Waner Captures National League Hitting Crown at .362
Paul Waner of the Pirates tops the National League with a .362 batting average for the season. He 72 runs and 217 hits, plus 16 triples and 14 homers, beating Bill Terry of the Giants who hit .354. Notes highlight Ward, Collins, Ott, and Mar t in key stats from 1934 season.
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York
Paul Glee Waner
Ada
Okla
Pittsburgh
Memphis Bill Terry
New York Giants
Paul
Lloyd Little Pole
Woaner
Pirates
Terry
Terry, Besides Colinching
Hazen Curler
Chicago Cubs
Jim Collins
St. Louis Cardinals
Mel Ott
Giants
Cuyler
Ethan Allen
Phillies
Joe Medwick
Cardinals
Pepper Martin
Wild Horse
Ott
Bill Urbanski
Boston
Miller Huggins
Honolulu Townies Top California In Sunlit Shootout
Honolulu Townies defeated the University of California 26 to 13 in a sunny debut for coach Leonard Allison. The Bears led 13 to 12 at halftime before the Townies pulled away with two late touchdowns in the West Coast Conference clash.
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Honolulu
T. HL
United Press Fight Results Newark Card
Benny Base from Philadelphia outpointed Irish Jimmy Brady of Elizabeth 16 rounds. Joe Greb of Brooklyn beat Maxie Fisher from Paterson over 6 rounds.
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United Preas
Newark
N. J
Benny Base
Philadelphia
Jimmy Brady
Elizabeth
Joe Greb
Brooklyn
Maxie Fisher
Paterson
Rembrandt's Death and Burial in Obscure Amsterdam
The famed artist died in neglect and sorrow, regarded as misunderstood, then buried cheaply and privately in Amsterdam, leaving a legacy starkly contrasted by his posthumous fame.
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Rembrandt
Amsterdam
Stanford Eleven In Light Drills Before Rose Bowl
Stanford coach Tiny Thornhill said light drills only for the team until the Rose Bowl with Alabama. Half the squad is in Southern California for Christmas, while the rest stay to work on signals and passes. The full squad will reconvene Thursday in Los Angeles for final workouts.
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Stanford University
Cal
Tiny Thornnhill
Stanford
Alabama
California
Thornhill
Los Angeles
South
Stanford Cage Team On Eastern Tour
Stanford University opens a Midwestern basketball tour with games at Notre Dame and Michigan State. The Californians face Notre Dame tonight then meet Michigan State in East Lansing, Milwaukee’s Marquette, and Iowa in Iowa City. Notre Dame plays New York University in New York on New Year’s Eve.
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Ind
Stanford University
Notre Dame
Californians
Michigan Save
East Lansing
Warquette
Milwaukee
Towa
Towa City
New York
New York University
Madison Square Garden
Boton
High Glee Wins Santa Anita Inaugural Stakes Facing Crowds
In Santa Anita Park the court crowds of 50 900 watched Sylvia Coucci ride High Glee to win the 35 600 Christmas stake feature. High Glee beat Chic toner Riskulus and Time Supply faded after a top weight showing the Whitney entry strong as a favorite. Time was 1 37 with High Glee paying 14 60 to win 36 60 to place and 4 40 to show.
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Los Angeles
Sylvia Coucci
Vetueraun
Santa Anita Park
California
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
High Give
H. A. Cromwell
Chictoner
Norman Church
Riskulus
High Glee
Chictoney
No Turkey Or Sauce For Maxie Baer
Chicago reports Max Baer wore a chef hat and helped serve Christmas dinner to many children. He did not eat turkey or cranberry sauce himself as his trainers push continued training for his four round no decision at the Cweaco Stadium Friday with Winn Leask.
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Chicago
Max Baer
Baer
Cweaco Stadium
Winn Leask
Joe Louis era questions mark rise of a colored heavyweight
The piece reviews Joe Louis and other Black fighters as they threaten to reshape boxing in the 1930s. It weighs their chances against legends like Johnson, Gans, Langford, and Gans’s health battles, and notes new champions Baer Olin Yarosz with McLarnin's fading era.
