Tech Upsets California In Razzle Dazzle Display
Georgia Tech beats California 13 to 7 at Grant Field in a post season clash. Tech executes a late rally with Konemann and Sims scoring on key plays while Bottari passes for California. The Bears threaten in the final minutes but fail to close the gap as Tech headlines a surprising victory.
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TECH
California
Kenneth Gregory
Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Golden Bears
Grant Field
Bears
Pacific Coast
Ragzledazzlie
Vic Bottari
Bottari
Perry Thomas
Boffar
John Meek
Thomas
Yellow Jackets
Husky
Fletcher Sims
Jackets
Sims
Big Bill Jordan
Harry Appleby
Dutch Konemann
Konemann
Lime
Razzle
Appleby
Georgia Sparks
Jones
Collins
Sparks
Dolman
Bennett
Johnson
Stoll
Deverona
Hanford
Winterbottom
Ahower
Archer
Howard
Cotton
Smith
Lindsey
Carmack
Edwards
Thorpe
Eberts
Vanderbilt
Streit
Auburn
English Regain Golf Glory and 1936 Champions
The British Open winner Alf Padgham rises as England regains major titles. Pam Barton captures the American women’s title while Mrs Maureen Orcutt Crews loses 3 and 2. Johnny Fischer wins the U S amateur as Little turns pro after a tied Walker Cup and a record U S Open by Tony Manero. Horton Smith retains Masters leadership as Ralph Guldahl posts low scoring season. Beatrice Barrett outscores Patty Berg in the women’s circuit. The year features new champions across global golf and notable debuts.
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Art Krenz
New York
Great Britain
United States
Alf Padgham
Alf Perry
Hector Thomson
William Lawe
San Francisco
Pam Barton
Muise
Maureen Orcutt
Dorothy Campbell
America
Gleneagles
Little
Augusta
Johnny Fischer
Cincinnati
University of Michigan
Jock Mas- Laan
Baltusror
Oakmont
Tony Manero
Greensboro
N. C
Harry Cooper
Manero
Charles
Chick) Evans
Gene Sarazen
Horton Smith
Guldahl
Ralph Guldhal
Guldhal
Miami Biltmore
Denny Shate
Jimmy Thomson
Mason-Dixon
Minneapolis
Beatrice Barrett
Sugar Bowl Opens Week Of Sports As Track Stars Clash
In New Orleans eleven members of the 1936 Olympic track team join top stars at Loyola stadium for opening events at 2 p m. The week features tennis boxing basketball rowing and a football classic between LSU and Santa Clara. World record holders and national champions competed including Glenn Cunningham Archie San Remo mani Joe McCluskey Harold Manning Glenn Dawson Helen Stephens Don Lash and others. Sixteen tennis players including Bitsy Grant Arthur Hendrix Dorothy Traung Charley Kocsis Paul Leslie Pat Abbott led by a strong field for the Sugar Bowl tennis tourney starting Monday at New Orleans Country Club courts.
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New Orleans
United States
Loyola Stadium
Tulane Stadium
Louisiana State University
Santa Clara
California
Glenn Cunningham
Archie San Remani
Cunningham
Jack Lovelock
America
Joe McCluskey
Harold Manning
Glenn Dawson
South
Helen Stephens
Fulton
Miss Stephens
Don Lash
New Orleans Country Club
Bryan “Bitsy” Grant
Atlanta
Arthur Hendrix
Statistics Upon Tech's Victory
Statistics of the California Georgia Tech football game with first downs 18 for Ga Tech and 6 for California. Georgia Tech rushed for 131 yards while California gained 0. Forward passes attempted 9 for Ga Tech and 11 for California with interceptions 1 and none respectively. Yards by forward passing 128 for Ga Tech and 191 for California. Lateral passes attempted 1 for Ga Tech and 7 for California with completions 6 and 4. Yards by lateral passes 0 and 86. Punting average from scrimmage 7.44 for Ga Tech and 4.40 for California. Total yards and kicks returned and penalties listed, fumbles recovered 4 for California and 0 for Ga Tech.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Storm wreck near Bermuda inspires Tempest idea
A report describes a shipwreck of British colonists near Bermuda during a storm, an event said to have sparked William Shakespeare's inspiration for The Tempest.
