Purdue and Illinois Top Big Ten Saturday Showdowns
Chicago report details a dramatic Big Ten Saturday with Purdue tying Wisconsin 0-0, Michigan defeating Minnesota, and Illinois beating Iowa. Purdue eyes another test against Northwestern next Saturday as Knute Rockne’s Notre Dame invades conference play.
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Los Angeles Wins Coast Baseball Title in 1926
Los Angeles clinched the Pacific Coast League pennant after a season ending October 18. Oakland trailed by 11 games as the Angels secured their seventh championship, despite midseason losses of key players and manager Bert Ellison. San Francisco Seals finished last. Missions, Portland, Sacramento, Hollywood, and Seattle lingered in the second division.
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Tod Morgan to defend title against Dundee in SF bout
Tod Morgan, the world junior lightweight champion, is set to defend his title against veteran Johnny Dundee in a 10 round match at Recreation Baseball Park in San Francisco. The event, expected to draw thousands, marks the first title bout in the city since 1914, promoted by Willie Ritchie, former lightweight champion and current Monarch Athletic Club matchmaker.
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Recreation Baseball Park
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Coast League results from yesterday
AP reports Coast League play with Hollywood 9 4 Oakland 6 7 Seattle 4 2 San Francisco 4 8. First game called after 11 innings on time limit. Missions 5 3 Sacramento 6 10 Portland 11 5 Los Angeles 2 2.
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Eastern football leaders Yale and Penn clash for title
New York AP reports Yale and Pennsylvania as leading contenders for the eastern mythical football championship. Penn’s 27–0 rout of Chicago highlights a deceptive attack as Yale beats Dartmouth 14–7 with a sharp forward pass. Syracuse’s Whippet Car leads scoring at 59 points as Penn State stacks 165 points in the season so far.
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Pittsburgh
Gideons Leader Dies After Fall in Charleston Hospital
J Harry Humphreys former national president of the Gideons died in Charleston West Virginia at 59 after a fall down a flight of steps while distributing Bibles at a hospital. The fall led to illness and pneumonia. He passed away yesterday.
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Pecos Valley 4G. acre farm with houses and barn sale
Bargain sale of a 4G acre farm with a 7 room house and a 2 room house, large barn, and 5 acre cow pasture. All land cultivated except pasture, no better land in Pecos valley. Priced at $6000 on good terms. Burnett Realty Co. 110 West 4th St. Adv. 1314x
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Sports Briefs Mixes Baseball Comedy and Pranks
Nick Altrock and AL Schacht, famed as a Washington comedy team, have begun performing in other sports including a tennis skit at Mrs. Lenglen's debut and a football outfit routine in New York. Navy beat Princeton for the first time away from home since 1921, while Benny Bengough runs for the New York assembly as a Democrat in Niagara Falls. Babe Ruth hit two home runs in an exhibition game, showing versatility from pitcher to infielder and even umpiring briefly. A New York patrolman suffered a fractured leg after a sideline collision in a semi pro game, underscoring the rough nature of the sport.
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Battery Service Call 289 Falcons Electrical Service Adv
A repair crew from Falcons Electrical Service responds to a battery service call at 289, diagnosing charging issues and testing connections. The technician advises replacing worn cables and inspecting the alternator to prevent future failures.
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Priest to prison for holding religious meet
In Merida, Mexico, priest Francisco Rivero was sentenced to fifteen days imprisonment for conducting a religious service in Tixcocob without prior registration with municipal authorities. Reports from Biarritz note Spanish papers claim a planned marriage between Princess Beatrice and the Prince of Wales, denied by a foreign minister though royal family implications linger.
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We Paint Signs Owl Sign Co
An old classified style advertisement for Owl Sign Co offering sign painting services at 129 East Third Street. The readable text notes a generic ad prompting sign work with unclear trailing characters.
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