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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1929

Page

8

Radio rights on baseballs future in major leagues debated

At the New York meeting of club owners President E S Barnard indicated broadcasts may be allowed after St Louis Browns owner Phil Ball barred it for 1930. He said radio can be a lucrative advertising business with no financial return to clubs. The issue hinges on publicity versus attendance.

Chicago Commodore New York E. S.barnard Phil Ball St. Louis Browns St. Louis Park Barnard

Diegel and Hagen Clash in 12th PGA Semifinal Battle

Leo Diegel and Walter Hagen meet in the PGA Championship semifinals at Hillcrest. Diegel seeks to even the series after Hagen led 2 0 in their four previous matches with Haig’s rivalry adding drama. The Agua Caliente professional aims to claim a cherished title and possibly even the series with Hagen.

Paul B. Zimmerman Associated Press Los Angeles Dec Leo Diegel Walter Hagen Hillcrest

Landis Attacks Baseball Ownership At Minor League Meet

Chattanooga Tenn Dec 6 CP Baseball men at their annual convention denounced common ownership in baseball urged individual ownership in minor and major league systems. Landis warned reforms needed to help small clubs while noting angels from the majors threaten minors. Del Baker named Beaumont manager. Fort Worth gains Kelly. Tulsa players sold to Wichita Falls in a Western Texas league exchange.

Associated Press Chattanooga Tenn K. M. Landis Baseball Commission National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues Little Fellows Landis Angels National Board of Arbitration Arizona del Baker Fort Worth Beaumont William Kelly Tulsa Irving Burns Linda Storti James Levey Walter Fuller Wichita Falls

Prize Corn Seven Ears Wins First Prize at Omaha Show

Evelyn Clark formerly of Albany New York wins top prize at a stock and train show near Omaha for seven ears of corn perfectly marked with thirty two colors. Clark lives with her family on a farm about thirty miles from Omaha and the farm was shown at the event.

Evelyn Clark Omaha Miss Clark Albany N. Y

Army Announces 1930 Football Schedule With Four Key Eastern Games

Army under coach Ralph Sasse unveils a ten game 1930 slate, highlighting four major eastern clashes. Highlights include Harvard at Cambridge on Oct 18, Yale at New Haven on Oct 25, and Notre Dame at New York on Nov 29, with Illinois visiting New York on Nov 8.

ARMY West Point N. Y Ralph Sasse Biff Jones Harvard Yale Illinois Notre Dame Boston University Furman Swarthmore Cambridge New Haven North Dakota Navy New York Kentucky Wesleyan Ursinus

Chicago card results headline summary

Mike Dundee of Rock Island and Barney Ross of Chicago won on points in Chicago last night. Jimmy Mahoney stopped Joe Miller in Chicago. Buster Brown was defeated by Dundee while De Rose fell to Ross in six round bouts in Indianapolis.

Associated Press Chicago Mike Dundee Rock Island Buster Brown Kansas City Jimmy Mahoney Joe Miller Barney Ross al de Rose Indianapolis

Dodgers First Baseman Del Bissonette Arrives for Sinus Operation

New York reports Del Bissonette of the Brooklyn Dodgers has arrived to undergo surgery for sinus trouble. The 1962 rookie standout batted .320 with 25 home runs and was hampered by sinus problems last season.

New York del Bissonette Brooklyn Dodgers Bissonette

Waggoner Denies Million Dollar Reigh Count Offer

Guy Waggoner son of W T Waggoner owner of the Three D racing stable and Arlington Downs denied today that his father offered 1 000 000 for Reigh Count the famed American thoroughbred. He said he understood the offer was from a former Three D employee and that he had no authority to act for Waggoner.

Fort Worth Texas Guy Waggoner W. T. Waggoner Three D Racing Arlington Downs America Three D Stable Waggoner

Iowa Halfback To Play In East West Game

Willis Glassgow from the University of Iowa has accepted Northwestern coach Dick Hanley’s invitation to compete in the East West football game on New Year’s Day in San Francisco.

Iowa Iowa City Willis Glassgow University of Iowa Dick Hanley Northwestern San Francisco

Waggoner Denies Million Bid for Reigh Count

Chicago sportsman John D. Hertz refused a record one million dollar offer for his champion thoroughbred Reigh Count. W. T. Waggoner of Texas made the bid for horses in the Three D Silks and Hertz questioned the sanity of paying or declining such a price.

Chicago John D. Hertz Chicago Sportsman W. T. Waggoner Texas

Girl Acquitted of Killing Policeman in New Jersey

Alice Corbett, 16, was acquitted of the murder of George McHale, a policeman, after a brief jury verdict. She admitted shooting him but claimed self defense after an attack. She had lived in the McHale home since age 12 and earned 25 cents weekly. supporters pledged help finding work.

Jersey City N. J Alice Corbett George McHale McHale

Wife Murder Charged

Seattle police report William H. Howard, 75, is charged in connection with the death of his wife. The case rose from investigations into a domestic homicide at the couple’s residence. No further details released.

Seattle William H. Howard

Woman Charged in Murder Linked to Family Killing

In Los Angeles on December 6, Dolores Guichapa, 31, accused of seeking revenge for bootlegging arrest, is charged with suspicion of murder in the deaths of Luciano Garcia, his wife, and three children. Baltares, 24, confessed to the killings. investigators note Baltares bore no stated animosity toward the Garcias.

Los Angeles Dolores Guichapa Armando Baltares Baltares Luciano Garcia Miss Guichapa

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