Welch High School claims 1925 southern West Virginia grid title
A dispute over the 1925 state grid crown sees Welch High School defend its claim as S I A A champion in football. Stansbury questions Welch's southern championship status while noting Welch tied Williamson and beat Bluefield and Gary, and findings hint at Victory and Wheeling as undefeated state contenders. The debate underscores the southern counties’ rising football prominence.
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West Virginia University
Wired Daily
Stansbury
Welch High School
Hugh Ike Shott, Jr
Telegraph
Bluefield
W. Va
Welch High
Beckley
Huntington
Lozan
Charleston
Williamson
Hinton
Welch
West Virginia
Victory
Wheeling
State University
HH. A. Stansbury
Siso
Hunter
McDowell Boys
Washington and Lee Pick Ty Rauber to Lead 1926 Generals
The annual banquet honored Washington and Lee football and elected Ty Rauber of Washington DC to lead the 1926 Generals. Rauber, who entered in 1923, played receiver on the varsity and held posts in the athlete association, ribbon society, and Kappa Alpha. The piece also notes Dusty Rhodes’ basketball plans, schedule hints, and local prep stars like Skeets Farley and George Eichert, plus previews of Army and rivalry matchups and Gary high school’s strong season.
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Washington and Lee
Lexington
Ty Raubor
Washington, D. C
Raubor
Rauber
Athlete Association
Ribbon Society
Kappa Alpha
Buck Wright
Princeton
Buck
Neeton High
Carmony
Hale
Pendleton
McDowell County
Welch High School
Bac
Beury Wins President's Cup at Bluefield Club
William J. Beury of Algoma wins the President's Cup in a dramatic final at Bluefield Country Club. The 20 year old prodigy defeats Charles Jacey after a tight match featuring long drives and sharp putting. Beury, a recent Seaview Golf Club member from Atlantic City, earns praise as a rising talent in the area.
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Bluefield Country Club
William J. Beury
Algoma
F. M. Archer
Bluefield
Ifer
Charles Jacey
Atlantic City
Waltergen
Beary
Hadley Scot
Lane Nash
Dug Leckie
Dr Compton
Marver
Beury
New Jersey
Seaview Golf Club
N. J
Lie Beat
Hatchet Work 13 To Start Friday For Bluefield Scarlets
Coach Emsweller's Bluefield Scarlets begin hatchet work to trim forty candidates to twenty before the season. Scrimmages focus on ten best for varsity, with a December 12 opener against the Tazewell Independents in the ten oco l gym. Four squads practiced heavily as fans anticipate a hard season.
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Emeweller
Big Scarlets
Emsweller
Bluefield
Scrubs
Scarlets
Tazewell Independents
Ten Ocol
Basketeers
Old Dominion
Quin
Princeton names John W. Davis Jr. football captain
John W. Davis Jr. of Brooklyn New York was elected captain of Princeton University's 1926 football eleven. His selection ends a ten year tradition in which linemen have led the Tigers.
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Princeton
N. J
John W. Davis, Jr
Brooklyn
N. Y
Princeton University
Appleby To Defend His Billiard Title
New York reports Francis Appleby of New York will defend his 1926 national amateur class A balkline billiards title at the Manufacturers' Club in Philadelphia starting March 1 as part of the sesquicentennial celebration. The National Association of Amateur Billiard Players assigns class B to New York with events at Maurice Daly's starting May 8 and the class championship at the Lawler Academy starting December 14.
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New York
Manufacturers’ Club
Philadelphia
Francis Appleby
National Association of Amateur Billiard Players
Maurice Daly
Lawler Academy
Dartmouth Coach Names All American Football Team
New York dispatch reports Dartmouth head coach Jess Hawley selected an all American team citing Dartmouths strong season. Hawley places three of his stars Parker Diehl and Oberlander on the squad but leaves out end Tully. Illinois places two players on Hawleys eleven and the lineup includes Osterban Kassel Parker Wett Diehl Starhahn McMillan Grange Oberlander Wilson and Nevers.
