Saints Trade With Red Sox for Gaston Scarritt in Major Move
In a multi-team deal, Alex Gaston and Russell Scarritt move from St Paul to Boston for pitcher Slim Harriss Bill Roggell and cash. Other moves involve Howard Freigan to the Hens, Mickey O Neill to Louisville, and Milstead Carter to Nashville. The A A starts 1929 April 16 and ends September 29 with a westward season finish.
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Ontario
Alex Gaston
St. Paul
Russell Scarritt
Boston Red Sox
Bryan
Slim) Harriss
Bill Roggell
Toledo Hens
Howard Freigan
Boston Braves
Hens
Mickey O'Neil
Louisville Colonels
Milstead
Carter
Nashville
Red Eagle and Grange compare in football talk
In New York a discussion centers on Red Eagle of the Army versus Red Grange of Illinois. Col Williams and Robert Zuppke weigh in on who best blends elusiveness with passing, noting Grange’s higher instinct for scoring opportunities while praising Cagle’s danger as a passer and runner.
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Grange
Cagle
Illinois
Louisiana
Yale
Harvard
Nebraska
Medical Student Takes On Texas Cowboy In Semifinal
Ralph Wilson, 185 pounds and medical student at Indiana University, meets Elmer Guthrie, 200 pounds, in the semi final on the mat card at Tomlinson hall Monday night. Yaqui Joe vs Jack Reynolds headlines a championship bout, with Reynolds holding the Police Gazette welterweight title. First bout starts at 8:30.
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Elmer Guthrie
Tomlinson Hall
Guthrie
Wilson
Indiana University Medical School
Yaqui Joe
Indiana
Jack Reynolds
Reynolds
Police Gazette
McLemore
Rubens Defeats Champion Neal Jones in 3 Cushion Chess
Harry Rubens defeated 1927 state three cushion billiard champion Neal Jones 50 to 47 in seventy six frames at Cooler's parlor on Wednesday night. It marked Jones' third loss in the tournament. Rubens posted a high run of six while Jones managed a best of three. Lew Vogler and Lou Spivey match scheduled for tonight.
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Neal Jones
Cooler’s Parlor
Jones
Reubens
Lew Vogler
Lou Spivey
Stinesville Quarries Rally Beats Morgantown 41 13
Morgantown high school basketball team weakened in the last half and lost to the Quarry Lads of Stinesville 41 to 13. Stinesville eyes another win Friday against Gosport, then a Saturday clash with rival Lettville promises a thriller.
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Stinesville
Ind
Morgantown
Too Many Star Ball Toters
Coach Dick Rauch of the New York Yankees lamented that pro football backfields are full of star ball carriers who neglect blocking. He urged teams to develop more teamwork and emphasis on interference to balance offense and defense.
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United Press
York
Dick Rauch
New York Yankees
Roy Spencer Rejoining Indy in Perry Deal Big Pirates Trade
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired pitcher Steve Swetonie from Indianapolis after a Toronto convention deal. Catcher Roy Spencer returns to Indianapolis with hopes to add outfielders Comorosky, Brame, and third baseman Stroner to the package. The exchange aims to waive Spencer Comorosky and Brame to the majors, with Indianapolis seeking contributions from the promised players.
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Perry
Comorosky
Brame, Dawson
Stroner
Steve Swetonie
Indianapolis
Pittsburgh Pirates
Toronto
Betzell
Pirates
Adam Comorosky
Irwin Brame
Joe Dawson
Stoner
Wichita
Spencer
Brame
Double A Leagues Face Threat to Major Minor Powers
United Press reports from Toronto on December 6 describe a key baseball meeting where leaders debate universal draft for Class AA leagues and a proposal allowing majors to buy minor league franchises for 75000 dollars. The move aims to curb outside expansion and potential new leagues while provoking resistance from large minor clubs.
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United Press
Toronto
Ontario
America
Purdue Alumni Medal Winners Named from Local High Schools
The Purdue Alumni Association of Indianapolis named twenty local high school football players as recipients of the Purdue medal for 1928, expanding the list to include Washington and Cathedral and inviting all honorees to a banquet on December 18. Technical led with seven awards, Shortridge six, Washington two, Cathedral three, and Manual two, with a total of twenty-eight in consideration and twenty selected.
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Purdue
Washington and Cathedral High School
Association
Nelson Kellogg
James Phelan
Technical
Shortridge
Washington
Cathedral
Manta
Miller
William Nelson
Richard Robert
Oscar Brown
Ted Lippincott
George Horn
Richard
Ennis
Will Carl Tevis Tre Stewart
Meri
Seth Rose
John Compton
Leopei
Robert Langsenkamp
Emmett Amsden
Alex Burrus
Norbert Osborn
Emil Unser
Carl Waltz
Times
Gallagher
Sacred Heart girls beat Indiana ae Buddies in independent basketball
Y M 5S net team of Sacred Heart won from Indiana ae Buddies by forfeit. U S tossers defeated West Newton girls 19 to 14. Kirshbaum Netters open season Dec 16 vs Pennsylvania Railroad five. Maple Camp lists remaining home and home games. Players include Feltman, Stein, Kempler, Madorsky, and Rudy.
