Money Talk Drives Western League Lincoln Franchise Tug War
Oklahoma City January 13 The Western League failed to settle the Lincoln to Pueblo transfer amid bids from Pueblo and a push to keep Lincoln. Spencer Abbott touted to run the Lincoln club if kept, while Breen and Doane favored Pueblo. A decision awaited a league vote and 1928 schedule completion.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
Lincoln
Nebraska
Pueblo
Colorado
Western League
Colorado City
Rocky Mountain
Niel Reson
W. R. Doane
Ers
Spencer Abbott
Tulsa
Breen
Doane
Abbott
Denver
Rogers Hornsby calls assassination plot hokum and propaganda
The stars claims a reported plot to kill or cripple him over gambling debts is baseless, calling it hokum. He notes a prior suit involving Frank L Moore and says he owes no money to Moore and that Judge Landis refused to compel payment.
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Foster Eaton
United Press
ST. Louis
Rogers Hornsby
Hornsby
New York Giants
Boston Braves
Price
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
New York
W.S. Farnsworth
Evening Journal
Star
William Fahey
Fahey
Welching
Frank L. Moore
Moore
Landis
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Mistletoe Leads Cage Winners as Clements-Young Edges Prairie Oil
Clements-Young beat Prairie Oil and Gas 43 to 24 to start the second half with a perfect 1 0 record. Yocham and Bates starred for Clements-Young while Stockton boosted Prairie. Mistletoe Creamery defeated City of Amarillo 28 to 20 with Shackleford and Smalley leading scoring. Standings show Presbyterians, City Drug, and Clements-Young atop the league.
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Clements-Young
Prairie Oil and Gas
Dope
Presbyterian Church
City Drug
Yocham and
Bates
Clements
Mistletoe Creamery
City of
Amarillo
Creamery
Shackleford
Mistletoe
Smalley
Cde Aes
Santa Fe
Palestine
Boxing Rumors and Superstitions Cloud Sharkey Heene y Clash
The piece weighs in on Jack Sharkey versus Tom Heeney with talk of superstition and postponed fights. It compares records and highlights controversy over wins against Paulino and Delaney. It also notes Colonel Ruppert expanding bleachers as big league teams seek fuller crowds.
Reds 10 Stand Pat on Roster of Last Year
Cincinnati January report says Jack Hendricks keeps 1927 lineup for 1928. No trades planned besides a few rookies. Luque Kolp Jablonowski form the big four. Ed wards Seattle import and two rookies Ashe and Sweeney add pitching depth.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Jack Hendricks
Reds
Hendricks
Kiki Cuyler
Pirates
Welcomings Cubs
Luque
Lucas
Kolp
Jablonowski
Pete Donohue
Jakie May
Eppa Rixery
Jim Edwards
Seattle
Kenneth Ashe
Aloysious Sweeney
Orlando
Sharkey Odds Tighten as Heeney Faces Heavyweight Test
New York Jan 1 United Press Jack Sharkey of Renton is favored 2 to 1 to beat Tom Heeney of Gisborne New Zealand in a 12 round Madison Square Garden bout. A win earns Sharkey a shot at Gene Tunney in July at Yankee Stadium. Heeney has never been KOed and is described as tough with no boxing finesse but relentless power.
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Jack Sharkey
Tom Heenes
Australia
Gabby Jack
Sharkey
Maylie
Heeney
Maloney
Frank Getty
United Press Sports
New York
Gene Tunney
Renton
Tom Heeney
Gisborne
New Zealand
Madison Square Garden
Tunney
Yankee Stadium
Hewe
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Harry Wille
George Godfrey
Fen
No Holdouts Expected By Yanks
New York January 13 Officials of the New York Yankees say no holdout problems exist among the champions players Lou Gehrig has signed a new contract no other players have contracts mailed and Babe Ruth has two more years remaining on his $70 000 000 a year deal Several of the club’s high priced stars are under contract and management feels trouble is avoided now that Gehrig is signed
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New York
New York Yankees
Lou Gehrig
Habe Ruth
Gehrig
Pitching staff chance for Jimmy Becknan with Cincinnati team
The write up outlines Jimmy Becknan from the Cincinnati semi pros potentially earning a spot on the Columbus Association pitching staff. The lineup features Hressler Allen Walker Ziteman Purdy Callaghan Sukeforth Picinich Harrrave Kelly Pipp Crus Ford Pittinger Dressen Emmett McCann and Critz with Pennant notes on fountain pen.
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Jimmy Becknan
Cincinnati
Columbus
Hendricks
Hressler
Allen
Walker
Ziteman
Purdy
Center Garden
Keystone
Etoee
Ford
Pittinger
Dressen
Emmett McCann
Critz
Unclear Oklahoma basketball scores from a late edition
A fragmented OCR listing several high school and college basketball results. Readable lines show Classen High School 32 Weatherford 21 and Lookeba 52 Hinton 17, with other partial scores for Yukon Lawton Douglas Marshall Viel Higging Quay Glencoe and Planes.
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United Press
Oklahoma Collegiates
Panhandle A
Classen High School
Weatherford
Yukon
Lawton
Douglas
Marshall
Viel
Higging
Quay
Glencoe
Lookeba
Hinton
Four Valley Teams Set For Weekend Basketball
Four Missouri Valley Conference games were scheduled for this weekend with Oklahoma Sooners leading the standings. Kansas and Kansas State face tough matchups as they travel, while Grinnell and Iowa State plan games in Missouri. Nebraska meets Drake in Des Moines, as the league opens a fall-like weekend slate.
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United Press
Kansas City
Missouri Valley
Oklahoma Sooners
Kansas
Kansas Aggies
Sooners
Iowa
Oklahomans
Oklahoma Aggies
Kansae Aggies
Oklahoma
Normany Oklahoma A
Kansas Agrien
Stillwater
Missouri
Grinnell
Columbia
Washington
Iowa State
St. Louis
Oklahoma College Northeastern
Tulsa
Panhandle
Oklahoma Football Preview Night Totals and Upcoming Games
A list of Oklahoma college and university football matchups is shown with scores and scheduled games. The note mentions potential 1988 player acquisitions from the Yankees who may appear if not misplaced.
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Paulino
Feg Murray
Colonel Ruppert
Polk
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Haileyville
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