Frantic bargaining at major league meetings reshapes rosters
In Chicago at the winter meetings, the sport’s biggest spenders Tom Yawkey and Connie Mack push aggressive deals. Boston lands Jimmy Foxx and Johnny Marcum, Detroit’s Tigers respond by buying Al Simmons, while New York and Cleveland push for more moves. Mack eyes further sales, others watch for Eric McNair and Doc Cramer.
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William Weeks
Associated Press
Chicago
Tom Yawkey
Connie Mack
Yawkey
Jimmy Foxx
Johnny Marcum
Boston Red Sox
Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston
Detroit Tigers
Foxx
Marcum
Tigers
Chicago White Sox
al Simmons
Mickey Cochrane
Red Sox
Yankees
Pinky Higgins
Eric McNair
Roger
Doc) Cramer
Gordon
Dusty) Rhodes
George Savino
McNair-Cramer
White Sox
Chicago Cubs
Simmonson
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Browns
National League
Boston Braves
Robert Quinn
Broooklyn Dodgers
Charles Francis Adams
Quinn
Adams
Braves
Ford Frick
Dixie Conference Meets Briefly Before Mid South Session
The Dixie conference executive committee met in Birmingham to prepare for the Mid South Little Ten session. Delegates and coaches from ten small southern colleges gathered amid plans to perfect basketball and football schedules. The annual meeting is expected to be short as the year’s activities were reportedly satisfactory.
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Birmingham
Ala
Dixie Conference
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Louisiana
Georgia
Brown Five Edges Hermitage In Tight Clash
Brown Paper mill Safety First team beats Hermitage Independents 35 to 26 at the Brown gym. Jones leads with 17 points including five field goals and seven free throws, while Cuthbertson tops Hermitage with seven. Guards Frickie, Holt and manager Carey Phillips shine for Brown rivals Downey and Richardson also stand out for Hermitage.
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Jones
Brown Paper Mill
Hermtage, Ark
Brown Gymnasium
Brownies
Hermitage Independents
Invaders
Independents
Richardson
Papermakers
Cuthberson
Hermitage
Frank Frickie
Kenneth Holt
Brownws
Carey Phillips
Francis
Texas University
B. Downey
Cuthbertson
Hermitage Pos
L. Downey
Monk
Sports Mirror Highlights From Past Years
The column notes events from the past: the 1935 major league all star game awarded to Cleveland. It recalls 1932 college football gate receipts down 27 percent totaling $1,415,000. It mentions Ben Der joining the New York Giants as pitching coach and hints at upcoming golf tournament discussions led by Spring Hill athletic director Mike Donahue.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Notre Dame
Chief Bender
New York Giants
Mike Donahue
Spring Hill
Bernice Mitmen set for Farmerville boxing clash tonight
Farmerville high school hosts Bernice high school in the auditorium at 7 30 p m for a twelve bout boxing card. The event follows a 7 3 win over Marion and promises a season highlight with top fighters matching up in a regional showdown.
Giants Trade Parmelee to Cardinals for Burgess Whitehead
The New York Giants traded Leroy Parmelee to the St. Louis Cardinals for Burgess Whitehead, with Phil Weintraub sent to a Cardinals minor league farm. Branch Rickey announced the deal at Dayton Ohio after a minor league meeting. Parmelee could become a 14 win pitcher while Weintraub may be used as trading material or assigned to a farm.
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Chicago
New York Giants
Phil Weintraub
Leroy Parmelee
St. Louis Cardinals
Burgess Whitehead
Dayton
Ohio
Branch Rickey
Cardinals
Rickey
Weintraub
New York
Parmelee
Giants
Red Birds
Frank Frisch
Whitehead
University of North Carolina
Columbus
Giant
Nashville
Techmen Leave Today for Last Game of Season
Louisiana Tech 27 man varsity squad heads from Ruston to Tampa to face the Spartans in the season closer. Team list includes capt Madison Brooks and Don Darling among others with travel by rail through Birmingham arriving Friday morning for a practice session and game pending health of Mitchell.
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Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Tampa
Fla
University of Tampa Spartans
Madison Brooks
Rinehart
Guy Carroll
Homer
Irvin Causey
Monroe
Will Cotten
Oak Grove
Don Darling
Thomas Deas
Arcadia
Clyde Funderburk
Wisner
Carl Gardner
Shreveport
Herself
Wimpy
Giddens
Ringgold
Wallace Hanna
Minden
Gene Hasha
Herman Hewett
C. C
Bunker) Hill
Herbert Massey
Tallulah
Billy Mitchell
James Mize
Ben
Mohawk) Phillips
George Jajcan
Bill Ruple
Jack Thigpen
Archie Turner
Ferriday
Don Wiley
Birmingham
Ala
McLane
Mitchell
Hanna
Greenwood Bulldogs dominance seals Delta title over Belzoni
In Greenwood Mississippi on December 11, the Bulldogs beat Belzoni 27 to 0 to capture the Delta conference football crown. All-Delta end Dad Pillow scored two first-half touchdowns on passes, Lee Abraham added a rushing score, Hardin set up another, and Earl Minyard’s interception led to Dantone’s final TD. About 2,000 watched as tempers flared with fights among crowds and players after the game.
