South Faces North In New Year's Day Charity Game
Van Meter leads Beckley team in training for the North South high school charity football game at Laidley Field Charleston. Coach J R Van Meter Eddie Buckle and H C Lantz rely on speed and deception against the North with a 22 man South squad weighing about 6933 pounds average 168. The heaviest and lightest players are listed in the roster and practice begins with a blackboard session and afternoon workout.
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Charleston
Laidley Field
J. R. van Meter
Beckley
Eddie Buckle
Huntington
H. C. Lantz
Barboursville
van Meter
South
Tom Donegan
Poca
Dick McElowee
Marlinton
Boyd Adkins
Wayne Vat
Harry Hatfield
Williamson
Willard Nichols
Dunbar
Johnny Jefferson
Jack Swords
D'Antoni
Mullens
Te Associated 1
Teada
van Mett
Blickle
Lantz
West ‘Virginia
Logagan
Dantoni
Hunter
Express
Dick King
Stellar Pony Express
McElwee
Gies
Bob Murphy
West Union
Jerome van Meter
Huntsington
Pony Express
Buckle
van Metser
Rand McKinney
Mangin Named Eastern No. 1 by AP in 1936 rankings
Gregory Mangin, veteran indoor champion, topped the Eastern Lawn Tennis Association list for 1936, after retaining the indoor title for a fourth time in five years and reaching Nassau and Southampton finals. J Gilbert Wall and others follow in the first ten, with Helen Pedersen leading the women's rankings ahead of Dorothy Andrus.
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Associated Press
New York
Gregory, Mangin
Eastern Lawn, Tennis Association
Nassau
Southampton
Bobby Riges
Frank Parker
Wood
J. Gilbert Wall
South Orange
N. J
Mangin
Leonard Hartman
Frank J. Bowden
Norcross
Tilney
Princeton
S. Ellsworth Davenport
Gerard Podesta
Melvin E. Lapman
Donald Hawley
George Seewagen
Signey G. Wood Jr
Frank Shields
Helen Pedersen
Stamford
Browns Sign Working Agreement With Des Moines Club
The St. Louis Browns reached a working agreement with Des Moines of the Western league granting the Browns the privilege to select several players from the class A club after the 1937 season. The Browns will also send rookies to Des Moines for seasoning.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
St. Louis Browns
Des Moines
Browns
Giants Trade for Lou Chiozza Shows Savvy Move
Frankie Frisch lauds Bill Terry for trading Phillies for Lou Chiozza, a Memphis native strong at third base and versatile enough for outfield duty. The Giants paid about 20 000 dollars plus players, hoping Chiozza’s scrappy, multi sport background boosts a lineup needing energy and depth. Chiozza hails from Terry’s hometown and has built a local reputation as an all around athlete.
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Frankie Frisch
Bill Terry
Giants
Louw Chiozza
Phillies
Chiozza
Cardinal
Philly
Terry
Lou
Memphis
Tars Fadr
Jimmy Foxx
Jimmy
Julius Solters
St. Louis Browns
Gordon
Dusty
Connie Mack
Athletics
Johnny Allen
Cleveland
Johnny
Vernon Kennedy
White Sox
Ameri
Layland Wins Narrow OT Victory Over Service Company
Layland Independents edged Service Company 52 to 50 in overtime at the Armory after a 48 all tie at regulation. Thompson scored for Service in the first overtime while Wiseman and Getchen added key Layland field goals to seal the win.
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Layland Independents
Service Company
Armory
Thompson
Perod
Gayland
Wiseman
Getchen Stepper
Layland
Ser. Co
C. Neff
FR. Keaton
P. Wiseman
F Thompson
Getchen
Keaton
Koven
Daniels
Reckless Driver Fined by Squire Oak Hill Case
Mount Hope driver McClutcheon was arrested for reckless driving and charged by state police Sergeant Jay Rowe. He pleaded guilty before Squire W. H. Level at Oak Hill, was fined $25 plus costs, paid, and released.
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3y_ Register
Mount Hope
W. B. McClutcheon
Jay Rowe
McClutcheon
Squire W. H. Level
Oak Hill
Dothan Woman Fractures Leg After Ice Fall
Mrs. Carey Toney of Oak Hill was taken to the hospital Saturday morning after injuring a leg in a fall on ice at her Dothan home. The accident occurred on the residence premises, and medical staff treated the injury as a broken leg.
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Register Star
Oak Hill
Carey Toney
Dothan
First Basemen Dominate AL Sluggers in 1936 Race
The American League spotlighted powerful first basemen led by Hal Trosky with 162 RBIs, followed by Lou Gehrig at 152 and Jimmy Foxx with 143. Zeke Bonura and other sluggers punched in strong totals as teams emphasize the danger at the plate. Les Tieje, a right-handed pitcher, has signed with the Browns but awaits reinstatement after arthritis sidelined him last year.
