30 Dec 1934
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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1934
Page
1
The fragment hints at a forthcoming final year game across locations like Alabama and Stanford. It mentions players and scores, with references to Mylin and Lewis and a tense buildup to a crucial contest.
Promoter Charlie Bruscato lines up a rematch between Ernest Kelly and Johnny Plummer for Wednesday at Roosevelt Stadium with no time limit and a $100 bonus to the winner. Both wrestlers, 205 to 209 pounds, seek improvement after a two hour draw last week and a longer, action filled contest is anticipated.
St. Louis Browns under Rogers Hornsby reveal a 23 game spring schedule headlined by six matches with the St. Louis Cardinals. The trip to West Palm Beach begins February 22 with games against Giants Red Sox Baltimore Buffalo Brooklyn and a concluding series with the Cardinals in St. Louis.
Sixteen teams from Central Crowville Gilbert Sicily Island Newellton Waterproof Ogden Block high of Jonesville Manifest Winnsboro Harrisonburg Ferriday Rayville Mangham and Wisner enter the junior and senior girls basketball tournament at Wisner school gym next Saturday. J A Hendrix and F F Thompson will handle the games with capacity crowds expected. Towings at 9 o'clock Saturday morning and games begin at 9 30.
Harvard's athletic director challenged fellow college coaches to curb semi professionalism in football. He warned recruitment for pay risks turning college football into a professional arena and jeopardizing academics and amateur ideals.
Georgia Tech counts veterans at forwards and guards with Johnny Hyder likely to fill center role. Burtz Boulware may share center duties. Coach Mundorff expects strong start with Billy Glenn and Gilbert Stacy as guards and Primo Woodall Morris Katz as forwards. Over two dozen candidates compete. early schedule includes New York Celtics January 9 and multiple Southeastern Conference games.
Millard Howell of the University of Alabama eleven was announced tonight as winner of the Nashville Banner silver football as the most valuable player of the Southeastern conference for the 1934 season.
A quoted tirade denounces college amateurism as being spoiled by illegitimate semi professionalism and scorns both the athlete and the institution. The remark condemns the sport culture and the integrity of amateur competition.
In 1934 thoroughbred racing produced record speeds and dramatic upsets. Chase Me broke down in the Metropolitan Handicap, Equipoise was disqualified, and Mr Khayyam declared winner as fans groaned. Dark Secret and Far Star also exited in spectacular fashion. Discovery Blessed Event Top Row set speed marks, while Old Kickapool and Sweep Vestal won at infinite odds with no wagers.
A 1934 Bobby Jones golf Q and A weighs driving power, club head speed, and swing mechanics. MIT tests with Francis Ouimet show lighter drivers can produce greater contact speed and longer carries, while stronger players gain distance with equal skill. The piece promises further discussion on swing feel and timing.
In 1934 boxing saw Max Baer win the heavyweight title from Primo Carnera in a fight at Madison Square Garden. Barney Ross defeated Jimmy McLarnin once, then lost a rematch to reclaim the welter title. Mickey Walker slipped from top form after a storied career.
Tacoma women golfers at Ellenmere club painted balls with their own lipstick to mark ownership and prevent disputes on snow covered fairways. The article notes U S government airport construction and improvements on existing fields through loans in the past year.
The Eastern Football Officials association backs restoring goal posts to the goal line and legalizing forward passes from any point behind the scrimmage line. A wages committee is to study pay, while a rules committee will carry three suggestions to intercollegiate officials later this winter. Crowley is re-elected president for a third term.
New York December 29 top seeds falter in the national indoor singles. Northwestern dominates the junior singles semifinals with Ball and Leavens advancing. Hunt defeats Webster in straight sets, while Jarvis upsets Madden to set up semis. Top boys seed Low and No 2 Bellis both lose, Randall and Kantrowitz claim notable upsets.
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