Rhodell Man To Fight At Pittsburgh
Ashley Dickerson 19, of Rhodell, a rising amateur boxer, wins West Virginia heavyweight title after Bluefield eliminations. He trims Josh Pike 214 and defeats Pat Schmidt to earn regional spot for Pittsburgh bouts with hopes of reaching New York nationals.
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Pennsylvania
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
American Athletic Union
Raleigh County
New York
Ashley Dickerson
J. A. Dickerson
Rhodell
Bluefield
American Legion
Stonecoal
Stephens
Stoco High School
Dickerson
Josh Pike
Pike
Davis-Elkins College
Pat Schmidt
Richwood
Ashby Dickerson
Allegheny Mountain Athletic Association
Hurler Will Get Chance With Dodgers
A big Virginia coal region pitcher Bob Edwards, who never played pro baseball before, impressed Albany in August. Dodgers scout Max Carey will watch him in spring camp after Dan Howley recommended him to Bob Quinn. Edwards showed a fast ball and curve, with good control and a solid seminer record. Also noted are the Sacco-Vanzetti guard ending in Boston and Chang Apana’s death in Honolulu, with San Francisco Chinatown population doubling since 1929.
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Associated Press
New York
Bob Edwards
Virginia
Albany
Brooklyn Dodgers
Edwards
Toronto
Dan Howley
Dan
Bob Quinn
Dodgers
Max Carey
Quinn
Danny MacFayden
Red Sox
Howley
Emier
Standardizing baseballs eyed by club owners
Club owners in the two major leagues want a common baseball standard across majors and minors. They clash on livelier American League balls versus the less lively National League ball. World Series use showed both, with Mel Ott homering on both. Carl Hubbell thrived with either ball.
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Giants
Mel Ott
Senators
Carl Hubbell
Baseball Ball Compromise Dims Home Run Chase in 1934
National League and American League leaders hint at agreeing on a standard ball for 1934. The AL wants limits on home runs while stars Ruth Foxx Simmons Gehris thrive. White Sox revamp Comiskey Park to aid Simmons. Cubs back a livelier ball for Chuck Klein. Terry signals cautious consent after noting NL ball felt heavy at season end.
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Bill Terry
Bill
No Hit Near Misses Highlight 1933 Pitching Duels
American League hurlers failed to match the NL in 1933 though none equaled Carl Hubbell’s 1.66 ERA per nine. They came close to a no hit milestone, with Charley Gehringer and Gerald Walker breaking up two tests. Vernon Gomez faced Detroit on May 4 but did not seal a no hit.
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Carl Hubbell
Charley Gehringer
Gerald Walker
Vernon Gomez
Detroit
Gehringer
Walker
Oral Hildebrand
St. Louis Browns
Tom Bridges
Sam West
Hildebrand
Browns
Scharein
Whitlow Wyatt
Ted Gulic
Wyatt
Bridges
Washington Nats
Kuhel
Johnny Allen
Yankees
Coleman
Athletics
Bears Triumph Over Giants To Claim National Title
Chicago Bears defeated the New York Giants 23 to 21 at Wrigley Field in front of 30,000, securing the professional football championship. Key play featured Billy Karr’s 25 yard run after a long lateral as Bronko Nagurski and Jack Manders powered the Bears, while Harry Newman led the Giants with 201 passing yards.
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Associated Press
Wrigley Field
Chicago
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
Bears
Billy Karr
West Virginia
Giants
Bronko Nagurski
University of Minnesota
Nagurski
Jack Manders
Gopher
Harry Newman
Michigan
LE Hewitt Grant
Lyman Gibson
Carlson Hein
Ce Miller Jones
Kopcha Owen RT
Musso
Flaherty
Karr Newman
OB Brumbaugh Strong
Tommy Hughitt
Buffalo
Bobby Cahn
Robert Karch
Columbus
Dan Tehan
Cincinnati
Two Boxing Champions Lead Holiday Schedule In Matches
New York dispatch notes Christmas holidays slow boxing activity but Maxey Rosenbloom and Freddie Miller will box on routine terms. Rosenbloom fights Charley Massera in Ridgewood and Babbling Bob Godwin in West Palm Beach, then Miller meets Sammy Levine in Chicago though title not at stake. Other listed bouts occur across Newark Grand Rapids Toledo Philadelphia Waterbury Baltimore and Waterbury with various light heavyweights bantamweights and featherweights. S. Surabain from Fresno reports a farmer harvested a 91 pound pumpkin.
