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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1934
Page
11
Tulane and Temple Prep for Sugar Bowl Test
Tulane's Wave resume practice after a Christmas break as they prepare for Temple in the Sugar Bowl. Pop Warner’s undefeated Temple squad travels from Baton Rouge to tune up, while Tulane faces injury concerns including halfback Simons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Cox
Pop
Minnesota
Warner
Andy Kerr
Tame
New York
Ith
Colgate Red Raiders
Coxill
Colgate
Temple
Tragedy Toll Rises in Hotel Kerns Fire
Death toll climbed to 32 as Dr. Frederick C. Thiede, a 46 year old Grand Rapids physician, testified in hospital. The report notes Heligoland as Germany's outlying possession, a small North Sea rock plateau about 31 miles from the mainland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mounts Sing
Mich
Kerns
Frederick C. Thiede
Grand Rapids
Germany
Heligoland
North Sea
Cardinals Rated Outstanding 1934 Team in AP Poll
The world champion St Louis Cardinals led by the Dean brothers defeated Minnesota’s undefeated football champions in the Associated Press poll naming the outstanding team of 1934. Chicago Bears and Detroit Tigers also placed in the top rankings with various first place votes and points tallied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Dean Brothers
Pug Lund
Stan Kostka
Cardinals
Deans
Pepper Martin
New York Yankees
Giants
Southern California
Minnesota
Gophers
St. Louis
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
Bears
Detroit Tigers
United States
Yale
Iron Men
Princeton
Alabama
Stanford
St. Louis Cardinals
Univ. Minnesota
Univ. of Alabama
Univ. of Cal
Stanford Univ
Naval Academy
Yale University
Chicago Blackhawks
Columbia Univ
Purdue Univ
Colgate Univ
Louisiana State
Rainbow
Boston Red Sox
Knox College
Letourner-Debaets
Toronto Maple Leafs
LaSalle College
Washington
Spearsville Girls Defeat Linville 16 to 11 in Close Contest
Spearsville high school girls beat Linville 16 to 11 in Spearsville Louisiana. Halftime stood 9 to 8 with Spearsville leading most of the game. Lambert and Stone starred for Spearsville. no substitutions for Spearsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spearsville High School
Linville
Spearsville
Lambert
Stone
Hamas Signs To Meet Schmeling In Hamburg Bout
Charlie Harvey announces Steve Hamas will meet Max Schmeling in a 12 round bout in Hamburg on March 10 with a $25,000 guarantee. The deal blocks Hamas from other fights before the engagement and a 25,000 seat stadium will be built in Hamburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charlie Harvey
Steve Hamas
Hamas
Max Schmeling
Germany
Hamburg
Harvey
Harvey Rothenburg
Madison Square Garden Corporation
Penn State
Schmeling
Miami
Jimmy Johnston
Garden
Joe Jacobs
Philadelphia
Johnston
Temple Seeks Travel Honors With Nationwide Schedule
Temple University, set to meet Tulane in the Sugar Bowl, aims to expand its national football footprint. Founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell H. Conwell, Temple is among the east’s pioneer teams and plans future games in Dallas and the Southwest, emulating Notre Dame’s scheduling. The Owls have grown from seven students to an enrollment of about 11,450.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Temple University
Tulane University
New Orleans
Owl Institution
Russell H. Conwell
Notre Dame
United States
Tulane
Owls
Temple
Rocky Mountain
Denver University
Denver
Rockies
Dallas
Texas
Southwest
Owl
Ramblers
Temple University holds A rating across all departments
Temple University maintains an A rating in every department including the three undergraduate schools plus medicine pharmacy dentistry law theology and chiropody. It is one of four state aided institutions in Pennsylvania joining the University of Pittsburgh University of Pennsylvania and Penn State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pennsylvania
Penn State College
Neville Boxers to Meet Bolton on Friday Night
Neville faces Bolton as Darius Crews sidelined by a hand injury. Coach Brown notes Crews broke his hand in a football game and needed rebreaking. Neville won the state title last spring and will also meet Lutcher and Baton Rouge this season while eyeing Memphis Tech and others. Exhibition bouts expected. weight classes unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neville
Memphis Tech
Memphis
Tenn
Haynesville
Homer
Brown
Tigers
Maniel Cannon
Warren Wilkerson
Walter Brady
Fred Green
Tiger
George Manteris
Mittman
Shorty Earl
Bobby George
Billy Clements
Little Peddy
Vaughan Payne
Twenty One Race Horses Perish In Toronto Blaze
A fire at Thorncliffe race track in Toronto killed 21 horses including Ladder and White Thorn owned by Frank E. Selke and Conn Smythe. The $60 000 loss covered stables and livestock as six arson fires were reported that night amid ongoing police probes of a previous suspicious fire. A two year old filly owned by King Clancy and Charlie Conacher also died. Fire crews from Leaside and East York helped extinguish the blazes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ladder
Frank E. Selke
White Thorn
Selke
Conn Smythe
Thorncliffe Race Track
Neil McArthur
King Clancy
Charlie Conacher
Toronto Maple Leafs
Leaside
East York Township
Boxing results from New York Genoa and Albany cards
Lou Amber of Herkimer knocked out Mickey Paul of Pittsburgh in New York. In Genoa Vittorio Venturi of Italy beat Cuban Pete Martin, with George Clausen of Mobile outpointing Jumbo Rovira of New Orleans. In Albany Sammy Bruce of Albany and Hooky Jackson of Boston fought to a draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lou Amber
Herkimer
N. Y
Mickey Paul
Pittsburgh
Genoa
Italy
Vittorio Venturi
Pete Martin
George Clausen
Mobile
Jumbo Rovira
New Orleans
Albany
Sammy Bruce
Hooky” Jackson
Boston
Drew
Grayson Reported Ready To Return To Practice
Grayson and five Stanford players are expected to return to practice after injuries. Bobby Grayson, recovering from torn rib cartilages, will be ready for the Rose Bowl game in Pasadena. Other players including Moscrip and Topping should resume workouts soon amid mixed recovery statuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto
Calif
Bobby Grayson
Stanford
Alabama
Pasadena
Claude “Tiny” Thornhill
Fritz Roth
Roth
Greyson
James Moscrip
Keith Topping
Claude Callaway
Jack Crown
Woman Recovers From Marathon Yawning Spell
Mrs Harold McKee in Sterling reports a mysterious week long yawning affliction easing after 200 hours. Doctors have not solved the cause but sleep is possible without sedatives and appetite returns, signaling partial recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Harold McKee
Nature
Eiffel Tower Expands Up To Eleven Inches In Heat
Report notes the Eiffel Tower lengthens by as much as 11 inches on hot days due to metal expansion. Officials explain the phenomenon affects the tower's alignment and safety checks during high temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eiffel Tower
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