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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1925
Page
8
Star back Red Grange of Alvide dominates football honors for 1923 24 receiving top regional and national awards. Walter Camp named him to All Americas twice and coaches critics and fans unanimously backed his place on the mythical All America team.
The 1924 season saw Grange amass 114 carries for 1164 yards, a strong average per run. He produced four touchdowns in 12 minutes against Michigan and rallied to tie Chicago late, then powered 308 rushing yards against the Big Ten champions. His feats labeled him a leading individual ball champion despite not matching last year’s yardage.
Hagerstown G C defeated Berkeley Springs 2142 to 1966 Waynesboro beat Martinsburg 1766 to 1719 Charles Town defeated Hagerstown D 1782 to 1891 Frederick beat Winchester 1621 to 1468 J A Holley of Hagerstown G C top pinfall with 629 The text contains garbled commentary about a man claiming wisdom and cleverness.
Joe Deering, officiating for the Palace Laundry Five of Washington, will visit Washington to arrange an exhibition game between the Naval Five and the Original Celtics of New York. The aim is to determine the relative value of amateur and professional basketball.
Finnish champion Paavo Nurmi proves endurance as the foundation of distance success. He trains with a personal pace, timing himself with a watch to discover the optimal tempo. Nurmi’s method challenges American speed-focused training and could influence promoters and managers.
Cumberland Valley League opener features Hagerstown Hi team vs Waynesboro in an anticipated game. Coach Osha guides a strong squad with Gordon Yeakle Johnston Dorsey and Martin in key roles as both clubs eye the championship in a night that could set the season’s tone.
The Original Celtics will play in Tigerstown on February 16 and Rosentlim Cradtts of Cleveland on February 23 after a swap with the Elks due to venue conflicts. Local team plans include early practice sessions ahead of the Ligamo event, with prior teamwork issues noted in the first game. Smithsburg High School boys basketball beat Winter Street School five to seventeen to fifteen at Enterprise Mall.
The Wyandots, an amateur basketball team from Wyandost, were edged by the York Liberty Club of York in a 34 to 34 contest last night. Poor passes cost Wyandots multiple chances as Moul, Pot terfield and Young shined for York, while Kehoe and Wilson led Wyandots scoring on two late drives. Time of halves was 20 minutes with ref Coller officiating and Yeakle scoring to keep the game tight. Mrs Susan Fader of 49 South Cannon Avenue broke her arm exiting a car.
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