Record field to chase New Orleans New Year records
In New Orleans on New Year’s Eve athletes eye major marks as national and world records loom. A Southern 1500 meters record of 4 minutes may fall with stars like Glenn Cunningham Blaine Rideout Archie San Romani Louis Zamperini and Chuck Fenske challenging. 중
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New
Orleans
Lorenzo de Benedetto
Sugar Bowl
America
Glenn Cunningham
Blaine Rideout
Archie San Romani
Louis Zamperini
Chuck Fenske
Walter Mellof
Wisconsin
Erwin Miller
Southern California
John Quigley
Manhattan
Harold Gagle
Oklahoma Baptist
Glenn Hardin
Suthern
A. A
Charlie Beetham
Campbell Kane
Indiana
Wayne Rideout
Forrest Town
Alan Tolmich
Detroit
Briez Chats About Sports in Christmas Card Roundup
Briez notes from Norman Oklahoma and Kansas City mix holiday mail with sports talk. Mentions Rice Institute coach Ben Douglas and St. Louis alumni, Cloasing references to Grinnell College and Cecil Muellerleffe, plus retired players and college coaches.
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Barold Claassen
Eddie Brietz
Kansas City
Stidham
Norman
Okla
Houston
Tex
Rice Institute
Ben Douglas
St. Louis
Paul Christman
Bill Cunningham
Ort Twins
Missouri
Grinnell College
Marchy &Dwarty
Creighton
Larry Mullins
Loyola
South
Cecil Muellerleffe
Sellout Seen At Grid Tilt Between Morgan County Schools
Advance indications point to a sellout crowd at Benson Field Christmas day as Morgan County High School from Hartselle faces Decatur High School in a rivalry clash. The Elks Club sponsors the game with proceeds split among Decatur charities and the Morgan County Tuberculosis Sanatorium. Fatty Young leads Hartselle and Decatur will field a team from a long list of local athletes.
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Benson Field
Morgan County High School
Hartselle
Catur High School
Decatur
John M. Fowler
Will Howard
Big Track
Thompson
Milton Frank
Huntsville
John Burleson
Otis
Happy
Decatur Elks Lodge
Morgan County
Flint
Elks Club
Fowler
Fatty Young
Harle
L. Ryan
A. “Ryan
Smith
Tolléson
Sims
Puckett
Eason
Glasscock
Cotton
Students and alumni protest Chicago football ban
The University of Chicago faced a swelling protest from students and alumni as trustees moved to abolish intercollegiate football after 47 years. Debate raged on conference membership and whether the school can stay in the Western Conference without a varsity team. Kenneth MacLellan and PSI Upsilon planned petitions after holidays. Hundreds of alumni voiced opposition.
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Chicago
University of Pittsburgh
Notre Dame
Nebraska
Michigan State
Tom Siler
University of Chicago
Umn
W. J. Moenkhaus
Indiana University
Kenneth MacLellan
PSI Upsilon
Civil War Set in Bouts Here at Civic Center
Local boxing night grows tense as Decatur Boys Club champs split into two teams to clash at the Civic Center next Tuesday. Coach Victor Youngblood bets on home fighters to face visiting foes in a staged intra club bout card led by Carl Slaten versus Eugene Worley and Stonewall Graham against Blondy Miller with other notable fighters Wilson Campbell and J R Plemons in action.
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Civic Center
Decatur
Chamois
Victor Youngblood
Pest
Youngblood
Carl Slaten
Eugene Worley
North Alabama
Stonewall Graham
Blondy Miller
Miller
Wilson
Campbell
J. R. Plemons
Muscle Shoals_team defeats locals in Florence boxing clash
Muscle Shoals Athletic Club of Florence outboxed the Decatur Boys Club five bouts to one at Florence Friday night. Moon Mullins earned Decatur’s only win with a windmill uppercut. Johnny Gooch of Florence scored the sole knockout, and several matches were noted as extremely close.
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Muscle Shoals Athletic Club
Florence
Decatur Boys Club
James
Moon) Mullins
Decatur
Mullins
Harold Gooch
N Shorty Kennedy
Pete Bevis
J. Cornelius
J. D. Alemons
Wilson Campbell
Hassell "McGee
Johnny Gooch
J.R. Summers
Jess Hazel
Roy Rickard
Hazel
Rickard
Blue and Gray football clash planned in Montgomery
In Montgomery on December 23 1930 coaches map strategy for the Blue and Gray classic to be played December 30. Cornell coach Carl Snavely leads 11 Eastern standouts with Josh Cody Florida co coach guiding the South Rebels as both sides hold two daily practices. Vanderbilt’s Ray Morrison and Northwestern’s Lynn Waldorf coordinate Western and national selection as players prepare.
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Montgomery
Ala
Carl Snavely
Cornell
Southern
Josh Cody
Florida
Rebels
The
Blue
Gray
Snavely
Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern
Cody
Ray Morrison
Vanderbilt
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Jones Boys
USC
Kinnick
Bob Feller
Buck Shaw
Santa Clara
Walsh
Fordham
Papa
Mamma Baer
Maximillian Adelbert
Feller
Manuel Pachead
Colorado
Clemson
Banks McFadden
Rockhurst College
Schoolars
Jimmy Conzelman
Washington U
Charlie’ H
J. Smith
Charlie S
Hank
Hogan
H. H. Machine Works
Decatur Foundry
Knox
McRae
DODGE
Merry A
Pryor Motor CO
Poole Oil CO
Bailey Motor Co
First Avenue
Decatur Ellis
Abun
Tom Hamilton
Marjorie. Irwin
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Mahlon Yarbrough
Charlie Murphree
Emmett Mecclary
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