Talking It Over by Joe Williams on Tunney and boxing’s moral drift
Joe Williams surveys James J. Tunney at a Connecticut retreat as the prize fight scene faces moral erosion. He notes Tunney’s past crusade against vice, the Garden spectacles with Phil Scott and Benny Bass, and gamblers’ poor profits amid predictable outcomes.
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New York
James Joseph Tunney
Connecticut
Tunney
Billy Sunday
Annie McPherson
Leveling
William Muldoon
Favorites Advance In National Indoor Junior Tennis
William Jacobs of Baltimore and Sidney Seligson of New York, seeded first and second, led the field as the fourth round of the National Indoor Junior Tennis championship opened. Both favorites won decisively and are expected to meet in the finals.
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United Press
New York
William Jacobs
Baltimore
Sidney Seligson
Jacobs
Selizson
Dempsey Refuses Offer on Vaudeville Tour
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey rejects a twenty week vaudeville engagement as it would interfere with his Chicago fight promotion work.
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United Press Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Chicago
Red Sox Tap Heinie Wagner as Manager
Heinie Wagner becomes Boston Red Sox manager and aids Bill Carrigan with player judgment. The 1929 season saw the Red Sox as a tough team, with Carrigan relying on Wagner for strategic advice. Wagner is described as quick to assess situations and decisive in consultations with the press.
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Oston
Heinie Wagner
Red Sox
Bill Carrigan
Wagner
Carrigan
Heinie
Bill
Kerwin-Culver headline clash on New Year Eve show
George Kerwin of Chicago takes on Bridgeport’s Steve Culver in a ten round feature at the Armor on New Year’s Eve. The card includes five four round prelims and a six round semi windup with Kerwin aiming for a fourth Armory appearance this season after beating Billy Rose twice and stopping Sammy Price in prior outings.
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George Kerwin
Chicago
Steve Culver
Bridgeport
Legion Ring
Kerwin-Culver
Six Hanley Brothers Figure in Prominent Grid Roles
Spokane reports the Hanley brothers rise in football with Dick Hanley as Northwestern head coach since 1927 and coaching the eastern all stars for New Year in San Francisco. Myron, now Mike, coaches at Columbia after UW fame. Roy and Leland assist or play at Northwestern. Tom Hanley, father, runs a lumber business amid pride in his sons.
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Thomas E. Hanley
United States
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Washington State College
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Harold
Myron Hanley
Leland
Homer
Northwestern University
San Francisco
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Mike Now
Columbia University
University of Washington
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Lee
Wildcats
Tom Hanley
Northwest
Hanley
Bowling schedule and standings from city leagues
Detailed Saturday bowling draws at St. Philip and Uptown alleys list squads and times for scratch events with as many as 10 lines of bowlers. Reports cover Meridian Garage and Ballard Majestic groups winning multiple matches, high totals by Robby and Stone, and upcoming American Railroad Bowling Association meet in Columbus.
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Mahoney
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McIntire Machine
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Coca-Cola
Banquet
Oeftering-Litterman Coal
Indianapolis Mint
Schmitt Insurance
Watkins Rebabbitt
Robinson
June Ias
Stone
Robby
June
Rosemeyer
Baxter
College Football Scores and Coaching Move Report
College court results list multiple game scores including Duquesne 35 Adrian 17 and Georgetown 38 Columbus Council 30. The piece also reports Ralph Jones signing to coach the Chicago Bears for about 12000 dollars salary.
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United Press Chicago
Ralph Jones
Lake Forest Academy
Chicago Bears
Syracuse Beats Bruins In Low Scoring Night
Syracuse defeats Chicago Bruins 19 to 14 at the Armory on Friday night in a tense American League basketball game.
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Syracuse
Bruins
United Press
N. Y
Chicago Bruins
Armory
Chicago Bout Ends In Ring Fall Leaves Questions
Earl Mastro defeats Bud Taylor in a chaotic ninth round in Chicago. Both fighters topple over the ropes and onto the floor as Taylor suffers a back injury and Mastro a swollen hand. doctors treat both, and the victory outcome is disputed due to the delay before the decision.
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Chicago
Earl Mastro
Bud Taylor
Bat Battalino
Taylor
Mastro
M Taylor
Bud
Earl
Friday High School Football Scores Across Indiana
A roundup of Friday games lists numerous Indiana high school results including Shelbyville over Shortridge 27 22 Greencastle over Roosevelt 39 29 Central Evansville edging Brazil 24 21 and many others with scores for teams such as Knightstown Jeffersonville Connersville Rochester Mishawaka Valparaiso and Gary area schools.
