Baseball's biggest spenders wage frantic player market
In Chicago on December 11, Tom Yawkey and Connie Mack push a record major league buying spree. Boston adds Jimmy Foxx and Johnny Marcum, Detroit trades for Al Simmons, while New York and Cleveland heighten overtures. Mack hints at further sales as clubs race to fortify rosters before January.
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Chicago
Tom Yawkey
Connie Mack
Yawkey
Jimmy Foxx
Johnny Marcum
Boston Red Sox
Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Sox
Simmons
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Joe McCarthy
Yankees
Tigers
Red Sox
Yanks
Pinky Higgins
Erle McNair
Roger
Doc) Cramer
Gorion
Dusty) Rhodes
George Savino
Boston
McNair-Cramer
National League
Boston Braves
Robert Quinn
Brooklyn Dodgers
Charles Francis Adams
Quinn
Adams
Braves
Ford Frick
Last Night's Fight Results Roundup Across Cities
Boxers in multiple regional bouts last night with outpoints in New York and Brockton. New York Bud Mienault outpointed Harry Ebbets in a welterweight clash. West Palm Beach Tom Freeman defeated Charley Welse in Hot Spring Arkansas. Montreal's Al McCoy beat Bob Olin in Boston. Fargo saw Jack Moore win over Don Atchison. Los Angeles Leah Zorrita edged Al Manfredo in Preeno California.
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New York
Bud Mienault
Brockton
Mass
Harry Ebbets
Freeport
N. C
West Palm Beach
Fla
Tommy Freeman
Hot Spring
Ark
Charley Welse
Brooklyn
Montreal
al McCoy
Boston
Bob Olin
Fargo
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Jack Moore
Proctor
North-South Football Ballot Rules Summary
Voters are limited to selecting at most three players from a single school. Each reader may vote once, though a like ballot runs in 17 West Virginia newspapers. Only seniors count in tabulations. Ballots postmarked after midnight December 14 will be discarded. Mail ballots to North-South Football Committee P O Box 1243 Charleston West Virginia.
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West Virginia
North-South Football Committee
Charleston
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New Head of Loop Unnamed, American Association Head
Chicago December 11 The American association, after a day of talks, named a secret three member committee to propose a successor to Thomas Jefferson Hickey as president. Hickey retires after 22 years, taking a new role as chairman of the board with a 200 dollar monthly stipend. Potential candidates include Billy Evans Ed Shave Dick Kinsella and possibly George Trautman or Harry Geisel. The league adopts the Shaughnessy playoff plan and will resume the Little World Series with the International League.
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American Association
Thomas Jefferson Hickey
Hickey
Dayton
Billy Evans
Cleveland Indians
Ed Shave
St. Paul
Dick Kinsella
Springfield
George Trautman
Columbus Club
Harry Geisel
International League
Discovery Called Fastest Horse in Last Ten Years
New York December 11 Discovery owned by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt is hailed as the champion race horse of 1935 and perhaps the fastest thoroughbred in America in a decade. Carrying 123 pounds he set a world record for a mile and an eighth in 1 48 1 5 and previously, a mile and three sixteenths in 1 55. Discovery’s standout feat was the Arlington Handicap victory of 2 01 1 5 over 135 pounds, a time unmatched by Equipoise Twenty Grand or Sun Beau under any weight.
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Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Discovery
America
One Legged Grid Player Chosen Team's Captain
Powhatan elects Fred Kucek as captain of the 1996 Powhatan High squad. Coach Leverne Ault lauds the star guard who played every quarter of the eight game schedule despite an artificial leg and a noted handicap. Pred is cited as inspiration to the team.
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Powhatan
Fred Kucek
Leverne Ault
Pitt Eleven Tunes Up For Trojan Clash In California
The 33 man Pitt football squad worked out in Corona California for a second double session as coach Jock Sutherland prepares the Panthers for a Saturday game with the Southern California Trojans. Weather aided practice with a light forenoon drill and heavy afternoon session, with lighter workouts planned for tomorrow and Friday.
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Telif
Pitt
California
Jock Sutherland
Panthers
Southern California Trojans
Southern Grid Loop in Danger
Charleston December 11. A constitutional provision limiting membership in the Southern West Virginia conference to 12 schools may form another high school organization. Williamson and Logan sought entry but failed to reach a three fourths majority. The league has 11 teams after Montgomery withdrew, sparking talk of new leagues with Dunbar Matewan Ceredo Kenova Wayne and others entering. West Union claimed the football title for the third time and Marlinton won the Greenbrier Valley Athletic Conference gridiron crown with Hillsboro and Greenbank tied for second. Coach Jerome Van Metre of Beckley withdrew from the Southern team race and urged Russ Parsons of Oak Hill and Irish Garrity of Hinton to replace him.
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Southern West Virginia
Williamson
Logan
Montgomery
Dunbar
Matewan
Ceredo-Kenova
Wayne
West Union
Little Mountaineer
Doddridge County High School
Greenbrier Valley Athletic Conference
Duke
Olin Jennings
Greenbrier Military School
Jack Eaton
Jim
Warwood
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Polar Bears
Biz Dawson
West, Virginia University
Durham
N. C
Beckley
American Legion
Republican Rally in Bluefield to Feature Dirksen
In Bluefield on Saturday afternoon Republican leaders plan a rally with Representative Everette McKinley Dirksen addressing delegates of Young Republican clubs. The Ir. designation and event details indicate a gathering to boost party messaging and organize county activities.
