Giants and Pirates Favored in 1926 Pennant Odds
Wall Street betting lists the Pirates and Giants as co favorites for the 1926 National League pennant with the Dodgers also rated strong. Athletics and Senators top American League bets with several other clubs at long shots. Despite past champions often failing to repeat, the Pirates are noted as a strong ball club.
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Davis Walsh
New York
Wall Street
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
J. S. Fried and Company
Iladelphia Atheltics
Washington Sena
Wise Money
Giants
Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Brown
St. Louis Browns
Athletics
Senators
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Sena
Quintets Take Intra-Games Winning Freshmen and Teams
Three intramural basketball games at the Men’s gym last night end with Freshmen Brown’s and Beta Theta Pi victories. Browns beat Red Sox 8 4 in a slow affair, Betas defeated Sigma Pi 22 12 in a rough contest, and Freshmen edged Theta Chi 32 19 in a sharp, earlier-lead win.
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Beta Theta Pi
Browns
Red Sox
Sigma Pi
Betas
Theta Chi
Helen Wills Impresses Riviera Fans Before Rome Exhibitions
Helen Wills left the Riviera in Italy amid admiration from tennis fans. She will play several exhibition matches in Italy while Premier Mussolini hopes she appears in Rome. Mile Lenglen has returned yet stays pale and focused on dancing, deferring singles until Wimbledon. The 1925-26 Bob C basketball team votes for captain at a Colonial banquet with letters awarded.
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Nice
Helen Wills
Riviera
Italy
Miss Willis
Viera
Mbers
Bob C
Colonial
Chocolate Six Meets Defeat as White Sox Win
In a fast girls basketball game the Chocolate Drop intramural team of Athens high school lost 20 to 16 to the White Sox. The White Sox face the Lemon Drops next, with the winner advancing to play the regular varsity six in an upcoming assembly. Refereed by Miss Ailleen Campbell.
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Athens High School
White Sox
Ailleen Campbell
New Grid Code May Bring On Differences
The piece discusses criticism of the new five yard penalty for an incomplete forward pass on second or third down and its potential to create sectional differences in the football playing code. It notes Midwest adoption, the Big Ten influence of Alonzo Stagg, and the diverse representation on the rules committee including Camp and Moffatt roots and the NCAA appointment process.
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New York
Central States
Rules
Alonzo Stagg
University of Chicago
Maroons
Stagg
E. K. Hall
Dartmouth
W. S. Langford
Trinity
William W. Roper
Princeton
T.A. D
Jones
Yale
Fred W. Moore
Harvard
A. A. Stage
Chicago
Dana Bible
Texas A
M. F. Ahearn
Kansas
M. H. J. Stegeman
University of Georgia
G. M. Varnell
Spokane
Wash
Henry Smith
University of Colorado
McEwan
Army
West Point
Missouri Valley
Rocky Mountain Conference
Walter Camp
Intercollegiate Football Association
Navy
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Alexander Moffatt
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Stribling Slat tery Bout At Madison Square Garden
W J Young Stribling of Atlanta faces Slattery in a decisive ten round heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden. An emphatic victory is needed for Stribling to secure a top contender position as Slattery seeks a career revival.
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New York
W. J
Young) Stribling
Atlanta
Madison Square Garden
Slattery
Stribling
Rosebuds Triumph in Intersectional Hockey Opener
Portland Rosebuds beat New York Americans 4 to 2 to take the series lead. They prepare for a two game set against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday and Saturday. The teams then tour toward the Pacific coast next week.
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Rosebuds
New York
New York Americans
Portland
Ore
Boston
Bruins
Americans
Rougebuds
Pacific Coast
Ohio University baseball schedule for spring season
The Bob Cat team announces fifteen games this season with seven at home and eight away. Key opens April 10 at Athens against Rio Grande, followed by April 16 Miami at home. Major showdowns loom April 24 and May 14 versus Cincinnati. Denison caps the slate May 25. Paul Theison leads the lineup.
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Ohio University
Bob Cat
Athens
Rio Grande
Redmen
Bob Cats
Miami
Ohio
Oxford
Bod Cats
University of Cincinnati
Queen City
Ethan Allen
Bear Cats
Denison
Big Red
Ohio College
Granville
Paul Theison
Cincinnati
Marietta
Ohio Wesleyan
Ohio Northern
Wittenberg
Muskies to Meet Bobcats in Two Added Ohio Games
Ohio University athletics director O C Bird announced two additional basketball games for next season against Muskingum College, the Ohio conference champions. The Muskies boast a premier quintet and will bring Bob Taylor, last year’s unanimous all Ohio center, to Athens for the first time. One game will be in Athens and the other in New Concord, with dates to be fitted to existing schedules.
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O. C. Bird
Ohio University
Ohio
Muskingum College
Muskies
Bob Taylor
Athens
New Concord
Stecher Retains Wrestling Crown in Two of Three Falls
Pi Cleveland March 25 Joe Stecher kept claims to the title with a two to one victory over Renato Gardini in a three fall bout. Stecher won fall one in 25 minutes with body scissors, Gardini captured fall two with double arm lock, Stecher won fall three in 1 minute 68 seconds using body scissors. Jom Londos defeated George McLeod in the semi final with five headlocks in 29 minutes 17 seconds. Frank Judson assisted by Jack McCarty defeated in 15 minutes 39 seconds by a series of headlocks.
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Cleveland
Joe Stecher
Renato Gardini
Stecher
Marietta boxing card features Sanders and Ross wins
Tony Sanders from Chicago defeated Johnny Horvath of Mansfield in a 12 round bout. Vic Ross of Cincinnati won a lightweight clash against Johnny Kuveck of Covington in 10 rounds.
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Marietta
Tony Sanders
Chicago
Johnny Horvath
Mansfield
Vic Ross
Cincinnati
Johnny Kuveck
Covington
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