Four players go to Boston for huge sum in MLB swap
NL reports Connie Mack prepared to sell Jimmy Foxx Eric McNair Roger Cramer and Johnny Marcum to the Red Sox for 300000 plus four players John Welch or Gordon Rhodes Carl Reynolds and Mel Almada. Announcement expected at winter meetings with more details early next year.
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Shicaco
Bob Quinn
Brooklyn Dodgers
Mack
Foxx
McNair
Cramer
Marcum
Red Sox
John Welch
Gordon Rhodes
Carl Reynolds
Mel Almada
M’kechnie
Connie
Braves
Boston
Pink
Chechnie
Giants
New York Giants
St.Louis Cardinals
Roy Parmelee
Allyn Stout
Phil Weintraub
al Cuccinello
Gas House Gang
Burgess Whitehead
Stout
Cuccianello
Horace Stoneham
New York
al Simmons
Detroit
White Sox
Cochrane
Gerald Walker
Shott to Speak at Republican Rally in Clarksburg
Hugh Ike Shott former fifth district representative and publisher will address a Republican rally in Clarksburg on Thursday from Bluefield dispatch.
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Bluefield
Hugh Ike Shott
Fifth
Clarksburg
North-South Football Ballot Rules Declared
Ballot guidance limits selections to three players per school and counts only seniors. Voters may cast once via a like ballot in 17 West Virginia newspapers. Ballots postmarked after midnight December 14 are discarded. Mail to North South Football Committee P O Box 1243 Charleston WV.
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West Virginia
North-South Football Committee
P. O. Box
Charleston
W. Va
Stydahar Invited to West Charleston New Year Game
Protection of deer draws wardens and officials while a two point buck recovers in Kanawha county. A four point buck is to be released from a Kingwood area wardenship after hospital care. Sadie Thompson, WVU booster known as Sadie, delayed locating Joe Stydahar for seven hours before he could be contacted for the East West charity game. Carl Davis and Ross McHenry, both Morgan town and Parkersburg figures, join the roster with McHenry having West Coast game history.
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Charleston
Conservation Commission
Carbon
CCC
Decota
Kanawha County
Kingwood
Studabar
Sadie Thompson
Morgantown
McHenry
Parkersburg
Hearing on rehabilitation inquiry closes in Huntington
Captain Earl W. Dimmick of the national rehabilitation committee says no announcement will be made for several days in 1917. Report mentions Waycross defeating Hans Steinke, and a claim that the veteran rating board at the hospital here treated ex soldiers unfairly in a special inquiry.
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Huntington
Earl W. Dimmick
National Rehabilitation Committee
Amercan Legion
Washington
Hold-up Reported Across Cities and Bout Disqualification
Hold up reported by Clair Pugh in Parkersburg as two youths robbed him but took no money. In Wilmington, Dean Detton, 225, Salt Lake City, disqualified for unfair tactics in a bout with George Beverly, 215, Hollywood. Montreal saw Danno O Mahoney, 218, defeat Ed Strangler Lewis, 25, Ithaca, N Y in straight falls. Portland saw Al Williams, 159, Chicago, beat Otis Clingman, 160, in a two out of three falls match. Sentinel Want Ads For Bargains.
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Parkersburg
Clair Pugh
Wilmington
Del
Dean Detton
Salt Lake City
George
Beverly
Hollywood
Cal
Montreal
Danno O’mahoney
Ireland
Strangler) Lewis
Ithaca
Portland
Ore
al Williams
Chicago
Otis Clingman
Oklahoma City
Wheeling Star Chosen Captain of Princeton
Princeton, N J December 10. Thomas William Montgomery known as Bill Montgomery will captain Princeton Tigers next year. The Wheeling West Virginia native, star guard for two seasons, has led his team on the field three times including Warwood High in 1930 and Mercersburg Academy in 1932. He is brother of Ray Montgomery, Pittsburgh guard in 1929.
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Princeton
N. J
Thomas Willian
Bill) Montgomery
West Virginia
Tigers
Montgomery
Wheeling
W. Va
Warwood High School
Mercersburg Academy
Bill
Ray Montgomery
Univerity of Pittsburgh
Thomas William
Bil) Montgomery
Warwood High
Buckeyes sign tough outfits for 1936 37 seasons
Ohio State's Buckeyes, Big Ten co champions with Minnesota, sign tough non conference foes. 1936 opponents include New York University Notre Dame Pittsburgh. 1937 foes Texas Christian Southern California. Schedule completes with Iowa State? Northwestern Purdue Chicago Indiana Illinois Michigan listed for each year.
