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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1935
Page
6
SMU football returns to practice in Dallas with the Rose Bowl against Stanford in view. Players are fit despite injuries. team physician reports no ill effects after drills including offensive plays versus expected Stanford defense. Shuford rejoined the squad as the Mustangs continue preparations for Pasadena.
Sports Mirror recalls Yale football coach arrival after a five year span. A separate snippet mentions Chicago stadium’s 500000 dollar offer to stage Schmeling versus Stribling heavyweight title bout.
In Lincoln Nebraska on December 17 the thief who entered the E M Snapp residence opened five labeled do not open til Christmas packages and stole toys valued at five dollars.
Washington in a straight swap sends outfielder Heinie Manush to Boston for Roy Johnson and Carl Rey, with no cash changing hands. Commissioner notes the swap as official.
Column recounts varied sports commentary on stars including Lionel Conacher Bun Cook Bill Cook Frank Boucher and the Rangers Patrick family ties with Lester Lynn Murray and boxing champion status. Mentions Braves Cuccinello Lopez Mosconi Olympics dinner and Dayton University incident with a pocketed false set.
Cavalcade, 1933’s reigning three year old, will start a comeback from Columbia, Maryland, heading to California for the Santa Anita handicap. The English bred Brookmeade Stable horse has recovered from long ailments since retirement, with a career record of six wins in seven starts and earnings of $111,235.
Helen Wills Moody leads the Associated Press 1935 women’s performance list with 136 points, ahead of Glenna Collett Vare 76 and Mary Hoar ger 55. The California matron, Wimbledon champion, marks a strong year for female sports across golf, diving, tennis, swimming, and shooting.
The Brookmeade ace trains four miles daily and gallops soundly with a hoof injury setback last year. If Cavalcade stands training, Discovery becomes the West Coast rival after two world records. Psychic Bid tops Mrs Sloane’s three year olds for the rich handicap as Black Gift Special Agent Neap and Indian Brook round out the outfit.
LSU announces 1936 football schedule kept the same as 1935 with Mississippi replacing Manhattan. Six SEC games and three Southwestern Conference games, all six at home, open date on Nov 21 likely to be filled.
The sun and moon appear similarly sized to observers on Earth though the sun is about 400 times larger. The moon lies roughly 239 000 miles away while the sun is about 92 900 000 miles distant, explaining why their apparent sizes match.
Wallace Wade, Duke University football coach, argues against strict scholastic gatekeeping for college football. He says high standards could bar the poor or working students from athletics, calling the idea a potential exclusion of players and noting the Southern Conference's lack of scholastic requirements.
McGugin of Vanderbilt hailed Cody as equal to any coach. The board said he will have a free hand selecting his assistants. The salary and contract were pending. Cody, an all-Southern tackle at Vanderbilt from 1914 to 1919, previously coached at Mercer University and Clemson College.
Ted Turner of Pine Valley shot two strong halves 32 and 34 to reach 209, two strokes ahead in the Miami Biltmore open. He topped a field of seventy one as he seeks victory in Coral Gables Florida with favorable weather aiding his super golf.
Boston report notes Representative Gerald Jones introduces a bill in the Massachusetts legislature to limit town meetings to selected representatives, replacing the current system where the whole town can attend sessions at Amherst town hall.
Al Olsen the Terrible Swede arrives in Decatur to challenge Stan Hackney for two falls out of three with a two hour limit. Semifinal features Jack Terry versus Turk Powell in a two falls out of three match with one hour limit. Promoter Chris Jordan aims to repeat his all star program success.
Baltimore December 17 poetess and writer Li zette Woodworth Reese author of Tears died early today at age 79. The obituary notes her sonnets and literary stature and places her among noted American poets.
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