1928 Chatham Cup, Controversies, The Wellington F.A., Petone, Thistle, McKee and Waterside
At a W.F.A. meeting in mid-June, Waterside advised the management committee that McKee was in fact unfinancial and the transfer should not have been completed. McKee was suspended from playing until the next W.F.A. meeting and the re-match scheduled as a Cup and League double due to the Wellington Championship match, between the two clubs also being affected by the use of McKee in the Petone side. In late June, Thistle protested to the W.F.A. in regards to the previous match with Petone being a championship and Chatham Cup fixture, it was decided by the W.F.A. at its management committee meeting on 27 June, that the match be reclassified as a Chatham Cup game only.


1928 Chatham Cup, Controversies, The NZ Council, Hastings United, St. Andrews and Petone
A complaint forwarded to the Manawatu Football Association from St. Andrews FC in July, carried an accusation of dilatoriness on the part of the N.Z.F.A. in regards to the scheduling of the Hastings United v St. Andrew's match fixture due 14 July. The Hawkes Bay Association (H.B.A.) had only been advised by the N.Z.F.A. of the match on the 5th of July leaving limited time to prepare.


1928 Chatham Cup, Controversies, The NZ Council, Hastings United, St. Andrews and Petone
The Manawatu Association took the decision to forward the complaint to the N.Z.F.A. Meeting a week after the match had gone ahead as per schedule, with Hastings United the victors over St. Andrew's, the H.B.A. decided to protest the recent venue change of the next round's match against Wellington winner's Petone. The match was understood by the H.B.A to be arranged for as a home tie in Hastings, helping to advance the sport in the region, then was found to be scheduled for Wellington.


1928 Chatham Cup, Controversies, The NZ Council, Hastings United, St. Andrews and Petone
The protest carried with it a threat of forfeiture from the competition by Hastings United should there be no reconsideration of the match arrangements by the N.Z.F.A. The N.Z.F.A. guaranteed £25 toward the expenses of the Hastings United to make the trip, and advised the H.B.A. to get the team to Wellington.


1928 Chatham Cup, Controversies, The NZ Council, Hastings United, St. Andrews and Petone
At the same point of the competition the N.Z.F.A. was met with the protest from the Hawkes Bay Association, the Auckland Y.M.C.A. objected to their match with Waro Wanderers, scheduled to take place at Hikurangi, on account of travelling expense to Whangārei and potential lost gate earnings from not having the fixture at Blandford Park.


1928 Chatham Cup, Controversies, The NZ Council, Hastings United, St. Andrews and Petone
In the last week of July the N.Z.F.A. contacted the Manawatu Association citing difficulties in connection with the District Final scheduling and finding it necessary to amend the fixture, thereby requesting the hosting of the match to be accommodated by the Manawatu Association at Palmerston North. The Manawatu Association later agreed to stage the match between Hastings United and Petone.


1928 Chatham Cup, Controversies, Canterbury protest final location
The Canterbury Football Association, when meeting on the evening of 27 June decided to write to N.Z.F.A. in protest against the Chatham Cup final again being scheduled for the North Island.


1928 Chatham Cup, Controversies, Auckland Thistle
After a dispute with the Auckland Football Association (A.F.A. ), Thistle withdrew from all competitions. Later in July, Thistle, Bon Accord, Richmond and Celtic formed the Auckland City and Suburban Football Association (A.C.S.F.A.) with an intention to affiliate with the Scottish Football Association. By the end of the 1928 season the (Auckland) Celtic club, which had formed with players from Thistle, applied to the A.F.A. for affiliation after officially leaving the A.C.S.F.A. Consequent of the withdrawal of Thistle from the A.F.A., a number of Auckland clubs requested reopening the Chatham Cup entries. The New Zealand Council later instructed the A.F.A. that entries had closed and the draw would stand.


1928 Chatham Cup, Teams, Auckland & Districts
Belmont, Y.M.C.A., Ponsonby, Thistle, Huntly, Huntly Thistle, Pukemiro Junction, Waro Wanderers


1928 Chatham Cup, Teams, Wellington
Thistle, Petone, Diamonds, Y.M.C.A., Mental Hospital A.F.C, Wellington Marist, Lower Hutt City


1928 Chatham Cup, Teams, Canterbury
St. Albans, Christchurch Thistle, New Brighton, Western A.F.C., Christchurch Technical Old Boys', Nomads FC


1928 Chatham Cup, The 1928 final
The final returned to the Basin Reserve, Wellington after an absence of one year - a venue which was used regularly until the 1970s.


1928 Chatham Cup, The 1928 final
Petone defied the odds to reach the final, despite only being in their first year of senior football. As with the previous year's final, the Wellington wind was to play a major part in the final. The only goal of the match was a long wind-assisted shot halfway through the first half, struck from 30 metres out by William Farquhar. Some contemporary reports suggest that the ball deflected of Northern defender Jim Scoular, but the goal is officially credited to Farquhar. The same reports also suggest that Northern had dominated the match, and that Petone's win was somewhat fortuitous. G. Jackson of Wellington became the first official to referee two finals (he had previously refereed the 1927 final).


1928 Chatham Cup, The 1928 final
The New Zealand Prime Minister Gordon Coates presented the Chatham Cup to Petone's captain McVean after the match.


1928 Chattanooga Moccasins football team
The 1928 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1928 college football season. The team won the SIAA championship.


1928 Cheltenham by-election
The Cheltenham by-election, 1928 was a parliamentary by-election held on 26 September 1928 for the British House of Commons constituency of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire.


1928 Cheltenham by-election
The seat had become vacant when the constituency's Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Sir James Agg-Gardner, had died on 9 August 1928, aged 81. He had held the seat since a by-election in 1911, having previously been Cheltenham's MP from 1874 to 1880, 1885 to 1895, and 1900 to 1906.


1928 Cheltenham by-election, Candidates
The Liberal Party selected 63-year old Sir John Brunner, a political veteran who had been MP for three previous constituencies, most recently Southport from 1923–1924.


1928 Cheltenham by-election, Candidates
The Conservative Party candidate was 53-year old Sir Walter Preston, who had been MP for Mile End from 1918 to 1923. The Labour Party candidate was Florence Widdowson, aged 37.


1928 Cheltenham by-election, Results
Preston held the seat for the Conservatives with a comfortable majority of 3,760 votes over Brunner. He held the seat until his resignation from the House of Commons in 1937, triggering another by-election in Chelternham.


1928 Cheltenham by-election, Results
Widdowson unsuccessfully contested the Rushcliffe constituency in Nottingham in 1929 and again in 1931, the later time under her married name of Florence Paton. She did stand in 1935, but finally won the Rushcliffe seat at the 1945 general election.


1928 Chicago Bears season
The 1928 season was the Chicago Bears' 9th in the National Football League. The team was unable to improve on their 9–3–2 record from 1927 and finished with a 7–5–1 record under head coach George Halas, earning them a fifth-place finish in the team standings, their worst record to date. The season had its high points, including two shutout wins over the crosstown rival Chicago Cardinals, a shutout win over the defending champion New York Giants, and convincing victories over Frankford, Dayton, and Pottsville.


1928 Chicago Bears season
However, two losses each to Detroit and the Green Bay Packers made 1928 a disappointment to the normally contending Bears. Chicago's problem was that the old guard was aging with Joey Sternaman, Paddy Driscoll, and George Halas, who also played, were now in their early 30s. There was not enough new talent was on the team to be competitive. Also, the Bears were now faced with an equal number of away games as at home, whereas in the early 1920s almost all their games were at home as they drew much larger crowds than most other teams.


1928 Chicago Bears season
The pace of playing 3 games in 8 days around Thanksgiving was at the time a standard practice. The Thanksgiving game was not a substitute for the Sunday game but just an extra game which also hurt the veteran Bears down the stretch as in previous years. Joe Sternaman and William Senn starred on offense with 4 and 5 touchdowns each. Sternaman also shared kicking duties with Driscoll. The passing game became more important and the Bears scored 11 touchdowns via the air, versus 13 on the ground. This was a league-wide trend, foreshadowing the ascendancy of Don Hutson and Sammy Baugh of the 1930s.


1928 Chicago Bears season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1928 Chicago Cardinals season
The 1928 Chicago Cardinals season was their ninth in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3–7–1, winning only one game. They finished ninth in the league.


1928 Chicago Cardinals season
The team scored only 7 points during the season, 6 on a single touchdown on an interception by Hal Erickson against the Dayton Triangles. Jim Thorpe also played one game (his last) for this team.


1928 Chicago Cardinals season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1928 Chicago Cubs season
The 1928 Chicago Cubs season was the 57th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 53rd in the National League and the 13th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished third in the National League with a record of 91–63. Future hall of famer Gabby Hartnett hit .302, with 14 home runs in 388 at-bats. He led the league with 103 assists.


1928 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1928 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1928 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1928 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1928 Chicago Cubs season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1928 Chicago Maroons football team
The 1928 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1928 college football season. In their 37th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 2–7 record, finished last in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 177 to 70.


1928 Chicago White Sox season
The 1928 Chicago White Sox season was a season in Major League Baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League, 29 games behind the pennant-winning New York Yankees.


1928 Chicago White Sox season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1928 Chicago White Sox season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1928 Chicago White Sox season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1928 Chicago White Sox season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1928 Chicago White Sox season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1928 Chico State Wildcats football team
The 1928 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State Teachers College during the 1928 college football season. Chico State competed in the California Coast Conference (CCC) in 1928. This was their last season in the CCC. They would join the Far Western Conference (FWC) in 1929 and remain a member until the school eliminated the football program after the 1996 season.