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Associated Press
New York
Maxey Rosenbloom
Freddie Miller
Rosenbloom
Charley Massera
Pittsburgh
Ridgewood Grace S. C
Bobb Godwin
Daytona Beach
Fla
West Palm Beach
Maxey
Miller
National Boxing Association
Sammy Levine
Chicago
Arcadia Garden
Newark
Harry Jacobs
Gene Campbell
Miami
Grand Rapids
Mich
Wesley Ramey
Johnny Johnny Stroppa
Winnipeg
Toledo
Harry English
George Nichols
Buffalo
Kayo Morgan
Frankie Jarr
Terre Haute
Ind
Bordon Fortenberry
Cocoa
Leroy Brown
Charleston
S. C
Philadelphia
Pat Igo
Shenandoah
Bucky Jones
Foxx Again Outstanding Batting Ace Of Season
Chicago December 18 A look at the official American League batting averages for the 1933 season shows Connie Mack clinging to James Emory Foxx after selling many stars. Foxx topped the circuit with .356, their lone survivor of the 1929 30 31 Phillies era, posting 40 3 home runs and 403 hits in 1933 ranking.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Baseball Mart
Connie Mack
Boston
Lefty Grove
Rube Walberg
Max Bishop
Philadelphia
Bill Cissell
Cleveland
Carl Reynolds
George Puccinelli
Ray Pepper
Rochester
Smead Jolley
Jim Levey
Wallace Hebert
Hollywood
Mervyn Shea
Harold “Muddy” Ruel
Bob Kline
Harold Warstler
Charlie Berry
George Earnshaw
Mickey Cochrane
Earnshaw
Mervin Shea
John Pesak
Bernard Uhalt
Portland
John ,Pomoroski
Montreal
Chad Kimsey
Charles English
Harold Hard
Grube
St. Louis
Berry
Detroit
Goose” Goslin
Washington
Cy Perkins
New York
John Stone
John Pasek
White Sox
Henry Smythe
Baltimore
Don Heffner
Herb Pennock
Joe Sewell
Goslin
Stone
Lloyd Brown
Davis
Koenig
Hendrick
Kleinhaas
Cubs
Jimmy Wilson
Henry Dana
Klein
Virsil Davis
Eddie Delker
Delker
Wilson
Cincinnati
Tony Piet
Adam Comorsky
Pittsburgh
Glen Spencer
Red Lucas
Wally Roettger
George Grantham
Donie Bush
Bob O'Farrell
James Emory Foxx
Philadelphia Athletics
Foxx
Ty Cobb
Elmer Flick
Napoleon Lajoie
Heinie Manush
Washington Senators
Sam West
West
Bob Johnson
Manush
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
al Simmons
Italian Non-Coms Get Pensions
Rome reports that Italian non commissioned officers now receive a retirement fund similar to that of commissioned officers. Mussolini ordered one percent of the non coms pay set aside for the fund.
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Associated Press
Rome
Mussolni
Missouri ends reformatory for boys to train as students
Missouri abandons the reform school for boys and replaces it with a training school that treats youths as students rather than inmates, signaling a shift in approach to juvenile discipline and rehabilitation.
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Missouri
Nebraska woman crowned queen after turkey effort
Mrs Hamp Sendder known as the turkey queen of northeastern Oklahoma fattened 1 700 birds for the 1933 holidays in a noted rural effort reflecting regional Thanksgiving traditions and farm productivity.
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Mickel Cochrane Soes
Virginia Coal Fields
Brooklyn
Chang Apana
Honolulu
Charlie Chan
Earl Derr Biggers
San Francisco
Sportslants
Alan Gould
Mack
Canada
Northwest Territories
The
Health Department At
Ottaway
Art Veltman
Oakland
Piet
Comorosky
Grantham
Joe Bowman
Spencer
Chick Hafey
Phil Sage
Seattle
Waterbury
Conn
al Gamer
New Haven
Bob Olin
Tony Falco
Charlie Gomer
S. Surabain
Fresno
Cal
Richard J. “Young
Glendon
Columbia University
Chatham
Mass
Lect
Charles Geheringer
Luke Appling
Joe Kubel
Bill Dickey
Pinkey Hige Gins
Joe Cronin
Ben Chapman
George (Mule) Haas
A’s
U.S
Patent Office
Cynthia Peek
Stanley
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