Kansas Opens Season With Doane in 7:30 P.M. Home Games
The Kansas basketball team begins its intercollegiate schedule with two home games, tonight vs Doane College at Crete and tomorrow vs Ottawa University. All games start at 7:30 p.m. with 40 cent admissions.
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Old Timer in Review Reflects on New York’s Dying Landmarks
The piece recalls 80 years of city history from a pool hall and gaslit days to current times. Jack Doyle retires from full charge of his billiard parlor while naming sports figures like Jim Jeffries, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Frank Hinkey as the era’s greatest players.
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Ted Sloan
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Jim Jeffries
Jim Corbett
Joe Choynski
Tom Sharkey
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Philadelphia Athletics
Yances
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Mike Kelly
Frank Hinkey
Yale
Giants
Jim Thorpe
Mount Pleasant
Hinkey
Thorpe
St Benedicts Ends Season With 6 2 Win Over Rockhurst
St Benedicts college of Atchison closed its season with a 6 to 2 victory over rival Rockhurst college in a game played on a frozen field after a snow postponement. Ravens won on Thompson’s 50 yard interception return and Danske’s 4 yard touchdown run. Rockhurst scored late on an intentional safety.
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St. Benedict’s College of Atchison
Rockhurst College
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Thompson
Danske
Rockhurst
Lost and Found column notes missing items in classifieds
AP report from a year ago highlights Jeremiah T es dhoney becoming A U U president to rival Avery Brundage in Boston Red Sox beating the New York Giants 14-0 for a division title. Navy and Yale are mentioned with sports results and colonial era attendance at col x Sago.
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Avery Brundage
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New York Giants
Colx Sago
Navy
Sciuey
Yale Becanto Cops
Bowl nothing new Rose Bowl history for Alabama California
Pasadena notes the Rose Bowl is an old tale for Alabama and California with four and three prior appearances respectively. It lists their bowl records across years 1926 to 1935 for Alabama and 1921 to 1929 for California, including scores against Washington Stanford Washington State Ohio State Georgia Tech and others.
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Equal voting power debated in SEC annual session
Atlanta reports a proposal to give athletic directors voting parity with faculty reps could spur discussions at the Southeastern Conference annual session. The bowl question looms, with last year limiting invites to the Sugar and Rose Bowls. Some athletic directors favor the champion playing Sugar Bowl annually.
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Southeastern Conference
Barney Ross Marries Pearl Siegel in Private Ceremony
World welterweight boxing champion Barney Ross wed Pearl Siegel in a private ceremony yesterday. The couple, honeymooning in the east, plan a three week honeymoon in Bermuda before returning.
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Chicago
Pearl Siegel
New York
Bermuda
Sports Roundup from Eddie Br New York Dec 6
Chicago pictures of Burleigh Grimes with a pipe upset Brooklyn fans as Dodgers rebound to normalcy. Buck Shaw linked to Nevada and Santa Clara, while Davey O'Brien logged 486 plays in ten games for TCU. Polo Grounds sold out. Battles and Baugh dazzled in Washington. Rumors swirl about Dodger ownership and Van Mungo, with Henry Crisp headed to the Rose Bowl and Armstrong Venturi bout off.
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Stub Allison
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University of Nevada
Buck Shaw
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Alabama
Henry Armstrong
Enrico Venturi
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Harlan
Worcester
Miss
Dawn
Beg Pardon
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Baseball Gossip and Trades Stir Brooklyn Mungos Status
Chicago reports a slow week in major league baseball with trades talks delaying a signing frenzy. Babe Herman signs to play for the New York Giants farm system in Jersey City while manager debates on livelier or deader play. Burleigh Grimes and Van Mungo's status dominate clubhouse chatter amid pipe smoking feuds and a humorous clash between Joe McCarthy and Bill Terry.
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Art York
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Great Scoring Pair Shoots Redskins Past Giants
Washington Redskins humiliated the New York Giants 49 to 14 at the Polo Grounds. Cliff Battles and Sammy Baugh powered the attack as 58,000 fans watched 7,000 Redskins rooters celebrate and set up a playoff with the Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field.
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Steven Owens
Washington Line
Oregonian 105 Years Old Celebrates Ridgley Birthday
John Nelson Ridgley, age 106, invited reporters to drop in for a drink on his upcoming birthday. He recalls events from the 1880s and notes memories of Chambersburg Pennsylvania and early forms of baseball. Emergency rations are listed as marine standard equipment.
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Ore
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Chambersburg
U. S
Attendance Jump in 1937 College Grid Sees Gains
An Associated Press survey shows 1937 home football attendance rose about four percent to 7,744,808 across 387 games from 75 schools. Average per game was 20,010, led by the Southwest and South with roughly 16 percent gains. Yale, Ohio State, West Virginia, and Alabama posted notable increases or records despite weather and scheduling impacts.
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Odd Mars flashes observed by amateur astronomer Latimer
Latimer J Wilson, an amateur astronomer in Nashville, reported seeing a series of bright white flashes near Mars south pole last May through a 12 inch telescope. The flashes moved across the planet's chin region in a patch from left to right.
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Mars Flashes Interpreted as Ice on Surface
Mr. Wilson reports in Popular Astronomy that bright spectral flashes on Mars appear as coalescing spots shifting from white to yellow and yellow red. He compares them to sunlit windows flashing, suggesting the Martian area is ice bound and snowlike, varying with seasons as solar angles change. Delaware etymology noted. Massachusetts population density cited.
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Oklahoma Sooners shine after Rice win in 1935 season
The article recalls Oklahoma's strength after beating Rice 6–0 in Norman and contends the Sooners were a top team despite losses to Kansas and a Nebraska tie. It discusses Grinnell's Missouri Valley exit, Kansas basketball plans, arena needs, and all Kansas selections for Kansas football honors across the season.
Rice Holds Southwest Title With Win Over SMU
Rice Institute clinched its second southwest title in four years by defeating Southern Methodist 15 to 7 as Ernest Herschel Lain starred with two touchdowns and a field goal by Jack Vestal. Colorado prepared for the Cotton Bowl with Rice while Bonny Oakes guided a light week of practice for his undefeated Buffs.
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