WVU Tipoff Opens Basketball Season With Wesleyan
Morgantown Dec 15 Two giants of West Virginia college basketball lineup at the tipoff tonight as Wesleyan and West Virginia University open their basket ball seasons. Mountaineers star Joe Sydahar centers against Wesleyan’s Leonard Barnum in a matchup praised as a top clash. The game caps the second annual state basketball clinic with coaches and players from across the state in attendance. Vet Mountaineers Lou Fidler and Andy Mestrovic also play, while Wesleyan counters with Peterson and White, two football men turned court players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
West Virginia
Wesleyan
West Virginia University
Mountaineers
Big Joe Sydahar
Leonard “Fets
Barnum
Bobcats
Basketeers
Studahar
Lou Fidler
Andy Mestrovic
Peterson
White
Morrison Named To Run Vanderbilt Football Program
New York reports Roy Morrison has been offered the Vanderbilt University coaching job after Dan McGugin’s departure. Eldon Stevenson of the Alumni Association said Morrison will likely accept within days and that Vanderbilt will match his SMU salary, about ten thousand dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roy Morrison
Dan McGuggin
Vanderbilt University
Morrison
Southern Methodist
Eldon B. Stevenson
Vanderbilt Alumni Association
Vanderbilt
Stevenson
Dallas
Fire Damage Inspects Pan-Atlantic Freighter in Jacksonville
Ship officers in Jacksonville examine the freighter Pan-Atlantic after a blaze burned in the hold for almost a day. Fire teams worked through the night to control the fire and assess the vessel’s structural damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
Chicago heavy Joe Louis stopped Lee Ramage in a bout listed among a series of results on the map. Teddy Yaroz outpointed Kid Leonard in a non title middleweight clash. multiple city results include Al Ettore outpointing Adolph Winter in Philadelphia and Johnny Vorce beating Al Borschuk in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joe Louis
Dewoit
Lee Ramage
San Diego
Calif
Teddy Yaroz
Kid Leonard
East Moline
al Ettore
Philadelphia
Adolph Winter
Green Bay
Wis
Johnny Vorce
Detroit
Alec Borschuk
Charles Town Races Extend Through Christmas Day
Charles Town Jockey Club will continue its horse race meeting through Christmas Day. Commissioner J B McLaughtin reports an extension request from December 20 to the original closing date is pending and likely to be acted on soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
Charleston
Charles Town Jockey Club
J. B. McLaughtin
Louis Beats Ramage In Dramatic Knockout Comeback
Detroit heavyweight Joe Louis, a rising star in boxing, overwhelmed Lee Ramage of San Diego with a first knockdown and a dramatic finish at the Chicago stadium. The crowd of 12,151 paid over $26,000 as Teddy Yarosz won the night’s co feature in a ten round bout. On the opposite card, indictments loom as federal and state probes target the General Reserve Company and related figures, with ten counts tied to the Mills case and land deals near Claremont California awaiting action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Weeks
Chicago
Jack Johnson
Joe Louis
Detroit
Dark Cloud
Lee Remege
San Diego
Talif
Staight
Yarosz
Witiner
Phil Collins
Louis
Teddy
Pittsburgh
Kid Leonard
Moline
Yaroa
Page One
General Reserve Company
John P. Mills
Claremont
Calif
Mills
Land Jury
Fitts
Berthal Gregory
General the Company
Fatty Arbuckle’s Rise and Court Hallmark on Screen
Our yesterday recalls Fatty Arbuckle born 1887 in Janras who rose from A&R to star status as a leading film comedian. His career peaked with high pay before a West Coast court suit cut short his trajectory and left a lasting mark on cinema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fatty” Arbuckle
Roscoe Arbuckle
Fatty
Gridders Must Be Able To Take It Hodges Speaks
