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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1929

Page

9

Vanguard of Fans Swarm Shibe Park

The vanguard of about 42 000 Philadelphia baseball fans packed Shibe Park for Connie Mack's Athletics in their first home World Series game in 15 years. Fans queued overnight, some for 35 hours, as photographers snapped and vendors hawked treats amid a sea of cheering crowds. In the third game, Connie Mack gambled on Howard Ehmke against Chicago, while Joe McCarthy weighed several Cubs pitchers hoping to spark a comeback.

Sam Love United Press Philadelphia Shibe Park Connie Mack William Tennyson W. Tennyson George Kirkley Howard Ehmke Chicago Lefty Grove Rube Walberg Old Jack Quinn Joe McCarthy Root Bush Blake Malone Carlson Nehf Cubs McCarthy Ehmke Athletics Grove Walberg Quinn

Sandies Prep for Fort Worth Steers Big Showdown

Pep rally fills high school gym as Golden Sandies stage light workouts before facing Fort Worth Steers at Butler Field. Steers travel by train due to muddy roads, radio broadcast planned, and coaches urge fans to tune in before the game.

Dutch Smith Golden Sandies Fort Worth Steers Butler Field Cowtown Wichita Falls Amarillo Cherry Hugh Butler KGRS Sandies

Fort Worth ex-students root for local Steers vs Golden Sandies

Fort Worth fans include ex residents Mansel and Jess Merriman among Ama rillo ex-students turning out to cheer the North Side Steers at Butler Field tomorrow. Local people associated with Fort Worth athletics look forward to the anticipated clash as former Fort Worth supporters pledge loyalty to the Cowtown team.

Fort Worth Golden Sandies Tomorow Butler Field Amarillo Cowtown Boys Mansel Jess Merriman Jess Steers Sandies North Side Bo McMillin Matty Bell Sally Montgomery Merrimans Prof Stangel Texas Tech Lubbock Stanger

Big Ten Saturday Promises Key Openers Across Conference

Four games open the Big Ten schedule with Wisconsin facing Northwestern and Michigan meeting Purdue while Ohio State and Iowa, Indiana and Chicago battles loom. The article notes veteran squads, injuries, and strategic shifts as teams await pivotal early contests in Fort Worth era college football.

Wisconsin Colgate Michigan Purdue Ralph Welch Glenn Harreson Wolverines Iowa Willis Glassgow Brice Thomas Hawkeyes Sam Willaman Ohio State Buckeyes Wittenberg Willaman Don Miller Indiana Notre Dame Ramblers Chicago Maroons Nichols Bradley Tech Minnesota

Thorpe’s athletic legacy endures despite waning pro career

SPORT SLANTS notes at over 40 Jim Thorpe remains hardy yet declares football over after a long career. Once a top all around athlete, he endures as the only man to win both Olympic pentathlon and decathlon while his Olympic medals were stripped when he turned pro.

Jim Thorpe Ahis Thorpe Jim Scott Chisholm Angeles Olse Sac and Fox

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