High Point to Host Western Championship Football
High Point High hosts the western district championship at Welch Park Friday at 3 pm. The foe will be the winner of Mt. Airy versus Reidsville after their tie, with W. C. King noting full team readiness and strong season attendance.
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Football reform trends fade as Army Navy clash eyed for 1928
New York reports that football faces little reform drive after this season with tacit acceptance of commercialization and near normal play. Philadelphia hopes to host Army Navy in 1928 at Franklin Field with capacity for 120000, surpassing Soldier Field crowds, while New York chases a Polo Grounds turnout near 70000.
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Conference Tightens As End Draws Near
Atlanta Oct 31 AP well past halfway turn 18 southern conference teams this week meet foes within the group next Saturday looms as tightening in the race for titular honors Vander bilt Georgia Tech clash viewed critical as two undefeateds risk blemish Georgia faces Florida North Carolina State and others in key conference tilts Alabama Kentucky Auburn Tu lane V M I North Carolina and V P I also on schedule Maryland faces Yale in intersectional matchup Citadel faces Clemson and Mississippi A&M meets Miss College in other league games
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Tennis Flourishes In Raleigh As Indoor Plans Emerge
Raleigh in autumn hosts growing tennis activity with courts rising and proposals for indoor winter events. Raleigh Tennis Club eyes a Christmas county event, January state indoor and February All-South tournaments to prep for spring arrivals and the North South meet at Pinehurst.
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Neighbors Gear Up For NC High School Football Playoffs
North Carolina high school teams prepare for the state elimination rounds under the state association rules. New Bern and Lagrange drew 0 0 while Washington awaits. Mt Airy and Reidsville also tied 6 6 with winners to meet High Point. Several cities earned byes including Greenville Raleigh Wilmington and Greensboro. Games set for Friday include Goldsboro at Raleigh Hamlet at Fayetteville Ellerbee at Raeford and more with several matchups across the east and west regions. Lamberton forfeited at Hamlet.
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Washington awaits next president after Johnson and Coolidge
The article notes the distinct outcome of Johnson leaving Washington compared with Coolidge, emphasizing that Washington will see another president take office. It highlights a political transition with notable figures and institutional change.
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Fighters Ready for Battle in Raleigh Welter Weights Prep
Wilkes Greb of Scranton and Spike Webb of Charlotte train in Raleigh ahead of their November 4 bout at the city auditorium. Webb, who began training in Charlotte, stopped two sparring partners as his right hand delivered power. Greb maintains year round fitness by a nine mile morning run. Webb previously knocked out Lee Kid Johnson in the fourth round here with a two-fisted attack.
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Walker Finishes Training For McTigue Bout At Coliseum
Mickey Walker former welterweight champion now middleweight king and light heavyweight hopeful finished training for a ten round 175 pound clash against Mike McTigue at the Coliseum tomorrow night. They fought 12 rounds in 1925 with Walker giving up 15 pounds and the decision in dispute. This time McTigue carries about five pounds more weight as Walker has filled out making 160 pounds for his championship class.
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Three undefeated teams left in the East for title race
New York report notes only three undefeated major teams remain in the East for the November stretch. Pittsburgh and Washington and Jefferson meet at Pittsburgh next Saturday while Princeton hosts Ohio State in Palmer Stadium. Yale suffered a 15-0 loss to Maryland last year, but Maryland has since fallen to North Carolina and Washington, and Yale aims to save itself for the Princeton game.
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Championship Bout May Be Conducted by Mullen
Chicago, Oct. 31. Promoter Jim Mullen announced plans to stage a heavyweight title defense for Gene Tunney at Soldier Field after Sept 1 1928 with Tunney indicating willingness to fight under Mullen’s banner. Four unnamed Chicago millionaires will back the venture.
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Alumni Urge Pappenheimer for All American Honor
Alumni push a football star named Pappenheimer for All American status while Tunney hints at a long route for his next bout and Mr Dempsey proposes six day bicycle races as a possible event.
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National Fox Hunters Open Thirty Fifth Annual Field Trial
The National Fox Hunters Association launched its 35th annual field trial in Richmond Kentucky with 115 dogs entered in the $1,000 strike for the chase futurity. The first cast runs over 1300 acres at the P. J. Curtis farm in Madison County.
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Par at Cedar Crest Looms in PGA Championship Opener
The Cedar Crest Club course in Dallas hosts the first round of the PGA championship with par 71 on a 6411 yard layout. Gene Sarazen led practice scores with 68 and 70, as Johnny Farrell, Jim Foulis, Al Espinos and Mort Dutra posted 69 to 72. Walter Hagen did not report a score after a windy day.
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Wolverines Tame by Illini and Buckeyes Shake Big Nine
Michigan returns to Ann Arbor dazed after a 14-0 loss to Illinois as Ohio State domination of Chicago and Illinois reshapes the Western Conference standings. Minnesota beats Wisconsin moving into second place behind Illinois, which remains unbeaten.
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Mellon outlines tax reform plan with estate tax repeal
Secretary Mellon urges sweeping changes to income tax as he argues for lower corporate relief and repeal of the estate tax. He proposes raising surtax thresholds and adjusting rates to favor small taxpayers while preserving highway and automobile taxes. He notes broad base for automobile revenue and defends user fees against repeal.
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Demand for Labor Slips Week Over Week
Employment conditions fluctuated with fewer placements than the prior week. Clerical and professional roles saw fair demand while a large surplus of male and female applicants remained. Skilled labor demand was light and common labor demand declined. The greatest placements were in female domestic and industrial help, which could not be fully met for several weeks.
Paroles Recommended for Four In Jack Daniels Case
The parole board recommended parole for Daniel A. O Neil Morris Martin Harry Le vine and Mitchell J Whalen who were sentenced in Cleveland to Leavenworth in the Jack Daniels distillery case. Whalen also faces a $5000 fine to be paid before release.
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Match Play Starter Annual Woman's Tow At Local Country
Connie Melton, colored, was arrested for drunkenness after riding a merry-go-round at show grounds. The arresting officer testified he smelled alcohol. Connie claimed the ride made him dizzy. Judge Teague fined him ten dollars. The report also notes match play pairings for the High Point Cegan men’s championship event.
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Woman Rules Back of Boss Faces Oklahoma Session
Oklahoma City reports a push for a special legislative session to reexamine Governor Henry S. Johnston's confidant secretary Mrs. O O Hammonds. H T Knight and E P Hill say impeachment is not planned and claim a majority in the lower house signed petitions seeking the session. The petition notes Hammonds often refused conference with the governor.
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Ambassador Fletcher and wife leave for three month US leave
American Ambassador Henry P. Fletcher and Mrs. Fletcher depart Rome for Paris and then the United States for a three month leave.
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Harden an of the later Harden an of the later
Fragmentary OCR recalls Maximilian Harden a Berlin editor who attacked the Kaiser and faced mutual enmity with him. It notes Harden as publicist and agitator, mentions his Swiss associate Vermala and quotes uncertainty about his real name.
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