1936 Baseball Year In Review Highlights Yankees Dominance
The 1936 season saw the New York Yankees set major league records in hits and runs and win the American League pennant by a wide margin before defeating the New York Giants four games to two in the World Series. Key figures included Cat Hubbell of the Giants and Lou Gehrig, while rookies Joe DiMaggio and Bob Feller starred for the Yankees and Indians respectively.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Yankees
Cat Hubbell
New York Giants
Yankees
Giants
Hubbell
Cards
Cubs
Lou Gehrig
Lefty Grove
Boston Red Sox
Casey Stengel
Brooklyn Dodgers
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Landis
Joe Si Maggio
Bob Feller
Cleveland
DiMaggio
Feller
Dizzy Dean
Philadelphia
Johnny Mize
Jim Collins
St. Louis Cardinals
Roy Weatherly
Weatherly
Mize
Chuck Klein
Phillies
Pepper Marlin
Hal Trosky
Indians
Joe Medwick
van Mungo
Brooklyns
Cincinnati
Ed Coleman
Browns
Jimmy Foxx
Red Sox
Georgia Tech Triumphs Over California Bears 13 7 in Postseason Clash
Georgia Tech defeated California 13 to 7 at Grant Field in a brisk postseason battle. Tech relied on trick plays and timely scores in the third and fourth quarters, while California rallied with passes from Vic Bottari and Perry Thomas but fell short as Tech held late.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Georgia Tech
California
Golden Bears
Grant Field
Tech
Pacific Coast
Fletcher Sims
Jackets
Dey
Thomas
Sims
Bill Jordan
Harry Appleby
Dutch Konemann
Konemann
Rolari
Tate
Jordan
Allen Wilcox
Bears
Appleby
Vic Bottari
Perry Thomas
Californian
John Meek
Bottari
Five outstanding newcomers loom in 1937 sports scene
A roundup highlights top debuts across baseball track and field golf and football. Joe DiMaggio and Bob Feller emerge as standout rookies, while Eilean Morris Pam Barton and others are noted for early career brilliance. The column also references Pennant chase talk, classic catches, and industry notes on leagues and attendance.
Olympic Stars At Sugar Bowl Open Golden Gloves Week
Eleven members of the 1936 U S Olympic track team join other stars at Loyola stadium for the Sugar Bowl’s opening day. The 2 p m CST program features eight events with world record holders Glenn Cunningham Archie San Romani and others chasing marks. Includes Helen Stephens Don Lash and top milers and steeplechasers as part of a week leading to the New Year’s Day LSU versus Santa Clara football classic.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
United States
Loyola Stadium
Tulane Stadium
Louisiana State University
Santa Clara
California
Glenn Cunningham
Archie San Romani
Cunningham
Jack Lovelock
America
Joe McCluskey
Harold Manning
Glenn Dawson
South
Helen Stephens
Fulton
Miss Stephens
Don Lash
Amateurs Deadline Near for Raleigh Golden Gloves Entries
Amateurs over 16 in Raleigh and neighboring counties must send entry blanks by Thursday midnight for the Golden Gloves tournament at the Memorial Building on January 6 7 and 8. Local organizers report growing interest with entries from Helen Mullens Mount Hope and other areas. Winners in eight weight divisions will form a team to represent the local post at Huntington Advancer’s event, with regional finals in Pittsburgh in February.
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Raleigh
Post
American Legion
Memorial Building
Helen
Stone Coal Section
Glen White
Mullens
Mount Hope
Joe Dutton
The
Legion's Athletic Committee
Huntington
Cabell
Pittsburgh
Mount View P. T. A. Supports Independent Team
Dry Creek reports Mount View P. T. A. will back an independent squad equal in strength to last year’s Independent League first half title winners. Carl Jarrell attended the managers’ meeting in Beckley Tuesday night. Rev. Harry C. Wood of Trenton N J joins as a valuable new pastor addition to the team.
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Dry Creek
Mount View
Independents to Meet Wednesday for League Setup
Team managers plan to complete organization of the Independent Basketball League at a Raleigh office meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Scheduling will start the week of January 4, with at least one opening left due to Fayette County Company A withdrawing. Auburn freshmen football finished the season with a perfect record for the fifth straight year under coach Ralph Jordan after defeats of Birmingham Southern and Georgia Tech.
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Independent Basketball League
Raleigh
Fayette County
Associated Fess
Auburn
Alabama cage team loses five players for 1936 37 season
The Alabama basketball squad faces a setback as five veterans are listed as missing from the 1936 37 lineup. Center Jim Whatley guard A Nogi and Rudy Rhordanz join guards Ben McLeod Chick Bouska and forward Rudy Rhordanz among the departed players.
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Alabama
Jim Whatley
Ben McLeod
Chick Bouska
A Nogi
Rudy Rhordanz
Monroe Aggies Coach I Red Barron Leads Farm and Tech Team
David I Red Barron a noted Georgia Tech halfback and former baseball star presides over an agricultural and industrial school at Monroe Georgia and also coaches the Monroe Aggies football team.
