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New
Straitsville Red Men
Armory
Obi
M. Bell
Ormgr
Cnpilenetusion
Cccaisescu
Saubers
McBride
Omena
Columbus
Doeathy
Cccascwasanasa Kb
Catherman
Walters
Hardesty
McClain
Alata Teil
Hauset
Tolbert
OS Ae
Te Brehm
Conrad
Encascecco-Eceel
McGonagle
Wells
Wyskiver
F. S
McManus
Dinibasiat
C. We
Eight Big 10 Quints Will See Action
Eight Big Ten teams return to play with Ohio State and Purdue victorious in opening games. Indiana visits Illinois while Iowa goes to Minnesota and Northwestern hosts Michigan. Wisconsin and Minnesota won their first games, setting up another round of conference battles.
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Chicago
U.P
Ohio State
Purdue
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Northwestern
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illini
Ohio
Hoosiers
Buckeyes
Jim Hull
Dan Fisher
Bill Johnson
Ben Stephens
Middle Atlantic's 39 Schedule Set for 1939 season
The Class C Middle Atlantic League adopted a 130 game schedule for 1939. Eight clubs Erie Johnstown Charleston Dayton Springfield Akron Canton and Portsmouth met to draft the opener on Sunday April 30 with Dayton at Charleston Springfield at Portsmouth Johnstown at Akron and Erie at Canton.
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Charleston
W. Va
U.P
Erie
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Dayton
Springfield
Akron
Canton
Portsmouth
Ohio
Quiet weekend in Gallipolis yields no incidents
Local officers and the hospital reported a quiet weekend with no accidents or arrests for intoxication. Sheriff E. E. Hatfield warned it may be the lull before a storm.
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Gallipolis
E. E. Hatfield
Gallipolis Named In 3-State Air Mail Plan
The Post Office announces 55 Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia towns will receive daily air mail service under All-American Aviation Inc. The route from Pittsburgh to Huntington W Va will refuel at Huntington and use grappling lines to pick up bags. Gallipolis will host a mail pickup mast and plane equipped device to lower and release mail. The one year experimental contract starts about May 14 with planes carrying pilots and pickup crews.
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Gallipolis
Washington
Ohio
Ennsylvania
West Virginia
All-American Aviation, Inc
Pittsburgh
Huntington
W. Va
Pennsylvania
Huntington Field
Chesapeake
L. S. Adams
Morgantown
All-American Co. Post Office Department
Pt. Pleasant
Congress May Erect Roller Dam at Ironton
Gallia County residents discuss a congressional plan to build a super roller dam on the Ohio River at Ironton to replicate Eureka Dam. Local workers with Eureka experience seek jobs on the project as mail handling shifts toward new air service routes and airport operations.
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Congress
Ironton
Gallipolis
Gallia Couns
Ty River
Ohio River
Eureka
Open Class At Mercerville Jan 17 For Bus Drivers
After the Red Cross Aid School in Gallipolis, the first community class will open at Mercerville School at 7 30 p m January 17. Instructors are Howard Hardway James Davis and Miss Elva Sheets. The program serves bus drivers in Guvan Harrison and Ohio Townships with plans to extend county wide.
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Gallipolis
Red Cross Aid
Mercerville
Howard Hardway
James Davis
Elva Sheeta
Guvan
Harrison
Ohio
William Lacy
National Red Cross
Leroy Arnold
Kenneth Owlman
Ralph Lewis
James Casey
Laurence Holliday
Mary Ellen Fulton
Bruce McDonald
Mervill Bunce
Gertrude Carman
Addison
Herman Lewis
Cheshire
Elva Sheets
Howsard Hardway
Bladen
Post Office Income In Gallipolis Rises in 1938
Gallipolis officials announce local post office receipts reached 27456.81 dollars for 1938, up 1200 dollars from the prior year. The gain signals improving business activity and mail demand in the community.
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Gallipolis
January term jurors drawn for Gallia County
Gallipolis names of citizens drawn for the January term jury duty by commissions D Elmer Evans and Raymond Luman. Grand jurors report January 25 including Stanley Mooney Ohio Ethel Grover Francis Larue Farnom Haskins Carl Myers Mrs F L Coder Elmer Evans Minnie Arthur Harry Holmes Dovie Phillips Frank Wood Carrie Sisson Mabel Thompson Hazel Myers David Thomas. Petit jurors named include Guy French Mary McCarty Alice Vanzant John Webb Ira Jeffers Ed McCartey Laura Wood Belle Mills Frances Jones Mrs T J Allison Tracy Neal Nora Haskins Myrtle Hall Jessie Leaper Ogden Haysden.
