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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1933
Page
13
The first annual West Virginia state amateur boxing tournament concluded with eight champions crowned as champions Mills Belcher Hatfield Dixon plus Whitman and Jones drew noted upsets. A 1,000 crowd watched Woody Mills stop Bona and Dixon edge Schmidt in a hard fought main event.
Mrs. H.8. Scalf of Knoxville Tennessee reports her grandson Eugene Everett was very weak nervous and ill before using Scalf's Indian River Tonic. After several bottles he recovered enough to attend school again and remains well. The advertisement notes the tonic sold by Gilbert Drug and Svall Medicine Company Lafollette Tennessee at 21.90 per bottle.
Denny Shute returns as defending champion in the $19,000 Biltmore Open at Coral Gables. The 72-hole event starts tomorrow with a field of 170 plus players and a possible Sunday finish. Shute aims for a 287 winning score as Johnny Goodman Gene Sarazen and Joe Kirkwood loom as challengers.
The government maintained six day old gold prices as it entered the money market to borrow 950 million dollars. RFC quotation at 34.01 dollars an ounce marked the high since gold buying began. London offered 32.22 dollars per ounce with sterling at 5.11 to the pound. Subscriptions opened at treasury and Federal Reserve banks for one year 2 percent certificates to finance mid December maturities and debt service.
In Burwell Nebraska O W Taylor farms ten acres with irrigation providing a livelihood. He grows tobacco worth about 100 dollars annually and peas nuts yield a heavy crop. Potatoes yield 150 bushels from a third acre while half the ground grows corn and roughage for two cows 35 pigs and dairy products. He keeps 300 white leghorn hens ducks geese pigeons nearly 100 and honey from bees totaling 500 pounds a year.
Benton Ark December 7 Mark H Shank Akron Ohio attorney was sentenced to execution in the electric chair on Friday February 2 1934 for the murder of Alvin Col ley of Akron who with his wife and two young ages died of poison at a picnic lunch near Benton last August 15 Defense counsel announced appeal to the state supreme court which would stay the sentence automatically
Preliminary figures show railroad employment on November 15 at 997,502, about 6.5 percent higher than a year earlier, with the S. C. indicating ongoing demand in the industry.
Jones defeats Whitman in a tight match with steady exchanges and a late knockdown. In Bout No 6 Russ Jones of Charleston defeats Jack Lalance of Huntington by fall after Lalance lands solid lefts and rights. Bout No 7 Frank Hatfield Gilbert stops Johnny Rowsey Huntington with a hard right, Rowsey bleeding at final gong.
The column recalls Knute Rockne’s early Notre Dame days and a suspected signal theft that led to a “Secret Practice” notice signed K. K. Rockne. It also previews Virginia events, notes Bluefield’s boxing town status, and praises the state tourney’s staging with local figures commending the American Legion effort.
The piece reports a wave of coaching dismissals and near-certain shakeups at major colleges, with Texas A&M, Lehigh, Dartmouth, Texas, Kentucky, Boston University, and South Dakota State cited. Notre Dame, Yale, West Virginia, and other programs face potential leadership changes as conference alignments and mergers stir further upheaval. Michigan State is highlighted as a strong candidate for Big Ten entry, amid broader talks of Chicago Northwestern merger and reshuffling across the era.
The fourth annual Carlson cage clinic at University of Pittsburgh stadium draws 2 500 high school coaches and players from western Pennsylvania West Virginia and eastern Ohio to learn the Carlson offense. Dr Carlson M D former football end on 1916 Pitt team and longtime Pitt basketball coach leads this big instructional event.
William Hatfield, 65, awaiting trial for the September murder of Martain Why, slashed his throat with a razor blade in his cell early today. He is listed in critical condition at a local hospital.
In Clarksburg three Fairmont youths admitted petty larceny after the state waived a felony indictment in a case involving $20 worth of car accessories. Walter Thompson, 24, drew 30 days in jail. Harold Daugherty, 23, received one year probation. Archie Bunner, 23, was given no jail time.
New York December 7 Ed Barrow of the Yankees proposes a compromise to unify ball construction in the American and National leagues. He suggests using the American league cover with thicker stitching like the National league ball to please both sides. Barrow notes ground balls and fly balls vary with the two balls but center hits travel similarly.
Duquesne University seniors and alumni completed final practice for a charity game Sunday in St. Louis versus Washington College and St. Louis and Missouri universities. The squad departs tomorrow night for the New Year’s Day clash in Florida against the University of Miami.
The Sunset News Basketball league starts tonight at Ramsey gym with Highlanders vs National Guards at 7:30 and Wesleyans against the YMCA five in the second game. National Guards are a new league team with a strong lineup, while the Highlanders bring back 1992 93 veterans and a new addition. The later game pits city champions against runner up with Wesleyan adding several new players including a former Wesleyan squad member for extra zip.
Primo Carnera arrives from Italy and Max Baer from California with plans for a title bout next June at Madison Square Garden. Carnera signs for a defense as soon as arrangements permit while Baer faces civil suits and film duties delaying talks. Garden insists Baer defend the title there, complicating possible Dempsey involvement.
Wynne, Auburn football coach, is favored to replace Harry Gamage as Kentucky coach next season if terms are agreed. Dr. W. D. Funkhouser said the athletic council, after a special meeting, announced the likely succession. Wynne and Brooklyn coach John McEwan were interviewed by the council. Wynne will discuss terms with Auburn before deciding.
Ann Arbor, Mich. Dec. 7 Fielding H. Yost, Michigan coach and Rules committee member, defends the current football rules arguing offenses still dominate. He cites high scoring in Army vs Notre Dame and other matchups, criticizes restoring fumbles and knee-down rulings as needed for safety, and opposes moving goal posts.
Bluefield College dominates the Concord State Teachers all opponent team with three players named by Mountain Lion football team. Glenville, Fairmont, Hiwassee each place two. Morris Harvey and Hiwassee fill the remaining spots.
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