Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archive
A Publisher Extra® Newspaper

Kingsport Times from Kingsport, Tennessee • 2

Publication:
Kingsport Timesi
Location:
Kingsport, Tennessee
Issue Date:
Page:
2
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

THE KINGSPORT TIMES KINGSPORT TENNESSEE PRlt) AY DECEMBER 1 page im TITLE HINGES ON -TILTS ATLANTA AT ATLANTA Dec This is the first and second all-Southern College football teams compiled by the Pres's from the nominations of more than one hundred sports -writers and coaches Anything Can Happen Depending on Who ANNUAL FOOTBALL BANQUET Wins and Who Tenn Fla allc Loses-Tech Have Chance to Win or Tech Fla Cart Tie Second Teart Waddey Georgia Tech Lautzenheiser Georgia Brown Vanderbilt Schwartz North Carolina Hagler Alabama ilafee Georgia Tech Jones Georgia Tech Armistead Vanderbilt By MORGAN BEATY (Associated PrMi Sport Writer) ATLANTA Dec 7 (A) final lull before the final storm of football that will definitely de- Co Ia Roy Sfrzrl'c tua Jy spoke briefly bat 1 svsrdsJ th letters for 132 artrrg the co'eted he g-re tb for the aurJ rial rg that the: Jr warded Utter ibem the of re It number FrjArIV th erred the Parer Tt-ibtr Ar ruti fr He Isanti abo prsi-vd tho ithUtje rrf-vi cf several high i) who base made rol'erc and crlvc ty teams Tha foToJVrijr rreh rre awared-ed letter: Bcvmrtor Murrell nr Dchyroi Bevirs Tipton Devault Parent-Teacher Association Gives Banquet to' Tampon Arthur Arm r- Sam Foten ard Herron Henry iUm in a few well chosen werds th-rle? tie Parent Teachers in of the team for the banquet tend- red them lira Ben IclT t-e pcrded for the association Immediately fclL-airj lar-quet those in rtterdaj're were given tickets to hltuvrt Prnre by the ae elation The banquet in every way was a huge success and was vt t'l by all a ore of the belt thst bed ever been in tirs city Edwards Buffalo ---vt'c a in hi prv-v tie affair that it was ere of th bc-t banquets he had ever attended "The annual football banquet ne thanked the team for their honoring the 1928 edition of the spirit and co-operatk-i and ex-Maroon and Grey waa held in the 4 kl of lcl Dobyns-Bennett hgh school aWe relurn ncit yeir evening The affair was given by FreJ Thanton the Parent Teachers Association who aljo fcCted eapUn during and was one of the most of lhe commented football banquets ever held in thion the wtson ind thc record reide ty Some seventy by the Maroon eluding the football team coaching Sl Smallwood who assisted staff Superintendent Ross Rob- Coach gprankle during the season iraon Principal Koffman Tobe Edwards Milligan College Peak Virginia Poly Inst cide the ownership of the South- t- rr i em Conference title today found McEvet Tennessee au campS confident either of win- First Team Vansickel Florida Speer Georgia Tech Vaughan State Pund Georgia Tech Drcnnon Georgia Tech Tinsley Louisiana State Abernethy Vanderbilt C-rabtreet Florida Mizell Georgia Tech Banker Tulane Snyder Maryland Honorable mention Ends Stanley Florida Smith Alabama Hug and Alley Tennessee Sapp North Carolina Goodwin North Carolina State Jflippin Virginia Tackles Wolfe South Carolina Eurnett University of Kopcha Chattanooga Clemons and Waters Florida ijrury Kentucky Thrash Georgia 1-ech Luke Virginia Rucker Tu-4ne Swofford Clemson Position End' Tackle Guard Center Guard Tackle End Quarterback Halftack Halfback Fullback Guards Steele Florida Wilson Louisiana State Farris North Carolina Jacobson Georgia Tripp and Johnson Tennessee Hall" Clemson Center Pressley Clemson Quarterbacks Witt Tennessee Smith University of Mississippi Buie Duke Hicks Alabama Halfbacks Brumbaugh Florida Walker University of Mississippi Hooks Georgia Thomason i or so before faking' off for Pasadena and their tilt with California in Rose Bowl January 1 Min Out Warner Mizell Associated Press all southern halfback probably get into action agarnst Geor gia unless thf WUlTdogV put bp tod hot a fight at the very start Frltik Speer lineman also play but otherwise the squad Is in tip top shape Nine Georgia Bulldogs arc still in the hospital squad with little chance of appearance Saturday although McCrary elusive back will get into the game in all probability 'despite that he is convalescent