Players favor kickoff part of grid game
A survey of 20 leading college players finds 19 want to keep the kickoff from the 40 yard line without a tee, with only Joe Moran supporting abolition. Several praise the kickoff as essential, exciting play, while a few favor tweaks like moving the line back or using a tee.
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New York
Associated Press
Joe Moran
Syracuse University
Weldon Mason
Sparkplug
Southern Methodist Mustangs
Marchy Schwartz
Notre Dame
Gene McEver
Erny Pinckett
Southern California
Jerry Dalrymple
Tulane
Green Wave
Irnest
Pug) Rentner
Northwestern
Bridge Rivalry Ends Early in Lively Culbertson Match
The match sees Ely and Josephine in superb form as Culbertsons face a tough early setback. Lenz voices relief at the early loss while discussions of a pivotal four four three two trump split and the night’s interesting 40th rubber hand unfold, highlighting the high tension and strategic twists of the session.
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Culbertsons
Ely
Josephine
Jacoby
Lenz
Bridge Duel Reveals Lenz Culbertson Tactics and Scores
The Lenz Culbertson teams resume their sixth session with hand by hand bidding results and a cross-ruff strategy. Lenz and Jacoby face Culbertson with contrasts in hearts spades and diamonds as scores swing.
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Jacoby
Lenz
Culbertson
Sades
Lens
Culbertsons
Gehrig Drives In Record 184 Runs For Yankees
Lou Gehrig led the American League in runs batted in with 184, breaking his own record of 175 set in 1927. Babe Ruth followed with 163 RBIs as the Yankees set a league record for walks with 748. Other leaders included Simmons 128, Cronin 126, Foxx 120, Vosmik 117, Kress 114, Lary 107, Goslin 105, Webb 103. The article notes Ruth and Gehrig were often walked and Ruth struck out only 51 times.
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Chicago
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankee
Gehrig
Ruth
Earl Averill
Cleveland Indians
Simmons
Philadelphia
Cronin
Washington
Chapman
New York
Foxx
Vosmik
Cleveland
Kress
St. Louis
Lary
Goslin
Webb
Boston
Yankees
Jimmy Foxx
Philadelphia Athletics
Benny Chapman
St. Louis Browns
Bing” Miller
Athletics
Farmer Threads Wolf After Wire Fence Trap
Boonville Missouri is where farmer Joe Schlotzhauer captured a timber wolf entangled in a wire fence near his home. He collected a $5 bounty after shooting the animal, following the trap.
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Boonville
Joe Schlotzhauer
Jail census shows drop in Seminole County prisoners
WeWoka Oklahoma UP reports the Seminole county jail which had set records during the oil boom now houses only 32 inmates, the smallest count in years as the boom slows.
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Wewoka
Okla
Seminole County
Cox Wins National Match Play Open Title At Lake Merced
Wilfy Cox a Brooklyn pro and former North and South champion defeated George Von Elm of Los Angeles 6 and 5 to win $1,540 from the $7,500 national match play open at Lake Merced. Von Elm earned $1,027 as runner up in a field of 198, with weather delaying finish at the 18th hole and final clinching on the 31st with a par 5 against Von Elm's par 6.
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San Francisco
George von Elm
Los Angeles
Wilfy Cox
Brooklyn
von Elm
Cox
Lake Merced
Shrine Hospital Benefit game roster set for New Year
Evanston December reports Jane Marchmont Schwartz, Dame's star halfback, joins an all star eastern team for the Shrine Hospital Benefit at San Francisco New Year's Day. The roster lists 22 eastern and midwestern stars with 15 universities represented. The squad trains at Northwestern and travels west after one night of instructions from coaches Dick Hanley and Andy Kerr.
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Jane—Marchmont Schwarts
Dame
Shrine Hospital
San Francisco
Schwartz
East
Middlewest
Northwestern University
Dick Hanley
Northwestern
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Hanley
Orsi
Hewitt
Michigan
Teeter
Minnesota
Ellert
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Marvil
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Purdo
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Scheibel
Obama
Hoffman
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Haubrich
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Chambers
New York University
Miller
Purdue
Marsland
Morton
Dartmouth
MecEver
Rebholz
Wisconsin
Murphy
Fortham
Russell
Hinkle
Bucknell
Treasury official urges higher taxes to uphold U S credit
Under Secretary Ogden L of the Treasury told the Economic Club that increased taxes are needed to protect the nation's credit structure. He defended Hoover's program, citing a projected fiscal year deficit of 2.123 billion dollars and a 1.417 billion dollar excess of expenditures over receipts, arguing tax hikes would be milder than those in Britain and elsewhere.
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New York
Ogden L.ot
Treasury
Economic Club
Mills
Hoover
United States
Great Britain
Grandi Honors Philadelphia Chauffeur with $40 Gift
Italian foreign minister Dino Grandi gave Gene Stevenson, the chauffeur to Mayor Harry Mackey, a $40 check as a token of appreciation for his services in Philadelphia. The ceremony was conducted by the Italian consul general.
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Philadelphia
Dino Grandi
Gene Stevenson
Harry A. Mackey
Grandi
Cow causes fire as dog spooks barn in Middleton incident
A cow on a Middleton farm started a blaze after a dog bit the animal on the nose. The cow overturned a lantern, setting the barn alight. The pair and 14 other cattle escaped unharmed.
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Middletown
M. Y
College meeting set in Orlando with Rollins guest hosts
Next year's meeting in Orlando Florida will have Rollins College as host. Dr J W Province of Mississippi College who missed due to auto accident injuries was re elected president. Presbyterian College Clinton South Carolina won the track and tennis meets. The basketball tournament will be held in Jackson Mississippi the first week in March. Two Florida institutions Southern College and Miami University were asked to report to C B Wray district vice president on football season eligibility violations.
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Orlando
Fla
Rollins College
J. W. Province
Mississippi College
Presbyterian College
Clinton
S. C
Jackson
Miss
Florida
Southern College
Miami University
C. B. Wray
Doctors Needed Even Here In Rural America
The costs committee reports San Joaquin County residents spend an average of 36.09 dollars annually for doctors nursing care medicine and related health expenses.
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New York
America
Committee On the
San Joaquin County
California
Barber Union Excludes Shinners Prompting Price War
In Superior Wisconsin a local barbers union expelled William J Shinners who retaliated by cutting prices by half He sought reinstatement with demands including free taxi rides a union bow and a month of dues The union agreed but Shinners refused to rejoin afterward.
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Superior
Wis
Barbers’ Union
William J. Shinners
Shinners
Con artist minister marries thrice for $2 fee
Friday in Conway Iowa the Rev C L Thomas says he finally wed Ford Bohan and Bertha Gunderson after discovering the license was issued in another county. He drove them across lines and held a third ceremony in the correct jurisdiction using a map to locate the right area.
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Conway
Iowa
C. L. Thomas
Ford Bohan
Bertha Gunderson
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