Veil of Scandal Threatens Pro Hockey in New York
Reports of open gambling surrounding New York professional hockey at Madison Square Garden spurred by odds quoting and wagers placed near game corridors. The Dec 27 article notes repeated referee controversies and fan suspicions, while urging the hockey association to deploy a strong deterrent to eject money changers.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Rangers
Broadway
Hockey Association
Stagg Quits as Chicago Track Coach After Departing Duties
Amos Alonzo Stagg, longtime coach at the University of Chicago, retires from track duties due to burdens of athletic director and football coaching roles. Ned Merriam takes over immediately. Stagg began Chicago track coaching in 1896 and remains the sport’s oldest active college coach by tenure, with four Big Ten outdoor titles and three indoor championships.
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Chicago
Big Ten
Amos Alonzo Stagg
University of Chicago
Stagg
Ned Merriam
Maroons
Rockne Era Records Show Notre Dame Football Fortunes
Notre Dame has played 111 games under coach Rockne since 1917, with 2 wins, 13 losses and six ties. The 1928 season saw four losses in nine games, the worst yet, though Rockne called his team among the gameiest he coached. Nebraska emerges as the toughest opponent with four wins, three losses and two ties in nine meetings.
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South Bend
Ind
Ernie Rockne
Notre Dame
Ramblers
Rocknie
Rockne
Nebraska
Cornhuskers
Dates Set for Iowa High School Basketball Meets
Des Moines official release lists sectional rounds Feb 28 to Mar 2 at centers to be chosen. District tournaments set for Mar 8 and 9 in eight towns to be named. State championship in Iowa City Mar 14 to 16 featuring eight district winners.
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Des Moines
George A. Brown
Iowa' S High School Athletic Association
Iowa City
Des Moines Roller Skating Marathon Opens Tonight
The Des Moines Elks sponsored roller skating marathon begins tonight with 50 to 60 contestants. Skaters will race day and night for $2,000 in prizes, with rest periods allowed. It is the third marathon of this kind in the country.
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Des Moines
U.P
Des Moines Elks
February heavy month for Hawkeye athletes
Iowa City Dec 27 report that eighteen intercollegiate contests fill February for the University of Iowa. The slate includes six basketball games and four wrestling meets, making February the busiest month for Hawkeye athletes with half of events at home.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Radio Telegraphers in Waterloo Offer Free Messages Again
Waterloo amateur radio operators recall the prewar era when 10 to 12 youths sent free messages across the United States and Canada. Despite wartime dismantling, the American Radio Relay League inspired renewed activity, with 1928 and 1929 amateurs offering to relay messages of up to 15 words at no charge to distant friends, including New Year greetings to Chicago.
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Waterloo
Wireless
KDKA
Pittsburgh
United States
Canada
Naval Radio Station
NAA
Arlington
W. Va
American Radio Relay League
Relay League
United Radio Relay League
Lockwood
Great Lakes Marconi
9QF
Seventh Street
St. Marys
Atlantic
Chicago
Bears Ready for Tech Game After Intense Practice Run
Pasadena. California December 27 Ten workouts in six days have put the California Bears in shape and they will practice once daily until New Year's Day Rose Bowl meeting with Georgia Tech. Nips Price praises progress while Georgia Tech loses guards Raleigh Drennan and Jim Brooke to fever. Des Moines. December 27 Action on education appropriations will be delayed several days, Gov. Hammill says after conferences.
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Pasadena
Cal
University of California Bears
Golden Tornado
Georgia Tech
Price
Bill Alexander
Georgia Tornado
Raleigh Drennan
Jim Brooke
Alexander
Tech
Des Moines
Dee
State Board of Education
Hammill
Yale Grid Team to Play Ghigagd Eleven in 13
Chicago December 27 Yale football will visit Chicago on October 17 1931 to mark A A Stagg’s fortieth anniversary as coach at the University of Chicago. Henry Gardiner led the Chicago Yale club negotiations and will announce the game at a Yale club meeting. This will be Yale’s first trip west. Stagg started at Yale in the 1880s and was an 1889 All American end.
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Chicago
Yale
A.A. Stagg
University of Chicago
Henry Gardiner
Yale Club of
New Haven
Gardiner
Stagg
East High Teaches Second Team Cage Schedule
Coach Midge Makeever plans a limited second team schedule this season for East High with New Hampton Cedar Falls and Teachers college high seconds plus local church teams. He will pick a Junior High squad after school resumes. Varsity drills twice daily and a local Industrial league practice is set tonight.
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Midge Makeever
East High
New Hampton
Cedar Falls
Teachers College High
Makeever
Feather champ signs for two garden bouts
New York December 27 Andre Routis world's champion featherweight boxer has signed for two Madison Square Garden defenses. The first bout is set for March with Al Singer or Kid Choco. Singer is likely to meet Bud Taylor of Terre Haute before facing Routis, per Match maker Tom McArdle.
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New York
U.P
Andre Routis
Madison Square Garden
Tom McArdle
al Singer
Kid Chocolate
Singer
Bud Taylor
Terre Haute
Ind
Routis
Mce
Ardle
Thursday Radio Schedule Highlights and Guests
Broadcast grid lists 8 30 and 9 o clock programs with acts and stations including WEAF WRC GGY KSD and WHAS. Entries show specific shows such as Sentinels 8 36 Jessica Dragassette and House Concert 8 30 with music selections and participating stations.
