Executive Committee To Rule Minor Leagues Under New Plan
The National Association reorganizes governance with an executive committee of three from class leagues replacing the seven member board. Bramham named president, with meeting timing set for November and cities bidding for next year’s gathering.
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National Board of Arbitration
Warren Giles
T Astin Gardner
Dale Gear
Western League and Western
Bramham
W G Bramham
Durham
National Association
Mike Sexton
Rock Island
Association
Columbus
Louisville
Galveston
Durkin To Play Tackle For Stateville Prison Team
Marty Durkin, a Chicago murderer, will tackle for Stateville penitentiary in their first outside game. The all star squad is drawn largely from the cellhouse E team which won the intra prison league. The December 26 matchup is set with a Cadbery Illinois squad at Stateville.
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Joliet
Statesville Penitentiary
Cadbery
Marty Durkin
Chicago
Stateville
Notre Dame and Army deny rift in football relations
Notre Dame and Army denied rumors of a split in football relations. President Charles L. ODonnell conveyed that no grounds for a break exist and the 19 year rivalry remains harmonious and should continue, despite rumors of disputes over Notre Dame’s tactics.
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South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
Army
Jesse Harper
Hank Anderson
California
Charles L. Odonnell
CSC
University
Military Academy
Notre
Howard Jones Signs New USC Contract for 1938
LOS ANGELES AP Roward Harding Jones, leading football strategist, signed a five year contract with USC Wednesday through 1938. Salary not disclosed but reported around 12000 dollars. Since 1925 his teams won or tied six Pacific Coast championships, with 72 wins, 10 losses and 2 ties.
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LOS Angeles
Roward Harding Jones
University of Southern California
Troy
Yale
Derby date set for May 6 1033 Kentucky Derby
Reports from Louisville indicate the 59th Kentucky Derby will be held May 6 1033 though official confirmation is pending. The event remains the famous thoroughbred race at Churchill Downs with widespread anticipation.
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Louisville
Chocolate Meets Labarba For Title In Garden Friday
New York AP report describes a fifteen round featherweight title bout at Madison Square Garden between Chocolate and Fidel Labarba. The fight could restore prestige to the 126 pound class after recent lulls, echoing eras led by Ik Wiera Belfast Spider McGovern Attell and George Dixon.
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New York
Kid Chocolate
California
Fidel Labarba
Madison Square Garden
Chocolate
New York State Athletic Commission
Carnera Corner Confusion Report from Chicago Show
In Chicago a Primo Carnera ring story recounted a corner man trying to aid Carnera with a slice of orange before a round. A misread signal led to a towel and mouth injury instead, ending with Carnera waiting post round while a water battle occurred and a chair substitute was used.
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Prima Carnera
Chicago
Carneras
Primo
Carnera
Olange
Exaesto
Prime
Onis
Dempsey Bids For Schmeling Battle
Henry McLemore reports Joey Jacobs will greet Max Schmeling’s arrival and promoters eye a two fold prize. Jack Dempsey aims to sign Schmeling for a Baer bout and to claim ownership of the next big match, with James Johnston aiding Madison Square Garden negotiations. The scene sets for a hot promoter war with bids, threats, and legal wrangles.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
New York
Joey Jacobs
Germany
James Harrison Dempsey
Jack
James Joy Johnston
Bandit
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Madison Square Garden
Dempsey
Dempsey Dempsey
Schmeling
Max Baer
Tex Rickard
Carideo Escapes Injury In Automobile Accident
St Paul dispatch reports University of Missouri football coach Frank Carideo and Mrs Carideo escaped injury after their car collided with a banker's vehicle on a sharp hill in Mingo Iowa. They continued to St Paul where Carideo planned to speak at an institute in Menominee Wisconsin.
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Frank Carideo
University of Missouri
Carideo
Mingo
Iowa
Carideos
Menominee
Wis
Toay
Carnera Set For 73 Pound Weight Advantage In Chicago Bout
Primo Carnera will hold about a 73 pound edge over King Levinsky in a 10 round match at the Chicago Stadium Friday night. Carnera is slated to weigh around 272 pounds with Levinsky near 199. Last year Carnera carried a larger margin and experts favored Levinsky in a close verdict.
