Beavers Edge Northfork in Earnest Friday Football Fight
Undefeated Beavers remain unbeaten after a hard fought victory over Northfork High. Both teams showed grit with few fumbles, Beavers scoring on McNeer runs and Lamatca drive finishing with three touchdowns. Snecker added three extra points as Beaver defense held in bursts and capitalized on Northfork errors.
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Exra
Willard
Little “Buse
Swecker
Beavers
Lamatca
Corvin Ceeess
Eve Ee Bae
Johneton
Fnsiton Vos Wray Wees
Coveesevens
Cope McNeer
Richmond
Day
Concord
Lasasso Cage
Utes
Baseball writers oppose stars lending their names to World Series articles
Chicago reporters meeting today announced they are against major league stars lending their names to World Series articles. The move signals editors may control attribution in future coverage.
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Chicago
Who's Who on Football Team at the College
Charles Aker joins Bluefield College from East Radford High School at nineteen, 172 pounds, versatile player who has lined up at center tackle and guard roles. He plans to pursue a law degree, also plays basketball and baseball as a left handed pitcher and infielder, contributing to the college athletic program.
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Charles Aker
Bluefield College
East Radford High School
Aker
H. E
League Leaders Call Ban Johnson and Landis on Prohibiting Practice
The text urges President Heydler of the National League to ban Ban Johnson, head of the American League, and Commissioner Landis to prohibit the practice.
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Heydler
National League
Ban Johnson
The
American League
Landis
Intersectional games loom as big Saturday football slate
New York reports a packed Saturday with major matchups across regions. Pennsylvania faces Illinois in a key eastern clash while Michigan meets Navy and Yale battles Army in marquee interregional showdowns. Colgate visits Michigan State’s rivals, and Georgetown hosts King College with Harvard welcoming William and Mary.
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Eacen
Columbia
Ohio State
Syracuse
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Yale
Red” Grange
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Michigan
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Colgate
Michigan Aggies
Georgetown
King College
Tennessee
Harvard
William and Mary
Overiin
Rochester
Oberia
Ohto
Middle West
Notre Dame
Georgia Tech
Doolittle Posts Fastest Seaplane Speed Ever
Lieutenant James H. Doolittle flies a Curtiss racer on a 3 km test course at Bayshore Park Baltimore reaching 245.715 mph, the fastest seaplane speed and a potential world record. His runs include the Jacques Schneider trophy plane and Pulver trophy winner, with multiple speed marks awaiting official FIA recognition.
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Pirates Car Strikes Sheep on Overland Trip
The Pittsburg Pirates overland trip halted as George Grantham paid for four sheep killed by his car and seven more maimed during a collision last night. Team members Carson C. Blebee Ray Kremer and families were en route to California.
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Pittsburg Pirates
Geo. Grantham
Carson C. Blebee
Ray Kremer
Pitcher
California
Macomber’s For est and Masked Marvel eye Cambridgeshire stake
London experts note A. K. Macomber, American turfman, could win about 56 000 pounds if For est wins the Cambridgeshire at New Market. He bet 100 pounds at 500 to 1 that For est and Masked Marvel would win the Czarwitch and Cambridgeshire respectively.
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London
Daily Express Today
A. K. Macomber
Forest
Masked Marvel
New Market
Macomber
Forseti
Cambridgeshire
Notre Dame Delays Stadium to Focus on Academic Needs
Notre Dame will not build a stadium until academic needs are addressed. President M J Walsh announced a dormitory contract for 550 beds and said enrollment will be limited to 2,500 until an expansion plan is worked out.
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South Bend
Ind
University of Notre Dame
M. J. Walsh
Father Walsh
Two Teams Tie After Fortieth Hour In Six Day Bicycle Race
Chicago October 27 at the fortieth hour of the six day race the teams of Horan Horder and Corley Winter were tied in mileage at 621 miles and four.
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Chicago
Horan-Horder
Corley-Winter
Track Meet Results Highlight Close Team Showdowns
Horan-Horder won with seventy points while the rival team scored sixty-one. A three way tie for second featured pairs Spencer-Walthour Bello-Bellezatto and Stockholm-Kockler with one lap separating the contestants.
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Horan-Horder
Spencer-Walthour
Bello-Bellezatto
Stockholm-Kockler
Ohio State May Not Play First String In Wooster Game
Columbus Oct 27 The likelihood increases that Coach Wilce will field only the second team as regulars again skip practice. St John denies any plan to take the entire first team to Ann Arbor for the Michigan Navy game.
