American Leaguers Celebrate 1935 Season Dominance
President of the American League reviews 1935 achievements with Detroit world series win over Chicago and all star success. He notes key performances by Lou Gehrig Vernon Kennedy and Ted Lyons, and outlines trades shaping the 1936 pennant race.
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Chicago
White Sox
Cleveland
New York
Boston
Grove
Ferrell
Red Sox
Lou Gehrig
Vernon Kennedy
Roger Cramer
Philadelphia
Ted Lyons
Buddy Myer
Washington
Joe Vosmik
Detroit
Frank J. Navin
Tigers
Walter O. Briggs
Jacob Ruppert
New York Yankees
Jimmie Foxx
John Marcum
al Simmons
Johnson
Reynolds
Manush
Allen
Pearson
Sandra
Baseball Schools Backed By Majors Favored By Sisler
George Sisler, former St. Louis Browns star and sporting goods businessman, urged major leagues to run baseball schools. He said such programs would raise minor league talent and give young players chances to break in. Sisler argued organized baseball should sponsor numerous schools to address talent shortages.
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ST. Louis
George Sisler
St. Louis Browns
Sporting
Bisler
Duke to Host Wofford in Nineteenth Century Tilt
Duke university hosts Wofford college tonight to end a three game road swing. Wofford beat Charlotte Y M C A 44 82 last Friday but lost to Wake Forest 19 25 on the Deacon floor. Duke, after beating Cornell 68 42 and Yale 62 11, seeks another win.
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Durham
Wofford College
Duke University
Terriers
Spartanburg
Charlotte Y. M. C. A
Wake Forest
Deacon
Duke
Blue Devile
Bion
Yale
Gehrig Best Home Run Hitter In Baseball
Babe Ruth weighs in on who may supplant him as the home run king. Lou Gehrig and Jimmy Foxx receive top notice while Hank Greenberg, Wally Berger, Bob Johnson, and Hal Trosky are named as contenders. Ruth predicts shifts in the Yankees, Red Sox, and Cubs while noting trades and farm-system gains shape the league outlook.
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NBA Service
Babe Ruth
Ram
Lou Gehrig
Gehrig
Sultan
Swat
Jimmy Foxx
Ruth
Boston
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Shibe Park
Philadelphia
Fenway Park
Ian Crown
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
Wally Berger
Boston Braves
Bob Johnson
Athletics
Hal Trosky
Indians
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Greenberg
Trosky
New York Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Babe
Roger Cramer
Eric McNaitt
Red Sox
Detroit
Tom Yawkey
Ruth Mikes
Cleveland
Frankie Pytiak
Pytiak
St. Louis Cardinal
Branch Rickey
Brusie Ogrodowski
Columbia
Bill DeLancey
Brusie
Ruth Says Fewer Minor Leagues Shrink Major League Talent
Babe Ruth discusses the decline of minor leagues from 64 to 21 teams and its effect on major league recruitment. He notes the dwindling ladder limits prospects for players to reach and stay in the majors as he also reviews his storied career.
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Ruth
Kearns Returns To Broadway With Hank Bath Prospect
Jack Kearns, former manager of Jack Dempsey, now promotes heavyweight Hank Bath on Broadway. Bath has 36 knockouts in 37 fights and is viewed as a future world champion. Dempsey’s fortune faded due to bad investments, but Kearns remains optimistic about Bath and plans to regain earnings. Helen Wills Moody praises 1935 tennis star Helen Villa Moody and predicts the U.S. victory in Davis Cup. Gil Dobie’s quip on Princeton Tigers football ends the note.
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Associated Press
New York
Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
Hank Bath
Hank
Kearns
Dempsey
Helen Wills Moody
Helen Villa Moody
United States
Fred Perry
Unny Austin
Gil Dobie
Princeton Tigers
Princeton
Nation's Highest Gainer To Enter West Point In Fall
Lindsey Donnell, Cumberland University back and the nation’s top gainer, will enter the United States Military Academy at West Point in the fall after leading Cumberland to prominence in college football.
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West Point
Lebanon
Tenn
United States Military Academy
Lindsey Donnell
Cumberland University
Medal This Woman Won Then Wore Male Attire in War
The article recalls Dr. Mary Edwards Welker serving as acting assistant surgeon in the Civil War and receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor on January 2, 1866 for services 1861 to 1865. It also notes Halley’s comet predictions and a Venus transit predicted by Halley.
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Rocoede
Wheer Depertiam
Waaianen
Gasiose
Mary Edwards Welker
Congress
Edward Halley
Halley
Malley
Young Donnell Earns Academy Appointment After Stellar Season
The 170 pound half back Donnell earned a military academy appointment and will enroll at the start of the next school year. He rushed for 1,659 yards over 10 games, averaging more than 165 yards per contest, eclipsing Colorado's Kayo Lam who had 1,043 yards.
