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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1927
Page
3
Muncie braces led by captain Fulmer in a tight finish as Butler University edged ahead late. Final tally shows Muncie 34, Butler 39 with key contributions from Walker and Smith as the revamped visitors push pace in the closing minutes.
Pennsy gym hosts Sunday matinee as Pennsylvania Railroad five faces Morgantown I O O F quintet. Star guard Ted Spider Lentz headlines the Railroaders lineup, noted as a top back guard and former state final amateur independent net tournament sportsmanship award recipient.
Pinehurst report from December 29 states defending trialist George Dunlap will face Phillips Finlay of Shinnecock Hills in the semifinals of the mid-winter golf tournament.
A plan to dissolve the Kentucky Jockey Club and merge its assets into a Delaware based corporation seeks to unify properties including Latonia Lincoln Fields Hawthorne Washington Park Fairmount Park and others across the Midwest. Each track would operate independently under local management.
Palo Alto reports Coach Pop Warner has Stanford practicing forward passing ahead of the January 2 date with the University of Pittsburgh. The team worked on passing precision and timing in drills leading up to the matchup.
The Indianapolis will be permitted to enter three of eight players in the Western three cushion tournament of the Amateur Billiard Association of America. Harry Cooler will select Indiana entrants from local players and has begun measuring up prospects. The field will include regional champions from Chicago Denver Minneapolis Detroit and St Louis with several from that group set to compete in the national tournament, making the meet one of the strongest possible.
United Press reports amid NCAA talks on Army Navy rift that Army plans to schedule a replacement foe for the Saturday after Thanksgiving 1928. Southern Methodist and West Point are discussed. Navy relations remain unsettled as Jones and Ingram meet amicably. Fur coats may lose appeal but Times wants ads offer cash.
E K Hall of Dartmouth, chair of the rules committee, defends the 1927 playing rules in his annual report to the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He says the gridiron code will remain unchanged for 1928 and notes some rule clarifications may occur, but no sweeping changes are planned amid officials criticism.
New York December 29 Bud Taylor of Terre Haute and Tony Canzoneri Brooklyns featherweight hope completed training for their Madison Square Garden bout Friday night Canzoneri was a 7 to 5 favorite despite Taylor holding an edge in Chicago bouts Taylor who has earned over 100000 in prize money said he would retire if defeated and would meet Benny Bass of Philadelphia if victorious
Butler defeats Muncie Normal 39 to 34 as Clarence Christopher stars at multiple backcourt roles. The piece lauds Christopher and the Bulldogs defense while noting Muncie’s strong showing and ranking Indiana college teams.
Readers from Indianapolis and Bluffton discuss Shortridge and Tech in local hoops, predicting Big games and Blue Heaven hope. They praise Northeastern Indiana teams Bluffton Decatur Central South Side of Fort Wayne Kendalville as stronger than before.
After coaching for thirty six years John Heisman voluntarily has retired. He was at Rice Institute in Texas this year. Heisman, while coach at Georgia Tech in 1917, turned out the famous Golden Tornado team that gained national fame. With the exception of Alonzo A. Stagg of Chicago, Heisman was the oldest coach in point of service this past season.
New York Dec 29 The boxing world welcomed Gene Tunney as a member of the Madison Square Garden Club known as the 600 millionaires. The heavyweight champion was admitted for his social and financial standing, with James I Bush of Equitable Trust Co announcing. Tunney will attend a dinner next week as guest of honor alongside world champions including Bobby Jones and Babe Ruth.
In Chicago on Wednesday night the Montreal Maroons defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4 to 3. Blackhawks captain Dick Irvin was injured in a collision with Maroons forward Nels Stewart.
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