1930 Baseball Outlook Paints Strong Pitched Hopes
Steve League Chatter surveys 1930 baseball prospects. Bob Connery foresees strong Yankees pitching with Shawkey and 1929 St Paul stars aiding. Gus Suhr eyed for Pirates big league infield help after his marriage. Umpire Brick Owens joins Yanks. Simmons named unofficial AL MVP for 1929 by sport writers.
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St. Paul
Bob
Shawkey
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Bubbles Hargrave
Ruth
Gehrig
Lazzeri
Koenig
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Sharps
Gus Suhr
Pirates
Gus
Pittsburgh
Trinity Netters Face St. Philips In City Rivalry
Trinity A C and St. Philip A C meet Thursday at St. Philip auditorium at 8 30 in a west side east side clash. Trinity recently beat Inland Box 55 to 21 while Trinity Juniors defeated Traub A C 37 to 11. Curtain-raiser features St Philip s Boys Club against a local 15 to 17 year old team.
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Inland Box Corporation
Trinity Juniors
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Did You Know That Lions of Hockey and More
Lionel Conacher, manager of the New York Americans and veteran star, could fight Art Shires or Trafton any day. He also excelled in baseball, golf, soccer, swimming, lacrosse, and once held Canada’s amateur heavyweight boxing title.
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Lionel Conacher
New York American
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Trafton
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Conacher
Canada
Galaxy of Feature High Schoolers Compete in State Card Event
An independent holiday basketball tournament will be held next Sunday at the Pennsy gym on State avenue and East Washington street. Eight teams enter including Delco Remus Fort Harrison Blue Devils Great Western Furniture English Avenue Boys Club St Patrick N H S Bridgeport Cardinals Indianapolis Midways Plainfield Independents. Medals awarded for winning team and best sportsmanship. Officials will be provided by well known referees.
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State Avenue
East Washington Street
Francis Leppert
Delco Remus
Ft. Harrison Blue Devils
Great Western Furniture
English Avenue Boys’ Club
St. Patrick H. N. S
Bridgeport
Cardinals
Indianapolis Midways
Plainfield Independents
Twenty-Two Teams Enter Holiday Tourney in Greensburg
In Greensburg Indiana twenty two independent quintets enter the sixth annual holiday basketball tournament organized by the local YMCA. The event runs Friday and Saturday at the new high school gym with a full first round schedule including Milroy versus Milan and Cyclone Fence against Batesville, among others.
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Greensburg
Ind
Morgantown
City Junior Fives Clash in Indiana State Tourney
Indianapolis representatives Flashes and Triangles meet Thursday at East Tenth Street M E community house in the Indiana State Junior Conference. It is the first meeting of the rivals this season after five years of rivalry. Both teams have reached at least the quarter finals this year, with the Flashes known for fast play and Triangles also showing strong form. In the preliminary East Tenth Street Deaks face Re serve Loan Life Insurance at 8 o'clock. Probable lineups: TRIANGLES.
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Flashes
Triangles
East Tenth Street
M. E
East Tenth Street Deaks
Former Giants Treasurer Denies Company Charges
The National Exhibition Company files suit for 250000 against former treasurer Magistrate Francis X. McQuade. McQuade ignores comment. attorney L Jacobson says the suit lacks basis. Accusations include attempts to disrupt the company, leaked deals, passes to friends, and harm to Giants relations with colleges. Minority stockholders pursue accounting. President Charles Stoneham links the suit to McQuade's influence.
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NEW York
National Exhibition Company
New York Giants
Francis X. McQuade
McQuade
McQuades
Charles Stoneham
Power and Light Stays Victor as League Leaders
Indianapolis Power and Light remains one game ahead in the Capitol City League after defeating Link Belt Dodge 35 to 16. Allison scored 18 of Power and Light points while Link Belt Dodge won the first round. In other Monday games, Indianapolis N Y C topped Ewart 23 to 19 and Hare Chevrolet beat Utility Service 25 to 18. William Brown president of the league offers seasonal greetings.