Parkersburg December 15 The chief thing needed to make football a good game is the ability to take it State Senator Charles E Hodges told Parkersburg high school players at their annual all sports banquet last night He said football will not make a man of you but will enable you to make a man out of yourself Parkersburg named Wilbur Golden honorary captain for 1934 and announced an eight game schedule for next year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Charles E. Hodges
Parkersburg High School
Wilbur Golden
Florida season opens at Tropical Park with Coral Gables Handicap
Tropical Park hosts the Florida turf season opening with over 1500 thoroughbreds. The feature is the Coral Gables handicap, a one mile race worth $1000. Six other inner races also run today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muami
Pla
Tropical Park
Florida
Hialeah Park
Coral Gables
Horse show crowds fill Hialeah Park stables
Report notes horses and spectators at Hialeah Park as capacity crowds mounted, with mounts quartered nearby amid busy activity and ongoing preparations for events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Med
Hialeah Park
Hanley Destined to Go As Northwestern Coach
Evanston, Ill Dec 15 Dick Hanley’s resignation as Northwestern University football coach was expected to be offered today. The faculty athletic committee reportedly decided not to renew his contract. Ossie Salem and Dana X Bible were named as prospects, but Bible reportedly declined, saying he is happily situated at Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Dick Hanley
Northwestern University
Ossie Salem
Dana X. Bible
Nebraska
Lincoln
Bible
Cross Country Rows for High Schools Discussed
Jarkersburg reports the development of cross country running as a new high school sport planned by Paul F. Stine, the district athletic director, after one successful season for his team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarkersburg
Paul F. Stine
Experts Doubt Long Lives Despite Landmark Claims
The article reviews disbelief in authentic records of people living well beyond 100. Dr. Raymond Pearl notes no proven cases past 110, citing Thomas Parr’s claimed 152 and Westminster Abbey tomb engravings as unreliable. It highlights heredity as a longevity factor, detailing a family with several centenarian relatives and noting the rarity of reaching age 95. Editor’s note advertises six Dr. Clendening pamphlets available for ten cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Clendening
M. Av
Raymond Pearl
Thomas Parr
Westminster Abbey
Winnington
Ala
All Pro Team Is Picked By Rival Bosses
Eddie Brie t z reports three teams named to the All National Professional Football League eleven with five Giants, four Bears, and two Lions on the first team. Hewitt Feathers Nagurski and Strong highlight the lineup with Clark Fisk etc. The piece notes parkersburg high schol sponsored teams and a proposed Parkersburg Turkey Day event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Brietz
New York
New York Giants
Chicago Bear
Detroit Lions
Westerrn
Giants
Rei Badsgro
Bil Morgan
Butch
Guara
Mel Hein
Beate
Bronco Nagurski
Beatle
Feathers
Kopsha
Bill Tiewitt
Strong
Nagureki
Chicago Bears
Wrestling Roundup Highlights Two Falls and Scores
Boston Rudy Chsik defeated Vic Christy in a 220 pound bout and Philadelph3 Jim Londos defeated Jim Browning in a 195 pound contest. The Verona Missouri match yielded a 7 minute 22 second result. Local pages recap key bouts from Theos Press wrestling chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Rudy Chsik
Omashe
Vic Christy
Los Angeles
College Cage Tourney Planned for Fairmont
The State Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association announced West Virginia’s first annual intercollegiate basketball tournament will be at Fairmont College on March 22 and 23. Ten colleges will participate including Alderson-Broaddus Concord Days and Elkins Fairmont Glenville Potomac State Salem Shepherd West Liberty and Wesleyan. Marshall and Net River are uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
State Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association
Fairmont College
Alderson-Broaddus
Concord
Days and Elkins
Fairmont
Glenville
Potomac State
Salem
