Yawkey Breaks Up Red Sox Big-Spending Era
New York dispatch notes Boston owner Tom Yawkey trims the Red Sox roster after spending over a million dollars to build a star-filled lineup. Trades shift McNair to the White Sox, Higgins to Detroit, and Williams to Minneapolis, leaving Foxx, Cronin, Vosmik, and Cramer as veteran anchors amid a push to a younger, home-grown squad.
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Yawkey
Yankees
Connie Mack
Rube Walberg
Johnny Marcum
Lefty Grove
Wes Ferrell
Yankes
Foxx
Mack
Jimmy Foxx
McNair
White Sox
Pinky Higgins
Detroit
Max Bishop
Ben Chapman
Washington
Red Sox
Cleveland
Denny Gatehouse
Ted Williams
Minneapolis
Roger Cramer
Vosmik
Cramer
Joe Cronin
Cronin
Red Ruffing
Rupperts
Boston
Wrestling Results From Last Night in Three Cities
In Harrisburg Jim Londos pinned Nick Campofreia in 38 minutes. In Rochester Ed Don George defeated Bob Wagner in 42:05. In Los Angeles Hardboiled Haggerty defeated Terry McGinnis two of three falls.
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Marrisburg
Jim Londos
St. Louis
Nick Campofreia
Baltimore
Rochester
N. Y
Don George
North Java
Bob Wagner
Portland
Ore
Los Angeles
Haggerty
Bell
Calif
Terry McGinnis
Columbus
Kern Sees Skibos Favored In Sugar Bowl Clash
Coach Bill Kern, training Carnegie Tech at Bay St. Louis, predicts his Skibos can beat Texas Christian in the Sugar Bowl on January 2. He cites TCU’s Davey O’Brien as a threat, notes Tech’s strong interceptors and passing, and fears rain could favor the Frogs on a muddy field.
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New Orleans
Bill Kern
Carnegie Tech
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Texas Christian
Kern
Horned Frogs
Davey O'Brien
Cahile
Holy Cross
Bill
Stevenson
Notre Dame
Pitt
Carnelly
Condit
Texas
O'Brien
Tech
TCU
McNair Traded to Chicago for Berger in Sox Swap
Boston reports that General Manager Collins announced infielder Eric McNair was traded to the Chicago White Sox for Boze Berger, a shortstop, in a straight swap. The move comes as Boston reshapes its infield ahead of the season.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Young
Yawkey
Boston Red Sox
Eric McNair
Chicago White Sox
Boze Berger
Galaxy of Stars
Connie Mack
Boston
Collins
Psychology angles used for big tilt in Rose Bowl buildup
Los Angeles reports describe Duke and USC tactics ahead of Pasadena clash. Duke’s strategy chief uses Los Angeles criticism and a provocative prank tied to co captains Tipton and Bill. USC coach Howard Harding Jones counters with a film reel showing Duke scoring touchdowns.
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Duke
Southern California
Blue Devils
Pasadena
Eric Tipton
Dan Bill
Jones
Durham
N. C
Howard Harding Jones
Pitt
Syracuse
Wake Forest
Warrior
Troy
Silk Pan
Tommy Farr to fight Red Burman at Madison Square Garden
Mike Jacobs' Twentieth Century A. C. confirms Tommy Farr former British Empire heavyweight champion meets Red Burman in a ten round bout at Madison Square Garden on January 13. Roscoe Toles of Detroit meets Gus Dorazio of Philadelphia and Maurice Strickland of New Zealand draws an opponent yet to be chosen.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
Boston bout ends with Knox outpointing McCoy
In Boston Buddy Knox beat Al McCoy by outpoint, the 10 round decision, while in Chicago Bobby McIntors drew Willie Joyce in a 10 round welterweight bout. Knox weighed 18342 Dayton Ohio and Joyce 133 Gary Indiana.
