UT coach to lead Texas in week-long grid season preview
University of Texas athletics chief Benderenn draws attention as he prepares for a fall grid slate. Conference A games listed include Plainview at Amarillo and Temple at Austin among many matchups across the state. Conference B games feature Childress at Wellington and Spur at Balls with numerous cross-town and regional pairings.
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Benderenn
Tetersebelertie Leager
University of Texas
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Amarillo
Stephenville
Cisco
Polytechnic
Oak Cliff
North Dallas
North Side
Fort Worth
Corsicans
Mexia
Warahachie
Itasca
Denton
Mineral Wells
Gainesville
Cleburne
McKinney
Sherman
Sulphur Springs
Greenville
Tyler
Jacksonville
Timpson
Lufkin
Livingston
Marshall
Athens
Palestine
Temple
Main Avenue
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Waco
Kingsville
Corpus Christi
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Vernon
Electra
Quansh
Eastland
Abilene
Carthage
Groveton
Trinity Thrall
Elgin
Smithville
Giddings
Rosebud
Hearne
Bryan
Caldwell
Bay City
el Campo
Sour Lake
Orange
Dassetta
South Park
Beaumont
Eagle Lake
la Grange
Humble
Conroe
Texas City
Goose Creek
Seguin
Poteet
Range
Yoakum
Kenedy
Floresville
Taft
Alice
Weslaco
Harlingeen
Robstown
Linton
Brownsville
Edinburg
Donna
Mercedes
Childress
Wellington
McLean
Clarenden
Claude
Miami
Panhandle
Canyon
Spur
Balls
Alton
Lockney
Tahoka
Slaton
Loraine
Snyder Crosbyton
Floydada
Merkel
Big Spring
Roby
Sweetwater
de Leon
Rising Star
Gorman
Dublin
Stamford
Anson
Real Battles in Prospect for Next Card in Tuesday Night Clash
George Hellman, matchmaker for Battery B, 1311st Field Artillery, plans a ten round bout between Eddie Hanlon and Joe Denton, an eight round match Pug Humphries versus Duff Stanley, and a six round fight Speedy Moore versus Manuel Cruz. Two amateur bouts are scheduled. Lightweight champ Wildcat Monte of Oklahoma, Amarillo-born, teases a four round exhibition with Rip Blake, renewing their long feud. Indications point to a full card Tuesday.
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George Hellman
Battery B
1311St Field Artillery
Eddie Hanlon
Joe Denton
Pug Humphries
Duff Stanley
Speedy Moore
Manuel Cruz
Wildcat Monte
Oklahoma
Rip Blake
Monte
Blake
Amateur boxers vie for belts in Blackies tournament
Ted Emens of 1500 Fillmore Street enters the city amateur boxing event offered by Blackie the newsboy. Two divisions are planned: best boxer age fourteen and under to win a chaia piereh belt, and best boxer age eighteen and under to win another belt. Emens is eighteen and weighs 126 pounds.
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Ted Emens
Fillmore Street
Blackie
Newsboy
Ted
Alvo
Adversary in Football and Politics For Judge Steffen
Walter P. Steffen, advisory football coach at Carnegie Institute of Technology, is busy with a big game against New York University in New York City. Known as one of the East’s top grid coaches, he also has a past as a University of Chicago football star and was named All American quarterback in 1908.
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Walter P. Steffen
Chicago
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Wally
Warriors
New York University
New York City
Steffen
Smoky City
Pittsburgh “Pirates
Pittsburgh “Panthers
University of Chicago
Walter Eckersall
Walter Camp
T& Alenoe Mage
Seffem
Hell
Guete
Babe Ruth Hits 650 Foot Exhibition Shot Reported
The excerpt notes Babe Ruth allegedly hitting a 650 foot fly ball in an exhibition game. It also highlights extensive Baylor Texas Aggie coverage in the Waco News-Tribune sport section and praises Golden Sandstorm coach A B Hays for developing players through gradual training and quiet leadership.
