South’s Top College Teams Prep For 1928 Grid Season
Duke coach Wallace Wade and others forecast a landmark Southeastern grid season with battles among Kentucky Georgia Tech Alabama Georgia Auburn and Tennessee. They cite strong rosters at Kentucky Tech Georgia and Mississippi State, expect spirited coaching and rivalries to shape the best southern teams ever.
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Wallace Wade
Duke University
NT N. C
Hood
Dixit
Instanes
Carolina
Georgia
Tech
Iit
Ces
Kentucky
Alabama
South
Sre Johnson
Davis
Chet Wynnee
Orgia Tech
Bill Alexander
Ephomores
Jeaders
Jack Meagher
Harry Mehre
Frank Thomas
Ralph Sasse
Shimself
Col. Paul
Tennessee
Swithi Sasse
Mississippi State
College Football Outlook From The South This Season
Ray Hapri may spark Mississippi with Maj. Bob Neyland back at Tennessee. Clemson aims for the title with Jess Neely guiding a strong Tigers squad. North Carolina State’s Hank Anderson expects a good year, with Duke and North Carolina also favored under Bear Wolf.
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Ray Hapri
Mississippi
Bob Neyland
University of Tennessee
Vols
South
Clemson
Jess Neely
Hank Anderson
North Carolina State
Duke
North Carolinta
Raymond
Bear) Wolf
Tc. Uw
Tackle Shift Is Made by U. of A.
Fayetteville Arkansas coach Fred C. Thomsen signals a tackle rotation for the Arkansas Razorbacks as Lundy Corbett and other sophomores vie for a starting job against Texas Christian University. Captain Van Sickle is expected back, while Texas Christian’s strong line from last week spurs the experimental group.
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Spillers
Texas Christian University
Fred C. Thomsen
Arkansas Razorbacks
Thomsen
Kansas
Corbett
Fort Worth
Clif van Sickkle
van Sickle
Frogs
Thomson
Glen Rose
Texas Tech
Blue Devils Poised For Upset Season Defense
A South Carolina team shows a winning spirit in all branches of play and believes to upset bigger programs this season. The Blue Devils aim to replicate the seized game that defeated Colgaic and push for success this year.
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Pth Lattes
South Carolina
Blue Devils
Colgaic
World Series Game Two Postponed by Rain at Polo Grounds
Heavy overnight rain flooded the Polo Grounds forcing the postponement of the second World Series game between the Giants and Yankees. If weather permits, play will resume Friday at the Polo Grounds with the rest of the schedule moved back one day. Dixie Series opens in Birmingham, Alabama, Saturday night or Sunday afternoon, per Southern Association official John Martin.
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Birmingham
New York
Polo Grounds
New York Giants
New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Memphis
Tenn
John Martin
The
Southern Associaion of Baseball Clubs
Ala
Russellville
Polyteuhair College
Werth House
Regimentation at Mississippi State College Football
State College Mississippi notes a strict regime under coach Ralph Sasse shaping the football team. The plan includes brine foot soaks, ice cream meals, afternoon naps, and intense drills for teamwork as a core to better results. Backfield play in the opener trails the standard set by last year’s star Jack Haden.
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Sasse
Nyktes
Jack Haden
In This Corner By Art Krenz Confidentially
A state team details a well furnished club room and dressing areas placed a half mile from the practice field to spice players during night sessions. After practice the Maroon squad treats include ice cream and crackers with honey on the table.
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State
Lasse
Ruth Forgots Man's of Bat
New York report describes Ruth and a photographer near Mayor La Guardia with a crowd and performers including Kate Smith. The fragment mentions Oklahoma City, Kansas University forward, UWA, petroleum, and Bartlesville with unclear connections.
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Ruth
New York
Geo
la Guardia
Iis Watster
Kate Smith
Oklahoma City
Ling
Kansas University
UWA
A. A.U
Thes Hengers
Bartlesville
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Ga. Tech
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U. of A
VanSickle
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Lenty
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Frank Ockerheuser
Jim Schwenk
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Art Krenz
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Lion Oil Refining CO
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Smith
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