Louis Picks Jim to Win
Joe Louis speaks at Pompton Lakes about Friday night's 10 round Garden bout with Tommy Farr while Jim Braddock watches training. Louis predicts Braddock would be tougher to face if both opponents squared off again and recalls his Chicago knockout loss to Braddock.
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Decatur Trio Making Good for 1938 Bulldogs
In Jackson Tennessee special to the Daily, after the 1937 football season coach Fred DeLay names three likely 1938 Bulldogs. Harry Thornhill Bill Isbell and Bill Francis are praised for spring prospects with Isbell a standout sophomore back and Francis a noted broken field runner. Thornhill earns praise as a strong lineman. all three are seen contributing to the varsity basketball team and potential starting roles in the season opener.
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Howa College to Meet Y M H A In Birmingham Tilt
Birmingham dispatch reports Howa College's basketball team set to face Y M H A in a Dixie Conference contest. The piece notes reader observers consider Howard as Alabama’s college five and hints at recent results including a 37-21 win and a 56-18 loss, with surrounding context about the team and venue.
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Notre Dame Basketball Shows Slow Start Then Strong Finish
Notre Dame opened the season sluggishly with mixed results after a fast early run through Columbia College Ball State Western State Wisconsin and Northwestern. Stars Paul Nowak and Johnny Moir improved as the year progressed though injuries hampered captain Ray Meyer. The Irish recovered on an eastern barnstorming tour and beat Penn Canisius before edging Kentucky 47 to 37 and are set for a tough second half schedule featuring Pitt Butler St Louis Marquette Michigan State New York U Colgate Detroit. Coach George Keegan, in his long Notre Dame tenure, has built an 8-1-1? style program with a top scoring guard Moir and forward Sadowski, while Meyer remains a key presence when healthy.
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Indoor or outdoor golf practice shapes yearly success
Alex Morrison argues that golfers indoors in winter or those wintering in California or Florida fail to practice more than shut-ins. He insists habits determine results, not luck, and warns players to form the right routines rather than rely on spring chances.
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King Features
Earliest printers also sold books and publications
Early printers acted as book sellers marketing their own publications, combining printing and retail roles in the era’s publishing scene.
Dodgers face questions after high powered front office hire
Brooklyn fans want a plan for the field as Larry MacPhail shapes a farm system and strategic trades. MacPhail, on a three year $60,000 contract, aims to develop young material, with talks already moving on Van Mungo and Buddy Hassett while rejecting several cash plus players bids from rival clubs.
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Burglars Create Slapstick Omelette Scene at City Grocer
In Indianapolis on January 20 Harry Silver reported burglars robbed his store and made a slapstick mess by breaking 15 dozen eggs and using two dozen crushed bananas plus five pounds of...
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Harry Silver
Mrs Herman Saks dies at 68 in Birmingham
Funeral services for Mrs. Herman Saks 68 widow of a department store owner will be held in Birmingham today Survivors include four sons Ike and Jack Saks of Gadsden and Joe and Lawrence Saks of Birmingham
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Dean Wagers On Tourney Title In Florida Match Play
Dizzy Dean said winning the third annual baseball players golf tournament in Sarasota would net him $20,000. He disclosed a $1,000 wager at 20 to 1 odds on capture of the match play event. Dean, who would not name his wager partner, expects two days of 18-hole qualifying before eight-player flights compete in match play weekend.
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Daily Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid From The Ledger
Puzzle clues run in a single page listing with hints for across and down entries. The fragment shows numbers and word fragments, including references to names and generic terms, suggesting a filled grid puzzle and a final answer note.
Government buys 200000 acres for Puerto Rico reforestation
The U S government purchased 200000 acres of denuded land in Puerto Rico for a major reforestation project aimed at restoring forest coverage and stabilizing ecosystems. The move signals a large federal effort to combat erosion and promote environmental recovery on the island.
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Tae Boys at Coon Holler Drug Store
Snead may be the world’s greatest gloser as tidbits report bold claims from Tae Boys at Coon Holler Drug Store. A fairway caravan is said to be coming north with a real leader, per Central Press Sports Editor Bill Braucher.
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Sam Snead Rises From Coon Holler To Golf Fame
Long overlooked in Coon Holler Virginia, Sam Snead tops headlines with a meteoric rise in 1937 38 golf. He wins the Bing Crosby tournament Del Mar Miami Open Nassau and the Crosby Open at Del Mar as experts study his quiet yet powerful swing and enduring temperament.
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Detroit poised for Louis Schmeling title rematch
Detroit officials and boxing circles anticipate a June title defense by world heavyweight champion Joe Louis at Detroit Tiger Stadium. Promoter Mike Jacobs and Louis co-manager John Roxborough confirm talks with Michigan boxing commissioner Frank MacDowell, who backs Detroit as the site barring any hitch.
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Tigers Ring Up One Perfect Week on Court
Auburn beat Birmingham Southern 49 to 39 as Malvern Morgan scored ten field goals to pace the Tigers in a week with three straight wins. The team, now focusing on exams, had no more games scheduled for the week.
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Huge Crowd Watches City League Basketball Doubleheader
A large crowd attended two college style league games. Alabama beat Riverside 11 to 5 in the opener as Cockrell led Alabama with 9 points. In the nightcap Moulton Heights defeated Good year 26 to 22 with Briscoe scoring 10 and Collier Robinson Lindsey and Culver adding six each.
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Cubs Still Eye Mungo Trade and Outfielder
Clarence Rowland for owner Phil Wrigley says the Cubs are pursuing Van Mungo and an outfielder but would not sacrifice Frank Demaree or weaken the club. He predicts the Cubs will be the team to beat and a likely National League pennant winner. He has discussed Mungo with the Dodgers and outfielders with the Pirates without success.
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