Sandies Hope to Upset National Champion Athens
The Amarillo Sandies, guided by coach Davis Hill, host the National High School Champions of Athens at 7 30 PM in the largest Amarillo crowd yet. Athens arrives with tall, fast players led by coach Jimmie Kitts, aiming to extend their title run while the Sandies seek an upset despite limited depth and recent scrappiness. Admission is 25 and 50 cents through the north gym door.
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Amarillo
Athens
Athens Club
Jimmie Kitts
Kitts
Chicago
Sandies
Davis Hill
Hill
Estelline Cubs
Hornets
T. G. Hull
Hornsby Leads National In Slugging Mark
Rogers Hornsby of the Chicago Cubs topped the National League in slugging for the second straight year with 410 total bases in 602 at bats and a .681 mark. Lefty O'Doul and Babe Herman trailed in hits, Hack Wilson led in RBIs, and the Cubs set a club RBI record while Chicago and Philadelphia posted high team totals. In Genoa, Italy, the mayor ordered Italian, French, German, English and Spanish copies of Columbus documents to assert his Italian birth.
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United Press
New York
Rogers Hornsby
Chicago Cub
Hornsby
O'Doul
Philadelphia
Babe” Herman
Brooklyn
O’doul
Herman
Hack Wilson
Chicago
Hornaby
Cubs
Pittsburgh
Wilson and
Wilson
Whiladelphia
Genoa
Italy
Christopher Columbus
Columbus
Amarillo Navy wrestlers to clash in Friday Armory clash
The Naval Conference in London is overshadowed by a local Amarillo bout as Tex Watkins of the U S S California and Otis Clingman of the U S A Tennessee meet at the Armory Friday night. Promoter Al Anderson brings the middleweight title clash to town with tickets on sale Wednesday at 8 pm.
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London
Amarillo
U. S. Navy
Armory
Tex Watkins
U. S. S. California
Otis Clingman
U. S. A Tennessee
Watkins
Borger
Clingman
Dove of Peace
al Anderson
Lamesa Judge Christopher Announces Congress Candidacy
LAMESA Texas December 30 United Press Judge Thomas B Christopher vice president of the Dawson county bar association today announced his candidacy for congress opposing incumbent Marvin Jones. He pledges to oppose business mergers that destroy competition and create monopoly and criticizes enforcement of anti trust laws and Hoover era law violation reports. He also favors stronger enforcement of prohibition laws and farm condition legislation.
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United Press
Lamesa
Tex
Thomas
Christopher
Dawson County Bar Association
Congress
Marvin Jones
Reneral
Hoover
United States
Col Miller is moved to his home after operation
Col. W. A. Miller a pioneer real estate man and former mayor was removed to his home at 2104 Polk Street yesterday afternoon after an operation at St. Anthony's Sanitarium weeks ago. He is much improved and friends are optimistic about his full recovery.
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Col. W. A. Miller
Polk Street
St. Anthony's Sanitarium
Col. Miller
Texas Panhandle to Get Publicity in Country Gentleman
Country Gentleman plans two feature articles on The Great Southwest by Gore Hambridge with the first in the current issue. Hambridge visited Amarillo last summer, praising the Panhandle and Southwest growth from cotton to wheat and sorghum, likening the region to a modern pioneer driven by the machine age.
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Texas Panhandle
Panhandle
Texas
Country Gentleman
Gore Hambridge
Hambidge
Amarillo
Southwest
Kansas
West Texas
Paul Bunyan
Hambige
Lubbock County
South High Plains
America
Oklahoma
Sell-out Expected For Dallas New Year Football Aid
A New Year’s Day benefit clash in Dallas draws bowl-sized crowds as Southwest and Midwest stars taper drills. Ray Morrison and Jimmy Phelan coordinate workouts with relays and two backfield sets. Morrison weighs starting lineup while planning one substitution plan for the Midwestern squad.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tax
Ray Morrison
Southern Methodist University
Jimmy Phelan
Purdue
Morrison
Phelan
Rough grappling headlined by Parelli Coleman bout in Dallas
Notes from the sports world report Parelli substituting for Pete Brown in a rough wrestling match against Abie Coleman in Dallas. Also covered are a New Year grid clash between Twenty third infantry and Fort Crockett for pennant honors, Mexico national champions losing to Dallas Athletic Club, Western league umpire travel plans, Rocky Mountain and North Central all star football clash in Denver, Chuck Smalling joining Menlo School as assistant coach, and Benny Leonard moving to form a Southern ice hockey league with Dallas Fort Worth Oklahoma City Tulsa franchises.
