Yankees Stay United As Baseball Convention Opens
At the national baseball meeting in New York the New York Yankees are expected to remain intact as the power center of the sport. Trade talks heat up with Detroit acquiring Freddie Hutchinson from Seattle, while Cleveland, Boston, and others seek moves to challenge the Yankees. Debate over dead ball rules and expanded rosters to 26 players plus non recallable waivers dominates discussions ahead of the 100th anniversary season.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
New York Yankees
Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Freddie Hutchinson
Seattle
Hutchinsons
Tigers
Joyner White
Tony Piet
Pittsburgh Pirates
Lust
Cleveland Indians
Denny Gatehouse
Bart Averill
Detroit
Elden Auker
Pete Fox
Boston Red Sox
Nationals
Chicago Cubs
Amoair
National
Divorce Sues After Child Cites Dad's Singing Off Key
Mona Gleed of Los Angeles files for divorce contending she was forced to leave home several times due to fear of physical violence after expressing doubt about her husband's singing ability. The dispute escalated when their eight year old son heard him sing off key. Leonard Gleed reacted at breakfast table.
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Los Angeles
Mona Gleed
Jitterbug Satovich to Star With Ozark Hill Billies
Pro pUet Satovich from Ironton Minnesota headlines a Decatur gym show with the Ozark Hill Billy girls team on December 15. He dazzles with ball handling and showmanship as part of a two all star Decatur lineup before a large crowd.
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Joe Satovich
Ironton
Minnesota
Bismark
N. C
State Mill & Elevators
Grand Forks
Li's Chicken Pickers
Satovich
Joe
Ozark Hill Billy
Decatur
Ozark Lassies
Central High School
H. L. Ogle
Ozarkians
Basketeers
Bo Cowden
The
Hill Billies
Zeke Bonura Signs $15,000 Contract with Giants
Zeke Bonura announces a $15,000 next season deal with Bill Terry of the New York Giants after a long holdout. The Giants recently traded two rookies and $20,000 to Washington for the slugger, with Bonura saying the agreement was made by telephone.
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Zeke Bonura
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Giants
Washington
New Orleans
Chicago White Sox
Bonura
Terry
Bill
Zeke
New York Bets On Giants Dodgers Draw and Finish
Billy Terry offers two wagers with New York writers. He bets Chuck Dressen of the Dodgers $50 the Giants outdraw the Dodgers by 100000 official figures and another $50 the Giants finish one two in attendance and ranking.
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New York
Billy Terry
New York Writers
Chuck Dressen
Dodgers
Giants
Last Night's Cage Results From College Basketball
Summary of AP results shows Purdue 36 over Monmouth Ill 26, Iowa State 43 over Grinnell 38, Iowa 42 over St Louis Washington, Indiana 47 over Wabash 23, Dartmouth 41 over Providence 24, Bradley Tech 56 over Pittsburgh 39, Baylor 37 over East Central Oklahoma Teachers 29, Stephen F Austin 31 over Rice 24, SMU 39 over North Texas Teachers 34.
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Associated Press
Purdue
Monmouth
Ill
Iowa State
Grinnell
Iowa
Washington
St. Louis
Indiana
Wabash
Dartmouth
Providence
Bradley Tech
Pittsburgh
Baylor
Oklahoma
Stephen F. Austin
Rice
Southern Methodist
North Texas
New Banked Track Set for Madison Square Garden
New banked track to be installed at Madison Square Garden for the winter indoor season. The track will debut at the Millrose A. A. games on February 4.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Millrose
Swedish Community Christmas Opening In Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Swedish communities began their Christmas season with a pre dawn ceremony inspired by Italy and enhanced by Scandinavian legend.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Italy
Feder Chats About Sports and Baseball Gossip
Sid Feder reports on locker room chatter at major league meetings. Topics include Bucky Harris and Zeke Bonura pennant moves, Bill Terry, Freddy Hutchinson, and trade buzz involving the Tigers Indians and Giants. Also notes about new bats, Oklahoma Aggies basketball, Jimmy Dykes, and a Duke Blue Devils joke from Skiff.
