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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1924
Page
5
The unbeaten Georgia and Alabama meet in Birmingham with the mythical Southern Conference title on the line. Georgia holds five conference wins, Alabama four, as both seek victory while navigating several remaining conference and nonconference games across the weekend.
Athens November 25 Special On December 6 the first official athletic relations between the University of Georgia and Tech resume as cross country teams meet in Atlanta Bulldozer squad defeated earlier this season by one point Big Tate captains the Georgia crew with Marka Griffin Evitt Langford and Dolgin also on the team coached by John Howard The Red and Black team starts southern championship cross country in Atlanta a week after the Tech meet
New York reports three more eastern football games remain, two on Thanksgiving, as Columbia seeks posthumous win for Haughton against Syracuse in New York City. Walter Kropfischer, Columbia captain, ends his career with the Lions who face Cornell and Penn in key clashes.
A veteran exposes underhand football recruitment tactics linking back-door prep schools and raiding by big colleges. He recounts Yale star backfield moves, a New York club scheme, and donors engineering scholarships to lure players, noting one case where a Yale athlete was offered funds and transferred.
At Fort Benning Georgia the infantry school football team returned from a successful 1924 season with the president's cup trophy. Brigadier General Briant H Wolfe presided as 2,500 fans gathered at the post gymnasium to greet the doughboys who provided a surprise homecoming. A banquet followed the reception and a movie show capped the celebration. The infantry school eleven defeated Pensacola air station on November 25 in a notable victory.
Athens high school faces Gainesville in a Northeast Georgia high school football championship clash on Thanksgiving day. The Red and White of Athens seek revenge after last year’s 10 to 1 setback, aided by standout back Bob McWhorter as referee. Athens has piled up 320 points this season while allowing 14. Sponsors Eleanor Galloway and Josie Bowden align with the team.
In a life lesson tale by H G Sallinger Ty Cobb is moved from games to hands on labor. A summer plan to play yields to a farming project with a mule and plow. He grows to care for cotton stalks and feels his work makes him important and purposeful.
Tizer Flowers of Atlanta rises to prominence in the east and travels to Canton Ohio for Thanksgiving to meet Clem Johnson in the feature fight. The Canton show is the sole Thanksgiving attraction and is expected to draw a large crowd. Flowers has drawn Ohio fan support and previously debuted in Philadelphia by defeating two opponents in one night, a middleweight knockout in the second round and a heavyweight retire in the second round.
W J Stribling reports he is in peak shape as he trains for a bout with Harry Fay in Louisville at the auditorium Thursday night. Pa Stribling says the fighter is in elite condition after an 11 round workout, while other fighters and fans prepare for Thanksgiving showings and ticket orders flow from Alabama to Georgia.
Oglethorpe's Petrels, led by Coach Harry Robertson, head to Chattanooga for Turkey Day clash with the University of Chattanooga after a season of road showcases. Dr. Jacobs praises Robertson, announces G F P Willis will present a loving cup at a Cannal City club banquet, and honor Petrel football success. Crowe bids farewell as the 1924 squad prepares for a final Chattanooga appearance and a potential 1925 rebirth.
Advertisement urges making Pullman reservations for a Georgia Alabama Birmingham football game on November 27. Contact SFABOARD at Walnut 4918 5019 or 2708 for details and bookings.
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