Wildcats Hope For Break In Jinx As 1932 Kentucky Team Rebuilds
Kentucky fans await a breakthrough season as Coach Adolph Rupp builds a tall, talented 1932 Wildcats squad. Returning All-Southern center George Yates leads a lineup featuring sixth-footers like John DeMoisey and Darrell Darby, plus guards Ellis Johnson and Ralph Ker cheval.
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Piste Landeball
Kentucky
Wildcats
Maryland
North Carolina
Carolina
Georgia
George Yates
Wildcate
Graduation
Duke
Auburn
Adolph Rupp
Forest “Aggie” Sale
John de Moisey
Sale
John Morris
Rupp
Darrell Darby
Howard Kreuter
L. B. Davis
C. D. Blair
Jack Tucker
Dave Lawrence
DeMalsey
Balor Morris
Yates
Ellis Johnson
Bill Davis
Robert Jackson
Johnson
Ralph Kercheval
Tte
Fighters Earn Points in Regional Boxing Cards
In Cleveland Sammy Fuller of Boston outpointed Billy Wallace of Cleveland. Perroni of Cleveland stopped Tom Heeney of New Zealand. In Washington Joe Knight of Cairo Georgia outpointed Cowboy Owen Phelps of Mesa Arizona. In West Palm Beach Arturo Godoy of Chile stopped Chick Rains of St Louis. Johnny Gonzales of Los Angeles outpointed Louis Trowbridge of West Palm Beach. In Winnipeg Charles Helanger of Canada defeated Lou Scoora of Buffalo in a decision.
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Cleveland
Sammy Fuller
Boston
Billy Wallace
Ee Perroni
Tom Heeney
New Zealand
Washington
D. C
Joe Knight
Cairo
Owen Phelps
Mesa
Ariz
West Palm Beach
Fla
Arturo Godoy
Chile
Chick Rains
St. Louis
Johnny Gonzales
Los Angeles
Louis Trowbridge
Winnipeg
Man
Charles Helanger
Canada
Lou Scoora
Buffalo
N. Bee
Huey Threats Razor Probe Over Bible Belief
In Houston W Huey 42 of St Josephs Ee line faced judge Scruges after D F Longnecker 65 testified Huey threatened him with a razor during a Bible argument. Huey said he would be Salvation Army from noon as release followed with orders to stay away from St Josephs.
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Houston
Tex
W. Huey
St. Joseph's Eeline
D. F. Longnecker
Breachine
Scruges
Huey
Salvation Army
St. Joseph's
Average African Ostrich Weighs About 300 Pounds
The article notes an average weight of 300 pounds for an African ostrich. It also mentions a curious time frame of thirteen months and six days related to hatching turtle eyes.
Purse Slashed At Annual California Open Tourney
The third annual San Francisco National open match play golf tournament begins at Lakeside with about 200 entries and a purse cut from 7200 to 2500 plus gate receipts split. 64 players advance to match play from the 18 hole qualifying and next Monday finish in 16 hole finals. Notables include Horton Smith and Olin Dutra among professionals and John De Forest leading the amateurs.
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Ban Francisco
Lakeside
Horton Smith
Oak Park
Chicago
Olin Dutra
Santa Monica
Professional Golfers Association
Leo
Chicago coach candidates emerge as Stagg successor debated
Chicago reports name H D as leading candidate to replace Stagg as Maroons coach with George Veenker and Jimmy Phelan among others considered. Stanford vacancy spurs talk of Dick Hanley interest though he says no approach.
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Chicago
H. D. Versity
A. A. Stage
Maroons
George Veenker
Iowa State College
Thomas N. Metcalf
Stagg
Iowa
Metcalf
Page
Jimmy Phelan
Purdue
Northwestern
Hanley
Stanford A
Salmon fisheries payroll swells along lower Columbia
An estimated 10 000 to 12 000 people are engaged in salmon fishing on the Columbia River’s lower stretches. Meanwhile a Mexican tortoise oil is being used as an ingredient in beauty preparations.
