Major League Magnates Cut Trading Window In Half
Baseball owners cut the unrestricted trading period to May 15 from June 15 and pushed the 23-man roster deadline earlier. John A. Heydier led by example with a self-imposed salary reduction as leagues debated radio broadcasting while attendance fell 16 percent in 1932 compared with 1931.
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New York
Kenesaw M. Landis
John A. Heydier
National League
Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
St. Loui
Cubs
New York Giants
New
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Stephen Melyn
Griffin
Washington
Southeastern conference may loosen summer baseball limits
The Southeastern conference may alter its summer baseball rule at its January Richmond meeting. Currently forbidding more than three games per week and restricting participation in professional leagues, the rule has sparked debate after Felts and Foster violations. The Atlanta meeting highlighted calls to differentiate amateur status from professional play in recognized leagues.
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Atlanta
Southern
Nellie Felts
Tulane
Julian Foster
Vanderbilt
Felts
Foster
Southeastern Conference
Vanderbilt University
Southeastern
National Baseball Commission
Southern Conference
Richmond
Ruths Leave Camp for Gotham Home
New Bern North Carolina December 14 Ruth and Mrs George Herman Ruth headed home to New York after halting their hunting trip in eastern Carolina because Ruth bagged a 200 pound deer and 40 ducks Mrs Ruth took one duck as rain in last three days forced the Babe and wife to depart Camp Bryan
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New Bern
N. C
U.P
George Herman Ruth
New York
Carolina
LSU Defense Set for Major Test Against Oregon Webfoots
Louisiana State University braces for a severe challenge as its defense, allowing only two touchdowns in nine games, meets the Oregon Webfoots in Baton Rouge. The Tigers rely on a stout line and a versatile passing attack while Oregon brings a 28-man squad and heavy ground power.
Roberts to Lead Tulane's Eleven
Lloyd Roberts nicknamed Little Preacher will captain Tulane's Green Wave for the 1933 season a 10 game schedule. Bill Schroeder named alternate captain. The slate includes Texas A M Georgia Maryland Georgia Tech Auburn Mississippi State Colgate Kentucky Sewanee and LSU with a possible December 9 game in New Orleans against Alabama or California.
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New Orleans
Lloyd “Little Preacher
Roberts
Tulane University
Green Wave
Bill Schroeder
Tulane
Texas A. & M
Georgia
Athens
Ctober
Maryland
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Auburn
Mississippi State College
Colgate
New York
Kentucky
Sewanee
Louisiana State University
Alabama
University of California At
Los Angeles
New Or- Orleans
Tech Works Out for Coast Game at Memorial Stadium
Georgia Tech arrived in Berkeley and prepared for a hard practice at Memorial Stadium after a brief warmup. Coach W. A. Alexander reported all 29 players fit, while California’s squad suffered illness with Jim Keefer out due to chicken pox.
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Berkeley
Cal
U.P
Georgia Tech
California
Memorial Stadium
W. A. Alexander
Bill Ingram
Jim Keefer
Tulane Net Coach To Return Shortly
Mercer Beasley, famed Tulane tennis coach, will reach New Orleans shortly after January 1 to start his squad in training. The Wave netmen hold the national intercollegiate singles title and southern singles and doubles, but will be without Clifford Sutter who has completed three years of varsity competition. Eddie Sutter Charlie Hume and Warren Doyle return as three of the first four players from last year, while Kendall Cram and Ashton Phelps should help fill vacancies. full schedule to be set after Beasley arrives.
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New Orleans
Mercer Beasley
Tulane
Wave
Clifford Sutter
Eddie Sutter
Charlie Hume
Warren Doyle
Kendall Cram
Ashton Phelps
Beasley
Bill Terry Bubbles Through Giants Trade Talks
New York December reports recount Bill Terry orchestrating a flurry of player exchanges as the Giants pursue added depth. Sam Gibson and cash moved to Portland for Bill Shores, Lindstrom and Fallis traded to Phillies and Pirates, with links to Slade and Leslie in further talks. Other clubs like the Senators and Browns show interest in Goslin Whitehill Durocher and Reynolds in broad market maneuvers.
