Big League Salaries Slashed as 1932 Payrolls Shrink
Baseball payrolls in 1932 are expected to be the smallest in years as top stars face pay cuts. Babe Ruth may see a rate around $60,000 with potential bonuses, Hack Wilson likely drops to about half his 1931 $35,000, and others like Ruth Herman O Doul Wright and Vance also face reductions. Brooklyn Robins plan broad cuts across the roster, with no one above $15,000 next year.
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Dixon Stewart
New York
Babe Ruth
Jacob Ruppert
Yankees
Ruth
Hack Wilson
Babe Herman
Dazzy Vance
Glenn Wright
Lefty O'Dou
Babe Phelps
Brooklyn
Eddie Morgan
Cleveland
Lloyd Waner
Pie Traynor
The
Pirates
Pinkey Whitney
Phils
Gabby Hartnett
Cubs
Firpo Marberry
Senators
Robins
Vance, Herman
O'Doul Wright
Frederick
Pepper Martin
St. Louie
Wave Stops In Tucson Before Pasadena Showdown
Green Wave football unit Tulane and a group of rooters arrived in Tucson from El Paso for a full workout before traveling to Pasadena to face the University of Southern California on New Year’s Day. Coach Bernie Bierman held two sessions, enduring a six hour freight wreck delay en route.
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Tucson
Ariz
Green Wave
Tulane
Rooters
el Paso
Tex
Greenies
Pasadena
University of Southern California
Bernie Bierman
Desert
el Paso High School
California
Juarez
Mex
Stehli Beats American Bakeries In Close Lucky Strike Match
In the Lucky Strike Commercial League last night only one match was completed before Christmas postponements. Stehli defeated American Bakeries in a tight series with Comer the top individual bowler, posting a 134 single-game and 364 in the three-game series.
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Stehli
American Bakeries
Comer
Commercial
American Bakeries Southern
Awe
Eietoriies Ibs
Aes
Trojans Start Work For Tulane Battle
Southern California resumed football practice for the Rose Bowl with Tom Mallory and Orville Mohler sidelined by colds. The Trojans prepare for their New Year’s showdown with Tulane.
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Trojans
Tulane Battle
Los Angeles
Tom Mallory
Orville Mohler
Southern California Trojans
Tulane
Caribbean Clipper Makes Maiden Flight to Havana
The Caribbean Clipper, Pan American Airways second giant seaplane, began service with a maiden 8 am takeoff from Miami to Havana. It will be christened in Havana harbor by Senorita Nena Machado, daughter of Cuba’s president.
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Miami
Fla
Pan American Airways
Havana
Texas boxing law faces long penitentiary sentence
Governor opposes boxing as the proposed law stiffens penalties and contemplates a fight across the border in Mexico. A plan to stage the bout on Gulf of Mexico on giant floating pontoons is floated amid oilfield ties. A reform group lobbied for repeal but failed to win support. OurS will brief Shelby and offer advice.
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Texas
Mexico
Gulf OF Mexico
Shelby
Industrial Race Remains Tight With Two Games Left
The M A Industrial basketball league sits tied for first with two games to play. Highland leads offensively with 74 points across three games while Adams-Millis trails at 69 and Stehli at 67. Boxers defend best, allowing 46 per game. Highland allows 56. Robbins 35. Overalls 43. Page Dennis of Highland leads scoring with 36 points, followed by Stone Adams-Millis Hughes Stehli with 25 each.
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Adame-Dilite
Highland
Robbins
Adams- Millis
Stehli
Adams-Millis
Page Dennis
Stone
Hughes
Adames-Millis
Dempsey Seeks Levinsky and Risko Fights on Return
Jack Dempsey, back from war and holidays with his mother in Salt Lake City, expresses confidence in beating King Levinsky and Johnny Risko and hints at a title shot against Jack Sharkey. He seeks tougher foes for longer battles to improve timing and training. He plans a Chicago-area training base after Reno visit.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Jack Dempsey
Chicago
King Levinsky
Johnny Risko
Cleveland
Dempsey
Sharkey
Jack
Schmeling
Salt Lake
Reno
Palookas
Sedgefield
Sedgefield Country Club
Sedgefield, Inc
High Point
J. C. Dilliard
Field and Stream
Wisconsin
Dempsey Faces Rising Foes and Old Masters in Boxing Tour
The piece recalls Dempsey's decline in his tour while noting Levinsky's cockiness and readiness to trade haymakers, and compares him to Johnny S'like and Tommy Loughran. It cites past foes like Johnny and Tom and predicts tough bouts ahead as Dempsey trains to regain form.
