Ghetto Ghost Favored In Wise Money Belting Clash
Sidney Terris, New York, meets Phil McGrew in a 135 pound bout at Madison Square Garden with Terris a 8 to 1 favorite to win to force a title bout with Sammy Mandell. Terris and McGraw have split prior meetings and the winner may challenge Mandell next. Terris and manager offered Eddie Kane $60 000 for a title shot if he prevails.
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Phil McGraw
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Sammy Mandell
McGrew
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Sidney
Hill
McGraw
Stanislaus Loayza
Bat Nelson
Ad Wolgast
Eddie Kane
Coast strong in weight for Pacific Coast all star clash
Los Angeles December 23 1930 USC centers Bert Heiser anchors a massive Pacific Coast line as it prepares to meet the all star South team on Christmas day. Potential selections include ends Douglas Henderson Moser and others with Heiser Thadley Davies and Hodges among key backs and Lauzon Bonamy center Pendleton and Tesreau at various roles.
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Los Angeles
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University of Southern California
Pacific Coast
Billy Spears
Robbins
Oregon Agricultural College
Douglas
Washington
Henderson
University of California At
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Southern California
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Diehl
Idaho
Hutchinson
Vierhaus
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S. C
Thadley
Co. A. C
Shaw
Davis
Hodges
University of Oregon
Valer
Gonzaga
Bonamy
Lauzon
California
Invaders
Vanderbilt
Three Triple Threat Stars on Dixie Team
Dixie’s senior football squad heads to Los Angeles to face a Pacific coast selected eleven in a Christmas charity game. All-American Bill Spears guides the backfield with three triple-threat backs and others capable of double threat. teammates include Jack McDowell Roy Estes Tolbert Brown Bill Middlekauff Thomas Cohen and Johnny Menville from prominent southern programs.
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Associated Press
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Dixie
Los Angeles
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Bill
Vanderbilt
Spears
Jack McDowell
North Carolina State
Roy Estes
Georgia
Tolbert
Red” Brown
Alabama
Bill Middlekauff
Florida
Thomas
Maryland
Cohen
University of Mississippi
South
Johnny Menville
Tulane
Tilden Defy England Cited In Chessy World Outlook
A crowded sports column discusses Tilden defying England amid talk of governing bodies and disarmament. It names Georgia Tech players Creson Crowley Hoad and others, mentions Wallace Wade Dan McGugin and William Alexander as coaches, and references Miller Huggins Bobby Jones quotes with a mix of sporting and cultural chatter.
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Ed Crowley
Creson
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Pasadena
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Barnhill
Tennessee
Thompson
Mississippi A. & M
Elvin Butcher
Vernon Sharp
Vanderbilt
Tuscaloosa
Wallace Wade
Dan McGugin
William Alexander
Caldwell to Star for Eastern All Stars in San Francisco
Bruce Caldwell Yale great back earns chance to shine for Andy Kerr's Eastern All-Star squad in the intersectional game against Western All-Stars in San Francisco, hoping for a career capper after past ineligibility setbacks. Colleague praise comes from Tad Jones who calls him the finest all around player he has seen.
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Yale
Princeton
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Andy Kerr
San Francisco
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Tad" Jones
Caldwell
Jack Connor
Myles Lane
Presnell
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Eli
Charity
Ted Coy
Frank Merriwell
Scotland
Fey Murray
Bunyon
New York University
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Spears Leads Dixie Griders to Inspiring Victory
Spears led the Dixie football team as they faced great odds, with no funds from the committee and players funding their own travel to New York and Paris. Despite doubts, Tryland O Neill Patrick and others formed the squad, practiced in spare moments, and raised support from California businessmen. Hyland roared as a top back in football, and the Pasadena crowd reportedly taunted in French as Pittsburgh bided its fate.
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Babe Ruth
France
California
United States
Europe
New York
Paris
Pacific Coast
Tryland
O'Neill
Patrick
Unsung Hero Dick Hyland Helps U S Rugby Win Olympic Title
In Paris 1924 a hurriedly formed American rugby team of 15 Californians led by Dick Hyland won the Olympic championship against a strong French side. Hyland, a Stanford star, became the standout figure while other American athletes drew more attention in Paris.
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Los Angeles
Paris
Uncle Sam
California
France
Dick Hyland
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Pittsburgh
Pasadena
New York Yankees
Loughran vows to defend title amid heavy schedule
Philadelphia reports boxer Tommy Loughran, newly crowned light heavyweight champion after defeating Jimmy Slattery, plans to defend the title twelve times a year if possible. He targets Leo Lomjski in New York on January 6 and plans a rematch with Slattery one month after.
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Jimmy Slattery
Loughran
Slattery
Leo Lomski
New York
Lomski
Gene Criqui
Johnny Dundee
Johnny Kilbane
Jake Schaefer
Schaefer
Welker Cochran
Creighton Beats Oregon Aggies In Narrow Basketball Win
University of Creighton defeated Oregon Aggies 38 to 34 in a home basketball contest. Major Frederick Mc Laughlin president of the Chicago Blackhawks hockey team named in a $700,000 Federal damage suit with two other officials.
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United Press
Omaha, Nebr
University of Creighton
Oregon Aggies
Chicago
Frederick McLaughlin
Chicago Blackhawks
Groom Race 10 Decides Entry in Pyle Run
Groom Promoters offer three cash prizes for a fifteen mile race on December 24 starting at 11 p m. Local participants compete for a potential spot in the International Transcontinental foot race from Los Angeles to New York on March 30 along U S Highway 66 Main Street of America.
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Los Angeles
New York
America
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