Griffiths 7 to 5 favorite in Madison Square Garden bout
Gerald Ambrose Griffith, known as Tuffy, enters a ten round heavyweight clash at Madison Square Garden aiming to settle scores with Johnny Risko from Detroit and to prove he can rebound from Jimmy Braddock’s upset. Risko holds a recent win over Sharkey associate but faces a favored Griffith who seeks a Miami bout with Sharkey.
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Edward J. Neil
New York
Gerald Ambrose Griffith
Madison Square Garden
Johnny Risko
Miami
Fla
Gerald Ambrose
Tuffy
Risko
Detroit
Cleveland
Gerald
Griffith
Jimmy Braddock
the Garden
Braddock
Jack Sharkey
Garden
Boston
Jack Delaney
George Godfrey
Paulino Uzeudun
Yom Heeney
Gene Tunney
Chuck Wiggins
Max Schmeling
Johnny
Schmeling
Paul Cavalier
Harold Mays
New Jersey
Larry Johnson
Toc Sekura
Princeton And Navy Added To Tar HeelMat Schedule
Chicago's Black Hawks, coached by Rockne influenced strategic rules, gain strength for the U S and Canadian hockey championship. Tom Shaughnessy applies collegiate discipline with training tables weight charts and rotating forward lines to keep players fresh and responsive. Shaughnessy, Notre Dame alumnus and former hockey organizer, steers the club with strict rules and shuffled lineups.
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Princeton
Navy
Associated Press
Chicago
Mighty Rockne
Chicago Black Hawks
National Hockey League
United States
Canada
Tom Shaughnessy
Black Hawks
Colle
Giate
Shaughnessy
Ontario
Notre Dame
Knute Rockne
Frederic McLaughlin
Taffy Abel
Frank
Fights Last Night in Buffalo Chicago and More Results
Buffalo N Y Charles Arthur Shires knocked out Bad Bill Bailey. McKeesport Pa Joe Tripple Rochester N Y outpointed Larry Madge. Chicago Oscar Moon Baker Los Angeles knocked out Eddie OD ay Scranton Ohio. King Levinsky Chicago outpointed Tom Jones Atlanta Ga.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Charles Arthur (the Great
Shires
Bill Bailey
McKeesport
Joe ‘Tripple
Rochester
Larry Madge
Cleveland
Chicago
Oscar ‘‘Moon” Baker
Los Angeles
Eddie O'Day
Scranton
Ohio
King Levinsky
Tom Jones
Atlanta
Gridiron stars fade and new aces emerge after 1929 season
The piece notes the 1929 campaign ends with many stars fading while a surge of younger players like Booth Yale Hinkle Bucknell Meiver Tennessee Carideo Notre Dame Kelly Kentucky Wood Harvard and Gentle Pennsylvania show potential for 1930 and beyond. It highlights Albie Yale and Charley Paddock eyeing Olympic prospects and speaks on amateur status scrutiny.
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Booth
Yale
Hinkle
Bucknell
Meiver
Tennesee
Carideo
Notre Dame
Kelly
Kentucky
Wood
Harvard
Gentle
Pennsylvania
Leland
Texas Christian
Hewitt
Columbia
Hufford
Washington
Albie
Nan Haven
McEver
Penn
Franklin Field
Cornell
Spider Kelly and Gans Fight Highlight Lenox Club Night
The Lenox Club in New York hosted a famous boxing night featuring Spider Kelly against Joe Gans, a scientific 20 round battle where Kelly faded but stayed in until the final bell. Other bouts included Tom Sharkey versus Peter Maher and tales from referee Eddie Graney and Sam Langford amid colorful ring-side anecdotes.
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Kelly
Joe Gans
New Mae
Gotham
Lenox Club
Gans
Ringsiders
Jans
Tom Sharkey
Peter Maher
Lexington Avenue
New York
Peter
Tom
Dave Sullivan
Kid Broad
Broadway Club
Dave
Kid
Sullivan
Broad
Athlete defends racing career against profit critique
A figure defends capitalizing athletic fame, saying he never earned from foot races but pursued racing for passion. He notes writing, lecturing, and movie work were his own business and argues hypes aided his ventures.
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Ballyhoo
Bud Taylor Meets Mastro Tonight
Bud Taylor of Terre Haute faces Mastro in Chicago tonight in a featured boxing bout. The event headlines a card headlined by Taylor, who is described as a formidable challenger in the arena.
