Blue Ridge League Eyes Dec 16 Meeting and Franchise Transfer
The Blue Ridge League sets its annual meeting for December 16 after President J W Jamison returns from Dallas. Key talks include allowing Hagerstown to transfer its franchise to Raynor Lehr for about 5300, a first for individual ownership in the league, and tightening the option rule to curb violations while preserving two class players and a 2400 salary limit. Half the clubs plan to appoint new managers for next season, with shifts expected in Frederick Martinsburg Waynesboro Hagerstown and Hanover.
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Blue Ridge League
J. W. Jamison
Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Dallas
Texas
Hagerstown Baseball Club
Raynor Lehr
Presi‘dent’ Jamison
Blue Ridge
Henry Sherry
Freder
Ick
Frank Burke
Martinsburg
Mickey Kelliher
Chambersburg
Maroons
Waynesboro
Une
Hagerstown
Hanover
Georgia Must Win Today to Be Champion
On a muddy Grant Field Georgia and Georgia Tech clash in the twenty third renewal of their feud with national title implications. An expected 35 000 to 40 000 fans brace for a slow game amid rain soaked conditions as Georgia’s unbeaten season meets Tech’s tested line in a pivotal southern gridiron showdown. Tickets fetch 10 to 15 dollars on the open market while 1928 winter plans for the Hagerstown Athletics loom in a separate note.
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University of Georgia
Georgia Tech
Georgia
Atumia
Grant Field
Tech
Bulldogs
Yellowjackets
Hagerstown Athletics
H. E. Bester Ice Co
Title at Stake in Game Today
The Cumberland Valley championship is at stake this afternoon as Stellar A. C. colored squad meets Mercersburg colored eleven at Willow Lane Park. Kickoff is 2:30 PM. Both teams seek a third win, having eliminated other Valley foes. Hagerstown’s squad shows strong form, while Mercersburg is said to field one of their town’s best ever elevens.
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Cumberland Valley
A. C
Mercersburg
Willow Lane Park
Hagerstown
Stella Eleven Squad Lineup and Admission Set
Admission has been placed at fifty cents and a good sized croy's is looked for. Those playing with the Stella' eleven are: Brooks and Robinson, ends, Hill and GH. Steward, tackles, Williams and Barton, guards, W. Steward, center, L. Steward, captain and quarterback, Tyler, W. Hill and Clark, backs.
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Stella
Brooks and Robinson
Hill
GH. Steward
Williams
Barton
W. Steward
L. Steward
Tyler
W. Hill
Clark
Big purse offered Mandell to fight Gans in Mexico
Los Angeles December 2 Sammy Mandell, light weight champion, was offered a guaranteed $50,000 by a group of Tijuana sportsmen to meet Baby Joe Gans in a fifteen round title bout at a Mexican resort on February 22.
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Los Angeles
Joe Zemansky
Tijuana
Sammy Mandell
Baby Joe Gans
Baptists Now Lead League in Sunday School Bowling
The First Baptist team seized the lead by sweeping three games from the Crusaders, totaling 865 pins to 1594 for the losers. H Mowen led Baptist with 484 pins and J Lillard high with 156 in a game. Washington Square won one game and tied one against Trinity, finishing with 2430 pins to Trinity's 2547. Snyder of Washington Square led in total with 585 and a 168 single game. The draft note of Booth’s barn sale by the War Department for 4950 appears as a separate historical curiosity.
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First Baptist
Crusaders
Washington Square
Baptist
Maples
H. Mowen
J. Lillard
Trinity
Square Hoslers
Wood
Snyder
Rickard Offers Gene Tunney A Dozen Fights In 1928
Tex Rickard challenged Gene Tunney with a plan to permit the heavyweight champion to fight a dozen times in 1928. Rickard said Tunney could choose opponents to secure all bouts indoors this winter, fighting for the champion’s share and stepping into the garden every other week. He noted the financial gains would pale beside the million-dollar single September bout and cited New York Boxing Commission rules requiring a title defense every six months.
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New York
Tex Rickard
Gene Tunney
Tunney
Rickard
Madison Square Garden
Jack Dempsey
Chicago
Gene
News York + Boxing Commission
Champion Tunney Plans Crown Show For 1928
The promoter stated Tunney could fight once in 1928 any time before October as a bar to further matches. Rickard said a genuine title bout could not be staged before July or August at the earliest, bringing negotiations to a halt.
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Tunney
Rickard
Thile
Pippins Drop Another One In Cumberland Loss 34 28
The Pippins of Hancock lost to Celanese 34 to 28 as Ike Powers led Washington Countlans with solid defense and Inside play. Celanese dominated with final scores from Brown, Schramm, Reese and Chappell while substitutions shuffled the lineup and keeping pace.
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Pippins
Hancock Tost
Celanese
Cumberland
Ike Powers Jed
Washington
Celanse
Brown
Powers HB
MacManus
McCullough R
Chappell
McKinley Morgan
A. French J. May
Ccee
Goa
Thomas
B. MacMannis
Schramm
Reess
Reese
T. Chappell
L. Powers
McKinley
A French
R. French
Souders
P. Smith
J. Powers
A. French
Schriver
Nichals
Real Estate Lawyer Sentenced to Nine Years in Penitentiary
Baltimore December 2 Good win J Wilpert a real estate lawyer was sentenced to nine years in the penitentiary by Judge Bond in Criminal Court after pleading guilty to 14 charges including fraud forgery larceny and embezzlement He was accused of obtaining 23846 by fraud.
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Baltimore
Goodwin J. Wilpert
Bond
Walpart
Baltimore Grain Market Report with Spot Wheat Prices
Baltimore grain notes from December 2 show spot export wheat at about 1389 dollars and related oats pricing. The report uses shorthand and garbled terms but conveys the day’s price levels for No 2 red wheat and various oat grades in the Baltimore export market.
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Baltimore Grain
Baltimore
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