Grid Rivalries Spark Open Week of College Football
New York previews a full set of 1920s era clashes led by Dartmouth at Harvard in Cambridge and Yale at Brown in Providence. Yale carries momentum, Princeton hosts Colgate at Palmer Stadium, and West Virginia resumes the longstanding Pitt battle as Wesleyan targets revenge against the Mountaineers.
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New York
Dartmouth
Harvard
Cambridge
Crimson
Dartouth
Hanover
Yale-Brown
Crown Stadium
Providence
Crown
Pennsylvania
Washington
Jefferson
Lafayette
Polo Grounds
Princeton
Colgate
Palmer Stadium
Maroon
Eddie Tryon
Tigers
Alleghenies
Carnegie
West Vita University
West Virginia Wesleyan
Pitt
Tech
Wesleyan
Bobcats
Mountaineers
Richlands Defeats Tazewell In Tight Saturday Bout
Richlands uses strong early lead and stifling guard defense to hold off Tazewell 16 to 11. Haskell and Joyce pace Richlands with seven and four points as Benny Johnson shines at guard in a marked visitors’ performance.
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Tazewell High
Richlands
Hichlands
Tazewell
Haskell
Joyce
Benny Johnson
Richlanders
Richlands Pvt
Lmore
Askell
Essen
Boston M. Gilmore
Hartig
Buskell
M. Gilmore
Harris
Buston
Peery
Johnson
Gillespie
Dempsey Owes Title After Lateness Ruling
New York October ruling by the athletic commission states that a boxer knocked through the ropes and helped back by ringside attendants will lose the decision. Referee guidance challenged officials, urging courage in the ring and condemning cowardice. The ruling would have affected Jack Dempsey’s 1920 title outcome against Luis Angel Firpo at the Polo Grounds.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Polo Grounds
Luis Angelo Firpo
New York Athletic Commission
Pittsburg Pennant Winners Show Strong Future Shape
Pittsburg wins the National League pennant and the world title chase with a sturdy roster. Pirates stars Traynor Wright and Carey lead a fortified infield and outfield while Dreyfus plans for reinforcements such as Waner and Rhyne to sustain success into 1926. Washington faces morale strain after the series setback as Peckinpaugh nears retirement and potential roster reshuffles emerge for the Nationals.
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Pittsburg
Washington
Pirates
Waner
Rhyne
Dreyfus
Boxing Rule Flout Sparks Commission Warning to Dundee
The article notes a rule breach over knockdowns and referees withholding counts until opponents reach a neutral corner. Johnny Dundee, former featherweight champion, is told to return Friday to declare intentions about facing French fighter Fred Bretonnel. Dundee is accused by the French federation of avoiding a Paris bout, with New York officials aiding Paris in enforcing the agreement.
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Johnny Dundee
Fred Bretonnel
Dundee
French Boxing Federation
Bretonnel
Paris
New York
Landis Urges Ending Baseball Season a Week Earlier
Chicago October 20 Commissioner Kenesaw Landis proposes finishing the 1926 major league season in the last week of September to avoid conflicts with football and bad weather for the world series. He says schedules can be set to end then without many double headers and 154 game plans could remain. The idea will be discussed at the upcoming joint league session.
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Washington
Washington Club
Roger Peckinpaugh
Estar
Peck
Buddy Myers
New Orleans
Chicago
Kenesaw Landis
Landis
Two Horses Withdrawn From Endurance Test
Brandon, VI October 20 The thirteen horses remaining in the 200 mile Eastern endurance test completed the second day within the nine hour limit. Tomorrow, the sixty mile ride goes to Shoreham and back. Two horses from yesterday were withdrawn due to slight temperatures from Gladstone Morgan and Vanity Fair of the 101st New York National Guard.
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Brandon, VI
Shoreham
Brandon
Gladstone Morgan
Morgan Horse Farm
Vanity Fair
101St New York National Guard Unit
Pirates fail to pick emblem of prowess after world title
Chicago October 20. The Pirates who won the world baseball championship cannot decide on a personal gift. Commissioner Landis announced $100 is set aside for each Pirate. Initial idea was a ring, then a watch charm, but selection remains undecided.
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Chicago
Pirates
Landis
Tom Collier Leads Bluefield College Football Squad
Captain Tom Collier, end and leader of the Fighting Deacons, plays his second year at Bluefield College. The Hamp ton Va. native, once all state high school tackle, is 20, weighs 160, and key in the lineup as Bluefield prepares for a showdown with New River College next week.
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Tom Collier
Fighting Deacons
Tom
Bluefield
Concord
Captain Collier
Hampton
Collier
Bluefield College
New River College
New River
Lion Oil Earnings Report For Quarter End September 30
Lion Oil Refins reports net earnings before depletion and depreciation of 698,672 for the quarter ended September 30, with nine month total of 2,042,599. President BE C Winters says earnings available for dividend from 1925 operations will exceed 6 per share after depreciation and depletion.
