Tuffy Griffith May Fight Sharkey At Miami
Gerald Ambrose Tuffy Griffith from Sioux City Iowa may meet Jack Sharkey in Miami February 27 if he defeats Johnny Risko in a Garden Friday night. The card headlines Risko Griffith and a Christmas week schedule with ten rounders including Cavalier versus Mays and Sekura versus Johnson.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Jack Sharkey
Miami
Gerald Ambrose
Tuffy) Griffith
Sioux City
Towa
Griffith
Sharkey
Johnny Risko
Cleveland Baker Troy
the Garden
Risko-Griffith
Paul Cavalier
Harold Mays
Mickey Gill
San Francisco
Izzy Grove
Eddie Dampier
San Jose
Calif
Los Angeles
Goldie Hess
Ovean Park
Baby Sal Sario
San Bernardino
Philadelphia
Arena
Matt Adgie
Billy Jones
Baby Joe Gans
Harry Kid Brown
Tar Heels Rally To Ban Tulane In Southern Title Fight
In Chapel Hill on December 23 1925 the North Carolina Tar Heels defeated Tulane 36 to 28 in the final Southern Conference game. Cobb Devin and Dodderer combined for six field goals in the last three minutes to seal the win.
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TAR Heels
Chapel Hill
Oldtimers
North Carolina
Cobb
Devin
Dodderer
Tulane
Uniform Basketball Rules Sent To Officials In Western NC Conference
Uniform interpretation of basketball rules prepared by coaches and officials in the Western North Carolina high school conference will guide this season. Key points include officials not informing players of third personal fouls, inflated balls, two officials in games, home teams supplying gear, and various clarifications on fouls and play rules.
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Jim Ashemore
University of North Carolina
Wade Marlette
High Point High School
Connie Mack Celebrates 67th Birthday With Athletics
Connie Mack, in Philadelphia, marks his 67th birthday in good health and high spirits. He vows to stay in baseball until physically unable, praising the Athletics lineup and expressing confidence in a top finish in 1930.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Hale
Hearty
Philadelphia Athletics
Mackmen
Mack
Fields to Defend Welter Title Against Thompson Jan 3
Jackie Fields of Los Angeles will defend his welterweight championship in a 15 round bout against Jack Thompson of San Francisco at Madison Square Garden on January 3. Fields won the title from Joe Dundee in Detroit in July and already holds two decisions over Thompson.
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New York
Jackie Fields
Los Angeles
Young Jack Thompson
San Francisco
Eastern Grid Stars Work For Classic Shrine Meet
Forty four strong gridiron warriors from top talent gather for two fast, smooth East and West teams that will clash on New Year's day in the Shrine benefit game here in San Francisco. Players from across the country display speed and seasoned teamwork during practice as Tommy Chupchill arrives for the Western squad.
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San Francisco
Husky
Tommy Chupchill
Oklahoma
Fighter Who Dared Fitz to Stand Him on His Head
The account recalls Bob Fitzsimmons knocking out Ruby Bob Thorne in Tattersall's Chicago arena in 1899 with a famous uppercut after a bold exchange. The story also details Sam Fitzpatrick and Mike Cleary delivering a simultaneous knockout, both rendered unable to continue as the referee counted them out.
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Fitz
Bob Fitzsimmons
Tattersall's
Chicago
Ruby Bob
Jim Thorne
Tattersall’s
Jeffries
Coney Island
Thorne
Jeff
Bob
Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Carson City
Nev
Sam Fitzpatrick
Comet
Mike Cleary
New York
Fitzpatrick
Terry McGovern
Shires Plans Five City boxing tour in 1937
Charles Arthur Shires signs to fight in Detroit New York Buffalo St Paul and Davenport Ia for about 20 000 He says his career rebounded after defeat by George Trafton and will continue until two weeks before baseball training season Jackie Fields will aid in camp White Sox first baseman expresses interest in returning to Chicago if he wins four of five four round bouts.
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Chicago
East
Middle-West
Charles Arthur
Shires
Jackie Fields
White Sox
Joe Falcaro Wins Bowling Crown in New York
Joe Falcaro of New York wins the world individual bowling championship in a six block sixty games match. He defeats Joe Scribner of Detroit by 131 pins, with a total of 12 932 to 12 803.
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New York
Joe Falcaro
Falcaro
Joe Scribner
Detroit
A&a
Scribner
Fur lettermen back to aid Tar Heel wrestling program
Four veterans join captain Archie Allen along with John Warren Harry Sheffield and Noah Goodridge to reinforce the Tar Heel wrestling squad as it defends a string of three Southern Conference titles in four years at Chapel Hill.
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Chapel Hill
Archie Allen
John Warren
Harry Sheffield
Noah Goodridge
Motor cars aid Chinese bandits in daylight holdups
Introduction of motor cars in China has been followed by their use by bandits and other criminals. About four times a week armed robbers pull off daylight holdups and speed away in motor cars in this city alone.
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Shanghai
China
Horton Smith Wins Pasadena Open Golf Title
Horton Smith from Joplin Missouri captured the Pasadena open with a 280 total, four under par, earning $1,000 first prize. Ed Dudley Johnny Golden Eddie Loos and George Von Elm tied for second at 286, while Denny Shute finished third at 287 and Leo Diegel Johnny Farrell tied at 288.