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Kirshbaum Netters
Pennsylvania Railroad
Kirshbaum
Babe’’ Feltman
Sachs, Schenker
Kempler
Loda
Stein
Jim Madorsky
Rudy
Netters
Maple Camp
Woodmen of America
Opes
H. J. Seymour
North
Holmes Avenue
Warren defeats Avera in second round boxing match
Ad Warren, former UNC football star, knocked out Georgia heavyweight George Avera in the second round at Durham. Warren was down three times in the opening round, fought groggy after months off due to an arm sprain, and recovered to score a victory.
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Durham
N. C
Ad Warren
University of North Carolina
George Avera
Atlanta
Warren
Purdue Card Change Shifts Illinois Game to Lafayette
Purdue announces a schedule change for basketball with Illinois moving the January 5 game to Lafayette due to Illinois students returning after vacation. A return date in Champaign is set for March 2, with Purdue’s recess ending January 3.
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Lafayette
Times Special Lafayette
Ind
Boilermakers
N. A. Kellogg
Ward Lambert
Netters
Illinois
Champaign
Purdue
Sacred Heart Five Show Fast Young Team This Season
Sacred Heart high school fields a fast young squad that has won all games so far this year. Sophomore guard Francis Marley, one of the best to come from the program, is elected captain of the 29 squad. Johnny Rice is the coach.
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Sacred Heart High School
Francis Marley
Johnny Rice
Colonels Pick Allan Sothoron as 1929 Manager
Allan Sothoron was chosen to manage the 1929 Colonels after negotiations at the Toronto baseball convention. The former Colonels pitcher and longtime major league coach with the Cardinals and Braves accepted the boss role after owner Knebelkamp offered the job following Niehoff’s higher salary request.
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Bert Niehoff
Louisville
Knebelkamp
Colonels
Allan Sothoron
Sothoron
Toronto
The
Cardinals
Braves
Girls Basketball League Holds INAL Meeting To Launch
A meeting to launch the Girls City Basketball League will be held tonight at 7 30 in the Indiana Trust building. Officers will be elected rules adopted and the schedule set. The league plans weekly Thursday games at Liberty Hall with five teams enrolled and a sixth to be chosen. Participating teams include the Hottentots Hoosie Demons Pennsy Girls Bell Telephone and East Tenth Streets M E s Englewood or Hawthorn Blue Birds expected as the sixth.
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Liberty Hall
Hottentots
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Demons Pennsy Girls
Bell Telephone
East Tenth Streets
M. E.s
Englewood
Hawthorn Blue Birds
Cubs to Play in Louisville Sunday
College Cubs, city grid champions, meet the Bonnycastles, Louisville title holders, in Louisville Sunday afternoon. The Louisville eleven has suffered two defeats in eight years. Cubs depart 7 a.m. Sunday on the interurban and return by 6 p.m with special fan rates arranged by Frank Squires.
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Bonnycastles
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Northwestern Avenue
Re-elect John Wall Evansville Star Leads Susquehanna Teams
John Wall of Evansville Indiana was re elected 1929 captain of the Susquehanna University football team at a lettermen meeting. Wall captained the squad this season and remains the first player in university history to hold the role two years in a row. He is quarterback and also captain of the basketball team.
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United Press
De Pauw Tigers Open Net Card With Engineers
De Pauw university starts its basketball season at home against Rose Poly engineers. Only two players left from last season, with fresh talent joining, as Coach Moffett shapes the lineup. Key players Loveless Crawley Springer Gunn plus newcomers Struck Ragsdale and Wisener stock the roster as they expect a tough home game followed by Earlham Monday.
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Ind
de Pauw University
Rose Poly Engineers
Tigers
Moffett
Loveless
Crawley
Springer
Gunn
Struck
Ragsdale
Wisener
Rose Poly
Earlham
Laud Pat Page's Pigskin Toters at Loyalty Fest
Indiana University officials and Indianapolis alumni honored Pat Page and the 1950 Hoosier football squad at the second annual Loyalty Dinner at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. Mayor Slack, athletic director Clevenger, coach Middlesworth, Dean Sembower, Professor Moenkhaus, Senator Durham, and alumni secretary Heighway attended. Page praised the team and urged improved wins next season.
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William J. Moenkhaus
Andrew Durham
Greencastle
George Heighway
Page
Indiana
Dartmouth Capts 1929 Squad Named Armstrong Elected Captain
New Haven's Armstrong has been elected captain of the 1929 Dartmouth football team. He is a tackle from Armstrong's position leading the squad announced today in Hanover New Hampshire.
