Carnera Arrives in Naples Amid Welcome From Fans
Primo Carnera lands in Naples aboard the Hiner Rex to a crowd of admirers and donates to Fascist headquarters claiming his mother gave fascism his trophies and a gold medal from New York. Bill Shakespeare is honored with a car by Staten Island neighbors after the Army Notre Dame game. Johnny Cooney leads 1935 batting race in the minor leagues while Boston Braves raise capital for reorganization. Widener to arrive in Florida for Hialeah Park winter work. Leo Mallory wins Nassau British Colonial Open with 271, besting Revolta and MacFarlane as final round ends.
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Primo Carnera
Naples
Italy
Carnera
New York
Bill Shakespeare
Notre Dame
Staten Island
Joseph A. Palma
Shakespeare
Leo Mallory
Norton
Conn
Willie MacFarlane
Tuckahoe
N. Y
Mallory
John Revolta
Milwaukee
Florida racing notes tease 1500 prize at Hialeah meeting
Trainers chasing 1500 in cash prizes at Hialeah Park winter meeting from January 16 to March 9, with 500 awarded to the leading trainer after each 15 day block. A G Tarn of Winnipeg sends 19 runners including Blessed Event, holder of a world record time previously tied at Hialeah. Gasoline refined to remove fabricating properties noted.
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Hialeah Park
A. G. Tarn
Winnipeg
Epsom Downs
Houston
Tex
Miami
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
33 Named For Positions In Hall Of Fame
Chicago December 24 The list of 22 immortals from 1900 to 1935 plus 11 others for pre 1900 era was proposed for Cooperstown Hall of Fame. Henry P Edwards sent a 33 name slate to Baseball Writers for voting on ten spots with five more annually, led by Mathewson, Alexander, Young, Johnson, and Cobb.
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Diamonds
Cooperstown
N. Y
Edwards
Christy Mathewson
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Cy Young
Big Ed Walsh
Rube Waddell
Walter Johnson
Mordecai Brown
Richard
Rube) Marquard
Charles
Chief) Bender
Robert Moses Grove
Grove
Roger Bresnahan
Mickey Cochrane
Lew Criger
George Sisler
Lou Gehrig
Jimmy Foxx
Napoleon Lajoie
Eddie Collins
Rogers Hornsby
John Evers
Frank Frisch
Manus Wagner
James Collins
Brave
Red Sox
William Bradley
Harold
Pj) Traynor
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
George Herman Ruth
Tris Speaker
Willie Keeler
Delehanty
Ross Young
Edward Rousch
al Simmons
Hall of Fame
Diamond
Dizzy Dean
Gabby Hartnett
Hank Greenberg
Lefty Gomez
Lonnie Warneke
Schoolboy Rowe
Tommy Bridges
Paul Waner
Entertaining Sport Reel at Maryland
The Maryland Theatre presents a 1955 Sports Parade reel with new record holders and Olympian prospects. Highlights include boxing comebacks, rowing, golf titles, miler Cunningham, polo and tennis stars, and a Cubs vs Tigers pennant race glimpse, plus stray notes on soil types in Polk County, Texas.
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Pathe News
Maryland Theatre
O'Mahoney
London
Braddock
Golden Bears
Sam Parks
Cunningham
Malcolm Campbell
U.S
Allison
Helen Wills Moody
Minnesota
Princeton
Notre Dame
Cubs
Tigers
Baker U Subsidizes Its Athletes In Pay As You Go Stadium
Baker university athletes labor on the first unit of three concrete stands under Coach Emil Liston. Students quarry rock dig ditches build forms and pour concrete for a pay of 30 cents an hour to cover tuition. Only one outsider worked on the project which is funded without bonds, a true pay as you go stadium plan for Kansas oldest accredited university.
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Baker
George Dalton
Pittsburgh
Kas
Baker University
State of
Kansas
Baldwin, Kas
Emil S. Liston
Jett
Mustangs Ready for Coast Game
Southern Methodist prepares for Stanford in the Rose Bowl by testing daring forwards, late rals and a sharp running attack. Coaches Bell Hart and Trigg ran a stiff scrimmage giving key players like All America halfback Bobby Wilson and stars Sprague Burt Shu ford Smith Finley chances to execute planned formations. The team leaves Thursday for Pasadena for the New Year’s classic as Bell cautions about injuries while crediting the defense and offense for solid progress.
