Eastern Teams Close Season With Drive on Western Front
Eastern football forces move west for late season maneuvers as Carnegie and Pittsburgh join the attack. Carnegie meets Southern California in Los Angeles while Pitt aims to test Stanford’s “jinx” before the Rose Bowl. West Coast teams suffer a down year as Florida Georgia Notre Dame and others finish strong.
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Alan.gould
Associated Press
New York
Wrrren
Carnegie
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Southern Celliromnia
Los Angeles
Southern California
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Panthers
West Point
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Yankee Stadium
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Oregon State
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Davind Elkins
Dick Harlow
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Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
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Hampden-Sidney
Union culture in the Pacific Northwest surges
A regional report notes union culture in the Pacific Northwest has risen sharply, claiming about a 240 percent increase over eight years. The analysis cites higher union activity, organized labor influence, and broader participation across industries.
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Union
Pacific Northwest
Major League Baseball Men Gather in New York
Major league magnates gather in New York for the annual meetings with the National and American Leagues. Discussion centers on shortening the season and potential radio broadcasting in parks next summer. Speakers include Carman and commissioners as talks address pay days and World Series timing to avoid conflicts with college football.
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N.Y
William J Corpmian
Associated Press
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Levprite
Odrave
Pook Fedsryee
Tim Sers
William Wrigeley
Three Inspectors Guard Texas Sheep and Goat Herds
In Austin Texas the Sheep and Goat Raisers association names its three inspectors who oversee about 5.9 million sheep and 3 million goats, guarding the state’s large ruminant industries.
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Austin
Tex
Ratsers’ Association of Texas
Kentucky Farmers Spend Vast Sum on Stock Foods
Kentucky farmers allocate about 200 million dollars yearly for commercial stock feeds, according to the state university. The finding highlights the scale of agriculture input costs and the role of feed in Kentucky’s farm economy.
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Lexington
Farmers of
Kentucky
The
State University
Tennessee’s Gene McEver Wins 1929 Scoring Title
Gene McEver of Tennessee clinches the national college football scoring crown in 1929. He tallied five touchdowns and a PAT in the season finale, pushing his total to 130 points, two more than Bucknell fullback Clark Hyde who led earlier.
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McEver
Tennessee
Associated Press
Gene McEver
MicEver
South Carolina
Clark Highde
Bucknell
Iowa Seeks National Conquests After Big Ten Exit
The University of Iowa leaves the Western Conference after 30 years and pursues national athletic relations. Officials say gate receipts and stadium size influenced the Big Ten break, with plans for a new policy to be outlined by the athletic board. Coaches Burtom Thewerson and Rollie Williams assure students better schedules ahead.
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Iowa
Michigan
Dean C. C. Williams
Town Athletic Board
Inwa
Porat and Scottin clash in heavyweight charity bout
Otto Von Porat of Norway and Phil Scott of England collide in a 12 round Madison Square Garden bout for charity and a possible world title shot. Muldoon lays out a plan for a Miami February match and a New York September bout to crown the champion, with Sharkey or Schmeling as the final contenders. Von Porat opened as the slight favorite over Scott in a card featuring Jack Dempsey as referee.
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Herbert W. Barker
Associated Press
New York
Otto von Porat
Norway
Phil Scott
England
Madison Square Garden
William Muldoon
Gene Tunney
Tunney
Muldoon
Jack Sharkey
Boston
Max Schmeling
Germany
Miami
Mukioon
Sharkey
Schmeling
Schmelling
Bis State
Jack Dempsey
William Randolph Hearst
von Porat
National Boxing Bill Highlights Weekly Battle Card
New York and Chicago lead this week’s boxing lineup with marquee clashes. Phil Scott meets Van Verat in a 12 round heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden, as the circuit spans Boston Cleveland Detroit and others with bouts in Pittsburgh Cleveland and various cities Tuesday through Friday featuring welterweights lightweights and heavyweights across key venues.
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Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Aight
Phil Scott
van Verat
MasFeur Square Garden
Babe Hunt
Ponca City
Okla
Pittsburgh
Farmer Joe Cooper
Terre Hant
Ind
Belmont
Ad Warren
North Carolina
Tom Kirby
Emmett Recco
Elwood City
Mose Boquillon
France
Los Angeles
Goldie Uess
Ocean Park
Cecil Payne
Louisville
Broadway Arena
Young Zazzarino
Jersey City
Ralph Esposito
Coliseum
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Andrea Castano
Mexico
Black Bill
Cuba
Preddie Lattanzio
Cincinnati
Steve Simih
Bridgeport
Conn
Freddy Miles
Itluy
AL Hollywood
Eddie Mur Okahoma
Cowboy Cobb
Angeles
Civil War Vet Serves 52 Years At Cemetery
Fort Smith Arkansas report notes William Dillton, aged 86, spent 52 years tending the city cemetery after his Civil War service. He has lived among graves, maintaining plots and gravesites and keeping watch over the grounds as a lifelong custodian.
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Fort Smith
Ark
William Dillton
Civil War Vet Heads National Cemetery Renovation Memorial
An octogenarian Civil War veteran and superintendent marked his fifty second anniversary overseeing a national cemetery. He planned scdl ded and tended the grounds and built a memorial to comrades from Bull Run Gettysburg and Fredericksburg, preserving Civil War memory.
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