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The Nome nugget., 1930-11-08
THE FOLLOWING PAID PRESS POLITICAL TELEGRAMS WERE RECEIVED BY
 THE NUGGET

Anchorage, Nov. 5, 1930. Nome Nugget, Nome Alaska.
 Will speak over radio Anchor Age station tonight S:10: confident Mlieve 1 will win. Juneau will give a big majority. Frawley land %aAere too late to catch boat.
 GAFFNEY -
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-08
REPORTED RESCUE SHIP ARRIVES SINKING BOAT

PORTLAND. Nov. 4, tP)-The Merchants Exchange Radio receiv- ed a message from the steamer California" that she had arrived along side of the Japanese freight CT "Seiyo Maru' which is in dis tress in southwestern Alaska wat CTS
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-08
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The Nome nugget., 1930-11-08
YUKON RIVER CLOSED

TANANA. NOV. 4, (P)-The Yukon River closed November third leaving a comparatively level sur face of ice Their has been a steady run of ice in the river since October 18th.
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-08
Ketchikan, Nov. 2-3, 193

Ketchikan, Nov. 2-3. 193o 'S0'n' Nugget, Nome, Alaska.
 Sfeorse NSrigsby accompanied by Mrs GrisSy flew to Craig, Hyda- 'huFg' andNglawock today complet- Ing his caAlaign with the excep- ,'on of a big meeting to be held 2ere Monday night. Meetings were held at the three first nam +d places with result Grigsby will make big inroads in previous sol i'd opposition. Precinct reports coming in are that he will carry west coast, Prince Wales Island, Craig and Klawock, which are particularly strong for him. Grigs- by will carry Ketchlkan by an overwhelming majority, A sur yey of the whole of the first diyi- sion indicates Grigsby will carry by a substantial majority.
 kETCHIKAN CHRONICLE
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-08
NAT NO. 1 RETURNS

Vic Ross. Pilot NAT No. 1 plane returned to Nome at 12;10 p.m today from kotzabue, having as passengers Marshal Ghas. D. Jones. Gus Cremidas. and George Moore lander
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-08

We're not to be counted until the day following the elections. The vote is to be tabulated by county election officials instead of pre- cinct officials as heretofore
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-08
Juneau. Nov. 5-4, 193'

Juneau. NOV. J-I, 1y3O Nome Nugget, Nome, Alaska.
 Quotatio from Wickersham $ speech referring legislative repre- sentation is exactly as was publish ed in The Empire" Friday. Wick ersham has made no complaint To- cally that he was mi~fitted
 JOHN w. TROY. Editor.
 THE EMPIRE"
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-08

OSSINING, New York, Nov. 3, (P)-Ossining officials are now seek ing to learn how pistols were snug gled to the four inmates who yes terday attempted to shoot their way out of prison. Gorden suicid- ed after being wounded.
 A hundred guards were detailed to search all of the cells and found d coil of rope in the cell of Ed ward Ryan, one of those who at tempted to escape, and several table knives and an imitation pis- tol. The escape was attempted af- ter the four had reantered the cell block after chapel They thrust aside the guards and five trustees and tried to scale the wall by use of a rope.
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-08

after he was wounded by guards when he attempted to gain his lib erty from the prison here.
 Gordon and three others tried to shoot their way out of the prison last night. A guard was wounded in the fray, but not ser iously. Gorden's three companions were captured and placed in soli- tary confinement.
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-08
ATTEMPT BREAK OUT PRISON

OSSINING, New York, Nov. 3, R)-Harry Gorden, aged twenty three of New York, robber. kill ed himself by a shot in the head
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-08

"WICk" DENIES REPORT HE
 Advocating ReappOrtionment Second Division Representation
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-08
Another Wire

Juneau. Nov. 2-3, 1!
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30
LONE PLAYING MANAGER
Rogers HOrnsby Will Also Be Base balls Highest Paid Pilot During Season of 1881.

