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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1935
Page
6
In the national league baseball race Notre Dame defeats Ohio in finals at the finish. Boby Ruth’s retirement shocks observers, while Winston’s knockout by Jack Sharkey marks one of the era’s most surprising sports moments.
The fifth annual Associated Press poll highlights Braddock Baer and Notre Dame as top surprises of the year. Cubs deliver a closing drive with a 21-game inning streak, while Ali son Perry Parks and Owens figure among notable upsets and victories across boxing tennis golf and track.
Ayres confessed to forging checks for 25 and 20 dollars and naming a bank official as the co-conspirator. The incident follows the arrest and prompted officials to trace the forged payments. Meanwhile a severe snowfall blanketed the region, with up to 12 inches reported and drivers urged to use chains as plows mobilized statewide. Charleston logged 21 degrees at 10 a.m. and falling.
The debate centers on whether the federal government can spend unlimited funds to producers electric power and sell nationwide, opposing views from conservative and liberal justices. Justices Brandeis and Stone probe minority stockholders' rights to challenge a contract forcing Alabama Power to sell lines to TVA for power transmission.
New York dispatch says Jock McAvoy, holder of two British titles, improved odds to about 5 to 4 in his favor over Eddie Risko in a Madison Square Garden non title ten round bout. Risko, world middleweight champion, holds the winning promise for a title shot if McAvoy wins decisively, with John Henry Lewis cited as a potential future opponent. Risko is reported improving since winning the crown three months ago by stopping Teddy Yarros.
Charleston December 20 The North and South high school charity football game announces a 44 player roster for New Year’s Day. Head coach Arthur Clyde leads the North with assistants M McIntire and M T Hamrick. Practice begins December 26 in Charleston with readers selecting regulars and alternates.
Colorado Springs saw George Manley from Denver outpoint Jim Pery of New Mexico in ten rounds. In Phoenix John Henry Lewis, from Phoenix, defeated Coleman Johns of Dayton by knockout after ten rounds.
Braves catcher Bald-headed Al Spohrer contemplates retirement while a flood of scattered notes and opinions from sports figures fill a wide range of topics. The column touches on former stars like Eppy Rixey and Grover Alexander, mentions Mickey Cochrane, Paul Richards, Jimmy Dykes, and discusses broader sports themes from baseball to football and boxing with unnamed anecdotes and informal quotes.
Cuban promoters backed by Mike Jacobs of New York postpone the Louis Isidor Gastanaga bout citing political concerns and Louis fatigue after 15 fights in 11 months. The advance sale is halted and a Havana staging approved for February 2 with Schmeling obligation to fight next summer and no US transfer.
Early season scores suggest new basketball rules quicken play and raise field goals. Many teams exceed 30 points per half with winners reaching sixties and seventies. Elkins Beats Thomas as Coach Bud Shelton uses Shelton, a younger brother, and Gutowski as pivots in the Davis Bens college attack. With three second rule in the foul circle, many squads employ two relay players and find the system works well. Elkins High opens defense of state title with 27th straight win, while Spring’s High girls hold carnival fundraisers. Salem and Simpson share remarks at the Tenmile team event as Raw Jackson contributes.
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