Basketball Now Reigning Supreme In High School Circles
High school basketball takes the spotlight as football exits and players shift indoors led by Coach Sprankle. Holston High School visits December 17 for a doubleheader as two captains remain suspended and lineup decisions firm up for a powerful varsity. Boys and girls squads show strong prospects with new guards, forwards, and a potential center battle shaping the season.
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Holston High School
Sprankle
Blankenbeeler
Clyce
Barger
Dodd
Victoria Kaval
East Tenn
Hicks
Wright
Mathews Stone
Umbarger
Gibson
Overbey
Verbal
Church
Kaval
Newport News Wins State Championship
Newport News Shipbuilders beat Lynchburg High 7 to 6 in a tense late finish in Lynchburg Virginia. Hooper carried the winning touchdown after Newport News gained possession near midfield on a Lynchburg misplay and Wood kicked the extra point.
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Newport News
Lynchburg
Hooper
Wood
Maroon and Gray Eleven Sets Season Scoring Record in 1925
Kingsport’s Maroon and Gray football team racked up 433 points across 11 games in 1925, the best high school tally in the state and likely the region. They allowed just 22 points all season, with Blankenbecler scoring 85 points and Kistler 64.
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Maroon and Gray
Kingsport
Blankenbecler
Kistler
Pets
T. Blankenbeeler
Dorsey Elected Pilot of Maroon and Gray Eleven
Forrest Humpy Dorsey star pivot of the 1925 Marcoh and Gray eleven has been unanimously elected captain for next year. He will lead the team succeeding Poston and is expected to forge a strong record. Dorsey, in his third football letter, played tackle and sub flank prior to pivot duties and was noted for accurate passes from center and hard tackles. Local supporters predict a great season under the captain-elect.
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Forrest “Humpy
Dorsey
Poston
Devault
Kingsport
Sprankle
Ben
Fred Wright
Wright
Maroon and Gray
Riverside Military Academy Reigns G I A A Title with Victory
Riverside Military Academy clinched the G I A A Conference football crown by beating Lanier High School 21 to 13 in Macon Georgia. Other scores include University of Southern California 28 over Oregon Aggies 0 and Newport News field aviators 7 over Campe Meade Tanks 0.
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Macon
Riverside Military Academy
Lanier High School
U. of South California
Oregon Aggies
Newport Newsfield Aviators
Campe Meade Tanks
Grange to Make Metropolitan Debut at Polo Grounds
Red Grange will appear at the Polo Grounds today as the Chicago Bears face the New York Giants in a National League game. New York officials report ticket sales already reached 50000 with 10000 more on sale at the grounds tomorrow. Grange faces a formidable lineup of former all American stars.
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New York
Dec
Red Grange
Metropolitan
Polo Grounds
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
Today
Grange
Twenty Two Football Letters to Be Given
Twenty two high school players will receive football letters this year announced by Coach Sprankle. The future recipients will not be named. The squad will be honored at a Kingsport Rotary Club banquet on Friday night December 11 with the letters awarded.
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Sprankle
Kingsport Rotary Club
Grange Leads Bears To 14–7 Victory In Philadelphia
Red Grange stars for the Chicago Bears in a 14 to 7 win over the Frankfort Yellow Jackets at Shibe Park. He scores two touchdowns, carries 15 times for 45 yards, and adds a 25 yard reception, as 30,000 fans endure drizzle and mud.
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Philadelphia
Red Grange
Chicago Bears
Frankfort Yellow Jackets
University of Pennsylvania
Shibe Park
Grange
Mohardt
King College 1926 Football Schedule
King College in Bristol announces its 1926 football slate. Games include U. S. Marines at Hampton Roads October 2, Lincoln Memorial University at Bristol October 16, Milligan at Johnson City October 23, Concord at Bristol November 6, Lenoir at Bristol November 13, Carson Newman at Bristol November 25, with open dates October 9 and November 20.
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Bristol
Tenn
the King College
U. S. Marines
Hampton Roads
Lincoln Memorial University
Milligan
Johnson City
Maryville College
Maryville
Concord
Lenoir
Carson Newman
Tulane Declines Rose Bowl Invitation
Colgate undefeated this season will not meet the University of Washington in the Tournament of Roses game on New Year’s Day in Pasadena. W. A. Reid, graduate manager, announced the rejection of the invitation.
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Hamilton
Colgate
University of Washington
Pasadena
Calif
W. A. Reid
Virginia Military Institute 1926 football schedule announced
Lexington Va Dec 5 AP Two elevens not met this year appear on the ten game 1926 schedule for Virginia Military Institute. The flying squadron renews relations with Davidson and Richmond replacing Emory and Henry and Lynchburg. Captain John M Fain Jr leads the Cadets with Wofford and North Carolina on the slate and the Cavaliers visit for homecoming.
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Lexington
Virginia Military Institute
B. B. Clarkson
Davidson
Richmond
Emory and Henry
Lynchburg
Wofford College
Emory and Henry Wasps
Lynchburg College
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Kentucky
Charleston
Virginia
Cavaliers
Roanoke
John M. Fain, Jr
Bristol
Fain
Snail” Caldwell
Question on Color Blood Doomed to Be Unanswered
A jury failed to answer a central question regarding whether the defendant acted with full knowledge that he was of colored blood, leaving the issue unresolved in the case.
