Rockne pupil Thomas leads Alabama toward Rose Bowl
Four years after joining Alabama as head coach, Frank Thomas has built a disciplined, winning staff with Hank Crisp and others. The Tide, under Thomas, aim to carry southern football prestige into the Rose Bowl against Stanford, following Rockne-trained roots at Notre Dame.
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T. M. Davenport
Associated Press
University
Ala
University of Alabama
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Wallace Wade
Thomas
Crimson Tide
Wade
Notre Dame
Knute Rockne
Henry
Hank) Crisp
Crisp
Crimson Tides
Harold
Red) Drew
Chattanooga
John
Harry) Cain
J. B. Whitworth
Stanford
Indians
Georgia
Rockne
Harry Mehre
Ex-Duke Star Ranked First in Public Parks Tennis
St. Louis December 4. Bernard Welsh of Washington DC national public parks tennis champion ranked first in the National Public Parks Tennis Association men singles. Welsh, former Duke captain, won the public parks title at Minneapolis last August defeating Arnold Simons of Louisville, the 1933 champion. Simons is second in singles. Prosser tops women's singles and Britzius Schommer lead men's doubles with Welsh McElvenney.
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ST. Louis
Bernard Welsh
Washington
D. C
National Public Parks
National Public Parks Tennis Association
Welsh
Duke University
Public Parks
Minneapolis
Arnold Simons
Louisville
Simons
Ruth Bailey Prosser
Charles Britzius
William Schommer
Helen Rose
Andree Russell
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Ted Drewes
Jess Millmann
Los Angeles
Dennison Mitchell
Ralph McElvenney
Ernest Koslan
New York
Scott Resinger
Chicago
Gene Quinn
Prosser
Helen Germaine
Lydia Kayser
Buffalo
Louise Hoffmeister
Elizabeth Kestling
St. Paul
Merceina Weiss
Betty Butler
Des Moines
Anna Davett
Baltimore
Britzius
Schommer
Washington, D. C
Leo Kronman
Raseal Peckoff
Robert Norton
Ted Heuerman
Warfield Donchue
Roy Huber
Martin Stesin
Louis Lange
Douglas Watters
New Orleans
Walter Levitan
Maynard Weisberg
Boston
Charles Gilbert
William Lurie
Football Deaths Decline Yet Include College and Sandlot Losses
The Associated Press survey shows 26 football fatalities in 1934, down from prior years, with deaths split among college, high school, sandlot, and club play. Notable cases include a Connecticut prisoner killed by a guard from outside and a 12 year old Arlington boy who died after a piece of root cut his throat during a sandlot game.
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New York
West Point
America
Associated Press
Floyd Easterwood
National
Casualty and Surety U
College
Sandiot
Lewis BE. Lawes
Sing
John Daviduke
Connecticut
Hartford
J Speers
Arlington
Mass
Gehrig Tops AL In Runs Batted In Fifth Time
Lou Gehrig leads the American League in runs batted in for the fifth season with 165, tying Babe Ruth for five AL batting titles and finishing runner up to Jimmy Foxx in RBIs. Hank Greenberg 139, Foxx 130, and other teammates exceed 100 RBIs as Simmons sets a long 100 RBI streak.
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Gehrig
Chicago
Lou Gehrig
Yankee
Babe Ruth
Jimmy Foxx
Athletics
Foxx
Rath
Buddy Myer
Washington
Hal Trosky
Cleveland
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
Charley Gehringer
Detroit
Roy Johnson
Boston
Earl Averill
Zeke Bonura
al Simmons
Joe Cronin
Odell Hale
Ray Pepper
St. Louis
Billy Rogell
Leon
Goose) Goslin
Simmons
Tigers
Greenberg
Gehringer
Rogell
Goslin
Joe Vosmik
Harland Clift
St. Louis Browns
Southeastern Express and S P U Victors in Industrial League
Southeastern Express rallied to beat Sans Souci after dropping the first game while S P U swept the Smoke Shop club in the Industrial bowling league at Lucky Strike alleys. Thomas led Southeastern with 807 and Welborn topped Sans Souci with 294. Swartzbern 300 and Hayworth 306 paced Smoke Shop, and 8 P U is noted.
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Southeastern Express
Southeastern
Sans Souci
Smoke Shop
Thomas
W. Welborn
Swartzbern
Hayworth
P. U
Local Athletes Show Strong Early in Season
The YMCA wrestling squad under Coach Jimmy McLaurin debuts Saturday against Davidson college grapplers with Captain Fort of the Wildcats a top challenger. Elon coach Peahead Walker earns praise after North Carolina State title clinch while Ray Intreri and Culler excite hopes for the Panthers. Notre Dame loses Joe Medwick to baseball, altering its season outlook.
