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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1931
Page
4
Boxing talk runs high as fans debate a Dempsey comeback after four years away with no clear challenger. Artie McGovern argues Dempsey could return stronger with moderate training and diet. Schmeling’s US tour draws big crowds and money, while Max Carey’s coaching career ends after two NL stolen-base titles.
Billy White was defeated by Johnny Cataline in a ten round main event at the Stotesbury Amusement Club hall. Cataline won rounds two and three, White carried rounds five and six, and Cataline led in rounds seven and contributed to a split decision with White taking four rounds to three with three even rounds. Micky Shannon substituted for an ill Cataline earlier and refereed the program.
British women’s golf champion Diana Fishwick and an English team docked in New York after a rough crossing. They plan to compete against top U S players in three events including the Florida East Coast championship at St Augustine February 16 to 20, traveling to Palm Beach after a New York stay.
Johnny Vergez, youthfully billed as the Giants new third sacker, sent a polite note to New York after a salary dispute with Oakland fans. A new contract arrived by yesterday's mail with a pay increase and was signed promptly.
Construction work will begin early this year on the 24 story 55,000,000 new home for the San Francisco Olympic Club. The University of Illinois plans a 300,000 ice skating rink and a 40,000 golf course.
The piece highlights a highly capable instructor regarded as ideal for developing young players moving south in the coming weeks. It emphasizes the instructor’s balanced skill set and strategic vision for nurturing budding talent during a key transition period. The tone suggests strong confidence in the guiding influence ahead.
Gun Royal a speedster bred by Max Stearn won six muddy furlongs in 1 14 at the Miami course. He held a length and a half lead over J C Ellis Ellice with Flag Bearer third. Reproof, daughter of John P Grier, won the Benjamin Giglio purse at the fair grounds in 1 12 4 5 for six furlongs, beating Burgoo by a neck. Fly Guy trailed. Reproof paid 8 60 for 2 in the mutuels.
U S G A chief executive Herbert H Ramsay discusses the ban on the sand wedge as a contrivance and confirms steps to regulate equipment makers. The article notes a move to sectional qualifying for the National Amateur Championship, with about 150 players, medals for sectional winners, and a plan to test medal plus 18 and 36 hole formats for the finals.
The scoreboard lists college results with University of Pittsburgh 29 over Washington and Jefferson 26 and other pairings including Glenville 41 over Broaddus 34 and Muskingum 48 versus Oberlin 24. Also noted are Davis and Elkins 61 Bluefield 40 Scholastic scores Daybrook 34 University High 14 and local matches Terra Alta 30 Aurora 20 and Kingwood 26 Fellowship 19.
Chicago Feb 4 H C Pat Page former Indiana football coach signed as an assistant at his alma mater the University of Chicago He will begin duties April 1 and join Amos Alonzo Stagg as a key coach He will also join the faculty His son H O Page Jr is a candidate on the 1930 freshman squad Page resigned as Indiana head coach January 14 after contract dispute with salary through April 1932
St Paul reports Billy Petrolle manager Jack Hurley says offers from Madison Square Garden and Chicago Stadium await a return bout with King Tut after Hurley’s fighter was knocked out in under a round in Minneapolis on Monday night.
A vestige of the old west will be abolished in Hamilton County Kansas on April 1. The action affects local land use and grazing rights noted in the public notice in the period article.
Philadelphia February 4 The University of Pennsylvania announces a radical shift in athletics to curb over emphasis on sports. Athletic control will be centralized in university officers and all coaches will join the faculty in a reorganized department of physical education. Coaching will be an educational service with accountability to college authorities, not outside groups, keeping high standards in athletic competition. The new system follows models at Stanford and California with a board of athletic control and an executive committee guiding policy and scholarship access for all students.
Helene Madison, senior at Seattle, broke her own 440 yard and 400 meter world marks in a single race in Seattle on Feb 4. She also set a new American short course record for the same distance, surpassing Martha Novelius of York.
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