Giants Look Pretty Weak At Key Jobs In 1939
From New York comes a bold Giants preview by Gayle Talbot. Bill Terry risks the club with a large 1939 player mailout while counting on Hubbell, Schad, Melton, Whitehead, Bonura, and Danning with Ott, Jurges, Moore to backstop. The piece weighs Terry’s choices at first base and center field amid health and trade questions for aリedge season.
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Gayle Talbot
YORK
Ross Bill Terry
Giants
Terry
Brokeham
Stoneham
Bkey
Carl Hubbell
Hal Sehrer
Buck
Cliff
Melton
Whitehead
Bur-nt
Zeks Bonard
New Orleans
Vaington
Cubs
Frank Dema
Pee
Ieee
Bonura
Harry
Danning
Bul Jurges
Mel Ott
Joe Moore
Pro Football Growth Urged Across 1930s Minor Leagues
US Dec 29 A pro football growth plan envisions teams playing in baseball parks with minor leagues expanding toward a national league. Promoter Joe Carr says about 40 young players could be developed and argues football should mirror baseball’s ladder system with three minor leagues currently linked to the National League and discussions for three more. Negotiations involve Texas league club owners and interested Pacific Northwest parties as plans proceed before fall to place grid leagues in new regions.
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Seakuad Wei
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Seeason
Therm Association
Texas League
Pacific Northwest
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Wash
Portland
Ore
Tall
Ten Young Pirates Prospects Sent To Minor Leagues
Ten young Pirates players are optioned to minor league clubs. Outfielders Robert Elliott Bert Simpson Frank Kalin Maury Yungman. pitcher Ralph Williams Cadis Swigart. infielder Frank Gustine to Knoxville Southern Association. Pitchers Bill Clemensen Elbert Padgett Andrew Sierra to Gadsden Southeastern League. Gustine and Elliott sent back to minors for seasoning but kept on spring training trip in March.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
National Baseball League
Robert Elliott
Halbert Simpson
Frank Kalin
Maury Yungman
Ralph Williams
Cadis Swigart
Frank Gustine
Knoxville
Bill Clemensen
Elbert Padgett
Andrew Sierra
Gadsden
Ala
Gustine
Elliott
Pirates
St Peter's Is Easy Winner Over St Augustine
St Peter's High of Fairmont rolled to a 31 to 14 victory over St Augustine High last night at the local gym. Peter's forward Joe Tops Scoring led with 13 points while co players Coole and Barlow each had five for Grafton and St Augustine respectively. Jr. opened the Fairmont contest and the locals had 2-1 record entering the game.
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Huntington Boxer Elmer Ridenour Suspended 60 Days
Huntington middleweight boxer Elmer Ridenour was suspended for 60 days effective December 19 by Dr. Ward Wylie secretary of the West Virginia Athletic Commission. Deputy Commissioner N A Barth said Ridenour weighed in under the alias Elmo Marty for an amateur bout with Rex Wells at Charleston on December 18, where referee Jake Siemer recognized him and refused to permit the bout.
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Elmer Ridenour
Huntington
Ward Wylie
West Virginia Athletic Commission
N. A. Barth
Charleston
Ridenour
Elmo Marty
Rexy Wells
A. A
Jake Siemer
Duke Builds Up Legend It Cannot Score
Pasadena Calif Dec 29 The unknown quantity in the Rose Bowl equation is Dukes offensive plans for Southern California January 2. Duke has been praised for its defense but questions linger about its scoring ability led by Tony Ruffa and Eric Tipton.
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Southern California
Wallace Wade
Blue Devils
Howard Jones
Tony Ruffa
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Trojans
Ruffa
Tipton
Eric Tipton
Simmons Traded to Boston Nationals in Summer Moves
Outfielder Al Simmons switches from the Washington Senators to the Boston Nationals. Purchase price not disclosed. Simmons played 125 games last season, batted .300 with 21 doubles 6 triples and 21 homers, driving in 92 runs.
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Ting
al Simmons
Washington Senators
Simmons
Houston Open Meet Starts Amid soggy River Oaks course
The Houston Open pro am began at River Oaks with 64 players set to tee off for the 64 hole event. Sam Snead and Harold McSpaden were favored while Johnny Bulla posted a 68. Harold McSpaden and Snead lead a field battling high pines and tricky fairways as Corcoran notes total prize money approaching 185000 for the year.