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Shortridge
Greencastle
Roosevelt
East Chicago
Lebanon
Varsity
Central
Evansville
Brazil
Knightstown
Morton Memorial
Salem
Jeffersonville
Connersville
Newcastle
Alexandria
Attica
Eminence
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Paragon
Hillsboro
Linton
Switz City
Michigan City
Elkhart
Muncie
Ford
Batesville
Sunman
Rochester
Peru
Wiley
Terre Haute
Rushville
Everton Varsity
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Clay
Young ‘America
Galveston
Lincoln
Lucerne
I Nappanee
Mishawaka
Goshen
Plymouth
Froebel
Gary
Whiting
Horace Mann
Valparaiso
Emerson
South Side
Ft. Wayne
Nasser Loses in Boxing Card From Chicago
Sally Schuman stops Johnny Nasser in the second round of bantamweights. Al Greenfield defeats Jackie Cohen in five rounds at featherweights. Edgar Norman beats Soldier Turk in five rounds, light heavyweights. Harry Dubinsky outpoints Benny Golden in five rounds at lightweights.
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United Press Chicago
Sally Schuman
Chicago
Johnny Nasser
Terre Haute
al Greenfield
Jackie Cohen
New York
Edgar Norman
Norway
Soldier Turk
Detroit
Harry Dublinsky
Benny Golden
Los Angeles
Giants Stockholders Claim Stoneham Stole $500000
Attorneys for minority stockholders charge Charles F. Stoneham diverted $500000 of Giants funds to his own use and funded dummy entities like Polo Grounds A C to profit from prize fights. They allege a contract to rent Polo Grounds park allowed theft of about $75,000 from the club.
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Francis X. McQuade
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McQuade
Charles F. Stoneham
New York Giants
Stoneham
National Bilion Company
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James A. Delehanty
Purdue Busy Two Nights
Purdue faces two road test opponents in three days at Memorial stadium starting Monday with Vanderbilt visiting. Montana State brings a high scoring lineup on New Year’s night, featuring Cat Thompson against Stretch Murphy. An injury to Johnny Wooden disrupts coach Lamber’s plans as Purdue leverages holiday crowd.
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Ind
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Vanderbilt
Memorial Stadium
Montana State
Johnny Wooden
Butler
Lamber
Martinsville
Boilermakers
Cat Thompson
Stretch Murphy
Bano to Meet Courtney in Madison Square Garden Bout
Joe Bano of Binghamton has been signed to meet George Courtney of Oklahoma in a ten round bout at Madison Square Garden on January 3. The event headlines a boxing card with two other bouts and is slated for New York.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
Joe Banovic
Binghamton
George Courtney
Oklahoma
Madison, Square Garden
Trojan Mentor Ends Hard Work for Pitt Game
USC coach Howard Jones relaxed practice ahead of the New Year’s Day Pasadena showdown with Pittsburgh. No rough scrimmage this week as defenders prepped for Pitt plays. second team backs wore green vests to imitate Panthers. The squad will attend a basketball game, then stay at Vista Del Arroyo before returning to Los Angeles for a Rose Bowl workout Tuesday.
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Pittsburgh
Pasadena
University of Southern California
Howard Jones
Jones
Pitt
Panthers
Vista del Arroyo
Los Angeles
Backboard Epistles On March Basketball Talks And Fuzz Vandiver
A reader letter column discusses stalling on defense, the role of effort in breaking stalls, and praises Fuzzy Vandiver for his tournament leadership. It also notes school spirit at Shortridge and Marion, and comments on press coverage of winners and losers. The piece ends with a stat: U S air passengers rose from 5 800 in 1926 to 49 700 in 1928.
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Assell Alexander
Alex
de Pauw
Hatchet
Wonder Five
Fuzzy Vandiver
Fuzz
Marion
Shortridge
Indianapolis
Martin
Blue Devils
United States
Baseball Trade Rumors Stir Major League Prospects
Steve League Chatter reports Bill Lane of the Hollywood Coast League has acquired Emil Yde from Detroit with plans to convert the left handed slugger into an outfielder. Lane also helped Lefty O'Doul become a power hitter and Eyes on O'Doul’s major league return. Casey Stengel’s Toledo Hens bought Warren Ogden from the Buffalo Internationals. AY Schmandt, once Indianapolis star, posted a .992 fielding mark for Canton. Lou Gehrig tallies 729 straight games for the Yankees since 1925. Milwaukee Batterymen begin Florida camp March 4. Old Pat Collins to backstop Seattle in 1930. Rochester fans expect a third straight International League pennant with most regulars returning.
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Bill Lane
Emil Yde
Detroit
Southpaw
Emil
Indianapolis
Triangles Edge Flashes In OT Narrow in Indiana junior game
Indianapolis Triangles defeated Indianapolis Flashes 16 to 15 in overtime at East Tenth street gym. Van Morgan of the Flashes fouled late, sending Bob Ball to the line for the decisive free throw after a tight 15 15 finish.