1928 Chico State Wildcats football team
They played home games at College Field in Chico, California. The 1928 Wildcats were led by sixth-year head coach Art Acker. Chico State finished the season with a record of two wins and six losses (2–6, 1–4 CCC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 105–118 for the season.


1928 Chirpan–Plovdiv earthquakes
The Chirpan–Plovdiv earthquakes struck central Bulgaria, south of the Sredna Gora on two separate days in April 1928. The event consisted of two main earthquakes that had a moment magnitude of 7.1 (Mw), occurring four days apart on the 14th and 18th respectively. Major damage was reported, with over 70,000 buildings collapsing. An estimated 127 people died in both earthquakes, with many thousands affected in its aftermath. The two powerful earthquakes could also be felt in Greece, where they also caused significant damage. The total cost of damage totaled 5 billion Bulgarian lev.


1928 Chirpan–Plovdiv earthquakes, Earthquake
The earthquake pair involved a rupture of two separate faults. The first shock ruptured a 36 km (22 mi) long and 10 km (6.2 mi) wide, south-dipping and east–west striking normal fault which slipped 0.7 metres (2 ft 4 in). Older reports, on the other hand, stated a rupture length of 40 to 50 km (25 to 31 mi). A 2002 research revealed that the young fault was active during the Pleistocene epoch, and well into the Holocene. Three colluvial wedges were also found along the hanging wall suggesting three prehistoric earthquakes have occurred and caused surface ruptures. Using the dates of the events, an average recurrence interval of 2350 ± 643 years was presented for earthquakes comparable to the 1928 earthquake.


1928 Chirpan–Plovdiv earthquakes, Earthquake
Meanwhile, the second earthquake was caused by the rupture of ten fault structures. This fault is 31 km (19 mi) long, by 10 to 14 km (6.2 to 8.7 mi). it dips steeply to the northeast and becomes shallower at depth. Surface slippage suggests values between 0.3 and 2.6 metres (1 ft 0 in and 8 ft 6 in), and at depth, 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in). A small dextral component was also observed. Coulomb stress transfer after the April 14th earthquake is thought to have triggered the second event.


1928 Chirpan–Plovdiv earthquakes, Impact
Both earthquakes achieved a maximum intensity of IX to X on the MSK intensity scale and X to XI on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing major damage to the surrounding towns and villages. At least 74,570 buildings were totally obliterated while another 21,000 left partially destroyed in 240 towns and villages. Nearly every buildings in Chirpan and Parvomay collapsed as a result of the two earthquakes. The extreme shaking also bent and snapped railway tracks. Over 264,000 residents in the affected area became homeless when their homes were damaged. Many of the survivors slept outside their homes for fear that more aftershocks would collapse them. Plovdiv which was severely affected by the earthquake suffered further destruction when the second mainshock struck closer to the city.


1928 Chirpan–Plovdiv earthquakes, Impact
Because the first earthquake took place on a Holy Saturday, many residents were outside their houses thus were not injured or killed when they collapsed. An estimated 402 schools were destroyed but since it was a holiday, little to no lives were lost.


1928 Chirpan–Plovdiv earthquakes, Impact
In Thessaloniki, Greece, the earthquakes caused panic among residents and there was some light damage to the walls of houses. The shaking collapsed a house in Komotini and caused large cracks to appear in the walls of buildings. Two additional homes collapsed in another Greek town while in Eleftheroupoli, a police station collapsed.


1928 Chirpan–Plovdiv earthquakes, Response
Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria was in Vrana Palace at the time of the disaster was brought to Chirpan, and later Plovdiv where he led a rescue mission to provide aid to victims.


1928 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
The 1928 Cincinnati Bearcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as a member of the Buckeye Athletic Association during the 1928 college football season. In their second season under head coach George Babcock, the Bearcats compiled a 1–8 record.


1928 Cincinnati Reds season
The 1928 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the National League with a record of 78–74, 16 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals.


1928 Cincinnati Reds season, Off-season
On March 13, the Reds lost outfielder Rube Bressler, as he was selected by the Brooklyn Robins off waivers.


1928 Cincinnati Reds season, Regular season
Cincinnati had a very solid start to the season, winning 19 of their first 30 games, and was leading the National League by one game over the second place Chicago Cubs. The Reds continued to play excellent baseball, and following a 20-12 victory over the Boston Braves on June 2, the team had increased their lead for the pennant to 3.5 games with a 32-17 record.


1928 Cincinnati Reds season, Regular season
Throughout the remainder of June, the club struggled, winning only seven of their next 23 games, quickly falling to fifth place in the league. At the end of June, Cincinnati had a 39-33 record and was seven games behind the first place St. Louis Cardinals. In July, the Reds won eight of their first nine games to climb back into the pennant race, as they were in second place, cutting the Cardinals lead to 4.5 games. Cincinnati remained hot throughout the month, and by the end of July, the team remained in second place, but they could not close the gap on St. Louis, as they were five games behind.


1928 Cincinnati Reds season, Regular season
The Reds struggled to a poor 11-14 record in August, falling back into fifth place by the end of the month, with a record of 70-56, seven games out of first place. The struggles continued into September, as Cincinnati finished the season in fifth place with a 78-74 record, 16 games behind the Cardinals.


1928 Cincinnati Reds season, Regular season
The Reds 78 victories represented an increase of three from the previous season, and the club finished over .500 for the 10th time over the past 12 seasons. Attendance improved to 490,490 for the season, an increase of nearly 50,000 from the 1927 season.


1928 Cincinnati Reds season, Regular season
Outfielder Ethan Allen led the Reds in batting average, as he hit .305 with a home run and 62 RBI in 129 games. Catcher Val Picinich led the club in home runs, as he hit seven, while batting .302 in 96 games. Outfielder Curt Walker batted .279 with six home runs and a team best 73 RBI and 19 stolen bases. Second baseman Hughie Critz led Cincinnati with 95 runs scored, as he finished the season with a .296 batting average with five home runs and 52 RBI, while adding 18 stolen bases. As a team, the Reds stole an NL high 83 bases.


1928 Cincinnati Reds season, Regular season
Eppa Rixey led the Reds pitching staff, as he finished the season with a 19-18 record with a 3.43 ERA in 43 games. Rixey led the Reds with 291.1 innings pitched and 17 complete games. Ray Kolp had the best ERA on the club at 3.13, as he finished the season with a 13-10 record in 44 games. Red Lucas had a solid season, going 13-9 with a 3.39 ERA in 27 games. Dolf Luque led the team with 72 strikeouts, while earning a record of 11-10 with a 3.57 ERA in 33 games.


1928 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1928 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1928 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1928 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1928 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1928 Clemson Tigers football team
The 1928 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1928 Southern Conference football season. Captain Pressley starred in the rivalry game with South Carolina, recording four tackles for a loss in a row despite a hand injury. He was the first Clemson Tiger to make any All-America team when he was selected third-team All-America at season's end.


1928 Cleveland Indians season
The 1928 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the American League with a record of 62–92, 39 games behind the New York Yankees.


1928 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1928 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1928 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1928 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1928 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1928 Colgate football team
The 1928 Colgate football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In it first season under head coach Earl Abell, Colgate compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 175 to 107.


1928 College Football All-America Team
The 1928 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1928. The seven selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1928 season are (1) Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, (2) the Associated Press, (3) the United Press, (4) the All-America Board, (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (7) the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA).


1928 College Football All-America Team, Consensus All-Americans
Following the death of Walter Camp in 1925, there was a proliferation of All-American teams in the late 1920s. For the year 1929, the NCAA recognizes seven published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received. Army halfback Red Cagle was the only player to be unanimously selected by all seven selectors as a first-team All-American.


1928 College Football All-Southern Team
The 1928 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1928 Southern Conference football season. Georgia Tech won the Southern and national championship.


1928 College Football All-Southern Team, Key
AP = composite selection of more than one hundred sports writers and coaches compiled by Associated Press. It had a first and second team.


1928 College Football All-Southern Team, Key
UP = composite selection compiled by the United Press. It had a first, second and third team.


1928 College Football All-Southern Team, Key
NH = selected by Nash Higgins, chief football scout and assistant coach for the University of Florida. It had a first and second team. Higgins also coached track and field.


1928 College Football All-Southern Team, Key
JC = selected by Josh Cody, coach at Clemson College, assisted by Joe Guyon.


1928 Colorado Agricultural Aggies football team
The 1928 Colorado Agricultural Aggies football team represented Colorado Agricultural College (now known as Colorado State University) in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1928 college football season. In their 19th season under head coach Harry W. Hughes, the Aggies compiled a 6–2 record, finished third in the RMC, and outscored all opponents by a total of 151 to 70.


1928 Colorado Agricultural Aggies football team
Four Colorado Agricultural players received all-conference honors in 1928: center Carlyle Vickers, end Frank Prince, guard Ed Graves, and end Dan Beattie.


1928 Colorado College Tigers football team
The 1928 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College during the 1928 college football season. Dutch Clark rushed for 1349 yards on 135 carries and scored 103 of CC's 203 points. He became the first All-American football player from any of Colorado's colleges and universities.


1928 Colorado Silver and Gold football team
The 1928 Colorado Silver and Gold football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado during the 1928 college football season. Head coach Myron E. Witham led the team to a 5–1 mark in the Rocky Mountain Conference and 5–1 overall.


1928 Colorado gubernatorial election
The 1928 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Democrat Billy Adams defeated Republican nominee William L. Boatright with 67.05% of the vote.


