Shires and Trafton Set for Five Round Battle at White City
Charlies Arthur Shires and George Trafton prepare for a boxing bout at White City arena under promoter Jim Mullen. Shires seeks a KO and a tune up before a possible world series matchup with Hack Wilson, while Trafton fights with a 40 pound weight disadvantage and a black eye from a Bears Giants game. Attendance may hit 5,000 with about $13,000 in receipts. Shires to earn 90 percent of the gate. Trafton guaranteed $1,000.
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William Weekes
Associated Press
Shicago
Charlies Arthur
the Great
Shires
Trafton
Shy Arthur
Hack Wilson
Chicago Cub
Chicago Bears
Bennie Friedman
New York Giants
Traften
Tony Plansky
White Sox
Arthur
Virginia
Hack
Cubs
Dempsey
Duzgouts
William L. Veeck
Wilson
Martinsboro
W. Va
White City
Suspension of Southeastern State Teachers college cited
Oklahoma City reports L Norman Duncan confirmed the suspension of Southeastern State Teachers college from the conference after an investigation found 17 football players receiving monthly loans from 50 Durant business men via a Booster Club. Notes from players indicated limited understanding of terms. The suspension is appealable at the spring meeting in Oklahoma City.
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Okmulgee
Southeastern State Teachers College of Durant
Oklahoma
L. Norman Duncan
Duncan
Durant
Oklahoma City
Ada City Vehicle Lighting and Tampering Ordinance
Ada city ordinance sets lighting requirements from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise for motor vehicles bicycles and hired carriages. It bans blinding brightness and requires front red lights on some vehicles plus oil leak prevention. Tampering with vehicles is prohibited without owner consent.
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Ada
Ferrell held at $7000 as Indians balk at 1930 pay
Wesley Ferrell of the Indians may hold out when 1930 contracts are mailed. He refused a $7000 offer after initial talks, despite a strong 21 win season in the Three Eve League and impressive performances against the A's and Yankees. Rick Ferrell’s $25,000 Browns bonus may influence Wesley's stance.
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Wesley Ferrell
Indians
Ferrell
Cleveland
Terrell
Athletics
Yankees
Rick Ferrell
Browns
Judge Landis
Wesley
Rick
Cincinnati
Lew Fonseca
Fonseca
Evans
Army Eyes Stanford Clash and Farewell for Biff Jones
The piece notes first class left handed Nim ed G H Ruth campaigning against quail and duck in North Carolina, with three car crashes in three weeks and a speeding ticket in Westport. It highlights Army coach Biff Jones seeking a holiday win at Palo Alto, his impending retirement, and Major Ralph Sasse taking command at the Point. Governor Harry Leslie of Indiana, a former Purdue player and rail wreck survivor, is mentioned.
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G. H. Ruth
North Carolina
Ruth
Westport
Conn
Stanford
Palo Alto
Army
Biff Jones
Biff
Eastern Grid Team Completes lineup
Twenty two midwestern and eastern football stars will represent the east against the west in the Shrine benefit game on New Year’s day in San Francisco. The squad includes 11 eastern players and 11 from the midwest, selected by Coach Andy Kerr and Dick Harney. The first workout is at Dyche stadium Northwestern’s home field. Notable linemen include Cannon and Twomey Notre Dame Anderson and Erickson Northwestern Bronko Nagurski Tanner Minnesota. Foxback field stars Frosty Peters Illinois Willis Glasgow Iowa Lloyd Brazil Detroit Tommy Dowler Colgate Tony Holm Alabama.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Midwest
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Dick Harney
Northwestern
Dyche Stadium
Cannon
Twomey
Notre Dame
Anderson and
Erickson
Bronko Nagurski
Tanner
Minnesota
Bill Mooney
Georgetown
Red Sleight
Purdue
West
Frosty Peters
Illinois
Willis Glassgow
Iowa
Lloyd Brazil
University of Detroit
Tommy Dowler
Tony Holm
Alabama
West Point Cadets Head to Palo Alto for Stanford Game
The West Point football squad departs Wednesday on a special train for a December 28 clash with Stanford in Palo Alto. Head Coach Biff Jones plans workouts in Galesburg Syracuse Kan Needles before the game with a 142 member party including 110 players. The trip ends with a California tour returning January 4.
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West Point
N. Y
Palo Alto
Cal
Stanford
Biff Jones
Galesburg
Ill
Syracuse
Kan
Needles
Los Angeles
Grand Canyon
Pacific Coast Conference Drafts 1930 Schedules
Graduate managers and faculty representatives from ten conference colleges convene in San Francisco to draw up 1930 football baseball and track schedules. Football dates and a commissioner of football are debated along with practice date adjustments and eligibility rule revisions. Institutions include California Washington Southern California Stanford Oregon Washington State Oregon State Idaho Montana and UCLA.
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San Francisco
California
Washington
Southern California
Stanford
Oregon
Washington State
Oregon State
Idaho
Montana
University of California At
Los Angeles
Morgan and Bass Set for Friday Night Title Bid
New York will host a junior lightweight title bout as Ted Morgan seeks to defend against Benny Bass at Madison Square Garden on Friday night. The undercard features Art Shires returning to the ring, aiming to prove he prefers boxing to baseball after knocking out Dangerous Dan Daly in his paid debut.
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New York
Ted Morgan
Benny Bass
Philadelphia
Madison Square Garden
Morgan-Bass
Art Shires
Chicago White Sox
Shires
Dan Daly
Cleveland
George
Chicago Pro Football Player at White City Arena bout
Trafton of Chicago prepares for a five rounder tonight at the White City arena in Chicago aiming to showcase his pro football speed and power.
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Trafton
Chicago
White City
Saxaphone aids surgical operation in Butte
Ed Mason, under ether after an auto accident, heard a crooning saxophone during surgery. Dr. E S McMahon, who performed the operation, says the music helped Mason stay in a happy frame of mind, though some may doubt the remedy’s value.
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Butte
Mon
Ed Mason
E. S. McMahon
Mason
Well Known Musical Instructor Dead in Northwest Circles
Dr. Richard A. Heritage aged 76 died after a long illness in Spokane. He received honorary degrees from Bryan College Ohio Valparaiso College Indiana and Chicago Musical College. He taught 17 years at Valparaiso and later served as dean of music at Willamette University Oregon and as president of the Spokane Musical College.
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Spokane
Richard A. Heritage
Northwest
East
Bryan College
Ohio
Valparaiso College
Indiana
Chicago Musical College
Valparaiso
Williamette University
Oregon
Spokane Musical College
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