President and union leaders hold talks on coal strike
President explains views on a coal strike to John L. Lewis and Secretaries Hoover and Davis. Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania has pressed for a resumption of anthracite mining suspended since September 1. A White House conference, urged by Pinchot, draws business leaders from anthracite cities to Harrisburg.
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Hoover
Davis
Athor Department
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
White House
Harrisburg
Athletic Faculty to Decide Alabama Grid Game
The Faculty Athletic Committee of the University of Alabama will meet in Tuscaloosa to decide if the football team will accept the invitation to play Washington on New Year’s Day in Pasadena California. Coach Wallace Wade travels to confer with officials.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Faculty Athletic Committee
University of Alabama
Washington
Fedieses
Pasadena
Calif
Wtite
Denny
Wallace Wade
North Carolina Dagesters Face Heavy 1926 Schedule
Chapel Hill December 5. The end of North Carolina 1926 basketball schedule announced by Graduate Manager Charles Tweden shows the southern title holders have an unusually heavy program. Twenty games on the regular schedule including several contests with southern quintets. The northern trip of last year will be repeated.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Ene of
North Carolina
Charles Tweden
Belgian Teamsters Win Six Day Bike Race at Madison Square Garden
In New York on December 5 AP report Alphonse Goosens and Gerard De Baets, Belgian teamsters, won the six day race at Madison Square Garden after a desperate late sprint. They lapped Reggie McNamara and Franco Georgetti in the final 20 minutes.
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New York
Alphonse Goosens
Gerard de Baets
Madison Square Garden
Reggie McNamara
Franco Georgetti
Kip Rhineland er Faces Separation Suit After Annulment
The case involves Kip Rhineland er seeking separation after an annulment attempt. Jury questions probe the defendant’s racial disclosure and intent to marry. The trial records note the plaintiff’s responses and unresolved inquiries on pre marital concealment and color line claims.
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Kip Rhinelander
Court martial recounts ship flight and Shenandoah mission
Testimony described the Shenandoah dirigible flight from the Pacific to the Midwest and plans to show it at state fairs. Admirals said commanders had discretion to turn back. the effort aimed to satisfy governors and congressmen requests.
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Great Lakes
Dligible
Los Angeles
United States
Lakehurst
Cleveland
Landsdownes
Shenandoah
Middle West
Department
Eberle
B. G. Leghton
Richmond
Leigh Wade
Iceland
Frank R. Reid
Navy
Wade
Richmond Flier Recounts 100 Mile Dash and Rescue Effort
A flier describes a run of about one hundred miles by Richmond in just over three hours and details efforts to save the machine after it reached the landing spot where the lieutenant had landed.
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Richmond
New Congress to Discuss Hawaiian Defense Fortifications
The piece notes lawmakers including Senator Swanson and Mr. Butler backing stronger Hawaiian defenses as a navy outpost in the Pacific. An inspecting delegation found fortifications needed and expected to support legislation. Debate over airplane and submarine roles is anticipated in committee.
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Hawaiian Islands
Pacific
Senator Swanson
Butler
Congress
No Special Session Likely in Texas Politics Says Official
The official notes a slim chance of a special Texas legislature session and mentions no confirmed run by the Fergusons for governor next year. He also mentions the Travis county grand jury convening Monday for December term and that Attorney General Moody will continue his probe into the state highway department.
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Travis County Grand Jury
Moody
State Highway Department
Two States Unite In Roanoke Rocky Mount Celebration
Roanoke and Rocky Mount plan a giant program of speech making to mark the completion of the Roanoke to Rocky Mount road, hailed as the final ink in Virginia's first fully improved north south highway. Local officials expect a large turnout and emphasize the road’s significance for regional travel and commerce.
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Roanoke
Rock Mount
Franklin County
Rocky Mount
Virginia
Virginia and N Carolina unveil longest hard surface road link
Prominent visitors from Virginia and North Carolina attend the completion of 23 miles of pene tration macadam between the city and Rocky Mount. The 217 mile continuous hard surface stretch from the West Virginia line near Winchester to Rocky Mount marks Virginia’s first north south improved highway. Governor E Lee Trinkle will speak. Governor McLean of North Carolina and Frank Page are invited.
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Old Dominion
North Carolina
Rocky Mount
Virginia
West
Shideley
Virginia Highway Committee
Salvage Work on Sub Discontinued
Salvage operations on the submarine S-51 sunk near Block Island on September 25 are ordered abandoned until next spring by Secretary Wilbur. Rear Admiral Plunkett recommended the pause due to dangerous diving weather. the court of inquiry will report without raising the vessel. The S-51 lies in 129 feet, on an even keel, nine bodies recovered and three survivors known.
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Washington, D. C
Block Island
R. I
Wilbur
Plunkett
Third Naval District
New York
Court of
Rome
Johnson Found Guilty in Second Degree Murder
Linwood Johnson, 23, was found guilty of second degree murder in Staunton Virginia after a hotel stabbing death of Robert A. W. Whitecot ten. A jury sentenced him to fifteen years in the state penitentiary following his arrest about a week after the killing.
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Negro
Staunton, Va
Linwood Johnson
State Penitentiary
Robert A. W. Whitecotten
Johnson
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