Biff Jones Seeks Leavenworth War College Post
Baton Rouge December report shows LSU coach Laurence Jones planning a two year Leavenworth war college assignment with intention to return to football after. He denies retirement, praises Southern players, and expects Bernie Moore to lead LSU next season.
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Jack Dale
Associated Pvess
Baton Rouge
Laurence
Jones
Leavenworth
Leavenworth War College
Louisiana State
Huey P. Long
South
United States Ent
Tiger
Pop” Warner
Warner
Temple Owls
Tve
Bernie Moore
Moore
Okeh
Ross to Meet Frankie Klick in Miami for Junior Welter Title
Barney Ross will defend his synthetic lightweight title by facing Frankie Klick in Miami on January 15. Art Winch said Ross would leave soon from Chicago to begin training for the bout, despite the New York commission urging a lightweight title defense first.
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Hot Springs
Ark
New York State Athletic Commission
Barney Ross
Art Winch
Chicago
Frankie
Miami
Fla
Ross
Klick
Winch
Florida Fight Commission
Jimmy McLarnin
McLarnin
Net
Rose Bowl Classic Draws Praise Amid Criticism
Pasadena fans savor Stanford versus Alabama as the Rose Bowl remains a national showcase despite opposition from some academics. The piece recalls historic Rose Bowls, notes Alabama’s multiple appearances, and contrasts with Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl matchups on New Year’s Day.
Koenecke Breaks Old Mark Held by Outfielders
Len Koenecke set a new outfield fielding record with 2 errors in 318 chances over 121 games for a .994. Curt Davis led pitchers with 12 double plays, a new record, while Burleigh Grimes previously held the mark. Cubs led club fielding at .977 with 137 errors, three fewer than last year. Pirates posted low errors and high chances, with .975 fielding and 3,567 chances.
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Associated Press
New York
Len Koenecke
Brooklyn Dodgers
Louis B. Duncan
Cincinnati
Walter Berger
Boston
Curt Davis
Phillies
Burleigh Grimes
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
Braves
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Bill Terry
Gus Suhr
Hughey Critz
Giants
Frank Frisch
St. Louis
Bill Urbansk
Leo Durocher
Arthur
Net Stars Enter Orleans Tourney
Several ranking tennis stars will compete in the inaugural Mid-Winter Sports carnival invitation tournament at the New Orleans Country Club. The 16-player championship bracket will be revealed Thursday. Notables include Wilmer Allison Dallas Berkely Bell Gilbert Hall Wilber Hess Martin Buxby Doc Barr all from Texas Dr Eugene MacAuliff Yonkers N Y and Clifford Sutter New Orleans.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Country Club
Mid-Winter Sports Association
Wilmer Allison
Dallas
Texas
Berkeley Bell
University of Texas
Gilbert Hall
Orange
N. J
Wilber Hess
Martin Buxby
Doc” Barr
Eugene MacAuliff
Yonkers
N. Y
Clifford Sutter
Dr. MacAuliff
Memphis
Netman
Louisiana
Stanford and Alabama Set For New Year’s Day Showdown
The passage notes a highly even pairing between Stanford and Alabama with both teams now headed toward a classic clash despite uncertainty about travel plans. The scene is described as festive with New Year atmosphere and pyrotechnics expected to heighten the event.
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Cardinals
Thornhill
Stanford
Alabama
Swimming Stars Taper Training for Third Meet
Three record-breakers Eleanor Holm Jarrett Lenore Kight and Kathryn Rawls taper for the National Olympic Stars Aquatic Meet at the Miami Biltmore pool December 30 to January 1. Alice Bridges Lenore Kight and Kathryn Rawls headline a strong field with other noted mermaids including Dorothea Dickinson Elsie Ferrill Janice Lifson and Johanna Gorman from New York and Florida.
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Miami
Fla
Eleanor Holm Jarrett
Lenore Kight
Kathryn Rawls
Miami Biltmore
Florida
Jarrett
Brooklyn
Los Angeles
Alice Bridges
Miss Bridges
Whitinsville
Mass
Homestead
Fort Lauderdale
Dorothea Dickinson
Elsie Ferrill
Janice Lifson
Elizabeth Harrison
Elizabeth Kompa
New York
Johanna Gorman
Chapman Credits Basketball With Baseball Skills
Ben Chapman Yankee outfielder and former AL stolen base leader says basketball aids base runners by keeping players on their toes. He coaches the Laban speed brokers in Birmingham while sidelined by his Yankee contract, citing former Birmingham champions and players like Frankie Frisch and Kiki Cuyler as examples.
