Major League Meetings Open as Trade Rumors Fly Brisk
Chicago December 14 Major league magnates gathered at the Congress Hotel for a two day session focusing on routine matters while trading rumors swirl. Yankees may pursue Ted Lyons with Aaron Ward and Hollis Thurston. Giants seek Joe Genewich. Burleigh Grimes and Wheat on the block amid a flurry of speculative deals. The discussion hints at friction over the judge’s contract and arbitration powers as the meeting opens.
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Football Teams to Be Busy On Coast Over the Week End
San Francisco and Oakland pro teams prepare for a pair of weekend games. Hawaiian All Stars meet Haskell Indians, while Ernie Nevers Diluth Eskimos face a picked team from San Francisco and Oakland. Fragments note travel arrivals and scheduling efforts amid uncertainty about game dates.
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Pittsburgh Owner to Fight Farms in Minor League Clubs
Barney Dreyfuss, owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, challenged major league owners at the National League meeting in Chicago. He called the minor league farms unfair to other clubs and players and said he would oppose the system at the joint meeting.
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South Dakota Eleven To Play In Honolulu
South Dakota State college football team will meet the University of Hawaii on Christmas day and a town team on New Year s day. Knute Rockne, Notre Dame coach, will arrive here today from the United States, W L Mackenzie King the Canadian premier was a marvelous swimmer in his younger days.
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Wabash Defeats Iowa 28 to 13 in Cedar Valley
Wabash repeated its first conference victory over Northwestern with another decisive win over Iowa in Iowa City. Captain DeVol and Robinson led the attack with four field goals each, Robinson adding two free throws and DeVol one. Iowa’s shooting and defense faltered as Captain Hogan fouled out in the first half. The halftime score stood 14 to 6 in favor of Wabash.
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Central college basketball opens with win over Still College
Pella Central college basketers beat Still College 32 to 22 as a short passing attack overcame a weak defense late in the game. Ames: boxing dropped as varsity sport at Iowa State due to injuries and lack of suitable opponents. Missouri Valley conference officials to officiate 96 football games next summer. not announced. Iowa City wrestling titles upcoming with all grapplers slated to compete over Thursday to Saturday. Chicago: Les Murray arrives to train for a bout with Billy Petrolle in Milwaukee next Monday. Chicago: Chicago golf association discusses first world's championship with prizes over 20690 dollars. Grinnell: Hayes trims opening cage squad to fourteen for Creighton in Omaha. Iowa City: Emerson W. Nelson wins varsity weight triathlon. leads shot put and discus, fifth in hammer.
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Walker's unheralded rise to middleweight champion
A 1920s boxing retrospective notes Mickey Walker's stunning comeback to win the middleweight title from Tiger Flowers in Chicago. It recalls Walker's earlier welterweight reign, his New York ban, and pivotal bouts with Greb and Dundee, ending with Eddie Rogers stopping Joe Dundee as Walker's legacy remains debated.
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Skull Crushed In Fight Figures In Boxer Death
Hartford dispatch says Charles Peguilhan French light heavyweight boxer died from a fractured skull after an eighth round bout with Al Friedman Roslindale Mass Peguilhan died in a Hartford hospital Friedman jailed on $1000 bond for manslaughter set for December 23 after police court hearing
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Mt. Auburn Sheiks Defeat Rowley Five
Mt. Auburn Cemetery Sheiks, an independent squad, outplayed Rowley Independents in Rowley last Friday night. Mt. Auburn led by Lackore and Lee with 15 and 16 points while Rowley only reached 20. Lincoln notes a holiday football game proposal between Lincoln High and Tuscaloosa High was rejected by Nebraska authorities.
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Illinois Eyes 14-Round Boxing Bouts Soon
Chicago December 14 An effort to amend Illinois boxing law to permit 15 round bouts instead of ten will be launched at the next session State Senator Edward Hughes of Chicago father of the present boxing law will propose the amendment. Hughes favors longer bouts to avoid questions about the winner of a championship fight. He argues fifteen rounds provide a better test of a fighter's endurance and ability.
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Genesee to Meet Dysart Next Friday in Prep Showdown
Genesee basketball tunes up for Friday clash with Dysart here after listing a busy schedule through February. The team plays Dysart at home on Friday and travels to Dysart for another game later in the season as coach Hayes trims Grinnell’s squad to 14 men ahead of Creighton meetings.
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All Star East West Football Teams To Meet New Year Day
San Francisco December 14 The second annual intersectional all star game will be played in San Francisco on New Year’s Day with C D Swede Woods selecting the Western squad and Ingram likely to head the East. About $35 000 in tickets is targeted with proceeds benefiting the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children. The Western team will mostly consist of players who have just finished their college careers with Pacific Coast Conference stars limited to their school’s team. Nearly fifty men have volunteered to represent the West including Wild Bill Kelly Red Watson and Tat O Rourke.
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Urbana High Faces Key Tests This Week
Hit and Miss TARPS AT Rumours from Urbana indicate that overconfidence among Urbana high players is not tonight's prevailing fault as they face Vinton quintet. Wabash College halted the Hawkeyes’ streak by delivering the first defeat since March 3, 1926, when Wisconsin beat the Old Gold five. Coach Willson of Keystone shows progress with a less veteran squad, winning the first three games decisively. Urbana tonight and alumni Thursday night will test the Purple and Gold’s strength.
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Boyd Gets Life Prison Term For Felling Officer
William Boyd was found guilty of first degree murder and received a life prison term for fatally shooting Polk County deputy Dever Marshall at Boyd’s farm near Mitchellville in October. The jury deliberated just over six hours. attorney Charles Howard said he would appeal the verdict.
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Babies Die As Pocono Lake House Burns In Blast
Scranton Pa December 14 two infant girls died when Leonard Avery’s home at Pocono Lake burned after a gasoline stove explosion. Jeane Avery 19 months Norma 7 months perished. Eunice 8 escaped with facial and body burns and was hospitalized in serious condition. The children were alone in the house at the time of the blast.
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Objections Filed Over Hard Surfacing Project
Renton County news notes objections filed to pay for a road widening project at the junction of two highways. County records show land acquisition changes reducing acreage from 10 to 38.5 acres and lowering the assessment from 111.66 to 107.40. Includes tangential reference to a miniature silver and gold naval models owned by King George.
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