Upheaval in College Athletics Warned by Huff
George Huff of the University of Tuiéla told Western Conference coaches in Chicago that a coming upheaval would follow the Carnegie foundations findings on big schools athletic operations. President Kinley of Illinois backed the warning citing evils in college sports and calling for alumni action to end drinking surrounding games.
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George Huff
University of Tuiéla
Chicago
Carnegie Foundations
Huff
David Kinley
University of Illinois
Kinley
Carnegie
Illinois
Hart
Dates for Olympic Try Outs Publicized for 1928 Amsterdam Games
The 1928 Olympic tryouts list final trials across sports. Track and Field finals at Harvard Stadium Boston July 6 7 with district trials by June 23 at multiple U.S. cities. Rowing finals July 6 7 on Schuylkill Philadelphia for seven events. Boxing finals with nationals in Boston May. Wrestling finals with nationals at Grand Rapids late June or early July. Swimming finals in Detroit and New York men and women trials late June early July plus diving San Francisco. Water polo Chicago with nationals. Gymnastics finals and women's track finals in New York May July 7 for women. Marathon finals Boston April 19 with the Boston Marathon.
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America
Amsterdam
Holland
Harvard Stadium
Boston
New York
Dallas
Detroit
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Lawrence
Kan
Iowa City
Aulanta
Birmingham
Denver
Schuylkill River
Philadelphia
Grand Rapids
Mich
Chicago
Boston A. A
Lazzeri Named Top Utility Star by Yankee Manager
Manager Huggins of the world champions lauds Tony Lazzeri as the best and most valuable utility player in the majors. Lazzeri filled three infield positions for the Yankees last season and is praised as the standout second baseman with equal potential at short and third. He began in the minors as a shortstop and also started as a catcher, having played every position.
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Miller -Huggine
Tony Lazzeri
Lazzeri
Yankee
Huggins
Perth
Lazveri
New York
Mark Koenig
Kid Gaye
Huggina
Win Record as Coaches but Never Played Game
Tufts notes two outstanding football coaches who never played college football Frank Murray at Marquette and Arthur Sampson who built a famed team The comparison extends to baseball with Joe McCarthy of the Cubs and Frank Seelly of the Doves both renowned managers despite lacking playing experience The point: success as coach does not require playing the game firsthand
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Tufts
Frank Murray
Marquette University
Arthur Sampson
Murray
Sampson
Joe McCarthy
Coitago’ Cubs
Frank Seé@ley
Doves
Seeley
Various Sports News Items Mention Stallions Captains and Signings
Notes cover historical sports facts and current rumors including Ethan Allens mile record from 1858, Fordham football captaincy for John Smith, Giants vs Red Sox exhibition games, Roy Wilson joining White Sox, Ralph Mattison named Davis and Elkins captain, Meusel pursuit by Pacific Coast league clubs, Alabama vs Wisconsin future gridiron, revival of falconry in England, Cubs vs Pirates preseason series in Los Angeles, Peltzer aiming to run in the U S, Hawthorne track clubhouse plans, Indiana University new raincoat for football, J R Stewart travel miles, White Sox spring training in Shreveport, Ty Cobb retirement rumors, Navy football captaincy at Annapolis, and Dick Rudolph release from Boston Braves.
Ranks of hurlers to be hit hard
The article notes many 1926 1927 stars may leave major league ranks as the 1927 season nears. It lists pitchers like Walter Johnson Stanley Coveleskie Walter Reuther and Bob Shawkey among those departed or in minor leagues and mentions other veterans moving roles to coaching major league clubs and minor leagues.
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Henry P. Edwards
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Walter Johnson
Stanley Coveleskie
Walter Reuther
Bob Shawkey
Jess Barnes
Bullet Joe Bush
Jack Bentley
Artie Nehf
Wilbur~ Cooper
Rube Bntony
Tom Sheehan
Rube Marquard
Alan’ Sotheron
Babe Adams
Walter Mails
Stanley Baumgartner
Fred’ Heimach
Joe Pate
George Murray
Joe Oeschger
Huntsinger
John
Johnson
Yanks
Gro Ver
Hartley
Micky O'Neil
Jacques Fournier
Stuffy McMnnis
Joe Hurrie
Bob Knode
Jin’ Poole
Dudley Branom
George Kelly
Giants
Reds
Pennock Highest Paid Southpaw in American League
The article notes Herb Pennock of the Yankees earned $12,000 in 1927, tying for top pay among left handed pitchers with a $20,000 contract claimed by another southpaw after a strong season. It lists other high earners like Grove, Walberg, and Whitehill, comparing salaries across teams.
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Herb Pennock
Yankees
Pennock
Slaw
Pirates
Grove
Athletics
Menneck
Walberg
Trifilees
Shatiie
Buckeye
Miller
Indians
Zachary
Braxton
Senators
Whitehill
Tigers
Stewart
Browne
Wiltie
Red Sox
Ditch” Roether
Southpaw
Australia Ready for Davis Cup Shows Player Availability
Australia informs the Lawn Tennis Association that G L Patterson J B Hawkes Jr Cumminge H Hopmar E Moon and E T Rowe can be available for Davis Cup if needed Pat O Hara Wood cannot participate. Several other notable players have not yet replied. Cummings and Hopman are Sydney players Moon is a Queensland farmer who has Patterson.
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G. L. Patterson
J. B. Hawkes
Cumminge
H. Hopmar
E. T. Rowe
Australian Lawn Tennis Association
Pat O'Hara Wood
Cummings
Hopman
Sydney
Moon
Queensland
Patterson
Tomb of Empress Made Agra Famous
Washington bulletin from the Washington Geographic Society describes Agra as a famed Mogul capital noted for the Taj Mahal and grand palaces. It details Shah Jahan's reign and the empire's wealth, architecture, and the city as a modern rail hub with Mohammadan monuments attracting international tourists.
