Winter Meetings Close With Limited Baseball Changes
The annual winter meetings of the major leagues ended with minimal business. A committee of writers names John E. Foster James Ki Har nson and Al Munro Elias of New York and Harry Bullion of Detroit will appoint official scorers. Owners voted to seek allowance for fifteen players per major club and three game mats, while trade talk surged but actual deals remained scarce.
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John E. Foster
James Ki
Harnson
al Munro Elias
New York
Harry Bullion
Detroit
Mata
William J. Chipman
Associated Press
John Heydler
Barnard
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Philadelphia
Harry McCurdy
University of Ilinois
Philly
Alyx the Great
Homer Peel
Cardinal
Wally Schang
Athletics
Sammy Hale
Brownie
Biltmore
Sam Breadon
Western
Texas
Central
1.1. L
Piedmont
Blue Ridge
Solt
Western Associators
Hundred More Die in Auto Wrecks in Nov.'29 vs '28
Birmingham dispatch notes that for four weeks ending November 30, 1929, 839 deaths from automobile accidents were recorded in 78 cities, up from 735 a year earlier. New York led with 114 deaths. other high totals included Chicago 86, Cleveland 34, Detroit 44, Philadelphia 28, Los Angeles 34, and Atlanta 17. Birmingham reported seven deaths, with Memphis five, Nashville four, and New Orleans ten.
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Birmingham
Ala
Department of Commerce
United States
New York City
Chicago
Buffalo
Cleveland
Detroit
Baltimore
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Memphis
Nashville
New Orleans
Smith Appointed Aide to VFW Commander
Captain Harry M. Smith of Birmingham has been named aide de camp to the VFW commander. The appointment was delivered by R. B. Handy Jr. adjutant general of Kansas City. One aide de camp is chosen from each state. Elgin watch advertised by W. W. Avery.
Pop Warner plans warm reception for West Point
Sport Slants highlights Pop Warner steering attention to his schemes for 1929. He visits Colgate and Pittsburgh to assess top teams while praising Colgate’s late-season surge and Hart Dowler and colleagues. The piece notes stars Jonas at Utah and Flavens at Maryland as standout centers, with praise for Pomeroy and Wingate’s remarks on their eras.
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Pop Warner
West Point
Palo Alto
Warner
Rockne
Pop
California
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Jock Sutherland
T Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Wisconsin
Maroon
Hart, Dowler,and Company
Columbia
Syracuse
Brown
Ithe
Jonas
Pomeroy
Utes
Rockies
Flavens
Marevland
W. Wilson Wingate
Baltimore Sun
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Breadon
Landis
Baseball Rules Committee
National Amateur Athletic Federation
W. W. Avery
Yale
Dartmouth
Washington & Jefferson
Carnegie
Penn State
East
Tickler
Tony Sidne
Pacific Coast
Riegels
Heinecke
Rocky Mountain
Marvin Jonas
Utah
Lesley Goates
Salt Lake City Observer
Mr. Ripley
City Loans
Dothan City
F. M. Gaines
Saturday Evening Post
Evening Post
Hargest
Majestic
Majestic Desser’s
Harris Furniture Company
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