1928 Columbia Irish football team
The 1928 Columbia Irish football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University (later renamed the University of Portland) as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its second year under head coach Gene Murphy, the team compiled a – record. The team played its home games at Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.


1928 Columbia Lions football team
The 1928 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Charles Crowley, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents 132 to 95. The team played its home games at Baker Field in Upper Manhattan.


1928 Connecticut Aggies football team
The 1928 Connecticut Aggies football team represented Connecticut Agricultural College—now known as the University of Connecticut—in the 1928 college football season. The Aggies were led by sixth-year head coach Sumner Dole and completed the season with a record of 4–1–3.


1928 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 1928 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. It was a rematch of the 1926 Connecticut gubernatorial election. Incumbent Republican John H. Trumbull defeated Democratic nominee Charles G. Morris with 53.57% of the vote.


1928 Coogee state by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Coogee on 22 September 1928 because of the death of Hyman Goldstein (Nationalist).


1928 Copa Aldao
The 1928 Copa Aldao was the final match to decide the winner of the Copa Aldao, the 8th. edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together. The final was contested by Uruguayan club Peñarol and Argentine side Huracán.


1928 Copa Aldao
The match was played at  River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, where Peñarol beat Huracán 3–0, winning its first (and only) Copa Aldao trophy in the history of the club.


1928 Copa del Rey
The King Alfonso XIII's Cup 1928 was the 28th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.


1928 Copa del Rey
The competition started on January 31, 1928, and concluded on June 29, 1928, with the 2nd final tiebreaker, held at the Estadio El Sardinero in Santander. FC Barcelona won the competition for the eighth time.


1928 Copa del Rey, Teams
As in the previous tournament, 26 teams entered the competition.


1928 Copa del Rey Final
The 1928 Copa del Rey Final was the 28th final of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition. It was contested by Barcelona and Real Sociedad. As the match ended tied after extra time, two replay matches were needed to define a champion.


1928 Copa del Rey Final
In the second replay, Barcelona defeated Real Sociedad 3–1 and won their eighth title.


1928 Copa del Rey Final, Overview
The first match was held on May 20 at El Sardinero. In that match, Barcelona goalkeeper Ferenc Plattkó left the field after injuring his head, which required stitches. As a result, forward Ángel Arocha replaced him. Nevertheless, midfielder Josep Samitier was also injured soon after, forcing Platko to return to the pitch despite his condition. Samitier would also return to the pitch after him.


1928 Copa del Rey Final, Overview
Platko's performance in the final (and the action to save his goal that caused the injure) inspired poet Rafael Alberti (who had attended the match) to write his Ode to Platko in 1957, describing his catches and his injure.


1928 Copa del Rey Final, Overview
No, no one, no one, no oneno one forget it, Platkonot even the final: your leavingbloody blonde bear,faint flag on the fieldOh, Platko,you, so far away from Hungarywhat sea would have dared not to cry for you?


1928 Copa del Rey Final, Overview
Nevertheless, another football enthusiast and Real Sociedad supporter, Gabriel Celaya, wrote an ode stating that Platko was not responsible for his team defeat but a bad refereeing that included "ten penalties not awarded to Real Sociedad". After the match ended tied 1–1 after extra time, a replay match had to be played. Real Sociedad was considered favorite to win due to Barca's injured players. Argentine tango singer Carlos Gardel visited the injured players.


1928 Copa del Rey Final, Overview
For the replay, Llorens replaced Platko. That match also ended 1–1 (after two extra time periods) so a second replay was scheduled for June 29. Finally, Barcelona won 3–1 with goals by Samitier, Sastre and Arocha. Zaldúa scored for Real Sociedad.


1928 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 1928 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 19th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board.


1928 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 5-7 to 0-0 defeat of Buttevant in the final.


1928 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
The 1928 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 32nd staging of the Cork Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board.


1928 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
On 21 January 1929, St. Anne's won the championship following a 3–01 to 2–00 defeat of Ballinacurra in the final. This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1925.


1928 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1928 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 40th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887.


1928 Cork Senior Football Championship
University College Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.


1928 Cork Senior Football Championship
On 14 October 1928, University College Cork won the championship following a 1-06 to 0-02 defeat of Duhallow United in the final at The Mardyke. This was their third championship title overall and their second title in succession.


1928 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1928 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 40th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 29 January 1928. The championship began on 25 March 1928 and ended on 21 October 1928.


1928 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Blackrock were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Mallow in the second round.


1928 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
On 21 October 1928, Éire Óg won the championship following a 5-02 to 3-02 defeat of Mallow in the final. It remains their only championship title.


1928 Cornell Big Red football team
The 1928 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1928 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Gil Dobie, the Big Red compiled a 3–3–2 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 86 to 72.


1928 Costa Rican general election
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 12 February 1928. Cleto González Víquez of the National Union won the presidential election, whilst the party also won the parliamentary election, in which they received 53.3% of the vote. Voter turnout was 62.5% in the presidential election and 72.85% in the parliamentary election.


1928 Costa Rican general election, Background
On January 6, 1926 the delegates of the Agricultural Party, which was the second most voted party in the previous elections, met at the Moderno Theater of San Jose where they met the resignation of their leader and presidential candidate Alberto Echandi Montero,  deciding to constitute a new political organization called the National Union Party, a name that had previously been used to bring Ascension Esquivel Ibarra to power, but which preserves the agricultural green flag (since Esquivel had used a white flag). The party nominated former President Cleto González Víquez, who had also been a diplomat and minister during the Esquivel administration. González also receives the adhesion of the Reformist Party and of the supporters of Máximo Fernández, self-styled "Historical Republicans".


1928 Costa Rican general election, Background
For his part, the candidate of the Republican Party is Carlos María Jiménez Ortiz, deputy and chief of action, proclaimed on January 7, 1927 at the Teatro América by the Republican convention. Once the candidates have been designated, the Diario de Costa Rica emphasizes that the ideological differences between both are virtually null.


1928 Costa Rican general election, Background
There is also a reelection movement that sought to reform the Constitution to allow the consecutive re-election of Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno, to which Don Ricardo emphatically rejected: "... what would remain the preachings of my whole life in defense of democratic and republican principles? . I prefer a mediocre president of the Republic to the most brilliant of dictators."


1928 Costa Rican general election, Campaign
The Republicans attacked González Víquez accusing him of belonging to "The Olympus", the generation of intellectuals who had dominated the country for several decades and of having been an illegitimate ruler in his first election. They signaled him as a dark and conspiratorial figure in politics, who had squandered state resources and received bribes when he held public office and even that he was too old to be president.


1928 Costa Rican general election, Campaign
But Jimenez Ortiz also has his adversaries, especially the Reformists because he and Father Jorge Volio, the head of reformism, were enemies, and this causes that Jiménez Ortiz can't give a speech in Santa Ana for the boycott of the Reformists. Neither did he have the full support of all Republicans, some of whom were inclined towards González Víquez.


1928 Costa Rican general election, Campaign
Don Ricardo Jimenez Oreamuno, as president, had the power to organize the elections. Jiménez promised to make them as transparent as possible. The secret ballot had recently been approved and was implemented for the first time in this election. It was also established that the use of the telegraph would be free that day to file electoral complaints.


1928 County Championship
The 1928 County Championship was the 35th officially organised running of the County Championship. Lancashire County Cricket Club won the championship title for a third successive year.


1928 County Championship
This would be the last instance of where the Championship was decided by calculating the percentage of points gained against possible points available.


1928 Coupe de France Final
The 1928 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes on May 6, 1928, that saw Red Star Olympique defeat CA Paris 3–1 thanks to goals by Paul Wartel, Brenna Egil Lund and Juste Brouzes.


1928 Creighton Bluejays football team
The 1928 Creighton Bluejays football team was an American football team that represented Creighton University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1928 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Chet A. Wynne, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record (2–1 against MVC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 128 to 86. The team played its home games at Creighton Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.


1928 Cuban Constitutional Assembly election
Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Cuba on 5 March 1928. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 29 of the 55 seats.


1928 Cuban presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Cuba on 1 November 1928. The result was a victory for incumbent President Gerardo Machado.


1928 Dahomeyan Administrative Council election, Electoral system
Three members of the Administrative Council were elected from single-member constituencies; Abomey, Ouidah and Porto-Novo. However, the franchise was extremely restricted.


1928 Dahomeyan Administrative Council election, Campaign
In 1927 the La Voix newspaper was established by political activists in Dahomey. It supported anti-colonial candidates in the elections.


1928 Dahomeyan Administrative Council election, Results
The candidates supported by La Voix won in all three constituencies; Pierre Johnson was re-elected in Ouidah, whilst the pro-French candidates were defeated in the other two constituencies.


1928 Daniel Baker Hillbillies football team
The 1928 Daniel Baker Hillbillies football team represented Daniel Baker College as a member of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) during the 1928 college football season. Led by Herman Clark in his first and only season as head coach, the team went 5–3–2. Daniel Baker won the TIAA title with a 4–0 mark in conference play.


1928 Danish Landsting election
The Danish Landsting election of 1928 was held on 21 September 1928, with the exceptions that the electors were elected on 14 September, that the candidates elected by the resigning parliament were elected on 15 August, and that the Faroese candidate was elected on 23 August.


1928 Danish Landsting election
Of the seven constituencies the seats elected by the resigning parliament and the seats representing constituencies number two (Copenhagen County, Frederiksborg County, Holbæk County, Sorø County, Præstø County and Maribo County), number three (Bornholm County), number five (Vejle County, Aarhus County, Skanderborg County, Ringkøbing County, Ribe County, Aabenraa County, Haderslev County, Sønderborg County and Tønder County) and number seven (the Faroe Islands).


