Cubs Win Pennant Tops 1935 Surprises in AP Poll
The Associated Press 1935 year in sports highlights the Chicago Cubs dramatic pennant run topping the poll with 92 points. Notre Dame shocks include a late win over Ohio State and a setback to Northwestern a week later. Braddock defeats Baer for boxing crown and Parks wins US Open golf at Oakmont.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
New York
Chicago Cubs
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Northwestern
James J. Braddock
Max Baer
Wilmer Allison
Fred Perry
Sam Parks, Jr
Oakmont
Jesse Owens
Eulace Peacock
Cubs
Fea
Mustangs Stage Snappy Football Workout Before Rose Bowl
SMU coach Matty Bell reports new formations as the Mustangs sharpen both defense and offense for Stanford. He expects the Ponies to click with rhythm next week and remains focused on solving Stanford’s powerhouse attack while aiming to score multiple times.
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Matty Bell
Mustang
Bell
Stanford
Mustangs
West Texas Folk Songs Collected For Posterity
John A. Lomax, curator at the library in Washington, travels for the Carnegie Foundation to record West Texas frontier songs. He gathers thousands of songs and chants on aluminum discs for the Congressional Library, tracing his Bosque County youth and Texas University roles.
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San Angelo
Texas
West Texas Frontier
John A. Lomax
Congressional Library
Bosque County
University of Texas
Carnegie Foundation
Review of 1935 Tennis Year Highlights
The 1935 tennis season saw America struggle in Davis Cup but triumph in Wimbledon events. Wilmer Allison won the Davis Cup for the U S with help from Don Budge and Sid Wood while Fred Perry led Britain in singles. Helen Wills Moody revived form to beat Helen Jacobs at Wimbledon. Jacobs dominated Forest Hills and helped the U S lead the Wightman Cup efforts.
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Sammy
America
Yankees
Fred Perry
Perry
Wilmer Allison
Texas
England
Allison
Frank Shields
Sidney B. Wood
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Heiner Henkel
Bunny Austin
C. R D. Tuckey
G. Patrick Hughes
Yanks
Enrique Maier
Roderick Menzel
Sid Wood
Bitsy Grant
Wood
Grant
Helen Wills Moody
Helen Jacobs
Wimbledon
California
Miss Jacobs
Mrs. Moody
Forest Hills
Moody
Ethel Burkhardt Arnold
Los Angeles
Kay Stammers
Sarah Palfrey Fabyan
Boston
Brownies Rally To Beat Aggies 54 35 At Home
Brown paper mill Safety Firsts defeated Magnolia Arkansas A and M 54 to 35 at Brown gym. Gene Francis led Brown with 20 points, followed by Jones with 13 and Frickie with 11 as the team opened a second half surge to pull away from the Muleriders. Magnolia's Camp and Turner each scored 12 to pace the visitors with five lead changes before the break. The win wrapped Brown’s preholiday schedule, ahead of two Texas A M tilts on December 30 and 31.
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Magnolia
Ark
Brown Gym
Brownies
Brown
Cary Phillips
Tarlton Jones
Frank Frickie
Browns
Millers
Phillips
Francis
Jones
Frickie
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Gene Francis
Texas A
Texas
Camp
Turner
Megnolia
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Wlaine
Parker
Peete
Bb& Brown
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Coffis Criticizes Stanford Coach After Fumble
Jimmy Coffis the Stanford sophomore left halfback, known as the Pacific Coast’s best safety, questioned Coach Tiny Thornhill after his fumble against California. Coffis asked if Thornhill planned to yank him, Thornhill denying any such plan and Coffis replying you should have.
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Stanford University
Calif
Jimmy Coffis
Stanford
Tiny” Thornhill
Coffis
Pacific Coast
California
Thornhill
Roundup of baseball notes and college football chatter
Eppa Rixey ranks Grover Alexander as the greatest pitcher seen. Christy Mathewson praised. Braves catcher Bald-headed Al Spohrer contemplates retirement. Mickey Cochrane gifted a Texas pony by Frank Navin. Jimmy Dykes could be the oldest active major leaguer next year. Williams blows Dartmouth away and Princeton, Vermont win big. Clark Shaughnessy cites Beise Cardwell and Berwanger as top backs. Stanford in Rose Bowl odds drop to SMU. Falconry noted as a popular hobby now.
