Greensboro High, Wilmington Set for NC High School Title Game
Greensboro High School’s Purple Hurricane faces New Hanover High Wildcats of Wilmington in the North Carolina high school football championship at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Wilmington earned the eastern crown by defeating Raleigh 6 to 0, while Greensboro crushed Asheville 29 to 6 in the western final. Both programs seek their first title in the 14 year history of the event with fan contingents planning large turnouts.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium
Greensboro High School
Purple Hurricane
Wildcats
New Hanover High
Wilmington
Greensboro
Gate City
Santford
Raleigh High
Fayetteville
Asheville
Mountaineers
Charlotte High
Chapel Hill High
Fayetteville High
Asheville High
Rockingham High
Gastonia High
Sanford High
Georgetown Honors Lafayette in Bicentennial Tribute
In Georgetown South Carolina today representatives of France and the United States joined local officials to unveil a bronze tablet commemorating the Marquise de Lafayette arriving 150 years ago to aid American independence. The event featured two French descent girls unveiling, speakers including Brigadier General Frank Parker and Admiral Newton A. McCully, and a parade with navy sailors and Marines.
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Georgetown
S. C
United States
South Carolina
Marquise LaFayette
Atlantic
LaFayette
North Island
France
Carolina Bull
Margaret Siau
Frank Parker
Newton A. McCully
Parker
County
Thomas R. Waring
Charleston
Admiral McCully
Olin Sawyer
Navy Department
Paris Island
Sea masks aid sea sick aboard Stuttgart liner
The North German Lloyd liner Stuttgart arrived with reports that 80 percent of standard seasickness was relieved on this trip after installing gas masks for passengers. The device, devised by the ship's surgeons, releases a fresh air scent likened to earth, easing discomfort.
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New York
Stuttgart
Football rules stay the same this year says league
The league indicates no rule changes this season and notes the decision will allow radio announcers to adapt. Officials emphasize stability in game play and enforcement as broadcasts prepare for the upcoming schedule.
Griffith denies aiding in ruling on Notre Dame California play
Los Angeles reports Jack Griffith the field judge denies helping decide the key touchback play in the Notre Dame California game. He says umpire John Schommer ruled the play, and would have called a safety, possibly altering the 7 to 6 Notre Dame victory.
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Notre Dame University of Southern California
Chicago
Jack
Pinky) Griffith
Griffith
Pasadena
Calif
John Schommer
Notre Dame
California
Schommer
Riley
George Varnell
Walter Rekersall
Rekersall
Charley Riley
Cubs Plan Spring Training Camp Path To Pennant
The Chicago Cubs map a February 12 start for California training at Catalina Island with pitchers and catchers arriving three days later. Forty-man rosters head west February 25, followed by uniformed players for a four-game Pirates series in Los Angeles from March 29 to April 1. Kiki Cuyler’s signing boosts the Cubs outfield options alongside Hack Wilson Raggs Stephenson and Cliff Heathcote.
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Chicago Cubs
North Side Park
Hatterymen
Catalina Island
Calif
West Coast
Cubs
California
Pittsburgh Pirates
Los Angeles
Kiki Cuyler
Cub
Cuyler
Hack Wilson
Raggs Stephenson
Cliff Heathcote
Alekhine Becomes World Chess Champion After Capablanca Loss
In Buenos Aires on November 50, Alexander Alekhine, 35, Russian born French citizen, defeated Jose Capablanca in game 34 after 81 moves. Capablanca resigned, ending Capablanca’s reign since 1921 as Alekhine earned the six victories needed for the title.
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Buenos Aires
Alexander Alekhine
Jose R. Capablanca
Capablanca
Alekhine
Tigers May Trade Blue If Suitably Replaced Neal Could Be Made
Detroit reports that Blue, once hailed as the AL’s best fire baseman, may be traded early if a fair return is offered. With Cobb out, Blue’s form declined under Moriarty’s captaincy in 1937, sharing first base with Nelin. A deal with Washington for Joe Judge is hinted.
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Dphltroit
la Blue
Tiger
Cobb
Detroit
Blue
George Moriarty
Johnny Nelin
Washington
Joe Judge
Four Dixie ends set for final college games weekend
In a Swansong series of exhibitions four prominent Dixie ends near retirement. Georgia captain Chick Shiver and teammate Tom Nash face Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Vanderbilt’s Creson and Alabama’s Crowley also appear in their final Commodore and Yellow Jacket games.
