Baseball Magnates Plan Economy Amid Player Trades
Baseball owners meet to cut costs and boost fan interest while managers prepare to swap players. Salaries likely to be slashed, with proposed limits possibly reduced to 21 or 22 and spring training shortened. Meetings set for the National and American leagues plus joint talks. Jersey City club issues to be discussed.
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New York Yankees
Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Joe
Babe Ruth
Lefty Gomez
Red
International League
Jersey City
Cats Devils Wolves Open Basketball Season
Three of North Carolina's Big Five start the season with early games this week. Davidson faces Charlotte Y on Wednesday as Flake I's Wildcats hope for a quick start. Duke opens in Baltimore Thursday, then Washington Friday and Saturday, while NC State meets Atlantic Christian in Raleigh Friday night and Wake Forest schedules a debut after Christmas.
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Jharlotte
North Carolina
Davidson
Duke
North Carolina State
Blue Devils
Wake Forest
Flake I
Wildcats
Charlotte
Cats
Buddy Gardner
Bruce Peabody
Baltimore
Washington
Oe Ye
George Vashon
Eddie Cameron
Herb
Jim Thompson
Atlantic Christian
State
Wolfpack
Raleigh
Ray Sermon
Miles Busy With Conference Split Plans In Virginia
Richmond December report shows C. P. Sally Miles handling committee appointments as the Southern Conference splits. January 12 meeting set for Richmond to decide new member admissions future boxing invitations and broadcasting football games as Raleigh Chapel Hill and Durham awarded related events.
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Richmond
C. P
Sally” Miles
Southern Conference
Virginia
Maryland
Carolinas
Miles
William and Mary
University of Richmond
Committee of Colleges
Blacksburg
Ing
University of Virginia
Tulane
Florida
Raleigh
N. C
Chapel Hill
Durham
Southeastern
Irish Panthers And Others Show Increases
Although 1932 college football attendance fell about 15 percent, 14 of 40 schools posted gains. George Washington University led with 92,500 fans in seven home games, while Notre Dame and Southern California drew large crowds. Purdue and Pittsburgh rose, Brown and Columbia posted about 60 percent gains, and New York University fell sharply.
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Associated Press
New York
Collees
George Washington University
Washington, D. C
Purdue
Pittsburgh
Panthers
Michigan
Colgate
Notre Dame
Ramblers
Navy
Army
Middle West
East
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Missouri
North Dakota University
Washington University
St. Louis
Brown
Columba
New York University
Chick Meehan
Fordham
Harvard
Yale
Crimson
Pennsylvania
Sapes
Franklin Field
South
Virginia Poly
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Virginia Military
Pacific
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association may split
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association opened its annual convention in winter park Florida with talks of withdrawals and new divisions. Chattanooga University and Southwestern of Memphis were named among possible withdrawals while Union of Barbourville and Tennessee Polytechnic of Cookville were favored for full membership bids.
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Winter Park
Fra
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Chattanooga University
Southwestern of Memphis
Union of Barbourville
Tennessee Polytechnic of
Chattanooga
Southwestern
Sammy Fuller Fights McLarnin at Madison Square Garden
New York December twelve. Sammy Fuller sets out to challenge Jimmy McLarn in a ten round welterweight main event at Madison Square Garden on Friday night. Fuller, an eastern sensation last spring, is rated a strong underdog as McLarnin is favored two to one despite Fuller's recent form.
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New York
Fuller
Boston
Jimmy McLarnin
Vancouver
Madison Square Garden
McLarnin
Cotton Fire Threat in Henderson Warehouse
Five thousand bales of cotton were threatened by a warehouse fire in Henderson last night with about 25 bales damaged. A sprinkler system saved the rest of the cotton and the building.
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Henderson
Goon Bats for Tasks Under Sea Craft Certification
British coastwise ships of 1000 tons or more must carry a certified sea cook under orders from the Board of Trade. Candidates must pass three examinations to earn certification.
