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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1927
Page
16
Coach Hugh Butler announces the Amarillo Sandies will meet Electra next Friday at 8 00 pm. Electra, with one district win against Quanah 48 12, poses a strong backfield test. The Sandies aim to protect the district title while avoiding a potential upset.
Campus Comment notes Dan McGugin and W A Alexander issued a joint pregame pledge to train players to be gracious in victory and defeat. The piece cites praise for Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech, mentions Ralph Sapp’s varied early career, and previews Notre Dame scouting of California in Chicago with updates on Devine and Buck Smith.
A fragmented comic verse mixes sports figures and local politics with a nod to the 1927 World Series. Mentions Koenig Dempsey Romola Arizona and Davis cup and a mayoral recount. Also notes German hotel staff urged modest grooming amid prohibition pressure.
Three versatile football aces rise to prominence this season. Notre Dame star Niemiec shines beside Flanagan while Washington and Jefferson’s Bill Amos stands out in the East. Michigan’s Louis Gilbert emerges as a multipurpose talent under Fielding H. Yost.
Joseph Reed of Denver announced as engaged to Permela Pryor of Greenwich Connecticut. This ends rumors of Pryor's engagement to Gene Tunney the world heavyweight champion. Reed is the son of Mrs Verner Z Reed a Denver society leader. Pryors father heads Owenoke Corporation and Remington Arms executive committee while serving as a Chase National Bank director. Wedding date not set and the couple will live in a grand new Denver home under construction.
Cisco Loboes face Eastland Mavericks in Eastland on Friday November 18. The two former teammates Little and Bull Johnson clash as Cisco seeks to gauge chances against Abilene Eagles with 5000 as expected attendance and a new London to Assuan railway option mentioned.
Amarillo crowd fills the Amarillo Athletic Club for a fast scientific lightweight bout. Wild Cat Monte of Amarillo defeats Kid Granite of Hobart Oklahoma, flooring Granite in the fifth. Granite survives and fights back through the later rounds. Curtain raisers include Jack Dempsey of Amarillo beating Kid Joe of San Antonio and McGreevy injuring Freddie Young in a technical KO.
FAIRMONT Minn Nov 16 Stanek Fort Dodge Iowa wins the national corn husking title for the third time after competing against nine state champions. He husked a gross 1180 pounds and netted 1083 pounds with Hanson Minnesota second at 1028 pounds Swanson Nebraska third 984 Holmes Illinois fourth 976 Dickinson lowa fifth 945
The column honors Percy Haughton three years after his death while imagining Harvard football glory with Eddie Mahan Tacks Hardwick and Charlie Brickley. It recalls Haughton as a premier coach whose influence shaped football and lists his multi sport prowess. A humorous bed time story and a small Mont. item about a Roundup dentist follow.
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