American League charter members and classic sports queries
The piece lists charter AL members Washington Boston Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland and Detroit. It notes Clark Griffith’s brief Washington Senators era and NY American League Club stint. It also identifies AP All-American football backfield picks for 1936 and invites readers to submit sports questions to The Athens Messenger.
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Washington
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
New York
Associated Press
Clinton FE. Frank
Yale
Raymond Buiid
Marquette
Clarence M. Parker
Duke
Harrison Francis
Nebraska
Sports Service Bureau
The
Athens Messenger
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Washington, D. C
Dundee Is Mill Hand Sparrows Point
Dundee is a furnace helper at a steel mill in Sparrows Point Maryland. The former welterweight champion Joe Dundee works at the plant showing a switch from boxing to industrial labor.
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Dundee
Sparrow Point
Joe Dundee
Illini Recruiting Plan Aims at Midway for Rushing Players
Illinois unveils a six point program to align athletics with academics and alumni support. The plan seeks to maintain amateur ideals while aiding athletes financially and academically. It includes coaching coordination, eligibility review, campus concessions, and community job networks to help players attend Illinois.
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Harold Pogue
Athletic and Alumni Associations
Athletic Association
Illinois
Big Ten
Pogue
The
Champaign- Urbana
Little Arkansas A and M Gave the Game Back to the Boys
In Cleveland the Arkansas A and M Bull Weevils played for fun as coach Stewart Ferguson designed the swinging gate and other tricks. The team, from Monticello, travels across the Midwest and beyond in a 22‑bus tour, emphasizing entertainment over victories.
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Cleveland
Arkansas A
M.bell
Stewart Ferguson
Stewart Alfred Ferguson
James Sewell
Winford Whalen
Jim Robinson
Ferguson
Arkansas
Monticello
Pine Bluff
Louisiana
Crying Award To Maroon Coach
Clark Shaughnessy recalls a rough season with Chicago football in a pointed letter. He jokes about missing first downs, roughness expulsions, and lacking equipment while urging improvements like traffic lights in the end zone.
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Flint
Chicago
Clark Shaughnessy
O'Brien Rises to Fourth in NFL Forward Passes
Davey O'Brien of the Philadelphia Eagles moved to fourth in NFL forward passing by completing 19 passes last week against Green Bay, setting a new league record and surpassing Pat Coffee’s 1937 mark. Parker Hall of Cleveland tops the list with 60 completions in 130 attempts. O'Brien has 43 of 91. Bill Osmanski leads ground gain with 603 yards in 110 carries, while Maniaci has 501 yards in 70 attempts.
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NEW York
U.P
Davey O’brien
Texas Christian
Philadelphia Eagles
National Football League
O'Brien
Green Bay Packers
Pat Coffee
Chicago Cardinals
Parker Hall
Cleveland
O’brien
Bill Osmanski
Chicago Bears
Joe Maniaci
Maniaci
Massillon and Waite Scrapped Bid for Unbeaten Bowl Clash
In Columbus officials said the planned all unbeaten Ohio high school bowl game was abandoned. Massillon coach Paul E. Brown cited the athletic board’s lack of interest, and Waite was ruled out after Toledo schools closed for funds shortage from Nov 22 to Jan 1.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Paul E. Brown
Mighty
Massillon Eleven
Toledo Waite
Massillon
Board of Education
Toledo
Lima South Faces Lima Central Without Quarterback
The undefeated Lima South football team meets Lima Central in the season finale without star QB Bill Ambroza who was wounded by a shotgun accident while hunting. The incident leaves Ambroza with a gunshot injury to his right leg as crews respond.
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Lima
Lima South
Lima Central
Bill Ambroza
Bill
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