Badger Jackrabbit Cage Clash Highlight Amarillo Program
An all evening show in Amarillo features Badgers versus Jack rabbits at 8 pm in the high school gym. The program includes Junior College games, a City Druggists versus Post Office five, magic by Bob Clark, music by Wilbur Upchurch and the Junior College band, and pep squad exhibitions.
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Amarillo
Badger
al Baggett
Basketeers
Bob Clark
Clark
Southwest
Wilbur Upchurch
Upchurch
Badgers
Jackrabbits
Panhandle
Sandies
Willard Warren
Frank van Noy
Mike Landauer
Jim Bassett
Howard
Bull) Lynch
Sandie
Centre College
T. G. Hull
Simmons
Skeet Gibson
Pelham Hopkins
Texas Military College
Grantland Rice Leads Writers Golf Tourney
Grantland Rice posted the low gross in the qualifying round of the Artists and Writers Golf Tourney in Havana on January 22. He defends his title which he has won in four consecutive events. Fred Price had the low net score and other top scorers included Frank Craven Claire Maxwell M H Aylesworth Fontaine Fox Charles Coe and Octavus Roy Cohen.
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United Press
Havana
Grantland Rice
Artists and Writers
Rice
Fred Price
Frank Craven
Claire Maxwell
M. H. Aylesworth
Fontaine Fox
Charles ¥. Coe
Octavus Roy Cohen
A's Home Run King Makes an Eagle at Fort Myers
Jimmy Foxx, famed home run king of the Philadelphia Athletics, scored the first eagle on the 371 yard Fort Myers Golf Course 16th hole after a 300 yard drive. His partner was Lute Harris of Chagrin Falls Ohio, a former baseball player.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Jimmy Foxx
Philadelphia Athletics
Jimmy
Lute Harris
Chagrin Falls
Ohio
Pla Mors In Ice Victory To Square Count
Kansas City Pla Mers beat Buffalo Americans 2 to 1 in a fast rough APHL game in Dallas. Pete Mitchell scored for the Pla Mers, Babe Donnelly tied, Pest Campbell tallied the winner. Two Buffalo players and several others were penalized for rough play.
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United Press
Dallas
Kansas City
Buffalo Americans
Pete Mitchell
Joe Stark
Babe Donnelly
John St. John
Mike Goodman
Pest Campbell
Gerald O'Leary
Buffalo
Campbell
Halderson
Pla-Mers
Denny Breen
Eddie Outran
Speedy Desy
Buffalo Pos
Pie Ey Jak Byrne Rennie
Tate
Hunter joins Tilden As Net Professional
New Rochelle publisher Francis T Hunter announced he will turn professional to follow Bill Tilden and his doubles partner. He will join the Madison Square Garden exhibition on February 18 but will limit appearances to weekend East coast dates and not join the tour with Tilden and Kozeluh.
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Associated Press
New York
Bill Tilden
Francis T. Hunter
New Rochelle
N. Y
Hunter
Jack Curley
Tilden
Madison Square Garden
Karel Kozeluh
College Football Scores From The Day
Army 43 Bucknell 21 Navy 45 Randolph Macon 27 Brown 39 Conn Aggies 35 Mass Aggies 28 Wesleyan 23 N C State 22 V P 1 18 East Texas Teachers 5 Daniel Baker 26 Sam Houston 24 North Texas Teachers 16 Arlington High 33 Polytechnic Fort Worth 13 Sunset High Dallas 17 Dallas Tech 9
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Army
Bucknell
Navy
Randolph Macon
Brown
Conn
Aggies
Mass
Wesleyan
N. C. State
V. P
East Texas Teachers
Daniel Baker
Sam Houston
North Texas
Arlington High
Polytechnic
Fort Worth
Sunset High
Dallas
Dallas Tech
Winter golf players vie for $4000 movie tourney
In Los Angeles on January 22 winter campaigners contest the Motion Pictures tournament for a $4000 prize. More than eighty players including Johnny Golden George Von Elm Horton Smith Leo Diegel and Walter Hagen seek 26 hole scores to reach the 32 survivors and claim the $1000 first prize. Jimmy Thomson led professionals yesterday with 73 at Potrero Country Club.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Fairways
Motion Picture Industries
California
America
Johnny Golden
Noroton
Conn
Agua Caliente
George von Elm
Horton Smith
New York
Leo Diegel
Walter Hagen
Jimmy Thomson
Colorado Springs
Potrero Country Club
Wesley Fesler Named Big Ten MVP in Multisport Year
Wesley Fesler, Ohio State star, earns Chicago Tribune trophy as Big Ten most valuable player. The three sport athlete, praised as top defensive guard, leads OSU in football and contributes in basketball and baseball, showcasing versatile athletic mastery across disciplines.
