World Series may go down as the goofiest ever played
The 1936 World Series between the Giants and Yankees features erratic umpiring and dramatic twists. Highlights include Fat Freddy Fitzsimmons on the mound for the Giants, Hal Schumacher lasting past the third, and contentious balls and strikes calls that could have altered the outcome.
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Giants
Hubbell
Landis
Yankees
Freddy Fitzsimmons
Monte Pearson
Bill Terry
Hal Schumacher
Schumacher
Umps
Bob Seeds
Tony Lazzeri
Lazzeri
Mancuso
Leeds
Seeds
Whitehead
Lazieri
Magerkurth
Giants Fight On In World Series Sixth Game At Polo Grounds
In a dramatic sixth game at the Polo Grounds the Giants, against the Yankees, clinch a 5-4 win in 10 innings. Fat Freddy Fitzsimmons returns for a crucial role as swing shifts toward a seventh game with Carl Hubbell set to pitch.
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New York
Giants
Polo Grounds
Yanks
Pittsburgh
Yankee
Destiny
Freddy Fitzsimmons
Aleven
Carl Hubbell
Hal Schumacher
Schumacher
Grand Canyon
Joe DiMaggio
Leon Gehrig
Bill Dickey
DiMaggio
Gehrig
Dickey
Fitzsimmons
Gomez
Yankee Stadium
Pat Malone
Red Ruffing
Bill Terry
Joe Moore
Terry
Cy Pfirman
Malone
Yankees
Moore
Bob Seeds
Mager Kurth
Whitehead
Leeds
Bartell
Akron Faces Conference Ruling Over Ineligible Players
Akron University confronted a conference ruling declaring five football players ineligible including Abdulla Junius Lee and Abdulla amid a five hour meeting. The decision, clarified to 11 hours, threatens Akron’s game with Kent State and could force withdrawal from the league.
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Akron
Aiken
George Daniel
Lorain
al Abdulla
Canton McKinley
Stanley Junius
Carl Lee
New Concord
Andy Garcia
Harold Hartline
Kent State
University
Dean Ayer
Junius
Lee
Abdulla
University of Akron
Daniels
Leo
Daniel
Wooster College
Red” Cochrane
Giants Lose to Yankees in Tight Box Score Display
Box score details the New York Nationals and New York Americans in a 5 to 4 game. Players like Moore, Bartell, and DiMaggio appear with RBIs and double plays noted as the two sides exchange runs across six innings and into the final frame.
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Giants Ab.r.h.o.a
Moore
Ia Gennige Tb Speereuijantem Dickey
aJohnson
Dickey
New York
Ott
Bartell
Crosetti
Oackson
Whitehead
Selkirk
Caneeen
Zzerl
Terry
Bari
Dillag
Belkin
Lancuso
Schumacher
Mancuso
Crasetti
Lazzeri
Gehrig
Ruffing
Powell
Geh DiMaggio
Ripple
Malone
Diene Tannasili
Atkame
Gehri Dickey
Sine Life
Innin Ape
Pfirman
Geisel
Magerkurth
Summers
Schmidt Plans To Start Vets For Pitt Clash
Columbus U P reports Ohio State football coach Francis A Schmidt will start Charley Ream at tackle against Pittsburgh, replacing injured Charley Gales who hurt his knee. Ream shifted from left to right tackle while Gales recovers, with possible backfield changes if Gales cannot punt. Hammerfest tops Norway for electric lights powered by a waterfall.
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Columbus
U.P
University of Pittsburgh
Francis A. Schmidt
Charley Ream
Navarre
Ream
Charley Gales
Gales
New York University
Tucker Smith
Niles
Pitt
Charley Hamrick
Schmidt
Bucks
Ohio
NYU
Tippy
Dye
Bill Booth
Johnny Bettridge
Jim McDonald
Mike Kahealo
Youngstown
Booth
Winning Plays of 1936 Duke Illuminates a 12 yard pass to Parker
Duke University coach Wallace Wade analyzes a key 12 yard pass from Elmore Hackney to Clarence Parker that sparked a 66 yard drive in a 7 0 victory over Colgate. Hackney faked a reverse and dropped back to pass as Duke exploited Colgate’s defense for the decisive score.
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Duke
Colgate
Hackney
Blue Devils
Elmore (Honey) Hackney
Capt Clarence
Ace) Parker
Frank Marehhall
Parker
Jaeger
Eric Tipton
Raiders
Tipton
Art Krenz
NEA Service, Inc
Tipton and Gardner
Badgett
Power
Vadas
Marshall
Giro
RED Raiders
Clarence
Ace
Coeds Gain Access To Berkeley Men's Pool
California University authorities reopen the men's gymnasium pool to coed use with a $2.50 registration certificate and a bathing suit required.
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Berkeley
Cal
U.P
University of California
Death of 3 year old Esther Carter linked to pin mishap
Internal hemorrhages from a pin on a dress tossed in air by an older slater led to Esther Carter's death in Cincinnati. The article also notes a grammatical point about the Constitution's phrase more perfect.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Slater
Esther Carter
United States
Ripple Wins Fancy Fielding Laurels In Series Notes
New York U P reports Jim Ripple of the Giants earns praise for spectacular catches in the World Series. The piece notes his feats including two days of acrobatic grabs, and references other key performances and disputed strikeout totals as the Yankees and Giants exchange momentum.
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Jim Ripple
Jimmy Ripple
Giants
Bob Rolfe
Canzoneri Beaten by McLarnin in Madison Square Garden
In a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden Tony Canzoneri was decisively beaten by Jimmy McLarnin. McLarnin earned a title shot opportunity against Barney Ross with the victory, while Canzoneri endured punishment including a cut nose and a bloody eye but fought to the end.
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New York
U.P
Tony Canzoneri
Madison Square Garden
New Orleans
Jimmy McLarnin
Vancouver
Tony
McLarnin
Barney Ross
Barney
Jimmy
Canzoneri
Reserve Back Leading Ohio Point-Makers
Mike Rodak Western Reserve leads statewide scoring with 23 points after five touchdowns and two extra points though he did not score against Akron. Norman Schoen Baldwin Wallace and Dick Hunter Marshall follow, with Zeh the 1935 champ far behind. An unrelated note mentions the horse Old Faithful producing $175000 in diphtheria antitoxin.
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Columbus
U.P
Mike Rodak
University of Akron
Rodak
Ray Zeh
Norm Schoen
Baldwin Wallace
Dick Hunter
Marshall
Marietta
Junius
Akron
Roger
Koprowski
Xavier
Goldsmith
Bald
Wallace
Russell
Patton
Muskingum
Rail Time Card Details for Major Lines and Airplane Service
The schedule lists New York Central South and Norte trains with daily and Sunday exceptions, Chesapeake and Ohio and Baltimore & Ohio routes with multiple daily departures and arrivals, and an Athens Municipal Airport air taxi service with sunrise to sunset operation and through airline connections. It provides departure times for West, North, East routes and early-morning to evening windows.
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NEW York Central South
NEW York Central Norte
Chesapeake & Orio
Baltimore & Ohio
National Limited
Diplomat
East Bound
Athens Municipal Airport
Airtaxi
Athens West
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Chester Township
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Margaret Smith
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Old Man's Cave
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Lewis Dresback
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Isaac Long
Frank Erwin
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Athens
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Clark Williams
Wm. Robinson
A. Wiseman
Wells Farm
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George Kirkley
United Press
William Ross
Jenny Lind
By Tommy Devine
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James W. Aiken
Ohio Conference
Dean Fred W. Ayer
Messenger Sports
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Hammerfest
Norway
Wallace Wade
Duke University
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