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Greenwood
Miss
Greenwood Bulldogs
Belzoni
Dad Pillow
Lee Abraham
Hardin
Earl Minyard
Dantone
Freeman Meets Vern Clark In Opening Match At Roosevelt Stadium
Wrestling fans will see Otto Ludwig against Jeffries and Vern Clark vs Ace Freeman in two best two out of three falls bouts at 8 30 tonight. Ludwig bumped Freeman last week and was disqualified for repeated fouls. Clark is undefeated in his three Roosevelt Stadium appearances while Freeman seeks to extend his local debut momentum.
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Roosevelt Stadium
Otto Ludwig
Villian
Jeffries
Vern Clark
Seattle
Ace Freeman
New York
Ludwig
Freeman
Butch Martin
Craig
Tulsa
Andy Tremaine
Freddie Kupfer
Hogan
Clark Freeman
Clark
Harry Prophit
Mike Tarver
Butch Krueger Takes Lead In Sarasota Open
Alvin Butch Krueger of Beloit Wis leads the Sarasota Open after 36 holes with a 133 total on par 70. Cracking birdie string in second round, Krueger stands five shots ahead of Craig Wood and Victor Ghezzi, with Herman Keiser and Johnny Revolta close behind at 139. Amateurs include Morton McCarthy at 141. Lloyd Brown did not post a card.
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Sarasota
Fla
Bobby Jones
Alvin
Butch’ Krueger
Beloit
Wis
Krueger
Craig Wood
New York
Victor Ghezzi
Deal
N. J
Ghezzi
Wood
Herman Keiser
Springfield
Johnny Revolta
Miami Biltmore
Morton McCarthy
Norfolk
Willis Hudlin
Cleveland Indians
Aries
Bill Mehlhorn
Louisville
Frank Walsh
Morton Grove
St. Gerald Walker
Detroit Tiger
Lloyd Brown
Cleveland
Ed Strangler Lew, Szabo win two of three falls in wrestling
Results from multiple cities show Ed Strangler Lew defeating Vic Christy two falls to one in Albany while Sandor Szabo beats Alphonse Bisig in Newark. Other matches list Zaharias over Cox in Indianapolis and Savoldi over Wee Willie Davis in San Francisco with several more bouts noted in brief outline.
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Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
Ed Strangler Lewis
Kentucky
Vic Christy
California
Newark
N. J
Sandor Szabo
Hungary
Alphonse Bisignano
Des Moines
Indianapolis
George Zaharias
Pueblo
Colo
Joe Cox
Cleveland
San Francisco
Joe Savoldi
Three Oaks
Mich
Wee Willie Davis
Virginia
Gino Garibaldi
New York
Nick Lutze
Venice
Calif
Minneapolis
Pat O’shocker
Salt Lake City
Frank Speer
Atlanta
Ferm Tobin
Presque Isle
Pat McGill
Omaha
Clic
Falletta Edges Hazada In 12 Rounds At Roosevelt Stadium
Monroe light heavyweight Tony Falletta beat Mickey Hazuda in a 12 round decision at Roosevelt Stadium. Hazuda had won the last meeting two weeks earlier, and the bout featured a dramatic 12th round slugfest with Hazuda scoring on Falletta and both fighters absorbing punishment. The undercard included Willy Ashy stopping Roscoe Raymond in six, with three other decisions and a knockout.
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Tony Falletta
Monroe
Mickey Hazada
Pittsburgh
Roosevelt Stadium
Hazuda
Falletta
Butch Martin
Tony
Mickey
Monroe Boy
Wild Willy
Ashy
Memphis
Roscoe Raymond
Ferriday
Raymond
Mike Mason
Kid Caskey
Strong
Ark
Oscar Matthews
Tallulah
Young Pyro
Joe Gully
West Monroe
Battling Hawkins
Martin
Bob Clayton
LSU basketball outlook teeters amid roster turnover
Louisiana State University faces a rebuilding year as four of the five championship quintet depart. Coach Harry Rabenhorst relies on lettermen Arnold Bryan William Leathers Lind sey William Bohannon Nolan Miller Wendell Wells and promising sophomores Ray Giacoma Conley Hathorn to form a fast break menu. The schedule includes Georgia in Baton Rouge December 23 Pittsburgh in New Orleans January 2 and games with Tulane Rice Mississippi State Mississippi and Alabama.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Pittsburgh
Harry Rabenhorst
Louisiana State
Malcolm “Sparky” Wade
South
Lloyd Lindsey
Wade
Rabenhorst
Arnold Bryan
William Leathers
Lindsey
William Bohannon
Nolan Miller
Wendell Wells
Ray Giacoma
California
Conley Hathorn
Georgia
New Orleans
Tulane
Rice
Mississippi State
Mississippi
Alabama
Chilean mining camp claims highest habitation above sea level
A mining camp in Chile is described as the highest inhabited place in the world, lying at an altitude of 18 480 feet above sea level.
