Captain Jones May Coach Elsewhere After West Point Tenure
New York dispatches report Captain Lawrence Jones plans to sign a contract to coach at another post after finishing duty at West Point. The move would see him at Ft Will Oklahoma for artillery drills before potential return as West Point athletics director. His popularity and competence make the odds favor such a setup, pending Army regulations and leadership changes.
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West
Lawrence
Biff) Jones
West Point
Jones
Ft. Will
Oklahoma
Five Bouts on Fifth Card at Tomlinson Hall
Four eight rounders and a four round curtain raiser form the Tomlinson hall program tonight. Five local fighters and five out of town foes are reported in top condition. Indiana and nearby states are represented in a varied feather to bantam card led by several notable matchups.
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Tomlinson Hall
Harry Babrick
Jimmy Fox
Indianapolis
Harry Memering
Lafayette
Bip
Kid Woods
Jimmy Sayers
De Pauw Set for Tilt With Illinois Wesleyan Tigers
Greencastle Ind Dec 30 De Pauw coach Tubby Moffett planned a stiff workout for the Tigers in preparation for Wednesday night’s home contest against Illinois Wesleyan.
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Ind
Tubby Moffett
de Pauw
Illinois Wesleyan
Uncle Robby Predicts Strong Year for Brooklyn Club
Brooklyn president and manager Uncle Wilbert Robinson projects a top team for 1930. He cites Dazzy Vance Jumbo Elliott and Buzz McWeeney as key pitchers and expects improved young hurlers to boost Brooklyn to the first division.
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United Press
New York
Wilbert Robinson
Brooklyn Baseball Club
Dazzy Vance
Jumbo Elliott
Buzz McWeeney
Cin
Backboard the by Vern Boxell and Danville Bulldogs
The Danville Bulldogs defeated Butler 49 to 15 as described in a gameday recap. The piece notes the Bulldogs’ passing game through the hoop and praises Danville’s defense while lamenting Butler’s poor shooting. References to local figures and forthcoming games are included.
Capitol Loop Seventh Round Matches Tonight
Seventh round games in the Capitol City league take place tonight at Pennsylym starting at 7 30. Utility Service Corpora meets Link Belt Ewart in the opener with Hare Chevrolet facing Belt Dodge next. Indian Power and Light leads the Indy N Y C league standings.
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Link Belt Ewart
Hare Chevrolet
Belt Dodge
Indian Power and Light
Indianapolis N. Y. C
James Millikin Edges WVANSVILLE Five 36 to 32
In Anville Indiana on Saturday James Milikin defeated WVANSVILLE five 36 to 32. The score stood 17 to 16 at halftime before Milikin took the lead early in the second half and held on. Hartke led the Aces while Smith starred for the Millikin squad.
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Ansville
Ind
College
James Milhere
Jed
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Hartke
Aces
Smith
Buckeyes Stop Irish In Narrow Hoops Victory
In Columbus Ohio on December 30 Notre Dame was edged 29 to 22 by Ohio State. Evens and Ervin led the guard lineup for the Buckeyes as they held the Irish scoreless in stretches. The setback marked Notre Dame’s second straight loss this season in conference play.
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Es Fesler
Buckeye Gridiron
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Ervin Grabimee
Ilumbus
Notre
Savage Temper of Carnegie Report Warns Sportsmen
Dr. Howard J. Savage head of the Carnegie Foundation committee praised slight recruitment decline yet warned the college athletics crisis remains serious and deserves sportsman attention. He spoke before the Sportsmanship Brotherhood in New York.
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En Loited Presse
New York
Howard J. Savage
Carnegie Foundation
Savage
Clarkson to Ft Worth in baseball deal
Boston Braves pitcher Bill Clarkson has been sold to the Ft Worth club of the Texas League, announced in Boston on December 30.
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Bill Clarkson
Boston Braves
Ft. Worth
Army Crushed by Stanford in Bay Area Showdown
Stanford delivered a decisive 34 to 13 victory over Army in Palo Alto. Chris Cagle, Army’s celebrated halfback, failed to score as the Cadets fell behind after a tight 14-13 first half.
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Cal
Leland Stanford
Army
Stanford
Chris Cagle
Hoppe Absent from World Three-Cushion Championship Field
Willie Hoppe withdraws from the field for the world three-cushion championship opening in New York on January 3. Allen Hall of Chicago, who placed fifth last year, is named by C. A. Storer to replace Hoppe in the lineup.
