Magnates Fail to Negotiate Trades at Winter Meetings
New York December 10 AP reports major league club owners and managers opened the winter meetings with no player deals. Yankees seek a pitcher from the Browns but trade talks stall over demands. Boos and names surface as clubs discuss Mel Ott and others while veteran players linger behind the scenes.
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St.Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
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George Bluehaler
Yankees
Henry Johnson
Willie Kamm
Moe Berg
White Sox
Danny MacFayden
Ed Morris
Red Sox
Harry Rice
Rogers Hornsby
Chicagos
Jim Bottomley
Cardinals
Charlie Grimm
George Kelly
Wallie Berger
Boston Braves
John McGraw
Freddie Lindstrom
Rerens
Ladelphis Athletic
Porthave
Bob Shawkey
Portland
Spencer Abbott
Wallieepee
Joe Dugan
Oxcar Vite
George Sister
Tee
Ors
Jayhawkers to field veteran 1931 football nucleus
The Jayhawkers announce a veteran core for 1931 amid cleats and practice plans. Key lettermen from the 1930 squad including backs Milton Sorem Lee Davis and end Virgil Paden depart, while several returning linemen and backs from the 1930 roster report for early practice as Coach Hinshaw prepares freshmen joins. The piece notes injuries and transitions as the program braces for the upcoming season.
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Jin Bausch
Frosty Cox
Paul Fisher
Milton Sorem
Lee Davis
Charles Smoot
Virgil Paden
Charles Smay
Nelson Sorem
Tall
Arch Stuck
James Brazil
Gilbert Hanson
Cecil Smay
Maurice Kite
Earl Foy
Pote Rost
Tommy
Tetaleorge Son
Ards
Frank Bausch
Rimond Reach
Elmer Schaake
Fred Black
Johnny Madison
Lee Page
Carrie Oathwas
Bernie Gridley
Stree Mae
Jaye Hawker
Coach Hinshaw
Traton Plans Ring Comeback to Box After Bears
Chicago December 10 AP George mn the man mountain center of the Chicago Bears plans to take up boxing as a serious profession. As soon as the football season ends he will travel east to train and then be ready for a pro bout.
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Strange as It Seems by John Hix
The village of New Hempstead England formed in 1927 to house coal miners but a nearby town’s sewage laws halted disposal plans leaving the town untenanted until engineers resolve the issue. Air on a saw edge reveals quivering wind-driven waves and a method to see it. The heath hen once common in northeast America vanished rapidly and now faces extinction without a mate. For more proof of anything depicted, readers should write to John Hix care of this reversal and include a stamped return envelope. Tomorrow The Human Target.
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K. U
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Lincoln, Journal
Nebraska
Rank Frécka
Husker Eleven
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Walt Dobbins
George ‘Wildcat
Wilson
Washington Huskies
Ormand
Kansas
Prucka
Sandusky High Star Under Age Doubt Prompts X Ray
In Sandusky Ohio a husky high school football star London Gant six feet tall and 195 pounds faces an X ray to settle age eligibility doubts. The family Bible lists him as seventeen, while opponents question if he is over twenty and thus ineligible. Dr T Wingate Todd of Western Ive University will photograph his bones to estimate his age.
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London Gant
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Gant
Gene Kemper
Emporia Scrivener
Kansas
Jim
Bausch
Busch
Army Navy clash at Yankee Stadium may sell out
New York Dec 10 AP prospects of an evenly contested game revived hopes of a sell out for the Army versus Navy football game at Yankee Stadium Saturday. Navy’s strong show against Penn has sparked renewed interest. most $5 seats sold, though committee says there are higher priced seats still available. Army faces injuries weakening backfield and line, while Navy appears at peak and ready to surge. Army after a tough schedule has shown resilience, but Navy’s recent power may keep the game evenly matched.
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Yankee Stadium
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Grover Whalen
Citizens Committee
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Somata
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Notre Dame
Judges System Offers No Solution to Ring Decisions
By AL DEFAREE former New York Giants pitcher argues the three man judging setup with a referee and two ring-side judges leads to biased outcomes and fan distrust. He claims fights are rarely decided on merit and calls for replacing judges with incorruptible referees to restore integrity to the sport. The piece also notes that only four members of USC's first total team will graduate.
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Turmil
University of Southern California
Kansas Bausch Drama Boosts Big Six Enquiry
Debates over Jim Bausch eligibility stir Kansas alumni as Big Six reshapes amateur rules. Kansas claims Bausch ineligible while others say he was treated unjustly, amid a broader critique of conference conduct.
Missouri Tigers Begin Basketball Practice Season
Missouri basketball noses into a slate of four preconference games before Big Six play. Coach Edwards relies on veteran leaders and new talents while potential ineligibilities loom. schedule lists games at Central College, Kansas City, Madison, St. Louis, Lincoln, Columbia, Ames, Omaha, Norman, and Manhattan as the Tigers rebuild with Guard Huhn and centers Beeckmeier Pollock Wagner Davis James among keys.
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Madison
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Origin of All America football team traced by Camp Whitney
R M Kauffmann of Washington DC expands on the AP series about the All American team. He cites Walter Camp selecting the first team in 1889 for Caspar Whitney’s magazine. Whitney’s 1891 Whitney column and Ha l’s Weekly reprints, Camp’s annual Guide, and later Camp’s sons in Collier's Weekly.
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Caspar Whitney
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All America and Camp in Princeton Football History
The column traces the All America selection history from Camp and Whitney through 1901 to the 1920s, noting Camp’s influence on selections and Spalding’s Guide. It credits E A Poe ’91 of Princeton as a key figure among six brothers making Princeton football history, and discusses Collier’s and Whitney’s roles in credit and prestige. It also mentions Francis Wallace's book Huddle and Knute Rockne’s era with the Four Horsemen.
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E A. Poe
Inceton
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Collier's
Spalding
Francis Wallace
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
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Wallace
Barney Mack
Tonganoxie Community News Briefs and Visits
Local residents report visits and gatherings across Kansas and Missouri. Mary Jones Anna Wood and William Jones visited C H Jones in Mid Hand Friiday. Leavenworth events include corn and apple show and Mrs Slomski visiting daughter. Kansas City hosts many guests and Legion officers elected. Community meetings, school instruction, travels, and illness noted from December weekend through Monday.
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Slomski
Leavenworth
C. M. Williamson
Leavenworth Thursda
F. Henderson
F. A. Henry
George Farrell
Dau ‘Ter
Jai Mae. Wallace
Kansas City
Oece
American Legion ‘Auxiliary
Kee
Luther Modlin
Louisa Ferenmuth
Uriel Harling
Wilson Myers
Ed Hurt
Kenneth Scheneck
Bridger
Mont
Sherman Tyson
McAllaster
Kan
Leslie McKeehen
Grady Rewvians
Harry Hawkins
Lin Ratliff
Wichita
Jarnes
Celleas
Colorado
Peedion
Sare
Social News From Lone Star Area Pot Luck Supper
Mr and Mrs Everet Bond and Twila June hosted a pot luck supper in Lawrence with Will Curtis and family joining. Ulrichs from Lawrence and Indiana visitors shared meals and church events. Christian Workers meeting led by Miss Flory discussed Our Church Paper with low turnout due to bad roads.
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Twila
Jess Ikenberry
Whitman
Gilbert
Waleter
Porter Bond
Saat
Clifford Christian
Lawrence
Will Curtis Sand Iret
Ted Urn
Frank Flory
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Murray Bond
Glen Fishburn
Medicine Lodge
Esther Flory
Eldon Tine
Will Kinge
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