One-Eyed Connelly Weeps Over Army Navy Ruckus
International News Service reports chaos at Saldier's Field during Army Navy game. Fans paid scalpers 60 dollars for three dollar tickets, while officials install a 25 thousand dollar electric public address system and scoreboard to aid distant spectators. The crowd, the largest in history, fills a quarter mile by an eighth mile area with a crest 109 feet high.
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Saldier
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Britton
Edward J. Kelly
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Indiana
Wisconsin
Treat Field and Park Quenched Treat Field and Park Quenched
San Antonio hosts an annual fall polo tourney delayed by local army involvement in filming Wings at Camp Stanley. At 3 pm, the San Antonio Reds meet the Twelfth Field Artillerymen at Brackenridge Park and Fort Sam Houston hosts Whites against the Second Division Infantry.
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Tyre Fields
Jack Lapham
Fortieth Squadron Loses at Kelly Field in 26 to 16 Defeat
The Fortieth Squadron basketball team, champs for two years, was upset by the 68th Service Squadron 26 to 16 at Kelly Field. Hughey led the winners with 11 points while Pearson-smith, Williams, and Berkstresser led scorers for the losers. Lineups featured 68th Squadron Hughey Brown and 740th Squadron Berkstresser Williams Kurkel Weat Hartle.
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Norwegian Heavy Von Porat Knocks Out Delaney in Ten
Otte Van Porat the Norwegian overwhelmed Jimmy Delaney with a decisive ten round win at the Coliseum in Chicago. Porat scored four counts in early rounds and dominated at long range, though Delaney found a defense in close later, taking the rest of the bout.
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Jockey Seriously Hurt at Harlingen
A serious racing accident marred Harlingen’s Mid-winter Fair day when jockey Charlie Howell riding Jim Edwards fell after the mile feature. Howell suffered multiple injuries and was carried from the track. Ban Vail won the race with H Garner aboard, setting a new track mark of 1 51 1 for the distance. Burleson College Greenville and Decatur Baptist College meet for the junior college title at Decatur next Thursday.
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Jim Edwards
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Ames Playing Coast Eleven Ames Playing Coast Eleven
The University of California Southern Branch meets Iowa State College in an intersectional football game at the Coliseum after three days of rain. Both teams enter with light but fast backfields behind heavy lines as Iowa State holds a weight edge. no mutual opponents available.
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University of California, Southern Branch
Iowa State College
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Oklahoma City's Open Golf Begins With Star Studded Field
Oklahoma City opens its golf tournament at Lakeside with 21 threesomes. entrants include Harry Cooper Los Angeles open champion Wild Bill Meebhern Al Espinosa Chicago pro and Rogers of Pittsburgh with long drives. James Muanion Missouri champion competes for 3500 in prizes over 36 holes by Sunday. Neil Coburn and Dave Trivettelli are noted amateurs among the field.
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Bill Meblhern
Chicago
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Dub Rogers
Pittsburgh
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Missouri
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Kansas
Dave Trvettelli
Wichita
Yesteria
Ed Weir Turned Pro. Huskers Star Signs with Frankford
Kad Weir three All American tackle and two time captain of the Nebraska Cornhuskers announced in Lincoln that he has turned professional. He will play this afternoon with the Frankford team of Philadelphia as Guy Chamberlain, former Nebraska star, manages the squad.
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University of Nebraska
Five Man Hockey Yields Record Crystal Palace Win
Crystal Palace wins 12 to 0 over Second Division skaters in an opening senior ice hockey flash. Five man squads speed the game. Harding leads with five points, Balnier close behind. Second Division heads to Dallas for a Saturday exhibition.
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Carnegie Tech Meets Micks in Notre Dame Tilt
Carnegie Tech battles Notre Dame in Pittsburgh before an estimated crowd near 30,000. Predictions list Notre Dame as about 14 to 21 points better than Carnegie Tech, setting up a tough finish to the season for the hosts.
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Independent Football Doubleheader in San Antonio
Two independent games head Sunday events at Lions Field and Sehwah Field. At Lions Field the San Pedro Tigers face Frenely Black Cats at 2 o'clock with Menard brothers as captains. at Sehwah Field the Bulldogs meet the Kennedy Cardinals. Builders boast a strong backfield including Shorty McCarty Glenn Pillinghast Steve Rossman Pat Smith Red Hale and Chick Brandt.
