National League meeting centers on Heydler re election
National League officials meet at the Waldorf Astoria with John Heydler likely to win a new five year term as president. Talks focus on leadership, salaries, and several major trades rumored among clubs including the Pirates Cubs Giants Reds Braves and Cardinals. Frisch not for sale but other deals linger as sessions unfold.
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Bason
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Pete Donohue
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George Kelly
Cincinnai Reds
Sam Breadon
St. Louis Cardinals
Frankie Frisch
Frisch
George Harper
Rabbit Maranville
Cardinals
Lance Richbourg
Reds
Kelly
Harper
Richbourg
Did You Know That Tom Heeney Spent Thanksgiving in the Country
Report recounts Tom Heeney’s illness on Thanksgiving with pneumonia confirmed after Charley Harvey sent him to the hospital. mentions debates over All American selections involving Haycraft Tanner and Hoffmann, notes Simkins and Wieishhacker praised, and dismisses Hofftmen’s engagement rumors with Mary Brian.
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Minnesota
Hofftmen
Mary Brian
Bobcat Basketeers Open Season With Bliss College
Iowa City report notes Mayes McLain the Indian fullback from Iowa will turn pro next year. He favors playing for the Olympic Club in San Francisco or a Honolulu pro team after being barred from Big Ten competition. He may join Coach Dick Hanley’s Eastern eleven in the East West game in San Francisco on December 29.
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State Gage Men Prepare Now for Eastern Champs
Ohio State University basketball team begins practice for next Friday’s clash with eastern intercollegiate champions University of Pennsylvania. After a 386 to 20 defeat by Ohio Wesleyan, Buckeyes seek timely sessions as Pennsylvania, led by guards Joe Schaaf and Bill Lazar, returns with most of last year’s roster.
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Friedman Passes Lead Wolverines to Big Victory
Benny Friedman directed a precise passing attack as the Detroit Wolverines crushed the New York Yankees 34 to 6 in NPLeague football. Gibby Welch scored the Yankees’ lone early TD on a Kelly pass, but Friedman’s aerial assault overwhelmed New York, ending any contest early.
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Yankees
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Friedman
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Packers Beat Bears On Late Pass At Wrigley
Red Dunn connected with O'Donnell for a 35 yard score in the final two minutes giving the Green Bay Packers a 6 to 0 win over the Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field in a National Professional Football game.
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Ohio University basketball opens with Rio Grande cancelled
Coach B T Grover announces the opening game against Rio Grande College is canceled and the Bobcats will start the season December 19 at Bliss College in Columbus. The squad practices emphasize fundamentals, passing, and floor work as Grover rotates top players into two tentative lineups.
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Akron
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Ted Cowan
Paul Crites
John Lutz
Pomeroy
Edward Veidt
Lancaster
Elwin O'Neill
Cutler
Charles Chaney
Lodi High Girls and Boys Sweep Debut Wins at New Gym
In Jerseyville, Lodi High School beat New Marshfield 39 27 for the boys and 31 30 for the girls in the dedication night games. Biehl led with 14 points in the boys. Nanna and Grim each had 14 to top the girls scoring. A preliminary between Chester Independent and Lodi Independents ended 25 23 with Williams scoring 11 for Lodi.
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Giants Sign Niehoff and Devlin As Coaching Team
The New York Giants sign Bert Niehoff former Phillies second baseman as coach and Arthur Devlin former Giants third baseman as scout. One hundred fifty horses shipped from Bowie Maryland to Havana Cuba for the racing season in Havana.
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New York Giants
Bert Niehoff
Philly
Arthur Devlin
Giants
Bowie
Whitman College Wins Five Northwest Conference Titles
Whitman College in Walla Walla sweeps five conference championships in 1928, winning basketball baseball track tennis and football without a loss. Head coach R V Borleske, in his 14th season, directs most sports with assistant Roger Folgate leading track. The Northwest Conference includes College of Idaho Willamette Linfield Pacific Lutheran and College of Puget Sound.
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R. V. Borleske
Roger Folgate
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Hagenlacher to Exhibit 200-Point Balkline Block
Columbus will host former world balkline champion Erich Hagenlacher in a 200 point exhibition on Wednesday night. He will also compete in the world championship tournament in New York starting February 1.
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U.R
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Germany
Hagenlacher
New York
Indians Defeated by Columbus Haberdashers in Season Opener
In the inaugural professional basketball game, the world famous Indians lost 48 to 25 to the Columbus Haberdashers, champions of Ohio, who dominated the contest and outpaced last year's state champions.
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Chicago Bruins Beat Trenton In Overtime 26 25
Chicago Bruins rallied to defeat the Trenton pro basketball team 26 to 25 in overtime after dropping three earlier starts. The article also notes the 1929 national women's golf championship will be held at Oakland Hills Country Club in Birmingham Michigan.
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Chicago Bruins
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Oakland Hills Country Club
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SMU to Host Nebraska in Next Season Football Clash
Dallas officials announced a definite upcoming football game between Southern Methodist University and the Nebraska Cornhuskers Big Six champions. The match is set for next season at an agreed venue with both schools approving the arrangement.
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Tex
Southern Methodist University of Dallas
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Georgia Tech Finishes Season With Southern Conference Title
United Press report from New York notes Bill Alexander praised for building Georgia Tech’s unbeaten Southern Conference champions, with Captain Punch and all star backs and ends cited for the team’s success. Florida’s Gators were upset by Tennessee 13 to 12 in Knoxville.
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Red Sox Manager Carrigan Meets Quinn on Player Deals
Boston Red Sox manager Bill Carrigan visited Columbus to confer with club president Bob Quinn before flying to Chicago for a joint meeting of the American and National Leagues. Reported talks focused on potential player deals to be discussed at the Chicago gathering.
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Eby Debuts as Guards Tie Armies in Cold Cincinnati
Byron Eby star Ohio State halfback played his first game for the Cincinnati National Guards but could not score or help the team as the Army squad held the game to a scoreless tie in bitter cold weather before a small crowd.
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Bloom Ronan Bout Draws Hundreds in Columbus
The lengthy 130 pound bout pitted Lou Bloom of Columbus against Homer Ronan of Newark drawing hundreds to Capital City. It marked their third meeting with Ronan seen as Bloom’s rival. the match was set for 12 rounds. Semifinal featured Jim Wright of Dayton vs Joe OMalley.
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Rousee
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Unclear Scoreboard Items From City Matches
Fragmentary scores list teams and cities with unclear formatting. Green Bay defeated Chicago Bears 6 to 0 while Detroit led New York Yankees 34 to 6. Other entries show Cincinnati National Guards 0 and Memphis Tigers 13 with Cairo Lil 0.
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New York Yankees
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Middletown Armces
Canzoneri to Box Singer at Madison Square Garden
Tony Canzoneri, former featherweight champion, will box Al Singer on December 21 at Madison Square Garden. The card shifts after De Vos-Hudkins was postponed, leaving Garden boxing dark Friday. The bout replaces earlier plans featuring Rene De Vos and other matches, with Dundee later moved to different dates.
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Pion
al Singer
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Tion
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Canzonett
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Joe Sekyra
Horseman Frank Roach Dies at 67 in Covington Home
Covington Kentucky December 1 Frank Roach a veteran horseman long known at race tracks nationwide died at his home from heart disease after several months illness Roach was 67 and had been a familiar figure at tracks across the country
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Memphis Tigers blank Cairo eleven 13 to 0 at home
Memphis Tennessee action saw the Memphis Tigers defeat the Cairo professional eleven by 13 to 0. It marked Cairo's sixth defeat in the last three games. The teams had previously tied 7 to 7 last month.
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