Cubs Win 1928 National League Fielding Honors
Chicago Cubs win the 1928 NL fielding title with a .975 average, edging the St. Louis Cardinals at .974. Veterans dominate the listing with Charley Grimm leading first basemen and Gabby Hartnett topping catchers, while Dazzy Vance and Fred Fitzsimmons pace the pitching and error-free play.
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Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati
William J. Dunn
United Press
New York
Cubs
Charley Grimm
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Frank Frisch
St. Louis
Fred McGuire
Chicago
Fred Lindstrom
Cincinnati Reds
Giants
Boxing chatter and showbiz ties swirl around 1920s sports
The column riffs on figures like Steve Swetonic and Dempsey with humorous bets and party talk. References to refereeing Miami bouts, Gus Wilson timing rights, and Mike McTigue’s Irish prospect mix sport with show business. Carpentier headlines London acts plus Loughran as multi talented champ.
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Steve Swetonic
Dempsey
Florida
Estelle
Richard
Demps
Miami
Detroit
Floyd Fitzsimmons
Gus Wilson
Mike McTigue
Ireland
Mike
Iresher
Georges Carpentier
London
Tommy Loughran
Tommy
Mt Union College Defeats News Collegians 30 to 23
Mt Union College posted a balanced attack to defeat the local News Collegians 30 to 23 on the road. Glenwright led Mt Union with eight points while Pfeiffer scored 11 for the Collegians and Lamme added eight for Ohio Wesleyan. The Collegians travel to Ohio University next Tuesday.
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New Philadelphia
U.P
Mt. Union College
City News Collegians
Glenwright
Pfeiffer
Wooster College
Lamme
Ohio Wesleyan
Collegians
Ohio University
Penn and Notre Dame Agree to 1930 and 1931 Byes
Penn and Notre Dame will face each other in a home and home series starting in 1930 and continuing in 1931 marking their first ever gridiron meetings.
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Penn
Notre Dame
Loyalty to Old School Lands Johnny Mack Brown Movie Break
Alabama halfback Johnny Mack Brown chose college post season over a $5000 pro offer in 1926. Booster Champ Pickens sparked a Hollywood test leading to Brown’s film career with Metro-Goldwyn and roles beside Joan Crawford and Greta Garbo. He later stars in Coquette as the years advance.
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Bob Matherne
NEA Service
Johnny Mack Brown
Our Dancing Daughters
University of Alabama
Mack Brown
Mary Pickford
Coquette
Helen Hayes
New York
Alabama
Washington
Pickens
Hollywood
Pasadena
Stanford
Metro-Goldwyn
Joan Crawford
Marion Davies
Greta Garbo
Tuscaloosa
Christmas Week Bridal Rush In Pomeroy Area
Numerous marriage licenses issued before Christmas Day in Pomeroy and nearby towns list couples with ages and occupations. Notable pairs include Charles Russell and Mary Davis, George McDaniel and Virginia Batrum, Starling McCullough and Viola Allensworth, Levy Wyant and Golda Hunt, plus Dewey Bentle and Eva Jones among Gallia County issuances.
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Greenville
Bertha Chapman
Dexter
R. D. Levy Wyant
Farmer
Racine
Golda Hunt
Kenneth Beane
Charleston
Inez Pierce
Leon
W. Va
Cecil W. Noble
W.va
Anna Guthrie
Middleport
Gallia County
Dewey Bentle
Rutland
Eva Jones
Gallipolis
Rochelle visitors and flu illnesses reach Middleport
Charles Gilkey and family from Rochelle Ind visit relatives who once lived in Middleport. Spillard sisters Rosamond and Kathryn return to Columbus after Christmas with their mother and sister. Dr Cecil Horden and family of Columbus visit for Christmas. Lawrence Spooner of Toledo visits his parents and finds his mother and sister bedfast with flu. W L Spafford of Columbus was expected but also has flu. Ray Farmer and wife visit Columbus to see niece Mrs Gor Gardner and Mr Gardner.
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Middleport
Charles Gilkey
Rochelle
Ind
Rosamond
Kathryn Spillard
Columbus
Cecil Horden
Christamas
Lawrence Spooner
Toledo
Edward Spoon
Harold Hubbard
W. L Spafford
Cobus
Ray Farmer
Ford auto stolen recovered in Middleport incident
Middleport December 27 Mark Ler recovered his new Ford after it was stolen early Tuesday evening. Jed Web of Pomeroy found the car by the roadside near Ath on his way to ambus and Mr Roller recovered it at once. Varian McCullough returned to employment in Detroit.
