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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1935
Page
3
The Amateur Athlete Union backed full U S participation in the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games amid a fierce internal split. Leaders like Jeremiah Mahoney and Avery Brundage pressed ahead while opponents contemplated counter games and boycotts, warning Nazism tainted events yet pushing for continued U S Olympic presence.
Chicago seeks high honor as Detroit Lions prepare to defend the professional football title after Chicago Bears setback alters standings. Giants achieved late season win to stay in contention with several key performances noted by Molesworth and Strong while Packers, Pirates, and other teams influence the league race.
AP reports H G Wells visited Hollywood and the movie capital left him speechless. He allegedly commented on adopted home figures like Charlie Chaplin and Budd Walpole, noting profound impressions. Wells reportedly avoided public speech after a dinner in his residence, while references suggest Baluchistan capital Karast as a fortress-like setting in Baluchistan's highlands.
New York sports roundup notes Roger Hornsby trade chatter and Washington links. mentions Rogers Hornsby, Lynn Waldorf, Ben Chapman, Mickey Cochrane, Walter Brigge, and Lew Feldman. References college teams Richmond U and William and Mary, Tony Canzoneri offers, and Beara California game. Also items on Washington University band strike and Olm Associate Press All America guesses.
President Roosevelt speaks to farmers about the farm program and the proposed US Canada trade agreement. He criticizes profit seekers, defends agricultural policy, and urges unity, noting existing export strengths and the need to curb destuctive forces threatening rural prosperity.
The piece recounts SMU football origins, from Nay Morrison’s early 1900s squads to 1917 coach J. Burton Rix, the Mustangs’ rise under forward pass pioneers, and a Rose Bowl tie to future national prominence. It notes key figures like Jimmy Kitts and early games, including a 145 to 3 loss to Rice.
Stanford University faces Southern Methodist in Pasadena on New Year’s Day as eight starters from the 1983 sophomore class move into veteran roles for one last bid at a Rose Bowl victory. Missing are Antoliza Callaway and other key players. Monk Moucrip Keith Topping and Bob Reynolds lead the return from a season built on a powerful rushing attack and improving passing threat with Grayson.
About 76 top high school players from east and west Alabama gathered in Birmingham to train for a charity football game slated Saturday afternoon. Coaches from Alabama and Auburn lead the squads as a potential annual event. Stanford’s 1935 season and the Kent State–style aerial play are noted, with strong interest statewide and a $3,500 advance ticket flow.
LABEY BADER presents a reminiscence by Ton Gauge Smith, longtime duck hunter, detailing decoy methods, changing ethics, and the shift from hard shooting to conservation. He notes how crowds game ducks, the decline in birds, and how newer shooters rely on decoys and hiding spots rather than pure marksmanship.
London December AP One of the greatest Burdiers Lord Burghley will soon head the British Amateur Athletic Association as president after Lord Desborough steps down. Nominated by the AA committee, he is expected to be approved at the March meeting. At 30 he would be the youngest AA A president. He starred as a 400 meters hurdler and Olympic champion at Amsterdam beating Cuhel and Taylor.
Old Ton Guage, a lifelong waterfowl gunning veteran, reflects on the season. He notes fewer big flights as bluewings and maltard es appear diminished, with ducks no longer dominating dawn to night. Guage, who hunted Indiana and Mississippi marshes for over 50 years, weighs changes in the harvest and shooting conditions.
A chaotic look at major league baseball in 1936 with owners and managers reshaping teams. Talks of Boston Braves Browns Athletics Red Sox and White Sox facing ownership changes and potential player swaps including Foxx and Hornsby as Connie Mack and others steer the fraught reorganizations.
County farmers plan a three way program to discuss the 1936 cotton aid program and elect community committeemen. Hugh D. Sexton will explain new futures with meetings across beats including Slbe auth house Elba Tabernacle and Mt Pleasant, December 16th to 17th, with times listed for each beat.
Alabama’s versatile sophomore Big Jim Whatley plans to improve on caps at center after starring in football and baseball. He earned All-Conference praise as a top infield and doubles as a basketball standout this season. Canton’s import scene noted for high newspaper volume in local ports.
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