1928 Dartmouth Indians football team
The 1928 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Jesse Hawley, the Indians compiled a 5–4 record. Richard Black was the team captain.


1928 Dartmouth Indians football team
Al Marsters was the team's leading scorer, with 67 points, from 11 touchdowns and one kicked extra point.


1928 Dartmouth Indians football team
Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.


1928 Dayton Flyers football team
The 1928 Dayton Flyers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Dayton as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference during the 1928 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Harry Baujan, the team compiled a 6–3 record.


1928 Dayton Triangles season
The 1928 Dayton Triangles season was their ninth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 1–6–1, losing seven games. They finished tenth in the league.


1928 Dayton Triangles season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1928 DePaul Blue Demons football team
The 1928 DePaul Blue Demons football team was an American football team that represented DePaul University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Eddie Anderson, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record and was outscored by a total of 117 to 100.


1928 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
The 1928 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1928 college football season. In its second season under head coach Joseph J. Rothrock, the team compiled a 2–6 record and was outscored by a total of 144 to 44.


1928 Delaware State Hornets football team
The 1928 Delaware State Hornets football team represented Delaware State University in the 1928 college football season as an independent. Delaware State compiled a 1–1–1 record.


1928 Delaware gubernatorial election
The 1928 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Republican Governor Robert P. Robinson declined to seek a second term. C. Douglass Buck, the Chief Engineer of the State Highway Department, was seen as the likely frontrunner heading into the Republican convention. At the convention, Buck's primary opponent was State Senator I. Dolphus Short, whom he defeated by a wide margin, receiving 104 votes to Short's 54.


1928 Delaware gubernatorial election
On the Democratic side, former State Senator Charles Wharton, a well-known football player for on the Penn Quakers team at the University of Pennsylvania, emerged as the frontrunner. Wharton was seen as a strong candidate by the Democratic establishment and won the nomination unopposed.


1928 Delaware gubernatorial election
However, despite Wharton's reputation and his strength as a candidate, he proved little obstacle to Buck. Republican presidential nominee Herbert Hoover won the state in a record-breaking landslide, and helped Buck across the finish line. Though Buck underperformed Hoover, he still won handily, winning 61% of the vote to Wharton's 39%.


1928 Democratic National Convention
The 1928 Democratic National Convention was held at Sam Houston Hall in Houston, Texas, June 26–28, 1928. Keynote speaker was Claude G. Bowers. The convention resulted in the nomination of Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York for president and Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas for vice president.


1928 Democratic National Convention
The convention was the first held by either party in the South since the Civil War. It was also the first to nominate a Roman Catholic for president, Al Smith. The Texas delegation, led by Governor Dan Moody, was vehemently opposed to Smith. Therefore, when Smith was nominated, they rallied against his anti-prohibition sentiment by fighting for a "dry", prohibitionist platform. Ultimately, the convention pledged "honest enforcement of the Constitution".


1928 Democratic National Convention
Smith became the first Democrat since Reconstruction to lose more than one southern state in the general election, due to his "wet" stance, his opposition to the Ku Klux Klan, and his Catholicism.


1928 Democratic National Convention, Candidates for the Vice Presidential nomination
Joseph T. Robinson was chosen as the vice presidential nominee. Among the candidates for nomination were:


1928 Democratic Party presidential primaries
From March 6 to May 18, 1928, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1928 United States presidential election. New York Governor Al Smith was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1928 Democratic National Convention held June 26–28, 1928, in Houston, Texas.


1928 Denver Pioneers football team
The 1928 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1928 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Fred Dawson, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–4–1 against RMC opponents), finished seventh in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 128 to 96.


1928 Detroit Stars season
The 1928 Detroit Stars baseball team competed in the Negro National League during the 1928 baseball season. The team lost to the St. Louis Stars in the race for the Negro National League pennant. In games for which newspaper accounts have been found, the team compiled a 52–26 (.667) record.


1928 Detroit Stars season
The Stars played their home games at Mack Park in Detroit. The team was owned by John A. Roesink and led by player-manager Bingo DeMoss. The Stars led the Negro National League in attendance.


1928 Detroit Stars season
On the field, the team was led by several players:


1928 Detroit Tigers season
The 1928 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the American League with a record of 68–86, 33 games behind the New York Yankees.


1928 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1928 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1928 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1928 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1928 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1928 Detroit Titans football team
The 1928 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1928 college football season. Detroit shut out seven of its nine opponents, outscored opponents by a combined total of 267 to 27, and finished with a perfect 9–0 record in their fourth year under head coach and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Gus Dorais. The team has been recognized as a co-national champion of 1928 by Parke H. Davis. Significant games included victories over Tulsa (19–14), Louisville (46–0), Michigan State (39–0), and Fordham (19–0).


1928 Detroit Titans football team
The team was led by halfback Lloyd Brazil who was selected by Grantland Rice as the first-team utility back on the 1928 College Football All-America Team. During the 1928 season, Brazil set a new NCAA major college record with 997 passing yards. In 1929, he led the NCAA major colleges with 1,117 rushing yards and also led in total offense.


1928 Detroit Titans football team, Season summary, DePaul
On September 29, 1928, the Titans opened their season by defeating DePaul, 39–0, at Dinan Field in Detroit.


1928 Detroit Titans football team, Season summary, at Tulsa
On October 6, 1928, the Titans defeated Tulsa, 19–14, in 90 degree heat with high humidity in Tulsa, Oklahoma.


1928 Detroit Titans football team, Season summary, Louisville
On October 13, 1928, the Titans defeated Louisville, 46–0, at Dinan Field.


1928 Detroit Titans football team, Season summary, Loyola
On October 20, 1928, the Titans defeated the Loyola Wolf Pack, 27–0, at Dinan Field.


1928 Detroit Titans football team, Season summary, at Dayton
On October 27, 1928, the Titans defeated Dayton, 7–0, in a game played in Dayton, Ohio. Tom Connell scored the game's only touchdown in the first quarter.


1928 Detroit Titans football team, Season summary, St. Louis
On November 3, 1928, the Titans defeated Saint Louis, 38–0, at Dinan Field.


1928 Detroit Titans football team, Season summary, Michigan State
On November 10, 1928, the Titans defeated Harry Kipke's Michigan State Spartans, 39–0, at Dinan Field in Detroit. Lloyd Brazil scored two touchdowns in the game.


1928 Detroit Titans football team, Season summary, at Fordham
On November 17, 1928, the Titans defeated Fordham, 19–0, before a small crowd at the Polo Grounds in New York City. Tom Connell scored three touchdowns and kicked an extra point, accounting for all 19 Detroit points.


1928 Detroit Titans football team, Season summary, Georgetown
On December 1, 1928, the Titans defeated Georgetown, 33–13, before a record crowd of 30,000 at Dinan Field in Detroit. The victor capped an undefeated season. The Detroit players carried Lloyd Brazil and Tom Connell off the field in celebration of the victory.


1928 Detroit Wolverines (NFL) season
The 1928 Detroit Wolverines season was their first and only season in the league, after relocating from Cleveland in the offseason. The team went 7–2–1,  finishing third in the league; their two losses came to Frankford and Providence, the NFL's top two teams.


1928 Detroit Wolverines (NFL) season
The Wolverines, led by star quarterback Benny Friedman, met the New York Giants twice: an easy 28-0 win in Detroit and a 19-19 tie at the Polo Grounds in New York. Ironically, this proved to be the team's downfall, as the Wolves piqued the interest of Giants owner Tim Mara, who wanted to acquire Friedman and Detroit's other star players. He did so -- by buying the entire Detroit franchise and promptly deactivating it, thus delivering Friedman et al to New York.


1928 Detroit Wolverines (NFL) season
The NFL would not return to the Motor City until 1934, when the Portsmouth Spartans moved to Detroit.


1928 Detroit Wolverines (NFL) season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1928 Dominican general election, Electoral system
The Legislative Council had 13 members, with the Administrator as President, six 'official' members (civil servants), four elected members and two appointed members. Candidacy for the elected seats was limited to people with an annual income of at least £200 or owning property valued at £500 or more.


1928 Dominican general election, Results
The appointed members were Henry Harry Vivian Whitchurch and Gerald Augustus Carlton Grell.


1928 Dornier J Santos Dumont crash
On 3 December 1928, a Dornier Do J seaplane named after the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos Dumont crashed into Guanabara Bay, Brazil, during the celebrations for the return of the aviator to his homeland.


1928 Dornier J Santos Dumont crash
On that occasion, several honours were organized, including the over-flight of the SS Cap Arcona ship by two Do Js flying boats of the Condor Syndicate.


1928 Dornier J Santos Dumont crash, Accident
The Dornier Do Js, P-BAIA Guanabara and P-BACA Santos Dumont, took off from Guanabara Bay and flew over the Cap Arcona, where they sent welcome messages to Alberto Santos Dumont. The Santos Dumont was flown by August Wilhem Paschen and was carrying nine passengers and crew, including friends of Santos Dumont and personalities of the time.


1928 Dornier J Santos Dumont crash, Accident
Due to the error of one of the pilots, the two aircraft entered a collision course, forcing the pilots to perform evasive maneuvers. The Guanabara escaped unscathed from the near collision, but the Santos Dumont crashed into Guanabara Bay, watched by the crew and passengers of the Arcona, including Santos Dumont. Depressed, he suspended the festivities and returned to Paris. Despite rescue efforts led by the Brazilian Navy destroyers Amazonas and Pará, only the mechanic of the aircraft, Walter Hasseldorf, survived the crash, dying hours later.


