Greensboro Leaves Piedmont League For Good
Greensboro will depart the Piedmont league after owner John T. Rees failed to secure city support and completion of Cone Field. Rocky Mount is favored to receive the Greensboro franchise, with Durham Raleigh and Winston-Salem shaping the eastern circuit and High Point benefiting from Greensboro’s exit.
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High Point
Greensboro
Durham
William G. Bramham
John T. Rees
Bramham
Rees
Piedmont
Patriot Club
Rocky Mount
Piedmont League Baseball
Raleigh
Sa'em
Salisbury High Point
Winston
Cone Field
Cone Park
Second Snow Of The Season Falls In High Point
The High Point weekly weather summary notes the second snow of the season on Thursday with brief flurries lasting two to three minutes. Temperatures ranged from a low of 17 to a high of 48 degrees over the week, with three cloudy days and three clear days. Friday was the coldest morning at 17 degrees, and the greatest daily temperature swing was 31 degrees.
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High Point
A. B. Horney
State Cooperative Observer
United States Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Ture
Deacon Football Schedule Adds Mercer High Point and Marines
Wake Forest plans a ten game 1927 Deacon schedule under Graduate Manager Carroll. Mercer University High Point College and the Quantico Marines join the slate with Guilford and William and Mary dropped. North Carolina provides the curtain raiser against Presbyterian at Asheville October 7.
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Wake Forest
Mercer University
High Point College
Quantico Marines
Guilford and
William and Mary
Carroll
University of North Carolina
Deacons
North Carolina
South Carolina
Mercer’ University of Georgia
Presbyterian College
Asheville
Davidson
Furman
High Point
Deacon
Charlotte
Greensboro
Hornsby Nears New Contract Talks With Cardinals
St Louis Dec 18 AP Sam Breadon president of the Cardinals said he and Rogers Hornsby unsigned manager of the world champions would likely reach an agreement at a Monday conference. Breadon cited recent talks with Bill Kilifer as part of the contract discussions.
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ST. Louis
Sam Breadon
St. Louis Cardinals
Rogers Hornsby
Breadon
Bill Kilifer
Five New Managers to Spark 1927 American League
Five new managers will battle for supremacy in the American League next year. The Ban Johnson organization hosts its annual meeting where Ray Schalk Bill Carrigan and George Moriarty are pictured. Ian Howley and Jack McCallister have minor league fame but limited big league background. The change is expected to heighten interest in the 1927 pennant race.
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Chicago
Ban Johnson
Ray Schalk
Bill Carrigan
George Moriarty
Chicago White Sox
Ian Howley
Jack McCallister
Lighthorse Harry Cooper Sets California Open Hype
Sporting writer previews Lighthorse Harry Cooper as a rising golf star heading to the California Open. The piece notes his youth at 22, bold style, recent Monterey Open win, and a 72-hole exhibition with George Duncan on Christmas Day as the field gathers January 6 at El Caballero in Los Angeles for the 10 000 prize.
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Lighthorse
Harry Cooper
al Jolson
Harry
Hollywood
Elinor Glyn
el Caballero
Los Angeles
Cassius
England
George
Duncan
Cooper
Monterey
Dallas
Texas
Kansas City Country Club
West
Pacific
Bobby Jones
South
Light
George von Elm
Hagen
Sarazen
Kilifer Offered Managership After Hornsby Declines
Kilifer was asked to take the team manager position not to demote Hornsby but to gauge interest if Hornsby would not sign. Hornsby again declined to comment on the offer.
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Inal
Hornsby
Kilifer
Navy Edges Columbia In Annapolis Battle
Navy defeated Columbia 19 to 14 at Annapolis. Army beat St Johns Brooklyn 25 to 24 at West Point in a close college basketball contest.
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Annapolis
Navy
Columbia
Ate
West Point
Army
St. Johns
Brooklyn
Scofield advances in the Pinehurst golf play
E L Scofield from New York, a medalist, advances in the season members golf tournament by beating J L Weler of Hamilton Ontario 6 and 6. Herbert J Blue of Aberdeen defeats J B Blackburn of Pittsburgh 6 and 4. Donald Parson of Youngstown wins by default from H B Swoop of Method Pa. J Hall Jones of New York eliminates Charles S Strout of Biddeford Maine on the 20th hole.
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Pinehurst
E. L. Scofield
New York
J. L. Weler
Hamilton
Jones and Sweetzer Lead the Golfers In Trophies For 1926
In 1926 American golfers dominated the sport. Bobby Jones won the British Open and the American Open, while Jess Sweetser triumphed in the British Amateur. Jones also faced defeats but remained the recognized champion. Von Elm upset Jones in the Baltusrol final. Macdonald Smith won the Canadian Open and the Walker Cup team triumphed in England. Hagen won a special match, and Stetson claimed the women’s title amid a mixed year for Glenna Collett.
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New York
Bobby Jones
Jess Sweetser
Walter J. Travis
Sweetser
Joe Turnesa
Baltusrol
George von Elm
Jones
Macfarlane
von Elm
Macdonald Smith
England
Walter Hagen
Abe Mitchell
Walter
G. H. Stetson
Philadelphia
Glenna Collett
Rested Sleep Split Revealed by Mellon Institute
A Mellon Institute professor says only about 11 to 12 minutes of an average night are spent in absolute rest with muscular or mental activity filling the remainder. The finding highlights continuous activity during sleep periods.
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Mellon Institute
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Steve Schook
J. A. Thompson
Parmalee
W. H. Heine
D. H. Marshall
N. H. Silver Co
Bill Carragan
Dan Howley
Ghowgh Moriarty
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Moore’s Book Store
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Wright
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