Freshmen AR Victorious in Class Battle on Ohio Field
The Freshmen defeated the Sophomores 1 to 0 on Ohio field to settle class supremacy. Doran returned a 60 yard interception for the lone score as the Freshmen showed strong defense and pacing backfield. Keplinger and DeFrancis starred for Wooster with Ruth, Garner, Sawyer leading the Sophomores.
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Charles Bonner
Ohio Field
Doran
Hudson
Ruth
Sophs
Keplinger
Wooster
Payne
Soph
Gardner
Doran Brothers
DeFrancis
Garner
Sawyer
Havers Wins British Open as British Players Dominate
Arthur Havers clinched the British open title at Troon in tricky winds. His steady, well balanced play and accurate tee shots carried him to victory, marking a rare British success after World War I. The piece notes a pattern of British champions starting with H and references other H-named players in recent years.
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Arthur Havers
H." Havers
America
Empire
Sone
Troon
Havers
Walter Hagen
Sandwich
Hagen
Jock Hutchinson
Hutchinson
St Andrews
Boxer Wethered
Varana
Ray
Duncan
Mitchell
England
France
Osborn Aces Decathlon and Targets High Jump Record
Harold M. Osborn, Illinois track star, aims to break the high jump record as part of his decathlon success. He recently set an unofficial high jump mark of 6 feet 7 9/16 inches and dominates in Chicago at Labor Day with a 7,350.11 point all around showing for the AAU title.
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Illinois
Champaign
America
Harold M. Osborn
Osborn
University of Illinois
Harry Gill
Beeson
California
University
Chicago
Illinois Athletic Club
Tho. Osborn
College of Agriculture
Gill
Brutus Hamilton
Missouri
Hamilton
Illinois Star Patsy Clark Runs Kickoff of 1914 Homecoming
The piece recounts Patsy Clark of Illinois returning a kickoff for a touchdown against Chicago in 1914 during the homecoming game. It highlights Clark as a premier back and lauds the Illinois line for opening a clear path, enabling the long run amid a surge of teammates.
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Bart Macomber
Illinois
Chicago
Thinnois
Patsy” Clark
Bob Zuppke
Clark
Des Jardiens
Chi- C&o
Fitness Friendly Nonsense Advice From An Odd Column
A quirky newspaper fragment offers bizarre health tips and odd quotes about ears hips and eyebrows. It muses on watching radio echoes and sunlit tonics while mixing surreal lines about noses windows and a cheese factory visit.
Edisto College Men Prompt Change
Fragmentary note suggests college men push for work or change. Imprecise text mentions disruption and unclear actions by students and staff.
Promoters Bank on Rain Delay in Texas Baseball Game
Rumors of rain insurance promised 19 inches to yield 1250 dollars if Jupe Plave could run the faucet from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sky stayed dry until 4:15 p.m. and 390 fans attended before rain halted play in the third inning. Fans got refunds while players covered costs and Pete departed for Los Angeles on November 6 to face Garry Hermann of the Reds.
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Jupe Plave
Automobile
Pete
Los Angeles
Land of
Sunshine
Garry Hermann
Reds
Clark Griffith recounts an unusual umpiring day and overruled calls
The tale centers on Clark Griffith recalling a Chicago game when Cap Anson overruled a base umpire and allowed a runner declared out to score. Griffith, once a star pitcher and Washington club president, describes how Anson forced play after warning from fans. The anecdote ends with Griffith noting the home team’s run decided the game.
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Washington
Clarke Griffith
Chicago Nationals
Griffith
Griff
Chicago
Cap” Anson
Cap’ Anson
Big Ten students show rising activity levels in athletics
Major John N. Griffith reports a survey of 19 Midwest universities finding 11,296 men in physical activities in 1897 98 and 28 622 in 1900 01, with total student body 48 091 last year. He notes activity rising from 25 percent to 53 percent in 25 years and argues team sports do not hinder personal athletic development.
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Chicago
John N. Griffith
Major Griffith
Football Fakery onside Do not count offside tricks as a pass
A center on team A attempts to exploit team B's offsides by lifting or shifting the ball to imitate a pass. The rule clarifies that such movement is not an actual pass and does not award an offside penalty. true snapping requires a quick, continuous motion from the ground.
Motion Reveals Center Keeps Ball In Play
The play shows the center retaining possession, either lifting the ball from the ground or rolling it along, as the action continues.
Golf Rules Clarifications Include Re-tee and Loose Impediments
The rules clarify when a ball may be re-teed after a stroke and when it cannot, noting re-tee rights only if the ball was knocked from the tee during addressing. It covers removing loose impediments with distance limits, stance rules when out of bounds, stymies in four-ball, lifting balls in four-ball matches, and procedures for ground under repair including droppping the ball as near as possible without getting closer to the hole.
Dugan Garners Praise as Contender for Best Third Baseman
Joe Dugan earns high praise for his Yankees play last season and World Series showings. National Leaguers name Pie Traynor of Pittsburgh as his only rival for the top third baseman spot in the game.
Harvard and Yale Ready for Big Three Finale at Stadium
Cambridge report says odds of two to one on Yale faded as Harvard and Yale prepared for the final Big Three game at the stadium. Both teams will field their strongest lineups with Yale keeping the same lineup that faced Princeton last Saturday at the bowl.
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Cambridge
Mass
Yale
Harvard
Bulldogs
Princeton
Marietta Faces Ohio Game With Rebuilt Backfield
Marietta College suffers two backfield injuries Art Ward and Lafferty in the Thief game. Coaches Griffiths and Reiter reshuffle positions with Madd en moving to fullback and Shaw to right half. Art Ward’s condition will determine his availability for Thanksgiving Day at Athens Ohio University.
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Marietta
Marietta College
Art Ward
Lafferty
Griffiths
Reiter
Ohio University
Athens
Madden
Shaw
Ik. Ward
Denison
Wynne’s Creighton Stops KU and Kansas State 6–0
Chet Wynne, former Notre Dame All American, coaching Creighton, has two wins this season. His squad still shut out Kansas University and the Kansas Aggies, 6 to 0 in both games.
Bill Brennan Top Contributor in Omaha Community Chest Drive
New York fighter Bill Brennan becomes the largest donor to Omaha Community Chest. A portion of his dispute with Bill Miske of St Paul was redirected to charity by the State Boxing Commission.
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Bill
Bill Brennan
New York
Omaha
Bill Miske
St. Paul
State Boxing Commission
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