Fire disrupts Harmon's stadium boxing show in Chicago
Paddy Harmon opened the new Chicago Stadium with a boxing card headlined by Tommy Loughran defending the light heavyweight title against Mickey Walker. Despite ticket sales and a $50,000 payday for Walker and Kearns, a roof fire and high prices limited attendance, with an estimated 10,000 people outside waiting as crews fought the blaze.
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Chandler Named Captain of Nashua Cage Team
Nashua Virginia March 30 ten letter awards were given for basketball season at Nashua high school. Gordon Chandler was elected captain and received a basketball watch charm. Charles Denn earned an award for free throw percentage with a perfect four for four record. The squad was entertained by Lynne Rust and Coach Smith at the Rust home, with a talk by Paul F. Bender of State Teachers College.
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Nashua
Nashua High School
Gordon Chandler
Ivo Tageler
Har_ Jan Staley
Paul Clements
Otho Knight
Billy Hall
Donald Rohda
Clarion Rohde
Earl Bush
Lynne Rust
Smith
Rust
Paul F. Bender
Tews State Teachers College
Windsor's Crest Country Club Plans Five 18-Hole Courses
Cleveland report states Welnut Crest Country club near Windsor will create a 710 acre golf complex with five 18-hole courses. Major Jack Gerry, airport commandant, weighs air taxi service to the club. Olympia Fields' Col. G. G. Holden appointed managing director guiding the project.
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Welnut Crest Country Club
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Cleveland Municipal Airport
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Olympia Fields
Chicago
Nelson Fulton Draw With Mason City Rival in Nineteenth Round
Mason City Iowa March 30 Johnny Fulton of Cedar Rapids and Battling Nelson of Waterloo fought nineteen rounds ending in a draw on the first night of the event. Sparen of Mason City escaped defeat in the earlier match and the caption describes a tense card with multiple bouts.
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Veteran baseball giants McGraw and Mack in historic clash?
The piece recalls Connie Mack and John McGraw as aging titans of early baseball. It notes Mack’s long managing career with the Philadelphia Athletics and pennant wins in 1902 1905 1910 1911 1913 1914 plus World Series clashes with McGraws Giants in 1905 1911 and 1913 and muses on a potential rematch in 1929.
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Milwaukee
Ban Johnson
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Giants
Athletics
Galway County Council bans foreign games in scholarships
Galway in the Irish Free State on March 30 announced a policy forbidding scholarships, schools, or colleges that encourage foreign games. Soccer rugby football cricket and hockey are included in the restricted activities under the new rule.
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Irish Free State
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Bunion Runners Prepare for Nationwide Caravan
New York drafts the second annual Bunion Derby led by Charles C. Pyle with his tent, paraphernalia, vaudeville acts and 100 runners. Runners from California cross the Rockies as they depart for a four month journey to New York seeking 60 000 in prize money amid 30 overseas entries.
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Rocky Mountains
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Grinnell and Tulane Tennis Tie in New Orleans
Grinnell and Tulane tennis teams battled to a draw in New Orleans as darkness halted the doubles after the Shigots had been divided, leaving the match unfinished.
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U.P
Tulane
New Orleans
Bracey Shatters Records At Texas Relays
The fifth annual University of Texas relays saw Big Ten stars excel with Illinois setting a new four mile relay mark at 17 minutes 40.2 seconds and Tinos taking the quarter mile relay in 42 seconds. Claude Bracey of Rice tied the world 100 yard dash record with 9.05 seconds as Chicago won both one and two mile university relays.
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Tinos
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Rite ~ Institute
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Sam Behr
University of Wisconsin
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Texas
Olnby Stadium
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Southern Methodist University
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Southern Express
Rice
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Virginia Van Wie Favorite to Win North South Meet
Virginia Van Wie of Chicago enters Pinehurst North Carolina as a strong favorite for the Women's North and South championship after winning the Y5 Hale Mid South event with a 162 score. Miss Gienna Collett was runner up at 165 and national champion Helen Hicks finished third at 169.
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Long Island
Louise Fordyce
Youngstown
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Oshkosh
Wis
Melvin Jones
Iowa Vets to Run Relays at Drake Meet
Three Town University quarter mile veterans Vaughn Stevenson Ralph Stamats and George Baird plus Frank Cubel return for both the mile and quarter mile relays at the Drake games in Des Moines April 26 and 27. The group warmed up by winning the 440 yard title last year and helped set Drake and American intercollegiate marks in previous runs.
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Town City
University of Town
Des Moines
Vaughn Stevenson
Ralph Stamats
George Baird
Frank Cubel
Smith Outplays Haig In Richmond Exhibition Match
Horton Smith defeated Walter Haig 2 up in a special exhibition golf match played in Richmond on March 30. The 20 year old Joplin, Missouri pro continues to hold Haig's number.
