Extra Point Debate Marks Intercollegiate Football Talks
New York Dec 29 AP The opening verbal blast at meetings of Intercollegiate Athletic Officials drew support for retaining the extra point while urging less drastic penalties for offside during the try. The Eastern Association favored the extra point but urged distance penalties for offside. Discussion also centered on a uniform fumble rule allowing advancement of a kicked ball recovered before touching ground. Barres Yale end ran to a TD against Georgia last season on a kicked ball out of Georgia’s grasp, prompting debate. Officials discussed forming a national organization to oversee football officiating. Coaches meet today with NC AA sessions starting tomorrow focusing on administration and rules. K Hall chair of rules committee expected to recommend no change.
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Kidney Punch Defined in Dawson Needham Bout
The piece recalls George Dawson’s famed kidney punch used against Dany Needham in a San Francisco match. Dawson wore Needham down with side blows that drew air from the lungs, eventually forcing the sponge after 29 rounds as Needham faltered. Dawson later taught boxing at Chicago A. A. until moving to Pasadena.
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Roses Game Stakes Build As Rose Bowl Sails Near
Pasadena Cal Dec 29 AP Washington State and Alabama pace to New Year’s Day Rose Bowl after heavy practice sessions. Washington State Coach Orin Holilingberg says his Cougars are sharp despite a rugged schedule ahead of the final workouts. Alabama aims to hit top form with lighter drills on Wednesday in preparation for the sixteenth annual tournament clash.
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New York Gravity Game Flops at Ebbets Field
A Southern college all star team defeated a Northern squad 7-0 before fewer than 2,000 spectators at Ebbets Field on December 28 AP report notes a gate below expenses. In the third period Georgia quarterback George Davidson connected with Tulane’s Holland for 37 yards helped by a tackler miscue before a North Carolina back Jim Magner scored the touchdown.
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New Records Fall Before Hack Wilson
Hack Wilson of the Chicago Cubs leads NL yearly records with 585 at bats 423 bases and a slugging average of .723. He drew 1035 walks, topping league marks in both stats. Other notes include St Louis setting runs batted in and drafts, Giants best road record, and multiple mentions of 1930s baseball figures and a football note on Alabama.
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Coaches Push Center Jump Change To Speed Up Game
The piece notes debate among coaches on basketball rule reforms including removing the center jump after the opening scramble to reduce congestion and stalling. Proponents include Sam Barry and WIsconsin figures, with tall centers cited as an argument. Also discussed is limiting dribbles to curb stalling, though risking loss of spectacular play.
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Baer Schaaf talk and Miami sports season preview
Scrappy remarks from promoters and fighters mix with early season plans for Miami sports. Notables like Baer, Schaaf, Bandit Johnson, Reilly and Morgan weigh prospects while horse racing, golf tournaments, a Biscayne Bay regatta and a charity boxing angle draw attention. The piece notes fights, fishing and wrestling activity slated to begin January 16 with fifty days of racing and twelve golf events in the metro area.
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Dempsey’s Circus Days Taught Him Drums and Fun Times
Memphis recollection recalls Jack Dempsey’s circus stint with Sells-Floto where he learned drum timing from Jean Dearth and performed as a drummer while boxing a few rounds in the big tent. Dearth and Leonard Sacks back the tale, noting Dempsey’s camaraderie with crew and a lion incident amid the tour.
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Ambitious program noted in partial broadcast draft
The fragment mentions an ambitious program aside from jal alii and hints at a topic involving Fitz Cops Again. It also briefly cites a horse topic with a casual remark about ib.
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