Twin City Cage Loop Organized with Six Clubs
The newly formed Twin City Basketball league held a general meeting at city hall and will start play January 5 with six teams. An executive committee was named and schedules drawn. two potential expansions were discussed and rules set, with games scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Northeast Center of LSA starting 7:15 p.m.
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Twin City Basketball League
City Hall
Carroll Royce
Leo Hartman
Paul J. Neal
Old City
Brown Paper Mill
Bill Ross
Ircuit
Adler
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Baptists
Swartz Carbon Blackers
Wolfe
Pan-Am Oilers
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Cudahy Packers
Leiber
Massing
Hudnall
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Cudahy
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Northeast Center
Good Pine Cage Teams Win Two More Victories
Good Pine High school basketball squads extend their winning streak by beating Pollock. The boys won 43 to 15 and the girls 39 to 14. In 11 games this season both teams have lost only once.
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Urania
Manifest
Buddie Keen
Harold Stevens
Leo Peavy
Oliver Lee
Bunt Keen
Clyde Nugent
Avis Whatley
Janice Morne
Myrtle Turner
Lois Strozier
Clara Nugent
Dorothy Coleman
Georgia Tech May Revive Intercollegiate Baseball Program
Georgia Tech may resume intercollegiate baseball after several seasons absence. Coach William A Alexander said the plan is to renew the sport this spring with games against Auburn Vanderbilt Georgia and Alabama among others. No admission charged for Tech football and basketball, and decision on baseball to be finalized in coming weeks.
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Georgia Tech
William A. Alexander
Tech
Alexander
Auburn
Vanderbilt
Georgia
Alabama
Solly Krieger Knocks Out Balsamo in Seven Rounds
In New York on December 17 Solly Krieger, Brooklyn middleweight, knocked Harry Balsamo out in seven rounds of a ten round bout at the New York Hippodrome. Krieger weighed 161 1/2 pounds and Balsamo 159 1/2 pounds.
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Kayoes Balsamo
New York
Brooklyn
Harry Balsamo
Krieger
Balsamo
Sports Gossip and Trades Stir Across Baseball and Football
Tiny Thornhill pushes to curb football odds quoting by coaches and papers. Brewers seek Bob Feller as a precaution while Hartnett faces potential move to manage Cubs with Grimm GM duties. Washington released by White Sox to St Paul. Sington eyed for major league return after strong Southern league season.
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New York
Tiny Thornhill
Stanford
Bill Tilden
Francis Hunter
Hunter
Fred Perry-Ellsworth
Tilden
College Town
Vines
Perry
Jack Crawford
Associated Press
Australia
P. K. Wrigley
Cubs
Charlie Grimm
G. M
Gabby Hartnett
George Vernon Washington
St. Paul
White Sox
Bucky Harris
Freddy Sington
Alabama
Sington
Senators
Pitt Plans 10 Beat Huskies Ahead of Rose Bowl
Pitt's Panthers head west for a fourth try at the Rose Bowl as coach Jock Sutherland oversees a determined squad. The 34 players depart with 3 coaches and officials, while Bobby Larue misses practice with a leg injury and the team prepares for a Friday workout in Albuquerque New Mexico.
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Pitt
Husky Panthers
John Bain
Jock) Sutherland
Marshal
Biggie) Goldberg
Goldberg
Dquesne
Fordham
Southern California
Stanford
Bobby Larue
Albuquerque
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LSU Opens Basketball Season With 44 19 Win
Louisiana State University defeated Southwestern Louisiana Institute 44 to 19 at Baton Rouge. Arnold Bryan led with 13 points, while Landry of Southwestern was the second-highest scorer with 9 as LSU dominated early and throughout the game.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Southwestern
Arnold Bryan
Landry
Neville Junior-Senior Volleyball Team Wins
The Neville High junior-senior girls volleyball team defeated the freshman-sophomore squad 22 to 13 Tuesday to close the season. Lineups included captains Margaret Stamers and Dorothy Stamets with players such as Geraldine Earr, Lottie Inzina, Aubry Slay, Anita Harrell, Myrtis Gill, Josephine Scalia, and Katherine Mickel. substitutes Beverly Robinson and Sara Alton.
Green Grass Grows All Year Long
US Golf Association turf experts develop a dye to color fall grass green turning greens and football fields into a bright carpet. Over 100000 fans witnessed the first major test with the colored turf at a Army Navy game. The dye reportedly stays on grass and does not stain uniforms.
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Washington
United States Golf Association
Laurel Man Proposes New Class B League Plan
Charles Weems of Laurel and Pacuta proposes a new Class B baseball league with berths for Laurel and other Mississippi Louisiana Alabama and Florida cities. He aims to organize a preliminary meeting inviting Monroe Vicksburg Meridian Hattiesburg Laurel Mobile Pensacola Montgomery and others to discuss sharing franchises between Laurel and Hattiesburg and Gulfport Biloxi.
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Mississippi
Louisiana
Alabama
Florida
Charles Weems
Laurel and Pachuta
St. Louis Cardinal
Monroe
P. M
Atkins
Joe Austin
Vicksburg
Charles Crook
Meridian
John C. Moss
Mose Winkler
Hattiesburg
Charles
Hassell
Charles Westphale
Ernest E. Hoffman
Mobile
Ala
Milton Stock
Gulfport
Biloxi
Arthur Lang
Jackson
George Brannon
Pensacola
Fla
Montgomery
Weems
Laurel and Hattiesburg
Army Coaches Plan To Attend Sugar Bowl Tilt
Lieutenant Gar Davidson head coach at West Point and three assistants notified the Sugar Bowl committee they would attend the New Year’s Day game in New Orleans between Louisiana State University and Santa Clara.
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New Orleans
Gar Davidson
West Point
Louisiana State University
Santa Clara
Intercollegiate Championship Set for Oakmont June 28
The United States Golf Association announced the 1937 Intercollegiate championship will be played June 28 to July 3 at Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh. The event brings together college golfers to compete for national honors at a historic course under U S G A auspices.
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New York
United States Golf Association
Oakmont Country Club
Pittsburgh
Church Membership Share in United States Population
About half of the U S population are active members of church denominations. The stat reflects widespread engagement across faith groups and regions.
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United States
Rose Bowl gate likely near record with Huskies vs PanthPitt
Pasadena officials expect Washington Huskies against Pittsburgh Golden Panthers to produce the second highest Rose Bowl gate, with receipts near 280000. Sold-out signs adorn ticket offices after seven days of sales, tracking behind 1930 USC vs Pitt at 306421.15.
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Pitt
Pasadena
Calif
Washington University
Huskies
Pittsburgh
Golden Panthers
Univer
Sity
Southern California
Washington State
Alabama
Tulane
Stanford
Columbia
Stanford-Alabama
Stanford-S. M. A
Ole Miss Gridders Receive 1936 Letters
University of Mississippi announces 22 players and one student manager earn letters for the 1936 season. The roster splits into nine seniors, seven juniors, and seven sophomores with ends, tackles, guards, centers and backs named along with the student manager John Sullivan.
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University
Miss
Eq Walker
University of Mississippi
Country Graham
Red Jackson
Robert Kincade
Red Parker
Buster Poole
Curley Dickens
Frank Hart
Bruiser Kinard
J. P. Bilbo
Alex Breyer
John Madre
Bully White
Dave
St Louis Browns Vote Keeps Name Amid Contest
St Louis fans opposed a proposed new nickname for the Browns after a seven member committee, named by the New Orleans owners, reported a 4 to 1 vote in favor of keeping the team name. The contest concluded Tuesday night with the existing name to remain in use.
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