Major League Club Owners Target Standard Baseball
Major league club owners held a joint session in Chicago with traders, as they aimed to standardize baseball after discussions of a livelier ball. Trades dominated the day with movement across the Browns Red Sox Yankees Cubs and Phillies as talks advanced and rumors swirled about Ruth and managerial slots.
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William Weekes
Associated Press
Chicago
Des
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Ruth
Babe Ruth
Bambino
Boston
Lew Fonseca
White Sox
Stanley Harris
Yankees
Bill Lee Named 1934 Alabama Football Captain
Bill Lee a 215 pound tackle from Eutaw Alabama was elected 1934 captain of Alabama football at the annual banquet. He will succeed end Foy Leach as Crimson Tide leader with Happy Campbell of Pine Bluff Arkansas chosen alternate captain after serving as second string quarterback.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Bill Lee
Eutaw
Alabama
Lee
Foy Leach
Crimson Tide
Happy Campbell
Pine Bluff
Ark
Campbell
Two City Basketball League Games Tonight
Two games will be played in the City Basketball loop. Ouachita Junior College Seniors meet Pan Am club of West Monroe in the 7:30 PM opener at Ouachita Junior College gym. Adler club faces the U's Men's club in the same venue.
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Ouachita Junior College
Pan-Am
West Monroe
Adler
U's
Quachite Junior College
Stanford Bowl Squad Is Named for Rose Bowl
Stanford University announces a 39 man squad under Coach Tiny Thornhill to face Columbia in the Rose Bowl. The roster lists players by position including ends Moscript and Norgard and quarterback Alustiza. Columbia prepares indoors for the January 1 clash, with first-team drills light on contact and second team testing under coaches.
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Stanford University
Calif
Tiny Thornhill
Stanford
Columbia University
Pasadena
Winnsboro Girls Basketball Team Shows Strong Form
Winnsboro high school touts a top girls basketball squad after two early wins. They beat Ogden 16 to 14 and Crowville 33 to 9, with Benette Simmons and Julia Dale highlighted as standout players.
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Winnsboro
Winnsboro High School
Ogden High School
Crowville
Ogden
Benette Simmons
Julia Dale
Gir
Eleanor Tarver
Irene Broadway
Louise Westerburg
Odella Kirkland
Robbie Jean Dark
Rubie Williams
Dubach Favored to Beat Trojans Friday for Title
Tallulah seeks a ninth loss in a row as the Dubach Plungers bring a fast backfield and stout line to a North Louisiana class B final. Dubach is unbeaten since early in the season and has not allowed a point after the season opener. The Trojans, led by a strong offense, face injury setbacks among key first-team players but aim to stop Dubach’s ground game with new formations and Morton’s consistent gains.
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Tallulah
Tallulah Trojans
Dubach Plungers
North Louisiana
Trojans
Dubach
Louisiana
Homer
Mangham Dragons
Boswell
C. Wade
Spinks
Watts
Lindsey
Holloway
Phillips
Hinkie
Colvin
Adams
Schuler
T. Napper
Allstate
Morton
Buddy Bray
Bo Gandy
Towne
Wixson
Day
Massey
Gilbert
Cagnoletti
Byrd
Nelson
Legion To Meet In West Monroe Tonight
The West Monroe post of the American Legion will hold a meeting at West Monroe city hall at 7 30 this evening. Adjutant W B Corry announced the gathering to decide on building a Legion home for the post.
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West Monroe
The
American Legion
W. B. Corry
Neville High School honors football squad at annual banquet
About 100 attendees heard Principal Charles E. Kenney toast the Neville Tigers at the school cafeteria. Coach Percy Brown presided as letter sweaters were awarded to 18 players, led by George Manteris and Julian Reagan who presented gifts to Brown and Kenney.
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Grid
Charles E. Kenney
Percy Brown
Tigers
Dernis Crews
William Causey
Ward Allen
Norris Hampton
Bill Fudickar
Leon Apgar
I. Causey
John D. Robinson
Isaac Luffey
Richard Pierce
Tom Downes
Joe Touore
James Sumral
Andrew Pappas
George Manteris
Richard Basco
Julian Reagan
George Marsala
Coach Brown
Kenney
Brown
Junction City
Ruston
Camden
Ark
Bastrop
Vicksburg
Oak Grove
Winnfield
Haynesville
Natchez
Monroe
Bananet
Bres
Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule for 1934 Conference Play
Arkansas reveals a 1934 slate matching six Southwest Conference rivals. The Razorbacks face Texas Christian in Fort Worth Baylor in Little Rock Louisiana State in Shreveport Texas A and M in College Station Rice Institute in Fayetteville Southern Methodist in Dallas Texas in Fayetteville and Tulsa in Tulsa. Coach Fred C. Thomson aims to add a September 29 nonconference game before opening with TCU.