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United Press
Hanover
N. H
Billsworth Armstrong
New Haven
Did You Know That- Sports and racing notes mix of names
Even of the stars on the Carnegie Tech team were sophomores. Harpster will not be back. Som the California back is said to have been the most valuable player on the Pacific coast. Wil bert Robinson may buy the Atlanta baseball club. If the Brooklyns make it too nasty for him. Colonel Til Huston will back Robbie wherever he wants to go. High Strung and Roguish Eye are early Derby favorites. High Strung belongs to Marshall Field Alderman Coughlin owns Roguish Eye. The Marquis of Queensbury didn t invent the mite fighting rules. He loaned his name to a newspaper man who wrote them.
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Harpster
Som
California
Pacific Coast
Wilbert Robinson
Atlanta Baseball Club
Brooklyns
Colonel Til Huston
Yanks
Robbie
High Strung
Marshall Field
Alderman Coughlin
Marquis of Queensbury
Forward pass curb debated by football rules group
The rules committee in New York considers curbing the helter skelter forward pass style after Army and Stanford, with proposals including penalties for incomplete passes, higher field goal value, and reshaping game length to prevent ties.
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Army
Stanford
Local Bowling Gossip Highlights City Doubles Leaders
In the Capitol alleys city doubles standings L Faust and Wimberly lead with 1251, Holy and Ward second at 1201. Ward captained with 634. Singles top is E McKinnon at 666. Wimberly 648 in singles. other 600s include M Wells 629 and J Johnson 617. Night schedule features two and three game events and note of the Elk Club’s second annual Pot of Gold entry.
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Indianapolis
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Greyhounds Tangle With Franklin In Big Central Showdown
Indiana Central action as the Greyhounds prepare to meet Franklin at Franklin. Coach Good drilled the squad Wednesday addressing weaknesses seen in Tuesday’s Vincennes game. Nowling impressed on both ends. Bailey brothers Rider Swan and other lineup changes anticipated for tonight.
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Indiana Central
Vincennes
Greyhounds
Franklin
Nowling
Bailey Brothers
Rider
Swan
Missouri Captain Chosen For Next Missouri Football Season
John Waldorf of Kansas City was elected captain of the University of Missouri eleven for next season. Waldorf plays center and full back and will lead the squad in 1925.
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Missouri
Columbia
John Waldorf
Kansas City
University of Missouri
Butler Season Basketball Books On Sale For Home Games
Tickets for Butler Bulldogs basketball are on sale with a season book at 10 dollars for twelve home games. Buyers get reserved seats, transferability, and priority over other ticket buyers. Unreserved balcony seats are 50 cents per game. Games begin December 13 against Pittsburgh with Purdue visiting December 21 for field house dedication.
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Purdue
Italian Cyclists Extend Lead In Six Day Race
Linari and Belloni maintained the lead at eight in the morning as the Italian team covered 1,341 miles and nine laps after eighty three hours. Reggie Mc Namara's Mc Namara Vannek squad remained a close second, pushing to overtake for first place.
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New York
Big Ten Football Meeting Sets Elections and Schedule
The Indiana high school Big Ten conferences meets at the Indianapolis Athletic Club on Saturday for the 1928 championship decision and new officers. Clinton and Tech lead with five conference wins. South Bend and Emerson face possible removal for insufficient games, with potential vacancies filled by Ft. Wayne and other area teams.
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Fred Gorman
Technical High School
L. B. Martin
Muncie
Big Ten
Clinton
Central
Evansville
Technical
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Elwood
Marion
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Emerson
Gary
Clinton High School
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Bicknell
Coast Elevens Seek Dates on Trojan Schedule
Coast conference schools arrive in Los Angeles to open the 1929 schedule for USC football. USC, having defeated Stanford and Notre Dame and won the coast title, seeks six conference games with Oregon State Oregon Idaho California at Los Angeles and Washington State among those aiming for slots.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Trojan
University of Southern California
Pacific Coast
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Notre Dame
Trojans
Oregon State
Oregon
Idaho
University of California At
Washington State
Demons and Hottentots clash at the Y Saturday
The Hoosier Demons girls basketball team meet the Hottentots at the Y M C A Saturday at 8 30 PM. A fast game is expected as the Demons dominate state titles for three years while the Hottentots are strong contenders. A boys curtain raiser follows at 7 30 PM between Armour Packing and Belmont Ramblers.
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Hottentots
Demons
Armour Packing
Belmont Ramblers
Lillie E. Miller
Roosevelt Avenue
Geise Named Captain of 1929 Arkansas Football Eleven
Fayetteville Ark December 6 Clarence Geise quarterback named captain of the 1929 Arkansas football eleven with Clyde Van Sickle guard named sub captain in the official announcement from the university and team staff.
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United Press
Fayetteville, Ark
Clarence Geise
University of Arkansas
Clyde van Sickle
Western Golf Session Sets 1929 Tournament Award
Chicago December meeting of the Western Golf Association focuses on awarding the 1929 tournament. Re-election of current officers and endorsement of their policies are assured as only one ticket is in the field.
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United Press
Chicago
Western Golf Association
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