Landis orders Reds to adjust 17 working agreement players
Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis ruled Cincinnati must sign 17 players to Red Contracts before re assigning them to higher classifications. Ten went to Toronto of the International League and seven to Fort Worth of the Texas League in moves deemed irregular. The ruling also limits working agreements after 1935 and affects the St. Louis Cardinals Nebraska State and Arizona State linkages.
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Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
Wilmington
N. C
Beckley
W. Va
Bartlesville
Okla
Jeanette
Mt. Airy
Toronto
Fort Worth
Rede
Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Nebraska State
Arizona
Fragmented sports gossip hints at 1934 season shifts and figures
The text sparsely cites multiple sports figures and teams from 1930s football and baseball, mentioning players like Dixie Howell and references to teams such as the New York quad and Chicago Bgars. It suggests shifts, injuries, and financial figures like $75,000,000 in a broad, incomplete mosaic of prewar athletics.
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Tulane
Chicago
Boston Red Skins
Lyn Lary
O'Leary
Mississippi Mudcat
Grimm
Pirates
Billy
Bacman
Sirics
Diring
Dohn Henest Coast Light
Rosenbloom
Bob Olinie
Mample
Hal Pitcher
Mai
Ted
Burns
Forther Notre
Meny
Uni
Creighton Uni
New York
Violet
Alabama
Dixie Howell
Mion
Haarlow Tops Big Ten Scoring Race After 62 Points
Chicago’s Bill Haarlow surged to first in the Big Ten individual scoring with 62 points after scoring 15 against Ohio State. John Burke of Iowa sits with 55 and Felix Proboski of Wisconsin has 49. Ohio State defeated Chicago 87 to 34, tying Wisconsin for fourth with four wins and two losses. Iowa suffered a 45 to ? loss to Drake in Des Moines.
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Chicago
Bill Haarsow
Ohio State
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Haakon
Maroons
John Burke
Felix Proboski
Wisconsin
Buckeyes
Drake
Bulldogs
Des Moines
Tallest Collegiate Cager Believed At KU
Lawrence Kans Alphonso Wilthausen of the University of Kansas basketball team is reported as the tallest college player in the game, standing better than 6 feet 7 inches.
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Lawrence, Kan
Alphonso Wilthausen
University of Kansass
Nearly 100 Rockies Will Get Big League Tryouts
Nearly 100 top minor league stars will join major league camps this spring. Chicago White Sox will test 18 prospects, with Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees each taking 12. Other teams like Cleveland, Philadelphia, Washington, Detroit, and St. Louis will field multiple recruits, including Vernon Washington and Bud Hafey among notable names.
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New York
Southern
California Suns
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Florida
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Washington
Detroit
St. Louis Browns
Chicago
Vernon Washington
Indianapolis
Dan
Bud) Hafey
Chick Hafey
Cincinnati Reds
White Sox
Lloyd Vernon Kennedy
Oklahoma City
Texas
Eddie Morgan
Ellsworth Dahlgren
Walter Brown
Yankees
Cleveland
Lew Berger
New Orleans
Walter Johnson
Albert Milnar
Athletics
George Castner
Portland
Oregon
St. Laws
Fay Thomas
Los Angeles
Harold Millin
San Antonio
Alvin Powell
Freddy Sington
University of Alabama
Harry Cohen
Chattanooga
Basketball strategy play with coordinated cutting passes
A held-ball restart leads to a staged sequence where X-1 taps to X-2 then re taps to X-3. X-4 cuts behind X-5 toward the top as X-3 passes cross court to X-4 cutting for the basket while cautioning precise timing to avoid an illegal block.
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X-1
X-2
X-3
X-4
X-5
Trainer Suggests Twenty Grand Be Put In Retirement
Los Angeles January 2 Twenty Grand one of the turf’s great champions may never race again if trainer William Brennan’s recommendation is accepted by Maud Whitney owner of the seven year old. After watching Twenty Grand finish third to High Glee and Mate last week Brennan says the horse is unsound and has written to Ma Louis Beard manager of the Whitney interests suggesting withdrawal from the 1931 Kentucky Derby winner and retirement from the Santa Anita Handicap.
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Los Angeles
William Brennan
Mra
New York Boxing Commission Faces Calls for Reform
The New York State Athletic Commission faces public demand for a new deal on officiating after a reversal awarding Babe Risko over Vince Dundee. The reversal led to calls for reform or even abolition, with Garden officials seeking power to name referees for key bouts and outside figures being proposed.
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New York
New York State Athletic Commission
Babe Risko
Vince Dundee
Dundee
John J. Phelan
Billi Brown
D. Walker
Madison Square Garden
John Reed Kilpatrick
the Garden
Jack Dempsey
Art Lasky
Minneapolis
Jimmy Braddock
Jersey City
Brown
New York State
Wrestling Results from New York Associated Press
Jim Londos defeated Dr. Harry Fields in one fall. Alphonse Bisignano drew with Enin Dusek. Nick Lutze won on foul from Ernie Dusek. Dick Shikat threw Tor Johnson in one fall.
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New York
Jim Londos
Greece
Harry Fields
Univ. of Pennsylvania
Alphonse Bisignano
Ite
Enin Dusek
Omaha
Nick Lutze
California
Ernie Dusek
Dick Shikat
Germany
Tor Johnson
Sweden
McSpaden Wins Fifth San Francisco Match Play Open
Kansas City's Marell McSpaden defeated Marty Cooper of Chicago 3 and 2 in the final to clinch his third major tournament win of the season. He earned about $3,480 from the $4,000 purse after earlier victories at the Pasadena and Sacramento opens, continuing a rise as the top player on the winter tour through Southern California.
