Piedmont Triumphs In Tight Piedmont Anniston Game
Piedmont High School defeated M A C 32 to 24 after a see-saw second half. The Anniston squad led 22 to 13 at halftime before Piedmont, bolstered at center by a standout, rallied to force a 31 31 tie and a dramatic finish. Spectators praised Piedmont’s gym and courtesy. future games were urged.
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Piedmont High School
Anniston
Piedmont
Altother
Moral Athletic Club
Fifth Ward
Alabama Presbyterian Football Captain Jim Parker Elected 1915
Jim Parker was elected captain of the Alabama Presbyterian football team for 1915. Fourteen players received their letters at a meeting of the football squad this season. Captain Archibald led the meeting among the players.
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Woody Leach
Southwestern Presbyterian University of
Jim Parker
Alabama Presbyterian
Archibald
Parker Leads Preds as Top Backfield Man This Season
A local college notes Parker as the best backfield man on the Preds squad this season and likely leader material. He received 123 of 144 votes, with Parker himself voting for Caton as Pred leader, highlighting his standout performance and leadership potential.
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Hem
Parker
Caton
Patterson’s act or hurt W & J in Harvard clash
Frank Menke recounts the Harvard 10 to 9 victory over Washington and Jefferson after Patterson was ejected for pushing Trumbull. The piece argues Patterson’s rough but fair play cost W & J the eastern football crown, and defends his record as clean and honorable.
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HM Wooten
Yale
University of Pittsburg
Carnell
Navy
Carlisle
Harvard
Britain Patterson
Cambridge
Trumbull
Patterson
W. J
Havard
Patterson Aways
Wpmon
Dot
Preds gain Parker as captain for next season
The article notes Jim Parker’s election as Preds header for next season and describes his two years on the team, his hard work, and the expected strong lineup with ten returnees and three graduates looming. It also mentions the Big Nine medal plan and local sports chatter in Chicago.
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Jim Parker
Parker
Vanderbilt
Archibald
Rennie
Keith
Johnson and Plank Jump Leagues in Major Baseball Shift
The report notes Walter Johnson and Eddie Plank moving from the American League to the Federal League, a rare crossing of leagues. Details on teams or dates are unclear but the high profile transfer sparks discussion among clubs and fans.
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Walter Johnson
Eddie Plank
American League
Federal
Golfers and league talk mingle with baseball fight in winter notes
The item notes salaries of two box artists and hints at the Federal league finances. It quotes dispatches predicting Bender’s assignment to St Louis and features Anniston golfers praising a well behaved player. The piece ends with views on a golfer’s temperament and business conduct.
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Gilmore
Bender
St. Lowis
Anniston
Racing Notes and Boxing Bids Highlight New Orleans Meet
Sporting notes report New Orleans racing over 41 days starting January 1 with Walter Johnson’s price of 100000 to jump. Hammond intends a warm reception for Clabby arriving home next week. Hank O Day may umpire in the Federal league. Bobby Wallace’s batting average stands 282 over 20 years. Memphis hosts an 8 round lightweight bout between Joe Mandot and Pat Drouillard on December 13. General Sherwood and W Moo conclude the fragment.
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New Orleans
Walter Johnson
Bobby Wallace
Memphis
Joe Mandot
Pat Drouillard
General Sherwood
Moo
Federal League Offer Turned Down by Tillie Shafer
California baseball figure Tillie Shafer a former Giant has refused Federal League overtures to return to professional play. Shafer retired over a year ago and previously stated he was finished with baseball despite rumors of a substantial salary offer to join a Fed club.
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California
Tillie” Shafer
Federal League
Shafer
Fed
A. A. U. Cross Country Championships in New York
Saturday brings the national junior and senior cross country championships to New York with top runners in a major event. Separate features include a 10 mile indoor race in Boston and the National Open Tournament in squash tennis at New York.
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New York
al Shrubb
Billy Queal
Wood of Torohtem
Boston
Airedale Club of América
Prominent Ohio Congress Members Featured In Tangled Sports Briefs
A collage of sports notes reveals Ohio congress members as turf figures, while baseball trades surge with Konetehy Perritt and others joining the Pittburg Federals. Rumors say Plank may join the Federal league as Breenabanm shifts positions. Gate receipts for Harvard Yale reach 137000 and boxing headlines cover Jeffries earnings and legal entanglements.
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Hey
Congress
Ohio
Rabbit Maranville
Stallings
Georgia
Good Boss
Shrubb
Harvard
Baker
Athletics
Pittburg Federals
Konetehy
Perritt
Pat O'Conner
Benny Hern
Marty Berghammer
Koney
Plank
Mack
Breenabanm
Billards
Chicago
New York
Barney Deeytius
Dan O’ Leary
Whiting
Ill
Foreman
Tarfman
Hiinois
C. Webb Murphy
Local sports and college notes from California to Michigan
The piece highlights California team Hiro and a curving dentist making waves on the comat, veteran Johnny Kling enjoying a 750 batting mark in billiards while leading the interstate three cushion tourney, and Ed Ward's brother Martin joining the Brookfeds after starring as a pitcher at Bridgeport last season. It notes possible National League backing for a nine game world series and Michigan football captain Biles Cochran set to wrestle his father on Christmas Day before taking a kitchen role with Walk.
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Ed Ward
Martin
Brookfeds
Bridgeport
National League
Biles Cochran
University of Michigan
Cochran
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