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Boston
Buddy Knox
Dayton
al McCoy
Chicago
Bobby McIntors
Detroit
Willie Joyce
Gary
Ind
Drew
Ohio University Grid Schedule Is Announced
Coach Don Peden announced the 1939 and 1940 Ohio University football schedules. The 1939 slate includes games with Butler at Indianapolis Xavier at Cincinnati Morris Harvey Charleston W Va and against Reserve at Dayton and Miami here. In 1940 the Bobcats will meet Reserve at Cleveland and Butler and Xavier here.
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Athens
Don Peden
Ohio University
Gees
Butler
Indianapolis
Xavier
Cincinnati
Morris Harvey
Charleston
W. Va
Peres
Dayton
Ohio
Miami
Bobcats
Cleveland
Hank Greenberg Seeks Record Salary For 1939 Season
Baseball talk centers on Hank Greenberg aiming for the highest salary in 1939 after a 58 home run season. Lefty Gomez jokes about a June stork, while other sports figures and players like Burgess Waite Budge Is Practicing Jack Measia arch through shifts in football and ski jumping distract readers. Mixed odds and humorous bits reflect a broad sports collage from the era.
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Drew Middleton
New York
Lefty Gomez
Yanks
Gomers
Stork
Lefty Withow
Hank Greenberg
Hank
Burgess Waitehead
Giant
Budge
Donald Budge
Elly Vines
Clarksburg
W. Va
Len Barnum
New York Giants
Joz Siydahar
Chicago Bears
Archibald
Jefferson County
Alabama
Aubun
Milton Howell
Bessemer
Bo Russell
Plainsmen
Joey Archball
Peoria
Ané
Denny Seeks Steady Work With Red Sox Pitching Aide
Dennis Gatehouse, traded from Cleveland for Ben Chapman, vows to win a steady run of games for the Boston Red Sox next season. He says lack of regular work with the Indians hindered his form and predicts a close pennant race as Auker, from Detroit, should bolster the staff.
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Sarasota
Fie
Dennis Gatehouse
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland
Ben Chapman
Indians
Gatehouse
Sox look to rebound after last season with Auker and Gatehouse
Gatehouse and Auker express confidence in 1939 as they aim to lift the Sox after a poor previous season. Gatehouse notes slow start last year but expects strong form, while Auker backs a return to top performance and steady improvement for the club this year.
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Sox
Auker
Gatehouse
Two Ohio Teams Are Dropped By Marshall
Coach Cam Henderson said Ohio University and likely Ohio Wesleyan will not appear on Marshall's 1939 football schedule. He reported that Marshall and Ohio University have agreed to cancel their games and he would seek Ohio Wesleyan to void a similar contract. The Buckeye conference dissolution prompted the changes, while Miami and Dayton remain on the slate.
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Huntington
Ohio University
Onton Wesleyan
Marshall
Cam Henderson
Henderson
New York
Ohio Weslyan
Buckeye
Miami
Dayton
Pirates Plan Exhibition Battles for 1939 Spring
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced 1939 spring practice games starting March 17 in San Diego against the Pacific Coast League club. Two more games join the slate in El Paso against the Arizona-Texas League and a Knoxville Southern Association match was cancelled. SA season starts two days earlier.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirate
San Diego
Cal
el Paso
Tex
Knoxville
Argentina Text Highlights Differences In Pan American Defense
Debate over the Argentine text and the Mello Franco Concha Hull declaration shows divergences on aggression within and beyond the continents. Delegates note United States good neighbor policy, defense mentions, and shifts between continental versus individual defense under the two texts.
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Argentina
Barclay on Bridge Prefers Sure Things Over Bold Guesses
Hunches are acceptable only when no reliable course of action exists. Prefer a sure thing to a brilliant guess at all times, Barclay advises, arguing that tested methods trump speculation in bridge decisions.
Safest Bid on a South Hand with False Carder Opponent
In a bridge deal with South as dealer and vulnerable, South opens 1 Spade, North responds 2 No Trump, South rebids Spades, North passes to 1 Spade. West leads clubs. The declarer, suspecting a false-carder, chooses plays to limit losses. A cautious line is to avoid signaling in trumps and preserve control, considering finesse possibilities and remaining trumps.
