Vaughan Leads In Hitting Slugging And Free Bases
Floyd Vaughan the Pirates shortstop led the National League in 1935 batting average .385 and slugging .607 with 192 hits 303 bases in 499 at bats. He drew 97 walks and only five double plays. Medwick Berger Lombardi Camilli Wilson and Augie Galan set other season marks while the Giants posted the top team slugging .415.
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John S. Fullertom, Jr
Associated Press
New York
Floyd
Arky) Vaughan
Pittsburgh Pirates
Vaughan
Joe Medwick
St. Louis
Me Ott
Giants
Wally Berger
Boston
Berger
Medwick
Eric Lombardi
Cincinnati
Dolph Camilli
Phillies
Hack Wilson
Cubs
Pep) Young
Pittsburg
Fanning
Reds
Augie Galan
Chicago
Hank Leibex
Braves
Courle
St. Loui
Pittsburgh
Pirate
Brooklyn
Pirates
Babe Herman
Kiki Cuyler
Phil Collins
Philadelphia
Cardinals
Danny MacFayden
Eve Moore
National junior and boys tennis championships open in New York
The national junior and boys singles tennis championships begin in New York on Thursday and run through New Year’s Day. Top junior seed Donald Leavens of Northwestern has a bye in round one and meets William Cullen Fay of New York in round two. Top boys seed Isadore Bellis of Central High Philadelphia starts against Jack Townsend of Lawrenceville School.
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New York
Donald Leavens
Northwestern University
William Cullen Fay
Isadore Bellis
Central High School
Philadelphia
Jack Townsend
Lawrenceville
N. J
LSU Football Squad Takes Christmas Day Break Ahead of Sugar Bowl
Baton Rouge La Dec 26 LSU football team skipped practice for the Sugar Bowl and shared Christmas dinner. Optimism rose as trainer Mike Chambers said star back Jess Fatherree, who has leg trouble, may play in the New Year Day game.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Texas Christian
Mike Chambers
Jess Fatherree
Ben
McNaught Victor Tops Main Event In Wrestling Card
McNaught Victor defeats Otto Ludwig in straight falls to capture the main event at Roosevelt stadium. Ligosky and Clark draw in the semi as Ludwig’s rough tactics spark a chaotic, fall by fall night with a pillow shower and firecracker target.
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Otto Ludwig
Yough German
George Ligosky
Vern Clark
Elever
Monroe
Roosevelt Stadium
Masked Marvel
Troup
Marvel
Ludwig
Ligosky
Butch Miecida
Martin
Clark
M.naught
McNaught
Ligesky
Scotty McNaught
Grogey
Ettore Outpoints Ford Smith in Philadelphia Heavyweight Bout
Al Ettore, a rising Philadelphia heavyweight, defeated Ford Smith from Montana over ten rounds at the arena. Ettore, 191 pounds to 172, led every round except the ninth and dominated the holiday card before six thousand fans. Leroy Haynes stopped Willie Reddish in the semi windup. Benny Bass knocked out Johnny Craven in the prelim. Tony Speigal defeated Sixto Morales in Palm Beach for the Cuban featherweight title claim.
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al Ettore
Ford Smith
Montana
Arena
Ettore
West
Smith
Leroy Haynes
Los Angeles
Willie Reddish
Haynes
Reddish
Benny Bass
Johnny Craven
Conshohocken
West Palm Beach
Fla
Tony Speigal
Pittsburgh
Sixto Morales
Havana
M Gugin Proposes Three Changes in Pass Rules
A three day national meeting in New York will discuss college football rule changes proposed by Dan McGugin. Topics include pass interference penalties a roughing the passer and penalties for offensive pass plays to ineligible receivers. The Southeastern conference subsidy plan and other NCAA football rule questions will also be debated.
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Associated Press
New York
National Collegeiate Athletic Association
Football Coaches Association
Track Coaches Association
Physical Education and
Sportmanship Brotherhood
Southeastern Conference
Deep South
Southeastern Association
E. L. Mercer
University of Pennsylvania
Dan McGugin
Vanderbilt
South
McGugin
Sportsmanship Brotherhood
Yale-Dartmouth
Yale
Elmira High School Tops Miami in Christmas Day Grid Battle
Elmira high school of New York defeated Miami high of Florida 13 to 0 in the seventh annual Christmas day intersectional game at Miami. ONeill scored early on a 24 yard run after Rentz's toss, Zimbahl added a rushing TD, and ONeill intercepted a late pass to set up the final score. About 7,500 fans witnessed the contest.
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Miami
Fla
Elmira High School
New York
Miami High
Elmira
O'Neill
Rentz
Zimbahl
Sports Roundup Mix of Old and New Figures From 1914 Echoes
New York. Dec. 26. A collage of sports snippets recalls Sam Gross Iowa quarterback outrunning officials for a 1914 touchdown after a protest. Babe Ruth golfing on Long Island, Marquette basketball lineup with varied nationalities, Harvard beating Yale Princeton and Dartmouth in chess, and quirky notes on kicking golf, slingshot marksmen, European skaters, and hockey ages.
