Abilene Crew Heads to Amarillo for Saturday Showdown
Abilene and Amarillo square off in West Texas grid clash with both teams riding recent wins. Eagles arrive with twenty six players for a key contest as fans rally, pep meetings boost excitement, and pundits debate title implications.
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Eagles
Texan Park
Oil Belt
Amarillo
Cisco
Sandies
Abilene’s
St. Mary's
Santa Clara
Leland Stanford
Plainview
Lubbock
Coyote
Tigers May Trade Blue If Suitable Deal Can Be Made
Detroit reports Lu Blue, once hailed as a top AL first baseman, could be traded early if a fair return is offered. With Cobb out, Blue hoped for form, but 1927 saw only an ordinary season shared at first with Johnny Neun. A Washington for Joe Judge deal is hinted.
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Tigers
Detroit
Lu_ Blue
Tiger
Cobb
Blue
George Moriarty
Johnny Neun
Washington
Joe Judge
British boxing debate sparks proposed prize fight tax
A sports critic says British pugilists box rather than fight and calls for anti boxing laws. Mr O Geofy notes they are prone to fighting and boxing, implying players dodge matches. The piece suggests heavyweights avoid each other due to existing talent and proposes a 25 percent tax on prize fight seats above five dollars.
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Mr. O'Geoffy
Evi
Longhorn cagers start secrecy laden 1928 practice
At Austin Texas on December 1 Associated Press reports coach Fred Walker began the Longhorns 1928 basketball practice behind closed doors with 30 players. Captain Johnnie Estes Hollie Brock Steve Wray Joe King Leo Baldwin Jake Looney and Nona Rees named among the standouts as Walker plans a new defense and emphasis on passing and dribbling. Two Eagle Machine players Goodson Sellers and Oscar Senter clash with Frank Redder in Saturday showdown for state semi finals berth.
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Associated Press
Austin
Fred Walker
Longhorns
Walker
Texas
Johnnie Estes
Hollie Brock
Steve Wray
Joe King
Leo Baldwin
Jake Looney
Nona Rees
Football rules stay the same this year says officials
The piece notes that fans who pay to watch from nearby counties or invest in low priced seats are shown the same game. It suggests no rule changes this year and hints at radio announcers needing time to adjust.
Mathewson's Son Lured by Electricity at GE Lab
Christy Mathewson's namesake son Matty, a Bucknell graduate now a student engineer at General Electric in Schenectady, works on power tube development. He says he is exploring the field and finds it different from college and is unsure which line of research interests him most. Christy, who loves tennis and golf, never really cared for baseball.
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Associated Press
Schenectady
N. Y
Christy Mathewson
Matty
Bucknell
General Electric Company
Power Tube
Mathewson
Christy
Flashes of Life Tour Details and Plants Note
New York lecturer N Chanin tours with a railroad ticket list of 71 coupons covering 71 cities on 27 railroads across 28 states costing 545 dollars and 94 cents. Washington concern grows over the cherry blossoms as buds face a possible blast from a warm spell. Racine Wisconsin notes 25 common regional plants used in Indian pharmacopoeia including milkweed plaintain jack in the pulpit and various roots.
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Associated Press
New York
N. Chanin
Racine
Wis
Wisconsin Agricultural
Texas Basketball Plans and Intramural Season Details
The schedule lists Texas games from January to March with opponents such as Arkansas Rice Baylor TCU and Texas Aggies in Austin Houston Dallas Fort Worth and College Station. Intramural basketball opens December 5 with 67 teams across four leagues including department independent fraternity and Sunday School.
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M. A
Austin
Arkansas
Fayetville
Rice
Southwestern
Baylor
Houston
Texas Aggies
Waco
M. U
Dallas
Fort Worth
College Station
Carpenters To Work On Arena After Bout
Tony Canzoneri and Ignacio Fernandez square off in a ten round bantamweight bout at Madison Square Garden tonight. After the fight 300 carpenters will rush to reconstruct the arena with 40,000 feet of lumber and a ton of nails to build a new structure for a six day bicycle race starting Sunday night.