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Indianapolis Flashes
East Tenth Street Gym
Flashes
van Morgan
Bob Ball
Triangles
Mor gantown tourney crowns Greensburg squad in 6 to 25 final
Greensburg Red Tags win the second annual amateur Christmas tournament at Morgantown by defeating Monrovia 6 to 25 in the final. Semi finals saw Red Tags beat Morgantown Green Lanterns 26 to 25. Lanterns were stopped by the Schrieber brothers and Goddard. Several local teams and organizers announce practices and upcoming games around Morgantown and Greensburg with contact numbers.
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Red Tags
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Monrovia
Red
Green Lanterns
Nterns
Schrieber
Goddard
Bill McCracken
Branch
I. A
Stanford Holds Edge Over Army in Coast Grid Classic
Stanford led Army at the Coast Grid Classic with odds 10 to 7 as about 90 000 fans packed the stadium in Stanford California. The game marked end of Cagle s college career and the Army coaching era of Biff Jones amid a strong national title push for both programs.
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Army
United Press
Stanford University
Cal
Cardinals
Christian K. Cagle
Purdue Basket Record Shows High Percentage of Wins
Purdue coach Lambert's eleven year Big Ten record shows 85 wins and 40 losses in 125 conference games since 1919 1929, a .680 win rate. Michigan Wisconsin Northwestern Indiana Ohio Chicago Iowa Minnesota Illinois and others faced Purdue’s consistent success.
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Bolermakers
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Ohio
Indiana
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Lambertmen
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Chicago
Maroons
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Illinois
Minnesota
Orioles Take McGowan in Browns Trade
Outfielder Frank McGowan will return to the minors after repeated attempts to stick in the majors. The Browns traded him to Baltimore for pitcher Holfhouser, a young right-hander. McGowan previously played in the American Association with Milwaukee and Kansas City.
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Frank McGowan
Browns
Baltimore
Holfhouser
McGowan
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Tilts at Kirshbaum Kirshbaum Netters face Keelarts in Indy
Kirshbaum Netters travel to take on one of Indianapolis strongest road teams the Keelarts in a Sunday afternoon battle The Kirshbaum Bulldogs meet the undefeated Tabernacle Flashes in the preliminary game to help decide the junior championship Real Silk mills
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Keelarts
Indianapolis
Kirshbaum Bulldogs
Indianapolis Tabernacle Flashes
Real Silk Mills
Moon Baker Knocks Out Eddie O'Day in First Round
All Times Special reports Chicago December 28 as Moon Baker of Los Angeles heavyweight division knocks out Eddie O'Day of Scranton in the opening round Thursday.
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Moon Baker
Los Angeles
Eddie O'Day
Scranton
Cavalier Beats Mays in Ten-Round Decision
Paul Cavalier of Patterson New Jersey defeated Harold Mays of Bayonne New Jersey in a ten round decision in New York. Larry Johnson of Chicago knocked out Joe Sekura of Dayton in the first round. Marty Fox defeated Eddie Herbst by technical knockout when Herbst did not answer the bell for the third round. Jack Murphy of California outpointed Chris Karchi of New York in four rounds. Elpidio Pizarro of Cuba scored a one round knockout over Jack Goodwin of New York.
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Sekura
New York
Paul Cavalier
Patterson
N. J
Harold Mays
Bayonne
Jack Murphy
California
Chris Karchi
Larry Johnson
Chicago
Joe Sekura
Dayton
Marty Fox
Eddie Herbst
Herbst
Iowan Still Bit Short of Title Class
Gerald Tuffy Griffiths, a top heavy weight contender, defeated Johnny Risko in ten rounds at Madison Square Garden but did not secure a title bout with Jack Sharkey. Griffiths weighed 184 1/2 pounds, gave Risko seven and a half pounds, and the win was decisive though unimpressive.
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New York
Gerald Tuffy
Griffiths
Sioux City
Johnny Risko
Cleveland
Madison Square Garden
Jack Sharkey
Boston
Miami
Garden
Tuffy
Sharkey
Risko
Johnny
Cleveland Baker
Gene Tunney
Sharkey Signs One-Year Exclusive Deal With Madison Square Garden
Jack Sharkey agreed to a one year exclusive contract with Madison Square Garden. The deal keeps Sharkey under Garden control beyond February when his current contract ends and includes a reported $20,000 bonus. This blocks other promoters from prime Schmeling vs Sharkey negotiations.
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United Press
New York
Jack Sharkey
Madison Square Garden
Sharkey
the Garden
Max Schmeling
Illinois turf dates set for 24 day Aurora meeting
The Illinois Turf Association approved the 193? season schedule opening May 1 at Aurora for 24 days. The circuit includes Fairmount May 10 to July 5, Washington Park May 26 to June 28, Arlington June 30 to Aug 2, Hawthorne Aug 4 to Aug 23, Lincoln Fields Aug 25 to Sept 27, Hawthorne Sept 29 to Oct 11, and Aurora Oct 13 to Oct 31 with various intermediate meets.
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Illinois Turf Association
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Washington Park
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