Braves Set New NL Fielding Mark In 1932 Season
Boston Braves, after a .978 fielding percentage, set a National League record despite winning only one individual title. Frank Hogan led Brave catchers with a .597 average, while Cubs stars led in several infield and outfield categories. The report details errors, chances, double plays, and key records across positions.
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Boston Braves
Braves
Frank Hogan
Cubs
Charley Grimm
Elwood English
Len Warneke
Warneke
Hughey Crutz
Leo Durocher
St. Louis
Harry Rice
Cincinnati
Dizzy Dean
Cardinal
Hank Deberry
Dazzy Vance
Brooklyn
Herman
Baxter Jordan
Boston
Don Hurst
Phillies
Pie Traynor
Pittsburgh
Joe Stripp
Johnny Verge
Dick Bartels
Jed
Phila’delphian
Floyd
Arky) Vaughsan
Chick Pullis
Chuck Klein
Doe Moore
George Watkins
Cardinals
Gus Mancuso
Giants
Carl Hubbell
Wild Bill Hallahan
Springfield Speed Ordinance Upheld In Train Clash
Missouri Supreme Court reverses Greene county ruling, upholding Springfield speed limit of 10 mph for trains. Case arose from crash that killed Ella Rose Thompson and Albert Powell on Feb 2, 1930. Damages retrial ordered in St Louis and San Francisco Railway Co. suit.
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Missouri Supreme Court
Greene County Circuit Court
Springfield
Georgia
Thompson
Ella Rose
St. Louis
Do You Remember Highlights From Hockey and Baseball Rewinds
One year ago the New York Rangers defeated the Canadians of Toronto 5 to 3 in a heated hockey game. Five years ago Frank Ward, world open squash tennis champion, beat Robert Cahill in New York. Ten years ago Babe Ruth and Tris Speaker tied for most RBIs in the 1923 American League season with 130 each.
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New York Rangers
Toronto
Frank Ward
Robert Cahill
New York
Feday
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Tris Speaker
Trainmen killed in Virginia wreck near Cherry Hill
A Seaboard Air Line northbound passenger train collided with derailed freight cars caused by a landslide at Cherry Hill, 25 miles north of Fredericksburg. Engineer Edward E. Kuhn and fireman W. H. Jordan died. Five other crewmen and two passengers were slightly injured.
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Here
Edward E. Kuhn
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Redskins eye college stars for next season sports shakeup
Boston Redskins reportedly paid over 90000 for the season and eye Tess a lineman at Boston College and Kopans a Harvard tackle for next year amid campus chatter about pro recruit influence. Notre Dame notes recount playful lore about Coach Hunk Anderson and critiques of recruiting and leadership.
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Tesi
Boston ‘College
Dave Kopans
Harvard
Tess
Kopans
Lone Star Dietz
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Sockey Hurt In Rage Wins Award And Diploma Mill Scandal
The court restored a $32,000 award to Carleton Simmons a jockey injured in a Kansas City Jockey Club sponsored race on Aug 31 1927. The Missouri court upheld the state health board's revocation of Robert Lentine's medical license and ordered a writ to compel Ray P. Prewith to obtain an insurance broker license from the state.
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Carleton Simmons
Kansas City
Chih
Smithville
State Board of Health
Robert Lentine
St. Louis
High Tribunal
Missouri
Cele County
Ray P. Prewith
Supreme Court Sets Aside Careyage Award in Brookfield
State supreme court today voided a $10,000 judgment awarded to L. F. Cordray against the City of Brookfield due to an error in jury instructions. The court said improper submission of medical expenses as damages and unproved elements could not stand. The decision preserves the rule that damages must be tied to law and evidence. Poisonous snakes are immune to venom from others.
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Supreme Court Foday
L. F. Cordray
Brookfield
Cordray
High Court
Fights Recap From Multiple Cities In One Night
Boxers Roy Frisco outpointed Hans Mueller in New York while Tracy Cox stopped Tommy White in Dallas. Simon Nebolsky edged Curtis Mullens in Jacksonville as Gorilla Jones knocked out Frankie Remus in Seattle. Rodolfo Casanova outpointed Speedy Dado in Los Angeles and Adam Morga defeated Pat Baker in Ontario. Billy Wallace stopped Ah Wing Lee in Portland.
