Sectional Barriers Fall In 1929 Sports Campaign
Prominent events reshape 1929 with coast to coast games and battles for breakaways. Yale visits Georgia while Army travels to Palo Alto. Dempsey may return at Yankee Stadium as New Year ideas mix with golf and tennis title raids, plus a major boxing promotor sets Miami Beach fights.
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New York
Pacific Coast
del Monte
Professional Golfer Association
Santa Barbara
Stanford
California
Pennsylvania
Army
Cardinals
Palo Alto
Yale
University of Georgia
Blls
Chicago
Tex
Rickard
South
Sharkey
Miami Beach
East
Dempsey
Yankee Stadium
Yankees
Comiskey Birthday Noted by White Sox Boss
Chicago reports Charles A. Comiskey celebrates birth anniversary while nearing 70, owning the White Sox and forecasting strong 1929 season. Milwaukee briefs note Joey Sanger’s comeback attempt and hints at ongoing boxing or sports revival.
Myera to Meet Fisher in Wisconsin Cage Bout
Johnny Myera, reinstated by the Illinois State Athletic Commission, meets Charley Fisher of Wisconsin in Chicago January 7 in a middleweight wrestling bout. Myers was barred seven months ago for sportsmanlike tactics against Karl Pojello the Turk. Pittsburgh hosts Indiana as the Hoosiers seek another Big Ten upset.
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Chicago
Illinois State Athletic Commission
Johnny Myera
Charley
Fisher
Wisconsin
Myers
Karl Pojello
Tech Ruling as Favorite Rose Bowl Showdown
In Pasadena California Tech and California, famed rivals, prep for the Rose Bowl. Coaches Price and Alexander report the teams fit for action, with light workouts planned before game day. Starting lineups remain uncertain as both sides gauge condition and strategy.
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Vasadena
Cal
Georgia Tech
California
Clance
Nibs" Price
Bill Alexander
Tech
Alexander
Price
Yellow Jackets
Califoria
Ten Thousand Teams Are Asked to Meet
Chicago December 31 1928 Ten thousand high schools and academies in the United States will be invited to compete in the National Interscholastic Basketball and Track championships at the University of Chicago in 1929. Coach H O Crisler, manager of the tournaments, announced the basketball championship will be played April 2 to 6 inclusive while the track meet will be held May 1 and June 1.
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Chicago
United States
University of Chicago
HO. Crisler
Walter Hagen Wins Long Beach Open in High-Earning Victory
Walter Hagen, champion of the British Open, won the Long Beach Open by five strokes, finishing 276 for 72 holes and earning 1500 dollars. John Rodgers, Cole, Horton Smith, Mortie Draua, Tommy Armour, and others also contended, with La Jolla and San Diego opens upcoming before the Los Angeles Open.
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Long Beach
Cal
Walter Hagen
Dean
Hagen
Bey
la Jolla
San Diego
John Rodgers
Cole
Haig
Horton Smith
Mortie Drura
Tommy Armour
al Espinosa
Olin Dutra
George von Elm
Wild Bill Melhorn
Cheet Teer
John Golden
Henry Cinel
Hazel Atlas scores very easy victory over Zeising Chemicals
Hazel Atlas hammered Zeising Chemicals 57 to 29 at Hazal Atlas floor. Pos ten led with 11 field goals and 3 free throws, while Gull scored 11 from field goals and teammates Posten and Reddick contributed. Frush led the visitors with four field goals and two free throws as Olsen's Teibe Swedes loom Thursday as boxing for a top semi pro clash in Grafton.
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Hazal ‘Atlas
Glassies
Zeising Chemicals
Clarksburg
Posten
Jimmie Gull
Francis Stadsvold
Jimme
Hazel Atlas
Reddick
Frush
Olsen
Teible
West Enders
Plant
Invaders la
Archdeacon’s
Quint
Grafton
Hazel Allas
Zeising
Davis T. Mazza Gull
AL Mazza
Vorwards
Robinson
Brush
McDaniel
Keyser Edges Grafton In Tight 24 19 Victory
Keyser High outplayed Grafton in a 24 19 win as experience helped in the closing minutes. Stan Stanhagen led Keyser with height and reach, catching five baskets on clean feeds and fueling a narrow triumph over the eastern Panhandle champion. William Miers also contributed on offense for Grafton.
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Grafton High
Aaint
Lin
Stanhagen
William Miers
Gratton
Keyser Edges Grafton In Basketball Clash
Keyser defeated Grafton 24 to 19 as both teams struggled with erratic passing and shooting. W. Miera and Stanhagen led Grafton’s attempts while Keyser used timely substitutions to widen the gap, with Beverlin and Bee delivering scores late.
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Keyser
Arch Pe?ttersen
Grafton
W. Miera
Stanhagen
Petersen
Newbury
Stafford
Beverlin
West Side
J Willis
Gill
Ally
Bee
Bridgeport
Hick" Roberts
Ikeyser
Long
Cee Willis
W. Miers A . Gut
Porward
Donnachie
Four Polo Horses Die in Belmont Park Stable Fire
A barn fire at McCreery stables at Belmont Park last night killed four polo horses owned by Thomas Hitchcock Jr and Thomas McCreery. Valued at 30,000 dollars for horses and 20,000 dollars for the stable, the blaze also caused the death of Matthew Connor, watchman at the Green Tree stable, who suffered a heart attack during the fire. The Hitchrock foals, all under a year old, had recently arrived from England.
