Trojans Favored In Rose Bowl Classic
On January 1 at the Rose Bowl Pittsburgh and USC meet for the 15th Tournament of Roses game. USC is slight favorite despite a two loss season, with Pitt relying on all American standouts and USC hoping to unleash reserve power and stars like Russell Saunders and Marshall Duffield.
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Paul W. Zimmerman
Pasadena
Cal
East
Pacific Seaboard
Howard Jones
Trojans
John Sutherland
Mercury
Pitt
Octavus Uansa
Joe Donchess
Tom Parkinson
Ray Montgomery
Southern California
Russell Saunders
Francis Y Tappaan
Marshall Duffield
Pos
Fumble Rule To Stay In College Football Code
Edward J. Hall of New York, head of the NCAA rules committee, says the 1929 fumble rule will remain with no changes planned for 1930 beyond technical revisions. The rule prevents the defense from running with a recovered fumble and may be extended to cover intercepted passes, while improving attack options and reducing lucky wins. officials note the bootleg ball and screened pass changes succeeded and goal posts will stay moved back.
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Alan Gould
New York
Edward J. Hall
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Hall
North Carolina Sports Shine in 1929 Year In Review
NC sports in 1929 ranged from archery to football with major titles to North Carolina teams. NC State wins Southern Conference basketball in Atlanta. UNC claims state football title and leads southern competition. Duke tops in intercollegiate meets, and Wilmington High wins state high school tournament. Local pro leagues feature Asheville Tourists and Greensboro slugging for league honors as Duke, UNC, and Davidson post strong showings in baseball, tennis, boxing, and track across Greensboro Chapel Hill and Raleigh.
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North Carolina
Wolfpack
N.C. State College
Atlanta
Techmen
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University of North Carolina
Tar Heelia
Charlottesville
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Chapel Hill
Greensboro
Tech
Ed Yeomans
Duke University
Jenkins
Jack Coombs
Rocky Mount
Wilmington
Greenville
Kinston
Goldsboro
Fayetteville
Tar Heels
University of Georgia
University of Pittsburgh
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State
Patsy Miller
Wake Forest
Deacons
Guilford
Charlotte
Concord
Oxford
Polish Trackman Barred In U S
New York January 1 The Amateur Athletic Union bars Polish middle distance runner Stanishlaw Petkiewicz from track and field competition in the United States. Officials cite suspicious circumstances surrounding his visit and say he came at the secret invitation of a New York individual tied to events he attends.
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New York
Stanishlaw Petkiewicz
Amateur Athletic Union
Panyo Nurmi
Petkiewicz
Dixie Stars Clash In Shrine Charity Classic
The Dixie Stars meet in Atlanta as the Northern Blue squad led by Gene McEver and Bob Dodd faces the Southern Cardinal team with Dunlap Mizell and Thomason. Officials and crowds exceed expectations for the charity game benefiting crippled children and Shriners.
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Dixie
Bob Neyland
Tennessee
Charlies Bachman
Florida
Southern
Gene McEver
Kelly
Kentucky
Johnn Branch
North Carolina
Bobby Dodd
Cardinal
Bachman
Dunlap
Mizell
Thomason
Georgia Tech
Rothstein
Georgia
Neyland
Dodd
McEver
Hackman
al Hawkins
Virginia Military Institute
Shriners
Apple Tree 64 Years Old Recently Cut
LINCOLNTON Jan. 1 A 64 year old apple tree was cut on the farm of J A Carpenter near here It bore fruit annually for 64 years since being planted from a seed from an apple his father gave him The tree was transplanted three times and after the third move never failed to bear fruit each year.
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Lincolnton
J. A. Carpenter
Mr. Carpenter
New Year's Five Thousand Handicap Opens New Orleans Meet
Opening day at the New Orleans fair grounds features the New Year’s $5,000 handicap with fifteen horses headed by favorite Paul Bunyan. Entries include Dowagiac, Chancellor, Inception, Leucite, Calahad, War Instigator, Yam Toy, Beaming Over, Patricia Marian, Blameless and others with weights from 193 to 93.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Fair Grounds
Paul Bunyan
Dowagiac
C. Meyer Chancellor
L. Luke Paul Bunyan
L. Martin Donnay
E. Steffan
R. Russell Leucite
J. Steffan Calf Roeper
F. May Calahad
Aldridge Brothers Held in Wadesboro After Farmhouse Shooting
Horace and Nelson Aldridge remain in Anson County jail amid accusations they shot Hurnsville Township farmer Jesse Broadway after a dispute over liquor business claims. Broadway died yesterday at Anson Sanatorium. The brothers, new to Anson from Stan County two years ago, allegedly confronted Broadway at his home Sunday night.
