Pitt and Washington Ready for Rose Bowl Showdown
Pitt and Washington began final Rose Bowl preparations in California with practice at Arrowhead Springs and Brookside field. Coach Jock Sutherland shuffled lineups while Jimmy Phelan lamented Craver’s loss, noting only eight men available per position in the Huskies’ and Panthers’ looming New Year’s Day clash.
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Ena
Calif
Tsburgh
Washington
Pasadena
Washington Huskies
Jimmy Phelan
Brookside Field
Santa Barbara
Pitt
Arrowhead Springs
San Bernardino
Jock Sutherland
Dante Dalle Tezze
Walter Raskowski
Don Hensley
Herbie Adams
Tony Matisi
Elmer Merkovsky
John Chickerneo
John Michelosen
Bobby Larue
Stebbins
Frank Patrick
Bill Stapulis
Sutherland
Laaretan Goldberg
Arnold
Stapulis
Trick
Phelan
al Craver
Wagner Plans To Select All American Nine For Semi Pro Baseball
Honus Wagner, legendary NL figure, proposes 48 all state teams and an all American nine. Teams to be chosen at state seminars, each with 16 players eligible for the All American. Major leagues to name the all American nine at the national semi pro event in Wichita Kansas August 13 to 23, with a subsequent Hawaii exhibition tour.
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Sburgh
Wagner
High Commission
Haas
America
Wichita
Kansas
Hawaii
Mail volume hits record high for December
Martinsburg reports Postmaster W C Faulkner states mail volume since December is the greatest for any comparable period since 1929, signaling a bustling holiday season and peak postal activity.
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Martinsburg
W. C. Faulkner
Genuine Vital at Fountain Cut Rate Drug Store Ad
An old classified style plea promising revived manhood and vigor for men of any age. The ad touts Guaranteed results from a product labeled Genuine Vital, declaring benefits for those with impotence or waning vitality. It directs readers to Fountain Cut Rate Drug Store at 14 Main St in Grafton.
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Gres
Fountain
Main St. Grafton
Lee
Emily L. Farner
Wolf Summult
W. Va
Grafton
Primo Hires Out To Dance In Studio Plot
Column by Scotty Reston surveys sports figures and coaching turmoil. Primo Carnera considered a dancing act with an African chorus as a showy comeback idea, while fans call for Dave MacMillan’s firing at Minnesota after a 37–71 Big Ten record. Bill Hewitt leaves football for a freight job. Grimes may name Haines as assistant. Temes trains behind a bar. Coaches fret over job security as mentors muse on season plans. Don Hubbell shines in California. Vince DiMaggio joins Boston Bees roster and paints hobby horses in a toy shop.
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Scotty Reston
Eddie Brietz
New York
Primo Carnera
Vic
Tory
Barr
Minnesota
Gopher
Dave MacMillan
MacMillan
Bill Hewitt
Michigan
Chicago Bears
Ilinois Central
Grimes
Haines
Gil Dobie
Boston
Mickey Cochrane
Carl Hubbell
Don
House of David
California
Vince DiMaggio
Joe
Boston Bees
Tom Owens Triumphs In Bowling Tourney Play
Indianapolis scene closes 1936 Central States Bowling Association event. Tom Owens of Louisville rolled a 761 in the singles final to win the title. Michelobs of Chicago won the team title with 3254. Indianapolis pair Fehr and Pritchett took doubles at 1885, Mounts won all events with 2076.
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Indianapolis
Tom ‘Owen
Louisville
Central States Bowling Association
Michelobs
Chicago
J. Fehr
Jess Pritchett
F. Mounts
German Boxer Tops The Ring Magazine World Rankings 1936
The Ring magazine names Max Schmeling as the world’s top fighting man for 1936 after his decisive win in 1935. Louis and Braddock fall to group two, with heavyweights led by Schmeling alone in group one. The rankings include NB A champ Small Montana and notable contenders across divisions.