Chicago, Dec. 30 UP) - Rogers Hornsby will have the double dis tinction during the 1881 season Of being the only playing manager in the major leagues and basebalrs highest paid pilot.
 Hornsby's two year contract as manager of the Chicago Cubs was signed formally yesterday. AS is GUS tomary, the club did not reveal the salary, but it is certain that Horns by's pay will be the highest of any manager in baseball As a player in the Cubs ranks during the past two seasons the Raiah received ap- proximately S32.00O per year The premium for added managerial du- ties is believed to have brought the stipend to $4O,O00.
 Hornsby, who came to town yes- terday to sign his contract, return cd today 10 St. Louis. He intends to remain there during January and on February 1 will start a one-man training trip. He wants to go to Catalina Island at that time and thus have two weeks to get in con- dition before the balance of the squad arrives, February IT.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30

player is ever ineligible because of scholastic deficiency All of us per- init our men to labor under the strain of trying to win a champion ship, whereas we should play as many men as possible and make it day Of sport for them, forgetting vic tory or defeat. It seems to me that We who are coaches and wht love the game are the people to meet req sons for criticisms face to face and suggest remedies. If we don't meet these things squarely, the public can charge us with lack of courage"
 Answers Two Charges
 William A Alexander, retiring president Of the Coaches associa- ton, who will he succeeded in office by John F. (Chick) Meehan, of New York university, seized the occasion of his final address 10 answer two of the principal charges against football, namely that the game is being taken away from the students and that the colleges are buying their football teams from the star players developed in prep and high schools
 College faculties, he asserted, al- ready are taking counsel' in steps to remove the evils Of subsidizine star athletes but he urged the sup port of coaches in accomplishing this purpose He advocated bigger squads, limited practice publication of receipts and expenditures. less severe schedules, abolshment of secret practice and non compulsory spring practice as steps designed to allay public fears and restore the game to its proper sphere.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30
COMMISSION MEETS TODAY
New York Body May Declare -hax Schmeling's Title Vacated After Its Session.

New York, Dec. 30 (UP) - Un- less all signs are wrong. today's meeting of the New York boxing commission should prove to be one Of the most interesting of the ear For today the commission, with the assistance of Joe Jacobs, manager of Max Sclmeling, is scheduled to clear up the muddled heavyweight situation
 The commission will go into ses- sion still insistent that Schneling defend his title only against Jack Sharkey of Boston. On December 16 last the commission demanded that Schmeling agree within Is days to meet Sharkey or have his heavy weight championship declared va cant. The Is days of grace expires tomorrow.
 Jacobs, who disapproves of the commissions demand, is eXneCted tc express his objection tod
 William F. Carey, president ot Madison Square Garden. also will be on hand for the last meeting of the year. Carey is interested because his concern holds a contract or Schmeling, calling for the cham pion to make the first defense ot his crown under the Gardens ban. ner.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30
CHURCH LOOP LEAD
 AT STAKE TONIGHT
South and Lutheran Junior
 Teams Clash at Y. M. (. A.

The keenest rivals in the Junior church basketball league-the First Lutheran and South Congregational teams-will meet tonight at the '. NJ. C. A. in game which will de- eide first place in the league and possibly the pionship, and the best basketball of the league season is expected as these outfits. admit tedly the cream of the circuit, come up against each other.
 At present the South Church is leading the Lutherans by a single game as the result of its win over them in the first round of play. That meeting was a fierce one, however, and the Swedes fully held their own with the exception of one terrific Congre gational rally which decided the game. The Lutherans started off the year rather shaklly but have been improving with each game, and on their last appearance they cut loose with a powerful attack which, if continued tonight, may well top pie the South Church for the first time in the history of the league.
 The league leaders will probably stick 10 the lineup which has won all five games it has played in the league thus far and thereby contin- ued the unbroken run which last years team built up. Wheeler and Stanley will be at their usual for ward positions, with Walrath or Cormier in the central circle and Merza and Cormier or Elphlck in the back court, while Steed Ander- son. and others will be in reserve. Against this team the Swedes will throw their tall outfit of Carleton Anderson and Carlson, forwards; Eddie Anderson, center; and oscar Anderson and Lindgren, guards. There is not real weak spot on either team, and a furious battle IS expected. The game will start at s o'clock.
 At the request of the First Bap- tists. the game between that team and the Center Congregational five has been postponed. In its place it is likely that one between the Gen. ter church and an independent team will be played.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS
 ORDINARY IN PAST YEAR
Few Outstanding Victories in Each Sport Compensated for Bitter Defeats-Victory of Red and Gold Over Hartford High in Football Was Feature Contest of 1930-Basketball Team Played Only Six Games - Baseball Nine Failed to Come Up to Expectations