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Shakespeare
Bermuda
Rain Halls Practices of East West Gridiron Clubs
Rain slowed Shrine game practices in San Francisco as Eastern and Western squads prepared for New Year’s Day. Andy Kerr and Dick Hanley led drills indoors then outdoors. Steve Toth from Northwestern is reported recovering from an ankle injury. Westerns train at Palo Alto with Lacey and Hollingberg observing backfield plans feature Frye Ryan Elder, parametered by Dougherty Goddard Cardwell Francis.
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San Francisco
Andy Kerr
Dick Hanley
Kerr
Colgate
Steve Toth
Northwestern
Palo Alto
Percy
Floyd Terry
Washington State
Mangin Tops Eastern Rankings as No 1 Indoor Specialist
Gregory Mangin, veteran indoor champion, is named No 1 in the Eastern Lawn Tennis Association rankings for 1936. He led the First Ten with the indoor title and strong showings in Nassau and Southampton events, ahead of H Gilbert Hall and others. Wood and Alonso miss data. Women and juniors also noted with Pedersen atop the women’s list and Fishback leading the boys.
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New York
Gregory Mangin
Eastern Lawn Tennis Association
Nassau
Southampton
Bobby Riggs
Frank Parker
H. Gilbert Hall
South Orange
N. J
Mangin
Leonard Hartmen
Frank J. Bowden
Norcross
Tilney
Princeton
S. Ellsworth Davenport
Gerard Podesta
Melvin EB. Lapman
Donald Hawley
George Seenager
Sidney B. Wood, Jr
Frank Shields
Manuel Alonso
David Jones
Wood
Helen Pedersen
Stamford
Conn
Mme
Sylvia Henrotin
France
Dorothy Andrus
Carolin Roberts
Norma Taubelle
Edith Moore
Florence le Boutillier
Penelope Anderson McBride
Lillian Hester
Millicent Hirsch
Grace Lurber
Joseph Fishback
William Umstaedter
Helen Bernhard
Reds to buy, not sell as 1937 pennant push grows
Cincinnati Reds chief Warren C Giles says the club will buy but not sell surplus infield and bench strength. He notes willingness to trade only if the deal adds playing strength, with targets including Ernie Lombardi or Virgil Davis, while previously offering cash failed to attract
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Cincinnati
Reds
Warren C. Giles
Giles
Montreal
St. Louis Cardinals
Dizzy Dean
Charles Dressen
Ernie Lombardi
Virgil Davis
Cardinals
Davia
Charley Gelbert
The Haig Must Divvy Alimony
Circuit Judge John J. Viney ordered Walter Hagen to pay Edna C. Hagen $7,335 in back alimony and interest. The sum covers 27 monthly payments of $250 plus $585 interest under a 1934 modified separation agreement. The court ruled the $500 monthly default clause was a penalty and unenforceable in equity.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
John J. Viney
Walter Hagen
Edna C. Hagen
Tin Whistles Club Best Ball Play At Pinehurst
Tin Whistles club members enjoyed a sixth straight perfect day as fourball partners with handicaps. The leaders at the turn were W. H Croft from New York Ramage Oil City P A Thomson Bermuda and L H Watt Pinehurst with 27 to the turn and 33 home. Others at 28 32 included W D Hyatt Toledo H A Lovett Montreal L B Smith Millbrook and C I Williams Pinehurst. Buckminster Winch ester J L Given Manchester VI J P Hotchkiss Winston-Salem and A L Fowler Boston carded 30 each way.
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Pinehurst
Tin Whistles Club
W. H Croft
New York
Ramage
Oil City
P. W. Thomson
Bermuda
L. H. Watt
W. D. Hyatt
Toledo
H. A. Lovett
Montreal
L. B. Smith
Millbrook
N. Y
C. I. Williams
H. C. Buckminster
Winchester
Mass
J. L. Given
Manchester
J. P. Hotchkiss
Winston-Salem
A. L. Fowler
Boston
Bank Nights Banned in Chicago by Police Chief Order
Chicago police commissioner James P Allman ordered the end of Bank Night in all theaters. The popular drawing scheme had distributed about 6 million dollars to the public through 250 theaters over two years, leaving managers debating immediate elimination versus court action and what to do with undistributed prize money.
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Chicago
James P. Allman
Deer Walks Quietly While Turkey Makes More Noise
A observer notes that the deer moves with quiet steps, contrasting its subtle movement with the louder, noticeable footsteps of the turkey.