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Andy Clarke
Associated Press
New York
Eppa Rixey
Grover Alexander
Christy Mathewson
al Spohrer
Braves
Mickey Cochrane
Frank Navin
Paul Richards
Giants
A's
Waxahachie
Texas
Jimmy Dykes
Mike Jacobs
Joe Louis
Pauline Uzcudun
Tommy Loughran
Philly
Jacobs
Havana
Tommy
Williams
Princeton
Vermont
Dartmouth
Clark Shaughnessy
Chicago
Sheldon Beise
Minnesota
Lloyd Cardwell
Nebraska
Jay Berwanger
Clark
Beise
Shaughnessy
Gopher
Stanford
Southern Methodist
Mississippi State Cage Card Announced
Mississippi State College announces a 16 game basketball schedule under Major Ralph Sasse. Frank Carideo coaches the team. Read features include Oglethorpe Florida LSU Alabama Ole Miss Tulane and Mississippi games across State College Oxford and Baton Rouge venues.
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Miss
Mississippi State College
Ralph Sasse
Frank Carideo
Notre Dame
Mississippi State
Oglethorpe
Florida
Louisiana State
Alabama
University of Mississippi
Baton Rouge
Tulane
Oxford
Tuscaloosa
Golf victory at Nassau Colonial Open by Bobby Cruickshank
The report recalls Bobby Cruickshank winning the Colonial Open at Nassau a year ago with 267 for 72 holes and $5,000 prize. It also notes Babe Dirikson named America's outstanding girl athlete of 1932 and a historical tally of 152 college teams averaging 139 points in 1930 football season.
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Associated Press
Bobby Cruickshank
Nassau
Mildred
Babe) Dirikson
America
Lewis Defeats Man Mountain Dean in One Fall
In St Louis Associated Press notes Ed Lewis known as Strangler Lewis of Los Angeles defeated Man Mountain Dean of Georgia in a one fall match.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Strangler
Lewis
Los Angeles
Man Mountain Dean
Georgia
Lovelock and Wooderson in tights clash for mile crown
New Zealand star Jack Lovelock once hailed as the Wonder Miler was edged by Scotland’s S C Wooderson in a hard fought mile at White City. Wooderson's bold finish and steady pace stunned Lovelock as Berlin 1936 looms.
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Jack Lovelock
Glenn Cunningham
Mark Lovelock
Bill Bonthron
Princeton
Lovelock
Gene Venzke
Cunningham
Wooderson
White City
Help for Bucs Boosts Pirates with Todd Acquisition
The Pittsburgh Pirates gain strength at catcher as Al Todd from the Phillies joins the club. The trade also sends Claude Passeau, a Des Moines Western league pitcher, and Earl Grace to Philadelphia.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
al Todd
Phillies
Todd
Bucs
Claude Passeau
Des Moines
Earl Grace
Buc
Philadelphia
Louis Gastanaga Fight Postponed to February Second
Boxing promoter Mike Jacobs of New York announced the Joe Louis Isidor Gastanaga bout, moved from December 29 to February 2, after assessing Havana conditions amid political unrest. The Cuban boxing commission threatened suspensions for holding the fight, and president Rafael Cepeda said Louis, Jacobs, and co-manager Julian Black would be suspended until Louis arrives.
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Havana
Mike Jacobs
New York
Jacobs
Cuba
Cuban Boxing Commission
Rafael Cepeda
Commission
Detroit
Julian Black
Louis
Army orders bar officers as college football coaches
Washington war department issues an order effective January 1 prohibiting Army officers on ROTC duty from serving as civilian football coaches. It leaves current contracts for Jones at Oklahoma and Sasse at Mississippi State intact until expiry, then bars further coaching.
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Washington
Army
War Department
Lawrence M
Biff) Jones
Oklahoma University
Ralph Sasse
Mississippi State College
Jones
Sasse
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