after an attfeck of influenza Coach Harry Wehra ii also under the weather but able to direct his squad Tennessee may line up agalmt tho Gators without Roy Witt sen- Holme 'Alabama Georgia Tech Covington Kentucky Dulap Georgia Tech Bethea and Goodbread Florida Hackman Tennessee Barnes Virginia Military Institute Lautzenheiser Chattanooga Zozel South Carolina Justus Clemson Brown Louisiana State Campbell Alabama Sloan Virginia Fallbacks -Lumpkin Georgia Tech McCrary Georgia White Washington and Lee Cawthon Florida ning the title or slashing up the scroll of ownership Gators and Georgia Tech's Yellow-jackets were in Knoxville and Atlanta to meet Tennessee and Georgia respectively for the two crucial games of the hour If Florida beats Tennessee and Tech turns the same trick with Georgia these two teams will emerge tomorrow as equal shareholders of the pigskin laurels with records unblemished in the conference or cleswherc Both will be conclusively advanced as charing very considerably in the national V-saSCaSZ jK jasrsrZ football spoils Tech by virtue of a ior quarterback of the Void due to Georgia tech and Florida ANNEX MOST POSITIONS ALL SOUTHERN SELECTIONS A Inc STREET Tinsley is Only Last Year All Southern Player to Repeat This Year victory over Notre Dame and Flor ida because of its scoring reebrd Another Angle If Tennessee beats the Gators end the Bulldogs whip Tech then the' Volunteers can claim the title despite a tie at the hands of Kentucky because otherwise the sophomore terrors have no black marks By illustrating on a yice versa arrangement either Tech or Florida can be returned the winner while the Bulldogs have as teir reward in case of victory only th satisfaction of having vengeance on' Tech for last defeat and spoiling the chances to win the title But incentive enough for any Bulldog I Florida intended to get a work-out on the Knoxville gridiron today and the Volunteers honed to edge in a little tapering off work as well Out at Tech flats in At lanta the Yellow jackets cavorted in their last practice until a week a sprained Bhouldef while Farmer Johnson guard of that squad must lid abed with his Influeirra while the rest seek glory afield' Every Regular The Gators go to KftoxviVe with every regular inclPdin the flyinf Crabtree and his backfield mates ready for another problem in addition to the scoring record They are confident of victory but they will meet a team that has almost as much backfield punch As the Gators themselves arc rated to have In fact Tennessee hopes rather determinedly for victory despite the absence of two regulars and Coach Bob Neyland ill with influenza I Alabama and Louisiana State meet at Birmingham in the only other conference ame tomorrow while North Carolina and Clemson engage Duke and the Citadel respectively to wind up the season on that end of the circuit None of these games can affect the championship situation ALL CAPTAIN II COMPARES WITH ANY DRAFT BATTLE PASSED ALONG TO NEXT MEET mentor several teachers and parents and guesta of the players Principal Koffman acted as toastmaster during the evening Immediately after the party had assembled in the banquet hall a three coarse menu was served During the dinner Toastmaster Koffman entertained tho assembly wilk jokes and f6ems Edwards Speals Tobe Edward? Milligan College's popular mentor rave short ad dress Coach Edwards proved to be a very interesting speaker He lauded the clean sportsmanship ol thc local players and the magnificent work of Coach LeRoy Spran-cle vereran Maroon mentor Miss Nancy Wylie math teacher and game statistician also commented briefly on the football season Miss remarks although very brief nevertheless proved very interesting Superintendent Robinson also spoke on football He complimented the spirit of thc boys declaring that anyone who played football deserved much credit is done in the spirit- of helping the team and the the superintendent asserted He also complimented the J92S season calling it one of the best Kingsport had ever experienced Colonel Robert Toston for years a member of the high school team was also called upon to make a few remarks rostor responded with the following have on several occasions declared my last year was at hand but this year