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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1929
Page
2
Reading like a chaotic clash of 1920s sports notes, the piece rails against a proposed amendment affecting amateur payment rules for players, highlights tensions in college and professional circuits, and references Notre Dame, Indiana, SMU, and a looming Southern California clash as part of a broader, disjointed coverage of sports figures and championships.
The National Association of Baseball Arbitrators probes the Rochester and Kansas City dispute with George Teporein facing suspension and a fine amid a World Series controversy. Southworth and Teporeen contend over umpire calls as the arbitration board meeting opens in Chattanooga before the annual conference.
Pittsburgh and Yale share three positions on the first all Eastern eleven for 1920 in a consensus by Associated Press sports writers. Donohose, Nemecek, Wakeman, Vincent, and Marsters are among top selections, with Yale and Pittsburgh leading the list and numerous runners-up from other schools.
In Shreveport Louisiana Marmaduke Ward a prominent businessman hosts a dinner party when Vernis Morgan 30 an attorney bursts in firing striking Ward in the heart and Miss Iva Mae Miller in the thigh. Morgan retreats fires on himself at a street corner dying from self inflicted gunshot wounds. Dorothy Poindexter and her six year old are present as witnesses.
Roaring fires in decorated stoves at two night clubs caused rapid blazes destroying both buildings. Guests fled into freezing air leaving wraps and accessories. most valuables were saved. The New Crystal Gardens and the old Crystal Gardens, several miles apart, suffered about $20,000 in losses.
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