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Chicago
Primo Carnera
King Levinsky
Chicago Stadium
Carnera
Levinsky
Explosive tensions as Dixie Conference coaches meet
Southern Conference coaches gather in Knoxville to discuss eligibility cases and officiating ahead of Friday sessions. Harry Gamage of Kentucky chairs a meeting clouded by disbarment and overuse of semi pro games. Rumors swirl of potential splits among major members and regional blocs.
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Tenn
Harry Gamage
University of Kentucky
Kentucky
Nellie Felts
Hattiesburg
Julian Foster
Vanderbilt
Florida
Georgia Tech
Alabama
Georgia
Auburn
Tennessee
Atlantic
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Logan tied to high baseball post in league power struggle
International News Service reports a factional battle for control of minor league baseball as officers of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues face an open election. Key figures include Judge Bramham of Durham and Mike Sexton with possible compromise candidate Charles R. Logan of Keokuk.
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Sexton
Davis J. Walsh
International News Service
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Progressives
W. G. Bramham
Durham
Judge Bramham
Branch Rickey
Stern
John H. Farrell
Mike Sexton
Farrell
Yicki
Charles R. Logan
Keokuk
Auburn
Official Probe Launched In Babe Didrickson Case
In Dallas an official investigation will start into Mildred Babe Didrickson’s claim that her photo was used in a car advertisement without consent. The advert appeared in daily papers last Sunday and led to her ban from amateur competition.
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Dallas
Tex
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Lawrence di Benedetto
Southern Amateur Athletic Union
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Didrickson
Greenleaf Leads Pocket Billiard Meet with Two Wins
New York INL report shows Ralph Greenleaf defending world champion atop standings with two victories and no defeats. He opened with a 125 to 53 win over Walter Franklin in nine innings as the event continued with Franklin facing Pasquale Natalie and other late matchups planned.
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INL
Ralph Greenleaf
Greenleaf
Walter Franklin
Kansas City
Franklin
Pasquale Natalie
James Caras
James Mills
Erwin Rudolph
George Kelly
Chicago Five Falls to Armour Tech in Curtain-Raiser
The University of Chicago basketball team lost to Armour Institute of Technology by 27 to 23 in the season opener at Chicago.
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Chicago
Armour Tech
INS
University of Chicago
Armour Institute of Technology
Wrestling Results by the Associated Press
New York noting Joe Savido 260 pounds from Three Oaks Michigan defeated Jack Garnos 210 pounds from Cleveland. Philadelphia reports Joe Maleecier Na Vilea NoY defeated Roland Kirchmeier from Oklahoma. Ta-Jimi Leondas 213 from Greece defeated Tom Maryin 213 from Oklahoma with a 712 score.
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Associated Press
New York
Joe Savido
Three Oaks
Mich
Jack Garnos
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Joe Maleecier
Na Vilea N Oy
Roland Kirchmeier
Oklahoma
New York Stages Charity Basketball Carnival at MSG
The third annual charity basketball carnival for New York City's needy and unemployed will be held at Madison Square Garden in February. Leaders include Fordham Columbia NYU Manhattan St Johns and C C N Y with St Johns vs Fordham the feature game renewing a long‑standing rivalry. The prior two carnivals raised over $32,000.
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New York City
Madison Square Garden
Daniel M Daniel
Fordham
Columbia
N. WY. U
Manhattan
St. John's
St. John’s
Wisconsin Eleven To Meet West Virginia Gridiron Opener
West Virginia and Wisconsin will play a Armistice day game in Madison marking the Mountaineers first Big Ten foe since ten years. The matchup is scheduled for next season at University of Wisconsin Madison.
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Morgantown
W. VA
INS
West Virginia Mountaineers
University of Wisconsin At
Extension Of Aid To Negroes Advocated
CHICAGO AP Extension of building and loan association activities to Negroes to enable them to obtain benefits of the home loan bank was advocated by Charles S. Duke president of the National Technical association. Duke said Negroes comprise a twelfth of Chicago's population yet only two of 430 associations have Negro members making real estate loans difficult. With Negro banks closed foreclosures are numerous and property is deteriorating as owners fear loss of homes.
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Chicago
Charles S. Duke
National Technical Association
Duke
Then She Opened Up
A dialogue from the Manila Bulletin reflects a wife asking if everything is shut up for the night and a husband replying that it depends on her, illustrating domestic dialogue in a brief, pointed exchange.
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Henry
Manila Bulletin
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