Nut Busters and Prospects in City Basketball Season
The columnist returns after a hospital stay and predicts a busy winter for Norfolk and Western league basketball. Beav er high, Bluefield College and city teams push for a league, while many schools plan independent clubs. Girls basketball faces widespread decline with Beaver High abolishing its schedule and Princeton slated to follow.
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Mallie le Notr
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IRLS
Kolum
Lees
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Princeton
McDowell
Yankees Acquire Carver from Skeeter Outfit
Jersey City reports the release of Bill Henderson, a right handed pitcher from Jersey City in the International League, to the New York Yankees. Cash and players are involved in the deal.
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Bill Henderson
New York Yankees
Slattery Scozza Named by New York Body to Fight for Title
The New York state athletic commission will crown a Buffalo fighter as light heavy champion after a ruling on Jimmy Slattery and Lou Scozza, both from Buffalo, with Rosenbloom and Okun out. Paulino Useudun signs with Billy Gibson for a two year plan and will debut January 10 at Madison Square Garden under Gibson.
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Legion of Managers
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Gene Tunney
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Madison Square Garden
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Wheeling Golfer Wins San Gabriel Amateur Professional Tourney
Clarence Clark of Tulsa won the San Gabriel $1,900 amateur professional best ball golf tournament with 63. He led a field of eight teams tied at 64, paired with a mix of amateurs and pros including Nick Melin nery Babe Julian and Tex Schramm.
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Jimmy Hines
New York
Babe Julian
Los Angeles
Dan Williams
Westfield
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Cliff Castle
Tony Macro
Bill Jaliffe
Phil Hart
Wheeling
Tex Schramm
Johnny Rogers
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J. Berryhill
W. Stackhouse
Hillsboro
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Marvin Morse
Lew Owen
West Virginia Athlete Chosen Bucknell Captain for 1930
Tony Slate fullback of Bucknell University was elected captain of the 1930 squad. Slate a junior from Weirton West Virginia is president of the college YMCA and a member of Lambda Chi Alpha.
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Tony Slate
Bucknell University
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Weirton
W. Va
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Lambda Chi Alpha
Court settles highway panel fight in Kentucky
In Frankfort Kentucky on December 17 Circuit Judge Ben G Williams ruled that Charles W Ryans of Louisville is the legal second district member of the state highway commission instead of former chairman Democrat Ben Johnson The ruling ends a two week political dispute over commission personnel.
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State Highway Commission
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Charles W. Ryans
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Ben Johnson
Army to move football games from New York over courtesy
Major Philip Fleming, U S Military Academy, says Army will not play more football in New York without guaranteed courteous treatment by city authorities. He seeks talks with Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne to decide future venue, after a disputed escort issue involving Police Commissioner Whalen.
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N. Y
Philip Fleming
United States Military Academy
Army
New York
Pleming
Notre Dame
New York City
Fieming
Knute K
Dismissal of Matoaka Water Service Case
The state public service commission dismissed Matoaka town's complaint against Matoaka Water and Improvement Co for not extending service and ordered meter installation. It found extensions would cost about 8000 dollars with annual revenue near 1 dollar. Both companies must appear January 2 to show the dispute is settled.
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State Public Service Commission
Matoaka
Duquesne Names Two CaptaIns For 1930 Team
Pittsburgh December 17 George Benedict of Pittsburgh halfback and Jack Clark of Clairton guard were elected co captains of the 1930 Duquesne university football team at the annual banquet.
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George Benedict
Jack Clark
Clairton
Duquesne University
Bruins and Rangers Triumph in NHL Scores
Bruins defeat Senators 6 to 2 while Rangers also win 6 to 2. Pittsburgh and Montreal draw 3 to 3 after OT. Montreal Maroons beat Toronto 4 to 1 to close the hockey roundup.
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Concord Hosts Barraca In-The-House Basketball Duel
The Concord Mountain Lions meet Barraca at Athene gym tonight at 8. Coach Roberto leads a veteran team, aiming to repeat a strong start after a season-opening win over Bluefield Electrics. The Mountain Lions schedule another game with Electric at Beaver gym tomorrow night.