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Columbia River
Turtle O l
Mexico
Civilization centers in Western Asia traced
The oldest centers of early civilization in Western Asia were along the east end of the High and Zone and in Babylonia and Assyria, which now form the kingdom of Iraq.
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Asia
Babylonia
Assyria
Kingdom of
Iraq
Minor Leagues Study Plans At 31st Convention
The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues met in Columbus to discuss reforms for the minor leagues. A five member committee proposed a player and salary limit and major league clubs would guarantee farm teams through a fall season to prevent midseason folds. The International and American associations already backed the plan, while the Pacific Coast League remained a holdout.
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Columbus
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
International League
American Association
Davidson Adopts Cap on Coach Salaries at Davidson College
The Davidson College board of trustees accepted a report from an athletic investigating committee stating no coach may earn more than a full professor. Top professor salaries at the college run to 5000 dollars annually. Doc Newton heads the athletics with Gene MecEver as assistant. findings were kept secret until the fall trustees meeting.
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Davidson
Davidson College
Doc” Newton
Gene MecEver
Escape Artist Nearly Suffocates During Railmen Show
Amateur escape artist Frank Cooper nearly failed to escape during a Manchester vaudeville act for railway workers. He aimed to free himself from headcuffs a mailbag and a padlocked barrel but fumes from a port wine cask overwhelmed him before he could exit. His wife and assistant rescued him.
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London
Frank Cooper
Manchester
Youthful clubs urged to spark Piedmont league baseball
Former UT athlete Rick Campbell, now in High Point, urges minor league reform for the Piedmont league. He argues six to eight youth oriented clubs with a few veterans could raise gate money, offer thrills, and keep fans engaged despite early deficits as stars stay a couple of seasons before possible major league calls.
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Rick Campbell
University of Tennessee
High Point
Rick
Shell Tire and Battery Company
Piedmont
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Piedmont League
Davidson College limits athletic salaries to faculty level
A Davidson College special committee reports that coaches may not earn more than a faculty member, capped at 5 000 dollars, with the coach also serving as athletic director and physical education teacher. The panel, made of faculty and trustees, excluded coaching staff from input as salaries for Doc Newton and Gene McEver rise with success. Alumni may help privately, but the college payroll remains capped at 5 000 dollars annually.
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Will Rogers
Davidson College
Presbyterian
Doc Newton
Gene McEver
Presbyterian College
Ed Garvey Dozing During 1925 Brooklyn Horsemen Kickoff
Tarzan Taylor recalls Ed Garvey from Notre Dame on the 1925 Brooklyn Horsemen. Garvey stood with head down and hands on knees as kickoff approached. Taylor shouted to let the kicker go, claiming Garvey was praying and asleep when the play began.
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Praying Colonels
Tarzan Taylor
Brooklyn Horsemen
Taylor
Marquette University
Ed Garvey
Notre Dame
Horsemen
Garvey
High Point to Host Western Conference Track Meet and Schedule Football
High Point will host the Western Conference track meet on April 19 and prepare baseball schedules while arranging football games. Western Conference grid matchups set include Winston-Salem, Salisbury, Gastonia, Charlotte, and Greensboro on various dates with locations to be decided.
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High Point
Salisbury
High Point High
Winston-Salem
Gastonia
Charlotte
Greensboro
Dur
Reidsville
Lexington
Barnum Springs
Chapel Hill
Frivolous Remark Highlights Wartime Medical Quip
A humorous exchange recalls a surgeon noting a hard hit on the head during an operation while another character jokes about a chloroform shortage. The quip reflects wartime medical humor and weaponized irony.
Lew Fonseca To Manage Chicago Team This Year
Lew Fonseca will manage the Chicago White Sox in the 1933 season. J Lewis Comiskey denied Fonseca’s replacement by Jimmy Dykes, who declined managerial interest and remains focused on playing.