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Washington
Agra
Washington Geographic Society
England
America
Famertane
India
Wee Shah Jehafi
Tij Mahal
Arjmand Banu
Shah Jehan
Arjui
Can
Taj Mahal
Shah Jehun
Arrs
Destend
Shab Jehan
Europe
Akbar
Delhi
Benares
United Provinces
Oudh
Jumna
Ganges
Beggar Fined $25 in Dallas Corporation Court
A man described as a sassy beggar in Dallas was fined $25 by the corporation court after enraged conduct and railing at an Athenian who had given him wine.
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Dallas
Texis
Floods reveal ancient cities in Mayurbhanj along Vainturini
In Bengal floods wash away earth along the Vainturini revealing Neolithic cities and palaces buried for centuries. Unearthed implements ornaments and probable archeological treasures prompt planned excavations to illuminate India's pre Aryan civilization.
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Calcutta
Mayurbhanj
Bengal
India
Maryland boys sell pine cones on eastern shore venture
Dorchester county 4-H and farm youths collect pine cones and ship them to the state forestry nursery at College Park. Seeds extracted by University of Maryland experts will grow seedlings for sale to farmers to reforest highways and farms. A three year seed supply is pursued as cones are gathered from Hoopers Island Crapo and sent to F B Trenk for pricing.
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Salisbury
Maryland
J. P. Brown
Dorchester County
W. A. McKnight
State Forestry Nursery
College Park
University of Maryland
A. Dumber
State Department
Hooper’s Island
Crapo
F. B. Trenk
Dorchester
Hogs in Virginia Die From Cholera Hit Northampton County
Cholera is decimating hog herds in Northampton County Virginia with around 2 000 hogs valued at 50 000 already dead and many more sick daily. Farmers and veterinarians work to vaccinate and inject serum to save remaining stock as pork supply tightens.
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Cape Chiarlés
Northampton County
Lower North
Ampton
Rhea
Northampton
French Farmers Face Crisis as Prices Plummet
Paris reports French agriculture in crisis with farm product prices dropping 80 to 35 percent since last May. Deputy M. Pierre de Monicault warns of a mass migration from rural areas to cities as farms go up for sale. He faults rising production costs and farm credit terms that demand payment regardless of harvest success.
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Paris
M. Pierre de Monicault
Chamber of Deputies
France
Lise
de Montcualt
Letter From Sea Returns To Sender After Ten Years
Ronald Wilkins of Oakland recovers a long lost letter written to his mother in London during World War I. A torpedoed transport sank. the ship was later raised and the letter found at the Mediterranean seabed is finally delivered to him in Oakland.
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Oakland
Calif
Mediterranean Sea
Ronald Wilkins
Wilkins
A. Wilkins
London
Salonika
Mia Wilking
Million Air Mail Flows Into Wall Street Daily
New York reports that daily air mail moves about 25 million in face value checks from banks nationwide to New York correspondent banks. Air mail saves interest by speeding clearing, with tabs like Illinois Merchants Trust saving 1700 dollars monthly and Kansas City clearing house saving about 7600 monthly. Banks estimate 12 to 20 million in checks arrive daily by air, totaling around 24 million for New York City and about 7.2 billion yearly.
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New York
Tnt
Wall Street
Air Mail
Ilinois Merchants Trust Company of
Chicago
New York City
Trust ‘Company
Kansas City Clearing House Association
General Post
New Brunswick
N. J
Federal Reserve
Financial District
City Hall
Governor's Wife Finds Mansion Not Like Home
Mississippi's first lady Mrs Dennis Murphree says the governor's mansion in Jackson feels like a long visit. She plans to return to her own home in January with chickens and a small garden to make a true home atmosphere for her family of five children.
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Jackson, Miss
Olce
Dennis Murphree
Mississippi
Murphree
Jackson
Mary Frances
Lois
Emma
Jane
Thomart Martin
Mystery Nebo Dum Solved by Harvard Professor
In the weboise mystery baffling scientists for six decades, Prof. Harlow Shapiey of Harvard declares It is the oxygen minus two electrons. The discovery ends a long search for the nature of the elusive Nebo Dum.
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New York
Harlow Shapiey
Harvard
Girlhood to Motherhood: Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
A reader from Vinton Iowa recounts starting Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at 17 after long illness. She credits the medicine with restoring health through pregnancies and says she still uses it for ongoing wellbeing. The piece notes mothers who used it as youths recommend it to daughters.
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Vinton
Iowa
Thome
Lydia
Cat
Frank Sexuzus
7Th Avenue
Are
World’s Smallest Public Railway Sparks Kent Tour
The Romhey to Hythe line in Kent England claims the world’s smallest public railway. It uses a 15 inch gauge, engines around eight tons reach up to 50 mph, with 25 coaches. Fare for the 8.5 mile trip is 2 cents, and a special train can be hired for 3.75 dollars.
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Romhey
Hythe
Kent
England
Couldn't Stump Father Willte
A fragmentary exchange hints at a father answering a child about thinking and finding conclusions during a journey through books and memory. The lines suggest a rural setting and a gentle, humorous mood between father and son.
Fletcher's Castoria Promoted for Baby Ailments
Marketing copy touts Fletcher's Castoria as a safe vegetable remedy for colic constipation and diarrhea in infants. It claims gentle relief without distasteful castor oil and recommends consulting a doctor for real sickness. The ad highlights a care book included with the product.
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Fletcher
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Meusel
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Doctor Peltzer
Hawthorne
Indiana University
J. R Stewart
Chicago White Sox
Shreveport
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Ty Cobb
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Wilkesbarre
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Dick Rudolph
Boston Braves
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Howard
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Willte
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