Candidates for Baseball Hall of Fame Nominated
Chicago on December 24 nominates 33 players for 10 modern Hall of Fame places. The list blends stars from 1900 era and pre1900 greats, including Cobb, Wagner, Mathewson, Young, and Foxx with positions across pitchers catchers infield and outfield. The process requires a Baseball Writers Association poll to pick ten modern inductees, with five more chosen by veteran committee.
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Chicago
Cooperstown
Abner Doubleday
Baseball Writers’ Association of America
Henry P. Edwards
American League Service Bureau
Pain
Wagner
Christy Mathewson
Cleveland Alexander
Denton
Cy) Young
Ed Walshalter Johnson
Rube Waddell
Marquardt
Charles Albert Ff" Bender
Mordecai Brown
Bob
Lefty) Grove
Roger Bresnahan
Mickey Cochrane
Cobb
George Sisler
Uu’ Gehrig
Jimmy Foxx
Napoleon Ladbid
Eddie Collins
Rogers Hornsby
Johnny Evers
Frankie
Jimmy Collin
William Bradley
Harold
Pie
Traynor
Honus Wagner
Ty Cobb
Babe
Tris Speaker
Wee Willie Ross Young
Eddie Rousch
Ed_Delahanty
al Simmons
Adering
Les
Johnny Kling
Jimmy Archer
Ray Schall
Frank Chance
Neil Ball
A. G. Spalding
Charléé
Old Hoss
Radbourne
Juaié
John Clarkson
Buck Ewing
Wiley
A. C
Cap) Anson
Ross Barnes
John McGraw
George “Wrieht
Wrestling Last Night Highlights and Results
Portland Maine saw Jackie Nichols 175 defeat Whitey Wahlberg 176 in straight falls. Portland Oregon Otis Clingman 160 beat Al Williams 162 in three of four falls. Tacoma Washington Jack Clayborn 164 beat Totem Pole Anderson 160 in straight falls. Belgrade two falls out of three: Rob Russell 918 defeated Mike Strel ich 978. Les Game 202 Australia and Jack Wagner 205 Georgia drew one fall each.
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Portland
Jackie Nichols
Richmond
Whitey Wahlberg
Columbus
Ore
Otis Clingman
Oklahoma City
al ‘Williams
Chicago
Jack Clayborn
Atlanta
Anderson
Tacoma
Wash
Rob Russell
Mike Strelich
Belgrade
Les Game
Australia
Jack Wagner
Georgia
Amateur Pat Abbott Wins Southern California Open
Glendale, Calif. Pat Abbott the Altadena amateur won the Southern California open title after 72 holes at Oakmont club finishing with 281 strokes, two ahead of Goggin who took $750 for second. MacDonald Smith and Harold McSpaden tied for third at 283, with $425 each. Hunter Culver City, Hal Kreuger Beloit, and Eric Seagvall tied for fifth at four back, sharing $233.33 each.
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Glendale
Calif
Pat Abbott
Altadena
Oakmont Club
Goggin
Wille Goggin
San Francisco
MacDonald Smith
Harold McSpaden
Willie Hunter
Culver City
Hal Kreuger
Beloit
Wis
Eric Seagvall
Santa Anita Opens as Winter Racing Starts
Santa Anita in Southern California opens its 68 day winter meet with stars like Clark Gable Mae West and a busy crowd expected. Top Row leads the mile Christmas stakes field with 124 pounds as 1 000 horses move into Arcadia barns and preparations begin for Februarys $100 000 Santa Anita Handicap featuring Discovery and Cavalcade among likely rivals.
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Los Angeles
Santa Anita
California
Hollywood
Clark Gable
Mae West
A. A. Baroni
Alfred
Vanderbilt
Discovery
Ajaccio
Fra Carreaud
Norman Church
Riskulus
Greentree Stable
At. C. Hatch
Ariel
Cross
Church
Toro Nancy
Arcadia Barns
Mrs. Tsobel Dodge Sloan
Yesterdday
Man Refuses Prosecution After Elkins Pickup Case
In Morgantown R K Kercher picked up two CCC boys in Elkins and brought them to town. Upon arrival a large bag was discovered and later recovered at Kerchner’s home. Authorities decided not to prosecute.
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Fairmont
R. &. Kercher
Morgantown
CCC
Elkins
Kerchner
Stanford Men Plan Careers After Rose Bowl Triumph
Stanford’s 194? football stars aim to end their college careers with a Rose Bowl win over Southern Methodist, then pursue business, law, coaching, or other paths. Notables include Bobby Grayson seeking business or law, with teammates planning coaching stints, oil field work, teaching, or film careers.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Stanford
Southern Methodist
Grayson
Columbia
Alabama
Bobby Grayson
Graduate School of Business
Robert “Bones
Hamilton
James
Monk
Moscript
Board of Athletic Control
Keith Topping
End
Hollywood
Bob Reynolds
Oklahoma
Larry Rouble
Wes Muller
Fights Last Night in Louisville and Bismarck
In Louisville Jimmy Buckler 127 from Louisville outpointed Tommy Paul 129 from Buffalo in a 10 round bout. Wishy Jones 1341 2 from Louisville outpointed Mickey Brown 128 of Cincinnati in eight rounds. In Bismarck Ermie Hetherington 158 from Bismarck outpointed Larry Udell 168 of Aberdeen in 8 rounds. In Washington Al Delaney 183 from Washington was noted.