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Richmond
Horton Smith
Walter Hager
Joplin
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Submarine Ball Twirler Shows Promise in Giants Spring Camp
San Antonio March 30. Veteran pitcher Carl Mays, 36, recently signed by the New York Giants, joins the club in spring training after contributing to earlier clubs. Once famed for his submarine delivery, Mays has 20 win seasons and is projected to help the Giants’ staff this year as they pursue the pennant.
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Cincinnati
Carl Mays
New York Giants
John McGraw
Giants
Carl
Mays
Taany
Reds
MecGrawmen
Boston Americans
Yankees
Yankees Uh Ae
Cineinnatt
Oklahoma A&M Eyes National Wrestling Title Lead
Oklahoma A&M enters the final round of the national collegiate wrestling tournament at Ohio State with six contestants, aiming to defend their national title. Edward McCready will face Butch Farrall in the heavyweight final as Lupton loses the 125-pound crown to Richard Cole, while Hessler and Mantooth advance in their semifinals.
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Oklahoma A. &M. College
Ohio State University
Edward McCready
Oklahoma A. & M
Butch Farrall
Ohio State
Parrall
Leo Draveling
Michigan
McCready
Hepple
Western Reserve
Ralph Lupton
Richard Cole
Iowa State
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Northwestern
Cole
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Hessler
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Mantooth
Bob Hewitt
Crabtree Delivers Four-Play Swing to Lift Reds
Estel Crabtree, rorkie, belted a four ply single in the sixth scoring ahead to push the Cincinnati Reds to a 4 to 3 exhibition win over Montreal in Daytona Beach. The Reds meet the Buffalo Internationalists in the afternoon game.
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Lins
Estel Crabtree
Rorkie
Cincinnati Reds
Montreal
Reds
Buffalo
Bruins Win Stanley Cup Final in All American Showdown
Boston Bruins dominant in NHL final, dethroning New York Rangers 2 to 1 to claim the Stanley Cup. Bruins finished first in the American division, swept Montreal in playoffs, then beat the Rangers in two straight. Carson scored the deciding goal at 18 02 of the final period. Meanwhile Athletics beat the Braves 11 to 5 in Fort Myers as Eddie Collins leads the squad toward another test in Miami. Des Moines signs Ray Krause Gelwein for a 10 round bout on April 11 at the Coliseum.
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Boston Bruins
New York Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
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Bruins
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Roach
Fort Myers
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Boston Braves
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A’s
Oei Wein
Des Moines
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Ray Krause
Gelwein
Towa Tank Star Travels East for National Classic
Boyd N. Liddle of the University of Iowa will swim in the National A A U title meet in New York after competing in the National Collegiate A A A championships in St Louis. If he is the Midwest representative, he will enter the 400 yard individual medley against top rivals including Walter Laufer and Walter Spence in the New York Athletic Club pool.
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St. Louis
Boyd N. Liddle
University of Iowa
New York City
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Liddle
New York A. C
Walter Laufer
Lake Shore A. C
Chicago
Walter Spence
Brooklyn
N.Y
Cubs Host Blues in Beaumont as Hartnett’s Arm Sours
In Beaumont on March 30 the Cubs play a two game set with the Kansas City Blues. Gabby Hartnett’s ailing right arm remains troublesome and may sideline him for the opening month of spring training, while Mike Gonzales is listed as ready to play.
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Beaumont
Tex
Cubs
Kansas City Blues
American Association
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Mike Gonzales
Fina Fattlo
West Point to Enter Squad for Drake Relays
Des Moines report notes West Point cadets will debut in track at Drake Relays April 26 and 27. About 100 colleges and schools from across the country, including Utah Texas SMU Alabama Sewanee and others will compete. Ossie Solem, Drake director of athletics, announces the twentieth carnival with wide participation.
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Drake
Uncle Sam's
West Point
Mississippi
University of Utah
Southland
Texas University
Southern Methodist
Alabama
Sewanee
Middlewest
Ossie Salem
Solem
Huggins Names Best Rookies
New York Yankees manager Huggins announced the lineup of this year’s rookies to be kept for the season. Sam Byrd Outfield Ed Wells Gordon Rhodes Roy Sherrid Floyd Van Pelt Catcher Billi Dickey and possibly Arndt Jorgens of Chicago as a catcher were named among the candidates.
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Jacksonville
New York Yankees
St.Petersburg
Huggins
Sam Byrd
Ed Wells
Gordon Rhodes
Roy Sherrid
Floyd van Pelt
Billi Dickey
Arndt
Jorgens
Chicago
High Strung Lame Seeks Derby Return
High Strung Lame a two year old champion from 1928 has developed a slight limp in the left foreleg after an injury. Trainer George Odom hopes to have the horse ready in time for the Kentucky Derby despite the setback.
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New Xors
George Odom
Robbins Leads Brooklyn Past St. Louis In Tight Battle
West Palm Beach reports Manager Robinson of the Brooklyn Robbins praised the team after an uphill victory over the St. Louis Browns as they scored four minutes into the inning and secured a tense win. The feature includes the era’s first photographic portrait noted in the piece.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Robinson
Brooklyn Robbins
St. Louis Browns
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