Trojans and Panthers taper for Rose tilt
Southern California and Pittsburgh ease up on heavy drills ahead of their Rose Bowl clash in Pasadena. Coach Howard Jones concentrates on psychology as he protects players after a demanding 9 game run. Pitt, with Paul Cuba sidelined but likely fit, eyes revenge after a 47 14 Rose Bowl loss in 1930.
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Los Angeles
Southern California
Pasadena
Howard Jones
Pittsburgh
Walter Fiesccler
Jones
Troy
Tucson
Pitt
Paul Cuba
Cuba
Sutherland
Trojans
Pop Warner seeks change to grid scoring in football
From Palo Alto, Pop Warner urges adding one point for each first down and altering the dead ball rule to simplify play and boost thrills. Tony Canzoneri named best fighter for 1932. Schmeling relegated to second by Sun poll of 55 experts.
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Tony Canzoneri
Schmeling
Alan Gould
Associated Press
New York
Glen Scobey
Warner
East
Palo Alto
Gilmour Dobie
Cornell
Stanford
Temple
New York Sun
Max Schmeling
Jack Sharkey
Jimmy McLarnin
Canzoneri
Billy Petrolle
Mickey Walker
Kid Chocolate
Max Baer
Baby Arizmendi
Young Corbett
Midget Wolgast
Walker
Christopher
Bat) Battalino
Johnny Jadick
Philadelphia
Lew Kirsch
Frankie Petrolle
Dizzy
Ray Kiser
Harry Dublinski
Pitt Football Ready for Rose Bowl Trip to Pasadena
University of Pittsburgh football players will taper workouts for three days here before leaving for Pasadena to face the University of Southern California in the Rose Bowl next Monday. Coach Jock Sutherland expects the squad to be in peak shape when the train departs Tucson, Arizona.
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University of Pittsburgh
Pasa Gena
University of Southern California
Jock Sutherland
Tucson
Aris
Paul and Labarba Face Titular Bout at Chicago Stadium
Tommy Paul the featherweight champion from Buffalo N Y meets Fidel Labarba of Los Angeles in a 10 round bout at Chicago Stadium. The title is not at stake since Labarba agreed to come in one pound overweight.
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Chicago
Tommy Paul
Buffalo
N. Y
National Boxing Association
Fidel Labarba
Los Angeles
Paul
Detroit
Labarba
Swimmers Gather For Three Day Miami Aquatic Meet
Miami hosts a three day national Olympic stars aquatic meet featuring Olympians and national champions. Katherine Rawls of Fort Lauderdale and Lene Kight of Homestead Pa headlining the first day events with aims to break the short course 440 yard breaststroke record and the 400 yard freestyle mark held by Ganes Ceraghty and Helene Madison respectively.
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Miami
Fla
Miami Biltmore
Katherine Rawls
Fort Lauderdale
Lenore Kight
Homestead
Los Angeles
Miss Rawls
Ganes Ceraghty
Misa Kight
Helene Madison
Textile Official F Mabry Dies in Gastonia
F Mabry a former textile mill superintendent and tax collector and justice of the peace died at Gastonia after several weeks illness.
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Gastonia
F. Mabry
Miami Open Tourney Starts Friday With Many Stars Entered
Miami Open golf tournament set to begin at Miami Springs with a strong field led by Tommy Armour defending champion and Gene Sarazen. Officials expect about 175 entrants as pro and amateur players practice ahead of the two day 36 hole finishing schedule over the weekend.
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Miami
Fla
Miami Springs
Tommy Armour
Gene Sarazen
Warneke Tops NL Pitching In Breakthrough Freshman Year
Lonnie Warneke of Arkansas led the National League in wins with 22 and posted a 2.37 earned run average in his first full season. He also tied for the shutout lead with four and completed more than 20 games, while recording 191 strikeouts in 286 innings. Veterans such as Hubbell Betts Swetonic and Lucas posted strong ERAs, but Warneke’s breakout year redefines the league’s pitching leadership.
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New York
Lonnie Warneke
Arkansas
Warneke
Oldsters
Bill Walker
Dazzy Vance
Brooklyn
Walker
St. Louis
Carl Hubbell
Jerome Herman
Dizzy
Dean
St. Louise
Swetonic
Greybeard
Jack Quinn
Bill” Hallahan
Dodgers
Grid Rules Committee Names New Chairman As It Convenes Today
The National Collegiate Athletic Association opens with the football rules chairmanship in play. Walter K. Okeson of Lehigh is seen as likely successor to the late Edward K. Hall with William S. Langford as acting chair. Coaches form an advisory rules committee led by Lou Little to push their views to the national body. Dan McGugin of Vanderbilt is elected president, as the coaches wrap up their convention with a dinner.
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New York
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Walter KR. Okeson
Lehigh
Eastern Intercollegiate Association
Edward K. Hall
Dartmouth
William 8. Langford
Okeson
Hall
Langford
Lou Little
Columbia
Dan McGugin
Vanderbilt
Association
Marvin A. Stevens
Yale
Miami All-American Air Races Set January Event
The Fifth Annual Miami All-American Air Races will feature a night aviation show and a World War Birds reunion on January 6 7, with regular aviation competitions also on the agenda.
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Miami
New Air Express Washington Inaugurated
Air express service inaugurated between the United States and Colombia. Merchandise transported entirely by air reached its destination in six days or less, with plans for extension to other nations in North and South America.
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Washington
United States
Colombia
North
South America
Dispatch
Injuries Level Eastern Eleven Ahead Of Shrine Tilt
An epidemic of injuries has weakened the eastern squad ahead of the Shrine charity game against the west next Monday in San Francisco. Key players sidelined include Harry Newman with a weak ankle, Gil Berry Roy Horstman and Joe Hill. West coach Orin Hollingbery says the east is not outsized and vows victory without excuses.