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Louisville
Jimmy Buckler
Tommy Paul
Buffalo
N. D
Wishy Jones
Mickey Brown
Cincinnati
Bismarck
Ermie Hetherington
Larry Udell
Aberdeen
Washington
al Delaney
Boxing Results From Buffalo and Charlotte Card
Buffalo shows Howard Scott defeating Eddie Burl by 8 rounds while Mike Tardugno beats Joe Bruno in Washington. In Charlotte, Salvatore Ruggirello stops Al Massey in the four-round feature.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Terry Mitchell
New York
Howard Scott
San Angelo
Tex
Eddie Burl
Washington
Mike Tardugno
Joe Bruno
Baltimore
Charlotte
N. C
Salvatore Ruggirello
al Massey
Ivy League football move abandoned by eight eastern universities
Eight older eastern universities including Brown Columbia Cornell Dartmouth Harvard Pennsylvania Princeton and Yale abandon plans to formalize the Ivy League for football seeking to keep benefits of shared ground without publicity. The piece touches on Army and Navy relations with the Big Eight, golf and boxing notes, and assorted sports rumors and humor.
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Andy Clarke
Associated Press Sports Wrier
New York
Brown
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Yale
Army
Navy
Phillip Ross
Montreal
Gene Sarazen
Ray Flaherty
Boston Redskins
Madison Square Garden
Ich
Pitts
Ned Brown
Joe Louis
Twin City
Jack’Gibbons
Charles Retzlaff
Jimmy Crowley
Southern Methodist
Four Horsemen
Joe Hauser
Teuton
Minneapolis
Joe
Texas teams will be busy
Texans look to three major bowls on New Year’s Day as SMU meets Stanford in the Rose Bowl, TCU faces LSU in the Sugar Bowl, and Hardin-Simmons plays New Mexico in the Sun Bowl. Amarillo and Greenville clash for the state high school title in Dallas, with 21 000 in attendance.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Southern Methodist
Stanford
Pasadena
Texas Christian
Louisiana State
New Orleans
Hardin-Simmons
New Mexico Aggies
el Paso
Texas College of Tyler
Alabama
State
Tyler
Amarillo
Greenville
Texans
Santa Claus
Berkey Run Line Tunnels Set to Begin Next Month
Operations on the Berkey Run line of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad move into a new phase as Guthrie Marsh Walker contractors pour concrete on box culverts for the $3,000,000 project. Two tunnels along the 12.2 miles will start boring in February, with excavation by sub-contractors and labor fluctuating between 1,000 and 3,000 workers. Both projects will suspend operations on Christmas and New Year’s days.
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Guthrie- Marsh-Walker Company
Berkeley Run
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Stormy at Opera House Features Locally Filmed Western Drama
Universal outdoor epic Stormy stars Noah Beery Jr and Jean Rogers arriving Wednesday and Thursday. Shot entirely on location in Arizona near Flagstaff Oak Creek Canyon and a western ranch, it follows a young man returning home to face past cattle theft rumors and a tense showdown with familiar enemies.
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Noah Beery, Jr
Jean Rogers
Opera House
Louis Friedlander
Sheery Wilson
Arizona
Flagstaff
Stormy
Oak Creak Canyon
Oak Creek
Trails of the Wild debuts at Dixie Theatre with Fuzzy Knight
The Dixie Theatre opens Ambassadors Pictures drama Trails of the Wild starring Kermit Maynard as Windy Cameron. Fuzzy Knight, famed stage comic, brings his renowned humor to the show after a long career including Broadway and supper clubs. Knight inspired Mae West to Hollywood.
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Ambassador Pictures
James Oliver Curwood
Kermit Maynard
Dixie Theatre
Fuzzy Knight
Windy” Cameron
Mae West
Hollywood
Buck Jones in Thrilling Western Drama The Throwback
Buck Jones stars in The Throwback a Universal adventure drama showing at the Brinkman Opera House Wednesday and Thursday with tense frontier action and romance. The story follows a young Buck as a schoolboy whose later life links with friends who become key figures.
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Brinkman Opera House
Buck Jones
Buck
Chan Film Delivers More Movie Thrills With Chan Father Son Reunion
After a lengthy separation, Charlie Chan and his son Lee reunite in a new Chan film. The mystery builds with brisk pacing and sharp dialogue as the duo untangles a series of clues.
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Charlie Chan
Lee
Charlie Chan in Shanghai at Dixie Theatre Christmas
Warner Oland returns as detective Charlie Chan with son Keye Luke in this double feature. The pair tackle an international opium ring in Shanghai, facing danger but outsmart villains to prevent the smuggling plot. Luke’s star rise fuels public acclaim as they solve the case.
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Warner Oland
Charlie Chan
Shanghai
Dixie Theatre
Keye Luke
Oland
Charlie Ee
Paris
Luke
Charlie
Chan Ha
Chan
WPA Checks Given Out and Tension at Pay Window
In Wheeling on December 24 WPA workers faced pay delays causing demonstrations. A group quit work until funds arrived and another threatened to seize a WPA truck to travel to Fairmont. The crowd at the pay window grew rowdy as supervisors counted checks and William Jenkins, 20, was cut.
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Wheeling
WPA
Dhe Bos
Fairmont
William Jenkins
Former state treasurer injured in garage fall
Ex state treasurer Peter Silman was injured in Charleston when he slipped on a toy in his garage and broke his right hip. The incident occurred on December 24 and was reported by the Associated Press.
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Charleston
Peter Silman
State Transurer
Farmer dies in grocery store heart disease strike
Howard G. Kertie a 70 year old Lewis county farmer died of heart disease as he entered a crowded Weston grocery store. He had been a resident of Lewis county for many years and was known locally as a farmer.
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Weston
Howard G. Kertie
Lewis County
Dies Suddenly in Charleston on Christmas Eve
John Lemuel Fadely aged 68 died of heart disease while en route to a hospital after his unconscious form was found lying in a street in Charleston on December 24.
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Charleston
John Lemuel Fadely
Torm
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