National League Outfielder Sets New Fielding Record
Top fielder Len Koenecke of the Brooklyn Dodgers sets a new National League outfield fielding record with two errors in 318 chances over 121 games, matching a .994 fielding percentage. The season also notes Curt Davis’s 12 double plays as a pitcher record and multiple positional honors across Giants, Phillies, Pirates, and Braves lineups.
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New York
Lenneke
Indianapolis
Koenecis
Lou Duncan
Cincinnati
S Berger
Boston
Curt Davis
Philes
Burleigh Grimes
Brookme
Koohtke
George Davis
Phillies
Paul Waner
Pittsburgh
Etry Wing
Bill Terry
Giants
Gus Suhr
Pirates
Hughey Critz
Frankie Frisch
Cardinals
Bil Urbanski
Braves
Leo Durocher
Arthur (Pinky) Whitney
Pie Traynor
Pittsi
Gabby Hartnett
Cubs and Pirates set club records in 1936 season
The Chicago Cubs led the league with a .977 team batting average and made 137 errors, breaking Boston’s old mark of 138. Lonnie Warneke led Cubs pitchers with 73 chances without an error as 21 pitchers went error-free. The Pirates set records for fewest assists 1884 fewest chances 5567 and tied league mark for fewest passed balls four, surpassing earlier Philadelphia records.
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Chicago Cubs
Erole Lombardi
Cincinnati
Lonnie Warneke
Cubs
Emil Leonard
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Braves
Pirates
Philadelphia
Chapman Declares Cage Game Aids Ball Runners
Birmingham December 27 Ben Chapman Yankee outfielder and former AL base stealing leader says basketball helps baseball players, especially base runners, by keeping them on their toes. He praises the Serene basketball team the Laban Speed Brokers as part of his off hours coaching at a brokerage house. He argues the sport teaches the jump on the opponent, aiding base stealing in any league.
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Birmingham
Ala
Ben Chapman
New York Yankee
Ben
Laban Speed Brokers
Chapman
Net title on the line as three challengers loom
Three competitors challenge national junior indoor tennis champion Gilbert A. Hunt of Washington D C for the title in New York. Eastern rivals Jackie Behr and Robert Madden join Northwestern pair Russell Ball and Donald Leavens as Hunt seeks the vacated championship. Behr and Madden threaten, Ball and Leavens push the Northwestern bid.
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New York
Gilbert A. Hunt
Washington, D.C
Frankie Parker
North- Western University
Hunt
Jackie Behr
Robert Madden
Pittsburgh
North- Western
Russell Ball
Donald Leavens
George Hirshman
Baer Risks Title In Four Round Bout With Levinsky King
Chicago boxing fans anticipate Max Baer risking his heavyweight title in a four round match against King Levinsky at Chicago Stadium with six ounce gloves. Baer claims confidence while Levinsky vows to knockout the champion, recalling their two prior battles in 1932.
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Chicago
Max Baer
King Levinsky
Levinsky
Baer
Max
New York
Reno
Nevada
Tim
Fights Last Night
Matty Methe son from Oakland knocked out Jess Labara in a 120-pound bout. Sammy Levine from Chicago outpointed Johnny Chrisman in a 128-pound match in San Francisco.
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Oakland
Calif
Matty Metheson
Buffalo
Jess Labara
Sammy Levine
Chicago
Johnny ‘Chrisman
San Francisco
Stan Jones not to retire from grid coaching says comeback likely
Baton Rouge reporter cites Associated Press with Jack Dale. Jones laughs off retirement, plans a two year army assignment at Leavenworth, then return to football. He will stay at LSU through the next semester as ROTC captain and cadet instructor while weighing offers.
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Jack Dale
Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Lawrence
Biff
Jones
Leavenworth
Teavenworth War College
Skale
Louisiana State
Captain Jones
Stanford Star Callaway Absent From Practice Before Rose Bowl
Claude Callaway, Stanford right tackle, will miss at least one more day of practice as the squad prepares for the Pasadena Rose Bowl against Alabama. His mother is ill, prompting Callaway to travel to Fresno after the team departed for Southern California. The lineman had only returned to practice last week after a severe cold. Seventeen teammates left last night to join others en route to California.
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Claude Callaway
Stanford
Alabama
Pasadeng
Callaway
Fresno
Salif
Southern California
Stanford University
Calif
Gridiron ethics and rule debates at NCAA convention
At the NCAA and American Football Coaches Association meeting the chief topics are recruiting and subsidizing stay athletes, and whether to adopt new rules. A code is hoped for member schools, while coaches split between preserving current play or adopting professional rules. Lou Little leads the Coaches' Advisory Committee to relay recommendations to the national rules committee.
