Gardner Sells Interest in Wichita Falls Spudders
Wichita Falls Oct 23 William E Huff acquires controlling interest in the Wichita Falls baseball club formerly led by J Alvin Gardner who sells about 70 percent of stock Gardner held control since 1925 after taking over from R C Harvey Huff, longtime stockholder and former vice president, becomes controlling owner with Airey remaining secretary and Browns affiliation maintained
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Savoldi Rises From Scrub to National Star
Joe Savoldi, from Three Oaks Michigan, rose from a scrappy Notre Dame recruit with limited football basics to a standout. He broke through in the Indiana game, starred against Wisconsin with 40 and 71 yard runs, and now poses the chief threat as Notre Dame prepares for Carnegie Tech.
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Dempsey Plans Lightweight Card to Build Mandell Opponent
Promoter Jack Dempsey aims to stage championship showdowns by finding a new challenger for Sammy Mandell. October 30 features Tony Canzoneri versus Stan Loayza headlining, with others like Kid Wolfe versus Kid Kaplan and Tony Herrera facing Sid Terris in a five and ten round set.
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Mandell To Meet McLarnin In Chicago Title Bout
Sammy Mandell and Jimmy McLarnin agreed to a ten round feature bout at Chicago Stadium on November 4 with promoter Paddy Harmon. Mandell will not defend his lightweight title as the bout is set at 145 pounds.
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Notable 1920s College Gridiron Matchups and Contenders
Early season note highlights key clashes on October 26 including Dartmouth Harvard Missouri Nebraska Southern California Stanford and Georgia Florida with Pittsburgh Ohio State looming. Emphasis on Army Yale tilt and Southern California Stanford rivalry plus Baylor Texas Notre Dame Texas links and top players like Red Eagle Wilson Shelley and Cy Leland shaping the season.
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Record Setters and Oddities in Early Baseball History
A look back at remarkable feats in 1920s baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals achieved ten consecutive hits in a single fourth inning on September 17, 1920, a feat matched again on July 12, 1922, while Cleveland notched nine in 1908. George Sisler drove in seven runs on two consecutive hits on June 11, 1925. Cliff Heathcote played for two major league clubs in one day on Memorial Day 1922. Hooks Wiltse pitched four strikeouts in one inning on May 15, 1906, with Roger Bresnahan missing a third strike to reach first.
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Critics See SMU Ponies in Conference Chase
Southern Methodist fans and critics split on the Ponies title hopes with Bayl or Texas and TCU strong. Coach Ray Morrison mounts surprises as prep work stays secret, and a first 1929 model Mustang could debut November 2 against Texas at Dallas.
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Legionnaires Plan Hallowe'en Dance
All American Legion members invited to a Halloween masquerade ball at 8:30 p.m. Friday October 25 at the Legion Home in the Municipal Auditorium. The event is hosted by the Red Cap Girls of the Forty and Eight, fan-making organization of the American Legion, announced by Floyd L. Sloan post adjutant. Prizes for best costumes and decorations will follow the Halloween theme. Families urged to attend.
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Bob Shawkey New Yankees Manager Signals 1930 Pennant Push
Bob Shawkey signed on as manager of the New York Yankees after meeting with Colonel Ruppert and Ed Barrow. He faces major tasks including strengthening the pitching staff reworking the infield and finding a successor for Bob Meusel. Pitching candidates include Pennock Hoyt Zackary Pipgras Sherid and Wells. Infield shuffles may move Lazzeri Koenig or Durocher to new roles with rookie Ben Chapman and Julia Vera in contention for third base.
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Educational backing for Arlington Downs horse racing
Arlington officials and educators gathered to back horse racing at Arlington Downs under law, praising W. T. Waggoner for spending over 3 million dollars to make Arlington a breeding center. SMU President C. C. Seleeman called for racing to be framed as clean sport, with leaders from Texas Christian University and local figures endorsing the effort.
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Gala Week Looms as Amarillo Football Fans Anticipate Big Weekend
With cool weather in the Plains Amarillo prepares for a pair of key games. Quanah Indians meet Golden Sandies Friday at 3 pm in a likely thriller while Saturday features Ganyon Buffaloes vs Simmons Cowboys at Butler Field at 3 pm. Coachs Bradford and Smith aim to fix offensive lapses and seek early conference scoring. Simmons enters as a slight favorite but Teach ers College offense shifts the balance.
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Risko Stops Maloney In Second Round Knockout
Johnny Risko of Cleveland defeated Boston’s James Maloney by technical knockout at the end of the second round in a scheduled 12 round heavyweight bout in Cleveland. Referee William McPhartland stopped the fight as Maloney could not continue.
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Fights Last Night in Cleveland Indianapolis and Chicago
Johnny Risko of Cleveland stopped Jimmy Maloney of Boston. George Kerwin of Chicago outpointed Billy Rose of Cincinnati. Buster Brown of Chicago defeated Charley Lupica of Toledo.
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NYU to Allow Negro Quarterback Myers in Georgia Game
New York University officials refuse to bar Dave Myers from playing against Georgia on November 9. Prof. Giles C. Courtney says NYU will tolerate no discrimination and has no contract restricting Myers participation. He adds NYU would cancel a contract with Georgia if the southern school demanded Myers sit out.
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Joe Carthy chides Dykes over Athletics signals
Joe Carthy amused over Jimmy Dykes claim that the Athletics had Cubs pitching signals. Carthy, manager of the Chicago Cubs, laughed as he noted Philadelphia's lack of runs until the ninth inning and warned his pitchers would exploit any signal access.
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Haakon Hanson Beats Jack McKer in Chicago Bout
Haakon Hanson won a ten round decision over Jack McKer in Chicago. The Kansas City report notes Pee Wee Kai of St Louis outpointed Henry Faley from Des Moines, Iowa in a ten round contest.
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