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Birmingham
Ala
Ben Chapman
New York Yankee
Ben
Laban Speed Brokers
Chapman
Birmingham City
Bill Heard
Jack Sanford
Walton
Malcolm Laney
Frankie Frish
Kiki Cuyler
Werber
Wrestling Results from Buffalo and across the country
Ed Don George from North Java defeats Dick Shikat in Buffalo after Shikat is disqualified. In Los Angeles Jim Londos defeats Man Mountain Dean in straight falls. In Kansas City Orville Brown beats Lou Plummer in straight falls. Pat Mulligan defeats Vince Lopez in straight falls.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Don George
North Java
Dick Shikat
Philadelphia
Shikat
Los Angeles
Jim Londos
New York
Man Mountain Dean
Barcross
Kansas City
Orville Brown
Wallace
Kan
Lou Plummer
Baltimore
Pat Mullgan
Vince Lopez
Mexico
D. C
Kelly And Plummer Draw In Two-Hour Mat Battle
Ernest Kelly and Johnny Plummer fought a two hour Roosevelt stadium bout that ended in a draw after each winning a fall. Plummer used rough tactics including multiple body slams while Kelly countered with hook scissors late in the second fall. Referee Scottie Dawkins kept action steady as the crowd stayed energized by the local hero.
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Ernest Kelly
Tennessee Grid
Johnny Plummer
Roosevelt Stadium
Plummer
Kelly
Iowa
Johnny
Johnny Hunt
Scottie Dawkins
Dawkins
Justin Giraldi
Abe Goldberg
Rocky Stone
Goldberg
Paul Nola
Baer and Levinsky to wear six ounce gloves in title bout
Chicago December 27 Max Baer heavyweight champion secures Illinois boxing commission approval to fight King Levinsky Friday night at Chicago stadium with six ounce gloves. Wrappings set at three feet gauze and two feet tape. No decision allowed. knockout would declare Levinsky champion.
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Chicago
Max Baer
King Levinsky
Illinois State Boxing Commission
Chicago Stadium
Max
Levinsky
Barons Sign Rookie Memphis Player Edgar Griffith
Edgar Griffith of Memphis said he signed a contract with the Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association. The semi pro athlete from Sheffield, Alabama last summer will report to the Barons in the spring to try out as a first baseman while also playing semi pro basketball this winter in Memphis.
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Barons
Memphis
Tenn
Edgar Griffith
Birmingham Barons
Southern Association
Griffith
Sheffield
Ala
Football's Big League Coaches Gather to Talk
Major league coaches from Maine to California meet in New York to debate whether to maintain current injury prevention rules or allow a wider open game. Subsidizing college athletes also looms as NAC and ACA conventions join.
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Associated Press
New York
Maine
California
Hamlet
National Collegiate Athletic Association
American Football Coaches’ Association
College Physical Culture Education Association
American Student Health Association
Lou Little
Columbia
Jimmy Phelan
University of Washington
Cornell
Z. G. Clevinger
Indiana
J. L. Griffith
Big Ten
Ray Morrison
Southern Methodist
Clark Shaughnessy
Chicago
James Phelan
Washington State
Adrian Lindsay
Kansas
S. L. Robinson
Mississippi College
Lloyd Jordan
Amherst
Eight Qualifiers Poised For Match Competition
In Pinehurst North Carolina the 32nd annual mid winter amour golf championship begins with eight qualifiers for match play. Robert G Morrison of Pittsburgh led qualifiers with 38 39 77 six over par while Jack Ryerson of Cooperstown barely qualified with 83. Other qualifiers include H C Fownes of Pittsburgh P S P Randolph Jr of New York C W Mansfield of Brookline D G Nes of York H J Blue of Aberdeen and R W McMullen of Hyannisport.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Robert G. Morrison
Pittsburgh
Jack Ryerson
Cooperstown
N. Y
H. C. Fownes
P. S. P. Randolph, Jr
New York
C. W. Mansfield
Brookline
Mass
D. G. Nes
York
H. J. Blue
Aberdeen
R. W. McMullen
Hyannisport
Schedule committee to meet in Memphis January 5
President John D. Martin of the Southern association announced that the league's schedule committee will meet in Memphis on Saturday January 5. Martin said notices were sent to committee members and listed the group as Martin Larry Gilbert Fay L. Murray and Thomas R. Watkins.
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Memphis
Tenn
John D. Martin
Southern Association of Baseball Clubs
Martin
Larry Gilbert
New Orleans
Fay L. Murray
Nashville
Thomas R. Watkins
Sophomores Key to Mississippi State Maroon Cagers
Mississippi State College relies on a cohort of sophomores to fill gaps left by graduates Frank Waits and Buford Taylor. Orville Stone Oren Pittman Willie Barclay Cassibry are named as hopefuls. Cassibry may play guard or center. Veterans Cathey House Fisher Cochran Pillow Stone Arm strong Gelatka expected to share duties on defense with the newcomers. An incomplete schedule lists games against Southwestern Ole Miss LSU Tulane Alabama and Oxford.