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Auto Middleport
Markler
Jed Web
Pomeroy
Ambus
Mr. Roller
Man in Hospital After Minersville Knife Fight
Pomeroy December 27 report says Frank Vincent a 38 year old oil field worker is in Holzer Hospital Gallipolis near death from three back wounds and a punctured kidney. He was employed at the Ohio Fuel booster station in Carmel. His attacker, a Kenton oil worker, and both men were reportedly intoxicated. No authorities have filed a report or made an arrest pending Vincent’s condition and statement.
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Pomeroy
Minersville
Frank Vincent
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Vincent
Ohio Fuel
Carmel
Kenton
Ooth
Mrs Esther Dyke Dead In Columbus Age 92
Esther Dyke 92 died in Columbus after long age related illness. Former Clifton resident, she lived with daughter Etta in Columbus for 15 years and leaves two sons Lewis of Ashland and Donald of Columbus. Funeral at Clifton Methodist Church with burial at Mason City I O O F Cemetery.
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Pomeroy
Columbus
Esther Dyke
Clifton
Etta
Lewis
Ashland
Donald
Methodist Church
Mason City
Christmas Tree Honors Local Newlyweds in Middleport
In Middleport on Pearl Street between Grant and Lincoln, a Christmas tree stood as a neighborhood display. On Christmas Eve the tree was lit from top to bottom with one present placed for the recently married Mr. and Mrs. Starling McCullough.
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Middleport
Pearl Street
Grant
Lincoln Streets
Starling McCullough
Blacksnake Killed on Farm Near Success
William Kirkhart reports a four and a half foot black snake killed on his Chester Township farm near Success on Christmas Day. The reptile had apparently basked in the sun after failing to crawl out.
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William Kirkhart
Success
Chester Township
Legion Gives Food Baskets in Middleport
The Fenney Bennett Post American Legion boys distributed 88 Christmas baskets to families in and around Middleport. Each basket included a fat chicken and all essentials for a Christmas dinner. A delegation then visited the County Children's Home in Pomeroy delivering candy oranges and fruit after Santa arrived unexpectedly. The Community Christmas tree sponsored by the Legion was a big success.
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Middleport
American Legion Boys
Fenney-Bennett Post
Pomeroy
Santa Claus
The
Legion
Fall Serious for Pomeroy Pastor After Injury
Rev. J R Stark of the Pomeroy Baptist Church suffered a fall six weeks ago soon after taking the Pomeroy pastorate. He sustained a broken collar bone and a dislocated shoulder, with the break not healing properly. X rays will be taken to assess complications as he endures considerable pain. His son from the University of Chicago is home for the holidays, and visits from Rev W G James of Middleport are frequent. The Stark and James families were longtime friends before the accident.
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Pomeroy
J. R. Stark
Pomeroy Baptist Church
University of Chicago
W. G. James
Middleport
Stark
Dr. Stark
Pomeroy Bend
Mc Grath Opens General Produce House in Pomeroy
E C Mc Grath formerly with Matlack Produce Company opens a general produce house on Mechanic Street opposite the Catholic Church in Pomeroy. He will deal in stock feed and supplies and the Mat business in the Beeglé River has been discontinued.
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Pomeroy
E. C. McGrath
Matlack Produce Company
Mechanic Street
Beeglé River
Pomeroy Merchants Report Brisk Christmas Trade
Heavy business across principal stores with early start and steady sales this season. Frank Will of New York Clothing House notes improved activity versus past years, echoed by other merchants who credit advertising and local newspapers urging early shopping.
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Pomeroy
Frank Will
New York Clothing House
What are they Pomeroy Christmas surprise from the West
Mrs Ella Idle and her daughter Vida of Lincoln Hill received a box of what looked like per simmons but larger than a tiny cup at Christmas. The items were sent from Southern California by Clyde Idle, her son, who with his wife and child left last summer to settle near Los Angeles. They travel with an auto and camping outfit and plan to stay in the West.
