Earned Runs Give Braxton High Honors
E Gar land Braxton Washington Senators left handed pitcher led American League earned runs against average for 1928 with 2.52 per nine innings in 38 games capturing top mark. Braxton posted 13 wins 11 defeats while Waite Hoyt led in wins and Herb Pennock and Lefty Grove topped other categories. Grove had 2.57 ERA good for third in earned runs and 183 strikeouts.
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United Press
NEW York
E. Garland Braxton
Washington Senators
Braxton
Herb Pennock
Yankees
Waite Hoyt
Yankee
Lefty Grove
Philadelphia
Hoyt
Grove
George Pipgras
Pipgras
Edens in Sportland with Eddie Ash
Edens in Sportland recounts George Harper career with multiple teams and a Ruth mishap that helped boost Babe Ruth, then shifts to amateur definition and boxing promoter jests, Derby favorites, and boxing notes on Abel, Sharkey, and Stribling as winter boxing news and league talk wrap up.
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George Harper
John McGraw
Phillies
Harper
Giants
Cardinals
George
Braves
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Babe
Cathedral and Shortridge to Clash Friday Night
Cathedral meets Shortridge Friday at the Irish court while Washington faces Broad Ripple Friday at the Washington gym and Manual plays Technical at the Armory Saturday. Contests draw strong crowds as 1928 champions train and rivalry runs high across city schools.
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Broad Ripple
Washington Gym
Shortridge
Cathedral
Manual
Armory
West Side
North Side
Shortridgers
Technical
Crispus Attucks
Connersville
Attucks
Continentals
Angle 18
Norm Brown to Meet Meyer Grace in Legion Feature
Norm Brown a hard punching Chicago welterweight meets Meyer Grace of Philadelphia in the New Year Legion feature bout at the Armory on New Year’s night. Grace last fought here against world welter champion Joe Dundee.
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Norm Brown
Meyer Grace
Legion
Norman Brown
Chicago
American Legion
Philadelphia
Grace
Joe Dundee
the Armory
Jimmy Hackley
Indianapolis
Paul Allen
Boxing gains pace in Chicago with new clubs and plans
Chicago readies a boxing revival as the Coliseum Athletic Club, led by Charles R. Hall, files for a promoter's license and plans a Dec 28 show at Paddy Harmon's West Side palace. Harmon targets an early March opening with a Dempsey–Loughran era prospect and talks to Dempsey about a star bout.
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Dixon Stewart
United Press
Chicago
Coliseum Athletic Club
Paddy Harmon
West Side Sports Palace
New York
Madison Square Garden Corporation
Coliseum
Tex Rickard
Charles R. Hall
R. T. Badger
George Lauerman
A. J. Herman
Pat Joyce
Joseph Guyon
William Kirby
Hall
Harmon
West Side Athletic Palace
Tommy Loughran
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Ballard Ice Cream Team Dominate High Bowling Scores
The Ballard Ice Cream team posted season highs with 1 089 and 2 989 total across three games to top Citizens Gas. Earl Patterson led individuals with 664 across games 233 205 and 226 while Charlie Fields had the 1 089 game with 236 as part of a busy night of league action including Elk Club and Fountain Square events. Other leagues reported winners and high scores across many teams such as Robbins Body, Indianap olis Times, Link Belt and Marmon Motor Car Company, with multiple 600 series and high single games noted.
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Citizens Gas
Charlie Fields
Robbins Body
Indianapolis Times
Jewel Tea
Martin Parry
Link Belt
George J. Mayer
Stutz
Crane Co
Indianapolis Over and Light Company
Marmon Motor Car Company
Earl Patterson
Kirkhoff
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Jones
Westove
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Smith
College Basketball Monday Scores Mixed Across Schools
Northwestern led Notre Dame 18 to 14 while Washington University St. Louis trailed 13 to Minnesota 28. Carleton defeated another team 25 to 24 and Tempe Teachers posted 19 in a fragmented Monday results page reflecting several mismatched line items.
