Mitch's Musings and Local Sporting Notes From Columbus
Mitch's Musings covers the First Mid-Winter Formal Horse Show at Crystal Horseshoe Columbus where Mrs Beasley entry four horses won eight prizes including two firsts and a second with Annaway and Lulu Bell plus Azote firsts in trettters events. Also notes an Ohio University Bobcats appreciation banquet at First Presbyterian Church and reflections on football banquets and past pro versus college comparisons.
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Fred Beasley
Crystal Horseshoe
Columbus
Second School Drops Football in Kentucky Wesleyan Move
Winchester Ky Dec 16 Kentucky Wesleyan College abolished intercollegiate football saying the season failed to cover costs. President Dr C M Donnelly cited income loss as the reason. Coach Walter Van Inkle had accepted a new position and Gordon Betts was named captain for 1931. Loyola University Chicago had already dropped the sport.
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Winchester
Kentucky Wesleyan College
C. M. Donnelly
Donnelly
Walter van Inkle
Gordon Betts
Kentucky Wesleyan
Loyola University
Chi
Pittsburgh Thers Honor Hirschberg At Banquet
Ward Hirschberg, an end, served as captain of the Pittsburgh Thers 1981 squad at a banquet celebrating the 1980 team Monday.
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Ward Hirschberg
Pittsburgh Thers
Grover's Starting Five Scramble for Season Opener
Butch Grover's Bobcats head into their opener against Bliss College after a last practice session. The projected starting five includes John Trace Russ Kepler Harold Brown Shadel Saunders and Jerry Warshower as Grover seeks cohesion after a short warmup period. Kepler and Trace provide speed and finesse while Warshower Brown and Saunders shape the floor and defense ahead of Wednesday night.
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Mitch Monorch
Butch Grover
Bobcat Basketeers
Bliss College
Ohio Gym
Grover
John Trace
Russ Kepler
Harold Brown
Shadel Saunders
Jerry Warshower
Butch
Bobcats
Clyde Newell
George Lockman
George Collins
Harry Lackey
Tom Evans
John ‘Trace
Bliss
Kepler
Trace
Russ
Will Harold Brown
Saunders
George Colling
George
Army Navy game receipts forecast at six hundred thousand
The Salvation Army citizen's committee reported in New York that ongoing checks on Army Navy game receipts indicate the total for the unemployment relief fund will likely reach 600000 dollars.
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New York
Citizen's Committee of the
Salvation Army
Fourth Charity Grid Game Proposed In New York
New York officials and charity groups discussed a final game in the charity grid series to aid the unemployed. Northern colleges vs southern stars were eyed for December 27 in a big New York ballpark, with concerns over player pickup and field availability. Preliminary gate estimates hovered around 600000 and 79000 attendees, with total proceeds for the four games aiming near 838000 including prior weekend events at the Polo Grounds and other venues.
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New York
Knights of Columbus
American Legion
Mayor's Committee For Relief
Tfordham
New York University
Holy Cross
Boston College
Dartmouth
Marquette
Pittsburgh
Penn State
Notre Dame All-Stars
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Colgate
Portsmouth backfield star signs Spartans 1931 contract
Chuck Bennett the Portsmouth backfield star renewed his contract with the Spartans for next fall. He is the first of the 1931 squad to sign.
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Chuck Bennett
Portsmouth
Spartans
Thirty Tilts Carded For This Week
Ohio colleges schedule about thirty basketball games this week with four conference games. Key matches include Case vs Kent State and Capital at Hiram, plus DePauw at Cincinnati. Other notable showdowns feature Baldwin Wallace, Miami, Xavier, and Western Reserve across multiple cities.
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Columbus
Ohio
Case
Kent State
Capital University
Hiram
Kent
Buckeye
DePauw University
Cincinnati
Baldwin Wallace
Toledo University
Toledo
Bhuffton
Ohio Northern
Ada
Cedarville
Dayton University
Dayton
Wooster
Goodyear
Akron
Baldwin-Wallace
Bowling Green
Bliss
Ohio U
Athens
Defiance
Capital
Otterbein
Westerville
Centre
Xavier
Wittenberg
Bluffton
Muskingum
Alummni
New Concord
Marion
Ashland
Denison
DePauw
Miami
University of Ilinois
Urbana
Lil
Mt. Union
White Motors
Cleveland
Oberlin
Adrian
Mich
University of Detroit
Detroit
Tiffin
St. John's
St. Mary’s
Orchard Take
Western Reserve
Syracuse
N. Y
All Star Eleven to Depart for Far West Tonight
Eastern college stars led by Colgate coach Andy Kerr head 22-man team to San Francisco for Shriner's Benefit game on December 27. Twelve eastern players join Hanley Kerr selections for sixth annual Far West clash, with history of wins by both sides.
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New York Giants
Notre Dame
Giants
All-Star Eleven
Far West
Vanston
U.P
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Dick Hanley
Northwestern University
San Francisco
East
Middle West
Coast
Dyche Stadium
Hanley
Werr
Warner
Hantley- Kerr
Mada
Baker
Northwestern
Gantenbein
Wisconsin
Rosenzweig
Carnegie Tech
Baton
Maryland
Ely
Towa
van Bibber
Purdue
Soubratovich
Vincent
Yate
Woodworth
Selby
Ohio State
Linehan
Yale
Pogie
Slane
Fordham
Bernard
Syracuse
Broekmeyer
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Hart
Col
Purdue Beats Notre Dame Lafayette December 16
Purdue defeats Notre Dame in Lafayette on December 16 led by standout Iittla Jantor. Notre Dame struggled as Purdue claimed the win in a tight contest.
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Purdue
Notre Dame
Lafayette
U.R
Don Peden to Address West High Banquet
Don Peden, coach of the Ohio University Bobcats, will be the principal speaker at Columbus West High School’s banquet for businessmen on January 18. West High’s coach is Harold Wise, a former Ohio University star athlete.
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Don Peden
Ohio University
Columbus West
Columbus
West High
Harold Wise
Muddy Ruel Sold to Washington Senators Reported
The announcement says veteran catcher Muddy Ruel was sold to the Washington Senators by the Red Sox with an outright transfer. Tripp Simnan Harry Smythe and others were released outright by the Ohio Nationals to the Orioles, effective this week. Dixie Conference formed by multiple colleges within the Southern Athletic Association with Shane Collins guiding the squad into camp in Florida.
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Muddy Ruel
Washington Senators
Ton Red Sox
Clark B
Ene
Pasia
Tripp Simnan
Harry Smythe
Ohia Nationals
Orioles
Philly
Nationals
Hirmingham Southern
Anard
Southwestern
Centre, Ricer
Spring Hill Colleges
University of Chattaneaghes
Dixie Conference
The
Southern Athletic Association
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Madison Square Garden
Herr Einstein
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Bruen
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Garden
Max Schmeling
Milk Fund
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Sharkey
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Schmeling
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Germany
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Atlanta
Griffiths
Chicago
Toonerville
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Butch Wortle
Willie Kamm
Lew Fonseca
Cleveland Indians
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Chicago White Sox
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Wooden
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Athens, Ohio
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