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Emory Wasps on Mythical Marshall All- Opposition Team
Huntington West Virginia December 17 To be named on Marshall college All Opponent team requires defeating the Big Green or tying them The page lists votes from Marshall players selecting thirteen men with Grove City Penn State Wesleyan and Emory and Henry represented Edmund Waleski Grove City quarterback and captain led in votes tied with Diedrich Penn State left halfback Littlejohn Emory and Henry full Rodriguez Wesleyan guard and Cliff Battles narrowly edged by Rodriguez Rankin Grove City left end Kaplan Penn State left end Potts Emory and Henry Sofish Grove City guard Edwards Penn State right end won by a large margin.
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Wesleyan Polled the Highest Number of Votes of the Linemen To Bead
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Potts
Sofish
Edwards
Unclear Game Scores From Turbulent Sports Card
A fragment lists scores with Princeton 25 over William and Mary 15, Syracuse 41 over Ohio U 25, Yale 0 and Providence College 21. The text lacks context or dates, making full game details and outcomes difficult to determine.
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William and Mary
Syracuse
Ohio U
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Shires Soundly Defeated Faces New Foe Rumors
After a brutal 3 knockdown defeat to George Traf ton Shires faces mounting challengers from promoters players and fans Meanwhile Hack Wilson vetoes a Shires bout and Shires mulls vaudeville or more prize fights as he recovers from the bruising encounter in Martinsburg West Virginia and his camp weighs next steps.
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Charles Arthur
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George Trafton
Lena Blackburn
White Sox
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Hack Wilson
Cubs
Martinsburg
W. Va
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Hack
Trafton
Greenleaf Keeps Lead in World Pool Championship Pace
Ralph Greenleaf won his fifth tour game by defeating Pasquale Natal ie of Detroit 125 to 16 with an unfinished run of 51 in the eighth. He totalled 158 balls before missing on his 28th shot in the first. Rudolph of Chicago beat Taborski 126 to 57 to run his streak to six. Greenleaf and Rudolph are set to clash tomorrow night in a likely title deciding match.
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Ralph Greenleaf
Pasquale Natalie
Greenleaf
Frank Taberski
Onofrio Lauri
Brooklyn
Joseph J. McCann
McCann
Rudolph
Erwin Rudolph
Chicago
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Tabereki
Arkansas Man Held to Face Murder Charge
Byron Perkins, arrested in Ravenden after entering a store and shooting Hubert Burrow, faces murder charges as his wife lies near death in a Jonesboro hospital following a self inflicted wound caused by a romance with a neighboring farmer. Burrow, 21, is the identified victim.
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Imbodyn
Ark
Jonesboro
Byron Perking
Ravenden
Hubert Burrow
Perkins
Burrow
Greenbrier Military Institute Defeats West Virginia Business College
In Lewisburg WV Greenbrier Military Institute rallied after a 15 all halftime and outscored Bluefield based West Virginia Business College 44 to 18. Captain Winter and Felker led a second half surge while Walker from Bluefield tallied 15 points.
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W. Va
Greenbrier Military Institute
West Virginia Business College
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Greenbrier
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Kaplan Fights Away to Ten Round Victory
New York light heavyweight K O Kaplan defeated Nazareth’s Sagi Wees in ten rounds here in Allentown. Kaplan weighed 166 pounds while Wees tipped the scales at 0 pounds.
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Phil Kaplan
New York
Sagi Wees
Nazareth
Toolet
Kaplan
Weles
New York Boxing Result at Broadway Arena
In Brooklyn Nat Ka of New York was knocked out by Joe Gans a Negro welterweight from California in the fifth round of a ten round main bout at the Broadway arena. Gans weighed 141 pounds.
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Baby Joe Gans
California
Nat Ka
Broadway Arena
Breckinstonley
Gans
Wier
Bomb blast injures four trolley riders in New Orleans
A dynamite bomb exploded under a Napoleon avenue street car in New Orleans injuring four passengers, none seriously. The blast occurred at Washington and Napoleon avenues in an outlying city section, marking ongoing violence tied to the prolonged street car strike.
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Napoleon Avenue
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