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Joe Louis
Detroit
Charley Massare
Lee Ramaze
Jack Johnson
Sam
Ike
Sam Langford
Joe Gans
Gans
Nelson
Langford
Bob Oljlin
Terry Yarosz
Jimmy McLarnin
Ross
Baer
Harold “Red Grange
Twhnois
Michigan
Purvis Injured in Practice For East All Star Game
Purvis a Pardins star and Purdue javelin noted athlete injured in practice for the East Shrine game. He slipped during a scrimmage against the Cardinals in Oakland, tearing knee cartilage and bruising knee muscles. Brominski moved to first string. Shepherd shines in scrimmage for Western Maryland.
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San Francisco
Duane Purvis
Pardins
Ring
Cardinals
Oakland
Merritt Hospital
Darters
Purdue
Eq Brominski
Columbia
Western Maryland
Bill Shepherd
Becky Harris to Manage Senators From Bench
Bucky Harris plans to manage the Washington Senators from the bench next season after a conference with owner Clark Griffith. Harris, once a star player and champion with the club ten years ago, was signed to replace Joe Cronin who was sold to Boston. Griffith supports the bench management plan, with Harris intent on overseeing the game rather than coaching from first or third base.
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Stanley
Bucky
Harris
Washinstes
Senators
Clark Griffith
Joe Cronin
Boston
Griffith
Detroit
Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Senatorg
Elyria Lightweight Team Faces Alumni in Seventh Meeting
Elyria High Lightweight cagers hold a slight edge in the upcoming Friday clash with the Alumni team in the seventh meeting this season. Captain George Dunstan leads the grads with Alex Bierek Stan Davies and Carl Dodsley already signed as starters as Dunstan seeks additional players. The Heatweights stand 2 2 after four games, opening loss to Ashland, then wins over John Hay and Sandusky before a setback to Amherst last Saturday.
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Elyria High
George Dunstan
Grads
Aoo
George
Alex Bierek
Stan Davies
Carl Dodsley
Dunstan
Ashland
John Hay
Sandusky
Amherst
Alumni Quint Seeks Fourth In Row Over Elyria Hi Varsity
Elyria High alumni basketball seeks a fourth successive win over Elyria High varsity in Friday’s game. Pete Banick and Ken Long are the only 1938 graduates eligible. Gene Myers will captain the alumni with Bil Jones Jack Adamson Frank Murkowski Paul Coniam Fred Lehman George Novotny Tom Dean and others from recent squads.
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Varrsity
Grads
Crimson
Elyria
Pete Banick
Ken Long
Gene Myers
Lake Erie
Znward
Bil Jones
Jack Adamson
Frank Murkowski
Paul Coniam
Fred Lehman
George Novotny
Tom Dean
Alabama Team Seeks Respect in Rose Bowl Spotlight
Alabama Crimson Tide impress football experts with a claim to being one of three best Rose Bowl teams, rivaled only by Notre Dame’s 1925 squad and USC’s 1932 team. Stanford’s coach must see the Tide at peak to counter. Frank Thomas weighs increasing practice pace as travel weariness fades. Ernie Nevers and Murray Caldwell lead Stanford vanguard arrival ahead of night drills.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
York
Farmer McLemore
Alabama
Stanford
Rose Bowl
Assembly
Jim Londos
Rudy Dusek
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Max Baer
Park Avenue
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Gallatin Waliey
Harridge
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Ty Cobb
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Kingfish Levinehy
Maud Hightower
Chicago
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MecLemore
Hooker
Antietan Creek
Papkins
Harry Kipke
Lou Little Branch Rickey
Abcrafttsma Shaw
Irene Bordoni
Persia
Sis Nou
Londos
Dallas
Adie
Cal
Frank Thomas
Ernie Nevers
Murray Cuddleback
Cunningham Brother Rivalry Grows For Lawrence Teen
John Cunningham a 17 year old high school athlete from Lawrence Kansas may rise to fame like his brother Glenn Cunningham the famed mile runner. He stands six feet tall weighs 176 pounds and has just claimed the Kansas state amateur heavyweight title in boxing adding to the family laurels.
