Rhodell Boxer Heads to Pittsburgh Regional Championships
Ashley Dickerson 19 of Rhodell rises from local Bluefield eliminations to represent West Virginia in the regional amateur heavyweight championships in Pittsburgh. After trimming weight from 220 to 193 pounds and defeating Josh Pike 214 and Pat Schmidt, he earns the state title and a path to New York for national bouts.
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Allegheny Mountain Athletic Association
Hurler Will Get Chance With Dodgers
Bob Edwards, a Virginia coal region giant who never faced pro baseball, earned a Dodgers look after a one game showing for Albany in the International League last August. Dan Howley praised him to manager Bob Quinn, who plans a spring tryout under Max Carey guidance as the potential ready-made pitcher. Edwards reportedly has good fastball, curve, and control.
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Toronto
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Albery
Longest Boston special police guard ends after six years
Since the Sacco-Vanzette trial six years ago a guard watched the home of the former assistant district attorney marking the end of a record police detail in Boston.
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Boston
Chang Apana the Honolulu detective linked to Charlie Chan dies
Chang Apana a Chinese detective of Honolulu who inspired Earl Derr Biggers fictional Charlie Chan died last week. A separate note says San Francisco Chinatown population is estimated to have doubled since 1929.
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Honolulu
Charlie Chan
Earl Derr Biggers
San Francisco
Standardizing baseballs sparks debate across leagues
Club owners from major and minor leagues seek a common ball standard but disagree on the ideal. American League balls are livelier than National League, while minors use several brands emphasizing liveliness to boost home runs. Giants' pitchers benefited from both balls, and Mel Ott hit homers with both varieties.
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Mel Ott
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Carl Hubbell
League Ball Talk Aims for 1934 Compromise
National and American leagues weigh a standard ball for 1934. Ruth Foxx Simmons Gehrig appeal for power while NL and AL gauge ball liveliness. White Sox renovate Comiskey Park to aid Simmons and Cubs eye livelier ball for Chuck Klein. Bill Terry signals openness to agreement after calling NL ball a bit heavy.
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Bill
No-Hit Near Misses Highlight 1933 Pitching Battle
American League pitchers nearly matched the dominant National League hurlers of 1933 and came close to Carl Hubbell’s 1.66 ERA. They thwarted several no hitters as Charley Gehringer and Gerald Walker broke up two attempts while Vernon Gomez battled Detroit on May 4.
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St. Louis Browns
Tom Bridges
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Whitlow Wyatt
Ted Gulic
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Bridges
Washington Nats
Kuhel
Johnny Allen
Yankees
Coleman
Athletics
Bears Beat Giants And Take Title
Chicago Bears defeated the New York Giants 23 to 21 at Wrigley Field to win the national professional football championship. The game featured dramatic comebacks and a 25 yard touchdown run by Billy Karr after a long lateral. Bronko Nagurski led Chicago with 65 rushing yards and Jack Manders added ten points with three field goals and a late kick after touchdown.
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Buffalo
Bobby Calin
Robert Karch
Columbus
Dan Tehan
Cincinnati
Two Champions Continue Amid Holiday Boxing Rush
New York, Dec 18. As Christmas nears, activity slows but Maxey Rosenbloom and Freddie Miller persist. Rosenbloom, light heavyweight champion, battles Charley Massera of Pittsburgh in Ridgewood and Babbling Bob Godwin in West Palm Beach. Miller, NABF featherweight champ, faces Sammy Levine of Chicago in Chicago with no title at stake. Additional bouts listed for Newark Grand Rapids Toledo Philadelphia Waterbury Baltimore.
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Pat Igo
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Farmer S Surabain Harvests 91-Pound Fresno Pumpkin
S Surabain of Fresno California farmer harvested a pumpkin weighing 91 pounds, a remarkable fruit from the local farm.
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Fresno
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Foxx Again Outstanding Batting Ace Of Season
Chicago a Chicago December 18 1933 Connie Mack clung to James Emory Foxx as he sold stars Foxx won the AL batting title with .356 the lowest AVG for 25 years since 1905 and 1908. He hit 48 homers 403 hits 400+ total bases and 9 RBI games. Manush Gehrig Simmons Gehringer Apppling Kubel Cochrane Dickey Higgins Cronin Haas all noted with high marks. The league’s average fell to .273 Senators led with .287. Twenty regulars hit .300+.
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Dale Alexander
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Mel Alameda
Bucky Harris
Marty McManus
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Harold “Muddy” Ruel
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Goose” Goslin
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Chuck” Klein
Benny Tate
Roy Joiner
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Dick Ward
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Mule) Haas
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Italian Non-Coms Get Pensions
Rome reports that Italian non commissioned officers now receive a retirement fund like commissioned officers. Mussolini directed one percent of non coms pay to be set aside for the fund.
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Mussolni
Missouri ends reform school for boys to open training school
Missouri replaces the reformatory system with a new training school for youths. The facility now duties boys as students rather than inmates, signaling a shift toward modern oenology in state juvenile reform.
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Missouri
Turkey Queen Hamp Scudder Fattened 1700 Birds for Holidays
Mrs Hamp Scudder of northeastern Oklahoma dubbed the turkey queen fattened 1700 birds for the 1933 holiday season as part of her farm operations.
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Oklahoma
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