Dizzy Dean Voted Most Outstanding Sporting Figure
Dizzy Dean dominates the 1934 Associated Press sports poll winning by a landslide. He secured about 75 percent of ballots from writers and editors, earning 268 points to top rivals Hubbell Lit tle Baer Perry and Cunningham in the annual vote.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
New York
Carl Owen Hubbell
Jerome Herman
Dizzy) Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Hubbell
William Lawson Little, Jr
Max Baer
Fred Perry
Glenn Cunningham
Grid Officials Plan to Meet on New Year's Day
Charleston dispatch notes the West Virginia Football Officials Association annual meeting will be in Charleston on New Year’s Day. President J. Patrick Beacom of Huntington leads the group as it plans to tour cities demonstrating officiating.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Saasnel
J. Patrick Beacom
Huntingston
Dean tops all star game appeal and amateur golf great Lawson Little
The poll singles out Dean as the standout performer of 1934 with 30 wins and two World Series starts aided by his flashy persona. Lawson Little earns runner-up as the leading amateur for dominating British and American championships this year amid a strong field.
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Jerome H.dizzy Dean
St. Louis
W. Lawson Little, Jr
Max Baer
Frederick J. Perry
Dean Bros
Dizzy and
Paul
Glenn Cunningham
Jack Medica
Beattie Feathers
Mickey’ Cochrane
Detroit
Barney Ross
William R. Bonthron
Lynwood
Rowe
Francis
Pug
Henry Cotton
Benjamin B. Eastman
Jack Lovelock
Wilmer Allison
U. S
Olin Dutra
New York Giants
Ruth
Gehrig
Foxx
Simmons
Cronin
Dean
Babe Ruth
Dizzy
Paul Or
Daffy
Lawson Little
Mountaineers Name All-Opponent Team
Morgantown December 19 Dave Smukler Temple fullback tops Mountaineers all-opponent selections. Leemans George Washington backs him in at quarterback with 22 votes. Ohio University players Phode and Lewis anchor the line. Pitt’s Hartwig and Deming, George Washington’s Leemans, and others fill line positions.
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Morgantown
Dave Smukler
Temple
Tulane
Mountaineers
West Virginia University Grid
Smukler
Leemans
George Washington
Ohio University
Phode
Lewis
Shotwell
Pitt
Doc Hartwig
Deming
Rooker
Hartwig
Ohio
Borden
Fordham
Weisenbaugh
Strutt
Duquesne
Weather Hamstrings Alabama Before Pasadena Bowl
University of Alabama faces soggy practice fields with two days left before departure for Pasadena and the Rose Bowl game against Stanford. Rain over two days slowed workouts, an offensive scrimmage was cut short, and the Tide may miss a full quota of work. The final full practice is slated for tomorrow followed by a Signal drill Friday.
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Universiy
Ala
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Pasadena
Stanford
Indians
Rose Bowl
Billiard Stars Plan to Tour Land This Winter
New York reports the National Billiards Association will tour 1 500 palais de billiards with star professionals to instruct and exhibit cue artistry across the country. Welker Cochran the 18.2 balkline champion and Kinney Matsuyama the national three cushion titlist join the lineup.
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Billiard Stars
New York
National Billiards Association
Welker Coch
Kinney Matsuyama
Older Horses Fail to Land Many Purses
The 1934 season left older handicappers underfunded but new increased New York stakes for 1935 promise stronger competition. Notable earners include Blair stud's Faireno with 27160, Equipoise 23450, Dark Secret 19505, Indian Runner 16185, Clarify 15115, and My Danny 11590. Boosts in stakes aim to keep top horses racing past age three.
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C. Robert Kay
New York
Blair Stud
Faireno
Equipoise
Gallant Sir
W. C. Reichert
Dandy
W. J. Plans To Book Elevens In Own Class
Washington and Jefferson college will schedule games only against opponents similar in size and standards. The 1935 slate includes Pitt Bucknell Geneva Wooster West Virginia with two exceptions. Grove City Marietta and Case added as new opponents under policy by Athletic Council.
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Washington, Pa
Ralph C. Hutchinson
Washington and Jefferson College
Washingen and
Jefferson
Pitt
Bucknell
Geneva
Wooster
West Virginia
Hutchinson
Grove City
Marietta
Case
Newsreers
Bill Amos
Ray Ride
Leroy P
Hank
Washington
Mariette
Lewisburg
Ney
Morgantown
Wrestling Last Night Upsets Noted in AP Report
The Associated Press reports bouts with Brooklyn’s Maurite La Chap pelle weighing 178 pounds tossing Victor Werber 175 in a 56.21 match. Newark’s Ed Don George 220 defeated Dr Karl Sarpolis 218. Glen Lyon’s pair, 28 08 and 18 16, marked two straight falls.
