McGraw Sees Baseball Strengthening Despite Slumps
New York Giants manager John J. McGraw argues salaries cars and diversions hinder major leaguer quality yet says the game has improved in cleanliness organization and attendance. He notes scouting and player development along with rookies shaping pennant chances and reflects on how mentality affects performance. He also discusses training camp focus and rookie evaluations before spring practice.
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New York
John J. McGraw
Rk Giants
Ty Cobb
Hornsigner
McGraw
Seball
Graw
Ice
Mean
da Cobb
Wagner
Mc‘aw
Okies
Arquard
Indianapolis
Schupp
Ross Young
Exrience
Greeneld
Spertank Stepping Up As Georgia College Team Grows
An upbeat note from Winston-Salem Journal credits Spertank and John Herndon for a strong start to the Georgia college basketball lineup. The piece touts the squad’s potential to gain prominence this season, with a playful aside about a hot dog and random dog references.
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High Point College
Georgia
Winston-Salem Journal
Walter French Earns Regular Spot With Athletics
Walter French rises from pinch hitter to regular right fielder for Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics. Once a West Point football star, French hit .370 for 1925 with 21 hits in 14 games in right field and a .351 mark as a pinch hitter, promising a dangerous outfield alongside Al Simmons.
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Billy Evans
Walter French
Philadelphia Athletics
French
West Point
Connie Mack
al Simmons
Athletics
Simmons
Walter
Mack
Philadelphia
Young Ragan Shines With Wofford Terriers
ILL RAGAN, once a high school standout, clashed with the Carolina basketball cast last Thursday. The local product relieved Billie Devin in the mill with the Wofford Terriers. Young Ragan has been a hard worker for Coach Sanborn and sports fans foresee a bright future for him as a Carolina athlete.
Local Student Stone Earns Dean’s List Honor at Carolina
Stone a senior from High Point stands out as the campus power among juniors and seniors on the dean’s list for the past quarter. He graduates this quarter and is active in campus life, a member of Zpsilon Phi Delta and Acacia, popular with peers and faculty.
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Stone
Carolina
Young Stone
Zpsilon Phi Delta
Acacia
Sam LaVoie Leaves Baseball for Toledo Traffic Squad
Yesterday morning a letter from Sam LaVoie, once Pointer flychaser, now captain of Toledo Ohio traffic squad, says he is happy with his new job and will rarely wear baseball regalia again. He recalls his hard playing style and slashing third base line shots, though he was not a bat-hawk. Paris reports Raquel Meller refuses cabin on Leviathan and Mile voyage to earn dollars.
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Paris
Raquel Meller
Clarence Saunders Promises Low Costs and Quality
Clarence Saunders promotes low prices and high quality, targeting shoppers with affordable goods and dependable standards.
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Clarence Saunders
Cubs Tap Irish Help as Wrigley Rebuilds Skies
Cubs owner William Wrigley brings in Joe McCarthy to manage the team with a heavy Irish influence. Maurice Shannon and Joe Kelly join from Louisville and Toronto respectively, along with several new players and coaches. Training camp opens February 14 at Catalina Island as McCarthy plans a gradual buildup to avoid early season fatigue.
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Chicago
Cubs
William Wrigley
Joe McCarthy
Louisville American Association
McCarthy
Louisville
Maurice Shannon
Maranville
Brooklyn
Joe Kelly
Toronto
Mike Dolan
Phillies
Shannon
Cooney
Fitzgerald
Burke
Dolan
Gabby” Hartnett
Catalina Island
Pacific Coast
Fights Last Night Across Cities Features Multiple Welterweight Wins
In Boston Al Melillo of Lowell captured a decision over Morris Schlaifer of Omaha to claim the New England welterweight crown. New York saw Phil McGraw beat Basil Galiano, Detroit. Harry Greb of Pittsburgh defeated Joe Lohman of Toledo. Bobby O'Shea of St Paul and Harold Prude of Des Moines fought a draw. At Hot Springs Jimmy Francis of New Jersey defeated Warnie Smith of Oklahoma.
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Boston
al Melillo
Lowell
New England
Morris Schlaifer
Omaha
Neb
New York
Phil McGraw
Detroit
Basil Galiano
New Orleans
Harry Greb
Pittsburgh
Joe Lohman
Toledo
Bobby O'Shea
St. Paul
Harold Prude
Des Moines
Hot Springs
Ark
Jimmy Francis
New Jersey
Warnie Smith
Oklahoma
Purple Panthers Return From Road Trip After Split
The Purple Panthers from High Point College finished a 10 day, six game road swing with three wins and three losses. Coach Boylin praised the effort, noting wins over Union Theological Seminary and Methodist College of Virginia while suffering tight losses to Hampden-Sidney, Richmond Blues, and Park Place Methodists. Notable players included Hill, Di Marco, Bielli, Manning, Foust, and Willard. Next Friday they travel to Guilford College with Guilford visiting the Panthers the following week.
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Purple Panthers
High Point College
Virginia
Boylin
Panthers
Hampden-Sidney
Richmond Blues
Old Dominion
Union Theological Seminary
Methodist College of Virginia
Park Place Methodists
Norfolk
William
Jack Boylin
Meador
di Marco
Bietli
Manning
Foust
Hill
Williard
Rogers
Herne
Houser
Bielli
New Envoy Queen Hachepsut and Ancient Egypt Work
A Chicago Oriental Institute expedition in Syria near Armageddon pursues early temple building origins and primitive life records dating to 25 000 B C while in Chicago progress reports compare 1925 activity to 1926 with 497 items noted so far. The automobile commission cites rising deaths from 54 to 76 yearly with speeding most deadly, then careless, then intoxicated driving.
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Hachepsut
Tutenkhamen
Armageddon
Syria
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Breasted Probes Neanderthal Link in Nile Valley Digs
Chicago scientist James H Breasted researches cliff dwellers and early man in Egypt. At Luxor he studies temple wall inscriptions forty feet above sands while excavations near the Sea of Galilee stoke hopes for connecting cliff-dwellers with Europe’s forest peoples. Findings aim to detail life before temple building and pyramid construction.
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Breasted
Nile Valley
Chicago
James H. Breasted
Egypt
Europe
Sea of Galilee
Luxor
Auto Accidents On State Roads Increase
Raleigh reports the North Carolina state highway system saw more than double the automobile wrecks in the six months from January 1 to June 30, 1925, compared with the previous six months, according to figures from the state highway commission.
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Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Instant relief nasal balm promises quick cold relief
An old advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as instant relief for nasal congestion from cold or catarrh. It claims to open blocked passages, reduce snuffling, and soothe inflamed membranes after a small amount is applied in the nostrils. The ads urge purchasing from a druggist for immediate breathing ease.
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Ely
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Jefferson Standard Building
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Ragan
Sam Lavoie
Rose Furniture CO
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Ogden H. Hammond
Bernardsville, N. J
Spain
Alexander P. Moore
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Kuppenheimer
and Griffon
N. H. Silver Co
Morris
ER Investments
High Point Morris Plan Bank
West
Washington Street
W. A. Davis
El-Rees
the Young Men’s Store
Robt. I. Harris
Henry the Fourth
Tampa
Havana
Barbee-Hayes Co
Forbis Sts
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