Golden Girl of Silver Skates and Quist’s Odd Bargain
Sports copy reveals Sonja Henie’s high earnings under manager Hugo Quist, detailing how his financial push built her Hollywood career from amateur status to blockbuster films. It traces Quist’s lifelong ties to Nurmi and Henie, plus box and college sports notes, including Maryland basketball and a possible Goslin return to the Senators.
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Harry Grayson
NEA Service
New York
Sonja Henie
Hollywood
Sonja Hesie
Hugo Quist
Quist
Miss Hesie
Fran Quist
New York Athletic Club
Wilhelm Henie
America
Wonder Girl
Miss Henie
Sonja
Nurmi
Madison Square Garden
Garden
Henie
Colony
Ed Eberle
20Th Century-Fox
Darryl
Zanuck
Broadway
New Carroll County Loop Opens Tonight
The newly organized Carroll County Basketball League begins the season this evening with Westminster Teachers facing John Carroll of Union Mills on the visitors’ floor. The schedule runs to March 9, with five teams including Hampstead and New Windsor quints. Westminster teams play away due to no home floor.
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Carroll ‘County Basketball League
Teachers
Westminster
John Carroll
Charles Carroll
American Legion
Hampstead
New Windsor
Hmpstead
Hamp
American
Fn. Windsor
Amer
A Legion
Beeeinieoe Reta
Wilkes-Barre Team Free Training Site Question Open
Wilkes-Barre has not decided where to train its baseball squad this spring. Speed Williams of the Wilkes-Barre Barons indicated the club seeks Frederick Chamber of Commerce input on inducements to return, including free rental of McCurdy Field and guaranteed sale of exhibition tickets. No meeting date has been set due to busy schedules.
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Wilkes-Barre
Frederick
McCurdy Field
Pennsylvania
Williams
Wilkes Barre
American Legion to Face Teachers at Carroll Ground
Schedule lists Hampstead February 23 and March 9 Hampstead at New Windsor and New Windsor at Charles Carroll on March 2 and March 3. The Teachers team, though mainly Westminster based, can use teachers living elsewhere in Carroll County.
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Ers
Hampstead
New Windsor
Charles Carroll
American Legion
Westminster
Carroll County
Alexander the Great National League Legend Earns Hall of Fame
Alexander, known as Old Pete, nears end of a 20 year NL career and holds records for most games pitched and high win totals. He is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, amid concerns about finances and finding work.
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Grover Cleveland Alexander
Alexander
Pete
Copperstown
N. Y
Springfield
Y M C A League Scores At The Y Gym
In the YMCA basketball games the Dodges beat the Fords 18 to 15 and the Plymouths defeated the Buicks 27 to 23. Kemp and Van Fossen starred in the first game while Etzler stood out in the second.
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Dodges
Fords
Plymouths
Buicks
Kemp
van Fossen
Etzler
DeMolay Quint Wins Third Game In A Row
The DeMolay basketball team won its third straight by defeating the Poolesville Rangers 18 to 17 in Poolesville high school gym Monday night. Loy started the fourth with a field goal to put DeMolays ahead 15 13 as Price and Reid closed the game with key points. Referee was Rhoades. Dr Crawford transferred to University of Maryland College Park to teach and research after 12 years serving Carroll county.
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DeMolay
Poolesville Rangers Quint
Poolesville High School
Loy
Poolesville
Price
de Molays
Weller
Reid
DeMolars
Boonsboro Independents
Washington County
DeMolar
F. T.nogle
Frank
Sanner
Poolesville Rangers
Daniels
Rudsil
Cuddit
Seliman
Grubb
Bodman
Rhoades
Rodke
DR. Crawford
William R Crawford
Carroll County
College Park
University of Maryland
Crawford
Middletown Driver Crone Ranks 27th in 1937 Dirt Track standings
John Crone, a 27 year old Middletown resident nicknamed the mighty mite from Middletown, ranked 27th nationally among dirt track drivers in 1937. The Central States Racing Association says his four race final rating placed him among the country’s top pilots amid 112 competitors.
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John Crone
Middletown
Central States Racing Association
Dayton
Ohio
Crane
Bir
Res
Samuel G. Crone
Burkitsville Road
Fair Grounds
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana
Monongahela
Pensylvania
Crone
Sharon
Altoona
Greenville
Hammond
Jungle Park
Winchester
Ind
Duquoin
Danville
St. Joseph's
Detroit
Mich
Indians Tight in First Place
Dartmouth leads the Eastern Intercollegiate League with four straight league wins while Cornell trails as the sole other strong contender. Penn State dominates the race with a third straight conference win over Georgetown, setting the pace as midseason exams begin.
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Indians
New York
Dartmouth
Cornell
Big Red
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Penn
Penn Stite
Penn State
Nittany Lions
Georgetown
Temple
Panthers
West Virginia
Columbia
Harvard
Princeton
Yale
Nia
Liz
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Tech
Lon Warneke Signs With St. Louis Cards
Lon Warneke, pitcher nicknamed the Arkansas Humming Bird, signed his 1938 contract with the St Louis Cardinals after a brief talk with Vice President Branch Rickey in St Louis. He said he was satisfied and walked from Rickey's office smiling. Neither Warneke nor the club...
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St. Louis
Lon Warneke
St Louis Cardinals
Branch Rickey
Arkansas
Rickey
Warneke
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Francis Scott Key Post
Charlie Brant
Nick Kursch
Baltmore
Iocaty
Jack Lipps
Brant
Tuhe
Johnny Goetz
Rheingold Brewers
Armory
Eddie Morgan
Brewers
Peoples Drug Store Quint
Raleigh
N.C
Maryland
North Carolina State College
North Carolina University
Duke
W. PJ. Washington and Lee
William and Mary
Catholic University
Brookland Gymnasium
Washington
Bob Bradley
Tex Guinan
Joe Henderson
Leo Katalinas
Catholic
Harry Mehre
University of Georgia
University of Mississippi
Goose Goslin
Senators
Goose
Nats
Goslin
New
Xk. M. C. A. Basketball League
Dodge
Ford
Plymouth
Buick
G. F. Tp. Gardner
W. Brown
Angleberger
Esworthr
VanFossen
Zimmerman
Rence
Kennedy
Rice
Ray
Wiegand
Gilbert
Bizier
Staley
E. Staley
Lewis
B. Talley
Fordie
M_ Smith
Fisher
Shipley
Quinn
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Oldsmobile
Botek
DeMolay Quint
U.S
Middleton
Valley
Future Farmers
Future Farmers of America League
Walkersville Qaint
Horine
Haupt
Moser
Trout
Walkersville F. F. A
Roderuck
Warrenfeltz
Crum
Smith
Wachter
Johnson
Cramer
Middletown F. F. A
Dean
McCutcheon
Ai Keller
Brandenburg
Stroup
Huffer
Stieff Silver
Stieff Sterling
Doll’s Jewelry Store
Markell & Ford
Fredericktown
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Schroeders
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