Sweeping Changes in Eastern College Football Rules
Eastern colleges push for restored practice days and training camps while exploring an eastern big eight or ten. Reforms sparked by Carnegie Foundation findings face pushback as rivalries renew and coaching power concentrates with leaders like Lou Little and Fritz Crisler shaping new schedules and aims for uniform control.
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Alen Gould
New York
Yale
Harvard
New York University
University of Pennsylvania
Carnegie Foundation
Cornell
Illinois
Tulane
Chicago
Army
United States
Carnegie
Navy
Lou Little
Columbia
Fritz Crisler
Princeton
Fights Last Night From Boxing Results
In Holyoke Teddy Yaroz outpointed Tony D Alessandro 157 1 2 to 156. In Chicago Johnny Long outpointed Jack King 170 to 170 while Corbett Engle drew. Falls Sammy Mandell drew Stanton 145 1 2 to 137. Beaumont Tommy Di Viovanni outpointed Jack Griffin 148 to 135. Miami Petey Sarron outpointed Bucky Burton 126 to 126. Manhattan Bus Breeze stopped Floyd Morey 182 to 132, Kennedy Austin knocked out Frank Kelley 155, Brooks Robinson outpointed Buck Easterling 175, Mickey Nolan outpointed Pete Blanchard 145.
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Associated Press
Holyoke
Mass
Teddy Yarosz
Pittsburgh
Tony D*alessandro
Chicago
Johnny Long
Gary
Ind
Jack King
Little Rock
Ark
Tommy Corbett
Omaha
Ned
George Engle
South Bend
Drew
Liqux Falls
Sammy Mandell
Rockford
Johnny Stanton
Minneapolis
Beaumont
TEK
Tommy di Viovanni
Lake Charles
Jack Griffin
el Dorado
Miami
Manhattan
Kas
Gold price stays steady for tenth day running
Government gold price set at 34.01 dollars per ounce for the tenth straight day. London price at 23.13 dollars per ounce with sterling opening at 5.08. RFC domestic price unchanged since day after Thanksgiving as treasury officials say policy remains intact and all newly mined domestic gold is bought at the set price.
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Washington
London
RFC
Treasury
Army Exams Shape West Point Football Prospects
West Point drags in many athletes through prep schools and college math refreshers to pass army exams for an army roster. Notable cases include Lee Mercer Pallocks Penn Military Hill Coe and Pete Kopcsak who joined from Greensburg Pa and will graduate in 1934. Kopcsak is a color sergeant and marksman apart from being a standout end.
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West Point
Army
Lee
Mercer
Pallocks
Penn Military
Hill
Coe
Mnearly
Joe Stancock
Notre Dame
Bill Martz
Penn State
Pete Jablonsky
Washington University
St. Louis
Pete
Benny” Johnson
Ashland
West Pointed
Jack Lawlor
Military Academy
Harvard
Pete Kopcsak
Greensburg
Traders in baseball flesh ready for work
Basebal traders gathered in Chicago as Connie Mack and the Philadelphia Athletics loom large in the trade scene. Rumors swirled of Mickey Cochrane heading to Detroit and George Earnshaw to Chicago with Red Sox eyeing Lefty Grove or Rube Walberg.
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William Weeks
Associated Press
Chicago
Connie Mack
Mack
Philadelphia Athletic Stars
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit
Cochrane
Tiger
Chicago White Sox
George Earnshaw
Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Lefty Grave
Rube Walberg
Max Bishop
Pittsburgh Pirates
Steve Swetonic
Tom Padden
Flint Rhem
Phillies
Kiki Cuyler
Pat Malone
Chicago Cubs
Charles
Chick) Hafey
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Browns
Local Bowler Triumph in Springfield Game Classic
Five Jefferson City Knights defeated Gas and Electric team in Springfield 2805 to 2797 led by Bradshaw with 620 series and Lewis scoring 247 in a standout single game. Bassman and Clawson contributed strong marks as the local five posted a memorable team total.
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Jefferson City Knights
Tengin
Springfield
Gas and Electric Company
Lloyd Gleaner
Bradshay
Lewis
Bassiman
Jefferson City
Bradshaw
Bassman
Stuckey
Jewett
Duck
Williams
Do You Remember One Year Ago Benny Bass Bout
Lightweight Dominick Petrone of Harlem slept in the third round of an eight round bout scheduled at St. Nicholas Arena. Other items note Taid Petrone and historical baseball governance history in brief.
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Benny Bass
Philadelphia
Dominick Petrone
Harlem
St. Nicholas Arena
Senate to Strengthen Securities Act Signals Banking Committee
Washington December 12 AP reports Chairman Fletcher of the Senate Banking Committee stated any changes to the new securities control act would strengthen it rather than modify it. He indicated the goal is to tighten oversight and enforcement.
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Senate
U. S
Washington
Fletcher
Senate Banking Committee
Severe cold and blizzards claim multiple winter fatalities
The east endures subzero cold with snow and ice as the nation faces ongoing winter conditions. Deaths in the east rise with temperatures plunging to 24 below in Owls Head New York and zero in Milwaukee. Pacific northwest floods and a fatal train auto crash in Bellefonte Pennsylvania add to the toll. Opera star Maria Olszewska reports a stolen fur coat valued at 1560 dollars in Detroit.
