Virginia lifts limits on athletic aid for students
University of Virginia announces it will drop barred rules on alumni recruitment and outside financial help for athletes who meet scholastic standards. Athletic director Norton Pritchett says aid will be available to students meeting requirements, leveling status for all. The move follows Virginia leaving the Southern Conference over concerns about aid rules and trust in athletic admissions.
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University of Virginia
Georgia
Lynchburg
Norton Pritchett
The
State University
Thomas Jefferson
Pritchett
Pritchet
Iginia
Biggest racing season expected after opening day swell
Coral Gables Fla Dec 15 A 67 per cent rise in opening day wagering at Tropical Park has track officials predicting the 1936 37 season will be Florida s biggest. About 15 000 attended the Bougainvillea purse feature won as Proph beat Zaca with Prairie Dog close, Zaca the favorite.
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Coral Gables
Fia
Tropical Park
Florida
J. W. Parris
Proph
William H. Gallagher
Zaca
Twone
Prairie Dog
Emil Denemark
Chicago
Lions Defeat Giants For Pro Football Title
A year ago the Detroit Lions beat the New York Giants 26 to 7 to win the national pro football championship. The recap notes earlier boxing and golf victories by Tony Canzonere and Wilfy Cox in past years.
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Detroit Lions
New York Giants
Tony Canzonereri
Cleto Locatelli
Wilfy Cox
George von Elm
Cage Season Opens Here With Double Bill
The basketball season starts with Moulton leading a strong lineup as Riverside debuts new players and Little Kommitter shines. Both boys and girls teams will appear tomorrow night in their new uniforms.
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Moulton Ina
Riverside
Little Kommitter
New Congress Split Over Roosevelt Leadership
A cross-section of incoming members shows 50 favor federal relief control with 49 backing state authority and 81 noncommittal. Except on relief, sentiment leans toward White House positions. The Associated Press survey reflects limited support for Roosevelt’s leadership compared with predecessors.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Seva
Associated Press
White House
Finland Says Debts Are Payable When Due
Helsinki December 16 Finland’s Finance Minister Juhn Niukkanen said Finland will repay its debts on due dates continuing its record of sending semiannual installments to Washington He stated Finland is repaying the United States and other loans with a balanced budget and a shrinking national debt Taxation remains moderate and unemployment is minimal
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Hellingfors
Finland
Juhn Niukkanen
Washington
United States
Wisconsin students threaten walkout over Frank resignation
Madison reports say University of Wisconsin students threaten to walk out if President Glenn Frank resigns amid regents' dispute. About 2,000 to 3,000 of 8,000 students reportedly poised to join, with signs urging support for Frank and campus factions debating executive leadership.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Glenn Frank
Board of Regents
Donald Heun
Interfraternity Board
Dr. Prank
Madison Alumni Association
Frank
Harold M
Wilkie
Rexford Ay Tugwell
Dr. Frank
Son of Rowe Is Southpaw
Eldorado Ark December 15 The little son of Lynwood Dont you know what baseball men say about left handers Theyre all gory and pitch nothing but crav When he first noticed young Lynns eccentricity the big fast ball tosser thought he could solve this situation He explained Thought we could convert him into a right hander when we first noticed that he preferred to throw with his left But when I place a ball in his right hand and hold the left he pulls loose changes the ball to his left hand and lets fly It looks hopeless.
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Eldorado
Ark
Lynwood
Young Lynn
Havana and football dominate Auburn talks before Villanova game
Auburn Alabama reports campus chatter focuses on Havana and football as Coach Jack Meagher drills 40 Plainsmen for the New Year’s Day clash with Villanova in Cuba. Meagher plans immediate return to hard training after a two week holiday with scrimmage possible in 3 to 4 days as Stewart, the regular quarterback, is mentioned.
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Auburn
Ala
Havana
Jack Meagher
Villanova
Meagher
Stewart
Louis Wins In 18 Seconds In Cleveland Fight
Jov Louis, a ten year Alabama cotton picker turned boxer, earned 20 000 dollars and raised his 1936 ring total to 300 000 with a knockout of Eddi Simms in 18 seconds at Public Hall Cleveland. Simms staggered, fell, and failed to rise before referee Arthur Donovan stopped the bout.
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Charles Dunkley
Cleveland
Jov Louis
Eddi Simms
Cleveland News
Simms
Louis
Player injured most of 1936 season recovers but out of Havana game
The standout of the 1936 season has recovered from injuries but will miss the Havana game against the Philadelphia Wildcats as authorities fear a reinjury.