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Jimmy McLaurin
Davidson College Grapplers
McLaurin
Captain Fort
Wildcats
Fort
Bill Bailey
Davidson
C. T. Morris
High Point College
Morris
Irony Cell
Ray Intreri
Intreri
House of David
Bearded Club
Bearded Interi
Yow
Ray
Culler
Panthers
Johnny Mackorell
Alabama
Mackorell
Wildcat
D. C. “Peahead
Walker
Elon College
Guilford
Peahead
North Carolina
Georgia
Tar Heels
U. N. C. Carolina
Bulldogs
Yale
Elis
Dartmouth
Princeton
Harvard
Tom Young
Lexington High School
Lexington
Concord
Salisbury
South
Bailey
N. C
Notre Dame
Joe Medwick
South Bend
St. Louis
Y. M. C. A. Wrestlers Welcome Davidson Saturday
Wrestling fans in High Point look forward to a clash as the Davidson college mat team visits the Y. M. C. A. for a rare Big Five showcase. Captain Fort, 155 lb star, has seldom been pinned and may meet Jocko McLaurin, a top Y. M. C. A. wrestler. the card also features Nolen, Bell, Parks, Lea, Hurdle Lea, Jones, Hinkle, Summer and more standout grapplers.
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Davidson College
Y. M. C. A. Grapplers
Captain Fort
Davidson
South
Franklin& Marshall
Washington & Lee
Fort
Jocko" McLaurin
Melaurin
Nolen
Clase
Hiram Bell
Parks
Art Lea
Hurdle Lea
Duke
W. O. Jones
Hinkle
Carolina
Summer
High Point High School
High Point Industrial Amateur Loops Schedules Set
Basketball returns to High Point with two leagues starting this week. Industrial League plays Thursdays at 7 pm at the high school gym featuring High Point Paper Box American Bakers Tomlinson Chair C C Camp S P U Adams-Millis A and Allen Jay. Amateur League opens Saturday at 1 30 pm at the Y M C A with Marsh Furniture Adams-Millis B Trinity Triangle Robbins Amos Globe Parlor and Highland. Season tickets on sale.
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High Point
High Point Paper Box
American Bakeries
Tomlinson Chair Company
Cc. C. C. Camp
Adams- Millis
Allen Jay
Marsh Furniture Co
Adams-Millis B
Trinity
Triangle
Robbins, Amos
Globe Parlor
Highland
Charlie Spencer
Local Basketball Schedule Fragments Include Multiple Matches
Readable lines list planned games with teams such as March Furniture Adams-Millis Trinity Triangle Robbins Aros Globe Parlor Highland Lane Perales Te Grebe Duster Amos Trinity Globe Parlor Highland Triangle and others. Numerous dated entries hint at December and January matchups across venues with Adams-Millis Trinity Robbins amid scattered abbreviations and typos.
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March Furniture
Adams-Millis
Trinity
Purple Panthers Open Basketball Schedule at Harrison Gym
The High Point Pur ple Panthers host Mock-Judson of Greensboro tomorrow at 7 30 p m at Harrison gymnasium in their home opener. Mock-Judson leads the Industrial Teague league and features former high school and college stars. The night includes freshmen versus Marietta bakery club before the varsity game led by guards Ray Intsleri and center Prank Niernsee if healthy.
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High Point College Purple Panthers
Harrison Gymnasium
Mock- Judson
Greensboro
Mock-Judson
Marietta Bakery
Virgil
Walker Suffers First Knockout Loss in Ring
Mickey Walker, a former two weight world champion, loses to Paul Pirrone in Convention Hall Philadelphia ending at 2 minutes 19 seconds of the 11th round in a scheduled 12 round bout. Walker suffers cuts above both eyes and is knocked down in the second round and again later, with Pirrone securing the upset victory before 11,000 spectators.
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Philadelphia
Mickey Walker
Walker
Dukker
Pirrone
Catawba Edges Local Soccer Team In Close Contest
Catawba college defeated the local YMCA soccer squad 2 to 1 yesterday afternoon in a tightly played game. Key moments included a early High Point goal from a pass chain to Steele, Jones, and Moffitt, with Lader scoring twice for Catawba in the third quarter to seal the win. Next, the locals host Fort Bragg at 3 pm tomorrow, then play Catawba in a return at the college on December 13.
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Catawba College
High Point
Moffitt
Steele
Jones
Catawba
Lader
Fort Bragg
Vana
Grove
Injured Grid Player Is Slightly Improved
MEMPHIS Tenn Dec 4 Following a restful night the condition of George Mougin injured Charlotte N C football player was described by hospital attendants here early to day as slightly improved Mougin was injured critically.
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Memphis
Tenn
George Mougin
Charlotte
N. C
Mougin
Fights Last Night Mixed Boxing Results Reported
AP dispatch summarizes recent boxing results with New Haven and Philadelphia bouts noting Al Gainer and Mickey Walker losses. A Miami event mentions Todisco defeating Guanine and Blair stopping Young Jess. The piece mentions a Sunday professional game in Charlotte Memphis where surgeons planned a kidney removal with transfusion by Hostetler aiding Mougin's recovery.
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Charlotte Memphis
Hostetler
Mougin
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