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Gallipolis
D. Elmer Evans
Raymond Luman
Stanley Mooney
Ohio
Ethel Grover
Francis Larue
Cheshire
Farnom Haskins
Carl Myers
F. L. Coder
Elmer Evans
Minnie Arthur
Harry Holmes
Dovie Phillips
Frank Wood
Green
Carrie Sisson
Springfield
Mabel
Bricker High Band Heads to Columbus for Inauguration Cheer
Gallia County Republicans gather as Bricker High School band travels from Gallipolis to Columbus aboard the C and O Inaugural Special. Band in blue and white performs at Union Station lobby before marching to the Neil House for a noon concert. A supper at the YWCA follows and plans include attending the inaugural ball at the Southern Hotel.
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Partizans
Bricker
Gallipolis
A. Jord Bayless
E. E. Higgins
Band Mothers’ Club
Columbus
High Street
Union Station
Neil
Southern Hotel
College Football Results and Handicaps Q&A
The notice lists January 1 1938 college scores California 13 Alabama 0 Fast 9 West 0 Santa Clara 6 Louisiana State 0 Alabama Poly 6 Michigan State 0 West Virginia 7 Texas Tech 6 Rice 28 Colorado University 14 Georgia Military College 13 Florida All-Stars 6. It explains handicap horse racing as weight adjustment to equalize chances. It invites readers to send sports questions to The Athens Messenger Sports Service Bureau.
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California
Alabama
Fast
West
Santa Clara
Louisiana State
Alabama Poly
Michigan State
West Virginia
Texas Tech
Rice
Colorado University
Georgia Military College
Florida All-Stars
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Yankees
Demaret Odds Favor as He Leads Los Angeles Open Final Round
Jimmy Demaret of Houston started the last round five strokes ahead at Griffith Park with 205 after an even 71 in the third round. E. J. Harrison Harold McSpaden and Jimmy Thomson trailed at 210, while Mark Fry led a group at 212 and others followed.
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Los Angeles
Calif
U.P
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Tex
Griffith Park
Wilson
E. J. Harrison
Chicago
Harold McSpaden
Winchester
Mass
Jimmy Thomson
Shawnee
Demaret
Mark Fry
Oakland
Lawson Little
San Francisco
Harry Cooper
Marvin Star
Lansing
Mich
Horton Smith
Willie Goggin
San Bruno
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Ben Hogan
White Plains
N. Y
Ivan Sicks
Byron Nelson
Reading
John Malutic
Girard, C
Phil Finlay
Pasadena
Clean State Teams Face Tough Foes
Ohio's unbeaten college basketball clubs face a heavy week with 44 games. Ashland seeks easy wins over Cedarville and Ohio Northern while Akron Case and Capital Denison chase key Ohio Conference tests. Glenville State visits Akron as the Zippers’ toughest test. Ohio U leads the Buckeye race as Marshall meets Ohio Wesleyan, with non league Glenville State at Toledo and Xavier at Ohio U.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Ashland
Eagles
Cedarville
Ohio Northern
Akron
Case
Capital
Denison
Zippers
Glenville State
Glenville
W. Va
Baldwin-Wallace
Yellow Jackets
Buckeye
Ohio Wesleyan
Cleveland
Wooster
Granville
Muskingum
Otterbein
Findlay
Ohio U
Bobcats
Dayton
Marshall
Huntington
Toledo
Xavier
Marietta
Mrs Davis Wins Divorce in Gallipolis
Mrs Mary Eller Davis of Pomeroy获 granted a divorce from Dana D Davis in Gallipolis court on her allegation of a sect. The Davises have a young daughter, custody vested in the mother.
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Gallipolis
Mary Eller
Davis
Pomeroy
Dana D. Davis
Davises
Lost Car Recovered After Weekend Theft in Gallipolis
The automobile of W. D. Reese was stolen from in front of his Pine and Second home during the weekend and found 12 hours later by sheriff's deputies at Fourth and east. The car was not damaged or injured.
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Gallipolis
W. D. Reese
Pine
Second
Fourth
East
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