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United Press
Dallas
Joe Parelli
Abie Coleman
Parelli
Pete Brown
el Paso
Coleman
Brooklyn
San Antonio
Twentythird Infantry
Fort Crockett
Eighth Corps
U. S. Army
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Elks
Denver University
North
South Dakota
Rocky Mountain Eleven
Associated Press
Palo Alto
Calif
Chuck” Smalling
Stanford
West Point
Menlo School
Menlo Park
Dud He Grott
Menlo Institution
Benny Leonard
Sunny
Leonard
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
American Association
Amarillo Folks Miss Holiday Gift Offer
Six thousand eight hundred and sixty five Amarillans failed to claim a Christmas present from Southwestern Public Service. The company notified 10,646 customers that an electric light globe would be sent to those who mailed or filed a card between December 15 and 28. Only 3,783 customers, about a third, called for their globes, and the offer expired midnight Saturday.
Rumors Fly About Shires Fights Not All Okay
Chicago reports an ugly rumor about Arthur Shires bylines naming Bad Bill Bailey as Mysterious Dan Daly and suggesting Mean Mike Haley and Sullen Sam Haley are the same person. The rumor claims conspiracies behind Shires fights while confirming George Trafton defeated Shires.
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Shires
United Press
Chicago
Arthur
Mike Haley
Sam Haley
Bill Bailey
Dan
George Trafton
Arthur the Greater
Mr. Trafton
All-America football picks show broad consensus this year
The All-America debate wraps up with strong agreement among voters for several stars including Joe Donchess Pittsburgh Jack Cannon Notre Dame Ben Ticknor Harvard and Frank Carideo Notre Dame. Red Sleight Purdue Bronko Nagurski Minnesota near unanimous and captains like Red Eagle Army gain votes. Albie Booth Yale earns attention for future ballots as many stars prepare for basketball season.
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Joe Donchess
Pittsburgh
Jack Cannon
Notre Dame
Ben Ticknor
Harvard
Frank Carideo
Red Sleight
Purdue
Bronko Nagurski
Minnesota
Associated Press
Toby Uansa
Red Eagle
Pest Welch
Som
California
Glassgow
Iowa
Bunker
Tulane
MeEver
Tennessee
Fesler
Tappapan
Donchess
Montgomery
Schwarz
Cannon
Ticknor
Pug Parkinson
Pitt
Tony Holm
Alabama
Welch
Marsters
Nagurski
Pomeroy
Albie Booth
Yale
Albie
Booth
al Marsters
Deputy Sheriff Pauline Powell Wed Deputy Sheriff Ben Robertson
Miss Pauline Powell and Ben Robertson deputy sheriff were married at 12 o clock noon yesterday with Justice C G Landis officiating. Close friends attended the ceremony and the couple will reside at 818 Pierce Street. Robertson came to Amarillo three years ago from Wichita Falls and formerly served in the police department.
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Pauline Powell
Ben Robertson
C. G. Landis
Pierce Street
Robertson
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Police Department
Passing Tactics for Sharp Basketball Play
J E McCutcheon of the University of Toronto outlines how to develop accurate passing. Emphasizes practice every minute, one motion passes, chest high passes, eyes on the ball, and using all pass types with quick delivery and proper hand use.
Last Minute Practice For East West Grid Duel
Western All-Star eleven held last minute practice in Palo Alto for the New Year’s Day game against the East. Coaches Andy Kerr and Dick Hanley assessed stars in extended drills. Western players Richards Nebraska Brumbelow Christian Churchill Sloan Pomeroy and Gilmore Oregon State showed well while Eastern star Dowler Colgate limped with a knee injury and others jockeyed for backfield spots.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Andy Kerr
Dick Hanley
Palo Alto
Richards
Nebraska
Brumbelow
Texas Christian
Churchill
Oklahoma
Clark
Colorado College
Sloan
Pomeroy
Utah
Percy Lacey
Gilmore
Orgeon
Tommy Dowler
Colgate
Kerr
Dowler
Glassgow
Town
Star
Yablock
Amarillo Hosts Bid for State Teachers Convention
H. H. Avants of the Texas Teachers Association surveyed Amarillo to judge readiness for the 1930 convention. Mayor Ernest Thompson Superintendent W. A. Melaeeee and O. Vernon of the chamber showed the city’s hotels and facilities. Amarillo seeks the Thanksgiving weekend gathering, rivaled by Houston, and hopes to attract 6,000 to 7,000 attendees, possibly a record. Local supporters expect a favorable Avants report.
