Babe Ruth Most Walked Man in American League 1932
Babe Ruth led the American League in walks with 130 bases on balls in 132 games for the Yankees, setting a team high of 766 walks that season. Jimmie Foxx led in RBIs with 169, while Gehrig and Simmons each had 151. Ruth also hit 137 RBIs, ranking fourth on the circuit.
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Jimmie Foxx
Babe Ruth
Bambino
Foxx
Ruth
New York Yankees
Yanks
Lou Gehrig
New York
al Simmons
Philadelphia
Gehrig
Simmons
Campbell
Averill
Joe Sewell
Sam Rice
Washington
Bennie Tate
Boston
Billy Sullivan
Carey Selph
Yankees
Athletics
Cleveland
Sweaters Given Pelican Gridders at LTI Banquet
Seventeen Louisiana Training Institute football players received sweaters at the annual banquet. Judge Charles Schulze served as toastmaster with Coaches Harrington and Lawrence among the speakers.
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Louisiana Training Institute
Charles Schulze
Harrington
Lawrence
George Guier
Harry Sorenson
George W. Lofton
Didrikson Named Top Athlete in AP Poll of 1932
Babe Didrikson tops the Associated Press annual vote as the best American woman athlete for 1932 with 81 of 215 votes. Helene Madison Tomas 45 votes, Helen Wills Moody 24, Virginia Van Wie 16, Eleanor Holm 4, with other notable performers in track swimming tennis golf and boxing completing the top ten.
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Babe Didrikson
Miss Didrikson
Associated Press
Texas
Helene Madison
Helen Wills Moody
Virginia van Wie
Chicago
Eleanor Holm
Helen Jacobs
Stella Walsh
Helen Hicks
Bears Set Test With Baylor In Season Opener
Lou Indiana Tech faces Baylor Bears in the opening intercollegiate cage game at home. Tech, with two lettermen, aims to slow Baylor’s veteran lineup while building teamwork for the S I A A season beginning in January.
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Rowe
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Eastern All Stars Headed to Shrine Game in San Francisco
A select group of players from eastern and middle western schools left Chicago for California to face the Pacific coast all stars in the Shrine charity game in San Francisco on January 2. Coaches Dick Hanley and Andy Kerr supervised a light drill yesterday afternoon.
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U.R
California
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Dick Hanley
Northwestern
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Fights Last Night Across Multiple Cities
Boxers from Boston Lawrence Dover Worcester and others fought in a night of actions. Callahan outpointed King Tut in Boston. Zachow stopped Benito in Dover. Mellody halted Lecuyer in Boston. Yarosz outpointed King in Pittsburgh. Fields stopped Wilson in New Castle. Strub outpointed Bojarski in Erie while Boyle stopped Harvis in Erie. Lawson fought in Charleston.
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Associated Press
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Andy Callahan
Lawrence
Mass
King Tut
Minneapolis
Ad Zachow
Dover
N. H
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Worcester
Honey Mellody
Roland Lecuyer
Springfield
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Teddy Yarosz
Monaco
Jack King
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Jack Wilson
Erie
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Brownies Rout Baylor In Southwest Clash
Brown Paper mill’s Southern A. A. U. champions defeated Baylor 41 to 24 as the Brownies used speed and sharp passing to dominate the game. Lindy Hood led Brown with 11 points on five field goals and a foul. Captain Barnett topped Baylor with nine points. Texas A&M visits Brown for a midweek league clash.
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Shaw Wins Southern Lightweight Title in New Orleans
Battling Shaw of Nuevo Laredo Mexico won the southern lightweight belt with a 10 round decision over Ervin Berlier at the Coliseum arena. Shaw secured a unanimous call from two judges and the referee as Berlier was knocked down once in the second round. Shaw weighed 133 3 4 pounds to Berlier 135.
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U.P
Battling Shaw
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Ervin Berlier
Coliseum Arena
Shaw
Berlier
Boxing roundup Brooklyn tops Wilbur Strokes and Barry beats Simpson
In Lakeland Florida Brooklyn defeats Wilbur Strokes on points while Dave Barry of St. Louis outpoints Hackie Simpson of Jacksonville in ten rounds.
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Brooklyn
Wilbur Strokes
Lakeland
Fla
Dave Barry
St. Louis
Hackie Simpson
Jacksonville
Christmas shopping as a sport says Hap O Connor
Hap O Connor, famed sports figure, argues Christmas shopping rivals hockey and football in intensity. He describes hospital scrimmage like shopping chaos, jokes about lingerie departments, elevators, and finding a blue bathrobe amid crowded Los Angeles stores.
