Tech Faces California as Southerners Depend on Pass Offense
Georgia Tech, with a weakened roster, faces a strong California line in a game predicted to hinge on aerial strategy. Coach Bobby Dodd and Tech backs work to exploit screened passes to pierce California's aerial defense while Southern teams previously fell to West Coast power.
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Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd
Atlanta
Georgia
Florida
Southern Methodist
Loyola of
New Orleans
Tech
California
Dixie
Tennessee
California Pos
Tech Somo
Pennsylvania
Thorpe
Penn
Jim Thorpe
Carlisle Indians
Eddie Mahan
Harvard
Frank Hinkley
Yale
Willie Heston
Michigan
Ted Coy
Red Grange
Dunlap Defends Mid-Winter Golf Title In Pinehurst
George T. Dunlap Jr., slender New York golfer under the Princeton banner and two time intercollegiate holder, begins defense of his sixth Mid Winter Championship as 18 holes of qualifying play open the 29th annual Pinehurst event. The strong field includes John D. Chapman Greenwich Conn United States senior champion Halbert J. Blue Aberdeen N C Robert G Morrison Pittsburgh and Richard Wilson Southern Pines former Georgetown star.
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Pinehurst
N. C
George T. Dunlap, Jr
New York
Dunlap
Princeton
John D. Chapman
Greenwich
Fights Last Night Reported in Multiple Cities
Benny Bass of Philadelphia knocked out Prince Saunders of Chicago in Philadelphia. Ted Yarosz of Monaca outpointed Jimmy Belmont of Braddock in Pittsburgh. Jim Mack of Philadelphia beat Al Martin of Baltimore in Wilmington and Morris Gross of Philadelphia defeated Ray Romney of Philadelphia in 6 rounds. Benny Schwartz of Philadelphia stopped Buddy Bezenah of Cincinnati in Philadelphia.
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OY Associated Press
Philadelphia
Benny Bass
Prince Saunders
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Ted Yarosz
Monaca
Jimmy Belmont
Braddock
Wilmington
Del
Jim Mack
al Martin
Baltimore
Morris Gross
Ray Romney
Benny Schwartz
Buddy Bezenah
Cincinnati
Dudley and Farrell Led By Low Scoring 1931 PGA Report
Chicago reports official PGA statistics showing Ed Dudley and Johnny Farrell posting the lowest scoring averages in 1931. Dudley averaged 71.39 strokes over 30 matches, while Farrell averaged 71.8 per 18 holes. Farrell also played 36 championship rounds as the most active pro, with Gene Sarazen and George Von Elm leading money winnings.
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Chicago
Ed Dudley
Johnny Farrell
Oferican
Professional Golfers’ Association of America
Dudley
Los Angeles
Farrell
Gene Sarazen
George von Elm
Freshmen Football Draws Coast Attendance Record
A 1991 crowd of 18 271 set a Pacific coast record as the University of California Cubs faced the University of Southern California Trojans in a freshmen football game.
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Pacific Coast
University of California Cubs
University of Southern California
Diamonds Found in Great North Field Hints
Report from Michigan Wisconsin and Illinois gravel deposits suggests a large diamond field exists to the north. Geologists note scattered diamonds indicate potential undiscovered sources and future prospecting plans are outlined.
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Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
White Sox to Undergo Major Changes in 1932
The Chicago White Sox under J. Louis Comiskey plan a sweeping overhaul for 1932 with major trades shuffling Reynolds Kerr Hayes Hadley Jones, and Weiland Gaston. Lew Fonseca intends to convert Jolley to catcher and curtail spring training to minor league games.
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White Sox
Charles A. Comiskey
J. Louis Comiskey
Comiskey
Winter Mart
Carl Reynolds
Johny Kerr
Washington
Minter Hayes
Irving Hadley
Sam Jones
Bob Weiland
Boston Red Sox
Milt Gaston
Vic Frasier
Lew Fonseca
Donie Bush
Smead Jolley
Fonseca
Teddy Lyons
al Thomas
Lyons
Thomas
Rome prison museum showcases historic crimes and medieval torture
In Rome a museum of historical crime opened in 1655 prisons. Exhibits include relics of famous Roman crimes from the last century and instruments of medieval torture such as a public scaffold, five guillotines, a rusty headsman’s sword, and the famous cage of death found in the Milazzo castle ditch in Sicily.
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Rome
Innocent X
Milazzo
Sicily
Must Be Love Leads Teenager to Car Crash
Denver police report 20 year old Paul L. Taylor borrowed B. H. Rhodes car to take his girlfriend home. He crashed into a parked car and a plate glass window, then fled but was later found driving at high speed and weaving across the road.
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Denver
Paul L. Taylor
B. H. Rhodes
Taylor
Woman Seeks Gift Cap For Husband In Akron Shop
A young woman burst into a sporting goods store on Christmas Eve in AkronOhio and asked for a cap for her husband. The clerk asked what kind of cap she wanted and she admitted uncertainty.
