College Players in Baseball What Pros Want
Major League officials weigh breaking with signing college players before graduation. Leaders like McGraw and Huggins oppose early moves from campus to pro ball, arguing lack of focus hurts both schooling and baseball. The debate centers on the risk of divided attention hurting careers.
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John B. Foster
Consolidated Press
New York
Henry Breckenridge
Landis
John McGraw
Giants
McGraw
Bob Quinn
Boston Americans
Miller Huggins
The
Yangs
Hug
Babe Ruth
George Sisler
George
Nevers
Stanford
Browns
Pittsburgh
Max Carey
Barney Dreyfuss
Harvard Football Declines in Attendance and Interest
Lawrence Perry notes Harvard Stadium attendance fell in 1925 from 1922 peak, with weather and away games cited as causes. He argues public interest wanes when the team underperforms and suggests pro football needs local backing and hometown enthusiasm to thrive. Red Grange’s California tour may receive muted West Coast press.
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Lawrence Perry Consolidated Press
New York
Harvard
Harvard Stadium
Soldiers Field
Brown
Providence
Red Grange
California
Illinois
West Coast
West Point appoints Biff Jones as football coach
Lieutenant Biff Jones, Field Artillery, named successor to Captain McEwan as West Point football coach. Jones, a 1914–1916 guard and tackle, would have led the 1917 team but WWI graduation altered plans. His track record suggests strong first year prospects for the cadet eleven.
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Biff
Lawrence M) Jones
Field Artillery
West Point
John J. McEwan
University of Oregon
Jones
McEwan
Police raid nets boxers and fourteen others
Police in Washington raid boxing clubs and related venues arresting fourteen suspects and detaining several boxers as part of a crackdown on bootleg activity in the national capital. Authorities seized materials linked to illicit prize fighting and disrupted ongoing operations.
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Washington
National Capital
Reg'lar Fish 0000 Arne Borg Swedish Swimmer in Indoor Pools
Arne Borg, noted Swedish swimmer, headlines a feature on indoor pool training and his latest demonstrations. The piece highlights Borg's star power in aquatic events and his appeal for indoor facility showcases.
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Arne Borg
Glouster Legion Defeats Middleport 35 to 18 in Tight Win
Glouster American Legion stopped Middleport’s win streak with a 35 to 18 victory after a hard fast game. Kennedy led the visitors with outside shots while Watkins and Meyers shined for Glouster. In the prelim, Glouster Junior Moose beat Jacksonville high. The Legion hosts Nelsonville YMCA Friday then Bricklayers Union of Columbus next Wednesday.
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Glouster American Legion
Middleport
Kennedy
Watkins
Meyers
Glouster
Nelsonville
Bricklayers Union Team
Columbus
Ohio
Police raid halts National Sporting Club bout
A late night police raid at the National Sporting Club disrupted a boxing card arresting sixteen individuals including promoter Frank Dane fighter and towel-swingers. Spectators booed as Johnny Gill York Pa lay injured from a blow delivered by Joe Pashara before arrests and subsequent bond releases.
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National Sporting Club
Johnny Gill
York
Joe Pashara
Frank Dane
Edward Ross
Baltimore
Philip Raymond
Goldie
Ahearn
Wills Means Business These Days in Boxing Promises
1926 report from New York with Harry Wills asserting assertive stance, planning for a title bout against Dempsey if boxing is legalized in Illinois and courting matches with other top heavies. Dempsey eases toward tune up bouts while Wills rejects weaker offers.
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Fair Play
Consolidated Press
New York
Harry Wills
Harry
Billy Recap
Philadelphia
Dempsey
Wills
Philly
Paddy Harmon
Chicago
Chi
Tex Rickard
Madison Square Garden
Illinois
Bill Tate
Jack Thompson
Lee Anderson
Clem Johnson
Panther
Bel
Richard
Paul Berlenbach
Stribling
Jack Delaney
New York State Athletic Commission
Mickey Walker
Tommy Milligan
Army Navy game to be played at Soldier Field in Chicago
Representative Britten says next year the Army Navy football clash will be staged on Soldier Field Chicago weather permitting. He cites plans for two million spectators along Michigan Avenue on November 27 to watch about 3000 midshipmen and cadets march to the field, noting opposition from some military officials to moving the game from the Atlantic coast.
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Washington
Soldier's Field
Chicago
Britten
Ilinois
Army
Michigan Avenue
Naval
West Point
Soldie Field
Atlantic Coast Line
Ty Cobb to remain center fielder past forty one
NY reports Cobb at age 80 in 1925 still hits regularly and draws Detroit fans. Unofficial data claim Tigers won .358 in games Cobb started full nine innings and .460 in others, prompting calls he stay on bench or field. The piece notes fans want him in center and doubt a successor is ready.
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New York
Ty Cobb
Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Cobb
George
Tigers
Creighton Star Frank Ryan Leads Top Pace for Title
Creighton University gains pace from Frank Ryan as an outstanding guard in a season aiming to cap the North Central title for a fourth straight year. The Omaha team faces two Western Conference schools and four Missouri Valley opponents among others in the schedule.
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Creighton University
Frank Ryan
Creighton
Omaha
Missouri Valley
Ohio basketball tourney preview with Buckeye league aims
Charley Wright and Coach Grover lead Ohio thirteen men on a Delaware trip to face Ohio Wesleyan and Miami in intramural basketball. The squad, slated to play at the Ohio gym, will start at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. with three games nightly across eight leagues.
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Charley Wright
Butch” Grover
Eers
Ohio
Delas Ware
Ohio Wesleyans
Buckeye
Miami
Wesleyan
Oford
Delaware
Ohio Gym
Jferent
Russian Wrestler Poddubny Defeats Martison in Cleveland
Ivan Poddubny the Russian wrestler defeats Paul Martison of Sweden two straight falls in Cleveland exhibition. The first fall lasts 16 minutes with a headlock and the second after 10 minutes 50 seconds using a combination half Nelson and arm lock.
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Cleveland
Ivan Poddubny
Paul Martison
Sweden
Poddubny
Nelson
Armioe
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