Back in Bluefield Sports Talk Sets 1925 Plan Ahead
The column previews 1925 football and 1926 basketball seasons at Bluefield and nearby schools. It mentions Nabinger and Emaweller coaches, Chick Smith re enrolling at Bluefield College, Red Crist at Marshall College, Simpson College under Dopey Workman, Centre College vs West Virginia, and other local players as they prepare for upcoming campaigns.
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Red Crist
Princeton
Crist
Marshall College
Red
Huntington Institution
Big Green
Huntington
Marshall Criet
Gossing
Red Head
Fragmented quotes mix in gossip and sports chatter from a late issue
A rough jumble of phrases references vaudeville talk, hunting, harness racing, and a question about the National League. It mentions Pop Geers and Sir Bennie Friedman, women golfers seeking own tournaments, and the U G G A asking about next year, with unclear context and scattered names.
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Bennie Friedman
Amertes
Three Dartmouth Men Are Picked by Reynolds
The Associated Press all eastern eleven chosen by W. P. Reynolds includes three Dartmouth players. Dartmouth selections are backs Tryon and Oberlander and center MacMillan. Syracuse, Yale, Princeton, Colgate, and New York University also have players on the list.
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Dartmouth
Reynolds
New York
P-Dartmeat
Dundee Offer Forwards To Paris Promoter
New York December 4 The New York state athletic commission approved and forwarded to Paris promoters an offer by Johnny Dundee former featherweight champion to box Fred Bretonnel in Paris for a purse representing 31 1 3 percent of gross receipts plus training expenses and two round trip tickets. Dundee will regain good standing if the offer is refused.
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New York
New York State Athletic Commission
Paris
Johnny Dundee
Fred Bretonnel
Europe
Dundee
West Virginia sought for game on coast
Chicago discusses Jack Benefiel University of Oregon athletic chief seeking an opponent for Washington, Pacific Coast Conference champions, in Pasadena on New Year’s. Tulane and Alabama declined, Pittsburg and West Virginia considered, with negotiations hoped to end within a day. Canadian firm plans underground mill for ore dressing due to Yukon cold.
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Chicago
Jack Benefiel
University of Oregon
Washington
Pasadena
Benefiel
Tulane
Alabama
University of Pittsburg
Uniy
West Virginia
Yukon
Grange Debut and Forward Pass Debates Roil Football
The piece surveys Red Grange’s professional football debut and New York reception, noting big gate receipts and fanfare. It reports coaches’ mixed views on Grange’s move, amateur vs pro ethics, and calls for possible curbs on the forward pass amid sport-wide debate.
Russell Meredith Named Freshman Coach at West Virginia
Morgantown W Va December 4 Russell Meredith football and letterman and assistant Rodgers this fall has been chosen as coach of the West Virginia Freshman basketball squad announced by Director H A Stansbury The squad will begin work in December with Meredith leading three members of last year’s Union Town High School championship team
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Simpson
Dopey Workman
Ohio State
Billy Boane
Iowa State
Dopey
Simpson College
Indianola
Workman
Huntington Boy
Indians
Blue Grays
Grange
Overlander
Dartmouth
Illinois
Grange & Pro
Morgantown
W. Va
Russell Meredith
Rodgers
West Virginia
H. A. Stansbury
Meredith Ae
Conference limits football practice and bans film scouting
Athletic directors of the Western Conference voted to restrict organized football practice to two hours daily and prohibit the use of motion pictures for scouting. Wrestling, fencing and gymnastic championships were awarded to Purdue University and will be held March 12 and 13.
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Chicago
Purdue University
Gypsies and the Gypsy Law in a Soviet Edict
A historical analysis traces gypsy nomadism and law from Romany three precepts to language roots. It notes Soviet decrees restricting roaming and explores names for gypsies across Europe, with origins in Bohemia and England.
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Russias
Jimbo
Washington, D. C
Russia
Spain
England
America
India
Scotland
George Borrow
Langeage
Borrow
Bohemia
Czechoslovakia
Balkans
Greece
Turkey
Italy
Germany
Old
Mountaineer Coach Denies WVU Tournament Offer
Fairmont reports Marty A. Stansbury West Virginia University director of athletics says there is nothing to the offer to play in the Tournament of El Paso on New Year’s Day. He states the team had broken training stored equipment and no post season game will be played.
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Army-Navy
New York Americans
Annapolis
Yankee
Barrow
New York
Fairmont
Fairmont Times
Marty A. Stansbury
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Stansbury
Gloria Swanson Fined for Contempt in Divorce Case
New York Dec 4 Gloria Swanson the film star must pay a 250 dollarfine for contempt of court the order upheld by the appellate division. Justice Ford refused to vacate the fine levied for her refusal to accept a subpoena to appear in Janet Beecher's divorce trial.
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New York
Swanson
Marquiese de la Falise de la Coadrale
Film State
Appelate Division
Supreme Court
Ford
Janet Beecher
Appelate
Winters Indicted for Murder of Wife in Jacksonville
Geo wise portal reg Hn you clerk testified he hacked his wife to death after a February party. Mrs Mar Winters, twenty one, divorced from Arthur Williams of Jacksonville real estate man, said she yielded to Winters because he loved her. The Mitchell trial referenced briefly as aviation topics emerge.
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Geo Wise
Portal Rege
Mar Winters
Arthur Williams
Jacksonville
Fla
Winters
Virginian Lease Contention Recited by C and O Officials
W J Harahan of the Chesapeake and Ohio testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission about the planned lease of the Virginian to Norfolk and Western. He argued consolidation would threaten competition and alter joint southern rates, claiming the Virginian would become an undesirable asset and that expansion costs would be needed for western access. F M Whitaker of C and O countered that joint rates with the Virginian would be jeopardized by the lease.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk and Western
W. J. Harahan
Hampton Roads
Virginia
West Virginia
Norfolk and W
Harahan
F. M. Whitaker
Virginian
Whitaker
Record High Production and Employment in Pittsburgh Plant
Officials report a new peak production of 3,610 tons by the plant and a record high employment level of 1,04? workers in the Pittsburgh district under the November 1917 wage scale. The figures reflect a major surge in output and labor during the period.
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Pitteburg
Dec
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Bivefeld
Beaver High School
Dueweler
Dickger
Vane
Tan
Nabinger
Emaweller
Nebinger
Emsaweller
Romor
Dizleland
Georgia
Welch
Beavers
Aittle Eddie Hanlon
Atte
Young Corbett
Terry McGovern
Te Neif
Welch High School
Newport News
Old Dominion
Chick Smith
Bluefield College
Birefield College
Sammy
Bluefield
Joe Colonel
Mitchell
E- Workman
Govens
Iowa
Centre College
Parkersburg
Kentucky
Danville
Pete Barnum
The
State University
Eddie Tyron
Graham
Idham
Shapely
Navy
Gustafson
Pittsburg
Tony
Mins
Careen-Newman
Emething
Au Revoir
Canada
Pop Geers
Valentie
Rogers
Washington Tubbs
Maren
Billy Evans
Gotham
Red Grange
Bob Zuppke
Minnois
Zuppke
Soebagens
Porward
Eure
Cornel
Coun Nye
Army
Owever
Couchtown
Stroyer
By Sidney Smith
Carlos
Shala
Knuckles
Imis
Mountaineer
Gloria Swanson
Ram
Ill
Steckler
Bluefield, W. Va
Hart Schaffner
Marx
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