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Columbus
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Minnesota
L. W. St. John
Bucks
New York University
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Texas Christian
Southern California
New York
Francis A. Schmidt
Schmidt
Northwestern
Indiana
Chicago
Ilinois
Michigan
State
Purdue
Indianallinois
Dog bite suit pays Vienna family $15.50
Magistrate M C Harrison awarded Calvin Shook of Vienna fifteen dollars and fifty cents in a suit against Paul Ward for injuries to his son Richard bitten by a dog.
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Parkersburg
M. C. Harrison
Calvin Shook
Vienna
Paul , Ward
Richard
Gopher grid staff may be changed some
Minnesota fans fear breaking up the coaching quartet of Bierman Dawson Hauser and Baston with a possible recall of Dawson to Tulane to aid Ted Cox. Seidel may take over the backfield as Bierman calls it like a playing coach. Other notes include charity show plans and Sugar Bowl stars Baugh and Mickael. Badger battle rumors mix with coach search in Florida and Brown downs.
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Eddie Brietz
Associated Press
New York
Minnesota
Bernie Bierman
Red Dawson
George Hauser
Bert Baston
Dawson
Tulane
Ted Cox
Glenn Seidel
Bierman
Gopher
Seidel
Mike Jacobs
Louis
Pauline
Jimmy Johnston
Sam Baugh
Texas Christian
Abe Micka
Louisiana State
Buckey Harris
Sam Rice
Buck Newsome
South Carolina
Max Schmeling
Jack Dempsey
Ken Strong
Walter Okeson
Eastern Football Officials’ Association
Lehigh
Louis Soresi
Primo Carera
Max Schmelings
Schmeling
Max
Primo
Badger
Wisconsin
Madison
Clarence Spears
Walter Meanwell
Browns
Bob Connery
St. Paul
Florida
Ace Hudkins
Grafton High to Open Basketball Season at Walkersville
Grafton High School opens its basketball season with a non conference tuneup at Walkersville a week from tomorrow night. Coach McKinney plans to field a strong unit despite ineligibility issues as they prepare for the Alumni game December 27. The Bearcats hope to boost morale by a decisive win and build toward a tougher second semester schedule featuring Morgantown Fairmont East Side Shinnston Philippi Weston and Buckhannon.
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Grafton High School
Walkersville
McKinney
Beyin
Bearcats
Eddie O'Conner
Morgantown W.L. Fairmont East Side
Shinnston
Philippi
Weston
Buckhannon
Elkins
Battle over sending Americans to the 1936 Olympics
In New York on December 10, a public battle over American participation in the Berlin Games intensified. Avery Brundage, head of the AOC and new AAU chief, urged raising up to $300,000 to send 400 to 500 athletes, while Jeremiah Mahoney led opposition. Brundage framed the issue as principle versus dollars and defended Olympic ideals against Nazi Germany, while Mahoney accused Brundage of spreading propaganda and retaliation over funding concerns.
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New York
Germany
Avery Brundage
American Olympic Committee
Amateur Athletic Union
Berlin
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
Brundage
Chicago
Mahoney
America
Jack Gibbons Looking Good in New York Debut
Out of the west comes Jack Gibbons to show the northeast the No 1 fighting family. The 165 pounder resembles his father Phantom Mike and makes his eastern bow against Billy Ketchell in a Friday bout under Joe Louis opponents.
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New York
West
Young Jack Gibbons
Northwest
Young Jack
Mike
Billy Ketchell
Philadelphia
Joe Louis
Pauline Azcadan
Dan” Morgan
Old Mike
Tommy Gibbons
Jack Dempsey
Crash Victim Hamlin Wa Death in Auto Crash
Mrs James A Dillon wife of a local merchant died from a broken neck in an automobile accident at Hamlin West Virginia Police in Fairmont West Virginia arrested Leonard and Phillip Menefee on warrants charging they assaulted beat and robbed Russell Oliverio
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Hamlin
W, Va
James A. Dillon
Fairmont
Leonard
Phillip Menefee
Russell Oliverio
Krueger Opens Sarasota Open With a 67 Lead
Alvin Krueger of Beloit Wis. shot 67 in the first 18 holes to hold a one stroke lead in the Sarasota open golf tournament in Sarasota Fla. Twenty-two of 127 players beat par 71 as Revolta Ghezzi and Eaton tied for second. Willis Hudlin and Morton McCarthy shot 69, while Sam Parks Jr. finished 73 as pros and amateurs vie for position.
