Freshmen Football Earn Praise For Ohio Field Team
A large group of sixty freshmen on the Ohio Field squad faced daily knocks and grueling scrimmages to support the varsity Green and White. Many yearlings earned little recognition while others may rise to future varsity squads, as coaches and peers acknowledge their hard work and potential. The season’s freshmen team proved among the best in recent years, with standout efforts leading to a list of award recipients: Bailey Beattie Bixler Blythe Con ly Cross Darrow De Francis A Doran H W Doran Douthitt Emstringer Field Gamber Gibson Good Highland C H Hudson W Hudson Jenkins Kennard Kep Unger Kleinschmidt Kosman Vogelmeyer Weaver Wise Lewis Longley Moritz Neil Ray Riley Saed Schonleb.
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Bailey
Beattie
Bixler
Blythe
Conly
Cross
Darrow
de Francis
A. Doran
H. W. Doran
Douthitt
Essemtrey
Field
TM 2 Goes Back To College
The report notes a young baseball player known as TM 2 returning to a southern college after his first major league year. Manager McGraw calls him the top youngster in the National League and says the hat incident did not affect him. He plans to finish his education and may not always be a ball player.
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McGraw
Giants
Travison
World's Largest Sailing Vessel Measured at 432 Feet
The ship ranks as the longest sailing craft at 432 feet with 50 000 feet of canvas spread across its sails.
Educated Foot Boasts High Scoring McBride for Orange
Syracuse reports fullback John F. McBride as the major scoring threat this fall. He has five field goal attempts this season and four successful kicks, including a 37 yarder at the Polo Grounds that beat Pittsburgh. McBride also scored all ten points in the Penn State game and booted a 21 yard field goal in Springfield.
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John F. McBride
Mac” McBride
Orange
McBride
Alabama
Polo Grounds
New York City
Pittsburgh
Springfield
Meehan
Penn State
World of Sports and Society News Bits
A quirky column notes a featherweight boxer in Australia with a perpetual beard and predicting his wins by a whisker. It mentions Gene Sarazen’s plan to wed a movie actress and Col Hicks noting Jack Kearns’ visit. Also cited is Ireland’s loan of 50 million plus and debates on Cornell versus Yale as top. A note on seating expands at Red Sox Park. Scattered items cover Dempsey, Battling Siki, and a Johns Hopkins report on ex-con graduates.
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Australia
Mallory of Yale Emerges as Yale Captains Star
Memphis writer Joe Williams profiles Billi Mallory of Yale, highlighting his rise from an underachieving local school scrapper to a defining defensive fullback and place kicker. The piece recalls his early struggles as a catcher, eventual leap to Yale varsity, and his leadership as captain of Yale's first unbeaten team in years.
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Memphis
Billi Mallory
Yale
Memphis Bill
Elis
New Haven University
Mallory
Scrubs
League President Denies Giants Sale Involvement
John A. Heydler, president of the National League, denied any role in an alleged sale of the New York Giants. He stated he knows nothing about an attempt to buy the Giants and that Charles A. Stoneham's interests are not for sale.
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New York
John A. Heydler
National League
New York Giants
Charles A. Stoneham
Harry N. Hempstead
Giants
Heydler
Eddie Gharrity Threatens Jump to Western League
The article notes Eddie Gharrity’s threat to leave the big show for the Western Industrial League which would force Washington to find a new catcher. With Gharrity gone Muddy Ruel would head the catching staff but cannot bear the workload alone.
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Eddie Gharrity
Washington
Gharrity
Muddy Ruel
Big Three Football Faces Rules Strain At Harvard Yale Princeton
Limited training time and a tight game slate threaten the prestige of Harvard Yale and Princeton on the gridiron. The trio may need rule tweaks to stay competitive and in the running this season.
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Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Reformers Question Minnesota Captain's Football in War Wound
Earl Martineau captain of Minnesota football is wounded in World War and draws a lieutenant's pension for disability. Critics ask how he can play, but players often continue using nerve and drive despite injuries.
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Earl Martineau
Minnesota
Harvard Satisfied With Yale Contest Despite Loss
Boston Dec 7 Harvard pleased with the Yale game despite a 13 to 0 defeat. The lone Harvard score came on a fumble recovery and two Yale drop kicks by captain Mallory. Weather and a soggy field leveled the play with Yale dominating on a dry surface. Analysts say Yale was two touchdowns better on a fair field.
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Boston
Harvard
Yale
Mallory
Princeton
Eli
Tacks Hardwick
Crimson
Harvards
Nats tout Bluege as future star third baseman
Former manager Donie Bush says Osee Bluege is the coming star for the Washington Nationals and that had he been healthy all season the club would have finished higher than .500. He blames several losses on sloppy play at third by substitutes.
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Donie Bush
Washington Nationals
Osee Bluege
Nats
Bluege
Washington
Bush
Scoring droughts mark two football teams in seven losses
City College of New York and Villanova posted seven straight defeats without a win and without scoring a point. Opponents piled up 125 points on NYC College and 172 on Villanova, a rare pair of scoring records in football annals.
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City College Eleven
New York
Villa Nova
New York City College
Rogers Chosen Newark Captain For Denison Football
Tom Rogers, star halfback from Washington Court House, was elected captain of Denison University football team for the next season.
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Washington Court House
McGraw’s Giants Struggle as Infield Gaps Loom Large
The Giants face uncertainty as John McGraw’s absence from the Chicago meetings delays infield deals. With Frisch, Kelly, Groh, Jackson, and McGuire on the roster, injuries and immaturity leave two knee concerns and a looming need for a reliable shortstop to back Bancroft’s departure.
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Davis J. Walsh
New York
John McGraw
Hornsby
Giants
John
Chicago
McGraw
Europe
James Tierney
Judge McQuade
Frisch
Kelly
Groh
Jackson
MccGuire
Bancroft
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