Whitman Regains Welter Crown With Fourth Round KO
Charley Whitman of Bluefield halted Earl Gillespie in the fourth round to reclaim the district welterweight title at the American Legion show. Wagner stopped Elbert Humphreys in the third, the only other knockout of the program, while Webb defeated Dickson in five rounds and Persinger edged Belcher in a tight decision, as McFee and Stephens organized a strong card.
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Gillespie
ED Wagner
Humphreys
Webb and
Perlinger
American Legion
Charley Whitman
Bluefield College
Charley's
Red Star
Karl Gillespie
Earl
Charley
Wytheville Mauler
Wagner
Elbert Humphreys
Mullens
Concord College
Ozzie Denello
Rhodell
Ozzie
Gulf
Bluefield
Wytheville
Brooks Webb
Buck Dickson
Baby Belcher
Leonard Persinger
Webb
Dickson
Father Gocke
Belcher
Persinger
Holroyd
Daily Telegraph
McFee
Stephens
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Huntington High Football Fans Split Over War Game
Reports claim Huntington high school players fear playing War while considering a possible challenge from Big Creek. Huntington officials and coaches show no overtures to reopen the invitation, and local belief centers on persistent reluctance to meet War despite threats of a meeting.
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Huntington
Big Creek
Huntington High
Alabama Invited to Play Stanford in Rose Bowl
Pasadena Calif Nov 30 Alabama was chosen to oppose Stanford in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. Stanford official Alfred Masters said the invitation was accepted after input from Alabama representatives. Stanford notes Alabama’s strong record and predicts a tough game, while Alabama’s coach Frank Thomas lauds his team’s depth and key players.
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Stanford
Alfred Masters
Palo Alto
Gophers
Minnesota
South
Frank Thomas
Invaders
Washington
Washington State
Claude E
Tiny) Thornhill
Pacific Coast
Tiny
Thomas
Howell
Thornhill
Columbia
Indians
Notre Dame Horsemen
Pittsburgh
Santa Clara
Tide
Pacific
Maxie Rosenbloom Falls to Bob Olin in Boxing Tilt
Broadway observers still reacting to Maxie Rosenbloom's defeat by Backward Bob Olin for the light heavyweight title. The piece lampoons training fads, details Rosenbloom's late hours and quirky routines, and notes the surprising outcome of the bout after a lengthy buildup. It also comments on Knox College football's losing streak and its impact on crowds and perceptions of success.
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Maxie Rosenbloom
Bob Olin
Maxie
Harry Richwas
Corpa
West 52Nd Street
Manhattan
Hollywood
Richman
Sperts
Olin
University Policy Panel Declines to Share Program Details
Dr Carl Wittke of Ohio State warned the AAUP that academic freedom is endangered in parts of Europe and America. DePauw University was dropped from AAUP eligible schools over President Oxnam’s one man rule, and a Pittsburgh history professor dismissal is under AAUP investigation.
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Chicago
America
Carl Wittke
American Association of University Professors
Ohio State
Association
Europe
O.ke
de Pauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Ralph W. Hefford
Dudley Denies Charge in West Virginia Case
Edgar F. Dudley, 51, former D A office investigator, testified he was "never more than a friend" to 16 year old Ramona Alexander who accused him of an attack. He said he met her last summer in West Virginia and she rode with him and another man to Los Angeles and that he tried to help her.
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Dudley
Los Angeles
Edgar F. Dudley
District Attorney's Office
Ramona Alexander
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
The First Man I Ever Saw Killed in the Ring
The piece recounts Jim Franey of St. Louis dying after a bout with Frank McConnell at the old Woodward’s Pavilion in San Francisco in 1906. It notes the era’s lax refereeing, the crowd’s exit, and Franey’s death the next morning after a brutal nine count and a crowd belief he was dying.
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St. Louis
Franey
Frank McConnell
Olympic Club
Frank
New York
Billy Smith
McConnell
Francy
Frankie Neil Wins Bantamweight Title Clash in Frisco
San Francisco boxer Frankie Neil, a former Examiner linotype worker, fought Harry Forbes for the world bantamweight championship, delivering a knockout in a stirring ring encounter. Neil had built a national résumé before returning to San Francisco to claim the crown.
