Talking It Over by Joe Williams on the Porat Scott bout flop
The New York boxing crowd witnessed Otto Von Porat and Phil Scott fight a two minute stoppage after a low blow in a Garden bout. Porat earned 12500 while Scott took 17500 but the underwhelming result drew sharp letters calling for refunds and fair fights.
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Local High School Teams Clash In Garnet Night Contests
In a busy Friday slate, Indianapolis area teams posted uneven results as Muncie defeated Campbell, 34 17, on strong defense led by Mann and Davidson. Washington, Cathedral, and Crispus Attucks won while Park School and Manual fell short.
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Ownie Bush
White Sox
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Giants
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Wabash-HAC swim meet moved to Kirshbaum Center
The Wabash college and Hoosier Athletic Club swimming meet is shifted to Kirshbaum Community Center at 2314 North Meridian Street because the club pool is unavailable. The event starts at 8 p.m. with events in the planned order and officials urged to attend early.
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Wabash college-Hoosier Athletic Club
Kirshbaum Community Center
North Meidian Street
Murdock Gains Verdict In Ten-Round Bout
Eddie Murdock of Oklahoma won a decision over Charlie Cowboy Cobb of San Diego in a slow ten round match held in Hollywood.
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United Press Hollywood
Eddie Murdock
Oklahoma
Charlie “Cowboy” Cobb
San Diego
Mead Jolley Shines for Sox in California Winter Play
The Chicago White Sox latest acquisition Mead Jolley dominates spring stats hitting .650 across five games with seven homers in a short stretch. Joe Smith challenges Gene Tunney over Loughran boxing knowledge after a recent remark. Rifle volleys marked the burial of Fuzzy Woodruff, Atlanta sports writer and World War veteran.
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Chicago White Sox
California
Sox
Joe Smith
Loughran
Gene Tunney
Smith
Gene
Tommy
Fuzzy Woodruff
Atlanta
Quteedisien
Oueatecy
Alenia
High School Basketball Cards Tonight Across City and Area
On H S Net Courts tonight features Marion at Shortridge Cicero at Manual Greenfield at Tech four Central Catholic at Cathe r Washington at Center Grove Broad Ripple at Brownsburg plus Vincennes at Logansport Washington at Sullivan Brazil at Bloomington Seymour at Franklin Central Ft Wayne at Angola Fairmount at Kokomo Rochester at Jefferson Lafayette Columbia City at Warsaw Bosse Evansville at Clinton Tell City at Reitz Evansville North Manchester Bluffton at North Manchester Decatur South Side Ft Wayne Delphi at Greencastle.
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Vincennes
Logansport
Washington
Sullivan
Brazil
Bloomington
Seymour
Franklin
Central
Ft. Wayne
Angola
Fairmount
Kokomo
Rochester
Jefferson
Lafayette
Columbia City
Warsaw
Bosse
Evansville
Clinton
Tell City
Reitz
Bluffton
North Manchester
Decatur
South Side
Delphi
Greencastle
Royal Cox to rematch Ray Palmer in eight round windup
Monday night at Tomlinson hall Royal Cox collides with Ray Palmer in an eight round bout after Palmer knocked Cox down in their previous meeting. Cox will go the distance again and seek a victory to set up a rematch. Tracy Cox faces Joe Boychan in a ten round main event with Willie Yap in prelims and three more scraps on the card.
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Ray Palmer
St. Louis
Tomlinson Hall
Palmer
Royal
Ray
Ball Arena
Tracy Cox
Kid Lencho
Joe Boychan
Newark
Tom McGinty
Cleveland
Willie Yap
Roy Woods
Colorado Signs Missouri Eleven
Boulder Colo December 14 The Rocky Mountain Conference team the University of Colorado signs a two year home and home football contract with the University of Missouri. The first game will be played at Columbia on October 4 1930 with Missouri visiting Boulder on October 17 1931 for the return engagement.
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United Press
Boulder
Col
Rocky Mountain Conference
University of Chicago
University of Missouri
Columbia
Tigers
Turner star ENNY ROBERTS to face Cincinnati Big Four
Local basketball forward ENNY ROBERTS of the South Side Turner quintet will play Sunday afternoon at Turner hall against the Cincinnati Big Four, railroad champions. Roberts was third high scorer in last season’s national tournament in Kansas City and is noted for speed, rebounding, and stout defense.