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Babe Ruth
Waco News-Tribune
Texas Longhorns
Baylor
Glen Warner May Return to Eastern Grid
Rumors say Glenn Warner of Stanford could return to the University of Pittsburgh as football coach. Warner, a nine year Pitt veteran, would replace the struggling Pitt program as it seeks to revive interest at its 70 000 seat stadium. He has a proven record of turning teams into contenders and is seen as the key to restoring enthusiasm and success.
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Glenn Warner
Stanford
University of Pittsburgh
Warner
St Pittsburgh
Pitt
Andy Smith
Andy Kerr
California
University of Southern California
Washington
Pittsburgh
Attention on the Reel Sets Up Sandies Clash
Readers are urged to watch the Sandies as analysts warn the longer game may favor a strong finish and potential gains for the team.
Battle for Panhandle High School Glory in Afternoon Grid clash
In a key Class A district game at Metropolitan Park Plainview faces Amarillo in a early 3 pm kickoff attended by a large crowd. Coaches A B Hays and Guy Allen seek district leverage as veteran rosters and potential rain influence turnout and outcome. Officials Eckhardt Fullingim and Jackson assigned with expected gate charges of 25 and 75 cents.
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Amerilo
Plateview
A. B. Hays
Guy Allen
Plainview
Lubbock
Amarillo
Allen
Panhandle
Eckhardt
Fullingim
Jackson
Plainview Po
Amarillo Klein
Pearce Jone
Larsen Waddell
Smith Stevens
Bishop LeMaster
Conklin Carter
Pearce
Nunn
Visor
Bassett Boswell Lh
Doebier Magill
Rockwell Wilhelm Ib Borden
Dumas Boy Dies After Illness at Local Hospital
Marvin Canada 16 son of Mr and Mrs G W Canada of Dumas died last night at a local hospital after several weeks illness. Funeral services set for Saturday afternoon at the Dumas Baptist church conducted by N & Griggs and Sons of Amarillo.
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Marvin Canada
G. W. Canada
Dumas
Baptist Church
N. &. Griggs and Sons of
Amarillo
Warner Leads Stanford To Upset Over USC In Big Open
Warner returns to boost Stanford as they upset Southern California 15 to 12 in a key early season game. USC built a 12 point lead but Stanford rallied behind Warner to win by one, signaling strong future for the program.
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Stanford
Warner
Southern California
Howard Jones
Wacner
Lincoln Ellsworth Up for Great Wrestling Title? Says Grip
Explorer Lincoln Ellsworth praised for speed and strength but criticized for avoiding punishment in regular mat battles. Grip notes Ellsworth’s nerve gap keeps him from becoming a world class wrestler despite years of training in New York with athletes like Paul Berlerbach and other European champions.
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Lincoln Ellsworth
Gri
Grip
Eilewerth
Ellsworth
Bud Houser to Defend Shot and Discus Titles in 1928 Olympics
Dr. Clarence Bud Houser, Olympic shot put and discus champion now a dentist, plans to defend his joint titles at the 1928 Games. He notes a world discus record around 170 feet may stand longer with future athletes and explains technique hinges on coordination rather than sheer size.
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Bud’ Houser
International News Service
Los Angeles
Clarence
Bud” Houser
Bud
Dr. Houser
Oxnard High School
Houser
Oxnard
University of California
Dental College
Edgar R. Day Dies in Austin After Residence Here
Edgar R. Day died at his Austin home early Friday. He had lived in Amarillo for fifteen years and was brother to Harry Day, Frank Day, and Mrs. W. E. Herring. Funeral services will be held in Austin Saturday afternoon. He is survived by his mother Mrs. J. M. Day, three sisters in Austin and Amarillo, and four brothers in Chicago New Mexico and Amarillo.
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Edgar R. Day
Amarillo
Harry
Frank Day
W. E. Herring
Austin
Mr. Day
J. M. Day
F. L. Wilkins
Miss Day
Walter
Chicago
Doc
New Mexico
Frank
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