West Virginia to close season with triple spring program
Morgantown Dec 24 Three national leaders in their respective sports will close the West Virginia University schedule March 8 additions include Army boxing team Oklahoma A&M wrestling and Pitt basketball amid a full day of events beginning at 2 30 p m and 8 p m Mountaineers meet Pitt in the final home game with captains Hyatt and Glenn drawing national attention as top scorers in the east
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Formation B Threat Looms in Rose Bowl Prep
Los Angeles December 24 formation B the brain child of Coach Glenn Warner looms as USC faces Pittsburgh in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena New Year's Day. Coach Jones plans to defend against the two wing halfbacks and drill his players to stop the Golden Panthers power yardage while Christmas rests in Trojan camp.
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Pop” Warner
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Jock” Sutherland
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Tunnelton Highs Narrow Win Turns 4 3 Scoreline
In Tunnelton West Virginia the local high school beat Kingwood in a 4 to 3 game noted as a low scoring effort for the region. In Denver Colorado the Ready Mountain Conference all star football squad prepares for a charity game against a North Central Conference picked eleven with its first workout planned for Thursday.
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Pitt Football Schedule 1930 Ties with Ohio State Trip Change
The University of Chicago has left for California for vacation and will witness Army Stanford and Pittsburgh Southern California games. Pittsburgh Washington and Jefferson won’t be on Pitt’s 1930 schedule though relations remain. Pitt will meet Ohio State at Columbus on November 15, replacing the W and J game.
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Wilson Confident Cubs To Win 1930 Flag
Chicago December 24 Chicago Cubs center fielder Hack Wilson declares the club will capture the national league championship in 1930. He sends a Christmas greeting and suggests a World Series showdown next October against The Great White Sox and Charles Arthur in a playful challenge amid off season chatter.
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Hack) Wilson
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Army Cadets Clash With Stanford Eleven In West Saturday
Army prepared for the Stanford game with a light morning drill and a brisk scrimmage against a plebe squad using Stanford plays. Pop Warner’s Cardinals and the Shrine eastern team rested after yesterday’s hard scrimmage, which left Colgate fullback Tommy Dowler with a knee injury.
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Slight Change In Governing Body of Chicago Cubs Team
Chicago reports that with one exception the Chicago Cubs National League champions will keep the same governing body in 1930. P K Wrigley joins the board and executive committee to replace Adolph Speilman who died last summer. William L Veeck is reelected president and secretary, with William M Walker and John L Seys as first and second vice presidents. Margaret Donohue remains secretary as William Wrigley Jr continues to head the executive committee.
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Elkins Ready For Oklahoma City University Football
Local fans celebrate the announcement that Davis and Elkins College will play Oklahoma City University in Elkins on November 1 next year. The schedule adds an inter sectional clash to four engagements including North Dakota University St Louis University and John Carroll University.
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Pro boxing powers forecast fall crown clash in 1930 throng
New predictions place a new heavyweight champion by September ending the long vacant throne. Plans target three major bouts in Miami Atlantic City and New York with boxers Jack Sharkey Tuffy Griffith Max Schmeling Phil Scott Otto Von Porat Primo Canera Victo rio Campolo Paulino Uzendun and others in contention. The Miami fight likely February 27 pits Yopu- y ate against Griffith while Schmeling meets a top contender in Atlantic City March 29 and the New York finale in September. Sharkey appears bound for Miami with date to be settled after Griffith RIsko bout while Von Porat faces Uzendun January 10.
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Fights Last Night Across Cities Hit By Upsets and Decisions
Rings hosted bouts in Roanoke Indianapolis Chicago Dublin Rochester and more with knockouts and decisions. George Godfrey stopped Long Tom Hawking in Roanoke while Roy Wallace knocked out Chester Bush in Indianapolis. Pete Mike outpointed Johnny Semas in New York, Pal Moore beat Jackie Stewart in Memphis, and Izzy Grove defeated Baby Sal Sorio in San Francisco. Other results include Micky Gil prevailing in Dublin and Babe Hunt stopping Jack McDonald in Seminole.
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Three Die in Bulgaria Train Bomb Blast
A Gragoman dispatch reports three killed and eight injured when a bomb exploded aboard a railway train between Pirot and Nish in Bulgaria. A peasant passenger who handed the device to another traveler escaped custody.
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Father and Son at Opera House
The Columbia drama Father and Son opens at the Opera House with Jack Holt Dorothy Revier and Mickey McBan in leading roles. A tale of unselfish father love and family trouble follows Frank Fields and his son Jimmy as a murder mystery unfolds aided by a phonograph clue.
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Moletti
Verdict of Murder Shocks Father and Miss White
After a coroner's jury returned a verdict of murder by an unknown person or persons the father and Miss White were left to grapple with the tragedy as the community questions who was responsible. The article notes the comedy "Out of Step" in relation to the case.
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Authorization for Control of Line Applies to Railroads
Washington December 24 application to the Interstate Commerce Commission asks for authorization for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to acquire control of the Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad. The move is tied to a plan to improve routes from Chicago to New York and Philadelphia.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
There Will Be No Divorces In Chicago On Christmas Eve
Chicago December 24 no divorces today as Judge Sabath dedicates the entire court session to reconciliations. Sabath, who has granted thousands of divorces, aims to reflect the spirit of domestic harmony on this Christmas Eve.
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Jonesr Sabath
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Gift Club pushes ahead with member drive and prizes
The Gift Club lays out plans to publish its first member list this week and urges readers to send in entry coupons. It promises fair play, no cash buys, and rewards through counts tied to subscriptions, with cars radios and cash commissions as incentives for active participants.
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Mrs. Austin Bagshaw Dies at Parsons Home
Word reached friends of Rev. At tin Bagshaw of Parsons that his wife died Saturday from heart trouble and pneumonia. She was about years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas Shrout, survived by husband, four month and three year old children, and several brothers and sisters. The Bagshaws were known in Parsons and Monongah, West Virginia, where Rev. Bagshaw served as pastor until recently.
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West Viginia
Deaths: William Hidbert 83 Pony Express rider Civil War veteran
William Hidbert 83 a civil war veteran and former pony express rider died in San Francisco. He was noted for his service and colorful early American frontier career. He is survived by relatives in the area.
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