Football Monickers and The Best Names In The Game
A lively ponder on famous football names and legends from Harvard to Yale, with notes on Cragwall and Semblanse Line, plus musings on players like Hare and Rush. The piece blends sports lore with references to pitchers such as Grover Cleveland Alexander and Grover Cleveland Alexander’s era. It closes with a caution about a Columbus tornado.
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Horween
Harvard
Rolleall
Hare
Pennsylvania
Yale
Rush
McCracken
Stone
South
Semblanse
Cragwall
Vanderbilt
Ward
Starbuck
Monte
Virinia-Wesleyan
Kota Aggie
Kafora Signs Up and Hopes for New Infield Additions
New York reports Frank Kafora, former Butte catcher, has accepted terms and will report to Joe McGinnity at training camp. He says a third baseman is secured and recommends the infielder. Kafora, popular and hardworking, has history with Pittsburg and Omaha, and seeks a return to Butte. Also note Brooklyn’s Ebbets proposes increasing NL roster to 22, and contracts reform moves discussed by the national commission.
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Frank Kafora
Butte
Union Association
Arthur Merkle
Joe McGinnity
McGinnity
Kafora
Pittsburg
Pirates
Omaha
Chicago
Joe Levin
Salt Lake
New York
Charles Ebbets
Brooklyn Nationals
National League
Rgbbots
Adams
Miller
Winnips
Brooklyn
G. Napol Rucker
Colwell
Goodbred
Oakland
Kelleher
Denver
Ihon
Beaumont
Bennion to be ride with Penn team in Pasadena
Bozeman dispatch reports Coach Fred Bennion of Montana State College will assist Coach Folwell at the University of Pennsylvania in coaching for the New Year's Day game with the Oregon Aggies in Pasadena California. Bennion will join the eastern group as they pass through Salt Lake City. President Chivington of the American Association calls for its annual meeting in Indianapolis on Dec. 8 to discuss club owner issues including presidential election.
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Bennion
Bozeman
Fred Bennion
Montana State
Folwell
University of Pennsylvania
Oregon Aggies
Pasadena
Cal
Salt Lake City
Chicago
Thomas A. Chivington
The
American Association
Association
Indianapolis
Ind
Talk Schedule for 1917 Big Nine Football Dates
Chicago December 1 1917 meeting to schedule football dates for the big nine conference. Planning includes game dates and venue considerations, with officials expected to approve the preliminary calendar.
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Chicago
Ohio State and Northwestern to set next season dates
In the Western Conference draft speculation centers on Ohio State the champion and Northwestern the runner up determining dates for next season. Also to be arranged are football baseball track and basketball schedules for 1917. Charley White of Chicago defeated Stanley Yoakum of Denver in eight of ten rounds. White weighed 135 pounds Yoakum 134.
Lewis Still Thinks He Can't Be Thrown In Bout
Grant planned to throw Connolly twice in forty minutes and faced an evening train to the west. Lewis, who beat Connolly when the Irishman was injured, left for San Francisco to meet Ea Santel on December 7. He disputed that not throwing Stecher proved inferiority, noting Stecher beat Connolly twice in an hour.
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Grant
Connolly
Strangler
Lewis
Pat Connolly
San Francisco
Ea Santel
Stecher
Lewis Uo
Butte
Charley Cutler
Cutler
Americus
Hassane Yussif
Yussif
Himsel
Connnolly
Bresters
Lavin
Wes Lewis
Beecher
Randow
Billiard Champions to Meet in Butte Exhibition Match
World champion jockeys Morningstar and Koji Yamada will face off Monday in Butte in an 800 point 18.2 balk line billiards exhibition at the city auditorium. Morningstar, former champion, will also speak on the game after the match while both players showcase fancy shots for spectators.
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Butte
Ora C
Yamada
Germany
Willie Hoppe
Morningstar
Hoppe
Miller Wins Middleweight Title Over Yokel in Faulted Decision
Walter Miller of St Paul defeats Mike Yokel of Salt Lake City after both win a fall. Yokel is unable to respond to time calls in the final event, leading the referee to award the match to Miller. The first fall took 1 hour 12 minutes, the second eight minutes, with Miller lifting his opponent and finishing the bout.
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Miller
Phosphorus and Corn Use For Maturing Crops
Farm Life notes phosphorus boosts corn maturity and frost resistance. The piece cites farmers applying phosphorus last fall and this spring as yielding faster maturity and better resilience. A promotional insert advertises a men’s underwear sale at Hennessy’s with a bulk price of two dollars fifty cents per salt.
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Hennessy
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