Many Stars Will Ask For Big Increases
Baseball contract talks for 1930 feature star demands. Art Shires seeks 25000 with tripled pay after past fines and limited earlier earnings. Babe Ruth’s 70000 and Rogers Hornsby’s 40000 top the market while Ferrell pushes from 3000 to 12000, with Cleveland offering about 7500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kirksey
United Press
New York
Art Shires
Chicago White Sox
Babe Ruth
Rogers Hornsby
Shires
Babe
Yanks
Wesley Ferrell
North Carolina
Indians
Ferrell
Cleveland
Veteran outfield stars switch leagues in 1930 reshuffle
The article notes two top American League outfielders are waived to the Cincinnati Reds for 1930, joining Ever Swanson on a retooled lineup. Harry Heilmann and Bob Meusel depart AL high salaries, while Dazzy Vance and Burleigh Grimes command big pay. The move affects Browns, Red Sox, Senators, and White Sox as teams shift aging stars to the old league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Howley
Cincinnati Reds
Ohio
Michigan
New York
Ever Swanson
Dazzy Vance
Brooklyn
Burleigh Grimes
Pittsburgh
Vance
Grimes
Harry Heilmann
Detroit
Bob Meusel
Yankees
Pacific Coast
Red Sox
Senators
White Sox
Browns
Meuse
Heilmann
Mann
San Franciscan
Delehanty
Sam Crawford
Cy Young
Bob
Harry
Dan
Reds
East West Shrine Destined for New Year's Day Workout
Eastern stars from sixteen universities gathered at Keter Stadium San Francisco for stiffness workouts ahead of the Shrine Charity East West game. Notes cover boxing bouts in Chicago, Army football prep after a blizzard, and golf and high school Texas championship buildup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
San Francisco
Keter Stadium
Dick Hanley
Andy Kerr
Dallas
Big Ten
Jimmy Phelan
Purdue
Ray Morrison
Waco
Breckenridge Buckaroos
Port Arthur Yellowjackets
Texas
Breckenridge
All-American Wear Schoonover Honored by Collier's Weekly
Fayetteville reports Razor-back end Wear Schoonover is named to the All-American team chosen by Grantland Rice in Collier's Weekly. Also Arkansas defeats Oklahoma Teachers 82 to 29 in basketball as Schoonover stars. Oklahoma sweeps Texas Longhorns 80 to 33 led by Tom Churchill.
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United Press
Fayetteville
Ark
Collier's Weekly
Grantland Rice
University of Arkansas
Oklahoma Teachers
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Capt
Wear Schoonover
Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
University of Texas Longhorns
Texas
Texans
Tom Churchill
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
Miami bout results include Bob Goodwin stopping Jimmy De Capua in Daytona Beach. Ginger Jernigan and Izzy Kaplan fought to a draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Bob Goodwin
Daytona Beach
Jimmy de Capua
Flint
Mich
Ginger Jernigan
Columbus
Izzy Kaplan
Meridan
Conn
Drew
Benny Bass Favored to Beat Tod Morgan Tonight
Benny Bass is the 8 to 5 favorite to dethrone Tod Morgan in a 15 round junior lightweight title bout at Madison Square Garden. Morgan has reach and weight advantage but Bass possesses heavier punching power and aims to win on points or stop the champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Jimmy McLarnin
Sammy Mandell
Nate Lewis
Chicago Stadium
McLarnin
Benny Bass
Tod Morgan
Associated Press
New York
Seattle
Philadelphia
Madison Square Garden
Bass
Morgan
Tony Canzoneri
Ted
Army Will Stop at Syracuse Ka
Army football team, delayed en route to California, failed to stop at Galesburg Illinois, disappointing Knox College students and townspeople. Coach Biff Jones planned a sidetrack at Syracuse Kansas as players conducted a signal drill on the move.
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Syracuse
Associated Press
Chicago
Army
California
Army Corps
Galesburg
Stanto University
Failur
Knox College
Biff Jones
Kas
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Jackie Fields
Young Corbett Ili
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Sacramento
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