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Chile
Local wrestling results highlight Thiede pins Muhl in L A
In Los Angeles Thiede pinned Vic Muhl from Kansas City. In Fargo Otto Kuss of Pine City Minnesota threw Frank Topas of Minneapolis in 32:35 for a Bulgarian match scoreline showing strong regional contenders.
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Thiede
Los Angeles
Vic Muhl
Kansas City
Fargo
N. D
Otto Kuss
Pine City
Minn
Frank Topas
Minneapolis
Roundup of college, boxing, and baseball notes from across sports
The column surveys themes from Virginia to Florida and beyond. It mentions Bill Terry and the Giants as well as Red Grange possible Gainesville boss, Hank Greenberg with Max Baer’s ex, boxing referee hype, wrestling and jockey notes, Jimmy Foxx contract talk, and Arkansas and Detroit football and baseball chatter.
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Associated Press
New York
Santa Claus
Virginia
Bill Terry
Burgess Whitehead
Giant
Bill
Mel Ott
Jay Berwanger
Florida
Red Grange
Gainesville
Jack Bell
The
Miami News
Hank Greenberg
Mary Kirk Brown
Max Baers
Hype Igoe
Joe Louis
Jimmy Foxx
Red Sox
Alabama High School Stars Clash in East West Game
Sixty six top senior players from 43 Alabama teams meet in a charity East versus West high school football game in Birmingham. East coaches are Jack Meagher and Jenks Gillem. West coaches are Frank Thomas and Billy Bancroft. Proceeds go to the crippled children’s clinic. more than 4,000 tickets sold. Trainers are Wilbur Hutsell for the West and H. G. Crisp for the East.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Jack Meagher
Auburn
Jenks Gillem
Birmingham Southern
Frank Thomas
Billy Bancroft
Howard
Wilbur Hutsell
H. G. Crisp
Grass Fire Reported at Harri son and D Arbonne
A grass fire caused by burning trash was reported yesterday at Harri son and D Arbonne. The blaze was extinguished by hand with no damage reported.
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Harrison
D’arbonne
MIT Professor Attacks College Football as Major Racketeering
Cambridge Mass December 11 Prof George Owen Jr of MIT brands college football a racket advocating day laborer style star recruitment. He cites Notre Dame Ohio State Harvard as examples of athletic commercialism and claims players receive about 1000 dollars or sham jobs. Notre Dame responds asking for a retraction or proof. Ohio State comment notes governor Davey joke cited but misread by Owen.
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Cambridge
Mass
George Owen, Jr
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Cambridge Industrial Association
Boston Bruins
Owen
South Bend
Ind
F O'Hara
University of Notre Dame
George Owen, Sr
Father O'Hara
Columbus
Ohio
George Owen
Ohio State University
John Fullen
Martin L.) Davey
English 16th Century pistol dagger brass knuckles weapon
A 16th century English maker created a combined firearm dagger and brass knuckles weapon. The device merged a pistol with a dagger blade and knuckle guard for close combat. It illustrates early attempts at compact multi use combat gear in English arms manufacturing.
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Bile Wie Soamyong
University OF California AT Los Angeles
Mike Laypen
Elmer
Wat
Colgate
Billy
KeRe
Associated Presa
Brown
Arkansans
Sports Mirror
Bernice Mittmen
Farmerville
Farmerville High School
Marion High School
Bernice High School
Bernice
Barrette
Terral
Thaxton
Williams
Fowler
Andrews
Heard
Albritton
Fomby
Holloway
Griffith
Auldes
Knowles
Frazier
Washum
Compton
Kelley
Elliot
Akin
J. E. Rabin
Reynolds
H. Fields, Jr
Techmen
Butch’ Krueger Takes
Wisconsin
Hazada
Cage
Hurts Tigers
By Eddie Brietz
Johnny Porter
Fort Smith
Southwest
Arkansas
Razorbacks
Robbins
Porter
Southwestern
Monk Meyer
Charlie Stevenson
Bay Meadows
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Little Joe Wagner
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