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Atlanta
Dixie
Chick Shiver
University of Georgia Bull Dogs
Tom Nash
Athens
Georgia Tech
Golden Tornado
Crowley
Vanderbilt
Creson
Alabama
Birmingham
Commodore
Los Angeles
Tolbert Brown To End Crimson Tide Career This Week
The last of Alabama 1925 backfield Tolbert Red Brown will play his final game for the Crimson Tide this week. His teammates including Johnny Mack Pooley Hubert Herschel Caldwell Emil Red Barnes Grant Gillis and others have left since 1925 or last year. Brown was not a regular in 1925 but was a key back last season in the Dixie championship team that tied Stanford at Pasadena.
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Alabama
Tolbert
Red) Brown
Crimson Tide
Johnny Mack
Pooley Hubert
Herschel Caldwell
Emil (Red) Barnes
Grant Gillis
Stanford
Pasadena
Early 1928 Grid Season Holds Coaching Shakeup
The south begins compiling 1928 schedules and naming captains as new head coaches are expected to be announced. George Woodruff, longtime Georgia coach, said at season start that this would be his final year due to other business demands.
Canzoneri Faces Fernandez In Madison Square Garden Bout
Tony Canzoneri and Ignacio Fernandez prepare for a ten round bantamweight bout at Madison Square Garden amid a tense prefight scene. Amid arena activity, carpenters ready a postfight ring dash as spectators await a packed schedule with a bicycle six day race set to start Sunday night.
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New York
Tony Canzoneri
Ignacio Fernandez
Filmino Flash
Madison Square Garden
O'Geoffy Questions Workers Prone to Fighting
Mr. O Geof fy remarks imply workers may be quarrelsome and prone to boxing yet he suggests they merely lie down on the job in a critique of performance and attitude.
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Mr. O'Geoffy
Alekhine Beats Casablanca 6 3 With 25 Draws in Match
World chess clash ends with Alekhine taking the match 6 to 3 over Casablanca and 25 draws. The result highlights Alekhine's decisive wins while the majority of games finished in draws.
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Alekhine
Casablanca
Tar Heels Open Carolina Season Versus Durham All Stars
Tar Heel cagers begin the season with a curtain raiser against the Durham All-Stars at Chapel Hill. Captain Pinky Morris leads a squad of six returning lettermen and promising reserves in a test of early form ahead of the intercollegiate schedule after Christmas. The Durham lineup features former Tar Heel stars Carl Carmichael Lis Perry Jack Cobb and others as Eddie Cameron Heflin Starling and Mangum also contribute.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Durham All-Stars
Tar Heels
New Orleans
Jim Ashmore
Durham
Carl Carmichael
Lis Perry
Jack Cobb
Eddie Cameron
Washington and Lee
Heflin
Starling
Mangum
Pinky” Morris
Carolina
Billy Vanstory
Rufus Hackney
Dodderer
Bunn Hackney
High School Championship Final Set for Saturday
Raleigh dispatch reports the high school championship game will be played in Chapel Hill Saturday after a 44 school elimination series. Greensboro beat Asheville 20 to 6 for the western title and Wilmington beat Raleigh 6 to 0 in the east.
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Chapel Hill
Raleigh
Wilmington
Greensboro
Ashevilla
Wolfpack to Host Michigan State in Postseason Clash
Raleigh dispatch says North Carolina State prepares for a postseason game against Michigan State on Riddick Field Saturday. The 22 visiting Spartans arrive from East Lansing after a final pregame drill. Coaches Tebell and Slaughter expect a lineup similar to the South Carolina win with no major injuries. Michigan State, held scoreless once this season, seeks a victory to claim bragging rights. E. R. Slaughter, adviser to Tebell, is a Michigan State alumnus who played with Kipke.
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State Wolfpack
Michigan State
East Lansing
Riddick Field
Tebell
Slaughter
West Raleigh
South Carolina
State
Wolfpack
E. R. Slaughter
Harry Kipke
Michigan University
Baseball Off season starts with multiple managerial moves
New York reports rapid winter activity as three managers are replaced and others shift roles. Walter Johnson and Jacques Fournier depart top fields while Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker may sit out next season. McKechnie takes St Louis helm as others, including Burt Shotton and Jack Slattery, shift clubs.