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Bud Taylor
Mastro
Aena
Chicago
The
Terre
Tar Heel quint returns to work after Christmas break
Chapel Hill reports the Tar Heel basketball squad will resume practice December 30 after a 10 day holiday. The 18 best candidates are recalled for extra sessions as UNC faces Greensboro Y with ten days to the next game. Key returns include Neiman and Edwards to bolster the lineup.
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Chapel Hill
Tar Heel
Greensboro “Y
Tar Heels
Slater
Cleland
Hutchinson
Ashmore
Neiman
Edwards
Harper
Cameron
Brown
Marpet
Ihettermen
Choate
Alexander
Reid
Harpe
Jones Demands Three He-Man Scrimmages for Rose Bowl Prep
USC coach Howard Jones plans three hard scrimmages to toughen the team before the Pasadena Rose Bowl against Pittsburgh. The Trojans will train in Pasadena and on the junior college field as Pitt requests Bowl turf access. Officials for the game were named by both schools, with Crowell and Hagan suggested by Pitt and Badenoch and Dana by USC.
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Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Howard Jones
Pasadena
Pittsburgh
Jones
Pitt
Trojans
William Crowell
Swarthmore
Art Badenoc
Chicago
Herbert Dana
Nebraska
John Hagan
Duquesne
Crowell
Hagan
Badenoch
Dana
Shrine hospital game practices begin for Dixie squads
In Atlanta on December 27 the Shrine hospital charity football game teams held initial workouts. Northern squad at Rose Bowl on Georgia Tech field. southern squad at Grant Field. Coaches Bachman and Neyland arrived with players as 49 Dixie gridders expected. John Shipwreck Kelly led arrivals with others following.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Grant Field
Charles Bachman
University of Florida
Bob Neyland
University of Tennessee
Dixie
John
Kelly
Kentucky
Drury
Williams
Benny Rothstein
Georgia
Leading Horsemen At Agua Caliente For Racing Season
Prominent horsemen gathered at Agua Caliente on December 27 to prepare for the 81 day season opening tomorrow and to file entries for the inaugural handicap the $2 000 feature event. About twenty thousand spectators are expected for the debut marking the public opening of the new 2 million racing plant replacing the old Tijuana track.
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Agua, Caliente
Baja California
Mexico
Tijuana
All-Star Selections Train Hard for Charity Game
Southwest and Midwest football stars faced two stiff workouts in Dallas Texas as they prepare for the New Year charity benefit game. Coaches Ray Morrison and Jimmy Phelan assigned positions yesterday before a mild initial drill.
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Dallas
Tex
Southwest
Midwest
Ray Morrison
Southern Methodist
Jimmy Phelan
Purdue
Panthers Confident of Rose Bowl Win
In St Louis on December 27 AP reports coach Jack Sutherland of Pittsburgh believes his Golden Panthers will defeat Southern California in the Tournament of Roses at Pasadena on New Year’s Day. He touts strong team form as the squad travels toward Dallas for a workout amid favorable weather and solid reserve play.
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ST. Louis
Golden Panthers
University of Pittsburgh
Trojans
Southern California
Pasadena
Jack Sutherland
Sutherland
Himslf
Panthers
Dallas
Texas
California
College Grapplers In First Annual Invitational Meet
Fifty college wrestlers compete in University of Chicago first annual invitational meet with a national collegiate champion and two runners up taking part in preliminary matches in Chicago.
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College Grapplers
Chicago
University of Chicago
Largest European gasometer completed in Stuttgart
The new gasometer at Stuttgart stands 320 feet tall, claiming the title of Europe’s largest. Engineers report the structure as a major feat in gas storage capacity and urban infrastructure.
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Europe
Stuttgart
North Carolina announces grueling 1930 wrestling schedule
UNC unveils seven to eight meet slate led by first Southern Conference wrestling tournament March 1. Navy and Princeton visit, with Duke and Virginia at home. Davidson and VPI on the road, Virginia and WMI also on the road.
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Chapel Hill
Navy
Princeton
University of North Carolina
Charles T. Woollen
Davidson
N. C. State
Woollen
Virginia
Grapplers
Duke
Annapolis
Blacksburg
Davidega
Vv. M. I
Lexington
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Hiatt Tire Co
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Cagle
Lom
Marsters
Banker
Thomason
Dutch Clark
Nagurski
Sloan
Vansa
Welch
Glasgow
Coast Observer
George Wilson
Chuck Carroll
Charley Paddock
Charley
Paddock
Tim
Spider Kelly
Joe
Weather Rappanne Joe
Master
Eddie Graney
West
Graney
Sam Langford
Reuta
Black Boy
Sam
Basketeers
Agua Caliente
Woolen
N. H. Silver Co
High Point, N. C
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