Appalachian League revival eyed for 1937 in Ohio and Tennessee
Joe F. Carr of Columbus promotes reviving the Appalachian League, with likely Class C or D status. Prospective 1937 members include Elizabethton Morristown Johnson City Bristol Pulaski Pennington Gap Wytheville Marion Bluefield Welch Beckley Logan Williamson. The plan follows a trend of growing minor leagues and emphasizes stable business practices and player contracts.
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Joe F. Carr
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Greenville
Bristol
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Pulaski
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Wytheville-Marion
Virginia
Bluefield
Welch
Beckley
Logan and
Williamson
West Virginia
Dale Alexander
Pat Malone
Lester Bell
Dixie Davis
Fred Wingfield
Harlow’s Fanfare, Golf’s Ziegfeld Leader Fired
The Associated Press notes the firing of Bob Harlow as manager of the professional golf association tournament bureau. Harlow, praised as the Ziegfeld of pro golf, helped elevate the golf pro from club servant to idol, aligning with Walter Hagen to build a starry golf circus that reshaped club status and public interest.
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New York
Bob Harlow
Professional Golfers’ Association
Harlow
George Jacobus
Grand Canyon
Ziegfeld
United States
England
Hagen
Walter Hagen
Bobcats End Losing Streak With Win Over Fairmont Teachers
BUCKHANNON West Virginia Wesleyan beat Fairmont Teachers 46 to 40 in a key basketball game to halt a losing run. Barker scored at the halftime buzzer to put Wesleyan ahead 17 to 16 and Eicher and Long fueled a second half run to a 44 to 31 lead. Line scores note contributions from Wesleyan Eicher Long Andricks Barker Barnum Herndon and Fairmont’s Byrer W Davis Kern Fultz Duvall Teets. Referee Sam Kistler.
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Buckhannon
West Virginia Wesleyan
Fairmont Teachers
Teachers
Barker
Wesleyan Bobcats
Wesleyan
Eicher
Fairmont G. F
Byrer
W. Davis
Kern
Fultz
Duvall
Teets
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Long
Andricks
Barnum
Herndon
Sam Kistler
Salem
Central Eaglets Triumph Over Whitesville Junior High
Central Blue Eaglets guard duo Barone and Moorefield paced a 38 to 24 win over Whitesville Juniors at Central gym. Thurman led scoring with 13, Kent 8, Bakalis 6 as Irlemen built a 17-10 halftime edge and held on after Whitesville rallied in the third. Substitutes Adamos Hall Cook Legg for Central and Joseph for Whitesville saw limited action.
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Husky
Whitesville Junior High
Central Gym
Barone
Moorefield
Irle
Thurman
Kent
Bakalis
Irlemen
Whitesville
Eaglets
Lawrence Zontini
John
Louis
Joseph
Quint
Flying Eagles Clash With Clendenin Tomorrow Night
The Clendenin Reds visit Woodrow Wilson at Eagles Park Avenue for a 8 p.m. clash led by coach Paul Workman. Cincinnati, WVU officials cite Andrews brothers and C. Harris as key scorers while Adamos and Wiley pace reserve plans for a tight league tilt.
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Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles
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Eagles
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Cubbons
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WVU
Paul Workman
Reds
Andrews Brothers
C. Harris
Workman
South Charleston
van Meter
Paul Adamos
Wiley
Mullens
Gene Warden
No Davies
Melvin Wood
Ted Cook
Bernard Snead
Buster Smith
Beckley
Rickey Moves Huntington Franchise To Portsmouth
Branch Rickey announced the Cardinal mid Atlantic league farm would relocate from Huntington West Virginia to Portsmouth. He praised Portsmouth and said he would rather see Portsmouth win a pennant than any other Cardinal affiliate. The move accompanies other Mid Atlantic league changes including Zanesville Greys to Springfield and Reds likely to take Huntington's franchise.
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Portsmouth
Branch Rickey
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinal
Huntington
W. Va
Frank Sheehan
Rickey
Zanesville Greys
Springfield
Cincinnati Reds
Red
Alex Pisula
Portsmouth Panthers
Benny Borgmann
Wright invests near hundred thousand in two stallions
Warren Wright of Calumet Farm in Lexington spends about 100000 to acquire stallions Chance Play and Bostonian. He also owns the young sire Hadagal and holds a quarter of the 245000 imported French sire Blenheim II, aiming to bolster the farm into a leading national thoroughbred establishment.
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Associated Press
Lexington
Calumet Farm
Warren Wright
Chance Play
Wright
Hadagal
Haste Sires Dominate 1936 Fairmont Derby Winners
Lexington report notes Haste progeny winning major stakes across decades, including 1926 Fairmont Derby and 1936 juvenile victors Murph Sophie Tucker and Lady Day. The Widener star sired many top runners like Quick Wine Handle Cross and Scroogeall. Odd remarks on family dining manners appear in the piece.
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Lexington
Haste
Widener Star
Murph
Sophie Tucker
Lady Day
Quick Wine
Handle Cross
Hasty Wire
Four Eleven
Spicy
Sally Quick
Scrooge
College basketball results and Purdue preview in 1937
Collegiate results list numerous scores including Virginia over Hampden Sydney 87 53 and Duquesne over North Carolina State 33. The piece notes Purdue’s early 1937 Big Ten lead, average 47 points per game, margin about 19, and key scorers Jewell Young and Johnny Lines averaging nine points.
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North Carolina State
Furman
College of Charleston
Washington and Jefferson
Muskingum
Geneva
Waynesburg
Vanderbilt
University of Chattanooga
Roanoke
William and Mary
Associated Press Lafayette
Ind
Purdue
Boilermakers
Purdue Maple Courtsters
Jewell Young
Johnny Lines
New York Shops Display Bright Evening Wool Coats
New York shop windows showcase long wool evening coats in bright colors from electric blue and deep crimson to violet and rose.
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Associated Press
New York
Marquette Wisconsin Basketball Rivalry Records
Marquette and Wisconsin share the state’s oldest continuous basketball rivalry and most profitable series. Wisconsin leads 12 games to 7, with an average score of 25 to 20 in favor of the Badgers. Bill Chandler, then coach of Marquette, won the first meeting in 1918 by a final 15 to 14.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Marquette University
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Marquette
Bill Chandler
Restore fireplace brick with oil rubbed on cloth
If you have brick around your fireplace or flag stone hearth rub it with oil on a soft cloth. Brick treated this way will gain a more seasoned appearance.
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