Shift play splits Southern Conference coaches on merit
Southern Conference football coaches remain split on the shift play drawing fire from the West and East. They blame officials rather than the play, with opinions ranging from support to elimination.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Southern
Knute Rockne
Homer Hazel
University of Mississippi
Hazel
B. W. Bierman
Mississippi A and M College
R. R. Neyland
University of Tennessee
W. W. Wade
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Mike
Donahue
Ouisiana State University
Fighters Change Hands in Chicago Boxing Show
Mickey Walker, former welterweight champion, won the middleweight title from Tiger Flowers. Jackie Williams defeated Marty Robart in Chicago. Walcott Langford stopped Jack Eurhart in Dallas. Chuck Burns and Babe Mc Gregory drew in San Antonio and Oklahoma. George Godfrey KO’d Cowboy Billie Owens in Chicago. Jimmy Mendo beat LeRoy Dougan in Erie. Roy Williams knocked out Cyclone Rogers in Eau Claire. Tod Coolidge defeated Willie Toney in Camden.
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Chicago
Mickey Walker
Tiger Flowers
Jackie Williams
Marty Robart
Walcott Langford
Jack Elkhart
Dallas
Chuck Burns
San Antonio
Texas
Babe McGregory
Oklahoma
Drew
George Godfrey
Cowboy Billie Owens
Tech Tar Heels to meet after 11 years in Atlanta game
In Chapel Hill on December 4 the AP reports George Tech and the University of North Carolina will clash next season for the first time in 11 years. The contract calls for home and home games with the first in Atlanta on October 22 and the return to Chapel Hill in 1928.
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Chapel Hill
George Tech
University of North Carolina
Atlanta
Golden Tornado
Abbots Bromley Horn Dance A Longstanding English Tradition
The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance, one of England’s oldest folk dances, is performed yearly by twelve men who wear deer skulls with antlers. The tradition traces back to Danish invasions and the worship of Thor and Odin, reflecting ancient religious influences.
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Abbots Bromley
England
Thor
Odin
Notre Dame foes threaten Trojan defenses in East West tilt
Trojans prepare to meet Knute Rockne's Notre Dame squad in a high profile East West football clash in Los Angeles. Coaches' consensus favored Southern California to win as a premier test of strength against the Fighting Irish.
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Los Angeles
Notre Dame
Troy
University of Southern California
Southern California
Knute Rockne
North Carolina Anthracite Freight Rates Cut
North Carolina consumers will pay a blanket rate of 5.75 dollars per long ton for anthracite coal starting December 31, a reduction of up to 2.34 dollars per ton after action by the corporation commission. The change follows a bid to align rates with a basic interstate tariff, with prior coal rate cuts already saving the state about a half million dollars on soft coal. In boxing news, Maloney defeated Franz Diener by ten to one at Madison Square Garden to set up a potential title challenge, while Sharkey had previously secured a technical knockout over Harry Wills.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
E. L. Womble
The
Corporation Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Virginia
Womble
Maloney
Franz Diener
Germany
Madison Square Garden
Tex Rickard
Gene Tunney
Sharkey
Harry Wills
St Joseph Removal To Be Opposed By Western Owners
Western league owners arriving for their annual meeting in Asheville emphatically opposed any move to relocate the St Joseph club to Amarillo Texas amid ownership buying stock there. They note losses by the St Joseph club and say Tulsa and Oklahoma City may seek withdrawal, two such attempts in three years. Dale Gear arrived as league president and secretary treasurer.
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Asheville
St. Joseph
Amarillo
Texas
St. Josephs
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Dale Gear
Vindication for Hall couple after four years of gossip trial
Tears and smiles marked the courtroom scene as Willie Hall and his wife received a verdict of vindication. Special Prosecutor Simpson signaled possible continued indictments and discussed seeking relief if the case persisted, citing the county as an unfair venue. Mrs Hall and her brothers expressed relief at facing cross examination and the jury's open, public verdict.
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New Jersey
United States
Hall
New Brunswick
Mills
Gibson
John W. Young
Senator Simpson
Gilbert van Doren
Hall Mills
Eleanor R. Mills
St. John the Evangelist
Edward Wheeler Hall
de Russey’s Lane
Lavallette
Jane Gibson
DeRussey’s Lane
Grand Jury
Somerville
Alexander Simpson
Jersey City
Willie Stevens
Henry de la Bruyere Carpender
Wall Street
Henry Stevens
Henry
Willie
Somerset County
Maloney Rides Contender Rung With Sharkey in New York
In New York Jimmy Maloney joins fellow Bostonian Jack Sharkey as a leading figure on the purported logical contender rung in a boxing context. The report notes their placement and public expectations surrounding potential matchups.
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New York
Jimmy Maloney
Jack Sharkey
Brennan Electrocuted in Sing Sing for Brooklyn Murder
John J. Brennan a 28 year old former Brooklyn policeman was executed in the Sing Sing electric chair for the murder of Samuel Kramor. The crime occurred at a police station where the victim had come to protest Brennan's blackmailing. Brennan leaves a widow and infant son.
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Ossining
N. Y
John J. Brennan
Brooklyn
Sing Sing
Samuel Kramor
Brennan
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