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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1930
Page
6
A chaotic sports column reviews past clashes and debates on baseball and football legends. It mentions John McGraw and Knute Rockne, recalling debates about scoring late in games and Army versus Notre Dame. The piece mashes memory with speculation on future matchups and era shifts.
Fragmentary text lists names and phrases associated with athletic figures and competitions. It references lightweights and matchups, with several proper nouns suggesting athletes and events, but details are obscured and difficult to parse into a clear report.
Army and Dartmouth suffered defeats as top eastern programs faced west and midwest opponents. Army edged by Notre Dame 7-6 after a late march by Schwartz. Dartmouth fell to Stanford 14-0 in Palo Alto. Washington State routed Villanova 13-0, Drake beat Temple 40-20, and Navy prepared for upcoming games after beating George Washington 20-0. Baylor and Texas teams posted conference wins. Vanderbilt beat Maryland 22-7. Loyola of Maryland beat Baltimore 38-7.
BY AUGUSTINE Fis-a)Ira Pollock, 214 pound high school center, wore a plaster cast for a crushed foot yet played 55 minutes against Leesburg. He blocked one kick and intercepted two passes despite the injury, signaling his grit for the season.
Paris reports a rising French talent, Bernard, 17, who triumphed at Be Touquet, seen as a potential successor to Cochet Borotra and Lacoste. His emergence eases worries over Wood Shields Vines in America and positions him for possible 1933 Davis Cup squad inclusion.
Southern California features two star quarterbacks as Marshall Duffield and Ory Mohler provide strong leadership and offensive firepower. Duffield, a seasoned field marshal and top coast scorer, guides the Trojans’ attack while Mohler, praised by coach Howard Jones, stands as a standout sophomore behind Duffield.
The article previews a heavyweight wrestling match in Charleston featuring Jim Browning and Allen Eustace, with the winner aiming to face John Pesek the Nebraskan Tigerman. It notes Browning’s 230 pounds at six feet five, Eustace’s big frame, and prior double draws with Pesek. A second semi final pairs Charlie Santon and Tiny Relph Webster, followed by Bumpue and John Quinn.
William Zep of Darcnester Mate takes the 8 mile national AAU cross country crown in 192 minutes 43 seconds at Dorchester. Millrose AAU secures team title with 48 points, led by a fast 1-2-3-4-5 finish, while Dorchester, Nativity, Brooklyn Harriers and others follow in team standings.
Marmet Independents defeated the Kanawhi City Independents in a 19 to 0 game played amid rain. The winners scored in both halves and led 7-0 at halftime.
Hockey results from the Canadian American League in New Haven show Springfield defeating New Haven 6 to 0. In Detroit the National League game ended 2 all between the Detroit Stroit Falcons and New York Americans after overtime. In Syracuse Cleveland beat Syracuse 5 to ? with incomplete data.
Red Grange powered the Chicago Bears to a 14 6 victory over the Portsmouth Spartans at Wrigley Field. Grange scored a touchdown and threw a pass to Luke Johnson as the Bears controlled the game. Glasgow scoring the Spartans lone TD, despite a 1000 fine for Joe Savoldi and Moxey from Williams and Mary noted for high scoring.
New York reports boxing action moving from the city to St. Louis Boston and other stops this week. Maxie Rosenbloom defends no title in a ten round non title bout against Paul Swiderski in St. Louis. Jimmy Maloney meets Johnny Risko in Boston while several welterweight and lightweight bouts are listed for Indianapolis Los Angeles New York Cincinnati and Sacramento events.
Fragmentary sports grid item shows scattered results across cities including Portland Brooklyn Chicago with teams Green Bay Packers New York Boston Chicago Cards and Frankford. Numerical standings and names are garbled, offering no coherent final outcome.
Official league figures show batting rose four points from 1929 despite higher quality pitching. Al Simmons led with 311, up 16 points from 1920 and 12 above the league average. Lou Gehrig followed at 270, Babe Ruth and Red Reynolds near 359. Yankees topped team batting, Cleveland second, runs and hits records noted.
New York dispatch lists games of note for Saturday led by the Notre Dame South California clash. Key matchups include Notre Dame at Los Angeles and Penn vs Navy in Philadelphia with Georgia Tech Georgia at Atlanta and North Carolina Duke at Chapel Hill among others.
Primo Carnera, the Italian heavyweight, outpointed Basque Paulino Urcudun in a 10 round match in Barcelona before about 90 000 spectators. Referee cast deciding vote after judges disagreed. boos and minor clashes followed. Carnera used reach to keep Paulino at bay. weights 269 3 4 and 208 3 4 pounds. AP scorecard had Carnera winning rounds 1 2 7 8 9 10 and Paulino rounds 4 5 6 with 3 even. Gate around 2 000, about $110 000.
Notre Dame faces a national championship run as Southern California loses 7 to 6 to Washington, leaving Notre Dame with an 18 game winning streak. The Irish schedule promises a clear path to another title as strong opponents push them toward the prize. Rudy Tesar, Creighton captain, plans to enter the Nebraska legislature in January after a secret campaign.
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