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Brooklyn
Maurite la Chappelle
France
Victor Werber
Newark
N. J
Don George
North Java
N. Y
Karl Sarpolis
Glen Lyon
Turnesa Leads Big Colonial Open Golf Tourney
Joe Turnesa of Hartford with a two stroke lead after a 62, as the British Colonial Open Gulf tournament opened in Nassau Bahamas. Ralph Stonehouse and Jack Thompson tied for second with 64, four strokes back of Turnesa in a field of U S professionals.
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Ted Gill
Associated Press
Nassau
Bahamas
Joe Tummiesa
Hartford
Conn
Cdege
United States
Ralph Stonehouse
Indianapolis
Jack Thompson
Youngstown
Ohio
Billy Burke
Turnesa
Stonehouse
Thompson
Tomorow
al Watrous
Birmingham
Mich
Willie MacFarlane
Oak Ridge
Archie Hambrick
French Lick
Ind
Leo Fraser
Saginaw
John Golden
Noroton
Jones Forced to Quit Post as LSU Coach
Baton Rouge, La. December 19 The resignation of LSU football coach Captain Lawrence Biff Jones is in the hands of President James M. Smith after Huey P. Long accused of trying to run the team. Long said a nationally known topnotcher has been chosen to succeed Jones though no announcement has been made. Smith announced Jones resignation effective January 1 and that several candidates are under consideration.
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Baton Rouge
Lawrence “Biff’ Jones
Louisiana State University
Huey P. Long
James M. Smith
Long
Jones
Senate
Dr. Smith
A. W. Wickholdt
Wickholdt
Huey
Oregon
Son of Grafton Man Gets Baseball Chance
Thomas O. Weaver, son of Thomas Weaver of 304 Victory street Grafton, pursues a birth with the LA club of the Pacific Coast League next spring. A pitcher, he played for New Albany in 1932 and for Quincy in the Illinois Indiana Iowa league last season before an arm injury paused his career.
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Los Angeles Club
Thomas O. Weaver
Thomas Weaver
Victory Street
Grafton
Illinois
Indiana
Young Weaver
New Albany
Quincy
Stanford Eleven Trains Hard for Rose Bowl
Stanford University Calif Dec 19 Coach Tiny Thornhill led the team through a heavy workout for the first time in weeks as they prepare for the Rose Bowl against Alabama New Year's Day All American fullback Bobby Grayson returned to practice after an injury and Keith Topping was sidelined while Claude Callaway planned to join practice after exams
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Stanford University
Calif
E. “Tiny] Thornhill
Stanford
Alabama
Bobby Grayson
California
Keith Topping
Claude Callaway
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT. Associated Press boxing results
In St. Petersburg Ray Swans outpointed Keith Weaver and Buddy Holmbeck drew with Tom Williams in Terre Haute. Frankie Wolfram outpointed Averett Rightmire in Sioux City while Al Pahl and Willie Davis drew. Wesley Martin stopped Speedy Clayton in Akron. Jack Charvez stopped Ellis Bradley in Quincy. Kart Martin outpointed Bert Shepherd, Skip Clemons outpointed Bill Johnson in Peoria. Eddie Gillespie knocked out Jack Thompson in Fargo and Harry Larson stopped Eddie Dyer in Staples.
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St. Petersburg
Sioux City
Frankie Wolfram
Winnipeg
Averett
Young” Rightmire
al Pahl
Willie Davis
Kansas City
Drew
Wesley Martin
Akron
Speedy Clayton
Quincy
Jack Charvez
Ellis Bradlley
Kart Martin
Kirksville
Bert Shepherd
Peoria
Skip Clemons
Macomb
Bill Johnson
Fargo
N. D
Eddie Gillespie
Staples Minn
Jack Thompson
Minneapolis
Harry Larson
Staples
Eddie Dyer
Apollis
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Albert Vande Weghe
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Ellsworth Vines
Lefty Gomez
Paul Runyan
Ralph Metcalfe
Ken Strong
Ky Laffoon
Scott’s
R. J. Scott
Patronize Sentinel
The
David Hiss
LSU
Kingfish
Grid
Stanford Eleven
Associated
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