Minor Leagues to Decide on Draft at Special Meeting
Minor league club owners convene in January at French Lick Springs to reexamine the major minor draft after the majors reject the Dallas pronouncement. Tensions rise as the five big minors threaten to break from the compact, while smaller circuits lobby and plot amid calls for a new league organization.
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Terris
McGraw
Dallas
Chicago
Associated Press
Mike Sexton
Rock Island
French Lick Springs
Ind
New York
American Association
International
Western
Three Eye
Ban Johnson Discharged From St Louis Hospital
Byron Bancroft Johnson, longtime American League president, left St. Louis for Chicago with improved eyesight after a month in hospital. He plans to return next week for further treatment and will take leave for weekend business. Johnson, 77, says he is just an observer and expects baseball to remain prosperous while guardians of the game monitor issues.
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T. Louis
iBy
Associated Press
Byron Bancroft Johnson
Chicago
St. Louis
Johnson
Ieave
Jonason
Central High May Have Bowling Team Formed
Central High supervisor Frank McKee plans to form a school bowling team to rival Harding High. He will select the five bowlers with the top league averages from four weeks of play. Notable names include Shalive Takacs Rubenstein Atherton Lampelo Doerner Donahue Rohl Pesce Bindalr and Danberg Behn with strong scores listed.
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Frank McKee
Central High
Harding High
Central
Harding Stars
McKee
Hilltop
Shalive
J. Takacs
Rubenstein Atherton Lampelo Doerner
Donahue Rohl Pesce Bindalr
Danbverg Behn
Maroons Regain First Place In Roller Polo Play
Meriden Maroons defeat Wallingford 6 to 0 to seize top spot in the American Roller Hockey race. Steve Pierce and Lee Lunderville star for Meriden, while Duggan scores five for Wallingford. Tomorrow’s Meriden Waterbury clash looms as league leader battle.
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Maroons
Meriden
Associated Press
Meriden Maroons
Wallingford
Steve Pierce
Lee Lundergilte
Wild Bul Dugesn
Panthers
Battle of the Maroons
Shamrocks
Waterbury
Meriden Wallhngtora BK
Panthers Defeat Dartmouth 64 to 33 in Home Debut
Pittsburgh, Dec. 23. The University of Pittsburgh basketball team opened its home season by routing Dartmouth 64 to 33. Pitt led from the opening whistle, with Hyatt scoring 19 and McMahon the only player fouled out. Dartmouth struggled offensively throughout the game.
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Pittsburgh
Associated Press
University of Pittsburgh
Dartmouth
Pitts
Michigan
Northwestern
Lews
Chicago
Panthers
Pitt
Dartmoutin
Hyatt
MrMahon
Cornell Crew 10 Gets Early Start For 1928 Races
Husky crew at Cornell under coach Jim Wray begins early winter work in the armory on a stationary towing machine. About 160 volunteers, many over six feet and 170 pounds, practice year round as Wray and his son lead preparations for a dual race with Syracuse on Cayuga Lake and the Intercollegiate regatta at Poughkeepsie, with Olympic hopes in view.
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Ithaca
WN. C
Associated Press
Husky
Jim Wray
Cornell’s
Old Armory
Wray
Jim
Coach Wrays
Cornell
Syracuse
Cayuga Lake
Poughkeepsie
Tate to Succeed Percy Wendell as Lehigh Coach
Austin A. Tate, Lehigh football captain of 1915, elected to succeed Percy Wendell as head football coach at Lehigh. One year contract. Tate began coaching at Bethlehem High in 1922, then moved to Lehigh as freshman coach, directing an undefeated freshman season. He also starred in lacrosse and baseball in college.
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Bethlehem
Associated Press
Austin A. Tate
Lehigh University
Percy Wendell
Lehigh
Bethlehem High
Leigh
Thst
Dave Tate
Rags Mathews Sets National Endurance Record
Raymond Matthews of Texas Christian University played every minute of nine full games to set an endurance mark. Coach Macon Bell challenged the football world to match 94 minutes of steady play, finishing with a ferocious effort as one of the Southwests top end players.
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Port Worth
Tex
Associated Press
Raymond
Regs Matthews
Texas Christian University
Macon Bell
Mathews
Wits & Pale
Ilo
Speer
Beri
Acso- Vaced
Fourth Offender of Foul Rule to Be Banned from N Y
New York state athletic commission adopted unanimous rules imposing harsher penalties for boxing fouls. A fourth offense bars a boxer from contests in the state, while suspensions rise to sixty days for first offenses, ninety days for a second, six months for a third, and license revocation for a fourth. Izzy Grove of Brooklyn is the first to be affected, suspended sixty days for fouling Pat Silvers at the New Broadway Arena. The rule was not prompted by the Glick Morgan bout, though Harold Barnes was ordered to explain his conduct to referee Eddie Forbes after the match.
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New York
Associated Pres
New York State Athletic Commission
Izzy Grove
Brooklyn
Pat Silvers
Broadway
Joe Glick
Ted Morgan
Glick
Harold Barnes
Eddie Forbes
Barnes
Forbes
All-American Leads Dixie Teams For Clash With Pacific Eleven
All-American honorees headline a Dixie senior squad led by Bounding Bill ais at quarterback. The Southern Conference grad classes provide triple-threat backs including Spears and McDowall, with ends Creson and Crowley from Georgia Tech and guards like Bowden of Alabama. The lineup features Am-Southern stars from Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi and Florida among others in a national-caliber clash against a Pacific coast eleven.