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Turner
Turners
Cincinnati
Turner Hall
Roberts
Kansas City
College Tilts Tonight Across Indiana and Illinois
Ball Teachers meets Indiana Central in Muncie while Concordia plays N A G U in Fort Wayne. Valparaiso hosts Crane at Valparaiso and Purdue visits Washington University in Lafayette.
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Indiana Central
Muncie
Concordia
Ft. Wayne
Valparaiso
Crane
Valpar
Young Corbett Beats Ellis in Ten Round Welterweight Fight
In San Francisco on December 14, Young Corbett of Fresno defeated Tommy Ellis, welterweight champion of Mexico, by decision after ten rounds.
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United Press
San Francisco
Young Corbett
Fresno
Tommy Ellis
Mexico
Trojans and Tars Clash in East West Coast Football Battle
Southern California’s Trojans meet Carnegie Tech Tarans in the first east west coast game of the season. USC favored 10 to 7 in early betting as Coach Steffen notes his team thrives as underdogs. Warm weather worries him ahead of the 60 minute test before an expected 60,000 crowd.
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Heckman
Bullett
McCullough
Tech
Bearcats
Muncie
Greenfield
East Side
Mt. Comfort
George H. Beale
United Press
Los Angeles
Trojans
Southern California
Garnegie Tech
Steffen
New York University
Rudolph Chalks Up Records to Take Pocket Cue Lead
Erwin Rudolph of Chicago breaks a world high run record of 101 with 111 in the pocket billiards world championship in Detroit. He also surpasses the five innings mark for a 125 point game, finishing 125 to minus 2 over Spencer Livsey. Rudolph leads with three wins in nine innings and averages 19.73 per inning.
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United Press
Detroit
Erwin Rudolph
Chicago
Spencer Livsey
Los Angeles
Pasquale Natalie
Marcel Camp
Camp
Joseph J. McCann
Natalie
Onofrio Lauri
Greenleaf
Lauri
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Joe Fulton
Ferrell Holds Line on Cleveland Pitching Pact
ESLEY FERRELL, young Cleveland pitcher, refuses to sign for 1930 after moving from the Three-I League. He balked at $7,000 after Cleveland offered to double 1929’s $3,000. Wesley, Rick Ferrell’s brother, won 21 and lost 10 last summer and excelled against strong opposition. The piece notes salaries, signings, and forthcoming spring exhibitions for the Indians and other clubs.
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Layden Declines Georgetown Athletic Director Post
Dec 14 Elmer Layden Duquesne football coach says he has refused Georgetown University Washington DC offer to be director of athletics and head football coach succeeding Lou Little. Layden was a member of Notre Dame's Four Horsemen.
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United Press
Pittsburgh
Elmer Layden
Duquesne University
Georgetown University of Washington
D. C
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Layden
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Four Horsemen
Principals in Mat Feature at Cable Tabernacle
On Monday night at Cable Tabernacle Jack Reynolds welterweight title claimant will grapple Joe Parelli, a leading mat performer. In supporting matches Ralph Wilson faces Purdue’s Coach Leslie Beers, and Henry Burke of Oregon meets Thor Jensen of Chicago.
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Joe Parelli
Ralph Wilson
Leslie Beers
Purdue
Henry Burke
Oregon
Thor Jensen
Chicago
Baby Face McLarnin Knocks Out Ruby Goldstein in Madison Square Garden
Jimmy McLarnin of Vancouver floored Ruby Goldstein twice before a second round knockout at Madison Square Garden. The win positions McLarnin as a major challenger for the welterweight title as Jackie Fields loses his grip on the crown. Attendance reached 18,608 with gross receipts over $106,000 and net receipts near $88,000.
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United Press
New York
Jimmy McLarnin
Vancouver
B. C
Ruby Goldstein
Madison Square Garden
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Ruby
Jackie Fields
Gorilla Jones
Boston
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Kirshbaum Five Squares Off With St Philips Sunday Night
The undefeated Kirshbaum team hosts St Philips in a high profile game at Kirshbaum Center. Both squads boast strong records and the matchup is billed as a thriller. A curtain-raiser features Kirshbaum Bulldogs against Phi Beta Deltas of Indiana A with a postgame dance planned.
