National Boxing Association Opens Year With Four Vacant Titles
Cincinnati dispatch reports John W. Driskill, NBA secretary, says four divisions bantamweight, middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight have no champions as 192x opens. Panama Al Brown heads bantam contenders. Maxie Rosenbloom leads light heavies with Braddock, Courtney, Lomski, Shattery behind. Middleweight ranking to follow after January 1. Sharkey seen as closest to heavyweight champion.
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Cincinnati
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Jimmy Braddock
George Courtney
Leo Lomski
Jimmy Shattery
Jack Sharkey
Driskill
Edward C. Foster
Rhode Island
National Boxing Association
Cadets Drill For Tilt With Stanford Lads
West Point football team based on Stanford campus conducts two intensive secret practice sessions daily. Coach Biff Jones enforces strict stadium security before the game next Saturday. Stanford's Walt Heinecke is hospitalized with a severe cold, uncertain for the Shrine East West contest.
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U.2
West Point
Stanford
Biff Jones
Walt Heinecke
Rupel Perkins Wins Laurels for Kansas Wesleyan
Former Athens High School backfield star Rupel Perkins of Kansas Wesleyan University earned national recognition as a guard on Dr. D. M. Nigro’s All Nationalities team. The selection lists top players from French, Polish, German, Irish, Jewish, Austrian, Danish, Italian and Indian backgrounds.
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Rupel Perkins
Athens High School
Maggie Perkins
Washington Street
Kansas Wesleyan University
Perkins
United States
Dave Myers
New York University
D. M. Nigro
Lerkins
Dr. Nigro
Bass Morgan decision to be announced after inquiry
New York December 24 The New York State Athletic Commission will announce the result of its inquiry into the Benny Bass versus Ted Morgan junior lightweight title fight. Bass won by knockout in the second round at Madison Square Garden Friday, but purses for both fighters were withheld as the commission conducts a rigid investigation led by chairman Jim Farley.
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New York State Athletic Commission
Benny Bass
Ted Morgan
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Morgan
Madison Square Garden
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The
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Pitt to Meet Ohio State in 1930 Football Top Clash
New York December 24 The 1930 football game between Pittsburgh and Ohio State University will displace a 23 year old Ohio section contest with Washington & Jefferson. W to J and Pitt had met annually since 1904 and were to meet November 8 next season but W & J withdrew to let Pitt take the vacant November 15 slot on Ohio's schedule. Carnegie Tech had been booked for November 15 and is moved to November 8.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio State University
Ohio
Washington & Jefferson
Pitt
Carnegie Tech
Golden football trophies for USC and Washington University players
Pasadena date announces retroactive awards of golden football mementos to University of Southern California and Washington University players for their New Year’s game. The prizes will also go to Alabama Stanford Georgia Tech Pitt and California players who appeared in earlier games.
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Georgia Tech
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California
Maroon Gridder May Turn Pro to Slap Shires
Chicago December reports Pat Kelly captain of the Maroons weighs pro offers from promoter Jim Mullen amid talk of a $3000 purse and clash with Arthur The Great Shires as amateur ideals strain under cash lure. Kelly wrestles with coach Stagg’s ethics while considering the weight of fame and pay.
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UiPk
Pat Kelly
Chicago University
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Muller
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Shires
Pirate Hurler Faces Divorce
Pittsburgh pitcher Burleigh Grimes is accused by his wife Flor ence Grimes of desertion and non support in a county court petition. The couple married August 9 1918. she alleges he deserted last November while they lived in Pittsburgh. Hearing set for January 20, 1989.
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Burleieh Grimes
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Mia
Minerva
Ohio
Richard A. Kennedy
Northwestern Oklahoma Wrestlers Enter National Invitationals
Wrestlers from Northwestern and Oklahoma universities enter the first national invitation individual wrestling championship to be decided here December 27 and 28. Mantooth, the national collegiate champion in the 25 pound division of the Big Six and NCAA, will be on the Oklahoma team.
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Northwestern
Oklahoma
Mantooth
Big Six
Braddock to Meet Lomski in Rematch This January
Braddock and Leo Lomski clash in a second heavyweight bout this season, aiming to succeed to the Hecht throne cast aside by Tommy Loughran. The Jan 17 fight in Chicago will be promoted by Jack Dempsey with Braddock receiving the larger share after Lomski won the first meeting.
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Jack Dempsey
Braddock
Lomshi
Loyola Chicago romps over local school in football
Loyola University of Chicago defeated the local Loyola on the football field 26 to a unclear score. Flynn scored three touchdowns for Chicago as the visitor dominated, while the locals managed four downs to the Northerners nineteen.
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New Orleans
U.P
Loyola University of Chicago
Flynn
Chicago
Cage Results From United Press Notebook
Syracuse defeats Dartmouth 42 to 28 while Notre Dame tops Town 19 and Indiana Teachers win 34 25 Butler 49 Montana 2 2 DePauw 28 Hliots 26 in uneven college cage showdowns.
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Dartmouth
Notre Dame
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Butler
Montana
DePauw
Hliots
Irish Beat Iowa South Bend Upsets Notre Dame Win
Notre Dame defeated Iowa 433 to 19 after a close first half 9 to 9. The Irish pulled away in the second period to secure the win.
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University of Iown
Notre Dame
Intersectional game set for Elkins clash in 1999
Football coach Jennings Randolph announces an intersectional matchup between Davis and Filkins and Ok City University to be played in Elkins on November 1999. The notice lists the involved teams and the tentative schedule details for the event.
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W. Va
Jennings Randolphhen
Davis
Filkins
Ok City University
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