Point after touchdown debate stirs football rules talk
Column questions the value of the point after touchdown and cites USC losses to Stanford and Notre Dame due to missed extra points. It argues the rules committee may need to act while noting the danger of overturning referees’ decisions in boxing and other sports.
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University of Southern California
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Stanford
Notre Dame
Benny Friedman
Los Angeles
Southern California
Hurley Signs Giants Tryout Contract
George Hurley a former Seattle high school player signs a spring contract for a tryout with the New York Giants. He is the son of William Hurley a player twenty five years ago.
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Muncie Fans Hopeful for Normal Basketball Team
Muncie Indiana December 7 The State Normal School team under Coach Parker shows promise with Fulmer Schooler and Shumm as core veterans. The opener vs N A G U of Indianapolis yielded a win and the squad features Harper at center with Thurston Shaw and others vying for spots. Key tests include Notre Dame January 1 and Wabash January 18 along with Manchester College two-game slate.
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Wabash College to Open Season Against State Normal
Wabash College hosts State Normal tonight in Crawfordsville as the season opener. Coaches Vaughan and Glascock express cautious optimism with lineups unsettled, while Wabash eyes games against Northwestern and Iowa later this week and next. Probable starters include Lammey Dorsett Teany Petty Chestnut for State Normal and Robinson Thornburg Devol Coffel Harbison for Wabash.
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Three-Way Tie in State Three-Cushion Tourney
Louis Vogler defeated Harry Black 50 to 38 at Coolers parlors to push the state three-cushion tourney into a three way tie. Hunter and Rubens share the lead with six wins and one loss, while Hunter faces Walter Ramsey tonight for a shot at the undisputed top spot.
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Kearns Suit Postponed In Dempsey Writ Case
United Press reports the hearing on Jack Kearns's show cause to dissolve an attachment writ tied to Dempsey's contracts before the Tunney fight was postponed. Kearns seeks damages of 519000, claiming Dempsey breached a 1923 profit-sharing contract. the court set 600000 bail with Tex Rickard as garnishee.
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Baseball League Convention Faces Price Talks and Host Picks
Opening session of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues meets to set reports and plan next year’s meeting site among Toronto Dallas and West Baden. Minor leagues weigh salaries sales limits and top price on player sales to the majors amid committee work and several managerial changes.
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DePauw Opens Basketball Season at Richmond Rival Earlham
Greencastle notes show Coach Hughes leading fourteen DePauw players for a season opener at Richmond against Earlham with Ward Stewart Sturtridge Puckett and Marshall in the lineup. Bradley Tech joins the schedule with a home opener December 14 and a bustling spring baseball slate featuring Purdue games and a State meet at Bloomington.
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Em Ree squad to compete in Central States tourney
The Em-Ree team from Capitol No. 1 Bowling League will enter the Central States tournament in Chicago on December 11 and 12. Nan Schott helped win the last season’s first double prize with partner Frank Hueber of Indianapolis. Larry Fox is the current all-events champion of the Indiana State Bowling Association.
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Looking Over The Stacks of Winter Sports Gossip
The piece contrasts football and baseball league politics with secretive discussions in college meeting rooms and hotel lobbies. It notes magnates debating schedules, winter golf at night, and mentions Tom Hickey receiving a $2000 salary boost as American Association president.
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Recognition of Winnie May Open Way to Pros
Paris December 7 Vincent Richards named No 1 by the Metropolitan Tennis Association in a move notable as he is a professional. The body governs American tennis and may now be forced to rank a professional atop the national list, despite past amateur emphasis and foreign contenders in the rankings.
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Notre Dame Opens Season With 61 14 Victory Over Armour Tech
Notre Dame basketball defeated Armour Tech 61 to 14 in its season opener in South Bend. Johnny Nyikos led with six field goals as 17 players saw action. veterans McNally and Dahman were absent due to football commitments.
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Indians Busy at Session in Asheville
Vice President Smith and Manager Bruno Betzel of the Indianapolis A. A. team led a meeting of minor league clubs in Asheville arranging spring exhibition games and a potential shortstop deal. Milwaukee offered Flippin for Eddie Sicking but cited Flippin as weak with the bat. The 1927 equipment contract went to Spalding Bros. with a white home uniform and scarlet trim, red sweater coats, and a scarlet Indian head on the left breast.
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Franklin opens basketball schedule at Franklin tonight
Franklin Central College starts its season at home at 8 15 with nineteen men left under Coach Haviland. The Greyhounds face Rose Poly at Terre Haute Saturday as Haviland drills multiple combinations and plans to name a captain before each game with players McClanathan Bailey Bright Franke France Innman Clarno Smith and Rabbit set to see action.
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College Basketball GAMES TONIGHT
State Normal visits Wabash in Indiana with Central at Franklin. De Pauw travels to Earlham and Pharmacy College plays Danville Nor mal.
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Illinois Boxing Commission Mulls Walk Miller Petition
The Illinois boxing commission met in Chicago to consider Walk Miller's petition, manager of Tiger Flowers, asking to reverse Referee Benny Yanger's ruling that awarded the middleweight title to Mickey Walker after Flowers fought Walker last Friday night.
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French Tennis Federation Opens Path for Suzanne Lenglen Return
The French Tennis Federation announced Lenglen may regain amateur status after five years away from pro play if she chooses to abandone professional competition. It also noted Borotra and La Coste as tied No. 1 in national rankings and approved Germany's participation in national and Davis Cup events.
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St. Louis Deadlock Over Hornsby Contract
President Sam Breadon of the St Louis Cardinals refuses to sign a three year deal with Rogers Hornsby. Breadon offers a one year salary while Hornsby demands a three year contract.
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Zbyszko Defeats Linow In 30 Minute Ring Match
Wladek Zbyszko, the giant Pole, defeated Ivan Linow of Russia in a thirty minute bout at United Arena New York. Zbyszko relied on the headlock as his key maneuver throughout the match.
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Dempsey Aims at Turf Career with Four Young Colts
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey shifts focus from boxing to horse racing. He purchased four 2-year-old thoroughbreds for 25000 at Saratoga, bred at Hamburg Place in Kentucky, and plans to grow a stable of twenty. Johnny Coburn trains the string at Tijuana tracks.
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Stamford bowler Mort Lindsey wins Dwyer's prize and medal
New York reports Mort Lindsey of Stamford Connecticut scored 1 761 total in eight games to win the second Dwyer's 1000 prize and a diamond medal donated by the contest sponsor.
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