1936 Football Showed Tendency Toward Spectacular Passes
National trend toward open, passing oriented play dominates 1936 football. Southwest teams mix passes with runs, backed by coaches like Sutherland and Harman who cite spread formations, power and deception. Observers note better kicking, heavier schedules, and more dual-team usage as key shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Barker
New York
Don McCallister
South Carolina
Southwest
Vanderbilt
Bill Alexander
Georgia Tech
Jock Sutherland
Pitt
Sutherland
Harvey Harman
Penn
Tom Hamilton
Navy
Pittsburgh
Far West
Boxing night results roll across cities in brief bouts
New York Maxie Berger stopped Lew Massey in Philadelphia while Freddie Steele outpointed Young Stud Tey in Los Angeles. Hubert Dennis and Richie Fontaine drew in Helena. Mickey Serman and Tommy Bland drew in New York as Eldred Davenport defeated Clarence Sloat in South Carolina. Melio Bettina stopped Steve Carr in West Palm Beach and Johnny Baker knocked out Rio Martinez in Meriden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maxie Berger
Montreal
Lew Massey
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Freddie Steele
Seattle
Young Stud- Tey
Kewanee
Helena
Mont
Hubert Dennis
Bozeman
Richie Fontaine
Missoula
Drew
Mickey Serman
Scranton
Tommy Bland
Toronto
Eldred Davenport
South Carolina
Clarence Sloat
Baltimore
West Palm Beach
Fla
Melio Bettina
Beacon
N. Y
Steve Carr
Meriden
Conn
Johnny Baker
Rio Martinez
Tampa
Connie Mack Named Director of American League
Connie Mack, the oldest major league manager, was elected a director of the American League. His selection breaks the precedent of choosing only club presidents and fills the chair due to the illness of gain Shibe, president of the Philadelphia Athletics. Mack serves as vice president of the Athletics as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Connie Mack
Gain Shibe
Phildelphia Athletics
Mack
Mount Hope selects New River coal operator president
In Charleston William Q. Overton was elected president of the party slate at the Dec. 9 meeting held in Portunion. The election names Overton as head of the coalition slate, signaling leadership for the Mount Hope region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hope
Pie New River Coal Operator
Porttion
William Q. Cverton
Charleston
Guldahl Wins Medal Play Cup in Coral Gables Tourney
Ralph Guldahl of St. Louis claimed the Radix cup for best medal play in the 1926 golf tour, averaging 71.62 over 65 rounds in Coral Gables. Tournament manager Robert E. Harlow announced the record low, noting Guldahl’s rise from 45th in last year’s list to the top this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coral Gables
Fla
Ralph Guldahl
St. Louis
Robert E. Harlow
Professional Golfers’ Association
Guldahl
Powers Trimmed as Landis Faces Pushback in Baseball
New York December 9 Major and minor leagues vote to recommend players to clubs without Landis notice signaling a campaign to curb the commissioner’s authority. The sandlot rule threatens to be dropped, allowing majors to sign players before minor contracts are settled. Bob Feller’s case looms as Landis loses ground in his czarship after months of challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Cleveland Indians
Feller
Landis
W. G. Bramham
Montreal
Bob Feller
Miracle
Cleveland
Shrine East West game picks strong east squad
San Francisco December 9 p coachs Hanley and Kerr announced the East team selections for the Shrine East West game on New Year’s Day. End players include Wenat Nelson Geyer and Kelley. tackles Widseth Hamrick. guard Rich. centers Svendsen Rey. halfbacks Buivid Drake Parker Murray and fullbacks Toth Jankowski Kurlish Handrahan. Five more eastern players to be chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Dick Hanley
Andy Kerr
Merle Wenat
Ohio State
Ken Nelson
Ilinois
Donald Geyer
Northwestern
Larry Kelley
Yale
Ed Widseth
Minnesota
Charles Hamrick
Gurd
Steve Rich
Earl Svendsen
Ty Rey
Dartmouth
Ray Buivid
Marquette
John Drake
Purdue
Clarence Parker
Duke
Prank
Murray
Penn
Steve Toth
North Western
Ed Jankowski
Wisconsin
William Kurlish
Joan Handrahan
Braddock No Wonder Boxer Scouts Claim
New York dispatch notes Scouts praising Jimmy Braddock as a top fighter. Boston pressures Marshall over moving the playoff game to New York with a possible franchise relocation hinted. Lew Fonseca stands out at the baseball powwow while Yankees and Athletics discuss moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock
Boston
New York
Eddie Brietz
Jimmy Braddock
George Preston Marshall
Marshall
Lew Fonseca
Yankees
Athletics
Jack Appel
Old Garden
Red Sox
Solters
Bill Terry
Horace Stoneham
Giant
Julius Solters
Browns
Rogers Hornsby
