Prospects Good For Basketball Five At High
Ne-Ca-Bi coach Billy Herbst plans to trim a 75 man squad to about 16 to 20 by midweek with 10 kept for personal coaching while assistant Kates handles the rest. Veterans Joe Hartman and Bill Klee anchor the team as Herbst builds from solid class league talent, with Haydon Evans likely to take center and Evans City game set for December 21. Faculty Manager Ralph Gardner expects a record crowd.
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Billy Herbst
Ne-Ca- Bi
Herbst
Kates
Joe Hartman
Bill Klee
Varsity Timber
Chuck Andrews
Jimmy Stone
Pickles’ Bray
Charley Ross
Bob Preston
Thornton Allen
Pinktie
Moore
Haydon Evans
Pennsy Five
Evans
Floyd Yeager
Evans City
Ralph Gardner
Baseball Wins Reserve Clause Victory Boosts Game
The circuit court of appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the reserve clause in a decision reversing a Baltimore Federals verdict. It clears the path for a joint major and minor league committee to draft a new national agreement, with Heydler calling it a boom for baseball and essential for enforcing discipline. The ruling also affirms that baseball is not interstate commerce.
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International News Service
New York
Life
Court of Appeals of
District of Columbia
Baltimore Federals
Heydler
Joint
Boxing results span six cities with multiple decisions
Last night in Boston Andy Cheney stopped Willie Green in the sixth round of a ten round bout. In Toledo Tommy Gibbons won a decision over Chuck Wiggins in twelve rounds. Mike O Dowd beat Len Rawlins in Philadelphia in five rounds. Pinkey Mitchell and Jack Huntton boxed ten rounds to a draw in Milwaukee. Joe Howard defeated Barry Norton in New York in four rounds. Frank Maxwell beat Phil Delmont in twelve rounds. Young Montreals faced Joe Purman in ten rounds. Join Story Clark Xmas club. Open evenings.
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Boston
Andy Cheney
Willie Green
Chicago
Toledo
Tommy Gibbons
Chuck Wiggins
New Yor
Joe Howard
Barry Norton
Frank Maxwell
Phil Delmont
Leonard Defeats Welling To Retain Lightweight Title
Benny Leonard earned a hard fought 13 round decision over Joe Welling in New York. Welling showed grit and punching power but Leonard’s precision and final flurry sealed the victory, preserving the Bronx champion’s crown. The piece also discusses growing interest in intersectional college football.
How He Ended Kidney Trouble
A Alabama man from Village Springs, C. E. Brewer, recalls a severe kidney attack that left him bedridden. After using Foley Kidney Pills, he felt relief within days and was fully cured, praising the remedy as the best kidney treatment with no recurrence. Sold everywhere.
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C. .E. Brewer
Village Springs
Ala
Aly
George Chip and McGoorty Battle to Draw in LaSalle
Ex-middleweight champ Geo Chip from New Castle and Eddie McGoorty of Oshkosh Idaho fought ten rounds in LaSalle Indiana. At the end of round ten the popular verdict reported here today was a draw according to wire reports.
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Geo. Chip
New Castle
Eddie McGoorty
Oshkosh
LaSalle
Ind
Notre Dame Halfback Gipp Lapses Toward Critical Stage
Teammates of George Gipp plan to donate blood in a bid to save his life as he remains critically ill in South Bend. H Anderson and Larson, former Notre Dame players, had their blood tested for possible transfusion while doctors report no improvement since Saturday. Pending the outcome, arrangements for a Christmas day game with the Pacific fleet in San Francisco are postponed.
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International News Service
South Bend
Ind
George Gipp
Notre Dame
Gipp
H. Anderson
Larson
Pacific Fleet
San Francisco
Bowie Named Grove City Football Captain for 1921
Grove City high school honors James Bowie as captain for 1921 season. The New Castle football standout has played tackle and backfield, excels on the line and as a punter, while his brother Raymond captained Grove City this year.
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New Castle
Grove City
James Bowie
Bowie
College Town
Raymond
Weygant to Box Mandot in Erie December 9
Eddie Weygant a featherweight from the city is slated to fight Joe Mandot of Buffalo in a 10 round bout in Erie on December 9. Weygant has trained weeks and eased into tapering for Wednesday night’s forces. His last Erie appearance ended with a first round knockout of Harry Coulon, boosting his drawing power and reputation. Mandot is described as a hard hitter and clever featherweight.
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Eddie Weygant
Joe Mandot
Buffalo
Erie
Weygant
Harry Coulon
Mandot
Young Bowen Faces Freddie Welsh In Ardmore Bout
Freddie Welsh ex-champion seeks a comeback in a ten round match at Ardmore Maryland against Henry Young Bowen a former Long Avenue resident. Welsh the London titleist now American citizen boxes with measured skill while Bowen shows grit and aggression in a clash of youth versus experience.
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Freddie Welsh
Henry
Young) Bowen
Long Avenue
Ardmore
Welsh
Willie Ritchie
London
Freddie
America
Uncle Sam
Bowen
Stupidity Of Play Won For Buckeyes
Ohio State claimed the conference title after a hard fought season described as the finest in Western football. The piece credits Ohio State’s passing game led by Workman and Stinchcomb, noting Wisconsin’s strong team but a costly early loss to the Buckeyes.
