Attitude on East-West Intersections in Football Scheduling
The writer laments limited intersectional games between eastern and western colleges and cites Illinois Notre Dame and Michigan Navy matchups as examples. He notes Big Ten scheduling constraints, rising stadium costs, and calls for home and home series to attract broader interest.
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Illinois
Notre Dame
Rockne
Big Ten
Western College
Illlinois
Michigan
Navy
Wolverine
Benkert Still Leads New York Collegiate Scorers
Benkert of Rutgers remains the top Eastern college football scorer with 94 points after Saturday's games. Tryon of Colgate climbs to 89, as MecBride of Syracuse, Hazel of Rutgers, Koppisch of Columbia, Bruder of West Virginia, Berrel of Muhlenberg, Kruez of Pennsylvania, and Oberlander of Dari thxouth round out the leaders with 60s and 70s.
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New York
Benkert
Rutgers
Tryon
Colgate
MecBride
Syracuse
Hazel
Koppisch
Columbia
Buckeyes Schedule One Scrimmage Before Urbana Trip
Columbus Ohio November 17 The Ohio State Buckeyes will have one scrimmage this week before leaving Thursday for Urbana Illinois. Captain Young and Clark, injured against Michigan, are reported recovering and expected to start against Illinois after a stadium lecture by Coach Wilce this afternoon.
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Columbus
Buckeyes
Urbana
Wilce
Young
Clark
Michigan
Illinois
Hard 1925 Schedule Outlined for Syracuse Football
Syracuse announces three major 1925 games: Nebraska or Penn State, Colgate, and Penn State renewing at Archbold Stadium. Nebraska will not visit this season. a 1925 return is under consideration. No New York games unless Columbia matchup occurs. Thurston flags barnstorming concerns.
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Syracuse
Nebraska
Penn State
Colgate
Syracuse University
Beaver Field
Bezdek
Lions
Meehan
Archbold Stadium
Boston College
Lincoln Cornhuskers
New York
Columbia
Thurston
Illinois Falls as Minnesota Upsets Big Ten Race
Illinois delivered a surprising loss to Minnesota shutting off any hope for a share of the Big Ten title. Chicago beat Northwestern to seize temporary first, while Michigan’s 16 to 6 win over Ohio State created a wider gap over Urbana. Iowa crushed Wisconsin to tie for fourth. most other Big Ten teams did not play.
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Illinois
Minnesota
Chicago
Northwestern
Michigan
Illini
Ohio State
Urbana
Iowa
Wisconsin
Purdue
Indiana
Buckeyes
Bellaire Official Uses Ladder To View Martins Ferry Game
H P Rodewig Bellaire board of education president traveled to Martins Ferry for the Kiwanis cup clash between Martins Ferry and Bellaire High. Unable to see the field amid the crowd he bought a step ladder at a local hardware store and watched from the vantage point as Bellaire won six to nothing.
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H. P. Rodewig
Board of Education
Bellaire
Martins Ferry
Changes in kickoff and penalties in football rules
The kickoff removes artificial tees and uses a placement style with a ball held by a player, and moves to the middle of the field from the 40 yard line. Interfering with an eligible opponent after a pass is foul, results in loss of ball at the spot, and first down. Holding penalties differ by which side possesses the ball: 15 yards if the offender has the ball, 5 yards if the non possessing side commits the foul.
Dolan Lawsuit Reveals Albert’s First Name
A lawsuit involving Cory Dolan brings to light that his given name is Albert. The disclosure follows the legal action and identifiers tied to the case.
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Cory Dolan
Albert
Grange Off The Gridiron A Modest Illinois Star
Red Grange, the Illinois all American halfback, is portrayed as a quiet, unassuming yet confident student at the University of Illinois. He remains retiring, treats admirers with humor, and mentors his younger brother in football while pursuing studies.
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Red” Grange
Red" Grange
University of Ilinois
Grange
Babe Ruth
Illinois
Mr. Smith
Red
Ratu
University of Illinois
Sys
Shift Plays Lose Favor
A historic review of football shift plays from Minnesota founder Williams to Heisman Rockne and Zuppke. The piece traces shifts’ legality disputes with officials, Iowa and Illinois games, and the evolving stance of coaches including Ingwersen and Zuppke on risking open deception.
