Gallant Fox Dominates 1930 Racing Year Highlights
The article chronicles Gallant Fox as a standout three year old, winning nine of ten major stakes including the Wood Memorial Preakness Derby Belmont Dwyer and Arlington Classic under trainer Earl Sande. His only defeat came at Travers to Jim Dandy. It also notes contemporaries such as golf legend Bobby Jones and other sports figures fading from the scene as 1930 ends.
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Gallant Fox
Sir Galahad III
Wood Memorial
Crack Brigade
Maryland
Kentucky
Whichone
the Fox
Arthur B. Hancock
Caliburn Farm
Edeew Leweeer
Atlanta
George Earnshaw
Tommy Hitchcock
Knute Rockne
Notre Damers
Thomas Lipton
Cornell
Frank Wykoff
Comet
Bobby Jones
St. Andrews
Merion Cricket Club
Jones
Fox
Gallant
Earl Sande
Jim Dandy
Bill Tilden
Johnny
Tilden
Hagen
Helen Wills
Babe Ruth
Helen
Jake Ruppert
Ruth
the Horse
Celebrities Leave Sports for New Paths in Business
Prominent athletes such as Bobby Jones, Bill Tilden, George Lott, Ed Roush, Grover Cleveland Alexander, and Helen Wills Moody retire from competition. Coaches including Arnold Horween, Bill Roper, and Steve Farrell step aside to pursue other pursuits. The trend shifts fame from arenas to business and domestic life as new blood rises.
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Bobby Jones
Bill Tilden
George Lott
Ed Roush
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Nebraska
Helen Wills Moody
Arnold Horween
Harvard
Chicago
Bill Roper
Princeton
Steve Farrell
Michigan
Gridders in 1931 May Get Injunction Against Irish Gridders
Claire Burcky reports that colleges may seek injunctions in 1931 to curb Notre Dame raiders who swept up opponents’ scalps in 1930. The piece notes Notre Dame’s 1930 team as strong, compares other top squads, and mentions players like Carideo, Metzger, Schwartz, Ticknor, Fesler, Pinckett, Sington, Koch, Booth, Weller, and Kitzmiller amid a backdrop of national debate over gridiron power.
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Claire Burcky
NEA Service
Notre Dame Raiders
South Bend
Indiana
Carideo
Haskell
Worcester
Mass
Johnny Kitzmiller
Oregon Eleven
Richmond
Ind
Notre Dame and Athletics Dominate Gridiron and Diamond
The article lauds Notre Dame football under Rockne as supreme for two seasons, dominating opponents including Pitt Carnegie Tech Northwestern and the Trojans. It also lauds Connie Mack's Athletics for a World Series triumph led by George Earnshaw, highlighting his pivotal six and game performance and predicting a strong 1931 season for both teams.
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Notre Dame
Philadelphia Athletics
Carnegie Tech
Rockne
Pitt
Northwestern
Ramblers
South Benders
Pacific Coast
Howard Jones
Trojans
Athletics
Connie Mack
Cardinals
George Earnshaw
Mack Mound Corps
Mack
St. Louis
George
Walter Johnson
Matty
Boxing and boxing politics in the 1930s shadowed by Schmeling and Cardera
The article surveys boxing’s troubled era as 1930 yields to 1931, noting the sport’s scandals and poor fights. It highlights Schmeling’s rising prominence with wins over Sharkey and Sekura as well as Canzoneri and Rosenblum, and ponders whether Schmeling can become a heavyweight champion akin to Dempsey. The piece contrasts boxing’s highs with long fading prestige and asks if Schmeling will prove himself a true heavyweight king.
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Simmons
Foxx
Cochrane
Grove
Earnshaw
Miami
Jack Sharkey
Phil Scott
Milk Fund
New York
Max Schmeling
Sharkey
Sekura
Uzcudun
Risko
Battalino
Kid Chocolate
Tony Canzoneri
al Singer
Venice
Mickey Walker
Jack Thompson
Jackie Fields
Tommy Freeman
Schmeling
Young Stribling
Carnera
Dempsey
Mauler
The One-Button Coat Photo Prank
Arthur posed for a photograph and, when proofs arrived, his wife exclaimed that he wore only one button. He replied with humor that the single button was intentional, expressing relief that she noticed it at last.
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Arthur
New Experience Quote From Pathfinder Mar 1900
A judge asks a prisoner if he has been sentenced to imprisonment and the man replies never. Tears flow as the judge offers consolation and states that the man is going to be now. The exchange appears in Pathfinder.