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Willie Hoppe
Allen Hall
Chicago
C. A. Storer
National Billiard Association of America
Hoppe
Strauss Quintet Drops Two Tilts
The Strauss Says basketball team returned from a northern trip with one win and two losses. They fell 21 to 20 to Ft Wayne General Electrics after trailing most of the game and 19 to 13 at Kenosha to NashA. They then beat Crown Point 50 to 29 at Kenosha. Pro net scores list Toledo 26 over Ft Wayne 24 and Cleveland 26 over Syracuse 20. Brooklyn 24 over Chicago 20.
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Toledo
Cleveland
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Laurels for Slugging Go to Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby of the Chicago Cubs led the National League in slugging for the second straight year with 410 total bases in 602 at bats and a .681 mark. Lefty O Doul and Babe Herman followed in slugging averages, Hack Wilson led in RBIs, and Philadelphia headed club totals in slugging and total bases.
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Rogers Hornsby
Chicago Cub
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Lefty O’doul
Philadelphia
Babe Herman
Brooklyn
O'Doul
Herman
Hack Wilson
Chicago
Cubs
Pittsburgh
Wilson
Griffith May Fight Sharkey on Miami Beach February Twenty Seventh
Contracts set to be signed in Boston for a boxing match between Tuffy Griffiths of Sioux City and Jack Sharkey of Boston at Miami Beach on February 27. Reports also indicate Vittorio Campolo of Argentina may appear in a ten-round semi final and Young Striblings of Georgia in another ten-round bout.
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New York
Boston
Tuffy Griffiths
Sioux City
Jack Sharkey
Miami Beach
Vittorio Campolo
Otto von Porat-Paolino Azcudun
Young Striblings
Georgia
Culver Here for Ring Go in New Year’s Eve Bout
Steve Culver of Bridgeport Conn arrived in Indianapolis and trained at the Arcade gym ahead of his ten round fight with George Kerwin at the Armory on New Year’s Eve. Willard Brown, local amateur, prepared for a bout with Charlie Keefe of Terre Haute Tuesday. Promoters report strong ticket sales for the main event.
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Bridgeport
Football Coaches Gather in New York for Annual Session
National gathering of coaches at the Hotel Astor follows Carnegie bulletin criticism of subsidizing and proselytizing athletes and overemphasis on sport. Officials unlikely to act. debates expected on fumble rules and point after touchdown and goal line.
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Carnegie
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Football Rules Committee
Baseball Reminiscences and Outlook for 1930 Season
Stov e league chatter notes Mike Kelley plans to retire from the bench for half the season while Bill Meyer takes managerial duties abroad with the Millers at home. Casey Stengel becomes dean of A A pilots as Ike Kelley ages into reduced travel. Articles recount Kelley’s long career, Nehl’s Cubs cut, Lindstrom’s switch to coaching, Jones’s lost megaphone job, Comorosky’s new Pirates deal, and Hodapp learning second base from Mellilo as Cleveland staffs up for 1930.
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Dean
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Toledo Hens
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Asey Jones
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Ball Park
Sidney Weil
Cincy
Jones
Pritchett Leads in St Philip A C Bowling Rush
Jess Pritchett tops the St Philip A C 200 scratch singles with 942 across games 258 224 236 and 224 to lead a field that includes W Mathews A Hoereth and others. Langbein tops Up town alleys with 660 in 19 scratch singles. New Year’s events and details follow.
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St. Philip
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Lesman
J. Fulton
Bill Moran
Langbein
Uptown
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Meeker
C. Bailey
Pritchett
McKinnon
R. Dawson
Elder to Open 1930 Track Season at Brooklyn Meet
Notre Dame star Jack Elder will make his first 1930 track appearance in the Olympic sprint series at the Brooklyn college meet on January 18. The meet in South Bend will feature many other famous runners in the eastern event.
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Ind
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Notre Dame
Brooklyn College
German tennis star Hans Moldenhauer killed in Berlin crash
German Davis Cup team member Hans Moldenhauer died in Berlin on Sunday when his car skidded and struck a street car. The tragedy ends a noted career as one of Germany's top tennis players.
