Minors Face Financial Crisis as Leaders Meet to Plan New Season
The thirty first annual meeting of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues opened with a dispute over salaries and player limits. Class AA leagues discuss a 2500 dollar monthly cap while Pacific Coast League rejects proposed limits. International and American/International leagues seek agreement. Officials Reelected include Charles Knapp as president and Warren Giles as vice president, amid talks on a playoff plan and financial safeguards. About 200 delegates attended as general sessions began.
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Olumbus
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Pieeraret Prercer
American Association
International League
Pacific Coast League
Willam H. Klepper
Beattie
Charles H. Knapp
Baltimore
W. J. Manley
New York
Warren Giles
Rochester
Frank Shauschness
Montress
Italian editor injured in duel with Olympic foil champion
Adette Cantronel sports editor of Corriere della Sera was wounded in a secret duel with Dedo Nadi, Olympic fencing champion. The altercation arose from Cantronel's articles on Italy's Olympic team. One wound to the arm and another to the abdomen were reported. Two hundred more expected to register by Tuesday.
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Milan
Italy
Adette Cantronel
Corriere Dela Sera
Dedo Nadi
Controverius
Bobcats Report For Cage Squad
Buckhannon December 95. Base Reeball practice opened at West Virginia Wesleyan with 25 men reporting to Coach Cabe Hoss as varsity candidates. Only two players left last year's team and Coach Ross expects a solid season. The Bobcats begin a 15 game schedule with Washington and Jefferson on January 5.
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Buckhannon
West Virginia Wesleyan
Cabe Hoss
Ross
Bobcats
Washington
Jefferson T
Temple Defeats Penn State In 1925 Football Run
Temple’s football program, dating to 1807, grew to 12 500 students with day and evening courses and a season where Miller’s era netted 50 wins 15 losses and 1 tie. The team played as far west as Denver and beat Brown Drake and Thiel West Virginia Bucknell and Pennsylvania State while tying Carnegie Tech and Haskell Indians and losing only to Villanova. Next year’s schedule未 announced but includes Carnegie Tech West Virginia and Bucknell.
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Helle Miner
Mas
Fale
Miller
Temple Als
Rocky Mountains
Denver University
Brown
Drake
Montgomery Has Charge at Pitt in Alumni Game Prep
Pitt alumni prepare for December 11 contest as Ray Montgomery directs Panthers practice. Veterans like Jimmy Clark, Gibby Welch, Jim Rooney and Toby Uansa headlining the Southern California style offense alongside Montgomery, MacMurdy, Quatse and Rip Collins. Jack Sutherland and Andy Gustafson miss today. Gustafson attends a family funeral in Aurora Illinois and is due back soon.
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Southern California
Pitt
Pitt Panthers
Ray Montgomery
Panthers
Panther
Montgomery
Jimmy Clark
Gibby Welch
Jim Rooney
Toby Uansa
California
Jim MacMurdy
Jess Quatse
Rip Collins
Hne
Jack Sutherland
Andy Gustafson
Gustafson
Aurora
Sutherland
Baltimore
Germany Plans Finances for 1936 Olympic Games
Berlin officials examined a deficit of 337000 dollars for the 1936 Olympic contests to be hosted in 1938. Expenses reach 1309000 dollars with receipts at 95000 dollars. A special committee proposed subsidies, a lottery, and a public drive for funds. Plans include remodeling Grunewald stadium from 45000 to 100900 seats, lowering track length, and reducing the swimming pool.
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Berlin
Gruneswald
Mining Program Highlights by West Virginia Institute Leaders
Contiinued from page 1 listing this program includes papers by Eleworth H. Shriver president of the Institute and other experts. G H Thomas discusses employee reaction to accident prevention measures. C B Smokeless Coal Co presents on labor cash economies. W Vo gives forecasts for mine labor costs. D da McIlroy covers gathering haulage factors. S C Higgins outlines transportation and the coal industry. W W Hodge analyzes by product coking tests with Richard Newton assisting at West Virginia University.
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Eleworth H. Shriver
G. H. Thomas
S. C. Higgins
Aecretery
New River End Operators Association
Mt. Hope
West Virginia
W. W. Hodge
West Virginia University
Richard Newton
Strangler Lewis Wins Disqualification Victory in New York
Ed Strangler Lewis, widely recognized as the world heavyweight wrestling champion, defeated Ray Steele of California tonight in New York when Steele was disqualified for hitting in the clinches.
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New ‘York
Ed (Strangler) Lewis
Ray Steele
California
Bass Wins Bout in One Round at St Nicholes Arena
New York dispatch reports veteran Philadelphia boxer Renny Bass knocked out Eddie Reilly of New York in the first round of a scheduled ten round match at St Nicholes arena. The decisive victory adds another KO win to Bass’s long record while Reilly suffers a quick loss on home turf.
