Roper, Ex Princeton Grid Mentor, Dies at Germantown Home
William W. Roper former Princeton football coach and insurance executive dies at his Germantown residence. Funeral scheduled. remembered for motivational talks and turning fumbles into runs. Roper coached at Princeton from 1910 to 1930 with stints at Missouri and Virginia Military Institute earlier in his career.
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Randall Scores Technical Kayo At Mansfield
Frankie Fabiano of Dover challenged middleweight Tiger Joe Randall in Mansfield. Randall led on points and finished with a technical knockout in the fourth round after Fabiano could not respond to the bell, ending the scheduled six rounds.
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Major Leagues Winter Meeting Opens Tuesday
Chicago dispatch reports the annual winter meeting of the two major leagues opens Tuesday with a wide range of player trades likely. Possible manager changes include Larry McPhail for Cincinnati and Jim Bottoms ey or Martyr McManus for Boston. Trade talk also links Mickey Cochrane to Detroit with Hayworth and cash.
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Schmittgen and Splete Win B W College Letters
Richard Schmittgen of Ridgeville and Gordon Splete of Eaton earned football letters at Baldwin Wallace College, playing center and guard respectively. Eddie Bahoric of Lorain also received a letter as an all Ohio halfback on several mythical teams. Sargent the creative painter often muttered Demons demone during work, seemingly aiding his results. Orientals smile at the West as they observe its striving and vows.
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Greeks Honor Athletes With Bronze Statues
Ancient Greeks commemorated successful athletes by crafting bronze statues and dedicating them in their honor, illustrating the high esteem for athletic achievement in antiquity.
Lorain Cagers Edge Amherst In Fast Game
Lorain High defeated Amherst 23 to 19 in a tightly played contest at Amherst. Amherst led 11 to 9 at halftime, but Lorain took the lead in the third quarter and held on after a late Tavener basket. In the opener, Lorain Lightweights overwhelmed Amherst Reserves 32 to 15.
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Ponzi Leads World Pocket Billiards Tourney in Chicago
Ponzi of Philadelphia holds the lead in the world pocket billiards tournament in Chicago after four wins and no defeats in one week. James Caras of Wilmington remains undefeated with two wins. Charles Seaback of Astoria trails with four losses. Ponzi beat Willian Mosconi 125 to 17 in 17 innings, while Frank Taberski of Schenectady defeated Benny Allen 125 to 95 in 11 innings.
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Kansas City
Canzoneri Meets European Champ
Two New York boxing bouts promise effects on the lightweight picture. Cleto Locatelli the European champion faces Tony Canzoneri in a 10 rounder at Madison Square Garden. Billy Petrolle meets Stanislaus Loayza in a 10 round bout at the Ridgewood Club tomorrow night.
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Bishops and Wesleyan Open Intercollegiate Basketball Season
Ohio State opens Big Ten title defense under Coach Harold Olsen as they face Western Ontario in Columbus. Wesleyan upset Ohio State 23 to 3 in the opener, and Western Ontario meets St. John’s in Toledo Thursday. Conference teams schedule non conference games this week with four Ohio championship contests on tap.
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Cage Schedule of Transylvania and Other Teams
Weekly college cage schedule from December 11 to 16 lists games at multiple sites. Matchups include Transylvania at Cincinnati, Xavier at Cincinnati, Marietta at Columbus, Capital at Columbus, and several others across Ohio and neighboring cities with dates December 11 through 16.
Oberlin To Play Eight Grid Games In 1934
Oberlin College releases its 1934 football schedule with eight games. Opener at Rochester on October 6 followed by a home clash with Denison. Season ends November 24 at Western Reserve in Cleveland. Other Ohio Conference teams listed with varied open dates and opponents.
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Bears and Giants Clash For Pro Football Title
The Chicago Bears and New York Giants, winners of the Western and Eastern NFL titles, will meet for the championship next Sunday at Wrigley Field. Chicago earned seeding by beating Green Bay 7 6 to close the season with a better record despite New York’s 29 14 win over Philadelphia. Snow postponed Pittsburgh-Portsmouth to next Sunday. Cincinnati defeated Brooklyn 13 9 in an exhibition.
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Cleveland Beats Syracuse 4-3 in Hockey Clash
Cleveland Indians edged Syracuse 4-3 to claim a near end standings win. Benson and Cormier scored with assists as Downie and Willer added goals in a tight game. Referee Percy called penalties as both teams battled for second place in the league standings.
