Open style experts set for charity football classic
San Francisco fans anticipate a high powered aerial duel in the annual charity football game with East and West squads featuring top passers Bruder Northwestern Hart Colgate and Kitzmiller Oregon Bausch Kansas among others. Receivers Baker Gantenbein Bates Wheeler Brockmeyer Bruder Long McKalip Ebding Boyle Mills Clark also ply strong hands faced by Long Texas McKalip Oregon State and others as coaches tease how much air will be used.
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East and West clash in fast charity scrimmage
United Press reports a fast scrimmage between East and West football teams in San Francisco ahead of tomorrow's Shriners game for charity. West stars include Johnny Kitzmiller and Bochey Koch while the East features Frank Baker Hank Bruder Les Hart Len Macaluso and Babe Woodsworth.
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Jim” Bausch
Ted Beckett
Jake Wilson
Frank Baker
Hank Bruder
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Flickertails Top Los Angeles Firemen In Christmas Grid
The Flickertails of North Dakota University defeated the Los Angeles Firemen 14 to 9 before 20 000 fans at the Coliseum. Speed and gameness carried the Nodaks as they outscored and held the Fire Laddies despite weight and experience advantages.
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Junior Net Tourney Opens With 144 Entrants
The National Indoor Tennis championship begins at the Seventh Regiment Armory New York with 144 junior players listed. Defending champion William Jacobs of Baltimore and the University of Pennsylvania tops the seedings as he meets Irving Lindenbaum of New York in Round 1. Richard Downing of Jamaica High School is seeded second and faces C L Duval of Groton.
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New York
Seventh Regiment Armory
William Jacobs
Baltimore
University of Pennsylvania
Jacobs
Irving Lindenbaum
Richard Downing
Jamaica High School
Owning
C. L. Duval
Groton
Iowa Man Named Delegate to New York
Dean C. C. Williams, Iowa athletic board chairman, was chosen to represent the Big Ten at the National Collegiate Athletic Association meeting in New York next Monday. Iowa had been suspended from the conference last year over recruiting charges. Bing Miller, Philadelphia Athletics right fielder, is reported as the roster’s oldest member at 86.
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Big Ten
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
New York
Iowa
Dean Williams
Bing Miller
Philadelphia Athletics
Public sale of impounded stock in Amarillo
The City of Amarillo will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the City Pound Gates on Fourth and Monroe Streets between 2:00 and 4:00 PM Saturday December 3 1930. Describes one dark brown horse about 15 hands high eight years old. Blazed Amrillo Texas Decl 26 1930.
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Monroe
Southwestern Stars Prepare for New Year Classic
Color bearers of the Southwest conference arrive in Dallas for the first practice ahead of the New Year Day game against Midwestern stars. Coaches Morley Jennings and Fred Thomson head to Dallas to ready Bay lor and Arkansas University players for the third Dixie classic. Bob Zuppke of Illinois drills his Midwestern squad, emphasizing a strong running attack in two full teams.
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Morley Jennings
Baylor
Fred Thomson
Arkansas University
Bob Zuppke
Ilinois University
Midwest
Alabama Favored in Tournament of Roses Clash
Alabama is listed as a 2 to 1 favorite over Washington State in the Tournament of Roses game on New Year’s Day, though some backers in the West favor the Cougars. Both teams boast nine wins, with Alabama at 247 points for and 13 against, and Washington State at 227 for and 82 against.
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United Press
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Calif
Alabama
Washington State
Cougars
Southern California
Washington
Vanderbilt
Georgia
Mel Hein
Jack Parodi
Wade
Crimson Tide
Stanford
Brown
Tennessee
College of Idaho
Athens Five suffer fourth straight defeat on road trip
Martinsville Indiana December 26 Athens Texas national interscholastic basketball champion suffered its fourth consecutive loss, 42 to 18, as Martinsville took an early lead in the first period with Waltz scoring 17. Athens had previously fallen to Washington, Frankfort and Lafayette on the trip and will play New Albany tonight.
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Martinsville
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Athens
Tex
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Washington
Frankfort
Lafayette
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Midget Wolgast Favored in Flyweight Title Bout
Midget Wolgast of Philadelphia meets Frankie Genaro at Madison Square Garden in a fifteen round flyweight title clash. Wolgast carries elimination-tourney credentials and NYSAC backing for the 112 pound crown, while Genaro is a veteran contender recognized by most bodies except NY and PA. Prior inter-commission verdicts have sided with New York entries.
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Dunace Outpoints Mc Tiernan In Pittsburgh Bout
Vince Dunace of Newark NJ outpointed Pittsburgh’s Jack Mc Tiernan in a clean decision. Dunace controlled the action with accurate jabs and solid counterpunching to earn the verdict.
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Pittsburgh
Vince Dunace
Newark
N. J
Jack McTiernan
Thrift Week kickoff and varied holiday notes across cities
In New York Adolph Lewisohn promotes National Thrift Week from January 17 to 23. Chicago reports Rockefeller connections to dimes and $5 gold pieces found by Edith Rockefeller McCormick. West Orange hints at Edison’s post holiday ideas. New York notes Babe Ruth longing for an air rifle amid Christmas trees. Washington reveals White House employees received wooden ash trays and jewel cases with verse from Mrs Hoover.
