Marked Advance Is Seen in Basketball
The era’s rising sports fields include polo and skiing with strong showing in 1936. Madison Square Garden hosted college and amateur games as Wisconsin drew crowds, and Olympic year boosted basketball, skiing, swimming, and track. France and Germany led in cycling and skating while U S teams faced tough competition in hockey and polo.
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Jimmy Doname
United Tes Greentrees
Madison Square Garden
Wisconsin
Barnes
Sam
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
U. S
Ivan Brown
Alan
Franz Pinur
Germany
Oddbjorn Hagen
Hydi Ballangrud
Sonja Henie
Kurt Schafer
Austria
Hubbell Awards Pecan Trophy To Oliver At Meeting
Chandler Oklahoma Carl Hubbell, famed New York Giant pitcher, lends his name to a new award for best native pecan seedling. He presented the Carl Hubbell Trophy to Fred Oliver of Norman for his top native pecan at the Pecan Growers Association convention. Oliver and Cleveland county will host the trophy jointly until next year’s show.
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Okla
Carl Owen Mubbell
New York Giant
King Carl
Carl Hubbell
Fred Oliver
Norman
Pirates
Hubbell
Owhbd
Dickchard
Oklahoma
Meeker
Oliver
Cleveland County
Stanley Cup Final Falls to Detroit Over Toronto Leafs
Detroit and Toronto staged a Stanley Cup final with Detroit's Jack Adams team prevailing in three of four games. The year featured multiple sport champions such as Viktor Brno of Budapest in table tennis, Ruth Hughes Aarons in women’s titles, J Murphy in bowling, Ea Burmeister in women’s bowling all events, and Welker Cochran in three cushion billiards, among others.
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Canada
Hn Bull
York
Universal Pictures of Hollywood
McPherson Oilers
McPherson
Kan
Ber- Tin
Adolph Kiefer
Berlin
Jack Medien
Dick Degener
Marshall Wayne
U.S
Uncle Sam
Dorothy Yoynton Hill
Marjorie Gestring
Hendrika Wilhelmina Mastenbrook
Holland
Dina Senff
Eleanor Holm Jarrett
Detroit Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Jack Adams
Detroit
Leafs
Dunno O'Mahony
Dick Shikat
al Babu
Everett Marshall
Dave Levin
Dean Delion
Victor Brno
Budapest
Ruth Hughes Aarons
New York
J. Murphy
Indianapolis
Ea Burmeister
Conpresa
Omaha
Ben
Cheek
Clinton
Ind
Garagemin
Vandalia
Dick Shaughnessy
Boston
St Louis
Welker Cochran
San Francisco
Kinney Matgupama
Chicago
Huskies Won Coast title and Rose Bowl bid
Coach Jimmy Phelan lauds Washington Huskies as fearless in tight spots. He cites running game, passing when needed, strong line, and reliable kicking. A fourth down pass against Stanford kept the season alive and preserved a 14 14 tie in a key late drive.
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Frank Gorrie
Seattle
Jimmy Phelan
University of Washington Huskies
Phelan
Pitt
Stanford
Christmas Visitors from Piggott and Magnolia
Green Laseter Emmet Lewallen of Piggott and Russell Lewallen of Magnolia A. M. are spending the Christmas holidays with their parents Mr and Mrs Riley Lewallen. Mrs Albert Robertson visited Mrs Mary Putman. Mr and Mrs J H Wondal and Mr and Mrs B R Young visited with John Richard of Shreveport Louisiana and Mr and Mrs Ray Cumbie and others during the holiday period.
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Emmet Lewallen
Piggott
Russell Lewallen
Magnolia A. & M
Riley Lewallen
Albert Robertson
iMary Putman
Myps
Cumbie
J. H. Wondal
B. R. Young and Son
John Richard
Shreveport
Ray Cumbie
J. T. Cumbiedra
Preston Putman
Sutherland Calls Em Those Kids
Pittsburgh coach Jock Sutherland refers to his Pitt Panthers as those kids in discussing the Rose Bowl squad. The team features a very young roster with the first 26 players averaging just over 20 years, including several key sophomores. Only three seniors have started this season: Averell Daniels, Bill Glassforth, and Bobby Larue.