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New York
Dartmouth
Green
Jess Hawley
Associated Press
French Lick
Ind
Hawley
Parker
Diehl
Oberlander
Tully
Illinois
Osterban
Michigan
Kassel
Wett
Nebraska
Idan Diehl
Starhahn
Yale
McMillan
Princeton
Grange
Wilson
Washington
Nevers
Stanford
Scoring Records Highlight Grange and Tryon in 1925 Season
New York reports end of 1925 college football season marks Red Grange of Illinois and Eddie Tryon of Colgate as top scorers. Tryon totals 350 points across four years due to freshmen rule, while Grange accrues 186 points with 31 touchdowns. Tryon edges Grange by near 100 points in the three-year stretch, aided by field goals and scrimmage kicks.
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Red Grange
Almi
Grange
Gallivantin
University of Illinois
Walter Camp
New York
Complean
Middle West
East
Illinois
Eddie Tryon
Colgate
Tryon
Track figures show Tryon and Grange scoring progress
Tryon made fifteen in 1923 and fourteen in 1924, both in Bath, then 1926. Grange tallied twelve in 1923, thirteen in 1924, and six this season, illustrating varying scoring trends across years.
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Tryon
Bath
Grange
Columbia Denies Columbia Seeks Andy Smith Services
New York December 2. Graduate Manager Reynolds Benson denied reports that Columbia sought the services of University of California coach Andy Smith. Rumors linked a three year contract at 156000 dollars annually and recalled friction within Columbia's coaching staff after Dr Arthur Brides resignation. Wertheim Beats Patterson In Melbourne Davis Cup Reversal.
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New York
Columbia
Andy Smith
University of California
Reynolds Benson
Smith
Charles Crowley
Arthur Brides
Red Grange Scores Four Touchdowns in Bears Victory
Red Grange starred for the Chicago Bears at Sportmans Park in a 39 to 6 win over the Donnelly Stars of St Louis. He scored four touchdowns and totaled 190 yards from scrimmage, with 84 yards rushing and 73 yards from passes. Paul Britton, a former Illinois back, debuted with the Bears.
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St. Louis
Red Grange
Sportsman Park
Chicago Bears
Donnelly Stars
Illinois
Grange
Paul Britton
Cigars and Cigarettes for Men Flowers for the Ladies
A lighthearted item notes gifts offered by a shop or faire with cigars and cigarettes marketed to men and a separate display of flowers for women. The piece highlights gendered gift ideas in a nostalgic catalog style.
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McDowell
Dusty Rhodes
Beaver
Welch Quinte
Dusty
V. PF. 1. Atar
Greenies
Welch and
Beavers
Ola
Rinceton
Heaver
Creseetee
Ee Paceton
Harawood
Sammy Emeweller
Tusculum
Emory and Henry
Morris Harvey
New River
Deek
Via
Tennessee
Lincoln
Tusenjum
Ee Red Grande
Cincinnati Reds
Morgantown
Francis
Skeets) Zerter
Sam
Military Academy
Army
Harding
Hewitt
Farley
Tiny Hewitt
Pitt
H. A. Stansbury
Knocky Snecker
The
George Eichert
Pop
Bluefielders
Issey Ofea
Eichert
Walker
Radochla
Fdddy
Iddy
Uny Wide World
Times
Vet
Maroon and Black Warriors
Ittle
Gary
Gary High School
Virginia
Whsh
Northfork
Sbhughry
Ray Prince
Blue-Grays
Princemen
Ray
Bivefield
American Association
Wee
Charley McMillan
Jnst
Poca-Bramwell Indians
WM. J. Beury
Tet
Tazewell
Tazewell High
TIGER
Childs
CIGAR
Cliff Weil Cigar Company, Inc
Main St
Richmond
Appleby
Wertheim
Patterson
Melbourne
Australia
Gerald Patterson
Victoria
R. C. Wertheim
Steckler
Steckler’s Men’s Shop
Federal Street
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Rick Uncle
Mangaroo
Wil
Rave
River Street
Prudence Cruroa
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