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Hal Trosky
Cleveland
Con Gehiig
New York Yankees
Boston
Jimmy Foxx
Zeke Bonura
Les Tiere
Browns
Tieje
Tiele
Chicago White Sox
Rogers Hornsby
Reds Seek Playing Strength In Trade Talks
Cincinnati Reds GM Warren Giles reiterates that the club will buy rather than sell, willing to trade surplus infielders or regulars only if a deal boosts the team. Drew potential targets include Ernie Lombardi or Virgil Davis, with emphasis on gaining better hitting and overall strength for a higher finish.
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Cincinnati
Reds
Warren C. Giles
Giles
Montreal
St. Louis Cardinals
Dizzy Dean
Charles Dressen
Ernie Lombardi
Virgil Davis
Cardinals
Davis
Charley Gelbert
Pitt Panthers star Goldberg sparks rout in Rose Bowl bid
Pitt halfback Marshall Goldberg, nicknamed Biggie, sprinted 93 yards for a key touchdown as Pitt defeated Carnegie Tech 34 to 14. The Elkins West Virginia native and sophomore linchpin helped Pitt, one of the youngest rosters in years, press toward a Rose Bowl appearance with 860 rushing yards on 151 attempts this season.
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Pitt Panthers
Carnegie Tech Tartans
Sol Goldberg
Biggie
Elkins
W. Va
Sol
Goldberg
Panthers
Pitt
Washington
Pasadena
Police trainee Kathrynne Shearon stars at range test
Kathrynne Shearon, 27, a recruit at the Washington police school, wowed veteran officers with sharpshooting on her first range visit. The Santa Barbara, California, native hit a man-size target at 75 feet four times out of five, drawing praise from others present.
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Kathrynne Shearon
Washington Police School
Santa Barbara
Calif
Associated Press
New York City College tops Marshall 49 to 33
New York City College, famed for sharp passing, defeated Marshall College Huntington WV 49 to 33 before 6000 at the Hippodrome court. City College surged 28 to 14 in the first half, then used precise passing to pull away as Tsidore Katz scored 13 and Chuck Watson 14 for the visitors.
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Associated Press
New York
Beavers
St. Joseph
Big Green
Marshall
Tsidore Katz
City College
Chuck Watson
Southern centers honored. Missouri eyed for 1937 crown
Three last season all-America centers are named: Idaho’s Idleration-Moose Stewart L S., Carl Hinkle of Vanderbilt, and Walter Gilbert of Auburn. Big Six writers favor Missouri to dethrone Nebraska next season. Bryan Grant from tennis prominence hails from a family of net stars. Basrak, Duquesne’s all-America center, rose from 150 to 214 pounds after a failed Chattanooga tryout. A New Orleans high school game drew 33,000, and Eugene Field juniors in Tulsa enroll in cooking class instead of art shop training.
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Moose Stewart
Carl Hinkle
Vanderbilt
Walter Gilbert
Auburn
University of Missouri
Tigers
Nebraska
Bryan Grant
Berry
Michael Basrak
Yost May Change Michigan Coach
Ann Arbor Michigan athletic director Fielding H Yost said there may be changes in the Wolverine coaching staff but denied the board had decided to replace Harry G Kipke the head coach whose 1936 team won one game The athletic board was reviewing the university record and several men were named as likely successors including Dutch Clark Ivan Williamson and Wally Weber
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Associated Press
Ann Arbor
Mich
Fielding H
Yost
University of Michigan
Wolverine
Athletic
Harry G. Kipke
Earl
Dutch) Clark
Detroit Lions
Ivan Williamson
Michigan
Wally Weber
Athletic Board of Control
East-West Teams Stopped by Rain Shrine Game Prep
Rain slowed East and West football stars as Shrine charity game plans began for New Year’s Day. East squad coach Andy Kerr of Colgate and Dick Hanley led a morning indoors session and later a brisk drill. Northwestern’s Steve Toth recovers from an ankle injury while Western players in Palo Alto watch and await clearer skies.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Andy Kerr
Dick Hanley
Kerr
Colgate
Steve Toth
Northwestern
Palo Alto
Percy Laccey
Orin Hollingberg
Sandbach Chosen As Best Athlete
Princeton selects Ken Sandbach of Jersey City as the universitys outstanding athlete for 1936, winning letters in football baseball and basketball. He starred as varsity quarterback for the Tig ers, will play in California in the East West game on New Years Day, then return to join the basketball squad and finish with the spring baseball season. he graduates in June. John Starnes, junior forward, scored the first basket of the season for Alabama.
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Averell Daniel
Daniels
Pitt
Associated Press
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N. J
Ken Sandbach
Jersey City
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Tiger
California
John Starnes
Alabama
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