Georgia Tech Surges Past Nation’s Top Team in Surprising Defeat
An analysis notes Georgia Tech toppled the previously unbeaten Georgia team and reshaped the national gridiron picture. It lists major programs from coast to coast that suffered upsets or ties, including Notre Dame, Texas A and M, Minnesota, Illinois, and Pitt, as the season wound down.
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Alan J. Gould
University of “Wonder
Bales
Georgia
Tech
Pitsburgh
Ilinois
Minnesota
Texas Aggies
Tennessee -Washington
Jefferson
Centenary
Mississippi A
Tufts
Pittsburgh
Illinois
Eany
Pitt Panthers
Stanford
Pasadena
Pacific Coast
Southern California
Trojans
St. Mary’s
Santa Clara
California
Notre Dame
Indiana
Iowa State
Yale
Bruce Caldwell
Georgia Tech
Pienak
Yalegh
Washington and Jefferson
West Virginia
Texas Christian
Tennessee
Vander Dilt
Pate
Yale Backers Rally Behind Jones Amid Pressure to Stay
Yale alumni from across the nation urged Tad Jones to remain as head coach after a rally at Nick Roberts old barn in Montclair New Jersey. Jones indicated he would coach Yale football for pay or otherwise but would not retract his resignation. The Yale athletics committee has not acted and Jones intends to return to his coal business in New Haven.
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Bs Fm
Tad Jones
Yale
Cb Fron
Jones
Montclair
N. J
Nick Roberts
Jersey
New Haven
Falkville Opens 1927-28 Basketball Season With Two Wins
Falkville High School opened the 1927 28 cage season with two wins over Soums Dlnpet. The Falkville boys won 26 to 6 and the girls 16 to 1. The boys feature Pettey Briscoe Summerford Black Elimah and Tomlinson. girls list AS Puckett Ran Isbell and Summerford.
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Falkville High School
Soums
Falkville
Pettey
Briscoe
Summerford
Black
Elimah
Tomlinson
AS Puckett
Ran Isbell
All-State grid picks draw reader ire and praise
A Tuscaloosa News reader decries the annual all-state football selections as biased and incomplete. He cites Pete West, Lawrence Bishop, Almon Miller, Sam Price, and Stapp as misrepresented, arguing picks should reflect individual merit over team records.
Hiches Plans Letter to Miller Manager on Decatur Return
J. K. Hughes, manager of the Lyons hotel training camp for the Minneapolis Millers, said he would write to Manager Michael Kelley seeking a definite expression on whether Kelley will return to Decatur next spring for training.
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J. K. Hughes
Lyons Hotel
Minneapolis Millers
Michael Kelley
Decatur
Unfortunates Not to Miss Santa Visit
In Decatur area, children will not miss Santa Claus as the Mothers' Club plans a relief program to have each member act as Santa to kids whose addresses he may have missed, ensuring Christmas cheer reaches all.
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Santa Claus
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Mothers’ Club
Santa
Tennessee challenges Georgia Tech for conference crown
undefeated Tennessee in 1927 football season calls out Georgia Tech, unbeaten in the Southern Conference, to a post season game for the conference championship.
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U.T
Knoxville
Tenn
University of Tennessee
Georgia Tech
Second Death From Crossing Accident In Huntsville
The second death from the grade crossing crash occurred Saturday afternoon in Huntsville when Arthur Beck died of his injuries in a local hospital. Marion Brown was killed instantly in the collision with a Southern railway train as they rushed to work on the Athens Huntsville highway.
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Huntsville
Arthur Beck
Beck
Marion Brown
Athens- Huntsville
Southern Railway
Pan-Am Official Visited Decatur on Sunday
Pan American Petroleum Company executive in charge of Southern operations, Vice President Whalen of New Orleans, was a Decatur visitor Sunday on his return trip home.
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Decatur
Whalen
New Orleans
Pan-American Petroleum Company
Southern
Huntsville
Mr. Whalen
Jim McCrory
Birmingham
Frank P. Lide
Muscle Shoals
Tournament extended at the club with prize money
George Curtis announced the tournament at the club will run through Sunday December 1 to give all members time to enter. He noted an attractive prize is offered to the winner.
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Nean
Ealoe Valley
Gian Meea
George Curtis
Negro Farmers Conference attendee heads to Tuskegee
Otis Johnson manager of the Decatur White Sox travels to Tuskegee Alabama to take part in the Negro Farmers Conference. He plans to stay for the Tuskegee State Normal game the following Saturday.
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Otis Johnson
Decatur White Sox
Tuskegee
Ala
Central High to Elect Team Captain and Manager
Central High football squad will meet this week likely Tuesday to elect four captains and a manager for next year. Scout and Sin Price served as alternate captains this year with Kyle Frazier as the business manager.
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Central High School
Scout
Sin Price
Kyle Frazier
Six hundred sixty present in Spencer class at Princess theatre
The Spencer Class of Central Methodist Church filled the Princess theatre with a large Sunday morning gathering. Rev S C Kimbrough opened with a short message, Dr R M McGlathery led a Biblical lesson, and Mesdames Eubanks and Perkins sang a duet. Congregational singing drew an eager response as Hauks orchestra from Huntsville provided numbers.
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Princess Theatre
Spencer
Central Methodist Church
S. C. Kimbrough
R. M. McGlathery
Paul Eubanks
R. C. Perkins
Henry Klein
Fred Bond
L. Shook
Hauk
Armistead Heads South Scorers in Conference
Atlanta Ga Dee 5 AP Jimmy Armistead Vanderbilt fullback led the South scorers with 138 points in the season. The Commodores set the pace in the Southern Conference with six points in rankings, Dodson Tennessee fullback had 61 and McCrary 60. The first 82 scores listed by conference rankings.
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Atlanta
Dee
Jimmy Armistead
Vanderbilt
Commodores
Dodson
Ennessee
McCrary
Decatur Sets Cold Day Weather Record
Decatur measured a maximum of 51 degrees and a nightly low of 29 degrees signaling an early Christmas chill.
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Decatur
Heisman to Quit Football for Go
Houston Texas AP report says Heisman will resign from football after this season. Alonzo A. Stagg era at Rice ends as Heisman announces plans at a Rice banquet. He has coached at Georgia Tech Pennsylvania and Washington Jefferson before joining Rice four years ago.
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Alonzo A. Stagg
Haesity
Chicago
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Han Hi Man
Rice
Heiser
Georgia Tech
Golden Tornado
Coac
Pennsylvania
Washi and
Jefferson
Roper Re-signs as Princeton Head Coach
PRINCETON N J December AP Bill Roper will remain head football coach at Princeton for several more years the Princeton University athletic association announced. Roper has led Princeton for nine seasons during which the Tigers beat Yale five times Harvard six times and tied two while winning many games during his tenure.
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N. J
Bill’ Roper
Princeton Am Association
Roper
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Yale
Harvard
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