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Pathfinder
Burglar Admits Quiet Burglary in Court Questioning
A police officer warned a man to come to the station, prompting the judge to press about his occupation. The man answered that he was a burglar, revealing the criminal activity in a candid courtroom exchange.
Death toll among 1930s sports elite spans boxing to baseball
The year 1930 claimed prominent sports figures across boxing, horse racing, and baseball. H. P. Whitney and Sam Hildreth led a list of horsemen. jockeys Snapper Garrison and Clarence Kummer were remembered for famed finishes. baseball figures included William F. Baker, Pongo Joe Cantillon, and Hal Carleon. boxing losses included Frankie Campbell, Eddie Kane, Sammy Mandell’s former manager Leo Flynn. other notable passings were Major Segrave, cartoonist Irving Knickerbocker, and New York sports writer W. B. Hanna.
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H. P. Whitney
Sam Hildreth
Snapper
Garrison
Clarence Kummer
William F. Baker
Phillies
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Kearns
Major Segrave
Irving Knickerbocker
W. B. Hanna
New York
Jones 1930 Triumphs Crown Four Major Golf Titles
Robert Tyre Jones Jr of Atlanta achieved the four major championships in 1930 and then retired from competitive golf to make 12 one reel movies at a reported salary of $250,000. He dominated British Open British Amateur and U S Open, triumphing at St Andrews Hoylake and Merion before retiring. Other golfers noted include Gene Sarazen Tommy Armour Horton Smith and George Von Elm as contemporaries in a year of golf high points.
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Claire Burcky
NEA Service
Robert Tyre Jones, Jr
Atlanta
Great Britain
United States
Bobby
Jones
Doug
Screenland
Doug Fairbanks
Horton Smith
May
Captain Jones
England
St. Andrews
Roger Wethered
Hoylake
Interlachen
Merion Cricket Club
Gene Homans
Gene Sarazen
Miami
Baja Callifornia
Agua Caliente
Tommy Armour
Leo Diegel
Professional Golfers’ Association
George von Elm
Bright Hopes For U S Olympic Track Triumph 1931
The article cites star U S tracksters such as Wykoff, Jessup, Tolan, and Anderson as evidence that American dominance in Olympics is safe. It notes 1930 set world marks, pre Olympic excitement, and Pete Bowen’s travels bolstering confidence for Los Angeles 1932.
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America
Wykoff
Tolan
Simpson
Anderson
Martin
Manning
Robert
Jessup
United States
Frank Wykoff
Los Angeles
John Bulldom
Pete Bowen
Pittsburgh
Reggie
Pete
1930 Sporting Champions Across Major Disciplines
National Champion Billy Arnold in auto racing. Philadelphia holds American baseball world titles and leading players across leagues. Boxing sees Schmeling and Rosenbloom as heavies and light heavies, with Canzoneri and others winning titles. Notre Dame tops college football. golf honors go to Bobby Jones. Montreal Canadiens win Stanley Cup. tennis crowns include Wills Moody and Doeg. Track lists numerous dash and jump leaders. turf notes Equipoise and Gallant Fox as classics champions.
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Billy Arnold
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Louisville
Rochester
Pacific Coast
Hollywood
al &Immons
Joe Cronin
Washington
Mack Wilson
Chicago Cubs
Bill Terry
New York
Hack Wilson
Chicago
Fred Fitgzsimmons
Mex Schmeling
Germany
Max Rosenbloom
Mickey Walker
Tommy Freeman
Tony Canzoneri
Benny Bass
Bet Battalino
al Brown
Wolgast
Notre Dame
Colgate
Army
Dartmouth
Fordham
Maryland
Pittsburgh
Alabama
Tulane
Middlewest
Michigan
Marquette
Michigan State
Northwestern
Texas
Rocky Mountain
Utah
Washington State
Green Bay Packers
Bobby Jones
Diana Fishwick
England
U. S&s
U.S
Tommy Armour
U. S
Glenna Collett
Montreal Les Canadiens
Kojac
Helene Madison
Eleanor Holm
Georgia Coleman
Wilmer Allison
John van Ryn
Aingles
William T. Tilden
Helen Wills Moody
Elizabeth Cross
Helen Willsry
Frante
John Doeg
George Lott
Vincent Richards
Doudles
Sarah Palfrey
U. C
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Betty Nuthall
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