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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1935
Page
8
New York January 31 AP The holdout wave among stars expands as clubs scramble over spring training contracts. Dodgers Giants Pirates Cubs Cardinals White Sox and others report players unsettled over terms with Conrad and Klein among notable names.
In Havana on January 31 American skippers dominated the ninth international star class event. Adrian Iselin I of New York won the Cuba cup after securing two firsts and a second in the final races. The Americans captured the Bacardi trophy and finished top in the team race with Jupiter leading the New OrleansFlYacht fleet.
A man fitted for size eleven and a half shoes by Frank Kenney, a chain shoe store salesman, fled with the footwear after a casual walk test, escaping up the street without paying. The incident occurred in Boston on January 31.
Serious holdouts are resolved as Cliff Bolton signs with Washington after missing much of last season. Bob Grove Rick Ferrell and others reach terms with Boston and Detroit while eight Browns players and Luxe Appling join their clubs. Yankees have no holdouts but have not sent contracts yet.
In New York, January 31 Associated Press reports the Rangers credit a tea room mystic for lifting their season. After a poor start Lester Patrick’s team rose from last to third in the American division, aided by goalie Davey Kerr and defenseman Ivan Ching Johnson. Johnson’s injury and the fortune teller are cited as turning points amid a rough December.
H. R. Leeman chair Morgan County Athletic Association announced a meeting of all county coaches at Hartselle in the directors room of the First National Bank building. The session begins at 2 30 with plans for tournaments and drawing for places to be decided.
Glendale amateur Jack Holbrook shot 67 in the first round of the Oakmont $6,500 tournament aiming for a par 68. Notables Dutra Runyan Ghezzi McSpaden among leaders. 72 holes of medal play end Sunday with $4,000 prize money.
In St Augustine Florida on January 31 Tommy Whiteway of Cleveland meets Bob Servis of Dayton in the quarter final round of the eighth annual golf club champions tournament. Defending champ Tommy Goodwin of Mamaroneck is paired with C Mitchell of St Petersburg as Celeste Durand of Garden City LI faces Robert Landsdell of Hackensack. Morton McCarthy of Norfolk carded a 70 yesterday.
Centre College star Emmett O'Neal is highlighted as Kentucky's new representative and a multi sport athlete. The article recalls his leadership of Centre's football basketball and baseball teams in 1908, his Yale law study and ElIs ineligibles stint, and his offerings and kicks including a 50 yard pass in a Centre Harvard game.
Memphis Tennessee will host the Southeastern AAU indoor diving and swimming championships at the Memphis Elks Club on April 5 and 6. Barney Butler, the club athletic director, announced the event after the Memphis club secured the dates at a previous AAU meeting in Birmingham Alabama.
The text notes a standout round of the day featuring Charles Whitehead of South River New Jersey set to oppose an unnamed rival in the other quarter final match. This underscores a tense knockout stage in the tournament with Whitehead as a key contender.
Joe McCarthy predicts the New York Americans will contend for the pennant in 1935 in a wide open race. He cites returning stars like Dickey and Walker and promising rookies Jesse Hill Brown and Tamulis while noting George McQuinn could challenge at first base and Babe Ruth's future with the Yankees remains a mind choice.
University of Alabama Crimson Tide faces top foe Kentucky Wildcats in Birmingham at the Birmingham Athletic Club. Coach Hank Crisp relies on a new lineup with McLeod Walker Whatley Nagi Angelich to slow Kentucky's potent attack as both teams vie for Southern supremacy ahead of the conference tournament.
Outstanding hurdlers and sprinters are seeded for the first heats of the 60 yard dash and 60 yard high hurdles at the Millrose A. A. games to be held Saturday in Madison Square Garden. Seeded sprinters include Jesse Owens Ben Johnson Sam Maniaci and Earl Widmyer. Seeded hurdlers feature Percy Beard Milton Green and more from major colleges and clubs.
Memphis youths Victor Bradford and Dennis Harrison, both backfield threats from Memphis Central High, were set to enroll at Alabama after a conference with Don Hutson, the Alabama end. The pair, recent graduates, were described by relatives as joining the Crimson Tide.
The Decatur Red and Black teams host Hartselle in a boys and girls doubleheader tonight at 7:30. Decatur girls aim to keep their unbeaten record, while the boys defend a season with only one loss, a 21 to 18 setback Tuesday in Huntsville.
The Morgan County High boys and girls visit Hartselle on Friday for the first home games after postponements. The season meeting in Cullman split with the Hartselle girls winning and the boys losing. officials expect a tougher Cullman girls contest and a stronger Hartselle boys effort with more practice.
In Birmingham Alabama on January 31 a grand jury was ordered to investigate the beating of Sylvester Holmes a 30 year old negro prisoner by three city officers Holmes had appeared for a burglary hearing before Judge H B Abernathy and his attorney Roderick Beddow said he was unmercifully beaten to force a confession.
In Topeka Kansas on January 31 the government sought to use love letters between Major Charles A Shepard and Grace Brandon as evidence in a second federal trial over the death of Shepard's wife Zenana Shepard. Judge Colin S. Sett limited testimony to events within thirty days after the June 15 1929 death at Fort Riley. The trial has featured the defendant along with his third wife Alice Watt and the prosecution anticipated calling Brandon as a witness. Viscera samples and toxicology testimony were presented to show poison. a Northwestern University toxicologist testified no poison caused death.
The Calmmoned Club met January 28 in room five of Decatur Junior High. Officers elected for the remainder of the year include President Margaret Jacks Vice President Christine Hamilton Secretary Paul Shafer Treasurer Ira Ruth Markem Scribe Rebecca Pettey Debating team manager Doris Ashe Class policeman Samuel Stanley Chief clerk Doris Ashe. Members listed include Margaret Jacks Doris Ashe Betsy Townsend Ira Ruth Markem Madge Sibley Dorothy Sandusky Charles Green and others.
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