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E. C. Patterson
Collier's Weekly
New York
Ohio
Illinois
Champaign
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Wilce
Stinchcomb
H. Wonkman
Huffman
J. Taylor
Trott
Workman
Giants to hold 1940 training camp in San Antonio
Secretary Joseph O'Brien announced New York Giants will again stage spring camp in San Antonio with a later start around March 8. The team plans to curtail or drop the usual barnstorming trip.
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New York
San Antonio
New York Giants
Joseph O’brien
Room for More Tenants Run Kansas Farms
In forty years the share of Kansas farms run by tenants has more than doubled. Over 19,000,000 acres of Kansas land are operated under lease, reflecting a shift in farming practices and land use.
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Kansas
Soccer fans to meet at YMCA Wednesday for team start
A Wednesday meeting at eight o clock at the YMCA will decide if a local soccer team will form this season. A. H. Rothstein, commissioner, Bill Andrews of the Board of Trade, and Ed Jones, soccer promoter, will be present. Jones says he has ample players but seeks more locals.
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A. H. Rothstein
Bill Andrews
Board of Trade
Ed Jones
Jones
Three College Captains Shared Somerville High Roster
Three high school stars from Somerville High joined future college captains in 1920. Jim Robertson captained Dartmouth, Alex Anderson captained Georgetown, and Harry Robertson captained Syracuse, each playing in their college positions. Louis Smith of Holy Cross and Herb Treat of Boston College also played on the same school team.
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International News Service
Somerville
Mass
Somerville High School
Jim Robertson
Dartmouth
Alex Anderson
Georgetown
Harry
Penna. To Organize Basketball Team
Organization of one of the best basketball teams in the city will be held Wednesday evening December 8 at 7 30 o clock in the lobby of the M C A by Pennsylvania railroad employees. Fifteen players have promised to attend and more may come as many men employed on the railroad are keen players. Any employee interested in a fast Pennsylvania team is invited to attend to help form the squad.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Kid Bowen Heads to Washington to Train Brother
Lightweight boxer Kid Bowen sails to Washington to assist his brother Henry Bowen in training for a major bout with ex champion Freddie Welsh. Bowen, who defeated Battling Hess and Jimmie Allee last summer and fought Ralph Brady over eight rounds, previously fought in St Louis Sandusky and Toledo.
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Bowen
Ralph Brady
Jimmy Allee
Hess
Washington
Henry
Young) Bowen
Freddie Welsh
Jimmie Allee
St. Louis
Sandusky
Brady
Toledo
Ohio
Aliens Learn English After 24 Lessons in Detroit
Detroit December 7. Newcomers to the country with twenty four evenings at Northwestern High School have gained working English in a Delaware test designed for ninety ten days of study. The test, about Mr Henry who loses and then finds a job, was read aloud by students of Miss Enda Hoover and reflects a direct constructive method by Mrs Nina Beglinger.
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Detroit
Northwestern
Delaware
Henry
Enda Hoover
Nina J. Beglinger
Teachers College
Venezuelan states and population noted with Caracas capital
The report outlines Venezuela as twenty states and two territories covering 392,976 square miles with about 2,850,000 people. around 100,000 reside in Caracas. It also notes Chinese working women forming a union in Shanghai's French concession.
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Venezuela
Caracas
Qa Union
Shanghai
Mythical All American Elevens of 1920 Star Players Listed
The 1920 All American first team features Legendre of Princeton Kiley Notre Dame Gulick Syracuse Keck Princeton T Callahan Yale Griffiths Penn State Alexander Syracuse Laurie Princeton Gipp Notre Dame Way Penn State Horween Harvard lead a strong group. Second and third elevens list Carney Belding Sedgewick Coughlin Taylor Wood Cunningham Boynton Stinchcombe Davies Crangle and Weston Swanson Dickens King McGuire Mohr Day McMillen Owen Flowers French with additional mentions across ends tackles guards centers quarterbacks halfbacks and fullbacks from major campuses Bay area not.
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Legendre
Princeton
Kiley
Notre Dame
Gulick
Syracuse
Keck
T. Callahan
Yale
Griffiths
Penn State
Alexander
Laurie
Gipp
Way
Horween
Harvard
Carney
Illinois
Belding
Iowa
Sedgewick
Coughlin
J. Taylor
Ohio State
Wood
Cunningham
Dartmouth
Boynton
Williams
Stinchcombe
Davies
Pittsburgh
Crangle
Weston
Wisconsin
Swanson
Nebraska
Dickens
King
Navy
McGuire
Chicago
Mohr
Day
McMillen
Owen
Flowers
Georgia Tech
French
Army
Burgh
Scott
Huffman
Slater
Tolbert
Trott
Brader
Hellstrom
Callahan
Weaver
Centre
Stern
Depler
Murrey
Fitzgerald
Buell
Carey
Cornell
Fletcher
Workman
Devine
Wray
Penn
Brandy
Hartley
Hoppe Leads in Billiard Championship at Astor
Willie Hoppe, 18.2 balkline billiard champion, leads the New York championship tourney at the Hotel Astor with one victory and no defeats. Walter Cochran trailed Hoppe after losing 370 to 400, having earlier beaten Jake Schaefer Jr. 400 to 358. Play resumes today.
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New York
Willie Hoppe
Hotel Astor
Hoppe
Walter Cochran
Jake Schaefer, Jr
Dunn Elected Michigan 1921 Football Captain
Ann Arbor reports Robert Dunn was chosen captain of the University of Michigan 1921 football eleven at a meeting of the M men last night.
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Ann Arbor
Robert Dunn
University of Michigan
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