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Pittsburgh
Sutherland
Pitt Panthers
Pitt
Goldberg
Daddie
Chickernes
Hoffman
Averell Daniels
Bill Glassforth
Bobby Larue
Family Visit Fragments From Hope Area Notes
Family ties surface in Hope area notes as Miss Iva Lee Collier visits Mia and Bud Ross. Mr and Mrs George Crews and daughters Helen and Bonnie called on Mr and Mrs Riley Lewallen on Saturday, with further Sunday gatherings noted in the fragment.
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Off of
Hope
Iva Lee Collier
Mia
Bud Ross
George Crews
Helen
Bonnie
Fans Pleased by Passes Thomsen’s Happy Outlook
Arkansas coach Thomsen promotes passing as cure for blues, recounting past seasons and praising players like Robbins and Paddlefoot. He notes Razorbacks’ 1936 and 1935 passes and praises basketball’s influence on football passing instincts.
Christmas visitations and regional harvest income in Lancaster county
Families, neighbors and visitors share Christmas time across Shower Springs Malvern Bod Saw Guernsey and nearby towns. The column notes social gatherings with Mrs Gilbert Mr Cumbie Mrs England and others while Lancaster county farm income from a crop year is estimated at about 300000.
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Jeff Gilbert
Willie Earl
Berry Denn
Jim Cumbie
Helen Battles
Gloria Ann Wolf
Exo Rass
Sam England
Shower Springs
Gilbert Darwin
Searey
Sidney Ellia
Joe Toul
Hee
Bernice Cumbie
Malvern
Doce England
Christus
Helen Ross
Ted Purtle
Guernsey
Lancaster
United States
Lancaster County
Wanted Basketball Schedules From Local Coaches
Mempsi and Nevada county basketball coaches are urged to mail schedules to The Star at Hope St. This year the sports page will feature more cage news. Coaches may obtain stamped envelopes and stationery free of charge from The Star office to report results.
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Mempsi
Nevada
Hope St
Star
Managers imitate McGraw or Mack in baseball lore
The piece notes that most baseball managers model themselves on John McGraw or Connie Mack, with many others seeking their guidance. It cites examples like Al Simmons, Frank Frisch, Bill Terry, Mickey Cochrane, Jim Dykes, and Joe McCarthy, illustrating how leaders emulate the greats and blend traits from several figures in the game.
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New York
John McGraw
Connie Mack
McGraw
Mithic
Mack Tuurn
Connie
al Simmons
Lereal
Frank Frisch
Napoleon
Bill Terry
Terry
Mack
Mickey Cochrane
Jimmy Dykes
Edward Trowbridge Collins
Cochrane
Collins
Thomas Austin Yawkey
Philadelphia
Branch Rickey
Tilers
Rogers Hornsby
Bill McKechnie
Bucky Harris
Joe Cronin
Clark Griffith
Joe McCarthy
Burleigh Grimes
Whiskers
Brooklyn
Packers Pass to Pro Championship
Green Bay Packers win the 1936 NFL championship led by Arnold Herber and Donald Hutson. Hutson set a league season record with 18 touchdown catches, while Herber’s passes helped the Packers gain 1 029 yards through the air and score 248 points. Hutson caught five TDs in the title game against the Boston Redskins including a 52 yarder setup for the score.
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Green Bay
Wis
Green Bay Packers
Donald Hutson
Toniny Blood
Packers
Arnold Herber
Teague
Herber
Seusén
Sleel
Sh Prase
Boston Redskins
Packer
Boston
Hutson
Pritkibt
Ted Gootwin
New York Giants
Acrinis
Hutsson
McGraw’s coaching line insight shaped a manager’s role
The quote recalls John McGraw advising a future major league manager to stay on the bench during a team at bat. McGraw argued the coach’s bench position let the manager correct and guide players at the right moment. The narrator contrasts McGraw with Mack, noting their opposing styles but equal impact on baseball management.
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aTanager
Minager
MceGraw
McGraw
Wade
Giants
Mack
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