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Africa
Hap O'Connor
O'Connor
O’connor
Pop Warner
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Santa Claus
A. A. U official warns amateurs on tilt in Didrikson case
L. Di Benedetto, chair of the Southern A A U registration committee, warns amateurs about jeopardizing amateur status by playing with or against professionals. He cites AAU rules and urges prompt action to protect those named in press notices while allowing charity games to proceed.
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New Orleans
L. di Benedetto
Southern A. A. U. Registration Committee
Babe Didrikson
di Benedetto
Lambert's Record at Purdue is Fine
Purdue enters the 1932-33 season defending the Western conference title under Ward Piggy Lambert. In 13 seasons he has led Purdue to six Big Ten titles shared or won, four runner ups, and no finish worse than fourth. Lambert's squads have an edge over rivals in wins and losses.
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Boilermakers
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Strangler Lewis Wins Two Falls in Camden Bout
In Camden New Jersey Ray Carpenter 175 Lancaster Ohio defeated Johnny Carlin 173 Sweden in straight falls. Ed Strangler Lewis 240 Los Angeles threw Leon Pinetz ki 260 Poland for 28:13 and Sam Stein 202 Newark 3241.
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Associated Press
New York
Strangler
Bissonette Aims for Spring Readiness with Dodgers
Brooklyn first baseman Doug Bissonette says he will be in first rate shape for spring training and expects to win most of the Dodgers first base job in 1933. The club has been negotiating with Joe Judge, fearing Bissonette’s return may shorten that pursuit.
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de Bissonette
Brooklyn Dodgers
Joe Judge
Washington
Bissonette
Dodgers
Brookls
Judge
Caras to Pit Skill Against Greenleaf
New York December 20 Young Jimmy Caras of Wilmington Del sensation of the world pocket billiard championship tonight will meet defending champion Ralph Greenleaf of New York in the tourney. Greenleaf leads his nine competitors with six straight victories while Caras, 22, is third with six wins and two defeats Erwin Rudolph of Cleveland is second with five victories and one loss.
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New York
Argentine Prosperity Affects Scotland says Ambassador
In a recent address Dr. Manuel de Malbrain Argentine ambassador said Scottish investors hold a large share of the 2.5 billion dollars invested in Argentina by Britain. He stressed that Argentina's prosperity significantly influences Scotland's economy and households.
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Manuel de Malbrain
Scotland
Great Britain
Trojans Hold Secret Practices Ahead of Rose Bowl Clash
USC coach Howard Jones set the Trojans to secret sessions regarding the Pittsburgh foe for the January 2 Rose Tournament game. The defense-first team may shift to a more aggressive offense while reworking assignments to blunt Pitt. Captain Tay Brown noted a Pittsburgh film shown in a suburban theater.
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Howard Jones
University of Southern California
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Panthers
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Connie Mack Praises Cronin as Smart Young Manager
Philadelphia veteran Connie Mack, aging 70, recalls Joe Cronin seeking his advice in Washington hotel lobbies. He calls Cronin a smart, well mannered, great ball player and wishes him luck as Cronin heads the Senators at 26.
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Mack
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Chicago seeks football coach as Stagg era ends
Chicago faces a coaching search with Amos Alonzo Stagg retired and Nelson Metcalf set to take over designation as candidates from Pat Page to Otto Strohmeier circulate. Alumni favor Stagg advisory role while the pool of names hints at a strong 1930s era roster next season.
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U.P
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Fordham
University of Chicago
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Nelson Metcalf
Stagg
Metcalf
Pat Page
Jimmy Phelan
Don Peden
Dana Bible
Fritz Crisler
Nels Norgren
Walter Steffen
Jess Hawley
George Veenker
Hank Anderson
Howard Jones
Otto Strohmeier
Peden
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Didrikson Decision Promised Soon by A A U Panel
The Southern Amateur Athletic Union registration committee will reach a final decision in the Mildred Babe Didrikson disqualification case about the middle of this week. Chairman Lawrence Di Benedetto said evidence was studied carefully and nothing new had emerged in the case of the Texas wonder girl who was barred from amateur competition for endorsing her name in an automobile advertisement.
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U.P
Mildred
Babe) Didrikson
Lawrence di Benedetto
United Press
Philadelphia bouts decide by points in tight card
Jimmy Smith of Philadelphia outpointed Lou Brouilard of Worcester Massachusetts, while Alice Newark of Newark New Jersey defeated Sylvan Bass of Baltimore, and Ralph Lenny of Jersey City beat Buster Brown of Baltimore in ten round decisions.
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Lou Brouilelard
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Ralph Lenny
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