Tris Speaker Could Return to Red Sox as Boston Eyes
Reports say Tris Speaker, released by the Senators, may join the Red Sox or Giants. The Boston option would reunite him with Bill Carrigan and recall his 1912 and 1915 championship years with the Red Sox. Speaker began his rise with Boston after a 1907 purchase and 600 dollar repurchase in 1908.
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Associated Press
New York
Tris Speaker
Fenway
Boston
Senators
Red Sox
Giants
Bill Carrigan
Latsananion Saonkor
AL Usuigan Shouse Boyle Wevers
Ken Williams
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Houston
Little Rock
Cleveland Indians
Thomas and
Jones
Tenorio Faces Flowers In Madison Square Garden Bout
Filipino Lope Tenorio and Bruce Flowers of New Rochelle meet in a scheduled 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden. Flowers is the faster lightweight. Tenorio, recently arriving from the Philippines, aims for a swift rise after knocking out Stanislaus Loayza and beating Joe Glick. Flowers starts as an 8 to 1 favorite.
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United Press
New York
Lope Tenoria
Phillippines
Bruce Flowers
New Rochelle
Madison Square Garden
Flowers
Tenorio
Philippines
Stanislaus Loayza
Joe Glick
Brooklyn
Railway Engineer Sees Rail Service Linked to Earnings
Oklahoma City banquet features Samuel C. Dunn editor of Railway Age who says rail service improvement hinges on net earnings. He cites Oklahoma rail investments about 500 million annually with expected net earnings near 115 million. Dunn lauds railroads for regional growth and notes the state’s remote geography. W M G Howse of Wichita outlines railroads’ role in Southwest development as 70+ officials attend.
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Oklahoma City
Samuel C. Dunn
Chicago
Railway Age
Oklahoma
Union
W. M. G. Howse
Wichita
Kan
National Retail Dry Goods Association
United States Chamber of Commerce
Southwest
Nebraska Hopes for Olympics Voices Tonight
Lincoln. Roland Locke and Fait Chief Elkins Nebraska Olympic hopes in the sprints and Decathlon will appear at indoor tryouts in the University of Nebraska gym tomorrow. They plan to depart for New York City to train until the American team leaves. Joined by Lloyd Hahn they form three of America’s top track hopes for the Olympic Games.
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United Press
Lincoln
Neb
Roland Locke
Elkins
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Locke
New York City
Lloyd Hahn
America
College basketball scores and upcoming Missouri Valley game
Southeastern State Teachers defeated Northwestern State 85 to 38 while St Gregorys routed St Stephens. Simmons University led Howard Payne 87 to 27. Tonight Missouri Valley features Washington University against Kansas in St Louis. Oklahoma Collegiate schedule shows Southwestern Teachers vs Oklahoma University at Weatherford and Northeastern Teachers vs Tulsa University at Tahlequah with Oklahoma Baptists vs Central Teachers at Ada.
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Durent
Northwestern State Teachers
Alva
St. Gregory's
Shawnee
St. Seph’s
Simmons U
Howard Payne
Missouri Valley
Washington U
St. Louis
Kansas
Oklahoma
Southwestern
Weatherford
Okla
Northeastern
Tulsa U
Tahlequah
Oklahoma Baptists
Ve. Central
Ada
Babe Ruth Seen Slipping On Conditioning For 1928 Season
New York January 27 Babe Ruth appears lax about his conditioning plan for the coming season despite earlier claims he would lock in fitness. Trainer Artis McGovern doubts Ruth has knuckled down while critics fear the Yankees star may ease off with a three year contract at 70000 per year looming. Ruth loves his home runs, golf and hunting but the pressure to stay in peak form remains unresolved.
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Associated Press
New York
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Artis McGovern
Forty-second Street
Yankees
Babe
Lack of Catchers Paralyzes Scout’s Plans
St Louis January 27 Lack of catchers among young players aiming for major league berths troubles club builders Charley Barrett scout for the St Louis Cardinals. Of 86 hopefuls starting in organized baseball this year only six want to be catchers while 28 want to pitch 36 to field 18 as outfielders and three are undecided.
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United Press
ST. Louis
Charley Barrett
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Barnard Set To Succeed Ban Johnson In A L E
Murray piece notes Ernest Barnard named new American League president after Ban Johnson. Barnard, former Cleveland business manager and traveling secretary, earned 40 000 a year for three years and is praised for long baseball background and support of Johnson policies. Discussion includes Ruth and map talk by Peg Murray and brief boxing results from Philadelphia draws.
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Cleveland
Barnard
Addie Joss
Ed Walsh
Brooklyn
Ban Johnson
Ernest
Judge Landie
Otterbein College
Goda of
Rice Maxwell In Final In Palm Beach
New York writer Grantland Rice and Ray G Maxwell head to the finals of the winter championship tournament of the Artists and Writers Golf association in Palm Beach Florida Rice defeated Perley Boone one up and Maxwell beat Rex Beach one up in a thrilling twenty one hole semifinal match.