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State College
Miss
Mississippi State College
Frank Waits
Buford Taylor
Eddie
Goat) Hale
Orville Stone
Oren Pittman
Willie Barclay
Slim Cassibry
Cassibry
Taylor
Maroons
Cathey House
Fisher Cochran
Fred Walters
Bill Furlow
George Pillow
Pillow
Willie Stone
Pee Wee” Armstrong
Charles Gelatka
Southwestern
Ole Miss
Baton Rouge
Tulane
New Orleans
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Oxford
Tulane Temple Drill in Drizzle for Sugar Bowl
Tulane and Temple held drills in light rain at Baton Rouge as they prepare for the Sugar Bowl. Pop Warner and Ted Cox led guarded practices with both teams reporting no injuries and plans for further light workouts before traveling to New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Dixie
Tulane
Temple
Baton Rouge
Owls
Greenies
State Field
Pop” Warner
Pop
Monk’ Simons
Ted Cox
Bucknell Leaves Lewisburg For Orange Blossom Trip
Bucknell university football team left Lewisburg Pa for Florida and the Orange Blossom game in Miami on New Year s Day with a three hour stop in Washington A sleet storm disrupted a final home practice on Wednesday morning at Bucknell Field
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Lewisburg
Bucknell University
Florida
University of Miami
Washington
Boxing Results from Oakland Show Featured Knockouts
By Associated Press in Oakland Matty Matherson of Buffalo stopped Jess LaBarba of Oakland in the 2nd round Sammy Levine of Chicago defeated John ny Chrisman of San Francisco in 4 rounds at 128 pounds versus 135 pounds with a decisive knockout glow in the local card
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Associated Press
Oakland
Calif
Matty Matherson
Buffalo
N. Y
Jess LaBarba
Sammy Levine
Chicago
Johnny Chrisman
San Francisco
Centre College Colonels Face Stiff 1935 Schedule
Centre College in Danville unveils a demanding 1935 football slate. The Colonels open with Temple at Philadelphia under coach Pop Warner then face Indiana Georgetown Washington and Lee Tennessee Xavier Mississippi Louisville Chattanooga Western Kentucky Teachers and other strong midwest and southern teams.
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Danville
Centre College
Colonels
Philadelphia
Pop” Warner
Temple Owls
Ed Kubale
Temple
Indiana
Bloomington
Georgetown College
Washington and Lee
Louisville
Tennessee
Knoxville
Xavier University
Cincinnati
University of Mississippi
University of Louisville
University of Chattanooga
Chattanooga
Western Kentucky
Sheriff's Sale of Lot in Ouachita Cotton Mills Addition
The People’s Homestead & Savings Association sues W R Foster in Ouachita Parish Fourth District Court. By writ of seizure the sheriff advertises sale of Lot twelve in square thirty Ouachita Cotton Mills Addition Monroe La at the courthouse front on Saturday January 5 1935. Cash sale without appraisement. Milton Coverdale Sheriff Monroe La. Dec 4 10 19 27 1934 Jan 2 1935.
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People’s Homestead & Savings Association
W. R. Foster
State of Louisiana
Parish of Ouachita
Fourth District Court
Fourth Judicial District Court
Ouachita
Monroe
Louisiana
Ouachita Cotton Mills
Ouachita Parish
People's Homestead & Savings Association
F. E. Hundley
D. A. Breard, Jr’s
Moteroe
Rochelle Avenue
Fifth Street
Nancy Green
Parish
D. A. Breard, Sr
Seizure and Sale Notices From Monroe Court Proceedings
Legal notices describe property seizures in Monroe Louisiana. Two parcels in D A Breard Jr additions to Monroe and Ouachita Parish estate sale details outline cash terms and appraisement exclusion. Proceedings listed include estate of Nancy Green Fourth District Court and parallel alley boundaries.
Ouachita Parish Police Jury to Meet Over Gasoline Tax
The Ouachita Parish Police Jury in Monroe Louisiana adjourned session discusses levying a one cent per gallon tax on all gasoline sold in the parish. A special meeting is set for December 24 1934 at 9:30 a m to adopt the ordinance citing a public emergency affecting health safety and welfare.
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Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita
Chita
J. M. Breard
Dent
W. J. Vinson
Cc. R. Tidwell
Hendrix
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Crimson
Brick Muller
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Muller
Arroyo Seco Canyon
Ernie Nevers
Uff
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Biff Hoffman
Roy Riegels
Georgia Tech
Chiff Montgomery
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Koenecke
Phils
Cubs
Hugh
Fullerton, Jr
Orleans
Allison and
Bell
Cage
Yank Fielder
Tennessee Boy
Baer and Levinsky
Edward J. Neil
Maroon
Mississippi State
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Paul Jones
Lloyd’s London
Collens
Five Points Phar
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Sheriff's Sale
Milton Coverdale
FE. H. Hill
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