Augustine High Starts Floor Practice Cage Brigade Training Hard
Augustine High’s floor squad under Coach Skaggs conducts regular practice at the street gym as Marion Skaggs plans a bold schedule. Freshmen like Neason, Cockrell, and Foy draw attention while Planagan and Lowe return in uniform, promising a tougher but brighter season amid an eye toward an exhibition game and a strong home schedule.
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Italian air squadron plans 12 plane transatlantic flight
Italian aviation chief Balbo leads a planned 12 seaplanes formation from Orbetello near Rome on December 15 toward Brazil and Africa before crossing the Atlantic. The voyage aims to prove aviation reliability with a multi-crew fleet and new wireless gear, echoing earlier Italian transatlantic ventures.
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Middies Optimistic For Navy Army Clash In New York
In Annapolis, Maryland on December 9, a quiet optimism arises as the Navy Midshipmen practice ahead of their Army clash in New York Saturday. A big win over Penn State boosts morale and confidence for the forthcoming contest.
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Midshipmen
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Navy rebounds with star Gagnon and Hurley comeback
After early defeats and injuries left Navy struggling, the squad finished the Penn game in good shape. Coach Bill Ingram believes the team has peaked, aided by Johnny Gagnon’s return to form and Tom Hurley’s rapid development. A sports writer notes fans crave touchdowns over ethics amid football fervor.
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Penn
Bill Ingram
Johnny Gagnon
Tom Hurley
Contests Mark Early Basketball and Billiards Week
The day featured Chicago Northwestern Illinois and Notre Dame with Iowa toppling early in basketball while Notre Dame tribes for Dickinson era honors in football. In billiards Hoppe and Cochran split blocks in an 18.2 match, the series to be decided by block wins.
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Northwestern
Notre Dame
Iowa
Willie Hoppe
Welker Cochran
Hoppe
Cochran
National High School Tourney Dropped In Chicago
Chicago December 9 The big trip to Chicago to strive for the national interscholastic title is ended by Amos Alonzo Stagg who announced the University of Chicago will discontinue the tournament long a blue ribbon event since 1917 The article notes the cheer leader and local reaction as the event ends.
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Chicago
Cough Amos Alonzo
Theiversity of Chicago
Army Mentors Brace Team For Navy Tilt
West Point enters a hard training stretch as Major Ralph Sasse, Army football coach, works to restore form after the Notre Dame showing. The squad, he says, peaked in that game, so training was cut short to prevent stagnation while efforts focus on rebuilding ahead of the Navy clash.
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Mejor Ralph. Saese
Army
Notre Dame
Yale Athletic Officials Barred From Public Discussion
The Yale board of athlete control, meeting on November 24, has forbidden athletic officials from speaking over radio or in the public press. The rule, made public December 9 in New Haven, supersedes a previous regulation restricting those connected with Yale athletics from discussing events involving Yale teams.
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Yale
Board of Athlete Control
Perons
Yale Athletics
West Virginia Resumes Penn State on 1981 Schedule
Morgantown WV December 9 West Virginia University officials announced Penn State would join the 1981 Mountaineer football schedule, ending a 56 year gap since 1925. The game will be played here November 21 with an open date October 1 still to be filled and a Thanksgiving date moved to Wheeling for Washington and Jefferson. Penn State previously played here for the dedication of Mountaineer Stadium, a 12 0 loss.
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Ticket Sales Mount For Army Navy Tilt
New York Dec 9 ticket sales for the benefit football game at Yankee Stadium topped 600000 with hopes of reaching or exceeding 1 million. Grover Whalen, chairman, said 17000 of 80000 tickets remained and expected to be sold within two days.
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Army
Navy
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Grover Whalen
Moments from Last Night Boxing in Philadelphia and Chicago
Philadelphia saw Benny Bass outpoint Johnny Jadick as momenta fought last night. Matt Adgie defeated Mike Sullivan in Chicago, while Johnny Freeman outpointed Nisse Ram in another Chicago bout. Eddie Norman beat Charlie Arthur in a separate card.
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Philadelphia
Benny Bass
Johnny Jadick
Matt ‘Adgié
Mike Sullivan
Chicago
Johnny Freeman
Nisse Ramm
Eddie Norman
Charlie Arthur
Help Unfortunate Kiddies Feed Babies This Winter
Appeal from Grafton urges residents to donate one dollar monthly to feed hungry children and at least some adults. The Salvation Army commandant and local bank accept coupons via mail or in person. Each child needs about 26 dollars to feed them through winter.
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Charles Steele
First National Bank
Carta WH
Arnold
Salvation
Flashes of Life Berlin Do Your Own Cooking Trend
In Berlin the latest fad among youth is doing their own cooking with crowded culinary schools. A teacher says girls who can cook are more likely to be married. Philadelphia authorities report a court-affirmed claim of a husband’s model behavior after a wife’s hospital visit and a refunded $10 fine. Peiping sees 90 percent of divorces from 974 applications involve wives. Washington notes no hot air in the senate as a new ventilation system stabilizes temperatures. Bucharest cites royal family allowances as a sign of moral agreement under scrutiny.
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Philadelphia
John Bowers
German auto maker backs rocket propulsion vision
Frits Von Opel, noted German automobile manufacturer and pilot, predicts rockets could enable a New York Berlin flight in three hours within about twenty years. He has been experimenting with rock et propulsion amid his ascent in wealth and influence, while others face personal financial strain.
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Berlin
Frits von Opel
Indianan and Woman Passenger Die In China Plane Crash
Shanghai dispatch reports Fort Wayne Indiana pilot Paul Baer aged 30 and a Chinese pilot killed when their airmail plane crashed on the Whangpo River. One woman passenger died and five Chinese travelers including General Hsiung Shih Hui were seriously injured as the Nanking to Shanghai mail flight went down.
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Paul Baer
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Hsiung Shih Hui
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Nanking
Dispute over Major League Draft Talks Stalled
Major league club owners opened the midwinter meeting with little progress as a nine‑man draft committee was invited to confer with National and American league reps at the Hotel Roosevelt. Informal talks failed due to lack of quorum while non draft leagues refuse business until a draft is adopted. Cubs consider selling Reading franchise as a buyer emerges at the International League meeting.
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Hotel Roosevelt
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Reading
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Montreal
Bush named assistant manager of football at West Virginia
West Virginia University board of athletics announced last night that Charles R. Bush of Graf ton was named assistant manager of football for the Mountaineers. The weathered notice confirms the 1931 manager assignments at Morgantown with Bush taking the assistant role amid other announced staff changes.
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West Virginia University
Morgantown
West Virginia University Board of Athletics
Charles R. Bush
Grafton
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