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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1910
Page
14
New York January meeting of the Intercollegiate Association heard many speeches on football reform. Delegates criticized vagueness and urged practical remedies, praising reformers while noting real changes depend on officials who study the sport.
A speaker argues the game remains a major national pastime and cannot be easily abolished or replaced. The speaker notes the difficulty of ordering players to quit and switch to a different game, emphasizing entrenched cultural habits.
Dr James A Barhit argues that serious and fatal football accidents are not inevitable. He says fatalities can be safeguarded against to a large degree but cannot be eliminated entirely. The speaker urges a candid, direct approach to the risks in football.
A careful analysis argues most listed deaths are not football related. Only four on the reputed list involved college players, and the author notes no previous fatal football accident at Yale, Princeton, Harvard, Penn, Michigan, Minnesota, Chicago, or Wisconsin except for the West Point case, urging thoughtful review.
Henry A P declares independence from Yale Princeton Cornell and Annapolis urging those institutions to set their own rules and play among themselves if the majority forbids change. He argues majorities should not constrain their self formed governance.
A speaker argues colleges can endure without football but cannot accept men killed or maimed. The sport should be a game, not a brutal pounding, demanding brains over raw force in order to protect the most vigorous yet vulnerable players.
Dedley A Sargent notes crowds at college arenas are drawn not by training or improvement but by shared sensations and emotions akin to Roman arena spectacles, where victims were once slaves and prisoners and now may be the best blood in the crowd.
A commentator laments that learning institutions have sacrificed education for spectacle in football. He argues the sport normalizes foul play and inflames the fighting impulse, as crowds crave combat and pay for it, worsening the educational mission.
The text argues that college coaches on high salaries push winning at any cost and urge athletes to deceive committees to stay eligible. It claims some even dope players to keep them in games and asserts removing these professional coaches would remove a major evil in sports.
In a Portland tale recounted by Hildebrand, Bull Croll corners umpire Rube Levy after a heated Coast league row. Croll, out of money, loses his week’s wages, then theatrically chases Levy amid a tense clubhouse moment and expulsion from the grounds.
Seattle reports Charney Mullen will skip the University of Washington baseball team to join the Chicago White Sox in California for spring training. The Seattle high school star, cap tain of the state university nine, leaves around March 1, signs a $3,000 season deal, and aims to win a first base job with Comiskey's club.
An old advertisement promises to cure a cold in one day using LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee if it fails. The box is labeled Grove’s and features a signature.
Red Boot shoe store advertises men’s oxblood Blucher cut shoes on sale. Features a smart last and size 35, priced at 2.90 dollars.
New York report recalls Danny Maher’s temper and skill as a jockey. It notes his early sharp temper in the United States, his calm diplomacy in guiding Bayardo in England, and warns turf authorities had punished riders for overzealous schooling. The piece highlights Maher’s brilliance abroad, his looming retirement around 1910, and compares him with Hartford contemporaries McLaughlin and Garrison, all nurtured by the Daly brothers.
Promoter Jack Gleason seeks a 45 round Jeffries Johnson championship bout in San Francisco or near area this year. His application was referred to the police committee of the new board of supervisors for consideration. Gleason said the fight will not be moved to Salt Lake City or Neveda towns and plans are ready for the arena and event handling.
Boston reports 1909 totals for sports and recreation fatalities and injuries. Baseball led with 30 dead and 74 serious injuries. overall 246 injuries. Includes amateur and professional players across basketball, cycling, football, ballooning, roller coasters, and more. Automobile deaths 2 and 2,552 serious injuries nationwide. Chicago shows 26 dead and 465 injured.
Oakland January 10 Arasee, a heavy favorite, led from start to finish to win the mile feature at Emeryville while Raleigh and Sonia trailed. Cluny captured the two year old dash as Salvation offspring, Redeem won the five furlongs, and Ed Ball repeated a victory in the fifth race.
At Jacksonville on January 10 the Lillian Russell handicap over one mile featured Dr. Holzberg ridden by Ganz in front to finish first with Sin Fran second. Other races included three furlong events won by Darling, six furlongs won by Jack Nunnally, and additional maidens and selling races with Castlewood and Ceremonial among the notable finishers.
Willie Hoppe and Ora Morningster are set to play in Pittsburg on February 2 3 and 4 for a $1000 purse and gate receipts. Fach posts a $250 forfeit. The contest features 18.2 balkline with three innings of 500 points each. The winner faces Calvin Demarest of Chicago, the year’s tournament victor.
Stanislaus Zbyszko defeated Charles Cutler in Chicago in two straight falls. The first fall ended at 54 minutes 57 seconds with a chancery and bar arm hold, and the second at 15 minutes 59 seconds with the same hold.
Tampa report notes two favorites won at the bay track on a day described as the best for layers since the meeting opened. Golden Ruby took the two year old feature at a good price, with Louise B. runner-up and Count De Oro third in 35 3-5.
Utica club manager Charles Dooley who recently sold outfielder Madden to the Highlanders calls the young player a star. He cites Madden’s speed and a $10 wager moment against Buck Freeman to illustrate his feet and notes Madden could become a regular outfielder as soon as the championship season begins.
Everett C. Brown president of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States announced support for the International Skating Union ruling in the amateur champion Lamy case. The move backs the Western Skating association against the Eastern Skating association which had declared Lamy a professional.
In New York on January 10, Fred Eames of Denver defeated defending world champion Alfred De Oro, reaching 50 points in 59 innings while De Oro compiled 28.
New York January 10 Tommurphy of Harlem and Joe Bedell of Brooklyn fought a tough 0 round match. Murphy was set for a decision on points but Bedell pressed hard and finished strong.
The Silver Bow club rooms will host a pool and billiards tournament starting next Tuesday evening. Forty or more members have entered with 35 in billiards and over 50 in pool. Prizes include silver loving cups for the winners and additional prizes for the next two high finishers. Entries close at 9 p.m. tomorrow. The event runs Tuesdays and Fridays with finals on Tuesday March 1. Committee members are C. C. Swinborne J. A. Ryan and John L. Stephenson.
Helena January 10 Jack Huston manager of the 1909 Helena ball team departed for Seattle to attend a managers meeting on league membership for Bellingham Walla Walla Everett Helena and Butte clubs. A decision will determine Helena and Butte admission to the Northwestern league. If favorable Huston will return, otherwise he may stay in Washington for other managing offers.
Dr. Pigott was elected captain of the All-Butte team at a Butte Hockey association meeting. The team, drawn from 18 members including Shamrocks and Columbias, will play Missoula next Sunday at the Holland indoor rink in Butte, time to be finalized after Missoula responds.
Memphis, Tenn. Sam Langford disposed of George White known as the Dixie Kid in a scheduled eight round exhibition. Langford stopped the farce at the start of the third round with a knockout in a local boxing event.
New York dated January 10 Matuda Wong who shot Chong Lock Wing the Chinese vice consul here July 31 last pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was remanded for sentence on Friday.
A prisoner faced life imprisonment for fatally shooting Wing, a popular Chinese officer and Americanized resident with an American wife, after being refused employment and ordered from the consular office.
Kalispell reports installation of an electric alarm at the top of the central school building to assist fire drills. Regular alarms will be used until the 800 pupils can evacuate without panic.
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