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February 03, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 3, 1938

* Lou Boudreau suspended
* University of Illinois sports
* Cleveland Indians - MLB


The sport's section (page 27) has a banner headline: "Illinois Suspends Its  Basketball Captain Over Deal With Cleveland Indians" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 44 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

wikipedia notes: While still at Illinois, Cleveland Indians general manager Cy Slapnicka paid him an undisclosed sum in return for agreeing to play baseball for the Indians after he graduated. His father complained to the Big Ten Conference, and league officials ruled him ineligible for collegiate sports. During his senior year at Illinois, he played pro basketball with the Hammond Ciesar All-Americans of the National Basketball League.

Category: The 20th Century