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Walter Johnson
Jacques Fournier
Zacn Wheat
Dutch Reuther
Bob Shawkey
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Johnson
Fournier
Newark
Idaho
Eddie Collins
Cleveland
Columbia
Eddie
Athletics
Connie Mack
Jack McCallister
Bill McKechnie
St. Louis
Burt Shotton
Phillies
Jack Slattery
Boston Braves
McKechnie
Cuyler
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Dallas
New York State
Amateur Athletic Union
Otto Peltzer
Teuton
Paava Nurmi
Charley Hoff
Pacific Coast
Paavo
Viking
Edvin Wide
Sweden
Fights From Coast to Coast Result in Knockouts Last Night
Philadelphia fighter Gross stops Homer Smith in Kalamazoo as Latem N J wins by technical knockout over Frank Monahan in Butte. Meadeville Johnny Ryan defeats Freddie Vincent in Toronto while Danny Mece-Aleer tops Guy Ferrell in Erie. Preston stops Billy Adams in New Orleans and Pablo Dano defeats Frankie Murray in Philadelphia.
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Jack Gross
Latem N. J
Homer Smith
Kalamazoo
Mich
Harry Martone
Jersey City
N. J
Frank Monahan
Butte
Mont
Meadville
Johnny Ryan
Boston
Freddie Vincent
Toronto
Can
Danny Mece- Aleer
Erie
Guy Ferrell
Cleveland
San Francisco
Johnny Preston
Honolulu
Billy Adams
New Orleans
Pablo Dano
Manila
Frankie Murray
Mathewson Son Shifts From Baseball To Engineering
Christy Mathewson Jr., 21, son of the famed pitcher, studies at General Electric in Schenectady New York. He is assigned to power tube development in a research laboratory and says he is exploring his interests rather than choosing a field. He enjoys tennis and golf but has little interest in baseball.
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Christy Mathewson
Schenectady
N. Y
Matty
Bucknell
General Electric Company
Mathewson
Christy
Virginia and Carolina Play Largest Southern Grid Crowds
Virginia plans 1928 football schedule including Princeton and Vanderbilt. Seven Southern Conference games listed with dates and sites at Charlottesville Lexington Blacksburg College Park and Princeton. Georgia and Tennessee omitted. Hayden-Sidney College considered for opening date.
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Virginia
Princeton
Vanderbilt
Georgia
Tennessee
Hayipden-Sidney College
South Carolina
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Washington and Lee
Virginia Polytechnic
Blacksburg
Maryland
College Park
North Carolina
British boxers prefer boxing to fighting, critic says
A sports critic contends that British pugilists favor boxing skills over real fighting. He argues a need for stricter anti boxing laws and notes a lack of British heavyweights facing each other in this country due to ample acrobatic talent seeking work.
Georgia and Georgia Tech Set for Dixie Championship Showdown
The December 3 clash between Georgia and Georgia Tech will decide southern gridiron supremacy and impact the national title chase. Georgia emphasizes Hardis McCrary and a deep backfield, while Tech relies on versatile sophomores Warner Mizell and Stumpy Thomason. The match, between veteran lines led by Chick Shiver and Tom Nash for Georgia and Hod and Drennon for Tech, is expected to draw about 35 000 fans after two years of resumed relations. Tech holds a 3 to 0 win in 1925, Georgia a 14 to 13 win last year.
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Horace Renegar
Associated Press
Atlanta
South
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Bulldogs
Yale
Virginia
Florida
Tulane
Alabama
Notre Dame
Dixie
Warner Mizell
Stumpy Thomason
Hardis McCrary
Chick Shiver
Tom Nash
Gene Smith
Lautzenhiser
Morris
Boland
Hod
Drennon
Crowley
Martin
Golden Tornado
Techs
Doctor Noguchi Heads to Nigeria Against Yellow Fever
Dr Hideyo Noguchi of the Rockefeller Institute travels to Nigeria to introduce the vaccine and serum he has perfected for yellow fever. The French used the treatment successfully last summer in Senegal, signaling a major anti fever effort.
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New York
Nigeria
Hideyo Noguchi
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Senegal
Fight attendees from adjacent counties face steep fees
The notice warns that those who pay forty dollars to sit in a neighboring county during a bout will incur further charges or penalties.
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