Cripples Expect Better Season From Returnees
New York January 22 AP scattered across the land, baseball's celebrated crippled group plans a comeback season. The core aim is for stars to regain past brilliance, with Southpaw Robert Moses Grove needing arm recovery to support the Athletics. Grove, bought for about 100000 by Tom Yawkey, went eight and eight last year amid arm troubles, while undergoing dental and tonsil procedures.
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New York
Joseph Edward
Robert Moses Grove
Athletics
Grove
Tom Yawkey
Mississippi State Eyes Sasse Hire As New Coach
Jackson reports state alumni rallied in support of Major Ralph Sassé to lead Mississippi State College after Capt. A. Ross MacKechnie resignation. A two week timeline points to a likely appointment and a comeback season for the program.
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Jackson
Miss
Ralph Sassé
West Point
Mississippi State College
Vols add Warmath as end coach in UT staff shakeup
Tennessee announces Murray Warmath signs a one year contract to become end coach. John Barnhill assumes line duties with Colonel Parker assisting. Warmath, last year’s All-Southeastern guard, will aid spring practice starting February 15 while completing his degree in June.
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Knoxville
Tenn
University of Tennessee
Murray Warmath
Warmath
Paul B. Parker
John Barnhill
Parker
Vols
University
W. H. Britton
Bob Neyland
Hugh Faust
Britton
Cardinal Scout In Decatur Brief Time
Oliver French who has led the Greensboro Carolina Piedmont League Cardinal farm for three years visited Decatur briefly yesterday to see old friends L. L. Lively and Raymond Pepper. He was en route home from Montgomery where he studied the Southeast League farm system prospects for 1936.
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Oliver French
St. Louis Cardinal
Greensboro
N. C
Decatur
L. L. Lively
Alabama Mills
Raymond Pepper
Cardinal Chain of Ball Players
Mr. French
Montgomery
Actress in Picture and Word Puzzle Review
A mixed word puzzle page features clues across horizontal and vertical entries. Participants guess names like a prominent actress in the picture and solve definitions ranging from body parts to furniture and geographic terms.
Wrestlers Gunther Knichel Set for Main Event at Martin Arena
Daytona Beach crowd expects a smooth, science driven wrestling night as Joe Gunther of Nashville meets Freddie Knichel of St Louis in the main event at Martin arena. The card features Billy Isen versus Max Glover in a one hour best two of three falls. First match at 8:30 p.m.
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Fla
Malcolm Campbell
American Legion
Martin Arena
Joe Gunther
Nashville
Freddie Knichel
Louis
Wayne King
Gunther
Knichel
Mat
Billy Isen
Tulsa
Max Glover
Lansing
Mich
Joe Dio
Ross and Klick In Dandy Shape Ahead of Title Bout
Miami Pila Jan 22 Bear ney Ross and Frankie Klick fight week shape up for Thursday night bout for Ross synthetic junior welterweight title. Fans packed Miami Beach gym where Knight and Shucco also trained as finalists. Knight, Cairo Ga light heavyweight champ of the South, eyes match with Bob Olin if he defeats Shucco and Olin’s challenger in upcoming bout.
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Bearney Ross
Frankie Klick
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Joe Knight
Tony
Shucco
Eddie Reilly
Sparmate
Ringsiders
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Qualifying Round Begins at Miami Biltmore Amateur Golf
The fifth annual Miami Biltmore Amateur Golf Tournament continued with players pursuing early scoring as Gill Tiffany of Pendome KI and Jack Vilas Jr. of Evanston IN posted solid rounds while others chased the first day 81s.
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Miami
Fia
Jimmy Sanders Tops Minor Leagues For Batting Title
Jimmy Sanders outfielder-manager of Martinsville in Bi-State league led minor leagues with a .423 average. He will receive the Louisville Slugger trophy, a full size silver bat engraved with the winner’s name. Runner-up was Jimmy Graves at .387 from Siloam Springs Arkansas.
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N. C
Jimmy Sanders
Martinsville
Louisville
Sanders
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
Paul Waner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Louisville Slugger
Jimmy Graves
Siloam Springs Club
Baseball Leagues Set Up Averages at Headquarters
Officials at the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues centralize statistics and averages, outlining trends and benchmarks for minor and major league divisions. The move aims to standardize scoring, improve record keeping, and aid clubs with performance analysis.
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National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Southeastern Conference to debate recruiting at Nashville meet
The Southeastern Conference plans its February 8 and 9 Nashville meeting to discuss recruiting post season games officials broadcasting eligibility rules and funding. Presidents likely to clash over bowl affiliations and reinstatement of tournaments while endorsing centralized football officials and cautious action on recruiting subsidies.
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Kenneth Gregory
Associated Press
Atlanta
Southeastern Conference
Nashville
Southeastern
Tulane
French Forces Move on Somali Front to Quell Tribal War
Paris reports French forces including camel troops and aircraft dispatched to the southwest frontier of French Somaliland to crush a tribal war that has killed 97 members of the colonial administration.
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Paris
Flock of Star Dogs In Amateur Trials
A field of star performers gathered in Albany Georgia for the all age and derby stakes of the Southern amateur field trials. Judge Robert W Bingham the ambassador to Great Britain personally handled two dogs in the derby. Four pointers were kept for a second run in the all age stake with the derby finishing expected today and the puppy stake slated for tomorrow.
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Albany
Robert W. Bingham
Great Britain
Baers Show Fans The Way to Lock Baers
Six thousand local fans in Tampa test the Baers Max and Buddy as the heavyweight champ toys with Tony Cancela and then knocks out Marty Hogan 31 seconds after the bell in a four round exhibition.
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Fila
Baers
Max
Buddy
Tony Cancela
Marty Hogan
Salem
Mass
Light workouts for Decatur cage squad ahead of West End clash
With mid term exams in progress Decatur's Red and Black basketball team holds light workouts this week. They already defeated Birmingham on Birmingham's floor and now face West End in a Friday night game.
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West End
Birmingham
Dodgers Sign Al Lopez Optimistic About Brooklyn Form
Al Lopez, fiery catcher, signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers and predicts the club will finish in the first division this year. He cites the team's youth and a 100 percent better late-season performance than at the start.
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New York
al Lopez
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boy Seemed Off to School but Was Injured at Mill
Eight year old Ray Spaulding went to a grist mill instead of school. An explosion struck him in the forehead as metal fragments flew from the mill wheel. He was hospitalized after the incident in Charleston West Virginia.
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W. Ya
Ray
Spaulding
Vines Declared Greatest Star by Big Bil Tilden
Big Bil Tilden calls Ellsworth Vines the greatest tennis player today and possibly ever, in remarks during an exhibition tour with Vines, George Lott, and Leeter Stoefen. Tilden lists Coco. Cochet, Lenglen, and other all-time greats among his top players, though not in order.
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Earl J. H Gan
Associated Press
Detroit
Big Bil Tilden
Ellsworth Vines
Vines
George Lott
Leeter Stoefen
Wills
Elly
Tilden
Henri Cochet
Bill Johnston
Hans Nusslein
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Norman Brooks
Gottfried van Cramm
R. Norris Williams
Jean Borotra
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