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Hans Moldenhauer
Germany
Nebraska Faces Butler After Upset Loss
Danville crowds celebrated Central Normal's 40 to 16 upset of Butler the national champions at Danville Saturday night. Nebraska, a strong Big Six team, meets Butler at the fieldhouse as part of a two week stretch of holiday foes.
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Phillies Schedule Reveals 21 Exhibition Games This Spring
The Philadelphia Nationals will play 21 exhibition games this spring. The slate includes Detroit, St Louis, Brooklyn, Rochester, Columbus, Athletics, Baltimore and Newark in venues across Tampa Winter Haven Clearwater Bradenton Fort Myers and Philadelphia. First group of players under Burt Shotton report February 26 in Winter Haven.
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Turners Defeat Spencer Independents in Local Clash
Turners defeated the Spencer Independents 45 to 28 Sunday at the Turner gym. Campbell and Franke led the locals at halftime 14 to 5 with Corde Cordell top scorer for the visitors. A Cincinnati Big Four return game is slated for Wednesday at 3 PM in the city.
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Rivals Clash in Dallas Final Drills Ahead of Charity Game
Purdue coach Jimmy Phelan and SMU mentor Ray Morrison led their midwestern and southwestern squads through final drills in Dallas. Star players shined at Oval and Fair Park as lineups were to be announced Tuesday for the New Year charity contest with proceeds benefiting the Scottish Rite Hospital for crippled children.
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Southern Methodist University
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St Mary's Noses Out Cathedral In Overtime
St Mary's of Anderson edged Cathedral of Indianapolis 23 to 21 in overtime after a 20 all regulation and 10 all halftime. Laughlin starred for St Mary's while McCreary led Cathedral in a hard fought Midwest basketball clash.
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Pitt Arrives for Rose Bowl showdown in Pasadena
A 13 man Pitt football squad arrived in Pasadena for the New Year classic with USC. About 70,000 fans are expected to attend the Rose Bowl game. Tickets were scarce as 20,000 more requests than tickets existed, and no public sale was held.
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Pasadena
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Pittsburgh
University of Southern California
Indiana Is Counted Out of Running
Northwestern Michigan Purdue and Wisconsin head the Western Conference race with Indiana looked out of title contention after early losses. Captain Rut Walter McCarnes Lockhart form Northwestern core. Michigan led by Bob Chapman. Wisconsin with Chimelewski Foster. Purdue built around Murphy Harreson Boots. Indiana's Mec Cracken shines though Hoosiers lost pre conference games to DePauw Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania.
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De Pauw Names New Athletic Chief and Football Coach
De Pauw University inGreencastle Indiana appointed Donovan C Moffett as head of the physical education department and Raymond Neal as head football coach following the resignations of W L Hughes The changes come after a meeting of the athletic committee Moffett a DePauw graduate coached at Brazil high school and Lima Ohio before returning to lead varsity basketball Neal a Washington and Jefferson graduate and former Wabash line coach joined DePauw last September.
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Tubby) Moffett
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Neal
Washington and Jefferson
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Saturday Basketball Scores Across Colleges and High Schools
Recap of weekend college games with Danville Normal 40 Butler 16 in Pennsylvania 33 Georgia Tech 37 James Millikin 32 Evansville 33 Lovrola Chicago 33 Vanderbilt 26 Minnesota 27 Montana 24 Ohio State 29 Notre Dame 22 Carleton 25 Wisconsin 22 Lombard 11 and high school results St Marys Anderson 23 Cathedral Indianapolis 21 Vincennes 35 Frankfort 24 Kokomo 43 Tipton 34 Central Evansville Memorial 34 20 Rushville 35 Rushville Alumni 16.
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Former Muncie Stars Play Here Big Four A. A. clash
The Big Four A. A. of Indianapolis and Yorktown Independents meet at the Y M C A New Year’s night at 8 p m for a return game after a December three point win by the railroaders. Vohler and other ex Muncie stars line up for Yorktown, including Bearcat quintet members.
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Indianapolis
Yorktown Independents
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Independent Net Notes Sahara Grotto Five Win 45 20 at Brookside
The Sahara Grotto Five defeated Delco Remy 45 to 20 at Brookside gym Saturday night. Grotto led 15 to 10 at halftime with Bradbury scoring 15 and Hill 12 to pace the winners. Grotto seeks a game for Wednesday and Shelby Cleaners seeks weekday games with gym access.
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Hill
Grotto
Drexel 3021
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