New York and St Louis to duel World's Purple Panthers
Coach Boylin's High Point College opens season with defenses strong as King College 0-0. Wake Forest over North Carolina, Georgia Tech upset by Oglethorpe. Gene Tunney flies to ringside in Stroudsburg to defend title. Dempsey laments aftermath and pundits question Tunney's staying power.
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Yankees Clinch American Pennant for World Series Showdown
The Yankees swept a doubleheader with the St Louis Browns 10-2 and 10-4 to clinch the American pennant and set a World Series rematch with the St Louis Cardinals. Babe Ruth belted three homers in the two games, boosting his total to 47 in the season. Ruth’s first homer came with the bases loaded in the fifth inning of the first game. His second came in the sixth of the second game and drove in Combs. His third arrived in the ninth as the leadoff batter. Ruth’s two runs batted in the fifth inning gave New York another tally. Wild pitching by Brown’s Zachary Vangilder and Girard aided the first-game blowout.
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Zachary
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Gaston
Ballou
Illini Hopeful Set To Replace Grange And Britton
Illinois opens the season without Red Grange and Earl Britton but Iris Zuppke hopes Frosty Peters from Billings Montana leads the attack. Russell Daugharity Lanum Judd Timm and Bob Reitsch star as potential starters with Chuck Kussell as captain and key leaders on offense and defense.
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Bob Zuppke
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Jack Lanum
Bac
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Lanum
Judd Timm
Bob Reitsch
Reitsch
Chuck
Kussell
Zuppke
Fuller Wins City Tennis Title at YMCA Tournament
Paul Fuller defeated Jimmie Rogers 6 3 6 3 2 in the city wide men’s singles final conducted by the YMCA. The summer event drew 24 players and concluded with a final on the Country Club courts as a picked team from Fuller Rogers Bailey Harris or Cates prepares to meet a club squad next Saturday.
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Jimmie Rogers
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Rogers
W. E. Bailey
Harris
Cates
Wake Forest Beats UNC in season opener 13 to 0
Wake Forest defeats the University of North Carolina 13 to 0 in a season opener at Wake Forest. Rackley connected with Riley for both touchdowns and added a drop-kick extra point after a late second-quarter score. Carolina showed early fight with a strong line but could not breach the Demon Deacons' defense.
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Virginia
Tulane Tops Louisiana Poly in Dominant 40–0 Victory
Tulane’s Green Wave routed the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute eleven for a 40 to 0 win in New Orleans. Eddie Morgan capped the game with a 62 yard touchdown dash in the second period as Clark Shaughnessy’s squad expanded the lead beyond their 1925 performance. Peggy Flournoy, a famed backfield star, has since graduated.
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Peggy” Flournor
Clark Shaughnessy
Polytech
Eddie Morgan
Tech
Senators and White Sox Split With Barrett Homers
In Chicago on September 25 Bill Barrett hit a ninth inning homer to lift Washington to a 2 1 win in the first game as Walter Johnson faced Tommy Thomas. In the second game Judge hit a ninth inning homer to give Chicago a 3 2 victory over Washington with Marberry and Coveleskie on the mound.
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White Sox
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Tommy Thomas
World Series Records and Attendance Facts
Summary of historic baseball figures from 1905 to 1925. Highlights include greatest single game crowd 67 817 at Yankee Stadium in 1923, top series attendance 301 430 for 1923 Giants and Yankees, and highest gate receipts 1 182 854 for 1925 Pirates and Senators. Also notes smallest crowds and receipts, largest and smallest shares for players, and total attendance and gate receipts over 1905–25.
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Athletics
Giants Top Cardinals in Final NL Meeting
Jack Scott pitched a 12 to 2 win for the Giants over the National League champion Cardinals in New York. Scott earned his 13th victory and had a perfect day at bat, contributing four of the Giants' 17 hits off Keen and Clough, as St Louis was unable to mount a sustained offense.
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Jack Scott
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Cardinals
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Giant
Keen
Clough
St. Louis
Vick
Cummings
Chicago Cubs Defeat Robins Amid Rain Interruption
The Chicago Cubs beat Brooklyn 3 to 1 after exploding for runs in the opening innings. Rain halted the game at the end of the seventh, with Blake, Root, Hartnett, McWeeny, Ehrhardt and O'Neill contributing in a tightly contested first of a three game series.
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Chicago Cubs
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Crickeo
Blake
Root
Hartnett
McWeeny
Ehrhardt
O'Neill
Reds and Phillies End Season In Listless NL Game
Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 5 to 1 to close the local National League season. Dennis Sothern opened the scoring with a first inning homer with two aboard. Cincinnati managed one run on a 6 4 line score as Meeker Picinich Ulrich Jonnard appeared for both teams.
