Beavers beat Northfork in high school football clash
Beavers remain undefeated as Beaver High overwhelms Northfork High at the air grounds. Bluefield scored three first-half touchdowns with Snecker kicking each extra point. Northfork threatened late in the fourth with passing drives but could not finish. Key plays featured Cap tain Cash Willis and Buss MecNeer for Beaver while Northfork relied on Willard and the line of Cash McNeer Willis.
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Baseball writers oppose stars lending names to World Series articles
Chicago Oct 27 baseball writers meeting today went on record opposing major league stars lending their names to World Series articles.
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Chicago
Charles Aker Star of Bluefield College Football Team
Charles Aker arrives at Bluefield College from East Radford High School at nineteen, weighing 172 pounds. He played three years for Radford football in nearly every position and now shines at center or tackle, a tough defender and versatile athlete who also stars in basketball and baseball and plans to pursue a law degree.
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Bluefield College
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League Officials Urged to End Practice
Urged President Heydler of the National League Ban Johnson of the American League and Commissioner Landis to prohibit the practice.
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Heydler
The
National League
Ban Johnson
American League
Landis
Intersectional games headline major football showdowns Saturday
New York Oct 27 The seed of intersectional football rivalry will bear fruit Saturday with seven grid irons featuring cross region clashes. Army vs Yale Michigan vs Navy and Pennsylvania vs Illinois highlight top matchups as Eastern teams meet Western powers in high profile contests.
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Yale
Michigan- Navy
Illinois
Seaboard
Columbia
Ohio State
Syracuse
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Brown
Red” Grange
Michigan
Navy
Colgate
Michigan Aggies
Georgetown
King College
Tennessee
Harvard
William and Mary
Rochester
Oberlin
Notre Dame
Georgia Tech
Doolittle Sets World Seaplane Speed Record in 245.714 mph Run
Lieutenant James H. Doolittle, U.S. Army, piloted a Curtiss Tracer seaplane over a three kilometre course at Bayshore Park Baltimore to post a record seaplane speed of 245.714 miles per hour. The mark, achieved with a quartering wind, awaits Federation Aeronautique Internationale recognition as the official world record for maximum speed.
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Bayshore Park
Baltimore
James H. Doolittle
United States Army
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Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Henry C. Biard
Southampton
Curtiss
Mitchell Field
Cyrus K. Bettis
Schneider
Federation
Pirates auto hits sheep on overland trip to California
Four sheep were killed and seven maimed when a Pirates team car struck a flock near Trinidad Colorado. The accident halted the team's trip as Geo Grantham settled with the sheep owner. The party included Carson Bigbee and Ray Kremer with their families en route to California.
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Colo
Pittsburg Pirates
Geo. Grantham
Carson C. Bigbee
Ray Kremer
Pitcher
California
American turfman Macomber bets on Cambridgeshire race win
London October 27 The Daily Express reports A K Macomber the American turfman behind For Est and Masked Marvel stands to win 60000 pounds if Masked Marvel wins the Cambridgeshire handicap at New Market. He placed 100 pounds at 500 to 1 that For Est and Masked Marvel would take the Czarwitch and Cambridgeshire respectively.
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Daily Express Today
A. K. Macomber
Masked Marvel
Cambridgeshire
New Market
Macomber
Notre Dame delays stadium until campus needs met
In South Bend on October 27, President M J Walsh announced Notre Dame will not build a stadium until academic needs are addressed. The university will expand dormitory capacity for 550 students and limit enrollment to 2,500 until an expansion plan is set.
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South Bend
Ind
University of Notre Dame
M. J. Walsh
Father Walsh
Two Teams Tied At End Fortieth Hour In Race
Chicago Oct 27 in the six day bicycle race the teams of Horan Horder and Corley Winter were tied on mileage at the fortieth hour with 621 miles and four laps completed each.
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Chicago
Horan-Horder
Corley-Winter
Runners Clash In Close Race With Late Sprint
Horan-Horder surged to seventy points topping sixty-one for second as Spencer-Walthour Bello-Bellezatto and Stockholm-Kockler chased a lap back in a tight relay finish.
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Horan-Horder
Spencer-Walthour
Bello-Bellezatto
Stockholm-Kockler
May Not Play Any First String Men
Columbus Ohio P Probability that Jailee will not use his first string players in the Wooster game on Saturday grows stronger as regulars abstain from practice and coaches drill the second team. A report that Coach Wilee would take the entire first team to Ann Arbor for the Michigan Navy game was denied by Athletic Director St John with no reservations made.