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Herbert W. Barker
Associated Press
New York
Dec
National Collegiate
A. A
American Football Coaches Association
Sportsmanship Brotherhood
Howard J. Savage
Carnegie Foundation
National Football Rules Committee
Coaches’ Advisory Committee
Lou Little
Columbia
Wrestling Last Night AP Report Recaps Several Pro Matches
AP notes several wrestling results from Buffalo Cleveland Portland and Kansas City. Ed Don George defeated Dick Shikat after a DQ in Buffalo while Leo Numa topped Leo Hyatt in Los Angeles two falls to one. Jim Londos beat Man Mountain Dean in New York and Orville Brown defeated Lee Plumner in Baltimore in straight falls. Vince Lopez defeated Pat Mulligan in Los Angeles two straight falls and Paul Boesch beat Catatino in Portland two of three falls.
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Cleveland
Leo Numa
Los Angeles
Leo Hyatt
Georgia
Jim Londos
New York
Man Mountain Dean
Borcross
Kansas City
Orville Brown
Wallace
Kas
Leu Plummer
Baltimore
Pat Mulligan
Vince Lopez
Mexco
D.F
Portland
Ore
Paul Boesch
Brooklyn
Tony Catatino
Household Articles Timely Topics for Women
A feature by Mary Lee Swann and Mrs Christine Frederick on home economics offers tips to ease household tasks. Readers are invited to buy the Baltimore Sunday American copy for the ongoing American Weekly entertainment pages.
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Swann
Christine Prederick
Baltimore Sunday American
Udy
EIGHTEEN ARE continued from page one
Warren told the Sentinel today that daily men will be added from How on through the National Reemployment Service. Today's quota for dam work includes six carpenters six carpenter-helpers and six laborers as lumber firms are contacted for equipment. George Brandt is named general carpenter foreman and Guy Jones as night supervisor.
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Warren
The
Sentinel
National
George Brandt
Guy Jones
Links Fisch in Plot Ellis Sanborn Kidnapping Claim
The text alleges Isador Fisch, friend of Bruno Hauptmann, identified as the man who approached someone in June 1993 with kidnapping plans based on a group photo. It mentions Snare Corporation projects, bids for mixers, steel work by C. L. Johnson Company, and two coffer dams for a large river project. It notes housing shortages in Grafton and expected equipment arrival next week. Veterans' reemployment calls and hiring estimates are given along with area bidders for lumber and materials.
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Ellis Sanborn
Ter
Bridgfied
Daten
Isador Fisch
Bruno+Hauptmann
Erintendent
Snare Corporation
T. L. Smith Company
Milwaukee
C. L. Johnson Company
Sinois
Warren
New York
Toncern
Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Vaccine shows strong immunity from polio via monkey cord vaccine
Dr Kalmer reports that blood from vaccinated children and some adults neutralizes poliovirus in tests. Antibodies rise after vaccination with a monkey spinal cord derived vaccine. No adverse effects observed. immunity lasting over a year in monkey trials, duration in humans unknown.
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California
Kolmer
Kalmer
Weather Could Stall Temple Tulane Sugar Bowl Showdown
The weatherman foresees colder conditions for the Sugar Bowl clash between Temple Owls and Tulane Green Wave next Tuesday. Warner hopes the cold aids Temple while Tulane's Ted Cox trims practice after a stiff session as Smukler recovers from a cold.
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New Orleans
Temple Owls
Pop Warner
Gridiron Raiders of the North
Tulane
Green Wave
Warner
Mercury
Temple
Dave Smukler
Baton Rouge
Ted Cox
Eit
Alabama Football Team Resumes Stiff Drills Ahead of Rose Bowl
Pasadena news reports Alabama resumes heavy practice for the Rose Bowl against Stanford on New Year’s Day. Coach Frank Thomas directs extended drills at Occidental College field with emphasis on offense and defense as anticipation builds for Palo Alto visitors.
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Alabame’s
Stanford
Palo Alto
Ecidental College Field
Frank Thomas
Pasadena
Calif
North-South Gridders in Intensive Workouts
Charleston scene reports North-South football squads under heavy practice four days before New Year’s Day charity game. Huntington’s Coseh Edie Blickle fields 22 players from Southern West Virginia high schools while Parkersburg’s Clay Hite directs 22 from Northern schools for the second journal charity tilt at Lainty Field Charleston Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.
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Charleston
W. Va
Coseh Edie Blickle
Huntington
West
Virginia
Parkersburs
Clay Hite
Washington-Irving
Clarksburg
Lainty Field
Nokt
Two Killed in Shelbyville Mob Over Alleged Assault
A mob gathered at the Shelbyville courthouse to seize an African American man accused of assaulting a 14 year old white girl. In the ensuing clashes two people were killed, including a hand painter believed to be Raleigh Edwards, who was reportedly bayoneted. The crowd then burned nearby buildings as the mob scene unfolded.
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Atrife
Shelbyville
Ione
EL K. Darris
Ing
Ings
Raleigh Edwards
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