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Akron, CO
Hafey Crowned NL Batting King Amid Tight Finish
Chick Hafey of the St. Louis Cardinals edged Bill Terry of the New York Giants and Jim Bottomley by narrow margins to win the NL batting title with an average of .3489. Terry finished second at .3486 and Bottomley third at .3482 as the 1931 race concluded after a near forty year stretch.
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New York
Chick Hafey
St. Louis Cardinals
Hafey
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Jim Bottomley
Cardinals
Terry
Bottomley
Clarence Childs
Cleveland Nationals
Dan Crouthers
Brooklyn
Chuck Klein
Phillies
Frank O’doul
Klein
O’doul
Charley Grimm
Chicago
Rogers Hornsby
Hazen Cuyler
Ethan Allen
Charles Fallis
Camera Locates Ulcers in Patient Stomach
A camera and X ray device are lowered into a patient’s stomach to locate the ulcers. The procedure aims to pinpoint sore locations for targeted treatment.
British Ships Shun Panama Canal
British vessels trading with New Zealand now sail around Cape Horn to avoid Panama Canal tolls. The fall of the pound has raised canal charges, making the Cape route financially preferable despite an extra 2500 miles and about eight extra days, which fast ships can repay with speed.
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London
New Zealand
Cape Horn
Panama Canal
Panama
Cape
West Coast Fans Praise New Cub Infielder
Seattle fans praise Harry Taylor after the Chicago Cubs buy him for 25000 dollars. The left handed first baseman hit .310 last season in the Pacific Coast League and is regarded as fast and nimble. The Portland Club also sold The Great Mails to Chattanooga, while Mails remains a capable pitcher with past pennant experience.
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Seattle
Chicago Cubs
Harry Taylor
Taylor
Portland
Great’ Mails
Chattanooga
Mails
Cleveland
San Francisco
Christmas Hunting Ties North Carolina Traditions
North Carolina sportsmen share holiday hunting lore from past generations. The column notes migratory bird limits, guides in counties like Black Mountain and Transylvania, and local fishing feats such as pickerel and bass on one line. It cites coast stake blinds from wreck wood and anecdotes from Michigan to Kalamazoo about quail and ducks.
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Berkshires
America
Lakes
South Atlantic
Ackerman
Black Mountain
Bryson City
Haywood County
Cherokee County
Rowan County
Sume
Hominy
Buncombe County
Transylvania County
Murphy
Ridgecrest
Bosman
Tryon
Waynesville
Enterprise
S. Strudwick
Hillsboro
Spors
Piedmont
North Carolina
Moss Streeter Aldrich
Kalamazoo
Mich
Babe
N. C
South
Jim Thorpe Remains Greatest All Time Grid Star
United Press notes no new top ten names surpass Jim Thorpe. Warner recalls Thorpe’s 1911 1912 dominance and argues Thorpe the best. lists the all time ten with Thorpe at the top and mentions other famed players across several colleges and years.
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Jim Thorpe
Dixon Stewart
United Press
New York
Albie Booth
Yale
Barry Wood
Harvard
Ray Stecker
Army
West
Pug Rentner
Northwestern
Marchy Schwartz
Notre Dame
South
Gene McEver
Hickman
Tennessee
Cain
Alabama
Far West
Mohler and Shaver
California
Grange
Red Grange
Tulane Players Unimpressed by Trojans Record
Tulane Green Wave arrives in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl clash with USC on January 1. Coach Bernie Bierman aims to preserve an unbeaten Southern Conference mark while Tulane previews secret practice and a Hollywood outing. USC prepares for a strong power thrust offense and new plays as they approach the game.
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Associated Press
Pasadena
Calif
Tulane
Green Wave
University of Southern California
Bernie Bierman
Southern California
Greenies
Hollywood
Movieland
Invaders
Riviera Country Club
University of Arizona
Will Rogers
Howard Jones
Troy
New Orleans
Trojan
Intra-mural Football at Texas A and M Requires 127 Uniforms
Seven intra-mural teams compete after the varsity season as players coach the league and supply 127 uniforms for the program.
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Notre Dame
Texas A. and
M. College
Hunger and fatigue lead to humane highway ride tale
In Knoxville James Green, a Black man, pretended to be hurt after claiming to have fallen from a train. A passerby gave him a ride to a hospital where the deception was uncovered, revealing his hunger illness and fatigue.
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Knoxville
Tenn
James Green
Sale of Valuable Land by Trustee in High Point NC
Public sale of land in Guilford county North Carolina under a deed of trust for Beatrice Leeper. The property is Lot No. 26 in C. T. Willis Land, 50 by 150 feet, in High Point Township. Sale set for Tuesday January 19 1932 at 2 20 PM in front of High Point Municipal Building.
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Beatrice Leeper
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
High Point
North Carolina
High Point Township
C. T. Willis
Jessie Calvin
Loflin, Kinley and Son
N. C
Spring Street
Kinley and Son
Lofita
Kigley and Son
Calvin
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