Indianapolis boxing fans crave action amid amateur shows
In Indianapolis the amateur boxing scene at South Side Turner gym offers prizes like silk shirts and trunks, as coaches such as Jimmy Dalton guide fighters toward better outcomes. Officials plan a meeting on rules and Big Ten interpretations at 519 Board of Trade Bridge tonight.
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Rockne Rumor Probe Faces Columbia Officials
Columbia athletic officials opened an inquiry into who authorized a press statement claiming Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne signed a three year contract with Columbia. The football committee admitted responsibility for the statement while James R. Knapp, its chairman, reportedly did not disclose the matter.
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Knute Rockne Ends New York Visit With Parting Shot
Knute Rockne, Notre Dame football coach, left New York for South Bend after accusing James R. Knapp, Columbia's football committee chair, of pressuring him to sign a new agreement or drop Columbia football. Rockne called the man a 'gentlemen' and declared he would rather sweep the streets.
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Rockne Says He Was Given a Dirty Deal Over Notre Dame Release
After hectic talks, Knute Rockne accused Columbia officials of a dirty deal over his Notre Dame release. He refused to speak until a fair joint explanation could be reached and prepared to return to Notre Dame to discuss his job status. He planned a one month vacation in France starting in January.
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Cue Features at Claypool Showdown with Cole this Week
Denver cueist Sid Cole, a pocket billiard wizard, meets local stars at Claypool parlors this week. Gene Henning schedules Indianapolis cueists to challenge Cole with afternoon 2:30 and evening 8:30 contests daily, free to the public, cash prizes for defeats.
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Grange to referee charity game in Kokomo today
Red Grange was to referee a charity football game in Kokomo between Kokomo Legion and Jonesboro Fifers for the Indiana pro state championship. Also notes Willie Hoppe will train Jake Schaefer for the title match with Edouard Horemans in Chicago January 4 and J Old Fortner elected to the Indiana High School Athletic Association board of control.
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Scipio Sweeps Paris Crossing In Local Basketbal Lifts
Scipio high school defeated Paris Crossing 30 to 12 in a boys game while Scipio girls defeated Paris Crossing 41 to 2 in the same meet. The results came from Scipio, Indiana, December 14.
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Local Basketball Schedule Mix of Gamesthis Week
Notes show Ft Harr Bonam and Great Western teams clashing while Weenington and others prepare for Tuesday and Thursday nights. Pliers and St Anthony face off on the 8th floor with Friday matchups at Ret Street Baptists and a Saturday post game at HS 1ay.
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Indianapolis High Schools Split Results in Saturday Games
Manual edged Seymour 44 to 38 at the South Side floor as Tech nical fell 83 to 23 to Greenfield at the Y M C A. Shortridge beat Litton 38 to 24 after trailing at halftime. Broad Ripple lost to Danville 25 to 18.
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Purdue Paddlers Lose to I A C P M C in Swimming Meet
I A C Purdue Swim Indianapolis Athletic Club defeated Purdue University paddlers 39 to 30 in a Saturday night meet at the I A C. An exhibition by junior club members followed with listed performances in diving and style events.
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Liberty Hall Games Set for Doubleheader Saturday Night
Liberty Hall hosts a double header at 3208 E Michigan St on Saturday Dec 19 featuring the Louisville Blue Moon Tigers and Blue Moon Dolls against Commonwealth Community and the W J Holl iday Company Hot Shot Lassies. J H Brewer manager of the Blue Moon teams arrives at 5 30 pm with twenty delegates. Hoosier teams travel to Louisville for January returns.
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Indians five-man teams earn money in Central States bowling tourney
In Cleveland on December 14 the Central States bowling tourney ended with two Indianapolis five-man teams placing in the money. The Century Alleys finished sixth with 2,952 and earned 185 dollars, while the Silver Flash squad finished last on the prize list with 25 dollars.
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Battle Royal at Turner Gym
The amateur boxing show at Turner gym will feature a surprise battle royal after the final amateur bout. Five fighters nicknamed Black Dempsey Young Wills Charleston Williams Hoosier Dixon and Dark Secret are to wrestle for survival in this indoor event authorized by A A U authorities as a separate dark mob scene.
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Chicago Wants Game By United Freas
Howard Savage national executive committeeman of the American Legion calls a meeting of civic and patriotic organizations for December 17 to organize efforts to bring next year's Army and Navy football game to Chicago.
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Stutz and Wendling tie in Indianapolis trap shoot
H C Stutz and George Wendling tied the singles event of the week at the Indianapolis Gun Club with 91 of 100 targets. Patterson won the handicap with 24 of 25 at sixteen yards. Wiggam won the doubles with 23 of twelve pairs. A turkey shoot is scheduled for next Saturday.
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Highland Golf Club lands western open meet
The Highland Golf and Country Club has been awarded the western open golf meet for next year in Indianapolis. Arch V. Grossman and Albert Buchanan secured the hosting rights at a Western Golf Association meeting in Chicago. The exact date will be set later, likely in August, with French Lick also pursuing the event.
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City Cue Tourney Schedule At Board of Trade
Week’s schedule lists matches including Bst-Shane versus Bi rae and Simones against Abie. Clark faces Seriehed and Cook in later rounds. Standings show Simone leading with a 0.46 win rate as the event continues.
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Wetee Shee Teens 3 F Nara 2000
In 2000 the Wetee Shee teen team faced a regional event at Nara with three female competitors. The article notes youthful athletes and a local contest context.
Illini edge Butler in tight Big Ten battle Saturday
Illinois nosed out Butler 23 22 after a second half comeback at Irvington. Keach netted four for Butler as Iowa beat Wabash 38 26. Notre Dame defeated Minnesota 36 14 with McNally Crowe and Nylkos leading the attack. NAGU of Indianapolis beat Rose Poly 30 23 in a rough evening of play before a 3,500 crowd.
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Basketball Results From Saturday College Games
A jammed score roundup lists many Indiana area colleges and teams with final tallies. Notable results include results for Purdue, Butler, Illinois, South Dakota, Central Franklin, and rival matchups across the region with multiple high scoring games and notable performances.
Complaints Over Decision in Light Heavy Scrap Fail to Convince
New scoring rules by the New York boxing commission face criticism after Paul Berlenbach’s victory over Jack Delaney. Delaney supporters claim a different score, but the commission defends the change, noting the system awards rounds won rather than cumulative points.
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Strangler Lewis to wrestle Labriola in title match
In Chicago on December 14 Strangler Lewis, the world heavyweight title claimant, will face Leon Labriola in a two out of three falls bout set for the evening.
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Pin Mauler Jimmy Smith Delivers Stellar Bowling Display
Jimmy Smith bowled twelve games at the Elks Club in matinee and night exhibitions, totaling 2644 pins for an average of 212. He faced six opponents in two games each, with Mrs. Reynolds the only local bowler to defeat him. His scores were 191 189 220 229 199 218 210 188 218 199 286 247.
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Davis caps one mile amateur title at Riverside rink
Frank Davis of Indianapolis won the one mile amateur championship at Riverside skating rink, leading from the start to defeat Rollie Schaffer Ford Carmin and Roy Golden in the finals. Two mile preliminaries are slated for Tuesday and Thursday, with finals the following Saturday and Davis to race Ohio’s champion in Cincinnati on December 26-27.
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