Yawkey and Co
Green Bay Packers
Parker
Lou Chiozza
Giants
Burgess Whitehead
Portsmouth
Ace Parker
Duke
Charlotte
N. C
Big Leagues
O. K.P. K. Wrigley
Japanese Cue Star Leads In Three Cushion Tourney
Chicago December 9 Chub by little Kinney Matsuyama, a 36 year old Japanese star who left Japan 16 years ago, holds undisputed first in the angle game of the tournament. He beat Otto Reiselt 50 to 33 in 98 innings. Jay Bozeman beat Willie Hoppe 50 to 84, ruining Hoppe’s bid to defend the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kinney Matsuyama
Japan
Jis
Otto Reiselt
Philadelphia
Jay Bozeman
Detroit
Willie Hoppe
New York
Hoppe
Bozeman
Fascist Front in Madrid Frontline Bombings Escalate
In the Madrid area the struggle intensifies as Francoist forces fail to launch a major assault and Socialist officers order continued bombardment to deter an insurgent move. Bombings kill seven and injure fifty near Alcala de Henares while fascist planes and heavy batteries target El Escorial and surrounding government positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Alcala de Henares
el Escorial
Parsons Cannery Announces Wage Increase
Parsons cannery officials say four hour pay raises will raise payroll by more than 1000 dollars monthly. About one hundred workers will benefit from the higher wages in the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
4 Hour and Company
Parsons’ Cannery
Wrestling Last Night Roundup From Multiple Cities
Camden New Jersey Man Mountain Dean 308 pounded Harry Fields 242 of Philadelphia. Reading Pennsylvania Gino Garibaldi 217 beat George Koverly 218 of Hollywood after Koverly was disqualified. Newark New Jersey Cliff Olsen 212 defeated Rudy Dusek 218 of Nebraska. Providence Balbo 190 and Ruby 190 drew after 90 minutes. San Francisco Dean Detton 203 beat Frank Malcewicz 201. Lincoln Nebraska Joe Dusek 210 defeated Jack Kennedy 210 in Dallas two straight falls.
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Camden
N. J
Man Mountain Dean
Georgia
Harry Fields
Philadelphia
Reading
Gino Garibaldi
St. Louis
George Koverly
Hollywood
Cal
Keverly
Newark
Cliff Olsen
Minnesota
Rudy Dusek
Nebraska
Frovidence
R. I
Salvatore Balbo
Quincy
Mass
Bery Ruby
Wyoming
Drew
San Francisco
Dean _Detton
Salt Lake
Frank ,Malcewicz
Utica
N.Y
Lincoln
Joe Dusek
Omaha
Jack Kennedy
Dallas
Annual North South scholastic football clash teased
Charleston December report says the state’s north and south squads will again duel on New Year’s Day to settle which end of the state produces the tougher football. Beckley coach Jerome Van Meter leads the south with Buckle and Lantz aiding. strong northern teams like West Union Grafton Wheeling Benwood Weirton Victory Washington Irving Clarksburg Fairmont Morgantown loom. Veterans predict the renewal will produce the best football in the state’s history with players from top squads forming a powerful aggregate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Jerome van Meter
Beckley
Eddie Buckle
Huntington
Barboursville
Lantz
West Union
Grafton
Wheeling
Benwood
Weirton
Victory
Washington-Irving
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Morgantown
Mountain State
Tribe Testing Many Pitchers
Cleveland Indians plan a heavily revamped pitching staff during spring training with at least seven moundsmen. The moves include veteran Earl Whitehill and Tom Drake joining a retooled staff, while recent trades brought Joe Heving Al Milnar Carl Fisher and Bill Zuber from several leagues. If Bob Feller remains property, Cleveland aims to challenge the New York Yankees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Indians
Bob Feller
Tribe
Earl Whitehill
Washington
Tom Drake
New Orleans
Indians
Joe Heving
al Milnar
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Carl Fisher
Buffalo
Bill Zuber
Zanesville
Kenesaw M. Landis
Feller
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Small Crop Is Offered At State's Only Market
Huntington West Virginia December reports opened at the state tobacco market with the smallest Burley crop in years. Manager A L Lancaster announced about 76000 pounds available for the opening sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
West Virginia
A. L. Lancaster
Hamilton Likely First Team Starter For Grafton Bearcats
Floyd Scotty Hamilton appears set to start many Grafton High basketball games this fall amid a tough Bearcats schedule. Coach Ron McKinney but remains undecided on cuts as a wealth of talent, including Dennie, Ed OConner, Lobis, and Captain Cross, compete for spots on the travelling squad. Joe Idoni and Brennis Hebb's injuries influence rotations as practice continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bunner
Floyd
Scotty
Hamilton
