Falcons of the South Skeptical of Big Linemen
Gene Smith of Georgia and Barney Barnhill of Tennessee are named mythical all southern guards by about 70 southern writers and coaches. The piece notes a shift from the era of 260 pound linemen like Red Roberts and Fatty Warren to lighter players and questions what happened to the big guards of old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
Gene Smith
University of Georgia
Barney
Barnhill
University of “Tennessee
Red” Roberts
Bo McMillan
Roberts
Clyde
Fatty) Warren
Coal City
Ala
Flash
Auburn
Emmet Sizemore
Auburn Beats Vanderbilt and Others as Star Player Shines
On the Auburn line and the Orange forward wall the team peaked. Auburn bowed Vanderbilt 56 to 6 and defeated Washington and Lee 77 to 0 and Georgia Tech 14 to 7. Warren scored a 40 yard TD after a fumble and led the nation in kicking goals after touchdowns.
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Auburn
Vanderbilt
Washington and Lee
Georgia Tech
Warren
Golden Tornado
Roving Players Dominate Yet Leave Key Defenders Hidden
Modern football emphasizes speed and field coverage as roving players remove bulky defenders from the picture. They move fast to bat down passes intercept them and shape decisive outcomes with their fundamentals guiding wins and losses.
Officer Charged With Murder of Cherokee Lad
John C. Crisp former federal prohibition agent faced U S district court in Asheville on a murder charge for shooting Cecil McClure 17 during a July 1926 liquor raid. The state seeks second degree murder while the prosecution acknowledges a deadly weapon was used and Crisp testifies he killed to save his life.
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Asheville
John C. Crisp
Prohibition
United States District Court
Cecil McClure
Cherokee County
Grover C. Davis
Waynesville
Thomas J. Harkins
United District Attorney
Crisp
McClure
Grantland Rice All-American selections broadcast to 27 stations
Grantland Rice will present his 1927 All-American football selections via a 27-station network led by Oakland’s Oakland-Pontiac GM Family sponsorship at 7 15 p m on Friday December 2 The program highlights Rice’s 30 player squad and discusses shifts from traditional eleven man lineups to larger squads with emphasis on national teams and notable upsets.
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Grantland Rice
Collier’s Magazine
Oakland-Pontiac
General Motors
Rice
Pitskin Warriors
Walter Camp
Collier’s
Princeton
Harvard
Yale
WEAF
New York
WEEI
Boston
WTIC
Hartford
WJAR
Providence
WTAG
Worcester
WCSH
Portland
WLIT
Philadelphia
WRCA
Washington
WGR
Buffalo
WCAE
Pittsburgh
WTAM
Cleveland
Www4j
Detroit
WSAT
Cincinnnati
KSD
St. Louis
WCCO
Minneapolis-St. Paul
WTMJ
Wilwaukee
WOC
Davenport
WHO
Des Moines
WOW
Omaha
WDAF
Kansas City
WHAS
Louisville
WSM
Nashville
WMC
Memphis
WSB
Atlanta
WBT
Charlotte
WIAX
Jacksonville
WGY
Schenectady
Man survives fake neck wound after holdup misfire
In Columbus Ohio Henry Haines a filling station manager convinced by six officers and a mirror that he was shot in the neck during a robbery. No wound was found though Haines insisted he felt a shot and neighbors alerted police.
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Columbus
Ohio
Henry Haines
Haines
Lithuanian Army Officers Endorse Government Faith
In Berlin on November 28 the Lithuanian army’s higher officers gathered at the war office before President Smetona and proclaimed unshakeable faith in the government and readiness to sacrifice their lives for Lithuania’s independence, per Wolff dispatch from Koyno.
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Berlin
War Office
Smetona
Lithuania
Wolff
Koyno
Prince of Wales Thrown While Hunting With Quorn Hounds
The Prince of Wales was thrown today at Widmerpool while hunting with the Quorn hounds. He was not hurt.
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Prince
Leicester
Eng
Prince of Wales
Widmerpool
Mussolini Sends Message to Albania on Independence Day
Premier Mussolini conveyed a congratulatory message to President Ahmed Zogu marking the fourteenth anniversary of Albanian independence and expressing faith in a secure tranquil and glorious future for the allied Albanian people.
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Albania
Rome
Mussolini
Ahmed Zogu
Lambeth Hospitalized After Operation
Lexington reports James E. Lambeth of Thomasville, a prominent manufacturer and business man, has become a patient at a High Point hospital after undergoing a recent operation there.
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Lambeth
Lexington
James E. Lambeth
Thomasville
High Point
Administrator's Notice for R B Bynum Estate
Alice Bynum administratrix of R B Bynum requests all claimants to exhibit verified claims to the attorney D H Parsons in High Point NC by November 18 1928 or be barred. Debts to the estate should be paid promptly. This November 5 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Bynum
Guilford
North Carolina
D. H. Parsons
High Point
N. C
Alice Bynum
That Baby You've Longed For
Mrs. Margaret Burton of Kansas City recounts years of infertility and suffering before becoming a mother to a daughter. She offers free, confidential advice to married women seeking happiness and notes she has nothing to sell. Correspondence to 8760 Massachusetts, Kansas City MO.
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Margaret Burton
Kansas City
Massachusetts
Five Davidson Hospital Nurses Pass State Board Examiners
Lexington Navy notices show Lala Swing Versie Miller Annie Belle Richardson Connie Setzer and Pauline Stroupe registered as nurses after training at Davidson hospital. Elizabeth City reports Mrs. W S Overman in tetanus care. doctors see potential recovery despite limited improvement.
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Lexington
Navy
State Board of Nurse Examiners
Lala A. Swing
Versie Miller
Annie Belle
Richardson
Connie Setzer
Pauline Stroupe
Davidson Hospital
Elizabeth City
W. S. Overman
Norfolk
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High Point, N. C
W. E. Linthicum & Son
Willowbrook
Jewels and Tappans
North Carolina Public Service Company
South Main Street
N.C
Ingram’s Pharmacy
Mrs. Burton
South Main St
Jcpenneyco
Ove
Velvet
Steaun
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