Washington State Faces Alabama In New Year Classic
Washington State coach Hollingbery denounces alibis ahead of the January 1 showdown with Alabama while stating his players are confident and acclimated to the weather. Alabama plans a final workout and ticket sales rise as Notre Dame stars draw interest. Dempsey hints at possible return but avoids a definite decision amid talks of Miami and Madison Square Garden bouts.
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Alabama
Cougars
Crimson Tide
Wallace Wade
Notre Dame
Cou Jaint
John
Harry” Cain
New York
Dec
Dempsey
William F. Carey
Miami
Madison Square Gardens
Jack
Aaa
Primo Carnera
Max Schmeling
Chicago
Wisconsin Coach Attends Meeting On Point After Touchdown
Chicago news wires report Glenn Thistlethwaite of Wisconsin leading a push at the American Football Coaches Association meeting in New York to abolish the point after touchdown and oppose the goal kick. Midwest coaches traveling to attend include representatives from several universities.
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Chicago
Abol- Siseh
Glenn Thistlethwaite
University of Wisconsin
American Football Coach Association
New York
Thistlethwaite
Purdue
W. A. Alexander
Georgia Tech
Midwest
Dick Hanley
Northwestern
Clarence Spears
Oregon
Hanley
Servirig
East Favored in Annual Shrine Game Contests
The Shrine game pits a Western all star squad against an Eastern eleven with the West favored after winning last year. Notables include Len Macaluso Colgate Hank Bruder Northwestern Tony Siano Fordham George Van Bibber Purdue and Jim Bausch Kansas. Coaches stress caution with predictions as the East touts its depth and the West its aerial attack.
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San Francisco
Len Macaluso
Colgate
Hank Bruder
Northwestern
Tony Siano
Fordham
George van Bibber
Purdue
Jim” Bausch
University of Kansas
Andy Kerr
Percey Lacey
San Francisco Olympic Club
Westerners
Pickard Leads All Stars in Edgy Charity Football Show
Los Angeles hosts a South, Middle West and Far West all star game with Notre Dame icon Rockne absent. Rockne’s old Ramblers, under Hunk Anderson, clash with Pickard’s All Stars led by Jack Elder Joe Savoldi and Frank Carideo in front of an expected 40 000 crowd.
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Los Angeles
South
Middlewest
Far West
evll-Notre Dame
Rockne
Ramblers
Rock
Joe Savoldi
Frank Carideo
Marty Brill
Carideo
Russ Saunders
Southern California
Pur
Maree
Kass Steele
Western Stars Get Little Time To Play
The Midwestern college all stars, led by Illinois coach Bob Zuppke, are in Dallas for the Dixie Classic charity game on New Year’s Day. After a grueling Fair Park workout, Zuppke’s squad focused on smash running plays and mental conditioning, leaving little time for practice before the event.
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Tex
Husky
Bob Zuppke
University of Illinois
Midwest Stars
Urbana
Fair Park Stadium
Tve
Northwestern to miss guard Frank Marshall for Alabama game
Northwestern will be without veteran guard Frank Marshall when it faces Alabama in an intersectional basketball game at Evanston on New Year's Eve. Marshall is hospitalized with pneumonia today.
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Evanston Iil
Northwestern
Frank Marshall
Evanston
Marshall
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
New York midget Wolgast and Phil adelphia and Frankie Genaro drew with Irish Jimmy Slavin in New York. Lew Feldman outpointed Videl Gregorio in New York. Gorilla Jones knocked out Clyde Chastain in Akron.
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Associated Press
New York
Wolgast
Philadelphia
Frankie Genaro
Drew
Kid Francis
Italy
Jimmy Slavin
Lew Feldman
Videl Gregorio
Spain
Akron
Gorilla Jones
Clyde Chastain
Dallas
Tex
Juniors Lead In National Junior Tennis Title Chase
New York officials whittle 144 players to 64 after ten hours of play. Notables include Emil Schaap of Michigan losing to Sydney Wertheimer of New York in three sets. Seeded players Richard Downing of Jamaica High School and defending champion William Jacobs of Pittsburgh advance, as do several others from New York, Philadelphia, Nashville and Harvard.
