Movement to curb frenzied finance deals in baseball
Chicago reports a new draft plan cutting minor league player prices to 5 000 dollars under a joint major and minor league agreement. The Giants oppose high fees while a three corner trade sends Elmer Jacobs and Fred Blake to Seattle with Chicago receiving Jones Steuland Brady and cash.
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Ripple Gym to Expand Seating For Ripple High Basketball
Broad Ripple plans to double gym seating to accommodate crowds for Ripple High School games. Ripple High shows strong form this season with Monrovia as Saturday night’s opponent. Coach Wann leads a squad featuring Myers Stahl Jackman Parr and Smith at key positions.
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Purdue at Earlham in season opener second game of the year
Purdue basketball team left Lafayette for Richmond to face Earlham in the second game of the season. Captain Gullion Sprathing Tavis Newman Jones Taube Sparks Robbins Wellman Rigsby and Sanderson joined the trip. Washington University of St Louis coached by Don White will play here Monday.
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Technical High School Gridders Honor City Cup Winners
TECH GRIDDERS HONORED at a banquet for the city football championship. The cn cup emblem was awarded with monograms to players Babcock Clift Garrison Gordon Harrell us Jegen Kornblum Maxwell Moore be Riffey Riley Rush and Searcy. A claims were given to Bauermeister jarke Collyer Councilman Dearmin Fox Hawkins Hickman Hook Jolgison McCalp Newman Ringwalt and Schmutte.
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Net Court Injuries Reach Local Players After Game
Claude Wise is in the hospital after hip operations for injuries from a basketball game. Glen Alfred, a high school student, broke two bones in the back of a hand during practice. In billiards, City Billiard Meet at Board of Trade parlors saw Thompson defeat Shane 50 to 22. Frye faces Dick Johnson tonight.
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Hockey Draft by United Preas
W H Haddock president of the American Hockey Association says players will be drafted to the Olympic team and if they refuse to go they will be voted out of the game. The remarks target Americans who decline Olympic appointments citing selfish motives.
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Rematch Set for Fer rar is Harter’s Tomlinson Hall Card
Local fans recall the Reamer Roberts bout that thrilled crowds. The two fighters meet again Monday at Tomlinson Hall as eight rounds headline Harter’s show with five bouts on the card totaling forty four rounds.
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Weekend High School Basketball Matchups Across The State
Tonight and Saturday action features Shortridge at Cumberland Manual at Frankfort and many more regional games including Bloomington at Martinsville Ben Davis at New Augusta Central Evansville at Vincennes Connersville at Anderson Carthage at Knightstown Cambridge City at Richmond Crown Point at Emerson Decatur at Kendallville Eminence at Morgantown Fairmount at Elwood Flora at Scirteville Fairland at Greenwood Ft Wayne Central at Warren Greenfield at Rushville Greencastle at Columbus Greensburg at Brookville Huntington at Logansport Jefferson Frankfort at Colfax Kokomo at Tipton Lebanon at Shelbyville La Porte at Froebel Montpelier at Hartford City Mt Comfort at Carmel Mitchell at Bedford Michigan City at Elkhart Muncie at Portland New Ross at Wingate Noylesville at Sharpsville Oaklandon at Maxwell Orleans at Seymour Paris at Wiley Terre Terre Haute Pendleton at Lapel Rennselaer at Monticello Spiceland at Newcastle Scottsburg at Corydon Stileaville at Bainbridge Southport at Smithville Thorntown at Darlington Valparaiso at Hammond West Lafayette at Lafayette Waynetown at Crawfordsville Wolf Lake at Fort Wayne South Side West Newton at Brownsburg SATURDAY NIGHT Ben Davis at Manual Litton at Shortridge Monrovia at Broad Ripple Muncie at Elwood Invitational Journey at Pittsboro Owensville at Mt Vernon Anderson at Marion Delphi at Logansport Eminence at Plainfield Vincennes at Franklin Rochester at Thorntown Huntington at South Bend Clayton at Mooresville Milford at Goshen Richmond at Wabash Valparaiso at Plymouth Shadeland at Lawrence Pleasantville at Lyons Newcastle at Caclit Southport at Cotitis Emerson at Froebel Gary Lowell at Hammond Brazil at Sullivan
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Baseball Trade Wave Hits Multiple Teams in Major Move
Memphis buys Yam Yaryan from Seattle and sells Pete Lapan to Little Rock. Beaumont acquires Reed Purcell from Denver. Dallas takes Schumann from Sioux City and sells Claude Davenport to St Joseph. Other trades involve Mike Burke, Joe Doyle, Harry Stupp, Morrow, and more as clubs reshuffle rosters across the league. Dick Hoblitzell to manage Charlotte next season.