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River Oaks Links
West Virginia
Walloper
Sam ‘Snead
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Snead
Tigers Stake Hopes On Trio
Seattle December report shows Detroit Tigers owner Del Baker banking on three right handed pitchers for the 193% season Freddie Hutchinson Schteelboy Rowe and Tommy Bridges as the core of the rotation He signed Hutchinson to a Detroit contract and praised Rowe and Bridges despite Bridges health issues and Bridges recent injury in the Texas league struggles were noted with 13 wins and losses.
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Baker
Detroit Tigers
Freddie Hutchinson
Schteelboy Rowe
Tommty Bridges
Detroit
Huchinson
Hutchinson
Rowe
Expect Passing Battle In Orange Bowl Contest
Miami Florida previews a high scoring Orange Bowl clash between Oklahoma and Tennessee. Oklahoma touts a strong passing program led by Hugh McCullough while Tennessee eyes George Cafego Babe Wood and Buist Warren in practice as both teams boost aerial plans for the game.
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Tennessee
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Hugh McCullough
George Cafego
Babe Wood
Buist Warren
Coaches Narrowly Favor Football Rules Stability
Chicago December 29 coaches of American and college teams kept changes minimal after the 18th meeting. They endorsed six NCAA rule proposals, urged further study on a scoring option, and pressed equipment safety, aiming to balance offense and defense while reducing injuries.
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American Football Coaches Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Ton Little
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Rales
Fights Last Night in Cincinnati and Erie
In Cincinnati young Wills aged 173 fought Major Battles of 176 from Erie. The bout ended with a knockout, highlighting a night of boxing action across two cities and showcasing rising talents and dramatic finishes.
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Sugar Bowl tennis tourney opens amid unit debate on football foes
New Orleans December 29 The Sugar Bowl sports carnival begins the annual tennis tournament amid arguments over Texas Christian and Carnegie Tech and postgame notes on Purdues 57 51 win over Arkansas The condition of Ki Aldrich eye ulcer may keep him from playing Purdue beat Arkansas 57 51 in a thriller as Bill Kern trims Techs practice Mako seeded No 1 in midwinter rankings with Grant Cooke Mulloy among other top seeds.
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Ki Aldrich
Boilermakers
Bill Kern
Webb Walker
Aldrich
Mako
Midwinter Sports Association
Gene Mako
Don Budge
Bryan Grant
Atlanta
Elwood Cooke
Portland
Ore
Gardner Mulloy
Miami
Mint Raid Continues as Youths Enter Mint
P J Haggerty, superintendent, expresses surprise at a continued mint intrusion by youths. He laments that children managed what a mob of gangsters could not and quips that the kids seem like Houdinis. The incident involved forcing a window and dropping inside.
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Zeke Bonura and the Giants Move to Fresh Harmonics
A jumble of notes reports Zeke Bonura, newly tabbed Giants first baseman, after a Cleveland tryout, seeking gifts for his kid brother while Lefty Weisman's balloon idea prompts a joke about how to hide them in a suitcase. Other items mention Reds avoiding more night games, Lansdell and threat matches, tennis chatter about Budge and Vines, Evie Tipton punts, Duke versus Pitt concerns, and a 149 to 2 basketball score at Centerburg with Bladensburg’ prospects.
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Bonura
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Ainer
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Bladensburg
Congress weighs future of PWA and WPA programs
Lawmakers voiced debate over extending or replacing relief efforts with the public works approach. Senators Capper, Schwartz, Burke, Holt and Ney weighed local control, semi permanent relief, and political efficacy as WPA aid and PWA projects faced end or transformation amid evolving economic conditions.
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Italy Gives Continued from Page One
Italy signals limited aims as France shows resolve. Two French warships head to Djibouti and Senegal troops mass at Marseille, while Italian sources in Rome indicate no intent to seize French Somaliland and the fascists abandon plans for territorial gains. Bonnet under fire as opposition presses accuse him of masking facts.
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Notice for Taxpayers to File Returns at Grafton Circuit Office
J Wetrich deputy state tax warns taxpayers to reportConsumers gross sales tax for 1938 at the Grafton circuit office on January 3 4 10 and February 4 6 7 14 27 and March 1 6 with 8 My 1B 9.09 Meet there with tax records and bring returns.
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