1928 Dornier J Santos Dumont crash, Accident
During the removal of the bodies and the remains of the aircraft, a Brazilian Navy diver died.


1928 Dornier J Santos Dumont crash, Consequences
After witnessing the accident, Santos Dumont became depressed, canceling the festivities and returning to France. His depression worsened and he ultimately committed suicide in 1932. This was the first accident with a commercial aircraft in Brazil, although it was not operating commercially that day, generating great commotion with the press and public opinion.


1928 Drake Bulldogs football team
The 1928 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football represented Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1928 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Ossie Solem, the team compiled a 7–1 record (3–0 against MVC opponents), won the MVC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 141 to 52. The team's only loss was against Knute Rockne's Notre Dame Fighting Irish.


1928 Drake Bulldogs football team
Key players included halfback Dick Nesbitt and guard Lester Jones.


1928 Drexel Dragons football team
1928 Drexel Dragons football team represented Drexel Institute—now known as Drexel University—in the 1928 college football season. Led by Walter Halas in his second season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 8–2.


1928 Duke Blue Devils football team
The 1928 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its third season under head coach James DeHart, the team compiled a 5–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 155 to 116. Roy Hunter was the team captain.


1928 Duquesne Dukes football team
The 1928 Duquesne Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Duquesne University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its second season under head coach Elmer Layden, Duquesne compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 118 to 32.


1928 East Tennessee State Teachers football team
The 1928 East Tennessee State Teachers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State Teacher's College—now known as East Tennessee State University (ETSU)—as an independent in the 1927 college football season. They were led by fourth-year coach John Robinson. He was referred to affectionately as "Robbie" and was so popular that later the 1929 yearbook was dedicated to him. Robinson was assisted by William "Willie" Flinn Rogers, who taught history and government at the school from 1925 to 1928.


1928 East Tennessee State Teachers football team
For the first time since the program started, the 1928 squad had 28 men come out for football with 10 returning lettermen. As a result, the 1928 team was a success with their first winning record since the 1921 season, which included wins against high school competition. This season also marked the first time the school play  rival Appalacchian State, which was then known as Appalachian Training School of Boone.


1928 Eastern Suburbs season
Eastern Suburbs (now known as the Sydney Roosters) competed in the 31st New South Wales Rugby League season in 1928.


1928 Eastern Suburbs season, Details
• G. Boddigton,• Dick Brown(HK)• Sam Byrant • Joe 'Chimpy' Busch(HB)• Hugh Byrne• A.Carter• Bill Cole (HB)• Bill Dyer• Gordon Fletcher• T.Fitzpatrick• Nelson Hardy• G.Harris• Larry Hedger• H.Kavanagh• Arthur Oxford• Norm Pope• Les Steel• A.Toby• Tom Trotter• Vic Webber(WG).


1928 Eastern Suburbs season, Results
Eastern Suburbs 18 (4 Tries; 3 Goals) defeated University 14(2 Tries; 4 Goals) at the Agricultural Ground.


1928 Eastern Suburbs season, Results
Eastern Suburbs 26(Steel 2, Webber, H. Kavanagh, Oxford Tries; Oxford 4 Goals) defeated North Sydney 13( K. Woods, T. Murray, L. McGrath Tries; L. Carroll 2 Goals) at Wentworth Park.


1928 Eastern Suburbs season, Results
With 8 minutes remaining and scores locked at 13 all, Easts' piled on three tries in quick time against an exhausted North Sydney who finished the match with just eleven men.


1928 Eastern Suburbs season, Results
South Sydney 26( Harry Kadwell, George Treweek, Williams, Quinlivan Tries;  B. Wearing 2, Quinlivivan Goals) defeated Eastern Suburbs 5(Steel Try; Oxford Goal) at the Agricultural Ground. Details


1928 Edmonton municipal election
The 1928 municipal election was held December 10, 1928 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to join Edmonton City Council and three trustees to join the public school board during the year of 1929 and 1930. Three trustees were elected by acclamation to join the separate school board for 1929 and 1930.


1928 Edmonton municipal election
There were also six bylaws put to a citywide vote.


1928 Edmonton municipal election
10 aldermen sat on city council at any one time. Four of the positions were already filled: Ralph Bellamy, A C Sloane, James East, and L S C Dineen were all elected to two-year terms in 1927 and were still in office. John C. Bowen had also been elected to a two-year term, but had resigned in order to run for mayor. Rice Sheppard (SS) was elected in the 1928 election to finish his term.


1928 Edmonton municipal election
Labour did well in this election, electing four new alderman (counting farmer activist Sheppard) to add to East and Dineen who were continue to serve in 1929. These six out of 11 seats would give Labour a majority position in 1929.


1928 Edmonton municipal election
There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled:   Frank Crang (SS), Arthur Cushing, Albert Ottewell (SS), and Elmer Roper had all been elected to two-year terms in 1927 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Robert Crossland (SS), Charles Gariepy, Thomas Magee, and B J Tansey (SS) were continuing.


1928 Edmonton municipal election
This election marked Edmonton's return to the at-large block voting first past the post electoral system, under which each voter had as many votes as there were seats to fill and there were no wards to divide the city voters, after five elections of using single transferable vote/PR.


1928 Edmonton municipal election, Voter turnout
14,971 voters cast ballots, out of 37,915 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 39.4%. (The vote count is much more than the number of ballots cast due to the block-voting system in use for election of councillors and school trustees.)


1928 Edmonton municipal election, Results, Separate (Catholic) school trustees
A J Crowe (SS), J O Pilon, and W D Trainor were acclaimed.


1928 Ekstraklasa
The 1928 Ekstraklasa was contested by 15 teams, and Wisła Kraków won the championship.


1928 Emperor's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 7 teams, and Waseda University WMW won the championship.


1928 Emperor's Cup Final
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1928 Emperor's Cup Final
1928 Emperor's Cup Final was the 8th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium in Tokyo on October 28, 1928. Kyoto Imperial University won the championship.


1928 Emperor's Cup Final, Overview
Waseda WMW with Nagayasu Honda and Ko Takamoro on the team, won their 1st title, by defeating Kyoto Imperial University 6–1.


1928 English Greyhound Derby
The 1928 Greyhound Derby Final took place on 28 July 1928 at White City Stadium. There was an increase in prize money on the previous year with the Greyhound Racing Association offering substantial sums of £1,500 and a gold cup for the winner, £500 to the runner-up and £200 to third place. The Derby distance increased from 500 to 525 yards and all the qualifying rounds were held at White City. There were 96 entries from around the country.


1928 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Distances
hd, hd, 2, ¾, ¾ (lengths)The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. From 1927-1950 one length was equal to 0.06 of one second but race times are shown as 0.08 as per modern day calculations.


1928 English Greyhound Derby, Review
Boher Ash, a brindle dog owned by Mrs Molly Stokes won his first round heat by 8 lengths in a time of 30.70 sec at a starting price of 8/11. He continued his winning ways in the second round when winning by 5 lengths in a time of 30.59 at evens favourite.


1928 English Greyhound Derby, Review
In the semi-finals, Fabulous Figure inflicted a 3 length defeat on Bendeemer (10-1) in 30.76. Boher Ash scraped through to the final after the Edinburgh dog missed the break. The winner of the second semi-final was Musical Box in a time of 30.80, one length ahead of Moorland Rover. Baby Elephant, a further length back claimed the last spot in the final.


1928 English Greyhound Derby, Review
The final was made up of five greyhounds from London and one (Boher Ash) from Scotland. Fabulous Figure was installed as 11/10 favourite; with the trap 5 dog Moorland Rover the second favourite at 4/1. From the traps the favourite was boxed in but Boher Ash was lying handy. Boher Ash took the lead at the half way mark and held on to win by a half-length from the fast finishing favourite. Musical Box was a neck further away in third.


1928 English cricket season
1928 was the 35th season of County Championship cricket in England. The first Test series between England and West Indies team in England was won 3–0 by the host nation. Lancashire completed a hat-trick of titles.


1928 English cricket season, Test series
West Indies made its first Test Match tour of England and were hopelessly outclassed by the hosts, who won all three Tests by an innings.


1928 English cricket season, Leading batsmen
Douglas Jardine topped the averages with 1133 runs @ 87.15


1928 English cricket season, Leading bowlers
Harold Larwood topped the averages with 138 wickets @ 14.51


1928 Epsom by-election
The Epsom by-election, 1928 was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Epsom, Surrey on 4 July 1928.


1928 Epsom by-election, Vacancy
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the sitting Unionist MP, Sir Rowland Blades. He had been MP here since winning the seat in 1918.


1928 Epsom by-election, Election history
Epsom had been created in 1885 and won by a Unionist at every election since. The Unionists even won comfortably in 1923, when there was no Liberal candidate standing. The result at the last General Election was


1928 Epsom by-election, Result
The Unionists held the seat, but the feature of the result was the Liberals pushing Labour into third place.


1928 Epsom by-election, Aftermath
Southby held the seat at the following General Election, against a further challenge from Parnell Kerr, who managed a swing of 1.9% to the Liberals. Keynes did not fight the seat, contesting Horsham and Worthing instead and finishing third. The result at the following General Election;


1928 Estonian Football Championship
The 1928 Estonian Football Championship was the eight top-division football league season in Estonia. It was played as a knock-out tournament. Tallinna Jalgpalliklubi won the championship.


1928 Ethiopian coup d'état
The 1928 Ethiopian coup d'état was an attempt by supporters of Empress Zewditu to rid her of the heir apparent and Crown Prince, Ras Tafari Makonnen. With Tafari gone, Zewditu would be the sole ruler of the Ethiopian Empire (Mangista Ityop'p'ya).