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Havana
Philadelhia Wildcats
Grid Banquet Here Tonight in Decatur
Decatur holds its annual gridiron banquet to close the football season tonight at 7 in the Lyons Hotel assembly room. About 100 guests are expected as co captains for next year are announced and letters awarded. presentation of letters will occur later after the season's games.
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Decatur
Lyons
Lewis seeks Braddock warm up bout in Arkansas
John Henry Lewis, the Negro light heavyweight champion, asks James J. Braddock for a warm up fight before Braddock meets heavyweight champion Max Schmeling. Lewis' manager Gus Greenlee wired Braddock's manager Joe Gould with the proposal from Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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Hot Springs
Ark
John Henry Lewis
James J. Braddock
Max Schmeling
Germany
Gus Greenlee
Pittsburgh
Lewis
Wired Joe Gould
Braddock
Foreign fighters dazzle Chicago crowd in heavyweight belt talk
Harry Grayson reports on a Chicago card where Eddie Unknown Winston and Patrick Michael Barry clash with notable names, spotlighting Joe Louis era talk and Australia’s fading punchers as Strickland, Baer, and Carroll figure in looming world title chatter.
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New York
Chicago
Eddie
Winston
Holyoke
Buddy Baer
Jimmy Garrison
Kansas City
Joey Connolly
Glasgow
Europe
Strickland
Max Marek
Jack Sharkey
Boston
Eddie Unknown
Him
Bob
Villanova to Fly to Game and Other Sports Tidbits
A collage of sports notes reports Villanova flying from Miami to Havana for the New Year’s Day game with Auburn, discussions of Dizzy Dean trade bait for $400,000, Rose Bowl financial outlook, and various coaching, boxing, and wrestling updates.
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Branch Rickey
Dizzy Dean
Yankees
Col. Ruppert
Jimmy Johnston
Madison Square Garden
Paul Bowser
Rudy Dusek
Jack Curley
Toots Mondt
Syracuse
Duke
A. Linde Fowler
Boston Transcript
C. B. Keeler
Sage
Atlanta
Freddie Steele
Gorilla Jones
Milwaukee
Clipper Smith
Villanova Eleven
Miami
Havana
Auburn
Balsamo Grabs Chance to Prove Ring Prowess
New York December 15 Harry Balsamo, the betting middleweight whose stock fell after Babe Risko defeated him, gets another chance at the Hippodrome tomorrow. He meets Solly Kreiger in a ten round bout to show if hype matched his ability and if he can rebound among the sport’s lighterweights.
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New York
Harry Balsamo
Babe Risko
Hippodrome
Balsamo
Solly Kreiger
Risko
Harry
Eastern intercollegiate leagues eyed by seven colleges
The seven colleges Columbia Cornell Dartmouth Harvard Pennsylvania Princeton Yale discuss forming a league for basketball baseball and track. They note possible home and away conflicts and costs with Dartmouth and Cornell playing most big games away. Concerns include independence and scheduling freedom.
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Hugh
Fullerton, JR
York
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Yale
Harvard
Tigers
Penn
Dartmouth
Quakers
Columbia
Savannah
Cornell
Crimson
Tide adds 3 new teams to 1937 schedule
Alabama announces 1937 football schedule with six SEC foes, one intersectional opponent, and two other colleges. Newcomers Sewanee South Carolina and George Washington University replace Mississippi State Loyola and Clemson. Kentucky hosts alumni day at Denny Stadium. Games set from September 25 Howard College to November 25 Vanderbilt.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Frank W. Thomas
Sewanee
South Carolina
George Washington University
Mississippi State
Loyala
Clemson
Kentucky
Denny Stadium
Tennessee
Tulane
Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt
Howard College
Birmingham
Knoxville
George Washington U
Washington, D. C
New Orleans
Nashville
Eva High School Ath Club Presents Varied Program
The Eva High School athletic club hosted a recent program featuring Bible reading by Opal Smith Cracker contest by Desmer Drink ard jokes by Bannse Frost a whistling contest by Ola Woodall and others including Eloise Nett Margie Bates and Lucille Dobbs with remedies for colds and a final song by Woodard Eloise Powell.
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Eva High School
Opal Smith
Desmer Drinkard
Lola Stinson
Bannse Frost
Ola Woodall
Eling Moore
Eloise Netts
Margie Bates
Denny and Foster to Attend Alabama Football Banquet
Dr George H Denny and Dr Richard C Foster retiring and incoming presidents will be guests of honor at a University of Alabama football banquet in Tuscaloosa. A 1937 captain for the Crimson Tide will be announced and a skit will depict Denny's 25 years as head coach.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
George H. Denny
Richard C. Foster
University of Alabama
Crimson Tide
Denny
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Tom Heeney
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Ted Morgan
Jack Carroll
Barney Ross
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Virginia Military
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Elon College
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