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Columbus
Wilce
Ann Arbor
Michigan Navy
St. John
Kruez May Be Unable To Face Red Grange At Franklin Field
Pennsylvania star Kruez may miss the game against Red Grange as his kicking leg is hurt from the Chicago contest last week. Pastor Fields also is sidelined with injuries, leaving Rogers and Leith to lead the team at Franklin Field.
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Albert
Pennsylvania
Red” Grange
Hie Titeeee Geen
Franklin Field
Kruez
Chicago
Pastor Fields
Fucuapiveneca
Rogers
Leith
Kinsey Eliminates Mexico’s Top Player in Tennis
Robert Kinsey of San Francisco defeated Ignacio De La Borbella of Mexico 6-3 6-2 6-1 in the Mexican National Tennis championships men’s singles. Kinsey dominated from the start in Mexico City on October 27.
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Mexico City
Robert Kinsey
San Francisco
Ignacio de la Borbella
Mexico
Canadian government sells eight steamers
Eight steamers owned by the Canadian government merchant marine, previously active in the Great Lakes trade, have been sold. Six were bought by James Playfair Company for the new Canada Cuba route launching November 15, and two by N. M. Patterson, grain merchant of Fort William, Winnipeg and Montreal. The vessels include Canadian Adventurer Canadian Sailor Canadian Sower Canadian Trader Canadian Warrior Canadian Signaller and two others. Prices were not disclosed.
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Vernment Merchant Marine
Great Lakes
James Playfair Company
N. M. Patterson
Fort William
Winnipeg
Playfair Company
Patterson
Flinn Eulogized as Fighter at Bronze Tablet Unveiling
Governor Pinchot praised late Senator William Flinn as a fighter and great Pennsylvanian during the unveiling of a bronze tablet in the Pittsburgh city county building concourse. The Roosevelt Commemorating Association, founded by Flinn, placed the tablet and linked the two leaders through shared zeal for their causes.
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William Flinn
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
City County
Roosevelt
Flinn
Monument Unveiling for South American Hero San Martin
A large monument to Jose De San Martin of Argentina will be unveiled in Washington on October 28 with top honors. The bronze statue, a copy of the Buenos Aires Plaza San Juán monument, depicts the hero on a rearing charger facing south. It is presented by Argentina and by the American people through President Calvin Coolidge.
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Jose de San Martin
Argentina
San Martin
Calvin Coolidge
Judiciary Square
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Buenos Aires
Navy Day Celebrations Mark Washington Events
The Day in Washington notes ceremonies for Navy Day. November 26 was proclaimed Fhapheniving Day. The house ways and means committee heard tax pleas. The federal trade commission was authorized to proceed with an investigation of the milling and bread industry.
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Federal Trade Commission
Oddities and Opinions Mix in a Derailed Column
A column mixes sports quips and political jabs with jokes about Jack Lempsey Peckinpaugh and Cal Coolidge. It notes a theater prank at Buckingham Palace and moralizing about honor while joking about a Balkans analogy. A Kansas City note assigns dog bite medical costs to dog owners and mentions a 3000 year old Austrian eucalyptus tree.
Baseball World Series talk and rule echoes from 1925 and 1911
The piece recalls Billy Evans praising Frank Baker and the 1911 Athletics for two dramatic home runs off Christy Mathewson and Rube Marquard. It notes Goose Goslin’s 1925 heroics and argues weather, the lively ball, and rules shaped the era. It laments tie games and urges an earlier, shorter World Series start with a 1:30 pm first pitch. It also discusses umpiring criticism and New York boxing decisions influencing fan trust.
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Frank Baker
The
Athletica
Christ Mathewson
Athletics
Pittsburg
Washington
Goose Goslin
Senators
Joe Harris
Jockey Mounts Wrong Horse After Spill at Enghien
Paris reports Herve, aboard Melssonier, fell during the October steeplechase at Enghien. He remounted a nearer horse, realized he rode Sonvenir instead of the favorite, and finished with the field as the riderless Melssonier trailed behind.
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Herve
Enghien
Liverpool
Melssonier
Davis and Elkins Eyes Big Football Upset Run
Buckhannon W V Oct. Davis and Elkins College football coached by Cam Henderson known as Crafty Cam faces West Virginia Wesleyan next Saturday aiming to boost hopes for a national honor bid. A win over Wesleyan followed by a test at West Point could spark a landmark season for the Senators.
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W. Va
West Virginia
Cam Henderson
Davis and Elkins
Henderson
West Virginia Universality
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Davis-Elkins
West Virginia Wesleyan
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Fikins
Methodieg
Wesleyan Davis
West Point
Wesleyan
Center College
Powets and Elkins
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