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Lew Fonseca
Chicago
Chicago White Sox
J. Lewis Comiskey
Fonseca
Danie “Nash
Jimmy Dykes
Philadelphia Athletics
Columbus
Philadelphia
Stanford Freshmen Deny Planned Move With Warner
Stanford freshmen backfield stars Bob Hamilton and Bob Reynolds issued a statement denying reports they or the entire squad planned to follow coach Glenn S Warner to Temple University. The group said they would stay at Stanford and continue with the players they know.
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Paio Alto
Calif
Stanford University
Glenn S
Pop) Warner
Temple University
Bob Hamilton
Sewickley
Bob Reynolds
Okmulgee
Okla
Warner
Stanford
Y Five Will Play Three Games This Week Over State Y
The Y M C A Senior basketball team opens a three game week with Draper mill Friday at home then High Point Panthers Saturday at the association gym and a road game Sunday in Winston-Salem. Last week the locals lost to the Twinity five and High Point hopes for revenge. Coach Yow leads the Panthers in the new season.
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Draper Mill
High Point Panthers
Association Gymnasium
Winston-Salem
Twinity Five
High Point
Panthers
Yow
Carolina Officials Attend Southern Conference Meetings In Knoxville
UNC akan delegates to the Southern Conference annual meeting in Knoxville on Thursday include R A Fetzer Dean A W Hobbs George B Shepard and Chuck Collins. Raleigh bids for the Feb basketball tournament as UNC State and Duke invite the conference to hold the May track championships at Duke. The meeting will also consider NC boxing weight classifications expanding to eight weights: 115 122 128 145 166 175 and unlimited.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Southern Conference
Knoxville Thursay
R. A. Fetzer
Dean A. W. Hobbs
University Athletic Council
George B. Shepard
Chuck Collins
North Carolina
Raleigh
Carolina
State
Duke
Duke University
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Two Lawyers in Birmingham Have Noted Child Prospects
In Birmingham Alabama a newborn, Harriett Lamar Rosenthal, daughter of attorneys A A Rosenthal, is seen as a potential future lawyer. A rival child, unnamed, is the daughter of Mrs Roderick M McLeod, wife of another prominent Birmingham attorney, born one week after Rosenthal.
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Birmingham
Ala
Little Harriett Lamar Rosenthal
A. A. Rosenthal
Little Miss Rosenthal
Roderick M. McLeod
Miss McLeod
Remarkable Paris Bridge Replacement by French Engineers
French engineers replaced an old river bridge linking Saint Ouen l Aumone to Pontoise with a new 120 yard iron span. The operation took about ten hours to complete, showcasing a swift modernization feat on the river.
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Paris
Saint Ouen l’Aumone
Pontoise
Speeding Through Space at 19 Miles a Second
The article explains human travel through space reaches 19 miles per second, more than 1 000 miles per minute and over 68 000 miles per hour, noting motion is sensed rather than felt.
Babe Didrikson Demands Action On Disqualification
Mildred Babe Didrikson urges an immediate AAU inquiry into her disqualification from amateur basketball. She seeks to lead the Golden Cyclones and denies authorizing use of her name or image in a motorcar ad. Lawrence Di Benedetto begins the Southern AAU investigation as Didrikson claims wrongful conviction on circumstantial evidence.
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Dallas
Tex
Mildred “Babe” Didrikson
Amateur Athletic Union
Golden Cyclones
Miss Didrikson
Lawrence di Benedeto
Southern Amateur Athletic Union
New Orleans
Florida University President Attacks College Athletics
Dr. John J. Tigert president of the University of Florida denounces school and college athletics as inflated and harmful. Speaking before the Florida Public Health Association in Ocala he warns football has become a Roman Saturnalia and says games serve gamblers and harm players. He urges a scientific health education program and says exercise alone is not a health plan.
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Ocala
Flia
John J. Tigert
University of Florida
Florida Public Health Association
Dr. Tigert
United States
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