Trojan Coach Turns Focus To Rose Bowl With Pitt
Howard Jones shifts Taroon offense and defense plans for the Rose Bowl game in Pasadena on January 2 against Pittsburgh. After a 13 to 0 win over Notre Dame, Jones starts revising schemes while fans and visiting coaches laud Troy’s line play and Warburton’s punt return. Notre Dame outgained USC 218 to 140 yards as USC notches its 19th straight win.
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Associated
Los Angeles
Howard Harding Jones
Pasadena
Pittsburgh
Notre Dame
Ramblers
Troy
Irvine Warburton
Southern California
Warburton
Homer Griffith
Bob McNeish
Charles Jaskwhich
Towad
Bob Erakine
Trojans
Ray Sparling
Griffith
Gordon Clark
Homer
Nebraska
Knute Rockne
Espinosa to play Craig Wood in SF tourney final
Al Espinosa of Akron Ohio meets Craig Wood of Deal New Jersey today in the $2500 San Francisco national match play open final. Espinosa defeated Johnny McHugh 3 and 2 after Wood beat Willie Hunter one up.
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Espinosa
Craig Wood
San Francisco
al Espinosa
Akron
Deal
N. J
Johnny McHughh
San Diego
Wood
Willie Hunter
Los Angeles
McHugh
Olin Dutra
Professional Golf Association
Hunter
Lakeside
Fire damages downtown Fayetteville building cluster
A downtown Fayetteville blaze destroyed two three story buildings and damaged another structure, threatening two blocks of business district. Early estimates put the loss around 200000 dollars.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Body weight at poles and equator difference noted
The U S Naval Observatory reports a person weighing 191 pounds at the earth s poles would weigh 190 pounds at the equator reflecting the Earth s rotation and shape.
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U. S. Naval Observatory
Topeka Police Team Outshot By Wives In Shootout
Three of four members of Topeka police No 1 pistol shooting team were embarrassed as their wives outshot them in the state peace officers pistol shoot held in Topeka. The event highlighted the wives’ surprising accuracy and left the officers with a run of unhappy days.
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Topeka
Kan
Split in Southern Football Conference Shocks Fans
The Southeastern clubs resign from the Southern Conference amid money and recruiting disputes. A new South Atlantic group forms to give the Carolinas Virginia Maryland and others greater say in championships and post season play while regular games continue.
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Southland
Atlantic
Carolinas
Virginias
Maryland
Southeastern
C. P. Miles
Virginia
Julian Poster
Vanderbilt
South Atlantic
Waderson
Charlotte News
Auburn
South Carolina
Midway Girls and Boys Sweep Pilot High in Local Games
Midway High School swept Pilot High with two wins Friday night. The Midway girls, champions of 1931 22, edged their rivals 27 0 while the Midway boys outscored Pilot 31 16 as G Nifong led with 19 points and Kaney added 10 for Pilot.
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Midway
Pilot High School
Midway Girls
Davidson County
Pilot
Midway High Boys
G. Nifong
Kaney
Midway Pilot
Onition
Four Unbeaten In National Pocket Billiard Tourney
New York December 12 four of ten contenders remain undefeated in the National pocket hard championship entering its second week. Leading the group is defending champion Ralph Greenleaf of New York who has won three straight matches along with Jimmy Caras of Wilmington Del Erwin Rudolph of Cleveland and Pasquale Natalie of Chicago all unbeaten through the opening rounds.
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New York
Ralph Greenleaf
Jimmy Caras
Wilmington
Del
Erwin Rudolph
Cleveland
Pasquale Natalie
Chicago
Rep. Cover to Seek Repeal of Turlington Act
G W Cover Jr of Andrews Cherokee County said he will introduce a bill to repeal the Turlington act at the upcoming state general assembly session.
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Ashville
G. W. Cover, Jr
Andrews
Cherokee County
General Assembly
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