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Associated Press
New York
Roy Frisco
Hans Mueller
Germany
Dallas
Tracy Cox
Indianapolis
Tommy White
Houston
Jacksonville
Fla
Simon Nebolsky
Cincinnati
Curtis Mullens
Beaumont
Texas
Seattle
Gorilla Jones
Akron
Frankie Remus
U.S. S
Tennessee
Los Angeles
Rodolfo
Casanova
Mexico
Speedy Dado
Philippines
Adam Morga
Ontario
Calif
Pat Baker
Detroit
Portland
Obe
Billy Wallace
Cleveland
Ah Wing Lee
Saxon Sought as Coach by Texas Colleges
Rumors place Mack Saxon athletic director at Texas College of Mines El Paso in line for a Texas University coaching job. Some rumors even link him to the University of Texas while noting his alumnus ties to that school.
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Texas College of Mines
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Ramors
University of Texas
Jack Mongher
Rite Institute
Texas University
Saxon
Football Attendance Surges Across Colleges in 1933
AP tally shows 40 of 53 colleges posted gains over 1932 with several conferences setting attendance records. Southern California led in cash turnout with 563 000 spectators across ten games, while Michigan Ohio State drew 93 507 for the biggest Big Ten game. Notre Dame and Notre Dame, Army, Navy and other programs reported notable rises and a few declines.
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Sooner man held after killing wife and cafe worker
Neal Smith fired at his wife Edna 45 and Bert Johnson 19 in a cafe, then drank coffee. He surrendered to a officer, knocked him unconscious with a cup, and was held in an unnamed jail as precaution. Investigators say a quarrel preceded the shootings and Johnson was shot for slow obedience.
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Jack) Smith
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Bert Johnson
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Elmer Finley
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St Louis Man Chosen To Aid Judge Truman
Thomas A. Dwyer of St Louis is named assistant director of employment to aid Judge Truman and Mary Edna Cruzen, state labor commissioner, in federal re employment efforts announced today.
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Thomas A. Dwyer
Harry S. Truman
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Truman
Mary Edna Cruzen
Lost Key to Chicago Wine Room Traced to Prohibition Action
Chicago tale notes a wine room key sealed fourteen years ago. A hammer smashed the locks after Utah ratified Prohibition. Separate items report Prohibition organizers in Oklahoma and a Rogers Park liquor dispute near Northwestern University.
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Utah
Sea serpent sighting near Victoria draws duck hunter's close view
Victoria reports a sea serpent seen within 10 feet by a duck hunter, among 20 to 40 similar sightings this season. Cyril Andrews and Norman Georgeson described a horse-headed creature with teeth, six-foot coils, and a 40-foot length, brownish gray skin, no fins, breathing like a dog. Capt. W. N. Prengel and A. B. Richards of the Santa Lucia also report sightings in the Gulf of Georgia.
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Roosevelt creates National Emergency Council to coordinate recovery efforts
President Roosevelt formed a national emergency council to unify information services and illuminate government recovery work. The body includes the secretaries of interior agriculture commerce and labor along with leaders from the AAA NRA FEMA home loan and farm credit programs.
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Roosevelt
National Emergency Council
the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and Labor
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
NRA
Federal Emergency Relief Organization
The
Home Loan Organization
Farm Credit Administration
Civil Works admin overwhelmed with project applications
Hundreds of applications flooded the Civil Works Administration as counties scrambled to submit plans before the deadline. Wallace Crossley warned delinquent counties fines could be withdrawn if inactivity continued, noting St. Louis county submitted its first projects yesterday.
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Civil Works Administration
Tore Dee
Wallace Crossley
St.Louis
Crossley
St. Louis
Missouri CWA projects face funding threats over delays
County work programs are at stake as Missouri officials warn that if relief rolls are not moved to work programs, up to 30,000 people could be affected. Crossley cautions reallocating funds if nearly 40 counties fail to submit CWA project plans by the deadline.
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