Tazewell Bluefield game postponed to Saturday opener
A late Va wire reports Tazewell Athletic Club cannot play Bluefield College Friday, pushing the 1926 season opener to Saturday night. Bluefield coach Emsweller plans a longer scrimmage today as preparations shift to the reshuffled schedule.
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Lawrenceville Five suffers first loss to Stock Exchange
Lawrenceville N J December 9 The Lawrenceville basket ball team fell 24 to 4 to the New York Stock Exchange quintet in the second game of the season after leading 11 to 6 at halftime. Coffee Lewis Solomon and Vreeland starred for Stock Exchange with Edinger Hedger and Beere contributing in the win. Substitutes included Scales Nadler Smart and Baker. The piece notes the winter has been mild but hints at potential conflicts ahead.
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Beavers’ Grid and Court Outlook From Bluefield Scene
Local notes preview 1925 Beaver football captain Cement Cash and others as players on a mock NFL era dream team. Red Grange, Dempsey, and Notre Dame captains mix with Bluefield College basketball drills, coach changes, and schedule chatter.
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Wrigley’s Millions Spent Prompting Cubs Recruitment
New York December 9 Joe McCarthy new manager of William Wrigley’s Chicago Cubs faced a hurdle in his first bid to build a team. Backed by the million dollar Wrigley fund he asked Jack Dunn about George Earnshaw’s price. Dunn demanded 150000 dollars plus war tax and McCarthy did not pursue the deal.
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Coveleskie Honored In Place Of Herb Pennock
Chicago December 9 A corrected baseball note confirms Stanley Coveleskie of the Washington Senators was the most effective American League pitcher in 1925 not Herb Pennock of the Yankees. Official averages show Pennock at 2.85 and Coveleskie at 2.84 earned runs per game.
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Washington Star
Red Grange Replacing Babe Ruth in France
Paris reports that Harold Grange is surpassing Babe Ruth as America’s premier athlete in French public perception. Le Matin notes Grange’s football fame and high earnings have outshone Ruth, with Grange achieving fame and wealth more rapidly.
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Haskell Indians to Play Los Angeles Club on Dec 19
Lawrence Kansas December 9 Coach Dick Hanley said Haskell Institute has signed to play the Los Angeles athletic club eleven on Saturday December 19 in Los Angeles California. The Redskins will depart for the West December 14.
Bluefield College Forms First Ever Girls Basketball Team
Miss Ruth Lazenby coaches about twenty Bluefield College West girls in their first practice of the season. Only three players have prior experience as the squad prepares for a schedule including local and Virginia rivals, with the first game likely against Bluefield High School after Christmas.
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Bears Lose First Game as Grange Struggles Against Steamrollers
Chicago Bears fall 9 to 6 at Braves Field to Providence Steamrollers. Harold Grange, tired after two games in as many days, gains only about thirteen yards in three quarters and has two incomplete passes. Bryant replaces Grange and scores the decisive 35 yard TD in the final period.
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Red) Grange
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College Grid Honors Spark Debates Over Best Team
Billy Evans weighs sectional claims for football supremacy with Dartmouth favored in the east and Michigan in the west. Tulane earns southern admirers, while Alabama and Tulane vie for Pickens trophy status amid disputed national standings.
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Confidence Return for Ban Johnson in Major League Baseball
New York December 9 reports show Ban Johnson secured renewed confidence from American League club owners. They voted to extend his term to 1935 and raise his salary to 40 000 dollars annually, a unanimous decision amid earlier discipline. Major league talks on rosin use and holiday intersectional games loom, with broader moves possible on player limits and minor league relations. Navin reelected AL vice president as other board members named. Grange contract details disclosed with advance payment and escrow arrangement.
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Contract details for Red Grange movie deal released
Arrow Pictures president ER W Shallenberger issued a statement outlining the agreement with football star Red Grange. He addresses intimations that Grange would receive 300000 dollars for his first motion picture. The disclosure aims to clarify terms and prevent misrepresentation.
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Red” Grange
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Arrow Pictures Corporation
All-America selections and Dobie All-East pick noted
The article recalls Walter Camp's late season All-America selections and notes a trend toward coach selections. It highlights Gil Dobie Cornell's choice for the All-East team and involves expectations about Dartmouth players in that lineup.
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Lajoie Named Commissioner of Ohio and Pennsylvania League
Cleveland, Dec. 9. Napoleon Lajoie of Cleveland accepts the post of Commissioner of the Ohio and Pennsylvania Base ball League effective immediately. He will serve in the same capacity as the major league commissioner. George Texter of Massillon is president. teams exist in Cleveland Youngstown Canton Akron Massillon Erie Sharon and New Castle.
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Harris Signs $7000 Deal to Manage Coral Gables Team
Stanley Harris the Washington club manager announced he signed a $7000 contract to manage the Coral Gables team in the Florida Winter League.
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Bucky) Harris
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Sloan's Liniment Advertises Quick Relief for Nerves
An old advertisement touts Sloan's liniment as a cure for neuritis and rheumatism claiming a single bottle can restore strength and reduce swelling. It urges readers to buy at drugstores for 35 cents and keep it on hand for relief.
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Emory College Football Schedule for 1926
Emory Virginia announces 1926 schedule with Hiwassee College opening at Emory and Tenness ee State College visit after foes. Games set vs University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Lynchburg College, Tusculum, Elon College, Kentucky Wesleyan at Big Stone Gap, and a bye on October 30.
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Big Stone Gap
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Virginia Military Institute
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