Early End For Season Is Planned
New York reports detail a joint National and American League meeting at the Biltmore where schedule length and broadcasting rules dominate. Commissioner Landis pushes notices for franchise acquisitions in smaller leagues while talks on official league balls and home run screens surface amid a flurry of potential rule tweaks. Grover Cleveland Alexander’s return to Baker Bowl and Yankee manager Robert Shawkey’s coaching decisions mark notable items from the conclave.
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K. M. Landis
Grover Cleveland
Alexander
Spurs
Baker Bowl
Philadelphia
Alex the Great
Robert Shawkey
Yankees
Charlie O’leary
Art Fitcher
Wally Pipp
Commodore
American League
Barnard
National League
Colgate Coach Praises Coast Weather for East Western Grid Clash
Colgate coach Andy Kerr, who helps organize the East team for the charity game in San Francisco, argues eastern teams face 20 percent disadvantage on icy eastern fields versus Pacific Coast teams with mild coastal weather. He notes November conditions favor the West andNorth. He says travel and weather swing the matchup, and eastern teams perform better in good weather though coastal teams gain when conditions worsen.
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Hamilton
N. Y
Pacific Coast
Andy Kerr
Colgate
San Francisco
Kerr
Stanford University
Whitnall
East
Middle West
Children to gain 25 cent admission to major league games
Chicago December 12 AP reports that starting in 1930 school children may attend all major league games for 25 cents except Saturdays Sundays and holidays. Commissioner Landis backs the plan as Alderman Bowler travels to New York for a joint meeting to discuss cut rate tickets to revive interest among youth.
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Chicago
Kenesaw M. Landis
Thomas J. Bowler
New York
Bowler
Iowa Board Suspends 22 Iowa Players Hit by Trust Fund Probe
The Iowa board in control of athletics in Iowa City declared 22 athletes ineligible amid a Western Conference reinstatement push. Reported names include five football players and captains chosen for 1930, with a conference committee to review cases and a full investigation set to begin.
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Iowa Board
Trust Fund
Mike Farrah
Michigan City
Ind
Oran Pape
Dubuque
Pete Affre
Quincy
Irving Nelson
Omaha
Seward Leeka
Independence
Conference 19
Iowa City
Nean C. C. Williams
Loyola Basketball Team Extends Winning Streak to 24
Chicago December 12 AP Loyola University's basketball team opened its 1929 80 season with a 29 to 13 win over Duquesne of Pittsburgh. The victory keeps their consecutive win streak at 24 games, dating back to the end of the 1928 season when they won the last five games and then all 18 last season.
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Chicago
Loyola University
Chicago Cagers
Duquesne
Pittsburgh
Loyola Basketeers
Bowman Chosen to Reorganize Chicago Stadium Firm
John F Bowman of Chicago, famed for pushing big conventions, is set to reorganize the Chicago Stadium corporation books from red to blue as directors name him general manager. The $7,000,000 West Side arena has shown boxing profits but lost money for failed expositions and.
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Chicago
John F. Bowman
Chicago Stadium Corporation
West Side
Bowman
Patrick
Paddy” Armon
Western Grid Team Gets Busy
San Francisco December 12. Coach Percy Lacey of the western all star grid squad plans a New Year’s Day classic against the east. Clair Sloan of Nebraska notified he is available after earlier ineligibility concerns and has accepted a uniform. Special Missouri Valley conference permission was obtained.
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San Francisco
Percy Lacey
Clair Sloan
Nebraska
Cornhuskers
Sloan
Missouri’ “Valley ” Conference
Western Golfers To Name Gordon President
Leslie S. Gordon of Indian Hills Country Club Chicago is slated for election to the presidency of the Western Golf Association at the annual meeting. The group will name officers and set dates for 1950 tournaments and discuss courses.
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Chicago
Leslie S. Gordon
Indian Hills Country Club
Western Golf Association
Wills defeats Castano in New York boxing bout
Harry Wills of New York knocked out Andrea Castano of Mexico in a recent fight. Fred Lenhart from Spokane outpointed Chuck Burns of San Antonio, with notes of a 10 percent factor linked to Oakland.
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New York
Harry Wills
Andrea Castano
Mexico
Great Falls
Mont
Fred Lenhart
Spokane
Chuck Burns
San Antonio
Oakland
Cal
Fred
New York Hotel Opens for Working Girls Feature
A new hotel in New York offers breakfast in bed at $1.50 and rents at a weekly rate as part of a larger $7 million project aimed at serving working girls. The property debuts with a distinctive servantless plan and modern amenities to attract long term tenants.
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New York
Mahan Stops Babe Anderson in El Paso Bout
El Paso welterweight Mahan defeats San Jose fighter Babe Anderson by stoppage in a nine round match. The bout highlights regional talent with Mahan securing a decisive victory.
Prison official H H McCauley discharged from Colorado Penitentiary
H H McCauley the cell keeper at the Colorado State Penitentiary was discharged today ending his tenure. This marks a personnel change at the state facility.
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H. H. McCauley
Colorado State Penitentiary
Conoco Germ-Processed Motor Oil Claims Superior Metal Penetration
An advertisement extols Conoco Germ-Processed Motor Oil for penetrating metal pores and forming a lasting film that resists removal by ordinary cleaners. Tests and demonstrations are cited to claim superior lubrication and durability, asserting no other American oil matches its performance.
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Conoco
Red Triangle
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