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York
Thomas Hitchcock Jr
Thomas McCreery
McCree
Belmont Park
Matthew Connor
Green Tree
England
Overnight News Digest Across the Nation
A condensed roundup from multiple U S locales reports events of interest. Hoover stresses highways and air links between the Americas. Cardinal Hayes disputes a scientist who questions divine ideas. In Mississippi troops search for a black convict amid a murder case. Police arrest numerous suspects in New York during a second weekend roundup. Washington notes army adjutant general Lite Wabi. A Texas plane crash leaves three dead, including a woman. Tolivian Paraguayan talks may end within a week. Detroit plans to hire 30 000 more workers before March. New York lowers long distance telephone rates. Yale athlete Norman Hall drowns while saving another. Coolidge declines a New Year radio speech. Hull urges tariff cuts. Prohibition opponents pledge 100 000 for next year’s research. London reports no change in conditions. Buenos Aires cites Paraguay Bolivia clash. Berlin gang battle leaves one dead many hurt. Belgrade premier Koroshetz resigns. Paris budget includes parliament salary raises. Estonia reports 83 fishermen lost on ice floe after airdate.
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Utah
Hoover
Americas
New York
Cardinal Hayes
Clarksdale
Miss
Shepherd
Washington
Detroit
Fords
Crawford
Norman
Hall
Yale
Coolidge
Hull
London
Buenos Aires
Paraguay
Bolivia
Berlin
Belgrade
Koroshetz
Paris
Rika
Esthenia
Lord Heaverbrook to distribute 25000 pounds to charities
London reports Lord Heaverbrook newspaper magnate injured in a motor car crash. He will distribute 25000 pounds to worthy causes. In New York Adolph Lewisohn, copper magnate and philanthropist, disagrees with Henry Ford.
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London
Thenkoctering
Lord Heaverbrook
Hiss
New York
Adolph Lewisolun
Henry Ford
Roosevelt to take oath as governor in Albany tomorrow
Franklin D. Roosevelt will be sworn in as governor at Albany using a family Bible over 227 years old. A fly leaf records the 1691 birth of his ancestor Jacobus Roosevelt. Editors across the country regard Hoover’s election and Kellogg treaty as major events. Betty Wilson, a swimming instructor, earned $500 by a 97 hour talkathon.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Franklin D.roosevelt
Albany
Jacobus Roosevelt
Franklin
Philadelphia
Canada
Hoover
Ivan Murray Rose
New York
Betty — Wilson
Howard Williams
Government Sued For World War Suffering
Council Bluffs Iowa Dec 31 Ray Edstrom sues the federal government in federal court seeking 18000 for health impairment he attributes to army service He alleges car trouble arose from conditions at Camp Pike Ark during the war forcing him to walk in cold weather through five inches of water to wind a heating plant
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Ray Edstrom
Edstrom
Camp Pike
Ark
Rockne Tapped as Ohio State Coach Candidate
Reports from Columbus indicate Knute Rockne of Notre Dame is under consideration to replace resigning Ohio State football coach Dr. John W. Wilce. LW St John, state athletic director, returning from New Orleans, met Rockne in private talks during the NCAA meeting.
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Columbus
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame University
Ohio State University
John W. Wilco
St. John
Ohio
Bac
New Orleana
National Collegiate Athletics Association
New Orleans
Rockne
Coolidge Wild Turkey Hunt Planned On Georgia Island
President Coolidge plans a hunting trip starting from Howard E. Coffin’s mainland preserve near Brunswick Georgia on December 31. The presidential party will sail on Coffin’s yacht Zapata to St Simon’s Island to dedicate a timber progeny tree linked to the Constitution and then proceed to Little Sapelo Island for a pheasant shoot. Lunch will be aboard en route as plans include a return by train from Brunswick Tuesday.
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Coolidge
Zapala
Little Sapelo Island
Old Christ Fpiscopal Church
Frederica
St. Simon's Island
Charles Wesley
America
St. Simon's
Hlondy Mareh
Lord Oglethorpe
Coffin
Brunswick
Hazing claim at West Point denied unfounded
A plebe letter accusing harsh treatment at West Point sparked rumors but investigators found only regular hazing within upperclass discipline. Cadet Joseph P. Hausen, 21, of Providence entered by regular army path and faced no outside hazing. Officers confirmed a fight with another cadet and punishments applied. superintendent Major General W R Stith said cadets from the ranks are not treated differently.
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West Point
Military Academy
Joseph P. Hausen
Providence
I. L
Housen
Upper Slasamnen Ofiplebes
W. R. Stith
Lawyer Wife Reunited in Old Fashioned Marriage
New York December 51 reports a companionate marriage ending with the bride reuniting with Colonel Gordon R. Kinsey after a year apart. The wife cut short a separation to join her husband, arriving from France aboard the liner De Grasse. The tale centers on the celebrated fashion of a married couple reconciling.
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W York
Nate
Gordon R. Kinsey
France
de Grasse
Colonel Kinsey
Louisbody
Ville
Couple dissolves broken companion agreement in New York
The text describes a wedding agreement dissolving after years living apart amid conflicts and competing claims of superiority. It notes a Mrs Kinsey connected to the French state in New York and a reunion at the Hotel Pennsylvania where the couple chose to part ways. Afghan turmoil is mentioned in passing with King Amanullah attempting beard abolition triggering unrest.
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Auta
Dome Miory
Lyons
France
Kinsey
New York
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