National Stand For Landis Reappointment Ten Years
National League approves reappointing Commissioner Landis for ten years starting 1927 and plans to present the resolution at the joint meeting next December. Eight club presidents back the move as talks with Ban Johnson continue amid league scheduling and weather impacted play. Brooklyn buys Merwin Jacobsen. Cincinnati lands Val Picinich. Bresnahan signs as Giants coach.
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National League
American
Landis
National
Ban Johnson
American League
Johnson
Baseball Writers of America
Heydler
Brooklyn
Merwin Jacobsen
Newark
Cincinnati
Val Picinich
Boston Red Sox
Roger Bresnahan
Christy Mathewson
New York Giants
Frogs Learning Ten Play Baseball in Paris
Paris reports baseball growth in 1925 with twelve clubs organized in the Paris region and 141 games played last summer. French federation presidents include John J. McGraw and Charles Comiskey, and teams exist in Bordeaux, Marseilles, and Tours though equipment costs hinder expansion. French players show speed and throwing skill but struggle with grounders.
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Paris
New York Giants
Chicago White Sox
France
French Baseball Federation
John J. McGraw
Charles Comiskey
M. Frantz-Reichel
Bordeaux
Marseilles
Tours
Thomas Clan Back in Major League
Chicago February 4 AP The Thomas clan returns to prominence as three pitchers named Thomas join American League clubs C L Thomas aims for Washington Alphonse Thomas joins Chicago White Sox Myles Thomas signs with New York Yankees after stints with Toronto Internationals and a brief 1921 trial.
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Thomas
Portsider
C. L. Thomas
Washington Senators
Nashville Southern Association
Alphonse Thomas
Chicago White Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Maurice Archdeacon
Thomas Clan
Myles Thomas
New York Yankees
Toronto Internationals
Yankees
Lexington Cagers Defeat High Point In Rough Clash
Lexington edged High Point 27 to 19 in a hard fought girls, boys basketball contest on the Lexington court. Raper led High Point with 11 points while Potts and FEverhardt starred for Lexington with six and five points respectively.
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Lexington Cagers
High Point High School
Lexington Five
sS-court
Lexington
High Point
Raper
Wall
Myers
Whitener
Feverhardt
Potts
League of Nations Disarmament Conference Set for May 6
Washington reports Minister Gibson at Berne advised that the League of Nations preparatory conference on disarmament probably would convene on May 6. The notice comes from the state department via Berne to Washington.
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Washington
State Department
Gibson
Berne
League of Nations Preparatory Conference On Disarmament
Druse Tribes Seek Direct Peace Talks with French
In Beirut on February 4 AP reports the Druse tribesmen, who have fought French rule, have requested the opening of direct peace negotiations as relayed by the semi official Havas agency.
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Beirut
Syria
Havas
Mary Had a Lamb and Mutton on Monday
A brief note records a lamb incident and resulting mutton on Monday. Edwin R. Mason is noted in the text.
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Mary
Edwin R. Mason
Deer Brought Down with One Shot Weighing 135 Pounds
A hunter records a single shot harvest of a deer estimated at 135 pounds. The note appears in Field and Stream. A headline mentions High Point’s young prodigy, a two year old already playing on linoleum.
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High Point
Young stenographer sparks streetcar wit contest
A humorous exchange in the Commercial Building features a pulchritudinous stenographer provoking jokey banter about political deaths and the afterlife. The witty dialogue centers on who would get a job if presidents or undertakers died, ending with a playful punchline.
Purple Panthers Meet Charlotte Y in Big Friday Clash
High Point college faces a supreme test as the Purple Panthers clash with the Charlotte Y on the Y courts. Charlotte Y is viewed as the strongest local foe, having already beaten Carolina and challenging for top honors in the Southern Conference era.
