Pop Warner Seeks Rose Bowl Victory for Stanford over Pitt
Stanford meets Pittsburgh in the Tournament of Roses on January 2 as Pop Warner aims to gift his team a Rose Bowl win. Warner’s Stanford, rebuild under his coaching for a potential upset, faces an undefeated Pitt squad in Pasadena.
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Minor League Executives to Meet in Chicago on Draft Revision
Chicago hosts a January meeting of minor league presidents instead of West Baden to discuss revising the draft pact with Major Leagues. Mike Sexton says the majors and minors will consult Baseball Commissioner Landis, with AA owners meeting a day earlier. Thomas Hickey opposes the minors ultimatum from Dallas, amid talks of extending the pact through Landis' tenure.
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U.R
West Baden
Ind
Mike Sexton
National Association of Minor Leagues
K. M. Landis
Sexton
American Association
Thomas Hickey
Association
Dallas
New York
Montreal Beats Chicago Blackhawks in NHL Matchup
Montreal defeated Chicago 4 to 8 in a National Hockey League game last night. Chicago captain Dick Irvin was injured in a collision with Maroons player Stewart.
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Montreal
Chicago Blackhawks
Dick Irvin
Blackhawks
Stewart
Maroons
Nothing Doing On New Rules For Football
United Press reports that I. K. Hall chairman of the rules committee defends the 1927 gridiron rules and says there will be no changes for 1928. Officials meeting in New York re elected officers and consider minor clarifications, but Hall states Nothing Doing.
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I. K. Hail
Dartmonth
Hall
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Hotel Astor
Association of Intercollegiate Football
Rules’ Committee
Penn grid teams edge toward clash with California
In Berkeley California on December 29 both Penn and California football teams entered a tapering phase for their intersectional showdown. The Pennsylvania backfield received focused coaching as Coach Lou Young drilled the gapped deceptive ground and aerial attack he aims to use to upset California.
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Calif
Pennsylvania
California
Lou Young
New York University Opens Yale Tourney with Win
New York University defeated Holy Cross 39 to 27 to open Yale basketball tournament in New Haven Connecticut on December 20.
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New York University
Yale
Holy Cross
Bloom and Datto to clash in featherweight title bout
In Columbus on New Year's Day promoter Harry Sully sets a 12 round featherweight title fight between Lou Bloom and Johnny Datto.
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Columbus
Harry Sully
Lou Bloom
Johnny Datto
Chauncey To Host McArthur in Evening Basketball Doubleheader
Chauncey meets McArthur at the Chauncey gym tonight at 7 pm as the Chauncey boys chase a sixth straight win. A preliminary features the Jacksonville All-Stars against the Chauncey alumni.
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McArthur
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Jacksonville All-Stars
Dan Coulsan Jr Returns to Cleveland After Christmas Visit
Dan Coulsan Jr of Poston left for Cleveland after spending Christmas with his parents Mr and Mrs Dan Coulsan of Poston.
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Cleveland
Dan Coulsan
Young Du Pont Joins Aviation Service Cadets
Alexis Felix Du Pont leaves Princeton social life and Wilmington wealth to join the U S Aviation Service cadets at Brooks field. He already stars on the post hockey team at left wing alongside C F Thieson I M Daley J C Wise N B Harding and H K Greenlaw all from West Point. Du Pont previously played hockey for St Pauls Prep and Princeton freshmen.
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Alexis Felix du Pont
Princeton
Wilmington
Del
United States Aviation Service
Brooksfield
Post
C. F. Thieson
Boston College
I. M. Daley
J. C. Wise
N. 3B. Harding
H. K. Greenlaw
West Point
du Pont
St. Paul's
Fighting Through Duquesne Rout Marietta College 42 16
Duquesne University defeated Marietta College 42 to 16 in Pittsburgh. Marietta’s Lue and White struggled on offense after a quick start, slipping to a season opening defeat. Duquesne earned its first victory of the year.
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Duquesne University
Marietta College
Pittsburgh
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Local Golf Paper "The Golf Bag" to Start in Columbus
Publication of The Golf Bag by Columbus businessmen and sportsmen will begin soon. George Sargent golf professional at the SeNote County club will serve as editor in chief.
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Columbus
George Sargent
Seiote County Club
French Tennis Stars Sail for Australia and New Zealand
Jean Gorotta Jacques Brugnon and Christian Mousus three French tennis stars sail from San Francisco aboard the Makura for a tour of Australia and New Zealand later continuing to South America.
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San Francisco
Jean Gorotta
Jacques Brugnon
Christian Mousus
Australia
New Zealand
South America
Dunlap to Meet Finlay in Mid-Winter Golf Semi Finals
In Tinehurst North Carolina on December 29 George Dunlap defending trialist advances to face Phillips Finlay of Shinnecock Hills L. I. in the semifinals of the mid winter golf tourney.
