Four Major Questions In Major League Meetings
At the winter meetings in New York the major leagues face four key issues including a disabled list for players out 60 days, a rule banning ownership in non own clubs, adopting a three umpire system, and the Matty memorial. Minor leagues protest the draft as draining talent, while editors note Ed Barnard’s expected CLE presidency and record attendances.
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Frank Getty
United Press
New York
Landis-Johnson
Executive Council
Matty
American League
Ed Barnard
Cleveland
John Heydler
Dallas
Loughran and Slattery Clash For Light Heavy Title
Two leading boxing masters meet at Madison Square Garden in a scheduled 15 round bout for the world light heavyweight title. Tommy Loughran of Philadelphia and Jimmy Slattery of Buffalo vie to succeed Jack Delaney with Loughran the favorite but Slattery viewed by some as a dangerous challenger.
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George Kirkley
United Press
New York
Madison Square Garden
Tommy Loughran
Philadelphia
Jimmy Slattery
Buffalo
Jack Delaney
Loughran
Broadway
Slattery
Mike McTigue
New York State Athletic Commission
National Boxing Association
Maxie Rosenbloom
Paul Berlebach
Dave Shade
Leo Monski
Aberdeen
Washington
French Schoolma’am Still Likes Her Job
A Paris based report notes French schoolma’ams favor teaching over other arts and professions. Nearly all normal schools reject women applicants, with some shortages in departments like Aisne. City girls are urged to study in provincial normal schools and teach in smaller towns. Men resist women occupying top faculty positions where pay is highest.
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Paris
Schoolma’am
France
Commissioner Resigns Post Under Fire
Chicago observers blamed boxing commission criticism for John Righeimer stepping down as chairman. The 14 second count on Gene Tunney vs Jack Dempsey sparked uproar, with debate over rules and neutral corner timing. Other bouts and referee decisions drew similar scrutiny and public concern.
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United Press
Chicago
Illinois Boxing Commission
John ©. Righeimer
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Ilinois Commission
Commission
Righeimer
Dempsey
Tunney
Sammy Mandell
Rocky Kansas
Kansas
Charles Phil Rosenberg
Bud Taylor
Taylor
c@rtain
Mickee Walker
Tiger Flowers
Benny Yanger
Walker
Artificial Stone Paving Trial Promises Durable Non-Skid Roads
French engineers test a new artificial stone paving in Nice streets. They seek cheap long lasting non-skid surfaces after extensive trials with no final solution, hoping this material will meet demands for safer roads.
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Paris
Nice
Australia Holds Lewis As Leading Jockey Despite the Donoghue
Melbourne reports Bobby Lewis, at 49, regarded as one of the world’s top jockeys with four Melbourne Cup wins. His year included Trivalve’s Cup triumph and multiple Sydney Derby victories, cementing a career of high earnings and public adulation.
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Bobby Lewis
Australia
Lewis
Donoghue
Sande
Fator
Melbourne
Tee
England
Steve Donoghue
United States
Bobby
Trivalve
Lewin
King of Arabia Upgrades Harem Travel by Motor Cars
Modernization meets tradition as the king keeps twenty four royal wives on extended journeys in two custom autos valued at sixty thousand dollars. The harem cars lack seats and windows, with twelve queens on floors per car, carpets cushions and shuttered air slots. Electric fans and water coolers aim to keep the royal entourage comfortable during long trips.
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Medina
Arabia
Eye-plant Shade Becomes Color for Evening Gown
A chic eye plant shade is refined for a chiffon evening gown with billowing flounces. Brilliants add light and sparkle to the fabric, signaling a fashionable trend for formal wear.
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Ciie
Heisman Retires After 36 Years of Coaching
John Heisman quits coaching after 36 years. This season he was at Rice Institute in Texas. Heisman led the 1917 Georgia Tech team known as the Golden Tornado to national fame, ranking as one of the era’s top coaches alongside Amos Stagg of Chicago.
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John Heisman
Rice Institute
Texas
Heisman
Georgia Tech
Alonzo A. Stagg
Chicago
Cambridge eight trains for Oxford race on the Cam
Cambridge wrote into life the Oxford Cambridge varsity boat race with four months of training on the River Cam. American aid to Cambridge rowing grows as Harvard’s Donald Gates rows for Emanuel college while coaches are unpaid alumni. The Cambridge eight emphasizes a leg driven catch and distinct college styles reflecting long standing traditions.
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Cambridge
Eng
Cam
Oxford
England
America
British Empire
Donald Gates
Harvard
Portland
Gates
Emanuel College
Olympic
Yale
Murchison Holds Grimly to Life After Blood Infection
Dec 12 1930s report on Leren Murchison a distance runner in a critical condition from a blood infection and prolonged coma defying doctors. The piece also mentions Oxford and Cambridge varsity racing plans and a local church visit with a moral quip from a child.
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United Pracad Decatur
Leren Murchison
Fort Worth Man Held in Two Slayings
Fort Worth, Tex December 12 Oliver Wallace 24 is held without bond on murder charges in the shooting deaths of Stephen R Graham 60 and Martin Hogg 28. Graham formerly of Little Rock Ark died on a downtown street corner after a quarrel ended his statement. Hogg died in a local hospital after an argument at his divorced wife’s home escalated with her present husband Will Dalton 24.
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Py United Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Eternal Triangle
Stephen Rt. Graham
Little Rock
Ark
Oliver Wallace
Graham
Martin Hogg
Will Dalton
Hoge
Hogg
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Missouri Valley
Joel Hunt
Southwestern
Myles Lane
Buck Smith
Rocky Mountain
River Cam
Victor TH. Polacher
Dr. International News Service
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