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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1929
Page
8
York November report says Pete Nebo of the East Side fights lightweight rival Singer at Madison Square Garden as the feature bout. Nebo is the favorite in a competitive card, with both fighters entering on strong forms. Also on the bill are Fuller of Boston and John of Cleveland in the ten round semi and other bouts featuring Dorfman and Massey.
Pittsburgh dominates Penn and Brown to finish unbeaten and untied, while Colgate limits Brown 32 0. NYU beats Carnegie, Syracuse tops Columbia, and West Virginia defeats Johns Hopkins as Eastern Pennsylvania Intercollegiate champion race narrows.
Tulane’s Green Wave completed an undefeated season with a 21 to 0 victory over Louisiana State in Atlanta. The win crowned their drive through a slate including Georgia Tech Auburn Georgia Mississippi Aggies Sewanee and Texas A&M with Tennessee slipping from the conference lead after a 6–6 tie with Kentucky.
A scrambled listing from the Associated Press notes radio broadcasts of college football involving Notre Dame Holy Cross and other programs with schedule times and stations, reflecting a national broadcasting plan. The fragment references WNAC WSR and 2:15 PM slots amid a patchwork of network and station notes.
Notre Dame and the Army moved to New York for the annual showdown at Yankee Stadium with strong teams and high ticket demand. Coaches and managers scouted the scene as Tim Moynihan remained sidelined. Spectators expected near record crowds, with 70,000 aiming for Franklin Field to see Navy, Dartmouth, Villanova, and Temple events shaping a busy football Saturday.
An ambiguous damaged OCR fragment mentions a man in a Pullman car smoking in the morning. The text provides no clear location, event, or identities and appears to be incomplete.
New York Nov 29 The Columbia football committee is expected to name a successor to Charles F Crowley after his resignation as head coach following a 2 to 0 defeat by Syracuse in the season finale Crowley had decided to step down regardless of results since 1925 he led the Lions after taking over from Paul Withington speculation links Herb McCracken Clarence Spears Dick Hanley Glenn Warner as likely replacements.
A London reporter praises Douglas Fairbanks as "brown as a glass of stout" during a visit with Mary Pickford, describing his tanned look as vigorous. The quip signals strong admiration for the actor in Britain.
Terry Griffith of Sioux City meets Paolino Uzendton the Basque in a 10 round heavyweight bout at the stadium tonight. Griffith promises a seventh round knockout as he seeks a title shot, weighing about 182 pounds to 198 for Uzendton.
The Utah Aggies, led by Coach Arie Stony, finished the season with a decisive conference victory over their rival, sealing a strong 6-0-1 run in the Rocky Mountain Conference. Denver saw mixed results as Colorado teams compete for position, while Montana State and others posted varied records the same week.
Sixteen teams enter the annual six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden, New York, beginning Sunday night. The event runs for six days with riders from major cycling clubs competing for the title and prize.
Reggie McNamara aged 44 heads the lineup with 66 races and 14 wins, a record beyond peers. He is paired with Guetabe Sellout of Italy as the strongest combination, joined by French red devils Paul Brocardo and Alfred Duel berg, Franco Georgetti of Italy, Gerard Debacts of Belgium, Willie Grimm, Maplewood, Noe, and Dave Lands. Irvimirten, N. J.
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