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Sid Feder
New York
Bucky Harris
Giants
Zeke Bonura
Bill
Terry
Zeke
Freddy Hutchinson
Yanks
Pirates
Tigers
Dutch Clark
Cliff Battles
Cleveland
Denny Galehouse
Elden Auker
Frankie Frisch
Pittsburgh
Henry Ira
Oklahoma Aggies
Phog Allen
Jimmy Dykes
White Sox
Jimmy
Garths
Skiff
Texas Christian
Duke Blue Devils
The
Horned Frog
Larry Leonard
Trades and talk swirl around major league gatherings
New York dispatch notes numerous deals and negotiations. Detroit acquired Freddie Hutchinson from Seattle for cash and Jo Jo White plus two minor leaguers. Sam Leslie leaves the Giants for Jersey City. Discussions involve Pete Fox Elden Auker Earl Averill Denny Galehouse Ben Chapman and others as teams shop for first basemen and pitchers.
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Detroit Tigers
Freddie Hutchinson
Seattle
Jo-Jo White
Tony Piet
George Archie
Toledo
Ed Selwig
Beaumont
New York Giants
Sam Leslie
Jersey City
Cy Blanton
Babe Phelps
Fred Frankhouse
Tigers
Senators
Cecil Travis
Washington
Sports Now Big Industry In Washington Census Finds Growth
The 1937 biennial census shows U S athletic goods makers produced 44.46 million dollars of equipment up 275 percent from 1935, with wages rising to 11.39 thousand earners and pay totaling 11.73 million. Golf led demand at 13.76 million, and 20.67 million golf balls were sold.
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Washington
Census Bureau
America
Calm season of coach firings in college football
New York December reports a restrained coaching market with few openings. Gil Dobie denies renewed Boston College candidacy while Holy Cross Oklahoma A&M and Holy Cross show little movement. Notable cases include Bob Zuppke’s resignation threat at Illinois and other pending moves.
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Hugh
Fullerton, Jr
New York
Jack Sutherland
Pitt
Holy Cross
Boston College
Oklahoma Aggies
Gil Dobie
Gil
Eddie Anderson
Iowa
Oklahoma A
Ted Cox
Dobie
Irl Tubbs
Ad Lindsey
Henry
Kansas
Hiker Joy
Gus Welch
Canisius
American University
Bob Zuppke
Illinois
Freddie Hutchinson Goes From Seattle to Detroit Tigers
Seattle teenager Freddie Hutchinson will move from the Pacific Coast League to the Detroit Tigers for about 50 000 dollars plus four players. His father Dr J L Hutchinson insisted the boy share in any sale, a request Seattle granted with a reported 2 500 to 5 000 dollar bonus. Freddie called it a dream come true and said he is thrilled to reach the majors.
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Seattle
Freddie Hutchinson
High Schooo
Detroit Tigers
Freddie
J. L. Hutchinson
Seattle Indians
Patty Berg Tops 1938 No 1 Woman Athlete Poll
Freckle faced Patty Berg is voted No 1 woman athlete of 1938 by 45 of 67 AP poll voters. Berg leads with 164 points from golf, ahead of Helen Wills Moody and Katherine Rawls Thompson, who split second and third place. Alice Marble and others follow in rankings.
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Herbert W. Barker
New York
Patty Berg
Associated Press
Miss Berg
Minneapolis
Helen Wills Moody
Katherine Rawls Thompson
Mrs. Moody
Helen
Abs
Wimbledon
Mrs. Thompson
Helen W. Moody
Katherine Rawls
Alice Marble
Helen Pacobs
Sonja Henie
Lela Hall
Stella Walsh
Mildred Babe Didrikson
Alicer Cuneoo
Salt Lake City Divorce Seeks Cake and Eggs Dilemma
Myrtle Shoemaker sues Ray Shoemaker for divorce alleging he hates eggs and would smash them if found in the icebox while loving cake. The combustible domestic quarrel centered on keeping cake in the house and eggs out, prompting the wife to file for dissolution of marriage.
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Salt Lake City
Ray Shoemaker
Myrtle
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