Balkline billiards to debut in Chicago matches
The week of January 25 30 in Chicago marks first U S foray into balk line 28 2 a 71 2 game 20 per cent harder than 18 1 with four balk spaces center eliminated. Jake Schaefer and Willie Hoppe will headline the match with Welker Cochran and Eric Hugenla cher likely to join as American leaders adapt to the new format and a future world balkline tournament looms with Conti of France anticipated to travel.
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New York
Jake Schaefer
Willie Hoppe
Chicago
Europe
Frank Ives
Schaefer
Hoppe
America
Bock
Welker Cochran
Eric Hugenlacher
Roger Conti
France
United States
Contenders for Texas Grid Post Narrowing
Interest in the University of Texas football coaching situation reached the sizzling point Thursday with the withdrawal of Tew Twomey, leaving Dana X. Bible of Nebraska to lead a field of about six candidates. Nebraska reports say Bible may confer with the Texas athletic council, which will advise the board of regents. J. C. Dolley, chairman, said a council decision in a week is unlikely but hoped.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas
Tew Twomey
Dana X. Bible
Nebraska
Bible
Texas Athletic Council
Board of Regents
J. C. Dolley
Robinson Preps 28th Wildcat Swim Team
CHICAGO NEA reports coach Tom Robinson prepares his 22th Northwestern University swimming team for Big Ten competition. The 54 year old coach has tuned out conference championship teams and six national title winning groups and has taught swimming for 61 years.
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Chicago
NEA
Tom Robinson
Northwestern University
Lewisville Teams Sweep Stamps In Arkansas Rivalry
Lewisville boys win 32-24 and girls 22-15 against Stamps, led by Beatty 12 and Mashaw 10 for the boys and Captain Clayton 17 for the girls. Both Lewisville squads prepare for Magnolia and list lineups and substitutes.
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Lewisville
Ark
Stamps
Beatty
Mashaw
Clayton
Panthers
Magnolia
Jackson
Whatley
McCante
McGhee
Coleman
Enyart
Grimmett
Walker
Galliway
Jarangen
Jahngon
Horn
Williams
McGnogan
McClure
Landes
Arnold
Woods
Benton
Ford
Smith
Woosley
Price
Birmingham
Gallaway
Oglesby
Presley
Warneke to Teach at Doan Baseball School
HOT SPRINGS Ark Ray Doan announced Lon Warneke St Louis Cardinal right hander is a hurling professor at his annual baseball school here February 5 April 1 Also major league hurlers Jerome Dizzy Bean Cardinal ace and Bob Feller Cleveland Indian star will instruct Warnecke recently moved from his Norman Ark farm and ran from his home to the campus
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Hot Springs
Ark
Ray Doan
Lon Warneke
St. Louis Cardinal
Jerome
Dizzy) Bean
Cardinal
Bob Feller
Warnecke
Norman Ark Farm
Urges Citizens To Continue Efforts Across States
A New Jersey bowling boom is described as the American Bowling Congress tourney gears up in New York City from March 9 to April 20. New Jersey has 5 man teams entered with over 2,000 bowlers statewide and Newark alone sending 200 teams. The article notes Arkansas ranks 48th in per capita tax and lists local attendees including J. C. Buckhee, H. F. Toland, Brice Deaper, Claude Mann de HL Jones, and others.
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Arkansas
Mr. Green
J. C. Buckhee
Minneapolis
Minn
H. FR. Toland
Strong
Ark
Brice Deaper
Little Rock
Claude Mann de HL Jones
Hope
New York
New Jersey
New York City
Kansas
Newark
65-Pound Catfish Brought in by Houston Angler
Houston fisherman Joe Lagow netted a 65 pound catfish after spotting the prize at Wahoo Lake. He waded in and lifted the fish by the gills after describing the creature turning over on its side as he stroked its side.
