Minor league criticism sparks calls for reform across Piedmont league
Editor notes Judge Landis and Bramham clash with minor league practices accusing clubs of skimming playoff revenues and stalling player gains. Piedmont League foresees Shaughnessy system scrutiny and hints at a split season while highlighting meager Class B pay of about 160 dollars a month.
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Paul
Asheville
Piedmont League
Shaughnessy
Bramham
Eforts
Piedmont
Mildred Burke Still World Women’s Wrestling Champion Claim
Promoter Sergeant L C McMahon praises Mildred Burke as the reigning women’s wrestling champion amid calls for a rematch with Babe Verner of Baltimore. Verner earned a semifinal spot by beating Cherokee Princess White Cloud, while Johnny Marrs faces Sheriff Tom Hanley in the main event. Pancho Valdez challenges The Purple Flash as arena upgrades include new ropes and steam heating after a wild bout.
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Mildred Burke
L. C. McMahon
Miss Burke
Babe Verner
Baltimore
South Hamilton Street Arena
Miss Verner
White Cloud
Mildred
Babe
Princess White Cloud
Johnny Marrs
Dick Lever
Dez
Valdez
Flash
Pancho Valdez
Purple Flash
New South Hamilton Street Arena
Mexico City
Diamonds Fuel Steel Industry Amid Trade Notes
The article notes thousands of carats of diamonds used by the steel industry annually. It describes dark-gray carbide-like pebbles called carbons imported from Brazil. It also mentions forty three concert ensembles set to tour the Russian Far East to perform 2 500 concerts for the Red Army and Pacific Fleet units.
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Brazil
Russian Far East
Red Army
Commissioner Landis Flays Detroit Farm System Abuses
Commissioner Landis issued a sweeping report denouncing Detroit Tigers farm system practices as fake agreements and cover ups. He ordered 92 players granted free agency effective Jan 29 and fined Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Browns for preemptive contracts. Players awarded sums totaled about 500000 with many distributed to affiliated clubs and Toledo, Beaumont, Fort Worth, and Lake Charles.
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Detroit
Paul Trout
Lloyd Dietz
Steve Rachunok
Benny McCoy
Roy Cullenbine
Beaumont
Toledo
Fort Worth
Lake Charles
Chicago Cubs
McCoy
Cullenbine
St. Louis Browns
Cleveland
Walter Carson
New Orleans Southern Association
Carson
New Orleans
Landis
War Curtails International Golf Program
An AP survey notes 1939 golf progress may be hampered by world events. Curtis Cup and Walker Cup abroad are in doubt, while U S G A pursues coast to coast championships, public links growth, and ball testing developments. Notable wins include Nelson Open and Ward Amateur title, with Jameson leading women’s ranks.
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New York
United States
Britain
St. Paul Town and Country Club
Mamaroneck
N. Y
del Monte
Calif
Cleveland
Detroit
Golf Association
Armour Institute
Chicago
U. S. G. A. Greens
Greens
Unite States
Byron Nelson
Craig Wood
Denny Shute
Marvin Ward
Betty Jameson
Andrew Szwedka
Los Angeles
Beatrice Barret
Thomas Sheehan
Winter drills set for UNC January 22
Winter football practice at the University of North Carolina will begin January 22, with coaches and players preparing for the upcoming season on the Chapel Hill campus.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Boxing and sports notes mix for January roundups
New York reports Armstong predicting a stoppage of Garcia if they meet while Hostak would face Ceferino Garcia in a future matchup. Ambers plans a tuneup bout January 29 in Providence against Dally Hally as part of a busy boxing slate. Also notes on Mulrooney predicting a future cabinet secretary of recreation and college football coach Jess Neely weighing Rice return.
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New York
Henry Armstrong
al Hostak
Ceferino Garcia
Lou Ambers
al Davis
Dally Hally
Providence
BE. P. Mulrooney
Demaret Wins Oakland Open After Heafner’s Late Rally
Texas star Jimmy Demaret finishes at 281 to claim the Oakland Open title with a $1,200 prize as Clayton Heafner fades on the final holes. Heafner, Horton Smith and Ben Hogan share second at 282 after Heafner’s late bogeys and a dramatic tree mishap. A spectator boy injured by a tree mishap on the 12th is noted.
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Oakland
Calif
Texas
Jimmy Demaret
Demaret
Sequoya
Clayton Heafner
Linville
N. C
Heafner
North Carolina
Horton Smith
Oak Park
Iil
Ben Hogan
White Plains
N. Y
Smith
Hogan
Lawson Little
Oldest Cage League Forms In 1902 Echoes Ivy Rivalries
New York January 15 The Eastern League the oldest college basketball circuit in the country traces back to 1902 It comprises Harvard Yale Princeton Cornell Pennsylvania and Dartmouth reflecting early Ivy League competition and regional rivalries.
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New York
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Dartmouth
Debated Saturday Air Time for Symphony or Minnesota Basketball
In the Midwest a heated dispute centers on whether a major broadcaster should dedicate an hour of Saturday night to a symphony feature or to reports of Minnesota basketball games. The debate reflects competing cultural priorities and scheduling pressures within regional media.
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Dillon Graham
Mid-West
Minnesota
Weathering foul weather for La Henie at Garden
A note of rough weather limits plans for welcoming Sonja Henie and dancers at the Garden tonight. Jimmy Doyle from Cleveland Plain Dealer urges cheerfulness and to avoid pneumonia as the event proceeds.
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la Henie and Company
Jimmy Doyle
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sonia
Packers Crush All Stars in Los Angeles Exposition
Green Bay Packers dominate a star-studded lineup in Los Angeles as the Wisconsin champions showcase overpowering play and a decisive victory to reaffirm their status. The prominent Packers face tough tests from rival clubs in upcoming matchups.
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Green Bay Packers
Los Angeles
Green Bay
Packers
Giants
Wisconsin
Reece Harris Named Manager of Lexington Indians
Lexington, Jan. 15. Reece Harris, a Lexington native and veteran with pro and semi pro baseball, is signed to manage the Lexington Indians of the North State League. Harris starred at Appalachian State Teachers College and played for the Detroit Tigers farm system in Beaumont before batting .284 last year with Concord. He has managed Pennington Gap in the Appalachian League.
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Tom Siler
Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Detroit Tigers
Landis
Lexington
Reece Harris
Lexington Indians
A. C. Fite
Harris
Appalachian State Teachers College
Beaumont
Concord
Pennington Gap
Coach Earl Martineau Praises Purdue 1929 and Princeton 1935 Teams
Earl Martineau Michigan backfield coach says the 1929 Purdue and 1935 Princeton squads are the best all around he has seen in 15 years of coaching.
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Ann Arbor
Earl Martineau
Michigan
Purdue
Princeton
Crowell Little Tutors Kitten Cage Quintet Triumph
In a post season pro bowl style clash Crowell Little’s squad defeated the Black Bison 16 to 7 as a 101 yard kickoff return and a 61 yard Cecil Isbell to Don Huston pass highlighted the scoring. The Packers stunned an all star threat with a 40 yard rushing score and a goal line finish. The Black Bison host Davidson College next, led by Lewis Hayworth and Abie Short as key contributors. Oldham England adds evening dances to keep girls off the streets during the blackout.
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Packers
Cecil Isbell
Don Huston
Green Bay
Davidson Invaders
Wildkitten
Bison
Lewis Hayworth
High Point
Hayworth
James
Abie Short
Jack Preston
Thurman Horney
Welborne
Hussey
L. Hayworth
J. Hayworth
Preston
Oldham
England
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