Ben Enis Predicts Techmen Victory in New Year’s Tilt
Ben Enis asserts Techmen will win at Roadh Louisiana State University. He recalls Alabama teams journeying west in 1935 to beat Washing University 20 to 19 and a 7 7 tie with Stanford. Enis says Tech is the best south football team in recent years and has reserve strength to prevail.
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Roadh
Louisiana State University
Enis
Alabama University
Washing University
Stanford
Tech
South
Gael Bets to Skip 392 Miles Across Europe
Agnes Pratt, a New Englander, vows to skip 392 miles from Edinburgh to London within a set time. The wager follows taunts about women’s backbones, with two escorts and an automobile ready for supplies and emergencies.
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Gael
E-On-Tyne
Agnes Pratt
Edinburg
London
Miss Pratt
Overmatching in boxing tarnishes rising fighters and legends
The article warns that overmatching occurs when managers push young boxers too hard for quick money. It cites Ruby Goldstein, Johnny Risko, and other prospects, noting heavy losses and shaken confidence follow such mismatches.
Cotton concentration center in North Albanna at Decatur
The readable fragment notes a cotton concentration center located in North Albanna at Decatur, indicating a regional processing or storage site. No further details are available in the text.
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North Albanna
Decatur
Decatur Merchant Boosting Local Business Life
A Decatur merchant strengthens the city economy by supporting local vendors, jobs, and community events, helping keep commerce vibrant and residents connected to neighborhood enterprise.
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Decatur
Shifts in Rules Noted by Gridiron Officials
Coach Alongo Stagg of the University of Chicago, a rules committee member, comments that fans are satisfied with proposed changes. The article notes upcoming sessions in Washington St Louis and Chicago for track and field meets and potential presidential contenders in the athletic association. Dr. G W Sanford of Georgia is mentioned as a possible opponent to Dr. Palmer E. Pierce, who has led the association for most of its 23 years. Several hundred faculty athletic representatives and coaches visited, with more expected Friday and an extensive program planned.
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Alongo Stagg
University of Chicago
N.C. A
University of Georgia
Southern Conference
Palmer E. Pierce
The
Athletic Association
Dr. Pierce
Association
Dempsey Plans Return Trip with Tex Rickard for a Possible Fight
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey left Los Angeles by train at 11 am bound for Salt Lake City and then Miami to confer with promoter Tex Rickard about a potential comeback. Accompanied by trainer Jack Luvadis, Dempsey will pause in Salt Lake City to visit his mother and may train in the California hills near Ojai to regain form for a coast return.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jack Dempsey
Salt Lake City
Miami
Fla
Tex Rickard
New York
Dempsey
Jerry Luvadis
Chicago
Ojai
Jack Sharkey
Yale to Bring Football to Chicago in 1981
Yale announces its football team will travel to Chicago on October 17, 1981, to play the University of Chicago, mirroring a historic shift from foreign-field games. The event honors A. A. Stagg’s anniversary as Chicago’s coach with Yale and the Chicago Yale Club promoting the match.
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Chicago
Yale
University of Chicago
Georgia
Harvard
Princeton
A. A. Stagg
Yale Fathers and Sons
Yale Club
Henry A. Gardner
Yale Club of
Dr. Gardner
Stagg
Schmeling Returns to Challenge Dempsey for Title
Germany's heavyweight champion Schmeling arrives in the United States to complicate the title picture. He weighs about Dempsey's weight and is said to carry a powerful punch in both hands and to be able to take a punch as well.
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Schmelling
Germany
United States
Dempsey
Yaie Chairman George Nettleton Letter to Mr Stagg
A fragment notes a letter from George H. Nettleton, chairman of the Yaie, addressed to Mr. Stagg. The short item suggests organizational correspondence within the Yaie group. No further context or dates are provided.
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Ter
Mr. Stagg
George H. Nettleton
The
Yaie
Straw Blaze Sparks Fire in Alley Near Prospect Drive
A straw blaze lit in an alley southeast of Prospect Drive yesterday afternoon. Fire crews from the street department responded quickly after a match likely was tossed into the straw.
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Prospect Drive
Mike Gazella Sits High on Yankees Bench in Mixed Years
Mike Gazella, the sport's top paid "sitter," earned about $44,000 over four years with the Yankees. He sat out 1923, played sparingly in 1924 25, and again in 1926 28 with World Series money. Now he heads to Newark under Tris Speaker to coach calisthenics or similar duties.
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Mike Gazella
Yankee
Mike
Newark
Tris Speaker
$100 000 Goes to State As Share
Boxing in Illinois earned 998 316.14 in receipts for the year ending December 1. Paul Prehn, chairman of the state athletic commission, announced the state received 99 831.00 in taxes. June was the best month, with 44 contests bringing in 16 252.61.
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Chicago
Illinois
Paul Prehn
State Athletic Commission
Maples Family Returns Home From Nashville Trip
Rev. E. Maples and daughters Kathryn Bil and Rebecca have returned to their Athens home after holidays in Nashville Tennessee.
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E. Maples
Kathryn
Bil
Rebecca
Athens
Nashville
Tenn
Decatur Sound Structure Depends on Development Program
A local planning discussion in Decatur centers on building a sound structure through a targeted development program. Officials consider funding, timelines, and community impact to advance the initiative.
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Decatur
HUDKINS DE VOS WARS SET FOR BIG FIGHT
The Fox, 160 pounds, and De Vos at 154 pounds, prepare for a long road bout amid local buzz. De Vos favored for his ring craft, while Hodkins aims to upset Walker prospects if victorious by beating the challenger.
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de Vos
Gana
New York
Ruby Goldstein
Sammy Baker
Mickey Walker
Jack Kearns
Hodkins
Walker
Chicago
Sharkey to Face Stribling in Miami Bout
Boston heavyweight Jack Sharkey signed to meet Young Stribling of Macon Georgia in Miami Florida February 26 1929. The bout is staged by Tex Johnny Buckley who manages Sharkey and the fighters fee is 100000 with 25 percent of gate receipts.
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Boston
Jack Sharkey
Young Stribling
Macon
Miami
Fla
Tex Johnny Buckley
Sharkey
Rev John D McCready Stricken With Influenza Illness
Quite ill Rev John D McCready of the First Baptist church is confined to his home with an influenza attack.
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John D. McCready
First Baptist Church
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