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New York
Max Schmeling
Ring
der Maxie
Joe Louis
Detroit Brown Bomber
Jimmy Braddock
Schmeling
Benny Lynch
Scotland
National Boxing Association
Small Montana
Philippines
Sehmeling
Louis
Braddock
John Henry Lewis
Phoenix
Ariz
Freddy Steele
Tacoma
Wash
Barney Ross
Chicago
Lou Ambers
Herkimer
Hurricane
Tony Canzoneri
Pedro Montaner
Puerto Rico
Canzoneri
Eddie Cool
Philadelphia
Ambers
Petey Sarron
Jone
Mike Belloise
New York Commission
Henry Armstrong
Los Angeles
California
Freddy Miller
Cincinnati
Sixto Escobar
Harry Jeffra
Baltimore
Jeffra
Peter Kane
England
Jim Warock
Ireland
Ernst Weiss
Austria
Pat Palmer
Gunnar Barlund
Tennis Games Resume Today in National Junior Indoor
Fifty-five junior players who survived opening matches in the national junior and boys indoor championships, plus 41 who were not called in the first round, resumed today. Seeded contenders Don McNeill and others moved into the second round as Charles Mattmann, Marvin Kantrowitz, Albert Ritzenberg, Henry Daniels, Robert Low, and Malcolm Weinstein advanced in the juniors.
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New York
George MacCall
Philip W. Moore
Great Neck
L. J. McNeill
Don McNeill
Oklahoma City
Kenyon College
Gambier
Arthur H. Ink., Jr
San Diego
Calif
Charles T. Mattmann
Forest Hills
L. I
Marvin Kantrowitz
Albert Ritzenberg
Washington
Henry H. Daniels, Jr
Robert A. Low
Malcolm Weinstein
Germantown
Weinstein
Lewis
Lapman Bank
McNeill Faces Strong Field In Tennis Card Draw
Alfred Jaffe of Brooklyn and the University of Chicago lists McNeill’s challengers led by Peter Lauck of Montclair and Princeton. Morey Lewis of Texarkana and Kenyon teammate McNeill, Melvin Lapman of NYU, and others including Fishback, Bellis, Woronowski, Gillespie, Scarborough, and Guerry Jr. are slated to begin play.
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Alfred Jaffe
Brooklyn
University of Chicago
McNeill
Peter Lauck
Montclair
N. J
Princeton
Arthur C. Nelson, Jr
Winnetka
Morey Lewis
Texarkana
Ark
Kenyon College
Melvin Lapman
New York University
Joseph Fishback
New York
Isadore Bellis
Philadelphia
Walter Woronowski
Detroit
Billie Gillespie
Atlanta
Scarborough
N. Y
Alexander Guerry
Chattanooga
Tenn
Six clubs in minor league form Three Eye League
Moline Illinois December 28 At least six clubs and possibly eight will be members of the Three Eye League when the 1937 baseball season begins. Moline Decatur Peoria Terre Haute Evansville and Clinton will likely open the campaign next spring. Bloomington ready to join if an eighth team is found with Dubuque Town and Quincy Springfield in consideration. A January meeting will set the schedule and final club count.
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Moline
Decatur
Peoria
Ill
Terre Haute
Evansville
Ind
Clinton
Iowa
Bloomington
C. F. Boyer
Community Athletic Association
Dubuque
Town
Quincy
Springfield
West Virginia May Crown No 1 Amateur Athlete
In Charleston on December 28 the state Sports Writers association braces for a disputed vote. Babe Barna, Junior Smith, and Tom Brand Jr. top the list, with dark horses Mickey Brutto Kelly Moan and B F Arkele also favored. The Kump trophy awaits a champion, last year won by Joe Styda Har.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Sports Writers Association
Babe Barna
Junior Smith
Fairmont
Tom Brand, Jr
Dark Horse
Mountain State
Central League
Mickey Brutto
Kelly Moan
Barna
B. F. Arkele
Wheeling
Kump
Fritel Stifel
Big Joe Stydahar
Shinnston
Coaches Expect Few Changes To Rulebook This Season
New York December reports the annual convention opens with little belief in wide rule changes for next season unless the pass interference dispute shifts. Bill Cowell notes possible minor regulations but no major shifts unless committee recommendations differ. The NCA A meeting runs alongside coaches groups as debates on amateurism and injury treatment unfold. Harry Kipke to become association president succeeding Tuss McLaughry.