Charlotte and Winston-Salem Eye Piedmont League Entry
The Observer reports Charlotte and Winston-Salem may join the Piedmont baseball league. Piedmont president Dan W. Hill says Winston-Salem has inquired, with a decision tied to Portsmouth's night baseball demands. If Portsmouth stays, Charlotte or Winston-Salem likely gain a berth. Hill plans Charlotte talks within a week and aims to settle the Piedmont setup by mid January.
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Charlotte
the Observer
Winston-Salem
Piedmont Baseball League
Dan W. Hill
Asheville
Piedmont
Winston- Salem
Hill
Portsmouth
North Carolina State League
Duke Leads Way With Two Men On All-Star Eleven
The All-South Atlantic board named its seventh annual All-South Atlantic football team for 1936. From Maryland to DC selections include Duke players Hill and Parker and Furman King, with picks at Ferrera, Dick Johnson, Prather, Carroll, Folger, and Daniel among others.
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Duke
Charlotte
Catholic Univer
Parker
Folger
Clemson
Daniel
Wake Forest
Maryland
Virginia
Carolinas
District of Columbia
Aviation grows steadily says Vidal cites healthy progress
Aviation is expanding at a steady pace with no boom says Eugene Vidal air commerce director. He notes strong but sound progress over the past year and a shortage of trained workers due to increased production. Demand comes from airlines, the military, and rising private aviation interest.
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Washington
Eugene Vidal
Air Commerce Director
Roanoke Rapids Man Injured In Auto Crash
An examination today showed George Livesay, 25, injured in an automobile accident Thursday night with a broken back. He was taken to a Richmond hospital. The car, driven by George Smith, ran off a culvert near Weldon.
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Roanoke Rapids
George Livesay
Richmond, Va
George Smith
Weldon
Duke And Carols Lead Conference Titles Capture
Duke dominates the Southern Conference, winning football golf and both outdoor and indoor track titles. North Carolina takes runner up with basketball tennis and cross country. Washington and Lee claim wrestling and swimming. Virginia boxing. Conference votes to drop wrestling tournament. Maryland enters next season as major contender with Duke and North Carolina in title hunt.
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Barton Pattie
Richmond
Duke
North Carolina
Blue Devils
Wallace Wade
Davidson
Dukes
Washington and Lee
Virginia
Lexington
Old Dominion
Cavaliers
College Park
Maryland
Cliff Perry
Hot Springs
Ramsay Potts
Eddie Fuller
Phantoms of
Chapel Hill
Generals
Raleigh
Wolverines face coaching doubt as Yost weighs future
Ann Arbor Michigan fielding H H Yost says no decision yet on Wolverine coaching changes after Harry’s departure. Names floated include Earl Clark of the Lions and Ivan Weber, with Yost noting the athletic board reviews records but has made no recommendation.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Fielding H. “Hu Yost
University of Micletic
Clan Wolverine
Harry
Earl
Dutch) Clark
Detroit Lions
Ivan Wi
Michigan
A Weber
Yost
Clark
Colorado
Patsy
Cuba Forms New Cabinet Promising Honest Governance
Havana reports Cuba inaugurates Frederico Laredo Bru as president with vows of honesty in government. Cabinet pledges include prosecuting defrauders, appointing officials by merit, and not firing workers except for inefficiency. Col. Batista endorses the regime, praising the president and predicting rapid progress under unity with Congress and the armed forces.
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Cuba
Batista
Havana
Frederico Laredo Bru
Miguel Mariano Gomez
Fulgencio Batista
Gomez
Congress
Four Sentencing For Baby Hoax Conspirators In St Louis
Four defendants including Nellie Tipton Muench face prison terms after a federal jury found them guilty of conspiring to obtain a baby by deception. Judge Moore sentenced them to terms ranging from five to ten years and up to five thousand dollars in fines. The case involved a plot to pass off an adopted child as the son of Anna Ware.
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ST. Louis
Nellie Tipton Muench
Muench
Ware
Ludwig O. Muench
Band
Wilfred Jones
Attorne
Pitaman
Jesse Owens Wins in Havana Handicap Race
In Havana on December 26, Jesse Owens of Ohio State won a 100 yard race against a five year old gelding, taking 9.9 seconds with a yard handicap. The event opened Cuba's international sports week amid a weeklong carnival shifting to team rivalry and upcoming Auburn versus Villanova basketball, plus a Havana Columbia matchup and a U S Cuban tennis tournament slated Sunday.
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Havana
Jesse Owens
County Fair
Today
Cuba
Ohio State University
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