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San Francisco
Examiner Linotype Room
Harry Forbes
Neil
Frisco
Very
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Missouri coach Frank Carideo resigns after 0-20 loss
Columbia Missouri November 30 Frank Carideo Notre Dames All America quarterback 1929 1930 resigns as Missouri head football coach following a 0 20 defeat to Kansas and the worst season in Tiger history. Sleight likely to leave with him as line coach. Resignation may take effect next September pending athletic committee and board approval.
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Frank Carideo
Notre Dame
Rockne Field Generals
University of Missouri
Missouri
Kansas Jayhawkers
Missouri Tiger
Colorado
Tigers
Carideo
Elmer N
Red) Sleight
Purdue
Don Faurot
Emmett
Abe) Stuber
Teachers Colleges
Navy
Bill” Ingram
Sun Picks All America Football Team From Top Colleges
New York reports Minnesota places three players on the first team with Pittsburgh and Stanford each contributing two. Stan Kostka of Minnesota is named outstanding player of the year. the Sun lists first and second teams featuring Hutson Reynolds Hartwig Ormiston Monahan Grayson Barries Moscrib Kalbaugh Purvis Lester Larson Lund Carter Devan Lee Weinstock among others.
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New York Sun Today
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Stanford
Stan Kostka
Sun
Beattie Feathers
Tennessee
Hutson
Alabama
LE Reynolds
Hartwig
Ormiston
Monahan
Ohio State
Grayson
Barries Navy
Moscrib
Kalbaugh
Princeton
Ered Male
Weinstock
Sammy Fuller Stops Lanky Jadwick Before Small Crowd
Sammy Fuller a compact welterweight stopped Johnny Jadick in the fourth round at Madison Square Garden before a crowd of 2,598. Jadick was floored twice, bleeding from the nose and mouth, as Fuller won by technical knockout. Abe Feldman defeated Steve Dudas in the co feature. Werther Arcelli beat Tommy Romano in six rounds.
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New York
Sammy Fuller
Johnny Jadick
Philadelphia
Madison Square Garden
Fuller
Jadick
Garden
Sammy
Abe Feldman
Steve Dudas
Arcelli
Romano
RULING RESULTS FROM NEW ORLEANS TRACK
Race by race results list payouts and horses at the Fair Grounds mutuels. Princesse Belle Alamae Gooseflesh Fithin Imortal Baggataway Nissa and others shown with win place and show odds in a continuous race card format.
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Princess Belle
Butterfly
Squire Bob
Alamae
Kile Gold
Holland
Fountain
Magna Mater
Fithin
Ellen D
Smear
Baggataway
Bourbon Prince
Nissa
Suffolk
Carus Clarus
Army Navy grid battle headlines nation's football day
National program centers on Army and Navy clash with Navy favored to pierce Army’s line. Regional titles loom as Alabama Tulane LSU battle for SEC, Minnesota leads Big Ten, and Tennessee and Baylor seek critical wins.
Charles Town Meeting Opens Fall Racing Meets 800 Horses Entered
Charles Town West Virginia November 30 The Charles Town Jockey club opens its fall meet tomorrow with more than 800 thoroughbreds entered for 13 days of racing. A formal permit was granted by J B McLaughlin commissioner of agriculture and ex officio racing commissioner who arrived with Guy Robertson racing commissioner. The races run through December 15 with A J Boyle of Charles Town as president of the jockey club formed after Shenandoah Valley Jockey club properties were sold at public auction.
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Charles Town
Jefferson County
W. Va
Jockey Club
J. B. McLaughlin
Agriculture
Guy Robertson
Charleston
A. J. Boyle
Shenandoah Valley Jockey Club
Nashville rail chief named president of N C S L railway
Fitzgerald Hall of Nashville was elected president of the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis railway to succeed James B. Hill who earlier this week became head of the Louisville and Nashville railroad Hall has served as vice president and general counsel of the N C and St L and will take the helm in Nashville Tennessee projects handled by the carrier involve expansion and integration with sister lines in the region
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Nashville, Tenn
Fitzgerald Hall
Nashville
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
James B. Hill
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Hall
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