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Bluefield
Det
Everette McKinley Dirkson
Schmeling to Fight Louis Next Summer in New York
Promoter Mike Jacobs arranged a June title bout at Yankee Stadium pitting Joe Louis against Max Schmeling with both earning 30 percent of the gate expected to top over 1 million dollars after deductions. Louis is the No 1 contender and Jacobs holds long term control of Louis’ ring activities.
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Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Mike Jacobs
Jimmy Braddock
Jacobs
Louis
Joe
New York State Athletic Commission
Schmeling- Braddock
Schmeling
Detroit
Yankee Stadium
Mike
Paulino Uzendun
Madison Square Garden
Isidor Gastanaga
Havana
Charley Retzlaff
Chicago
Mustang Backfield Stars In SMU Notre Dame Classic
Cagey SMU backs guided by Ray Morrison dazzled in 1930 at Notre Dame with a 20 to 14 victory as Louis Long, Speedy Mason, Joe Savoldi, and Frank Carideo starred for the Irish before SMU dominated later that season. The piece notes Wilton Wilson’s rise and the 1931 conference title, then shifts to local high school basketball and city league plans with multiple teams and organizers arranging practice and schedules.
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Mason
Methodist
Louis Long
Joe Savoldi
Frank Carideo
Pesky Mustangs
Methodists
Indiana
Navy
Wilton Paves
Bobby Wilson
Mustangs
Walkersville Alumni game opens season on Grafton floor
Robert Bunner reports Walkersville will not start the season on Grafton High's floor. The Bearcats prepare for an alumni tilt during Christmas week with old stars like Clyde Hickman and Jimmie Stafford keying a hoped for strong lineup. Alumni meet at 7 30 tonight to organize material for the squad.
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Clyde Hickman
Y.M.C.A
Robert Bunner
Walkersville
Grafton High School
Ron McKinney
Harry Donnachie
Potomac State College
Francis Flanagan
Grafton Jimmie Stafford
Wesleyan College
McKinney
Cats
Doggy Cross
Johnnie Lobis
Dick Davison
Denzie
Warren
Ruling on Huntington's Gross Sales Tax Nears
Huntington judge H. Clay Worth will rule today on an injunction to restrain the city from imposing a gross sales tax in a suit brought by S. Mullens and Sons Company. Separate plans mention forming SE after Christmas to stimulate interest in a healthful recreation.
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Huntington
Common Pleas
H. Clay Worth
S. Mullens and Sons Company
Louis and Uzeudum Near Final Training for Madison Square Garden Bout
In New York on December 11, Joe Louis and Pauline Uzeudun neared the end of heavy training ahead of their Madison Square Garden Friday bout. Louis pummeled four sparring partners in Pompton Lakes while Uzeudun impressed sparring partners in Orangeburg with a second round knockout of Eddie Kid Whalen.
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Joe Louis
Pauline Uxeudun
Madison Square Garden
Orangeburg
N.Y
Eddie Kid
Whalen
Paulino
Inis
Whitey Bimstein
Louis
Pompton Lakes
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Allstars to Put Up Fight in opener with Celtics
Dec 11 The All Stars from the Monongahela Valley meet the world pro champion New York Celtics in the opening basketball attraction of the season at Fairmont. The All Stars, likely joined by Joe Stydahar and Leonard Barnum, boast Ningy Parrish Butch Tornyak Reeves Mason and others. Celtics lineup features Birch Hickey Herlihy Lapehick Banks and more. Game starts at 8 PM in the Fairmont Junior gym.
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New York Celtics
Celtics
Monongahela Valley
Joe Stydahar
West Virginna University
Leonard Barnum
Wesleyan College
Ningy Parrish
Butch Tornyak
Reeves Mason
Hayseed Hawkins
Squid Wilson
Herb Bonar
Charley Nuzum
Jimmy Barry
George Zundell
Howard Miller
Barry
Miller
Marty At
Pesent
St. Peter's High School
Paul Birch
Ducuesne
Nat Hickey
Pat Herlihy
Joe Lapehick
Davey
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Herlihy
Falmiont Juni Gymnasium
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Bartlett May Lead Eleven In North South Game Selection
Charleston dispatch reports dropping three ineligible players from the prospective squad and standings shifts as the north and south teams name 11-man rosters with 11 alternates to be chosen by committee and sports writers from 18 newspapers.
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Charleston
Clyde
Arthur Clyde
Morgantown
Russ Parsons
Oak Hill
Edward F. Garrity
Hinton
Fans Yelping At Terry Trades Headlines From Many Angles
The piece surveys reactions to Bill Terry trade buzz and other sports chatter. It notes fans questioning Ott’s absence, Red Grange potential coaching, Foxx contract talks, boxing referee Igoe in Havana, wrestling title plans, and varied comments from sportswriters about upcoming seasons and notable players.
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Associated Press
New York
Santa Claus
Virginia
Bill Terry
Burgess Whitehead
Giant
Bill
Mel Ott
Jay Berwanger
Touchdown Club
Robbins
Monk Meyer
Army
Wrestling results from Albany to Newark last night
The report lists multiple two out of three falls matches across cities including Albany New York Newark New Jersey and Des Moines Iowa. Participants include Kentucky California Hungary and others with various scores like 248 310 214 215 241 and 278.
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Kentucky
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