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Pomeroy
Ella Idle
Vida
Lincoln Hill
California
Ihle
Clyde
Los Angeles
Ace Hudkins
Mickey Walker
Ace
Art
Wolf attends Columbus funeral for brother's wife
Walter Wolf of Nayfors Run traveled to Columbus to attend the funeral of Mrs. Martin Wolf who died in Columbus on Christmas Day. Mr and Mrs Martin Wolf were former Pomeroy residents.
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Pomeroy
Walter Wolf
Nayfors Run
Columbus
Martin Wolf
Devos and Hodkins Ready for Madison Square Garden Bout
Rene Devos of Belgium and Ace Hodkins of Nebraska completed training for Friday night’s Madison Square Garden middleweight bout. Devos was named an 8 to 5 favorite as both fighters expressed satisfaction with their condition after final workouts.
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New York
U.P
Rene Devos
Ace Hodkins
Nebraska
Madison Square Garden
Devos
Hudkins
Dream Careers Split After Washington Crew Friends
Don Grant and Fred Spuhn once shared plans to coach together. Grant became Yale head coach after Murphy left Yale for Wisconsin, while Spuhn moved to Yale as Grant’s assistant following his resignation from Pennsylvania.
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New York
Don Grant
Mike Murphy
Fred Spuhn
Washington
Spahn
Grant
Yale
Spuhn
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
The
Eli Institution
Stagg Resigns as Chicago Track Coach to Lead Athletics
Alonzo A. Stagg resigns as track coach of the University of Chicago to focus on athletic director duties and football coach role. Neo Merriam, former Chicago track star and assistant coach, named head track coach for the spring. Stagg coached track from 1896 to 1913 and again from 1914 onward.
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Chicago
U.R
University of Chicago
Alonzo A. Stagg
Neo Merriam
Stagg
Routis Signed for Two Madison Square Garden Title Defenses
Andre Routis world featherweight champion is signed for two bouts at Madison Square Garden in defense of his title. The first match will be in March against Al Singer or Kid Chocolate, with Singer likely to fight Bud Taylor prior to facing Routis according to promoter Tom McArdle.
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New York
U.R
Andre Routis
Madison Square Garden
Tom McArdle
al Singer
Kid Chocolate
Singer
Bud Taylor
Terre Haute
Ind
Routis
McArdle
New York Title Tournament Sees Defense of 18.2 Billiards Crown
World champion Edward Horemans will defend his 18.2 billiards title in the February 4 start of a New York tournament. He faces challengers Welker Cochran Jake Schaefer Willie Hoppe Eric Magenlacher Marcel Von Leemput Felix Grange Roger Costi Kinrey Matsuyama and Tado Suganuma in the bid for a new champion.
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New York
U.P
Edward Horemans
Welker Cochran
Jake Schaefer
Willie Hoppe
Eric Magenlacher
Marcel von Leemput
Felix Grange
Roger Costi
Kinrey Matsuyama
Tado Suganuma
Ames swimmers set for winter duals and league championships
The Ames team scheduled winter dual meets with Drake Grinnell Nebraska and Creighton and planned to compete in the All College championship and the Big Six championships at Kansas City on March 1.
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Ames
Drake
Grinnell
Nebraska
Creighton
Kansas City
Star Missouri star declines all star game in Texas
Columbia Missouri December 27 Ef forts to persuade Miller Brown captain of the Missouri football team to play in an all star benefit game on New Year's Day in Texas ended in his refusal He dislikes playing football and prefers baseball He plans to try out with Connie Mack this summer and thinks baseball offers a better path with less monotony and fatigue
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Red Grange
Alabama
Georgia
Ernie Nevers
Stanford
Florida
Tuscaloosa
Washington
Pasadena
Brown
Columbia
Miller Brown
Eni
Missouri
Texas
Rosenheim
Mehrie
Byars
Diemund
Connie Mack
All-Star Grid Teams Conclude Heavy Workouts For Charity Game
East and West all-star football squads wrapped heavy sessions in San Francisco and will taper with light practice this week. West captaincy to Dan Allen and Chuck Diehl named. East captain yet to be chosen before game Saturday.
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San Francisco
Calif
Hollingberry
Kerry
Dan Allen
Chuck Diehl
Kerr
Hanley
Popular in Mid West Basketball Draws Big Crowds
Basketball in the Midwest attracts larger crowds than in other regions, signaling growing regional support and interest in the sport.
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Mid-West
Middle West
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M. D. Hughes
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