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New York
Bill Cowell
American Football Coaches’ Association
National Rules Committee
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Coaches
Association of College Track Coaches of America
Mney
Harry Kipke
Michigan
Association
Tuss McLaughry
F . Brown
Duquesne grid team welcomed in Miami before Sugar Bowl
Miami prepares for the Duquesne Dukes with a welcome by city leaders including Mayor Fossey and Miami Beach Mayor Snedigar. The team will train at Flamingo Park ahead of the Sugar Bowl clash with LSU Santa Clara on New Year’s Day. Local sports notes cover tennis results, seedings, and warm weather prep.
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New Orleans
Bryan “Bitsy” Grant
Atlanta
Netman
Prank Parker
Lawrenceville
Louisiana State
Santa Clara
Archie San
Kansas State
Glenn Cunningham
Cunningham
Don Lash
Indiana
Miami
Fla
Wayne Ridcort
Texas
Lash
Quesne University
Mississippi State
Dukes
Kistler Leather announces wage increase at Elkins tannery
The Kistler Leather Company workers will receive an 3 cent per hour raise for 265 employees as the plant operates at capacity. State squad plans a home workout today before heading to Miami.
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Elkins
Kistler Leather Company
Pi State
Miami
New Clam Bed Found In Rock In Tacoma Area
Geologists say a petrified clam bed found by WPA workers ten miles from Puget Sound sits embedded in solid rock on a 500 foot hill. The clams are several million years old and not suitable for harvesting or chowder lovers.
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Tacoma
Wash
Puget, Sound
WPA
Machines and Overproduction Plague Soft Coal Industry
The University of Pittsburgh Bureau of Business Research reports that rising mining machinery use and chronic overproduction challenge the soft coal sector. Increased mechanization raises questions about living standards, with wage gains and shorter weeks offset by potential job losses and higher employment due to expansion. Union strength remains untested as mechanization progresses.
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Pittsburgh
Bureau of Business Research
University of Pittsburgh
Wilbert G. Fritz
Theodore A. Veenstra
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
NRA debate shapes state labor standard approach
A NRA related discussion suggests letting states draft labor standards with federal oversight only for interstate or national issues. The White House favors state legislation, but success depends on near universal state conformity amid unemployment concerns.
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Congress
White House
Federal plan links state standards to commerce rules
Senate aide and labor leaders push for a federal charter act tying goods sold to state wage and hour rules, citing court rulings on state production standards. Senator O Mahoney proposes protections for states banning child labor and enforcing local standards. Secretary Roper forecasts 60 billion dollar 1936 national income, boosting calls for broader wage regulation and higher family earnings targets.
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Congress
O'Mahoney
Wyo
Supreme Court
Roper
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Labor
Ford patents new typecar front engine rear mounted
Washington December 28 patent office officials reported a patent for a new automobile design in which the engine is mounted crosswise to the chassis. The clutch transmission and differential are a unit and on rubber. Henry Ford assigned rights to Ford Motor Company.
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Washington
Patent Office
Henry Ford
Ford
Patent
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn
Mich
Twins wed in Memphis amid surprise double ceremony
Two sets of twins from Coreinth Michigan married two sisters in Memphis. Hubert and Herbert Sharpe wed Lois and Louise Conts as the doubles honeymoon continues. In Moorefield Judge G K Kump barred David S Huffman from timber cutting on Christian Huffman property. Donald M Huffman secured the injunction.
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Memphis
Tenn
Hubert
Herbert Sharpe
Lois
Louise Conts
Marion
Ark
Coreinth
Moorefield
G. K. Kump
David S. Huffman
Christian Huffman
Donald M. Huffman
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