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Associated Press
New York
Tony Canzoneri
Ignacio Fernandez
Madison Square Garden
Boxing Results from West to East Coast Card Night
Danny Flores defeated Dick Chang in four rounds in El Rio California. Johnny Priston stopped Billy Adams in the sixth in San Francisco. Pablo Dano beat Frankie Murray in the semi final. Dominick Petrone beat Johnny Green in a feature ten round in New York. Terry Roth stopped Joe Ferrentino in the third of a six round semi final.
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United Press
EL Rio
Calif
Danny Flores
Los Angeles
Dick Chang
Honolulu
San Francisco
Johnny Priston
Billy Adams
New Orleans
Pablo Dano
Frankie Murray
New York
Dominick Petrone
Harlem
Johnny Green
Pioneer Athletic Club
Terry Roth
Joe Ferrentino
Six-Paw Black Tomcat Bobby Earns Local Fame
A huge black tomcat named Bobby with six paws and no tail captivates Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers in Denver. The pet, a native of England, moved from Boston and is believed to share its birth traits with its mother. Bobby’s forelegs each bear two paws, while a stump marks the tail.
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International News Service
Denver
Bobby
Elizabeth Rogers
Boston
Mass
England
Duke chooses star lineup as Sandies aim for title
Duke University, a rich program with a 1924 endowment, fields its strongest eleven in a decade. The Blue Devils beat Boston College but lost to Navy, schedules two intersectionals for 1928, hosting South Dakota and visiting Georgetown. Amarillo Five and Vernon/North Carolina players earn all-district honors in the RN Record selection.
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International News Service
Durham
N. C
Dec. J
Duke University
James B. Duke
Duke
Boston College
University of South Dakota
National Capital
Georgetown University
Amarillo Golden Sandstorm
Vernon Record
Wichita Falls
Verenon
Lubbock
Berea Oy Naert
Amarillo
Middle Atlantic States
North Carolina
Blue Devils
Thundering Herd coach Cliff Herd rises at Southern California
Cliff Herd, once Cornell tennis champion turned vocalist, trained at Throop and in New York, served in the Navy, coached USC freshmen, and now works as Howard Jones' assistant scout. His teams lost only two games in three years, earning him a prominent role in the Thundering Herd. Opponents note the ship's fullback Struckus is aptly named.
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Cornell
California
Throop
New York
Navy
Cliff Herd
U. S.C
Howard Jones
Feg Murray
U. S. S. California
Struckus
Hanes Underwear Offers Comfort Warmth and Value
Hanes presents underwear with a snug fit secured by trunk and chest measurements, elastic ankles that stay over shoe tops, and soft knit material. The ad highlights durable stitching, reliable buttons, and a satisfaction guarantee from Hanes Knitting Co of Winston-Salem North Carolina, promising long wear and winter warmth at savings.
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Abilene
Waco Tigers
Wichita Falls Coyotes
Sam Tamarrow
Pop” Warner
Stanford
Babe” Ruth
King of
Swat
Notre Dame
Kaute Rockne
Christy Walsh
Lou Gehrig
Ruth
Southern California
EAGLE
Golden Sandies
Goodson Sellers
Oscar Senter
Frank Redder
Sandstorm
Redder
Oscar Senter, Center
Dently
Ee Christy Mathewson, JR
Warm Neyer
Obaert Lis
Carpenters
Arena
Colorado
Liggert & Myyers Tobacco Co
Pigskin
Vernon
Barton
Gar Yenves
Acrign
Ty Eaves
Pwrstoneh
Teodor
Baccone Wichita Falls
Wichita Falks
Doebler
Parker
Allen
Ramey
Nicklaus
Dickson
Smith
Wichetta Falls
Browning
Electra
Hacker
W. Larsen
H. Cloninger
Troy Amarillo
Dodson
Evert Allred
Castleberg
Dowell
Gibson
Davis
Quanah
Halves
Mills
Dollihire
Falls
Dick Hanley
Northwestern
Haskell Indians
Tee
Hanes
P. H. Hanes Knittne Co
Winston-Salem, N. C
Postgn Company
Taylor St
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