Abilene Eagles Meet Port Arthur Yellowjackets In State Final
Abilene and Port Arthur prepared for the decisive state high school football final at Parramore Field Simmons University with over 10 000 expected to attend. Abilene entered as a heavy favorite after a dominant season while Port Arthur boasted a resilient, last ditch fighting style and a mixed record against tough opponents.
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Associated Press
Abilene
Tex
Port Arthur Yellowjackets
Abilene Eagles
Parramore Field
Simmons University
Dewey Mayhew
Gulf
Eagle
Port Arthur
Husky Eagles
Yellowjackets
Tom Dennis
Ranger
Lake Charles
Shreveport
Sam Houston High
Houston
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Bryan High
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San Antonio
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Eastland
Breckenridge
Haskell
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Cleburne
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Walker
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Reigbe
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Tiassia’ Phelps
Barfield
Iscereevacesss
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O'Neal
Esserees
Ceaed
Pel Emihe
Mecca for Texas grid fans as teams prep for title game
East vs West openings are not favored says John McGraw of the New York Giants. He argues an intersectional season start would impose heavy travel costs or prolonged road stretches, making eastern teams open in the west impractical.
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Mecca
Texas Grid
Laufer
New York
John McGraw
Palt
New York Giants
McGraw
Nurmi Prepares New Indoor Distance Record Push
Paavo Nurmi is training earnestly for indoor meets this winter. The Finnish star worked out twice in secret at the Kingsbridge armory, practicing sprints from 50 yards to a two mile jog around the armory track.
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United Press
New York
Paavo Nurmi
Kingsbridge Armory
Kid Chocolate Boxing Return Bout in New York
Cuban bantamweight Kid Chocolate, undefeated in the United States, will box Pancho Dencio in a ten round bout at the Olympia A. C. on Saturday night before heading back to Cuba for Christmas holidays.
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Kid Chocolate To Box
New York
United Press
Kid Chocolate
Cuba
Pancho Dencio
Olympia A. C
Cochran Maintains Lead in Balkline Match
In New York Welker Cochran led Jake Schaefer 2800 to 2639 as the 4800 point balkline billiard match resumed in the eighth block with Cochran holding the advantage.
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United Press
New York
Welker Cochran
Jake Schaefer
Cochran
Babe Ruth to Speak on Radio Sunday Night
Babe Ruth will address American boys Sunday night over Station WJZ and connected networks. The talk begins at 8 15 p m and Ruth is expected to discuss baseball topics of interest to boys.
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Babe Ruth
United Press
New York
United States
WJZ
National Broadcasting Company
Ruth
Brownsville DePaul Meet In Grid Game
Brownsville high school Valley Class B champions meet Depaul Academy of Chicago parochial champions in a post season gridiron clash in Brownsville. The Chicago team arrived with 18 supernumeraries and several rooters and held a brisk workout.
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Associated Press
Brownsville
Brownsville High School
Depaul Academy of Chicago
Chicago Eleven
Maloney and O Kelley Meet in Ring Bout at MSG Tonight
Jimmy Maloney and Don O Kelley square off in a ten round bout at Madison Square Garden. Maloney has surged back with wins over Johnny Risko and Andy Mitchell, while O Kelley, new to the U S, has defeated Al Friedman and Jack Gagnon on points in two prior appearances.
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Associated Press
New York
Jimmy Maloney
Don O’kelley
Madison Square Garden
Maloney
Johnny Risko
Andy Mitchell
O'Kelly
Ireland
al Friedman
Jack Gagnon
New York Golfers Head Overseas for Winter Battles
The Metropolitan district dispatches two stars to winter golf wars. Bobby Cruickshank of the Progress Club left for the Pacific Coast to join others already there. George Voigt, top amateur, filed entry in the Miami and Miami Beach opens.
