Local Holy Name League opens with tight knockouts
St Marys edges St Charles 26 25 in a close opener at St Marys hall. Guerin scores 15 for the Knights of Columbus floor. St Augustines down Sacred Heart 15 12 and Halverson leads scorers in Blessed Sacrament 18 1 win over St Patricks.
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St. Mary's Hall
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St. Augustine's
Sacred “Heart
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Linane
Strauss
Halverson
Penn Stars to Play in Benefit
Three University of Pennsylvania football players Jack Butler George Thayer and Jesse Douglas were invited to join the All Eastern collegiate eleven to face Western stars in the Shriners Hospital benefit game on January 1 in San Francisco. Lt Beckett coordinated selections with approval from Penn and Navy officials while aiming to add Welch Friedmar Flora Broda Connor and another Navy player to the roster.
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University of Pennsylvania
Shriners Hospital
San Francisco
Jack Butler
George Thayer
Jesse Douglas
Lieutenant Beckett
Engram
Naval Academy
Lou Young
Pew
Beckett
Ingram
Welch
Pittsburgh
Friedmar
Flora
Michigan
Broda
Brown
Connor
New York University
Navy
Central High soccer team prays before games
The Central High School soccer squad, champions of a Philadelphia tournament, gathers in a pregame prayer huddle as part of its routine. Coach Karl Gray explained the practice, noting it had long been part of team culture though only recently revealed.
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Central High School
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Karl Gray
Ty Cobb Improves after Illness at Asheville Meeting
Ty Cobb, retired manager of the Detroit American League team, is reported improving today in Asheville North Carolina after arriving to attend the annual baseball magnates meeting. Physicians say he has influenza and he intends to retire from baseball.
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Asheville
Ty Cobb
Detroit Aa
Roller Polo Set to Open Here on Monday Night
Bridgeport introduces roller polo on Roseland floor on State street next Monday. Final hall and seating arrangements completed yesterday. The Westfield team will transfer to this city under the American Roller Polo League. The Holyoks will oppose the locals.
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Roseland
State Street
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Holyoks
Monarchs and Sterlings win in Boys Club play
The Monarchs, Victors and Sterlings won in Senior League play at the Boys' club last night. The Victors beat the Rectors 27 to 14, the Sterlings defeated the Centers, and the Monarchs trimmed Maplewoods 34 to 14.
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Rectors
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Guiren
Carellette
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Griffin
Mogon
Broderick
Waite
Banney
Hurley
Wasson
Milford Blues to host Derby in Friday basketball opener
Milford High school opens 1826-1927 season next Friday December 10 on Central Grammar school court hosting Derby High. A large crowd is expected as Andrews and Goteford anchor forwards Peabody at center with Joy and Clark at guards.
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Goteford
Peabody
Joy
Clark
Chapman to Meet Bass in New York
Boston December 6 AP Chapman of Boston will meet Bennie Bass of Philadelphia in featherweights at Madison Square Garden New York on January 1 manager Charlie Cardio announced tonight Also Stamford report shows Mort Lindsay dominating Broadway academy eight game sweepstakes with 1741 versus Caruna 1674 in a field of 88 contestants Roller Polo results Holyoken Waterbury 5 Meriden 9 New Haven 3
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Red Chapman
Boson
Bennie Bass
Philadelphia
Madison Square Garden
Charlie Cardio
Chapman
Stamford
Dwyer
Broadway Academy
New York
Mort Lindsay
Lindsay
Caruna
Congress High to Face Alumni Team Tomorrow
Congress High School varsity players prepared to meet the Alumni team after a notching close loss to State Trade School last week. The lineup mirrors the Trade School game Sakowitz Kiely Weane Curran and Devlin. Captaincy went to Lukowitz with Red Castaldo elected as another captain candidate.
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Congress Higih
Congress
Congressites
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Sakowitz
Kiely
Weane
Curran
Devlin
Harry
Congress Quintet
Congress High Boys
Lukowitz
Jess Poley
Congress High School
Freatman
Red” Castaldo
Hancock
Milford High Beats DeMolay in Fast Basketball Clash
Milford High School defeated DeMolay 21 to 2 on Central Grammar School court. Joy, Andrews and Peabody starred for Milford with H Mathews the standout for DeMolay in a rough, fast game. In the prelim, Milford High seconds beat DeMolay seconds 22 to 16.
