Boxing Prospects Tie to Millionaire Matchmakers in New York
The article describes Rene De Vos fighting Ace Hudkins in New York on December 28, backed by Philadelphia millionaire Drexel Biddle who eyes promoting a new middleweight star. It notes Hudkins key strengths and the betting culture among wealthy backers, plus a broader look at sports chaos and underdog stories across 1928 football and early indoor boxing season.
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Ace Hudkins
Nebraska Wildcat
Philadelphia
Drexel Biddle
Rene de Vos
de Vos
Hudkins
New York
Biddle
Boilermaker and Bulldog Set for Friday Night Showdown
Purdue and Butler squads completed final workouts in Lafayette ahead of Friday night clash at the Bulldog field house. Purdue likely to start Cummins and Welch at forwards with Murphy center and Schnaiter Sleight at guards. Harmeson may join after flu recovery. Butler to field Chandler White at forwards with Hildebrand center and Hosier Bugg at guards. game begins 8 p.m. Availability of tickets noted.
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Butler
Purdue
Bulldog
Paul Hinkle
Lafayette
Boilermakers
Glen Harmeson
Harmeson
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Cummins
Welch
Murphy
Schnaiter
Sleight
Lyle
Boots
Hinkle
Chandler
Captain White
Hildebrand
Hosier
Bugg
Christopher
Caskey
Hinchman
Turners to Fearsome Kansas Outfit Clash at Turner Gym
The Turners of Coffeyville Kansas travel to face Olsen's Original Nordics on Sunday afternoon in a South Side Turner gym showdown. The Turners boast eighty wins in eighty-seven starts after rigorous practice, with a curtain raiser at 1 45 p m preceding the main tilt.
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Olsen
Turner Gym
Turner Five
Coffeyville
Kan
Turners
Weekend High School Card Preview in State Meet Tone
Friday features Lebanon Technical and Cathedral games with Broad Ripple at Washington. Saturday brings Manual versus Tech at the Armory and Connersville Reserves at Cripus Attucks in a packed prep sports slate.
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Lebanon
Bros
Cathedral
Broad Ripple
Washington
Armory
Connersville
Cripus Attucks
De Pauw Humbles Normal Quintet In Terre Haute
De Pauw defeats State Normal 37 to 25 in Terre Haute. Loveless scores 20 for De Pauw as they lead 20 to 15 at halftime and hold off a late Normal rally to clinch the win.
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de Pauw
Normal Quintet
Terre Haute
Ind
de Pauw University
Tigers
Loveless
Methodist
Depauw
Ae Stone
Horton
Scheid
Mountz
Reese
Crawley
Teany
Eee Stunkel
U Martin
Albright
Rangers in Action as NHL leaders face Senators at MSG
The New York Rangers, atop the NHL American Division, meet the Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden tonight. The Americans travel to Pittsburgh to play the Pirates while the Montreal Canadiens head to Detroit for another late game.
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United Press
New York
New York Rangers
National Hockey League
Madison Square Garden
Ottawa Senators
Americans
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Les Canadiens
Montreal
Detroit
Heavyweights Clash on Cable Card Ten Round Feature
Bell time at 8:30 features Larry Gains Toronto heavyweight facing Seal Harris Chicago in a ten round Negro main event. Harris eyes a path to a second Jack Johnson with old rival Loughran as chief second. card includes Cox vs De Rose and four other bouts across six fights.
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Larry Gains
Seal Harris
Giant
Cable Tabernacle
Canada
Harris
Jack Johnson
Old Jack
Chicago
Seal
Tommy Loughran
Chuck Wiggins
Jack Leslie
Gains
Tracy Cox
Indianapolis
al de Rose
Newark
N. J
Cox
de Rose
Armory
Toronto
Ray U Hurtz
George Smith
Frank Gierke
Safe Wells
Lindy Camden
Jack White
Buddy Watts
Ed Manning
Catalina Links Tourney Qualifiers Lead Big Field
Avalon California December 20 Ted Barnes a young Los Angeles professional tops an unofficial list of qualifiers for the 2500 Catalina open championship golf tournament He posted 127 for the 36 hole qualifying round Wednesday The official list will be compiled after all finish their rounds today Championship play begins Friday with about 100 golfers many international stars who qualified in the national open or the P N G A championship.