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Billy Evans
Dr. Williams
Minnesota
Georgia Tech
John Heisman
Heisman
Knute Rockne
Army
Notre Dame
Daly
West Point
Rockne
Hagen wins first Princess Anne Club championship in Norfolk
Walter Hagen captured the first Princess Anne Club championship in Norfolk with a 293 over seventy two holes. Johnny Farrell and Harry Hampton tied for second at 296 while Gen Sarazen posted 301, Joe Kirkwood 306, Jim Barnes 312, and Tom Kerrigan 319.
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Norfolk
Walter Hagen
Johnny Farrell
Harry Hampton
Gen Sarazen
Joe Kirkwood
Jim Barnes
Tom Kerrigan
Grange Still Leads Big Ten Scorers Despite Injury
Chicago November 17 Red Grange of Illinois remained the Big Ten's top scorer after one touchdown against Minnesota kept him ahead of Rockwell of Michigan and Crowley of Notre Dame. Doctors announced his shoulder blade injury from yesterday would sideline him for the Ohio game but expected a return in a few weeks.
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Chicago
Red" Grange
Illinois
Minnesota
Rockwell
Michigan
Crowley
Notre Dame
Doughty
Red
Big Ten
Ohio
PRO GRID SCORES OF REGIONAL TEAMS
Local grid contest results list multiple semi pro and college level matches. Notable outcomes include Dover Stars 40 Perry 0 and Hamilton Legion 27 Aurora 7 with several ties and decisive road wins across Ohio cities like Akron Cleveland Rochester and Chicago against Akron Awnings and others.
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Akron
Mill Streets
Bath
Ravenna Sentries
Grafton
Dover Stars
Perry
Steubenville
Toronto
Ironton Tanks
Potters
Hamilton Legion
Aurora
Catholic A. C
Christ Church
Pop Athens Sage and Dublin Baseball Brag and Miscellany
A scattered column notes a small crowd at Giants vs White Sox in Dublin and mocks bragging about clout. It mentions Willard moving to California, Haskell Indians football guard, Rockne, Gloria Swanson, a singing meal joke, a toy doll singing jazz, and a feather tournament. Also references Tony Fuente boxing, Luis Fiore training, and old-time scythes replacing sleep in Scotland.
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Luis Fiore
Scotland
Six Day Bicycle Race Schedule Promises Large Field
New York reports the thirty seventh international six day race set to begin November 29 in Steward. Manager Steward expects sixteen teams to compete and former American motor paced champion Clarence Carman tours Europe to sign riders from Italy France Belgium Switzerland and Germany.
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New York
Ren In Steward
Clarence Carman
Europe
Beast
Italy
France
Belgium
Switzerland
Germany
Murray City Tigers Fall to Wagner Pirates 9–0
Murray City Tigers lose at home to Wagner Pirates 9 to 0. Pirates from Columbus shown strongest, despite Tigers’ second-half push aided by Kardos. Injuries hampered Murray City as Cummins and Conley starred for the winners with solid line play and substitutions.
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Murray City
Murray City Tigers
Wagner Pirates
Pirates
Columbus
Akron Mates
Tigers
Kardos
Ohio State
Cummins
Nonemakee
Conley
Nye
Odaffer
Enda
Johnson
Slater
Maras
Butts
Driggs
Mudrie
Rosenberg
Gale
Kalvea
Wollet
Kardon
Shuttleworth
Loper
Nelson
Rafferty
Burley
Pullman
Alvin
Hout
Cummina
Schell
Albanese
Kiunk
Vincent
Feinting Seen as Lost Art in Modern Boxing
New York report notes feinting is largely misunderstood in today’s boxing. Jack Britton, former welterweight champion, argues few fighters grasp its offensive purpose and cites Leonard as a prime example of correct feint usage. He traces feint origins to Corbett and Fitzsimmons, and recalls Attell and Kilbane as early notables.
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New York
Jack Britton
Britton
Jim Corbett
Bob Fitzsimmons
Abe Attell
John Kilbane
National gridiron discussion ranks Notre Dame atop chaos
Davis Walsh surveys the season, praising Notre Dame for defeating Army, Princeton, Georgia Tech, Wisconsin, and Nebraska and notes Yale Princeton clashes and Minnesota upsets. He predicts Notre Dame will likely go undefeated, while eastern teams like Yale, Dartmouth, Stanford show strength but no clear title winner emerges.
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Davis Walsh
New York
Princeton
Harvard
Yale
Ilinois
Minnesota
Notre Dame
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