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Link Belt Dodge
Power and Light
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Ewart
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League
Title Bout Dropped By New York Commission
The state athletic commission refused to sanction the Jackie Fields versus Young Jack Thompson welterweight title bout set for Jan. 3 in New York, forcing promoters to cancel. Fields had previously defeated Thompson twice, with plans to pair him against Jimmy McLarnin as champion.
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State Athletic Commission
Jackie Fields
Jack Thompson
Fields
Eeson
Jimmy McLarnin
Pitt Panther Special to California Leaves Today
The University of Pittsburgh football team will depart Pittsburgh for Pasadena on New Year’s day aboard a four-sleeper special train with an extra diner observation club and baggage car. A large group of Pitt students alumni and prominent citizens will accompany the team on the four day trip with daily practice stops.
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Down the Alleys With Lefty Lee Merry Christmas Bowling Notes
A Christmas themed bowling column highlights top scores at Libby overnight bag event Race Johns 237 in women division and R Karls 779 for three games. Upcoming meets include 200-scratch sweepstakes Dec 28 29 at St rip A C alleys and New Year's Day 1000 version team sweepstakes at Indiana clubs. Various league results from Reformed Church and Transportation groups feature high scores and standings. Willie Hoppe defeats Welker Cochran 200 to 149 in a 200-point three cushion billiards match with a 400-point set beginning Thursday.
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Bill Moran
New York
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Lyons Seconds Edge Switz City Seconds in Scrappy Affair
Lyons Seconds defeated Switz City Seconds 14 to 13 after a high school basketball clash. Lyons led 15 to 63? minutes unclear. Switz City trimmed the deficit in a low scoring game with limited scoring from both sides.
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Temple coach Heinie Miller signs seven year tenure
For seven years when Heinie Miller's new three year contract ends at Temple he will have completed seven years as head coach, marking a long tenure at the program.
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Temple
Northwestern star Rut Walter to captain two teams in one season
Evanston Illinois December 25 Northwestern University claims the only Big Nine athlete to captain two major teams in one season Rut Walter star center and captain of the 1929 30 basketball team will also lead the Purple tracksters next spring Injuries ended his last basketball season but he is set for a stellar senior year Walter once starred at Kokomo Indiana under Coach Chet Hill and holds Illinois high school dash records plus the Gimble basketball award from 1925 26.
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Evanston
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Northwestern University
Rut Walter
Northwestern
Purple Tracksters
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Kokomo
Ind
Chet Hill
Crawfordsville Quintet to Play Eastern Champion
Crawfordsville Indiana December 25 Lincoln Red Devils a local Negro independent team will play Washington Pennsylvania champs of their district on the Armory court Thursday. Red Devils were state Negro runners up last year losing to Marion. Starting lineup includes Cline Hanner Chervault Herring Churchill Gibson W Gibson Whitney Kirk. Nobby Dickerson to officiate the 8 p.m. game.
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Dempsey Declines Refereeing Quintero Mandell Fight
Jack Dempsey has declined to referee the January 10 bout between Sammy Mandell and Manuel Quin tero in Miami Beach. Promoters had earlier said he might serve as the third man in the ring.
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Jack Dempsey
Sammy Mandell
Manuel Quintero
Dempsey
Danville Hosts Butler Netters In Holiday Hoops Clash
Danville Central Normal college prepares for a Saturday night basketball clash with Butler. If Butler beats Vanderbilt Friday in Indianapolis, two undefeated Indiana teams meet, impacting Hoosier Intercollegiate standings. Coach Cook works on a new offense as Danville resumes practice after a one day holiday break.
