Conference football offerings slim before Thanksgiving
In Atlanta on November 14 AP notes the Southern Conference shows little entertainment value with Maryland at Vanderbilt as the sole conference game of note. Georgia hosts Mercer while North Carolina faces Duke. Kentucky plays Centre and Georgia Tech battles Oglethorpe amid steady conference ties and Thanksgiving Day games upcoming. Georgia's undefeated run is spotlighted but Alabama looms as a potential hurdle.
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Sharkey Injury Spurs Rickard Search for Henney Bout
New York report says Jack Sharkey injured his hand in training. Tex Rickard seeks an emergency challenger to meet Tom Henney, New Zealand champion, in the Madison Square Garden feature Friday night.
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Virginia Eleven Prepares For North Carolina Showdown
Virginia’s varsity plans a brief rest after a win over Maryland as coach Earle Neale readies the squad for North Carolina on Thanksgiving weekend. The Tar Heels visit a 24 000 crowd while Virginia aims to stay sharp with reserves filling spots and avoiding overconfidence.
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1927 college gridiron: stiff competition reshapes top teams
Alan Gould notes rapid underperformance of major elevens in 1927 with seven powerhouse programs suffering eighteen defeats and four ties. He contrasts last year's contenders Brown Lafayette Notre Dame Navy Alabama Stanford SMU with this season’s leaders Georgia Yale Missouri Illinois USC and Texas A&M, while Stanford remains in the Pacific coast race but beaten by St Marys and Santa Clara.
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Missouri
Illinois
California
Pacific Coast
Texas Aggies
St. Marys
Santa Clara
Rule makers aim to curb injuries by moving goal posts back
Rule makers sought to reduce field goal attempts and injuries by relocating the goal posts ten yards from the playing field. This season only 15 of 800 scorers on the eastern gridirons managed field goals. No player has kicked three, though a few have two. Only one three pointer has occurred in western conference games.
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New York
Lakes of England Stand Out for Scenery Not Size
The English lakes are celebrated more for their beauty and scenic qualities than for their overall dimensions or volume. The remark highlights the region's characteristic landscapes as the main draw for visitors and locals.
Trio of star players shines in all-American spotlight
Gibby Welch of Pittsburgh Al Masters of Dartmouth and Dad Charlesworth of Yale stood out last Saturday as Welch returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown and led Pitt to victory over Nebraska. Charlesworth played a pivotal role for Yale with interceptions and fumbles recovered while Masters of Dartmouth threw 23 successful passes and registered two long TD runs against Cornell.
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al Masters
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Nebraska
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Lost a Game Won a Bride Sophomore backs at Princeton
The debate over Princeton’s two sophomore halfbacks Eddie Wittmer and Masters centers on who shines against Yale. Wittmer rushed 119 yards on 37 carries in the latest Yale clash, while Masters had 158 yards on 20 carries in a prior meeting, sparking comparisons to Red Grange.
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Yale Wins Eastern Title In Football Standings
Yale tops the Eastern conference after beating Princeton and remaining unbeaten aside from a non conference loss to Georgia. Illinois leads the Western, Missouri edges Nebraska in the Missouri Valley, and Georgia plus North Carolina State pace the Southern and Atlantic Coast groups respectively with several ties noted. Stanford and USC lead the Pacific Coast conference despite non conference upsets.
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University Hopes 10 Be Runner-Up
Raleigh Nov. 14 AP Preparation for the state big five football runners-up race began with North Carolina State College secure in the 1927 championship and Duke nearly assured of second place. The outcome hinges on the North Carolina-Duke-UNC contest in Durham. Wake Forest has completed its schedule with mixed results.
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Harvard Yale Clash Signals End of 1927 Football Season
The approaching Harvard against Yale game signalled to eastern fans that the 1927 football season was drawing to a close, as traditional large crowds and regional anticipation intensified for the annual gridiron showdown.
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Cleric Says Faith Should Not Decide Presidential Vote
Dr Edward Kirbye of the United Church Raleigh replies that no man should be elected or rejected as president solely for religious faith unless loyalty to the United States is compromised by foreign power ties. He notes the pope claims temporal authority over Catholic communicants and discusses religion’s role as growth like language and art. He also answers questions on sex matters amid changing social freedoms.
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Yale and Harvard Battle For Eastern Grid Supremacy
The piece notes Yale and Harvard as the two major powers along the Charles and in New Haven. It states Yale seeks headship of the eastern pigskin league while Harvard, hosting, fields an eleven that has lost repeatedly this season. Only Georgia has proved capable of beating Yale this year.
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Prize Winners Of Library Contest In North Carolina Schools
North Carolina health officials report most children show no malnutrition signs while tooth decay has dropped since a decade ago. In High Point a library poster contest for fourth and fifth graders awarded prizes totaling 56 dollars and 5 dollars for posters promoting books by Williamson, Lofting, Stevenson, Defoe, Pinocchio and Robin Hood.
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J. C. Hill
Defoe
Robin Hood
Dan Schroeder
Bay Street
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North Carolina Cotton Growers Seek Lower Shipping Rates
Raleigh report says the NC Cotton Growers Co operative aims to cut freight costs by pressing the Interstate Commerce Commission. General manager A B Blalock notes farmers lack privileged court hearings and urges strong legal and executive support akin to oil and steel interests.
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Cotton Co Operatives Lead Freight Rate Battle
Speaker recalls the Atlanta freight rate hearing before Interstate Commerce Commissioner Woodlock where A J Maxwell urged fair readjustment of rates for raw cotton. He notes railroad lawyers downplayed co operatives representing under ten percent and argues union benefits unorganized farmers too, urging solidarity among southern cotton producers.
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