Charity Cage Program At Y Tonight Features High Point and Black Bison
The Y M C A hosts a charity double header at 8 o clock for the Empty Stocking Fund. High Point for the Carolinas championship clashes with Tony Simeon s Black Bison, led by Dick Meisky and George Causey. Alumni All Stars, including Lloyd Whitley, vs Y M C A All Stars, with Woody Thomas and Lelon Cooper. Proceeds go to the city s Unprivileged fund with officials Joe Heiser and Colen Hedrick donating services.
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Soc Charales
Enterprise Sports
High Point High
Black Bison Basketball
Tony Simeon
Dick Meisky
Clarence Idol
G. Furr
Olin Davis
George Causey
Simeon
Richard Hartley
Woody Thomas
Lelon
Joe Heiser
Colen Hedrick
Edgar Hartley
Possible High Point Professional Baseball Venture Triggered
Ex Athletics sacker Jimmy Poole hints at bringing a North State League franchise to High Point next year. He seeks local investors and Thomasville approval, arguing rivalry could boost Thomasville receipts while noting debate over Class D versus Class B. The piece stresses community support and a balanced approach to avoid harming amateur leagues.
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Jimmy Poole
Athletics
Mooresville
High Point
Jim
Thomasville
Chairtown
Norfolk-Portsmouth
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Jim Poole
Piedmont Loop
Poole
Marquette players pick Villanova wingman best faced this season
Five Marquette football players name Villanova end John Wysocki as the best wingman they faced. The piece also notes James J. Braddock’s mother ill in Hoboken and other sports tidbits including Tony Canzoneri, Daffy Dean, Bronko Nagurski, Johnny Bronca, Harry Kipke’s Ford offer, and Mike Jacobs’s sinus trouble.
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New York
Marquette
John Wysocki
Villanova
John
James J. Braddock
St. Mary's Hospital
Hoboken
N. J
Johnny Bronca
Yanks
Harry Kipke
Ford
Kipke
Michigan
Georgia
Mike Jacobs
No Rose Bowl money cited as Cal faces debate over staff
The piece notes public reaction to Nathan Mann delaying on a collision with Joe Louis and Buck Newsom’s jab at the Red Sox and managers Joe Cronin and Ed Collins. It also quotes California scribes that the Golden Bears will get no Rose Bowl funds while Alabama players reportedly traveled west with iron men in tow.
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Nathan Mann
Joe Louis
Buck Newsom
Red Sox
Joe Cronin
Edidh Collins
Collins
Newsom
California
Golden Bears
Alabama
Dempsey Trails Florida as Football Notes Hit
Eleven nationalities are on Louisiana State’s squad with the Irish leading b gORRAH. A Michigan State press gimmick upstaged Coach Frank Murray by claiming 386 all state freshmen at Virginia, a figure 25 too many. Joe McCarthy sent a festive Xmas card to the Yanks and Mrs McCarthy.
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Jack Dempsey
Florida
Louisiana State
Michigan State
Beg Pardon
Frank Murray
Virginia
Joe McCarthy
Yanks
Scout roams Hast for notes on next year’s All Star game
A Chicago Tribune scout tours Hast searching for material for the coming All Star game. The Massengale family has long represented the Hattiesburg junior high football squad since 1922 as a legacy presence. White River area notes conclude.
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Chicago Tribune
Massengale
Hattiesburg (Miss
White River
Budge Parents Urge Pro Move Amid Davis Cup Talk
Don Budge’s parents in Oakland urge him to turn professional to gain financial rewards after a year that saw Wimbledon and National titles and Davis Cup victory. They spoke from their kitchen as Budge toured Australia, noting the money difference pro status could bring in two seasons.
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Oakland
Calif
Don Budge
John Budge
Australia
Donny
Budge
Venzke to Again Face Indoor Mile and 1500
Gene Venzke plans to compete again in indoor track this winter focusing on the mile and 1500 meters as he enters his 14th year of competition with renewed preparation.
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Philadelphia
Gene Venzke
Dartmouth opens new rail depot at Junction Virginia
The official railroad station for Dartmouth College in Junction Virginia was dedicated last week. Captain Merril Davis and other Dartmouth football players rigged themselves as injune and kicked a football into the Connecticut River with the station key attached. The depot will be open 24 hours a day.
Boy Bandit Promotes Skater Vera Hruba Star of Ice
Jas J. Johnston known as the Boy Bandit moves from boxing to promoting Vera Hruba a Czech skater billed as Queen of the Ice by Johnston. He asserts his range after managing Bob Pastor and facing defamation suits while promising more ventures beyond boxing.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Jas. J. Johnston
Boy Bandit
Jimmy
Bob Pastor
New York State Boxing Commission
Johnston
Times
Czecho-Slovakia
Vera Hruba
America
Sonja Henie
Vera
Dizzy Is Satisfied With Being Year's Big Disappointment
BRADENTON Florida December 22 Dizzy Dean reacted to being named the top disappointment of 1937 by AP sports writers. He said the honor proves he either excels or fails badly and that not reaching 20 wins would have drawn only a yawn from fans.
