Local City Bowling Tourney Highlights Final Night
The last singles shooters failed to prize spots, while Hebble and Woodward with 461 in doubles totaled 1205 for ninth place. Myers and Holt earned 1171 for fourteenth. Frank Sourbier won the all events title with 1956 pins, second only to a historic 1965. Wiesman set a new singles record with 715 8. Schott and Sargent topped doubles at 1267. Local bowlers head to Chicago for the Central States meet. Capitol No 1 League saw multiple wins and high 600s. McNew debuted a new ball with 666 total.
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Hebble
Woodward
Myers
Holt
Frank Sourbier
Jess Pritchett
Lorenzo Wiesman
Johnny Fehr
Wiesman
Charles Schott
W. Sargent
Rose Poly Opens Season With Win Over N A G U
Terre Haute December 9. Rose Poly defeats N A G U of Indianapolis 32 to 20 to take the first game of the season. First half 14 to 12, Rose Poly leverages Thompson’s hot shooting while Howard leads N A G U W.
Decatur Catholic tops Gibault for seventh straight win
Decatur Catholic defeated Gibault High of Vincennes 36 to 24 in Decatur Ind. on Wednesday night. Meyers led the winners with 16 points as Decatur extended its winning streak to seven games.
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United Press
Decatur
Ind
Decatur Catholic
Gibault High
Vincennes
Meyers
Navy selects 1927 football captain Ned Hannegan
Navys 1926 squad held a meeting at Annapolis on December 9 and elected Ned Hannegan of Washington, D. C. as the 1927 grid captain. Meanwhile Ernie Nevers Duluth Eskimos arrive in Kansas City for Sundays matchup with the Cowboys, with both clubs holding practices today.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Ned Hannegan
Washington, D. C
United Presa
Kansas City
Ernie Nevers
Duluth Eskimos
Kansas City Cowboys
Bedford, Cathedral, and Five Local Teams in Weekend Hoop
Five area high school teams compete in six games over the weekend. Technical plays two games, Bedford faces Crawfordsville Friday and Manual hosts a Saturday clash, Cathedral opens at KC Hall Friday, Broad Ripple meets Knightstown, and Newcastle at Green and White with Saturday’s armory game. Coaches adjust lineups as multiple squads seek early season wins.
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Rday Bedford
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Unville
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Newcastle
Feehimeal
New Armory
Technical
Greenfield
Cathedral High School
Oakland
Broad Ripple
Knightstown
Ripple Gym
Indianapolis
Tech
Orville Hooker
Logansport
Bedford
Manual
Armory
Crawfordsville
Shortridge High School
North Side
Danville
Tom Woods
Inside Stuff: Too Much Strategy Hinders Baseball Success
The piece argues that mastering fundamentals matters more than overreliance on signals and theory. It cites Branch Rickey's overthinking, Detroit's Moriarty plans, and Yankee signs to illustrate that too many signals can hurt, with lessons from Ty Cobb and Conroy amid game-day misfires.
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St. Louis
Rickey
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Moriarty
George Moriarty
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Rickard Denies Boxing Trust Plans Amid Tunney Series
New York Times reports Tex Rickard denies forming a boxing trust as Humbert Fugazy claims. Rickard’s spokesman says Rickard will stage a series of matches with state athletic commission approval to determine the heavyweight champion and arrange the best bouts for the public. The boxing commission may consider a ruling limiting fighter signings except in exceptional cases.
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New York
Tex Richard
Humbert J. Fugazy
Madison Square Garden
Fugazy
Rickard
Tex Rickard
State Athletic Commission
Gene Tunney
Tex
Boxing Commission
Charity Fund Ring Card Promises Fast Scraps At Elks Club
Jimmy Sayers of Lafayette meets Don Carson of Indianapolis in an eight round bout at the Elks Christmas charity show. The rivals are set for a fast scrap. Mike Hyland has lined up the fifth event for Elk members and guests.
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Jimmy Sayers
Elks
Elks Club
Lafayette
Don Carson
Indianapolis
Sayers
Carson
Mike Hyland
The
Promoter Monopoly Voices Seek Fair Play in Bout Deals
Critics view Rickard’s plan to bind fighters to a single promoter as a step toward fair competition. Fugazy and others alarmed by a Garden Corporation monopoly on bouts argue a ruling should open opportunities for other promoters to arrange events involving fighters such as Jimmy Maloney Jack Sharkey Paul Berlenbach Harry Persson Paolino and Diemer.
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Fugazy
Jimmy Maloney
Jack Sharkey
Paul Berlenbach
Harry Persson
Paolino
Diemer
Rickard
Garden Corporation
Latzo Wins Ten Round News Paper Decision Over Simonich
Pete Latzo of Scranton defeats Joe Simonich of Butte in a ten round welterweight bout in Newark New Jersey. The title not at stake as both fighters weighed in at catchweights 14 and 163. Latzo dominated rounds two to nine with steady offense while Simonich hung on until the bell. Other results include Phil McGraw over Johnny Cecohl on points and Monta Mann stopping Gordon Munce in two rounds.
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Bu United Press
Newark
N. J
Pete Latzo
Scranton
Mickey Walker
Latzo
Joe Simonich
Butte
Mont
Pete
Simonich
Boxing event at Knights of Columbus hall features women’s seating
Due to high demand the K C boxing show reserves the balcony for women attendees. George J. Divers is referee with J L Kavanaugh in charge of entries and boxing plans. A fan vote will award a sportsmanship prize amid numerous matches and curtain-raiser games by Diamond Chain and Polk's Milk.
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Knights of Columbus
K. of C. Hall
George J. Divers
J. L. Kavanaugh
Meteors Face Yorktown In Central Indiana League Clash
Tre Meteors, local representatives in the Central Indiana Basketball League, will meet the Yorktown squad in a key early season matchup. The game showcases a mix of college and high school stars from both sides as teams chase standings.
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College
H. S
Tre Meteors
Yorktown
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