Trosky Leads AL Sluggers Ahead Of Gehrig
Trosky tops the American League RBIs race for 1936 with 162 runs driven in, edging Gehrig who has 152. Foxx climbs to third with 143, while Bonura moves to fourth with 138 as the league’s first basemen set pace in batting in runs. Gehrig previously set and tied league records, with highs in 174 and 184 RBIs.
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Detroit
Hank Greenberg
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
Jim Foxx
Boston
Gehrig
Foxx
Zeke Bonura
Chicago White Sox
al Simmons
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Athletics
Northwestern Triumphs Over Notre Dame In South Bend
Northwestern basketball team led by Coach Dutch Lonborg defeated Notre Dame 38 to 19 in South Bend. It marked the Wildcats third straight win after earlier beats over Carleton and Pittsburgh, signaling a strong start for the season and a possible bid for Big Ten honors.
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Whicago
Northwestern
Warriors
Dpear
Wildcats
Dutch Lonborg
Big Ten
South Bend
Notre Dame
Carleton
Pittsburgh
Astonishing Boldness Nets Top Contract Bridge Score
In a duplicate bridge today the South declarer risked big on a trump break, ruffing high with Q and executing a grand slam. After a sequence of bids and careful play, South claimed 12 tricks plus the 13th, as defenders followed suit and clubs were discarded to seal the grand slam noted by observers.
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Declarer
South
Dummy
East
Diamonds
SenatorBone to Eat Hat Over Rose Bowl Bet in 10-Gallon Sombrero
TACOMA Washington December 17 Senator Homer T Bone of Washington offered to provide the hat a 10 gallon sombrero if Pittsburgh defeats Washington in the Rose Bowl game January 1 Senator James J Davis of Pennsylvania had promised to eat his hat after the result Bone made the joking pledge after reading the report Bone vows to cooperate with Davis in the light hearted wager Meanwhile election commissioner O Rourke died of a heart ailment hours after testifying before a federal grand jury probing alleged fraud in the Kansas City election He was a Democrat connected with the city election board for 20 years It was reported he was taken to a hospital after leaving the grand jury room.
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Wash
Homer T. Bone
Washington
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Bone
Davis
Pittsburgh
Pasadena
Kansas City
O'Rourke
City Election Board
Grand Jury
Dies Soon After- Being a Witness
Hugh O Rourke a 59 year old deputy in Kansas City died shortly after serving as a witness in a case. The report notes his sudden death follows his role as a witness though details are sparse.
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