High Scorers in Action at Yankee Field
East gridiron schedule features NYU vs Georgetown at Yankee Stadium pitting high scoring teams. Notre Dame opens East play against Penn State in Philadelphia. Yale meets Dartmouth in New Haven as leaders may emerge. Princeton plays Ohio State in Columbus and Penn State meets Chicago in Chicago.
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Big East football crowd estimates for Saturday games
United Press reports almost 200000 fans expected at three East games on Saturday. Yale facing Dartmouth in New Haven draws 76000, Notre Dame against Penn State in Philadelphia 60000, NYU versus Georgetown in New York 60000, totaling about 195000 attendees.
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Army Bears Harvard Yale Tests In Narrow Comeback
In a close basketball rally over 15 minutes of play the Army edged De Pauw 21 to 18 while Colgate and Wabash face off at Hamilton New York. De Pauw rests after tough Harvard and Yale games.
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Bone crushers Harden selves S report in shape
Minnesota coach Dr Clarence W Spears shapes the Gophers with intense early practice and a battering attack. Spears, an All American tackler and former Dartmouth and West Virginia coach, studies conditioning and keeps casualties low. He has led Minnesota since 1925 aided by Rochester hospital proximity.
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Shade and De Vos Vie For Chicago Ring Clash
Dave Shade of California meets Rene De Vos in a 10 round Chicago Coliseum bout with a $25,000 gate. Shade seeks revenge after a prior Philadelphia beating and accuses De Vos of repeated fouls while referee looked on.
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Boxing results from Hartford and surrounds
Silent Moran of New Haven defeated Mickey Sears of Boston. Vic Morley of Hartford beat Art O'Day of East Hampton. Jimmy Farina of Worcester won by technical knockout over Brownie Lucker of Hartford. Billy Holt of New Haven defeated Billy Williams of Worcester.
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Rogers Hornsby Status To Be Decided Next Week
Chicago November 2 President W L Veeck of the Chicago Cubs hinted that Rogers Hornsby status for 1929 would be settled next week He refused to confirm negotiations for the purchase of the Braves manager and second baseman but said a definite announcement would come within days
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Two Big Coast Games Set for Tabig Day
Coast Conference leaders Stanford and California meet USC and Oregon in two pivotal clashes at Palo Alto and Berkeley. A victory by USC and Oregon could lock the pennant for Southern California, while wins by California and Stanford would likely decide the title after critical roundups.
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Tie Game In Birmingham Ends In 6-6 Draw
In Birmingham on November 2, the Howard Bulldogs and Mississippi College battled to a 6-6 tie. Both teams relied on passing and punting as the game ended without a winner.
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Intersectional clashes dominate western football week
In Chicago on November 2, Big Ten leaders Ohio State, Illinois and Wisconsin face strong cross conference tests. Ohio State at Columbus meets Princeton as Penn State and Maroons collide in Chicago, while Alabama visits Wisconsin in a fresh Alabama-Wisconsin matchup. Illinois eyes a likely win over Michigan as Michigan struggles this season.
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Football Funds To Build Ohio State Recreation Complex
Ohio State University will use football revenues over the next decade to finance a 1.75 million dollar physical education recreation and athletic building program. The plan includes five new buildings and enclosing the stadium sides with steel sash and glass.
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Columbus
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George Parnes and Mike Collins Rematch at Armory Tonight
George Parnes and Mike Collins return from illnesses to meet in a best two out of three match at the Armory at 8 30 p.m. Bobby Chick faces John Ellis in the preliminary one fall bout.
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Winter Golf League to Stage Florida Tourney at Belleview
The Winter Golf League of Advertising Interests will hold its annual tournament at Belleview-Biltmore Country Club Clearwater January 11 to 19. The event, previously hosted at Pinehurst, is directed by Charles A. Judkins of the Belleview Hotel Company.
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Amateurism Attacked by Henry Curtis
New York Nov 2. Dr Henry Proddard Curtis Missouri state director of physical education attacks current amateur athletic standards in the new issue of Sports manship. He says the present amateur rule creates endless trouble and questions the fairness of competition.
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New York
Henry Proddard Curtis
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Playground Association of America
Ohio stadium loan liquidation enables new campus construction
Improvements costing about 100000 will start first including a natatorium intramural sports building a women s field house a varsity field house and a boathouse Spa The recent liquidation of the indebtedness on the Ohio stadium which stood at more than 1750000 makes a start on the new program possible.
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Coaches forecast Southern Methodist spoil Texas showdown
Eleven Texas sports editors surveyed by the Austin American predict SMU will defeat Texas in the upcoming contest that could decide the conference title. Lloyd Gregory of the Houston Post-Dispatch predicts a Texas upset, while others see SMU's offense overpowering the Longhorns.
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What Is An Amateur According To Dr Curtis
Dr Curtis argues the amateur ideal opposed to the semi professional college football star and professionalizing athletes. He says true amateurs play without seeking applause or spectators and contrasts this with the aristocratic European carryover and paid athletes like Tilden Paddock and Lenglen.
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Practice session tests freshmen and varsity in scrimmage
A medium heavy practice featured dummy work tacking blocking and signal practice. Freshmen using 8.M.A. plays provided some opposition for the varsity as defense brushing up occupied time. Friday's session will be sketchy with about 25 men sleeping at one house under coach Littlefield to ensure rest before a focused group session aiming for victory. Amber is a fossil resin derived from extinct coniferous trees.
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Dartmouth Could Make First Time With Notre Dame Rivalry
New York date line notes a possible first ever pairing win scenario as Dartmouth or Notre Dame headlines a set of six football rivalries. Historic records show Yale leads 9 shows against Dartmouth since 1884, with other matchups including Penn State Notre Dame since 1925 and Minnesota Northwestern since 1892.
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