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Boxing Schedule From Various Cities This Week
Boxers and venues listed across multiple cities including Albany Syracuse Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Hollywood. Matches feature welter middle and light heavyweights with fighters such as Joe Thompson Johnny Casper Rosy Kid Eddie Swoopes Cleto Locatelli Toots Bashata and Tony Cacvoneri among others. Matches dated Tuesday through Friday outline bouts in New York Los Angeles Philadelphia and other locales.
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Famed Chicago Sportsman Dies
Chicago business man and patron of the arts George Lytton dies at 59 after a ten day illness. A former amateur heavyweight boxing champion and referee in the Dempsey Tunney title bout in Chicago six years ago, he was born in Grand Rapids and educated at Michigan Military Academy and Harvard. He is survived by his widow and two children.
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MacFarlane Wins Miami-Biltmore Open in Debut Win
Willie MacFarlane, 42, from Tuckahoe New York, captured the Miami Biltmore Open with a 288 total after a final 70 to win $2 5000 for the richest event of the winter golf season. Revolta, Gulda, Armour and Runyan followed, with Shute also in the field as Pasadena Open runners prepare.
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Cleveland Mat Program Promises Vicious Heavyweight Clash
December 11 Cleveland public hall hosts a wrestling card led by Joe Malcowicz the Cuca Panther and Leo Numa undefeated in Cleveland. Steve McPheror promotes with two falls deciding the world title challenger outcome in sight. Frank Dean weighs 320 pounds faces John Spellman in the semi final.
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Elyria Fullback Named On Second Scholastic Team
Frank Murkowskie, captain and fullback of Elyria High, earns a spot on the second all scholastic football team after a statewide poll of coaches and sports writers by the Columbus Chamber of Commerce.
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First Team and Second Team All-Ohio Players Listed
The list of players includes Myers of Toledo Waite as a first team guard and Gales of Niles at tackle with Cussinger Springfield and Wheeler Steubenville among linemen. Depler Ashland at center and Deshler Columbus West at right guard appear on the first unit with Kelker Dover at right tackle and Five Canton McKinley at end. Second team features Hugger Cleveland Shaw at quarterback Hugger? Wait. McCullough Greenfield Allen Canton McKinley Heiser Mansfield Birkish Massillon Morrison Chaney Kotellis Martins Ferry Booth East Liverpool Hess Sandusky Raab Akron North Murkowski Elyria.
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Lake Erie League selects first and second all star teams
The Elyria star misses first team by one vote while Wedebrook of Portsmouth takes the spot. Chuck Hugger of Cleveland Shaw earns second team end, Al Hess of Sandusky on second team, with Murkowski praised as a top defensive back. Honorable mention lists honor many players from Ohio teams.
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Ridgeville Five Dominate Penfield in Easy Win
Ridgeville High cruised to a 50 to 10 victory over Penfield in a Lorain county basketball game. Coach Dyer Sweet benched his regulars after four minutes, using eleven players who all scored, led by Knapp and Snyder with five points each and Jones adding four for Penfield.
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Rupp Elected President of Ohio Officials Board
Rus sell H Rupp of Cleveland heads the Foothatl Officials Association after being elected president at a Columbus meeting held yesterday in Ohio.
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Elyrian Stars Spark Cleveland Roller Hockey Victory
Elyria star skater Tony Fogolyano led the Elyria based Elyrian Stars as they routed the Jamestown Jammies 6 2 to seize first place in the American Roller Hockey League. Fogolyano scored three goals with two unassisted and one on a Berry pass before a crowd of about 1 000.
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Michigan Ranked Top by Dickinson in Football Scale
Illinois professor Frank G Dickinson lists the nation’s top ten teams for 1930s season. Michigan leads with 28.52 points, followed by Nebraska 24.61, Minnesota 23.87, Pittsburgh 23.01, Ohio State 22.79, Southern California 22.61, Princeton 22.50, Oregon 22.36, Army 22.16, Purdue 22.05.
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Bowman Sold to New York Giants by Portland Giant Club
Bowed by manager Bill Terry of the New York Giants, Tao Bowman star pitcher of the Portland Pacific Coast league club has been purchased. Bowman, 23, right handed, won 23 games last season and lost 11.
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