New York Boxing Ruling to Alter $10 Round Plan
The New York State Athletic Commission adopts a rule changing payout for four round preliminaries. Knockouts earn the loser $10 per round while the knockout winner gets the balance of the $80, reshaping incentives toward early knockouts. This could affect major bouts and raise questions about enforcement under the law.
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Frank Getty
United Press Sports
United Press
New York
New York State Athletic Commission
William Muldoon
Muldoon
Empire State
Elos
Gene Tunney
Tom Heeney
Tunney
Heeney
Yankee Stadium
Denver tops Des Moines in final Bears home game
Denver beat Des Moines 8 to 6 in the Bears last home appearance as 11 hits produced eight runs. Oklahoma City drops to fifth after a Tulsa win, and Amarillo’s Dick Morgan exits early as Wichita bats surge for five runs. Wetzel homers twice for Omaha in an 11 to 2 Pueblo win.
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Des Moines
Bears
Denver
Demons
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Indians
Dick Morgan
Amarillo
Wichita
Wetzel
Omaha
Pueblo
Steelworkers
Major League Leaders Through September 4
National and American league statistics highlight leaders in batting runs and RBIs. Notable figures include Hornsby and Waner topping multiple categories, with Ruth, Gehrig, and Hoyt among prominent performers for the Yankees and Giants. A fashion note on a yellow chiffon gown with a double Y line complements the page.
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Associated Press
Hornsby
Braves
P. Waner
Pirates
Bottomley
Cards
Wilson
Cubs
Cuyler
Benton
Giants
Washington U and Chicago to meet in 1929 gridiron clash
Mid West football fans will see the Huskies of the University of Washington face the University of Chicago in Chicago on November 23, 1929. The announcement completes Chicago's 1929 schedule adding Indiana Purdue Illinois alongside the Princeton renewal.
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International News Service
Chicago
University of Washington
Seattle
Washington Eleven
Far West
University of Chicago
Washington
Maroons
Indiana
Purdue
Illinois
Farewell Day Observed in Texas League Actions
Texas league results show Waco losing a double header while Dallas, Wichita Falls, and Fort Worth secured wins. San Antonio Bears swept the Cubs 14 10 and 6 5, Fort Worth paused Wichita Falls streaks 6 3, and Red Rollings sparked a ninth inning rally to beat Shreveport 5 4. Penner led Beaumont Exporters to a 7 2 win with his 19th victory.
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Associated Press
Waco
Dallas
Wichita Falls
Spudders
Fort Worth
San Antonio Bears
Cubs
Reviere
Bears
Panther Park
Red Rollings
Shreveport Sports
Penner
Houston
Beaumont Exporters
Maroons to meet Huskies in fall marks western clash
Wisconsin of the Big Ten will play two other games likely with an eastern and a southern opponent. The next fall contest against the Huskies will be the Maroons first clash with a far western eleven since 1894 when A A Stagg led Chicago to a Stanford victory in California. Washington is noted as a western football highlight with Gil Dobie’s era described for its long unbeaten stretch.
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Huskies
Maroons
A. A. Stagg
Chicago
Stanford
California
Washington
Gil Dobie
Dobie
Washingtonians
Vetesk Market Sale Clarified in Local Notes
The Hughes Street market was sold to W. N. Garrett of Breckenridge, not the Vetesk Market. The Vetesk Market at 1309 Polk Street remains under the same management.
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Hughes Street
W. N. Garrett
Breckenridge
Yesterday's Globe
Polk Street
Helen Wills Loses to Fritz Mercur In Exhibition
Forest Hills has the top women’s player Helen Wills lose to Fritz Mercur in a men’s match exhibition. Mercur won 6-3 6-4, with Wills taking a final 6-4 in a third set. Wills called it a moral victory, noting Mercur was too good.
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Associated Press
Forest Hills
N. Y
Helen Wills
Fritz Mercur
Mercur
Berkeley
Helen
Scott Makes Mistake and Giants Lose
Giants squandered a chance to gain on the Cardinals as Cy Williams hit a game winning homer off Jack Scott in Philadelphia. The Phils edged the Giants 8 to 7 after a ninth inning rally, with Klein retired earlier in the frame.
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Scott
Giants
Associated Press
Jack Scott
Cy” Williams
Jack
Philadelphia
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Jimmy Ring
Phils
Toledo
Thompson
Klein
Mr. Williams
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Hargreaves
Professional Bike Riders Clean Up Large Fortunes
Boston columnist recounts earnings in cycling with Nat Butler stating top riders earn substantial sums. Franco Georgetti could reach 25000 this year, six day racers also prosper, while veterans like Champion Kramer Waltour and Moran made hundreds of thousands. Butler urges training and discipline, noting tobacco and liquor hinder success.
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Gene Kowske
International News Service
Boston
Mass
Nat Butler
New England
Butler
Georgetti
Motors
Frank
Chapman
Frank Keenan
Zachuti
Tom Butler
Nat
Pirates Slip Back as Reds and Cardinals Idle
In a tight pennant scramble the Pirates fall to fifth after the ninth, a point behind the idle Reds and Cardinals. Brooklyn swept a doubleheader from the Braves 8 to 2 in 10 innings and 9 to 2. Flowers homered as Vance earned his 19th win in the opener. In the American League the Athletics routed the Senators 9 to 2 with Walberg pitching clutch in late innings. White Sox split a doubleheader with Detroit to pull into a four way tie for fourth at 3 to 2 in both games. Browns beat Cleveland 9 to 6, stringing three straight wins.
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Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Boston Braves
Flowers
Vance
Mackinen
Athletics
Senators
Walberg
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Humefield
Sox
St. Louis Browns
Cleveland
Temporary administrator appointed for W M Cates estate
Potter County Texas issues notice requiring publication for ten days and appearance at the next Potter County Court term in Amarillo on November 6 1928 to contest appointment of Lon D Marrs as temporary administrator for the estate of W M Cates deceased. County Clerk E M Pittman attests.
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State OF Texas
Potter County
Potter
W. M. Cates
Sam B. Motlow
Texas
Lon D. Marrs
Court House
Amarillo
E. M. Pittman
Jno
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