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New York
Vogey
Baryrigenne
Emil Schaap
University of Michigan
Sydney B. Wertheimer
Wertheimer
Richard Downing
Jamaica High School
C. L. du Val
Groton
Emanuel Jauser
Downing
William Jacobs
University of Pittsburgh
Irving Lindenbaum
Marco Hecht
Bernard Friedman
Philadelphia
Kendall H. Cram
Nashville
Tenn
Sidney Seligson
Robert O. Bacon, Jr
Giles Verstraten
E. Davenport
Harvard
Cage Practice To Be Resumed At Central High
Cage practice at Central High School will be resumed Monday afternoon as classes begin after the Christmas holidays. Few lettermen are available this season, but coaches are hopeful of a fairly good showing in the difficult schedule now being arranged.
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Cage
Central High School
Dangerously Ill Former King Hussein of Hedjaz in Cyprus
Diplomatic royal exile King Hussein of the Hedjaz is reported dangerously ill on Cyprus where he lives in exile after leaving the Arab revolt movement against the Ottoman empire.
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Hussein
Hedjaz
Turkey
Cyprus
Disputed Flyweight Title Stirs Boxing World
The flyweight title dispute between Midget Wolgast and Frankie Genaro ends in a draw after a dull bout at Madison Square Garden before 6,000 with Genaro favored by AP score sheets. Genaro weighs 111 pounds to Wolgast 111 3-4. NY and PA recognize Wolgast while NBA approves Genaro.
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Hugh S. Fullerton, JR
Associated Press
New York
Wolgast
Frankie Genaro
Genaro
National Boxing Association
Pennsylvania
Madison Square Garden
Patsy Haley
Vermont Baseball Captain Is Killed
Edward L. Traynor, 21, captain of the University of Vermont baseball team, died after a car left the road and struck a dead tree near Baldwin New York. He suffered a broken back and internal injuries. Three other passengers were hospitalized with minor injuries. Local residents had long sought road straightening at that point.
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New York
Edward L. Traynor
University of Vermont
Baldwin
N. Y
Traynor
States to consider California style drivers license laws
A report notes that California like driver license rules will be pursued in 28 state legislatures next year as lawmakers study reforms.
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California
Schmeling Fight Cash Fight Fails To Clear In 1931
The piece notes Chicago Stadium balking at high purse demands for a Schmeling title bout amid a crowded heavyweight scene. It questions a Sharkey rematch, highlights Stribling’s hold on semifinal chances, and mentions Iowa State football coaching change and a bleak season under Noel Workman. NYU Daily News critiques football hype and calls for sanity.
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Chicago
Con
Max Schmeling
Iny
Chicago Stadium
der Maxie
New York
Schmeling
Sailor
Jack Sharkey
Jack
Carnera
von Porat
Scott
Griffith
Chicago Welterweight Title Bid Targets Freeman Berg Bout
Chicago stadium negotiates a February welterweight title bout between champion Tommy Freeman and England’s Jackie Kid Berg. If agreed, it would be Freeman’s first defense of the title won last summer in Cleveland from Young Jack Thompson in Oakland.
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Chicago
Tommy Freeman
Jackie “Kid” Berg
England
Jack Thompson
Oakland
Cal
Cleveland
Captain Named by Athens Aggies at annual banquet
At the Athens Agricultural School football banquet the team awarded letters to sixteen players. David Grisham was elected captain and Ed Daniels was named co captain as plans were laid for a successful 1931 season.
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Athens Agricultural School
David Grisham
Ed Daniels
Baker and Tingle Set for Moulton Boxing Show
Decatur fighter Jackie Baker and Haleyville’s Tom Tingle clash in a ten round main bout at the Palace Theatre Moulton next Monday night at 8 pm. Three preliminary bouts precede the main event as fans expect Baker to overcome late home state disappointments and upset the Haleyville favorite.
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Jackie Baker
Decatur
Tom Tingle
Haleyville
American Legion
Palace Theatre
Moulton
Baker
Tingle
Alabama
Jackie
Haley
Northwestern Football Receipts Rise in Home Games
Chicago December 27 Northwestern University's football receipts show growth despite a weak business mood. In five home games the Wildcats drew 194000 spectators generating 376000 dollars in receipts, with attendance above 1929 levels when six home games brought 427308 dollars and 219000 dollars in receipts.
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Northwestern University
Wildcats
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