Tide Faces Commodores In Final Alabama Tilt Of Season
Tomorrow afternoon at Legion Field Alabama enters with a weakened lineup as Hagler Bow Goin Pearce and Pickard look unlikely to play. Coach Wallace Wade may rest regulars to study Vanderbilt’s defense while Georgia faces Yale and Virginia earlier. weather and late-season struggles mark the South’s closing football day.
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The
Crimson
Comebata
Gomuederss
Vanderbiltry
Criresot Tide
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Bow- Goin
Pearce
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Wallace Wade
Bill Spears
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Georgia
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Grantfield
Athens
Yale
Virginia
South
North Carolina
Florida
Maryland
Largest 1927 Southern football crowds listed
AP figures show approximate attendances for major Southern games in 1927. Notable crowds include Alabama Georgia in Birmingham at 75,000 and North Carolina Virginia at Chapel Hill around 26,000, with several other games ranging from 11,000 to 26,000 across venues in Columbia Raleigh Nashville and Atlanta.
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Dee
South
South Carolina
Clemson
Colombia
North Carolina
Virginia
Chapel Hill
Alabama
Georgia Tech
Georgia
Birmingham
Louisiana State
Tulane
Baton
Vanderbilt
Sewanee
Nashville
Tennessee
Knoxville
N. C. State
Raleigh
Louisland State
Arkansas
Shreveport
Tickets At Premium For Georgia Tech
Atlanta crowds buzzed over the Georgia Tech game seen as the decisive Southern Conference title centerpiece. In Athens the town boiled with football fever as students and likely much of the population plan to travel, while two police officers stayed to guard Sanford Field and Herty Field memories.
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Georgia Georgia Tech
Athens
University of Georgia
Georgia
Herty Field
Bulldog
Sanford Field
Football Banquet Set For This Evening In Decatur
The annual Decatur football banquet will be held tonight at Central High School hosted by the ladies of the Parent Teachers Sauer group. W W Benson will preside as Latins ter while a brief program has been planned.
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Decatur
Central High School
Sauer
W. W. Benson
Yale Would Have Taken Away Conference Title
A 1927 eastern conference idea imagined Yale as undefeated eastern power claiming the conference title if the Big Ten formed in football. The piece lists Yale four victories and Penn four with one loss, Dartmouth three wins, and Princeton Harvard and others scattered across standings, illustrating the hypothetical order of an eastern big ten.
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Jefferson
Washington
Yale
Brown
Army
Pringaten
United
Pennsylvania
Navy
Columbia
Harvard
Cornell
Dartmouth
Princeton
Cerne
Temperature Range Report From Weather Bureau
The weather bureau announces today’s temperatures with a high of 47 and a low of 38. A note mentions Home Oil Mill Gin It.
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Weather Bureau
Virginia P. Peake Sets Yardage Records At Tech
Unofficial reports show Virginia Polytech back Peake totaling 1761 rushing and return yards in eight games this season. He gained 980 from scrimmage and 831 on punt and kickoff returns, played 972 of 480 possible minutes, and averaged 55 yard punts against Colgate with a 46 yard career average.
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Virginia
Frank Peake
Peake
Colgate
Maryland
South Carolina
Washington and Lee
Roanoke
Chattanooga
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Poly Technic Institute
Hughes To Attend Vandy-Bama Battle
J. H. Hughes, Lyons hotel proprietor, leaves tonight for Birmingham to attend the Alabama Vanderbilt football game at Legion Field. He is eager to see Bill Spears in action for the last time and follows sports closely.
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J. H. Hughes
Lyons Hotel
Birmingham
Vanderbilt
Legion Field
Hughes
Bill Spears
Lodge School Planned by W. R. McCluskey in Falkville
Masonic lecturer W. R. McCluskey plans a Masonic school to be held in Falkville soon after the new year. The event aims to equip members with lodge knowledge and instructional insight for local chapters.
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W. R. McCluskey
Falkville
Southern Stars To Leave December 17
Tuscaloosa will host the annual football banquet for the Southern senior all star team on December 17. The group will depart at 10 pm for Los Angeles to play a Pacific coast team in a Christmas game, with 20 players and coaches joining newspaper correspondents on the trip.
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Tuscaloosa
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Alabama
Agin
Vanderbilt
Alexander
Georgia Tech
Cash Sales Ad Offer A Quick Purchase Option
A brief notice promotes cash sales and quick purchase options for ads and items. It emphasizes immediate payment and reflects a focus on cash transactions over delayed terms.
Call Albany 46 For Alabama Vanderbilt Georgia Tech Scores
Albany 46 is the contact for results of the Alabama Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech games. The Daily will provide scores to readers who call on Saturday after noon.
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Albany
First Estimates On Improvements Paid
Decatur council approved first estimates for public improvements in East Decatur. Storm sewer work will be paid $4,430 and street paving $5,804.
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East Decatur
Decatur Council
Christmas Edicts On Sale Through The Daily
Buy Christmas edicts via The Daily and place orders early to avoid delays in the last rush.
Ruth and Ruthian Power Highlight Nine State Tour
New York reports Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig shining on a tour through nine states. Both stars showcase home run power, thrilling fans with drives over the fence and proving their punch remains the sport’s top draw.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Low
Babe
Debate on river route to link Decatur Huntsville Guntersville
A proposal for a river route to connect Decatur and Guntersville through Huntsville faced new delays as suspension of N St passenger service between Huntsville and Guntersville was discussed. The plan hinges on restoring or rerouting service to make the line viable.
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N. St
Huntsville
Guntersville
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