Pepper Martin Named Top Sports Figure Of The Year
A year after rising from obscurity to national fame Pepper Martin, star of the World Series, is voted the greatest individual sports achievement of the year by sports writers across the country. Despite baseball salary talk, Cardinals owners promise a raise, signaling even greater prominence for the diminutive rookie next year.
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John Leonard
Pepper
Martin
Cardinal
Fights Last Night Areas Highlight Local Winners
Jack Rosenberg of New York outpointed Larry Marianucci of New York and Ray Impellittere of Italy while knocking out Gus Rosenberg of New York. In Muskogee Davey Abad of Cleveland drew Johnny Nichols of Muskogee. Duke Tramel of Wichita outpointed Millio Millitti of Omaha in Sioux City.
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Associated Press
New York
Jack Rosenberg
Larry Marinucci
Ray Impelletiere
Italy
Gus Rosenberg
Muskogee
Okla
Davey Abad
Cleveland
Johnny Nichols
Drew
Sioux City
Duke Tramel
Wichita
Kans
Millio Millitti
Omaha
Southern California Tops AP Poll For Best Team Achievement 1931
Southern California football is named the outstanding team achievement of 1931 by a panel of sports editors and writers. USC received 72 of 131 votes, double the Cardinals who topped the baseball world champions. The vote highlights USC’s fourth quarter rally against Notre Dame and overall team strength.
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Pepper Martin
Southern California
Trojan
Notre Dame
Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinal
Martin
Grimes
Hallahan
Trojans
St. Mary's
St. Louis
Cardinals
Philadelphia Athletics
Army
Navy Crew
Poughkeepsie
U.S. C
Tulane
Oklahoma City
United States
Columbia
Michigan
Leonard and Younts Clash Robbins Quint Tonight
Two top city teams meet on Leonard and Younts floor at 8:30 as Leonard and Younts faces Robbins Knitting Co five. Robbins strong in the Industrial loop while Leonard and Younts leads the Commercial loop, each with only one loss, promising a thriller.
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Leonard and Younts
Robbins Knitting Company
Robbins
North Carolina to Add 3600 Acres to Hyde County Refuge
The U S Bureau of Biological Survey authorizes 3600 acres to join Swan Quarter migratory bird refuge in Hyde County forming an administrative unit of about 25000 acres. Government land buys expand federal sanctuaries to 220713 acres nationwide.
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Wild Goose
Mattamuskeet Lake
Hyde County
United States Bureau of Biological Survey
Swan Quarter
New York
Maryland
South Carolina
Florida
Nebraska
North Dakota
Wyoming
Nevada
Hyde Lands
Friendly Cafeteria Triumph Over Silk Mill Five
The Friendly Cafeteria basketball team edged Stehli Silk Mill 26 to 23 on the Salvation Army floor in a tight contest. Welborn led Cafeteria with 11 points from five field goals and a foul, while Bryant paced Stehli with 10 points.
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Stebli Silk Mill
Salvation Army
Finis
Silkmillers
Stehli
Der
Stein
Bryant
Moorehead
Aycock
Welborn
Bill Bryant
D. Hughes
Cafeteria to Face Randleman Tonight in Randolph County
The Friendly Cafeteria basketball team hosts the Randleman All-Stars on Salvation Army court at 8 o'clock. Randleman boasts one of the county’s finest teams and aims to avenge a recent defeat on the local quintet.
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Randleman All- Stars
Salvation Army
Randleman
Randolph County
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Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
Houston Chronicle
Onwwell
Col
Zeke
Ein
Pacific Coast
Clipper
Eastern Union
Paper Box
Adams Millis
Dennis
Pes Fea
Highland Stehli
Wees Dennis
Highland Stone
Adams
Stehit
Pb . Adams-Millis i
Levinsky
Risko
Clared
Delphi
Ind
Rey
Lamb
Patton
McDowell
Koup
Whiteman
Sport Sparks
Towns
Manassa
Jack Sharkey
Tommy Loughran
Johnny S
Johnny
Popeye
Irish
Associated Press Sports
Leonard and
Younts
Robbins Quint
North Carolina
Julian Brown
Marshallburg
Department of Conservation and Development
Sound
Old North
Raleigh
N. C
Dominion of Canada
SILK
Diogenes
Cannon-Fetter Co
South Main Street
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