Faculty rules bar seniors from post season football
The Southwest Conference faculty committee called for near total end to post season football for seniors eligible in other sports and ordered a broad probe of athletic conditions in Texas colleges. The rule excludes Dixie Classic and East West games next year to avoid disrupting already planned events.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Southwest Conference
Stars of
Southwest
Big Ten
Athletic Commission of the Association of Texas Colleges
Association
Carnegie Foundation
Rookie Cobb Sparks Hallmark Baseball Career Beginnings
Fans witnessed Ty Cobb open his major league career with a first inning double in Detroit on August 30 1905 amid talk of a rookie making history. The piece highlights other notable debuts from Earl Averill Eric McNair Red Grange Watts Gunn and Rolf Carlsten as remarkable early breaks in professional sports.
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Detroit
New York
Cobb
Earl Averill
Cleveland Indians
Eric McNair
Babe Ruth
Rolf Carlsten
Pennsylvania
Franklin Marshall
Red Grange
Nebraska
Watts Gunn’s
Atlanta
Oakmont
Bobby Jones
Jesse Sweetser
TIA A Adds New School to Conference
Representatives of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association expanded membership to eleven schools in Dallas and began plans to raise eligibility and scholarship standards to match the Southwest Conference and SIAC. A committee will compare TI AA rules with those of the other bodies. The eleventh member admitted was Texas College of Arts and Industries at Kingsville. No 1929 football title was awarded. Daniel Baker won basketball and baseball championships and North Texas Teachers won cross country. Southwest Texas Teachers had been considered the football champion on the system of
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Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Southwest Conference
Carnegie
Texas College of Arts and Industries
Kingsville
West Texas
W. A. Jackson
Texas Tech
Sweetwater
Simmons, University
Howard Payne College
West Texas Teachers
Texas College of Mines
Staked Plains
American Olympic Association
Pete Cawthon
Happ Morse
Francis Schmidt
Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Daniel Baker
North Texas
Southwest Texas
Shires seeks Tunney title after quick knockout of Daly
Charles Arthur Shires defeated Dangerous Dan Daly in 21 seconds in his pro debut at White City arena. He called out Gene Tunney for a title shot next, rejecting promoter Jim Mullen's offer of George Trafton. The crowd of 5 000 paid about 13000 in gate receipts as Shires boasted of Yankees crowds.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Charles Arthur
Shires
Gene Tunney
White City
Dan Daly
Cleveland
Jim Mullen
George Trafton
Chicago Bears
Yankees
Daly
Eddie Meade
Joe Lynch
White Sox
Lou Barbour
Iena Blackburne
Blackburne
Philadelphia
Dell Pratt
Waco
Texas
Red Grange Becomes Manager for Fighters
Red Grange the Galloping Ghost has taken over George Trafton’s affairs and directs Trafton’s first challenge against Arthur the Great Shires, marking Grange’s move into boxing management in Chicago.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Red Grange
George Trafton
Chicago Bears
Trafton
Arthur the Great Shires
Conference votes to join National Intercollegiate Athletic Association
The conference unanimously approves joining the National Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The next year track and tennis meets will be held in Denton on the second Friday in May. D A Shirley is reelected president with T H Hart and James Cox as officers. McMurry College North Texas Teachers and East Texas Teachers named to the appeal committee.
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National Intercollegiate Athletic Association
D. A. Shirley
West Texas Teachers College
T. H. Hart
Daniel Baker
James Cox
Abilene Christian College
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Anderson Puts Kopecky in Ring With Poulas at Amarillo Show
Promoter Al Anderson stacked the card by pairing Joe Kopecky with George Poulas the Greek Tornado after Kopecky arrived to face Cal Farley. Joseph the Great beat Pete Brown last week and Farley’s weight dispute prompted the shuffle. The Armory bout headlines Friday night with tickets at City Drug Store and a capacity crowd expected for the Greek grappler’s Amarillo debut.
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Joe Kopecky
Amarillo
Cal Farley
Castus Pete Brown
Joseph the Great
Pete
Farley
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Anderson
Kopecky
Pride and Joy
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Paulas
Armory
Second
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Grim football stars fade as next season promises fresh contenders
The 1929 gridiron season ends with many top players stepping back from the limelight while a notable crop of sophomores and juniors moves up to challenge the established greats. Yale’s Booth and Wood, Bucknell’s Hinkle, Tennessee’s McEver, Notre Dame’s Carideo, Kentucky’s Kelly, Harvard’s Gentle, Texas Christian’s Leland, Columbia’s Hewitt, and Washington’s Hufford are named among the new backs poised to shine next year. Gentle, Penn’s captain elect, capped a stellar season with a 102 yard kickoff return at Franklin Field.
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Washington
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Charley Paddock Aims for 1932 Olympic Team Twist
Charley Paddock, the blond Texan now based in California, hopes to make the 1932 Olympic squad. He notes his last Olympic voyage cost him yards, but his legs may still earn a relay spot. He says he will not quit running despite aging and tougher younger sprinters.
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Charley Paddock
Charley
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Fights Last Night Packed With Knockouts Across U S Cities
In New York Phil Scott beat Otto Von Porat while Maxie Rosenbloom edged Yale Okun. Other results include Marty Gallagher over George Hoffman and Paul Pirrone stopping Nick Ramies. Several bouts staged from Cleveland to Sioux Falls feature stoppages and outpoints among numerous fighters.
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Phil Scott
England
Otto von Porat
Chicago
Maxie Rosenbloom
Yale Okun
Marty Gallagher
Washington
George Hoffman
Cleveland
Johnny Risk
Ernie Schaff
Boston
Emmett Rocco
Elwood City
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France
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Ad Warren
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Chuck Heffner
Denver
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Pete Wistort
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Buffalo
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Dayton
Ohio
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Harry Fuller
Niagara Falls
N. Y
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Grand Rapids
Pittsburgh
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Terre Haute
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Wichita
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Ponca City
Okla
Joe Merhar
New Orleans
Ray Kiser
Oklahoma City
Milton Manguno
Sioux Falls
S. D
Lareine Udell
Aberdeen
Walter van Campen
National Boys Champions to Play Sandies in Amarillo
The Athens Hornets travel to Amarillo to open the 1929 season against the Golden Sandies on December 30 and 31. National School Boy champions Jimmy Kitts led last year’s undefeated title team in Chicago. Davis Hill, ex West Texas star, mentors the Sandies and aims for a tough schedule to boost local interest.
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USC Eyes Carnegie Tech Clash After Rose Bowl Buildup
USC football players, after ten games, brace for a Saturday meeting with Carnegie Tech under coach Howard Jones. He warns not to overlook the Tartans while the team readies for the upcoming Tournament of Roses clash with the undefeated Pittsburgh Panthers.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Carnegie Tech
Howard Jones
Panthers
Pittsburgh
Iowa Alumni Plan Definite Step on Big Ten Ouster
Cedar Rapids Iowa December 10 The Iowa Alumni Association led by Judge Thomas B Powell will meet Friday or Saturday to discuss definite action on removing the State University from the Big Ten. Judge Powell denied that Iowa alumni influenced athletic policies in recent years, taking sharp issue with Judge M L McKinley of Chicago.
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Iowa
Iowa Alumni Association of
Thomas B. Powell
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Big Ten
M. L. McKinley
Chicago
Powell
King Ansley To Perryton Meeting
Mason King head of the industrial department of the Chamber of Commerce left this morning to attend the annual meeting of the Perryton Chamber of Commerce tonight. Henry Ansley of the Globe News accompanied Mr. King.
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