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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1929
Page
2
Pittsburgh and Southern California ready for the Rose Bowl after undefeated Pitt, coached by Jock Sutherland, faces USC in Pasadena. Rose Bowl crowds near 70 000, sellout long in advance as East meets West in the Shrine Classic.
New York Ben Jeby outpointed Joey Largrey. Steve Gotch stopped Freddy Kelly in Atlanta. Buster Brown halted Billy Kennedy in Baltimore. Kid Socko beat Dave Saurs in Sioux Falls. Max Baer KO Tony Fuentes in Suv California. Wilson Yarbo outpointed Jack Lee in Chicago. Speedy Dado stopped Bobby Garcia in San Francisco.
Tommy Mills named as Georgetown football coach successor to Lou Little. Mills has spent forty years as Knute Rockne's assistant at Notre Dame and will confer with Notre Dame officials before commenting further.
WILLIAM BRAUCHER surveys a year rich in feats across boxing, baseball, football, golf and track. Highlights include the Athletics’ World Series comeback, Max Schmeling’s rise, George Simpson’s 100 yard dash with starting blocks, Notre Dame’s undefeated season, Bobby Jones’ defeat by Johnny Goodman, Babe Ruth’s marriage and other dramatic moments across major sports. May 1930 bring twice as many sports thrills.
In New York on December 31 the National Football Coaches Association voted about four to one to keep the current code. Three proposed changes from the rules committee led by Glen Thistlethwaite were rejected, including abolishing the extra point. Officer elections were held with William A. Alexander named president and J. F. Meehan as vice president.
Notre Dame will close a landmark athletic year with high hopes for their programs. Football ranked among the best, basketball baseball and track also strong, new stadium work underway and a nine hole campus golf course finished, signaling an ambitious outlook.
Yeggs cracked the Nav Hook Feed Fuel and Oil company safe in Miami Arizona early Sunday morning, stealing 200 in silver and 100 in checks. Insurance covered the loss. In Washington Mrs Ginn received a progressive luncheon, sitting at a different table for each of the five courses hosted by Mrs William Wolff Smith.
Stanford and J. J. Sutherland of Pittsburgh join an advisory committee alongside the football rules committee. Other named members include er and Stanford in the board, forming a broader oversight group.
Denver December 31 All-star football squads from the Rocky Mountain and North Central Conferences completed final practice for the charity New Year game sponsored by the Denver Lodge of Elks. Coaches praised progress after a week of drills. expected starting lineup for Rocky Mountain will draw largely from Utah schools including the University of Utah Utah State and Brigham Young University.
13 year old David Weiss appeared in court in New York for begging in the subway to aid Gastonia strikers. He said he was with the Junior Communistic League and launched a speech on communism. Magistrate Sah suggested harsh actions and ordered him removed from the courtroom.
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