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Lion Oil
New York
Lion OW Refins
BE. C. Winters
Elon College 19 Foe of Concord
Athens West Virginia October 20 The Concord College football team prepares for two tough opponents from Virginia North Carolina and West Virginia conferences Elon College from North Carolina visits Beckley on October 24 followed by Morris Harvey on October 31 Rivalry notes praise Concord’s upcoming challenge with Elon described as a key test in their ambitious schedule The Tar Heels’ strong season and Duke and King College results are cited as context for Elon’s tough standing in collegiate circles
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Athens
W. Va
Concord College
Virginia and
North Carolina
West Virginia
Concord
Elon College
Wil
Beckley
Sprague Ball Park
Jackson
Pion
Corboy
Mountain Lion
Bion
Tarheels
King Colleg Tornadoes
King Eleven
Elon
Duke University
Slugging Stonecutter To Fight In United States 1926
Stockholm reports Harry Perrson the Slugging Stonecutter, Sweden's heavyweight champion, will travel to the United States in early 1926 to train under Tex Rickard. He stands about six feet tall, weighs 190 pounds, and has faced top European heavies without a knockout defeat. He is regarded as a strong defensive boxer.
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Stockholm
Harry Perrson
Pugilist
Sweden
United States
Tex Rickard
Perrson
Europe
Man Charged in Jail Breaker Saw Smuggling Scheme
Pi H E Smith of Wheeling was held on 5000 bond to the December criminal grand jury for supplying prisoners at Ohio county jail with saws hidden in bread. The saws aided Dawson and Boggs in a failed jailbreak last November. Smith was arrested during a South Wheeling raid and arraigned before Justice Kindleberger.
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Wheeling
W. Va
H. E. Smith
Ohio County
Harley (Blackey) Dawson
Roy Boggs
Smith
South Wheeling
Dawson
Boges
Justice of the Peace
J. W. Kindleberger
Ticker tape machines report debates for deputies
Paris observers note a plan to install ticker tape machines in the chamber corridors to provide a running account of debates on the floor for deputies spending long hours engaging with constituents.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Iowa's Grid Coach Drives Chargers Hard Before Ohio State
Iowa City, Oct. 20. Coach Ingwersen pushed the Iowa football squad through a strenuous practice with one session before they travel to face Ohio State. The team worked on an aerial attack to pierce the Buckeye defense and followed with a long scrimmage to curb over confidence.
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Iowa City
Laws
New Plays to Be Used by Ohio Against Hawkeyes
Ohio State football drills focus on new plays for the Iowa game next Saturday. Iowa spent time on offense in today's scrimmage and appears likely to open with the same backfield used against Columbia last week.
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OHIO
Hawkeyes
Columbus
Olio State
Wilce
Iowa
Columbia
Virginia Poly Freshman Captain Named McArthur
Beatty Mear of Newport News was elected captain of the Virginia Poly Freshman team in Blacksburg. Scotty McArthur, a quarter on the Gobblers and former Augusta Military Academy star, leads his team against Hargrave Military Academy Friday.
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Blacksburg
Pirates fall in World Series sparks debate on start dates
The article recalls the 1920 World Series framing it as a harsh critique of officials and lineups. It highlights players like Peckinpaugh and Johnson and notes public interest, attendance, and lingering questions about series scheduling and management.
Ban Johnson Plans Bear Hunt in Mexico Visit
Ban Johnson, president of the American League, arrived in Del Rio Texas to arrange a bear hunt in Mexico. He will be joined by Bill Burns, former White Sox player, who will accompany him on the trip.
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del Rio
Texas
Ban Johnson
American League
Mexico
Bill Urns
White Sox
Johnson
Evansville Club Reconsiders Surrender of Franchise
Evansville Indiana directors of the Evansville Fane Association owners of the local Three league franchise have reconsid ered their vote to surrender the franchise. First plan was begun today for reconstruction of the club for the 1926 season.
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Evansville
Ind
Pvaneville Fane Association
NAME CHAMPIONS IN SEVEN GLASSES
The Boxing Association of the States named champions from seven weight classes at its sixth annual convention in Aang Ga. The list includes Jack Dempsey, Paul Nerlenbach, Hal Berlenbach, Harry Greb, Mickey Walker, Jimmie Goodrich, Laura Kapl an, and Fidel Lebar. Pinkie Mitchell was not recognized as junior welterweight champion. The commissioners noted the special class has never been recognized.
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Aang Ga
Boxing Association of the States
E. A. McAuley
Michigan
Louis W. *Otten
Thomas E. Donohue
Connecticut
Jack Dumpsey
Paul Nerlenbach
Hal Berlenbach
Harry Greb
Mickey Walker
Jimmie Goodrich
Laura
Kid) Kaplan
Fidel Lebar
Pinkie Mitchell
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FOE OF Concord
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Mercer County Institution
C. F. Berryman
Scotty McArthur
Tech Freshies
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Connie Mack
Dutch Reuther
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