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New York
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Terry
Sam Gibson
Portland
Pacific Coast League
Bill Shores
Athletics
Treddy Lindstrom
Chick Fallis
Phillies
Pirates
Brooklyn
Gordon Slade
Sam Leslie
Boston
Washington Senators
St. Louis
Goose Goslin
Earl Whitehill
Detroit
Joe Judge
Washington
Cardinals
Cincinnati
Leo Durocher
Charley Gelbert
Giants
Hughie Critz
Ray Benge
Burt Shotton
Byrne James
Michigan trounces Stanford 49 to 0 in 1902 Pasadena game
A retrospective look recalls Michigan football's 49–0 victory over Stanford on New Year’s Day 1902 in Pasadena. Stars Sweetly Snow Weeks Shorts and Willie Heston led Fielding Yost’s unbeaten squad while Stanford, captain Fisher and Roosevelt, played through injuries as spectators cheered and a crowd of about 5,000 watched.
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Los Angeles
Boston Red Sox
Pasadena
Michigan
Stanford
Roosevelt
Fisher
Tallyhos
Estavan Castro
California
Willie Heston
Fielding Yost
Cooper
Slaker
Bill Traeger
Traeger
Heston
Chocolate to defend title in Madison Square Garden bout
Kid Chocolate will defend his featherweight title against Seaman Watson at Madison Square Garden on January 27. Fidel LaBarba could meet Chocolate in February if Chocolate wins, or face Watson if Watson wins, with the winner to fight Chocolate.
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New York
Kid Chocolate
New York State Athletic Commission
Seaman Watson
Madison Square Garden
Garden
Fidel LaBarba
Chocolate
Watson
LaBarba
Stephen F. Austin defeats Southwest Louisiana 54 to 26
Nacogdoches Texas December 14 Stephen F Austin Teachers College beat Southwest Louisiana Institute by 54 points to 26 in the second game of a series.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
Stephen F. Austin Teachers College
Southwest Louisiana Institute
Minnesota Gophers Claim National Fumbling Title
Minnesota fans face the end of the 1932 season with disappointment and a possible national fumbling championship. The Gophers, on an eight game slate, totaled 46 fumbles averaging nearly six per game. The worst showing came against Mississippi with ten fumbles and against Michigan eight fumbles.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Gophers
Mississippi
Bernie Bierman
Michigan
Fights Last Night In Cities Lead Boxed Event Updates
Primo Carnera stopped Peter son in Grand Rapids while Rodolfo Casanova outpointed Young Tom my in Los Angeles. Wally Fraser beat Billy Parke Jr in Inglewood and Billy Hogan defeated Russell Beach in New York. Pete Nebo won in Indianapolis over Allen Whitlow and Connie Mack Jr. seeks a Duke basketball spot.
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Associated Press
Grand Rapids
Mich
Primo Carnera
Italy
Big Boy Peterson
Minneapolis
Los Angeles
Rodolfo Casanova
Mexico City
Young Tommy
Philippine Islands
Wally Fraser
Inglewood
Calif
Billy Parke, Jr
Pasadena
Billy Hogan
New York
Russell Beach
Indianapolis
Pete Nebo
Florida
Greenies To Play Entire Conference In 1932
Tulane University will face every member of the new Southeastern Conference across various sports in the first year. The schedule lists football games with Kentucky and Georgia Tech, basketball with Kentucky and Tennessee, boxing with Florida and Georgia, and multiple matchups in track and other sports against Auburn Vanderbilt Mississippi State Ole Miss and Sewanee.
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Tulane University
Southeastern Conference
Kentucky
Wildcats
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia Tech
Greenies
Florida
L. 8
Wrestling results from three cities last night
In New Haven Marin Prestina of Chicago 240 defeated Charles Handson of Omaha 208 in 30 15. In New York Ed Strangler Lew of Los Angeles 240 beat Sid West rich of New York 220 in 24 23. In Baltimore Karl Sarpons 210 threw Tom Marvin 210 of Oklahoma.
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Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
Marin Prestina
Chicago
Charles Handson
Omaha
New York
Strangler
Two West Coast Teams Arrive for Southern Games
New Orleans reports two West Coast football squads arriving within ten minutes at Union Station. The Oregon Webfeet reached at 7:35 a.m. en route to Baton Rouge for a game with Louisiana State University, followed by California at Los Angeles at 7:45 a.m. bound for Gainesville to meet Florida. The Californians plan workouts at Tulane stadium and continue eastward later, while Oregon stays through Friday for daily Tulane grounds practice.
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New Orleans
U.P
University of Oregon
Union Station
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
University of California At
Los Angeles
Gainesville
Florida University
Californians
Tulane Stadium
Oregon
Tulane
Three Players Tie In World Billiard Championship
Three players led the world billiard championship with four wins and no losses: Ralph Greenleaf of New York defending champion James Caras of Wilmington Delaware and Erwin Rudolph of Cleveland. Other matches pitted James Mills of San Jose against Walter Franklin of Kansas City while Greenleaf faced Bennie Allen. Rudolph beat Franklin and George Kelly defeated Pasqualie Natalie as Andrew Ponzi beat Mills.
