Schmeling to Meet Walker in February Venue Set in Miami
Champion Schmeling plans a 15 round bout with Mickey Walker in Miami in February at an arena that will be announced later. The winner could headline a second fight in June or September at Madison Square Garden against Dempsey or Sharkey, depending on the Miami result. Dates to be finalized as arrangements depend on the Walker bout outcome.
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Mickey Walker
Miami
Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
Jack Sharkey
Square Garden
Walker
Joe Jacobs
Schmeling
Pro Bono Promoto Ham Fisher
The 1931 to 1932 sports year recap notes champions, legends, and shocks across football baseball boxing and golf. Pepper Martin shines in the World Series while Max Schmeling and Bat Battalino earn title legitimacy. A humorous golf balloting at High Point Municipal highlights caddies opinions on players.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Connie Mack
Philadelphia
Otages
Cardinal
Pepper Martin
Max Schmeling
Han
Young
Bat Battalino
Tony Cansoneri
Dugan Aycock
High Point Municipal
Bunn Hackney
Montleu Avenue
Circle Drive
Schmeling Eyes Dempsey Talks as Walker Bout Schedules
Miami and Jacobs plan to open negotiations with Dempsey around May 1 for a June match with a September possible if conditioning delays. If talks fail Schmeling may offer Sharkey a title shot. The Walker bout ends a three corner bid with Los Angeles and Chicago. Jacobs seeks a $50,000 guarantee to amend Illinois boxing laws for 15 round bouts. Schmeling departs for a U S tour ahead of training for the Walker match.
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Miami
Jacobs and the Garden
Dempsey
Schmeling
Sharkey
Los Angeles
Chicago
Jacobs
Nate Lewis
Illinois
Schemeling
Jack Dempsey
Walker
John V. Clinnin
National Boxing Association
Schemiing
Wisconsin Varsity Players Leap to Pro Football
Captain Harold Smith as tackle and Ken Moose Kruger at center from the 1923 Wisconsin varsity have entered professional football, signaling a shift of college stars to the professional ranks.
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Harold Smith
Ken “Moose” Kruger
Wisconsin
Bobby Jones Fires Five Consecutive Threes At Winged Foot
In the 1929 Open at Winged Foot Bobby Jones opened with a rough 6 4 5 start but then rolled five straight three scores from the fourth through the thirteenth. He finished with a 69 two under par, his best Open total to that date.
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Jones
Winged Foot
Bobby Jones
Bobby
Tron
Wet Field Crimps Green Wave Rose Bowl Practice
California weather drenches Tournament Park as Tulane's Green Wave prep for the Rose Bowl clash with USC. Wet field hampers Bernie Bierman's plans for heavy workouts while Tulane relies on air game and Don Zimmer passes. USC Coach Howard Jones keeps Trojans sequestered at an undisclosed hotel before facing Tulane.
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Paul Zimmerman
Pasadena
Cal
California
Tulane
University of Southern California
Greenies
Bernie Bierman
Bierman
Troy
Trojans
Don Zimmerman
Jones
Los Angeles
Southern California
Trojan
Howard Jones
Bovard Field
Willis Johnson Wins Starmount Tourney
Willis Johnson won the blind bogie tournament at Starmount with a 91, beating about 50 entrants. R. J. Johnson of Greensboro captured the blind bogie hole with a six on the seventeenth.
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Willis Johnson
City
Starmount
Mr. Johnson
R. J. Johnson
Greensboro
Miners Find Rich Black Sand Deposits After Rain in Ore Beach
In Gold Beach Oregon miners and unemployed men search beaches after recent heavy rains uncovering rich black sand concentrates carrying gold and platinum. Local prospectors report several pockets of valuable material along the shoreline attracting activity and potential yields.
Dunlap and Chapman Lead Pinehurst Midwinter Golf Match Play
George T. Dunlap Jr of York paired with D Chapman of Greenwich in the first round of the 29th Pinehurst midwinter tournament. Dunlap, Princeton intercollegiate champion, faces United States senior champion Chapman. Dick Wilson of Southern Pines leads as medalist and co-favorite, matched with J D Smith of New York as other top first-round duels unfold.
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Pinehurst
George T. Dunlap, Jr
York
D. Chapman
Greenwich
J. D. Smith
New York
H. J. Blue
Aberdeen
T. R. Rudel
Montreal
P. S. P. Randolph
Hempstead
S. J
C. B. S. Marr
Carnoustie
Scotland
Richardson Chapman
Springfield
Mass
F. T. Keating
C. EB. Prodie
Chicago
R. G. Morrison
Pittsburgh
J. L. Chapman
Conn
Friendly Cagers Face Reed's All-Star Half Tonight
The Friendly Cafeteria basketball team meets Reed's All-Star quint from Lexington on the Salvation Army court at 8. Reed's has been strengthened since a previous close loss to Leonard and Younts. Friendly’s 8 games include wins over Highland M W A, Leonard and Younts, Stehli, and High Point, with defeats by Leonard and Younts, Salvation Army, and Randleman. They also plan a rematch with Randleman in Randolph tomorrow night.
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Reed
Lexington
Salvation Army
Leonard
Younts
Cafeteria
Highland M. W. A
Stehli
High Point
Randleman
Randleman Quint
Randolph Town
North Carolina Ten Year Plan Backed Across State
Tyre C. Taylor leads a broad conservation and development plan praised by Colonel Harrelson and state leaders. The plan targets forestry, game, and fish to potentially add 100 million dollars annually, boosting tourism and living standards. The piece also notes wildlife notes, national forest land additions, bluegill harvests, and a local hunting fatality.
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Tyre
Tyre C. Taylor
North Carolina
Colonel Harrelson
North Carolina Federation of Woman's Clubs
Titmouse
Cardinal
Kentucky
Virginia
New York
Florida
Illindois
South Carolina
Kansas
Washington, D. C
Ohio
Roanoke Island
Lawson
Carolina
Washington
Dec
National Forest Reservation Commission
Georgia
Tennessee
Payetteville
Wake County
Game and Fish
Cooper
Binocular Prices Slip as Government Cuts Hit Store
Washington reports show even basic optics feel federal budget squeezes. Reconditioned binoculars are common, while new pairs drop to about 17.38 dollars each, saving roughly 20.62 dollars per unit.
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Washington
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