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Associated Press
Middle West
Owls Head
New York
Milwaukee
Superior
Pacific Northwest
Bellefonte
Mack Sennett 15 Flat Broke in Hollywood
Mack Sennett the famed producer of early screen comedies has filed for voluntary bankruptcy in federal court with liabilities of 925 681 87 dollars and assets of 1600 dollars The Sennett studios have been under federal receivership for weeks and Sennett is reported broke but remains a pivotal figure in launching stars and comic film styles in Hollywood.
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Mack Sennett
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Floreng Ziegfeld
Sennett
Spain claims revolt of anarchists put down
Madrid reports the anarchist uprisings, which left 94 dead and hundreds wounded over four days, have been suppressed. A threatened general strike failed, martial law appears unnecessary, and relief steps for families of the fallen were arranged as troops shift to prevent further trouble.
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Madrid
Spain
Lazia Income Tax Trial Continues. U S Attorney Remains
Kansas City report says William L. Vandeventer United States District Attorney for Western Missouri will stay in office through the trial of John Lazia Democratic leader here on an income tax violation charge.
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Kansas City
William L. Vandeventer
United States
Missouri
John Lazia
Kansas City Star
Washington
Auctioneers hawk barley tobacco at Lexington markets
In Lexington Kentucky on December 12 auctioneers cried out as barley tobacco sales topped 1 168 950 pounds on opening day with an average of 14 80 per hundred pounds. Prices ranged from 3 to 7 for tips 7 to 11 for red leaf 10 to 15 for bright leaf 13 40 to 26 for lugs 12 50 to 21 for trash and 11 to 20 for flyings.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Catfish In Bath Tub Divorce Sparks Court Grievance
ST LOUIS report notes Mrs Katie Leng divorces Arthur Lenz after 26 years alleging he kept catfish in the bathtub for two weeks preventing baths. Judge Moses Hartiaman grants the divorce amid the domestic dispute. Seattle report covers Hans Hannan planning a world bicycle tour after four global trips. Medford theatergoers face double features with novel amenities. Columbia Missouri council laments stolen red lanterns. Davenport cites prank concerns. North Sacramento city jail gifted to Jim Robinson the junk collector with only two prisoners in a year.
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Moses Hartiaman
Sacramento
Calif
Jim Robinson
Aly
London Sees Early Gold Price Flash From Washington
London reported the Washington gold price flash at 2:45 p m local time beating official messages by about 30 seconds. Banks and brokerages receive daily U S price updates, with London sometimes ahead of the U S in news arrival. British bankers noted stabilization talks but predicted little result while Britain weighs dollar prospects and the pound franc rate.
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London
Washington
B.S.T
United States
Aipertein
Great Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Equalization Fund
Chamberlain
Sooner to Be Tried for Locked House Murder
Comanche County officers laid plans to try Robert P. Hayter for the murder of his wife and two children in Lawton Oklahoma. Hayter pleaded not guilty and was sent to an out of town jail at his request. He claimed he was in Fort Worth Texas on October 27 and said developments would clear him. He faces a murder charge for Mrs Hayter’s death as well as the killings in their locked home.
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Lawton
Okla
Flans
Robert P. Hayter
Comanche County
Srayter
John Manning
Duncan
Hayter
el Reno
Fort Worth
Tex
Treasury Reorganization After Hewes and Cummings Resign
Washington on December 12 reports another round of changes at the Treasury Department as Assistant Secretary Thomas Hewes and executive assistant Walter J. Cummings are expected to resign. The department moves aim to streamline operations amid ongoing leadership shifts.
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Washington
CUB
Treasury Department
Thomas Hewes
Walter J. Cummings
Burglers Try Safe Heist Then Kidnap Night Watchman
Five men attempting to steal the First National Bank of Harrah safe abducted J. C. Smith the town night watchman and released him unharmed after a 50 mile car ride. Smith said the burglars drove toward Earlsboro after kidnapping him near Marvah following the failed prying of the bank safe.
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Oklahoma
City
First National Bank of
Harrah
J. C. Smith
Smith
Earlsboro
Marvah
Four Armed Bandits Rob Bay City Bank Branch
Four masked gunmen robbed the National Bank of Bay City branch shortly after opening, taking about 15 000. A robber told a female employee his wife needed a fur coat. Two customers entering during the heist were forced to lie down behind the cashier's cage before the bandits fled in a waiting car.
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Bay City
Mich
National Bank of Bay City
France confirms third default on US debt
Paris reports a cabinet decision confirming a third default on France's debt to the United States. Foreign Minister Boncour is to reply to Washington’s bill, upholding France’s stance after the chamber’s refusal to pay last year. The note was presented by Ambassador Lefevre de Laboulaye.
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Paris
United States
Joseph Paul Boncour
Washington
Andre Lefevre de Laboulaye
Patti-Boncous
France
Saar
Germany
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