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Fayetteville
Ark
University of Arkansas Razorbacks
Fred C. Thomson
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Baylor
Little Rock
Louisiana State U
Shreveport
Texas A. & M
College Station
Rice Institute
Navy
Southern Methodist U
Dallas
Texas
Tulsa VU
Tulsa
Arkansas
Razorbacks
Thomson
State College
T. C. U. Horned Frogs
Loughran Seeks Second Shot at Title in Miami Bout
Tommy Loughran, veteran challenger from Philadelphia, negotiates for 12 1/2 percent of receipts to fight Primo Camera for the heavyweight title in Miami on February 22 under Madison Square Garden promotion. If Garden balks, Loughran may seek another contract. Carnera’s decision on the match could fix the title defense later.
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New York
Tommy Loughran
Philadelphia
Prime Camera
Miami
Madison Square Garden
Garden
Tommy
Jack Sharkey
Yankee Stadium
Loughran
Ernie Schaef
Tuffy Griffits
Victorio Campolo
Johnny Risko
Paulino Uzcudun
King Levinsky
Steve Hamas
Hamas
Sharkey
Ray Impeliitiere
Carnera
Italy
the Garden
Carnera Loughran Title Bout Delayed By Storm
Stormy weather delaying Primo Carnera’s Atlantic arrival stalled negotiations for the heavyweight title fight with Tommy Loughran planned at Madison Square Garden. The bout was expected in Miami on February 22 as previously announced.
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New York
Primo Carnera
Italy
Madison Square Garden
Tommy Loughran
Miami
Baseball Developments From Chicago Meetings
Chicago reports the latest major league moves including Detroit trading Jonathan Stone to Washington for Goose Goslin, St. Louis Browns swapping Carl Reynolds for Ivy Andrews Smead Jolley and others, New York Yankees buying Harry Smythe, and Browns acquiring George Puccinello. General Nugent affirms Burt Shotten as Phillies manager despite not attending. all star game to move annually with next in New York. All NL managers seek livelier balls.
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Rogers Hornsby
Carl Reynolds
Boston Red Sox
Ivy Paul Andrews
Smead Jolley
Jolley
Hollywood Stars
Allen Strange
Browns
Wallace Hebert
Jim Levey
Hornsby
George Puccinello
Cardinal
Jeder
Rochester
Boston
David Dele Alexander
Curtis Fullerton
Harry Stumpf
Mel Alameda
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Red Sox
Roger Peckome
Cleveland Indians
Detroit
Jonathan Stone
Yankees
Chicago
Yanks
Luke Appling
Charley Ruffing
Sammy Byrd
Lyn Lary
Sox
Tony Lezzeri
Lary
Cubs
Chuck Kiein
Phillie
Burt Shotten
Jimmy Wilson
St. Louis
New York
Comiskey Park
The
Association of Professional Baseball Players
Washington
Goose” Goslin
St. Louis Browns
Ivy Andrews
Hollywood
New York Yankees
Harry Smythe
Baltimore
Dale Alexander
American Association
Cardinals
Billy Rhiel
Montreal
Gerald Nugent
Philadelphia Nationals
Philly
Shotten
Bill Terry
Giants
Warburton Averages Six Yards Per Try for USC
Irvine Warburton, USC All America quarterback and Pacific Coast leader in scoring, finished the season with 885 rushing yards for an average of about six per carry. Homer Griffith added 551 yards. USC totaled 3,756 yards and 167 first downs to opponents 1,621 yards and 69 first downs. Warburton scored 172 points of USC's 257.
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Los Angeles
Irvine Warburton
University of Southern California
Troy
Warburton
Homer Griffith
Trojans
Red Berry and Waiters in Return Mat Bout Tonight
Red Berry the Kansas Panth er and Teddy Waiters return to Roosevelt stadium for a main event at 8 pm. Berry beat Waters last week amid referee controversy with Billy Romonoff. another referee may officiate tonight. The two fall under a best two out of three with a two hour limit. Promoter Guy Owen also schedules semi finals featuring Freddy Kupfer vs Sailor Watkins.
