Cobb Speaker Fail 10 Show Up In Capital
Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker faced a capital absence as attempts to locate them in Washington failed while they supposedly planned to discuss baseball scandal charges before government officials. Senator Harris proposed a possible anti trust or redress action, citing prior court rulings on baseball and interstate commerce.
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Washington
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Speaker
Cobb
Department of Justice
Post Office Department
Leonard
Landis
Supreme Court
Baltimore Club
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Harris
Georgia
Congressional
Senate
Cobb and Speaker Dispute Public Perception of Fair Play
Readers weigh in on the Cobb and Speaker controversy with comments from J Haggerty Randolph Parsons Leo Lassen and others. Opinions range from calls for retirement to demands for fair scrutiny and accountability amid a long standing baseball scandal.
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Cobb
Speaker
E J. Haggerty
Seattle
Wash
Randolph Parsons
Lana
Jimmy O'Connell
Leo Hl. Lassen
Cobbs
Tecoma
Wark
The
Tecoma Times
Vane
Landis
Cobb & Berrie
Teles
Gel Crem
Boxing Roundup 1926 Sees Many Title Changes
Feg Murray surveys a year of boxing where middleweight titles changed hands twice and welterweight and lightweight crowns shifted once each. Tod Morgan and Tod Duane are noted among champions, with upheavals in middle and welter divisions and the deaths of Harry Greb and Clever Sencio.
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Kid Kaplan
Billy Wallace
Charlie Phil Rosenberg
Bud Taylor
Terre Haute
Illinois State Boxing Commission
Fidel la Barba
Tod Morgan
Tod
Carl Duane
Joe Glick
Johnny Dundee
Mike Ballerino
Kid Sullivan
Pete Latzo
Mickey Walker
Scranton
Walker
Joe
Joe Dundee
Roberts
Sammy Mandell
Rocky Kansas
Chicago
America
Lucien Vinez
Fred Bretonnel
Andre Routis
Edouard Mascart
France
Tommy Milligan
British Amateur Champ Sees Scotland Courses Tougher
Asheville observer reports Dee, the British Amateur champion, says Scotland’s golf courses are tougher than American ones. He notes wind and coastal greens test players, requiring greater strategy and precision than most courses back home.
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Asneville
N.C. Dee
Beotland
Jess Rewetoor
Neti
Malt Minute Mystery Read
Fragmentary line suggests a local note or brief item about a couple or family. Readable words imply a small community notice or social item with uncertain details and wording. No clear names, places, dates, or actions are recoverable from the legible text.
O’Farrell Named Cardinal Manager for 1927 Season
St Louis December 28 Bob O Farrell catcher is appointed manager of the Cardinals for 1927 with Bill McKechnie as coach. The move follows Rogers Hornsby trade to the Giants and is announced by club president Sam Breadon. O Farrell signs a one year contract with salary undisclosed.
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ST. Louis
Bob O'Farrell
St. Louis Cardinals
O'Farrell
Bill McKechnie
Pittsburgh Pirates
Sam Breadon
Rogers Hornsby
New York Giants
Greece Enters Davis Cup Race With Tennis Challenge
Greece declares expansion into tennis and files a Davis Cup challenge. Pan M. Pappadopoulo presents the challenge to the United States, with preliminary rounds set in the European zone. Julian S. Myrick of the U S S T A accepts, making Greece the thirty first nation to seek the cup.
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Pan M. Pappadopoulo
Greece
United States
Julian S. Myrick
Penrerthes te wine New York Def Offen the Reghee
The obscure fragment hints at a def enforceme nt body in New York and a tour governed by prohibitory edicts or a Lek amendment. It mentions Jerwary dates, a fee or price, and a lone statement about no other explanation following the edicts.
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Fediegrem
Peete
Attorney for Speaker Cobb Works on Case
Tris Speaker and Ty Cobb arrived in Cleveland from Washington to plan their defense against Dutch Leonard charges they conspired to throw the 1919 game between Detroit and Cleveland. Attorney W. H. Boyd said he will review the charges with the players and determine possible action, with no decision today and likely none for two or three days.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Tris Speaker
Ty Cobb
Washington
Dutch Leonard
Detroit
W. H. Boyd
Speaker
Cobb
Boyd
Walter Hagen Heads List of Leading Pros for 1926
New York writer Jimmy Powers ranks top pros for 1926. Walter Hagen leads, with Hagen acclaimed for 24 major rounds at 714 average and 275 total for 72 holes, topping both the Eastern and Western Opens and the PGA Championship.
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Walter Hagen
Jimmy Powers
New York
America
Gilda Gray
Walter
Hagen
Scioto
Macdonald Smith
Gene Sarazen
Joe Turnesa
Joey
Wayt
Cleveland
Johnny Farrell
Leo Diegel
The
Links
Mehlhorn
Watrous
Cooper
Cruickshank
Bobby Jones
Dutch Connor to Coach His Star Brother at NYU Hockey
The piece notes Dutch Connor to coach the newly formed New York University hockey team with his star brother as captain. It highlights Connor’s basketball and football prominence, and frames the NYU hockey program as part of a broader expansion into major athletics at the university. It also references contemporary golf stars Hagen, Sarazen, Farrell, and others in competitive context.
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Dutch Connor
Ace York
Concen
Bee Commer
Beck
Bee Bern
New Vo University
Geiling Jack’ Conner
Marke
New York University
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Ierss
Mtare
Cate
Pirates
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Bill Mehlhorn
KA Watrous
Harry Cooper
Bob Cruickshank
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