Mercer Oglethorpe Classic Promises High Stakes Clash
Mercer seeks to extend a 10-10-0 season arc by facing Oglethorpe at Ponce de Leon Park. The Bears boast star Maurer and Red fearn while Kilgore and Dob spark the Petrels. St. Louis scouting and a road trip sharpen the test as both teams pursue the S I A A championship.
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Bill Morrow
Mercer Gridders
Florida
Dixie
Ponce de Leon Park
Oglethorpe
Mercer Bears
St. Louis
Oglethorpe Petrels
Bear
Petrel
Mercer-Oglethorpe
Macon
Gatorelan
Robertson
Petrela
Hears
Oglethorpe Sridders
Roth Wornth
Mercer
Ponce ‘le Leon
Bears
Petrala
Oxzlethorpe Varsety
Atlanta
Petre
Gator Speed Merchants
Maurer
Redfearn
Kilgore
Campbell
Tieb Kilgore
Iteporta
Missouri
Dob
Els
Court Rob
Grange Out But Keeps Lead In Big Ten Football
Chicago, November 14 Harold Red Grange, named America’s top football star of 1924, will not play again this season after severe shoulder injuries from the Minnesota upset. University of Illinois coach Zuppke said Grange cannot signal next Saturday’s game against Ohio State in Champaign. Doctors say at least eight weeks needed for healing. Grange remains Western Conference scoring leader despite Illinois’ loss.
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Chicago
Harold
Red
Yichats
Minnesota
Clarence Schutte
Northburn
Stratest Cb
Boosters Lead League in Central Y Club Sports
The Senior Class Gymnastic and Athletic league at Central Y reports Boosters at 216 points, surging from last, with Wise Guys and Triangles neck and neck. Win-1 trails but Dick Rosier adds new talent. clubs meet three nights weekly with one night for heavy apparatus. Clarence Cochran leads Boosters, Riverett Clark heads Wise Guys, John Bynum captains Triangles.
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Central “Y
Boosters
Dick Rosier
Callar
Clarence Cochran
Riverett Clark
Wise Guys
John Bynum
Triangles
Tech Auburn Tickets Going For Georgia Tech Game
Reserved seats for the Georgia Tech Auburn game in Atlanta on Thanksgiving Day, held for buyers who have not paid, will be resold if payment is not received by Thursday night November 20. Officials urge prompt payment to keep holdings.
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Georgia Tech
Auburn
Atlanta
Tera Jones
Athletic Board
Hope Diamond Blamed for Fire at Marlow Inn
Hope diamond owner May Yohe and her Inn at Marlow New Hampshire were linked to a suspicious fire that destroyed the Blue Diamond Inn. Fire damaged property worth over 5000 dollars, with some coverage by insurance. The incident follows a long streak of misfortune associated with the famous gem and Yohe. Elsewhere a Prague tailor, long absent, returned to Prague after thirteen years and was crowned king of a Fiji island coral community.
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Brooklyn Eagle
May Yohe
Avireua
Marlow
N. H
John Smuts
Cner
New York City
Funda
Hiskow
Prague
Coral Islands
Fiji
Special Pullman Train to Birmingham no stops
Special train service advertised for a November football game between Georgia Alabama at Walnut 5018 venue. No intermediate stops noted.
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Birmingham
Mare
Walnut
Emory Freshman Sophomore Pushball Game Today Draws Crowd
At 2 pm the annual freshman versus sophomore pushball tilt at Emory University fields pits 125 players from each class in a raucous clash. Longtime manager Shorty Fagan returns to steer the match, with no admission charged and spectators urged to attend.
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Ismory University
J Shorty Fagan
Committees Endorse Auditory Use Decision by Veterans Groups
Resolutions by the Spanish War Veterans and its Helen Gand auxiliary endorse council decisions on auditorium use. Bepar meetings adopted the measure, with the Fitchugh Tee camp backing a pamphlet accusing the veterans of wrongdoing, signed by commander John Chal Mman.
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Councilmante Committee
12D Infantry
Witzhugh Lee Ump
Woman's Auxiliary
Helen Gand
Bepar
Fitchugh Tee Camp
Auditorium
John Chal Mman
Filling Station Hold Up by Negro Bandits
Three unidentified men entered the Standard Oil station office at Porter Place and Peachtree Street Sunday night. They held clerk D. B. Matthews at gunpoint while another rifled the cash drawer, then fled in a tandem car after the heist.
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Standard Oil Company
Fling Sanction
Porter Place
Peachtree Street
B. Matthews
Matthews
Nexrocs
Bas
Ralph De Palma Wins 100 Mile Tanforan Classic
Ralph de Palma won the 100 mile dirt classic at Tanforan track near San Francisco in 1 hour 43 2 5 seconds. Pete de Paolo, Eddie Hearne, Earl Cooper and Tommy Milton finished second through fifth. About 20 000 spectators witnessed the first automobile event held on the track.