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North
West
Declarer
West Lso
King Postures Syndicate, Inc
Revolutions Differ in Argentina Resolution on Defense Ties
The Argentina proposal urges American republics to affirm democratic fidelity and solidarity against foreign intervention. It calls for consultation as the first step in any threatened act of force, allowing each government to act in defense and coordinate sovereign aims through meetings among foreign ministers.
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Argentina
Barclay on Bridge contract defense guidance
Barclay explains counting in suit bidding shows partners can hold eight or nine cards when opponents bid and rebid a suit and partner supports. With four cards in the suit the partner can hold one or none. The column suggests listening to bidding dialogue teaches lessons in defense against the eventual contract.
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Xuuk
West Leads Diamonds In Bridge Hand Analysis
West reviews bidding and foresees a possible void for partner after North's diamond bid. He leads a diamond three, East returns a heart, West wins and plans to let East run another diamond. With another lead, the hand is a laydown, as only one club and one heart can be lost.
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North
South
East
Bridge bidding notes from a contested deal
North opened 1 diamond in a North East West vulnerable auction. South overcalled 2 clubs, North raised to 3 diamonds, South bid 3 spades, North continued with 4 clubs, South pushed to 4 diamonds, North bid 5 diamonds. The record ends with unclear final details of the hand.
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North
What is the bet Mitting on this ideal
North-South vul nerable dealer North. A fragment from a bridge card puzzle and syndicate credits dated 1958. The readable text centers on bidding questions and a dealer North position, with missing surrounding context.
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Ring Features Syndicste, Inc
Couple clues point to strangulation in Kingston case
Kesbarre and A B Davenport of Tunkhannock discuss a death result from strangulation. The girl suffered abdomen slashes and bruising, her body bound with a clothes line and legs jammed under the chin. Fingerprints on her neck and clothesline were checked. her mother Mrs John Martin identified the body amid family distress.
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Kesbarre
A. B. Davenport
Tunkhannock
Herody
John Martin
Miss Martin
Kingston
Simon Jailed and Musica Officials in Bail Web
Reich read to Acting U S Attorney Gregory F Neonan that Musica absolved other high officials of the company of any part in juggling finances. Three Musica brothers George E Dietrich Musica George Vernard Arthur Musica and Robert Dietrich Musica, all executives, held bail under 100000 each on securities and exchange act charges as unwitting stooges. Reich noted Philip Musica as a hunted victim rather than a gunrunner and income tax evader. Assistant U S Attorney Irving R Kaufman sought John M Kantor of Montreal in the gun running inquiry.
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Reich
Gregory F. Neonan
U. S
Musica
Stooges
George E. Dietrich-Musica
George Vernard
Arthur Musica
Robert Dietrich-Musica
Sirzon
Philip Musica
Irving R. Kaufman
John M. Kantor
Montreal
Estranged father of Man Kin Kantor held on bail
The estranged father of novelist Man Kin Kantor is held as a material witness in a $100,000 bail case and Kantor himself is a fugitive, picked up at Stratford, Connecticut authorities with $26,000 bail. Simon faced U.S. Court W. Cotter on conspiracy to violate the securities act with $4,000 bail.
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Ter
Mankinlay Kantor
Kantor
Stratford, Conn
Simon
U.S. Cal
West Virginia Fire Insurance Rates Studied by Auditor
Charleston December 22 the rate structure of fire insurance companies in West Virginia came under Auditor Edgar B Sims after a meeting with company representatives. Facts on premium income needed for possible rate adjustment were not available.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Edgar B. Sims
Examinations Held for West Virginia Assistant Bank Examiner
Thirty one persons took a civil service examination for assistant bank examiner, the first test of its kind ever held in West Virginia, at Charleston on December 22. This marks a historic step in state banking oversight.
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West Virgink
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