Grafton
Bearcats
Ron McKinney
Bearkittens
McKinney
Dennie
Ed O'Conner
John Lobis
Captain Cross
Dick Davisson
Joe Idoni
Joe
Hebb
Brennis Hebb
Freddie Steele Strikes to Victory Over Stuhly in Slashing Bout
Freddie Steele, the middleweight champion from Tacoma, defeated Hayden Young Stuhly of Illinois in a ten round bout in Los Angeles. He prepares to depart for eastern rings with trainer Al Lang Priday, heading to Milwaukee to face Gorilla Jones on New Year’s Day. Steele unleashed powerful body blows, forcing a sixth round knockdown on Stuhley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Freddie Steele
Hayden
Young Stuhley
Ilinois
Tacoma
al Lang Priday
Milwaukee
Gorilla Jones
Steele
Stuhley
Kaiser Foes Plead Guilty in Mann Act Case
Guilt pleas entered before Judge William E. Baker by Gamosa vier Spatafore and Joseph Fisher, with four co-defendants awaiting arraignment. Wally Jones of Baltimore convicted yesterday. sentence deferred. Trial for S B Tressler set for Wednesday. Ten overt acts alleged in the conspiracy. Gussie Stone, Helen Mason, and Frank Curtis named among others. Stone serving four years in Alderson for a similar offense. Mason not in custody. Curtis to be returned from New York.
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Goammuea
Pase Vier Spatafore
Canton
Joseph Fisher
Brownsville
William E. Baker
Wally Jones
Baltimore
S. B. Tressler
Philippi
Gussie Stone
Morgantown
Helen Mason
Salem
Frank Curtis
Cleveland
Katherine Klein
Alderson
New York
Eight defendants charged in Mann Act case and king crisis notes
Indictments allege eight defendants transported Dorothy Burton from Brownsville to Clarksburg and Grafton hotel. Pleas of guilty recorded for Edna Brown Thompson and Anna Zaharias, with Charles W Shaffer also pleading guilty to a separate count and sentenced to a day in jail. Amid royal crisis coverage, Mosley urges a public vote on abdication, warning against forced abdication. Congress debate hints at neutrality, TVA act revision, tax reforms, and broader labor and social security measures.
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Dorothy Burton
Brownsville
Mildred Smith
Werniger
Ohio
Randolph County
London
Lee
Edward
Oswald Mosley
British Union of Paseists
Chaber
Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
Treasury
Capitol Hill
Chamber
Labor Federation
O'Mahoney
Australians weigh reaction to royal romance in parliament
The Canberra Labor Party benches clashed as Prime Minister Lyons spoke briefly before an 18 minute sitting adjourned. Labour Leader Curtin urged the king to choose his own wife, saying the party would not object to his romance with Wallis Simpson. The scene reflected broader public interest in whether the king would renounce his romance and keep the throne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallis Simpson
Labor Party
Canberra
Lyons
Australia
Labor
Curtin
Debates Rise Over New Relief and Social Legislation
lawmakers discuss continuing work relief and possible constitutional amendments for social legislation. Representative Patman and Dunn weigh large and small relief funding while chambers and labor groups push for or against federal work relief and gradual termination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voylanali
Patman
D.-Tex
Congress
House
Senate
Dunn
D.-Pa
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
American Federation of Labor
Chamber of Commerce
Labor Federation
Executive Council
Suit Against Ex-Governor Carried to Highest Court
The Kanawha circuit court decision holding former Governor William G. Conley and three other officials not liable for a $62,000 loss from the state board of the school fund was appealed to the supreme court. The state charged Conley, William Cook, superintendent of schools, William B. Johnson, former treasurer, and Edgar C. Lawson, ex-auditor, with discretionary power over funds to loan to the dated Fruit company of William, and Circuit Judge Arthur P. Huds overruled the state and sent the case to the state tribunal for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Kanawha Circuit
William G. Conley
Conley
Supreme Court
Willian
Cook
William 8. Johnson
Edgar C. Lawson
Cisdated Fruit Company
Willan Ae
Arthur P. Huds
Burns Named Field Agent In Vocational Bureau
CHARLESTON Dec 9 The department of education announced the appointment of L W Burns as field agent in the vocational rehabilitation division Burns formerly was assistant superintendent of Berkeley County schools His home is at Meadows Bluff Greenbrier County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Department of Education
L. W. Burns
Burns
Berkeley County
Meadows Bluff
Greenbrier County
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