other game in victory. The Nauga- tuck Alumni was the aggregation which defeated New Britain and the New Britain Alumni fell before the attack of the New Britain team.
 The New Britain fans received their first shock at the Pittsfeld game, as the supposedly strong Hardware City team faded before the Pittsfcld team. The Pittsfeld game was forgotten on the following Saturday. when the down state Stamford team travelled 10 this city and lost to the local High school aggregation to the tune of 6-2. Next to the Hartford game. Coach Cassidy was known to have been aiming for victory in the Stamford game, and he got it.
 In it's next game, the New Britain team reversed itself and lost to the weak Bridgeport Central high team 70. The game was loosely played and it appeared that New Britain would have won the game if it had lIdN el up 10 us USldl Sld!1dTQ. me defeat at the hands Of Bridgeport was partly atoned for in the Hart ford Bulkeley game where the Gas sidymen smothered their rivals un- der the score Of 1S-0.
 The local team then proceeded to win this years Triangular title by defeating both New Haven Hillhouse and Hartford Public high school. The New Haven victory ended with the score 10 in favor Of the Cassidy men, and the Well-rem mbered Hartford game resulted in 7-6 vic- tory for New Britain.
 Throughout the last football sea- son. the strength Of the line was not cd by the fans. but the team had lit tie offensive power with a result that no large scores were run up. How ever, all of the boys played for all they were worth. fought their best, and refused to quit at any time.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30

pass is good because it is short and accurate, safe from interception, and insures possession of the ball a longer period of time. The pass is aimed waist high and should carry on a level not more than l feet in length.
 Hook passes have a place in any teams ofense because they are most effective in the corners. This is a hard pass to master but 1t is worth the effort.
 The push pass s one of the most versatile because it is quick and hard to guard. The first picture demonstrates good form for this pass as well as the bounce pass. This pass is the team pass of many teams.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30
MYSTIC FIVE WINS

The Mystic basketball five tri- umphed over the Rangers last night at the Sacred heart school gym by the score Of 42 to 2G. Mizzy and Salkon with nine and 10 points each starred for the winners while Doyle, with eIght points, was the big num- Der for the losers. The Mystics would like to arrange games with any junior teams in the state Ad- dress communications to Ed La picnic at 52 Orange street. The score:
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30
AN OLD TIMERS HHU | ~
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Tommy Ryan, Old Middleweight Ruler, Knew How to Think His Way Out of PincheS.
BY TIM M6RATA

Tommy Ryan of Syracuse, the former middleweight king, was one of the cleverest and shrewdest fighters of any weight in the ring. I trained him for match with Jack Moffatt of Chicago. Making weight was important in those days, and each fighter had posted $2,5O0 for felt
 Ryan was taken sick the day be- fore the fight. Sam Pooler, Moffatt's manager, we heard, planned to claim Ryan's forfeit. Ryan took me with him to Moffatt's training quarters.
 I'm sick, and cant fight" Ryan told Pooler. And here's what I'll do about that forfeit money. I'll go down to the beach with Moffatt right now and if I cant beat him you keep the forfeit.'
 Pooler wouldn't listen. Ryan left without saying more.
 Next evening, Ryan started get ting sponges, towels and other ring gear together. I objected, telling him he was crazy to fight in his condition.
 Ryan. always rather quiet, paid no attention. When we arrived at the arena, he sent fer the stakehold- CT, took off his clothes, and stepped on the scales.
 Ryan was a small middleweight. And he came under the specified fight.
 Now. how about Moffatt?" he asked.
 You told me you weren't going to fight" retorted the agitated Pool CT.
 q don't care what I told you" was Ryan's rejo' der. Weigh Moffatt or I'll claim his forfeit"
 Moffatt had been so sure Ryan wouldn't fight that he had eaten heartily that day and was consider ably above the specified weight.
 If you claim the forfeit money, you'll have 10 fight" Pooler declar- eG. "The forfeit was for appear ance in the ring as well as weight"
 "All right, sick as I am. I'll fight" sai1 Tommy. But I get your 2,50O."
 Finally, it was agreed that each fighter would withdraw his forfeit money, and a substitute went on for Ryan.
 Ryan. sick as he was. had used the smartest trick I've ever heard credited 10 a fighter.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30
R!S|E|EI BAIL
 4RPLAYS
 &E2dAd~ PLAYERS
By EVERETT S. DEAN