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Cincinnati Reds
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Dennis Sothern
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Picinich
Ulrich
Jonnard
Pittsburgh Ends Season Dividing With Braves
Pittsburgh finished its season by splitting a doubleheader with Boston in Boston. The Pirates won 11 to 3 in the first game with solid work from Traynor at third and Mans in the outfield, while Genewich bested Yhe in the second as the Braves won 5 to 2. Meadows Morrison Bush Spencer Mogridge Benton R Smith Hogan and Taylor cited in lineups.
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Pirates
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Traynor
Mann
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R. Smith
Hogan
Oglethorpe Upsets Georgia Tech 7 6 in Atlanta Game
Oglethorpe University defeated Georgia Tech 7 to 6 in Atlanta. Bell scored the first scoring play on a 20 yard end run, Campbell added the extra point, and Tech could not answer after Brewer’s end run and a blocked kick. The game was played in baseball weather.
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Oglethorpe University
Vicory
Georgia Tech
Tech
Virive
Bell
Campbell
LSU Victory Opens 1926 Season With 47 0 Triumph
Louisiana State University defeated Louisiana State Normal 47 to 0 in Tiger Stadium before about 4,000 fans. LSU dominated with 18 first downs to Normal's none, starting the season in strong form.
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Louisiana State University
Louisiana State Normal
Tiger Stadium
Normal
M. L. Wins Despite Rival's Hard Fight
Richmond University challenged V. M. L in Lexington Virginia but the Cadets secured a fourth quarter placement kick and touchdown to win 10 to 0.
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Lexington
Richmond University
Championship Golf Center Draws Crowds At Country Club
The Country Club hosts the annual Championship Play for the President's Cup with 24 qualifiers. Homer Wheeler directs the event as matches begin soon, likely over two days for first eliminations. Prince led qualifiers with 81, Matton close behind, while Rochelle and Covington also shown strong form.
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Homer Wheeler
College football results from across the states
The score roundup lists dozens of games with dominant wins for many teams. Pennsylvania routed Franklin and Marshall 41 to 0 while Columbia shut out Vermont 14 to 0. Maryland overwhelmed Washington College 63 to 0 and Georgia Tech beat Oglethorpe 4 to 7.
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Vermont
College Park
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Washington College
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Oglethorpe
Georgia Tech
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Susquehanna
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Rochester
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Colgate
Hamilton
Dartmouth
Norwich
S. C
South Carolina
Erskine
University of Richmond
Charlottesville
University of Va
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Spartanburg
Wofford
Davidson
Charleston
Citadel
Ruths 1923 season peak and golf title streak
The Q and A piece notes Babe Ruth's best season with 205 hits in 1923 and asks if Bud Gorman has ever been knocked out. It confirms no. It also states Harry Legge won Minnesota amateur golf title six times in succession.
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D.F. H. Ruth
Bud Gorman
Harry Legge
Minnesota
Tunney Given Ovation In New York
Gene Tunney world heavyweight champion returned to New York with a city hall welcome and a luncheon hosted by Big Tim Mara. About 12 000 people cheered as Mayor Jimmy Walker praised the boxer marine and man before Tunney thanked Greenwich Village neighbors and recalled his Philadelphia title win.
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Gene Tunney
Philadelphia
City Hall
Jimmy” Walker
Tim’’ Mara
Walker
Tunney
Greenwich Village
Boxer
Pennant Win Praised as Finest Race in League
New York, Sept. 25 AP The St. Louis Cardinals pennant victory is a fitting climax to the most wonderful race in the history of the league National League president John A Heydler told the AP He praised Rogers Hornsby the young playing manager of the champions and applauded the four eastern teams for their hard fought finish There was not a breath of suspicion or charge of partiality in the final stretch of this clean cut race.
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New York
St. Louis Cardinals
John A. Heydler
Associated Press
Rogers Hornst
Young
Mr. Heydler
Club golf round details with high scores and unlikely entry
The report lists players Matton Waynick Rochelle 91 Covington Garland Alder man 92 Langdon Jewett 94. Willis Slane, the 1924 champion and cup donor now club president, is unlikely to enter the tournament due to being out of town this week.
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Prince
Prince’s
L. C. Matton
Matton
T. V. Rochelle
Rochelle
Conner Covington
Dark Horse
C. M. Waynick
Covington
A.S. Parker
Waynick
Covington and Garland
Langdon Jewett
Willis Slane
Virginia Tech crushes Roanoke in season opener
Virginia Tech opened the 1926 football season with a dominant 47 to 0 win over Roanoke College in Blacksburg. The Gobblers used their fast backfield to score in every quarter. In other games Furman routed Newberry 30 to 0 at Greenville, William and Mary beat Randolph Macon 35 to 0 at Williamsburg, and High Point College edged Kings College 5 to 0 at Bristol.
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Virginia Tech
Roanoke College
Gobblers
Pony Express
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S. C
Furman
Newberry
Williamsburg
William and Mary
Randolph Macon
Bristol
High Point College
Kings College
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