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Horace
Tlanta, Ga
Dee ‘ Pressi
Ey Dixie
Westwerd Bound
Pacific Court Stars
Billais
Vanderbilt
Tram
Enine
Spears
Aeny Link
Janek McDowall
Idfimek
Thomas
Maryland
Cohen
University of Mississippi
South
Johnny Menville
Tulane Ahliback
Georgia Tech
Kitty Creson
Ed Crowley
Georgian Tech
Creson
Croyiey
Freddie Pickard
Alabama
intoFine Vexin
Gardwell
Winstromy Virgina
Hon
Georgia Feca
Bowden
Pasadena
Stanford
Rarnbii
Tennessee
Al-Southern
Thompson
Miasis
Wppi A. d& M
Elvin Butcher
Big Bert Heiser
University of Southern California
Al-Ctar
Los Angeles
Invaders
Billy Spears
Milford Alumni to Play Varsity Next Friday Night
Milford High School hosts an Alumni versus Varsity basketball game Friday at Central Grammar School, expected to draw a large crowd. Alumni aim to beat the unbeaten Hy players with strong practice and a poised “do or die” attitude, while the girls’ team opens the program with a preliminary.
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Milford High Jschool
M. H
Central Grammar Schools
Issie Granitto
Uranates
Wonderland Hell
Walnut Beach
Eet
M. A. Lassies
Eagles to meet Springfield on Monday in New Haven
New Haven will host a Canadian-American hockey clash as the Springfield Indians visit the Eagles Monday night. The matchup pits longtime rivals and is expected to attract a record crowd to the holiday game. Vernon Sharp of Vanderbit to share center duties. coached by Wade of Alabama, McGugin of Vanderbilt, and Alexander of Georgia Tech.
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Alexander Features
Holyoke
Mass
Der
Associated Press
New Britain
Alexander
Britain
Hart Boucher St. Aubin
Sro
Africada
Lovegreen
New Haven
Indians
New Haven Eagles
Eagles
Vernon Sharp
Vanderbit
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Wallace Wade
Alabam
Dan McGugin
Vanderbilt
Wilkin Alexander
Georgia Tech
Terris Beats Detroiter In Thrilling Ten Round Bout
In New York's Madison Square Garden Terris defeats Phil McGraw by judges' decision after a fast start and a strong finish. McGraw surged late but Terris held the edge, winning five of ten rounds amid a crowd of 13,000. Also Flowers defeats Paluso on points in eight rounds.
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McGraw
New York
Phi
Terris
Saene
Trivala
MicGraw
Terria
Phil
Sid
Sil
Joha
Flowers
Bruce Flowers
New Rochelle
Lou Paluso
Sau Lal City
Paluso
Flows
Bobby Burns
Frankie Fink
Texas
Jack Duffy
Toledo
Matty Mario
Staten Island
State conference talks invite for high school football
Central and Harding officials received invitations from Walter B. Spencer to discuss forming a state high school football conference. The letter invites principals athletic directors and coaches from Hartford Bulkeley Central Bridgeport Warren Harding Stamford Crosby Waterbury Hillhouse New Haven Commercial to a January 14 meeting at the Graduates' club New Haven with lunch 75 cents and requests RSVP by January 13.
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Central
Harding
Diavcuss
Walter B. Spencer
New Haven
State
Hartford
Weaver High School
Bulkeley High School
Ceneral High
Bridgeport
Warren Harding High
Stamford
Crosby
Weterbury
Hillhouse High School
Commercial High School
Graduates’ Club
Connecticut
Big Seven of Women’s Golf Hold Records
The article profiles the Big Seven of women’s golf, noting multiple champions and runners up. It highlights Alexa Stirling Fraser’s three straight wins, Dorothy Campbell Hurd’s global victories and 1924 American title, Beatriz Hoyt’s early dominance, Ada Mackenzie as 1920s medalist, and other two-time winners Genevieve Hecker Harriet Custis Margaret of the Hub Glenna Collett. It also references historical scoring milestones and the 1925 St Louis venue.
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Chicago
Der
Associated Ress
Galaxy
Alexa String Fraser
Dorothy Campbell Hurd
Great Britain
Canada
Fnally
Beatriz Hoyt
New York
Ada Mackenzie
Genevieve Hecker
Harriet Custis
Boston
Margaretw
Hub Wity
Glenya Collett
Providence
St. Louis
Dorothy Campbell
Brian
Gladys Ravenscroft
Red Heads to Meet Mohicans in Monday Night Feature
The Chrysler Red Heads of Stratford will face the Mohicans in a feature attraction at Sterling Memorial Hall on Monday night.
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Red
Chrysler Red Heads
Stratford
Meet the Mohicans
Sterling Memorial Hall
Hahn to race in Columbus games for winter season
Boston December report notes Lloyd Hahn will not race heavily this winter, instead joining Col umbus Knights of Columbus events in New York starting January 7. He will compete weekly in 600 and 1000 yard distances, with early indoor trials at 1 12 4 5 for 600 yards and plans for the 1000 and mile later in January. Ryder expects Hahn to remain steady, limiting May not run long sessions to protect form.
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Boston
Lloyd Hahn
Colummbus Council
Knights of Colummbus Games
New York
Aimerica
Hahn
Jack Ryder
Bost Cewlege
Ryd van Nichly
Abot Eens
Wis
Ryder
Tytler Ryder
Boston Athletic Association
New York Knight
Pordham
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