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H. H. Avants
Texas Teachers Association
Amarillo
State Association
W. A.melaeeee
Ernest Thompson
O. Vernon
Chamber of One
Avants
Dallas
Houston
Carnegie professor attacks college athlete subsidies
Howard J. Savage of the Carnegie Foundation urged continued scrutiny of college recruiting of high school athletes. He warned subsidies fuel recruitment and described “showering around” where boys offer services to the highest bidder. He said some colleges do not solicit athletes and that recruitment is gradually declining, but the issue remains serious for sportsmen.
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New York
Howard J. Savage
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Sportsmanship Brotherhood
Savage
Pittsburgh Football Team Arrives for Rose Bowl Clash
A 23 man Pitt squad rolled into Pasadena early today to face the University of Southern California before about 70,000 fans in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. Also noted were Paris waterborne commerce figures from the Seine and connecting canals with shipments from nearby European nations.
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United Press
Pasadena
Cal
Pittsburgh
University of Southern California
Paris
Seine
France
Germany
Switzerland
Belgium
Holland
Marne
Football Coaches Meet at Astor City Hotel
National gathering of football coaches gathers at the Hotel Astor for the Football Coaches Association annual meeting. It follows the Carnegie Foundation critique of subsidizing and proselytizing athletes and sport emphasis. Debate centers on fumble rules and two touchback issues.
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United Press
New York
Hotel Astor
Football Coaches Association
Carnegie Foundation
Carnegie
Coaches’ Association
Football Rules Committee
City Officials Return From Out‑of‑Town Visits
Frank French city office engineer returned from Ashland Kentucky where his mother is ill in a hospital and her condition has improved. City Building Inspector A W Smalley came back from Oklahoma City after spending Christmas with relatives.
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Frank French
Ashland
City
A. W. Smalley
Oklahoma City
Tuffy Griffiths to Meet Jack Sharke in Miami Beach Show
Boston reports say a Feb 27 match at Miami Beach will pair Tuffy Griffiths of Sioux City Iowa against Jack Sharke of Boston after contracts are signed in Boston Friday. Victorio Campolo of Argentina may fight in the tens round semi final versus the winner of Otto Von Porat versus Paulino Uzendun, with Young Stribling of Georgia slated for a third ten rounder.
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United Press
New York
Boston
Tuffy Griffiths
Sioux City
Iowa
Jack Sharke
Miami Beach
Victorio Campolo
Otto von Porat- Paulino Uzendun
Young Stribling
Georgia
Carnera Has Special Bed Built on Ship
New York December 30 a special eight foot long bed was built by the Cunard line on the steamship Berengaria for Primo Carnera the giant Venetian heavyweight who will arrive in the country tomorrow for several bouts Carnera stands six feet ten inches tall and weighs 285 pounds
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Associated Press
New York
Cunard Line
Berengaria
Primo Carnera
Carnera
Baynham Court hosts bridge party for holiday couple
Mr and Mrs D L Jackson entertained last evening with a bridge party at Baynham Court. Guests included Mr and Mrs R He Stanaland Miss Ellen May Owsley Jones Mr and Mrs J M Bralley Jr and D L Jackson. The house was decorated in holiday manner with Mrs Bralley and Mrs Stangeland tying for high score.
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D. L. Jackson
Baynham Court
R. He Stanaland
Ellen May
Owsley Jones
J. M. Bralley, Jr
Ner
Bralley
Stangeland
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Amarillo 10
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The
Donald C. Perkins
Margaret W. Bulkeley
Fairfield, Conn
Fairfield County Hunt Club
SLA
Alan de Gould
Stevens
Cornell
Tys
Columbia
Baker
Wittmer
Princeton
Miss Powell
J. E. McCutcheon
University of Toronto
Gitar
George Kirkley
Tuffy
Jack
Seiberling
Seiberlings
Allisor & Webb
Fillmore
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