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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1929
Page
5
Fragmented report notes Spring Hill and Fulton opened the season with a cage contest on Friday afternoon. The account mentions Spring Hill showing flashes of form and hints at a strong potential for future games, but details are unclear due to garbled text.
A historical survey by Paul V Zimmerman analyzes the Tournament of the Roses gridiron matchups. East versus West outcomes are weighed, noting five eastern wins and three Pacific coast triumphs among 14 games plus service-team results from wartime clashes. The piece highlights significant schools and Marines teams, detailing results from 1920s to 1928 and key scores involving California and southern programs.
A fragmentary reminiscence traces Purdue football from the 1910s rise under Donnelly and Ames to the 1920 Harvard game that defined a turning point. It highlights key figures like Ralph Welch, Cotton Wilcox, and Elmer Oliphant, noting rivalries with Butler and Wisconsin's era, and the shift toward a legendary Boilermakers era in Lafayette.
A crowded Miami area event to honor a new stadium with boxing and wrestling links. Promoters plan big fights featuring Sharkey, Dempsey, and notable heavyweights, aiming to boost South and Miami venues with substantial gate receipts and promotional power.
The text mentions Butler's influence on western gridiron with Eyvis Wallen, a Yale BA holder. It discusses French amateur tennis rules, Chris Cagle’s Army service in 1926, Zuppke's All-America chatter, and Bammy Mandell’s rockford city basketball roots, all in a collage of 1920s sports notes.
A fragmented report discusses Purdue football, noting Ralph Fahberserk’s critique of the Crimson Crane team’s depth. It mentions experts doubting the squad’s future without more reserves and references several players and staff involved in shaping the season.
Cub reporter Jimmy Montgomery Hendrix student and Star cub reporter dismisses claims that a Fort Smith high school eleven could be touched by any other team, noting Hendrix beat Arkansas Cumberland College 187 to nothing years ago and Cumberland is now College of the Ozarks. The claim is described as flub dul and twiddies. Arkadelphia is cited for reference in the record. Fort Smith papers could copy too.
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