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New York
U.P
Ralph Greenleaf
James Caras
Wilmington
Del
Erwin Rudolph
Cleveland
James Mills
San Jose
Cal
Walter Franklin
Kansas City
Greenleaf
Bennie Allen
Caras
Frank Taborski
Schenectady
Rudolph
Franklin
George Kelly
Philadelphia
Pasqualie Natalie
Chicago
Andrew Ponzi
Mills
Negro Arrested After Automobile Collision
Henry Hamburg a West Monroe resident was charged with operating an automobile with improper brakes after a crash with A C Pruett of Kinder on Grammont and Sixth streets. Pruett agreed to pay the car repair costs. officers said the brakes on Hamburg’s Dodge were inadequate.
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Henry Hamburg
West Monroe
A. C. Pruett
Kinder
Pruett
Grammont Street
Sixth Street
That Is Too Bad A Fiancé’s India Declarations
A quoted exchange notes a fiancé’s claim of returning home to marry the “most beautiful girl” in the world, while Edna objects that after a long engagement the marriage is still in doubt. The line appears in Das Interessante Blatt as a fragment of social commentary.
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May
India
Edna
Darling
Rapid Change Exchange on Blonde and Brunette Dates
A terse dialogue questions a blonde companion on Wednesday and Thursday while countering with a brunette from Monday and Tuesday. The exchange highlights a rapid shift in paired social encounters without further context.
Five Colleges Reported After Places in Conference
Atlanta December reports indicate five colleges may bid for membership in the new Southern conference or its rivals. Wake Forest Davidson Furman William and Mary and Richmond are named as possible additions with varied strength to enter the Southern conference through upcoming Richmond meeting.
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Atlanta
U.P
Southern Conference
Atlantic Coastal Tobacco Belt
Richmond
Middle-West
Mason At Dixon Line
Southeastern Conference
Wake Forest
Davidson
Furman
William and Mary
Richmond University
Dixie Conference
Mercer
Chattanooga
Loyola of New Orleans
Centenary
S. I. A. A. Oglethorpe University
Bakers’ Dozen
Babe Didrikson Criticizes Amateur Suspension
Houston, Dec. 14. Babe Didrikson, famed 1932 Olympic star, calls her AAU suspension grossly unfair after Southern AAU in New Orleans barred her for allowing a motor company to use her picture and testimonial in an advertisement. She says no compensation was received and plans no action against the company.
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Houston
Tex
Mildred Babe Didrikson
The
Amateur Athletic Union
New Orleans
Daniel J. Ferris
National
Didrikson
James E. Sullivan
Motor
Motor Car Company
Wake Forest Names 1933 Football Captain
Wake Forest College officials announced Jimmie Peters of Leaksville N C as the 1933 captain after twenty two varsity letters were awarded to Wake Forest football players during a ceremony last night in Wake Forest N C.
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Wake Forest
N. C
North Carolina State Boxing Team Schedules Six Winter Matches
The NC State college boxing team announced a six match winter schedule. Details include opponents and venues to be announced as the season progresses.
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North Carolina State College
Wake Forest Football Coach Ousted Debate Sparks Exile Plans
Zeno Wall, Wake Forest quarterback, became a de facto orator as students debated ousting head coach Pat Miller. The anti-Miller group heard Isaac O Hanlon and Gordon Grant advocate a new deal, claiming alumni support would grow without Miller. An exodus to Miller's home followed, though Miller's season record stood at three wins, three losses, and two ties.
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Wake Forest
N. C
Zeno Wall
Wake Forest College
Pat Miller
Miller
Isaac O'Hanlon
Gordon Grant
Wall
Bar Examinations to Be Conducted in Orleans
Announcement from New Orleans states bar admission exams will be held at Tulane University on February 13 14 and 15. Applicants must file at least 30 days before and with the clerk of the supreme court. Information and blanks available from Stephen A Mascaro assistant secretary 409 Orleans court building Royal and Corti streets New Orleans.
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Louisiana Bar
Tulane University
New Orleans
Supreme Court
Stephen A. Mascaro
Orleans Court Building
Royal and Corti Streets
Hungary Plans Rise in Air Budget for 1932 33
Hungary increases its air budget for the 1932 33 fiscal year designating about 1 314 000 dollars for replacing obsolete and worn out planes on domestic air services. The entire sum must be spent within Hungary.
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Budapest
Hungary
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