Fate's Bulldogs Face Ineligible Five In Season Opener
Portsmouth High School visits the High School gym tomorrow for the first home game as coach Harold E. Wise notes ineligibility issues. Five players and the manager Delbert Howett were dropped for low grades, reducing sophomores' experience and shifting the lineup to Coury and Carmichael guards Burroughs center and Cross Hall or Hughes in forward spots. Athens defeated Portsmouth 25 to 1t and later fell 7 14 in the tournament. second-stringers meet Hamden in the prelim at 7 with the main game around 8 15.
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Portsmouth High School
Harold E. Wise
Bulldogs
Parkersburg
Marietta
Wise
Delbert Howett
Cecil Wodls
Marvin Wood
Charles Pyle
Jacob Sherman
Verne Hunesicker
Sophmores
Coury
Carmichael
Burroughs
Cross
Hall
Hughes
Athens
Portsmouth
Hamden
Boxers Ordered To Defend Titles By Commission
The National Boxing Association ordered four champions Tommy Loughran Mickey Walker Joe Dundee and Sammy Mandell to defend their titles within sixty days or lose them The rule allows valid reasons but the commission did not specify what counts as valid The piece notes promoters and gate receipts as key factors in whether title defenses can be arranged
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Bert Demby
United Press
Chicago
U.2
National Boxing Association
Tommy Loughran
Mickey Walker
Joe Dundee
Sammy Mandell
Walker
Rene Devoe
Ace Hudkins
Dave Shade
Harry Ebbets
Jimmy Melarnin
Mandell
Melarnin
Joey Medill
Ray Miller
Dundee
Jack Thompson
Joe
Thompson
Wackie Fields
Loughran
Tommy
Northwestern invites teams to seventeenth interscholastic meet
Northwestern University mailed sixteen hundred invitations to high schools nationwide for the Seventeenth Annual Interscholastic Track Swimming and Wrestling Meet. The event, set for March 28, is expected to attract about 1,000 of the country’s top athletes.
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Evanston, IL
Northwestern University
Ryder Cup team snub sparks row over selections
The piece notes Hornsby denying betting on races and questions Captain Hagen’s Ryder Cup picks. It mentions Espinosa as Spanish, Turnesa Cincis and Sarazen as Italian, and England hosting the event in late spring. It cites NL policy on umpiring and John Chapman banning riders from Jack Curley events. Dayton Farm reportedly lost money last year.
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Hornsby
Hosses
al Espinosa
Turnesas
Cincis
Sarazen
Hagen
Bill Mehlhorn
England
John Chapman
Jack Curley
Dayton
St. Louis
Open Texas Championship Begins Eight Annual Tourney
In San Antonio Texas the eighth annual 72 hole Texas Open teeing off with seven former champions returning. Prizes total 6500 dollars. Seven past winners listed include Bob McDonald Walter Hagen Joe Kirkwood Joe Turnesa McDonald Smith Bob Cruickshank and Bill Melhorn. Except Turnesa, others have played Pacific coast events this winter.
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San Antonio
Tex
Breckenridge
Bob McDonald
Walter Hagen
Joe Kirkwood
Joe Turnesa
McDonald Smith
Bobby Cruickshank
Bill Melhorn
Turnesa
Northwestern Faces Lineup Shuffle for Notre Dame Game
Coach Arthur Lonborg must rearrange the Northwestern lineup for the Notre Dame clash as star center Walter, the top scorer, is shelved with an injury.
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Evanston
U.P
Arthur Lonborg
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Walter
Bobcat Grapplers Open Freshmen-Only Meet Friday
Ohio University wrestlers scheduled to host Western Reserve freshmen at 4 pm Friday in the Ohio gymnasium. Reserve match postponed due to illness. Fifteen bouts. first year men have 5 pound advantage. Next up, Penn State clash at University Park. Public event in basement wrestling quarters.
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Ohio University Grapplers
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Ohio Gymnasium
Penn State
Ohio
Penn State College
Pennsylvania
Races Placed for Shrewsbury River August Cup Event
After a year of no contests the fold cup races return on the Shrewsbury river off Red Bank New Jersey August 24 25. Fifteen challengers vie to dethrone Greenwich Folly owner George H Townsend of the Columbia Yacht Club whose boat won the last race in 1927.
