Archdeacon's All Stars Win Second Straight Over Fairmont Normal
Archdeacon's All Stars defeated Fairmont Normal 32 to 29 in a fast hard fought high school game. Reddick led with 15 points, Ernie Clark added 11, as the Stars overcame early foul trouble and a late rally by the Teachers to seal their second consecutive win.
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Downing Fairmont Normal
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Clark
Reddick
Ernie Clark
Stars
Clyde Hickman
Hawkins
Smell
East Side High
Poling
Whitehill
Rink Hefner
Stealey
Michael and
Tork
Ernie Clark Lkewise
Howearth
Bil Manley
Leach
Jay Hamilton
Tos ‘Mell
Whitehit
Met
Sportraits AL DEVORMER released after hitting woes
AL DEVORMER, who fought back to reach the majors last year after a poor .069 showing, was released to Toledo due to his inability to connect with National League pitches. Once a Yameo catcher six years ago, he was traded by Boston and later sent to Mo, escaping to Louisville where he became a heavy hitter in the American Association.
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Toledo
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Loulaville
American Association
Plans fight in New York plans fight in New York
New York Dec 20 The schedule makers of the American League and not Gene Tunney Jack Dempsey Jack Sharkey or Tom Heeney will decide where and when Tex Rickard promotes the world heavyweight title match in 1928 He plans to stage the bout at Yankee Stadium early in September but must wait for league schedule to be announced If Yankees are at home seating for 100000 may be difficult If Dempsey meets Tunney again without a prior test only if Sharkey and Heeney look terrible in the January 13 elimination battle Rickard says Sharkey and Heeney deserve a chance but must show fighting ability He says George Godfrey a negro with many knockouts has no chance to meet Tunney since Tunney would not meet a negro even if Godfrey bouts had been set up.
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New York
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Jack Sharkey
Tom Heeney
Tex Rickard
Rickard
Yankee Stadium
Yankees
Dempsey
Tunney
Sharkey
Heeney
George Godfrey
Godfrey
Many Pros Entered In Western Tourney
Los Angeles December 30 at the Los Verdes Country Club drew about 200 golfers for the 18 hole qualifying in a 72 hole $2,500 open event. Pros include Tommy Armour national open champion Bobby Gruick nes last year’s $10, pepe Awealth, and Al Essa of Chicago.
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Teams Ready for Contests in Rose Bowl Clash
Pasadena hosts the annual Tournament of Roses clash with Stanford Cardinia defending Western honors. Pop Warner trains his squad after arrival to prepare for match against Pitt and Vanthers. Berkeley readies Pennsylvnia in Memorial Stadium with brisk light workouts as scrimmage is barred.
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Cardinia
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University of Pitte
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Pop” Warner
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Rose Town
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Universities of Pennsylvania
California
Memorial Stadium
Cough Lou Young
Quakers
Davis Elkins Beats Indians In Season Opener
Davis-Elkins College opens with a 57-23 victory over the Indians at the Y M C A gym in Elkins. Ron McKinney leads with 12 field goals, Christy adds five baskets and two foul shots, while Peters tops the Indians with seven field goals. Next game at Salem College in Clarksburg Saturday.
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Davis
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Y. M. GC
Henderson
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Ron McKinney
Nome
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Salem College
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Poscover
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Christy
Barrett
Miller
Kochenderfer
Craig
Smith
Peters
New Kirk. Pauls
Camiletti
Court orders Kearns to pay costs in Dempsey suit
Federal court in Newark, New Jersey orders Jack Kearns, former manager of Jack Dempsey, to pay costs in the $383,338.33 lawsuit against Dempsey that ended in a voluntary non-suit after three days. Costs estimated at about $1,000.
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Associated Press
Newark
N. J
Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Briton Brown Back Home After Invasion of U S Ring
British heavyweight Norman E Brown, Scott, discusses his brief U S tour and criticizes referees while praising fans sportsmanship. He fought Risko, earning one win and two losses, and notes his left hand and cautious follow ups. College football trends show Nebraska leading Missouri Valley records and conference standings.
