Horned Frogs stave off Aggies with interception hero
Texas Christian in Fort Worth relied on a key pass interception by Paul Snow to derail Texas A and M late in the game. The play preserved a Frog victory as conference stars emerged across Texas college play.
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Gayle Talbot
Associated Press
Francis Schmidt
Texas Christian Horned Frogs
Fort Worth
Aggies
Oval
Mills
Paul Snow
Howard Grubbs
Snow
Dexter Shelley
Texas
Oklahoma Sooners
Gordy Brown
Sooners
Brombelow
Jake Wilson
Baylor
Sterling
Bears
Arkansas
Bobey Koch
Bruins
Wear Schoonover
Rose
Longhorns
Six Greatest Drawing Cards by Feg Murray
The article names six top gate attractions across sports, highlighting boxing star Jack Dempsey Babe Ruth golfer Bobby Jones tennis great Bill Tilden legendary racehorse Man O War and football icon Red Grange as the era defining drawing cards with strong emphasis on audience appeal and box office impact.
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Pop Anson
Jack Dempsey
John L. Sullivan
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Yankee Stadium
Swat
Bobby Jones
Hagen
Peeble Beach
Big Bill Tilden
McLarnin and Hockey Share Spotlight in Winter Sports Roundup
Boxing star Jimmy McLarnin eyes a welterweight title shot after recent wins and a high profile knockout of Sammy Baker. The piece notes rising hockey interest across major cities and Harley Davidson’s six day skating feat, plus salary cuts looming for baseball stars next season.
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Jimmy McLarnin
Hack Wilson
Jimmy
Sammy Mandell
Joe Glick
Pacific Coast
McLarnin
Sammy Baker
Jackie Fields
Jackie
Phil Backstop Is Filled When Hit by Auto
Walter Lerian a Philadelphia National League catcher died from injuries after a motor truck struck him on a Baltimore sidewalk. Police said driver Charles Lloyd swerved to avoid another vehicle and crushed Lerian against a building. Lloyd and August Meyers were arrested and released on recognizance. John Mooney, a former sandlot player, donated a pint of blood for a transfusion.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Walter Lerian
John Mooney
Lerian
Charles Lloyd
Lloyd
August Meyers
Six Great Games Or East's Saturday Card
The piece previews six major football games for Saturday, highlighting Carnegie Tech versus Notre Dame as the marquee intersectional matchup. It notes Notre Dame’s improvement, Carnegie Tech’s past wins without Howard Harpster, and discusses potential challenges from Navy, Harvard, Yale, Brown, Princeton, and Army, with other invited intersectionals and standout teams like Syracuse and Fordham.
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Herbert W. Barker
Associated Press
New York
Army
Yale
Dartmouth
Harvard
Navy
Princeton
Syracuse
Brown
Mr. John
Carnegie Tech
Notre Dame
Knute Rockne
Ramblers
South Bend
Carnegie
Howard Harpster
Rockne
Carideo
Elder
Brill
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Butler
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Marquette
Milwaukee
Holy Cross
Duke
Villanova
Kenyon
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West Virginia
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Marsters
Columbia
Cornell
Bruins
Springfield
Penn State
Lafayette
Herb McCracken
Leopards
Davis and Elkins
Fordham
Polo Grounds
Williams
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
New York results include A Singer outpointing Davy Abad and Maxie Rosenbloom outpointing Joe Sekura. Yale Okun edged Matt Adgie. Jack Berg defeated Bruce Flowers. Ruby Goldstein stopped Joe Reno. Sioux City saw Tuffy Griffith KO Jack Stanley. Millie Milleti beat Sammy Martin. Pittsburgh card featured Willie Davies over Franklin Young and Johnny Dunn over Steve Nugent. Chet Smallwood favored U S Carpenter in Baltimore action.
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Associated Press
New York
A! Singer
Davy Abad
Panama
Maxie Rosenbloom
Joe Sekura
Dayton
Yale Okun
Matt Adgie
Philadelphia
Jack Berg
England
Bruce Flowers
New Rochelle
Ruby Goldstein
Joe Reno
Trenton
N. J
Sioux City
Tuffy Griffith
Jack Stanley
Texas
Millie Milleti
Omaha
Neb
Sammy Martin
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Willie Davies
Franklin Young
Detroit
Johnny Dunn
New Kensington
Steve Nugent
Cleveland
Chet Smallwood
Akron
Iron Man Joe McGinnity in critical battle with illness
Brooklyn resident and former Giants star Joe McGinnity 58 is critically ill after an August 27 tumor removal. A second tumor and weakened condition have halted plans for another operation, with doctors giving slim hopes for recovery and a possible month or so of life.
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Associated Press
New York
Joe McGinnity
Brooklyn
McGinnity
Brooklyn Hospital
Marguerite Lappen
Iron Man
Giants
Jackie Fields Defeats Gorilla Jones for Welterweight Title
United Press reports Jackie Fields of Los Angeles defeated William Gorilla Jones of Akron in a ten round decision to prove his right to hold the welterweight world championship in San Francisco.
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United Press
San Francisco
Jackie Fields
Los Angeles
William
Gorilla) Jones
Akron
Ohio
Big Three in Football Faces Tough Weekend Schedule
Yale Harvard and Princeton, the famed Big Three, play key games at New Haven Cambridge and Princeton. Nearly 200000 fans expected with 80000 for Yale Army, 55000 for Harvard Dartmouth, 44000 for Princeton Navy.
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Dixon Stewart
United Press
New York
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
New Haven
Cambridge
Yale Army
Harvard Dartmouth
Princeton Navy
Dartmouth
Brown
Cornell
Georgia
Army
Local Boxers Score Wins in Midwest Bouts
In Louisville Pee Wee Jarrell from Mishawaka Ind stopped Larry Kid Kaufman. Young Filer of Louisville defeated Tommie O'Brien from Los Angeles. In Green Bay Dave Maier of Milwaukee kayoed Sailor Jack Kopp of Sault Ste Marie in the first.
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Louisville
Pee Wee Jarrell
Mishawaka
Ind
Larry “Kid” Kaufman
Young Filer
Tommie O’brien
Los Angeles
Green Bay
Wis
Dave Maier
Milwaukee
Jack Kopp
Sault Ste Marie
Hem Roid relief for piles promises lasting cure
No More Piles claims piles result from bad blood circulation in the lower bowel. An internal remedy is needed, not cutting or salves. Dr Leonhardt's Hem- Roid tablet relieves congestion and strengthens affected parts, with money back guarantee. City Drug Stores and druggists stock Hem-Roid everywhere.
Hard Head Wins Bout For Jewish Wrestler
Abe Coleman, a Jewish grappler, defeated Columbus speed merchant Clete Kaufman in Dallas as Kaufman won the first fall with an octopus. The two men clashed and lay unconscious for nearly five minutes before Coleman secured the second fall, Kaufman failing to appear for the final fall.
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United Press
Dallas
Texas
Abe Coleman
Clete Kaufman
Columbus
Coleman
Kaufman
Mendes KOs Cook in New Bedford bout
Jimmy Mendes of New Bedford knocked out George Cook of Australia in a tight boxing match held in New Bedford. The victory showcased Mendes in a display of power and led to a quick finish in the fourth round.
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New Bedford
Mass
Jimmy Mendes
George Cook
Australia
ZEMO Promises Dandruff Relief and Scalp Comfort
A vintage advertisement touts ZEMO as a safe antiseptic liquid to cure dandruff and itching on the scalp. It claims fast, noticeable relief and encourages keeping a bottle handy with prices 35c 60c and 1.00.
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Zemo
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