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Wild Red Berry
Kansas Panther
Teddy Waiters
Texas Panhandle
Roosevelt Stadium
Berry
Waters
Billy Romonoff
Romonoff
Teddy
Guy Owen
Romanoff
Berry-Waters
Red
Otto Ludwig
Owen
Freddy Kupfer
Cincinnati
Sailor Watkins
Uncle Sam's Navy
Kupfer
Watkin
Watkins
Harry Prophit
Louisiana Tech Rolls Past Adler Cage Team 40 to 22
In Ruston Louisiana Tech opened its season with a 40 to 22 victory over the Adler club of Monroe. Joe Garrigus, in his first game for Tech, scored five field goals and four free throws to lead the Bulldogs as they used three squads. Mike Brown topped Adler with nine points. Tech to face Many in next game at Tech gym Saturday.
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Ruston
Han Lee
Bulldogs
Louisiana Polytechnical Institute
Adler Club
Monroe
Joe Garrigus
Arkansas Tech
Tech
Adler
Mike Brown
Tech Gymnasium
Dixie Loop Meets in Dallas Sunday
Dixie Baseball league president J. Alvin Gardner announced a Sunday meeting of club owners in Dallas to plan the rehabilitation of small minor leagues. He intends to resign and push for a centrally located successor plus a split of territory to form an East Texas class D loop and reorganize with an Eastern nucleus. Gardner also backs naming J. Walter Morris as southern organizer for the minors.
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Dallas
Texas
J. Alvin Gardner
Dixie Baseball League
Gardner
J. Walter Morris
Morris
Shields Rated No 1 American Amateur Tennis Player
Stoefen curated the top ten amateur rankings listing Frank X Shields of New York as number one. Sidney Wood or Lester Stoefen are tied for second, with Wilmer Allison fourth and Clifford Sutter fifth among others from Austin New Orleans Atlanta Newark Santa Barbara Chicago and Milwaukee.
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Los Angeles
Frank X. Shields
New York
United States
Lester Stoefen
Stoefen
Sidney Wood
Wood
South Orange
Rye
Sidney
Crawford
Perry
Wilmer Allison
Austin
Texas
Clifford Sutter
New Orleans
Bryant Grant, Jr
Atlanta
Three Added to Northern Squad for Charity Game
Captain Joe Buonanno Arthur Caito and Captain Frank Maloney were added to the north squad for a charity football game in Brooklyn on December 24. Buonanno and Maloney are backs Cairo is an end. The teams will practice Saturday. proceeds go to the Kinds County American Legion welfare fund.
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New York
Joe Buonanno
Arthur Caito
Boston
Frank Maloney
Boston College
Brooklyn
Buonanno
Maloney
Cairo
Kinds County American Legion
Old Yale Grad Voices Views On Yale Football
Edward J. Neil reports Col. John Reed Kilpatrick former Yale end and Madison Square Garden president offers a view on Yale football. He stresses discipline through coaching and the lasting value of striving for objectives beyond winning or losing, recalling Yale traditions and Hinkey's end.
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Col. Kilpatrick
Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
New York
Yale
New Haven
John Reed Kilpatrick
Frank Hinkey
Tom Shevlin
Madison Square Garden
Ponzi Leads In World Pocket Billiards Title Tourney
Andrew Ponzi of Philadelphia Italian holds the lead in the world pocket billiards title event in Chicago. He recovered from a lagging position to defeat Charles Seaback of Astoria 125 to 109 in 25 innings for his fifth straight win. He faces Ralph Greenleaf tonight as Taborski meets Pasquale Natalie and Kelly and Mosconi face Philadelphians in afternoon play.
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Chicago
Andrew Ponzi
Philadelphia
Charles Sea
Astoria
N. Y
Ponzi
Ralph Greenleaf
New York
Taborski
Pasquale Natalie
Kelly
Mosconi
Gold Ridge Wins at Jefferson in Longest Price of Meet
Gold Ridge, ridden by J. Kerry, won at Jefferson Park in a thrilling finish beating Lugano. The upset paid $201.80 for a $2 mutuel ticket as the longest price of the meet was hit in the last furlong.
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New Orleans
Lugano
Gold Ridge
Jefferson Park
J. Kerry
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