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Everett S. Dean
Indiana A
Wesley Fesler
Ohio State
Chicago Tribune
Fesler
Spann-Reagan Bowlers Lead City League With Trio Over 1100
Spann-Reagan Insurancemen remained atop the City League by defeating Arnholz Coffee Five 2716 to 2438 as every man cleared 1100 across three games. Cal Farley Flying Dutchmen moved to second by beating Panhandle Motors 2323 to 2121, and Hurat Jewelry topped Hamilton Tiremen 2428 to 2288.
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Spann-Reagan Insurancemen
Arnholz Coffee
Cal Farley Flying Dutchmen
Panhandle Motors
Hurat Jewelry
Hamilton Tiremen
Thurnblad and Hall Tie for Billiard Lead in World Championship
Arthur Thurnblad and Allen Hall of Chicago share the lead in the world three cushion billiard championship after two wins each. Otto Reiselt of Philadelphia sits one behind with one victory. The 11 day event in Chicago sees defending champion Johnnie Layton favored to win as he resumes play against Charles F. Jordan after a loss to F. B. Scoville.
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Chicago
Arthur Thurnblad
Allen Hall
Otto Reiselt
Philadelphia
D. J. Jacobs
St. Louis
Thurnblad
Resselt
Hall
Johnnie Layton
Layton
F. 8
Scoville
Charles F. Jordan
Jordan
Reiselt
Jacobs
Razorbacks Set to Face TCU in Southwest Conference Showdown
Arkansas basketball team departs Fayetteville to challenge Texas Christian University for supremacy in the Southwest Conference. A revamped lineup includes captain Jim Pickren, Tom Murphy, Kenny Holt, James Sexton, and Raymond Gibson as starters after a setback against Texas A&M altered expectations.
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United Press
Fayetteville
Ark
University of Arkansas Basketeers
Texas Christian University
Arkansas
Texas Aggie
Aggies
Jim Pickren
Tom Murphy
Kenny Holt
James “Doc” Sexton
Raymond Gibson
Flashes of Life: Billiards Star hurt by window scratch
In Detroit Ralph Greenleaf suffered a hand injury when his right hand went through a railroad car window, needing seven stitches. In Atlanta a plaque honors Alexander H. Wray for giving pensions totaling over 5,000 dollars to the Confederate Home over 23 years. Atlantic City notes a playful line about milady and goldfish.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Ralph Greenleaf
Atlanta
Alexander H. Wray
Patchogue
Long Island
N. Y
Wrestling card promises assault and battery at Armory
Six principals reported for duty as soldiers Ead wards and Tex Watkins arrived for Friday night action. Dutch Mantell faces Pete Stecher in the main event with Navy and Marine Corps pairing Tex Watkins and Jack Edwards in the semi windup. Rob Roy meets Jack O Hara in the first preliminary as the arena opens at 8 o clock at the Second and Polk Street Armory.
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Alfred Mantell
The
Armory
Dutch Mantell
Pete Stecher
Smoke Hollow
Wyoming
Dutchman
Rob Roy
Pride and Joy
Jack O'Hara
Sailor Watkins
Marine Edwards
Dutch
Pete
Soldier Eadwards
U. S
Tex Watkins
Wyo
Lad
Navy
Marine Corps
Jack Edwards
Nicaragua
Sandino
Roy Welch
Second
Polk Street
Six Year Sentence In Texas Bank Robbery Case
William Quinn convicted of burglary in the January robbery of the First State Bank of Montgomery was sentenced to six years in the penitentiary by a jury. He was the second of six defendants, including one woman, tried for the bank crime in Conroe. Earlier J. H. McDonough received 19 years after a jury found him guilty on burglary and sentenced him for arson and felony theft in related counts.
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Associated Press
Conroe
Tex
William Quinn
First State Bank of
Montgomery
Quinn
J. H. McDonough
Miami Stages Swim Meet for Florida Amateur Champs
A Greater Miami swimming championship is set for February 1 and will be sanctioned by the Florida Amateur Athletic Union. It open to all amateurs in good standing.
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Greater Miami
Florida A. A. U
Slippers of Goldfish Skin Described At Merchants Meet
At the Middle Atlantic Shoe Retailers Association convention evening slippers made from goldfish skin were described and priced at thirty dollars per pair.
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Shoe Retailers’ Association
Berg to defend world junior welter title at Chicago Stadium
In Chicago on Friday night Jack Kid Berg defends the world junior welterweight title against Goldie Hess in a 10 round bout at Chicago Stadium. The national boxing association recognizes it as a championship contest with a diamond belt to the winner. Battalino faces Eddie Shea in a 10 round non title featherweight bout. Berg is a heavy favorite at 3 to 1.
