Baseball Moguls Begin Preparing for 1928 Season
Off season chatter heats up with three managerial changes already in place and four more possible. Veterans like Johnson Fournier Wheat Ruether and Shawkey may miss 1928 while Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker could sit out. McKechnie returns to manage St. Louis as major trades and salaries shake the winter market.
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Alan J. Gould
Associated Press
New York
Tattle
Walter Johnson
Jacques Fournier
Zach Wheat
Dutch Ruether
Bob Shawkey
Ty Cobb
Tri
Connie Mack
Jack McAllister
Cleveland
Bill McKechnie
St. Louis
Burt Shotton
Phillies
Jack Slattery
Boston Braves
McKechnie
Cuyler
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Dallas
Majors
Pitt Alumni to Play Panthers in Conditioning Game
Pitts' grid stars of other days join an all star alumni team to aid the 1927 Panthers in preparation for their postseason game with Leland Stanford. The exhibition clash is set for December 10 in Pittsburgh while the Rose Bowl opponent Stanford is named for January 2 in Pasadena California.
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Panthers
Pittsburgh
Pitts
Gridiron
Leland Stanford
Stafford
Pasadena
Calif
Harvard Michigan grid series not yet set for 1929
Cambridge December 1 AP Harvard may play Michigan in 1929 but Harvard authorities have not considered the possibility or any home and home agreement. William J. Bingham Harvard director of athletics said nothing definite is planned for 1929 and Michigan would be a logical opponent if Harvard chooses to schedule western conference teams in the future.
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Mass
Harvard
Michigan
New York City
William J. Bingham
Bingham
All-Star Elevens May Test Power of All-American Team
New York reports an AP note that all-star football selections may face a practical test as the teams prepare to play. The piece hints at evaluating the strength and composition of the all-American collection in upcoming interteam matches.
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New York
East and West To Clash In San Francisco Charity Game
A charity football spectacle in San Francisco pits east and west squads formed under coaches from Washington & Jefferson and Yale. Named players include Ends Fishwick Yale Cole Dartmouth Guards Baer Michigan Pauly Washington & Jefferson Tackles Randels Nebraska Douds Washington & Jefferson Center Grigsby Georgetown Reitsch Illinois Quarterback Connor NYU Halfbacks Lane Dartmouth Caldwell Yale Prescott Nebraska Fullback Howell Nebraska Amos Washington & Jefferson.
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Andy Kerr
Washington & Jefferson
Fishwick
Yale
and _ Cole
Dartmouth
Baer
Michigan
Pauly
Randels
Nebraska
Douds
Grigsby
Georgetown
Reitsch
Illinois
Connor
New York University
Lane
Caldwell
Presnell
Howell
Amos
Creighton College Withdraws From North Central Conference
Creighton University leaves the North Central Conference due to a new rule requiring four conference football games and a double round robin basketball schedule. The Blue Jay football and basketball teams will still play stronger conference opponents, but those games will not affect the conference title race.
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Omaha
Neb
Creighton University
Blue Jay Grid
Cage
Brown Chosen Toward Captain at University of Iowa
Richard M. Brown of Cedar Rapids was elected 1938 University of Iowa football captain at the annual banquet. The two year center, a Washington high school standout, has played every game on the Iowa schedule the past two seasons and led the team as captain for the fourth straight year. Awards of the varsity I to 23 squad members were announced, naming Brown alongside Emerson W. Nelson and several others in key positions.
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Town City
Union Town
Richard M. Brown
Cedar
College of Liberal Arts
Iowa
Washington High School
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Capta Emerson W. Nelson
Cherokee
Frank J. Cuhel
Don R. Smith
Des Moines
Charles O’neal
Pierre
S. D
Earl Young
John P. Yegge
Boone
Rapids
Paul W. Armil
Davenport
Lloyd O. Grimm
Wapello
Ernest R. Jessen
Austin Minn
Marvin M. Schmidt
Moline
R. Bruce Chatterton
Clinton
Robert H. Moore
Oakley L. Carlsen
Lyons
Carl A. Pignatelli
Rock Falls
Willis A. Glassgow
Shenandoah
Dennis J. Myers
Algona
Pete S. Westra
Sheldon
Fred E. Roberts
Knoxville
Vincent L. Schleusner
Garner
Clark A. Cooley
Fort Dodge
Loris J. Hagerty
Blanchard
John J. Fuhrman
Dubuque
Navy Bill Ingram Clarifies Army Navy Clash Telegram
The Navy football coach James L Ingram known as Navy Bill sent a telegram to friends after the Army Navy game at the Polo Grounds saying Nancy Lane arrived at two this morning. The note explains a sudden clash prompted the coach’s trip from Jeffersonville Indiana.
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New York
Navy
Bill” Ingram
Jeffersonville
Ind
Polo Grounds
Nancy Lane
Griffith Denies Ruling on Notre Dame USC Touchback Play
Los Angeles reports Jack Griffith the field judge denies any ruling on the controversial touchback in the Notre Dame vs USC game. He says Schommer the umpire made the call and notes he would have ruled a safety if asked, adding officials decide together on coast games.
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Los Angeles
Notre Dame University of Southern California
Chicago
Jackery Griffith
Schommer
Notre Dame
Riley
Griffith
Fight results across cities show varied knockouts and decisions
AP boxing results list multiple bouts with technical knockouts and decisions. Homer Smith loses to Jack Gross in Salem New Jersey. Frank Monahan falls to Harry Martone in Jersey City. Joe Lill stops Tony Youkonis in Allentown. Lew Seltzer stops Jim McDonough in Vineland. Other cards include Johnny Ryan defeating Freddy Vincent in Meadville and Danny Mealeer beating Guy Ferrell in Erie.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Jack Gross
Salem
N. J
Homer Smith
Kalamazoo
Mich
Harry Martone
Jersey City
Frank Monahan
Butte
Mont
Joe Lill
U. S. Marine Corps
Tony Youkonis
Allentown
Lew Seltzer
Vineland
Jimmy McDonough
Meadville
Johnny Ryan
Boston
Freddy Vincent
Toronto
Can
Danny Mealeer
Eric
Guy Ferrell
Cleveland
The Girl from Chicago at A Muse U Theatre
Conrad Nagel and Myrna Loy star in Warner Bros melodrama The Girl from Chicago. Ray Enright directed the underworld tale based on Arthur Somers Roche material with Graham Baker script. A Southern girl comes to the city to free her brother from a death sentence while love battles evil. The play promises humor and human kindness amid thrilling danger.
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Conrad Nagel
Myrna Loy
Chicago
Warner Bros
Ray Enright
Arthur Somers Rodké
Graham Baker
Brother's Freedom and Leader Among crooks love
A fragment hints at a narrative where a brother seeks freedom while a woman clings to a man she sees as a leader among criminals. The text is incomplete but suggests personal loyalties tested by crime and escape.
Big Musky Football to Elect 1928 Captain at Banquet
Players and officials of the Big Musky football squad will meet at Ratcliff's restaurant at 7 tonight for a banquet and to elect a captain for the 1928 team.
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Big Musky
Ratcliff’s
Durant High Opens Season with 21 12 Victory Over Bennett
Durant, Ia, Dec 1 Durant high school basketball team beat Bennett 21 to 12 in the season opener played Wednesday night. Both teams showed promise and the game was well played as the young squads begin their campaign.
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Durant High School
Bennett School
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