Penn Penn Outfits See Strong 1927 Season Across Varsity Teams
University of Pennsylvania athletic programs show broad success in 1927 with one championship won by the Red and Blue baseball team gaining the quadrangular cup for the second time in three years. The baseball squad went 20 5 and 1 under Dr Walter Cariss. Fourteen Penn teams combined for 94 dual victories 71 losses and 3 ties an average of .569. Football posted six wins against major opponents including Brown Harvard Columbia and Cornell while also defeating Franklin and Marshall and Swarthmore. The 1926-27 basketball team went 16 10 with notable wins over Syracuse Navy Lafayette Penn State and Dartmouth and tied for third in the Eastern Intercollegiate League.
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University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Walter Cariss
Brown
Harvard
Columbia
Cornell
Franklin and Marshall
Swarthmore
Penn State
Navy
Chicago
Syracuse
Lafayette
Dartmouth
Vulcanizing Inner Tube With Electric Device
A Wisconsin man explains how vulcanizing patches on inner tubes with an electric or gasoline vulcanizer risks overheating the patched area. He mitigates this by placing four strips of asbestos paper over the tube, shielding all but the patch from full heat, as illustrated in Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Wisconsin
Ened
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Harvard Grid Receipts Boost Harvard Athletics Profit
Harvard football led revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30 1927 with receipts of 584 195 dollars, the only sport not running a deficit, aiding the Harvard Athletic Association to a final profit above 150 000 dollars. Other sports ran deficits.
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Harvard
Harvard Athletic Association
Improved Roads Are Well Marked The Roads Now Clear and Safe
Edward S. Jordan praises marked highways and better road construction in the United States. He credits automobile clubs and government agencies for sign clarity, drainage, and banking on curves, noting faster, safer travel and fewer speed restrictions in open country.
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United States
Edward S. Jordan
Jordan
Sports Bits Highlight Baseball, Golf and Lanterns of 1927
Princeton tops sports income with over 41000 dollars. Spring signals opening day as baseball squads pick batteries. Fledor Mendez, Argentine consul, stars among Baltimore amateurs. Walter Hagen may turn to film. Babe Ruth photographed with baton leading an orchestra. United States Golf Association reports 193 new clubs. John Heisman resumes coaching football. athletes travel south for spring training. Wives barred from Amsterdam Olympic trip. rolling pin event scrapped. Latzo moves from welter to light heavyweight. Johnny Mann debuts for White Sox. Emslie trains new umpires. Andre to train Spain’s Olympic team. Ken Williams signs with Red Sox. Johnny Hobin released.
Hoffman Wins Discus at Intercollegiate Meet 1927
Clifford Biff Hoffman won the discus event at the Intercollegiate 4-A meet in Philadelphia in 1927 with a 130 feet 7 inches mark. He was selected by Dan Ferris, secretary treasurer of the A A U, for the All American Track team and is considered a leading Olympic candidate.
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Clifford Biff Hoffman
Philadelphia
Dan Ferris
Hoffman
Southern Golf Star Miss Marion Turple Heads to Gulfport Event
Miss Marion Turple of New Orleans, a southern golf champion and Pan-American Women's Amateur Golf executive, will compete at the Edgewater course in Gulfport Mississippi from March 21 to 24. Golfers from the United States, Central America, Mexico, and other Latin American nations are expected. The photo shows Turple at Edgewater.
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Marion Turple
Edgewater
Gulfport
Miss
Miss Turple
New Orleans
United States
Central America
Mexico
Edge Water Course
Automobile Hints and Traffic Observations
An English built car with a tiger radiator head makes a vivid visual. A Kentucky motorist admits learning to drive after seriously injuring a woman. Traffic experts foresee over a million motor vehicles in New York within five years and urge night trucking to ease congestion.
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Kentucky
New York
John A. Harris
Electric Sparks Cause of Much Interference
An electric spark in the power network is the main source of interference outside the receiving set. Sparks in circuits are multi directional oscillating discharges, whose rate is controlled by the circuit constants. All electrical apparatus is capable of sparking.
Safety Light for Closed Set Pilot light monitors filament status
A simple safety measure for a closed set uses a small pilot light placed in front of the receiver. The bulb, wired across the filament circuit, glows vividly when filaments are powered, indicating the system is active after programs stop and helps prevent leaving equipment on.
Record Aquatic Year Highlights Jean Weissmuller and Martha Novelius
Marked by 200 plus performances across college and high school races, 1927 saw a surge in water sports with 100 new world and national marks. John Weissmuller and Martha Novelius dominated amateur swimming, breaking records from 100 yards to 880 yards and from 200 yards to 1 mile respectively.
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Merce
John Weissmuller
Illinois A. C
Chicago
Martha Novelius
S. A
Weissmuller
Novellus
Wintry Slogan Sparks Fashion Mention in Courier-Journal
A fragment from the Louisville Courier-Journal notes a wintry scene and a reference to stencil and chiffon attire, hinting at a fashion angle tied to the cold day. The brief snapshot captures a mood or style remark amid the wintry setting.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
A Mother's Health Boosted by Favorite Prescription
Fort Scott Kansas resident Mrs Stella Judd cites Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription as helping her health before childbirth. She reports a strong, healthy baby and endorses the remedy for expectant mothers. Tablets and liquid form available. trial tablet package offered for 10 cents from Dr Pierces Invalids Hotel Buffalo New York.
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Fort Scott, Kans
Dr. Pierce
Stella Judd
N. Crawford St
Discord in Homes Out of Tune Pianos Counted at 10 Million
A notable claim cites authorities that there are 10 million pianos in private homes nationwide and that about 80 percent are out of tune. The remark appears in the Exchange column noting widespread piano malaise across households.
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Princeton University
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Rice Institute
Amsterdam
Pete Latzo
Margate City
Johnny Mann
White Sox
The
National League
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George Andre
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Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Johnny Hobin
St. Louis
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Haarlem
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Paramount Theatre
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