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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1928
Page
17
Kansas City dispatch details a pivotal Big Six clash in Lincoln with Nebraska and Missouri both aiming for the conference title. Kansas and Iowa State, Oklahoma and Kansas Aggies, plus other regionals are noted with scattered results and upcoming matches across the slate.
At Fair Grounds in New Orleans the whip rule faces debate among horse owners and trainers. Apprentices may use the whip only after 20 winning mounts with owner or trainer approval, reversing last season's ban. Earl Sande supports limiting the whip, arguing many races were lost despite its use.
Houston October 26 Billy Morgan a stocky Houston sophomore who impressed in the S M U game will start for the Rice Owls against the Texas Longhorns Coach Claude Rothgeb said. Rothgeb Daugherty and Schultz must prime the team for Saturday's clash with Littlefield's Orange and White grid men as veterans show levity. The Longhorns chase their first Southwest Conference title since 1920 and will seek a strong win.
Tuscaloosa Alabama reports Dixie High School has secured its thirtieth consecutive football win, extending a streak that began in 1924. The Bears have defeated multiple out-of-state teams, including Senn High School of Chicago, and show no sign of slowing this season.
Edward Gerald reports Colorado University and Utah meet in a homecoming clash at Boulder withCU aiming to leverage fast passing and a strong forward game while Utah relies on a weighty line and consistent punting. Since 1908 CU leads 12-9 in the series with 280-227 all-time points for CU.
The New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates are set for an April 2 exhibition game in Houston. Fred Ankenman, president of the Houston baseball club, announced the booking today.
Army football heads to Yale Bowl for a marquee clash amid an already brutal schedule. Sprague Jones may miss as Yale's Frank Oldt is out, while Cagle and Garvey loom for the Cadets and Bulldogs respectively in a high stakes Oct game.
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Baylor Bears prepared for the Saint Edward's game with signal and formation work in Waco. Saint Edward's expected to arrive for a final practice. Coach Jennings planned only a light drill for the Bruins as all players except captain Pete Jones are in good condition.
Thousands of alumni converge on Fayetteville for the annual homecoming celebration and the Texas A and M football clash. The Arkansas team held a two hour workout the day before the game, a final hard scrimmage before kickoff.
In London Jack Hood stopped Bruno Frattini in the third round and Teddy Baldock knocked out Phil Lolosky in Aldgate in the third. In McKeesport Davey Adelman from Philadelphia outpointed Johnny Ryan in ten rounds.
In Minneapolis on October 26 coach Doc Spears of Minnesota spreads knit caps that button under the chin to his players. He cites the old grand mother rule to keep ears warm during practice and games.
Knute Hansen has agreed to show his boxing prowess by signing to meet K. C. Christener in Cleveland on December 5. It will be Hansen's first fight under Billy Gibbon's management.
A large Yale crowd is expected as the Yale ball carriers draw attention in the Yale Bowl tomorrow. Yale is favored, boasting a more versatile game than Army which has shown little extraordinary thus far. Beating Harvard by two touchdowns and the Southern Methodist game offer little encouragement for West Point supporters.
Golf professionals prepared for a winter tour chasing prize money from Oklahoma City on November 24 through Oregon and California events. Notables like Walter Hagen and Johnny Farrell are set to compete in Florida, Pinehurst, and the Ryder Cup buildup, with owners of caddies and travel costs factored into the pursuit of earnings on the road.
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