Eight Clubs in Piedmont League If Norfolk and Richmond Join
J J Garland urged adding Norfolk and Richmond to the Piedmont League to boost speeds and bring new faces to games. The eight club circuit would include High Point Greensboro Salisbury Durham Winston-Salem Raleigh Norfolk and Richmond with future meetings in Durham to decide. Garland noted strong local support for High Point and predicted improved attendance and competition.
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J. J. Garland
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Virginia
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Mr. Garland
Southern teams lead college football scorers in AP stats
New York dispatch notes three southern teams atop national college football scoring lists per Associated Press figures. The report cites plans by Dan and Garland to add speed and power for next season, including Moose Calbaugh and Red Williams returning to the lineup.
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New York
Associated Press
Georgia Or Pittsburgh Entitled To National Title In Football
New York reports the 1927 college football season ends with Georgia and Pittsburgh as leading title contenders. Georgia seeks a clash with Georgia Tech after nine straight wins while Pittsburgh, 8-0-1, heads to the Rose Bowl against Stanford. Other tied and strong teams are noted, with attendance and receipts reaching record levels for the era.
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New York
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West
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Yale
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Jefferson
Ieland Stanford
Washington
Pitt
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Iowa State
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Texas Christian University
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Minnesota
Indiana
Centenary
Tufts
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Southern Methodist
Texas Christian
Red Sox May Climb Out of the Cellar
Boston manager Bill Carrigan pledges the 1928 Boston Americans will not finish last after assessing the league. He notes a slow but steady rebuild and optimism based on strength and weakness observations of all eight teams.
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RED Sox
Boston
Bill Carrigan
Boston Red Sox
Bill
Sox
Boston Americans
Yale Gets Two Men On The All Eastern
New York November 28 The fleet elevens of Dartmouth and the Yale Bulls Dogs each placed two players on the All Eastern team for 1927 from a 56-critic consensus. First team selections include Moeser Prin Sprague Army Webster Yale Grigsby Geer Dumont Cole Hake Penn Scott Yale Kern Pitts Cervini Holy Cross Center BeWorner Navy Fitzgerald Tufts Delph Penn State End Marsters Dart Connor NYU McPhail Dart Quarterback Welch Pitts Wittmer Princeton Halfback Paul Scull Penn Halfback Amos W and J Miles Princeton Fullback.
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Associated Press Today
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Cervini
Holy Cross Guard
Charlesworth
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Navy Guard
Fitzgerald
Tufts
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Penn State
Blocking rule clarified for intercollegiate basketball
New York officials adopt interpretation of Rule 7 Section 12. Blocking fouls require personal contact unless a defender positions to cut off an opponent and then moves to impede progress, creating potential blocks even without contact. The clarification follows the Eastern Inter-Collegiate Basketball League fall meeting.
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New York
Defeat fuels Dempsey wit as British heavies loom
A column notes Dempsey grows sharper from losses while British heavyweights promise tougher tests. European pugilists are described as old line fighters, with Harry Wills claiming many fights ahead. The piece also mentions a Texas hockey league and Capablanca and Alekhine playing chess in Buenos Aires seeking a championship result.
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Capablanca
Alekhine
Buenos Aires
Hearing publishers review new textbook plan for adoption
RALEIGH Nov 28 Hearing of publishers of textbooks occupied the state board of education today in preparation for opening bids on December 14. A new system will adopt one major subject and up to two minor subjects each year instead of reevaluating the entire list every five years.
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Raleigh
State Board of Education
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