is my last due to the fact that graduation ia near at Frog played in practically all of the games during the season Art Agett also spoke briefly commenting on the football season of 1928 Farewell Address Dick Bevirgton slam end and acting captain during part of the reason gave his farewell address BROAD Compare IRISH LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS Imported Irish linen handkerchiefs 'with fancy borders and 00 to $150 box CZ33 List of First 33 Captains Elected Shows That Any Position Is Not a Bar to is Selection gas i a Question- of Amendments to Draft Regulations to Be Taken Up By Moguls at West Daden Ind By BRIAN BELL (Associated Fress Sports Writer) TORONTO Ont Dec 7 The baseball battlefield on the draft question is to move from Toronto to West Baden Ind on the last day of the annual conven- By VOSBURGH (Associated Press Sports Writer) NEW YORK DecJL With the returns coming in fast from college football captaincy elections in all part3 of the country enough have been received already fto tioi of the National Association of make up two- or "three team's (hat' PRESS CONTINUES WINNING STREAK RAFFLES HAS SENSE HUMOR Prees Takes Four From Creamery- of Diamonds' Presents Puzzled Pointi Legiorl Swamps Merry Garden i '( -twiX'A- a --Sir 4 4k A ))(' STRIPED PAJAMAS Long wearing broadcloth striped Pajamas Also In solid color with contrasting etr'pes $150 to $350 professional baseball leagues Indications were that the question of promoting players by selection from the minors to the major leagues would be brought up for discussion again at the Indiana resort about January 25 When amendments proposed by the major-minor advisory council to the regulations of the National Association governing the draft were reached the whole matter was passed over for consideration in committee at West Baden A committee from classes AA and A will be appointed soon to seek a conference a committee from the majors in an effort to iron out differences on the question of selection of players other than by purchase Minors below class A went on record here as favoring unlimited draft by the majors from the minors The Kingsport Prc-is continued its winning stride in the "City Bowling League last-evening' by taking four points from the Chero kee Creamery last- chami pions The milk hands rolled three good gamc3 but the bookmakers rolled three better games and therefore won all four of thd points -j The Legion defeated the Merry Gardcn in a very onesided matchl The soldiers are out to catch thi fast flying Pressmen who are setting the pace The garden boys were weakened by having several good bowlers absent and were pow1-erless before the crack team ot the Legion DENVER Dec 6 (AP) Tho latest appearance of Jack of raffles-like robber whose bizarre activities have kept the police in the uneasy seat for two years left detectives today with further puzzling evi dcrCc of the grim aenso of humor manifest in the 15 crimes he has committed here The mysterious criminal is so named because he always leaves a playing-calling card the jack of diamonds at the scenes of his many robberies safe blowings anc holdups Shortly after he held up a fill ing station last night and obtainec $30 a large sedan crashed through the Fourteenth Avenue viaduct STEEL PATENT SUIT STARTED LANDIS CALLS FOR HONESTY By HORACT RENEGAR Associated Press Sports Writer Dec 7 Every 'section of the Southern Conference finished stellar football material for more than one hun- dred sports writers and coaches whoasiisted The Associated Press in compiling its 1928 all-Southern eleven' 'Although only seven institutions from six states figure in the first team the array is replete in men outstanding in play all season players who led their teams to great heights or whose work was' so consistently brilliant they not be overlooked JdcrrgiaTcchiK unbeaten and untied Golden Tornado a team elected' to represent the eastern portion of the nation in the Tour- nanient of Roses New Day grabbed cfF a shaTe of the honors with the great Florida Alligator also unconquered and untied winning the second largest number of positions The Favorites JYarneti Mizell multi-threat halfback Dale Vansickel sensational Aligator end Peter Pund Tornado center