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Phi Beta Deltas
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College Court Results Amid Mixed NCAA Scores
College matches yield Butler 53 to 22 over Manchester while Pittsburgh edges Indiana 35 to 31. Notre Dame defeats Albion 59 to 11. Harvard rolls over Boston University 44 to 4. Yale dominates Wesleyan 28 to 4. Swarthmore beats Philadelphia College of Osteopathy 34 to 50.
Ted Lewis Victor Defeats Basham On Third Round KO
Ted Lewis former world welterweight champion stopped Johnny Basham former European welterweight champion in the third round of a scheduled ten round bout Friday night. Referee halted action to prevent further punishment.
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Ted Lewis
Johnny Basham
Basham
Friday Hoosier State high school basketball results
A long list of Friday scores from Indiana high school games with many pairings including Muncie 48 Tech 24 and Washington 53 Danville 36. Other notable results feature Covington over Hillsboro 30 20 and Crawfordsville 45 over Thorntown.
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Purdue to Face Washington Five in Tilt Tonight
Purdue aims to open its season against Washington university, Missouri Valley champions coached by Don White. The Bears lost only two games last year, have four veterans in the starting five, and Purdue plans to field three new players including Johnny Wooden at floor guard.
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German Runner Otto Peltzer Arrives for Manila Exhibitions
Otto Peltzer, renowned German distance runner, arrived in Manila from Japan today and will take part in several exhibition track events during his stay.
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United Preas Manila
P. I
Otto Peltzer
Japan
Peltzer
Par Shatters Open Field in Catalina Golf Meet
A Catalina Island Catalina Open field of 139 players plays 36 holes with 48 advancing to Sunday for $7,500 prize. Ray Mangrum and seven others shot 63s. Horton Smith carded 67.
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United Preas
Bill’ Mehlhorn
New York
Neil McIntyre
Indianapolis
Henry Ciuci
Bridgeport
Chet Beer
Bakersfield
Cal
Charles Guest
Los Angeles
Herbert Walter
Gary
Ind
Horton Smith
Joplin
Pot of Gold bowling classic enters third year with 130 teams
The Pot of Gold classic opens at 3 p m with five squads in action and more rounds planned as 400 scratch doubles sweepstakes and hourly entries unfold on Illinois alleys. Teams including Hetherington-Brewer and Vonneguts win multiple matches as league play continues with high scores: Horn and Vaughn exceed 300 in a paired effort.
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Fitten
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Peters
Race Entries Saturday at Jefferson Park concludes with multiple races
A multi race card at Jefferson Park lists seven races from a $1000 claiming event for 3 year olds to a $1200 handicap for all ages. Entries include Alita Allen Rogue's Gold and Calf Roper plus horses like Sception and Prince among many others across six furlong to mile and a quarter distances.
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Purple Swimmers Defeat Michigan State in Chicago Meet
Northwesterns junior swimmers defeated Michigan State 54 to 22 in Chicago Friday night. The Purple took all but two first places.
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United Press Chicago
Northwestern
Michigan State
Ohio U Eleven to Play Butler 1930 Season Opener
Ohio University will open the 1930 football season against Butler at the bowl on October 4 as part of a schedule announced by Athletic Director George Patsy Clark. The card includes dates against De Pauw Wabash Loyola of New Orleans Haskell Indians and Marquette with one open date on October 18.
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Butler University
George
Patsy) Clark
Illinois
Champaign
de Pauw
Wabash
Loyola of New Orleans
Haskell
Independent Net Notes on Local Club Basketball Links
Independent Net Notes reports multiple local teams seeking games. All Stars ages 20 to 22 and Grays 17 to 19 plan Friday home games. All Stars also seek away games on Tue Thu Sat in northeast region, asking for E. B. Kelley. Wizards lost 20 to 10 to Westfield Juniors. Yelton led Wizards. Wizards seek games with 15 to 17 year olds for Saturday night gym dates. call Ha. 4541 for Bill.
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E. B. Kelley
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Moore Beats West Detroit in San Francisco Bout
Jimmy Moore of San Francisco defeated Indian Tiger West of Cleveland by six round decision. Bill Shaw of Detroit beat Al Crisp of Los Angeles in six rounds. Lou Scozza of Buffalo won in the fifth round on a foul by George Courtney of Oklahoma City after Scozza had been struck by three low blows.
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Jimmy Moore
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Indian Tiger West
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Bill Shaw
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al Crisp
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