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Houston Neai
Joe Lagow
Wahoo Lake
Lagow
Two Negroes Held For Purse Theft In Market Incident
Miss Brown, a G. S. Practure collector from Texarkana, reported a missing purse. Checks and about $56 were later recovered beneath a shack in the Missouri Pacific freight yards by T. A. Hendrix and Policeman John Turner. The pair denied stealing the purse as several other Negroes in the area were also unaccounted for.
Hendrix Defeats Arkansas State Teachers In Close 47 42 Contest
In Conway Ark Hendrix Paragogues beat Arkansas State Teachers 47 42 in their season opener. Wilkes and Mathis led with 17 points each as fouls ran high with 18 against Teachers and 45 against Hendrix. A floor rush and near clash between Coleman and Montgomery sparked a minor disturbance quickly tamed. The series continues Friday with a rematch.
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Conway
Ark
Hendrix
Arkansas State Teachers
Peragogues
Warrior
Wilkes
Mathis
Coleman
Montgomery
Cncounter
Busy Week End for Conference Teams
Southwest Conference hoops mix heats up with Southern Methodist and Arkansas to renew the series in Dallas. Norton leads SMU with a spotless record as Baylor defeats fade in a tough opener for Arkansas while Texas A&M and Rice look to rebound. Baylor faces Texas Tech in a defensive matchup as Texas Augie and Texas continue to seek key wins.
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Dallas
Texas
Southern Methodists
Arkansas’ Razorbacks
Dape
L. D. Norton
Arkar
Baylor
Fexas Christian
Arkansans
Waccarns
Jimmy St. Claire
Norton
Bill Blanton
Po Fat
Parkers
Don Lockard
Elwin Gilliland
Rice
Owls
Texas A. & Bf
Austin
University of Texas
Texans
Wxis Christian
Southern
Texas A & M
Arkansas
Waco
Clark
Sorcllc
Bruin
Aggie
Plan to Plant 13 Million Trees in Three States
A plan to plant 13 million seedlings for erosion control in East Texas Louisiana and Arkansas is outlined by Homer C Mitchell Region 4 forester. The project targets steep eroded slopes and gullies within Soil Conservation Service areas and camp sites.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Soil Conservation Service
Louisiana
Arkansas
Homer C. Mitchell
Forester
Mitchell
Sail Conservation Service
Mr. Mitchell
Shreveport
Kentwood
Nacogdoches
Arkansas Tech Beats Fort Smith Lions 22 Points Clear
Arkansas Tech dominated Fort Smith Junior College with a 22 point victory on Tech court. Gunter led scoring with 13 points at halftime and Thompson added nine as Tech seized control early and never yielded the lead. McCoy topped Fort Smith with eight points.
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Russellville
Ark
Arkansay Tech
Fort Smith Junior College Lions
Tech
Techmen
Gunter
Thompson
Lions
McCoy
Sterling Stables in Lexington Invests Heavily in Horses
Warren Wright spends nearly 100000 to acquire Stallions Chance Play Bostonian and owns Hadagal with stake in Blenheia IT worth 245000. Sterling Stables described as a leading thoroughbred establishment in Lexington.
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Lexington
Warren Wright
Wright
Hadagal
Haste Hastens Wins Derby and Sires Many Stakes Winners
Lexington report notes Haste as sire of numerous 1936 juvenile stakes winners Murph Sophia Tucker and Lady Day and late 1920s Derby victor Harry who set a mile and a quarter record of 2:03 2/5. The Wildener star produced Quick Wine Handle Cross Hasty Wire Four Eleven Spicy Sally Quick and Scrooge among its progeny.
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Lexington
Harry
Murph
Sophia Tucker
Lady Day
Quick Wine
Handle Cross
Hasty Wire
Four -Eleven
Spicy
Sally Quick
Scrooge
Haste
Little Rock Names Poindexter and Mustaikis to 1986 Travel roster
Boston Red Sox keep Little Rock pitchers Jennings Poindexter and Alexander Mustaikis for the next season per Travelers manager Dee Prothro. Poindexter led the Southern Association with 144 strikeouts and won 12 games with 11 losses. Mustaikis previously won 16 games and later struggled with injuries. The acquisitions boost the Travelers to seven pitchers alongside Porter Humphreys Nelson Cotten Bruzle Kerksieck and others.