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New York
Renny Bass
Philadelphia
Eddie Reilly
St. Nicholes Arene
Fictory Over Cadets Aims To Save Notre Dame Game
Notre Dame officials mull a bold betting scene as 100000 fans await a season curtain raiser in Los Angeles. Notable Notre Dame players Rabinscri Kurth reportedly shed 10 pounds amid illness while 95 players converge in Tucson before two practice days ahead of travel. Kangaroo leather shoes priced around 618 per pair are shipped for added speed. Capt Rea Espey of NC State played quarterback last season in nine-game slate.
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Itire
Notre Bama
Jack Rabinscri
Jos Kurth
Arouad
Tucson
Ariz
Los Angeles
Notre Dame
University and Marshall College budgets face cuts and new raises
Board proposes reducing general revenue salaries while increasing collection funded pay. New allocations include 12500 for lab elevator, 15000 for library remodel, 86000 for fire protection. Hospital and state institutions see net declines with selective repairs and a planned new Weston hospital building to separate patients.
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Merginia
Smother
Ubrary
Marshall College
Atmce
Huntington State Hospital
Roosevelt discusses New York crisis with Cutting and Lehman
President Roosevelt, returning from a Sunday call in Washington, confirmed long distance talks with Acting Governor Lehman of New York about an extra session to address New York City finances. Supreme Court Justice Rosenman joined in discussions. Roosevelt also visited his 1500 acre Warm Springs property and inspected cattle. Middlesex plans to distribute cod liver oil to poor schoolchildren.
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Supreme Court
Samuel Rosenman
New York City
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Lawnton
Russell Wins Heavy Tourney Final At Armory In Oklahoma City
Cowboys wrestler Jack Russell 240 pounds defeated Bearcat Jones 210 pounds from Houston in the final to claim the elimination tournament at the Armory. Russell faces John Pesek next Monday eve. Georgia Tech players Cooding Poole Blocu m and McArthur will play basketball.
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John Pesek
Jack Russell
Oklahoma City Cowboy
Armory
Cowboy
Bearcat Jones
Tollan
Huston
Texas
Russell
Mitchell Sagel
Milwaukee
Jones
Steve Budymas
Schenentady
Steve
Budymas
Inels
Georgia Tech
Cooding
Poole, Blocum
McArthur
Sherwood details escape and flight from New York ties
Walker recounts Sherwood telling of being advised to stay away from New York early in the year, then confinement on a ranch until October. Sherwood allegedly escaped by disarming a guard with a gun, aided by a Mexican woman, and fleeing toward Canada to reach Europe.
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Walker
Sherwood
Chicago
Canada
Europe
Jail terms continued on Kanawha street case
A Kanawha street home brew possession charge was continued to next Monday. Harry Eestwoon faced DUI and carrying a pistol without a license with a case deferred to December 10. Leo Lewis, 17, and Herbert Hunley received continuances. Lewis charged with Saturday reckless driving after a truck hit Rosa Lind Carney, 12, in Dunbar with December 12 set for the hearing, Hunley’s breaking and enter ing larceny case pushed to Friday.
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Harry Eestwoon
Leo Lewis
Herbert Hunley
Lewis
Rosalind Carney
Dunbar
Capitol
Lee Streets
Hunley
Kidnaping trio sentenced in two states
The Gazette reports Raymond William Prather received 12 years in a West Virginia prison after pleading guilty as an accessory in an armed robbery tied to the kidnapping of George N. Davis of Lewisburg and R. K. Robinson. Harley C. Curry Jr and William Craft drew 18 years in Virginia state prison.
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Lewisburg
Raymond William Prather
George N. Davis
Richmond
West Virginia
Prather
Harley C. Curry, Jr
William Craft
Virginia
Davis
R. K. Robinson
Robinson
Lurry
Craft
Charleston
Harvey Dun
Pi Ena
West Side League Opens Tonight for 1992-93 Season
The West Side Church league kicks off the 1992-93 basketball season at Lincoln junior high tonight with three games on the schedule. The opener starts at 7 15 p m as Humphreys meets Cavaliers Central faces Calvary Knights and Tigers clash with Brean or South Charleston. A league meeting set to settle Bream's eligibility preceded the opener. Waiter Purdy of Poca referees tonight, replacing D P B Weetfall who is unavailable. Conrad Hardman is secretary and Fuzzy Williams treasurer for one year.
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Bream
South Charleston Presbyterians
Purdy
Poca
D. PB. Weetfall
Conrad Hardman
Fuzzy Williams
Humphreys
Cavaliers
Central
Calvary Knights
Tigers
Brean
South Charleston
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