1928 Ethiopian coup d'état
In September 1928, in Addis Ababa, a group of palace reactionaries made a final bid to rid the Empress of Tafari. The group included some of Zewditu's courtiers. The attempted coup d'état was tragic in its origins and comic in its end.


1928 Ethiopian coup d'état
When confronted by Tafari and a company of troops, the ringleaders of the coup took refuge on the palace grounds in Menelik's mausoleum. Tafari and his men surrounded them only to be surrounded themselves by the personal guard of Zewditu. More of Tafari's khaki clad soldiers arrived and surrounded Zewditu's guard. Tafari's soldiers were equipped with newly imported rifles, machine guns, small cannon, and an obsolete but menacing tank. The tank, a Fiat 3000, had been a gift to Empress Zewditu from the Duke of Abruzzi of Italy during a visit some years earlier.


1928 Ethiopian coup d'état
In the end, the superiority of arms of the forces supporting Tafari decided the outcome in his favor.


1928 European Figure Skating Championships
The 1928 European Figure Skating Championships were held in Opava, Czechoslovakia. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European Champion in the discipline of men's singles.


1928 FA Charity Shield
The 1928 FA Charity Shield was the 15th FA Charity Shield, a football match between the winners of the previous season's First Division and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested by league champions Everton and FA Cup winners Blackburn Rovers, and was played at Old Trafford, in Manchester. Everton won the game, 2–1.


1928 FA Cup Final
The 1928 FA Cup Final was contested by Blackburn Rovers and Huddersfield Town at Wembley Stadium. Blackburn won 3–1, with goals from Jack Roscamp (2) and Tommy McLean. Alex Jackson scored Huddersfield's goal, making this the first final in 18 years where both teams scored. It would be the last major trophy that Blackburn Rovers would win for the next 67 years, their next major honour being the FA Premier League title in 1995.


1928 Faroese general election
General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 23 January 1928. The Self-Government Party emerged as the largest in the Løgting, winning 11 of the 23 seats.


1928 Faversham by-election
The Faversham by-election, 1928 was a parliamentary by-election held in January 1928 for the British House of Commons constituency of Faversham, in Kent.


1928 Faversham by-election, Previous MP
The Conservative MP, Sir Granville Wheler died. He had been the MP since re-gaining the seat from the Liberals in January 1910.


1928 Faversham by-election, Candidates
Forty-three-year-old Adam Maitland was selected by the local Conservatives to defend the seat. Labour changed their candidate when they chose 44-year-old Dudley Leigh Aman. He had contested Petersfield in 1922, 1923 and Thanet in 1924. The Liberals selected 54-year-old John Freeman Dunn who had been Liberal MP for Hemel Hempstead from 1923-24. E.A. Hailwood, who had contested Southend and Northampton as an Independent Conservative, was standing in his third by-election. His appearance at this by-election resulted in some Conservative party members 'offering violence'.


1928 Faversham by-election, Aftermath
Maitland held the seat at the 1929 general election, again defeating Aman. At those elections, Dunn unsuccessfully fought Chichester.


1928 Federal Capital Territory Soccer Football Association season
The 1928 Capital Football season was the third Capital Football season. There was only one ACT competition played which was the FCTSA League and was won by Queanbeyan by a 2-point margin.


1928 Federal Capital Territory Soccer Football Association season, 1928 FCTSA League
The 1928 FCTSA League is was the third season of the FCTSA League, the former top soccer league in the Capital Football.


1928 Five Nations Championship
The 1928 Five Nations Championship was the fourteenth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship. Including the previous Home Nations Championships, this was the forty-first series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 2 January and 9 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.


1928 Florida Gators football team
The 1928 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 1928 Southern Conference football season. The season was future Hall-of-Famer Charlie Bachman's first of five as the team's head coach. The Gators finished 8–1 overall, and 6–1 in the Southern Conference (SoCon), placing third of twenty-three teams in the conference, behind the national champion Georgia Tech Golden Tornado (7–0 SoCon), and the Tennessee Volunteers (6–0–1 SoCon).


1928 Florida Gators football team
The Gators led the nation in scoring with 336 points, and were remembered by many sports commentators as the best Florida football team until at least the 1960s. The large scores were mostly due to its "Phantom Four" backfield which included: quarterback Clyde Crabtree, halfbacks Carl Brumbaugh and Royce Goodbread, and fullback Rainey Cawthon. Other backs who were key contributors included: captain Goof Bowyer, sophomore halfback Lee Roy "Red" Bethea, alternate-captain and halfback Tommy Owens, and fullback Ed Sauls. One account reads: "There were twelve backs on the squad. Six of them can do the hundred in 10.1 seconds. Eight of them are fine punters and ten of them are great passers. And all of them are good receivers."


1928 Florida Gators football team
At ends were future coach Dutch Stanley, and Florida's first-ever, first-team All-American,  Dale Van Sickel. Van Sickel and quarterback Crabtree, who was ambidextrous and could throw passes with either hand, or punt with either foot, while on the run or stationary, were both unanimous All-Southern selections.


1928 Florida Gators football team
Among the many football highlights of 1928 were the Gators' 26–6 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs, which ended a six-game losing streak versus the Bulldogs, and the controversial loss to Tennessee ending their bid at an undefeated season and possible Rose Bowl berth.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Before the season
Head coach Charlie Bachman succeeded Tom Sebring, his former player at Kansas State. Bachman had attended Notre Dame and used Knute Rockne's system. Sebring graduated from the University of Florida's College of Law,  and left Bachman several recruits.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Before the season
Players not returning from the previous season included: Horse Bishop, Cecil Beck, Speedy Walker, Tom Fuller, Charlie Tucker, and Bill Middlekauff. Practice was opened on September 3. A wealth of talented players from Florida high schools was expected. After spending just two weeks with the team, while many players were engaged in other sports, Bachman declared his backfield material as the finest he ever had.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Before the season
John J. Tigert became UF president in 1928, and began a drive to construct a new and larger stadium upon his arrival.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 1: Florida Southern
In the first game of the 1928 season, the Gators posted a 26–0 victory over the Florida Southern Moccasins, whose quarterback weighed just 98 pounds (44 kg). The Gators were held scoreless in the first half of the game, and achieved only two first downs; but then scored 26  points in the third quarter.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 1: Florida Southern
The starting lineup was: W. DeHoff (left end), Norfleet (left tackle), Grandoff (left guard), Clemons (center), Perry (right guard), Hicks (right tackle), Green (right end), Bowyer (quarterback), Bethea (left halfback), Owens (right halfback), and Sauls (fullback).


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 2: Auburn
In the second week of play, the Gators easily defeated the Auburn Tigers 27–0. Carl Brumbaugh ran for three touchdowns in a single quarter, including one scoring run of 85 yards. The other touchdown occurred near the start of the second quarter, when Royce Goodbread carried a pass from Clyde Crabtree 16 yards to the goal. Dutch Stanley kicked the extra point.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 2: Auburn
In less than three quarters of play, Crabtree had directed 8 touchdowns. Crabtree was an ambidextrous triple threat, able to pass with either arm and punt with either foot, and both while on the run. Crabtree said he learned this technique "from sheer fright." Assistant Nash Higgins added "he played by instinct." "He was a double-quadruple option." said coach Bachman.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 2: Auburn
It began to rain as the third quarter started, and the Gators' substitutes were on the field. This hampered play and prevented a larger score. The rain sent the 6,000 spectators seeking shelter.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 2: Auburn
The starting lineup was: Green (left end), Norfleet (left tackle), McRae (left guard), Clemons (center), Houser (right guard), Hicks (right tackle), Nolan (right end), Bowyer (quarterback), Bethea (left halfback), Van Sickel (right halfback), and Brumbaugh (fullback).


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 3: Mercer
During Florida's homecoming celebrations, the Gators played coach Bernie Moore's Mercer Bears, winning 73–0, and setting a scoring mark that remains the fifth-highest single-game scoring total in team history. Tommy Owens scored four touchdowns, tying a school record; Brumbaugh scored three touchdowns; and Bowyer, Sauls, McEwan, and Stanley had one each. The Mercer Cluster wrote: "The student body is laughing at the football team." This was the last time Florida played Mercer.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 3: Mercer
The starting lineup was: Green (left end), Norfleet (left tackle), Grandoff (left guard), Bono (center), Houser (right guard), Hicks (right tackle), Nolan (right end), Bowyer (quarterback), McEwen (left halfback), Owens (right halfback), and Sauls (fullback).


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 4: North Carolina State
Because of the hot autumn weather in Gainesville, the Gators had begun practicing at night. In a closely contested game, the Gators defeated coach Gus Tebell's North Carolina State Wolfpack 14–7 in Jacksonville, Florida, in front of an audience of 13,000.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 4: North Carolina State
Both of Florida's touchdowns were scored by Royce Goodbread on 70-yard runs. One of those was around left end, and the other was a punt return. Dutch Stanley missed both extra points after the Gators' two touchdowns, but Rainey Cawthon made up for it when he netted a safety. The Wolfpack scored on the return of a punt blocked off the toe of Gators team captain Goof Bowyer. Just before the game ended, the Wolfpack missed on a long pass to a receiver with a clear field to the goal.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 4: North Carolina State
The starting lineup was: Green (left end), Waters (left tackle), McRae (left guard), Bono (center), Houser (right guard), Allen (right tackle), Nolan (right end), Bowyer (quarterback), McEwen (left halfback), Owens (right halfback), and Sauls (fullback).