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Pat Smith
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Del Rio Prepares For Robstown Bi-District Clash
Del Rio High Wildcats ready for a bi district showdown with Robstown High Cotton Pickers. Robstown earned District 16 title after Harlingen forfeited its state bid. Expected large local turnout as Robstown and Del Rio vie for advancement in the regional playoffs.
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The Groc h Bag picks foolish back for all American team
A satirical piece from 1920 mocks a football selection process naming Fumbler as the foolish back. It ridicules educational background and hints at controversy while promising a later reveal of first string players. The writing lampoons college credentials and fan chatter amid a football season.
Headquarters Fives Triumph in Army YMCA Clash
The Fifteenth Artillery and the First Infantry units defeated Brooks Field and Kelly Field squads 19 to 14 in an Army XY league game Friday night. Strong scoring came from Pickford Freida Choquetts and Williams, with guards Shafer Johnson and Nelson among the standouts.
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Big Ten Abolishes Shift For 193? Season
At the schedule meeting in Chicago the Big Ten coaches voted to enforce a two second stop before the snap, effectively abolishing the shift and promising a major change to play next season. Illinois coach Robert Zuppke led the drive and aims to push the rule at the national committee meeting in New York this winter.
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Juniors Fight Tie Again In City Championship Match
Buckeyes and San Pedro Cubs replay a goalless draw in their junior title clash at Lions Field. The match began at 2 o clock after a scoreless first meeting, both teams remaining unbeaten in the series.
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Grass Costly Rush Ends in Gonzales Victory
In 1920, a Gonzales football drive toward San Antonio ended when players paused to pluck tall grass rather than pass. The stoppage occurred late in the fourth quarter as Gonzales prepared for a decisive short-yardage play.
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Harry
Gonzales
San Antonio
East GridIron Ends For East In Key Conference Tests
Eastern football nears season end as Notre Dame travels to Pittsburgh to face Carnegie Tech while Holy Cross meets Boston College in a Jesuit rivalry. Boston College and Holy Cross tightens their records as Georgetown closes a strong season in Detroit and Bucknell caps a year with Dickinson.
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Frank Cavanaugh
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Cleveland Indians on Market on First Offers Too Small
A group of Cleveland capitalists approached Mrs. James C. Dunn with an offer to buy her controlling interest in the Cleveland baseball club. The offer was rejected as too small, but Dunn indicated willingness to sell if the price is right.
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Amateurs Warned of Channel Swim
The German Swimming Association warns amateurs against attempting the channel swim citing risks and urging professionals to pursue such feats. Ernst Vierkoller of Cologne plans to attempt next summer to beat the 11 hour 5 minute record set by Georges Michel of France.
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Westminster Star Deemed Ineligible By Union Official
Faywevh Missouri November 27 Westminster college football star White of the Bluejars has been ruled ineligible by BR Galmer commissioner of athletics for the Missouri College union. The retroactive decision covers the entire season due to insufficient scholarship credits from the prior year.
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American Horse Wins Jump Event in New York Garden
In New York on November 27 Sure Fire, an American horse owned by C intern Gamal Junging, defeated top entries from France Poland Holland Spain and Canada in the national show jumping. Sure Fire earned $1000 and a cup after a faultless ten-jump performance.
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Opening Date Set by International Fateunstiosit League
The Fateunstiosit Baseball League meeting in Rochester set April 18 as the 1927 season opening date and September 18 as the closing date. The schedule will include AGS games.
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How Aggies Got Safety in Rivalry Game
Thirty five thousand fans watched the Aggies claim a two point safety in the first quarter of the Texas game at Texas Stadium. The play began with Stover backing toward his goal line to punt, the center snapping hard and Stover advancing beyond the end zone before the punt. Officials ruled the ball back and awarded the safety to AL land M. as the punt landed on Mega territory, with the ball placed on the 20 yard line after the call.
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Prince of Wales Enters Army Squash Championship Draw
The Prince of Wales joins the army squash racquets championship starting Monday at the Princess club London. He appears in the top half and will face Lord Birmingham of the Second Coldstream Guards in the opening round.
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Beetho ven hall set for boxing card with stage ring upgrade
Promoter Al Edwards revamps Beethovan hall for next Thursday’s boxing show featuring Kid Lencho and Hip Sing Lee. The ring moves above the orchestra pit for better view while elevated stage seating is rotated to face the action. A gymnast will train fighters on site and Sing arrives Monday to work out free of charge. Gene Seng denies ties to the visiting fighter but will attend the Lencho bout. In London the Grant National Steeplechase adds two American entries, Brights, Boy and Blencona, owned by Stephen Sanford of New York.
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