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Lawrence
Glenn Cunningham
John
Can He Stand Huey Promoted to Succeed Jones at LSU
Bernie Moore, promoted to head football coach at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, succeeds Laurence Jones who resigned over Huey Long interference. Moore, from Winchester Tennessee, had been track coach and assistant football mentor under Jones who quit after Long tried to address the team between halves at a Tulane game.
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Laurence
Bil) Jones
Huey Long
Bernie Moore
Louisiana State University At
Baton Rouge
Moore
Winchester
Tenn
Jones
Tulane
The Session Grins At High School Booing
A local writer thanks Ely residents for backing his stand against High school booing. He notes holiday cheer, a Christmas trains project, and jokes about keeping a restaurant closed on Xmas Day. He also mentions Head Play at Santa Anita and a late cold wave.
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George Schmitkens
George
Santa Anita
Post Christmas Musings and Local Café Notes
A fragmented town journal style piece reflects holiday mood and playful social commentary. It mentions Cleveland coffee culture, Little Cafe and Bronze Room venues, a High School Hi Speed game, and a humorous aside about a New Yorker cover.
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Cleveland Potel
Merchants Girls Meet North Olmsted In Tonight's Contest
The Elyria Merchants girls travel to North Olmsted for a league game. The tip off is at 7 o clock with the team departing Lorain County Savings and Trust at 7 to reach the arena.
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Elyria Merchants
North Olmsted
North Olmsted Girls
Lorain County Savings and Trust
Largest Icebergs Sighted Off Cape Horn
Icebergs off Cape Horn, the southern tip of South America, are reported as the largest ever seen in any sea. The recordbergs loom large to mariners and redefine Antarctic ocean boundaries according to early observers.
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Cape Horn
America
Sir Joshua Reynolds Painted 184 Portraits in One Year
The renowned British painter Sir Joshua Reynolds is noted for his prolific output with reports claiming he painted as many as 184 portraits within a single year.
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Joshua Reynolds
Britain
Hi Speeds Head New Year's Night Basketball Carnival
Hi Speed Gas cage team headlines the YMCA New Year’s Night basketball carnival with Amherst Hardwares as the opposition. Elyria’s Merchants and Guerin Pretzels girls collide in the main supporting contest, and the Somers Insurance Collegian game features former Elyria High stars.
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Amherst Hardwares
Bob Moore
Elyria
Merchants and Guerin Pretzels
Somers Insurance Five
Amherst
Hardwares
Corts
Kohn Guins
Merk Lehmite Wan Phatedt
Baldwin- Wallace
Ah-Ohio
Gasmen
Akron Firestone
Cleveland May Company
Pretzels
Merchants
Somers Insurance Collegian
Somers
Elyria High
Weaver And State Match Headlines Rialto Wrestling Card
Buck Weaver and Johnny State headline a two hour main event at the Rialto Theatre with two falls to decide the winner. Promoter Dan Morris also features Wild Red Barry versus George Craig in a best two out of three falls bout with a one hour timeout, plus a ten minute local talent match opening at 8:30.
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Buck Weaver
Terra Haute
Ind
Johnny State
Schenctady
N. Y
Rialto Theatre
Weaver
Dan Morris
Stote
Morris
Wild Red Barry
Portland
Ore
George Craig
Oklahoma City
Barry
Craig
Oklahoma Blacksmith
Barry-Craig
Football Recruiting and Subsidizing Discussed at Meets
New York hosts four college athlete associations for annual conferences to tackle football recruiting and subsidizing. Round table will review developments described as the appalling football business with remarks by Eddie Casey and Cornell’s stance on athletic scholarships.
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New York
National Collegiate Athletic Association
American Football Coaches Association
College Physical Education Association
American Student Health Association
W. G. Clazinger
Indiana
Cornell
Frank
Eddie Casey
Harvard
Casey
Dana , Bible
Nebraska
Maj. J. L. Griffith
Chicago
Global rotation: speed varies with latitude
Every place on earth completes a 24 hour rotation while the linear speed differs by latitude. The equator moves fastest and speeds decline toward the poles due to the Earth’s spherical shape and angular momentum.
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Equator
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