Shepherd
West Liberty
Wesleyan
Marshall
Net River
Waseball
Mortis Harvey
Jesper H. Colebank
Parrmont
A. H. Rohrbaugh
T. Edward Davis
FG Rohrbaugh
Glenville College
Tad
Conference Expansion Planned By Ohio Group
Cincinnati December 15. Expansion of the Buckeye conference loop is urged by Professor C A Joerger of the University of Cincinnati, president of the Buckeye conference. The conference now includes Ohio Wesleyan Miami Ohio University Cincinnati and Marsh al Huntington West Virginia. Joerger says a six or seven team loop may form in 1936 with Washington and Jefferson of Washington Pennsylvania Western Reserve and Case of Cleveland likely additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
C. A. Joerger
University of Cincinnati
Ohio Wesleyan
Miami
Ohio University
Marshall
Huntington
W. Va
Joerger
Washington and Jefferson
Washington
WVU selects Vargo and Stewart as honorary captains
West Virginia University names John Vargo tackle and Herbert Stewart center as honorary captains for the 1934 squad. Abe Tomekin of Princeton and William Barglon of Parkersburg named co-managers for next season at the Mountaineers 44th annual election banquet held last night in Morgantown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vargo
Stewart
Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
John Vargo
Herbert Stewart
Abe Tomekin
Princeton
William Barglon
Parkersburg
Mountaineers
Fragmented Horoscope Snippet From Historic Page
The readable lines hint at a Sunday horoscope section with scattered names and archaic references. It mentions Sir Edward John Poyntery and Victor Hume among others in a dated, quotation heavy passage with unclear full context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Edward John Poyntery
B.C
Victor Hume
Weights for Big Handicap Puzzles Racing Odds
Los Angeles December 15. Webb A Everett racing secretary of the Los Angeles Turf Club plans to announce weights on February 23 for the $100000 Santa Anita handicap. The Bay Meadows $25000 handicap at San Mateo will influence but not decide weights. Top contenders include Twenty Grand Cavalcade Equpoise Statesman Mate Head Play and Laudedman with Time Supply Top Shed and Riskulus near them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Webb
A. Everett
Los Angeles Turf Club
Everett
Bay Meadows
San Mateo
Morris Harvey Opens Season With Victory Over Third Lutheran Cagers
Morris Harvey opened the season with a 48 to 30 win over the Third Lutheran Church cagers of Springfield, Illinois, and prepared to travel to Pikeville Kentucky for their next game against Barboursville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barboursville
W. Va
Morris Harvey
Pikeville
Third Lutheran Church
Springfeld
Also Mentioned on This Page
West Wire
Mountaineer
West Va
Colebank
Peterson Simpson White
Fidler - Resele Mestrovic
Brown
Sam Kistler
Ben Kahn
Colgate
Vanderbilt U
The
Associated Press
Sammy Tuller
Eddie Cool
John Henry Lewis
California
Tony Shucco
Leonard del Genio
Lew Feldman
Brooklyn
Franke Bruno
Tory Rock
Scranton
Toronto
Tommy Bland
Joe ‘Thompson
Nat Kin
Paul Roach
Utica
N. C
Dozy Jushner
Cleveland
Vince Glionna
Lefty Gwynne
Mickey Belmont
al Trisagif
Rochester
Freddy Mitchell
South Bend
Ind
Eddie Zivic
Nick Barto
New Kensington
al Gruver
Akron
Jackie Holt
Homewood
Kansas City
Buddy Baer
Slollywood
Bob Cook
al Stillman
St. Louis
Red Town
Babe Hunt
Ponca City
Okla
Frank Weimer
Indianapolis
Lou Thomas
Smokey Maggard
Drew
Carl Bettinger
Roughhouse Blankenship
Billy Burke
Paul Waggoner
Jimmy McMurtry
Nick Nicholson
Shelbyville
Jimmy Kneider
Young Leach
Indianapola
Jowel
Ramage
Eros
U.S. Patent Office
Stanley
Clarion
Bob Fosdick
Gentral Press
W. Stance
Oan
Hodges
Tropical
Hanley
Northwestern
Holk
Gena
Lanth
Eis
Clendening
Fairmans High
Theos Press
College
Ohio Group
Scott’s
Ireland
Milo Brinn
Hs. Chin
R. J. Scott
Aislants
Ftacwt
Proxitéles
Frent
Wre
Auguste Rodin
Wimboy
Seard
Romne Jove
Soeahaa
Portugal
Racing Secretary of
Ruainese Protensan All
W. E. Rightmire
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!