Cubs Face 1927 Season With Big Roster Rebuild
Avalon scene recalls Chicago Cubs manager Joseph McCarthy optimistic about a stronger 1927 club. Key pitchers Brillheart and Roy, plus a six man infield and new outfield bats Heathcote Wilke and Webb, shape a team built to compete with stern spring testing and spread across ten hurlers on opening day.
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Gene Tunney Watches Heavyweight Elimination Tussle
Gene Tunney, six months after claiming the title, follows New York elimination bouts among Maloney Delaney McTigue Sharkey and others to gauge his next possible opponent. He may be listening on WMSG at Madison Square Garden as spectators debate Pauline the Bouncing Basque and Heeney the Australian Hyena. FEG MURRAY comments on golf pro Arthur Ham giving lessons to cyclist Oscar Fee at Plum Hollow Golf Club.
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Telephone costs rise in France compared to America
It costs more here than in America to obtain a telephone, and the French face greater difficulty in securing connections and being understood over the wires.
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Alabama Cashing in on Gridiron Name Crimson Tide Ads
The University of Alabama brand is driving national advertising as the Crimson Tide football team gains momentum. Students from Indiana New York and Ohio have enrolled since the Tide tied Stanford in the Tournament of Roses classic.
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Jap Girl Sets World Free Throw Record in Greenville
Miss M Koyano from Tokyo won the senior girls division by looping 56 of 60 baskets at the world basketball free throw tournament in Greenville South Carolina. The piece also promotes Liver tonic claims for health with a drug advertisement unaffiliated with the sports item.
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Walking Overlooked Prospect Jimmy Walkup A Tigers Hope
Press dispatches say Jimmy Walkup, last year with the Cats, has a strong chance to join the Detroit Tigers. The writer, a friend, recalls Walkup's excellent curve and a highly effective first baseman throw learned at Arkansas. Coach Pickering explained the throw to avoid balks seen in early games. Walkup, though not an Indian by origin, hails from Oklahoma and is described as Irish in temperament.
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Animated Annie and sporting odds stir high school plans
The piece notes a high school weighing athletics for next year with plans to grow the football program amid uncertain steps while a veteran sports writer recalls past colleagues and the diverse roles of a famed referee and umpire Ernest Quigley.
Texans Try For Pitching Depth In Amarillo Camp
Amarillo’s Texas baseball tryouts list thirteen pitchers targeting a berth for the Texans in 1927. Lefties Fonken and Achenbach receive emphasis, while right-handers include Swartz and others with prior major or minor league experience. Early training cuts trimmed the roster from fourteen to thirteen as Hodchitt’s pink slip marked the first casualty.
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Crowd hushes as circle repeats quiet chant
A crowd settles after a speaker urges restraint with a repeated circle gesture and quiet words, saying take another as the crowd subsides. No further details on event, location, or participants are provided.
Horse Meat Delicacy Among Kirghize Nomads
In Bokhara Turkestan horse meat is regarded as a rare delicacy on the Kirghize Steppes where millions of nomads of Turkish origin reside, reflecting regional culinary tradition and cultural preference.
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