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Purple Panthers
High Point College
Gouad
Charlotte
Missouri star quarterback suspended over liquor party
University of Missouri football star Harry R Jackson was suspended amid conflicting accounts of a boarding house party involving co eds. Dean Heckel affirmed the complainant and charges, while Jackson denied impropriety and claimed the woman would clear him if questioned. Jackson, captain-elect in 1926, said he left early. Bachus to lead in his absence.
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Columbia
Missouri
Harry R
Pete) Jackson
University of Missouri
Jackson
Albert H. Heckel
Joplin
Dean Heckel
Jack
Dean Heckle
Tiger
Robert Carl Bachus
California selects Carence Price as new football coach
Berkeley reports Carence M. Price named head football coach of the University of California, replacing the late Andy Smith. Price, longtime assistant since 1920, signs a three year contract at $9,000 annually and will also coach basketball. He is a 1914 UC graduate.
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University of California
Andy Smith
Carence M
Nibs
Denver to Enter Panama Canal This Afternoon
United States cruiser Denver carrying General Pershing home from Arica will reach Balboa at five this afternoon. The timing is too late for the ship to pass the canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic tonight.
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United States
Denver
General Pershing
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Balboa O
Canal
Pacific
Atlantic
Fights Last Night Across Locations
Harry Greb defeated Jimmy Delaney in Oakland as middleweight champion. Jack Renault earned a technical knockout over Joe Kurt in Fort Lauderdale. Bud Taylor beat Joey Sanger in Los Angeles.
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Oakland
Harry Greb
Jimmy Delaney
St. Paul
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Jack Renault
Joe Kurt
Wilkesbarre
Los Angeles
Bud Taylor
Terre Haute
Ind
Joey Sanger
Milwaukee
Kannapolis and Y Volleyballers Clash Tonight
The High Point Y volley team hosts Kannapolis at 8 o clock on the local Y court. They have met twice before with Kannapolis taking both, but the home squad has practiced hard since those losses and aims to win tonight.
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Annapolis
Fannapolis
Bowlers Gather for Annual Meet in Toledo
About a thousand bowling teams have entered the American Bowling Congress tournament in Toledo, with hopes of more reservations. The event starts in March at the Light Guard Armory, and 28 new lanes are being built there. Chicago leads in entries with 160 teams, while Detroit Buffalo New York City and other cities range from 20 to 105 squads.
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Toledo
American Bowling Congress
Light Guard Armory
Avork
Armory
Chicago
Detroit
Buffalo
New York City
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Folo Railroad
Harvard Clock Known as Big Ben Goes on Spree
In Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard University reports its clock nickname Big Ben in Memorial Hall has behaved erratically for three days. Horologist Walford inspected the tower guiding a bottle of unknown liquid toward the mechanism.
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Big Ben
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Memorial Hall
Ben
Walford
Clock Hands Jump in Walford Investigation Scene
In a chaotic moment the clock hands leap through times from 11:45 to 12:30 to 5:49 then dart between 35 and 4 as Ben drifts to 12:30. Neighbors shift to 1 o clock and Walford plans to let him sleep it off before resuming the inquiry.
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Ben
Walford
Police Guard Desk of Noted Leominster Resident
Leominster Massachusetts February 4 AP a policeman stood guard at the desk of Charles E Bigelow a widely known figure in the community following an incident that drew regional attention guards were placed to ensure security at his home and office amid ongoing investigations and public concern
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Leominster
Mass
Charles E. Bigelow
Incomplete OCR Records Dr Bigelow Death and Desk Discovery
An obituary fragment notes Dr. Bigelow died Monday and his attorney opened a desk containing checks dating back years. It mentions a cash and undeposited cash issue and the doctor’s wide reputation across classes. No immediate answers are provided.
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Bigelow
Thilomatheam Club Meeting Postponed
The Thilomatheam Club monthly meeting is ultimately postponed due to the absence of Tom Sykes. The gathering was slated for tomorrow afternoon.
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Thilomatheam Club
Tom Sykes
Tomore
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