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 5: Sewanee
In the fifth week, Florida crushed the mismatched Sewanee Tigers 71–6 in Jacksonville despite Sewanee's highly publicized aerial attack. Clyde Crabtree and Tommy Owens had to sit out with injuries. Goof Bowyer, Red Bethea, and Broward McClellan were seen as the stars of the game. The Gators played substitutes throughout the second half, putting the first stringers back in by the middle of the fourth quarter. Florida's center, Frank Clark, also drew praise for his play on the line. This score placed the Gators in first place for scoring within the Southern Conference, and still remains one of the seven highest single-game scoring totals in Gators team history.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 5: Sewanee
The scoring started in the first period after some three minutes when Red Bethea caught a 25-yard pass from Goof Bowyer and ran the additional 10 yards for a touchdown. Bethea also had a 14-yard touchdown run in the second period, and a 58-yard touchdown run in the third. Royce Goodbread had two touchdowns, on end runs around the Sewanee line of 15 and 25 yards. Ed Sauls also had two touchdowns, including the second-half kickoff return for 75 yards and a score. Bowyer, Cawthon, Clark, and McClellan all had one touchdown each. Bowyer netted four extra points, and the Gators had another conversion due to a Sewanee penalty.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 5: Sewanee
The starting lineup was: Green (left end), Waters (left tackle), Grandoff (left guard), Clark (center), Houser (right guard), Hicks (right tackle), Nolan (right end), Bowyer (quarterback), Bethea (left halfback), Yancey (right halfback), and Sauls (fullback).


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 6: at Georgia
Before the 1928 Florida–Georgia game, Georgia fans trumpeted the return of center Ike Boland to bolster its defense. Florida's defense, however, rendered the Georgia Bulldogs' running game, including that of fullback Herdis McCrary, ineffective en route to a 26–6 victory. This was Florida's first victory over Georgia in seven match-ups and solidified the Gators as legitimate contenders for their first-ever conference title. Two Bulldogs' fumbles, and two Gators pass plays, accounted for Florida's four touchdowns.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 6: at Georgia
The first score came after Rip Reeves recovered a Georgia fumble at the 30-yard line. On the second play after this, Red Bethea ran off left tackle for a touchdown. Goof Bowyer missed the extra point. By the second quarter Georgia had failed to consistently move the ball on the ground against Florida's line and tried to pass. Bulldogs' quarterback H. F. Johnson completed a 10-yard pass to back Frank Dudley, who ran 30 additional yards for a touchdown. Johnson missed the extra point and the score was tied. A 16-yard touchdown run by Florida's Clyde Crabtree, starting around right end, then reversing field, broke the tie. Carl Brumbaugh converted the extra point.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 6: at Georgia
A touchdown pass reception by end Dale Van Sickel of more than 30 yards provided another score in the third period, followed by Brumbaugh's extra point kick. To close the third quarter, fullback Rainey Cawthon made a 40-yard broken field run. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Crabtree passed to Brumbaugh for another score, but Brumbaugh's extra point attempt was blocked by the Bulldogs. In the middle of the fourth quarter, Gator fans rushed the field to tear down the goal posts, and fist fights broke out between Georgia and Florida fans.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 6: at Georgia
The starting lineup was: Van Sickel (left end), J. Clemons (left tackle), Steele (left guard), Clark (center), Reeves (right guard), Bryan (right tackle), Stanley (right end), Bowyer (quarterback), Goodbread (left halfback), Bethea (right halfback), and Sauls (fullback).


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 7: Clemson
Coach Josh Cody's Clemson Tigers, captained by O. K. Pressley, held extra practices to prepare for the undefeated Gators.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 7: Clemson
Clemson scored first on a 30-yard pass, leading 6–0 after the first quarter. From then on the Gators dominated, winning 27 to 6. Brumbaugh, Van Sickel, and Bethea were cited as players of the game. In the second quarter, Florida's Owens went around end and Brumbaugh finished the drive with a touchdown.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 7: Clemson
Florida used both the run and the pass effectively, as Bethea "looked for all the world like the famous Red Grange" according to Associated Press (AP) staff writer Benton E. Jacobs. Florida's second touchdown occurred in the second half, when Bethea caught a pass that went 25 yards in the air, and when he gathered it ran 36 yards more for the score. The third score came in the fourth quarter on a pass from Crabtree to Cawthon. The Gators' fourth and final score was on a pass from Brumbaugh to Van Sickel.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 7: Clemson
The starting lineup was: Green (left end), Waters (left tackle), McRae (left guard), B. Clemons (center), Allen (right guard), Hicks (right tackle), Nolan (right end), Bowyer (quarterback), Bethea (left halfback), Goodbread (right halfback), and Sauls (fullback).


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 8: Washington & Lee
The 60–6 victory over coach Pat Herron's Washington & Lee Generals made the Gators the highest-scoring team in the entire nation in total points scored. In front of 14,000 fans, Tommy Owens scored two touchdowns, as did Brumbaugh and Goodbread; while Bethea, Crabtree, and McEwan had one each.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 8: Washington & Lee
Morgan Blake wrote: "At this writing, it is a matter for serious debate as to which is the dizziest—the Washington and Lee football team or this groggy sports scribe from Atlanta ... Florida's great football team—magnificent in the fullest sense of the word, keen, alert, fast, and powerful—gave Washington and Lee the most crushing defeat it has encountered in many years." The Gators tallied 590 total yards.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 8: Washington & Lee
The starting lineup was: Baldwin (left end), Hicks (left tackle), Houser (left guard), Clark (center), Grandoff (right guard), Waters (right tackle), Green (right end), Bowyer (quarterback), Bethea (left halfback), Goodbread (right halfback), and Sauls (fullback).


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 9: at Tennessee
The 1928 Gators played their final game against coach Robert Neyland's Tennessee Volunteers on the Vols' home field in Knoxville, Tennessee. Neyland was sick with the flu. The game was played on a soft, wet field, following a hard rain, and both teams scored two touchdowns on the muddy field. The Volunteers missed one of their two extra-point conversion attempts after touchdowns, but the Gators missed two conversion attempts and lost the game by a single point, 12–13. In what would become a trend in the series, controversy swirled around the contest.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 9: at Tennessee
By all accounts, the playing surface had been a muddy mess. Some Gators claimed that the home team had watered down the field in an effort to slow down the speedy Gator backs. The Vols protested that the sloppy conditions were simply the result of heavy rain the night before the game. One contemporary sportswriter called the game "the biggest upset of the year down South." Tennessee's usual quarterback, Roy Witt, was out with an injury, and was replaced by Bobby Dodd.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 9: at Tennessee
Prior to the contest, coach Bachman used a motivational trick learned from Knute Rockne and waved a telegram in front of his players, telling them a win over Tennessee meant an invitation to the Rose Bowl, the only postseason bowl in those days, even though conference champion Georgia Tech was already invited. The loss curtailed Florida's hopes of its first conference title, and fans and players have long since mourned the missed chance at a Rose Bowl. Coach Bachman later added: "We would have beaten California in the Rose Bowl. Worse than Tech did on a dry field."


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 9: at Tennessee
Tennessee led the scoring for most of the game; Florida only making it close with late rallies. Early in the second quarter, Tennessee made the half's lone score. It was set up by a "bullet-like" 25-yard pass from Dodd, who was on the run to evade tacklers, to Paul Hug, who was downed at the 2-yard line. After Florida's defense held for three downs, Gene McEver scored between the center's legs on fourth down. The ensuing extra point on a pass from Dodd to Herc Alley would decide the game.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 9: at Tennessee
Down 7–0 at the half, the Gators seemed to begin a comeback and scored two minutes into the third quarter. On a similar play to Tennessee's score, a 16-yard pass from Royce Goodbread was caught by Dale Van Sickel, down at the 1-yard line. Goodbread went over left tackle for the touchdown the very next play. Dodd deflected Carl Brumbaugh's pass for the extra point attempt. After the beginning of the fourth quarter, Florida had the ball inside its own 15-yard line after Tennessee turned it over on downs. Clyde Crabtree ran instead of punting, and was tackled just as he tried to execute a lateral to Goodbread near the 30-yard line. The lateral was intercepted by Tennessee's Buddy Hackman, who out-sprinted Brumbaugh to the goal.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 9: at Tennessee
The Gators later drove to the 4-yard line before they were held on downs. After Dodd's punt to midfield, the Gators' engineered their final scoring drive. A 27-yard pass from Brumbaugh to Van Sickel got the Gators out of bounds at the 1-yard line. Crabtree ran it in for the touchdown, but Brumbaugh's place kick for the extra point was wide and short. Some sources, such as Peter Golenbock's Go Gators!, claim it was blocked.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Season summary, Week 9: at Tennessee
The starting lineup was: Van Sickel (left end), Waters (left tackle), Steele (left guard), Clark (center), Reeves (right guard), Hicks (right tackle), Stanley (right end), Bowyer (quarterback), Bethea (left halfback), Owens (right halfback), and Sauls (fullback).


