Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
NEWS BRIEFS

versity sof California football team.
champions of the Pacific coast, con-
ference for four years, has won 81
games during That time, played two
tie games and suffered mo- defeats,
California scored a. grand total of
l.S7S points to its, opponents 50. This
- said to be the most impressive rec
ord Of any college in the country for
Like period. Andy Smith, formerly
all-American. full back at the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania Is coach at
Buernos;, Aires. Nov. 3O-rhe NTH
south American amateur boxing
tournament. disputed annually by
Argsntlna, Chile and Uruguay. was
concluded here last evening. Argen-
tine won with % points, Chile OBJ
tatning ii and Uruguay III.
Vienna, Nov. 30-The University
authorities made an effort yesterday
to reopen. the institution, which was
Obliged to close some days ago. be-
cause OF demonstrations by the Ma
tionalist students. New outbreaks
occurred, however, so the rector Of
the university gave up in despair and
announced that all lectures were sus-
pended. indefinitely.
Los Angeles. Cal, Nov. l30-Swift
death that overlook two men at
Beverly Hills speedway yesterday
left an orphan of the race track
Harlan Fengler, so-called hoy won
der" OF the racing, game. Since last
May. young Fengler has been a dri-
YER, making his first appearance at
the Indianapolis sweepstakes. It was
George 8. Wade, Kansas City sports
man and car builder, who had ia
/ A. % TO- Il. =
roaring track and 1t was on a Wade
Special that the young speed pilot
rose to fame. 's.
Houston, Tev, Nov. 30-Mrs. C. o.
Fuller, wealthy. Houston, widow,
| struck Fred Hickman with her motor
car here last night, hurled him 80
feet and killed him, and three min
| uteS later drove her machine into a
street car and was herself almost in
stantly killed. Several witnesses of
the spectacular end said Mrs. Fuller,
apparently unnerved, was driving
her. car through the crowded street
| at SO miles an hour. She swerved
toward the center Of the boulevard to
hurled straight into the on-coming
car. Apparently she made no effort
| to apply the brakes.
| Chicago, Nov, 30-(By A. PAN
imposing group Of athletic directors,
| coaches and faculty athletic repre-
/ sentatives from the ten western con-
| ference universities assembled today
for their annual gathering to shape
sport schedules and discuss common
problems. Out Of their two day
meeting will come football, baseball,
indoor and outdoor track, swimming
and wrestling schedules. and pos
sibly a new rule or two.
Philadelphia, Nov. 30-Pancho Viii
la, worlds flyweight' champion, will
| defend his title in ten round deci-
sion bout here with Patsy Wallace of
this city on Dec. 10. Articles of
agreement were signed last night.
The fight will be under the new state
boxing law which becomes effective
tomorrow.
Philadelphia, Nov. 30-The small boy
who slips under the circus tent has
nothing on Philadelphia football
fans who tunnel under the concrete
walls of Franklin Field in order to
see the gridiron battles free. Uni
| versity of Pennsylvania athletic au-
| thorities said today that several tun-
nels ranging in length from five to
rs feet, had been dug under the outer
| walls of the stadium during the sea-
son. The last one was discovered
| just before the Cornell game yester-
day and it is believed a score or more
of the $4,000 persons who saw the
contest, entered by the tunnel route.
New York, Now 30-Three upsets,
one of which eliminated the previous.
ly undefeated West Virginia eleven
from eastern championship consid-
GRAFTON, featured the most brilliant
Thanksgiving day football program
ever offered in the east. The upsets
came in the Z to defeat of West
Virginia by Washionton & Jefferson;
the 20 to. trouncing of Penn State
by Pittsburgh, and in. Lehigh's II to
victory over Brown.
Issy-ieS- Moulineaux, France, Nov. so.
Marquis Pescara, the Argentine engi-
neer. stayed in the air more than five
minutes in his helicopter yesterday.
thus establishing new. time record
his hight with the intention of Compel
ing for 10000 franc prize but did not
flight the circular kilometer required
by the rules Of the contest.
Berlin, Nov. s3O.-The German
government has sent the French en-
bassy two notes regarding the ar
rest of Captain Darmont, a French
officer on the German Swiss frontier.
The communications say an investi-
CATION has indisputably shown that
the arrest was made on German
territory, a finding which is said to
be confirmed by. the Swiss customs
officials. The notes also maintain
that there is ample evidence of Cap
tain Darmont's completely in eco
n6mic and political espionage, and
serve notice that the public prose-
cutor is proceeding against him.