Price paid for Rogers Hornsby sets baseball record
United Press report from Chicago states Rogers Hornsby was traded from the Boston Braves to the Chicago Cubs for five players and cash, nearing 300000 dollars the highest sum in baseball history. Hornsby shifts to second base while Cubs owner William Wrigley seeks a national league title.
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Chicago White Sox
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Hack Wilson
Stephenson
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Red Birds
Judge Fuchs Returns to Bench as Braves Managing Owner
The Associated Press reports Judge Emil Fuchs, former New York magistrate and Boston Braves president, returns to the bench in the National League after selling Rogers Hornsby to the Chicago Cubs. He names Johnny Evers as chief assistant, hoping to spark an aggressive, hustling Braves season.
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Boston
Emil FE. Fuchs
New York City
Boston Braves
Rogers Hornsby
Chicago Cubs
New York
Hornsby
Judge Fuchs
Braves
Johnny Evers
Evers
Simmons Cowboys defeat Pirates to end title hopes
Georgetown Texas November 8. The Simmons Cowboys beat the Southwestern University Pirates 14 to 7 on a muddy field yesterday, practically eliminating the Pirates from the Texas conference race.
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Associated Press
Georgetown
Tex
Simmons Cowboys
Southwestern University Pirates
Texas
Tennis Stars to Play at Santone in San Antonio
Berkeley Bell Wilmer Allison and other noted players headline an invitation tennis tournament at the San Antonio Country Club starting Friday for three days. Also featured are Louis Red Thalheimer Brian I C Babe Norton Bruce Barnes Louis Ferguson Hugh Dunlap Karl Kamrath Joe Brasley and Will Caswell the latter an Austin business leader.
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San Antonio
Associated Press
Berkeley Bell
Wilmer Allison
San Antonio Country Club
Bell
Allison
Louis
Red” Thalheimer
Brian I. C
Babe” Norton
Bruce Barnes
Louis Ferguson
Hugh Dunlap
Karl Kamrath
Joe Brasley
Will Caswell
Austin
Harvard Has Two Line Stars In W. D. And B. H. Ticknor
Harvard features a strong center and guard in its football line with B. H. Ticknor at center and W. D. Tricknor at guard. Both players are noted as hefty and shifty, forming a tough Harvard line for opponents.
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Cambridge
B. H. Ticknor
W. D. Tricknor
Frogs Leave Tonight For Houston Fray
The Texas Christian University football squad departs tonight for Houston to face the Rice Owls on Saturday. After a stiff drill yesterday the Frogs will finish their hard week with a light drill Friday in Houston.
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Houston
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Yale Great Ted Coy Now Expert for San Francisco Paper
Ted Coy former Yale back of other years becomes expert voice for a San Francisco paper offering opinions on Pacific coast teams and eastern squads.
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Ted Coy
Yale
San Francisco
Navy Michigan Showdown Draws 10000 Fans
Navy and Michigan set for a high turnout in Baltimore as both teams seek momentum after rough starts. Navy faces Miles Fox tragedy fallout and a string of close losses before blitzing Duke, while Michigan redeems itself by beating Illinois and ending an undefeated Big Ten rival's run.
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Associated Press
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Miss Hunter to Speak at Amarillo Teachers Meeting
Miss Eula F. Hunter mathematics teacher at Fort Worth High School and National Education Association executive committee member will address Amarillo teachers at a Saturday morning meeting in the high school auditorium. The session starts at 8 55 o clock with an initial get acquainted period. Superintendent W A McIntosh says regular meetings improve teaching and help build better schools. London opens a new ice rink touted as the world’s largest.
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Pirate Hurler Has a School For Aviators
Pittsburgh pitcher Joe Dawson plans aviation as his post baseball career. He has moved to Rogers Field, bought a plane, and started an aviation school. Though not yet certified, he served three years in naval aviation and expects the school to provide a substantial income after pitching ends.
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Fight promoter Mullens loses license over tax arrears
Chicago promoter James Mullens had his boxing license revoked by the Illinois Boxing Commission for failure to pay the state tax on the Shade-De Vos bout within 48 hours. Billy Showers of St. Paul also lost his license after being injured in a Monday night bout with Shuffle Callahan. Showers remains unable to fight.
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Chicago
James C. Mullen
Illinois Boxing Commission
Mullens
Billy Showers
St. Paul
Shuffle Callahan
Showers
Wallace and Barron Win In Arena Nightcard
In Cleveland Billy Wallace defeated Bruce Flowers by decision. In Milwaukee Vic Barron beat Young Nationalista by decision and Joey Clein won over Red Fry in a six round bout.
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Billy Wallace
Bruce Flowers
New Rochelle
N. Y
Milwaukee
Wis
Vic Barron
New York
Young Nationalista
Los Angeles
Joey Clein
Red Fry
St. Paul
Captains Swimming Tea at West Point
Halfback Allen serves as captain of the Army swimming team this year at West Point. He leads the squad in a season of training and meets at the academy with team members and staff observing.
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Allen
West Point
Academy
Harvey Long Rated Top Defensive Tackle by Midwestern Experts
Detroit linesman Harvey Long, a rangy tackle for the Detroit eleven, is praised as one of the best defensive tackles in the country by mid western analysts.
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Harvey Long
Detroit Eleven
TILDEN NOW AMATEUR WITHOUT A COUNTRY
Big Bill Tilden is barred from amateur tennis worldwide. The International Lawn Tennis Federation extended the U S LTA ban from August to its 44 member nations, leaving Russia and Abyssinia as the only places he could potentially compete, where a service ace might confuse locals.
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Associated Press
New York
Bill Tilden
International Lawn Tennis Federation
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Tilden
Russia
Abyssinia
Steers May Train at Corsicana Texas
Representatives of the Dallas club of the Texas League met with the Corsicana chamber of commerce on November 8 to discuss moving the Dallas team here for spring training and conditioning. Fred McJunkin and Ike Sablosky attended. No definite decision was announced. The Florida varsity team members are all from the state with fifteen of thirty three from Tampa or Jacksonville.
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Dalas
Fred McJunkin
Dallas
Ike Sablosky
Florida
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Jacksonville
Longhorns Drill For Baylor Showdown In Waco
Texas University Longhorns tuned for a Baylor Bears game at Waco with a stiff Wednesday scrimmage using Baylor plays. Coach Clyde Littlefield said the outcome hinges on key injuries as Dexter Shelley and Red Wray may miss the matchup.
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