Clyde Crabtree versatile Florida quartet back William (Billy) Banker the blonde threat of Tulane and Richard (Dick) Abernethy the rangy frankman of Vanderbilt were the greatest favorites Mizell Vansickel and Crabtree were almost unanimous More than a hundred gave Mizell as their preference for a halfback a -few of that twisting their back-field combinations to slip him into sr quarterback or fullback role Qiabtree was next in favor a few less than a hundred giving him their quarterback nominations and Vansickel had almost as many for an erd position Agree on Pund Pund was widely agreed upon -fur the pivot place almost two tf the poll nominating him with ILy ry Cchwartz of North Carolina next and Pressley of Xlenson a close third No other cgnler received a nomination vote came from every section of the conference difference of opinion was niojt pronounced in the selection of the second tackle and guard position and fullback -While Frank Speer 205 pound tackle of Georgia Tech had things his own way for one of the tackles Jess-Tinsley of Louisiana State was not so unanimous for the other The big Tiger forward how ever hud a comfortable margin over Vance Maree of Georgia Tech the next highest Tinsley the only man of The Associated Press 1927 all-Southern composite to repeat although only three of last team played this season Close Call Fred Vaughan one of the greater guard' in the history of North Carolina State had a close call over Bull Frown of Vanderbilt ard Ellis llagler of Alabama but hb finished with some to spare Raleigh Drennon veteran Tech guard was an overwhelming favorite for the other guard The second team is comprised of players rolling up third and fourth highest vote Brown Jones Peake McEver ll'-'iin and llagiei were easily fit- ted into that team although Laut-scrJicLer Schwartz Waddev and THE NEWEST TIES An extraordinary col lection of four-in-hand neckties in exquisite gs and designs 50c to $250 an occupant could not iped death but in the se-found a new deck of play-s the jack of diamonds That card had been left NEWARK Dec A suit involving patents worth a Quarter of a billion dollars has been filed by the Bethlehem Steel Company and the American Universal Mill Company of Scranton Pa against the United States Steel Corporation and two of Its subsidiaries The complainants charge infringement of patents covering the manufacture of steelbars for construction work They seek preliminary and then a permanent injunction an accounting of profits payment of court costs and treble damages Papers filed in federal court yesterday named as defendants the United States Steel Corpor-j ation the Carnegie Steel Cor I poration and the American Bridge Company The plaintiffs I averted that the former company owned all the capital stock of the other two would compare some of the ing picked A list of the first 33 captains to be chosen shows that every man on a team has just about an equal chance to win the leadership regardless of what positionJie plays The 33 are distributed over the Pleven berths with remarkable equality What slight numerical advantage there is for any one post goes to the tackles who have been beating out the- guards and the halfbacks wdro total six apiece There are four quarterbacks three fullbacks four ends and the centers Thutf the line contributes 20 to the list and the backfield provides 13 a mythical eleven of captains: Ends John (Pat) Kelly Chicago and Joe (Truck) Truskowski Michigan Tackles James Barpett Harvard and Ellsworth Armstrong Dartmouth Guards Waldo (Firpo) Greene Yale and John Parks Wiscon sin Center Nathan Barragar Southern California Quarterback Earl (Dutch) Clark Colorado College Halfbacks Christian Keener (Red) Cagle and Willis GJassgow i Fullback Edward Villanova Here is the reserve list: John Sloan of irginia who caused Princeton so much trouble in their early season scoreless tie Albert Hawkins of Virginia Military 'Institute and Bernie Bienstock City College of New' York Halfbacks Paddy Creedon of Boston undefeated team Bert Van Horn of Rochester Will Covington Kentucky and Sam Midlebury! Fullbacks Stuart Clancy of Hdly Cross and Jim Bagg of Wesleyan'- Bill Sherwood Lafayette and Ben Havilland Swarthmore 'Tackles Grant New York