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Himgelf
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Hich
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Cletelant
Risto
Riako
Risko
Alumni Quintet Opens St Augustine Highs Season
St Augustine's High School begins its basketball schedule with an Alumni Quintet game. The alumni lineup features Duffy, Barlow, McGraw, Madden and other former stars facing varsity starters Conley, Shields, Hess, Gerkins and Ford at 8 p.m. Coach Mantey to referee.
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St. Augustine’s High School
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Madden
Conley
Shields
Hess
Gerkins
Ford
Bill Mantey
Former Boxer Nabbed For Wounding Woman
Philadelphia news item reports Joe Tiplitz a former lightweight boxer held by police on charges linked to a shooting of Della Roth a 20 year old woman. Also in custody James Pears without clear relation and the incident occurred as police checked the home after firing was heard.
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Philadelphia
Joe Tiplitz
Della Roth
Tiplitz
Pittsburgh
Duquesine
James Pear University
Gum College
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The smallest U S island Samona holds 77 square miles
Samona is identified as the United States smallest island with an area of seventy seven square miles. The note emphasizes its tiny size and status among U S territories.
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Samona
Coal Carrying Line In Four Ports Debate
Washington December 30 Representatives of soft coal interests urged the shipping board to establish a coal carrying line serving Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore Charleston and other Atlantic ports The spokesman Arthur Hare of Washington said regular service could be established and maintained from all Atlantic ports.
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Delta Sigma Phi Holds Three Day Convention in Pittsburgh
Delta Sigma Phi opened a three day convention in Pittsburgh with 500 delegates from 45 chapters in the United States and Canada. National president Joan C. Harris of Dallas said real brotherhood grows strongest through the fraternity system in colleges. Secretary of Labor James J. Davis, an honorary member, will speak at the Saturday meeting.
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Dallas
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Canada
Labor
James J. Davis
Mobile Spillways Urged As Flood Curb
Towa City experts advocate a seasonal spillway system along the Mississippi valley to curb floods. Prof. Trowbridge of the University of Towa says spillways could replace or supplement levees, shifting locations every 80 years to renew land fertility and reduce crevasse risk. He notes New Orleans avoided greater losses in a past flood thanks to spillway actions.
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Mississippi River
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Bear roping takes hold among West Texas cowboys
Bear roping becomes a new sport in West Texas as cowboys rope bears roaming from Mexico across the Rio Grande. Riders chase bears across ranches and lasso them. the goal is to land the bear with a rope, securing a top score as the bout ends.
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Rio Grande
Dead Sea Potash Wealth Prompts British Palestine Syndicate Push
British Palestine syndicate seeks to exploit Dead Sea chemicals worth extensive sums. Plans include an electric railway from Haifa to link with the Dead Sea, to extract potash and bromine, with estimates of billions in value and long running development since before World War I.
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Haita
Palestine
Sbve Ryle
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British-Palestine Synne i
Marbar
Government of Palestine
Haith
Major Tulloch
Bruan Enginger
Jand” Noveneysky
Bouillon Replaces Bullion In Vault Dining Venture
New York business notes a Federal Reserve Vault converted into a restaurant vault for lunch and private dinners. Bouillon will steam where bullion gleamed as a heavy door and hidden walls secure the space. The dining hall serves offices in a 12,000-worker building with a special kitchen adjoining the vault for swift meal delivery.
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New York
Federal Reserve Bank
Boullion
Financial District
Death toll from alcohol abuse during Soviet holidays
Moscow reports thirty deaths and Leningrad twenty four from alcohol excess during celebrations. In Leningrad alone nearly 1.85 million bottles of vodka and wine were consumed, with one million bottles of beer also drunk. Seventeen victims died of alcohol poisoning and seven froze to death while intoxicated. Many hospital cases involve knife wounds and other injuries from fights.
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Leningrad
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