Ranking 37 Ohio Teams No Easy Task
Columbus November 28 Ranking Ohio's 37 collegiate football teams for 1927 is nearly impossible with many teams' schedules affecting rankings. Ohio State defeat of Wittenberg 31 to 0 strains comparisons while St Xavier led in total points with 411. Wooster's defense allowed only 33 points in eight games.
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Columbus
U.R
Ohio
State
Ohio State
Wittenberg
Buckeye
St. Xavier
Miami
Dayton
Oberlin
Haskell Indians
Haskell
St. Navier
U. S. Marines
Marines
Oberlio
Wooster
Mt Union
Othelae
St. Xavier College
Muskingum
Woosters
Post season tilts headline college gridiron slate
The post season football schedule lists key games on December 3 including Georgia vs Georgia Tech in Atlanta Alabama vs Vanderbilt in Birmingham Southern California vs Washington in Los Angeles Florida vs Maryland in Jacksonville December 31 Pennsylvania vs California in Berkeley and January 2 Pittsburgh against Stanford in Pasadena Florida Oregon dates and venues are given for major bowls and matchups with Pittsburgh Stanford slated for Pasadena Berkeley and Los Angeles cited as hosts Georgia Tech Alabama Vanderbilt and Washington are named teams across several sites
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New York
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Alabama
Vanderbilt
Birmingham
Southern California
Washington
Los Angeles
Florida
Maryland
Jacksonville
Pennsylvania
U. of California
Berkley
Pittsburgh
Stanford
Pasadena
Yale
Voice From
South
Tulane
Virginia
Yellow Jackets
Penn State
Nebraska
West Virginia
Drake
Carnegie Tech
Washington and Jefferson
Mid-West
Illinois
Minnesota
Far West
California
Ohio Wesleyan Football Players Earn W Letters
Delaware Ohio November 28 Eighteen members of the Ohio Wesleyan football squad were awarded W letters this week for their efforts during the recently finished season. The players include Abbey Breese Campbell Franz Glancy Halliday Helwig Kyle Leary Mitchell McKinney Newark Myers Murray Stegenthaler Thomas Tilton Waid Welty.
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Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan
Abbey
Breese
Campbell
Franz
Glancy
Halliday
Helwig
Kyle
Leary
Mitchell
McKinney
Newark
Myers
Murray
Stegenthaler
Thomas
Tilton
Waid
Welty
Dempsey Signs Vaudeville Tour contract for January
Jack Dempsey former heavyweight champion signs contract for a vaudeville tour set to begin in January at New York venues. The deal announced in New York on November 28 confirms the boxing star will perform across major circuits.
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Jack
New York
Jack Dempsey
Cuhel Emerges as Iowa's Best End This Year
Frank J. Cuhel of Iowa, famed 220 yard low hurdles champion and anchor of the mile relay, stands as the Hawkeyes' top end this season. His speed is a major asset, contrasting the usual fallibility of speed oriented football players like Speed Plus Fleet.
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Frank J. Cuhel
Iowa
Cuhel
Risko Takes Ten Round Decision Over Uzcudun at MSG
Johnny Risko of Cleveland edged Paulino Uzcudun of the Basque in a ten round decision at Madison Square Garden. Risko pressed the attack throughout the bout and Dominique Basque was stubborn but unable to match Risko’s punch output.
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New York
U.P
Johnny Risko
Cleveland
Paulino Uzcudun
Madison Square Garden
Risko
Paulino
Posture Week Begins at Ohio University
Posture week sponsored by the Men's Physical Education department at Ohio University opens today and runs all week. The campaign promotes good posture with the motto Mens Sana in Corpore Sana and student talks in convocations. Practical tips include standing tall, head up, balanced weight, straight toes, and erect sitting posture.
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Physical Education Department
Men's
Ohio University
Weede In Critical Condition At Pittsburg State
Dr. G W Weede athletic director at Pittsburgh State Teachers College since 1919 and former Kansas conference football coach was reported in critical condition today. Physicians indicated a major stomach operation may be performed today.
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Pittsburg
Kas
G. W. Weede
Pittsburgh State Teachers College
Kansas
Baseball Trade Talk Swirls Around Browns and Tigers
Rumors persist that George Sisler of the St. Louis Browns may be traded by manager Dan Howley with reports that Detroit Tigers stars Heinie Manush Red Wingo and Lou Blue are targets sought by Howley as discussions swirl in St. Louis.
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ST. Louis
Gerge Sisler
Star First Wacker
St. Louis Browns
Dan Howley
Heinie Manush
Red Wingo
Lou Blue
Detroit Tigers
Howley
Kansas Aggie Board Delays Accepting Bachman Resignation
The Kansas Aggie athletic board shows reluctance to accept the resignation of Charles Bachman, head football and track coach. Dr. H. H. King, board president, announced a meeting next Tuesday to review the resignation.