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Little Rock
Jennings
Winx
Paindexter
Alexander Mustaikis
Boston Red Sox
Dee Prothro
Poindexter
Nashville Vals
Red Sox
Mustaskis
Travelers
Alex
Boston Americans
Mistaikis
Acquistion
Traveler Fuld
Bob Porter
Byron Humphreys
Tex Nelson
Alpha (Cotten
Bruzle
Wayman Kerksieck
Guaranty Firm Eyeed Van Sweringen Note Sale
Publicly cleaned Guaranty company of New York sought to sell a Van Sweringen Corporation note issue. Wheeler claimed these notes lie in the pentfuligs of busted banks, noting investors lost over half of 30 million dollars invested as the firm went bankrupt in 1936, insolvent earlier. Internal memos from Alfred Shriver and F L Moore discussed a possible bankruptcy campaign, while Joseph Swan argued the bankruptcy talk was theoretical.
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Guaranty Company
New York
van Sweringen Corporation
Wheeler
Alfred Shriver
Karl W. Kishell
Bradley Youth to Newark Ball Club
Bradley Ark The latest Arkansas boy to sign with a major league club is Ralph C Brus Hamer of Bradley Lafayette County who signed with the Newark club of the International League New York Yankee farm He is ordered to join the New York spring camp at Oakland Calif in February He attended Center College and the University of Texas and in 1936 while at Texas he was scouted by W E Essick who is credited with discovering Yankee stars Vernon Gomez and Joe DiMaggio Essick is said to beat the Red Sox to the punch in obtaining the Arkansas prize
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Bradley
Ark
Arkansas
Ralph C
Brus) Hamer
Lafayette County
Newark
New York Yankee
Gub
Oakland
Calif
Homoner
Centenary College
University of Texas
Texas
Brug
W. E. Essivk
Yankee
Vernon Lefty Gomez
Joe DiMomitin
Essivk
Boston Red Sox
South Arkansas
Berth Eeut
Haniner Funnest
Met
Ladysman and the Belmont Rivalry Highlighted
The piece recalls Ladysman’s career from a spring four year old to stud, detailing his ups and downs in the Belmont Futurity and other key races. It notes his $134,000 earnings, a major stretch duel with Rough, and a dramatic finish as a favorite that failed to win the four great races, including the Preakness and Santa Anita Handicap.
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Max Riddle
Tusf Weiler
New York
Ladysman
Rqu
Belmont Park
Ladysmin
Ladysaier
Arlington
United States
Grand Union
Korey Patek
Kerry Pately
Kerry Patchy
Meade
Fisher
Elso
Win House
Carsi
Charley Kurtsinger
Santa Anita
Ras Ain Even Bette Ane. He Was Fred M. Alger
Ike Kerry Patch
Aguiar
Axuear
Becaund Taongy
Scotty's Wife Breaks Silence Reveals Private Struggle
Ella J. Scott, 60, wife of the famed Walter "Death Valley" Scott, files for separate maintenance in Los Angeles after 36 years of public life and an unfulfilled dream of tranquil happiness. She breaks her silence in her first newspaper photograph, saying she waited 36 years in vain.
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Ella J. Scott
Walter
Death Valley
Scott
Los Angeles
Scotty
Hammer tops M M Hanwer in Bradley profiles
A baseball note describes Hammer, age 20, standing about six feet, four inches, delivering solid under fire. He allowed 10 hits and four walks in 33 innings, highlighting his calm courtesy. Hammer is the son of Mr and Mrs M M Hanwer of Bradley.
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Cosltesy
Hammer
M. M. Hanwer
Bradley
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