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San Franisco
Ralph de Palma
Tanforan
Pete de Paolo
de Palma
Eddie Hearne
Earl Cooper
Tommy Milton
Sweetsers Triumph in Exhibition Match
Tess Sweetser, former national amateur champion, and intercollegiate title holder Dexter Cummings defeated Max Marston, another former amateur champion, in a Philadelphia exhibition. Clarke Corcorian and Vi iGounte attended Huntingdon event.
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Philadelphia
Tess Sweetser
Dexter Cummings
Max Marston
Clarke
Corcorian
Huntingdon
Oni A Ant
Dempsey's Slow Return and Leonard's Fading Loyalty
The article reflects on Jack Dempsey's long layoff since 1923 with plans to reenter the ring after months of activity elsewhere, noting the expected six months before a fight and the erosion of his champion edge. It also profiles Benny Leonard's waning enthusiasm for boxing as he shifts toward theater and film, suggesting age and diminishing titles affect the lightweight era. The piece mentions Homer Hazel, Rutgers players, and questions about married athletes affecting football performance, highlighting secrecy around player marriages at college programs.
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Senor Firpu
Santa Montes
Hollyweart Studios
Dempsey
Jess Willard
Toledo
Ohio
Enny Leonard
Bea
Leonard
Bennylms
Benny
Wite Leonard
Royston High Defeats Franklin County High in Close Clash
Royston High battled Franklin County High on their home gridiron and won 13 to 7. Captain McCrary sparked Royston with long end runs, the final touchdown covering 182 yards in the last quarter. Lang, Brown, and McCrary stood out for Royston while Forsythe starred for F.C.H.S.
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Royston High
Husky
Franklin County High
Royston Lads
McCrary
Inysion
Royston
Lang
Don
Risen
Brown
F.C. IL S
Record crowds fuel college football bid for big games
Chicago reports 1,018,000 eyes on 14 games with 409,000 spectators at major contests Saturday. The Michigan Ohio State game in Columbus drew the largest crowd, 68,000, while the seven top eastern games totaled 269,000 and the seven leading western and southern games 240,000. Yale tied Princeton for eastern attendance with 54,000.
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Chicago
Columbus
Ohio Stadium
Midwest
West
Solid through train to Tampa and Florida West Coast
Southern Railway announces a through service schedule from Walnut to Tampa and St. Petersburg with arrival at 11 40 a m in 1961. The feature notes coverage of the Florida West Coast route and the efficiency of through trains.
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Tampa
St. Petersburg
Florida West Coast
Southern Railway
St John Gets Skate Contest
The international outdoor skate championships for 1925 were awarded to the New Brunswick Skating Association St. John's N B at the International Skating Union meeting. The event date is not fixed but likely in February. The Amateur skating ace of America trophy was awarded to the Adirondack Skating Association at Saranac Lake.
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New York
New Brunswick Skating Association
St. John's
N. B
International Skating Union
Adirondack Skating Association
Saranac Lake
Fox Hunters on Trial Today at Bowling Green
Bowling Green Kentucky November 16 the thirty first annual trial of the national Fox Hunters association will begin at dawn tomorrow with 250 brands cast ahead of as many hunters to vie for futurity stakes. Prizes include first place 1000 second 200 third 100 and fourth 80
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Bowling Green
Ntional
Fox Hunters’ Association
Retiring President Proposes Direct Olympic Team Selection
William 4 Prout, retiring AAU president from Boston, urges direct selection and financing of future Olympic teams in boxing, wrestling and swimming. He argues a unit team sent abroad is impractical across sports and timelines, proposing coaches and managers chosen two years ahead and stricter patriotism in sport. The report, for the AAU convention, notes track weaknesses and highlights honoring Charley Paddock while outlining broader committee reviews for 1925 championships and swimming boxing wrestling rules.
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Atlantic City
Associated Press
Paris
William 4. Prout
Boston
Amateur Athletic Union
Organiza U
Ganada
Prout
ALA
General Olympic Commission
O Ft
America
Willie Bitola
United States
Finland
Varis
Rituln
Iis
New York
Oregon Agricultural College
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Frisco
Tor
San Franses
Aa. A. UL
Charley Paddock
Southern Pacific Association
Treseneea Bere
BENKART TOPS SCORERS OF EAST
New York November 14. Benkhart of Rutgers still leads the eastern intercollegiate gridiron scoring with 14 points after a game against New York University. Colgate’s Eddie Csron closes to within five points, Syracuse’s John McBride leads in field goals with eight. his season total stands at TH.
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New York
New York University
Benkhart
Rutgers
Eddie ‘Csron
Colgate
John McBride
Football Series Travel Ad Sparks Regional Call
An old ad invites fans from Birmingham to a football series with return options and reservations. It lists contact lines Seaboard and Walnut 5018 5019 and 2708 for bookings, mentioning Pullman and Georgia Alabama connections.
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Birmingham
Agenant Georgi Bama
Mary
Pullman
Seaboard
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