Baseball stars train for golf at Sarasota tournament
In Sarasota Florida baseball greats blend into a golf fieldJanuary 21 to 24 marks the second annual event with hitters long drivers and pitchers precise putters as star names like Babe Ruth Jimmy Foxx Paul Waner Heinie Manush Dizzy Dean and Ty Cobb appear. The event, sanctioned by the United States Golf Association, aims to boost Sarasota as a winter baseball center and features Bobby Jones course play with many veterans and newcomers from major and minor leagues including Rick and Ferrell Crosley Jr. and Lloyd Brown. The show even draws Judge Landis and others as potential guests while noting several players balance baseball and golf across the season.
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Sarasota
Fla
Babe Ruth
Jimmy Foxx
Paul Waner
Heinie Manish
Dizzy Dean
Bil Swift
Lloyd Brown
Garland Braxton
Wesley Ferrers
Boston
Hed Sox
United States Golf Association
Bobby Jones
Florida
Ferrell
Powell Crosley, Jr
Guilford
N. C
Rick
Hire
Miami Biltmore
Lloyd
Willis Hudtin
Cleveland
Hot Springs
Jack Russell
Red Sox
Clearwater
Roy Spencer
Judge Landis
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Lefty O'Doul
Samuel Dewey Byrd
Cincinnati Reds
Byrd
Saraven
Horton Smith
Pro Game Is Same as Colleges Says Red Grange
Houston Texans notes quoted Harald Grange acting coach of the Chicago Bears claims pro football mirrors college play. He says the games are remarkably alike and players must be better and more versatile in the pros yet treated like college men with salaries and hospital expenses covered. Training rules remain rigid.
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Houston
Texas
Harald
Red) Grange
Chicago Bears
Grange
Sahara Desert Expansion Advances Southward
The Sahara desert is expanding southward at a rate of half a mile per year, affecting surrounding regions and ecosystems.
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Sahara Desert
Whichone's Travers Defeat Ached Whitney Hearts Forever
The 1920 Travers staged a dramatic defeat that haunted Harry Payne Whitney and horse Whichone. Gallant Fox prevailed in mud at Saratoga, Jim Dandy upset at 100 to 1, and Whitney’s dream of beating the champion faded as Whichone broke down and Whitney mourned a poignant loss.
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Max Riddle
NEA
New York
Harry Payne Whitney
Whichone
Jit Healy
Sportsman
Healy
Whitney
Gallant Fox
Equiprise
Chicle
Lady Hamburglr
Flying Witch
Boojum
Pansy Walker
Sarazen
Hi Jack
Repulsed Gone Away
William Woodward
Sonny Workman
Earl Sande
Workman
Wily Sande
Saratoga
Equipoise
Discovery
Chicago
Jim Dandy
Fox
Bellair
Whithone
80 Year Old J E Strauss Produces Champion Skates
ST PAUL P Speed and age mark J E Strauss an 80 year old craftsman whose dingy shop churns out blades sought by champions like Sonja Henie Bobby McLean and Irving Jaffee. With his son John Jr and two assistants he hand makes blades famed for glass hard steel durability and long edge life.
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J. E. Strauss
Sonja Henie
Bobby McLean
Everett McGown
Allen Potts
Jack Edea
Irving Jaffee
Roy Shipstad
Douglas Duffy
Maribel Vinson
Eleanor O'Meara
John, Jr
Strauss
Miss Henie
Sonja
St. Paul
Italy
Man in White Refuses Pink Attire For Texas Game
PALESTINE Texas husky D M Telford an East Texas basketball official boarded a bus for Grapeland to officiate a high school game. He found his bag contained pink women's undergarments matching the gear in another bag. Coaches urged him to wear the attire but he declined.
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Palestine
Texas
Husky D. M. Telford
East Texas
Grapeland
Ant
Telford
Expect Big Things of Roy Weatherly
Beaumont, Texas. Felix McKnight notes Roy Weatherly rose from humble rookie school beginnings to become the Cleveland Indians prized rookie outfielder and hitter in 1936. Weatherly’s perseverance, a stint with Fort Smith and later success with New Orleans and Cleveland boosted by Detroit’s farm system, foreshadowed a strong sophomore year.