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United Press
Palm Beach
Fla
Grantland Rice
New York
Ray G. Maxwell
Artists and Writers Golf Association
Rice
Perley Boone
Maxwell
Rex Beach
Santa Fe Drops From City League After Sweep Losses
Clementa Young and City Drag beat Viewly Wigely 83 to 26 and Mintletop Creamery 28 to 14 as Yocham led Sporting Goods with 13 and Russell topped Grocers with 14. Santa Fe withdraws from the league and forfeit losses, with an exhibition game planned at the Amarillo Athletic Club.
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Viewly Wigely
Mintletop Creamery
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Yocham
Sporting Goods House
Russell
Adama
Hoffman
Santa Fe
Amarillo Athletic Club
Clements Young
Presbyteriang
City Drug
Ovyard
Sisare
City of
Oklahoma City Hosts Four Basketball Tournaments
Oklahoma City will be the state court capital in February and March with four tours: February 24 and 25 independence teams tournament. March 9 and 10 junior highs. March 12 to 17 high school boys and girls. and the State Y M C A tournament on the same dates.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Sooner athletic season opens with four major sports
Norman January 27 report says finals are finished and four major sports will start. The basketball cage team plans a Feb 3 4 trip to Missouri with a whirlwind attack. Baseball opens spring training under Coach Jap Haskell with valley champs invited to the diamond. Football practice will begin with about 100 men under Coach Adrian Lindsey.
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United Press
Norman
Missouri
Lawrence
Adrain C. Lindsey
Acosta Faces New Charge For Stealing His Own Ship
Herr Acosta, jailed for reckless CT driving, now faces a New Jersey theft of airplane charge. He allegedly stole his own plane, Splitdorf, from Teterboro after it had been attached to satisfy a monetary claim.
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United Press
New Haven
Conn
Herr Acosta
Connecticut
New Jersey
Naugatuck
Splitdorf
Splitdorf Electric Company
Newark
Pueblo Nears Lincoln Franchise in Western League
Pueblo’s bid to obtain the Lincoln Western League baseball franchise appeared almost certain as of January 27. Lincoln backers indicated no compromise to match Pueblo’s offer, while Spencer Abbott and Dale Gear weighed legal options to retain the club under an oral agreement. Negotiations with Pueblo were expected to close without formalities, as Lincoln prepared for indoor events in February.
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Hy United Presa
Lincoln
Neb
Pueblos
Pueblo
Spencer Abbott
Dale Gear
Abbott
Landis
al Tierney
Lincolning
John Jacobs
Toledo's Carpenturo Triumphs Over Rodgers In Ten
Hy United Press reports from McKeesport Pa. Louis Carpenturo of Toledo OH defeated Jackie Rodgers of Pittsburgh in ten rounds. Allen Beatty of Uniontown defeated Georgie Peck of Pittsburgh in eight rounds in the semi final. In Philadelphia Tommy Farley and Johnny Bayes, both from Philadelphia, fought a bout.
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United Press
Mckeesport
Louis Carpenturo
Toledo
Ohio
Jackie Rodgers
Pittsburgh
Allen Beatty
Uniontown
Georgie Peck
Boxing card ends with draws and decisions in Florida bouts
In Miami Jimmie Mackley of Los Angeles drew over 12 rounds with Young Manuel of Tampa. In Orlando Harry Allen of Miami beat Jon Slovin of Jacksonville by judges decision over ten rounds. Earlier Tommy Cooney defeated Harry Wallace in an eight round semi final. Phin fought ten rounds to a draw.
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Philadelphia
Eddie Reed
New York
Gene Baldour
Wilkes-Barre
Jimmy Golden
Art Vetters
Phin
Tommy Cooney
Harry Wallace
Miami
Fla
Jimmie Mackley
Los Angeles
Young Manuel
Tampa
Orlando
Pla
Harry Allen
Jon Slovin
Jacksonville
Girls 10 Meet for Title in Dallas Tonight
The Tresevant & Cochran girls face the Kansas City Crtions in a two game series for the Middle West championship at Gardner's rink. Dallas holds Texas AAU status while Kansas City brings one of the region’s strongest teams.
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United Press
Dallas
Tresevant & Cochran
Kansas City
Texas A. A. U
Middle West
Gardner
Grudge basketball game set for Amarillo club tonight
A grudge game playoff in basketball will be played tonight at the Amarillo Athletic Club between Santa Fe and the Telephone Company teams. Hugh L Butler will officiate.
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Amarillo Athletic Club
The
Santa Fe
Telephone Company
Hugh L. Butler
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