Basketball Coach, Indiana University
 McCracken, Indiana's All-Confer- ence center is shown here demon- strating the start and finish of good form in executing the bounce pass. Pricture No. l shows an alert, yer satile position from which he can do many things.
 The bounce pass is used mostly to get pass through the front line defense to a teammate behind a de- fensive man any place on the court. To execute this play correctly. the passed must use a good eye-feint, in
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30
CarideO Will Coach
 At Purdue Next Year

HaflIoTu, DOC. 3O (JF) Frank Carideo, All-America quarterback of the 1850 Notre Dame football team. has decided to accept an offer to coach at Purdue next year, ac- cording to Dan Hanley, manager of this years Irish" Hanley came here from Los Angeles by airplaAe to attend a Notre Dame alumni dance.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30

order to prevent the guard from an- ticipating the play. There should be a complete follow through of the arms and body as shown in the sec ond picture, The bounce pass can be used effectively in any style of offensive play.
 The underhand pass is most suit able to the short pass, criss-cross style of offensive which calls for crouched position of the body. This
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30
COLLEGES WILL
 ERADICATE EVILS
Coaches and Officials to Take
 First Steps in Movement

New York, Dec. 30 ,P-College football coaches and officials, it was apparent today, have decided 10 take the initiative in bringing about much debated reforms and eradicating the alleged evils of over emphasis.
 After a season in which the grea: gridiron game, in spite of wide spread business depression, has in many instances risen to new and spectacular heights, those shaping the destinies of the sport have de cided it needs a pretty thorough overhauing and a substantial de- hation unless it is to lose proper proportion in the college athletic scheme of things.
 The ills now under diagnosis are not new. They were decried at length a year ago in the now fa- nous Carnegie foundation report. They have been pronounced serious enough by the examining physi- clans, in annual session in New York, to warrant some prompt cor rective measures.
 Three Chief Ills
 Chief among these, as developed by the consultation of football coaching experts and officials within the past two days. are:
 1-The abohshment of spring practice and limitation Of fall prac- tice for college football squads.
 2-Active and immediate steps to curb the growing pains of subsldz- ing and recruiting.
 Bless emphasis on gate re ceipts," less prominence to the coaches control Of the play and less commercial influence in the makeup of schedules.
 Salient among the steps already taken to bring the game back to normal, it was learned today, is a definite move among -ead;ng east ern colleges and universities to abol- ish altogether their programs Of spring training. This proposal, made by Major Philip B. Fleming, retir ing graduate manager of athletics at West Point, has been approved whole -heartedly by group Of nearly a score of eastern institutions. already linked together in the "as- sociation for the selection of eastern football officials"
 The approval voted, while not en- tirely binding on all the colleges in volved, was regarded today s one of the most important steps yet taken toward the elimination of over-emphasis. It is expected to have far-reaching fleet, not only among those involved, but else where in the country.
 No Spring Practice
 Army will not indulge in spring practice in 1931, for the first time in years, and the probability is that the Cadet policy will be followed in most, if not all. of the following as- sociated colleges: Navy, Harvari
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30

