Tod Morgan Retains Lightweight Title Over Dundee
Tod Morgan defeated Johnny Dundee in San Francisco to retain the lightweight championship. Dundee fought largely one handed due to a fractured right hand sustained in the second round. Morgan controlled much of the bout from the fourth round, finishing with referee Harry Ertle raising Morgan’s hand. Dundee’s best moments came in the second period with lefts and a solid right jab. The champions weighed 128 1/2 pounds to Dundee’s 126 1/2.
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Ancartenet
San Francisco
Cetargan
Sratuic
Contoars Capreee
Jantor
Quest Ened
Johnny Dundee
New York
Morgan
Harry Ertle
Dundee
Seattle
Mer Im
Farmers Hire Guards for Pecan Orchards
Fort Bend county residents arm guards and swear in special deputies to protect pecan trees from theft. Suspects arrested on Sundays by farmers are to be prosecuted fully. Three families have already been arrested and are to appear in November term court.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Fort Bend County
Horween vs Hawley in Harvard Dartmouth clash stirs 1926 football talk
Horween, in his first year as Harvard coach, faces Hawley of Dartmouth in the annual Harvard Dartmouth game. Horween seeks his system to lift Harvard after three straight losses to the Big Green since 1922, while Hawley’s Hanover squad has strong 1923–25 results and a famed aerial attack. Wild Bill Edwards dubbed campus spectacle figure tops off the page.
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Hornsby
Huggins
Horween
Hawley
Arnold Horween
Caach
Cambridge
Harvard
Dartmouth
Princeton
Yale
Crimson
Arnold
Chicago Cardinals
Jesse B. Hawley
Cornell
Chicago
Andover
Iowa
Bob Zuppke
Hanover
Datmouth
Longer dresses urged to use up cotton
Anson farmer writes to the West Texas chamber of commerce arguing there is no excess cotton and that under consumption is to blame. He recalls 1920 when cotton prices dropped and says longer dresses for girls and sleeves would help cotton demand and improve appearance.
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Associated Press
Stamford
Anson Farmer
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Half-Minute Interviews from Amarillo Folks
Residents share quick thoughts on Cal Farley weather books and housing. Quotes include hurray for Cal Farley, a new picture of my girl, Tack's wife looks good, Ducks not interesting but fine weather, Second Leve' beats anything, book entry worries,忙忙忙, housing demand in Amarillo, and a magazine going to press.
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P. F. Yochan
Leve
Williams to Captain Semi-Pro Team in Amarillo Clash
Red Williams named captain of the Amarillo semi pro team after a Sunday practice. The Ex-Oklahoma A&M center and versatile lineman weighs 186 pounds and could start in the backfield. Amarillo faces Childress at Metropolitan Park Sunday with top backfield stars Tilson Slack and Coffey on the visitor squad.
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Red” Willian
Acorillo
Claude Gene Fen Day
Williame
Oklahoma Aggie
Teena
Claude Ons
Williams
Cooper-Irvin Mator Company
Amarillo
Childress
Metropolitan Park
Bill Tilson
Slack
Bill Coffey
Tilson
Fred Slack
Coffey
Baylor Bears
Oldus Mitchell
T. I
Ironmen
Appeals Court Affirms Vaughn Case in Seventh District
Proceedings before the Court of Civil Appeals for the Seventh District at Amarillo include an affirmance in Clara Vaughn vs Joe Bray Vaughn et al from Wilbarger. assessments and submissions noted for several other cases from Luogocco Lone? and Terry. multiple cases set for submission or postponed to November 10 1926 including Myrtle Carson vs John Peters and State of Texas vs J M Jones et al.
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Court OF Civil Appeals For
Seventh District
Amarillo
Clara Vaughn
Joe Bray Vaughn
Wilbarger
J. D. Custer
J. W. Thaxton
State of Texas
J. M. Jones
Lubbock
Amarillo Wrestling Booster Praises Cal Parley A Sportsman
In a Weatherford letter Scott Heywood defends Cal Parley for clean sportsmanship in Amarillo. He extols Parley as a high class, honest businessman who advocates fair play and warns against betting. The writer contrasts Parley’s reputation with an unknown critic named Eugene, noting Parley’s lasting town esteem.
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Amarillo
Cal
Eugene
Fight card at Armory ends with draws and clear improvements
George Verlees and opponents provided a strong feature event with a ten round draw between Joe Trtten and Poe Hocophries. Denton’s comeback shows promise while Duff Stanley earns a win over Red Raby in four rounds. Rockey Moore edges Babe in six, Goldie Johnson defeats Cotton in four, and about 1 000 spectators witnessed the card at the Armory.
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George Verlees
Armory
Joe Trtten Ant Poe Hocophries
Denton
Duff Stanley
Red Raby
Stanley
Rockey Moore
Babe
Cancer Goldie Johnson
Resta
Reader praises Cal Farley and questions Eugene Weatherford
A reader writes to the paper praising Cal Farley for his stories and expresses interest in Weatherford remaining on the job for more pieces. The letter notes familiarity with Farley and unfamiliarity with Weatherford.
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Eugene Weatherford
Cal Farley
Weatherford
Colored Lights For Workers In Vienna Plants
In Vienna factories inspectors test colored lighting to aid quick and precise judgment of minute tasks. Yellow and blue hues show promise as eyes respond faster under these lights than daylight. Cal, noted for Amarillo baseball and business, admires such initiative and praises workers who stay resolute amid sport and commerce.
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Vienna
Braxton and Cullop Going to Washington
Braxton and Cullop are set for a Washington assignment as part of a waiver move involving the Featers. The trade includes Petter and other players with waivers possible after fence deref. Washington gains Sica from Yankee in addition to the two players.
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Braxton and
Cullop
Washington
Marton
Sica
Yankee
Amarillo Social Notes Round Up Local Moves and Travels
Frank Dunaway returns from a Colorado Springs trip. Thelma Lewis and Rae Bell weekended in Childress. Mary Clay moves to Amarillo from Childress and resides at 810 Lincoln. Vernon A. Glass of Comanche joins his brother in the Glass Phot Copy Co. George E. Martin of Denver plans oil work here. Mrs. Martin will move her family to Amarillo. Mrs. Lillian Foster resigns from the Marion Shop. The Trolingers and son head to Wet Springs Arkansas. Senator C. D. Asbury and wife plan to live at 1615 Madison. J O Whittington visits Dalhart on business. Sam Vander Weide travels to Tulsa and Fort Worth.
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Frank Dunaway
Weehinetor Street
Colorado Springs
Thelma Lewis
Rae Bell
Childress
Mary Clay
Amarillo
Lincoln Street
Vernon A. Glass
Comanche
Oklahoma
George E. Martin
Denver
Colorado
Dial Ranch
Hutchinson
Amario
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Tod Morgan
Johnny
Llano Cemetery
V. D. Beeman
Feg Murray
Wilum Edwards
Dartmouts
Ady
Lewis P. Fields
Roy Hargrave
Joe Woodward
Tack
Jim Bourland
G. C. Walker, Jr
N.C. Ferguson
William A. Stone
Luogocck
J. W. Lyon
Win. Gray
Don
Gig Ray
Dempsey
A .Ixture
Scott Heywood
Hellman
Humphries
Tunney
Sam
Austin Gilbert
Everett
Harry Everett
Buchanan
As LY aXe
Cais
Per Leahy
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