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Dizzy
Bradenton
Fla
Dean
St. Louis Cardinal
Associated Press
Ol’ Diz
Cardinals
Sugar Bowl Week to Feature Star Studded Events in New Orleans
An elaborate entertainment program accompanies the Sugar Bowl clash between Santa Clara and LSU. Officials say 2000 coaches and athletic directors will attend as track, tennis, regatta, boxing and basketball events unfold from December 26 through New Year’s Day. Dozens of athletes including Glenn Cunningham and Archie San Romani are listed for the track meet. more than 45,000 are expected to watch the Sugar Bowl game. Santa Clara and LSU previously met in the Bowl, with Santa Clara winning last year 20 to 14.
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New Orleans
Santa Clara
Louisiana State University
American Football Coaches’ Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Athletc
Lake Ponchartrain
Memphis
Tenn
University of Pittsburgh
University of Kentucky
Bryan “Bitsy” Grant
Atlanta
Wilmer Allison
Austin
Texas
Arthur Hendrix
Lakeland
Fla
Wayne Sabin
California
Glenn Cunningham
Archie San Romani
Perrin Walker
Harold Cagle
Oklahoma Baptist
Berlin
Spec” Towns
Alfred Tomlich
Bob Osgood
Colorado
Fort W Tex
Sancisco
Wic
Bunny Oakes
Charlie Man
Michigan Ste
Auburn
Man
Spartans
Gainesville
Miami
West Virginia
Paso
Tex
Texas Tech
Marshall Glenn
Glenn
el Paso
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Kezar Stadium
Francisco
Berkeley
Little avoids umbrella after lightning strike
Law son Little will not touch an umbrella since he was struck by lightning while carrying one on a golf course a few years ago in Miami Florida Dee 20.
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Miami
Fila
Dee
Lawson
Dizzy at the Station Faces Phillies Catcher Jimmy Wilson
Dizzy D. records the best run against Phillies catcher Jimmy Wilson noting no hits all season and five years without a hit except a fluke. Wilson, a regular at Dizzy’s filling station, is portrayed as a frequent customer.
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Jimmy Wilson
Phillies
Dizzy
Jimmy Winters
Turner and Melton Lead 1937 Rookie Pitching Burst
The 1937 NL season featured standout rookies led by Jim Turner and Cil Melton. Turner posted the best earned run average at 2.38 over 257 innings, with 20 wins, while Melton notched 20 wins and 9 losses for a .690 mark, as the rookie trio along with Lou Fette and Russ Ravers helped pace the circuit. Hubbell led in wins with 22 and strikeouts, but era rose to 3.19.
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Hubbell
Dizzy
Dean
Cardinals
Van
Mungo
Rodgers
Grimes
Turner
Boston
Cil Melton
Giants
Russ Ravers
Pittsburgh
Lou Fette
Melton
Fette
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Dizzy Dean
Ford Frick
van Mungo
Danny MacFayden
Danny
MacFayden
Boston Bees
Lee Grissom
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Bandbox
Baker Bowl
Phillies
Hugh Mulcahy
Christy Mathewson
Penangee
Inings
Mulcahy
Passeau
Wayne Lamaster
Mace Brown
Allison Vetoes Outside Scrimmage For Bears
Coach Stub Allison of California keeps the Rose Bowl bound Bears to internal scrimmage and reserves practice. Eastern All Stars train at Berkeley for the East-West game, and the Bears avoid a risky scrimmage with top eastern talent.
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Associated Press
Easy
California
Stub Allison
Golden Bears
Allison
Alabama
Rose Bow
New Orleans
Pasadena
Hayward Sanford
Tulane
Vanderbilt
Sanford
Bernie Moore
Louisiana State
Santa Clara
Moore
Tigers
Everett Fisher
Jimmy Kitts
Colorado
Red Vickers
Johnny Neece
Doug Sullivan
All-Time Pitching Feats and Slumps Highlight 1936 Season
The record shows a mix of extremes with Fred Frankhouse firing a no hitting 72 3 inning trick for the Dodgers against the Reds on August 27. Hubbell begins the season with eight straight wins while Hollingsworth endures eight losses in a row. Hub posts eight in a row to reach 24 in a row, a Dodgers ending streak. Harry Gumbert of the Giants yields 26 sacrifice hits. Waite Hoyt in his 20th big league year with the Pirates and Dodgers posts a 3.42 ERA.
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Fred Frankhouse
Dodgers
Reds
Hubbell
Hollingsworth
Hub
Harry Gumbert
Giants
Waite Hoyt
Pirates
Brooklyn
Tide I8 Confident New Orleans Rose Bowl Prep
Alabama ships the Crimson special with 40 players and staff to San Antonio after a New Orleans layover. Coach Frank Thomas aims to subdue California in the Rose Bowl, confident the team can become the first Alabama eleven to win the Pasadena game.
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New Orleans
Cal Nia
Golden Bears
Alabama
Crimson Special
George Denny
F. New Orleans
Special
San Antonio
Frank Th
Tucson
Ariz
Pasadena
Turkey Shoots Set for George Tr Place Course
Turkey Shoots run Thursday Friday and Saturday afternoon at George Tr place seven miles down the boro road. Each day begins at o'clock and will close the series held this fall for local sportsmen.
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George Tr Place
Boro Road
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Ice Beauty
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