Congress Seeks to Mend Army Navy Football Rift
Congress took its first official note of the Army Navy football rift with proposals to smooth the quarrel. Rep. Hamilton Fish urged a four year cap on varsity service players to equalize numbers and age limits, while Rep. Fred Britten pressed for compulsory eligibility rules to align with major colleges. He warned failure to play 1928 would hurt intercollegiate relations.
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American Olympic skating team invited for Scandinavian tour
The American Olympic skating team received a three week practice and exhibition invitation to Sweden Finland and Norway before the St Moritz Games. Edward Mahlke named to lead approval efforts with plans for a return visit after the Olympics. Skaters include Murphy ONeill Farrell Bialls Perleberg and Jaffe. A Detroit exhibition is planned early next year and a Pittsburgh invitation is tentatively accepted.
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Kalteaux Announces Invite to Skating Team for Scandinavia
Frank M Kalteaux president of the International Skating Union announces the American Olympic skating team will spend three weeks in Scandinavian cities before proceeding to St Moritz for the Olympic winter sports event.
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Frank M. Kalteaux
International Skating Union
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Sisler Sale by Browns Proves Major Baseball Tragedy
St Louis reports George Sisler sold from the Browns to the Washington Senators for a nominal cash sum. Once a top star valued near Babe Ruth’s level, Sisler’s decline due to sinus trouble and aging era left him a bargain trade. His university fame at Michigan and peak batting marks contrasted with later managerial failures and quiet exit from the lineup.
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Evans Hails Walter Johnson Greatest Pitching Feat
Evans argues Walter Johnson’s 1908 three game shutout run against the New York club ranks as the greatest pitching feat, noting Johnson allowed six, four, then two hits in successive games and suffered a swollen arm after a spitball collision.
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Joe Cantillon
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Jake Schaefer Leads In 1500 Point Balkline Match
New York December reports Jake Schaefer leading Welker Cochran 309 to 211 in their 1500 point balkline world championship match. The fast table at the Hotel Pennsylvania produced ragged exhibition as both players struggled with speed, with Schaefer securing the first block in twelve innings.
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French driver wins 50 lap feature in Los Angeles race
Leon Du ray of France won the 50 lap feature at Los Angeles at an average speed of 73 mph. Fred Frame of Los Angeles finished second with Ralph De Palma third in the event.
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Leon Duray
Fred Frame
Ralph de Palma
Scottish lighthouse keeper denied unemployment pay
London reports Norman Shaw, a Scottish lighthouse keeper who refused to work on Sunday and was discharged, has been refused unemployment benefit drawing a wage dispute.
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Norman Shaw
Crane pulls girl from McD dies as he cheers Cardiff clash
Cardiff crowd erupts as a man named W. J. Wenner collapses and dies while cheering his favorite football team. The incident occurred after a crane pulled a girl from a McDonald’s nearby, sparking tragedy and a police investigation.
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W. J. Wenner
Disqualification of Caldwell highlights 1927 football season
Disqualification of Bruce Caldwell, Yale halfback, on eve of Yale-Princeton game tops the 1927 season. Only Pittsburgh stayed undefeated with a draw, while Stanford Brown and Alabama faded. Yale Army and Pittsburgh led the East, with Notre Dame defeating Army and Missouri winning the Missouri Valley title.
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Americans Train Widely for 1928 Olympic Team
New York dispatch reports athletes across the country training for the Amsterdam games. Roland Locke and Chief Fatt Elkins begin tryouts, with Jack Ryder supervising promising stars Lloyd Hahn and Leo Lermond deemed certainties for the team.
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National American Athletic Union
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Fatt Elkins
Boston
Jack Ryder
Boston Athletic Association
Lloyd Hahn
Leo Lermond
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Wisconsin Beats DePauw University In Lopsided Net Victory
The Wisconsin basketball team defeated DePauw University by a wide margin last night in Madison. Wisconsin secured a dominant 17 to 2 score, showcasing strong offense and defense throughout the game.
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Pittsburgh Beats Iowa In Fifth Straight Run
Iowa City report says the University of Pittsburgh won its fourth game in five nights by defeating the University of Iowa 14 to 40.
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