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Associated Press
New York
Sam Gross
Iowa
Northwestern
Gross
Babe Ruth
Long Island
Marquette
Rubado
Rasmusen
Ehrng
Vytska
Sokody
Silvio Danella
Philly
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Dartmouth
Chicago
Causten Browne
Seattle
Mike Jacobs
Havana
Mike
Bill Farnsworth
Andrew Ponzi
Jim Caras
Red Dutton
New York Americans
Ivan the Terrible Johnsen
Top Row Sets Track Record to Win Anita Handicap
Top Row edged Ariel Cross by a half length in a brisk stretch run to win the Christmas Stakes at Santa Anita Park. The mile went in 1:35 4 5, beating the old mark of 1:36 3 5. Top Row paid $4.80, with Ariel Cross at $10.80 and Marv $4.60. Baroni’s juvenile, carrying 124 pounds, earned $4,600 for the win as he nears $100,000 in earnings since purchase.
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Santa Anita Park
Los Angeles
Ariel Cross
Marv
Equipoise
A. A. Baroni
H. C. Match
Childs
Walker
Top Row
Baroni
300 000 Fans Seek Rose Bowl Tickets
Graduate Manager Alfred R. Masters of Sanford said he could have sold 300 000 tickets for the Rose Bowl game with Southern Methodist university. He noted 84 474 seats sold out in five days and 200 000 tickets worth of applications, with 100 policemen and Pasadena fire department preparing to guard entrances.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Alfred R. Masters
Sanford
Southern Methodist University
Pasadena Fire Department
Marberry Poised to Return as Giants Reliever
Firpo Marberry, a former Iron Man of the Senators, quit umpiring and extended his arm recovery. Bill Terry of the Giants shows interest, seeing Marberry as a capable relief pitcher to bolster New York’s pennant bid. Marberry previously faced the Giants in 1924, delivering eight innings with ten strikeouts amidst a Senators win.
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John J. Romano
Red Marberry
Big Fred
Mickey Cochrane
Firpo
Tigers
Marberry
Tude
Terry
Chicago
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Fred
Senators
Giants
Bell Syndicate, Inc
United States Tennis Rebounds With Stellar 1935 Season
The 1935 sports year saw American players regain prestige on the world stage. Helen Moody and Helen Jacobs led the women with Wimbledon clashes and national titles, while Wilmer Allison defeated Fred Perry and Budge starred in Davis Cup efforts before Von Cramm sidelined him. Jacobs won the American women's title for the fourth straight year.
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America
Sam
Helens
Moody
Jacobs
Wimbledon
Centre Court
Mrs. Moody
Miss Jacobs
Forest Hills
Ethel Burkhardt Arnold
Kay Stammers
Helen Jacobs
England
Wilmer Allison
Britain
Fred Perry
Allison
Perry
Donald Budge
U. S
Germany
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Joe Louis Rakes In Nearly 400000 In 18 Months
Detroit reports that in 18 months as a professional, Joe Louis has earned about 371 645 from 26 fights, averaging roughly 2518 per bout. He rose from a 50 prelim to a 44 000 knockout over Carmeta and 215 375 from the Baer bout, with promoters aiming for larger gates ahead.
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Joe Louis
Louis
Chicago
Jack Kracken
Lee Ramage
Primo Carneta
New York
Brown Bomber
Max Baer
Richard Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Wrestling Results From Bridgeton and Los Angeles
George Meeker of Oakland defeated Walter Logan of Kansas City 21 97 in Bridgeton. Vincent Lopez of Mexico beat Kiman Kudo of Japan in straight falls in Los Angeles.
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Associated Press
Bridgeton
N. J
George Meeker
Oakland
Calif
Walter Logan
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Vincent Lopez
Mexico
Kiman Kudo
Japan
Stanford Squad Heads for Pasadena Rose Bowl Battle
Stanford prepares to face Southern Methodist in the Rose Bowl with 21 players joining 17 teammates already en route to California. Coach Thornhill aims for an underdog victory using a balanced ground and air attack to counter SMU’s aerial game.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Stanford
Pasadena
Southern Methodist
Cc. E
Tiny” Thornhill
California
Thornhill
Texas
Alabama
Columbia
Record Crowd at Anita Inaugural 2
The largest California crowd, about 45 000, saw Santa Anita Park’s second winter meet inaugural events in Los Angeles on December 2. Hollywood figures attended including Clark Gable’s silks via Beverly Hills. Jubilee Jim won the first race by a whisker over Lady Florise after judges reviewed the photo finish.
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Santa Anita Park
Los Angeles
California
Santa Anita
Hollywood
Clark Gable
Beverly Hills
Jubilee Jim
Lady Florise
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