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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1911

Page

5

World Champion Series Opens Next Saturday in New York

The world championship series between the New York Giants and Philadelphia Athletics is set with games starting Saturday October 14 in New York. The schedule calls for seven games if needed, umpiring by Klem Brennan Connolly Dineen, with official scorers Richter and Spink and full pregame arrangements finalized by the National Baseball Commission.

National Baseball Commission New York Giants Philadelphia Athletics New York Ben Shibe Athletics National Commission New York Dispatch Philadelphia Kiem and Brennan Messis Connolly Dineen William Klem William Brennan T. H. Connolly William Dineen Francis C. Richter J. G. Taylor Spink Stab Beker Barry Bender Collins Coombs Davis Danforth Derrick Hartsell Krause Lapp Livingston Lord Martin Morgan McInnes Murphy Oldring Plank Strunk Thomas de Vore Becker Murray Snodgrass Merkle Doyle Fletcher Devlin Mathewson Wiltse Ames Crandall Marquard Latham McGraw Myers Wilson Providence National Metropolitans Chicago St. Louis A.A St. Louis Detroit St. Loui A. A St. Louis A. A Brooklyn Louisville Aaa Boston Pittsburg Pittsburgh

Cross Receipts of World Series Estimated at About 97000

A rough estimate of gross receipts for the first World Series game at the Polo Grounds places 97000 in total receipts from box seats and stands. The split shows 9700 to the national commission, 28100 to clubs, and 58200 to players, with seven games projected to exceed 300000 in gross receipts.

Beaner Western Union Telegraph Company Toru Ban’ der New York Giants Athletics Polo Grounds National Commission

Georgia to publish all star football team from 1890 1910

Frank Anderson, renowned Southern coach, will write a Banner feature listing an all star Georgia football team from 1890 to 1910. The piece aims to honor famed Red and Black grid heroes and will appeal to Athens readers. A follow up story on Georgia baseball history is planned.

Frank Anderson Cunningham University of Georgia Georgia Athens Anderson

Georgia Eleven Prepares for Birmingham Departure Friday

Georgia football trains for a trip to Birmingham with a 2:30 p m Friday departure after a final Sanford Field scrimmage. Coach Cunningham promises full effort against Alabama while several players nurse minor injuries and are listed as possible participants for Saturday’s pivotal clash amid high season expectations.

Birmingham Sanford Field South Carolina Alabama Flagtown Tuscaloosa Birmingham College Alabama Warriors Vanderbilt Georgia Cunningham

Football notes from early 20th century college programs

The notes mention Bowdoin College in Maine with 40 years of football history, Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant preparing candidates for quarterback, five freshman teams under Coach Harlan on Osborne Field at Princeton, Draper of Pennsylvania coaching Franklin and Marshall, and Coach Stagg at Chicago developing Ira Davenport for the Western Conference.

Bowdoin College of Maine Iowa Wesleyan College Mt. Pleasant Harlan Osborne Field Princeton Stagg University of Chicago Ira Davenport

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