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Felix McKnight
Beaumont
Texas
Rube Stuart
Roy Weatherly
Honey Island Way
Beaumont Exporters
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tiger
Hank Greenberg
Lyndwood
Qpelousis
Beaumort
Weatherly
New Orleans
Cleveland
Wade
Uute
Detroit
Bealmont Farm
Jack Zeller
Roy Pestherly
Browns Link With Siloam Springs For Player Exchange
The St. Louis Browns arranged a working agreement with Siloam Springs Arkansas champions of the Arkansas Missouri League, providing financial aid in return for selecting players at season end. The club already has deals with Terre Haute and Des Moines and owns San Antonio.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Browns
Siloam Springs
Ark
Browns
Terre Haute
Des Moines
San Antonio
Sam Baugh Seeks Backfield Coach Post at TCU
Fort Worth report on Sam Baugh aiming for a backfield coaching job at Texas Christian University. The 22-year-old star rejected pro offers to stay near school turf, recalling Sugar Bowl and Cotton Bowl exploits, and seeking to work under Dutch Meyer.
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Felix McKnight
Fort Worth
Texas
Slingin
Sam Baugh
Texas Christian
Horned Frogs
Immortal
Sammy
IT. C. U
Christian
Red Grange
Miiseis
Santa Clara Hig
Louisia State
Santa Clara
Jonighty
Marquette
Baugh
Leo
Dutch) Meyer
Meyer
Abilene
Malives
Francis Schmidt
University of Texas
Billy Disch
Ncle
Billy
Arkansas
Kchool
Indianapolis Speedway Set for New Record Race
Indianapolis experts say the motor speedway is faster since the 1996 Memorial Day race. Bricks have been covered for smoother racing and turns widened aiding Saum Eyér’s 109.069 mph 500 mile victory. Four finishers beat the old mark. with home stretch smoothing and lifted gasoline limits a new record may emerge May 31, 1937, if Memorial Day falls Sunday.
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Indianapolis
Sau Méyér
Three Men Hunt Deer in West Virginia
ROINCEVERTE W Va four men Julian Surber Walter Waldrop and Dr A D Ferrell went hunting with plans to mount a buck They killed one buck and Surber says all three shot and all appear to have hit the deer leaving too little to mount
Loyal 72 year Browns fan Anna Oberbeck to be honored at home opener
Miss Anna Oberbeck, 72, longtime St. Louis Browns supporter, paid $10 for stock and recalled defending the team from hecklers. She will be honored when the Browns open their home season next spring. Winter sports carnival set for February 21-22 at Lake Placid will crown North American two-man bob and four-man sled titles and outdoor speed skating honors.
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ST. Louis
Anna Oberbeck
St. Louis Browns
American League Baseball Club
Browns
Jim Bottomley
Hon
Miss Oberbeck
Lake Placid
Adirondack
Texarkana Will Enter East Texas Loop
Texarkana Texas Monday night oil man Dick Burnett announced moving his East Texas League franchise from Gladewater to Texarkana for the coming season. He has 25 players and nearly closed a deal for leasing ball park acreage, plans to move materials soon, and may train in Monroe Virginia at Burnett’s Cotton States League facility. He will finance the $10,000 park investment and train may start next week if site ready.
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Tearkana
Texas
R.p
Dick) Burnett
East Texas Oil Man
Gladewater
Texarkana
Burnett
Monroe
Kocsis to drop driver to meet 14 club limit
Ann Arbor golf ace Chirley Kocsis of the University of Michigan plans to remove his driver from competition to comply with the 14 club limit set by the U.S.GA in 1938. He has not used the club in four years, preferring a brassie only when needed. Mel Harder joins Springs winter baseball colony in Spa, Ark, as he will likely stay three weeks.
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Ann Arbor
Chirley Kocsis
University of Michigan
Mel Harder
Spa Or Springs
Ark
SPI
Springs
Mel Marder
Cleveland Indian Hurling Ove
Longhorns Rally Past TCU 35 28 in Austin
Texas defeats Texas Christian University 35 to 28 after a second half rally at home. Captain Jack Collins sparked the surge with a late rally, while Will Tate and Bill Baxter added key baskets. Fort Worth’s Samimy Baueh scored a late bucket for TCU.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas
Texas Christian University
Jack Gray
Longhorns
Intersm
Fort Worth
Samimy Baueh
Jack Collins
Will Tete
Bill Baxter
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