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Jessica Dragassette
WEAFP
WAM
WRC
WGY
KSD
WOW
EVOO
WFAA
WHAS
WEM
WMC
WSS
WDAF
WGN
WEAF
WWJ
KVOO
KPRG
WIMJ
KRQ
WSM
WSB
KGO
KOMO
KFI
KMOX
Eom
WSPD
WSBM
Merry Makers
WABC
WADC
WERC
WOWO
EMOX
WEBM
Radio Schedules and Hourly Concert Listings Across Markets
A compilation of radio station timetables with shows from Chicago Cincinnati Minneapolis Des Moines listing programs by time. Notable entries include orchestras singers bands lectures health segments news and dance hours across multiple outlets.
Radio Schedule Fragments From A Busy Evening Lineup
A dense listing of radio programs and station call signs outlines a busy evening with shows from 6:30 to 3:45, featuring music, orchestras, reviews, and broadcasts across Chicago Des Moines Cincinnati and Minneapolis stations, with programs like Circ, Concert Bureau Hour, and Amos Andy.
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WOR
Amos-Andy
WLW
Cincinnati
Quakers
WCCO
Minneapolis
United Light Opera
Howard Melaney
Ramblers
WHO
Des Moines
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Montgomery Ward Co
Winter Russell
Gotham Trio
Constance McClure
Frederika Cage Team Will Play on Nashua Floor
Frederika Iowa reports the Frederika boys basketball team will play at Nashua tomorrow evening. The brief item notes other local activities including Miss Euphrasia Rourke entertaining a card club and a note on grading results from Primary 59. The text references ancient Roman glass eyes as a lighter aside.
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Frederika
Nashua
Courier
Euphrasia Rourke
Opening hockey match draws 1491 at Hippodrome
Paid admissions at the season opener between American Legion and Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing totaled 1,491 after final. Estimated gross receipts hovered near $900. The next game is Friday at 8:15 p.m. vs Armour Packing of St Paul, with colder weather expected to firm the ice.
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American Legion
Minnesota Mining
Hippodrome
Armour Packing Company of
St. Paul
Penney Company Employees Here Receive Bonuses
J C Penney Co distributed Christmas bonus checks among its 1021 stores totaling 412307 dollars with 4832 women employees participating. Bonuses depend on salary and years of service. last year’s distribution was 320000 dollars. Local store had six participants led by Anna Olsen for length of service and E Brokaw for top sales. Other recipients included Florence Bishop Winona Bishop J E Hilton and Freta Peffer.
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J. C. Penney Co
New York
St. Louis
J. CG. Penney Co
S. D. Major
Anna Olsen
E. Brokaw
Florence Bishop
Winona Bishop
J. E. Hilton
Freta Peffer
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A. A. Stagg
Il Grid
Iowa
Hawkeye
Trier
Luke the Royal Other
Rube Goldberg
Alort
Ali Tor
Shippiag
Ose
Happy Family
BRAIA
Miss Msgrath
Ardy Robb
Josan Somibias
HS Polar Expedition
Nel
Biddle
His Boy
Anthony Drexel Biddle
Philadelphia Society
Rene de Vos
Frank Stephenson
Mulberry Street
Everett Phelps
Mullan Avenue
Franz Wille
Logan Avenue
Glen Fordyce
Forest Avenue
Albert Ritz
Cortlandt Street
BEANO
Ape
Via
Rexhound
Tranat
Greyhound Lines
Dubuque
Rockford
DeKalb
Galena
Elizabeth
Stockton
Woodbine
Freeport
Rochelle
Creston
Malta
Maple Park
Elburn
Geneva
Wheaton
Russell Lamson Hotel
West Fifth St
Yale Grid
E. H. Peans
Feather
Champ
The
Associated Press
KYW
Uncle Bob
Apollo
Insomnia Club
Quin
Nighthawks
Almanak
Sentinels
WMAQ
Topsy Turvey
Whitney Trio
Sparkers
Burnt Corkers
Mell
Dell
Sheasby
Optometrist
AttHoor
Black Hawk
Europe
Paris
Florida Gulf Coast
Gulf Coast
American
Riviera
Florida
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Atlanta
Caribbean Sea
New
P. W. Morrow
N. W
Marquete Bidg
Iler G
B. Herring
D. Be
L&n.r.r. Boatmen’s Bank Bidg
St Louis
Louisville & Nashville
R. R
Fordan's Song Shop
Hoover Sentinels
Selberling Singers
Maxwell House
Halsey-Stuart
Palais D'Or
Iso-Vis
Bankers Life Little Symphony
WJZ
WJR
EYW
WIZ
WREN
WJAX
KOA
KSL
EGW
KHQ
PKRC
WOAI
KPO
EOI
WKRO
WGHP
EMBC
Concert Bureau
ESD
Little Jack Little
Radio Floorwalker
Theatre Gang
WGN Opera Company
WWMAQ
Bt Paul
Penney Company
G. C. Kennedy
Frank Wartey
Brownt
4Th Street
Newark, N
Kansas City
San Francisco
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