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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1927
Page
11
Cloudy day as Waco high school meets Latin Cathedral high of Cleveland in the Cotton Palace stadium. Latin derives Ohio state title, Waco holds Texas interscholastic league crown. Attendance expected around 20,000 for the intersectional showdown today.
The Keio University squad, fresh from defeating Waseda in the Japanese world series, plans a 23 game tour of the United States. Seventeen players under manager Hisashi Oshimoto sail March 29 from Yokohama, arriving in San Francisco April 12, with stops in California, Chicago, New York and other eastern cities.
New York reports the arrival of Rene Lacoste Henri Cochet and two French stars for indoor matches in Philadelphia and possibly other cities. The 17 year old Christian Boussus joins them, his reputation known abroad, while Borotra and Brugnon are respected but not seen as dominant as the others.
New York Rangers beat Chicago Black Hawks 2 0 with Bill Cook cited for strong play. Pittsburgh prepares for California trip as 24 Panthers head to the Rose Bowl contest. Sammy Roth suspended for training violations. Senators buy Roy and Smith from Kansas City. Wanderers beat Boston 4 2 in American Soccer League. Giants defeat Providence 7 2. The 25th midwinter golf tournament opens at Pinehurst with 100 plus golfers entering qualifiers.
Bitten by a fish that sprang into a motor boat near the Thames mouth, William Bennet collapsed and turned blue with paralyzed limbs. Friends rescued him, hospital treatment followed, and doctors found poisonous wounds. The fish is preserved for inspection.
A Christmas scene with Santa delivering a Babe Ruth baseball bat for 1928 and a Miss Ruth Elder ship for Atlantic crossing. The exchange recalls Ruth’s 1927 feats and Elder’s near tragedy, as VEG Murray notes early December trades signaling holiday swaps by magnates.
Pittsburgh and Stanford face off in the Tournament of Roses game on January 2 as regional pride drives fans east of the Mississippi and westward. Pittsburgh’s star Gibby Welch leads a strong unit seeking national acclaim, with rival stars and a tough Pitt line noted as key factors in a high stakes clash.
In Tokio the emperor Hirohito personally read the imperial message at the joint session of the houses. He arrived by horse drawn coach and opened the fifty fourth session. The late Taisho emperor had sent the message in his place previously.
The Indian Hockey Federation has decided to enter a team for the Olympic games at Amsterdam. Inter-provincial trials will be held in Calcutta at the end of February to select players.
Experts project Horace Lisenbee as Washington's ace as he joins the Nationals for their first season. Lisenbee is noted for four shutouts, leading American Leaguers, and a strong first season in the league with a solid victory total.
London opens a new free moving piloture theater for children. Attendance at the institute galleries where films are shown has jumped to 90 a week and is growing. Most films are scenes from Australia the Falkland Islands, Honduras and other parts of the British empire.
A selected team is set to tour England for a month before traveling to Amsterdam. The plan includes training and exhibition matches to showcase players and build cohesion ahead of the season.
Francis T Hunter leads the 1027 ranking list of the Eastern Lawn Tennis association with Binth den as doubles partner. John Van Ryn from Princeton moves to second while Herbert Bowmen Jerome Lang Frank Shields and others fill the top ten. Mrs Molla Mallory remains first in the women’s rankings with Eleanor Gogs second.
A writer suggests Cleveland Indiana should brighten their black and white uniforms with color. The piece imagines bold ideas for several big league teams including Houten Braves, Colonel Ruppert's brewery team, Phillies, and Brooklyn with humorous embellishments and even new stock instead of new uniforms.
Ruby Goldstein of New York's East Side returns to boxing after a layoff. He knocked out Ray Mitchell of Philadelphia in three rounds in New York, several months after a loss to Sid Terris, another East Side fighter.
West favored in the annual Christmas charity clash against a strong eastern squad with four Texas stars and a lineup featuring Yale Yale Nebraska Minnesota and Texas A&M among others. Pro prospects point to a close battle despite limited practice as eastern favorites face a western squad aiming to repeat past upsets.
Chicago driver Cliff Woodbury was named dirt track champion of 1927 by the American Automobile Association. He tallied 24 points, two more than George Souders of Indianapolis, marking the first year the AAA named a dirt track champion.
Former football follower recalls the Army-Navy breach as a notable moment while noting he has not fully recovered from the stampede and rough weather at the 1926 classic. Mr Winter credits the episode as one of the breaks of the game.
Wet conditions at the Southern versus West matchup in Los Angeles and Fort Yukon reports rain sodden fields hampering play. Both squads feature veteran linemen and varied formations as weather shifts strategy and expectations ahead of kickoff.
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