Yale Harvard gridiron clash ends disappointing season
Yale and Harvard meet in the New Haven bowl for their annual rivalry finalizing two troubled seasons. Yale, 4-4, seeks a bright spot after four straight losses, while Harvard hopes shakeups and injuries tilt the balance. NYU heads west to Nebraska with 27 players for a potential ninth straight win, as Fordham Georgetown and Carnegie Tech Virginia games also frame a crowded Thanksgiving weekend.
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Yale Blue Team Letters In Mud Drills At Brat t Field
Yale’s football practice continued in heavy rain as Tad Jones kept players on Brat t Field. Navy veterans like Captain Bunnell and Kline led the backfield while seven players earned their first Yale letters in the Princeton game.
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Scalpels Seek High Prices for Army Navy Seats
Chicago reports scalpers charging $60 to $75 for Army Navy game tickets despite the South Park commission setting $10 and $15. A broker offered $30, others promised prices rising to $60-$75. Internal Revenue official Mabel Reinecke weighs a 10 percent tax on scalped brokered tickets.
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Navy Coach Brands Conference In East as Bunk
Annapolis Md Nov 16 CAP The proposed eastern conference of football is all bunk said Commander Jonas H Ingram athletic director US Naval Academy on his return from the Army Notre Dame game in New York Such a plan patterned after the Western Conference to replace the Big Three would never work out to anyone satisfaction There are too many schools in the east and the thing is bound to become unwieldy
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National Hockey League to Start Play This Week
Boston Nov 16 Professional ice hockey opens its 1926 27 season with 12 games on the schedule. Teams are split into two divisions with cross meetings and division playoffs leading to the world title. The Western league’s consolidation brings stronger rosters and higher play this winter at the Arena. The Boston Bruins host the Montreal Canadiens in the opener and aim to showcase new talent from the defunct circuit.
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A U prohibits barnstorming trips of foreign stars here
The Amateur Athletic Union barred foreign athletes, including Paavo Nurmi and Otto Feltzer, from barnstorming tours in the United States through the 1928 Olympics and blocked American athletes competing abroad next year. It will retain control of tours to avoid commercialism, while a Sweden-Denmark boxing team visit remains allowed. Murray Hulbert reelected president. key national championship awards ratified for multiple sports.
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Football Observations and Historical Notables From The Sportlight
The Sportlight surveys football themes and legends, noting Princeton Yale and Harvard figures, debates over penalties, and speed among backfields. It highlights Glass and Hart as standout linemen, discusses a proposed two-pass limit, and recalls on-field chattering and discipline ideas for cleaner play.
Erkes Leads In State Tournament standings in New Haven
Emil Lefty Erkes of Derby remains undefeated with eight straight victories in the Connecticut championship pocket billiards tournament. Packy Hanlon of Hartford sits second by a half game over Tom McPartland of New Haven/Earle Sigler. Hartford has been expelled from the tournament after an executive committee investigation. The Casino academy franchise for Sigler is vacated. Two player changes occurred since last records: Mullowney replaced by Gregory and Maron replaced Grippo at Central Academy.
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Stamford High Sells Reserved Seats for Battle With Central
Stamford High plans limited reserved seat tickets for the Central High School Bridgeport game. The match will be at Hallowe'en Park Saturday at 2 30 pm with unchanged admission prices. New steel stands seating 600 will be in place before kickoff.
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Georgetown Opens Drills for Battle Against Fordham
Georgetown gridiron coach Lou Little rallied the Hilltop squad after a Navy defeat, saying Fordham awaits in New York and must not be underestimated. The team felt the sting of Saturday's loss but played strong for fifty minutes, matching the Middies before a late decisive pass and drop kick sealed Navy’s win.
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Persson Allowed to Meet Warthy in Hartford Bout
The New York Athletic Commission granted the Connecticut request to stage a bout between Harry Persson and Pat McCarthy in Hartford, Conn. Persson, suspended in New York for fouling Bud Gorman, could fight in Connecticut if the Hartford match was signed before the incident.
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Illinois Commission Rejects Reverberri Challenge
Claybaugh leaves Brooklyn for Tyler in East Texas League amid roster limits. Illinois athletic commission sanctions a bruising set of boxing actions, barring Reverberri as opponent for Delane in a heavyweight title fight at the Coliseum on December 26.
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