City News Bureau of Chicago service reported on the scores of most high-school games in Chicago, but otherwise there was no sports coverage. The film "Call Northside 777", in which James Stewart plays a reporter whose articles free an innocent man from prison, was based on a story that originated at the City News Bureau. The City News Bureau broke the story of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929, but, for once, didn't quite believe its reporter, Walter Spirko, and sent the following bulletin: Spirko continued as a Chicago reporter for many years, breaking a story of thieving policemen known as the Summerdale police
1929 Chicago Bears season 1929 Chicago Bears season The 1929 Chicago Bears season was their 10th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 4–9–2 record during head coach George Halas's final season. The showing earned them a ninth-place finish in the team standings their worst record to date with the club finishing only below .500. Halas would return to coach in a few years. The Bears' season started promising enough, with a 4–1–1 start. However, three of those wins were against the Minneapolis Red Jackets, a team that finished the season 1–9. The final 9 games represented the worst