1928 Florida Gators football team, Postseason, Awards and honors
The Gators scored 336 points, then one of few stats kept, the most of any team in the nation. After the conclusion of the 1928 season, seven Gator players were tabbed for postseason honors by major media outlets: the "Phantom Four" as well as end Dale Van Sickel, and linemen Jimmy Steele and William McRae.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Postseason, Awards and honors
Junior end Van Sickel was chosen a first-team, All-American, the first in Gators' team history, by the AP, Collier's Weekly, and the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA). Sophomore guard Steele was a second-team, All-American selection by the NEA, and received honorable mention honors from the AP. Sophomore guard McRae was a second-team, All-American selection by United Press (UP). Junior back Clyde Crabtree received third-team, All-American honors from each of the AP, the NEA, and UP.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Postseason, Awards and honors
Crabtree and Van Sickel were both first-team, All-Southern selections of the AP and UP composite teams. Steele was a first-team, UP, All-Southern selection. Dutch Stanley, Dale Waters, Steele, Carl Brumbaugh, Royce Goodbread, and Rainey Cawthon received All-Southern honorable mention honors from the AP.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Postseason, Departing seniors
Seniors graduating included captain Goof Bowyer, Tommy Owens, Dutch Stanley, Jus Clemons, Willie DeHoff, and Chester Allen. All but DeHoff played all three years for the Florida varsity. Despite this, hopes were high for the team and its backs in 1929.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Postseason, Departing seniors
Four 1928 Gators would later play professional football in the National Football League (NFL): halfback/quarterback Carl Brumbaugh, halfback/quarterback Clyde Crabtree, halfback Royce Goodbread, and tackle Dale Waters. Brumbaugh went on to win multiple NFL Championships with the Chicago Bears in 1932 and 1933.


1928 Florida Gators football team, Personnel, Depth chart
The following chart provides a visual depiction of Florida's lineup during the 1928 season with games started at the position reflected in parenthesis. The chart mimics a Notre Dame Box on offense.


1928 Florida gubernatorial election
The 1928 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Democratic nominee Doyle E. Carlton defeated Republican nominee William J. Howey with 60.97% of the vote.


1928 Fordham Rams football team
The 1928 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its second year under head coach Frank Cavanaugh, Fordham compiled a 4–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 130 to 121.


1928 Fort Pierce hurricane
The 1928 Fort Pierce hurricane devastated areas of Florida and the Southeastern United States in August 1928. The first tropical cyclone and hurricane of the annual hurricane season, the storm developed from a tropical wave first identified on August 3, 1928, north of the Virgin Islands. Slowly intensifying as it moved west-northwest, the system paralleled the Greater Antilles throughout much of its early existence. On August 5, the tropical storm strengthened to the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane, while positioned over The Bahamas.


1928 Fort Pierce hurricane
The hurricane continued to intensify, and after reaching Category 2 hurricane strength, attained its peak intensity on August 7 with winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 971 mbar (hPa; 28.70 inHg). Shortly after, the hurricane made landfall as a slightly weaker storm just southeast of Fort Pierce, Florida at 0700 UTC on August 8. Weakening as it moved across the Florida peninsula over the course of the next day, the storm briefly moved over the Gulf of Mexico before recurving northwards.


1928 Fort Pierce hurricane
Thus, it made a second landfall on the Florida Panhandle on August 10 as a tropical storm. Once inland, the system continued to weaken, degenerating to tropical depression strength before transitioning into an extratropical storm later that day. The extratropical remnants progressed outwards into the Atlantic Ocean before entirely dissipating by August 14.


1928 Fort Pierce hurricane
In its early developmental stages north of the Greater Antilles, the storm caused minor damage to shipping in The Bahamas and generated rough seas offshore Cuba. At its first landfall on Fort Pierce, the hurricane caused extensive property damage, particularly in coastal regions, where numerous homes were unroofed. Central Florida's citrus crop was hampered by the strong winds and heavy rain. Several of Florida's lakes, including Lake Okeechobee, rose past their banks, inundating coastal areas. Damage to infrastructure was less in inland regions than at the coast, though power outages caused loss of communication statewide. At the hurricane's second landfall, wind damage was relatively minor, though torrential rainfall, aided by orthographic lift, caused extensive flooding as far north as the Mid-Atlantic states. Overall, the hurricane caused $235,000 in damages, primarily in Florida, and two deaths.


1928 Fort Pierce hurricane, Meteorological history
A tropical disturbance was first identified north of the Leeward Islands near the Virgin Islands at 0000 UTC on August 3. Due to a lack of conclusive weather reports from nearby areas at the time, the origins of the tropical storm were initially unknown, but listed the system as forming near Trinidad and Barbados in the HURDAT—the database listing all tropical cyclones in the Atlantic basin since 1851.


1928 Fort Pierce hurricane, Meteorological history
However, the Atlantic hurricane reanalysis project analyzed the storm to have formed north of the Leeward Islands based on reports from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and as such revised the storm's HURDAT listing. Moving to the west-northwest, the tropical storm maintained its intensity without any intensification early in its existence. Ships in the region reported tropical storm-force winds and low barometric pressures. The ship S.S. Sixaola sent a telegraphic report of the storm's location and existence west of Acklins Island on August 5, the first ship to explicitly do so. Beginning to accelerate as it paralleled the Cuban Atlantic coast the following day, the storm intensified to reach an intensity equivalent to a modern-day Category 1 hurricane at 1200 UTC.


1928 Fort Pierce hurricane, Meteorological history
The hurricane continued to intensify, and attained Category 2 hurricane intensity by 0600 UTC on August 7. At around the same time, the S.S. Lempira reported a minimum pressure of 971 mbar (hPa; 28.70 inHg), while 30 miles (50 km) southeast of Jupiter, Florida. At the time, maximum sustained winds were estimated at 105 mph (170 km/h); this would be the hurricane's peak intensity. The hurricane weakened slightly before making landfall on central Florida, just southeast of Fort Pierce, Florida, at 0700 UTC the following day.


1928 Fort Pierce hurricane, Meteorological history
Winds at landfall were estimated at 100 mph (160 km/h), with a minimum central pressure of 977 mbar (28.85 inHg) recorded in Fort Pierce within the hurricane's eye. At the time, the system's maximum winds extended up to 10 mi (15 km) from the center of circulation. The storm then slowly crossed the Florida peninsula, before entering the Gulf of Mexico the next day near Tampa, Florida, after having weakened down to tropical storm strength. Despite remaining over water, its close proximity to the continent prevented further strengthening.


1928 Fort Pierce hurricane, Meteorological history
The tropical storm recurved to the north in the gulf, before making a second landfall near Apalachicola, Florida at 0400 UTC on August 10 with winds of 40 mph (65 km/h). Moving inland, the system rapidly weakened as it continued to recurve to the northeast, further degenerating to tropical depression strength at 0000 UTC on August 11 while situated over Georgia. Based on weather station observations, the storm was analyzed to have transitioned into an extratropical cyclone later that day. The extratropical storm strengthened slightly over the Mid-Atlantic states, before exiting into the Atlantic Ocean near the Virginia Capes. The storm system progressed eastward across the ocean before dissipating at 1800 UTC on August 14.


1928 Fort Pierce hurricane, Preparations and impact, The Bahamas and Cuba
Passing through The Bahamas on August 6–7, the tropical storm caused minor damage on the islands. Due to the rough seas, ships were taken to Nassau Harbor to ride out the storm. The storm passed without any disruption of shipping services. However, the flying boat Topsy Fish, containing two people, became lost over Bahamian waters on August 8. The plane and crew were later found north of Andros Island by a Miami relief plane and a boat from Nassau three days later.


1928 Fort Pierce hurricane, Preparations and impact, The Bahamas and Cuba
Cuba, located south of the storm throughout its duration, reported minimal effects from the hurricane, other than a lowering of barometric pressures as reported by José Carlos Millás, then-chief of the Cuban National Observatory. However, occasional thunderstorm activity fueled by the hurricane dropped rainfall over the island, and the storm generated heavy seas at the Cuban coast.


1928 Fort Pierce hurricane, Preparations and impact, Florida
Upon notification that a newly formed tropical cyclone was approaching the Florida coast, the Weather Bureau posted storm warnings for coastal areas between Key West and West Palm Beach, Florida. Later on August 6, warnings were lowered in Key West, but the warning area was extended north to Titusville, Florida. Vessels and small craft located offshore north of Miami, Florida were notified to advise caution for the oncoming tropical disturbance. As the storm approached the coast, more accurate forecasts allowed vessels to be cautioned as far north as Hatteras, North Carolina.


1928 Fort Pierce hurricane, Preparations and impact, Florida
Storm warnings between Jupiter and Daytona, Florida were upgraded to hurricane warnings on August 7, in accordance with the storm's upgrade to hurricane intensity. After moving inland, hurricane warnings were lowered, but emergency warnings for the storm's potential effects were posted for the interior of the Florida peninsula north of 28°N the following day. Northwest storm warnings were issued in Tampa, while northeast storm warnings were issued from Tampa north to Apalachicola, Florida. All warnings were eventually lowered following the storm's dissipation.


1928 Fort Pierce hurricane, Preparations and impact, Florida
Approaching the Floridian coast as an intensifying hurricane, the storm initially turned away from the peninsula for a short period of time on August 7, after nearly making landfall on West Palm Beach. Strong gusts of at least 30 mph (50 km/h) and squally weather impacted the city, but did not cause any damage. However, telecommunications in the city were temporarily disrupted due to the storm. In Jupiter, stronger gusts reaching 60 mph (100 km/h) were reported, but did not cause any damage as well.


1928 Fort Pierce hurricane, Preparations and impact, Florida
However, the hurricane's recurvature offshore was short lived, and the system eventually made its landfall near Fort Pierce, Florida early on August 8. Offshore, the USAHS Algonquin, a cruise ship belonging to the Clyde-Mallory cruise line, was caught in the storm, but managed to reach its destination of New York, New York without any major problems. The Honduran freighter Lempira, which had also recorded the lowest barometric pressure associated with the hurricane, experienced considerable damage due to the strong seas.