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Tex
Southern Methodist
Stanford
Matty Bell
Vic Hart
Charlie Trigg
Bobby Wilson
Johnny Sprague
Shelley Burt
Harry Shuford
J. R. Smith
Bob Finley
Beil
Mustangs
Bell
Pasadena
German tobacco cartel director hails Brazilian leaf supply
Herman Ueuerburgh, a director of Germany's tobacco cartel, announced after a trip to Brazil that from 1936 half of Germany's tobacco consumption would come from Brazil. The column dismisses rumors and hints at a broader legend about Hauptmann's fate after the chair.
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Herman Ueuerburgh
German Tobacco Cartel
Brazil
Germany
Mapleville Notes Celebrate 90th Birthday at Fairney Memorial Home
Mrs. Coe the oldest member of the Fairney Memorial Home marked her 90th birthday on Friday December 13 a cake baked by Miss Mary Weybright shared with residents. Visitors include Mrs E S Kennedy Miss Lucille Stroup Ned Keadle and Paul Lighter among others. Mrs Hubert Detrow is on the sick list and Rev E C Woodie and wife visited near Beaver Creek last week.
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Coe
Fairney Memorial Home
Mary Weybright
E. S. Kennedy
Henry Dick
Hagerstown
Lucille Stroup
Myersville
Ned Keadle
Miss Stroup
Keadle
Paul Lighter
Ralph Moore
R. E. Cross
Hubert Detrow
E. C. Woodie
C. E. Fairney
Beaver Creek
Bill Terry Leads Loop In Fielding
New York December 24 7 If Bill Jerry manager of the New York Giants adheres to retiring next year he leaves knowing he was NL first baseman with top fielding for two straight seasons. Memphis Bill finished with .996, Gabby Hartnett topped catchers at .984 in 110 games, Hartnett’s 11th 100 game season. Other leaders included Billy Herman .964 at second, John Verger .953 at third, Bill Jurges .964 at short, McOtt .990 in outfield, Hal Schumacher 1.000 on the mound. Schumacher handled 103 chances, far more than rivals. Lloyd Waner set a new doubleheader putouts record. Phillies turned six double plays in one game. Blon dy Ryan joined five double plays. Lou Chiozza had eleven assists at second. St Louis led fielding .97227 to .97220 Giants, Cubs third at .970. Cubs led in double plays with 163, Herman involved in 109. Cincinnati and Philadelphia had the only triple plays. Swed ish army marked 300th anniversary in Stockholm with King Gustaf present.
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Charles
Gabby) Hartnett
Chicago Cubs
Terry
Hartnett
Billy Herman
Chicago
John Verger
Philadelphia
Bill Jurges
Mc Ott
New York
Hal Schumacher
Schumacher
Guy Bush
Pittsburgh
Lloyd Waner
Phillies
Jim Collins
St. Louis
John Sr
Blondy) Ryan
Lou Chiozza
Giants
Cubs
Herman
Cincinnati
Roundup of Sports Sparks From New York and Beyond
A compact round of sports notes highlights putts counted at half a stroke with proposals by Phillip Ross and Gene Sarasem for shorter cups, signaling fewer putts and faster rounds. Prominent names like Red Flaherty, Neg Brown, and Jimmy Crowley surface with coaching moves, scouting trips, and boxing gala talk at Madison Square Garden. Joe Hauser’s career ends with knee injuries after 69 homers, though resilience hints at future endeavors as winter fires glow.
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Phillip Ross
Montreal
Gene Sarasem
Ray Flaherty
Boston Redskins
Madison Square Garden
United States Leads in Radio Sets Shipped Abroad
The United States remains the chief supplier of radio sets with rising imports by China. Trade is concentrated in the Shanzhai area where several broadcasting stations are in operation.
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United States
China
Shanzhai Area
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