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San Francisco
Jan
Southern California
Topay
Ted
Kansas
Marell
Jug” McSpaden
Kansas City
Kas
Marty Cooper
Chicago
McSpaden
Cooper
Berens Tops Buckeye Scoring Race in Ohio Tilt
Ohio University star Beanie Berens leads a tight Buckeye Conference scoring race, edging Cincinnati's Carl Austing and Wesleyan's Stammler. Berens has 68 points in four Buckeye games for 15.7 average, with 80 field goals and 46 free throws this season, the only double century scorer in the state. Otterbein tops the league in overall scoring with 13.7 per game.
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Columbus
Ohio
Buckeye
Beanie
Berens
Ohio University
Cincinnati
Carl Austing
McAdams
Wesleyan
Reeves
Ohio U
Stammier
Bearcats
Austing
Ninteen
Stammiler
Lovers
Otterbein
Swanson
Kenyon
Ohio Loop Basketeers
Barney Ross Tops Klick to Retain Lightweight Title
In Miami Barney Ross 198 outpointed Frankie Klick 187 for another junior welterweight defense. In Chicago Everett Rightmire 127 outpointed Frankie Wolfram 125. Lou Salice 190 outpointed Johnny Erickson 1283 in New York. Lew Feldman 132 outpointed Jimmy Fantini 134. Impellittiere stopped George Neron 2% in Newark.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Barney Ross
Frankie Klick
San Francisco
Chicago
Beverett (Young) Rightmire
Sioux City
Frankie Wolfram
Winnipeg
Man
New York
Lou Salice
Johnny Erickson
Lew Feldman
Jimmy Fantini
Newark
Ray Impellittiere
Cold Springe
N. Y
George Neron
Nw York
Count's Son Tops New York College Court
The College of the City of New York lists Sol Kopitho as a basketball player. He is reported as the son of a Russian count who will inherit his father's title.
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Cager Ib
New York
College of the City of New York
Sol Kopitho
Ninety four percent of Indian women are mothers
A statistic notes that 94 out of every 100 women in India are mothers, reflecting high motherhood prevalence across the country.
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India
Barney Ross Thrashes Frankie Klick in Miami bout
Barney Ross won a ten round decision against Frankie Klick at Miami Municipal Stadium before 13 000 fans. Ross controlled the fight scoring a second round knockdown and winning eight rounds on the AP card. A Seattle promoter announced a February 26 title clash for Ross in Seattle. The card grossed about 35000 dollars.
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Miami
Fia
Mama Rosofsky
Roy Barney
Barney Ross
Frankie Klick
San Francisco
Miami Municipal Stadium
Klick
Barney
Ross
Seattle
Nate Druxman
Henry Woods
Yakima Neero
Ames Bern Wins Over Belpre Five
Ames-Bern dominates Belpre 44 to 17 in a decisive basketball victory. The win showcases strong defense and sharp offense from Ames-Bern, securing a clear early lead and maintaining it throughout.
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Ames-Bern
Belpre
Jana Ames-Bern High School
Strode
Hines
Fleidera
Holdren
Ferderick
Ames-Bern Ag Jones
Enero Nee
Lespre
HoMtee
Whicoxen
Frederick
Aiannis Deen
Roy
Influenza Affects Nelsonville Area Residents
Nelsonville R D 2 Mrs Clifford Courter has been ill with influenza for two weeks. Virgil Todd and Mrs P T Sowers attended a birthday dinner for Mrs Jeff Edger at Mrs Frakes home. Several people attended Mrs Gabriel funeral at Asbury Ridge. The flu also kept Virgil Todd from his saw mill work near Horn. David Frey has been seriously ill with heart trouble for two weeks. Local residents visitations noted with other family gatherings and store help in Coonville.
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Clifford Courter
Virgil Todd
P. T Sowers
Floyd Frakes
Jeff Edger
Frakes
Gabriel
Asbury Ridge
Vern Hinerman
Vernont Todd
Robert Todd
L. Kerns
Warren Sowers
Virgil
Todd
Horn
Norman Moore
Athens
Ed Kisor
Coonville
David Frey
Herbert Walters
Tom Sowers
New East-West College Athletic Conference Likely Forming
Pittsburgh January reports note Penn State faculty discuss joining the eastern basketball conference after Bucknell withdrawal. A year round, Big Ten style circuit may include Pitt West Virginia Carnegie Tech Georgetown Temple Penn State and possibly others as ties to a broader Atlantic seaboard league strengthen.
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Pittsburgh
Alleghenies
State College Pa
Penn State
Bucknell
Neil M. Fleming
Nittany Lions
Pitt
West Virginia
Carnegie Tech
Georgetown
Temple
Atlantic Seaboard
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Penn
Majestic Theatre Showcases Gingger Rogers and Astaire Duo
The Majestic Theater screens The Gay Divorcee featuring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, hailed as the King and Queen of Carioca for their Flying Down to Rio inspired dances. Also highlighted is Imitation of Life with Claudette Colbert, plus a courtroom-flyaway incident during Jealousy at Columbia studios.
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Rio
RKO Radio
Majestic Theater
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Stare
Carioca
Terpeichorean
Astaire
Dave Gould
Don Conrad
Herb Magidson
Conrad
Mias Rogers
Alice Brady
Edward Everett Horton
New York
London
Columbia Studios
Raymond Walburn
Court Theater
Nancy Carroll
Walburn
Reallem Tn Pictures
Tesla claims device to stop all war activities
New York reports Nicola Tesla announces a defensive machine that could repel attacks within twenty miles, creating a wall of power to deter aggression. He predicts a 2035 world with robots handling menial labor and newspapers focusing on scientific advances.
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New York
Nicola Tesla
Tesla
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