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United Press
Chicago
Chicago Stadium
Primo Carnera
King Levinsky
Nate Lewis
Jack
Kid) Berg
England
Christopher
Bat) Battalino
Berg
Goldie Hess
Battalino
Eddie Shea
National Boxing Association
Hess
Eddie Anderson to wed in ring before fight in Omaha
Eddie Cowboy Anderson of Chicago the featherweight plans to marry Miss Babe Matthews of Omaha in the ring just before facing Billy Vaughn in tonight’s boxing bout in Omaha Nebraska.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
Keddie
Anderson
Chicago
Babe Matthews
Billy Vaughn
Buffaloes Poised as Best In Eight Years Under Sad Sam
Special to The Globe Canyon January 21 West Texas State Teachers College coach Sam Burton nicknamed Sad Sam has built a strong basketball team from an almost entirely new lineup. After a season opening split with Baylor and wins over Panhandle A&M Texas Mines Lubinck bowing the Matadors the Buffs now look like contenders in the final T L A A standings if they maintain their pace.
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Canyon
Sam Burton
West Texas State Teachers College
Burton
Sam
Baylor Bears
Panhandle A. & M
Texas Mines
Lubbock
Matadors
Phillips “66
Bartlesville
Okla
All Stars
Buffs
Would Trade Willie Kamm for Fonseca Rumor Emerges
Reports claim the Chicago White Sox would trade third baseman Willie Kamm to the Cleveland Indians for first baseman Lew Fonseca, 1929 AL batting champion. The move follows the release of Bud Clancy to Jersey City, leaving Johnny Watwood as the potential regular. Kamm was acquired from San Francisco in 1923 for cash and players estimated at $100,000 or more.
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Associated Press
Chicago
White Sox
Willie Kamm
Cleveland Indians
Lew Fonseca
Bud” Clancy
Jersey City
Johnny Watwood
Kamm
San Francisco
Pacific Coast League
Memorial trophy for Segrave land speed record holder
A gold trophy will be awarded each January as a memorial to Sir Henry Segrave the world land speed record holder. It honors the Briton who shows the most outstanding demonstration of transport by land or water.
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Henry Segrave
Crowley Signs Three Year MSU Coaching Pact
James H. Crowley, once a Notre Dame horse man, signs a three year Michigan State coaching contract. The deal pays 7500 dollars in year one and 8000 dollars in each of the two subsequent years.
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James H. Crowley
Notre Dame
Michigan State
Penn State Declines Thanksgiving Game in 1931
Penn State college football will not play a Thanksgiving Day contest this year, marking the first absence on Thanksgiving in nearly three decades. The decision ends a 29 year streak of games on the holiday.
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Penn State College
Arthur Shires Eyes Milwaukee Base Contract
Charles Arthur The Great Shires arrived in Milwaukee to discuss a 1931 season contract as first baseman for the Milwaukee American Association club. He would meet club president Louis M Nahin with reports suggesting a salary up to $8000 annually. He expressed readiness to play but said he expects to move to the big leagues soon.
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United Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Charles Arthur (the Great
Shires
Milwaukee American Association
Louis M. Nahin
International Names Berry Best Pitcher
John Berry of Rochester was named the league’s best pitcher after going 16-? with a 2.49 earned run average per nine innings. Roy Buckalew led in wins with 13 and four losses. Paul Derringer of Rochester had 23 wins and 289 innings pitched while Jim Weaver of Baltimore appeared in 55 games and threw 12 wild pitches. Maurice Bream of Jersey City tied for most losses with 22 and allowed 131 earned runs.
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New York
John Berry
Rochester
Berry
Roy Buckalew
Montreal
Paul Derringer
Jim Weaver
Baltimore
Maurice Bream
Jersey City
Harlingen Open Invites Sent Out By O'Brien
Harlingen Texas January 22 more than 250 entry blanks have been mailed to top golfers. Pat O'Brien host professional at the First Annual Harlingen Open February 5 8 announced today. Fully 175 professional golfers are expected in the starting field. The Harlingen Open is on the official schedule of the American Professional Golfers Association.
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United Press
Harlingen
Texas
Pat O'Brien
American Professional Golfers Association
San Antonio
Don George Defeats French Giant for Wrestling Title
Ed Don George defended the world heavyweight wrestling claim by defeating Henri De Glane after 21 minutes and 7 seconds. De Glane sustained a fractured shoulder and could not continue, losing the match by default in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Ed Don George
Henri de Glane
University of Michigan
Gus Sonnenberg
de Glane
Mortaine Loses Mayoral Race Amid Changing Times
Observer Joe Kite's election victory proves campaigning tricks like kissing babies and cigars no longer sway voters. The piece notes Mortaine's fund size and kissing as relics while highlighting modern caution about germs and price.
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Mortaine
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