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David I.red Barron
Georgia Tech
Agricultural and Industrial
Monroe
Monro¢ l Aggies
Race Horse Loses To Olympic Flyer At Cuba Sports Week
Havana Owens, nicknamed the ebony antelope, defeated the five year old gelding Julio Macaw in a 100 yard dash opening Cuba’s international sports week. He finished in 9.9 seconds, about half a second off the world record, with a 15 to 20 yard margin. The event ends opening ceremonies and shifts to team rivalry including Auburn vs Villanova on New Year’s Day and an international tennis tournament slated to begin Sunday.
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Presa
Havana
Jesse Owens
Cuba
Ebony Antelope
Ohio State University
Julio Macaw
Owens
Auburn
Villanova
Columbian University
Vedado
United States
Stidham to Lead Sooners Front Line at Oklahoma
Sport Slants notes Oklahoma hires Tom Stidham a former Haskell star and Northwestern lineman under Hanley. Stidham captained the undefeated 1926 Rambling Redskins and later built lines for Hanley and Dietz era teams. His arrival signals a Stidham-built front in the Big Six era, a concern for Nebraska and rivals.
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University of Oklahoma
Lawrence M
Biff) Jones
Army
Staff and Command School
Fort Leavenworth
Tom Stidham
Dick Hanley
Trish
Sooner
Carl Hubbell
Pepper Marlin
Oklahoma
William H
Lone Star) Dietz
Haskell Indian Institute
Tiny Roebuck
Mays McLean
Carpenter
Haskell
Stidham
Hanley
Redskins
Pop Warners
Stanfords
University of Wawai
Rosbuck
Dick Hantey
Northwestern
Minnesota
Gophers
Nebraska
Washington's Best in Bowl 1934 Deadlock With Navy
Frank Gorrie reviews the Rose Bowl history between Washington and Pittsburgh ahead of the January 1, 1937 clash. He cites 1924 14 14 tie with Navy 1926 19 20 loss to Alabama and outlines Pittsburgh’s five prior Rose Bowl appearances including 1930 47 14 loss to USC and 1933 0 35 defeat to USC with coaches Bagshaw Sutherland Warner.
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Washington
Navy
Frank Gorrie
Associated Press
Seague
Psandena
Pittsburgh
Alabama
Stanford
U.S. C
Panthers
Hin
Jock
Jock Sutherland
Pacific Coast
Washington Quartabagie
George Wilson
Bob Folwell
Enoch Bagshaw
Indians
Bill Hoffman
Jimmy Hagan
Wilton
Walter Booth
Walter Heinecke
Bob Sims
Pop Warner
Southern California
Trojans
Harry Edelson
Ernie Pinckert
Marshall Duffield
Bill Wallinchus
Paul Collins
Pitt
Sutherland
Howard Jones
Homer Griffith
Ford Palmer
Kenneth Bright
Griffith
Irvine Cotton
Warburton
Dick Barber
Jones
Church Leaguers To Play Monday Second Round
Church Leaguers meet in the second round at Central gym starting 7 30 p m tomorrow. Episcopal faces Catholic in the key matchup after both won last week while Christian Moriscott Baptist Cranberry Methodist and Presbyterian also advance. All clubs must file eligibility lists with President Fillmer before games. Also notes entertainment items about Victor McLaglen and Edmund Lowe cite film news.
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Episcopal
Catholic
Presbyterian
First
Moriscoll Baptist
Christian
First Baptist
Mabscott Baptist
Cranberry Methodist
Fillmer
Athletic Leaders To Hold Sessions In New York
New York based college leaders from the NCAA AFCA SMBC and other groups gather in New York for annual discussions on amateurism and professionalism in college sport. They plan talks on forward pass interference rules with coaches officials and sports writers. Motion pictures of Army Navy Dartmouth Yale and Dartmouth Princeton games will be shown.
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Fraga
New York
National Collegiate Athletic Association
American Football Coaches Association
The
Sportsmanship Brotherhood
College Physical Education Association
Association of College Track Coaches of America
John L. Griffith
Tuss McLaughry
Brown
Terénce
Navy
Army
Dartmouth
Yale
Princeton
Lou Little
Columbia
Army-Navy
Auburn Heads to Havana for Villanova Clash
Coach Jack Meagher leads 29 Auburn players as they depart Opelika by train en route to Tampa. The Plainsmen sail Monday for Havana Cuba to face Villanova on New Year’s Day in the midwinter festival gridiron game.
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Opelika
Alan
Jack Meagher
Auburn
Havana
Cuba
Plainsmen
Villanova
Island Republic
Tampa
Arizona acquires a royal family claims list
Arizona records in Maricopa county list names tied to Crater mountain area gold mining properties. Wally Simpson, the Duke of Windsor, King George the Sixth, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret Rose, Queen Mary, Ernest Simpson, Stanley Baldwin, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Buckingham Palace appear among the claims as context from England's constitutional crisis.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
England
Arizona
Maricopa County
Crater Mountain
Wally Simpson
Duke of Windsor
George the Sixth
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Mary
Ernest Simpson
Stanley Baldwin
Archbishop of
Canterbury
Buckingham Palace
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