Tilden Hunter meet invaders in quick shift
United Press reports in Germantown Pa that Davis cup doubles will pit William Tilden of Philadelphia and Francis Hunter of New Rochelle against Jacques Bragnon and Jean Borotra of France. Francis Hunter replaces William Johnston after a lopsided exit in singles. Tilden remains to contest singles and doubles in the weekend program.
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United Press
Germantown
France
United States
William T. Tilden
Philadelphia
Francis T. Hunter
New Rochelle
New York
Jacques Bragnon
Jean Borotra
Francis Hunter
William Johnston
California
Johnston
Hunter
Tilden
Rene la Coste
Henter
la Coste
Cochet
Europe
Dempsey Seeks Tunney Eye Rest Before Rematch
In Lincoln Fields Illinois Dempsey and Tunney prepare for a Soldier Field bout on September 22 after a private workout. Dempsey weighs 198 pounds and plans to capitalize on Tunney's injury while Tunney rests the injured eye and contemplates resuming training soon.
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Dempsey
Tunney Eye
Gene
Associated Press
Loncoln Fields
Crete
Ill
Jack Dempsey
White House
Tunney
Soldiers’ Field
Flynn
George Ade
Joseph Russell
Illinois State Athletic Commission
Jack
Lake Villa
Gene Tunney
Chuck Wiggins
Indianapolis
Soldier Field
Two American Families Banished Victims by Bandits
Two American families named Duncan and MacLeod, with five children, were fired on and robbed by bandits while traveling from Nantang near the Tibetan border to Rangoon Burma. A servant of the MacLeod family saved their lives as the group, enduring great privations, reached Atuntse.
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United Press
Calcutta
Duncan
MacLeod
Nantang
Rangoon
Burma
Atuntse
Giant magnet clears roads of metal debris in test run
Brookings reports motorists may soon enjoy safer drives as a seven foot wide magnetic net is mounted on a state highway truck to sweep main highways. In a 20 mile test run the device collected more than 300 pounds of steel and iron scrap.
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Brookings
S. D
Lee Meyers
Louisiana
Metro Park
Thom
Meyers
Joe Kopecky
Leo Chase
Bull Young
Roy Schmidt
Texans Face Indians in vital three game set at Texan Park
Amarillo follows a 11 to 7 loss after four pitchers allowed eighteen safeties. Morgen gave way to Kelly as pinch hitter while Swansboro hit a two run homer. Fonken started well but four hits in the sixth sent him to the bench. A Sunday doubleheader adds to the schedule as Omaha looms in seventh place contention.
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Oklahoma City Indians
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Omaha
Morgen
Kelly
Swansboro
Fonken
Bath
Oklahoma City
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Fitapatrick
Dean
Yale grid hopefuls marshal for 1927 season
126 Yale undergraduates will report September 14 to enroll as candidates for the football squad. Tad Jones leads the group with five assistants as captain William A. Webster heads the team, which includes S. P. Scott, S. S. Quarrier, C. B. Harvey, and W. A. Webster among others. The Yale schedule features Brown, Dartmouth, West Point, Maryland, Princeton and Harvard with a reshaped lineup and new foes like Bowdoin.
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R. T. Bulkeley
International News Service
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Tad) Jones
Artillery Armory
Walter Camp Fields
S. P. Scott
Meyersburg
S. S. Quarrier
Short Hills
N. J
C. B. Harvey
Lake Forest
Ill
W. A. Webster
Shelton
E. A. Goodwine
West Lebanon
J. J. Hoben
Torrington
Brown
Maryland
Dartmouth
West Point
Princeton
Harvard
Jones
Malcolm Stevens
Myron Fuller
Charles A. Comerford
Phil Bunnell
Iron Men
Little Southern University
Cambridge
Dempsey Tunney camp notes amid heavy weight build up
Chicago Sept 9 United Press notes Dempsey golf and fishing gains as he nears the Sept 22 rematch with Tunney. Tunney socializing at Cedar Crest Lake Villa while Rickard sells tickets and plans seating plot for the $40 ringside event.
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C. C
Rickard
Dempsey
Lincoln Field Race Track
Crete
Illinois
Tunney
Cedar Crest Country Club
Lake Villa
William V. Kelley
Like Forest
Kelley
Kelleys
Gordon
Amarillo Bus Company Announces Exposition Schedule
The Amarillo Bus company will operate their big buses to the fair grounds on a regular ten minute schedule. A straight ten cent fare will be charged. Pickups will be on the west side of Polk street between Third and Seventh streets. Many other buses will also serve the fair this season.
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Amarillo Bus Company
Polk Street
Third
Woolen coat styles with diagonal fur collar chic look
Fashion note suggests woolen winter coats paired with a fur collar that ends diagonally at the left hip or a fur cape to achieve a chic silhouette. The idea blends warmth with drama, inviting readers to consider bold fur accents for the season.
Tunney Defends Title Soon After Cedar Crest Workout
Champion Gene Tunney endured a stomach blow from Billy Vidabeck during his first Cedar Crest workout. The heavyweight title defender faced Jack Dempsey in a bout slated for a few days hence as about 2,500 fans watched Labor Day session.
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Gene Tunney
Billy Vidabeck
Tunney
Cedar Crest
Jack Dempsey
Penn State Ends Old Style Football Scouting Practice
Penn State's new athletic board abandons student subsidies and the old scouting system. Coach Hugo Bezek and Governor Fishay back the move to offer more players chances in varsity sports. Other schools take note, while some Pennsylvania peers praise the plan and avoid talent scouts.
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Carl L. Turner
International News Service
Pittsburgh
Penn State College
Athletic Board of Control
Penn State
Hugo Bezek
John S. Fishay
Pennsylvania
Athletic Board
University of West Virginia
University of Missouri
Penn Plan
State College
Poor Wiring Blamed In Walsenburg Fire
A fire in Walsenburg Colorado gutted a grocery and warehouse owned by J R Foley with damage estimated at 10000 dollars. Defective wiring cited as the cause. A separate note mentions a mauve raspberry velvet evening gown with crystal straps and belt buckle.
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Walsenburg
United Press
Colo
J. R. Foley
French Threat Becomes a Great Danger in Davis Cup
Mary K. Browne reports that France has transformed threats into a real danger in the Davis Cup challenge. Tilden and Johnston face renewed pressure as Cochet and the French doubles pair Borotra Burgnon press the net, while Hunter struggles with speed. If the Americans lose, the singles must decide on the final day.
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United Press
Philadelphia
France
Bill
Johnston
Cochet
Bill Tilden
Tilden
Hunter
Borotra
Burgnon
America
Frank Hunter
Gosh
Mary
Coechet
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