Purdue Dominates Rival Indiana In Big Ten Championship Sweep
Purdue remained undefeated scoring 187 to 44 against Big Ten foes and 32 to 0 over Indiana. The Boilermakers finished the season with 108 points against Big Ten opponents and 187 overall, leading a string of strong showings across conference play. Illinois claimed second after routing Ohio State, while Notre Dame upset Northwestern, and Chicago beat Washington as Minnesota topped Wisconsin 13 to 12.
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Buckeye Race Sees Key Game For Third Place
Cincinnati faces Miami in the Buckeye Association finale on Thanksgiving Day with third place on the line. Miami and Wittenberg are tied for third with two wins and two losses, while Cincinnati and Denison hover in the lower end of the standings. A Miami win would solidify the Miami Wittenberg gap over Cincinnati and push Lutherans into third.
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Bobcats Coach Praises Team After Undefeated Season
Ohio University's Bobcats and Coach Peden along with assistant William Trautwein praised the squad after a 38 to 6 win over Wittenberg. Peden called the players the greatest group he worked with and credited their teamwork over individual glory. Seniors Brammer Singer Young Cramer and others were noted as finishing their final tackles on the dummy last Wednesday.
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Bull Brown and Henry Kistler Lead Southern Football Skirmishes
Captain Bull Brown of Vanderbilt, coached by Dan McGugin, shines as one of the South’s top pass targets while Duke fullback end Henry Kistler stars for Duke in Durham. Vanderbilt beat Mississippi, Ouachita, Auburn, Maryville and Alabama, with Minnesota handing Nashville its only defeat. Duke opened its new stadium as Pitt’s fast offense overwhelmed Kistler’s squad, though Duke boasts a potent passing attack.
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Bobcats Upset Ranked Teams Amid 306 Point Nine Game Season
The Bobcats, praised for their coaches Peden and Trautwein, achieved upsets over Indiana West Liberty Ohio Wesleyan Muskingum Cincinnati Miami Denison Marietta and Witttenberg. They scored 306 points while allowing 13, averaging 384 to 116 per game.
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Cronin Completes AL Cycle Off Reston Pitchers
Joe Cronin of Washington achieved the American League cycle in 1929 by hitting a single double triple and home run off Mac Parden and Dobens of Reston. He added a second two-base hit for good measure.
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Ohio University Football Banquet Tuesday Evening
Forty five varsity players and seventy three freshmen grid squad members plus coaching staff attend the Gridiron Banquet in the University Cafeteria Tuesday at 6 45. Dr Elmer Burritt Bryan is the principal speaker with O Bird in charge. Varsity letters numerals and gold footballs will be awarded.
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Death Toll Seen Rising in 1929 Auto Fatalities
Public Safety Department of the California State Automobile Association estimates America's motor fatality record for 1929 will exceed 29 000, signaling a grim trend in road deaths nationwide.
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Boxing card to feature former Glouster and Nelsonville youths
A Wednesday night boxing program at the Glouster opera house lists a ten round main bout between Cubby Dixon of Zanesville and Frankie Ross of Akron. Dixon is 18 and a former Nelsonville boy. Ross is 19 with 17 wins in 20 bouts. A six round 185 pound bout between Richard Williams and Punch Stock follows, plus a six round semi with Rus Powers and Sunny Boy Wells, and prelims featuring Freddie Nosser and Bud Schrutchins.
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Cleveland
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Cambridge
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Notable Golf Legend and Baseball Moments Across Seasons
The text notes Glenna Collett’s early love for golf and her later dominance with four national titles. It references Connie Mack making and canceling travel plans to Chicago, and John McGraw’s supposed ticket for New York at a pivotal fifth game. It mentions Detroit University’s 18 straight wins and Emory and Henry’s one point loss after a 22 game streak, plus North Carolina ending Georgia Tech’s 16 game run.
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Boxers Clash In Curtain Raiser At Colouster
A four round bout at 126 pounds featuring Kid Watson of Cambridge versus K. O. Thompson of Springfield opens the program. This marks Colouster’s first boxing event in years as wrestling had taken over the scene.
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East Coast grid exploits for Thanks giving weekend
New York reports a holiday football menu led by the Pitt Penn State clash at Pittsburgh where unbeaten Pitt faces a strong Penn State. Also on the slate are Cornell at Penn in Philadelphia, Y U versus Carnegie Tech, West Virginia at Washington and Jefferson, Army versus Notre Dame in New York, Navy at Philadelphia, and Boston College against Holy Cross in Boston.
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Notable RBI Exploits Highlight 19260 Baseball Season
Report notes Lou Fonseca and Al Simmons drove in four or more runs in at least seven games during the 19260 season while Lou Gehrig achieved the same feat six times, underscoring their clutch hitting.
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All America hopes shaken after gridiron week
Harvard stars Barry Waoad and Anna fen Mohner starred in the midwest triumphs while Branko Nagaraki led Minnesota past Wisconsin. Notre Dame’s Moynihan suffered a leg break, Caridea and Bavoldi added scores, California’s Ler halted by Stanford, and Purdue’s Welch Harmeson Sleight helped beat Indiana for the Big Ten title.
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