SIKES LEADS AMONETT IN WINDY NM MATCH AT HALF
At the end of the first 36 holes of a 72 hole match for the Daily News and Evening Post trophy Walter Sikes of Amarillo leads Ed Amonett of New Mexico by six holes. The wind varied and high, hurting scores, with Roswell to host the remaining 36 holes on Nov 8.
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Sikes
Amonett
New Mexico
Walters
Amarillo
Ed Amonett
Daily News and Evening Post
Roswell
Him &T
The Nut Cracker
A collection of sports commentary lampoons recent boxing, baseball, and football happenings. It mocks Roger Peckinpaugh and Genaro with humorous asides and critiques figures like Knute Rockne Mickey Walker and Bucky Harris while quipping on attire and security talks. The tone is playful editorial wit about athletes and managers.
Rickard Calls Off Greb Walker Bout Negotiations
New York October 26. Tex Rickard announced he has called off negotiations for a Greb Walker rematch due to excessive financial demands by middleweight champion Harry Greb. The planned bout was to headline Madison Square Garden on December 18 as part of Rickard’s indoor program.
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New York
Harry Greb
Tex Rickard
Greb
Mickey Walker
Rickard
Madison Square Garden
Jess McMahon
Kid Kaplan
Babe Herman
Herman
Boston
Honey Boy
Finnegan
New Garden Arena
Paul Berlenbach
King
Jack Delaney
Berlenbach
Rexall One Cent Sale at Ledbetter's Drug Store
The Rexall One Cent Sale offers big savings on needed items at Ledbetter's Drug Store with dates October 29 and 30 and prices around $1. Ad shows grab for shoppers seeking value during the sale.
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Rexall
Ledbetter's
For floor yo or wax. Phone 1741 J
Short personal note advertises floor finishing services by H C Dobbs with a contact phone 1741 J. No location or date provided. Likely small classified item urging inquiries for floor work or wax.
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J. H. C. Dobbs
Wills Scores Technical Knockout Over Johnson in Newark
Harry Wills, the Negro heavyweight, scored a technical knockout over Floyd Johnson of Iowa in the first round of a 12 round bout in Newark. The fight ended when a towel was dropped into the arena, prompting referee Harry Lewis to declare Wills the winner amid protests from the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Harry Wills
Floyd Johnson
Iowa
Johnson
Wills
Mighty
Harry Lewis
Lewis
Pake
New Jersey
West
Doolittle Wins Sea Plane Classic In Bay Shore Park
Lieut James H Doolittle United States Army racing pilot won the Jacques Schneider Trophy seaplane race at Bay Shore Park Baltimore Md on a 350 kilometer course. He set new speeds for 100 and 200 kilometer distances and maximum speed, challenging world records. Captain Biard crashed the Supermarine Napier 84 earlier and Captain Broad finished second driving a Gloster Napier 111 bi plane.
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Bay Shore Park
Baltimore
James H. Doolittle
United States Army
America
Doolittle
Schneider
Lieut. Doolittle
Ralph A. Ofsii
U. S. Navy
Henry C. Biard
Southampton
England
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Hubert Broad
Ralph A. Ofstie
George T. Cuddihy
Captain Broad
Great Britain
Biard
Bert Hinkler
Hinkler
Broad
Lieut
Gorgianni de Briganti
Macchi
de Briganti
Cudding
Ofstie
Coast Guard
Youthful protege of Tommy Milton wins motor event
Laurel Md Oct event report: a youthful protege of Milton won his first 156 mile race at the Maryland Laurel speedway. He finished close to Tommy Millen's record for the distance, marking a significant achievement while defeating rival Peter de Paole.
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Tommy Milton
Sandstorms Set To Face Lubbock In Armistice Week Clash
At Bivins Stadium Coach Hays drills the first string while Hull handles the second as Sandstorms prepare for Friday afternoon’s game with Lubbock High. Both teams, though eliminated from the district title, share the same percentage and seek a strong finish.
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Bivins
Hays
Lubbock High School
Hull
Panhandle
Panhande
Lubbock
San Angelo Polo Beats Army Team In Opening Game
San Angelo civilian club defeated the 1381st Field Artillery of Abilene 6 to 2 in the first of three polo games at the All-West Texas Exposition. Fred Roe and J T Mather led with half the team’s points as Eddie Earl won Wallace’s stable quarter mile dash in 23 45 seconds and Moser’s Martin EL won the seven furlongs in 1 31 1-5.
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San Angelo
1381St
Field Artillery
Abilene
J. H. Wallace
Ranger
Fred Moser
Carmon
Okla
Fred Roe
Robert Lee
J. T. Mather
Alpha Brummage
J. H. Eaton
Artillerymen
Wallace
Eddie Earl
Moser
Martin EL
Midwest Has Two Chances to Redeem Football Prestige
Chicago Oct 26 The midwest faces two big games next Saturday to restore pride as Navy meets Michigan for the Big Ten title and Illinois travels east to face undefeated Pennsylvania. Only Ohio’s win over Columbia counts as a conference inter-sectional victory.