University Paul (Pat) Jessup University of Washington Corwin Hawkins Conn Aggies Williarp Miller Lehigh and Harry Schuylkill Lyle Koepke Navy Crane Illinois Georgia' Schlenker Iowa State fend Joseph Tansey Norwich University Vermont John Cox steady plaeg-kicking pivot and Raymond Mann Massachusetts Aggies If you wanted a of cap- tains" you might do worse Ilian to pick either Cagle cr Chirk TORONTO Dec 7 (A) Commissioner Landis thinks baseball needs only to be honest to be prosperous Speaking at a banquet given by the Toronto club of the Interna tional League to delegate to the convention of the- National Association of professional baseball leagues the commissioner said: be killed from the outside and it will continue to prosper just as long as the clubs and the leagues do business in straight-forward and upright man Banana Workers Colombia Strike LENGLEN KEEPS VISIT MYSTERY SILK LOUNGING ROBES Lined with Skinner 51500 to $1800 DRESS CLOVES The auede gloves ia light tan and gray appropriate for every day $150 to $600 dtNlGHTj (ByTha Associated Press) DAVENPORT Iowa Roleaux Sagucro Cuba knocked out Carl Augustine St Paul I BOGOTA Colombia' Dee 6 (AP) Blood has been shed by strikers In the bananfe regin of Colombia Dispatches today from thc towm of Sovillfe said that the troops were attacked and disarmed by banana workers and that several soldiers were wounded in thc melee The advices added that th affected district was assuming a war like appearance A ttatc of siege was decreed lasUnigbt by the government in the province of Santa Marta and General Carlo Courtes Argas appointed civil and military zopimander of tho aone Troops wero said to be proceeding to tho towns of Cartagena Barranquilla Bucaramanga and Medellin According to information officially furnished ly the government the strikers have been directed by socialist leaders who prevented the departure from the warehouses of trains carrying ba-ranas ready for exportation Laborers refusing to joint the strike were imprisoned A correspondent for the newl parcr at Santa Marta -e ported that fen American et-eam- ELAN Ea Young Johnny Chester Pa outpointed Joe Bashara Norfolk Va (8) MARLBOROUGH SUITS $25 $39 $35: $40545 Some Have 2 Pants with others that sell for ten dollars more Same well-bred style greater fabric distinction Value lastingly tailored right into them by Kirschbaum LAKE TAHOE Cal Dec 7 fAY Effort of reporters to solve the mystery arising out ef the visit here of JFTe' ijuzzane Lenglen French tennis fctsr went for naught today after they had interviewed evfry accessible member of thc group of persons quartered at the lake Tahoe Lodge of Mrs Anita Baldwin hostess of the French woman Mile Lccglcn and a woman said to be her mother accompanied by Traddeus A tVinUr divorced hu band of Mrs Baldwin's Dextra detrained at Truckee Cal Ij Early yesterday morning and were' whisked srway by automobile to the seclusion of Mrs lodge1 The trio arrived from Europe a week ago 'smd successfully evaded i reporters in tho truiie-vontincatal I journey from Nw York Thil party's mission has Tccn carefully guarded NEW BLIMP ON PRACTICE HOP W1LKESBA-RRE Dick O'Leary Cleveland outpointed Billy Kelly Scranton Pa (10) 1 4 1 I Armislead were not without keen competition Seven institutions from six slates also are represented on the second team An interesting angle of the team is the fact that Vaughn and'Sny-denr the fir ft men for their insliluthms ever to win places on The Associated composite WASHINGTON- Dec 7 DP) The army airship TC-5 out on practice flight from her hom station at Langley Field Va fle jover Wat-hington early this morni Be sure and attend the Country Store i sponsored by the Legion beginning next Monday night ing and later appeared over Balii1 more and nearby cilieo Air j'T anchored in the bay ready protect the interests of Amer citizens 4 a 'V J' I officials here raid hlie would rcturi Pi to heb station during the dm'.

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

Publisher Extra® Newspapers

  • Exclusive licensed content from premium publishers like the Kingsport Times
  • Archives through last month
  • Continually updated

About Kingsport Times Archive

Pages Available:
280,126
Years Available:
1916-1980