Old Pete Alexander Gains Place in Baseball Hall of Fame
Grover Cleveland Alexander known as Old Pete earns election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown with 212 votes. The Springfield resident reflects on fame, friend Johnny Connors who helped him rebuilt life, and notes the honor but emphasizes bread and butter beyond a wall plaque.
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Wee Willie Keeler
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Rube Waddell
Frank Chance
Delahanty
Ed Walsh
Johnny Evers
Advertising Is Need In Alabama Coal Industry Ad
Dr Cloyd Moffett Smith editor of a coal trade publication spoke before a civic group in Alabama stating labor makes up about two thirds of coal production cost while being minor in oil and gas costs. The ad framed the coal industry as needing advertising to boost demand and address economic concerns.
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Georgia hires Hunt's staff adds Bikes as assistant
Georgia announces Joe Hunt as head coach and adds Texas A&M veteran Bikes as assistant at Baton Rouge. The Georgia football staff returns to pre Mehre level with Lampe, Butts, and Sikes joining as assistants while Hunt and Lampe bring past ties from Texas A&M and Carroll College.
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University of Georgia
Harry J. Mehre
Joe Hunt
Georgia
Baton Rouge
Hunt
Texas Agricultural School
Mehre
University of South Carolina
E. A. Lampe
Carroll College
Wisconsin
Wallace Butts
Malehigh
Louisville
Sikes
Rigid Golf Rules Emphasized Over Loose Interpretation
Alex Morrison warns players against ignoring golf rules citing fair play and equal chances. He details hazards related to touching ground, moving impediments, touching the line of putt, ball adjustments, and stance setup with a note on proper club grounding. Next: Shut-Ins.
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Alex Morrison
King Features, Inc
Major powers discuss revision of London Naval Treaty
A French official said Paris Washington and London have exchanged views on revising the 1936 London naval treaty to permit battleships exceeding a certain tonnage.
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Paris
Heflin Senate bid cost detailed in expense report
Former Senator J Thomas Heflin's unsuccessful bid for the Democratic senatorial nomination on January 4 cost 5872 in cash and 293 in debts according to his supplemental expense account. Lister Hill, winner, spent 9364.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. Thomas Heflin
Lister Hill
Victor
Braddock Confident Ahead of Friday Bout with Farr
Jim Braddock, the veteran Jersey fighter, speaks confidently about his chances against Tommy Farr. He notes the Joe Louis fights and his two year lapse, arguing Louis was sharper defending the title, and claims strong legs and heart will carry him in the ten round bout with Farr, with manager Joe Gould backing his assessment.
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Tonypandy
Tommy
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Farr
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Joe Gould
Dan” Morgan
Tommy Farr
Dan
Schmeling
Louis
Joel Hunt
New Georgia
Cardinal
Joe Jacobs
Europe
Max Schmeling
Ben Foord
MacPhail Takes Over the Dodgers
Larry MacPhail was named executive vice president of the Brooklyn baseball club under a long-term contract and will assume duties immediately. The former Cincinnati Reds GM has submitted a comprehensive plan to make the Dodgers competitive in the National League and has full authority over the club and its minor leagues.
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Yankee Gets Understanding From A Southern Wife
Senator Borah reports an amused reaction to his anti lynching bill speech. An old Southern man recalled reading the speech aloud to his aged wife whose tearful comment praised one Yankee who understands their problem.
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Idaho
Ill With Flu At Home Of Olif Sims On East Lafayette
Olif Sims a popular mail carrier is sick with the flu at his home on 214 East Lafayette street.
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LaFayette Street
Red Sox Rooster roster signals spring promise
Boston adds Joe Vosmik to patrol left field with Roger Cramer and Ben Chapman in the outfield. Joe Cronin seeks stronger pitching support as the Red Sox begin building under Tom Yawkey with a long awaited hopeful season ahead.
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Joe
Roger Cramer
Ben Chapman
Joe Cronin
Daily Crossword Puzzle Breeze Spans Across Nations
The page presents a filled crossword with across and down clues, including wordplay on Greek letters and common phrases. It shows entries like 1 Conceit 6 A dentary plan and 25 A prelimin, with a scattering of incomplete fragments from an OCR scan.
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Eisele
Europe
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Martle Alar
Briez Chats About Sports in New York Row
A jumble of sport gossip from New York dated January focusing on tennis stars Dodgers' trade rumors boxing plans for Mickey Walker and Jesse Owens, Boston Red Sox prospects including Jim Bagby Jr and Jim Bagby Sr, and pitchers from Little Rock to bolster Boston in spring training.
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Don Budge
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Buddy Hassett
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Marcum
Joe Gonzales
Ted Olson
Mister Grove
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Grove
Emerson Dirkman
Byron Humphreys
Lee Rogers
Dick Midkiff
Billy Evans
Courtland and Hillsboro Split Courtland Games
Courtland beat Hillsboro in girls play by a small margin while Hillsboro won the boys contest in a tight 7-4 decision at Courtland. The piece piles on sports gossip about Penn coaching and other figures, referencing Abner Doubleday and Joe Louis rumors, plus nothing concrete.
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Pacific Coast starts probe into athletes aid
The Pacific Coast Conference launches a year long survey led by Edwin Atherton to uncover how college athletes fund education. Hugh Willett of USC outlines the effort to obtain frank statements on income sources and aid received, aiming to revise rules to be fair and workable for self supporting students.
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University of Southern California
Trains Collide Near Syracuse Elevated Structure
Two New York Central passenger trains collided on approach to Syracuse as city workers maneuvered a new elevated railroad. A railway clerk named Anthony Leone was injured in the crash and details of other casualties were not immediately available.
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