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Chicago
Midwest
Navy
Michigan
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Columbia
Minnesota’s 1924 Western football chase record
After two losses and one tie last fall, Minnesota stood with a record that reflected their struggles in the Western football chase. The piece also notes Tiger Flowers defeated Johnny Wilson last fall by a kayo in the third round and Earl Smith has been in the majors since 1919. It recalls the 1906 World Series where the White Sox beat the Cubs four games to two.
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Minnesota
F. R
Tiger Flowers
Johnny Wilson
F. E. T. Flowers
Kaye
Earl Smith
Pittsburgh
White Sox
Cubs
White Bon
Bobby Jones as infant rocked not petted too much
Atlanta Oct 26 JP report quotes Bobby Jones's mother Mrs Robert H Jones explaining that the golf champ was rocked as a baby but not overindulged. She contrasts old and new baby care, notes Jones's daughter Hobby now six months old and sick, and says grandfathers remain main, innocent saboteurs of proper rearing.
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Robby Jones
Atlanta
Bobby Jones
Robert H. Jones
Grandmother Jones
North Children Learn What Is Cow Chicken and Horse
Native children near Victoria land north of Canada had never seen a cow chicken or horse. Misa Alice Bupplee a stttle school teacher translated cow to caribou and chicken to ptarmigan to teach reading. Mina Bupplee sailed with Captain Christian Klingenbere to educate the captain's daughters and local natives aboard a nevehooner off shore two miles out.
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North
Seattle
Victoria Land
Canada
Misa Alice Bupplee
Maroo
Misa Supp
Christian Klingenbere
Mina Mupplee
Bupplee
Texas U Coach Denies Fake Weight Reports
Austin October 26. Coach Doc Stewart of the University of Texas issued a certified statement refuting fake weight reports about his squad. He noted the Longhorns averaged 165 and 5 23 pounds after Rice, Baylor averages 184 and 9 13 before Howard Payne, and SMU 179 and 2 3 before Oklahoma. He condemned publishing player weights as unethical and unnecessary.
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Austin
Doc Stewart
University of Texas
Longhorns
Rice
Baylor Bears
Howard Payne
S. M. U. Mustangs
Oklahoma University
Stewart
End of War Talks Amid Bulgarian Greek Tensions
The League council pressed for a ceasefire and a 60 hour deadline for overall withdrawal and restraint from firing. Bulgarian envoy Morloff signaled unconditional compliance while Greek representative Carapanos pledged to relay details to Athens. Sofia reported Greek artillery bombardment of Petrich as talks continued.
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Athens
Sofia
Great Britain
France
Italy
M. Briand
M. Morloff
Bulgaria
M. Carapanos
Council of the League of Nations
Paris
Petrich
Vilages
Borla
Eberts son becomes editor of radical Volksblatt
Potsdam Oct 26 Friedrich Ebert son of the late president of Germany has become editor of the Social Democratic Volksblatt a radical organ He formerly was editor of the Social Democratic parliamentary news office of Berlin.
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Ebert
Sen Edite Radical Potsdam
Friedrich Ebert
Germany
Social Democratic Volksblatt
Social Democratic Parliamentary
Berlin
Pardon of Holmes Triggers Eagle Pass Protest
Citizens of Eagle Pass in a mass meeting protest the pardon of J. Patrick Holmes former superintendent of the Eagle Pass schools who has served a year in Maverick County jail on a statutory conviction. State rangers delivered Governor Ferguson’s pardon for the remaining four months and full pardons for six other one year sentences and a $500 fine in each case, releasing Holmes and taking him toward Seguin.
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Eagle Pass
J. Patrick Holmes
Ferguson
Holmes
County Court
Maverick County
Seguin
Purdue cheerleading course aims to mold loyal campus leaders
Prof Pres ton H Scott teaches a new cheerleading class at Purdue to develop mob psychology and leadership in fifty students. He says a right type of cheerleader channels crowd energy to support teams, curb rowdiness, and turn fear or anger into cheers, with long term leadership benefits beyond campus sports.
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Lafayette
Ind
Preston H. Scott
Purdue University
Scott
Boilermaker
Purdue
Oil shale industry in Manchuria eyed as empire asset
Tokyo reports Viscount Masatoshi Okochi, noted metallurgical expert, says Japan's oil shale industry in Manchuria could become a major empire asset. He criticizes the Scottish dry distillation method using coal as fuel, noting Fushun’s large colliery in the Far East as advantageous.
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Tokyo
Japan
Manchuria
Masatoshi Okochi
Tokyo Imperial University
Scotland
Fushun
Far East
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Roy Greenhill
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Gen. Howze
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