Yale, Princeton. Brown, Dartmouth Pittsburgh, Penn State. PennsyI- vania, Columbia, New York univer- sity, Lafayette, West Tirginia, Johns Hopkins, swarthmore and Syracuse.
 The American Football Coaches association, after somewhat stormy session. adopted resolutions presented by w. W. Roper. retired Princeton coach, putting the body on record as opposed to compulsory spring practice" or the start of organized fall practice" prior to Sept. IS.
 Similar recommendations, earlier in yesterdays session as proposed by Hugo Bezdek of Penn State, were tabled because they were linked with more sweeping reforms con- nected with the college athletic structure as whole. The coaches baked at such proposals as the classification of their jobs with those of university professors and estab- lishment of athletic plants under a general departmental heading Of physical education,"
 In proposing his resolutions. Roper urged the coaches not to run the risk Of losing their sense of vaues'
 "A year ago the stock market crashed, we had panic and the people lost their sense of business values" he said "The kaiser lost his sense of value and he's now in exile.
 T have heard big men in various walks of life discussing football, dis cussing the coaches and wondering whether those in whose hands the future of the game rests are not los ing their sense Of values. We do not want this to happen. We must re-af- firm our belief in the game, face its problems ourselves and see that its influence is for the best that is in our American youth"
 Senator Davis Speaks
 As the principal speaker Of the annual banquet last night, James J. Davis, United States senator from Pennsylvania. urged the coaches to avoid the dangers of over -commer- cialism to which football has been subjected. He suggested specifically that coaches refrain from directing their teams from the benches. let ting the captain take charge of the play, He emphasized that the coach's job should be finished when he has prepared his team for any game.
 Dan McGugin of Vanderbilt, toast master at the banquet. sounded warning against subsidizing and re- cruiting. chief topic Of the Carnegie report of 1929, and declared.
 The chief responsibility for re- cruiting rests squarely upon the shoulders of the heads Of American colleges. If they were to say every where to athletic departm ents and to alumni: There shall be no seek ing out of athletes in preparatory schools, no solicitation directly or under cover. no promises of employ ment and no games scheduled with those who do these things, recruiting will cease. Athletic directors know the difference between the spirit of a rule and its violation.
 There is tendency" McGugin added, towards too much all year practice. tending to make the game a grind rather than a sport. There are still a few institutions where entrance standards are too low and where for some strange reason no
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30
RING SPRN AT 49

Chicago. Dec. 80 LP - Benny Yanger, A, famed as the 'Ttpton Slasher" in light eight ring battles 25 years ago, is starting his 18th year as boxing instructor at the Chi cago Athletic associati n.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30
WIN OPENING GAME

The basketball team of the local chapter of the DeMolay scored a vic tory over the Garden Pharmacy Hornets of Hartford last night. The final count was 63 to 32. Mercy star red for the winners while Darefsky was outstanding for the losers. The
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30

This all simmers down to the fact that New York, mission, fans, sport writers and everybody else, believe that there is no boxing out side of the big town. Hardly any, probably one or two, is able to see beyond the end of their own noses to recognize the fact that there are good fighters outside of New York
 The attitude of the fans towards fighters and other athletes is an enigma. When Chocolate filed down the lane to the ring. he was met with a terrific ovation. When Bat talino made his appearance, he was the object of boos, cat calls and epithets. Of course, there was a good sized aggregation of Connecti- cut sport fans who were there and they tried to overcome the din of razzberries with cheers and ap- plause, but they weren't enough to do so.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30

About 95 GOO motor vehicles are being operated in Japan. nearly four times as many as were in use in that country five years ago.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30

Battalina had been banned for months by New York sport writers. He had been called cheese cham pion" and many other things and, strange to say, those sports scribas in the metropolis who originated in Connecticut, especially Dan Parker, former Waterbury writer, were vin- dictive in their descriptions of what the Cuban Negro would do to Bat talino.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30

Bismarck, generation ago, stole the thunder of his socialist oppo- nents and inaugurated comprehen- sive social-insurance legislation.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30
Rangers

Score at half time, 1918, Rang CTS; referee, $, Gay; timer, J. Osik; scorer, E. Labieniec.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30
Speaking of Sports

There is nothing in this whole wide world as fickle as a crowd of sport fans. The best instance of this was given at the recent Battalino- Kid Chocolate fight in Madison Square Garden.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30

Score at half time 36-20, N. B.; referee, Gill; timer, Bucheri; scorer,
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30

British picture shows are visited by something like 3Q,000,0O0 people every week.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30

Among the predictions was one that stated that Battalino would not last a round. Another stated that Chocolate might allow him to stay three rounds before knocking him out. Another scibe, rated among the best in the game today, stated that Battalino had no right in the same ring with Chocolate.