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United Press
Avalon
Catalina Island
Cal
Ted Barnes
Los Angeles
Illini Engage Flickertails at Urbana Tonight
North Dakota’s touring Flickertails visit Urbana to play the Illinois Illini in the last home game before January 8. The Flickertails, last year’s North Central Conference champions, field a veteran lineup led by Captain Dorn Mills and How with Harper and May as sophomores.
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Urbana
North Dakota
Grand Forks
Illini
Flickertails
Ruby
Illinois
Bradley
Lombard
Dorn
Mills
How
Harper
May
Mustang captain chosen for 1929 team
Dallas Dec 20 Henry Jackson Sanders of Garland Tex Choctaw Indian guard of the Southern Methodist university will captain the 1929 Mustang football team.
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Dallas
Rex
Henry Jackson Sanders
Garland
Tex
Southern Methodist University
Cincinnati Releases Two Hurlers to Columbus
INCINNATI Dec 20 The Cincinnati Nationals released pitchers Pete Jablonowski and Dick Wykoff to Columbus in part payment for Joe Stripp who joined the Reds last summer Both players were recalled from Columbus this fall Their release was outright Outfielder Bernie Neis also sent to Columbus.
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United Press Incinnati
Cincinnati
Pete Jablonowski
Dick Wykoff
Columbus Club
American Association
Joe Stripp
Reds
Jablonowski
Wykoff
Columbus
Bernie Neis
Luther Roy’s Home Form Shines for Birmingham
Luther Roy, Birmingham pitcher, excelled at home last summer with nineteen wins, while going winless on the road, highlighting a stranglehold on home games and struggles away from home.
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Luther Roy
Birmingham
Shortridge and Cathedral Clash On Net Court Rivalry
Shortridge meets Cathedral in a north side high school basketball showdown at the Cathedral gym at 8 15 p m with B teams playing at 7 15 p m The first meeting on the net court is expected to draw a capacity crowd as football rivalry carries over Both teams are in top shape and the outcome could decide bragging rights in the area
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Shortridge
Cathedral
College Basketball Wednesday Scores Noted Across Teams
Indiana reserves 51 Miami reserves 34 Hanover 51 Fethel Ky 11 De Pauw 37 State Normal 25 Valparaiso 25 Lewis Institute Chicago 21astern Illinois Normal 36 Rose Poly 24 Army 37 Columbia 30 Navy 33 William and Mary 19.
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Miami
Hanover
Fethel
de Pauw
State Normal
Valparaiso
Lewis Institute
Chicaga
Astern Illinois Normal
Rose Poly
Army
Columbia
Navy
William and Mary
Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Lead 1929 Runs Streak
United Press reports Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig led the American League in runs driven in for 1929 with 142 each. Ruth also topped the league with 135 walks and 87 strikeouts. Bob Meusel, Bing Miller and Oswald Bluege followed in runs produced for the Yankees who also led in bases on balls with 562. The team totaled 544 strikeouts, edging Boston’s 512.
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United Preas New York
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Miller Huggins
Babe
Lou
Ruth
Ralph Kress
St. Louis
Bob Meusel
New York
Bing Miller
Philadelphia
Oswald Bluege
Washington
Earl McNeely
Yankees
Red Sox
Rose Poly Loses to Illinois Team
Eastern Illinois Teachers defeated Rose Poly 36 to 24 at Terre Haute on December 20. Rose Poly started slowly as Illinois established a 25 to 11 lead by halftime with a fast passing attack. Rose Poly rallied in the final period but could not catch the Teacher squad.
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Timea
Terre Haute
Ind
Eastern Illinois
Rose Poly
Rose
Illinois
Hanover Rams rout Bethel in 51–11 college game
Hanover, Ind. December 20 Hanover college basketball overwhelmed Bethel College of Kentucky 51 to 11 in a one sided contest. Hammer and Telle led the Hanover attack as the locals dominated every phase, holding a 30 to 5 halftime lead.