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Notre Dame
Laws
Washington University
St. Louis
University of Minnesota
Carleton Burn
Gatholic UN Neral
William
Eta
U. So. Eal
A ‘Tempe
Naegeli Wins Four-Cushion Cue Meet With Ramsey Victory
Walter Naegeli defeated Walter Ramsey 50 to 34 in a state three-cushion billiard match at Harry Cooler's parlors. The win came in sixty seven innings and Ramsey suffered his first loss in four starts.
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Walter Naegeli
Walter Ramsey
Harry Cooler
Ramsey
Do You Know That Huck Carroll and Other Sports Tidbits
Do You Know That Huck Carroll from Washington at Seattle may join West Point next fall. Johnny Farrell confesses to cashing in 175000 on an open title since mid-summer. George Uhle cost Cleveland 15 han ved in a suspended season. Brown University’s eleven letters. Jimmy McLarnin earned 86000 for five fights averaging 3095 per round. Hogan Cohen Giants vaudevillians now play basketball. Jim Barrett new Harvard captain aims for Princeton rematch.
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Washington
Seattle
Christian Cagle
West Point
Johnny Farrell
George Uhle
Clevelands
Brown University
Jimmy McLarnin
Hogan
Cohen
Giants
Vaudevillians
Jim Barrett
Harvard
Princeton
Tilden Silent After Conference On Suspension
William Tilden former national tennis champion under suspension for amateur competition had no comments after a conference with officials of the U S L T A He planned to leave tonight for Philadelphia for Christmas holidays while touring the country in a Dracula road show with his plans unclear.
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United Press
New York
William T. Tilden
Oi L. Tt
Tilden
Philadelphia
Gophers Rally Past Carleton to 28-21 Victory
Minnesota used a strong second half rally to defeat Carleton College of Northfield 28 to 21 at Minneapolis on Tuesday. The Gophers overturned a halftime deficit and secured the win with a disciplined team effort and key late scoring.
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United Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota University
Carleton College of
Northfield
Rivalry Fire in Muncie Newcastle High School Contest
A capacity crowd is expected for the Muncie Newcastle game at Trojantown Friday night. Reports praise Orville Hooker’s Newcastle lineup with Yohler and Parr dominating, while Muncie’s backcourt led by Parr is highlighted as top in the state.
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Muncie
Yohler
Parr
East End gym hosts Etes and Brightwood emons Friday night
Amateur Independent Basket News reports the Ete's fast girls team will meet Brightwood emons Friday at 7 30 pm at the East end street community house. The piece notes other local girls teams and upcoming schedules including the Demons Hottentots and Second Reform with standings from recent games.
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Eastend Street
Paul Perry
South Side Turners
Indiana
Santee
Kentucky A. A. U
Demons
Hottentots
Taat Tenth Street
Mr. New
Northwestern Defeats Notre Dame in Defensive Clash
Northwestern beat Notre Dame 19 to 14 in a hard fought game. Rut Walter and Bergheim hit late field goals to break the deadlock, as Notre Dame suffers its first defeat of the season ahead of a Friday meeting with Indiana.
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South Bend, Inc
University of Notre Dame
Indiana Five
Northwestern
Walter
Bergheim
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Irish
Armour Tech
Chicago
Albion College
Stribling Flew Past Freas in 56 Seconds Victory
William Lawrence Stribling, heavyweight contender, delivered five left jabs and a right cross to knock out Billy Freas of Chicago in fifty six seconds in Louis. Freas failed to land a blow as Stribling's punch lifted him off his feet and he was counted out.
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William Lawrence
Young) Stribling
Gene Tunney
Billy Freas
Chicago
Freas
Stribling
Eastern Players Arrive on Coast for Shrine East West Game
The eastern squad of twenty-one players headed by coaches Andy Kerr and Dick Hanley arrived in San Francisco for the Shrine East West game to be played December 29. Mayor James Rolph Jr. and Shrine temple groups greeted the team amid cheering crowds.