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New York
Adolph Lewisohn
Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Lake Shore Drive
Babe Ruth
Babe
Washington
White House
Mrs. Hoover
Maryland
Electrical exports dip in 1930 from record 1929
New York December 26 export of electrical apparatus and materials in 1930 was only slightly below 1929, the record year.
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Associated Press
New York
Army Navy 1904 Thriller: Tipton’s Late Fumble TD
Arthur C. Tipton, then a captain, scored the decisive touchdown for Navy in the 1904 Army-Navy game by booting a Navy fumble across the goal line and falling on it securing a win.
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Navy
Arthur C. Tipton
National League Batting Leaders Honored in 1930s Averages
Bill Terry of New York topped the league with a .401 average and 254 hits to set a new NL record tied to Lefty O'Doul. Chick Klein and Hack Wilson led in runs and homers respectively while Hazen Cuyler stole 87 bases. New York led clubs with a .319 team average as six players appeared in every game.
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United Press
New York
Bill Terry
Chick Klein
Philadelphia
Hack” Wilson
Chicago
Terry
O'Doul
Klein
Philly
Wilson
Babe Ruth
Adam Comorosky
Pittsburgh
Hazen
Kiki” Cuyler
Taylor Douthit
St. Louis
Cuyler
Douthit
Elwood
English
Tommy Thevenow
Notre Dame All-Stars Set to Meet West-South in Charity Grid Game
Notre Dame all stars, led by Hank Anderson, face the West-South squad in a charity football game at the Coliseum. Only Glen Harreson of Purdue is unavailable among Notre Dame stars under Rockne. Jimmy Phelan, former Notre Dame player and Washington coach, guides the West-South team.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Notre Dame
Coliseum
Glen Harreson
Purdue
Rockne
Hank Anderson
Jimmy Phelan
Washington
Three Men Questioned in Soldier's Christmas Eve Killing
Three men were questioned by police after the fatal shooting of Fort Sam Houston soldier Lester Coltrain at a Christmas Eve party. Authorities linked them to a string of robberies and said Coltrain was killed when he helped his hostess as two men demanded money.
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Lester Coltrain
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Mrs Sinclair Lewis Undergoes Operation
Mrs. Sinclair Lewis underwent a successful appendicitis operation at the Mommsen clinic and rests comfortably. Mr. Lewis arrived with his wife from Stockholm where he received the Nobel prize in literature. he said the illness began early this morning and the operation was performed in the nick of time.
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Mommsen Clinic
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DIES AT BIRTHDAY PARTY
Friends and relatives in Omaha gathered for August Pates 69th birthday dinner at his daughter Mrs. W. H. Bevingtons home when he suddenly collapsed and died from a heart attack.
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Omaha
Neb
August Pates
W. H. Bevington
Ban Johnson’s comeback on illness and baseball views
Former American League president Ban Johnson, after 13 weeks in bed due to diabetes and a foot infection, spoke from a hospital bed about baseball issues. He credited Phil Ball for saving his leg and urged concerns over rubber in balls, night baseball, and the sport’s future.
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Phil Ball
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St. Louis Browns
George Reach
Grain future looks brighter says Bunnell
Chicago December 26. John A. Bunnell president of the Chicago board of trade says tempered but sound optimism for 1931. He cites the exchange’s fair conduct during a Russian menace inquiry and outlines rule changes to tighten deliveries and curb inferior grain on futures.
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John A. Bunnell
Chicago Board of Trade
United States
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Board of Trade
Centenarian Katherine Plunket Celebrates Birthday
In Ravensdale Mountains Ireland on December 26 the Hon Katherine Plunket marked another birthday. Records conflict over her exact age with estimates placing her at 106 or 110 years, which would make her the oldest inhabitant of the British Isles if she is 110.
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Ireland
Katherine Plunket
Mire Plunket
George
British Isles
Hats on the secretary of war hatrack intrigue
A humorous Washington dispatch notes Secretary Slurley keeps a growing hatrack at his door, with hats from Texas London Italy and Fifth Avenue. Each morning he selects a hat from a row of nearly a dozen, many bearing the initials P. J. WL, sparking playful questions about the collection.
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Records show pre exam partying at Stanford University
Stanford records reveal a rise in weekly party leaves by Women’s Council, with more girls granted absences to attend San Francisco events than before exams. The trend confirms a belief that students study less before tests, while Glenn Red Jarrett, North Dakota standout, scored in every game he played the past two seasons.
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Palo Alto
Cal
Stanford University
Women's Council of
Stanford
San Francisco
Glenn “Red” Jarrett
North Dakota
Southwestern Stars Fail 10 Hold Pro Team
Chicago Cardinals defeated the Southwestern team 20 to 0 as Ernie Nevers commanded the pro squad with passing and punting while Texas, Georgia Tech, and TCU alumni starred for the Cardinals and Southwest faltered on errors and a late fumble by Lampkin.
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Fort Worth
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Sting
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Nevers
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Lampkin
Georgia Tech
Harry Phillips
Texas
Rags Matthews
Lumpkin
Plan for Rio Grande Class D league announced
The Associated Press reports a new Class D baseball league in the Rio Grande valley will include Corpus Christi as a member. The operation follows the Nebraska State League system. A clockwork switch automates turning on an automobile parking light at predetermined times.
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Rio Grande Valley
George P. Blevinn
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