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Hanover
Ind
Hanover College
Bethel
Hanoveream
Hammer and Telle
Ben Davis Hosts Greenwood Tonight At Community House
Ben Davis five will meet Greenwood tonight at the Ben Davis Community House. It will be Ben Davis last game until Jan 4.
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Ben Davis
Greenwood
Purdue Varsity visit looms for Butler clash in Kokomo
Butler coach notes ten thousand expected to watch Bill Bugg guard Purdue's 6'6" Charles Murphy in a pivotal Friday night game. Murphy, a towering scorer, and Bugg, a 6'0" 200 pound guard, clash as fans anticipate a hard fought showdown amid Indiana basketball buzz.
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Butler
Bill Bugg
Oral Hildebrand
Charles Murphy
Purdue
Boilermaker
Bill
Charlies
Murphy
Bugg
Chicago Eagles wrestlers to tour East this winter
The University of Chicago wrestling team will make an eastern trip this winter with scheduled matches against Syracuse Franklin and Marshall and Mechanics Institute at Rochester.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Syracuse
Franklin and Marshall and
Mechanics Institute
Rochester
Layton Defeats Hoppe To Claim Three Cushion Title
CHICAGO December 20 United Prose Johnny Layton of Missouri defeated veteran Willie Hoppe 50 to 23 in the finals of the three cushion billiards world championship here. Layton dominated the match with a sequence of runs and accurate play, while Hoppe struggled from the outset. The Greenleaf-Taberski final was halted by Taberski over disputed tactics and slated for replay Friday night from the stoppage point.
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United Prose
Chicago
Johnny Layton
Missouri
Cue Wizard
Teady
Willie Hoppe
Green Cloth
Greenleaf
Taberski
Layton
Hoppe
Five Leading Heavies Named by Tex
New York December 20 Tex Rickard heads a heavyweight title rules committee with Swope Bowman Gimbel and Judge Ma honey named to regulate the next champion selection. Rickard cites Stribling Sharkey Loughran and Heeney as the five leading heavyweights of today.
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United Press
NEW York
Muldoon-Tunney — Trophy
Tex Rickard
Herbert Bayard Swope
John MckEtee Bowman
Bernard Gimbel
Jeremiah T. Ma
Honey
Rickard
Stribling
Yen . Sharkey
Loughran
Heeney
Indiana Reserves Take Win Over Miami Reserves 51 34
Indiana University reserves defeated Miami Ohio reserves in Bloomington by 51 to 34. The Crimson used a fast attack to build a 26 to 16 halftime lead. B. Miller led Indiana while Doug Lass starred for Miami.
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Ind
Indiana University
Miami (O
Crimson
B. Miller
Indiana
Douglass
Miami
Valparaiso Beats Lewis Institute In Home Victory
Valparaiso University defeated Lewis Institute of Chicago 25 to 21 in Valparaiso Indiana on Wednesday night. The teams were tied 11 all at halftime. Van Buskirk led Valpo with 12 points while Newman starred for Lewis.
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Don Haffner
Crawfordsville
Waynetown
Valparaiso
Ind
Valparaiso University
Lewis Institute of Chicago
van Buskirk
Valpo
Newman
Lewis
O'Connor Beats Murphy In State Three Cushion Match
Leo O'Connor defeated Joe Murphy 50 to 39 at Cooler's parlor on Wednesday night in a state three cushion tourney game. O'Connor had a high run of six to Murphy's four.
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Leo O'Connor
Joe Murphy
Cooler’s Parlor
Do You Know That from the Newspaper Clippings
Brown University subs roared as eleven regulars earned varsity letters. At the annual dinner protesters ate the grub. Paul Block paid 360000 for Newark International League club. Dugan may coach Princeton baseball. Judge Landis, 62, plans to live to 100. Hornsby McCarthy Veeck and Wrigley helped Allen Sotheron land the Louisville Colonels job.
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Paul Block
Newark International League Club
Dugan
Princeton Baseballers
Landis
Hornsby
McCarthy
Veeck
Wrigley
Allen Sotheron
Louisville Colonels
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Stretch) Murphy
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