Hubbell Named Greatest Individual Star of 1933 Poll
The Associated Press sports poll ranks Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants as the top individual performer of 1933. He dominates the ballot with 55 votes, vastly ahead of rivals including Jack Lovelock and athletes across golf, tennis, boxing, and track. Other notable picks include Bill Terry, Glenn Cunningham, and Fred Perry, with varied representation from baseball to rowing and wrestling.
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Allan Gould
Associated Press
New York
Carl Owen Hubbell
Oklahoma
New York Giants
Hubbell
John Leonard
Pep) Martin
St. Louis
Cardis
Gene Sarazen
Pitcher
Fleet Jack Lovelack
New Zealand
Oxford
Brinteton
Bill Bonthron
Hibben
Lovelock
Ates Gootman
Nebraska
Yates
Fred
Aroug
Giants
Bill Terry
Glenn Cunningham
Kansas
Chuck Klein
Phillie
Chicago Cubs
Jimmie Foxx
Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Jack Westrope
Barney Ross
Cotton Warburton
Southern Salonsia
Max Baer
Primo Carnera
Bill Benthorn
Cuningham
Jack Buckler
Army
George T Dunlap, Jr
United States
Primo Garnera
Jack Medica
Herbert OQ
Fritz) Crisler
Princeton
Joe Cronin
Washington Senators
Joe Hauser
Minneapolis
Everett Marshal
Busy champions Maxey Rosenbloom and Freddie Miller
Maxey Rosenbloom and Freddie Miller extend their schedules before Christmas. Rosenbloom fights Charley Massera in Ridgewood Grove New York and Bob Godwin in West Palm Beach. Miller faces Sammy Levine in an overweight ten-round bout in Arcadia Garden Chicago. The article notes the Spanish Main location nearby and US food relief figures as context.
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New York
Maxey Rosenbloom
Freddie Miler
Rosenbloom
Charley Massera
Ridgewood Grove
N. G
Bob Godwin
Dayton Beach
Fla
West Palm Beach
Miller
National Boxing Association
Sammy Levine
Arcadia Garden
Chicago
All America football picks spark reader debate
Readers across New England, the Midwest and the Pacific Coast question the All America selections. Holy Cross Yale Fordham Harvard Princeton are cited as snubs while critics accuse pickers of bias and favoring certain teams. Florid quotes from Portland scribe Stepping on St Billy Stepp echo the heated tone of the discourse.
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New England
Purvis
Purdue
Jeff
Everhardus
Michigan
St. Billy Stepp
Portland
Norman Franklin
Oregon State
Flying Dutchman
Johnny Kitzmiller
Hal Moe
Franklin
Durante
San Jose
Fordham
San Francisco
Southern Caliornia
Oregon
Washington State
Red
Mikulak
California
Cotton
Warburton
Havana violence leaves six dead in capital clashes
In Havana, six people were killed and 13 wounded as bloodshed and disorder spread through the city. A mob largely of black residents burned and sacked the El Pais offices after soldiers failed to stop the uprising. Spanish forces rounded up over 100 Spaniards and detained them at Old Havana Fortress. Jefferson Caffery, Roosevelt's envoy, prepared to continue mediation efforts following Summer Wells' departure to settle Cuba's political strife.
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Havana
Old Cabana
Jefferson Caffery
Roosevelt
Summer Wells
Cuba
el Pais
el Diario
Jay Cage Quintet Ready For Fifth Game
The Jefferson City Jay basketball team returns to practice after two weekend wins and a 4 game run with 16 points allowed and 44 points scored per game. They face Missouri Military Academy Colonels in Mexico on Wednesday as they push to extend a strong defensive start and a deep, veteran roster.
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Jefferson City Jay
Jays
Missouri Military Academy
Mexico
University High School
California High School
Missouri School For the Deaf
All-America Talk Sparks Player Remorse Amid Coaching Debate
A terse letter reveals frustration with fame and the coaches' staff after a decade of pressure. The writer references a lack of standout players at key positions since the Firefilms era, highlighting tensions over national honor and team management.
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Warburton
Bears Capture Pro Football Title In Thrilling Finish
Chicago Bears defeated the New York Giants 23 to 24 at Wrigley Field to repeat as champions. Bronko Nagurski and Bill Hewitt connected on a key 38 yard play, Bill Karr sprinted to the end zone, and Manders kicked three field goals as Harry Newman led a late surge for the Giants. The Bears secured 60 percent of the prize money.
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Chicago
Chicago Bears
Bears
New York Giants
Wrigley Field
Bronko Magurski
Minnesota
Bill Hewitt
Michigan
Bill Karr
Hewitt Karr
Dack Manders
Nagurski
Manders
Harry Newman
Morris Baidge
Newman
Max Krause
Dramatic motorist death and odd city notices mix in a single page
A Chicago man helps catch a hit and run driver after a stranger asked to die by gun. Denver riders steal gas money with a revolver. Oklahoma dog sale offer refused after Charles Urschel kidnapping. Minnesota colleges report garter belt gear for hockey. Granite Falls has three doctors who are brothers and a mayor. Oklahoma City political notes place Kathryn Kelly and Currie relatives in federal prison context.
