Cadets Roll Westward For Game
Army football team of 110 travels in the West Point Special train to Palo Alto to face Stanford on December 28. Major General W R Smith relaxed exam restrictions to let 500 cadets attend the departure and 140 members travel with officials. Galesburg welcomes the party with Mayor Mack and Knox College figures hosting practice and a reception for General Smith and staff.
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West
West Point
W. R. Smith
Smith
Galesburg
Max J. Mack
Chamber of Commerce
Galesburgh
Albert Britt
Knox
George Davis
Lombard
Knoxfield
General Smith
Five Die As Auto Plunges From Ferry Into Jersey Island
Five persons drowned when their car slipped off an auto ferry run by Contra Costa county and fell into water near Jersey Island, twenty miles above Pittsburgh. A Havana man patent prints tickets as cash is recorded, while new devices include a steel rack for wheel skid chains and a tennis racket string adjustment bolt.
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Martinez. Cal
Jersey Island
Pittsburgh
Contra Costa County
Havana
Porter resolution moves Haiti study to Senate agenda
The Porter resolution to study Haiti conditions, aligning with President Hoover's wishes, arrived in the Senate and was added to the post Christmas action list. A separate item notes Grand Duchess Kira, Victoria’s great granddaughter, visiting New York and potential marriage talk with King Boris of Bulgaria.
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Porter
Hoover
Haiti
Senate
Chamber
New York
Victoria
Kira
Cyril
Boris
Bulgaria
Detroit AP Recap of Greenleaf Rudolph Billiards Match
Erwin Rudolph of Chicago was halted as Ralph Greenleaf won 125 to 79 in ten innings ending the world championship tie. Playoff set for tonight after Greenleaf built an 89 run in the third inning, Rudolph countered with 54, with safety play and errors shaping the tense finish.
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Howie Morenz
Les Canadiens
Howie
Babe Ruth
National Hockey League
Montreal
Detroit
Erwin Rudolph
Chicago
Ralph Greenleaf
Greenleaf
Rudolph
International boxing results from New York and cities
In New York Kid Chocolate defeated Dominic Petrone while Rene De Vos beat Babe McCorgary and Jose Martinez outpointed Leonard Zazzarino. Tony Garagliano fell to Jack Berg. Cincinnati’s Billy Rose outpointed Vincent Hambright. Pablo Dano stopped Jimmy Ketchell in San Francisco. Wesley Ketchell defeated Jack Malone in Oakland.
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New York
Kid Chocolate
Cuba
Dominic Petrone
Rene de Vos
Belgium
Babe McCorgary
Oklahoma
Jose Martinez
Spain
Leonard
Young) Zazzarino
Jersey City
N. J
Jack
Kid) Berg
England
Tony Garagliano
Iowa
San Francisco
Pablo Dano
Honolulu
Jimmy Ketchell
Seattle
Wash
Plasterer Fred Fulton Plans Heavyweight Comeback
Fred Fulton once active in the Willard era is training for a boxing comeback in Minnesota. Reinstated to good standing by the Minnesota State Boxing Commission, the heavyweight hopes to challenge again after years out of the ring.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Fred Fulton
Jess Willard
Minnesota
Minnesota State Boxing Commission
Air Ministry Buys Italian Inventor Plans for Vertical Takeoff
The Air Ministry purchased plans for an Italian inventor’s airplane capable of rising straight up from the ground. A Californian researcher reports that persimmons lose bitterness when sealed in waxed paper during shipment.
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British
Air Ministry
Snooker Serpent Runs Four, Misses Ten Ball
The player rolled into the corner pocket and ran four more balls before retiring to his chair after missing the ten ball, which sat just three inches from the corner pocket.
Chocolate Can Take Real Vole At Home
New York December 19 AP. Chocolate the dusky Cuban featherweight returns home for Christmas after beating Dominic Petrone in ten rounds at the Coliseum. Petrone, heavier and longer, fought hard in early rounds but faded as Chocolate pressed with hard, precise blows and kept him upright to the end.
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New York
al Singer
Fifth Avenue Boys Association
Keed
Dominic Petrone
Petrone
Chocolate
Coliseum
kKeed
Englishman Matthew Anderson Praises American Cookery
Matthew Anderson of Liverpool, touring U S chambers of commerce, says American cooking dispels gloom and has never caused him indigestion. He speaks as a city representative on his tour, praising US cuisine.
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Liverpool
Chambers of Commerce
Loyola Ramblers Head South for Christmas Fund Game
Twenty Loyola University football players and coach Dan Fullerton depart Chicago for New Orleans to close the season against Loyola in a Christmas fund event. The teams will attempt to settle a 6-6 tie from their earlier meeting.
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Chicago
Loyola University
Dan Famont
New Orleans
Ramblers
Loyola
South
Inventive Vehicle and Indoor Merry-Go-Round Debut
A Frenchman builds a fully equipped four room motor vehicle weighing Stu pounds for long distance tours. A compact indoor merry-go-round for four children is introduced. Argentina yields about 12 590 000 pounds of sole leather annually, over a quarter of South America’s total.
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Head Severs
Argentina
South America
Chicago bids Notre Dame Army game to Soldier Field
Chicago officials push to host the annual Notre Dame Army football classic at Soldier Field if Military Academy officials move the contest from New York. The Chicago City Council passed a resolution by Alderman Jacob M. Arvey inviting Army to relocate the game.
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Chicago
Chicare
Notre Dame
New York
Jacob M. Arvey
Army
Soldier Field
Ssanenbers to defend heavyweight crown in Chicago
Gus Ssanenbers defends his world heavyweight title tonight against Joe Devito at the Chicago Coliseum. The bout headlines Chicago sports action with the champion seeking to retain the crown.
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Chicago
Gus Ssanenbers
Joe Devito
Chicago Coliseum
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Salt Lake City
Jack Malone
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