Navy and Army Face Hard Task Filling 1928 Schedule
The service academies may struggle to find suitable opponents for 1928 as most eastern colleges are set with Thanksgiving weekend games. Princeton and Dartmouth would be ideal but Yale Harvard Penn State and others are booked. An early conference or interservice alliance could be explored to avoid ending with Carleton College and Loyola.
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Alan
GouLp
Associated Press
New York
Navy
Academy
Philadel
Rinceton
Dartmouth
Tor Midshipmen
Yale
Harvard
West Point
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Cise
Columbia
Colgate
Brown
Pittsburgh
Penn State
Army
Carleton College
Loyola
TOUGH LAN WINS TITLE FIGHT AT LAST
Portraits note MY TOUGHLAN can have his cards printed with light heavyweight champion down the corner. His victory over Ly gives him the undisputed Fight to the tile he shared with Slogtery, the recognized champion of the National Boxing Association. Whether it helps his feelings is debatable.
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Toughlan
Slogtery
Chamson
National Boxing Association
Albion and Fairmont Square Off In Seasonal Showdown
Albion College, Michigan Intercollegiate champions, meets Fairmont Teachers College on December 8 at the Armory. Albion’s veteran lineup returns as Fairmont’s coach Colebank fields a strong, secretive squad aiming to challenge the Michigan power. Spalding notes Albion's 1927 league title and strong overall record.
Class Teams to Meet in Interclass Basketball Schedule
A high school outlines schedules for inter class basketball and for faculty volleyball and basketball. Each class will play six games starting in January with standings determining the winner, reducing the need for a title series. The faculty board will have 18 periods for basketball and volleyball.
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Arch P Petersen
Board of Education
Soph's
Season Opener Decision Spurs Five-Player Lineup Trend
The team chose to begin the campaign with a rotational plan centered on five players and used this core in most games. The strategy shaped early results as coaches weighed fatigue and consistency against deeper squads.
Cue Champion to Meet Schaeffer in 1500-Point Match
Welker Cochran of Hollywood defends his 18.2 balkline billiard title against Jake Schaeffer of Chicago in a 1500 point match at the Hotel Pennsylvania. The event unfolds in five blocks of 300 points with Cochran aiming to defend the title won in Washington last March.
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New York
Welker Cochran
Hollywood
Cal
Jake Schaeffer
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Cochran
Washington
English Boxer Will Oppose Tor Toronto Man
Toronto, Ont. Dec. 19. Ernie Jarvis, English boxer, faces Frenchy Belanger of Toronto in a 12 round world flyweight title bout under the National Boxing Association. The winner likely meets Izzy Schwartz of New York, who the New York state athletic commission recognizes as champion after beating Newsboy Brown last Friday. Pennsylvania plans an elimination tournament to decide Labarra’s successor.
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Toronto
Ont
Ernie Jarvis
Frenchy Belanger
National Boxing Association
Izzy. Schwartz
New York
New York State Athletic Commission
Newsboy Brown
Pennsylvania
Crows
Fidel Labarba
Burglary Attempt Sparks Bravery in Flat Chat
The transcript captures a tense exchange as a man vows to confront a burglar attacking his apartment, declaring fearlessness and a readiness to defend his home. The wife questions the risk while the husband bets on the intruder underestimating their resolve.
Local high school grid and basketball lineups featured
The report lists first and second team players by school and position across Fairmont Morgantown Clarksburg Parkersburg and Elkins with names such as Lewis McCuckey Gilchrist and Beveridge. It also previews Simpson high school basketball schedule and upcoming games at Grafton Wadestown Clarksburg Kingwood Mill Creek Rowlesburg and more, urging strong attendance for the district event.
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Hunter
Huntington
Meredith
Fairmont
East Side
Jordan
East Center
Jeranko
Clarkeburg
Kepner
Elkins
Gilchrist
Parkersburg
Delli-Gatti
West Side
Lewis
Morgantown
McCuckey
Woodrum
Oak Hill
Beveridge
Masontown
Defibaugh
McHenry
Wash-Irving
Clarksburg
Rice
Lindsay
Simmons
Wash.-Irving
Ferrara
Mogantown
Blackshire
Victory
Mitchel
Wash.Irving
Halfbaok
Rutter
Smith
Pairmont
Fulback
Ramsey
Northfork
Corvin
Bluefield
Sprouse
Hall
Princeton
Trussell
Charler ‘Town
Zirbs
Hill
Charleston
Stanhagen
Keyser
Hursey
Shinston
Clinton
Williamstown
Gorby
New
Martinsville
Johnston
East Bank
Carey
Follawsbee
Billott
East, Side
Hebert
Weston
Ingram
Wash
Mrving
Wilt
Arnold
Seth
Mannington
Johnson
Miller
Martinsburg
Bobo
Kingwood
Martin
Crowe
Wheeling
Orme
Bridgesport
Newland
Montgomery
Primm
Parkersbure
Bary
Welch
Tary
Anited
Simpson Noth
Evans
Hisehoo! Simpson
Grafton
Lehvesdittia
Wadestown
Teddy-Woody
Letler Clarksburg
Courtney
Ville
Ntor Wena
Hig
Kingstall
Parsons
Mill Creek
Rowlesburg
Down
Newburg
Newne
Clarksburgsbure
Simpson Opens Basketball Season In Grafton
Simpson High School begins its basketball season January 7 in Grafton against aaint in the first of 16 scheduled games under Coach Cornwell. The Taylor County squad suffers practice limits, lacks a gym, drills twice weekly at the Y, yet Cornwell expects a stronger club than last year despite losing three starters. Current lineup includes Sallis Scallon Sarbella Girard Thomas Felton Wolfe Wolverton Preston. Sallis Scarbella Girard Thomas are well known to local fans.
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Simpson High School
Grafton
Simpson School
Cornwell
Cornwell Beieves
Sallis
Scallon
Sarbella
Girard
Thomas
Felton
Wolfe
Wolverton
Preston
Salis
Scarbella
Rec Team Showdown Opens Season Against Wasps
The Recreation Five, praised as a top local quint, starts its court season tomorrow night in the gym at o'clock, facing the Clarksburg Wasps. With most of last season’s lineup back, Phillips’ squad aims to improve on last year’s run and seeks strong backing to claim several wins. Jackson and Dotson will start at forward.
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Phillips
Recreation Five Stars
Clarksburg Wasps
Jackson and Dotson
Quake damage reported in Burma and India. Shanghai order urged
AP dispatches from London note quake damage in Burma and India and Russians ordering Nationalist leaders to leave Shanghai at once. Mme. Sun Yat Sen, widow of the founder, wires from Moscow about a break with Russia while Cosgeese of the Free State says he will visit. U.S. cities plan a January trip as Mayor Thompson comments on German theater opening and a deposed school superintendent McAndrew controversy. Reverend J R Cox of the Catholic church states Miss Myrtle Brown will not join his party next spring.
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Associated Press
Dispatcha
London
Burma
India
Oy Nationalist Party
Shanghai
Mme
Yat Sen
Qhiang
Kai Shek
Moscow
Russia
Cosgeese
Free State
Washington
Fork
Chicago
Boston
Jilay
Thompson
Andigage
Chievo
Buckingham
Palace
J.R. Cox
Homan Catholic
Pitta
Myrtle’ Brown
Oniieha
Nebi
Rome
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