Rickey Helps Dewitt In Browns Sale Negotiations
Branch Rickey acts as middle man in arranging a potential sale of the St Louis Browns to a local financier group. The move assists William O DeWitt, a long time Rickey protegee, with DeWitt seeking buyers while Rickey remains focused on his "boys" in baseball.
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Branch Rickey
St. Louis Browns
St. Louis Cardinal Generalissimo
Slc Keener
St. Louis Star-Times
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Keener
Branch
Cardinals
Browns
National Leaguers
William O. DeWitt
DeWitt
Hickey
Warren Giles
Phil Bartelme
Oliver French
George Trautman
Larry MacPhail
Eddie Dyer
Ray Blades
Burt Shotton
Carroll Has Improved in Late Games
Don Peden faces a tough task keeping Ohio Bobcats on edge for five straight weeks after wins over Miami Cincinnati Dayton and Ohio Wesleyan. John Carroll has shown late-season fight with a 6 0 win over Dayton, but the Bobcats aim to sharpen the aerial attack and finish strong for eight seniors in their final home stretch.
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Cincinnati
Dayton
Ohio Wesleyan
Bobcats
Peden
John Carroll
Flyers
Ohio
Carroll
Trautwein
Eleanor Jarrett in Grease Again Showdown With Tour
The Professional Swimming Tours obtained a show cause order from the Supreme Court to restrain Eleanor Holm Jarrett from any other appearances. They claim a contract for Sept 1 and list other stars, while Jarrett’s side says no contract was signed and she intends only a stage act with her husband. The group offered a 12 12 percent gross gate plus a 1250 weekly guarantee.
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New York
Professional Swimming Tours
Supreme Court
Eleanor Holm Jarrett
Jarrett
Marshall Wayne
Dick Degener
Dorothy Poynton Hill
Georgia Coleman
Lou Irwin
Mussolini tussle teases Pinehurst crowd at golf outing
At Pinehurst North Carolina Henry MecLemore reports Benny Kear nicknamed The Fair way Fool drew crowd attention on the Carolina Hotel porch after joking Mussolini gave him a run for the first nine holes. Partner Fear handled trick shots with modesty while audience curiosity grew about Kears round with the Italian leader’s imagined challenge.
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Henry Meclemore
Pinehurst
Ee Krar
Fairway
Benito Mussolini
Joe
Duce
Carolina Hotel
Fear
Italy
Kear
Benny
Exar
Pear and Benny Share London Trip Tales in Quiet Round
Bill Burke questions who joined Pear besides Benny as they recall a crowd after a match. Pear says only he and Benny played, avoiding crowds, and he reflects on time in London and hoping for rounds with King Edward. He jokes about calling Buckingham Palace and the king’s elusive availability.
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Benny
Bill Burke
Pear
London
Edward
Buck Ingham Palace
Joe
Laited Press
Deputy Sheriff Newton Spencer Improves at Home
Newton Spencer deputy sheriff shows improvement at his W Hunter Street home after a Sunday motor crash. He will remain confined to his residence for the rest of the week.
NEA Pacific Coast All Stars First and Second Teams Named
The NEA lists top players by position from schools across the coast. Notable selections include Clark and Zager from Stanford, Dennerlein from St Marys, and Meek from California with several endorsements among Washington, Oregon, and Santa Clara. Honorable mentions span Marys, USC, Oregon State, and Stanford among others.
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Pacific Coast
NEA
Tiny Thornhill
Stanford
George Karamate
Gonzaga
Bob Herwig
California
Ed Goddard
Washington State
Marty Kordick
St. Mary's
Timm
Wehba
Lillbe
Oregon State
Barlow
Portland U
Sparks
Peters
Washington
Schwartz
Stone
Coughlan
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Schwarts
San Francisco
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George
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Callaway
Oregon
Ferry
Gomez
Meek
Logg
Sill
Blower
Cornell
Petersen
Haines
Daugherty
Williams
L. A
Bundenberg
Idaho
Kieberg
Pawelko
Nowogrowski
Jones
U. S
Picard Favored as PGA Tour Opens Third Round
At Pinehurst North Carolina Henry Picard of Hershey Pa led bets at 7 to 1 before the 19th PGA event moved into its third round With 16 of 113 starters remaining Picard had posted 269 strokes for 68 holes highlighting his high form The card also features matchups including Picard vs Thomson Cooper vs Wood and Cruickshank vs Manero with past champions and notable players in the field.