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Butler
Vanderbilt
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Haskell Retains Indian Mentor Dietz As Coach Three Years
Lawrence Kansas December 25 F W McDonald athletic director at Haskell Indian Institute announced that W H Lone Star Dietz signed a contract to coach the Braves for three years A substantial salary increase followed Dietz past season success with a young squad winning eight of ten games and losing two narrowly He formerly coached Purdue and other leading schools He is a real Indian himself
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Negroes Score Tennis Officials Protest Discrimination
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People protests the United States Lawn Tennis Association for banning two young Negro players from the national junior indoor championships opening Thursday at Seventh Regiment Armory. Edward B. Moss, the NS executive secretary, says the NLTA has no rule excluding Negro competitors.
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NEW York
United States Lawn Tennis Association
National Association For the Advancement of Negro People
Edward B. Moss
Seventh Regiment Armory
Moss
Huat Faces Bell in Bantam Debut at St Nicholas Arena
European flyweight champion Eugene Huat of France will debut in bantamweight against Archie Bell in a ten round bout at St Nicholas Arena on January 6. Huat shifts to the 118 pound class to preserve strength for future fights.
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New York
Eugene Huat
France
Europe
Archie Bell
St. Nicholas Arena
Huat
Foul Wins and Fines Mark New York Coliseum Bout
Tony Caragliano lost 1400 of his 1750 purse after fouling England's Jack Berg in the second round at the New York Coliseum. The State Athletic Commission restored 1400 to the coliseum and paid Berg 350 for his two rounds.
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New York
Tony Caragliano
State Athletic Commission
Jack Berg
England
New York Coliseum
Berg
Taberski Extends Lead in Billiards Match Against Greenleaf
Frank Taberski, former world pocket billiard champion, led Ralph Greenleaf 490 to 371 in a 12 block 1 506 point contest. They split Tuesday's two blocks with Taberski winning 3 and Greenleaf 1.
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New York
Frank Taberski
Ralph Greenleaf
Taberski
Greenleaf
Kizer Named Purdue Pilot As Head Coach
Lafayette Ind Dec 25 No ble Kizer longtime Purdue line mentor is named head coach succeeding Jimmy Phelan who resigned to join the University of Washington. Mal Elward and Earl Martineau will be kept on. Kizer, a Plymouth Ind native and former Notre Dame guard of the Four Horsemen, says spring practice will begin early in March for six to eight weeks.
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Purdue
Boilermaker School
Jimmy Phelan
University of Washington
Seattle
Mal Elward
Earl Martineau
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Plymouth
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Elkhart
Mills to Rejoin Illini Guard for Michigan Game
Captain Douglas Mills of Elgin the Illini guard will rejoin the squad for the January 13 game against Michigan after being sidelined by a rundown condition from insufficient rest between football and basketball seasons.
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Iil
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Gaga) Mills
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University of Illinois
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Cahill Named New York Coliseum Matchmaker
Howard Cahill has been selected as successor to Jess McMahon as matchmaker for the New York Coliseum.
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Howard Cahill
Jess McMahon
New York Coliseum
Valley Tide Five Invades Trojan Camp
The piece previews a busy high school basketball schedule over Christmas break. Wiley of Terre Haute leads the Red Streaks as they invade Newcastle to face Orville Hooker's Trojans, with Van Nuys possibly back in the Trojan lineup.
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Butlerfield House
Wiley
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Orville Hooker
Trojans
van Nuys
Kokomo
Marion
Strauss Takes Northern Trip
The Strauss Says basketball team will depart Friday morning for a northern swing with Holz, Bugg, Chandler, Fromuth, Caskey, Grimsley, Evans, Floyd. They will meet General Electric at Ft. Wayne Friday night, Ken Nash-A Club at Kenosha Saturday, and Crawford Shoes at Crown Point Sunday afternoon. Open January dates sought. address J. E. Matthews at 963 North Chester Street.
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General Electrics
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Ken Nash
Kenosha
Wis
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Crown Point
Ind
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Pesek Challenges Shikat For Bout In New York
Dec. 25 John Pesek a Nebraska wrestler has filed a challenge with the New York commission for a bout with Richard Shikat. Pesek’s challenge was accompanied by a 2500 forfeit check.
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Shikat
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NEW York
John Pesek
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Richard Shikat
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