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Epinard to race in United States as a four year old
French champion Epinard will race in America as a 4-year-old in a three race free-for-all series over distances of one mile one mile a quarter and one mile half on New York tracks. The plan follows Jockey Club approval and aims to avoid selecting between Zev and In Memoriam.
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In Memoriam
Franklin Opens Season Against Rose Poly in Indiana Opener
Franklin College basketball, Indiana champions last season, meets Rose Poly tonight in Terre Haute to start the new season. Capt. Forrest Wood and key players from last year are slated to play while others like “Bothy” Reports and Ballard may miss due to illness or rheumatism.
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Fuzzy" Vandivier
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Six Shortridge Gridders Receive Major Letters
Six Shortridge football players earned major letters for the season as the athletic board raised letter and sweater standards. Captain Woods, Parsons, Heinderrich, Thatcher, Shea and Mayer were the main awardees, with secondary awards going to Sayce, Oakes, Martz, Lakin, Overtree, Chapman, Anderegg, Wheeler, Wiley, Hodges, Kilgore and Hinman.
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Bono Sold by Indians to New Orleans Club
Indianapolis owner W C Smith announced the sale of pitcher Bono to the New Orleans club of the Southern Association. Bono had joined the Hoosiers from Kansas City last season but did not prove a consistent winner.
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Milstead of Wabash to Yale Stirs National Sports Attention
Billy Evans notes that big game prominence elevates players to national heroes even if a rival stars less, comparing Yale Harvard Princeton significance to small college Milstead at Wabash. He suggests Milstead’s Yale success brought broader acclaim than he would have at Wabash, where coaching under Pete Vaughan shaped his early career.
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Mixed fights banned and sports tidbits stir opinion
A jumble of sports notes mentions Jim Sorill Y defeating Max Tunney and retaining a light heavy title, Philadelphia banning mixed fights, a baseball school spark, Senor Wpo’s close quarters weakness, Wisconsin footballer reinstated for swimming lessons, and French tennis officials ranking Suzanne Lenglen. The piece hints at professional differenc es in football pay.
Vincennes A Team Thrashed by State Normal
TERRE HAUT Ind Dec 14 The Vincennes A five was out classed by State Normal and lost 48 to 9. Burris and Tudor scored consistently with eight and six points respectively.
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Claypool Cue Match Bings $16.76 for Elks Fund
Wilcox defeated Henning in two blocks to win $16.76 for the Elks Christmas fund. The two parn stars will meet again next Wednesday, scoring 128 points to each block.
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Pro Elevens in East Still Busy
The Canton Bulldogs seek national championship by defeating the Frankford Yellowjackets in Philadelphia on Saturday. It is the Bulldogs twelfth game of the season, with only one prior draw. Poss Miller and Tex Hamer are noted college stars involved in pregame or related pro football activities.
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Maroons Add Missouri To 1824 Football Schedule
Chicago Maroons add the University of Missouri to the 1824 football slate. Missouri will travel to Stagg Field for the October 4 game.
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Local Youth Basketball Seeks Matches and Schedules
Independent Basketball teams advertise for rival games across age groups 14 11 and 15 year old classes. Contacts include Harold Ransopher 1207 N Olney St, Drexel 2652, H. J.ennery 1710 Prospect St, and Abe Goldsmith 2022 Union St for game arrangements. The St Mathews and Bt Svorne Five recent results noted with key players Good and Reeves.
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Bancroft Goes Big for Day as Boston Manager
Dave Bancroft, newly appointed Boston Braves manager, dominates winter meeting actions in Chicago. He acquired Jack Kelleher from the Cubs for 4000 dollars, swapped Horace Ford and Ray Powell for Cotton Tierney, sold Fillingim to Beaumont, signed Casey Stengel, and denied Kid Gleason joining as coach. Fred Mitchell became business manager. Rip King signed as catcher for New Orleans Club.
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Greb Denial Puts Check To New York Ring Reformers
Middleweight champion Harry Greb denied fixed judging after losing to Gene Tunney at Madison Square Garden. He said he personally thought he won but accepted the decision. He praised Tunney’s improvement and named Dempsey as the only fighter who could beat Tunney.
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Boxing Roundup of Fights and Matches Across Cities
Joe Tirplitz stopped Ray Prye in the twelfth round in New York. Battling Owens defeated George Godfrey in Ohio on a fifth round foul. Battling McCreary stopped Jack Thompson in Lowell. Joe Burman matched to meet Johnny McCoy in Chicago on December 21 and will depart for Australia next month. Ernie Goozeman meets George Butch in Chicago Monday night.
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