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Technical
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Big Green
United Press
San Francisco
Andy Kerr
Washington and Jefferson
Dick Hanley
Northwestern
James Rolph, Jr
Shrine
Trojans Defeat Tempe Teachers 44 to 19 inArizona Game
University of Southern California Trojans beat Tempe Teachers College 44 to 19 in Tempe Arizona. USC led strong in the first half and maintained control throughout the game.
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United Press
Tempe, Ariz
University of Southern California Trojans
Tempe Teachers College
Hoppe Meets Layton for Cue Title in Three-Cushion Duel
Johnny Layton of Missouri faces Willie Hoppe of New York in the three-cushion championship finals in Chicago. Ralph Greenleaf defends his pocket title against Frank Taborski of Schenectady as finals proceed after Tuesday’s matches. Greenleaf posted the tournament high run of 55, Layton led early scoring, and Taborski was eliminated by Natali.
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Chicago
United Press
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Willie Hoppe
New York
Ralph Greenleaf
Frank Taborski
Schenectady
N. Y
Ished
Taborski
Pasquale Natalie
Baltimore
Greenleaf
Gus Copular
Detroit
Reiselt
Rudolph
L Fts
Natalie
Ik Een
Bearg Returns to Old School Washburn
Ernest E. Bearg resigns as Nebraska football coach and signs to lead Washburn College athletics starting Sept 1 1929. The dedication of Washburns new $200000 fieldhouse was announced. Roy Wynne remains head basketball coach and oversees athletics.
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United Press
Topeka
Kan
Ernest E. Bearg
University of Nebraska
Washburn College
Beary
Washburn
Roy Wynne
Hanover Meets Bethel Ky in Local Gym Showdown
Hanover Indiana hosts Bethel Kentucky tonight as the Hoosier college team aims to upset the visiting quintet. Hanover cuts the squad to fourteen men for the matchup.
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Hoosier
Kentucky
Hanover
Ind
Hanover College
Bethel
Aggies Schedule Purdue Game Next October
Kansas Aggies finalize 1929 grid slate with Purdue at Lafayette on October 5. The schedule also includes Texas A&M, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa State, Nebraska and Marquette.
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Lafayette
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Oklahoma University
Missouri
Iowa State College
Nebraska
Marquette
De Rose to Face Cox in Fifth Test Bout at Cable Tabernacle
Veteran featherweight De Rose of Newark set for an eight round clash with Tracy Cox in the semi windup at Cable Tabernacle Thursday night. The card features Larry Gains and Seal Harris with six bouts overall, crowds packing Atherton's gym for workouts with Gains and Harris ahead of their Toronto and Chicago billed matchups.
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al de Rose
Newark
N. J
Tracy Cox
Cable Tabernacle
de Rose
Cox
Larry Gains
Seal Harris
Royal
Tom Kirby
Soldier Jones
Jack Burke
Marty Burke
Harris
Big Bill Tate
Chuck Wiggins
Jack Leslie
Indianapolis
Injunction Maintained Against Evansville High Officials
Special Probate Judge Ed Meyer upholds a temporary injunction prohibiting Evansville high school officials and the Indiana High School Athletic Association from barring Bosse high school from athletic contests with members of the state association. Bosse was suspended after Coach John Wilson withdrew his team during a football game with Jasper academy citing rough tactics.
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United Press
Evansville
Ind
Ed Meyer
Elmer Locke
Indiana High School Athletic Association
Bosse
Williams Undergraduates Apologize for Pratt Field Damage
Williams undergraduates take responsibility for damage to Pratt Field at Amherst after Williams football win last fall. A letter of apology was sent to Amherst College president and student body hoping cordial relations between the two schools remain intact.
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United Press
Williamstown
Mass
Pratt Field
Amherst
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