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Manhattan
Kansas Aggie Athletic Board
Charles Bachman
H. H. King
Difficult task of naming leading football team of 1928 season
With postseason games nearing, the 1928 season wraps up as Army defeats Navy 14-9 and Notre Dame beats USC 7-6 in Chicago. Myles Lane leads scorers with 125 points in eight games as Yale, Michigan, Stanford, and others post big crowds. Debates rage over national supremacy with Georgia, Pitt, Illinois, Minnesota in contention and the West largely shut out from the claim.
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Army
Navy
Polo Grounds
New York
Ransford
Arrow
Admiral Nulton
Naval Academy
Wilbur
U.P
Notre Dame
Chicago
Myles Lane
Dartmouth
Temple University of Philadelphia
Blue Ridge
Michigan
Yale
Bruce Caldwell
Dixieland
Georgia
Walker and Kearns cited for not answering challenge
New York November 28 Mickey Walker middleweight champion and his manager Jack Kearns were criticized by the New York state athletic commission for failing to answer the challenge of George Courtney of Oklahoma.
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New York
Mickey Walker
Hia
Jack Kearns
New York State Athletic Commission
George ‘‘Ourtney
Oklahoma
Athens High Bulldogs Schedule Visual Summary
Athens High School lists a 12 game winter schedule for the Bulldogs with seven home and five away games. Key dates include December 31 Pomeroy here and January 7 Jackson here, plus matchups with Marietta Nelsonville Gallipolis Portsmouth Wellston Ironton and Logan, with one date pending.
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Bulldogs
Pomeroy
Jackson
Marietta
Nelsonville
Gallipolis
Portsmouth
Wellston
Ironton
Logan
Marieta
Logan @t
Thanksgiving football play misread in Pomeroy report
Nov 28 Pomeroy notes the Thanksgiving game misworded the play by Swisher. Middleport offered interference that conceivably allowed a long score, yet the Pomeroy full back failed to prevent the run. The author says the play was not a fluke but a fortunate break for Middleport.
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Pomeroy
Middleport
Swisher
Flying Yank Dr Seiler completes 3052 mile run to Pasadena
Dr John J Seiler known as the Flying Yank finished a 56 day trek from Atlantic City to Pasadena covering 3052 miles. He ran nine hours daily, wore out seven pairs of shoes and shed 14 pounds before finally collapsing at the end of the journey.
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John J. Seiler
Atlantic City
Pasadena
Yank
Death of Pennsylvanian football star Dr Clarence Dengler
Dr Clarence K Dengler former University of Pennsylvania football star died at his Philadelphia home from an infection contracted during an operation eleven days earlier.
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Philadelphia
Clarence K. Dengler
University of Pennsylvania
Lady Victoria Bulloch Dies From Fox Hounds Accident
Lady Victoria Bulloch daughter of the Earl of Derby and noted horse woman died from injuries after a fox hunting outing with the Prince of Wales in Melton Mowbray England.
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Melton Mowbray
England
U.P
Victoria Bullock
Earl of Derby
Prince of Wales
N Y U and Missouri to Meet in 3 Game Series
Missouri athletic director Cester L. Brewer announced a tentative three game series with New York University. The schedule includes a game at Yankee Stadium on November 17, 1928 a return game in Columbia in 1929 and a third game in New York in 1930.
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Columbia
New York University
Missouri
Cester L. Brewer
Yankee Stadium
New York
Geving loses license after fouling to win opener
In New Orleans Jockey J Geving was suspended for grabbing another horse’s bridle and thereby winning the Jefferson Park opener yesterday. The ruling details the foul and the subsequent license revocation tied to the incident.
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New Orleans
Jefferson Park
Clear Sky Wins Bennings Purse at Bowie Track
John Lowe's Clear Sky triumphed in the Bennings purse, a mile and a half gallop, in 2:31 2-5, beating the previous course mark by four and five fifths. The winner paid 13 to 1 in the betting.
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Bowie
John Lowe
Athens High Plans Barnstorming Trip Through Ohio
Athens high school basketball team outlines a Christmas barnstorming tour through southeastern Ohio touching West Virginia and Kentucky with games on December 15 at Zanesville December 16 at McConnellsville December 22 at Point Pleasant December 23 at Ashland Ky and December 24 at Huntington W Va The group includes nine letter men from about thirty players led by Coach Harold Wise who aims to rotate players into two squads and prepare for the regular season.
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Athens High School
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Athens
Zanesville
McConnellville
Point Pleasant
Ashland
Huntington
W. Va
Pers
Harold Wise
Chester Border
Virgil Cross
Paul Dalton
Russel Ilan
Maurice Haddox
Richard Hughes
Ross Sams
Robert Wetzel
Vernett Wolfe
Ralph Clark
Joe Coury
Dwight Gaskill
LaVern Hunsicker
Jack Swanson
Guy Waniess
Wise
Wanless
Guy
Flowers Left Estate Worth 150000 After Death
Theodore Tiger Flowers a former middleweight champion left an estate valued at 150000. Under the will 60000 goes to a trust for daughter Verna Lee. The remainder is to be divided between his wife and parents. The boxer invested earnings in real estate.
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U.P
Theodore
Tiger” Flowers
Verna Lee
Walk Miller
Sai
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