Rose Bowl Showdown Sets Stage for National Title Fight
Alabama and Stanford square off in Pasadena on January 1 in a high stake Rose Bowl clash. The game caps a season of streaks and claims to the national championship, with coaches Wade and Warner guiding undefeated squads in a decisive postseason battle.
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Opening Day At Fair Grounds To Feature 15 Thoroughbreds
New Orleans December 31 Fifteen top thoroughbreds will race in the New Year’s handicap at the Fair Grounds on New Year’s Day as the winter meeting opens. The event, part of a major beautification program, draws a large expected crowd with several vying for later $50 000 purses. Also debuting are track innovations including the Australian patrol judge system mutuel changes and the elimination of jockeys agents.
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1926 Championship Losses Reach 176 Crown Changes
A Year end survey by Associated Press shows 71 titles defended and 176 lost from 247 championships across 30 athletic branches. Rowing and swimming mostly defended, tennis suffered the most with 16 of 19 titles toppled.
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New York
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Kid Kaplan
Sothoron Named Assistant Coach for St Louis Cardinals
Alan Sothoron, 33, a former spitball pitcher, was released as a player and named assistant coach for 1927, succeeding Otto Williams. He pitched a three hit win over the Pirates during the 1926 pennant race and has 13 years in professional baseball.
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Alan Soth- Ton
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Football officials push shift and huddle rule change
Eastern intercollegiate officials at their annual session urge a three second halt after players set before the snap to curb slow play and clarify legality. Western conference favors two seconds while proposing broader penalty powers for unfair play.
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Associated Press
New York
Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Football
Tunney Declines Early Offer for Heavyweight Title Bout
Gene Tunney, returning to stage life, says he will consider a “very liberal offer” from promoter Hubert Fugazy to defend his heavyweight title next fall. He departs for St Louis to resume vaudeville, awaiting response from other matchmakers and noting two eastern promoters in play, with Jack Delaney as a possible opponent.
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Governor General plans coast to Pingyang rail extension
The Governor General envisions extending the Korean railway system along the entire coast and across Pingyang to reach the upper Value regions. The proposal outlines a trans coastal and inland rail corridor to improve transportation and connectivity.
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Intercollegiate football rules defended at confab of officials
Officials coaches and professors from across the country review four days of hearings on college football rules. They favor minor changes to prevent shifting and huddling while praising the season's play and overall rules stability.
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New York
Tire sale sundered by water flooding at 19 DeLiard
Fire damaged tires sell at giveaway prices after water intrusion with about $10,000 worth affected. Local outlet reports most tires were sold at reduced rates as inventory was damaged.
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