Sanford High Wins State Championship In 13 to 0 Victory
Sanford High School defeated Charlotte High School 13 to 0 on Emerson Field to claim the 1926 North Carolina state high school football championship. Captain Harry Frazier scored both touchdowns, Vestal added the extra point, and Sanford built a 13 point lead with a strong first half. Sanford outgained Charlotte 186 to 97 yards and earned ten first downs to three.
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High Point Enterprise
Sanford High
Chapel Hill
Sanford High School
Charlotte High
Emerson Field
Sanford
Charlotte
Frer
Gastonia
Coach Park
Fred Byerly
Cook
Landis
Harry Frazier
North Carolina
Vestal
Lowell Mason
Seventh Grade Soccer Team Wins Cloverdale Championship
The Cloverdale school seventh grade team defeated the fourth grade 4 0 to claim the championship, with the sixth grade finishing first runner up by beating the fifth grade 1 0. Final standings and player names follow in a dense recap of the season.
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Notre Dame Triumph Ends USC Streak in Intersectional
Notre Dame defeated Southern California 18 12 in Los Angeles as Parisien orchestrated the late victory drive. The Irish combined speed, precision kicking and tough defense to spoil USC’s bid, while Kaer of the Trojans featured early, and Notre Dame claimed a national edge with the win.
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Los Angeles Coliseum
Notre Dame
Carnegie Tech
Southern California
Rockne
U. S
Los Angeles
Troy
South Bend
Ind
Parisien
South Benders
California
Rockie
Riley
Edwards
McNally
Nemic
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Morton Kaer
Uroy
Cloverdale Sixth Grade Boys Top Fifth in Soccer Clash
In a Tuesday match Cloverdale sixth graders defeated the fifth grade team 4 to 0 while the seventh grade struggled to beat the fifth grade, edging 1 to 0 in a late score. Lineups list E Proctor and W Hayworth among others.
Baseball Bosses Arrive At Asheville for Annual Meet
Judge Landis heads the arrival of hundreds of club owners and managers in Asheville for the 25th annual National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues session. Tulsa Oklahoma City discuss withdrawal while St Josephs may move to Amarillo. Arbitration session postponed. Des Moines hires Matt Donohue for Western league pennant holders. Duffy Lewis seeks a managerial post for next year.
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Asheville
K. M. Landis
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
St. Josephs
Amarillo
Texas
Board of Arbitration
Des Moines
Matt Donohue
Mobile
Duffy Lewis
Speaker-Lewis-Hooper
Duffy
Trinity Girls Triumph Over Thomasville In Lopsided Win
Trinity high school girls basketball cruised to a 35 16 victory over Thomasville Friday night. Star scorer Snider poured in 16 points as Trinity displayed fast passing and strong teamwork, outpacing the visitors in every phase of play.
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Trinity
Trinity High School
Thomasville
Trinity Basketeers
Snider
Cecesnes
Bank Robbery at Oldsted County Bank in Rochester
Three or more gunmen armed with rifles assault the Oldsted County Bank in Rochester. They take about $10,000 in cash, injure two police officers, and escape in a waiting car. The incident is under investigation.
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Rochester
Minn
Oldsted County
Chicago Poultry Market Steady With Unchanged Prices
Chicago poultry market reports alive and steady as receipts reach six rail cars, with prices remaining unchanged according to AP dispatch from December 4.
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Chicago
Welsh Singers to Perform at American Theater
Rhondda Welsh Singers, regarded among the nation's best, appear at the American Theater in High Point under the Monarch Club. This marks their second High Point appearance, first come under Kiwanis Club auspices a year ago. A Knoxville newspaper praises the group as a top male choral body with a varied program appealing to all music lovers.
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Monarch Club
High Point
Kiwanis Club
York Dispatch
Knoxville, Tenn
Great Britain
American Theatre
Eddie Roberts Knocks Out Joe Dundee in Open Bout
Eddie Roberts of Tacoma scored a technical knockout over Baltimore’s Joe Dundee in San Francisco. The swift assault sent Dundee to the canvas three times early in the fight, ending the bout shortly after it began.
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Eddie Roberts
Tacoma
Wash
Joe Dundee
Baltimore
Dundee
Mickey Walker
Roberts
Nationwide revenue freight loadings for week ending September 25
Nationwide freight loadings reached 1,182,940 cars for the week ended September 25, a drop of 4,071 cars from the prior week.
Choir's Balanced Voices Amaze a Diverse Audience
The article praises the chorus for its earnest expression and massed tone. It highlights distinctive enunciation, sharp attack, clear crescendo and diminuendo, and superb tonal quality with softness and richness.
Rough House Ross to box here next Friday night
Walter Ross nicknamed Rough House after a decisive six round win in Charlotte is a Canadian WWI veteran from Montreal. He fights Mike Thompson of Philadelphia in the Empty Stocking Fund bout opener on next Friday nights card at the Charlotte Athletic Club under club supervision.
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Charlotte
Charlotte Athletic Club
Montreal
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Ypres
Somme
Packendale
Vimy Ridge
Mons
Walter Ross
Buffalo
Bob Sullivan
al Rogers
Akron
Ohio
Jack Dempsey
Strangler
Lewis
John Kilonis
Dempsey
Rough House
Kilonis
Mike Thompson
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Southern Conference Bars The Football Professional
Jacksonville and Grimes Street School soccer standings show sixth and seventh grades tied for first. A postseason match will decide the championship. The Southern Conference ends amateur status for football officials and players and forms a Southern Football Officials association with new rules to classify and govern referees.
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Jacksonville
Fla
University of Alabama
Pasadena
Calif
Sanford University
Harry B. Springer
Clearwater
A. R. Hutchin
Lakewales
Fred Cast
Mechanicsville Rainbows and Blues play scoreless soccer
In a tight meet last week Mechanicsville Rainbows and Blues battled to a 0 0 draw. Blues goalie Sam English stood firm while Roy Hutchins attacked repeatedly. The match featured improved passing and a full lineup including Hutchins and English among others.
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Mechanicsville Rainbows
Blues
Sam English
Roy Hutchins
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Special Baptismal Service at First Presbyterian Church
A special baptismal service will be held tomorrow morning during the regular worship at the First Presbyterian Church. Twelve or fifteen children will be baptized into the church at this time.
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First Presbyterian Church
Boston Restaurateur Adapts Menus to Weather Forecasts
A Boston restaurant owner bases daily menus on National Weather Service forecasts. Patrons request different foods aligned with hot and cold days, guiding chef selections and specials.
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Boston
Weather Bureau
Sandhill Polo Team Defeats Fort Bragg Blues 10 to 7
In Pinehurst the Sandhill four defeated the Fort Bragg Blues 10 to 7 in the fall polo tournament. For Sandhill, Little scored six goals and Slocomo four. Fort Bragg’s McGregor tallied one and Odle three. Referee was Hugh Fenwick of Harvard.
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Louis Kahn Reunited With Family After 13 Years
Bradford Illinois reports Louis Kahn is reunited with his wife and three children who have joined him from Russia. He had sent funds to pay their passage to America, but the money was stolen years ago.
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Ill
Louis Kahn
Russia
Kahn
America
Hydrogen Sulphide a Menace in Texas Oil Fields
The Bureau of Mines warns hydrogen sulphide in oil vapors endangers workers in Texas Panhandle Big Lake and McCamey fields. Dizziness numbness drowsiness or exhilaration are noted symptoms and many drillers have suffered fainting or loss of consciousness.
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Texas
Bureau of Mines
Department of Commerce
Bureau
Panhandle
Big Lake
McCamey Field
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