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Sarasota
Fla
Alvin Krueger
Beloit
Wis
Krueger
Johnny Revolta
Milwaukee
Victor Ghezzi
Deal
N. J
Zell Eaton
Oklahoma City
Willis Hudlin
Cleveland
Bobby Jones
Morton McCarthy
Norfolk
Sam Parks, Jr
Pittsburgh
Five Grafton Football Men Get All Star Votes
Five Grafton Bearcats receive all star nomination for the annual north south football game. Listed are John Grimmond Kenneth Bolyard Arthur McIntosh Richard Davisson and Richard Bartlett. Readers urged to vote ballots due this week with New Years Day game in Charleston.
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Grafton
State Elks Association
Bearcats
John Grimmond
Kenneth Bolyard
Arthur McIntosh
Richard Davisson
Richard Bartlett
Charleston
West Virginia
Thhe Sentinel Daily
Immortal Ten Gave SMU Football Its Rise to Fame
In 1922 SMU launched the Immortal Ten era, with Ray Morrison returning as coach and refining the aerial attack. The forward pass became central as SMU surged to 1923 SWC champions, losing only two games in three seasons and drawing national attention with the aerial circus.
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Dallas
Tex
Southern Methodist University
Mustang Corral
Ray Morrison
Morrison
Allan Rowson
Rowson
Mustangs
Methodists
Southwest
West Point
East
Methodist
Chris Cagle
Hutchinson
Army
Hume
Murrell
Ross Love
Conference World War Talks Struggle With Naval Parity
The conference faces decisive days as negotiators weigh a new naval accord. Japan and France expected to oppose abolition of submarine warfare while the US and Britain push a 20 percent naval reduction under ratio terms. Admiral Nagano rejected parity and urged ending the five-for-three ratio.
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Wrissstranmees
Vane
Japan
France
United States
Britain
Osami Nagano
America
Escaping West Virginia Inmates Nabbed in Clarksburg
Two youths, Ralph Anderson fourteen and Wallace Haynes sixteen, both of Parkersburg, escaped December fifth from the West Virginia Industrial School at Pruntytown. Baltimore and Ohio patrolmen captured them at Clarksburg yesterday and returned them to Harrison County sheriff for transfer back to the reformatory.
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West, Virginia
Pruntytown
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Clarksburg
Harrison County
Ralph Anderson
Wallace Haynes
Parkersburg
Fights Last Night Round Up Major Boxing Card
Philadelphia Eddie Risko outpointed Frankie Bataglia in a non title middleweight bout. Primo Carnera knocked out George Brackey in Buffalo. Ken Overlin outpointed Al Quail in Pittsburgh. Patsy Hennigan edged Tony Herrera in El Paso. Cleto Locatelli defeated Izzy Jannazzo in New York. Alf Delaney stopped Bob Godwin in Buffalo. Joey Spneal defeated Morales in Miami Beach. Johnny Burso stopped Bad Boy Harper in Louisville. Norment Quarles outpointed Ray Ingram in Richmond. Preddie Gohrane outpointed Maxie Fisher in Newark.
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Philadelphia
Eddie
Babe) Risko
Frankie Battaglia
Winnipeg
Man
Buffalo
Primo Carnera
Italy
George
Big Boy) Brackey
Pittsburgh
Ken Overlin
Norfolk
al Quail
Tony Herrera
el Paso
Tex
Patsy Hennigan
Clairton
Honey Boy Jones
Mansfield
Louis
Kid) Cook
Mickey O’brien
North Braddock
Elmer Wilson
East Liberty
New York
Cleto Locatelli
Izzy Jannaz
Chicago
Jack Kranz
Gary
Ind
Johnny Er Javec
Duluth
Minn
Adele
Miami Beach
Fla
Joey Spelgal
Sixto Morales
Havana
Cuba
Louisville
Johnny Burso
Bad Boy Harper
City to relight white way lights for Christmas shopping
Moundsville city council votes to turn on the white way street lights during the Christmas shopping period after months of being off as an economy measure. This move signals a return to brighter streets to support local commerce during the holiday season.
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Moundsville
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Fairmont Junior High
Celtics
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Paul Birch
Duquesne
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Davey Banks
Dutch Dehnert
Pat Herlihy
Bill Manley
Y.M.C.A
University of Wisconsin
Clarence W
Boc) Spears
Walter E. Meanwell
Badgers
Meanwell
Spears
Jack Gibbons
Tigath
Richmond
Norment Quarles
Reidsville
N.C
Ray Ingram
Oscala, Fla
Newark
Preddie Goehrane
Mlizabeth
M. J
Maxie Fisher
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