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Pinehurst
N. C
New York
Henry Picard
Hershey
Broadway Boys
Picard
Jimmy Thomson
Delaware
Harry Cooper
Craig Wood
Robby Cruickshank
Tony Manero
Manero
Sarazen
Armour
Runyan
Johnny Revolta
Prize steer sets record at Nebraska state fair
Lincoln reports the grand champion steer named March On Pioneer sold for 70 cents a pound, the highest price in history, with Town State fair champion selling for 57 12 cents per pound. In Mansfield Ohio, the Elks Home elk statue was repaired after being damaged by pranksters, welded back into place by Carl and Philip Goettl. Vienna forecast warns of a medical breakthrough by Dr Serge Voronoff potentially creating superhumans, while a note claims 27 singers are only twice as loud as one.
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Lincoln
Neb
U.P
Pioneer
Cross Country Title At Stake For Oberlin Meet
Oberlin College defends its Ohio Conference cross country championship against Muskingum Case Wooster Mount Union and Bowling Green in a race run between halves of the Wooster Oberlin football game.
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Oberlin
U.P
Oberlin College
Muskingum
Case
Wooster
Mount Union
Bowling Green
Native Sons preserve town cryer bell in Colusa
In Colusa California the Native Sons of the Golden State preserve the brass bell used by 1880 town crier Tom McCollum as proof broadcasting methods have changed. In Washington the Post Office philatelic agency reports September stamp sales to collectors at 178 584 dollars, the highest September total. The cornea is the only human tissue without blood.
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Colusa
Cal
Native Sons of California
Tom McCollum
Washington
Post Office Department
Philatelic
Northwestern Notre Dame Clash Looms Over Midwestern Rivalries
Northwestern and Notre Dame, top midwestern contenders, meet in a key clash at South Bend as national title hopes and Big Ten battles hinge on the result. Other matchups include Michigan at Ohio State, Minnesota at Wisconsin, Indiana at Purdue, and Illinois at Chicago.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Middlewest
South Bend
Michigan
Ohio State
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Indiana
Purdue
Illinois
Wildcats
Irish
Lynn Waldorf
Pittsburgh
Navy
Elmer Layden
Army
Bob Wilke
Andy Pulis
Vice Wojcihowski
Larry Danhom
Nevin McCormick
John Lautar
Bill Steinkemper
Art Cronin
Fred Mundy
Fred Vanzo
Steve Reid
Johnny Kovatch
Don Heap
Steve Toth
Bob Voigts
de Witt Gibson
Iowa
Temple
Ohio
State
Leroy Haynes Wins by Second Round KO in Comeback
New York reports Leroy Howit zer Haynes, a Philadelphia Negro, knocked out Abe Feldman of New York in the second round of a scheduled 10 round bout. Feldman was kayoed after four knockdowns, halting the fight by referee Al Reich. It was Haynes first victory since earlier losses and a draw with Arturo Godoy.
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New York
U.P
Leroy (Howitzer) Haynes
Philadelphia
Abe Feldman
Feldman
al Reich
Haynes
al Ettore
Arturo Godoy
Chile
License sales set record in Columbus as blanks rush
Conservation officials forecast a record sale of hunting licenses in Columbus amid an emergency order for 25,000 extra license blanks. The initial order of 581,000 was near exhaustion, with totals expected to top the 453,000 sold in 1930 and well above last year’s 426,000.
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Columbus
U.P
Department of Conservation
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Martin Kordick
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Denny Shute
Billy Burke
Harold
Jag) McSpaden
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Jimmy Hines
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Ed Dudley
Bill Mehrhorn
Vienna
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Ner Court & State
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