Tigers Optimistic for Auburn 1930 Grid prospects
Auburn airs optimism for 1930 football after a season of losses. Coach Earl McFaden plans a large returning letter set led by Captain Howell Long and Grady Long, with seniors Herman Jones and John Wilson likely back. John Floyd reshapes the schedule and praise covers his improving impact on the Plains.
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Elmer G. Salter
Auburn
Ala
Ear Atenee
Weer Tigers
Howell Long
Grady Long
Jim Crawford
Herman Jones
John Wilson
Porter Calahan
Willie Granger
Earl McFaden
John Floyd
Tigers
Plainsmen
Floyd
University of Tennessee
Bengals
Neyland
Vols
Jupe Plavius
Green Wave
Bernie Bierman
Mengalore
Orange and Blue
Auburn Tigers Hoop Team Faces December Recess Before S I O Games
Auburn Alabama December 22 After a win in their first practice game the Tigers pause for Christmas then plan to return December 27 to prepare for Southern Intercollegiate Opponents. Ralph Jordan leads the scoring in his varsity debut with 15 points while Luke Lumpkin Aldcapt James and Hatfield compete for guard spots and the center battle centers on Jack Stewart.
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Elmer G. Salter
Auburn
Ala
Auburn Tiger Dribblers
Hal Lee
Teyes
LaGrange
University of Florida
Plainsmen
Jack Stewart
Roy Pate
Ralph Jordan
Selma Y. M. C. A
Elly” Akin
Wonder
Jordan
Lumpkin
Akiridge
Pulton
Fulton
Louie James
Lawson
James
Aubry Vine
Graduation
Son
Lindy Hatfield
Joe Anderson
Harold Harmon
Town Creek Girls Team Praised by Decatur Fans
Decatur residents praise Town Creek girls for their strong season start and seasoned team play. Observers say the squad matches or surpasses last year and could produce many scores on the floor this season.
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Decatur
Town Creek
Carrigan Leaves Red Sox to Focus on Family Business
Lewiston leader Ce Bill Carrigan resigns as Boston Red Sox manager citing a need to tend to his growing family and varied business interests. President Bob Quinn accepts the decision after a lengthy discussion, noting Carrigan’s departure ends a chapter that included two world championships. Heinie Wagner is rumored as a likely successor.
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Lewiston
Maine
Quinn
Boston
Carrigan
Heinie” Wagner
Wild Bill
Red Sox
Bob Quinn
Clemson Set 1930 Football Schedule Adds Tennessee
Clemson College announces a 10 game schedule with five conference foes. New opponent Tennessee joins as the sole new conference foe while Auburn and Kentucky are absent. The slate includes Presbyterian Wofford Citadel Newberry North Carolina State South Carolina Furman and others with venues in Clemson Florence Charlotte Knoxville Norfolk and Greenville.
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Clemson
Auburn
Kentucky
Tennessee
Presbyterian College
Wofford
Citadel
Florence
North Carolina State
Charlotte
N. C
Newberry
South Carolina
Columbus
Knoxville
Norfolk
UNC coach Chuck Collins Leads Tar Heels With High Scoring Season
Chuck Collins, Knute Rockne alumni, steered North Carolina to nine wins and a 346 point total, a Tar Heel record. The team beat Duke 48-7 and Maryland 43-0, but fell to Georgia 19-12 ending their ACC title hopes.
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Knute Rockne
Chuck Collins
University of North Carolina
Collins
Tar Heels
Slip Madigan
St. Mary’s
Jimmy Phelan
Purdue
Elmer Hayden
Duquesne
Jack
Com. Lieb
North Carolina
Four Horsemen
South Bend
British Lawn Tennis Association
Army gridder planes delayed by blizzard after midwest route
Bad weather disrupted the Army football team en route to California to play Stanford on December 28. Frigid conditions canceled a planned practice, leaving players in sweats for calisthenics and light work. Maj. P. B. Fleming said a 12 hour delay ruined receptions and the Hutchinson stop was moved to avoid disappointing fans. John M. Lazar regained eligibility and prepared to fly west. Hutchinson schools let out early to view practice.
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Hutchinson
Kan
California
Stanford
Maj
P. B. Fleming
The
Military Academy
Galesburg
Ill
Jones
Syracuse
John M. Lazar
West Point
Coast
Britain Endorses Open Tournament Idea With Restrictions
The passage notes Britain endorses the open tournament concept in principle but limits it to one annual event in England and bans amateurs from advertising their names for commercial gain in any match or competition in which they participate.
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Britain
England
Hagen and Von Elm lead Pasadena open after 69
Walter Hagen and George Von Elm tied for the lead in the opening 18 holes of the Pasadena open by matching 69s to finish two under par. Four other professionals carded 70 to sit one under par in the $4,000 event.
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Pasadena
Cal
Walter Hagen
Detroit
George von Elm
America
Hagen
von Elm
Horton Smith
Joplin
Craig Wood
Bloomfield
Benny Bass Becomes Junior Lightweight World Champion
Benny Bass of Philadelphia defeats Ted Norgan of Seattle in Madison Square Garden last night to claim the junior lightweight world title with a second round knockout.
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Benny Bass
Philadelphia
Bass
Ted Norgan
Seattle
Wash
Madison Square Garden
Prospects for Decatur Cage Team Brighten
Decatur high hopes for a strong basketball squad as turnout grows. Coach notes many candidates are rangy and suited to basketball with a football background providing height and strength. Practice sessions will be opened after December 30 when schools resume.
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Decatur
Huntsville Judge Patterson Engages in Official Business
Judge A. G. Patterson visited Huntsville today on a business mission and was expected to return in the afternoon. The Daily printed letterheads and envelopes.
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Huntsville
A. G. Patterson
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Tech
Grant Field
Bradford Knapp
John Foyd
Dunham Harkins
Billie Hill
Harkins
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W. D. Curlee
J. D. Bush
Carl Schlich
Joe Burt
George Holdcroft
D. T. Jones
Chas Bunkley
Cary Senn
William Wood
Leonard Wagnon
Drake Field
Erquiel Taylor
Ben Newton
Joe Andrews
Ceach McFaden
Herbert Miler
Harris Prim
Robert Arthur
George Egge
Louis McRee
Henry Money
Porter Grant
Sam Mason
Clyde Childers
Rodents
Parker
Shackleford
Hitchcock
Bassett
Phipps
Jenkins
Garmany
Brown
Molpus
Neal
Hatfield
Chappelle
Young
Davidson
Wible
Spence
Manley
Furnaceq Owners
Bragg Coal & Semet Solvay
Albany Grain & Coal Co
Davis Street
H. L. Davidson
Met
W. A
Dodge Brothers
Decatur Motors
Podge Brothers
Decatur Motors, Inc
the House OF Courtesy
Bill Carrigan
Florida
Furman
Greenville
S. C
DY Alan ,J.goul
Bobby Dodd
Paul Hug
Buddy Hackman
Eugene
Associated Press
Gene McEver
ARMY
Griffin
Mareeve Murdock
Over Woolworth
George Botkin
Chiropractic Health Service
Cage Squad
BNI
Morgan County National Bank
Decatur, Alabama
Athens Lumber Co
C. M. Riggsbee
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