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Columbus
Ja ‘Ilee
Wilee
Ann Arbor
Michigan Navy
St. John
Kruez May Be Unable to Face Red Grange
Albert Kruez the Pennsylvania full back may miss the Illinois game at Franklin Field after injuring his kicking leg in last week’s Chicago contest. Starter Paser Fields also is hurt, leaving Rogers and others to shoulder the backfield duties.
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Red Grange
Philadelphia
Albert Kruez
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Red” Grange
Ilinois
Frankiing Field
Krues
Chicago
Paster Fields
Rogers
Ith
Kinsey Eliminates Mexico's Top Player in Tennis Clash
Robert Kinsey of San Francisco defeated Ignacio De La Borbella of Mexico in straight sets 6-3 6-2 6-1 in the men's stage at the Mexican National Tennis championships in Mexico City. Kinsey dominated from start to finish, preserving his superiority.
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Mexico City
Robert Kinsey
San Francisco
Ignacio de la Borbella
Mexico
Canadian Government Sells Eight Steamers
Eight steamers of the Canadian government merchant marine formerly on the Great Lakes trade have been sold. Six were bought by the James Playfair Company for the Canada Cuba route, to begin November 15. Two were purchased by N. M. Patterson, grain merchant of Fort William, Winnipeg and Montreal.
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N. M. Patterson
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Winnipeg
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Patterson
Late Senator Flinn Honored as Fighter in City Tribute
Governor Pinchot eulogized William Flinn as a fighter and great Pennsylvania citizen at the unveiling of a bronze tablet in Pittsburgh. The Roosevelt Commemorating Association placed the tablet in the city county building to honor Flinn and his friendship with Theodore Roosevelt.
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William Flinn
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Pinchot
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Flinn
Monument to South American Hero San Martin Unveiled in Washington
A large monument to Jose De San Martin of Argentina will be unveiled in Washington with top honors. The bronze statue, presented by the Argentine ambassador and accepted by President Calvin Coolidge, sits in Judicial Square and mirrors the Plaza San Martin statue in Buenos Aires.
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Jose de San Martin
Argentina
Calvin Coolidge
Judiciary Square
Plaza San Martin
Buenos Aires
Thanksgiving Day Proclaimed as National Holiday in Washington
Navy Day observances marked in Washington with ceremonies. On Thursday November 26 a Thanksgiving Day proclamation was issued. The Ways and Means Committee reviewed a long list of tax pleas. The Federal Trade Commission was authorized to proceed with an investigation into the milling bread industry.
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Horse Ways and Means Committee
Federal Trade Commission
Wild sports and political snippets mix in late night notes
A column teases on Goose Goslin theft, Peckinpaugh MVP misreadings, and Truman era politics. It riffs on Andy Mellon as treasury watchdog, Balkan wars blurring with wage debates, and a dog bite duty for mail carrier bills. An Austrian eucalyptus can live 3000 years.
Baker hailed as home run king in early world series
Billy Evans argues two drives by Frank Baker during the 1911 World Series defined the season’s talk, while later outbreaks of homer hits by Goose Goslin in 1925 highlight changes in balls and stands. The piece weighs weather, scheduling shifts, and referee perceptions shaping sports history.
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Frank Baker
Athletics
Christy Mathewson
Rube Marquards
Pittsburg
Washington
Goose Goslin
Senators
Baker
Goslin
Joe Harris
Jockey Mounted Wrong Horse After Spill at Paris Chase
Paris reports a dramatic steeplechase at the Paghien track where Meissenter fell and Herve, on the favorite, switched to the nearest horse Souvenir. He rode doggedly toward the leaders until the crowd realized he was on the wrong mount and the favorite was riderless on the field.
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Paris
Heroe
Paghien
Liverpool
Meiseenter
Herve
Meissenter
Davis and Elkins Eyes East Targeting Wesleyan and Army
Davis and Elkins College football coach Cam Henderson, nicknamed Crafty Cam, aims to upset Wesleyan in the upcoming game and then challenge Army at West Point. The author notes Henderson’s plan to mold a strong squad for major eastern opponents after rough early tests against West Virginia and Notre Dame.
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W. Va
West Virginia
Cam Henderson
Davis and Elkins
Henderson
West Virginia University
Davis-Elkins
West Virginia Wesleyan
Wesleyan
Davis
Eikins
West Point
Point
Center College
Falt
Elkins
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Army
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