Seven Schools Form Inner Group for Higher Amateurism Standards
Seven member schools Kentucky Florida Vanderbilt Tulane Auburn Georgia Georgia Tech united in a push for stricter eligibility rules and rejected the idea that all schools share the same standards. They voted revisions on recruiting, subsidies, and a full time athletics commissioner while pledging to wait for a February Atlanta meeting before action. Miles New Proxy Co. P. Miles elected conference president for 1932 with Tennessee hosting next year.
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Associated Press
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Adeyante
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Georgia
Georgia Tech
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P. Miles
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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Knoxville
Dean Slagle
A. H. Armstrong
H. C. “Curly” Byrd
Maryland
Glenn
Byrd
Slagle
J. F. Broussard
Louisiana State
Notre Dame Loses Big in 1931 Classic To Southern California
The 1931 grid year began and ended with a splashy upset as Notre Dame tasted defeat for the first time in 27 games, falling 16 to 14 to Southern California. Army soon followed with a dominant showing, while the season carried highs and lows, charity efforts, and 41 football related deaths prompting critique of the sport.
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Claire Burcky
NEA Service
New York
Notre Dame
California
South Bend
Trojan
Southern California
National 1931 Football Critics See No Clear Champion
The piece notes 1931 saw 41 football deaths, discusses disputed national claims among Pitt Harvard Army Yale Notre Dame Texas SMU St Mary’s and USC, highlights All-America candidates and coaching moves, and mentions hopes for game innovations to reduce fatalities.
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Harvard
Army
Yale
Industrial League Race Is All Tied Up Now
Highland defeats Robbins 25 to 14 as Page Dennis of Highland shines with 13 points. High Point Paper Box beats Adams-Millis 25 to 17, Stehli Silk Mill edges North Carolina Overall 19 to 17. Standings remain tight with Highland, Paper Box, and Adams-Millis atop the loop at 2–1, Robbins at 1–1. Dennis scores five field goals and three fouls, Robbins led by Charlie Robbins and Bowers. Hockey?
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Page Dennis
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High Point
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Industrial League
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Robbins
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M. Anderson
Charlie Robbins
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Ed Farlow
Stone
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Wheelis Gentry
Oto Wee Owe Wae
Stone Thomas
Eewene Moorehead
See
Kelly Hinkle
Ean’ Seeee
McDowell Shane Hughes
Foister Eee
Thee Nabors Johnson
Ete Comer
Mason
Hiatt
Greenleaf Wins Eleventh World Pocket Billiards Title
Ralph Greenleaf of New York won the world's pocket billiards championship for the eleventh time in Philadelphia. His victory was secured as Erwin Rudolph of Cleveland fell to Frank Taberski of Schenectady, N Y, this afternoon.
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Philadelphia
Ralph Greenleaf
New York
Erwin Rudolph
Cleveland
Frank Taberski
Schnectady
N. Y
Booth Through With Athletics
Wallingford Conn Dec 19 Whatever hopes Albie Booth had of resuming his athletic career at Yale are ended Dr David Lyman says Booth will not return to athletics He is recovering from pleurisy at Gaylord Farm Sanitarium and may leave in five to six months The doctor notes Booth likely cannot withstand athletic competition again and would only be eligible for basketball and baseball if he returns to Yale next fall.
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Conn
Albie Booth
Yale
Booth
David Lyman
Gaylord Farm Sanatorium
Lyman
Opinion Cited on Sports Participation After Doctor’s Announcement
Friends say he will refrain from all sports in light of Dr Lyman’s statement.
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Dr. Lyman
Savage School Halts Catawba Indians 43-41
Savage school outscored Catawba of North Carolina 43 to 41 in a New York court game. At halftime Savage led 15 to 9 as Kesler and Catawba’s Dick Corrigan battled for scoring. Corrigan totaled nine points while Kesler poured in 14 for the visitors.
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Savage School
New York
Catawba
North Carolina
Savage
Dick Corrigan
Kesler
David Tobey
Ten Athletes Named for Sullivan Award Final Ballot
Ten athletes have been chosen from 150 nominees for final Sullivan Memorial Award balloting. The list includes Perry Beard New York hurdler Barney Berliner Philadelphia track and field Clarence Demar Keene N H marathoner Thomas Hitchcock New York polo Helene Madison Seattle swimmer Helen Wills Moody Berkeley tennis Francis Ouimet Boston golfer Ellsworth Vines Jr Los Angeles tennis Vic Williams Los Angeles runner and W Barry Wood Harvard football.
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New York
Sullivan Memorial Committee
America
Bobby Jones
Perry Beard
Barney Berlinger
Philadelphia
Clarence Demar
Keene
N. H
Thomas Hitchcock
Helene Madison
Seattle
Wash
Helen Wills Moody
Berkeley
Cali
Francis Ouimet
Boston
Ellsworth Vines, Jr
Los Angeles
Vic Williams
W. Barry Wood
Harvard
Frisco Infielder Named Manager Of Coast League Champs
James Ike Caveney, utility infielder with the San Francisco Seals since 1928, was named manager of the Coast League champion club for 1932. He succeeds Nick Williams, who will scout and coach for Portland next season. Cavaney, 38, broke into pro ball decades ago and leads the Seals in a new role.
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San Francisco
James
Ike” Caveney
San Francisco Seals
Nick Williams
Portland
Cavaney
Savage Reaches 100th Win in 119 Games Since 1924
The analyst notes the game marked an even hundred victories for Savage in 119 games played since 1924, highlighting a milestone in the longtime player's career.
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Savage
Tulane Chases Rose Bowl Bid With Coast Clash
Tulane's Green Wave heads to the Pacific coast to face Southern California in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. Captain Jerry Dalrymple is back from injury as Nellie Felts returns from a sprained ankle, while coach Bernie Bierman remains cautious about a win but hopes to keep the score tight.
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Pacific Coast
Southern California
Tulane
Bernie Bierman
Ted Cox
Lester Lautenschlager
Jerry Dalrymple
Nellie Felts
Georgia
Bierman
Player Moves Between Seals and Reds Highlight 1920s Career
The narrative follows a baseball figure who began in the San Francisco sand lot scene before joining the Cincinnati Reds in 1922 after a 1921 sale by the Seals. He later returned to the Seals in 1928, marking a career of crossing between the Pacific Coast League and the major leagues.
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San Francisco
Cincinnati
Seals
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