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Associated Press
New York
Bobby Cruickshank
Progress Club
Pacific Coast
George Voigt
Miami
Miami Beach
Bobby Jones to Play Golf Sunday in Miami Exhibition
National amateur champion Bobby Jones will appear in an exhibition in Miami on Sunday December 30 for the benefit of the University of Miami student fund. He will mark his first match in many months.
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United Press
Miami
Fla
Bobby Jones
University of Miami
Fight Results Across Cities Highlight Boxing Wins
Boston’s Al Mello outpointed Vince Dundee in a ten round bout. Babe Herman defeated Eddie Anderson by decision in Cincinnati. Billy Sullivan beat Sailor Bishop in a six round match. Youne Stribling KO’d Don Pancho Castana in Macon. Additional results from McKeesport and California not fully listed.
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Associated Press
Boston
al Mello
Lowell
Mass
Vince Dundee
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Babe Herman
New
York
Eddie Anderson
Cody
Wyo
Billy Sullivan
Sailor Bishop
Louisville
Macon
Youne Stribling
Don Pancho Castana
Tampa
Fla
Mckeesport
California
Greenleaf and Taberski Play Match Tonight in Chicago
Ralph Greenleaf of New York and Frank Taberski the Gray Fox of Schenectady set to replay their disputed world pocket billiard championship clash tonight at Orchestra Hall. The match paused Wednesday when Taberski quit amid a rules dispute, ordered to replay by the National Billiard Association promoter.
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Chicago
Ralph Greenleaf
New York
Frank Taberski
Gray Fox
Schnectady
Orchestra Hall
Taborski
Greenleaf
National Billiard Association
Lassman Reported As Being Improved
New York university football captain Al Lassman was reported “further improved” at the French hospital today. He was injured in the NYU Carnegie Tech game in Pittsburgh on November 24 and brought home last Friday.
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United Press
New York
al Lassman
New York University
N. Y
Gans Edges Profio In Pittsburgh Bout
Gary Gans of Indiana outpoints Domi nick Profio of Pittsburgh in a ten round contest held in Pittsburgh.
New York Baseball Attendance Tops 6.2 Million in 1928 Season
New York's three major league clubs the Yankees Giants and Brooklyn Robins drew 6,221,000 fans in 1928. The Yankees led all at home with 1,261,000 attendees, confirming their status as the top drawing club.
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United Prowa
New York
Yankees
Giants
Brooklyn Robins
Robideaux Held On Slaying Charge In Texas Case
P F Robideaux and his brother William remain jailed without bail after an examining trial in Port Lavaca Texas. Robideaux testified the brothers killed Jay Moore and William during a drunken fight and their bodies were dumped into the river.
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Port Lavaca
Tex
P. F. Robideaux
Jay Moore
William
Robideaux
Jay
Father Awarded $10,000 Death Verdict in Train Collision
R C Smithart won a $10,000 judgment for the death of his son Le Roy who died when struck by a SLS Southwestern train near Huntington. A prior hearing had awarded $11,000 but the appellate court reversed it because of jury misconduct.
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Lufkin
Tex
R. C. Smithart
le Roy
S. Louis Southwestern
Huntington
Funeral for Oil Contractor Today
Arrangements were being made for the funeral of Garrett Morgan an oil field contractor who died from injuries in an automobile wreck Tuesday night. Judge Allen Beade of Wink was killed in the accident.
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Associated Press
Wink
Tex
Garrett Morgan
Allen Beade
Amarillo Street Improvement Hearing Ordinance Passed
The city adopts an emergency street improvement plan for Ninth Street from Hayden to Lipscomb, with frontage based assessments and a five year payment schedule plus interest. A hearing will be held January 1929 at City Hall for affected property owners, with publication notice and appeals as provided by Texas law.
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Amarillo
Texas
West Ninth Street
City OF
Hayden Street
Lipscomb Street
Eaid Street
Eaid
City Commission
Ninth Street
Madden
Crowdus & Starkey
Oaid Street
Lee Bivins
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