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San Francisco
Harry Newman
Michigan
Ernie Nevers
Stanford
Gil Berry
Illinois
Roy Horstman
Purdue
Joe Hill
Colgate
Orin Hollingberry
Washington State
Guilford College Football Sets Seven 1933 Games
Guilford College announces seven definite football games for 1933 with two more pending and one open date. The Quakers visit Emory and Henry and Hampden Sydney, host Guilford Elon and High Point, play Randolph Macon and Lenoir Rhyne, plus a November open date and a November 25 Elon showdown in Greensboro.
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Guilford College
Guilford
Hampden- Sydney
Hampden-Sydney
Catawba
Randolph Macon
Ashland
William and Mary
Williamsburg
High Point
Greensboro
Lenoir Rhyne
Hickory
Elon
St. John’s College of
Annapolis
Roanoke College
Japanese engineer studies U S air transport conditions
Yoji Iida, an operations engineer with a large Japanese air transport firm, is in the United States on a two year leave of absence. He is studying air transport conditions and learning about the latest flying equipment in the United States and Europe.
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New York
Yoji Iida
United States
Japan
High Point Faces Uncertain Piedmont League Baseball Future
The June to August calendar shows no confirmed High Point professional baseball. The Piedmont league meeting under Judge Bramham’s direction is set for January 10 in Greensboro to decide on Club ownership and future. No group has announced taking over the High Point club for next season.
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High Point
Piedmont League
Greensboro
W. G. Bramham
High Point Club
Piedmont
Judge Bramham
Bramham
High Point Boy at Carolina Wrestling Star Percy Idol
Percy Idol of High Point leads the University of North Carolina Tar Heels as wrestling captain. Local belief holds he will win the Southern Conference heavyweight title if the tourney is held, giving UNC a strong edge. Idol's extensive college experience has yielded few defeats.
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Carolina
University of North Carolina
Percy Idol
High Point
Tar Heels
Percy
Idol Triumphs With Surprise Fall In Army Bout
The wrestler Idol, previously hampered by illness, returned to form last season and overwhelmed his opponents. In a key match against Spengler of Army, Army led 16 to 11 with one minute remaining, but Idol executed a reversal and earned a decisive fall to tie the bout.
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Spengler
Army
Idol
Tar Heel Wrestler Keeps Victory After Head Collision
A freshman Tar Heel wrestler fought a VPI opponent in a hard bout and sat down with his foe after the struggle. Officials later explained they had butt heads, leaving the Tar Heel groggy though victorious.
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Idol
Carolina
N. C. State Rearranges 1933 Football Schedule
Raleigh December 29 state college will move two 1933 games to Riddick Field with Davidson and South Carolina. Athletic director Dr Ray R Sermon said the dates will be swapped with South Carolina taking October 28 and Davidson November 11, potentially four games and possibly five on State's home gridiron next fall.
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Raleigh
State College
Davidson
South Carolina
Riddick Field
Ray R. Sermon
State
Sermon
Gamecocks
Wolfpack Schedule Versus Florida and Carolina
The text lists Florida and Carolina games on November 4 as two of the contests. A fifth game is planned for September 23 against a Little Six member as the Wolfpack's opening foe.
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Florida
Carolina
Little Six
Wolfpack
Planes Move Tanganyika Tribes to Build Water Furrow
British planes were sent to Tan ganyika to compel native tribesmen to construct a water furrow needed for population services lower on the mountain. The aerial demonstration changed the district mood and the furrow was begun without further trouble.
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London
Tanganyika
Extreme US east and west points named
The easternmost point of the United States is West Quoddy Head near Eastport Maine. The westernmost point is Cape Alva in Washington state.
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United States
West Quoddy Head
Eastport
Cape Alva, Wash
Dresel to Command U S S Macon Arrives January
Commander Alger H Dresel will report to Akron for January 2 duty as commanding officer of the U S S Macon. He will oversee fitting out and take charge when finished after months of Akron testing. Born in Vincennes Indiana he entered the Naval Academy in 1907 and has served at Lakehurst since 1925.
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Maccor
Akron
Alger H. Dresel
Macon
Dresel
Vincennes
Ind
U. S. Naval Academy
Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
North Pole Shifts South About Six Inches Each Year
A science note reports the North Pole is migrating southward at roughly six inches per year, reflecting ongoing plate and geologic activity. The finding highlights slow, continuous global change with implications for climate and navigation.
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North Pole
Aluminum isolation and sheet production milestones
Aluminum was first isolated in 1838 by scientists Davy and Wohler. In 1886 Hamilton V Castner of New York perfected a plan of manufacturing aluminum as a sheet metal.
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Davy and
Wohler
Hamilton V. Castner
New York
Navy builds helium compressor on railroad car
Washington reports the Navy Department has built a helium compressor on a special railroad car to deflate lighter-than aircraft wherever located. The helium on board the Akron is worth 420000 dollars, and salvage of the gas is essential.
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Washington
Navy Department
Akron
Ontario Air Service ends fire season with 9000 flights
Ontario Provincial Air Service suspends operations after a season with ten thousand miles flown in nine thousand flights and only ten forced landings. Mercy flights aided injured prospectors woodsmen campers tourists and Indians, often saving lives through rapid ambulance service.
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Toronto
Can
Ontario Provincial Air Service
Rapid Ambulance
Telescopic Mooring Mast Debuts at Sunnyvale Station
The Naval Air Station in Sunnyvale California unveils a self propelling mooring mast with telescoping capability. Lowered it stands 75 feet, raised by electric motors to 160 feet. When moored the airship is towed to the hanger after lowering.
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Sunnyvale
Cal
Naval Air Station
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