Southern League approves player limit increase to 15
The Southern League met at the Piedmont hotel in Mobile and increased the player limit from 14 to 15. Debate focused on the Mobile release fee from the Cotton States League, with a motion to raise waiver prices to 5000 discussed but ultimately retained at 400. The meeting also elected Capt Crawford of Shreveport as vice president and planned the spring gathering in Little Rock.
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Southern League
Piedmont Hotel
Mobile
League
Cotton States League
Cotton States
Colson
Mobile Club
Beth Tom Fleher
Shreveport
Hmit
Kavanaugh
W T Crawford
Lowry Arnold
Mobbie
Little Rock
Tle
Western Union Telegraph Company
Crawford
Joyner
Fisher
C. Frank
New Orleans
Baugh
Coleman
Atlanta
Charles Babb
Union I i
Washington
Interstate Railway Commission
Chambers, Joyner and Rather
Mo Oile
Chambers
Althugh
Mit
W. M Kavanaugh
W. T Crawford
Board of Directory
H. C. Rather
Mr. Coteman
Memphis
R. H. Baugh
Birmingham
R J Chambers
Montgomery
F. P. Kuhn
Neghville
Heineman
W. T. Crawford
Atlanta Club
Piedmont
Charles Frank
Mr. Chambers
Migre Finn
Rutt and Stol Win 6 Day Bicycle Race
Rutt and Stol, the German team, claimed victory in the six day race at Madison Square Garden. Urban MacDonald died from injuries after a track spill. Final standings show Foster and Moran second, with Georget and Dupre third, as the event set new mileage records and organizers outlined league plans and officer elections.
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New York
Urban MacDonald
Madison Square Garden
MacDonald
Lararrararrarrarapepa Poppi SA
Rutt
Stol
Fogler
Reed Rutt
Finieh
Butt
Foster
Moran
Georget and Dupre
Downing and Downey
Galsin and Wéley
Krebs and
Vanderstuyft
Logan
Bardgett
Tapa
Breton
Vanant
Miller and
Waller
Al Muller Wins Crescent Prize at Fair Grounds Racecourse
New Orleans December 14 Al Muller ridden by 13 to 10 odds won the Crescent City stake at Fair Grounds worth about 1155 to the winner. Jockey C Koerner was thrown at the barrier in the second race but suffered only minor injuries as several horses passed over him. The card included six races with Dr McClear and Zipango among winners in early races and Agile taking a 3-year-olds selling race.
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Koerner
Barrier
New Orleans
al Muller
Crescent City
Aftiller
C. Koerner
Brown Thistle
Mountain
Bell Weber
Thomas Calhoun
Notter
Knight Head
Thurbet
Dr McClear
Ivanhoe
Fonsoluca
Grenade
Tinker
Terns Red
Prince Fortunatus
Mason
Charlatan
Ray Thompson
Warren
Gee Whiz
Pickens
Angelus
Marbles
Dew of Dawn
Higginbotham
Bumter
Hawkama
Flavigny
Debby
Polly
Lary Goodrich
Yale
Syracuse
Navy
New England
Brown
Maine
Harvard
Wiliams
Dartmouth
Massachusetts
Hanover
Norwich
Macy
West
Chicago
New Hampshire
Elis
Holy Cross
West Point
Cham Hanover
Tufts
Wera Plopship Bean
CoveneY Catcher Stir Attracts Cracker Fans In 1908 Talk
Billy Smith cites Tim Murnane praising Coveney the new catcher bought from the New England League by the Cracker manager in New York. Murnane calls him the best catcher outside the majors and predicts he will star for the 1908 Cracker team. A second unannounced catcher was bought while Eli was away pending major league waivers. Florida beach races enter Florida organized by the Automobile Club of America with St Butler coordinating, inviting entries for fair play.
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Billy Smith
Tim Murnane
Coveney
New York
Murnane
Eli
Florida
Automobiis Club of America
St. Butler
Baseball Mogul Fought in Civil War
W H Fletcher of Nashville, a gray haired Confederate veteran, led the baseball banquet and Nashville club directorship remarks. He said he fought in the Civil War near Atlanta and within the city limits during the era, and now pursues baseball as a peaceful vocation, likely the oldest man in the game.
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W. H. Fletcher
Nashville
Fletcher
Atlanta
Freedom of Score: Chaos in College Football Dope
The piece argues that comparing team strengths via scores is unreliable as upsets, ties, and circular wins blur the power ladder. It cites Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Princeton, Penn State and others, noting that forward passes and luck inflame chaos, making it hard to declare an ultimate champion.
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Middle West
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illnois
East
Bucknell
Penn
Princeton
Indiana
Cornell
Harvard
Yale
Lttle College
Theother
Indians
Penn State
Hirechman
Ang Worhig
Keystone
Illnois-Iown
Quakers
Orange
Pennsylvania
Hfe
Michigan
Wolverines
Vanderbilt
Yost
Navy
West Point
Syracuse
Dartmouth
South
Georgetown
North Carolina
Virginia
Gettysburg
Auto Gossip and Industry Shifts in Early Motor Era
A spirited note on the shift from horse to motor transport in New York streets, the Rainier company's stance amid street ash precautions, and the broader auto industry moves. It covers Fordlike and foreign-made car competition, the American Locomotive Company's licensing, farmer purchases of high‑quality tires, and a glimpse of 1908 executive policy. It mentions Savannah liquor laws and police action against illegal sales as a related civic brief.
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New York
Rainier Company
Broadway
Fiftieth Street
Rainier
Ta & Company
American Locomotive Company
Locomotive Company
Richard Belt
Kansas City
Fisk Tires
One Year Rule for the South Begins 1908
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association adopts a modified one year rule starting in 1908, shaping eligibility and competition standards for member colleges. The move signals a broader reform effort within Southern college athletics.
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Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Restrictions Placed On The Card System Admitted Members
Three colleges admitted to membership and Cumberland University allowed to withdraw. The meeting of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association drew praise and decisions. North Georgia Agricultural College Millanpa and Howard University admitted. Cumberland University resigned. Amendments revised eligibility and governance rules, with faculty oversight and protest processes. The one year residence rule discussed, with a new provision for six months attendance prior to eligibility, excluding Carnegie units. Officers to be elected tonight at a 2 pm smoker at Dr Mel’s.
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Clemson College
Mell
Southern
Dudley
North Georgia Agricultural College
Millanpa
Howard University
Cumberland University
Beation
Aa Toe
BHA
Faculty
Fallowa
Riggs
Carnegie
Wiggins
Ayers
Boyd
Matheson
Chandallor Barrow
Othare
Olympic Trials Set for Marshall Field in Chicago
The Record-Herald reports elimination trials for America’s London 1908 Olympic team will be held at Marshall Field, Chicago, in early June. Regional trials for western athletes open to residents west of the Alleghenies, with eastern events in New York. Central Association Amateur Athletic Union officials will run the local games, likely without southern and Pacific coast A A U help. Exact date not fixed, but likely the first week of June.
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Marshall Field
Chicago
Record- Herald
America
London
Thleves
Alleghenies
New York
Central Association
Amateur Athletic Union
Pacific Coast
Taxicab Fever Spreads Amid City Transit Debate
A New York observer notes rising taxi use and the associated urban transit issues. The piece argues touring car makers miss a shift toward motorized transport, while horse drawn carriages linger idle at stands, highlighting a transitional era in city travel.
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New York
Sverags
Parker
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