Coaches Move to End Over-Emphasis in Football
College football coaches and officials agreed to push reforms to curb over-emphasis and recruiting pressures. They support ending spring practice at many eastern colleges and restricting fall sessions while urging higher standards and reduced commercial influence in the sport.
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Associated Press
New York
Carnegie Foundation
Philip B. Fleming
West Point
Association
Army
Navy
Harvard
Yale
Brown
Dartmouth
Pittsfires
Penn State
Pennsylvania
Coa
New York University
Lafayette
West Virginia
Johns Hopkins
Swarthmore
Syracuse
American Football Coaches’ Association
W. W. Roper
Princeton
Hugo Bezdek
Roper
Davis
James J. Dais
United States
Sand-wedge Debate Mirrors Golf Rules Evolution
In a United States Golf Association meeting the sand-wedge is discussed as a club still legal under rules on implements. British practice allows steel shafts, a change the U S G A notes as not a mechanical contrivance, with Bobby Jones explaining the wedge’s back and flange aid in bunker play.
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United States Golf Association
United States
Great Britain
Royal and Ancient Golf Club
Walter J. Travis
Travis
Jexs Sweetser
Bobby Jones
Britain
Oakland Hills Country Club
Herbert Lagerblade
Southern teams prove scores unreliable in season
Raleigh N C Three Southern conference football teams showed during the past season how valueless comparative scores. N C State was defeated by Florida 27 to 0 and a week later lost to Clemson by the same score. Florida later defeated Clemson 2 to 0.
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Raleigh
N. C
N. C. State
Florida
Clemson
How Lefty Grove Won 28 Games in 1930 Season
Lefty Grove of the A's posted 28 victories and five defeats in 1930 by taking 18 wins from Boston Cleveland and Detroit while losing only two games to the same trio.
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Lefty Grove
The
A's
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Auburn Keeps Chet Wynne as Fifth Fullback in Four Years
Chet Wynne, once Notre Dame star and now Auburn coach, serves as the fifth player at fullback in four years for the Auburn program.
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Auburn
Chet Wynne
Notre Dame
Coaches Seek Reform To Preserve Football Spirit
William A. Alexander in his final address warns that excessive year round practice harms football as a sport. He cites low entrance standards and calls for open finances, larger squads, limited practice, and removal of secret sessions to restore the game to its proper sphere. John F Meehan succeeds him as president.
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William A. Alexander
Coaches’ Association
John F
Chick) Meehan
New York University
Confidence and Line Hold Key to Consistent Putting
A golf essay discusses how mental composure and confidence shape putting results. It explains that three putts define scoring on the green, contrasts simple mechanics with difficult psychology, and urges decisive, line-focused stroking to reduce flinch. It notes tours, drafts, and team changes as broader context.
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Bobby Jones
Athletics Pipe Tune for 1930 Dance of Baseball
Philadelphia Athletics repeat as world champions amid a year of upheaval and records. Hack Wilson's 56 homers lead the NL while Joe Cronin earns AL MVP as Washington and Brooklyn reshuffle for 1931.
Baseball leaders of 1930 including world and league champs
The 1930 season featured the Philadelphia Athletics as world and American League champions. St Louis Cardinals won the National League pennant. Leading batsmen were Bill Terry 401 for the National and .381 for Jimmie Foxx? American, while Bob Fitzsimmons and Bob Grove led pitchers in the National and American leagues. Hack Wilson and Joe Cronin were the league MVPs unofficial. Wisconsin and Dartmouth led college leagues, Babe Ruth led in home runs for the American League, Joe Hauser topped the minors, and Rochester Redwings won the Little World Series with Baltimore claiming the Junior title.
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Joe McCarthy
Chicago Cubs
Rogers Hornsby
Will
Hornsby
Hugh 8. Fullerton, Jr
Associated Press
New York
Philadelphia Athletics
Washington Senators
Philadelphia
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago
Brook
Jon
New York Yankees
Bob Shawkey
Boston Red Sox
John (Shane) Collins
Brooklyn
Wilbert Robinson
William F. Baker
Philadelphia Nationals
Montreal
Wilson
Hack Wilson
Babe Ruth
Joe Cronin
Bill Terry
New York Giants
al Simmons
Athletics
Bob Fitzsimmons
Giants
Bob Grove
Wisconsin
Dartmouth
Cubs
Joe Hauser
Baltimore
Rochester Redwings
Retired Fighters Follow Varied Business Lives
Retired boxing figures pursue diverse careers after the ring according to Jack McAuliffe. Notables include John Gulley entering parliament and turf wealth, John Morrissey building Saratoga and congress, Jim Corbett thriving in show business, and Jack Dempsey facing mixed fortunes. Gene Tunney’s wealth and media flair, Benny Leonard’s business acumen, and Latta’s Canadian Pacific liner command are noted.
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New York
Jack McAuliffe
John Gulley
England
Gulley
Jack
John Morrissey
America
Congress
Saratoga
John L. Sullivan
Jim Corbett
Jack Dempsey
Sullivan
Bob Fitzsimmons
Dempsey
Kearns
Gene Tunney
Hamlet
Benny Leonard
Benny
Telegram Rates Cut on London to South America Cables
Telegrams from London to South America now cost two cents less per word. The new rate makes cables to Argentina and Chile priced at 50 cents per word.
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London
South America
Argentina
Chile
Alabama and Washington State Prep for Rose Bowl Offensive Battle
Pasadena December 30 Alabama and Washington State enter the Rose Bowl as the two favorites to clash in an offensive showcase. Alabama leads with power driven drives and high scoring, while Washington State promises diverse attack and sharper kicking. Coaches frame the underdog angle as Hol lingberg stirs rallying spirit and Wade projects a determined South against the West.
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Pasadena
Calif
Alabama
Washington State
Crimson Tide
Southern California
Washington
Tournament of Roses
Holling
Orin E
Babe) Hollinberg
Wade
Cougars
Hollinberg
Wallace Wade
South
Fights Last Night Steals Headlines Across Multiple Cities
In Chicago Bud Doran knocked out Tony Myzska of Grand Rapids. Joe Sharkey of Albion outpointed Patsy Pollock of Winnipeg. Jimmy Wilson of Watertown stopped Irish McKenna of Tyndall. Tony Sciolino of Buffalo outpointed Jimmy Kerr of Grand Rapids.
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Chicago
Bud Doran
Tony Myzska
Grand Rapids
Mich
Joe Sharkey
Albion
Patsy Pollock
Winnipeg
Man
Sioux Falls
S. D
Jimmy Wilson
Watertown
Irish McKenna
Identity of Rebel Chief In Burma Is Revealed
In Rangoon Burma on December 30 reports identify Shw ekyilon The Golden Crowd as the elusive rebel leader guiding incursions in Tharawaddy district 70 miles north of Rangoon His aim is to crown himself king of Burma.
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Burma
Rangoon
Tharawaddy
Here
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Lorain
Ohio
J. B. Applebaum
New York City
T. E. Ferrell
Oswego
W. Moushegian
Lowell
J. H. Altman
East Liverpool
C. Dorman
G. H. Pattison
Hubbard Woods
Ill
R. W. Sponaugle
Hershey
J. Rauh
Cincinnati
W. Holland
Falls River
R. C. Latta
Australia
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Georgia
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