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Wadesboro
Jan. J
Horace
Nelson Aldridge
Jesse
Broadway
Hurnsville
Anson
Horace Aldridge
Aldridges
Anson County
Stan County
Racing Promoter Sought Ahead of Pompano Track Opening
On the eve of the Pompano track meet promoter John Buckley is missing after leaving for Miami to seek funds for payroll. Buckley’s attorney asks Miami police for aid while Miami police note no warrant exists for his arrest. Residents and staff prepare to operate the plant in his absence.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Pompano
John Buckley
Miami
George E. Bassett, Jr
St. Augustine
Buckley
Bockley
Spider Kelly the Ring Entertainer and Tragic End
The piece recalls Spider Kelly a famed lightweight known for wit and leading, his bouts with Toothpick Kelly and Toothpick’s battle with Sam McVey, and a dramatic incident where Spider shattered a water bucket ice to halt a fight, revealing the brutal side of boxing legends.
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Ould Sod
San Francisco
Spider
Seattle
Jack Sharkey
Dempsey
Cyclone
Sam McVey
Hand's Junction
Los Angeles
McVey
Jeffries
Toothpick
Bank
Thomas Mills and City Stores Win Industrial Bowling Matches
Thomas Mills City Stores and Stehli emerged victors in last night’s Industrial Bowling league matches on the King Pin maples. Knox outfit did not appear, Stehli advanced via forfeit, and both City Stores and Thomas Mills battled for their wins in a tense fixtures set. In the football preview, two all star elevens from east and west square off New Year’s Day in San Francisco at 2 p.m. PST with western backfield strength led by Hunting Lom Clark and other stars.
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City Stores
Stehli
Thomas Mills
Knox
Hillcrest Silk Mill
San Francisco
Rockies
Dark Horse
Harpster
Holmer
Health Conference At Raleigh Two Days
Between 75 and 100 state and local health workers will hold a two day conference in Raleigh on Thursday and Friday. Lectures by the state board of health members and county health workers will cover various health work, marking the first time county workers join state inspectors in a expanded conference format.
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Raleigh
State Board of Health
State Board
Verrazano Sighting of Hudson River Reexamined
A new Alps Publishing book argues Giovanni da Verrazano discovered the Hudson River in 1524, asserting 85 years before Henry Hudson's sighting, with funding from Francis I of France, challenging traditional chronology.
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New York
Cellere
Alps Publishing Company
Giovanni da Verrazano
Hudson River
Hendrik Hudson
Francis I
France
Casein Shaped into Everyday Knife Handle and More
A historical note explains casein from skimmed milk can be molded into objects like knife handles billiard balls or umbrella handles, illustrating early plastic use derived from dairy proteins.
Lima couple marks 50 years in golden anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Brower celebrate fifty years of marriage in Lima Ohio. They credit their long union to pulling together economy and hard work and a shared rule to not get angry at the same time.
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Lima
Ohio
Lon Brower
Union College Prex Proposes Gateless Games and Amateur Leagues
New York Jan 1 Union College President Frank Parker Day urged eliminating gate receipts and high paid seasonal coaches and forming an amateur league with New York and New England colleges as nucleus. He named Williams Amherst Wesleyan Hamilton and Union and urged big eastern universities to lead. He criticized varsity excesses and proposed invitation only access and banning recruiting and profit shaping athletic roles.
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New York
Frank Parker Day
Union College
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Carnegie
Day
New York State
New England
Williams
Amherst
Wesleyan
Hamilton
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and
Union
Dr. Day
East
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
University of Columbia
Coagh
Universit
Finished Performers in Backfield Lineup Show
The article lists backfield performers across teams with positions and abbreviations. Names include West Churchill from Oklahoma L E Twoomey Neb Richards Cannon Schwartz KL Rigels Gordon Brombelow Ackerman Tanner Striff Peters Clark Bazil Lom Lily Pomeroy Nagureki Waldorf and others across multiple schools.
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Pos. West
Churchill
Okla
L. E. Twoomey
N. da
Richards
Neb
Minn
Waldorf
Iowa Disbarment From Western Conference Effective Today
The University of Iowa is disbarred from the Western Conference for irregularities in athletic affairs. The ban, ordered May 25, takes effect January 1 with no reinstatement. Petitions for reinstatement dated June 4 and December 7 were rejected by the faculty athletics committee. Milk content note appears as a separate, unrelated fact.
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Chicago
University of Iowa
Iowa
Scoreless tie marks Michigan Big Ten finale in Ann Arbor
Michigan ends its football season with a scoreless 0-0 tie against Iowa in Ann Arbor. It is the third scoreless game there in 61 years, with a prior 1897 meeting against Ohio Wesleyan under Fielding Yost.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
Sid
Owa
Ohio Wesleyan
Fielding Yost
State Health Board Estimates High Rate Of Defects
The Kansas State Board of Health estimates that more than 75 percent of Kansas children aged five to fourteen have some physical defect.
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Kansas State Board O Health
Kansas
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