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Upset-filled 1929 season across sports nationwide
The piece catalogs upset results across boxing baseball football golf and tennis, noting Gus Strangler, the Athletics collapse, the Cubs World Series win in a dramatic finale, and California, Stanford, Army, Illinois and Ohio State eras. It highlights star players like Cagle and Warneers, and recalls Alekhine still reigning chess as the season opens.
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Orth
Eumot
Poughkeepsie
Philardelia
Ieols Beach
Palo Alto
Putty
Jake
T. U
Flo
California
Poughkeepnie
Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs
Bruins
Mr. Mack
Mace Brigade
Pebble Beach
Los Angeles
University of California
New York
Johinny Farrell
Tautiakent
San Fonseca
National
Ane Pariah
Vey
Isp
Phils
Lefty O'Doul
Vican League
Mack
Thera Cubs
McCalhiendely
Macks
Canme
Howard Jones
Golden Bears
Penn
Nils Price
Pop Warner
Tigers
Sam
Trojan
Pacific Coast
Christian K. Cagle
Army
Cagle
West Point Dodger
Red Grange
Ilinois
Sir Expert
West
Illinois
Purdue
Ohio
Minnesota
Iowa
Michigan
Warner
Northwestern
Dlinais
Towa
Backfeld
Welch
Harmeson
Yanovich
White
Georgia Tech
Ue Atelanta
Gye
Tulane
Green Wave
Glenna Collett
Helen Wills
Dr. Alekhine