National League backs three year suspensions in betting reform
The National League endorses three year ineligibility for gifting rewards after defeats in key series. It also approves a one year penalty for betting on games one does not play and permanent bans for betting on games played. Opening 1927 schedules set with April 12 start dates across leagues.
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New York
Landis
National League
Chicago
Risberg-Gandil
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Boston
Risberg
Gandil
St. Louis
Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphia
Braoklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Duke Blue Devils Meet Generals Tonight in Texas
Duke University faces Washington and Lee in Texington tonight as part of a northern swing by the Blue Devils. Duke seeks revenge after a recent loss to Virginia and North Carolina’s scrappy reserve squad beat Maryland 32 to 23 in College Park.
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Raleigh
Duke University
Blue Devil Cage Gang
Washington and Lee's
Generals
Texington
Carolina
Midshipmen
United States Naval
Annapolis
Duke
Virginia University
Cavaliers
Charlottesville
Maryland University
College Park
Pyocks Named Pilot of Wheeling Stogies
Bob Pyocks, former manager of the Bay City champions of the Michigan Ont League, has signed to coach the Wheeling Stogies of the Middle Atlantic league. He succeeds John Hummel and has previous experience in the Eastern Mint, South Atlantic and West Virginia Leagues.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Bob Pyocks
Bay City
Wheeling Stogies
John Hummel
Brooklyn
Pyocks
Eastern Mint
West Virginia
Winston-Salem Leaf Tobacco Market Closing Date Set
The Winston-Salem auction leaf tobacco market will close for the season on Friday March 11, per the tobacco board of trade. Sales on Tuesday totaled 301,256 pounds bringing $52,344.83 at an average of $17.37 per hundred, with today’s sales expected near 390,000 pounds and about the same average.
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Winston-Salem
Tobacco Board of Trade
Fighting in Lisbon Continues as Government Seizes Communications
A Lisbon dispatch reports fighting endured for forty hours with government control of all cable and wireless stations. The Star’s AP transmission notes ongoing clashes and the government holding key communications facilities.
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London
Lisbon
Star
Wheeling and Lake Erie seeks stock issue authority
The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to authorize issuing 222,276 shares of new common stock to alleviate a stock shortage that caused disturbances on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Washington
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Stock Exchange
Classified Ads Seek Items and Services
Local readers scan classified notices for items for sale job offers and personal services. The ads list brief details prices locations contact numbers and timelines where applicable.
Cobb to Join Philadelphia Athletics in Record Salary Pact
Philadelphia reports Ty Cobb will wear the Athletics uniform for 1927 under Connie Mack, with a contract reportedly worth up to 75 000 including signing and bonus components. The move foreshadows Cobb’s retirement at season end after 22 pennants with the AL.
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Philadelphia
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
Mack
Cobb
Georgia Peach
Western North Carolina basketball elimination schedule set
E R Rankin and W C King arranged the western North Carolina series with 64 schools in eight groups. Games begin this week and the final eight champions meet by February 19 to set the western final, with the winner facing the east in Chapel Hill on March 5 for the state title.
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Salisbury
Chapel Hill
Durham
Bethan
Leaksville
Mebane
Eli Whitney
Haw River
Bessemer
Burlington
Reidsville
Monticello
Trinity
High Point
Liberty
Candor
Greensboro
Pomona
Ramseur
Concord
Albemarle
Granite Quarry
Churchland
Badin
Welcome
China Grove
Spencer
Schedules Mapped Out For States High School Folk
Salisbury Feb 9 AP Officials and coaches from 64 western NC teams in the high school basketball championship met to map the first elimination game schedule for the North Carolina state series. The meeting, chaired by local officials, outlined regional pairings and dates for initial rounds.
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High Point T
Trinity
Greensboro-Ramseur
High Point
Quint
Pointer Basketeers
Burlington
Winston-Salem
Bethany
Leaksville
Mebane
Eli Whitney
Haw River
Bessemer
Monticello
Reidsville
Liberty
Candor
Greensboro
Ponona
Guilford College
Concord
Albemarle
Granite Quarry
Salisbury
Churchland
North Carolina High School Athletic Association
Lace and Chiffon Frocks for Young Girls This Season
This season young girls most often wear dresses made of lace and chiffon combined. The fashion notes emphasize delicate fabrics and light, decorative styling for youth party wear and special occasions.
Smart Linen Curtains for Break Fast Room or Living Room
Small curtains fashioned from natural linen and embroidered with colored wools.
Sport coats with white flannel and bone buttons
Sport coats described feature white flannel with very straight lines and are trimmed by groups of stitching and white bone buttons.
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Blue Devils
Copeland
High Point Machine Works
North Wrenn St
Copeland Dependable
Copeland Products, Inc
Lycaste
Cc Electric
Columbia
Crex
Tris
Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Senators
Tris Speaker
Ty Cobb
Clark Griffith
Speaker
John McGrew
New York Giants
Babe Ruth
Rogers Hornsby
Giants
Ruth
Yankee
Bank of Manhattan Company
North Carolina
E. R. Rankin
University of North Carolina
W. C. King
Baden
King
Rural Hall
Yadkinville
Cooleemee
North Wilkesboro
Taylosville
Hickory
Prospect
Gastonia
Kings Mountain
Bessemer City
Belmont
Charlotte
Wadesboro
Monroe
Huntersville
Statesville
Kannapolis
Union Grove
Harmony
Troutman
Scotts
Mooresville
Lincolnton
Dallas
Stanley
Tryon
Mount Holly
Claremont
Cherryville
Lowell
Glen Alpine
Crossnore
Morganton
Forest City
Lattimore
Rutherfordton
Spindale
Green Creek
Rutherford
Candler
Asheville
Sylvan
Johnson
Washington Nationals
Walter Johnson
Houn
Bethesda
Ree
Roe
Crossworeh
Greens Creek
Sylva
C. A. Lewis
South Main Street
W. Russe
Chrysler
Gate City Motor Co
Wrenn Street
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