A. A. U. Track Champs Set for Lincoln 1931
The Amateur Athletic Union announced the 1931 track and field championships will be staged in Lincoln Nebraska. The convention discussed boxing title transfers Boston New York and noted Wykoff's 100 yard record and other top marks as potential federation recognitions. The meeting also addressed amateurism rules and commercial influence shaping the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Amateur Athletic Union
Lincoln
Neb
Boston
New York
Frank Wikoff
Glendale
Calif
Eddie Tolan
University of Michigan
Charlie Paddock
George Simpson
Ohio State
Wykoff
International Athletic Federation
Ralph Hills
University of Oregon
Pacific Coast
Baltimore
Ypsilanti
Mich
Dallas
Tex
Avery Brundage
Chicago
Brundage
Flock of flashy quarterbacks dazzles All-America pickers
A survey of top college quarterbacks highlights Notre Dame's Carideo Yale's Booth Harvard's Wood Pitt's Eddie Baker Tennessee's Dodd and Michigan's Newman. The piece notes the shift to multi back offenses with quarterbacks as key blockers and leaders, while coaches differ on overall All-America judgments.
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L. S
Larry) Macphail
Guarback
Maine
California
Frank Carideo
Notre Dame
Barry Wood
Harvard
Glassgow
Welch
Cagle
Marsters
Banker
Benny Lom
Booth
Yale
Wood
Eddie Baker
Pitt
French
Penn State
Bobby Dodd
Tennessee
South
Dodd
Hackman
McEver
Lee Hanley
Northwestern
Harry Newman
Michigan
Flash
Newman
Ann Arbor
Purdue
Freighter Harry Bowen Grounds Off Montauk Point
The coast wise freighter Harry Bowen with 36 aboard wired for immediate help after grounding in fog off Montauk Point Long Island. The coast guard picked up the message and nearby vessels were sent to assist.
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Associated Press
New ‘Tork
Harry Bowen
Montauk Point
Long Island
Coast Guard
Bowen
Flashes of Life and Wealth From The Nation
The Associated Press notes women with higher education earn more, listing median annual earnings for degrees from PhD to high school. In St Louis Abraham Wolff, a Russian immigrant turned junkman, left an estate of 1 million dollars after years of oil-related gains.
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Associated Press
New York
National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
ST. Louis
Abraham Wolff
Russia
Elks man and glass worker charged in wife murder plot
Emory Elis and Ben J. Brown are held in Los Angeles on murder charges after Elis admitted paying Brown 2.20 dollars to kill his wife and Brown confessing to the crime. Elis and his wife and baby are depicted in a studio photo.
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Emory Elis
Los Angeles
Ben J. Brown
Mrs. Elis
Brown
Eastern team humbled by St Marys victory at Polo Grounds
In New York a Fordham unbeaten run ended as St Marys defeated Fordham 20 to 12 after a 8000 mile Pullman journey. The Californians rallied from a 12 point deficit with a flood of passes and long runs to topple the East's hope for Western supremacy.
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United Press
New York
Far West
St. Mary's
Fordham
Polo Grounds
Californians
Army Navy Charitable Football Plan Set for December
New York November 17 Further plans for the Army Navy football game for unemployment relief on December 13 will be made this afternoon by a committee chosen by Grover Whalen for the Salvation Army, which will receive the proceeds. West Point and Annapolis athletic associations will run the game with unsold tickets sold by the charity at a minimum of five dollars. This marks the first charity meeting of the teams and their first game together since a three year break in relations.
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United Press
New York
Army-Navy
Grover Whalen
Salvation Army
West Point
Annapolis
Army
Navy
Obie Bristow to wed Estelle Hutto in Texas
Gordon Obie Bristow star of the 1924 Oklahoma Sooners football team plans marriage to Estelle Hutto daughter of the Howard County ranchman Thomas Hutto. Bristow earned all Missouri Valley full back honors in 1924 and helped Oklahoma beat Nebraska 14 to 7. He previously gained fame by rescuing his father from Mexican bandits near San Angelo.
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Associated Press
Big Spring
Texas
Gordon
Obie” Bristow
University of Oklahoma
Estelle Hutto
Thomas Hutto
Howard County
Bristow
Missouri Valley
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Obie
Mexico
J. E. Bristow
San Angelo
Poulas May Get Another Crack at Joe
Wrestling promoter Al Anderson wired Yaqui Joe's manager John Mc Intosh of El Paso to arrange a return bout between Joe and George Poulas. Poulas lost a three fall match last Friday at the Armory after hitting his head on a floor board, but fans clamored for a rematch as the match was hailed as one of the greatest. Anderson expected an answer from Joe's camp by this afternoon.
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al Anderson
Yaqui Joe
John McIntosh
el Paso
Joe
George Poulas
Poulas
the Armory
Anderson
Tie Likely In Big Ten Race Between Northwestern And Michigan
Chicago dispatch notes Northwestern has completed the Big Ten season undefeated at five wins. Michigan stands at four victories and ends with a home test against Chicago at Ann Arbor, with a win likely clinching a share of the conference title.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Six Teams Remain Undefeated In College Football
Six college football teams from across the country hold unbeaten records after Saturday games. Fordham fell to St Marys, Marquette was tied by Detroit, and Oregon lost to Oregon State, leaving East Western Maryland Northwestern Notre Dame South Alabama Far West Utah Washington State still undefeated or untied.
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United Press
New York
Fordham
St. Mary’s
Marquette
Detroit
Oregon
Oregon State
Maryland
Midwest
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Alabama
Utah
Washington State
Amarillo Considers Charter Amendment Resolution
City Secretary Leverne Calhoun gives notice of a resolution expressing the city's intention to submit an amendment to Amarillo Texas city charter. The notice names the City Secretary and outlines the planned charter amendment action.
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I. Leverne Calhoun
Amarillo
State of Texas
Leverne Calhoun
Texas
Amarillo City Commission Seeks Charter Amendments
The City Commission of Amarillo Texas approves amendments to the city charter. It plans to submit changes to Sections 2 15 and 17 of various articles and to call elections on December 1 1930. Notices will be published for twenty days in a general circulation newspaper.
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Amarillo
City OF
Texas
City Commission
Ab&m
Edgefield
Roy Lindsay
E. B. Sanders
McLaughlin Tract
Randall County
Summers
Country Club
Roberts Place
San Jacinto Heights
University Heights
Miller Heights
Amarillo Heights
Tarter
Denver Heights
Fabous Heights Park
Country Club Terrace
Ule Park
Webster Heights
North Heights
Edgefield Addition
Forty-first Avenue
Randall and
Potter Counties
Sunset Park
Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf R. O. W
Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf
Potter County
Bs&f
Third Avenue
Fort Worth
Denver City
Famous Heights Park
Glenwood
Potter and
Randall Counties
Block 2
Pecos & Northern Texas Railroad
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Lincoln, Neb
U.K
Associated Presa
National Amateur Athletic Union
Legislative Committee
Jock” Sutherland
Pittsburgh
Baker
Michigan I
Carideo
Orville Mohler
Mohler
Pop Warner
Stanford
Hanley
University of Southern California
G. Poulas
Panhandle
Oklahoma City
Smithson
Gabardine
Portage
Oxfords
Pole ST
Ab&m Survey
Tarter Addition
Block
Chianes Rock Island and
Gulf R. R. O. W
Ernest C. Thompson
City of A Ille
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