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New York
Motor Boat World
Shrewsbury River
Red Bank
N. J
George H. Townsend
Columbia Yacht Club
Greenwich Folly
Kojac Says Daily 1000 Yard Swim Keeps Him In Shape
New York aquatic star George Kojac states he swims 1000 yards each day to maintain fitness for future competitions. He emphasizes consistency and endurance as key training elements.
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George Kojac
New York
Paavo Nurmi cleared for two mile at Boston K of C meet
The Metropolitan A A U registration committee found no basis to claims Nurmi was influenced by track power. Nurmi will run the two mile at the Boston K of C meet January 26 and outlined his schedule through March 16 including Newark and Madison Square Garden events.
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George Kirkley
United Press
Wester New York
Paavo Nurmi
Boston K. of C
Nurmi
Masonic
102Ndd Engineers Armory
Metropolitan
Boston
America
K. of C
William P. Kenney
New Wigland
William C. Prout
Prout
Bar
St. Joseph's C. GC
Newark
Madison Square Garden
New York A. C. Madison Square Garden
New York K
Dayton Dominates Capital in Ohio Conference Tilt
Dayton's entire lineup scored as the Flyers defeated Capital University of Columbus 44 to 17 to stay atop the Ohio Conference. Crush led with 12 points, Larner added 9 as Dayton pulled away after Capital briefly led early. Crude petroleum production in 1927 reached 901,129,000 barrels.
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Dayton
U.P
University of Dayton
Caital University of Columbus
Ohio
Capital
Breidweiser
Crush
Larner
United States
Henry Killilea to be buried in Milwaukee Calvary Cemetery
Henry Killilea, charter organizer of the American League, will be buried in Calvary Cemetery Milwaukee tomorrow. The 65 year old attorney died after a lengthy illness following a paralytic stroke. He led Michigan to a 6 to 0 football victory as captain, later helped Ban Johnson and Connie Mack form the Junior Major League and held the original Boston Red Sox franchise. He purchased the Milwaukee club of the American Association a year ago.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Henry Killilea
Calvary Cemetery
Killilea
Harvard
Michigan
Michigan Law School
Wisconsin
Ban Johnson
Connie Mack
Boston Red Sox
Killlea
Milwaukee Baseball Club
Court Scores and College Football Results
Daytons 44 Capital 17 and Pitt 85 Carnegie Tech 38 are listed along with Findlay 42 Cedarville 4 Notre Dame 29 Michigan State Penn 32 and Princeton 22. The brief collage presents multiple scores across teams and institutions.
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Dayton
Capital
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Tech
Findlay
Cedarville
Notre Dame
Michigan State
Sharkey Ready for New York Title Bout with Christner
Jack Sharkey of Boston rests ahead of his 10 round heavyweight clash with K C Christner at Madison Square Garden. Sharkey weighed 192 pounds and is a 3 to 1 favorite as Christner trains on roadwork hoping for a knockout. Seals and fishing claims rise along California coast.
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New York
Jim Maloney
Jack Sharkey
Boston
K. C. Christner
Akron
Madison Square Garden
Sharkey
al Lacey Sharkey
Christner
Callotherica
Knute Hansen
Junction ketball team edges visitors 18 to 17
In a tight game at the skating rink the Junction team beat the visitors 18 to 17. Logans and Roberts led scoring for the locals, with Crowe and Klinger starring for the guests. The Dodgers face the Brownies next, then hosts the Dilcher Tramps in Jacksonville on a definite date set.
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Teama
Logan
Roberts
Crowe
Klinger
Dodgers
Za Brownies
Dilcher Tramps
Frieiesonville
Driving ace breaks own record in Mississippi tourney
In Biloxi Arthur B. Sweet of Chicago set a new driving record at the Mean Golf Tournament by toning down his own best. He drove three balls for a total of yards to retain the title and broke his previous mark by 104.
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Biloxi
Miss
Jan
Arthur B. Sweet
Chicago
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