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Associated Press
Chicago
James Allport
Miggates
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Granite Falls
Minn
Minnesota
Anton Sanderson
Peking
Edward Sanderson
Kathryn Kelly
Minniecoth
Melvin Sanchez
Currie
Two Bandits Rob Crown Drug Store in Columbia
In Columbia Missouri two masked men robbed Crown Drug Store soon after opening. They pistol whipped three employees and customers, forcing them to the basement as pharmacist Raymond Prather surrendered the till. Prather, who was posing as a customer, could identify the attackers if seen again.
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Columbia
Dee
Crown
Raymond Prather
Remembering Past Sports Headlines From Five and Ten Years
One year ago today Howard Harpster, Carnegie Tech’s 1928 All-America quarterback, was named head coach of his alma mater. Five years ago today Jumping Joe Dugan of the Yankees was placed on the trading block. Ten years ago today Frankie Genaro defeated Joe DiLiford in a 10 round Detroit bout.
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Howard Harpster
Carnegie Tech
Joe Dugan
The
Yanks
Frankie Genaro
Joe Diliford
Philadelphia
Detroit
Grandmother Faces Death On The Gallows
In Franklington Louisiana on December 18 Allie Mae Purvis a 38 year old grandmother was found guilty of bribing a yard boy to drown her husband during a fishing trip. The verdict carries the death penalty automatically. The servant Loys Richardson claims she promised him a new suit and shoes to dispose of the husband. An appeal to the state supreme court will be filed.
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Franklinton
Allie Mae. Purvis
Loys Richardson
Purvis
Officer Fired Upon By Suspect In Railway Yard
St Louis report says Patrolman Kirksey Whitlow tried to seize a Black prowler in a railway yard this morning. Whitlow was struck in the foot by a blast from a sawed off public safety item, then fired six rounds at the suspect and a companion who fled the scene.
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ST. Louis
Kirksey Whitlow
Whitlow
Smothered school relief bill in Missouri Senate
Mount Etna Morris, a Democratic representative from Lawrence County, told Missouri school administrators that Senate inaction stalls Governor Park’s relief program. He said the House has acted, but the Senate blocks other measures, citing liquor bill priorities and a wedding invitation row as possible influences.
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Springfield
Senate
Governor Park
Mount Etna
Federal Prosecutor Breuer to Resign in January
St Louis Dec 18 AP Louis H Breuer United States District Attorney said he would send his resignation to the attorney general today or tomorrow A letter from the attorney generals office requesting his resignation was on his desk when he arrived Breuer noted a letter praising his work defending ways to insurance cases winning for the government all but one of 22 recent trials He will make resignation effective January 31 to allow his assistants time to form new connections
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ST. Louis
Louis H. Breuer
United
Rolla
Clark
Breuer
Attorney-General
Way-Tisk Insurance
Gasoline explosion kills lineman Charles Franklin
East St Louis man Charles Franklin, 22, an electric company lineman, died from burns after a gasoline explosion atop a 20 foot pole. Companions said a bucket of gasoline intended for insulator cleaning was ignited by high tension wires and Franklin fell to the ground with clothing saturated in gasoline. The report notes unrelated household tips about beer storage and mildew removal afterward.
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East ST. Louis, II
Charles Franklin
Franklin
Grand jury urged to pursue mob lynching case in Tennessee
Davidson county judge orders immediate grand jury action to bring to justice Grose guilty in last week's lynching near Maury county. Judge Hart condemns mob violence and urges law enforcement to cooperate with the attorney general and sheriff to uncover all facts and identify perpetrators. Citizens urged to provide information to General Atkinson or Sheriff Bauman.
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Nanshville
Tenn
Chester K. Hart
Davidson County
Grand Jury
Grose
Hart
Maury County
Nashville
Davidson
Allorey General's Office
Tank
R. M. Atqhinson
L. A. Bauman
Blind wife gains sight after Green Bay operation
Green Bay, December. Tom Naylor, a millworker, sought medical help for his seven year blind wife, Mrs. Babel Naylor. Dr M W Fuller performed a procedure that restored sight to both eyes, allowing Mrs. Naylor to recognize her children Mildred and Laverne for the first time. Tom, proud and devoted, spoke of his role as husband and father amid scarce finances. Neighbors and local residents plan to help with Christmas needs for the family.
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Green Bay
Wis
APJ
Tom Naylor
Tom
Mildred
Laverne
Mrs. Naylor
Louch
Sane
Green Thay
Pullman Conductor Lifts Voice In Song Debut
Nat Metzger, a Pullman car conductor, made his debut as a singer between trains in Cincinnati. He arrived from New York on the Diplomat of the Baltimore and Ohio Road, sang in a downtown studio in English, French, Italian, and German, then returned to the locomotive at the whistle of departure.
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Gincinnati
Nat Metzger
Mde
New York
Baltimore & Ohio
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