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Milford High School
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Rylday
Jacques
Joy
Andrews
Peabody
H. Mathews
High School
Botsford
Wee
Uniteds Meet Summerfield and Presbys In Church League
Interchurch basketball night features Uniteds versus Summerfield and Presby versus Baptist at United church gym. Readouts list Moss Babson Hoffman and Randolph stars with lines showing lineups for the two contests. Amateur athletics notes mention track championships slated for Newark February 9 with Newark A.C. supplying title events networked by Referee Petriny.
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Babson Co. Hoffman
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Rosenbeck
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George Duncan
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Wall
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N. J
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The Sportlight on Football and The Eastward Shift
The piece muses on the thin line between winners and losers in sport, noting how final scores can obscure key details. It discusses football parity, Western versus Eastern dominance, and questions about college athletic codes and salaries, pointing to broad trends and controversies.
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Tiis Sperker
George Sisler
Tura
Hangon
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Oqopterbaan
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Freda
Brown
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Georgetown
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Dempsey Aims for Derby After Boxing Career
Article notes Jack Dempsey plans to win the Kentucky Derby after his boxing career. It details his move to Jim Coffroth's Tia Juana track, trainer choices John A Coburn and George Coburn, training under his wife Stelle Taylor Dempsey, and the early-selected racehorses including Our Dan, Charman, Combat, and others.
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New Orleans
Dee
Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Jack
Jim Coffroth
Tia Juana
Stelle Taylor Dempsey
Harvard Hockey Schedule Listed for Coming Season
Harvard announces its hockey schedule with Yale, Dartmouth, and Canadian colleges. A potential third game with Yale would occur in New York on March 2. Princeton is out as an opponent for the Crimson, and McGill Toronto Laval and King's College will play at the Boston arena. Ten Harvard lettermen return, with only three regulars lost to graduation.
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Lee G
Yale
Dartmouth
Tye
Harvard
Princeton
Crimson
Tigers
McGhi
Toronto
Laval
King's
Boxing Smoker at Milford Schools Friday Night
Boxing instructor Charlie Griffin announces a smoker at Milford schools Friday night with local boxers expected to participate in exhibition bouts. He seeks to contact Johnny Red Allen before Friday to participate.
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Milford
Griffin
Johnny “Red” Allen
Opening amateur boxing card yields eight knockouts in Portland
Eight knockouts dominated the National Guard armory show in Portland last night. Highlights included Kid Doyle weighing 201 pounds delivering a first round KO, and Buck McGuinness defeating Paul Kyve in a feature bout. Multiple fallouts and brief knockouts occurred across featherweights and lightweights.
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State Armory
Buca McGuiness
Paul Kyre
Danbury
Charlie Spears
Joe Michaels
Bridgeport
Kid Doyle
South End
Sailor Mack
Mack
Joe Callina
Jack Daly
Flowers protest may be heard at conference today
Chicago December 6 AP The Illinois State Athletic Commission may consider Walk Miller manager of Tiger Flowers plea to reverse Referee Benny Yanger's decision that gave Mickey Walker the middleweight title after a ten round Coliseum match last Friday night. Officials doubt any legal authority allows reversal and Miller urged an official disapproval if reversal is not possible.
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Congress High Room League Opens With 21 14 Victory
The Congress High room basketball league opened with Room 305 led by Miss Dora Bri defeating Room 311 led by Miss Eleanora Gilbert 21 to 14. Several players showed inexperience while three more games are scheduled for tomorrow including 211-111, 306-212, and 206-107 with referee Dryer officiating.
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Petrolle Fights Draw With DeMarco in New York Bout
In New York, December 6, Billy Petrolle of Fargo drew six rounds with Cuddy De Marco after Petrolle scored the only knockdown in the third. Weights: Petrolle 137, DeMarco 134 1/2. Eddie O'Dowd won a six round decision over Domenie Petrome. Teddy Baldock outpointed Pierre de Caluwe in a decisive win.
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Fargo
N. D
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Eddie O'Dowd
Columbus
Dominie Petrome
Teddy Baldoc
Britteli Latiam
Pierre de Caltwe
Belgium
Yale Teams Open Season With Busy Week Across Sports
Yale's basketball, swimming, and water polo squads begin a packed early season. The basketball schedule includes New London Submarine base, Upsala College, Rhode Island State, and a Naugatuck A. C. charity game, with junior varsity preliminaries. The swimming team hosts an alumni meet featuring former stars led by Captain Jimmy Brosnan, followed by a Yale freshman versus junior varsity water polo and swimming clash, and a Worcester Turkey Hill Polo club match for the freshman polo team.
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Egate
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Triangle Club
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