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Tion
Young Donnell
Military Academy
Lipps V Griffin Ring Bout Prep in Charlotte
Georgia heavyweight Corn Griffin begins training in Charlotte for a January 17 bout with Joe Lipps. Lipps formerly based his operations here but has recently been
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Lipps
Griffin
Charlotte
Corn Griffin
Georgia
Joe Lipps
Hendrix Upsets Wilmer Allison At Miami Biltmore
Coral Gables Fla Jan 6 Arthur Hendrix rising young racket swinger from Lake land, Ohio, defeated Wilmer Allison national singles champion from Texas in the Sugar Bowl tourney final at New Orleans. Hendrix seeded No 4 in the Miami Biltmore event with Bryan M Grant top seed. Sixty four players entered.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Arthur Hendrix
Lakeland
Fila
Miami Biltmore
Southern College
Wilmer Allison
Texas
New Orleans
Hendrix
Ohio
Alabama
North Carolina
Georgia
Bryan M
Bitsy) Grant
Atlanta
Klein Takes $500 In Miami Open Golf Tourney
Blond 34 year old Willie Klein won the twelfth Miami Open at La Gorce golf club Miami Beach finishing with a record 272 five strokes ahead of Gene Sarazen who earned 400. Johnny Revolta placed third with 278 tying his tournament record.
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Miami Springs
Fra
Blond
Willie Klein
la Gorce Golf Club
Miami Beach
Klein
Wheatley Hills
S. 1
Gene Sarazen
Brookfield Center
Conn
Sara
Hines Wins Riverside Open to Claim $3000 Purse
Jimmy Hines former Long Island caddy won the Riverside $3,000 open with a 276 total after a 66 second round. Harold MecSpaden placed second with 286, earning $475, while Byron Nelson and Orville White tied for third with 286 and split $600.
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Calif
Jimmy Hines
Long Island
Hines
Garden City
Victoria Club
Harold MecSpaden
Kansas City
Kas MecSpaden
California
MecSpaden
Byron Nelson
Ridgewood
N. J
Orville White
St. Louis
Fight Under Jack Dempsey Umbrella in New York
A boxing event took place in New York under the auspices of Jack Dempsey as promoter with notable fighters in attendance and a card featuring competitive bouts. The event drew local fans and generated interest for future matches in the city.
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Jack Dempsey
New York
Fenway Park Enlarged To Hold Big Crowd In 1936 Season
Beantown base hits the hot stove era as Tom Yawkey expands Fenway Park by four thousand seats boosting capacity to 25 000. Foxx Grove and other stars loom large in Boston plans while contracts, trades, and exhibition schedules ripple across major leagues.
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Stengel
Brooklyn
Boston
Casey Stengel
Flatbush
al Lopez
Bobby Reis
Tony Cuccinello
Ray Benge
Braves
Ed Brandt
Randy Moore
Associated Press
New York
Beantown
Jimmy Foxx
Roger Cramer
Eric McNair
Tom Yawkey
Fenway Park
Wally Berger
Foxx
Lefty Grove
Philly
Will Harridge
Ford Frick
Cubs
Champ Barnstormers
California
Florida
Reds
Cincinnati
Rhineland
Rochester
Homer Peel
Giant
Fort Worth
Traynor
Golfer Glenna Collett Vare says motherhood improves game
Glenna Collett Vare, six time women's golf champion, states motherhood steadies her play and keeps her from retiring. She keeps her babies' first shoes with her medals and hopes to win the British women's championship this year.
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Merion
Glenna Collett Vare
Edwin H. Vare, Jr
Providence Society
Cunningham Aims For 4 04 Mile Record
Glenn Cunningham, then 26 and Olympic veteran, still hopes to run a mile in 4 04. He notes peak form requires perfect conditions and cites his 4 06 7 world record in 1934 and 4 08 4 indoor mark. He opened indoor season with 800m in 1 65 2 and recently clocked 4 16 in New Orleans. He also aims to represent the United States in the 1500m and complete a master's in physical education at Iowa.
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New York
Glenn Cunningham
Princeton
Madison Square Garden
Glenn
Brooklyn
Cunningham
New Orleans
United States
University of Iowa
Municipal debt and bond trends highlighted by Wee'ly Letter
The Wee'ly Market Letter analyzes U S municipal debt growth in the past year with 1.4 billion in new issues, detailing refunding and new debt proportions. High Point and North Carolina issuers show progress, while New York stocks rally with caution after Roosevelt remarks. Budd Manufacturing and American Ice cited as promising low priced plays with expected gains.
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United States
Roosevelt
North Carolina
Cit
High Point
City Securities
New York
Congress
Budd
American Ice
Austin Nicholls
Graduate Manager of Athletics Restored at State College
Raleigh January 6 The North Carolina State athletic council voted to restore the graduate manager of athletics position at the college. All coaches and athletic officials were reinstated. A three member sub committee Dean J W Harrelson W H Sullivan of Greensboro and Dr R F Poole was named to select the graduate manager and will report at the next council meeting within three weeks.
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Raleigh
N. Cc
State
J. W. Harrelson
Games Slated Tonight At L A Salvation Army Gym
Three games are scheduled at 7 o clock at the Salvation Army gym. The Army Juniors face March Furniture first, then Franklinville girls meet Salvation Army girls. The main event features Franklinville All-Stars against Salvation Army Seniors.
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Army
March Furniture
Franklinville
Pranklinville
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