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Pasadena
Cal
Horton Smith
Slim
Vom
Ed Dudley
Wilmington
Del
Johnny Golden
Paterson
N. J
Eddie Loos
George von Elm
Detroit
Denny Shute
Columbus
Ohio
Leo Diegel
Johnny Farrell
Army commences work at Stanford before New Year clash
The Army gridiron team, accompanied by 150 cadets, arrived by a 13 car special train in Stanford California to begin intensive training for a New Year’s Day game against Stanford University. Coach Lawrence Jones plans track and signal practice to shake off travel fatigue while Glenn Warner leads the Cardinal in defensive prep. The Army squad will keep a private practice schedule for the rest of the week to refine their strategy.
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Stanford University
Cal
Stanford
Glenn Warner
Lawrence ‘Biff’ Jones
Army
Jones
Warner
Cardinals
California
Tar Heel Gridders Turn To Basketball
Chapel Hill December 23 The squad of 13 Tar Heel basketball players beginning holiday work December 30 includes four football linemen Puny Harper Jenks Jenks Hutchins Ty Reid and Tom Alexander Harper was a tackle Hutchinson a guard Reid an end and Alexander a center
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Chapel Hill
Puny" Harper
Jenks Jenks Hutchins
Ty Reid
Tom Alexander
Harper
Hutchinson
Reid
Alexander
Arthur Instead of Opponent Chooses His Recent Conqueror
Sir Arthur Tentatively targets a string of dates starting December 26 in Buffalo followed by January 1 Detroit and January 3 Madison Square Garden New York for a preliminary bout on the Fields Thomp son welterweight card. He then appears January 7 in St Paul and January 9 in Davenport Iowa with Boston possible January 17. Promoter Eddie Mack seeks a six round meet with Al Sopherer Boston Bravecatcher, sparring partner for Tom Loughran.
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Supergreat Trafton
Sir Arthur
Buffalo
Detroit
Jackie Fields
Jack Thompson
Madison Square Garden
New York
St. Paul
Davenport
Iowa
Boston
Shires
Eddie Mack
Great Man
al Sopherer
Boston Bravecatcher
Tommy Loughran
Michelson Plans Final Tests On Speed Of Light
Chicago physicist Albert A. Michelson, 77, announced his last project is to complete tests measuring light’s speed. He aims to refine the 186000 miles per second figure in May California experiments, after half a century of scientific work at the University of Chicago.
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Chicago
Albert A. Michelson
University of Chicago
Michelson
California
Uncover Uprising Plot In Mexico
A government communique says a raid on Jose Vasconcelos headquarters in Guaymas Sonora uncovered evidence of a plotted uprising. Vasconcelos is in the United States. Fifty arrests followed a guarded raid while twenty leaders were brought to the capital and turned over to interior authorities.
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Mexico City
Jose Vasconcelos
Guaymas
Sonora
Vasconcelos
United States
Vasconcelista
Department of Interior
Football Stars Lead 1930 Weight Events Roster
In Chapel Hill on December 23, football men form the core of the weight event lineup for the 1930 track team. Prospective shot put finalists include Adkins Brown Gilbreath Fusal and Koenig, with Thompson likely in the discus. Javelin contenders include McAlister Brown Remson Parsons and Blackwood.
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Chapel Hill
Adkins
Brown
Gilbreath
Fusal
Koenig
Thompson
McAlister
Remson
Parsons
Blackwood
U S Will Cling to Battleships at London Naval Conference
Secretary Stimson asserts the United States will keep battleships as the fleet’s keystone while open to reductions if other major powers agree. Japan favors a building holiday. extension of age limits or tonnage cuts are options, with possible 1936 delays. US policy separates naval aims from the League of Nations to reduce international friction.
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Washington
Stimson
United States
Great Britain
Japan
France
Italy
Reijiro Wakatsukiy
League of Nations
League
Slusser and Erickson Seek Tar Heel Track Posts
Slusser and Erickson, famed 1950s Tar Heel backfield stars, return to UNC Chapel Hill to vie for sprint positions on the Tar Heel track team. The duo helps a squad that has dominated state titles and claimed one conference crown in the past eight years.
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Slusser
Erickson
U. N. C. Chapel Hill
Rip” Slusser
Chuck Erickson
Carolina
North Carolina track team to showcase vaulters at Chapel Hill
Dec 23 report notes 1930 NC track roster will feature strong pole vault talent despite Vernon Cowper’s departure. Neiman cleared 11 ft 6 in plus last season, with Arnold Dry and Ruble also vaulting around that height in fall practice as they improve.
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TAR Heels Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Vernon Cowper
Neiman
Arnold Dry
Ruble
Glycerine Wash Tip for Softening Gloves
A home care tip urges adding a teaspoon of glycerine to water used for washing and rinsing gloves to soften the material. The guidance emphasizes glycerine’s smoothing effect on fabric during laundering.
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Merry Christmas
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Tim McGrath
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Cohen
Boaner
By Laurel
Ome
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Mexico
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