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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1934
Page
9
News from Havana reports Sabath, leader of a racing association, denied postponing the 72 day race meeting at Oriental Park and said no delay is possible. The piece also covers football talent scouting, Rose Bowl picks, and comeback plans by Helen Moody with quotes on training and return plans.
Work on the Senior High School gym floor was completed yesterday using Scale Sand to improve stopping. The first practice of the High School basketball team is set for 2 pm Monday at Potomac Avenue gym, Coach Semler said, ahead of the January 4 game with Penn Avenue in Cumberland.
Jim Ripper Collins of the St Louis Cardinals topped NL slugging with 369 total bases in 600 at bats and a .615 average, surpassing Klein’s 1983 mark. Mel Ott led in RBIs with 135 and home runs tie, while Camilli and Ott excelled in strikeouts and walks. Cardinals posted team slugging at .435 and 748 RBIs, Giants .405 slugging and 716 RBIs, with varied performance home and away.
Peak practice sessions were held by East and West squads in San Francisco and Palo Alto ahead of the New Year’s Day charity game. At Berkeley the Hasterners under Andy Kerr and Dick Hanley completed two hard hours of drills, while a Purvis injury prompted scrimmage to be canceled. In Palo Alto Westerns ended with a long two team scrimmage as Loety and Hollingberg tested backfield combos with no starting unit set for game day.
Bucknell University football players arrived in Miami on December 28 seeking cooler weather. The Bisons face the University of Miami in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day. Co captain George Butch Bolston led a petition as 22 players and 10 others stepped from the train into the eight degree cold.
New York December 28 Clark B. Shaughnessy, coach at the University of Chicago, was discussed as a possible Harvard head football coach successor to Eddie Casey. He declined to comment but conferred with Harvard athletics director William J. Bingham.
Dick Bartell leaves the Phillies for the Giants and joins a storied shortstop lineage headed by Bancroft and Fletcher. The move is set to intensify the Giants Dodgers feud with Bartell showing a scrappy, high-spirited style and expected to energize New York’s infield as Brooklyn fans brace for his Bbats.
Frederick Five meets Strong Skull’s Service Stations Sunday at 2 pm on the Armory floor in Frederick. Co B seeks another victory as the visitors bring a strong lineup to challenge the Guardsmen after a solid showing against Davis and Elkins.
Edward J. Neil surveys rising heavies Joe Louis and Buddy Baer as potential future champions. Promoters back their progress while Lewin and others warn Louis still needs seasoning, Baer shows punch but faces doubt. Hogan remains out of sight amid a wave of novelty bouts and Broadway fame for the Baer brothers.
Stanford University prepared for the New Year’s game against Alabama with an unscheduled forenoon drill at Brookside Park. Coach Tiny Thornhill led the Indians through passing and running exercises as Bobby Grayson, recently recovered from a leg injury, and Bones Hamilton featured prominently in the session.
The Sharpsburg Bluebirds meet Funkstown Fleetwings at 2 20 P M Sunday on the Sharpsburg pitch to start the Washington County Soccer Cup. Six clubs drawn in pairs begin a three match opening round with one loser advancing to the semi finals. Both teams, weakened late but strengthened, enter as dangerous Cup contenders with a tight, hard fought showdown expected.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association adopted a nine point code for guiding colleges on athlete subsidization. The code, nonbinding, limits unjust practices and outlines acceptable actions for universities while not imposing penalties for noncompliance.
The Hagerstown Blue Sox schedule a Sunday afternoon meeting at 2 oclock in the Fair Board office. All members are urged to attend the gathering to discuss club matters and upcoming events.
In Chicago Stadium Max Baer kayoed King Levinsky with a brutal right to the chin after a savage body assault in 53 seconds of the second round. The heavyweight clash, billed as a four round exhibition, drew 14,015 fans paying 23715. Baer weighed 211 pounds to Levinsky's 201.
The Moose prepare for a Sunday collision with Warwick at the Armory, led by Franks at center and Stasulli for Warwick. The program opens at 2 p.m. with free admission for Moosers and their families presenting due cards.
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