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Tinehurst
N. C
George Dunlap
Phillips Finlay
Shinnecock Hills
Tie at chess in New York college league duel
Princeton and Harvard battled to a 2 to 2 draw in the third annual HW YMCA college chess league championship. Yale defeated Rutgers 21 to 1 as the action unfolded.
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New York
Princeton
Harvard
Yale
Rutgers
Ralph Greenleaf Leads In Handicap Billiard Match
New York December 29 Ralph Greenleaf six times world pocket billiard champion led Augie Kieck in their handicap match. In five of six blocks Greenleaf nearly doubled his opponent with a 761 to 439% advantage. Greenleaf won both Wednesday blocks 120 to 73 and 129 to 45.
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Ralph Greenleaf
Augie Kieckrefer
Greenleaf
Greenjleaf
Bezdek Becomes American Citizen at Special Naturalization Session
Hugo Bezdek longtime Penn State football coach and athletic director received final naturalization papers at a special naturalization court session in Bellefonte Pa He was born in Czechoslovakia 48 years ago and came to America at age 11 after moving from Chicago with his parents.
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Hugo Bezdek
Pennsylvania State College
Naturalization Court
Nezdek
Czechoslovakia
America
Chicago
Glouster Team Beats Nelsonville by 50 to 27
Pete Pieri and his basket tossers won their second game of the season from Nelsonville by 50 to 27. The addition of Davis to the star roster accounts for the heavy score. The Glouster team seeks games with The Plains Chauncey and Carbon Hill. For games address Pete Bieri Glouster Ohio.
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Pete Pieri
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Davis
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Carbon Hill
Pete Bieri
Nelsonville High to face Columbus Central in home game
Nelsonville high school meets Columbus Central high school on their local court tonight. Columbus Central, coming off a 19 to 18 loss to Cambridge high last week, fields strong players from a previously champion outfit but loses many from last year's Greyhounds matchup.
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Columbus Central High School
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Cambridge High School
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Zanesville
Chicago vs DePauw Basketball Clash Tonight
University of Chicago hosts DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana tonight in a non conference game. The Maroons have not played since a loss to Pittsburgh two weeks ago.
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University of Chicago Basketeers
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Maroons
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Ernie Nevers Sees Warne r Stanford Surprise Against East
Ernie Nevers, famed football star, believes Pop Warner's Stanford squad will surprise and beat the easterners. He says Pittsburgh has not been overrated or overrated.
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Ernie Nevers
Pittsburgh
Pop Warner
Stanford
Merger Seen Of All Major Race Tracks
In Louisville Kentucky the Kentucky Jockey Club directors approved dissolution and the transfer of all assets to a Delaware holding company. The plan includes leasing Churchill Downs and Latonia to new Kentucky entities to run each track separately under local control. A Midwest merger is planned with Illinois tracks Bishop Lincoln Fields Hawthorne and others, leaving a few plants outside the scope. Former Senator Johnson N Camden said local citizens will manage each property.
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Wisconsin Leads Strong Ski Jumpers at Intercollegiate Meet
Wisconsin sends a strong team to the intercollegiate winter sports meet at Lake Placid with 12 colleges competing in ski jumping snow-shoeing and skating. Hans Troye of Wisconsin is an individual point leader and Foch trophy winner as Ottawa and MacGill join Canadian entrants.
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Foch
Los Angeles Club Seeks Webb From Cubs for Christmas Rift
The Los Angeles baseball club is pursuing slugging outfielder Joe Webb from the Cubs in a Christmas rift engineered by Cubs owner Wrigley. Webb is described as a young power hitter and target of a trade.
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Joe Webb
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200 Runners Enter Los Angeles to New York Foot Race
More than 200 runners worldwide have entered C Pyle's Los Angeles to New York foot race starting March 3. A world’s largest bus will accompany the racers with showers, a cobbler’s shop, kitchen, and infirmary. Notable entrants include T Kolehamainen of Finland holder of the Olympic 24 meter record, Lossman of England, Tosca of Italy, and Jamon Zunt of India.
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Tosca
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Zunt
Gene Tunney Enters Madison Square Garden Club of Millionaires
The heavyweight champion Gene Tunney was elected as a member of Tex Rickard's "600 millionaires," gaining front seats at Madison Square Garden events in acknowledgment of his social and financial standing, announced by James J. Bush, vice-president of Equitable Trust.
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Madison Square Garden
James J. Bush
Equitable Trust Company
Winter sports draw record Midwest crowds in 1930s
Unprecedented interest in winter sports spreads across the middlewest with record crowds at basketball and hockey games. The Chicago Blackhawks drew 6,500 at home, Northwestern vs Notre Dame drew 6,000 plus, Pitt defeated strong Western conference teams, Indiana high school finals sold 20,000 seats, and new sports like Jat Alai draw large audiences.
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